The Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) convened for a regular meeting covering routine annexation approvals, a detailed workshop on the state of cemetery services in the county, and several administrative items. The commission heard presentations from three struggling cemetery districts and public advocates about systemic funding and land availability challenges.
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Sacramento LAFCO meeting. I want to call the meeting to order at 5 34 p.m. Thank you very much. I am have the honor of serving as chair this year. My name is Lisa Kaplan. I also serve the city of Sacramento as you'll see my feather fellow commissioners here. We are locally elected who are designated by our agencies to serve on LAFCO. Our role is to oversee boundary changes of cities and special districts, the formation of new agencies, including the incorporation of new cities, districts, and the consolidation or reorganization of special districts and cities. The broad goals of the commission's directive are to ensure the orderly formation of local government agencies, preserve agriculture and open space lands, and to discourage urban sprawl. Commissions must by law create municipal service reviews, MSRs, and update spheres of influence for each independent local government jurisdiction within their countywide jurisdictions. Our meetings are always open to the public, and regularly scheduled meetings are shown live on Metro Cable Channel 14. Web class live on Metro Cable TV and post it on the county's website. Comments are welcome. So please complete a speaker slip and return it to the county clerk up here, Miss Washington. And time will be limited to two minutes per person to keep the meeting timely. And we ask that you address your comments and questions to the commissions and don't turn around and talk to the audience. So thank you very much. Um I would now like to ask our clerk to call the roll and establish a quorum. Thank you, madam chair. Commissioners Little, Moore. Hume here. Desmond, Pratton, and Chair Kaplan. Here. You have a quorum with the members that are present. Thank you. Um do we have any meeting statements we need to make besides what I made? Yes, ma'am. This meeting of the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is cable cast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and Direct TV Uverse Cable Systems. It is also live streamed at Metro 14 Live.satCounty.gov. Today's meeting replays Saturday, August 9th at 2 p.m. on Metro Cable Channel 14. Once posted, the recording of this meeting can be viewed on demand at YouTube.com forward slash Metro Cable 14. The Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission fosters public engagement during the meeting and engages public participation, civility, and use of courteous language. The board does not condone the use of profanity, vulgar language, gestures, or other inappropriate behavior, including personal attacks or threats directed toward any meeting participant. Each speaker will be given two minutes to make a public comment and are limited to making one comment per agenda or off agenda item. Please be mindful of the public comment procedures to avoid being interrupted or disconnected while making your comment. To make a comment in person, please fill out a speaker request form and hand it to the clerk's staff. The chairperson will open public comments for each agenda or off agenda item and direct the clerk to call the name of each speaker. When the clerk calls your name, please come to the podium and make your comment. If a speaker is unavailable to make a comment prior to the closing of public comments, the speaker waves their request to speak. Excuse me, and the clerk will file the speaker request form in the record. The clerk will manage his timer and allow each speaker two minutes to make a comment. You may send written comments by email to board clerk at SACCounty.gov. Your comment will be routed to the board and filed in the record. If you need an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act or for medical or other reasons, please see clerk staff for assistance or contact the clerk's office at 916-874-5451 or by email at Board Clerk at SACCounty.gov. Thank you in advance for your courtesy and understanding of the meeting procedures. This concludes your announcement. Thank you.