How do we give us a h do we give us a h do we give us a h do we give us a h do we give us a h do we give us a h do we give us a h do we give us a hug All right, now all the council members are present.

I call to order the August 20th meeting of the City of West Sacramento City Council, the West Sacramento Redevelopment Agency, and Finance Authority.

We will begin with the land acknowledgement.

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we live, Work Learn, and commune is the original homelands of the indigenous people of West Sacramento, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.

We acknowledge and we thank the original inhabitants who have occupied, maintained, and secured this place, and who still exist on this land.

We respect and celebrate the many diverse indigenous people still connected to this land on which we gather.

The council met in closed session this evening.

Mr.

City Attorney, do you have any items to report?

All right.

We need to we need to get your mic on.

We would like to invite our guests to join council and staff in the pledge, which will be led by Mr.

Clay.

Merrill, please come to the podium and lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

As is noted on our agenda, City Council is prohibited by state law from discussing or taking any action on items that are brought up under item one for public comment, but it provides an important opportunity for a public forum.

The public is given an opportunity at this time to address city council on issues not listed on the agenda.

And we do ask that anyone wishing to address the council on this or speak on any other items this evening, please fill out a request to speak card and turn it into the clerk.

And we asked, um, and once upon once the uh we asked to the request to speak cards um be brought up to the conclusion of the staff report um on any particular agenda item that is uh taken up today once the staff report has been read and we open the item up for public comment.

The clerk will announce your name for you to walk to the podium to speak.

Now in front of the clerk, there is a timer to ensure that everyone has a chance to be heard, and we ask that all comments be limited to the specified number of minutes.

I will um add that we have a special meeting, and there are two number ones, I think on the um consent uh calendar.

So if you can please specify which item if you wanted to speak on either one.

There are two agendas.

One is a special meeting and one is a regular meeting.

Uh, just to make sure that you can distinguish that if you have any request to speak on any one of those two.

Um but they will both be brought up under the consent calendar.

Also in front of the clerk is an analog flip chart, which indicates which agenda item the council is currently considering.

And we also recognize that for some speaking in public can cause anxiety.

So we request that there be no applause or booze, pet calls, or other demonstrations.

Furthermore, so that we may maintain a civil discourse here in the chambers.

We ask that those in attendance and those who address the city council abide by the code of conduct posted and not speak in loud threatening or offensive, use of or disrespectful language that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting.

Now this brings us to item one presentations by the public on matters not in the agenda within the jurisdiction of the council.

And each person has three minutes to speak.

Madam Clerk, are there any requests to speak?

Yes, ma'am.

Clay Merrill.

Mr.

Merrill.

Good evening, Mayor Guerrero and fellow city council members.

Great to be with you.

Clay Merrill, your local government affairs representative for Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Just want to make you aware of two events that are coming up.

Um one is a Coffee Connect on Wednesday, August 27th from 8 a.m.

to 10 a.m.

This is going to be at Lanisa's Cafe on Jefferson Boulevard.

We are hosting this event for our customers and your constituents.

So members of our customer team will be there to answer questions and connect more with our customers in West Sacramento.

I've sent a digital flyer to each of you.

And if you can help promote that event for us, we'd appreciate that.

Also, we have uh solidified a date of Monday, September 29th for another uh customer event at the community room in the West Sacramento Recreational Center.

Times are still being figured out, but we will be there for the day answering questions related to customer bills, and we'll have members of our team there to help review their accounts and assist with questions and concerns related to their energy bills.

So as we have those details more fleshed out, I will make you aware of that so that you can also help us uh promote that.

So more information to come, but we appreciate your support and thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Merrill, and I encourage um that uh staff work with Mr.

Rarrill on the time to be in the evening for that event.

Guy Stevenson.