Good morning, everyone.

We will now call to order the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting for Tuesday, June 16th.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Certainly.

Supervisor Kennedy.

Supervisor Desmond.

Here.

Vice Chair Hume.

Here.

Supervisor Cerna.

Here.

And Chair Rodriguez.

We have a quorum.

Okay, would the clerk please read the Metro statement?

Certainly.

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Liberty and justice for all.

All right, are there any announcements?

Yes, I do have a few announcements.

Uh for the some items on today's agenda.

We have a few continued and one item dropped.

Uh each will require a vote.

First, we have item number 50 and our AM meeting matters, uh, hearing matters.

That item 50 is approval to initiate employee layoffs from the personnel services department.

We're requesting that item be dropped.

And items to be continued.

We have item 15.

We'd like to continue this to July 14th.

That is contract 4685, AC Overlay Project 2026 phase A.

We have item 51.

We are requesting that be continued to July 14th.

That is uh 2027 one year action plan, federal program allocation process workshop, and item 53 being continued to July 28th.

That is annual report of housing trust fund, uh affordable housing ordinance, home investment partnership program, permanent local housing allocation, and the state local housing trust fund.

And finally, item 57.

We're requesting that item be continued to July 14th at 2 o'clock PM.

And would require a motion to for the drop and then a motion for the continued items.

So move.

All right, we have a motion and a second.

Please vote.

All right.

That item 50 is dropped.

Item 15 is continued to July 14th.

Uh 51 to July 14th, 53 to July 28th, and 57 to July 14th at 2 p.m.

by a vote of 5 0.

Todd, can you give me the status on 56?

The status on 56.

I believe we are hearing 56.

Let me see.

Oh, intro it's introduction.

Okay.

Oh, yes, it's an introduction.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

All right.

All right.

And would the clerk please call the first item?

The first item on our agenda number one is Bark of Supervisors Adoptable Pet Update.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Annette Besworth, Sacramento County Animal Care Services.

Today I have Jessica and Michael that brought us this sweet little dog named Rain.

Rain is a special little guest.

She's an adorable blue brindle, American bully mix, who's currently available for adoption today when we open at noon at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter.

Rain is a five-year-old blue brindle mix with a gentle soul and a heart ready to trust again.

She came to us very nervous, very anxiety driven, and uh not able to even walk on a leash.

And you can see today that we've worked with her and she walks on a leash.

She's very gentle, uh, just wanting a loving home.

We believe that before Rain came to us that she had a litter.

Uh she was probably bred a lot, but now she's ready for a new life to be spoiled, cherished, and given the happy life she deserves.

So if you've already, if she's already still on your heart, please write down this animal ID number.

It's A92 1332.

She will be available at noon today when the shelter opens.

Please remember all pets that come from the shelter are spayed, neutered, and completely vaccinated and microchip before they leave.

And as a reminder, please look at the animal shelter for any of your adoption needs.

Uh you can go to our website, which is the most busiest website in Sacramento at AnimalCare.gov.

Thank you, and that and just as an update, Penelope.

Penelope was adopted last week.

So all dogs have been adopted that have participated in barks of supervisors.

Thank you.

Thank you for being here.

Appreciate it.

Thank you.

Thanks, guys.

All right, next item, please.

Item two on our agenda today are public comments relating to matters not on the posted agenda.

And we do have several speakers signed up.

When you hear your name, please approach the lectern, and you have two minutes to address the supervisors.

John Frias Morales, you are our first speaker.

Good morning, John.

Good morning.

I oppose the reduction of 5.9 million from the sheriff's office and 2.7 million from the district attorney's office.

You spend 277 million on homeless countywide, but only 203 homeless transitioned out of shelter in the first half of 2025.

That's 48 million from the general fund wasted on 203 homeless.

Take some of that and restore the sheriff and district attorney's budget.

77% of homeless and treatment and recovery did not complete the program.

A recent audit of the homeless program in the city of Sacramento showed that only 20% of shelter residents exited to permanent housing, 51% to the streets.

The audit found shelters to be worthless because they were low barrier.

Only St.

John's shelter produced good outcomes.

That's because drugs are not allowed.

Stop funding programs that cannot demonstrate measurable success.

Redirect funding away from failed programs.

Sacramento County produces biannual outreach reports to the board of supervisors, but has never conducted a longitudinal performance audit of transition outcomes.

Fully fund law enforcement.

This is a drug dealer selling drugs in Midtown.

This is Damian Newton by my neighborhood, totally passed out.

He's a meth addict.

We call the police on him all the time.

This is behind McKinley Village, a woman passed out from Meth McKenley Park, another transient passed out.

The underpassed at Business 80.

Uh an other addicts at the underpass, and this is Alhambra Safeway.

Fully fund law enforcement.

It's a waste of money to spend 277 million every year without having any results.

Thank you.

John, could I just tell you that I want to appreciate your comments at our last week's board meeting?

It was your recommendation about doing a forensic analysis on homelessness.

And so that request was made of the county.

But it just goes to show the power of public speaking and coming here and presenting us with suggestions that the county needs to do.

Anything I could do to help.

I'm available.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Karen Corbs.

Morning, Karen.

Good morning, supervisors.

I am deeply concerned about this year's budget priorities.

I'm gonna share with you the same thing I share with our elected leaders in the city of Sacramento.

The residents of Sacramento, both in the city and the county, overwhelmingly want a well-funded, well-trained, and well equipped sheriff's department and police department.

Nothing else matters if people do not feel safe in their homes, their neighborhoods, parks, and businesses.

Public safety must be the county's top priority.

So my first question is why are we cutting funding to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department?

Sheriff Jim Cooper has provided strong leadership, and our deputies are already stretched thin.

We cannot afford to lose resources at a time when residents are demanding greater public safety.

Since it appears you want to give more money to the homeless, maybe consider ways to give more money to the Sheriff's Department and their dedicated homeless outreach team.

Second, why are we cutting funding to the district attorney's office?

District Attorney Tin Ho has been a strong advocate for victims and public safety.

Prosecutors play a critical role in our justice system, and reducing resources to the DA's office risks creating delays, increasing caseload burdens, and undermining accountability.

Finally, I question this the decision to increase homeless spending while cutting core public safety services.

When is enough going to be enough?

The state is spending billions, the county is spending hundreds of millions, and the city is spending tens of millions, and the homeless population continues to grow and grow.

Let's stop the endless spending and start making our community safe with more spending towards public safety.

Please restore funding to the sheriff's department and the district attorney's office and prioritize the safety of hardworking tax-paying county residents that could not be here today on a Tuesday at 9 30 because they are working to provide for their families.

Thank you very much.

Our next speaker is Bay Meary.

Sure.

Good morning, supervisors.

My name is Bay Merry, and I'm a Sacramento resident and real estate developer here for close to 25 years.

And uh just wanted to share a couple stories of some of the things that I've been going through recently.

Um I own a uh 45,000 square foot uh office building in campus commons uh close to Fair Oaks and Howe, that area that I'm sure um you all know well, uh, with some of the challenges and dynamics that we have there.

And I also own the one acre uh piece next to it where I'm currently building 24 homes and uh last December I purchased the property across the street um in an attempt to do uh hopefully another 60 homes.

And uh over the past few weeks, uh it's been some of the most challenging of my life.

Uh and it's uh example of something that I thought I wouldn't experience as much in campus commons.

I thought it was a lot more something that I would experience like with our projects on K Street and R Street and Midtown and downtown.

But uh a gentleman, 32 years old, Santos Garza, um, has broken in uh to those buildings and the six or seven around that area countless times.

He's currently in jail.

I've been working very closely with uh Tian Ho's team.

Uh Detective Manger, it's taken a lot of my time, and uh he currently has seven or eight um second degree burglary uh charges against him.

He was already released um once or twice before.

This is the third time now that he's in jail, and uh our entire office is scared.

We have over 50 women that uh are in our in our different suites at our office, and it's it's just been a complete nightmare.

And this is just one example that I could share with you out of probably uh a hundred over the last couple years.

And so I just urge you please as much support as you can give to the DA and the PD as possible.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is John Vignoki.

Uh good morning, Chair, members of the Board of Supervisors Job and Yoke, CEO of Region Business.

And um, I swear I was here last Wednesday, I think at 700 H Street, um, discussing the budget, but when I went home and read about the results of what happened, I I could have been confused because I thought it was at 915 I Street with the way that things went down.

Um, so let's just like be real about what happened.

Uh the sheriff and DA had their budget cut.

They are led by uh fantastic leaders in Jim Cooper and Tin Ho.

And we increase the budget for the homeless department, which I know I'm on a tirade on recently about this department.

Um, it is not a personal thing.

I don't want this to be confused as I'm trying to personally attack anybody.

I think the intentions of the folks in the homeless department and behavioral health services department are noble.

Okay, but when it comes to Sacramento's ascension, I don't care about intentions.

I don't care about egos, I don't care um about friendships, really.

Okay, I care about successful results.

Success breeds long-term friendships, and we are losing and losing it creates bitterness and division.

And what we need is to succeed in this area.

Um, with that, uh, I really question it begs the question among the business community of who is steering the ship, right?

I would expect you to be steering the ship.

And uh would not expect the county to be reducing funding for two of its most effective departments and adding additional funding to a department that struggles to have a vision, a comprehensive vision of how to solve this problem with capitally efficient options.

And again, this is not a personal attack on these people.

We want to partner and work together.

There are solutions that exist, but we have to put the bureaucracy and egos and all the stuff aside, and we cannot keep throwing good money after bad.

We the taxpayers deserve more.

And uh when it comes to Sacramento's Ascension, we are not on the ascension.

We are, but we are we are we are facing some serious headwinds, and with the governance challenges that we have at the city and county and state, we cannot be uh cutting something that has a razor-thin margin of success, as Bay was mentioning.

You know, these misdemeanor crimes, I understand that the DA, that's where he's choosing, you know, potentially to make reductions, but where else is he gonna make reductions?

We don't have a lot of cushion.

Thank you.

Thank you, John.

And our next speaker is Ronald F.

Owens Jr.

Good morning, everybody.

Almost five o'clock.

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, we will wait for you to get it.

I have a video I wanted to play.

Okay.

So put it on face face time.

Yes, face up.

Face down or face up.

Face up.

Face up, yeah.

Okay.

I gotta take the volume off.

Just said it here.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for allowing me time to speak.

I'm in U.S.

Army Francer, and I served 17 years and 10 months of service.

I was illegally separated from military service for refusing to take an emergency use product known as the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19.

The military violated US code 1107 alpha and retaliated against myself and thousands of other service members for being whistleblowers during the legal unlawful general often COVID-19 mandate in August of 2021.

Our local and state representatives use the military and veterans as a toll to gain favor with the public.

It is time to stop using us as pawns and start doing your job.

If you care about this country, it's a no-brainer.

You would support the military and its veterans.

I am honored to be in the documentary duty to disobey.

To show your support, I ask that you watch the documentary and start learning the truth about the COVID crimes and corruption to the military, uh military, veterans, and the entire United States population.

Covering up or ignoring this issue is no longer acceptable.

Show up, do your job, and protect the public.

You can start by watching this documentary.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for allowing me time to speak.

That was John Delarm.

And he served our country honorably.

As he indicated, he's in the documentary duty to disobey.

It's being shown on June 30th across the United States in Sacramento specifically at the Tower Theater, 6 30 p.m., June 30th.

I have tickets for all the supervisors to go if I had the money.

I buy tickets for everybody to attend this very important documentary.

So I'm gonna hand the tickets to the clerk of the board, and I hope to see you guys on Tuesday, June 30th, at the Tower Theater.

Thank you.

So Ron, I just want to uh let you know that it it's uh interpreted as a gift, and um David or it's less than it's only 20.

Your your limit is what 25 dollars?

Pardon me if you want to know the value, 21 dollars.

It's only 21 dollars per ticket.

Okay.

So I think it's it meets the threshold of not a not a gift.

So hopefully I'll see you guys there.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Adrian Bankert.

Adrian.

Okay, let's go to the next one.

All right.

Our next speaker is Ron Harlow.

Ron.

Looks like Mr.

Harlow is not here.

Uh Marie Harrell is the next speaker on our list.

Marie Harrell.

Looks like Marie is not with us.

Dean Barusani.

Um Brussan.

Dean Brussan, please.

Yeah, we're sorry.

Thank you.

Good morning, Dean.

Thank you.

I'm here to support us giving the funding back to the sheriff's department of DA's office.

The reason is very simple, folks.

The business watch meetings we have throughout the county.

All your staff goes to.

The POP team settles problems in our communities very quickly with the hot team and the community DA.

Us getting rid of these folks or getting rid of the budget is now is gonna make it a big problem.

And the reason I say that is because the pop team is more active than inactive.

They're not gonna get a call from 911 and respond.

They deal with the problem in advance before it becomes a problem.

Everybody that I know that sits on this board has people that go to their staffers, go to these meetings, and they ask these POP and hot team uh members to do certain things in their communities and their districts, and they get it taken care of.

Getting rid of them, we're gonna get rid of a lot of things.

Like last year, just alone, they took 80 guns off the streets.

They took over 416 grams of fentanyl off the streets, which could have killed 123,000 people in our county.

What I'm asking is please do not get rid of our business watch meetings.

The voice of the small business is super important for this county.

I'm very passionate with it.

I'm very uh upset that we're gonna do that because if the small business doesn't have a voice.

What are we gonna do?

Big companies like Target's in Walmarts, they have attorneys.

They can come at and do things differently.

The small mama pop shops are the ones that we're hurting more than we're hurting anybody else.

So please, when you go back to the final budget, please support giving them back their funding, and please let's not give rid of our pop and our community uh DA's office.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Dean.

Our next speaker is Kenya Bell.

Good morning, Kenya.

Good morning, supervisors.

I came in last week and I also spoke about the budget, and I sat here with a lot of business people in our community.

Small businesses came to beg you to please not cut the costs or the budget for the POP and the district attorney's office.

A lot of our PBID managers came and asked for the same things.

And I understand that the college kids with the heart and the passion also came for against that.

But the community as a whole, we're begging you to please adjust this budget.

Without that, our unincorporated areas are not heard as business owners.

I've been there for 15 years, and before talking to the district attorneys, my business was I was gonna move.

I couldn't handle being there any longer because there was no voice, there was no voice.

I wasn't heard.

I had to call the sheriff only when there was a problem.

Um and by running these business watch meetings, I've been able to steer our community in a different direction.

And I hope that we can think about what this is potential loss for our areas if we continue with these budget cuts.

I know this is a tough decision, but I beg you guys to make a decision for the business owners and the people in the unincorporated area of Sacramento.

Thank you.

Thank you, Kenya.

Our next speaker is Rudy Aguilera.

Good morning, supervisors.

My name is Rudy, and I'm here to um oppose the the budget cuts for the POP and uh attorney general's office.

They do affect our community, our unincorporated area, um, our small businesses and um community can see the change that they make, and we really need them.

Uh they make a difference for our community, and I hope that you guys don't cut the budget.

Thank you.

Thank you, Rudy.

Our next speaker is Jennifer Bowdy.

Good morning.

Uh thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

My name is Jennifer Bodie.

I'm the owner of Bodhi Family Boxing Academy, and also the founder of the Rolinda Alberta Teen Council and Youth Program.

I work closely with our families and youth every day.

I see both the challenges and what actually makes the difference.

I also host the business watch meetings in Rolinda.

We bring people together to have real conversations about what's happening in our community from sideshows to mental health needs of the unincorporated neighborhoods, unincorporated neighborhoods, sorry.

The POP team has been on the ground with us.

They respond to issues and working directly with the residents to help create solutions.

The community DA has helped connect families to resources and support prevention efforts that keep youth on the right path.

This is what real public safety looks like.

And it's working.

If we lose the support, we lose trust, we lose progress and stability.

I'm asking you to protect what is already working and what our families depend on every day.

Thank you.

Thank you, Jennifer.

Thank you.

And our next speaker is Adrien Bankert.

Good morning, Adrian.

Good morning.

I have so much respect for the positions that you hold.

It cannot be easy sometimes on you or your families to make these decisions, and it's more than math.

But I would say that the public comments that were held, I mean, there were over 120 people here when you all held your last meeting and you decided on the budget.

And it makes it look like, and I say this with gentleness, it makes it look like it's just theater, and that none of these public comments matter.

Only one of you decided to vote for the budget cuts to be reversed.

When most of you, if not all of you, have said how much it would be detrimental to the Sacramento County region to cut these necessary funds for law enforcement and for the DA's office.

It's scientifically proven by the National Institutes of Health that misdemeanors lead to more violent crimes.

And so if we want to improve our community and we want to continue with the forward motion that we have seen since the passage of Prop 36, when law enforcement was no longer had their hands tied behind their back and was able to actually enforce crime for multiple time offenders, then we need to continue to fund them.

We're also sending a negative message to our constituents, to the community, to business owners, all of whom are feeling like criminals and those who are homeless who need intervention and not just free needles, that they're less important than the people who are actually committing the crimes, all in the face of mental illness.

All of us have family members who have mental health struggles, who struggle with depression, and highly likely everybody in this room and everybody in the county knows somebody who struggles with drugs.

That does not mean that we can't afford we can afford to cut costs to the sheriff's department, to the district attorney, and allow them to have to turn a blind eye to crime constantly, time and time again, and reverse what we've seen as progress in the last five years.

I'm asking you to reverse the budget cuts and to actually reconsider what the constituents need and to send a message that you actually care about people and that this wasn't just a game, it's a slap in the face to the people who care about this community who pay taxes in this community, and I'm asking you to actually reverse what you've decided on.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And our next speaker is Ron Harlow.

Good morning, Ron.

Good morning.

Thank you.

I'm expressing my disappointment in the budget to defend the sheriffs and the district attorney's department.

As a police services aide for 25 years at San Francisco Airport with the San Francisco Police Department, I saw what budget cuts could do.

I saw how the funding affected not only the airport, but also what happened in the city of San Francisco.

There was one particular class of police officers that normally would run 75 to 150, had 12 graduates from the academy.

There were 50 retirements that also happened and also 25 promotions.

What's left of great deficit in the police force?

I've also seen it at Sacramento Airport where I worked in operations for four years.

It was so short, they were so short that the 960 program, which is to allow retired officers to come back after six months, they shorten the time of waiting from six months to three months, from three months to two months, and finally just a few weeks.

Again, there was a lot of shortage out there, and they need to have certain levels to be able to enforce effectively.

I hope you will reconsider the funds to find them for law enforcement.

I believe crime will increase if not, and I believe our businesses and our residents will suffer.

Thank you very much for your time.

Thank you.

And we have no more off agenda speakers.

I do need to let the chair know that our Comcast is not streaming our meeting at the moment.

We are live on other platforms and streaming online, but Comcast is down.

If we had a short five-minute to address it, it's not required that we have it, but that is an option.

Let's take a recess for five minutes.

Sure.

Okay.

Thank you.

So we'll be back at 10.07.

Okay.

Good morning, everyone.

We will now resume the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting for Tuesday, June 16th.

Will the clerk please call the role to reestablish?

Supervisor Kennedy.

Supervisor Desmond.

Vice Chair Hume.

Supervisor Cerna.

Here.

And Chair Rodriguez.

Here.

We have a quorum.

All right, next item, please.

All right.

The next item on our agenda are consent matters.

That is items three through 49.

And I do have two quick notes.

First off for item number 12.

We will be uh adopting an ordinance.

This is the crowing foul county and zoning code amendments to adopt an ordinance of the Sacramento County Code, adding the listed sections related to roosters and a zoning ordinance amendment to amend the listed chapters to address the keeping of crowing foul.

And then also we previously moved item fifty continued item 15 to July 14th, and that item is the AC overlay project 2026 phase A, awarding a bid to DeSilva Gates construction.

And those are all the announcements I have regarding the consent matters.

Okay.

Supervisor Hume.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh I just wanted to make a comment on item 13, if I may.

Certainly.

Item 13 is.

Too many papers, and I don't have my binder today.

It is the authorized the director of Department of Transportation to execute a revenue agreement with Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Conservancy for phase three of the Freeport Delta Gateway Monuments implementation.

I concur.

Thank you, sir.

You helped me out many times on the nominations from own rank, so I'll return the favor.

Thank you very much.

I just want to congratulate staff for finally bringing this project uh to a point where it's under construction.

One who serves as both on this board as well as on the Delta Conservancy Board.

Um the amount of um, it's not even bureaucracy, it's just working through the process.

There were uh easements that had to be acquired.

Uh you know, different property owners who had opinions uh about whether or not this moves forward, but this type of a thing is a reinvestment in the Delta, and it's a reinvestment in the um tourism and making people aware.

And uh, and I just uh I want to thank staff for finally getting this to a point where we're moving forward and going to be under construction soon, I hope.

Okay, supervisor desmond.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, I just like to make a quick comment on item 11 and 17.

And I can if you read them both, I can I can't.

I got them right here if you want.

Okay, or I can read them, Todd, either way.

So item 11 is the Ansel Hoffman Park Overlay Project, final contract acceptance.

And then if you want to go and read 17, I'll comment on both of them.

Oh, okay.

And item seventeen is the AC overlay project 2026 phase C award of bid in the amount of six million dollars to McGuire and Hester Environmental.

Just thank you.

And just really quick, I want to just thank uh DOT.

I know some of them are here in the audience, our department of transportation.

You know, that they do a majority of their overlay work in district three, and and I probably burden them more than any other supervisor, it's just by virtue of the number of uh or lane miles in district three.

But I I so appreciate your responsiveness, your involvement, your engagement in district three with me and and the constituents and trying to help educate people about the real challenges we face with having enough money to uh uh repair our roadways.

Um and we'll keep it up and we'll keep uh you know, working together to find more resources to to continue the work and expand it.

So I just want to thank staff.

Okay, there's no one else in the queue.

Are there any public comments?

We do.

We have a public speaker for item number 12.

That is Marvin Stroud.

Marvin, please uh dress the board of supervisors.

You'll have two minutes.

Good morning.

I have uh issue with the way the um the new rules will apply, and that is because there's two homes directly behind the center of my property.

Both of the two homes behind me both have roosters, and uh they're side by side, the coupes are so effectively is what's going to happen is that I have one point with double the amount of roosters.

I'm unhappy with the situation now because of uh the noise, and I have no way to control it.

The density uh the density housing density by Governor uh Newsom has allowed more properties to have two homes on it in my community, changing the agricultural part of the uh situation for consideration for agriculture.

So again, I don't know that the new rules have considered that.

The roosters themselves are not necessary for any reason other than uh reasons.

So my thought is to have uh roosters by application, and if that happens, you'll know exactly how many roosters each person has and why.

And uh I think that wrap that's a wrap.

Thank you, Marvin.

And we do have another speaker also signed up for number 12, Vince B.

Vince, please uh approach the lectern.

