But we want first one to ask if there are any um request to speak with everyone.

You already

now that all the council members are back, except for Councilmember Norma O'Cala, who's not present, I call to order the post-election November 4th meeting of the City of West Sacramento City Council, 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 peoples still connected to this land on which we gather.

Council did meet in close session this evening, Mr.

City Attorney.

Are there any updates?

Uh nothing to report.

Okay, thank you.

We would like to invite our guests to join council and staff in the pledge, and we'd like to have U.S.

Army Sergeant Juan Harro to please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance tonight.

For public comment.

But it provides an important opportunity for a public forum.

And the public is given an opportunity at this time to address City Council on issues not listed on the agenda.

We do ask that anyone wishing to address the council on this or any other item to please fill out a request to speak card and return it to the clerk.

We also ask that those who are online on Zoom to please raise your hand when the clerk um asks for you to raise your hand.

And we ask that all the comments be limited to the specified number of minutes.

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

We ask that those in attendance and those who address city council abide by the code of conduct posted and not speak in loud threatening, offensive, abusive, or other 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.

Um Madame Clerk will handle um these requests to speak at this time, and um for those in present and those on Zoom.

We'll be taking uh request to speak in person first.

If you are attending via Zoom, please raise your hand this time if you have a comment to make.

Our first in-person speaker is Guy Stevenson.

Mayor, City Council members.

I'm gonna say this because I think it needs to be said.

I don't want you people to think I'm a hateful person.

It's just my delivery system's a little different than most people.

And I say it like it is.

I don't sugarcoat anything.

So that's unclarifying that.

So I do appreciate what you people are doing as city council and mayor.

So and yeah, I actually like the Aaron, he's a good guy too.

But I want to address this because she's got a valid point.

Karina made a statement, and I couldn't agree with you more because what you said last city council member about West Capitol, uh, you know, about cleaning it up, and so I did a little survey.

I decided to go and drive down West Capitol, and it smells like urine and feces, the congregation of people that hang around, you know, selling drugs by that circle K.

It affects all those businesses.

And I agree with her 100%.

They need to do more because they got pop cops over in West, I mean in downtown and all over SAC, and they don't play games.

You do something and you're pushing drugs or you're congregated, they're gonna stop you and they're gonna do a they're gonna do a field investigation on you.

So, and know who you are and what you're doing, because it's just unheard of.

And I don't want that area, this whole area on West Capitol, to turn into like a skid roll in LA.

That is beyond belief.

You know, uh beyond and that's what's gonna happen.

It's just gonna keep, it's gonna be like a disease and just keep getting bigger, and then when the problem gets bigger, it's more to take care of it.

Nip it in the rear end right now before it gets out of hand.

You know, somebody else gets killed down there, somebody else gets because they fight over drugs.

They're drunking, there's guys down there walking around in diapers and stuff.

Come on.

This is not West Sack.

This is, you know, it can't be like that.

But anyway, and so I agree with you.

And I think I was talking to you before about a P bid.

I think that's really really important over here.

You know, these businesses get involved and report the stuff, but some of these businesses are a little afraid to do that, you know, because they don't want to be targeted.

But I think if it's nipped in the rear end right now, uh, yeah.

So I'm bringing it to your attention, not complaining.