You'll have two minutes to address the supervisors.

Good morning, Vince.

Good morning.

Um, so I oppose this uh ordinance and everything like that.

I have a I raise roosters for a hobby and everything like that.

And I show the roosters and everything like that.

In the competition, we have to raise so many roosters because they nitpick on everything, whether it's the feathers, the way it's dubbed, and everything like that.

I mean, we you could sit there and put a bird in a pen, a rooster in a pen, and sit there, and it could sit there and go against the pen, uh ruin some of its neck feathers and everything like that, and they'll dock you.

You know, points for this.

This is why we do raise so many roosters in order to show and everything like that.

And I know you know the roosters, they're sitting there trying to sit there and say that as a hobbyist and stuff like that, they're comparing us to cockfighters and everything like that.

I mean, a cockfighter, well, then if you want to sit there and go after them, go after them.

Don't sit there and consider me as a cockfighter because I raise so many roosters because I show.

I mean, I have uh pictures also how I've showed at the state capitol and everything like that, and how they nitpick on just everything.

And so a lot of people sit there and go, well, you raise a lot of roosters and everything like that.

That means you fight the roosters.

That's not true.

I raise them because I like to show them and everything like that.

Like when we go to Cal Expo this year uh towards July, you have to raise so many roosters because if they start molting and everything like that, they start losing their feathers.

Then guess what?

You can't show that rooster, it's not gonna sit there and win and everything like that.

Um I don't know if I can show you like some of the roosters and everything like that.

Yeah, 17 seconds.

Okay.

Do I hold it up uh well, you're out of time, but uh you could show it really quick.

Face up like this, yes.

So see, I just showed this about a month ago and everything like that.

Thank you, Vince.

You're out of time.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh just wanted to before the gentleman reseats himself.

I was hoping he'd answer a question.

Vince, there are questions for you.

So uh this is uh a second reading, is it not?

Um, it is okay.

So um so that this board deliberated and had plenty of input from both staff and a lot of speakers.

Um was it last week that we that we consider this?

So we were then showed some imagery that showed some properties with I don't know, hundreds of roosters.

So I'm I'm curious.

One thing you didn't mention is the scale.

So how many roosters do you have on your property?

How many roosters I have?

I have about a hundred, and I have about five acres.

Okay, that's all I need to know.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

Supervisor Hume.

Thank you, Chair.

Yeah, to um my colleagues' point, I won't belabor the issue because we did um uh deliberate on this at the last um board of supervisors meeting.

But I just wanted to say to the first gentleman that spoke, um, roosters perform a biological function that is necessary.

So it's not just nefarious reasons that people keep roosters, and we did go around and round of how to thread the needle to where we can actually um enforce reasonable standards without impacting heavily um those who keep roosters for cultural or um uh breeding or hobby reasons.

But I would say that if your hobby were equestrian and not crowing foul, you would have to choose property of a particular size appropriate to um to the keeping of of those animals, and and so this has been going on for three years that I know of that we've been trying to to come out this where we can at least find a reasonable solution that um gives us some sort of way to interact with people who are keeping this crowing foul.

So I wish you luck uh in navigating this, but um, but again, this has been a long time coming to this point.

Thank you.

All right, so there are no more public speakers, and um I will entertain a motion.

I will move consent.

Uh noting the items that were um I think there was one that was dropped.

No, excuse me, is one was continued, item 15 was continued.

All right, we have a motion and a second, please vote.

Consent calendar passes 50.

All right, next item, please.

Next item on our agenda is number 52.

This is the approval of conditional loan commitment with West Development Ventures or related entity in the amount of 3.9 million in affordable housing funds, housing trust fund, and state and local trust funds for Folsom garden apartments.

Good morning, Christine.

Good morning, Christine Wikert, SHRA.

The report before you request authorization of a $3.9 million dollar loan commitment for the Folsom Garden Apartments.

The project is located on Folsom Boulevard near Bradshaw and will consist of 40 units in two buildings.

There'll be studios, ones, twos, and three bedroom units for those earning 30 and 60 percent of area meeting income, and one manager's unit.

Uh 10 units will be designated for permanent supportive housing.

There'll also be a separate building with community room and leasing offices and other amenities, including picnic areas and play structures.

West Development Ventures is the developer.

They currently have seven uh communities in the Sacramento area, and SHRA has approved Cambridge Real Estate Services to provide property management.

And Lutheran Social Services will provide one full-time case manager for the permanent supportive housing units.

In addition, there'll be 10 hours of after school programs.

In closing, staff's requesting the three point 3.9 million dollar loan commitment and is available to answer any questions you may have.

Okay, there's no one in the queue.

We have no public speakers on this item.

Okay.

Oh, okay.

I thought there would be more of a uh presentation, or we we hear from the applicant.

I do have a couple of questions.

Um, first thing is in the um staff report that the public was able to review.

There was uh no illustration of the step down from three stories to two stories where it rebuts or excuse me, where it abuts uh residential properties that is still being proposed.

Is that correct?

The step down there is on uh attachment, I guess it's four, uh sort of a illustration of the facade.

Um so the two of the buildings are three stories, and then there is one building that is one story.

So on those two on the two buildings that are three stories, I believe they are three stories for part of the building, and then it steps down to two stories where it abuts residential.

They are they are, and I'm sorry, there is no rendering in the the um your packet.

We can provide that, but as I recall, you're right, it's three stories and it goes to two, and then to one, it does step down.

Um I just wanted to get that on the record that that is the intention, and that is what uh is being proposed to be constructed.

My second question is that this is kind of an unusual site in that it's landlocked by surrounding commercial development.

It is.

Um we had an opportunity to visit the site and do a site visit the other day.

Is there any proposed, and I don't know how you would do this given that it's crossing over other private property, but is there any proposed improvement to the driveway access um leading back to this property?

I know the developer has been very working very closely with design review and other county planning staff.

I'm not sure I saw Leanne Mueller here just a few minutes ago.

Is she still in the audience?

I guess not.

Um I I do not have the answer to that question, but we can get that for you.

Okay, and then um my last uh item is is simply a comment um not necessarily specific to this project, but just in general.

I think the scoring rubric that encourages um permanent supportive housing uh in order to be eligible or to to get a higher score on SHRA's process, in my estimation, is flawed.

And the reason being is that this um project is proposed to have a certain number of family units, and as we know, permanent supportive housing is intended to be for those individuals that have whatever incapacitating uh situation that makes them uh makes them needing a higher level of care and and a living situation um that is uh a little more high touch than simply uh affordable lower you know regular affordable housing and so I think the juxtaposition of those two things in my mind is uh incompatible and I I don't think it it ought to be held up as something that we're striving to do.

I think we can um deliver the the housing that is uh needed and required for both of those demographics of people without forcing them into the same um proximate area so that's just a an opinion you are correct permanent supportive housing is our number one um funding um priorities based on the previous board's recommendation but it's up to the developer um if they'd like to per put those units in their development I will say this developer is using the studios 10 of the the 10 permanent supportive housing are studio units so less of the family size units but I understand thank you okay so there are no other comments there's no public comments I would go ahead and move staff recommendation item 52 passes five to zero all right next item please next item on our agenda is number 54 that is the approval of fiscal year 2026 27 transit occupancy tax grant program funding recommendations and authorized execution of trans uh transient occupy tense funding agreements good morning good morning chair rodriguez and members of the board my name is matt levee i'm a management analyst three in the office of budget and debt management and have the pleasure of presenting this item when I can get the PowerPoint up for your pleasure thank you so the transient occupancy tax otherwise known as the TOT tax or bed tax is a revenue derived from a 12% charge on hotel room stays collected on um excuse me hotel room stays and other short term rentals collected in the unincorporated county to t revenue is allocated to the TOT grant program to support other TOT funded initiatives and to cover other county cost needs at the fiscal year 2627 recommended budget hearing held on June 10th the board approved the allocation of the TOT revenue fund balance allocating one million for the 2026-27 grant program the TOT grant program was first approved by the board in 2017 to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations for community based programs and or services in Sacramento County through a competitive process the 2627 grant year represents the 10th year of the program and reflects several board approved changes that were adopted in October 2025 including reducing the maximum grant award amount from 5000 to 35 thousand allowing grantees to request an advanced payment of up to 10 thousand dollars and awarding all funding based on district direction with each district receiving 200,000 from the one million dollar total allocation the timeline for the 2026 27 grant cycle included an application period that was opened from January 6th to February 13th and an application workshop was held for prospective uh grant applicants on January 20th following the closure of the grant application period we did receive 271 eligible applications and the total requested funding was seven million dollars when comparing that to the 2526 grant cycle this represents a 7% increase in total applications and a 19% decrease in requested funding which is likely attributable to the reduction of the maximum grant award from 50 to 35 thousand one moment now.

Thank you.

Based on what you just uh explained uh how would you characterize oversubscription this year versus oversubscription last year.

I do have that number.

I do know that the amount, well, over so we we received more grant applications this year, but the amount requested was less.

So more um interest in applying at smaller amounts on average.

On average, but that's likely due to because we reduced the max yeah the capital I I just think that's an important um statistical note to to make mention of.

And the reason why is because I've, you know, I've been up here a while over the years, and I don't think there's ever been a single year where we our subscription matched what we actually have in terms of the limited TOT resources.

So I think it's a good um thing to mention in your presentation before we hear from uh I assume uh a number of speakers.

Okay, thank you.

So following the application period, TOT administration staff conducted a review of all applications, prepared summaries by category, and distributed those materials to district offices to begin their review and funding considerations.

On April 30th, staff met with district offices to review proposals, address questions, and ensure a shared understanding of the applications.

And on May 7th, the final coordination meeting was held to confirm recommended awards for each district.

Following that meeting on May 13th, staff notified all applicants of today's board hearing.

Then in preparation of today's board meeting to TOT uh administration staff then consolidated the final awards and then confirmed alignment with program goals and available funding.

So today the recommendation totals um 101 grants that would consume the full one million dollars that's been allocated to the program and a list of all selected organizations and recommended award amounts by district is a is provided as attachment one to the board letter following today's uh approval of this item.

Uh staff will notify all applicants of the outcome, the final award decisions and prepare funding agreements and hold a grantee workshop on July 8th.

Additionally, any applicant organizations may request any um available feedback by emailing the TOT administration staff at the email address shown on this slide.

Um in summary, the following actions are being requested uh recommended to the board today.

First, to approve the TUT grant program award recommendations to fund the organizations and projects listed in attachment one.

Authorize the county executive or designee to execute and amend agreements for the period of July 1st, 2026 through May 31st, 2027, with the organizations approved to receive TOT grant program funding.

And finally, authorize the county executive or designee to negotiate, execute, amend, assign and terminate agreements using TOT funding as listed in attachment two, or subsequently amended in the fiscal year 26-27 adopted budget.

That concludes my presentation, and I'm available for any questions.

Thank you, Matt.

There are no questions from the supervisors, so let us move to public comments.

And we have several speakers for this item.

First up, Ari Rios.

Please uh approach the lectern and you'll have two minutes to address the board of supervisors.

Good morning, Ari.

Good morning.

So I am a youth ambassador with Classy Inc.

We are a nonprofit organization doing community outreach with the program.

But me personally, I'll be speaking on how Classy has helped me grow and give back to our community.

So Classy has helped me grow in ways that go belong beyond my leadership skills.

Through this program, I've gained confidence, strengthened my community skills, and developed a greater sense of responsibility to my community.

One of the biggest impacts classy has had on one on my life is encouraging the idea of college and help me see that the opportunities are for higher that higher education can provide.

The mentorship guidance and support I received motivated me to continue pursuing my goals and investing in my future.

Today I am proud to say that I attend Louisiana State University at the psychology major on a pre-med track with the minor in biology.

I plan to attend medical school after graduation, and programs like Classy has helped younger people realize that their big goals are as possible when they have support in people who believe in them.

As a youth ambassador, one of my favorite parts of the program is coming back each summer and working with the next group of students.

I enjoy sharing my experiences, encouraging the youth to consider college and helping them see the opportunities available to them.

Being able to give back to the program that has given so much to me is incredibly meaningful.

And Classy has taught me that leadership is about service.

It's not about personal success, and it's about using your experiences to uplift others and create opportunities for the next generation.

And because of Classy, I've grown as a student, a leader, and a community member, and I hope to continue making a difference by encouraging younger people to pursue their goals just as others encouraged me.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ari.

Our next speaker is Josiah Abram.

Hello, supervisors.

Good morning.

Today I'm going to be talking about why Sacramento should continue to invest in its youth.

My name is Josiah Abram.

I have been part of Classy Inc.

for 13 years now, and Classy Inc.

has helped me in many ways, helped me continue through high school and get into one of my dream schools.

And Sacramento should continue investing in youth because you know young people are the future of our city.

The opportunities we provide today will shape the leaders, the workers, and community members of tomorrow.

Investments in youth programs, education, leadership, development, and community service create lasting benefits.

These programs help students gain important skills, build confidence, and discover their personal potential within themselves.

When Sacramento invests in young people, it also invests in safer neighborhoods, stronger schools, and a more successful local economy.

Youth who have access to positive opportunities are more likely to stay engaged in school, pursue higher education, and contribute in their community.

Programs that support youth leadership and development give students a chance to learn, grow, and make meaningful contributions.

They create pathways to success that might not otherwise exist.

The return on investing in youth goes far beyond today.

It creates a stronger, more vibrant Sacramento for years to come.

By continuing to support young people, Sacramento is in great and is investing in its greatest resource, its future.

Thank you.

Thank you, Josiah.

Our next speaker is Kyra Belcher.

Good morning, board of supervisors.

My name is Kiara Belcher, and I'm a first generation college student from Sacramento, currently attending Howard University in Washington, DC, where I study psychology on the pre-med track.

I have been a part of Classy Inc.

for most of my life, and when I think about the person that I am today, it is impossible to separate that from the impact that this organization has had on my life.

Growing up, Classy was more than just a program that I attended.

It was a place where I felt seen, supported, and encouraged to dream bigger for myself.

Through community service projects, leadership opportunities, and mentorship, I learned that my voice mattered and that I had something valuable to contribute to my community.

Those lessons stay with me for long after each event that I attended.

As a first generation student, there wasn't always a roadmap for navigating college.

Leadership opportunities are what it takes to build a successful future.

There were moments where I felt very unsure of myself and didn't know what the next step looked like, but Classy helped fill that gap.

It surrounded me with people who believed in me before I believe before I fully believed in myself and gave me opportunities to grow into the leader that I am today.

Because of organizations like Classy, I had the confidence to leave home and attend a university across the country, take on leadership roles, and pursue my dream of becoming a psychiatrist.

The support, guidance, and experience that I gained through this program has helped me realize that my goals were not only possible, but they were worth chasing.

When we invest in youth programs, we're investing in real people, real dreams, and real futures.

I am standing here today as an example of what can happen when a young person is giving the opportunity to support, it's given the opportunity, support, and encouragement to succeed.

I am deeply grateful for everything that Classy has poured into me over the years, and I hope that the city will continue to invest in programs that empower the youth to discover potential and give them opportunities to get back to the communities that raise them.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Kara.

Our next speaker is Sinaya Abram.

Good morning.

My name is Sanaya.

I am a fourth year college student, and I have been with Classy Inc.

for about 16 years now.

Being a part of Classy has allowed me to understand the importance of community service and has taught me that I am a part of something bigger than just myself.

I've participated in several events with the group, some including aiding the homeless, walking to support those who suffer from breast cancer, putting together gift baskets to donate the women to donate to the women's and children's shelter, and holding a booth at the Black Cowboy Festival, where we were able to promote and advocate for our organization.

Throughout my years with Classy, I've gained the core values of integrity, leadership, growth, and stability.

Participating in community service has allowed me to attest to these values as I grow closer to the people around me and get to see firsthand the issues that are not on the front lines, as well as doing my part to make a difference in the lives of others.

I ask that you invest in Classy Inc.

so that we as an organization can continue to pour into our community.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Anthony Harris.

Good morning, Anthony.

Good morning.

My name is Anthony Harris.

I'm a 19-year-old and third year at the University of California Mercedes.

I've been a part of Classy for just about my whole life.

From being involved in the nonprofits early days by assisting events like the mother-daughter branch to being able to help out more of the community in events like giving back to the homeless to being in the State of the Course program and being guided on how to apply and succeed in college, and then years later being able to help those younger than me also navigate the post-high school progress.

This nonprofit has been integral in my character and has involved me in the community as Better Shape Me as a person.

At times, especially as an adolescent who starts to be safe when navigating the world, it feels hard to be involved in the community.

This is not just a me issue.

As too many times have I heard peers growing up, say there's nothing to do in the city.

Classy, however, has allowed younger individuals such as myself to be involved and learn more about the community through your multitude of the events, including but not limited to our boost in the ground event, serve of the soul, open mic night, healing wellness night, and many more.

These events have allowed us to invite people all backgrounds in a safe space and have allowed us, the youth to have a bigger presence in the community.

These opportunities have also shown in interviews and jobs I've pursued.

Without though, whenever I apply to a customer service, tutoring, office work job, whatever it may be.

The first question I always get is a manager curious on Classy and the work that we do.

Being able to develop leadership at a young age makes us prepared for opportunities in the future.

Because of Classy, I don't feel like I have to limit myself with opportunities because any thought that requires a certain skill set, this nonprofit, I have learned it.

As an example, I kind of go into education in the future and working with these younger and working with those younger than me, leading events and being involved with a diverse background of people has helped me immensely.

Thank you for listening.

Hope they're going to see more of your support in the future.

Thank you.

Thank you, Anthony.

Our next speaker is Keelerin Belcher.

Good morning.

Good morning.

My name is Kidrian Belcher, and I just want to say, um, thank you for this opportunity to speak.

Um, my name is Kidrian Belcher.

I'm the CEO of Classy Inc.

since 2007.

Um, Classy Inc.

has provided student-led, adult supported opportunities for students to build leadership skills, serve their community, and turn their ideas into a meaningful impact.

I just want to say as a side note, you guys have all been given information pamphlets to go a little bit in more depth where you can verify.

And I also want to state that they're really the only evidence-based program in the county and the city.

Classy Inc.

serves students through three evidence-based programs.

Our leadership program is seventh grade through 11th grade.

Um, our post-high program for high school seniors who we track all the way through college up until the age of their 26.

Um, and then we have the Stay the Court students who you guys are seeing today, who come back to Sacramento from their college breaks to continue to support Sacramento County.

Through these programs, students help plan and support wellness event activities, mental health awareness projects, civic engagement opportunities, family-centered events, and community service events.

These experiences help students build leadership, public speaking, planning, teamwork, and workforce readiness skills while contributing directly to Sacramento County communities.

This has been going on for 19 years, our second time applying.

So we're really hoping that this opportunity gives you guys more insight to what these students are doing in the community to make a difference.

Um we remain committed to strengthening our work and building visibility around student leadership in Sacramento County, and we respectfully ask that Classy Inc.

be kept in mind for future opportunities.

We want to thank you again for your time and consideration.

Caroline, really quick, how long has your nonprofit been in existence?

Since 2007, 19 years.

Well, I tell you, I'm really moved by your students that you have here, and I I look forward to getting to know a little bit more about your nonprofit, your organization.

And I did share with your students that I one of the best ways is to really to meet with us so that you can let us know about your organization prior to us making these decisions about um TOT funding, but you guys, you do an amazing work, and I thank you for the investment you make in our high school students.

Thank you.

And I look forward to showcasing you all the great things that these students are doing, and we will definitely keep you all included in the upcoming events for the summer.

For sure.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Amira Hazan.

Good afternoon.

My name is Amira Hassan, and I'm speaking today on behalf of Classy Inc.

Classy has been a part of my life for eight years now.

And today I will be speaking on the impact that Classy has had on my personal growth, educational endurance, and ability to make a difference in my community.

Throughout my journey to Classy has helped me find my strengths and my voice and my confidence, as well as my confidence to self-advocate for myself, which is always not helpful for people who are in college.

I mean, which is always not something that people in college always advocate for themselves.

By sharing my college journey with our viewers, I have seen the impact of my story can have in motivating my peers and keep moving forward, no matter how challenging their path may be.

This support has the support I have received through Classy has been meaningful in making a difference and staying focused on my goals and pursuing my dreams on being a cardiothoracic surgeon.

With your support, you will be investing in the development in the development of our future leaders, supporting our opportunities and our growth in succeeding one day in our dreams.

I would like to sincerely thank the Board of Counsel for your time and your support.

Thank you so much for sharing your story.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Venturier Wintorior Thompson.

Good morning.

Good morning, Board of Supervisors.

My name is Winter Dior Thompson.

I'm a Franklin High School graduate who will be attending Sacramento State University on a pre-nursing track to become a neonatal and pediatric nurse practitioner.

I have been a member of Classy for three years, and during my time in this program, I have learned that leadership is not just about speaking up, but is about showing up for others.

Through Classy, I have participated in community events that bring people together, promoted positivity throughout Sacramento, and helped support individuals experiencing homelessness.

We have also taken time to write letters and create artwork for cancer patients and people going through grief, reminding them that they are not alone during some of the hardest moments of their lives.

Classy has helped me grow into a stronger leader and a more confident young adult.

I have gained valuable skills in public speaking, leadership and videography that will continue to help me throughout college, my career, and my future service to the community.

Programs like Classy are important because they invest directly in young people.

The stipends make it possible for students from different backgrounds to participate, while the leadership opportunities help us develop the confidence and skills needed to give back.

When you invest in youth, you are investing in the future of Sacramento.

Because of Classy, I have learned that one act of kindness, one conversation, or one opportunity can change a person's life.

I respectfully ask for your continued support so that more young people can have the same opportunities that have helped shape mine.

Thank you for your time and for your commitment to Sacramento's youth.

Winter Gior, just a quick question.

How many high schools are represented with Classy?

That you know of.

There's multiple different high schools throughout Elk Grove and Sacramento.

I'm a Franklin High School student.

I know there's a couple of Laguna Creek students and Sheldon High School students and just people.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Manuel Pickett.

Hello.

Good morning.

My name is Dr.

Manuel Joset Pickett.

I am the director of the Atlantic, who's just celebrating his 50th year of providing uh plays dealing with not only culturally relevant, but plays that deal with issues that affect our community as a whole.

I am asking for funding through the Transient Occupation Tax Grant program for our intercultural uh theater festival or intercultural performing arts festival.

And the festival brings together intercultural performing arts groups, be it's poets, singers, dancers, spoken words, and theater, in an effort not only to diversify our audiences, but to bring together artists from different backgrounds working together to create a program that celebrates diversity and cultural uh exchange.

The program is, we've had this for about four years.

And a lot of the fact that a lot of programs that embrace diversity, there's a threat of having them removed.

I think that's something of this importance should be considered.

Thank you.

Thank you, Manuel.

And our next speaker is Jana Thurman.

Good morning.

Good morning.

My name is Dejana Thurman, and I've been a part of Classy for the past couple years now.

During that time, I've gained valuable skills in communication, teamwork, problem solving, organization, and public speaking.

Classy has also supported me academically, helped me prepare for college and provided guidance for my overall well-being.

I've also been able to get more involved within my community and worked on making a difference by speaking out and spreading awareness about many issues we see in the community.

Also encouraging other young people to get involved in making a difference.

Being a part of Classy helps teams by providing support, mentorship, and events that encourage youth involvement and leadership.

We work to prevent positive change to our community and increase youth involvement and uplifting our environment.

With the funding that we get, we've been able to create positive spaces for the youth to spend their time and get involved within the community, also giving them personal support as well.

We have community events where the youth can come and have fun while pouring into their community positively, and we also work to spread awareness to many different issues we see in our environments and do whatever we can to help.

Because of programs like Classy, young people can build confidence, develop important life skills, and make a positive impact in their communities.

With more funding, we'll be able to cause a positive impact in our community.

Furthermore, through our events and activities, thank you for listening.

Thank you, Dijana.

Our next speaker is Denise Carter.

Denise, you up there.

Good morning, Denise.

Good morning.

I had to put myself on a little timer, so to make sure I don't go over.

All right.

Uh good morning uh chair and members of the board.

My name is Denise Carter, Executive Director of Bright Braille.

Today we've heard uh discussions about homelessness, public safety, mental health, and many other challenges facing our community.

I would like to speak about something that often goes unnoticed until it is until it's gone, until it's gone.

And that's our vision.

Most of us, most of us wake up every morning, open our eyes, and begin our day without giving it a second thought.

We don't stop to think about the gift of sight.

We don't realize how much of our independence, our employment, our mobility, our connections to the world depends on our ability to see.

For those of us living with vision loss, like myself, low-level vision, reality is very different.

Vision loss is often an invisible disability.

People look, people look at us and say, you don't look blind.

What they don't see is the struggles that come from reading forms, navigating websites, drive to work, recognizing a face, or safely moving through the community.

When someone receives a diagnosis of vision related conditions, the impact not only medically, it can also, it doesn't impact them not only medically, it can affect employment, transportation, finances, housing, stability, mental health, and family relations.

Many people find themselves in a gap period where they are losing their independence faster than support systems can respond.

That is why Bright Burl exists.

We are working to bring awareness to low-level vision and diseases of the eyes and red and retinas, educate our communities and service providers, and help individuals connect to resources before they reach a crisis point through this outreach effort and our accessibility vision site profession training program.

We hope to build a community that better understands vision loss and how to support those living with it.

With that said, um, the TOT grant, I um it appears that um Bright Brail, this is our first year.

We're three um three years in the um making of this nonprofit to bring bring awareness, and this is coming from lived experience.

I used to work at Kaiser, I used to um be able to do so much more, but one of the most important things is when I ask our public servants, our police, our fire, our EMTs, do you know what low-level vision is?

And they're like, No, and that's the most scariest thing because how do you direct me in the case of an emergency?

If you pull a car over at nighttime and you tell somebody, Denise, just keep your eye on the clock.

You're past for two minutes.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I gave you a little extra time.

Okay, yeah.

All right.

Well, I just wanted to thank you guys for um allowing uh me to speak and just bring awareness to low-level vision and diseases of the eyes.

Thank you.

You're thank you.

Our next speak uh speaker is Jason Wint.

I'm gonna try to connect with them.

I'm gonna be quick about it.

Actually, can you give me two minutes?

I want to connect with you, and I'm gonna actually say something because you guys still in my heart too.

When I'm listening to you guys and the youth and all that, as a father of five, uh this uh you're I'm drawn.

My name is Jason Wayne.

I'm the oh, yes, thank you.

I'm the executive director for the Watt Avenue Partnership, um, Adawatt PBID.

I want to say, first of all, thank you very much for the recommendation uh for giving us some funds for the security safety overwatch and branding initiative.

As we know, uh 80Watt is what's considered a blade in law enforcement circles.

We have done a lot to move that pendulum in a different way to where it's not a place where people go to disappear, get hurt, get lost in different things, drugs and addictions.

But it can be a place where people can get help and healing, especially with the upcoming Safe Stay and all those wraparound services that will suddenly be right in the middle of the district, available right there.

So, what this TLT grant will do for about for us, it will allow us to spend a little bit more on some certain safety measures that will help coordinate with law enforcement.

Again, a little plug for the hot and pop teams, of course, which of course you know that I'm uh very much in favor of keeping them in play and the district attorney's office, and it makes a place safer and stable.

But I think about stability, I think about the ability to have programs and safe places for companies just like this.

This is amazing.

I didn't know you were gonna be here.

This is awesome.

Because there are obviously there's elementary schools, there's youth right around adjacent to the PBID, and I think this is a fantastic situation.

So, in conjunction with the TLT grant of what that means with safety, whether it's camera systems with fusis, whether it's assisting uh to supplement banner funding, which by the way, we finally have new banners after six years, they're starting to go up today, which is amazing.

It also lets the community know that we care, it gives us from the sea here in our community of North Highlands.

They're actually doing something and they actually care.

The police are making sure that we're safe.

The attorney has the accountability there, and then we have 80 watt PBID with we have regular meetings, which I would love to have a presentation from you guys and our and get the people involved that way.

Uh, they have these meetings that involve community things that actually make things better for those here and for the future.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Jason.

Next up, Nadia Baron Ferrat.

I don't see Nadia coming forward, no Nadia in the chamber.

Madam Chair, if I may, uh while the folks from the State Classy, before you take off, I just want to reiterate to introduce yourself to us so that we can understand your program a little bit better.

And I was just very impressed with the caliber of the young people who spoke here today.

Congratulations to you.

Good good luck on your future and God bless you.

Supervisor Sernum.

Yeah, wait, wait, before you leave, before you leave, I just want to I just want to pile on to what uh Supervisor Hume had to offer too.

We see a lot of uh different groups, especially this time of year, uh, that come before this board.

Um, some of whom are uh your age and at that level of uh education and um I know I've yet to meet anyone that really loves public speaking, but I will tell you this.

Uh, incredibly articulate at the podium, uh, more so than people uh twice your age, uh, quite frankly.

I'm hopeful that those of you that are either uh in college, outside of the Sacramento region, or uh hoping to attend college out of the Sacramento region will uh prioritize coming back to your community and being that doctor, being that nurse.

Um it's something that I always try to, and I know others on the board try to reiterate with uh young people about coming back to serve the community that that quite frankly help raise you.

So uh a great job today presenting.

You should hold your heads up high.

You did a wonderful job.

Thank you, all right.

If Nadia is not in here, we will then move on to Chantel Landstrom.

Good morning, Chantel.

Good morning, how are you guys doing?

Short people's problems.

Good morning, guys.

Um, thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of Manna Food Bank.

Mana Food Bank was founded in 2003 and is guided by the work of Matthew 2540.

Truly, I tell you, whatever you do unto me, you do unto the least.

We are volunteers of a food bank serving Sacramento families who are struggling to put food on their tables.

Some of the families we serve are experiencing temporary crises, such as job loss.

Others are the seniors living in fixed income veterans, individuals with disabilities, hardworking families whose paychecks simply just don't reach enough these days.

At Manna, we do not ask people why they need the help.

We just simply serve them.

Every week our volunteers serve food and groceries and pick up grocery stores six days a week.

The food is transported in to our warehouse where it is weighed, logged, sorted, stored safely, and prepared for distribution.

On Thursdays and Fridays, our warehouse becomes a lifeline to approximately 700 families every week.

Each family receives an average of 90 to 100 pounds of food over the sort over the course of a year that translates into more than 3.2 million pounds of food just distributed and over two million meals provided in our community.

We make these impacts even more remarkable is that Manna Food Bank operates entirely on volunteers.

There is no paid staff.

Every food pickup, every pound sorted, and every pact is every family served as hand as made possible by the people who donate their time because they believe that no family should go hungry.

In addition to our weekly food distribution, we provide support through several community programs.

Our Christmas baskets provide 300 families with two weeks of food, holiday meal, and gifts for the children.

We proudly provide a thousand backpacks to fill the school supplies each year.

Please wrap it up, Chantal, when you get a chance.

A reliable freezer is not simply a piece of equipment, it is the difference between saving our food and losing it every week.

Thank you, Chantel.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Mona Lee.

Good morning, Mona.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good to see you.

Thank you.

My name is Mona Lee, and I represent represent the Second Amendment Valley Korean American community.

Over for over 70 years, our organization has served it as a trusted community hub.

Supporting not only Korean American Korean Americans, but all residents in Sacramento County who need to help.

Today, many low-income families and seniors in our community are facing increasing hardship.

Due to recent deductions in CalFresh benefits and ongoing inflation, more residents are struggling to afford base basic necessities, including food.

We urgently want to provide food support programs for these residents.

At the same time, many seniors and immigrant residents continue to face a serious, very serious barriers to due to limited English proficiency and unfamiliarity with the government systems.

They struggle to apply for IHSS, Medical, and CalFresh, understand official documents, access the services they are eligible for.

Without guidance, many of them give up.

To effectively serve this growing need, we must expand our capacity.

We need to hire social workers and administrative staff.

With the proper staffing, we can reach significantly more residents and ensure no one is no one is left behind.

Many seniors feel isolated and left behind behind due to technology barriers.

We uh to address this, we have started technology education programs for seniors, helping them use smartphones and access essential essential online services.

But again, due to limited funding, we cannot expand uh this program to meet growing demand at this time.

Many are elderly residents leaving isolation without adequate social or emotional support.

We want to expand senior wellness programs, create engaging social and activity-based programs, provide mental health counseling.

Mona, can you wrap it up, please?

Thank you so much.

Yeah, thank you, Mona.

Next up, we have Corey Calderon.

Good morning, Corey.

Good morning, supervisors.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak today.

My name is Corey Calderon, and I'm the advancement officer with Sierra Nevada Journeys.

We're a nonprofit organization that provides hands-on science, uh, environmental science and outdoor education programs for youth throughout Northern California.

And I want to just begin by expressing my gratitude for funding opportunities like the Transient Occupancy Tax Grant Program.

Even though award decisions may have already been made, I want to highlight the impact that this funding can have on our community and the diversity of organizations that are represented through this grant program.

So investments like the TOT grant program strengthen our region by helping nonprofits deliver meaningful programs that improve the quality of life, expand access to education, and connect young people to the communities where they live.

If awarded to our organization, this funding would help us provide our classrooms unleash program at no cost to hundreds of Sacramento area students, prioritizing youth from Title I schools through a combination of classroom lessons and field-based learning experiences at local nature areas like the American River Parkway.

Students engage directly with science concepts, develop critical thinking skills, and build meaningful connections to the outdoors.

At Sierra Nevada Journeys, we believe that exploration, discovery, and empowerment through nature-based learning can truly change the trajectory of a young person's life.

When students have the opportunity to investigate ecosystems, explore watersheds, and experience science in the real world, they gain not only academic knowledge, but also confidence, curiosity, and a sense of responsibility for the natural resources that sustain our communities.

Inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards is critical to the long-term health of Sacramento's parks, waterways, and open spaces.

This funding would help ensure that more local students have access to those experiences regardless of their families' income or background.

So thank you so much for your consideration for supporting organizations that serve our community and for investing in opportunities that help Sacramento's youth learn, grow and thrive.

Thank you.

Thank you, Corey.

Our next speaker is Donna Ibotson.

Good morning.

Donna Ibotson, program director for Wayfinder Family Services.

We uh have a I'm the director of the foster care program there, and primarily our foster parents at this point in time are relatives.

So these relatives are um unprepared.

They often get a call in the middle of the night, being notified that a kin relative youth has been taken into protective custody and are in need of foster placement.

And we believe that uh the best place for a child is with somebody that's related to the family or that knows the family, so that we can keep them within their community, uh, keep them connected to family members.

But these relatives are often getting a call in the middle of the night.

They're unprepared for these youth.

It may be a space issue in the home.

There are many of them are food insecure.

There's issues around transportation, getting children to school because they have to work full-time in order to maintain their home.

So we've uh received the taught grant before, and as former recipients, we are hoping to receive it again.

We've paid uh rent, like first and last rent to get somebody into a larger space.

We've utilized it to pay for SMUD, PGE bills so that these families can maintain these children and stabilize them.

So we appreciate being recipients before and hope that this uh TOT grant continues.

Thank you.

Donna, I want to give you a personal testimony.

So I it was my um it was District 4 that is giving wayfinder services the TOT grant.

And let me tell you a little history about Lily Put Services, which is formally your name.

So my late husband and I had a two-year-old grandson that got put on our put in our hands um back in 2007, 2008.

But it was the Leap Put services that really helped us maneuver through some of those challenges, and we raised them for the next five years until he went back to his mom.

But I um I I just had the experience that I personally had working with the LIPA services was incredibly educational, and it allowed me to really understand some of the immediate changes that took place in my life.

So the work that you all do is um incredibly profound.

Thank you very much.

Yep, thanks, our next speaker is Chris Marshall.

Good afternoon, Chair, uh, supervisors and uh county staff.

My name is Chris Marshall, and I am the president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Sacramento.

Uh I've had the uh the privilege of serving in this role since November.

Uh but junior achievement has been serving our communities since 1961, and it prepares young people for a future through financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship education.

We help students see what is possible for their futures and provide them, provide them with the skills and experience to achieve them.

Over the last two years, junior achievement has served over 10,000 students across our region, and we're poised for continued growth as we expand our opportunities for young people throughout Sacramento County and beyond.

I want to express our sincere gratitude to the board and county staff for recommending junior achievement uh for TOT grant.

Uh, we are honored to be considered for this investment in Sacramento County's young people.

Uh these funds will support our entrepreneurship programs, including JA B entrepreneurial uh launch lessons, JA Titan, and our entrepreneurship summit.

Through these programs, students lose learn how to identify opportunities, develop business ideas, and manage finances and pitch solutions to real world challenges.

More importantly, they gain the confidence to become the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.

The impact of these programs extends far beyond the classroom.

This year we sent 11 students uh from Sacramento Area High Schools to Boston to compete in junior achievements, future-bound national competition at no cost to the students.

The exceptional uh students from our region are performing at a very high level, and grants like these help us continue to provide these opportunities to students.

We want to keep the talent here in Sacramento by giving students the tools to thrive, innovate, and grow businesses locally.

Programs like these create pathways for young people to build their futures in our community while strengthening our local economy.

Thank you for the support.

Uh, your support of youth development, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship education.

We're grateful for your partnership and the opportunity to help prepare local students for successful futures.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Thank you, Chris.

Next speaker, Ed Kazmeric.

Good morning.

Good morning, Supervisors.

Ed Kasimerick with Campus Life Connection.

I'm the executive director.

Uh we're an organization that serves youth and has for decades, and we focus on low-income neighborhoods and no low-income youth.

We're known for the crossover basketball program and also for the Sayanara Center in Citrus Heights and many other areas where we meet up with kids and give them opportunities.

I don't know if this amazing camera can work, but I'd love to show you an eight-second video and a couple of photos.

Um, you could put it the camera, you put your phone on top of the white pad.

Opportunities with kids to get out and have a good time, play basketball, do sports and activities.

We do summer camp, we do weekend events, we do trips to the ocean, trips to the mountains for hiking.

And one of the the greatest things of all is seeing the lights come on in a kid's eyes when they've been to the beach for the first time.

They've gone to Disneyland with our adults for the first time, or they've you know gone on a mountain hiking trip.

Also, just our basketball program in Elk Grove in South Sack has been so impactful for kids over really the last 30 years.

And many of those kids are adults now giving back to their community.

So, in closing, I'm very grateful for past funding through the TOT.

Disappointed this year we missed out, but hopeful for next year that we'll be able to come back again for TOT funding.

Thanks very much.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Kathy Rodriguez Aguirre.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning, everyone.

So I'm gonna just start from reading from here.

So good morning, chairs, supervisors, and county staff.

My name is Kathy Rodriguez Aguirre, and I'm the CEO of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

I'm here to thank Sacramento County for its investment in small business development and entrepreneurship through the TOT grant program.

Through Brenda and our vendor cart program, we help entrepreneurs navigate everything from business planning and licensing to marketing, financial management, and growth strategies.

Since 2021, more than 200 entrepreneurs have participated in Brende with more than a hundred and twenty graduates completing hundreds of hours of training and business development work.

Many of the entrepreneurs we support operate food, hospitality, retail, and cultural businesses that contribute to the visitor experience and economic vitality of Sacramento County.

But today I want to focus less on the numbers and more on the people.

One of the things I'm most proud of is that we meet entrepreneurs where they are.

We provide services in both English and Spanish, and we do so with cultural understanding and respect for the experiences many participants bring with them.

That creates trust.

And when trust exists, people are willing to ask questions, seek help, and take risks they might not otherwise have taken.

The trust is why entrepreneurs continue to seek out our programs, not only from Sacramento County, but from neighboring communities throughout the region.

And one vendor cohort, we even welcomed a participant from Fremont because they were looking for a program that combine permitting and licensing guidance with practical business development support.

One of our recent graduates, Gustavo Martinez of Martina's Bright Cleaning Services, came to us looking to grow his business and better positions himself for government contracting opportunities.

Through Imprenda, we worked with them on business planning, growth strategies, and developing a professional capability statement that can help an open doors to future contracting opportunities.

Another entrepreneur came to us after leaving a domestic violence situation.

She saw one of our social media posts, took a chance on herself, and enrolled in the program.

And today she has a business foundation, a plan for growth, and a pathway towards financial independence for herself and her family in a safe way.

But what stood out most during our recent graduation was not the presentations themselves, but it was the families.

I watched a husband who came directly from his construction job so he could support his wife as she presented her business plan.

I watched the kids sit proudly in the audience as their parents shared their vision for businesses that they're building and talked about becoming about the future CEOs of these kind of Kathy.

I'll go cut.

This is what this investment represents.

It is business growth, it is job creation, and it's economic activity.

It's also resilience, determination, and trust.

And during a particularly challenging time for many Latino entrepreneurs, this investment provided practical resources, confidence, and hopes.

It helped people overcome fear, believe in their abilities, and begin building a more secure future for themselves and their families.

And that's how generational wealth begins.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for providing hope to the entrepreneurs when they needed it most.

Thank you.

Kathy, I also want to give uh I just want to give you a shout out.

You the work that your um chamber does in helping people go from having uh you know, street vendor and the to the potential of having a storefront um uh uh business, I think is really a big thing.

That's a very, it's a scary thing to do, it's very risky, but the work that um you guys do is just appreciate it to get people to thinking of far bigger than what they are experiencing in front of them.

So thank you.

Thank you for saying that.

It's an honor for me to get to be the one to tell their stories.

Appreciate it.

Our next speaker is Tona Miranda on behalf of Youth Forward.

Good morning, Tona, good morning.

Are you ready?

Okay, hello, my name is Donna Miranda, and I am the tribal director of Youth Forward.

Our program serves the oldest and largest tribal community of North Sacramento.

Within this community, we have generational tribal members from the Nissanana Miwok youth, but also from the generational cycle of boarding schools that came here in the North Area from over 150 years ago.

Within our youth group, we focus on food sovereignty and really upbringing tribal youth and understanding what leadership is.

These youth have never been a part of a program.

There doesn't exist another program like this within our community, let alone within the county.

Specifically within the north area.

We're looking to continue to build out, continue to help our partners.

One really really amazing piece within our program is that over the past three years they've been able to build out and learn how to garden, but also how to take care of the land.

What does it look like to bring our tribal youth back to the land and back to understanding what the systems were for our tribal people?

And by doing that, they've also been able to help our partners, Seoul Collective, the Washington Neighborhood Center Indigenous Healing Collaborative to build up their tribal gardens, and it's our youth that are teaching them.

And so we thank you for the opportunity for being able to apply and also to look forward to the continued movement forward for tribal youth.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Randall Britt.

Good morning.

Oh, hello everyone.

I am the CEO of America's Homeless Veterans.

The picture of this guy is something that I see every day on the street.

I'm here in support of the TOT.

I don't have a uh prepared speech.

I didn't even know I was going to be here today.

But America's homeless veteran works every day to help the veterans get off the street and back on their feet with every means that's possible.

And I share this picture because it's really sad that we pass these people every day.

And nothing gets done about it.

In the past, I've been just private.

Today's kind of my first foray into talking to government officials.

In the past, I haven't had any support, and that's why I'm here today.

Just to introduce America's homeless veterans and asking everyone in the room, not just the panel here, but everybody in California to help eradicate people like that.

When I say eradicate, I mean restore, eradicate the homelessness and the mental illness that comes with it and the byproduct of being homeless.

So today is nothing more than an introduction.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Sergey Bedwani.

Good morning.

Good morning.

It's nice to see the faces besides the website.

The designations on the website.

So actually, I'm uh working a little bit with Randall here on the uh American homeless veterans.

And what I noticed, having gone to the uh some of the events, uh I've heard some of the stories, and I see these uh some of these people that are undergoing this trauma or PTSD or substance abuse or and recovering.

They're energetic, and my thing is to actually get them back productive.

So I see, you know, a waste of human potential.

So what I'm bringing, and I I appreciate the program.

Actually, I supported it.

We we we uh we submitted a request.

The the budget is quite frugal, I must say, for the benefit that it can do.

So the idea is to bring technology in to uh bring back these people back into sensing the distress and immediately addressing it.

And I have a little visualization thing, I think.

Just to kind of give you a feel for what the technology is about, is using wearable technology and and in this case it's a binaural stimulus, so it's different sounds from in different frequencies that are adapted to the human uh brain rhythms, which is which is around 40 hertz.

And that actually calms down the person's system, so and it also alerts uh medical staff or or family staff that the person is in distress.

So we're bringing that kind of technology to these uh detox centers that we're doing.

So uh I appreciate the support.

Uh it was a thousand questions, I guess, in in the application, but uh I think it's it's a very worthwhile program.

And I was a little bit sad to see it taper down.

So I saw that it was reduced from $50,000 to $35,000, and the future maybe we should expand it so that we can grow California, get our our productive people back into productive modes.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Serge.

And the last speaker on our list is Jamal.

Good morning.

Hello, and good morning, Chair Urdigas and members of the board.

My name is Jamal Farahman, and I am the founder of Pahno Media Digital Community Media Platform serving the Afghan-American community and the border sacramento community.

Pahnal Media works with Axis Sacramento as our fiscal sponsor to create community-focused programs that share stories, information, and voices from our community.

In the past six months, without any financial support, we have produced and broadcast 12 one-hour television program.

These programs include community news, local reports, and the interviews with talented, educated, and inspiring members of the Afghan American community.

During this time, including myself, a team of four technical volunteers supported this work in different areas, including camera operation editing and program recording.

Their dedication and volunteer service helped us to continue producing quality community content despite having limited resources through these stories.

I also recognize that many AFAN families in Sacramento did not have easy access to local news and an important information because of language barrier and about what is happening around them.

About two months ago, I expand our work by launching our website and social media platforms where we now provide daily community news updates and stories about Sacramento.

You need to wrap it up, Jamal.

Yeah, thank you for investing in community voices and for supporting programs.

Thank you very much.

We have no additional speakers.

Alright, well, I want to I want to personally thank all of the applicants that submitted um for the grant through the TOT.

You know, it's a very interesting.

I've been out through two of them, and you um there's a period that it opens up and app individuals can or nonprofits can apply for the grants.

Um but one thing that I've learned that I could do better is to let the uh nonprofits in my district know that there's this opportunity for um funding.

Um but I I appreciate the county staff or uh the some of the workshops they had where they educated individuals on how to best apply to have a strong um application.

Another thing I've learned from experience is having to come and talk to us and share us and introduce us to your nonprofit so that we can learn about the efforts and the work that you do.

So um it was really tough.

You only you know your very limited funding to distribute out to the um to the your nonprofits or to the local nonprofits, and so I thank you all for that applied.

And um Supervisor Hume.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, unfortunately, a lot of the folks who who spoke uh on the item have departed.

But for those that have remained, uh I just want to say uh whether you are recommended recipient or uh recommended not to receive or just here to introduce, um, we have changed up how we go through this process, which has allowed I think the supervisors a little more discretion, um, rather than it being so formulaic and and driven by um staff uh sifting through the applications, but that also requires uh greater consideration and uh cooperation between our offices and uh county staff in making sure that the parameters of the program uh are met relative to the funding amounts and so there's a lot of um uh horse trading, if you will, that goes on behind the scenes, and all of this has happened over the last several months.

And so we unfortunately end up in a situation where uh we can't uh really uh get in and do too much shifting around at this point.

So again, to go back to what was said earlier, I think it's important that when you make the application, or even as you're contemplating putting in the application, that's the time to get on our radar to introduce yourself to make sure we are aware so that then we can uh prioritize because it is a matter of priorities.

And when you look out of all of the applications that receive that were received, just over a hundred were approved.

Um first was uh uh those dealing with health and human services, second, community development and services.

So that's typically the NBOs and NGOs.

Uh, then uh economic and workforce development, obviously very important, and then um fortunately the the one that received the least recommendations was uh arts and culture, and so um, you know, again, uh I just would encourage folks to get involved early and and make sure that you're on our radar so that we don't have to try and uh redirect and dissect uh from the dias.

And for the folks involved with the veterans programs, two things that I'd like to say to you um Mather Veterans Village is undergoing an expansion right now, and the Mather Community Campus, which is it's all out on the former Air Force-based site, um, has a uh a pretty um robust uh target towards um veteran families as well, and then there's also Volunteers of America, which is headquartered out there, and and I just want to put uh a an event on your radar that's called the um stand down uh event, which brings together all the folks providing services and resources to veterans.

And why I say that is if you can align yourself and find yourself um with other folks who are serving the same population, there might be some synergy there that you're gonna be able to work smarter and not harder.

So thank you for coming out and and putting you on your our radar.

Supervisor Cerna.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh I totally concur with uh Supervisor Hume's comments.

I think the advice he's he's offered um is uh are some wise directives or suggestions for perhaps uh moving forward in years to come in terms of how you might want to get in front of this board um individually and through staff, maybe a little earlier.

I've said it uh many times, but uh we're both blessed and cursed uh here in Sacramento because we have such a um uh uh huge amount of uh nonprofits that do tremendous work.

Uh does you know there's no argument that whether it's Veterans Affairs uh trying to get folks that are uh unsheltered, the help that they need, whether it's economic development through our local ethnic chambers, whether it's youth groups that uh are uh dedicated to making sure the next generation behind them have all the opportunity that they have.

Uh, none none of us can argue that those aren't terrific great initiatives.

The cursed part is sometimes uh uh nonprofits can cannibalize each other.

And so I think in the future, I I won't be here on the board in the future, but uh you might also think about how you might uh be teaming up so that you're not fighting for the same dollars to do roughly the same thing.

I know everyone has a lot of pride in kind of their motif of how they assist uh county residents, but um I will tell you too another helpful hand is uh in years past.

Uh sometimes we team up.

The five of us will team up on occasion in terms of some of the more discretionary funding, and how do we maximize the ability to provide that uh rare discretionary funding in an amount that helps you carry out your missions?

And you know, we look through various lenses, we look through the lens of geography, we look through the lens of uh, as Supervisor Hume mentioned, kind of the four general categories of where the TOT hopefully flows.

Uh, but um that's just yet another thing to think about.

And quite frankly, as we progress through the years in the near future, uh the fiscal condition of this local jurisdiction as well as others is going to become even more and more tight.

So I suspect that the oversubscription is going to become even uh more and more acute.

So keep that in mind as well.

Are comments to that, please?

Um, no, we're done with um we're done with comments.

Unless you have you commented already?

Yes.

Okay, yeah, then sorry, your two minutes were up.

All right, so there are another comments in the queue.

I will entertain a motion.

Move stack recommendation.

Sorry, all right.

You have a motion and a second.

Please vote.

Item 54 recommendation passes 5-0.

Next item, please.

The next item on our agenda is number 55 public hearing for the adoption of the Sacramento County Water Agency 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and their water shortage contingency plan.

Good morning.

Say, good morning, Chair and members of the board.

Thank you for your time this morning.

My name is Evan Eyster, and I'm associate civil engineer with the Sacramento County Water Agency.

On September 23rd, 2025, your board approved the contract to develop the urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan.

I am pleased to be here today to introduce for your consideration the resulting final draft of the 2025 urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan before the requested public hearing and requested adoption of the two plans.

Per regulations, the urban water management plans are prepared by urban water suppliers every five years.

These plans support the suppliers' long-term research planning to ensure that adequate water supply water supplies are available to meet existing and future water needs.

The requirements for the urban water management plans are found in the California Water Code.

The urban water management plan must demonstrate water supply reliability and different water year types, including droughts lasting at least five years.

While its reliability must be proven for a 20-year period, the Sacramento County Water Agency has provided a plan that goes above and beyond by looking at 25-year period planning horizon.

And Sacramento County Water Agency has also was also required to include the water shortage contingency plan.

Zone 40, which is composed of the areas south of the American River, which includes the Vineyard and Elk Grove, Arden Park Vista, Northgate 880, Metro Air Park, the Southwest Track Water Maintenance District, which is a small area near the intersection of Fruit Ridge Road and Stockton Boulevard, the Hood Water Maintenance District, and East Walnut Grove.

Attachment three of the board package is a map where all these service areas lie in the county for your reference.

The water shortage contentiously plan was updated as a standalone plan and includes and includes six different water shortage levels.

The conclusion of the urban water management plan is that the Sacramento County Water Agency has a diverse and robust water supply portfolio of surface water and groundwater capable of meeting the water demands of all of its service areas in a normal single dry year and five consecutive dry years from 2025 through 2050.

While the required outreach for this action include publishing two notices in a newspaper over an approximate two-week period, the Sacramento County Water Agency went above and beyond its requirement and has placed the urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan on its website on May 12th of this year, just over one month ago.

And we also distributed those to our water foreign partners for the review.

As of today, staff have not received any comments from our water forum partners, any other agencies or public that is known.

Staff is requesting that your board open the public hearing, hear comments, close the public hearing, and adopt the resolution of the adoption of the urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan.

Thank you.

I am available for any questions, as will our staff from EKI for the consultant who is selected to write these plans.

Thank you, Evan.

There are no supervisor questions in the queue.

So I will now open up public comment.

Are there any requests to speak?

We have no speakers in the queue.

Okay, so I will now close the public comment.

Bring it back to the board.

And I will note that the board is acting as the Sacramento County Water Agency on this item.

Thank you.

I'll move to adopt the touch resolution.

We have a motion and second, please vote.

Item 55 passes 50.

Thank you.

Thank you very much, Evan.

Next item, please.

The next item on our agenda is 56.

That is the adoption of a resolution expanding the development impact fee deferral program, implementing Senate Bill 937 to all residential projects and approving program guidelines.

Also an introduction of an ordinance of the Sacramento County Code amending the listed sections relating to development fee.

We are waiving the full reading and continuing to July 14th, 2026 for adoption.

Good morning, Claudia.

Good morning, Chair, members of the board.

My name is Claudia Wade, County Engineer for Sacramento County, and the Chief of the County Engineering Division for Community Development.

I'm before you today regarding the expansion of Sacramento County's Development Impact Fee Deferral Program to implement Senate Bill 937.

As you recall, on February 25th, 2025, the board adopted resolution 2025-0139 approving a limited implementation of SB 937 for affordable housing projects and direct a staff to return over the recommendation regarding expansion to all residential projects.

The proposed expansion reflects a county's commitment to advancing housing objectives by providing developers with greater flexibility in managing project cash flow.

Eligible development impact fees may be deferred until final inspection or certificate of occupancy rather than paid at building permit issuance.

Importantly, the fee amounts are not reduced, waived, or altered, only the timing of payment changes.

The proposed program is voluntary and simplifies the county's existing fee deferral process by removing the current down payment requirement and expanding eligibility consistent with SB 937, included including qualifying mixed use development projects.

Staff has coordinated with the coordinated with the BIA, which supports the proposed program and also has been working with partner agencies regarding potential participation.

At this time, the program includes county controlled impact fees and the Sacramento Transportation Authority fees.

As noted in correspondence provided to the agenda clerk yesterday to be included as part of the record for this item.

Park district impact fees are not included in this program at this time.

Today, staff is requesting three actions.

First, adopt the resolution expanding the development impact fee deferral program and approving the program guidelines.

Second, authorize the deputy county executive for the community services agency to take actions necessary to implement and administer the program, including approval of deferral and deferral agreements and future updates to the guidelines as additional agencies elect to participate.

Third, adopt the accompanying ordinance amendments necessary to implement the program.

Staff recognizes the importance of balancing housing production incentives with a county's fiscal responsibilities.

Therefore, staff proposes to return to the board after one year to report on any impacts on capital improvement, capital improvement project delivery, or developer reimbursement timelines by adopting the proposed resolution and ordinance amendments.

The board can advance the county's efforts to support development of much needed residential housing while maintaining compliance with applicable state laws.

That concludes my presentation and I'm available for any questions.

Um Claudia, thank you so much for clarifying the park impact fees because that's what some of the calls that came in, and I ended up having some meetings with individuals with some park districts that were concerned about the impact that it would have.

So thank you for that clarification.

There are no supervisors in the queue.

Are there any requests to speak on this item?

We have no request to speak.

Okay, bring it back to the board.

Item 56 passes unanimously 50.

That and we are done for the morning.

Is that correct?

That is correct.

We could take own ranks if you wanted to get that out of the rate.

Sure, let's do that.

Alright, so that moves us to item 59, which is an own ranks appointment.

Board of Supervisors 2026 appointment from own ranks to the regional water authority.

Current member is Supervisor Kennedy with an alternate as Michael Grinstead.

Effective dates were May 13th, 2025, and the expiration for those appointments is June 30th, 2026.

All right, I will move approval of uh number 59.

Uh assigning Patrick Kennedy if he still wants to remain on the regional water authority.

Second, okay.

We have a motion and a second, please vote.

All right, congratulations.

You remain the member.

Uh five zero.

I will uh levity aside, um, Michael does a fantastic job of representing the county on the thank you.

And that does.

Our next item won't be able to be heard until two o'clock.

All right, we will now adjourn to a closed session.

Good afternoon, everyone.

We will now resume the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting for Tuesday, June 16th.

Would the clerk please call the roll to uh establish a quorum?

Supervisor Kennedy here, supervisor Desmond.

Vice Chair Hume here, Supervisor Cerna?

Here and Chair Rodriguez.

Here.

We have a quorum.

Okay, I'm gonna turn the floor over to Supervisor Hume for a comment.

Uh thank you, Chair.

Um is this mic working?

I had to log myself back in.

Am I on the it sounds like it's working?

Is this the wrong mic?

Do we test to try it again?

Oh, there you go.

Okay, all right.

Well, go ahead.

Um, thank you, Chair.

Uh obviously, there's a lot of people uh in the audience here today to for consideration of this next item.

So rather than wait for supervisor comments after what might be a very lengthy uh hearing, I wanted to go ahead and jump out here.

Uh did a little bit of research and apparently um at the same meeting or at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

A person who voted in the affirmative for an item uh can ask for its reconsideration.

And so I know that uh a lot has happened in this last week um since we had our budget hearings, and we are uh at least um preliminarily expecting a rosier outcome from the state relative to funding items, and so I think that uh we should uh look at um doing what I intended to do.

Um, and I think what I heard uh several of us on the dias intend to do, which was restore all the way up through and including um the POP unit with the sheriff's department.

So I would like to make the motion to reconsider that uh aspect of the budget.

I'll second.

All right, you ready for a vote?

And that item that motion to reconsider passes uh four to one with Supervisor Cerna voting no.

Thank you, Chair.

Yes.

One moment.

Okay, so we will now resume with the meet uh with the um Upper West Side item.

And I just want to state that there are about, is it where are we now?

We're at 58.

We're at 58 speakers.

So we want to make sure that we get through everybody, and so we're gonna take public speakers from two minutes to one minute, and so that you have time to craft your message and let us know.

Um, I you know I encourage you to say I support or I oppose and tell us why, but we want to make sure that we get to all the uh um individuals that are here today to speak.

Okay.

And that brings us to item 58, our two o'clock p.m.

item, the upper west side specific plan, a request for general plan amendments, adoption of the upper west side specific plan, adoption of a public facilities financing plan, and adoption of the upper west side urban services plan.

All right.

Good afternoon.

Uh Chair Rodriguez, members of the board.

One moment, Todd, really quick, one moment.

Supervisor Serna.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh I know uh Todd, you have a very detailed uh presentation in front of you, and I expect that the applicant team will also have a fairly um equally detailed presentation.

Uh what I would respectfully ask of you and the applicant team is that because this project has uh been in process for if I'm not mistaken, about eight and a half years.

Um, if you could over those and certainly over those eight and a half years, you've gotten one-on-one feedback from all of us and even uh past members of this board.

Uh, but if you can uh just make note during your presentation, and this goes for the applicant team as well, to try and um let us know, let the public know, that was a concern uh expressed to you by uh you know a member or um uh even a you know member of the public for that uh matter.

And if you can just kind of qualify it and and let us know, hey, we we've heard some of those concerns, and this is how we've attempted to uh respond or at least provide a little bit more information about uh that various issue.

I understand that, and yes, I will do so.

Thank you.

All right.

Uh good afternoon, good afternoon.

Uh Chair Rodriguez, members of the board, Todd Smith, your planning director here presenting this item today.

Um hopefully there's a PowerPoint coming up shortly.

There certainly is.

Thank you.

Um before I begin, I want to acknowledge the work of uh a number of county staff who've been on this project for many years, obviously myself, but Julie Newton, our environmental coordinator, as well as Emma Patton, uh senior planner on the project, and then we have DOT, Water Resources, Regional Parks, SCWA, and County Council, plus our consultant teams, uh Farron Pierce and Environmental Science Associates, all are here to answer any questions that may arise as a matter of the board's discussion of this item today.

Um just real briefly, I'm gonna go over the background and history of the project.

As you mentioned, it's spanned uh nearly a decade.

Um we'll cover the location, the specific plan process, what the project is, uh, the environmental review process that the project went through, all the outreach that was conducted uh as requested by the board when we started the process.

Um we'll highlight the analysis that was conducted as well as the staff recommendation.

So starting at the start, uh the background.

Um this project uh is actually, the culmination of many decades, not just the initiation in 2019 by this board.

It actually starts back uh in the early 2000s.

Um, the there's a chronology of the Notomas joint vision effort that's attachments 34 and 35 in the staff report package, but really going back prior to 2002 when the city and county entered into a memorandum of understanding, uh the county actually recognized the potential for urbanization uh in the Thomas during the 1993 general plan update.

I wasn't here at the time, but none of you were either.

Ultimately, the board chose uh during that general plan update.

Um we initiated, we the county initiated a special study to expand the urban services boundary in Notomas.

We actually prepared an EIR from roughly 1996 to 2000 after that general plan update.

The county actually withheld action uh during that time on the special study area in response to the city of Sacramento signaling to the county that it would actually move forward with the planning effort.

Fast forward uh 2002, um, the county as as the draft Notomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan was uh going through revisions.

The county commented on that draft HCP identifying what the county staff at the time felt were some shortcomings.

Namely, there was a lack of land use authority by either the city of Sacramento or Sutter County to uh ensure that existing ag uses in the unincorporated county of Sacramento remained for the duration.

Pardon me, one sec.

So the the city, excuse me, the county staff identified those shortcomings of the uh what was the draft HCP at the time.

Uh regardless of those county comments, the Notomas HCP went forward, was approved.

Um it was adopted in 2003.

The next year, 2004, Sacrament Area Council of Governments in the original, excuse me, the original blueprint, the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, sustainable community strategy, uh, included land use assumptions that uh showed some urbanization over a significant portion of what was the Notomas joint vision area.

So the unincorporated portion of the county uh plus some of the area in the city now moving into the next year, 2005.

Uh the city of Sacramento management indicated uh that they they had initiated a potential planning process.

The city council uh ultimately decided again not to move forward in 2005.

Two years later, 2007, the county board and the city council initiated a visioning process that included uh preservation of open space as well as some potential development uh in the unincorporated portion of Notomas.

Uh multiple meetings with landowners, key stakeholders, uh a lot of public uh discussion, public workshops at both the City Council and the County Board of Supervisors 2007 to 2009, trying to figure out what should those land uses be, taking into account the uh unique opportunity that exists in Notomas.

Todd, can I interrupt here, please?

Please.

Um, what I don't see on this timeline, and I wanted to kind of catch you after what you just said.

What I don't see on here is that the memo of the memorandum of understanding, I believe, spells out that there would be an expectation for quote unquote a future agreement.

Is that agreement something separate from the broad visioning?

Was that agreement supposed to be a product at the end of broad visioning?

I think we all know that there never has been a subsequent agreement.

So I'm curious about that as it fits into this timeline.

Sure.

So the what you're referring to is the 2002 City County Notomas Vision MOU.

Uh, it is the framework or was intended to be a framework that led to a subsequent agreement between the city and the county.

That subsequent agreement never happened.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right.

Um 2009 is where I left off.

Um, after those uh public workshops uh on the Thomas Joint Vision area.

There were um the final meeting with uh the county executive at the time and the city manager at the time, City of Sacramento, indicating that the county was taking the lead on steps uh toward potential development.

And that letter in 2009 is attachment 34 of the package.

Um subsequent to that, 2010, the board initiated a special planning area for the entire Notomas Joint Vision Area, 2011.

The board adopted the 2030 general plan update, which is the construct under which we are operating as it relates to the kind of the framework for growth in the county.

This this 2011 general plan update really set a different course for growth management in the unincorporated county, fundamentally different from the 1993 general plan as it relates to growth management.

The 93 general plan was a supply and demand strategy.

As most of us who went through that process in the early 2000s of our general plan update, we knew that we had incredible growth projections at the start of that process, followed by precipitous drop-off in growth projections.

Very difficult to plan for 20 years in that scenario.

The new strategy that was adopted by the board is performance-based.

It requires higher densities, complementary land uses, not just low density residential.

There's opportunities for commercial and other non-residential uses, all incorporating transit into the planning process with the fundamental goal of reducing vehicle miles traveled as well as greenhouse gas reductions.

Ultimately, that strategy that we developed with our consultant as well as some assistants from SACOG staff at the time, the board adopted.

We actually have a letter from the attorney general at the time saying these policies are very well crafted.

They will achieve the intended result of reducing BMT and greenhouse gases.

Now that letter from the Attorney General is attachment 13 to your package.

It's an overlay on the land use diagram, and it says that it is the intent of the county that some development will occur in the Notomas area, unincorporated county, either through annexation into the city or by an amendment to the urban services boundary.

This is where we find ourselves today.

Oh, wait, let me back up.

A couple of other things happened along the way in the last 15 years.

2011, I mentioned the general plan update.

2014, the county had been working on design and uh laying out a new interchange, highway interchange, uh State Route 99 and Alberta Road.

That interchange was completed in 2014.

Uh so we have been planning for, we the county have been planning for growth in this area for many many years.

Uh we see that development at the airport happening.

We see Metro Air Park happening uh really booming.

Uh Upper West Side comes into the picture as the standalone project in 2018.

Uh, that's when uh this application as the standalone project started.

Fast forward a few years, 2023.

Uh, a major interchange at Metro Air Park was completed, uh, thanks to this board's uh earnest efforts and staff's earnest efforts to piece together that funding.

And then just last year in 2025, the Airport South Industrial Project was uh approved by the city.

That's an annexation of a portion of one of the areas identified for development in the Notomas Joint Vision.

All right.

So the location of this project uh it is roughly 2,000 acres, 2066 in Notomas, really bordered by uh Interstate 80 to the south, Garden Highway on the west side, Fisherman's Lake Slough on the north, West Drainage Canal to the east, and it is unique in that it is very close to downtown Sacramento, which is the um, I might say the largest central business district uh in this uh county.

Um it's also proximate to uh the rail yards where there are anticipated 2,000 jobs at build out.

I mentioned earlier, Metro Air Park as an ongoing job growth hub in that area.

Uh so it's it's really close into downtown, and it performs very well as a result of that.

Uh the existing conditions in the plan area, there are uh a fair amount of agricultural land uses that exist, some rural residential homes uh inside of the northeastern and southwestern boundaries.

There are actually a fair amount of existing commercial uses in the plan area at the intersection of El Centro Road and West El Camino Avenue, namely some hotels and restaurants, the existing travel plaza, a couple of fueling stations, and a heavy equipment yard and building trades offices all exist within the plan area.

Primary access is obviously at Interstate 80, as well as El Centro Road and San Juan Road.

So I'm gonna pause here, talk about the process.

This is the adopted master plan process that was set up after the general plan update occurred.

There's this pre-applicant fate application phase.

That's where staff work together with the applicant and all reviewing agencies, departments, to identify the preliminary land use plan, any site constraints that need to be taken into account.

During this phase, we also clearly define infrastructure and other technical study needs.

This is our our really first effort to define not just physical constraints associated with associated with the site but also infrastructure constraints.

So as we go out and do public outreach, we hear from community members, we hear from existing infrastructure and service providers.

This is where we start to gather information.

The second step of initiation is where this board took action in 2019 to formally say, yes, we're gonna go ahead and study this plan area.

That's the process.

The preparation phase is the next one.

It's the most lengthy uh phase to be honest.

It includes preparation of all of the supporting technical studies that go into either the environmental impact report, the specific plan itself.

Uh, all of that is subject to uh external uh public review.

And then finally, the last phase where we are right now, which is all of the public hearings necessary for the board to consider uh whether to adopt the plan.

So that would include hearings at the CPAC, uh, the planning commission, and ultimately the board.

All right, so the project itself.

Uh this is a specific plan.

Uh, just for context, um, any time a specific plan starts to build out, we as staff expect it to take multiple decades.

This is not an approval happens today, it gets starting building tomorrow type of thing.

There are many years of uh additional technical work that have to occur, but uh the specific plan here is a little over 9300 residential units.

You can see all the figures on the slide.

I'm not gonna go through all of them.

Um, I do want to make mention though, uh, of the 414 acres of ag cropland and created habitat.

Um 71 of those acres roughly are either or were owned or managed by Natoma Space and Conservancy.

I want to note that uh very recently the Allegheny Tract, as TNBC refers to it at the western portion of the project, was recently transferred to Safca, although that does have uh created or manage marsh habitat on it.

Um the Natomas Unified School District owns the um the middle school high school site, that is the I'll call it the flag, the light blue flag and kind of the northern portion of the property.

They've owned that since 2017, and Los Rios Community College District owns the community college site, which is uh just to the west of that um uh the flag.

Okay.

So the community forum here, what we're talking about is what are the um the design concepts that go into a project of this magnitude.

So here we have the the town center, uh which is the um, if you orient yourself where West El Camino goes into the project.

The town center is the central hub.

Uh it's really the highest density portion of the plan area.

It's envisioned to be anywhere between 20 and 50 dwelling units to the acre, so very dense, uh, unlike uh most projects that we see.

Uh it really has the greatest potential for uh urban mixed use development pattern in a and a main street environment.

Uh, I do want to note uh a couple of things as it relates to the town center.

Uh staff saw this early on, and as did the applicant, has a really a great opportunity to create the vision for that future.

What's gonna be very different and unique about this project, and staff worked with the applicant team to identify a policy framework in the specific plan itself because we know this is unique and different, it may take some time to come off the ground, that high-density uh urban form.

So, specific plan section 3.2 includes a policy framework to ensure that the vision and the intent of the specific plan is carried out through subsequent development applications.

Um, and we um I'm not gonna go through all the list of policies in that uh framework, but it's very robust.

Uh, and we added uh as staff a condition, it's number five that reinforces that intent to ensure that all subsequent land use entitlements, including any amendments to the plan down the road, are consistent with that vision and that those evaluation policies and criteria in section 3.2.

Second thing about the town center is uh in figure two point or excuse me, two-five in the specific plan identifies this opportunity for uh a vertical public art structure, excuse me, at uh Bright Bend Road that could serve as a visual anchor to the median park.

Um, it is an opportunity for public art in this project.

And we heard uh as we did all the outreach in this project, we heard uh a question or a concern from uh Supervisor Cerna.

How can this project actually contribute to making that public art a reality?

One moment, yes.

Supervisor Cerna.

Thank you, uh Madam Chair, and hopefully, I'm not cutting you off as you get to the punchline in terms of the question I'm about to ask you.

But uh you were going you're gonna explain the public art concept, which I I'm eager to hear you elaborate on, Todd.

But before you leave the town center, uh I know that I've expressed uh some concern in your direction.

Uh I've expressed it to the applicant.

The entire specific plan area, and it's not it's not a typical.

Uh this for something of this scale, it occurs all the time with other PUDs or specific plans that come before municipalities or or counties for uh consideration, where you have basically a mosaic of participating landowners and non-participating landowners.

So the question/slash concern I have is because the town center is, I think, you know, it's geographically but functionally the kind of the centerpiece of the of the plan.

What uh can you uh say to enlighten us about how non-participating uh property owners um would subsequently be uh invited in to make sure that that whole town center concept doesn't end up being reshaped or the purpose of it is reconsidered at some point because of the uh participatory status of property out there.

Sure.

Um the the way that we have tried to address that is is twofold.

One is that section 3.2 of the specific plan, uh, which is uh again very robust, it's several pages in the plan itself that talks about uh how the project is designed to achieve that density.

Uh it allows for uh the project as a whole, not just the town center, uh, is built in around right now, four different phases, all with related but potentially independent uh infrastructure.

Uh obviously you have to have the backbone infrastructure to serve the whole plan area, but the phases are designed in a way that they can all go once the backbone is in, right?

So uh they all have a drainage solution, for example.

They all have a sewer solution uh that all work together for the town center.

Uh that section 3.2 of the plan, uh specific plan text, is uh written in a way that makes sure that the density, the form, uh that main street, I'll call it a vibe for lack of a better term.

Uh that character of the town center retains uh its its um intent over time.

So any amendments that are sought by the any potential developers out there or subsequent developers would have to be reviewed through the lens of that section 3.2.

And that condition five that I mentioned a minute ago is really uh I'll call it a belt and suspenders approach.

Uh, we wanted to really emphasize the importance of maintaining that character.

Does that answer the question?

It does.

I appreciate you uh elaborating a bit on that, because I suspect I'm probably not the only one that had that concern.

And so back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Tell us about public art, please.

Public art.

Uh so I mentioned the um figure 2.5 or 2-5 of the plan area.

Uh what we heard uh from Supervisor Cerna is a desire for some long-term funding mechanism uh for public art in this project.

And so staff are uh proposing some text to be added to section 2.3 of the development agreement, which requires the property owner to establish a long-term funding mechanism for public art to be installed in the town center, uh, and there's a reference to that figure two-five.

And that funding mechanism would be included in the implementation level public facilities financing plan.

That is how uh one of the mechanisms, how it can be funded over time.

Uh and the intent is to ensure a minimum of $500,000 is collected, uh, and the applicant team has to develop some tables to show on a fee basis what that looks like, whether you spread it on uh the entirety of the project, the non-residential as well.

Uh it varies depending on how you do the math.

But the the language we have prepared is essentially that there's a long-term funding mechanism in the financing plan, a minimum of $500,000.

Supervisor Cerna.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh you mentioned the financing plan.

Is there also an intent to kind of cross-reference it through the development agreement?

Uh, the text that I'm um reading from is actually text that we were proposing to insert into the development agreement.

All right, very good.

Thank you.

And I have provided that language to the clerk of the board staff, and uh it can be distributed and uploaded as well.

Todd, I have a question.

Is this um to incorporate 500,000 collected as a funding mechanism?

Is this the first time that it would be done here in a pro with the project this large?

To my knowledge, yes, okay.

I just specifically for public art.

Yeah, I think it's a very innovative uh way to be able to incorporate art, but ultimately, is it fair to say the residents of the communities would be paying for it by the collection of the funds?

Is that correct?

Or would it be the developer?

Typically collected if it's on a per unit or per dwelling unit equivalent uh basis, it's paid by whoever uh applies for building permits.

So typically the developer or builders.

Yeah, I I I think that is a very good idea to be able to uh beautify an area uh with extra funding.

Okay, that was my question.

All right.

Okay, keep going.

Um moving on to the West Side Canal.

Um the excuse me, the the linear west side canal runs north to south.

It is really there in the town center.

You can see it um going vertical or north-south.

That's um, I think I'll leave the applicant to speak on that a little bit more.

Uh, the education node uh is on the northern portion of the plan.

It's that light blue where you see the blue asterisk up there.

That is where I mentioned earlier in Atomas Unified School District has already owns the property for the high school middle school as well as Los Rios.

Uh there's an opportunity for um some collaboration there between those two.

Um the green belt system of the plan, uh, really robust uh active parks, open space, urban farm, um, all of these features of the plan are connected with class one trails.

Um the transportation component of the project on-site uh as well as some off-site improvements.

It includes uh the trail network that I mentioned as well as uh transit service.

There's uh roughly 88% of the residential units in the plan are within a half a mile of a transit stop.

That's one of those metrics of our general plan LU 120 policy.

Um there is a town center mobility hub uh within the town center, obviously.

That serves both the the public and potential private transit modes.

So things like car share, uh, bike share, bike parking with lockers, all those things are integrated into the mobility hub concept.

Through the through the chair?

Yes.

Supervisor Cerner.

Thank you.

Uh Todd, do you have a subsequent slide that'll be um specific to trails or not?

You mentioned trails, and if it if not, that's fine.

I just want to chime in here on trails specifically and have a have a question.

The question is as an avid walker in this area.

I've I've walked about 3,500 miles in the last uh about 18 months, very close, and along the border of the project area.

I note that I believe RD 1000 has a service road that extends from the north to the south along what's typically referred to as Fisherman's Lake or that drainage canal.

It's a great place to walk, run.

I see mountain bikers out there all the time.

Is there some intention or is let me ask this differently?

Is there anything that would preclude uh somehow enhancing the connectivity for uh pedestrian use and cycling use to connect, let's say across Fisherman's Lake to the north, as uh Fishman Lake kind of begins to uh progress eastward towards El Centro.

And what I'm thinking in particular is that as an example, there is a prefab iron bridge for cycling and pedestrian use that actually goes over uh the canal currently as you get closer to I-80.

And that is so that the folks that live uh north of I 80 can connect vis-a-villa pedestrian walkway that actually goes over ID I-80, but to get there you have to go through go across a prefab bridge that uh bridges the the canal width.

And I'm just wondering, is there an ability left open then to maybe enhance pedestrian cycling access even further by uh future consideration of a uh you know a bridge structure so that we can have that connection from uh all points north of the plan through the plan and continuing south?

I think the short answer is yes.

What I'm looking through, and I can get that answer after I finish the presentation, but I think there's a provision in the development agreement that speaks to something like that.

Okay, very good.

Thank you.

Okay, um, all right, I'm gonna move on to infrastructure, other infrastructure.

So um obviously the roadways uh key component here given the project locations, proximity to Interstate 80, main access is through El Centro, uh north-south and West El Camino east west.

Um what you see on the the left-hand side of the screen or this slide are two arrows, north and or east and west, at least by nomenclature of the freeway system.

Um, diagonal, really.

Uh, those are the main opportunities uh to access the project, uh, east or west on 80.

Um, the other piece of this uh is the drainage infrastructure.

Really um robust drainage analysis has gone into this uh with our not just our county department of water resources but RD 1000.

I do want to make mention of um an annual uh progress finding that this board makes uh typically around December.

The last time you did it was in December of 25.

Uh the board found that adequate progress toward the required level of flood protection was being made for all the projects that are listed in the uh Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency 2025 Urban Level of Protection Report, and that includes the Notomas Levy Improvement Project, North Sacks Streams Flood Control Improvements, and the American River Common Features Natoma Space and Project.

What that means is ultimately uh the Notomas Basin itself, the perimeter levees will have a 200 year urban level of protection as required by law.

We know that there has been ongoing significant funding through the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency as authorized by Congress.

Um this is really in response to my mentioning all these details is in response to some of the community concerns we heard about uh potential for flood risk, uh potential for evacuation planning.

And so the evacuation planning work that uh not just the county but a lot of agencies do at the county level, it's implemented through the Office of Emergency Services.

Our countywide or regional wide evacuation planning efforts are updated on a regular basis.

You know, for example, as new development comes online, new roadway systems are added to the infrastructure.

Those plans are updated regularly.

I would say I don't believe the risk here is any different from the existing residents in Natomas as it relates to the perimeter levy system.

The project also includes its own internal minimum requirements for pad elevations, minimum floor elevations for the housing products, as well as some um pump evaluation into the RD 1000 system, making sure that that system can have the capacity or does have the capacity to take the outflow from those pumps within the project.

Through the chair.

Supervisor Cerna.

Thank you.

Um I just wanted to add on as a and now I'm kind of wearing my Safica board member hat here.

I would just add to what you mentioned about flood risk and safety, Todd.

That in fact, the entirety of the basin, because of the congressional authorization to do the uh the uh levy improvements that are well underway, uh, will actually provide the residents of the basin, including those future residents that would live uh work and play in this particular plan area, should it be approved, would actually enjoy a greater level of flood protection compared to where we sit here today, compared to older neighborhoods like Curtis Park, Lamb Park.

Um, and so I don't think that's uh nominal.

I don't think it should be overlooked that there's uh obviously a lot of work that has done.

There's obviously a lot of work that continues to be done, but that basin, and I could say this as a um 23 year resident of the basin will enjoy uh that level of flood prediction and flood protection, and I think when we talk about risk, it's important to compare it to other parts of the of the area in the region.

All right.

All right, so the project itself, um, I won't belabor this one.

A number of entitlements here, general plan amendment, uh, and all the supporting documents that go along with a specific plan.

So we have a uh the specific plan, public facilities financing plan, urban services plan, those two are how things how the public facilities are funded from a capital perspective, and then the ongoing operations and maintenance are funded over time, affordable housing strategy, um, which is you know what's the project doing to address affordable housing consistent with the county's ordinance.

Water supply master plan, this is where the water infrastructure is going to be laid out, uh, where's the water coming from?

That's answered in the water supply assessment, and then we also have a development agreement, which is a voluntary agreement uh between the county and the participating property owners.

So the the environmental review uh portion of the project uh this is uh an EIR.

Actually, it's a little bit unique in the sense of the recirculated EIR, but uh we published the notice of preparation in October 2020 after the board uh formally initiated that process.

Um, it took a bit of time as you can see on the slide, 2020 to 24, uh to prepare that EIR.

That's because all of the technical studies are being done in this phase.

Um, I will note when I get to the outreach slide some of the questions that came up during outreach as it relates to traffic, as it relates to um drainage and flood control, things like that, the the habitat questions, all of those are addressed in the EIR.

Um we actually released the draft EIR August 2024.

We had an extended public review period at the request of some of the commenters.

Uh we released the final EIR in um June of last year, 2025.

As a result of that, and and subsequent comments on that final EIR, we went back and did a recirculated uh EIR.

The purpose of that was to address uh two things.

One, we uh identified an alternative water supply, as a result of some comments that we received from the city of Sacramento.

Uh so that alternative water supply assessment is included in the package today.

That alternative water supply assessment includes Notomas Mutual Water, Natoma Central Mutual Water Company, a lot of names in that one.

The availability of their water, where they have water rights, agricultural water rights, to be wholesaled to Sack County Water Agency.

My moment, Todd.

Supervisor Hume.

You may be getting there, but I had a question about what happens if that process goes sideways.

Did you want to walk through the whole process and then I'll ask my question, you want to ask my question?

You can answer it as part of your comments.

The latter.

Very good.

I'll ask my question then.

So it as I understand it, the uh Natoma Central Mutual Water Company rolls off the tongue, like you said.

If they go through a process which involves, I believe, either the water commission or the water control board, state agency.

Yes.

They have to see get some sort of permission in order to amend their water rights or to change the use from agricultural to uh urbanized.

If that process does not uh succeed, if the agency does not approve that, what happens then, given that the water assessment now relies on that mechanism.

So I'm gonna answer your question, but it'll take a bit longer than you just outlined.

Um so the water supply assessment, excuse me, uh, is required by SB 610.

So state law, thank you, uh requires us to demonstrate that there is available water at this juncture, though.

So the first tier entitlement, the specific plan.

SB 221, which is a later step in the process, the water provider has to demonstrate that the water is actually available.

So what we've done in the water supply assessment uh with the help of our staff at SCWA as well as consultants and working with Notomas Mutual, outlined how the water is available and the process through which it needs to go at the state, state water resources control board, the ag water rights have to be converted to municipal industrial water rights.

That is not an automatic thing, right?

It's a discretionary process.

There's an outcome there, we don't know.

We have added a condition of approval to this, condition number 40, that requires uh aligned with SB 221 to prove the waters available prior to any uh tentative map within the plan area, there has to be that executed water agreement between the wholesaler and the retailer.

So the wholesaler in this case is either gonna be as we know it today, either Notomas Mutual or the City of Sacramento.

We know the city of Sacramento has currently said we're not providing water, we just left it in there as an option.

But that agreement has to be in place with SCWA prior to the first tentative map, and that's the second step of uh SB 221.

So if there is no transition of those water rights from ag use to municipal industrial, the project doesn't proceed.

Okay.

Um, okay, so that's the water supply piece of that.

The garden highway circulation alternative, and this is another place where uh we heard a lot from uh early on in the outreach, as well as through the review of the draft EIR from residents along Garden Highway.

I'm gonna cover that in a lot more detail in a subsequent slides.

Um and just this the second part of the slide here, excuse me.

Um, just a summary of all the impacts that are both significant unavoidable in CEQA terms and less than significant or less than significant with mitigation.

I'm not gonna read them all, but they're all there so you can see them.

I do want to make a note though that some topics uh are in both categories.

So if you look for noise, for example, you'll see noise on the left, it's under significant unavoidable, it's also on the right under less than significant or less than significant with the mitigation.

That's because there are subtopics within noise.

So a little bit of policy nerd, sequenerd here explaining the difference.

They're there for both for very valid reasons.

So outreach.

Um, this started off actually uh right after the board when we initiated this project uh in 2019.

We had very clear direction from the board.

This project needed to do above and beyond outreach, more so than any other master plan or specific plan has done.

So we sent out initial mailers to addresses, mailing addresses in the area.

If you can picture this, bound by the Sacramentaman River on the south and the west, I-5 on the north and the east, and the American River all the way down at the southeast corner.

Huge area, over 9,000 mailers sent out to as an invitation to our first open house in June of 2019.

There were about 117 uh members of the public showed up, and those are all the concerns that we heard.

Uh traffic, uh open space, um, Thomas HCP, lower density, some more intense, uh, flood risk, and then just general information.

So from there we went into a series of four additional open houses or workshops uh geographically dispersed with the neighborhoods around there, um hundred and thirty-nine attendees, uh those in total, similar comments that we received during the open house.

Uh I do want to mention um we had roughly in this whole process that I can count, at least 20 uh community and stakeholder meetings that are summarized on this slide.

Um, and two of those at least that I know of, uh Supervisor Cerna was in independence, one at uh Heritage Park and one at the North Natomas Community Coalition.

Um I think that was in summer of 2023.

Thank you, Chair.

Um can you give us a little more context here, Todd, in terms of uh these outreach efforts uh temporally relative to CPAC consideration and planning commission?

Sure.

So first, for instance, did does this uh is this in addition to the public's ability to weigh in at CPAC and Planning Commission?

Absolutely it is.

Um so at each step of the process, the master plan process that I went through, uh we typically run through that uh hierarchy, CPAC, planning commission, then board.

Uh these all of these were in addition to uh those uh mandate mandatory hearings or steps in the workshop process.

Um, so in for example, 2019 um and early 2020, that was before the project even came to a CPAC for a recommendation.

CPAC did not have the EIR to consider.

We took the project to the CPAC for a consider recommendation after that.

So all of this is building into feeding into you know uh what should happen, what should be analyzed in the EIR.

Uh, this does not include the CEQA scoping meeting, things like that.

Uh, this is above and beyond what the mandatory things are.

Um we also um I want to give a plug to the gov delivery system that we use, uh, that's a mass email notification.

We have over 6600 subscribers uh to that topic, the project specific gov delivery topic.

So CPAC advisory.

Um this is the first time this went to CPAC, uh June of 2020.

We presented the draft at that time specific plan, uh, some of the supporting documents and the CPAC, like I mentioned before, recommended the board initiate the environmental review process.

That was a straightforward action.

Uh after we finished the EIR, uh, or at least the draft EIR, we met again in October of 24, presented the plan as it stood then, and the draft EIR.

So again, we were trying to solicit general information, provide a status update, collect public comments on the EIR, no vote at that time.

Uh, December of 24, uh, we met again to get at the CPAC, Natomas, uh, to request an action.

What do you recommend as a CPAC?

What's your advisory recommendation to uh the planning commission and board?

At that point, they recommended approval of the project, um, although not unanimously.

Planning commission hearing.

Um, this one is just the summary of the action last year.

Uh, they met in June last year, recommended that the board approve the project uh for uh members present, and all of them voted affirmatively.

As a result of all the community input, what we've heard is really in these two columns on the support side, we've heard a desire for or support for more housing at all income levels, not just you know above market or above moderate income.

We need affordable housing as well.

We've heard a desire to increase economic development opportunities.

We've also heard a desire for more robust infrastructure and public facilities.

On the opposition side, we've heard about concerns related to ag land impacts, habitat impacts, and additional traffic that the project would generate.

So here's where I'm gonna get into the garden highway uh analysis.

So as a result of all that input uh and public feedback, we heard from a many residents on Garden Highway.

As part of the recirculated EIR, we identified this uh alternative circulation scenario that removes the vehicular connection to or through Radio Road to Garden Highway.

So that is the northwest connection.

Whoops.

Let's see if I can do this right up there.

So Radio Road uh running east-west from um where it exists to Garden Highway.

So the idea would be to remove that connection as a through route and but maintain emergency vehicle access.

Uh we would also, or the project would also implement some traffic calming measures on Garden Highway.

Excuse me, San Juan Road between Garden Highway and El Centro Road.

Uh really the purpose there is to discourage through traffic.

So getting people instead of trying to direct them to Garden Highway as an alternative route, funnel them elsewhere throughout the project.

This does not involve any land use changes, it does involve circulation changes.

Um the original analysis uh of the project in the cumulative condition, meaning not just this project but all other planned projects in the area showed uh 8,500 trips per day on Garden Highway.

When we remove the radio road connection and implement those traffic calming measures, the result was 5,600 trips a day, so it goes down by about 2900 trips per day.

Most of that shifts as you might expect, uh easterly on to El Centro, and some obviously exiting through West El Camino.

What that means is that there's a net reduction across five of the main access routes, but it does increase traffic on El Centro between Arena and Radio Road.

It goes from a level of service E to F, which is uh the worst condition.

Um Garden Highway and Power Line Road, those two go from uh they reduce, they go from LOSE to D.

The peak hour volumes at some of the key intersection actually roughly remains stable or it actually decreases, and those are at El Centro and West El Camino and at the I 80 ramps on the interchange.

Uh what that means, uh, if if this alternative was for the board, uh you wanted to consider this.

Some of the conditions as currently drafted would need to be revised to eliminate a southbound left turn uh pocket on Garden Highway at Radio Road.

So, what that means is if there's no through traffic, you can finish.

Okay, if there's no through traffic uh on radio road, there's no need to turn left off a garden highway into radio road, right?

Uh that also means that their project would not have any fair share responsibility for shoulder improvements uh on garden highway, uh, but there would be some new conditions that um mirror the intent, which is installation of traffic calming on San Juan and Bright Bend Road, as well as maintaining that EV access or excuse me, emergency vehicle access uh on Radio Road.

And there was a question.

Yes, what I'm supervisor Cerna.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh not so much a question, but I just wanted to express my thanks for um hearing my earlier concerns about uh the connectivity to Garden Highway.

I certainly my office is uh heard uh substantial number of concerns about uh traffic impacts to that particular roadway, and I think uh the time that we've taken to analyze uh kind of the what ifs in terms of turning radio uh road extension into an EVA only, and what you just mentioned in terms of the uh adjustment to turning movements along Garden Highway, if that becomes an EVA, I think are um all good changes, and just wanted to express my appreciation for uh hearing the community and for noting uh my concern about that as well.

Supervisor Desmond.

Thank you, Chair, and uh thank you to also want to thank you as well, Todd, for um just the meetings we've had about this specifically about traffic uh and traffic safety on Garden Highway and conversations I've had with our DOT.

I did add a couple questions.

So, um, first of all, the traffic calming measures that you anticipate on San Juan, for instance, to try to try to redirect people back to the east and not on the garden highway.

What kind of traffic calming measures would those be?

Um I'm gonna rely on our DOT staff uh to hopefully they can come down and answer some of the more technical questions.

I am not a transportation engineer.

Good afternoon.

Uh Cameron Chu, principal civil engineer with the Department of Transportation.

Uh the traffic calming measures we'd be looking at, specifically uh along the portion of San Juan Road as it remains open, would be things like uh speed bumps or speed humps that slow traffic down there and make the travel time um take longer to go through that way, such that it would encourage people to choose other routes.

Okay, okay.

So you're not like putting a chicane or something that makes it really you know windy or so difficult to get out there, but it it's that idea.

There's some flexibility in the condition, uh, but that's not typically the approach we would take.

Um, okay, and then please don't go away, Cameron.

I will have a couple of follow-up questions.

So I'm on the I am supportive of the alternative.

I think that uh significantly reduces the impact.

A question I did have is you know, Cameron, we had a discussion the other day about kind of the trigger on the original plan.

There was a trigger at some point in the in the um the the daily trips that would trigger, I guess, a widening or an improvement of the shoulders on the garden highway.

Can you can you walk me through that what that would have been and why it's not impacted by the alternative?

So we have a standard that uh whenever the roadways get above 6,000 cars a day.

Um we like to see 12-foot travel lanes and six foot shoulders.

Um that's primarily to provide some clear recovery area for errant vehicles, um, should they need the space to uh recover uh and get back on the roadway.

Um we find that on a lot of the rural roadways as they urbanize, um, that's an additional benefit.

Um so originally the project um would uh cause the existing traffic volume 2300 ADT to go up to 35 or to 4200 right when the project opens, and then the cumulative volume is um Todd was referencing earlier as 8,500 cars a day, and that's considering all the additional traffic growth in South Sutter, West Placer, Woodland, kind of in the next few decade timeline.

Um so that 8500 would be above that 6,000 threshold.

Because it's a cumulative impact, the project would be required to pay its fair share um towards the shoulder safety improvements because of the traffic calming and uh EVA of radio road, that volume would actually decrease from 8,500 to 5,600, which is below our 6,000 threshold, thus it would not be considered a significant impact under our guidelines.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

That's I think that that's that clarification is helpful.

And that would have been under the original plan.

If radio road is open, that would have required those shoulder safety improvements to be made.

What from Radio Road all the way down to Bright Bend?

Uh I believe it would be from Radio Road up towards Powards power line Road.

Oh, up uh north, yeah.

From there, okay.

So my what happens then if because I know you're we're making some projections on the average daily trips at 5600.

I mean, what happens over time if it exceeds that?

If we're wrong, and then you know, who's on the who who has to who who pays for that?

The county?

Uh, it would have to be put into probably some future fee program update and be funded by future development that that would trigger that uh additional traffic.

I mean, you know, something I'd like to consider, at least maybe for discussion here, is could we put something in there?

And I'm looking now back to Todd is something in there that says hey, if it does exceed our projections, if it don't does go above that 6,000 threshold, um, that we have a mechanism to hold you know the the developer accountable for making the improvements.

Is that is that something we could explore?

And I'll I'd like to, you know, talk to the applicant about that too.

I think it's it's something we can explore.

Um obviously there's a check and a balance against what is modeled today versus what actually happens, that's an issue.

Right, we can't keep an applicant, you know, we can't have them be responsible for anything that could potentially happen in the future, but it seems you know, 400 trips off are pretty darn close.

Um, and then the other thing, Cameron, you know, I I've driven up there a couple times recently, and we talked a bit a little bit about the collision um picture up there and how it's it's it's actually lower than I had anticipated it would be, which is good.

Well, that's great.

Um, but I'm always you know, am worried about traffic safety, and you you talked a little bit about some of the because I think it's an inherently it's a little bit dangerous that that roadway, right?

We'd say it's a substandard roadway.

Substandard, okay, yeah.

And you and I talked about there are some features that DOT could consider to make it safety safer for drivers and for pedestrians and cyclists and walkers on the shoulders.

Um have we had those discussions with the applicant about maybe some things they could incorporate, at least certainly when you get closer to San Juan Road, of course, you know.

I mean, can you talk a little bit about that and some of those discussions?

So we did do a deep dive into the collision history out there in the last uh three year period, there were five injury collisions.

Um when you look at the amount of traffic out there that length of roadway, that's a collision rate of about 0.7 collisions per me per million vehicle miles traveled, which is actually below the statewide average of 1.1 for that similar classification of roadway.

Um that being said, um a lot of them were um vehicle versus object, vehicle versus vehicle, other types of collisions like that, where there's things that we could do um out there to improve safety.

To mitigate that.

Um we talked with the traffic consultant uh who did the study, and some of the ideas that we came up with were um things like doing a roadway safety audits, looking kind of at the existing signage out there for the curves, reflectivity, the signs.

Um we talked about um safety, some of the intersections, maybe some lighting at the intersections, um, but not the entire segment.

Um looking at some high friction surface treatment along um the curves to keep vehicles on the roadway if the roads get slick, uh speed feedback signs, striping improvements.

Um speed feedback, that's the radar.

The radar signs, to cut down speeding.

Um so there's there's certainly some some measures out there that we could look into further.

Would the applicant be required to do that safety study currently, Todd?

Or would that be something we would have to think they'd be willing to?

I mean it's it's not currently um conditioned the project because there's not a significant impact under C core.

We could uh require that, but that could be something that uh we we talk about.

Okay, and I'll have that discussion with the applicant.

Okay, thank you.

Thanks for what we talk about traffic safety.

One of the things that I one of the only things that I can talk into.

I was gonna say you can really tell who used to be a CHP officer up here.

So thank you, Cameron.

Okay, um, all right, I think that's all on this slide.

Yeah.

Okay.

So moving on, um, one of the things that um has been ongoing is our our conversations with the city of Sacramento.

Um, and really the next couple of slides are intended to address some of their concerns that we heard from the city uh throughout this process.

Uh so first, what we heard transportation infrastructure, not just from the city, but everybody, right?

Um so uh this board may remember um the roughly around 2019-2020, DOT came forward with this uh concept of the dynamic implementation tool.

Uh this is a uh in a modern approach to transportation mitigation.

Uh what it is is um uh actually as part of the Jackson Highway Corridor master Plans, we looked at that in a more holistic way.

Instead of uh developing triggers, meaning at such and such dwelling unit uh building permit, you have to go build this road or that road.

Something that was more responsive that would, uh, based on a certain number of units coming through as a subdivision map, identify an improvement that is proximate to where the impact is occurring.

Uh so the dynamic tool, uh we work through that with uh SAC or excuse me, the city of Sacramento uh public works folks, uh, so that they understood it a little better.

Um this project is conditioned uh consistent with that methodology.

Um fundamentally the goal of that is to provide some certainty and timely delivery of transportation infrastructure and improvements in proximity to where that development is occurring in these large plan areas over time.

Uh there is also a um provision as it relates to the West El Camino I-80 interchange.

So there was a question that arose from the city, or maybe a misunderstanding of what was in the financing plan for the project's responsibility for the West El Camino interchange at I-80.

Um the financing plan does not include any contributions from the city uh for that interchange, city of Sacramento, or any city for that matter.

Uh, the financing plan assumes that the project itself is responsible for 90% of those costs.

There is a provision, obviously, there's a 10% gap there, right?

So, how does that get filled?

If there's no other funding source at the time that that improvement is needed, there's a provision in the development agreement, it's section 2.3.7.6.

It states that the project itself is responsible to make up the difference.

So 90% is the project responsibility.

If no other funding is found, they're on the hook for the remaining 10%.

Um we had some discussions uh about the city and county cross-jurisdictional MOU.

This is not the Natomas Vision MOU.

This is a specifically a transportation MOU, where uh each jurisdiction collects their fair shares.

Uh, for example, if a project is in the county uh but has impacts in the city, uh, transportation impacts in the city, we collect the fair shares and distribute them to the city for to use as they see fit.

That still is an active MOU.

The county is committed to making those funds available to the city.

Uh the second major topic that the city brought up was emergency services.

So obviously, the project is surrounded on the uh east and north by existing uh city residential development mostly.

So we have service provision from the City of Sacramento Police Department as well as the City of Sacramento Fire Department.

Uh this area of the county is served by the Nethermous Fire Protection District, currently under contracts to the city of Sacramento.

Uh, there were questions related to you know, where's a fire station site gonna be?

Where's a law enforcement uh outpost gonna be, or whatever the right term is, former CHP.

Um, so the sheriff substation, there's a site in the specific plan uh at the east end of farm road that is uh this is not very sensitive.

Go down.

I'm trying.

I give up.

Anyway, you get the gist of where it is.

It's down over here, uh, farm road, there we go.

Um the fire station site is in that vicinity as well, Break Bend Road and Street Two.

Uh both the financing plan and the urban services plan include the costs, the capital costs and the ongoing OM cost for those facilities.

Um as it relates to public parks, uh, the facilities and the funding, uh, the a lot of discussion around, you know, what what's the park program of this project relative to uh not just you know acreage in Quimby Act requirements, but also um what are the facilities that are gonna be in the parks.

So the specific plan again also includes a lot of detail uh of what the programming is at each one of these parks.

There is actually a um an analysis, it is attachment 38 of the uh staff package, shows that the project actually exceeds the county's uh Quimby Act requirements and the general plan requirements.

Uh it delivers uh 6.2 acres per thousand residents, uh which is over double what the Quimby Act requirements are.

It also exceeds our general plan uh standard of five acres per thousand residents.

Uh there's a very detailed memo uh the applicant has provided its attachment 39, comes to the same conclusion.

Uh we went through that analysis, demonstrated to the city that the project is actually providing a significant amount of amenities as it relates to parks, uh, that it will not jeopardize the existing park facilities in the city.

And the last two topics are actually their own slides.

So the HCP considerations.

One moment, Todd.

Supervisor Sarna.

Todd, if you can go back to that, thank you.

I just wanted to point out that um uh, you know, my wife and I live in um in Westlake, so we're a little further north, and we have unincorporated county almost immediately to the west, um, as do you know thousands of others that live out here, including Garden Highway.

And so when it comes to the sheriff's substation in particular, I'd just like to point out and and put on the record that in the past, my offices you know, received on occasion concerns about um mailbox theft or mail theft uh or vandalism to mailboxes, in addition to other um concerns, because that's unincorporated county.

It's the job of the sheriff to uh patrol and respond uh to calls out in that part of the unincorporated county.

This to me, with a substation, would uh I think probably change that dynamic in terms of response time, because currently really the only permanent sheriff presence.

I'm not suggesting that the sheriff ignores this, they that they don't, but it is a bit difficult geographically when you have this large swath of unincorporated area, with the exception of SMF, our international airport, where the sheriff has a very strong presence.

So when it comes to some of those calls that I get from concerned citizens mostly on Garden Highway, um that call is then relayed by my staff to the sheriff's department, and it typically ends with well, we have some deputies out at SMF, and maybe as they're uh returning back to um uh you know their existing uh locations from where they send out patrols, they can they can go down Garden Highway, they can uh respond to some of those calls.

So, my point here is that to me it's a great benefit to have that permanent uh eventually that permanent uh sheriff public safety presence in the plan, especially for those that are uh uh living along the garden highway.

You know, let me know if I'm I'm missing something, but that seems to be um one of the intents of the plan is to actually reduce response times by having that present.

I think how many more people you're in.

You you'll have your turn at the podium.

You don't need to yell at us.

All right, so uh moving on to the.

One moment, Todd.

Can I please have um uh people in the audience just hold on your comments until you get to the podium?

You will get one minute to share your thoughts, so please don't um you don't have to yell your comments during a presentation.

Oh, I want to be respectful to the person who is presenting the information to us.

Thank you.

So uh moving on to the HCP considerations.

Uh this is something we've heard consistently throughout this process uh uh from the city and and others.

Um primarily being the resource agencies, meaning the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Matomas Basin Conservancy.

So the concern has always been are there any potential conflicts with the Natomas Basin HCP and or the Metro Air Park HCP, two separate HCPs.

Uh Natomas Basin Conservancy acts as the entity that is implementing um some of the habitat acquisition through both the city and Sutter County and Metro Air Park.

Um Sacramento County as an entity is not a participant in the Notomas Basin HCP.

The county made a choice um 23 years ago, whatever, not to sign on uh to that HCP.

But the county has uh obviously economic interest in the success of not just that HCP, but the Metro Air Park HCP.

Um in our EIR uh we included a robust extensive community, or excuse me, cumulative analysis of the potential impacts, not just of the Upper West Side Plan, but all of the other pending projects in the Notomas Basin.

And that's what this graphic represents.

So we have the airport, Metro Air Park, the two uh Providence Specific Plan and Grant Park Trails, Sutter Point.

Um we looked at uh not just the total acreage uh of these projects and what's remaining, but also the land cover types.

So it's not just a math exercise of whatever the number of acres available remaining is, it's do those acres represent the right type of habitat value for the species that are covered under the HCPs.

Um we also looked at the uh effects of the project, including whether those uh implementing the proposed mitigation measures would conflict with the four main strategies of the Notomas Basin HCP.

So the general conservation strategy, the guidelines for reserve acquisition, the conservation strategy for wetland habitat, and the same for upland habitat.

So uh we have done with the assistance of our uh consultant team at environmental science associates the most uh robust analysis that we know how to do at this point.

Uh we know that there are subsequent steps um through uh the state and federal permitting processes.

Um I will say the the mitigation that we've drafted with respect to um mitigation ratios, it actually exceeds uh the standards in the Notomas Basin HCP and Metro Air Park mitigation ratios.

Uh as an example, the Swains and Sauk foraging habitat uh the standard is typically one to one.

Um in other in these other plan areas, it's less than that.

So that we've designed the Swains and Sock Forging Habitat mitigation to avoid the competition within the basin, and staff can speak to that in more detail if it's desired.

But what we've done is uh looked outside of the basin to make sure that we don't, through this mitigation, affect the ability of uh TNBC to acquire Swainson's talk foraging habitat within the basin.

Uh but we also recognize that uh the Swains and Soc aren't limited to a line on a map.

Uh they actually fly beyond uh the basin boundaries.

The um and I do want to make a note some of the the comments that we've heard are related to you know this this concept of uh if the county approves this project, the resource agencies will revoke the permits of uh the city and Sutter County and Metro Air Park.

There's actually text in the Notomas Basin HCP that says um, and this is on page uh one-six, so long as the city and Sutter County continue to meet their obligations under this NBHCP, the operating conservation program and associated permits remain valid for each permittees covered activities.

So that means, at least to me, uh, that as long as they do what they're supposed to do, because they don't have the land use control over the county, as long as they're continuing to implement in accordance with their incidental take permits and the programs outlined in the HCP, including adaptive management, there should be no fear of uh revocation.

And I think the applicant might be prepared to speak to that a bit more.

There's also language in that Notomas HCP that uh under the potential permittees uh section that notes that Sacramento County could obtain coverage uh under the HCP, the Notomas Basin HCP, or via other mechanisms available through the Endangered Species Act permitting process, which includes Section 7, Section 10.

Fundamentally, what it means is that the county has to review uh the biological impacts uh of the project uh and demonstrate that there is adequate mitigation to compensate for those impacts in accordance with state and federal law.

What about Matt Times?

And that's the subvisor Sarna.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, and I again apologize for interrupting your flow here, but and maybe this is your punchline here, or maybe not, but I just want to point out that even if the board decides to affirm the plan today, there is a substantial amount of work that will continue that would need to happen.

And it's the application at the applicant's discretion, it's their job, not the county's job, but it's their job to go work with the federal agencies and figure out what is next.

I mean, a la Greenbrier, because Greenbrier went through uh a distinct yet somewhat similar process back in 2008 when the city council uh approved that plan.

It did not approve it with any of the federal resource agency blessing at that time.

There were yeah there were years there was years of work that uh occurred after that 2008 approval to figure out how uh the green bar applicant was going to be able to mitigate to the federal government satisfaction for the whatever the 22 special status species in the basin, correct?

That is absolutely correct.

All right, thank you.

And maybe to add one more point on that.

If those agencies are not satisfied, they won't issue the permits, right?

Which means the project won't go forward.

All right.

Uh moving on to schools.

Um this is actually something we heard uh not just from the city of Sacramento, but the Natomas Unified School District.

Um so uh on the land use plan.

This the project has three K through eight schools, one high school, middle school high school, um, and one community college site.

So we've had a lot of discussion with the school district um regarding uh primarily the phase one uh K through eight school.

Um applicant team has been uh working with them to figure out a funding strategy.

Uh the financing plan uh actually includes some land acquisition and construction cost estimates.

Uh obviously we've all seen cost estimates increasing in recent years.

Uh, the financing plan identifies a gap.

Um that is not a secret.

We're not trying to hide the ball at all.

We identified the gap, the applicant team identified the gap.

Um, and that gap is based on current revenue sources.

What I mean there is the school district has currently implemented level one school impact fees.

They have the ability uh to go to level two or even higher.

Uh, there's also the potential for a local school bond as well as state funding.

That is a fairly typical uh funding uh pool, if you will, uh that all school districts uh can implement.

Uh by way of uh what local agencies can do, the government code as a result of SB 50 some years ago limits the extent of our any jurisdiction's ability to specify school funding mechanisms beyond the established school impact fees.

So we have worked with uh the applicant team and the school district to craft condition number 19 that outlines uh obviously uh kind of reiterates the funding gap.

It also reiterates the need for the school district to potentially increase to level two or beyond or higher.

It also identifies opportunities and options for the applicant team.

They can implement a project-specific fee program or a CFD, or even enter into a school mitigation agreement.

All of that has to get worked out prior to the implementation level uh public facilities financing plan.

That's what that condition says.

All right.

Moving on to the actual project analysis.

Um, so the project includes as it relates to housing, uh, a variety of housing types uh ranging from at the low end the very low density residential to very high uh density residential.

So the town center, it includes uh high density residential in the commercial mixed use, that's the CMU.

Um over 50 percent of the units within the plan area are high density units.

So this is by far the most dense specific plan we've seen by housing density.

It's not just a thick piece of stack of paper.

Um the missing middle housing incentive program, uh, this is something that uh we think is innovative.

It includes a reserve of 300 units, missing middle product types, meaning duplexes, triplexes, four plexes, things of that nature that could be claimed and then integrated into single family detached neighborhoods, meaning single family detached product.

And that's design designed to encourage those variety of housing types, especially in what are typically the lower density residential areas.

As it relates to affordable housing, uh the project includes uh land dedication in phase one.

Um and when I say phase one, why I'm saying that specifically because we have a development agreement, but that's just with the phase one, the participating property owners.

That is the extent to which we can enter into a development agreement for the entire plan.

It's just limited to that ownership group.

But the specific plan itself in section 3.6 outlines the overall plan for affordable housing in the project.

So it's not just the 4.9 acres of land dedication in phase one, but also the potential for dedication of nine acres in the town center, uh, or either constructing or paying fees uh in other areas of the plan.

So there's a uh well really well thought out uh plan in the uh section 3.6.

Carbon neutrality.

This is something uh that we've heard about uh from the board members as well as through our development of the climate action plan.

Uh how can we encourage or in as a result of the CAP adoption require new growth to be carbon neutral?

One moment, Todd Supervisor Kennedy.

Thank you.

Go back.

Alright, um, not necessary, but this is what I want to talk about anyway.

Um so you you did speak earlier um about your the the there's a belt and suspenders approach um uh to a variety of aspects of the plan.

And I'd like to hear more on that, and I'll invite also when it's their turn, the applicant to address it as well.

Um, in order for the densities to make the plan, I'll use your words earlier work, um, in order to reach those densities, uh, phases three and four, which is the town center, it's essential that that remain intact is outlined in the plan, correct?

Correct.

Okay.

Um so I guess what I want to hear, and you've you did touch upon already, but it's it's really important to me that you know you even repeat it.

Specifically in that issue, and the reason I bring this up, we all know that when you adopt a complex plan like this, uh it inevitably is gonna change over time over the years.

I mean, it it happens.

Um, this becomes more pronounced in this as a potential for deviating from the plan, um, by virtue of the fact that it's a relative to other projects, similar in nature, but relative to other projects, uh the um participating ownership is lower, um, which makes it more pronounced that that this could actually deviate considerably.

Uh, and then sacrifice those densities, which would then make the plan not work.

Where do I feel comfort level that the plan taking all of that into consideration is going to resemble to some degree what we're looking at and considering today?

So let me answer that with um an explanation of process.

Um hypothetically, if the board were to approve this some years down the road, we have applications coming in for individual pieces, say a subdivision map or um something in the town center.

What staff is going to do with that application is look to the specific plan.

We're gonna say 3.2.

Section 3.2.

Uh, we're gonna say, does this application in front of us achieve the the target densities of that town center?

Well, we'll keep in the town center.

Um does it uh achieve that vision from a kind of the vibe uh term.

Um does it show you know the necessary um number of units on a particular block, even within the town center, right?

Because it's all laid out pretty carefully, very well articulated in the specific plan.

Um we will make a recommendation based on that analysis.

Uh if it deviates from what was laid out in that vision in 3.2, our recommendation is not to move it forward.

Uh ultimately that decision will have to be before the planning commission or board.

Um but our staff knows when the board adopts something in a specific plan, that's the intent.

That's what's needs to happen.

And so the belt and suspenders approach is really not just 3.2, but it sets the expectation in condition number five, all subsequent planning entitlements, including amendments.

So attachment to page four is where that condition lives.

Um, I'm sorry, which which conditions that condition number five.

Okay, thank you.

Um and it says all subsequent planning entitlements, including minor and major amendments as defined in the specific plan, shall be consistent with the evaluation policies and criteria in section 3.2, including but not limited to, and there's a A through F, the the biggest and most prominent policies in that section.

Not all of them, but so we're pointing back to this is important in the plan.

This is most important to focus on for the town center, meaning meaning the density, the intensity.

Um in fact, here's one maintain an overall plan area, double net density of more than 10, but in the town center, focus the highest intensity density of uses to the town center district and commercial mixed use parcels in young scholars in East Triangle districts.

Like that's the level of detail that we're going to be looking at subsequent applications.

Great.

Does that help?

Yes, thank you.

Okay.

Okay, carbon neutrality.

Um get there.

So uh I started by saying this is where we've heard from a number of stakeholders and from the board directly.

Uh we want new growth to be carbon neutral.

That's what the the policy that you had established via the climate action plan.

And so the analysis shows for this project it complies with all of the applicable measures, meaning uh all the on-site measures in the CAP uh and VMT reduction.

Uh there's uh an analysis that shows that what it concludes though is there's still a gap uh after implementing all the on-site GHG and VMT reduction measures.

So it has to the project uh at full build out requires uh carbon credits to achieve that carbon neutrality standard.

Uh we know that carbon credits by their nature are somewhat controversial, and that's why we have to build in uh third-party uh review and verification by the county or a qualified third party, which will very likely include at least the air district, but perhaps others.

The enforcement of that occurs at um subsequent entitlement steps, such as those uh tentative maps, for example.

Uh we do have a mitigation measure CC1B, and I do need to clarify this condition number five should be actually number six, uh, because I inserted five that we just talked about, but that condition number six uh outlines uh the process through which subsequent projects will be evaluated to demonstrate carbon neutrality on an individual basis.

All right, uh the meat of it here in LU 120 and 127, the project by way of its general plan amendment request includes an expansion of the urban policy area and urban services boundary lines.

So the left.

Sorry, I was waiting for you to uh come to a pause.

Supervisor Hume.

Thank you, Chair.

Um sorry to interrupt your flow again.

Um but sort of related to the carbon neutrality in looking over the specific plan under section seven, the sustainability.

Um there's it talks about adherence to uh Title 24 and all of the energy requirements uh contained therein.

Um, but you know, one of the pressures that uh I think we're all facing, but certainly uh maybe uh District 5, even more so, uh, is the uh proliferation of very large um solar farms.

Um and one of the frequent criticisms we get is why don't you locate these on buildings and on parking lots?

I know that uh California code now speaks to solar on residential, but what about solar on uh commercial and particularly on the CMU and EHC uh parcels designated around uh El Camino Avenue?

I may have to defer to either the applicant or some of our technical experts to answer that.

Um I don't think it's necessarily out of the question.

I'm just not in the weeds on it.

We'll put a pin in it for now, but we'll come back to it later.

Understood.

Okay.

LU 120 and 127 on the left side of this slide uh is the existing urban policy area and urban services boundary.

The right side is what is proposed to be expanded.

Uh I do want to note if uh you're paying close attention to where that line is uh proposed to be.

Uh, it does not include uh the entirety of the 2066 acres.

Uh that was a very deliberate uh um and intentional conversation with this applicant team.

Uh wanted to be sensitive to uh some of the existing uses up in that uh western portion along Garden Highway, existing AG, existing agres.

Uh the proposal is to push the UPA and USB out to the extent of the urban development area, not the entirety of the 2066 acres.

Um, so LU 120 is one of the growth management strategies uh that was adopted that I mentioned earlier in the general plan.

Uh it calls for uh performance criteria and includes a number of points.

Um this project actually achieves the maximum points.

24 out of 24.

I won't belabor uh the math, it's pretty straightforward.

Um, through density of over 10 uh dwelling units per acre, proximity to amenities including schools, parks, and open space, transit.

Uh the project has built-in transit assumptions and financing headways uh of um the SACRT standard of 30-minute headways during non-peak and 15 during the peak AM and PM, and then employment proximity, and this is where location matters.

Uh, we started this presentation with that that graphic.

Project is within five miles of over 200,000 existing jobs.

LU 127.

Um, this is the policy related to expansion of the urban services boundary.

What that policy requires is uh an analysis of six um criteria, whether the project can either meet all of those six or the board would have to find through a four-fifths vote that it provides certain extraordinary benefits.

And so this slide and then one following uh outline staff's uh analysis as to the extraordinary benefits.

Uh we find that is, or we recommend that the board find that it is uh extraordinary benefit because it is in a unique and singular opportunity to accommodate growth via the scale and within the 300 or excuse me, three and a half miles of uh growing job centers at Metro Air Park, rail yards, uh, and downtown Sacramento.

Um we obviously mentioned the maximum points scored under LU 120, uh the amount of housing that would be provided over 50 percent being at high density, uh, and the exceptional jobs to housing ratio.95 to one.

One moment, Todd.

Supervisor Sarna.

Thank you, Chair.

Um so uh your previous slide uh I think referenced 200,000 jobs within five miles.

That doesn't uh that doesn't include rail yards or does it?

I believe it does.

Okay.

So existing, I'll have to double check the math.

Okay, I mean I think we all have seen some of the recent headlines um about just one particular employer in the rail yards, that being Kaiser Permanente, actually at full capacity in terms of their expected employment is 2,000 jobs alone.

So I yeah, maybe the applicant can make a note and address that when they get to the podium in terms of um what that means in terms of the housing variety in the plan uh and the ability to satisfy at least in part some of the residential need that will literally come from the rail yards alone.

To me, that's an important aspect of this uh proposal that I'd like to hear more about.

Got it.

Thank you.

Um then um the other piece of this LU 127 analysis is the VMT, vehicle miles traveled performance.

It's actually exceptional, and I don't say that lightly, it actually uh has uh a work tour VMT per employee, meaning where do the employees drive um 17% lower than the regional average.

Household VMT per capita is 18% lower than the regional average.

Um the project I mentioned is as part of the uh parks analysis.

Substantially uh more parkland than required, including some of the unique outdoor amenities within the project, the median park, the upper west side canal, uh, and 49 miles of on-site trails.

Uh finally, the mitigation for the Swainson talk foraging habitat and giant garter snake aquatic and associated upland habitat uh will be provided at least one and a half to two times that required under the Natoma Space and HCP.

So these two slides are our staff's justification for the extraordinary benefit piece of LU 127, should the board wish to uh do so.

Finally, um, staff uh recommendation is approval based on uh all of the pieces here of the slide.

Notoma CPAC recommended approval four to two, planning commission recommended approval four to zero.

Um, and the actions would be to certify the EIR as amended by the partially recirculated EIR, uh adopting the findings of fact uh and statement of overriding considerations and MMRP, approving the general plan amendment.

Uh, want to make a note again, this is a four-fifths vote required.

Um, and then all of the uh supporting documents, specific plan, financing plan, urban services plan, um, water supply, affordable housing, and the alternative water supply assessment.

I do want to know that is wouldn't it be in action as an SCWA board of directors?

Finally approving the development agreement.

And I do also want to make one last note.

If the board wishes to adopt the um uh garden highway circulation alternative, uh staff do have some conditions that are minor tweaks to reflect that.

We just need to know whether the board wants to do that.

Through the chair, uh I just want to be clear that's the the radio road extension as an EVA.

That would be yes, so um turning radio road into emergency vehicle access only, traffic calming on San Juan and Bright Bend.

Okay, thank you.

And that is the conclusion of my presentation.

Well, surprisingly, there are no more questions up here.

Although I do like to ask them questions during the presentations.

Um, okay, so we will now move to public comments.

I think we might have a applicant presentation.

Applicant, oh applicant, okay.

Yeah, uh, I guess I'm not on that Christmas card list, but in any event, I um I appreciate the opportunity to be before you today.

Uh, I do want to extend my recognition to Todd Smith.

Uh, actually, before I get started, that was the most thorough and comprehensive staff report that I've ever seen presented in any project in my two plus decades in this um subject matter area.

So thank you, Todd.

And it's a testament to the level of detail attention and consideration that this project has received.

So good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for your time.

My name is Nick Avdis.

I'm an attorney with the law offices of Abdus and Kuchi.

Uh, speaking on behalf of the sponsoring landowners in Upper West Side LLC.

I'm pleased to present uh the Upper West Side project for your consideration.

It's truly an extraordinary proposal that anal um aligns seamlessly with Sacramento County's decades-long vision for smart, sustainable growth embodying the principles of the county's general plan.

I know several board members uh raised some questions about particular subject matter areas.

I think we're gonna hit those in our presentation, but certainly at the end, I would welcome any opportunity to touch on those.

So to that, in our presentation today, we will discuss how this project exemplifies these principles through a balanced vision that integrates housing, jobs, transit, and innovation.

A project of this with this degree of housing uh diversity for all uh uh levels of income in proximity to the region's urban core is not found in any other mixed use master plan in the county, unincorporated county.

This is the right project at the right time when solutions are needed to address our region's critical housing shortage.

So before we dive into the presentation, I want to take a moment to also extend my deep appreciation of the project team that has worked tirelessly to bring this proposal uh and this vision to you today.

These individuals uh have worked on this proposal for the past decade and spent countless hours to ensure that what you have uh before you today is thorough, thoughtful, and not merely consistent with the roadmap set forth in the county's general plan, but a project that represents a bold vision for the future, for the future of development near the urban core of our region.

The applicant team includes top tier talent and experience representing expertise in land use planning, engineering, economics, environmental permitting, and public outreach.

These individuals and our not only experts in their respective fields, but also leaders who have shaped some of the most successful and transformed projects in the unincorporated county and the greater Sacramento Region as a whole.

And again, I want to extend my gratitude to staff and the county's consultant team that um for their talent and experience and professionalism throughout the process.

So again, as we've really touched on, the key attribute to this uh particular proposal is really its location.

It's very strategic.

And it it does present the last large property uh in the unincorporated county that's entirely surrounded by urban development, located close to the urban core.

Yeah, to provide further perspective, as it has been touched on, the town center is three and a half miles from this room, and it's two and a half, two point seven miles from the city hall in West Sacramento.

It's not an overstatement to claim that this project is better strategically located than any other large-scale master plan community in the unincorporated county.

Relative to the Natomas Vision, I think we touched uh uh staff's presentation thoroughly covered this, so I'll move on.

Relative to the housing crisis, recent articles uh say that what we all know to be true.

California is facing a housing crisis.

Why?

The answer is somewhat complicated, but one notable factor is it takes an incredibly long time to get projects approved.

One of the things that was mentioned by Supervisor Hume and others was relative to where today's consideration of approval sits with regards to other decisions on water, on regulatory permits.

You know, land use is all is about the it it relates to the old uh Chinese proverb about the thousand mile journey begins with the first step.

And and today's action, if if taken, will represent the first step that will result in those subsequent steps being taken for additional analysis, evaluation, and permitting.

So the application for the Upper West Side was uh submitted to the county in uh 2018.

Depending on a number of variables, it will be at least several more years before a single home is built, if and if we're approved.

In California, housing values are still more than twice the national average, and rents are about 50 percent higher.

This has significant socioeconomic implications for the state and for our region.

State legislation has helped ameliorate the situation, but there is simply not enough housing supply in our region today.

Uh, as mentioned in the staff report, Upper West Side will help provide an additional 9,356 dwelling units across a variety of housing product types and income levels.

And according to a recently published economic impact analysis by Stantec Urban Places.

Uh, we talked about the rail yards.

It that that project alone is expected to create 24,000 jobs in Sacramento, including 13 and a half thousand um uh on site.

And this statistic doesn't touch on what we what the staff had touched on relative to existing jobs, which is 280,000 existing jobs that doesn't count the rail yards within a five mile radius of the project.

So, as you know, carefully planned uh growth is critical to the long-term health of the urban core in our region.

Simply put, the upper west side project would help meet the housing supply needs of our community.

Perhaps most notably, this development is surrounded by extensive investments of ex into existing infrastructure.

Uh, I would like now like to introduce uh Tim Denham, uh our project planner and whose vision uh this plan represents, who is recently retired and has come back to help today, uh, to discuss the design details of the project.

All right, thank you, Nick.

Uh it's a pleasure to be here today to talk to you about the Upper West Side project.

Uh I've worked as an urban planner for 44 years, 35 of which were spent in the Sack Minnow region.

And it's not an exaggeration to say that this project is a culmination of all those years of experience.

I recently retired last month, so suffice it to say I hope to go out on a high point.

Uh after studying the general plan's LU 120 performance and design criteria, we held ourselves to a higher standard.

We said don't just meet it, meet them, beat them, and we've done that.

This project was viewed as an opportunity to create a truly exceptional master plan community and set a new benchmark in the region.

The eight planning and design concepts are touched on by county staff, so I won't repeat them, but I would underscore the design.

They drove the design of the project, and I'd like to provide a few more details.

The next slide, please.

The uh land use plan, you see the and the question is asked what things have evolved or changed over time in response to comments.

The the 542 acre buffer to the west expanded and grew in size to the north.

The 1524 acre development area, which is approximately one mile wide by two and a half miles long, is incredibly dense and compact.

And the town center, I'll just point to point to that maybe next the blue, the purple cross in the middle of the plan, and it is bisected by the uh West Side Canal north-south.

A full range of residential densities have been provided by this plan, and it was reduced from when our early discussions from where we were trying to right size things uh and listen to comments.

I wanted to mention again the specific plan includes the innovative missing middle incentive program.

So in the single family detached residential areas, it encourages single family attached products.

So again, more diversity uh spread throughout the plan.

The school locations adjusted over time to be where they are now.

The greenbelt network and landscape corridors grew and expanded over time to where they are now.

The commercial mixed use and employment highway commercials located next to I 80, and the configuration that changed slightly over time.

And then I'd like to delve now into a little more detail on the town center.

The town center is oriented around West El Camino Avenue median park, which provides a main street or central gathering space for the community.

It is a vision to be reminiscent of Santana Row and San Jose.

The architecture facing either side of the street and discussed in the design guidelines draws from the best examples of midtown Sacramento and downtown Sacramento.

The specific plan requires vertically integrated buildings along West El Camino Avenue with residential or office above ground floor commercial.

It will work here because of the surrounding densities and the proximity to the freeway.

Approximately 4500 units are located around this town center.

West El Camino Avenue is envisioned to be a very bright vibrant and pedestrian oriented street scene, and a few blocks of the median park could be closed and used as a location for a future farmers market.

Next slide.

West Side Canal provides a unique and visual and recreational amenity for the community.

It has some potential to attract visitors from outside the area.

There isn't anything quite like it in the region.

It would be similar to the Napa Riverfront, but times two, both sides.

So it have a bike promenade, a bike and pedestrian promade on both sides with architectural framing, both sides of this canal.

Neighbored parks are located to at the terminus points to the north and the south of the canal.

And this canal serves several purposes.

It's a visual amenity, it allows for boating and kayaking, it offers a cooling effect in the summer and provides stormwater conveyance.

Next slide.

The plan includes three K-8 schools, a high school site, and the potential for a community college campus.

And these have been carefully located and adjusted as we went through this process.

It ensures that these schools have been located within a short walking and biking distance of future residents and are connected to the Green Belt Trail to provide safe routes to schools.

In addition to the urban farming nodes, the plan includes a 10-acre urban farm that has been sized to be productive and provides hands-on opportunities for students.

We just discussed jobs.

The Upper West Side project is located within five miles of over 280,000 existing jobs.

I really want to stress the existing cone of that.

It didn't include the Kaiser Center that's occurring, but that I think distinguishes this master plan from any other master plan in the region because they're existing jobs.

The three and a half million square feet of commercial that is proposed is right-sized based on a market study and urban decay analysis.

So it doesn't cannibalize off-site sites and will capture trips on site.

In total, there's estimated to be over 8,000 jobs within Upper West Side.

The plant connects existing infrastructure and roadway systems and seeks to create a vibrant community that balances living spaces with opportunities to work, sharpen, thrive.

It is smart growth because it strengthens Sacramento's economy while minimizing environmental impacts all within a stone's throw of the region's urban core.

One moment.

Supervisor Cerner.

Thank you.

Thank you, Tim and Nick, for the presentation thus far.

But back to the existing jobs component here.

And maybe Mr.

DeFonte could correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the build out of Metro Art Park results in something like 20 to 30,000 total jobs.

So I'm wondering if that number is basically correct.

He's he's nodding yes.

Does that even figure the 280 existing does that include the build out and the jobs that come with uh with it at Metro Air Park?

No, it does not.

So it's even on top of that.

Correct.

All right, thank you.

Sustainability, next pro next slide.

Is woven to every aspect of the upper west side plan.

It'll be one of the first all electric communities a step up from all electric neighborhood design.

It'll also comply with the county's climate action plan to achieve carbon neutrality.

We have coordinated with Sacramento RT on a public transit system to serve this project.

Approximately just short of 90% of the residence units are within a half mile of a proposed transit stop, again exceeding the LU 120 criteria.

The financing plan and urban services plan provides an enhanced public transit system with 15-minute frequency during the AM and peak and PM peak hours and 30-minute frequency through the rest of the day.

This is increased based on comments that we see through the process.

The project traffic is under the 85% vehicle miles traveled threshold, resulting in a less than significant determination.

This is a testament to the appropriate mix of land uses and the transportation systems that are proposed here.

From a planning perspective, this is an extraordinary achievement.

The project is also consistent with SACOG's blueprint principles.

Next, I'd like to share an example of the parks and trails to illustrate how the proximity design approach was applied to the meet or exceed the L U 120 criteria and achieve 24 out of 24 points.

No other master plan in the county achieves 24 to 24 points.

We work closely to county parks to distribute the parks and locate them so they became focalment for each neighborhood and gathering spaces.

As a result, 98% of the residents are within a quarter mile walk, a short walk, five minutes to a park.

This is consistent with the highly regarded park neighbors of Sacramento.

Such proximities will encourage outdoor activity, walking, biking, and social interaction.

Urban farming nodes have also been distributed along the green belts to provide other outdoor activities for residents.

And for the sake of brevity, I'll cut it off there.

Town Center Park.

I wanted to note that in addition to the specific plan, we've prepared detailed development standards and design guidelines.

They provide both text and illustrations to guide future development of the Upper West Side to ensure the project is cohesively and consistently built out.

And this is a very important aspect for a multi-owner specific plan.

These guidelines will ensure a very high level of quality.

This slide depicts the concept plan for Town Center Park, which will provide 17 acres of green space directly west of the town center and high density residential proposed there.

The roundabout provides a turnaround for West El Camino Avenue and a proposed transit plan.

The park envisions a mix of ball fields, a small outdoor bandstand, and seating area, and the illustration shows how fields might fit and how adjacent residents could move through the park.

Detailed designs will be developed in the future, with tenative maps and subdivision plans.

That way the green space is maximized.

Next slide.

On the left is a conceptual plan for the segment of Bright Bend Road Greenbelt, which measures 80 feet wide and provides a two-mile-long north-south bike and pedestrian connection through the development area.

On the right is a conceptual plan for the East Tip Park, the terminus for its 60 foot wide east-west green belt trail that will connect to the existing bike overcrossing at I 80.

I'd like to point out the pink uh circles on the plan, which are the potential for small orchards.

Residents will be able to grow their own fruits and vegetables.

From the East Tip is a five-mile or 20-minute ride to downtown Sacramento.

And the trail travels mostly through open space along the West Range Canal through Discovery Park and into Old Town.

I think this is a really cool aspect of this plan, and I believe it will encourage downtown workers to bike instead of drive.

They can avoid the hassles and costs of trying to find parking downtown.

And X will provide a brief overview of the bikeway master plan.

A key component is the quarter mile north-south grid and the half mile east-west grid.

And we augmented this these trail systems through the process.

This results in 14 miles of class one off-street bike trails.

There are also 36 miles of class two bike lanes.

On arterial and collector streets, a cross-hatch bike buffer is provided to protect riders.

This network of trails and bikeways will make it incredibly convenient to move around this plan without having to use a car.

At the beginning of this process, the beginning of this regulatory and planning process, Supervisor Cerna set a very high bar and called for an award-winning plan and not more of the same.

We believe we have done that with our specific plan.

Good planning has guided preparation of every aspect of this project.

It is not more the same, and I'm incredibly proud of it.

I'll now turn back to Nick.

All right, just a few more slides.

I want to thank Tim uh for that overview.

Also, want to add some additional color on some subject matter areas that we've received comments on, you know.

First off, uh, it's on the impacts to farmland.

Uh Todd touched on this a bit, but uh, you know, you know, first off, this project will convert farmland.

This is something that we have taken very seriously.

The reality though, as you'll hear today from some folks uh in the audience is that farming has become increasingly difficult and unprofitable due to surrounding urbanization, restrictions on pesticide use, theft and vandalism of a farm equipment, rising labor and equipment and materials costs.

These families that control 95% of the acreage within the 1,524 acre development area have either stopped farming or are convinced it's no longer sustainable.

The graphic you have on the screen here shows that over over the past 22 years, prime farmland that's in the green color has uh declined by over 40 percent, and the decline will continue as proposed in our specific plan.

Every acre of farmland converted to development, an equivalent acre of farmland will be permanently preserved in off-site areas where farming remains more economically and practically sustainable.

Relative to habitat, as we all know, uh the Natomas Basin is home to sensitive habitat and species, including the giant garter snake and the Swainson's hawk.

We've designed a comprehensive science-based conservation strategy with permanent funded and perpetuity preserves, cited to appropriate mitigation ratios and specific uh species locations.

We believe uh this meets or exceeds state and federal requirements.

Despite what you may hear today from folks, this plan complements the NBHCP.

It does not undermine it.

And we provided uh a letter for the benefit of the board and staff um recently to outline some of those points relative to that question.

Uh we mitigate impacts to marginal quality on site lands with higher value habitat outside the basin.

So we're not competing with the uh the conservancy for the same mitigation ground.

Um we've already talked about that Sack County is not a not a signatory to the existing HCP.

Um, the incidental take permits that were issued uh are exactly uh the type of permits that this project will be see uh seeking.

Um the EIR concludes that the impacts to uh GGS and Swainson's hawk are less than significant uh with mitigation.

You know, and I I just want to touch on put a pioneer point on the suggestion that today's approval will just uh jeopardize existing permits.

It does not, and it defies basic logic.

Again, the same state and federal agencies that approve the HCP are the ones who will review and issue our development plans, stands to reason they will not approve permits that undermine their own prior approvals.

And again, it bears noting that that process is a separate process that follows this action at the local level today.

Is that today's action, if you choose to support the project, will not put a single shovel in the ground.

Significant permitting analysis and regulatory oversight are ahead of us.

I just want to put um these slides, this particular slide on the board to illustrate a little bit about the existing conditions out on the garden highway relative to uh Swainson's hawk habitat that's at issue.

It's intended to show that that at the inception of the HCP, the habitat quality has uh changed, and really to put it bluntly, it has been degraded along the Sacramento River due to the recent uh flood improvements there relative to traffic.

We talked about it extensively, but the fact of the matter is the VMT analysis tells us everything we need to know about how this project was denied designed.

Um, relative to the extraordinary benefits.

Again, I I would just say that we're confident that the record before you supports this finding.

You know, Todd in his presentation went over multiple factors, and I won't repeat any of them here.

I think taken together, the environmental stewardship, the social equity, the fiscal strength.

This is precisely the kind of project LU 127 uh in terms of extraordinary benefits pathway was designed for.

So in closing, this project is an award-winning plan, which has earned unanimous planning commission support and a strong CPAC endorsement and the support of your staff.

Many years of work, countless hours, and an extraordinary team have brought you what I generally believe is the right project in the right location at the right time.

This is just good planning.

This is the county's opportunity to lead to show that Sacramento County can plan and approve the kind of project that is sustainable, equitable, mixed use community that this region needs and that the this county's general plan envisioned.

Upper West Side delivers on that opportunity.

For all these reasons, I ask for your support.

Thank you.

All right, thank you.

We have Supervisor Cerna.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh thank you, Nick and Tim for the presentation.

Um I think you heard during uh uh Todd's effort to get through his presentation, despite all our questions.

One of those questions being from me about connectivity to the existing RD 1000 service road um to the north.

So it'd be the north north end of the upper west side plan area.

I believe there's an open space uh a uh corridor of open space.

Yeah, that you can go to that one.

Oh, go ahead.

Go ahead.

There's Garter Snake Habitat on the south side of Fisherman's Lake.

So what we've done is we've taken the the Witter uh canal trail north, and then the uh trail along El Central Road and it crosses at El Central Road there, and then you can get to the north side of uh of Fisherman's Lake.

There's also the radio road bike bridge that we propose to provide a connection across uh between the uh the San Juan Road connection and and that El Centro connection.

So, so for instance, residents from Westlake and West Shore, um that are uh basically uh west of El Centro, they would have some ability to continue uh off-road um hiking or cycling.

Yeah, I mean, you can you could benefit from what's there now.

We're not proposing a bunch of.

Well, what's there now?

It means you get if I'm not if I'm not mistaken, is that you have to get on a very dangerous El Centro Road to kind of get there.

So I'm I guess what I'm saying is there are we leaving open the opportunity being respectful of the garter snake habitat out there, of course, to have improved connectivity to the north.

Yes, absolutely.

And we do propose uh improvements to the trail network uh outside of the plan area, and that certainly again bears emphasis that what we're doing today is the tier one entitlements.

There is a significant, if not greater detailed effort, uh subsequent to today where details like that uh can be and will be worked out and appropriate funding mechanisms and various approvals that will be needed from cross jury.

You're talking about the tentative map process.

Okay, all right.

Very good.

Thank you.

Supervisor Hume.

Thank you, Chair.

Um I won't put you on the spot and ask for uh answers right at this point, but there's been a couple of things that have come out um that I'd like you to contemplate while we're listening to what I'm sure will be robust public comment.

Um the first is the the water supply issue, and and just give me your prognostication on how that plays out, and if you'd like to address that now, I I'm glad to.

And as I mentioned earlier, we talked about today being the first step in a thousand-mile journey.

You have to make the first decision, and there are several subsequent processes at every point in the process, we follow what the legal roadmap is relative to water.

We have provided what is legally required at this point, all development projects follow this path.

So while uh to your point, what if something doesn't happen in the future relative to approvals?

We can say the same thing about regulatory permitting.

We don't know that the feds are gonna approve the permits that are required to put a shovel in the ground.

We don't know that the state is going to approve you know the permits that are needed to put a shovel in the ground.

That is a risk and frankly a symptom of a greater problem uh relative to land use and the difficulty of delivering uh homes in California because of this highly fragmented uh and at times very opaque process.

So that doesn't answer your question directly.

Like, what if they uh the state uh water resources control board does not approve of the reclassification of Agwater to M and I water, we don't have a project.

Just likely we don't have a project if we don't get take permits from the state or the federal uh fish and wildlife services.

Gotcha.

Um second question, and again, the reason why I asked this is because I have two different solar farm uh proposals in the fifth district that are as large or larger than this entire specific plan, and um, so it's impactful.

And uh so I was curious, and again, you don't have to answer this now, you're welcome to to ponder it or a little bit.

If you would um have an idea of how to incorporate additional solar into non-residential development, uh, particularly within the CMU and uh EHC uh designated land.

And then the last thing that I would put out there is something that I know that I I think Supervisor Cerna touched upon, and I know that uh Supervisor Kennedy was also asking about that, and that is uh, you know, uh a way to bake in um and guarantee is too strong of a word, but some some sort of um future assurance understanding relative to the town center development, that those densities are critical to the overall success and purpose of this plan, and I would suggest, if I may, that you contemplate maybe uh some sort of um uh you know a uh per acre uh fee uh at the time of large lot mapping or something that puts into trust uh an account that can be drawn down upon in order to help make those projects pencil because what we hear all the time is oh, it won't pencil out for these reasons and and we can't make it happen for those reasons.

May I chime in?

Please.

Yeah, on that, and I'll hit the solar panel question.

I think we uh it it is a great idea, and something we did talk about with staff relevant relative to the town center and encouraging the acceleration of development because that town center wouldn't develop today, and frankly, you're not seeing development in midtown, the economics are just not there.

But you know, as part of this project uh in our development agreement, the project is obligated to pay every unit, including the town center, is obligated to pay the county's infill development fee, which was obviously uh a policy adopted by the board to help facilitate uh in fill development uh in these commercial corridors around the unincorporated county.

Certainly we would welcome the opportunity uh to use those funds to help facilitate uh you know keep those funds local to the project area to help facilitate and accelerate the uh the town center development.

We'd definitely be open to that.

And and thank you for for answering it that way because that's exactly what I'm talking about.

When I was down in Elk Grove, uh, you know, I would talk about the maximum of development.

Um got to be referred to as the Hume doctrine amongst uh some folks.

But it the idea is that it's the single family development that always happens first because that's the lowest hanging fruit.

That's the easy money, if you will.

And then following that comes the commercial services because that then provides the services for the the single-family homes that have developed, and then after that potentially comes office.

And nowhere in that paradigm is multifamily development.

In fact, we just had a study uh that county staff showed me that showed that multifamily development is is essentially infeasible at this point because of construction costs and land costs and everything else, and so whatever we can come up with, uh assuming we're gonna move forward with this project that that helps keep some of those impact fee dollars going towards the development of that town center, whether it's accelerating it or just making it a reality at some point, uh I'll leave that for later discussion.

But yeah, I absolutely we are open to that.

We run our fiscal analysis based on the current impact fee load and directing that that money be limited to use to underwrite uh development of the town center for the plan area.

I think it we will agree to that if that's the direction of this board.

I also want to say uh relative to your point about residential low density residential goes first.

That is correct, but it also shoulders the burden of the public facilities and infrastructure that will be needed.

The town center needs to have water in the street, it needs to have connections available immediately adjacent, you know, whereas there's a lot greater latitude to support uh public facilities with the low density residential.

So it is always what goes first in development.

Uh, your point on solar panels, certainly I'm sensitive to that point, but it also is an issue of cost burden of development of the CMU and other uh the employment uses those add a significant amount of costs, and there are studies that indicate that the there are significant community benefits to having community solar.

Uh understanding the political nature of some of the discussions relative to these community solar facilities and places in the inner corporate county.

The reality is that's how you most efficiently provide solar.

It's not having a highly fragmented system with units uh put on uh individual rooftops.

It really is community-based solar.

So we do not preclude it.

Uh certainly we encourage it, but if we required it, it would impact the feasibility of uh of those uh projects to get off the ground.

It is a significant additional cost.

Okay.

Can I ask you?

Uh not oh, I don't know.

No, sorry, not yeah, that's not the protocol.

Um, okay, so now we're gonna thank you very much for the presentation.

And now, Todd, we move to public comments.

Yes.

And how many uh comments are there?

We have 76 speakers.

76 speakers.

Okay, 76 speakers at uh one minute.

And what we're gonna ask is that once you see your name that you begin to line up.

Um I think there was a pretty much I'll be calling three names at a time.

The first speaker will approach the podium.

If the other speakers can stand behind, that will help us keep things efficient.

Our first set of speakers will start with Heather Brown, followed by Sam uh Carmenian and then Pastor Dennis Crabtree.

And then Heather, just for you and everyone else.

There's a timer right in front of the right in front of me here that you can see when you're coming down to one minute, so I don't have to cut you off.

Sounds good.

Thank you.

Welcome, Heather.

Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors.

I am here on behalf of the Natomas Unified School District to address the potential implications of the Upper West Side Specific Plan and the Board of Supervisors' decisions for the long term sustainability of our district and the educational opportunities available to our students.

The district appreciates the supervisors' willingness to sit down and listen to our concerns with a specific plan's ability to provide safe and adequate educational facilities for the students of Natomas.

As previously shared, while we appreciate the progress made in working with county staff, we continue to have significant concerns about the escalating costs of building schools due to the uncertainties surrounding construction costs and the project's development timeline.

Although the district has committed to aggressively pursuing state school construction funding and other financing opportunities, these sources are neither guaranteed nor sufficient to fully fund the facilities needed to serve future students.

The district is committed to doing its part to meet these obligations and respectfully asks the county to ensure that the developer is held to its fair share of the responsibility as well.

The district continues to emphasize the importance of collaborative partnership among the developer in the set county of Sacramento to address water traffic, Heather.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Sam Carmenian, followed by Pastor Dennis Crabtree, and then Aaron Brazil.

Good afternoon, Sam.

Honorable supervisors, my name is Sam Kermanian.

I'm here to speak in its support.

I've been working as real estate professional for nearly 50 years, a good portion of which has been spent on consulting, advising, or at uh or at the employment of land companies.

I've been involved with land development projects in Southern California, Central California, Northern California, Nevada, and Colorado.

But in all these years and through all those projects, I have not seen a land development project that is more balanced and more responsible than the Upper West Side.

This proposed plan has gone through an intense EIR scrutiny, addressed endangered species, nesting grounds, traffic on every other relevant issue uh relevant issue imaginable.

Then not only does it provide huge buffer, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next we have Pastor Dennis Crabtree, followed by Aaron Brazil, then Alicia Guerrera.

Standing Chair and uh Board of Supervisors.

I'd like to say that I fully support and um endorse the Upper West Side project.

Aside from my pastoral position for the past uh 20 years, vocationally I have helped literally hundreds of people get jobs, and that's getting much more difficult for reasons we don't have time to explain, but I really feel that this project would create a lot of jobs for people with disabilities, and that's a very precious uh part of our environment.

Um I believe this project will be a great benefit to Sacramento in many ways and will also help with much needed housing, affordable housing, and many new jobs.

The location is absolutely perfect, directly off the IAD freeway, and only a few minutes of downtown Sacramento major job centers.

This project protects the local farming industry by mitigating permanent farmland to other areas of Sacramento where farming is better.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is Aaron Brazil, followed by Alicia Guerrera, then Sean Worth.

Hi, Aaron.

Hi.

Thank you, Chair and Supervisors.

My name is Aaron Brazil, and I'm here to show my support for the Upper West Side project.

Upper West Side provides a balanced smart growth approach to housing, infrastructure, and environmental protections.

The plan will create many new jobs and much needed housing, including affordable housing.

The plan supports farmers by creating a solution to provide permanent farmland in other areas of Sacramento where farming is best suited and sustainable.

The plan also includes a huge buffer of over 500 acres to preserve open space.

Upper West Side has sold our solid habitat protections in place for wildlife species like the Swainson hawk and the giant garter snake and others.

Please support the uh West Side project.

Thank you, Aaron.

Next we have Alicia Guerra, followed by Sean Worth and Rachel Guerrero.

Good afternoon, Chair Rodriguez, members of the Board of Supervisors.

I'm Alicia Garrow with Buck Halter on behalf of the City of Sacramento.

We have submitted comments in opposition to Upper West Side in the approval.

I have two comments specifically to address.

One is that I believe, based on the county's action in April at its meeting, that the county was obligated to provide formal brown act notice to participants to the city of Sacramento specifically, having requested uh public notice, and that was not received for this meeting.

That aside, we have significant comments that we have submitted on August 19th, April 27th, and again yesterday because those comments were not addressed in the partially recirculated EIR or in the staff report.

And those comments clearly state our concern in the opposition, which is the county has a mouth problem concerning the effects on the Nethomas Basin HCP.

Those comments speak for themselves in the county county and the city is an opposition.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next we have Sean Worth, followed by Rachel Guerrero and Chris Tillery.

Good afternoon.

My name is Sean Worth.

I'm the conservation chair for the mother of the chapter of the Sierra Club.

I had a three-minute presentation prepared, but with my one minute that I have left after listening to the longest presentation I've ever heard, well over two hours.

I'm just going to correct a couple of uh misrepresentations.

It's not just the fact that they're going to be mitigating outside of the basin.

That project footprint gobbles up a lot of inventory inside the basin.

That's the problem.

You guys mentioned Greenbrier.

When Greenbrier went through their mitigation, they mitigated within a hundred yards of an airport runway.

Birds and planes don't mix well together.

It's the only thing they could find.

That's how difficult it is to find William Sellers.

I also want to comment on this one point five to two times uh mitigation ratio of the plan.

That was half to one.

Supervisor Hume knows El Grove Ordinance for Swing Slock, minimum one to one.

Minimum one to one.

If you guys want to be equivalent to the damage being done to that plan, it should be three to one to make up for the fact it was half the one on that plan.

Next is Rachel Guerrero, followed by Chris Tillery, and then Terry Burns.

Rachel Guerrero, are you here?

Rachel's not here.

Let's pass.

All right.

Next up is Chris Tillery, followed by Terry Burns, and then Joe Brazil.

Hi, Chris.

Good afternoon, Chair and Supervisors.

My name's Chris Tillery.

I'm the director of the Sacramento Area Electrical Workers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.

We're building a brand new training center, 20,000 square foot training center at 2836 El Centro Road.

It's about 95% complete right now.

We're investing in this corridor because that it's in the right location, close to downtown, close to jobs, and close to the workforce that we train.

I want to be direct.

The city of Sacramento recently connected our facility and our new training center to city water.

So it's disappointing to hear that the city is uh question the water service for responsible growth in this same area.

That's a double standard.

Upper West Side means housing near jobs, safer improvements along El Centro Road, and more investment in the corridor that's already growing.

My apprentices deserve the chance to live near where they work and train.

We're growing, Sacramento is growing, and this is the right location.

I strongly urge your support.

Thank you, Chris.

Thank you.

Next, we have Terry Burns, followed by Joe Brazil, then Shay Jorn.

I'm Terry Burns.

I was a former uh trustee of the Natamas School District for many years.

I concur with the many comments regarding the many public safety concerns in this project, but I'll speak to the issue of schools.

When this was approved by your planning group, the discussion was to fully fund the schools to be built in this project.

That has changed.

Now the plan anticipates using every facilities dollar coming into the district for the next 20 years for these schools.

That means no new schools where the other houses are being built, no renovations for the existing schools that are there.

So unless we go ahead and attach a Mellow Roosevelt or a similar funding plan to pay for schools as part of this project, like you're doing with arts, it will significantly impact the schools in this district for many, many years to come.

I have similar concerns with fire and sheriff when those facilities will be built as part of this plan.

Thank you.

Thank you, Terry.

Next we have Joe Brazil followed by Shay Jorn, then Brittany Brazil.

Hi, Joe.

Hi, Chair Rodriguez.

I have some uh photos.

Do you want the clerk to give them to you guys?

Or would you want to just try putting one here?

We try putting them there, but you have 55 seconds left.

Yeah.

Is this where it goes?

Yes, there you go.

Good.

Thank you.

Alright, I'll have to move quick now.

First of all, I fully support Upper West Side.

My family uh photograph is from 1933.

It shows us farming the upper west side land for nearly 100 years.

My mother was two years old in that picture.

Today we're surrounded by uh urban encroachment causing theft, vandalism, and restrictions on farming methods, making farming this particular land no longer viable or sustainable.

We actually lose money every year.

Um Upper West Side is smart growth, and it makes housing growth and conservation all possible at the same time.

Includes over 500 acres of preserved open space and one-to-one mitigation of permanent land uh farmland to um every acre developed.

So we can't keep pretending that farming works in this urbanized area.

Please vote yes.

Thank you.

And yes, I'd like one of those photos.

I would like one of those photos.

You want one of those?

Yeah, if you have an extra one.

It's pretty neat.

Thank you.

Hi, Shay.

Hi, uh, thank you, Board of Supervisors.

Um, my name is Shalene Jorn.

This is my son legend.

And uh, so we we are coming today, and we fully support the Upper West Side plan.

Um, I believe the Upper West Side will be the most exciting development that has came to Sacramento.

It will create great family and uh a great family environment with 10 parks and four schools, and the Man-Made River in the um shopping district will have gondola boats and be lots of fun for all ages.

The plan will provide a lot of new housing and will create a ton of jobs.

It's only minutes away from the downtown state capital and just a short drive uh to the Sacramento Airport.

Um, Upper West Side really is the gold standard and is something we all can be proud of.

I ask that you give this amazing gift to Sacramento by using your voting power to approve the Upper West Side project.

Thank you.

Thank you, Shay.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Brittany Brazil, followed by Kevin McCray and then Keddy B.

Hello, um, thank you, Chair and board members.

Um, my name is Brittany Brazil, and I fully support the West Side Upper West Side Project.

This is Sacramento County's first all electric carbon neutral master plan community with an emphasis on walking, biking, and transit connections.

It provides solutions for housing conservation and wildlife.

Sacramento has had a housing shortage for years, and it is continuing to grow.

If Sacramento wants teachers, nurses, city employees, and electricians, and young families to be able to afford to live here.

New housing has to be built somewhere, and the upper west side is the perfect place for it.

Upper West Side is close to downtown Sacramento, major job centers and existing infrastructure.

Building near an urban core is better than pushing growth farther out into places like Elk Grove, Lincoln, or Placer, which leads to more urban sprawl and longer commutes.

The transportation methods, flood protection, schools, utilities, and environmental mitigation offered are truly sufficient to support this kind of growth as indicated by the EIR.

I urge the board to support yes to up our own side.

Thank you.

Thank you, Brittany.

Next we have Kevin McRae, followed by Keddy B.

And then Heather Farga.

Good afternoon.

I'm a 40-year resident of the county, 30 years on the garden highway, appointed by three different city councils to be a board member of the Natomas Basin Conservancy.

I have a degree in agriculture from Davis, but I'm here to talk about traffic.

Traffic oriented development should be fully considered before you cross the urban service boundary before you expand it.

You should consider more what this nice development means in connection with the existing road systems.

I don't think you've fully explained yourself how you're gonna account for all the traffic connecting onto the freeway.

I really think that the county should assume responsibility for managing the planning for a trunk line for light rail to the airport with a feeder to this development.

In the heat of the summer and the rain of the winter, people aren't gonna want to ride their bikes.

It's a great idea, but they don't do it.

Most folks don't walk a half a mile.

If you put in something otherwise, they might adopt it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Kevin.

Our next speaker is Keddy B, followed by Heather Fargo, then Susan here.

Hi, Kettie.

My name is Ketty Burroughs.

I'm a current resident on Garden Highway, and my family has owned property on the highway for over 30 years.

Um, I've I've heard the plan, I listened intently, but the reality is that much more impact of people in that area is going to push more traffic onto Garden Highway.

Garden Highway is only manageable right now because one lane is blocked up and we all have to use San Juan to get home.

If you go down El Camino at about five o'clock, already the traffic jams getting over the bridge and filtering off our mass.

You add another 9,500 residential places, and that um area is gonna even bunch up much, much more.

Thank you, Keddy.

Next we have Heather Fargo, followed by Susan here, and then Ira Sheikh.

Heather?

Oh, there she is.

Thank you.

Hello, first of all, uh, one minute is not enough, so I'd like to ask everybody in the room that opposes this project to stand up or raise their signs or say, put their hands up.

You need to know that the community opposes this project.

Um, you it's it's just unfair to only give us a minute, and I want to take my time to say that so they don't have to.

Um, this is a huge rezone of farmland to development.

It's in the wrong location because it conflicts with every other plan that's ever been done for the area.

Um eco supposes this project, as the environmental council of Sacramento.

The city of Sacramento strongly opposes this project, and they're your biggest taxpayer.

The Sutter County opposes this project, and the Thomas Basin Conservancy opposes this project.

You should not take that opposition lightly.

Um we really feel that we have not had a fair process here.

Uh, and we think that you should either vote no or you should delay the project until we have a new supervisor.

Thank you, Heather.

And I have 150 letters here to add to the record.

Thank you.

Go!

Bye-bye.

Our next speaker is Susan here, followed by Ira Sheikh and then Oscar Beluger.

That's good.

I'm sorry.

Hi, Susan.

Good afternoon, supervisors.

I'm Susan Hari, immediate past president of ECOS.

Proponents of Upper West Side say that it will provide needed housing.

However, when nearly all of the large housing developments entitled by the county have failed to yield new housing.

What is it about this development that makes you think it will yield a different result?

This table that I've put up shows the county has approved 74,000 housing units.

And the projection is by SACOG and SAC County planners that after 2050, 50,000 of those will remain.

That would be unused capacity.

So the slow build out is due to competition uncertainty among builders due to many approved projects.

Thank you, Susan.

Thank you, Susan.

Please defer the vote.

Thank you, Susan.

Or deny.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Ira, followed by Oscar, and then Luz.

Hello.

Hi, good evening, and thank you for your time today.

So today I wanted to talk about how we keep hearing about Upper West Side is needed to solve the region's housing crisis, but in reality, this project would undermine real solutions already in motion.

Susan already talked about the county's plans, but for the entire Sacramento County, including all of the developments outside of just the you guys, there are 171,000 new housing units to be established in the next 25 years.

And after 2050, 45,000 more can still be made.

Existing projects address the housing needs of the county in Excess in locations far more accessible and appealing.

Of the nearly 10,000 units proposed here, the applicant presentation stated 936 would be considered affordable.

The county's affordable housing unit use housing ordinance requires about 2,000, and this project falls short by over 50%.

This would drain resources from developments that do meet affordability needs.

This also does not match the up to 2,137 affordable units stated in the FEIR.

And so for this reason, I tell you guys to or ask you ask you guys to vote no.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Oscar, followed by Luz, then Ralph.

Hi, Oscar.

Thank you.

Hi, my name's Oscar Balaguer with 350 Sacramento, and I'm also representing myself as a county resident and homeowner.

We've updated our analysis of the county's excess entitlements with the county's uh estimate of potential infill.

The county has 136 years of potential housing capacity.

Upper West Side would provide a total of 148 years in apparent conflict with the general plan's 25-year planning period.

The EIR doesn't consider uh excess entitlements, but they affect the project's build-out rate, feasibility, mitigation, and environmental impacts.

Since excess entitlements don't help housing and speculative land banking can make it worse by distorting the market, why is the county aiming to breach the USB, opening the whole county to speculation?

It would be great if you could address that during the discussion today.

Thank you for your attention and your service.

Our next speaker is Luz, followed by Ralph Proper and then Lynn Lenzi.