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Good evening, everybody.

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I would like to call the order of the May 20th, 2026,

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Consumers, CSD Board of Directors regular meeting. We're starting at 5.32.

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This meeting is being broadcast via live stream. I want to remind those in attendance to please place your phones in silence.

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We'll call the next item, please.

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Yes, thank you. Good evening.

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I am a sculpture order in a roll call and I'm a one director speeds here vice

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president Lozano here director Zender here director Terango here president

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Secares here thank you we

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will now do the land land acknowledgement director

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Terango we

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honor respect and acknowledge elk groves first inhabitants the

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Plains Miwok, who lived as sovereign caretakers of this land and these waterways since time

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immemorial. We commemorate and advocate for their descendants, the Wilton Rancheria Tribe,

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the only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County, who endure because of the bravery,

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resiliency, and determination of their ancestors, tribal members, and leaders.

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Thank

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you very much. This evening's moment of silence will be in honor of our staff who

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will be working hard during the summer, especially during the heat, and for our firefighters

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who are going to have to fight some wildland fires. Please remain standing after the Pledge

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of Allegiance.

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I don't need to use the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Order of Directors, Lance Ray Fire Marshal, Consumers. With me is Shay Clark. We're

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going to introduce her right after this, so we'll get started with the Pledge, and

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then we'll do the moment of silence and then quickly.

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Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.

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Thank you. Just

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very briefly wanted to introduce Shay Clark. Shay Clark has been with the

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district for almost five years. She was in recreation and we as tradition is

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we steal and so she started with us on April 16th as a permit tech. Shay has

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as a background, she has a degree from UC Davis

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in neurobiology, which is obviously very normal

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for permit techs.

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She also, she enjoys coding, has already been

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into our computer system.

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She has a lot of very unique hobbies and interests

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that match up very well with the job,

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and she is doing a fantastic job for us already.

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We are super excited to have her

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want to offer the opportunity to say just a couple words

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and welcome her to the district or to the fire department.

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I just wanted to thank the board and everyone in here for dedicating their time and energy

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back into this community.

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As Chief Ray said, I've been a part of CISD for almost five years now and it's been more

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than a job, it's just been an absolute blessing.

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And I'm so excited for this new role and all the work that's ahead.

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Thank you very much.

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Welcome aboard.

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You're in the fire department.

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I think maybe EMS will pull her away from you, especially with her degree.

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Next item, please.

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Next item, be communications from the public on non-agentized items.

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I have not received any.

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We do not have any speaker cards for this item.

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Next item, then, please.

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Next item, seek consent calendar.

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Staff recommended that the Board approves consent calendar items 4 through 6 as presented.

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I have not received any requests.

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There are no speaker cards for this item either.

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I have not received any speaker cards from the public.

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Does there any members of the board

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that would like to have any items on Cassante agenda?

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I just have one.

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It's on item number six on the NBS contract.

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I noticed on page three that it mentions the city,

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but not the district on some liability issues.

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Can we have that added, or what

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do we need to do to get that added?

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so in section 7A of the agreement it does note that the consultant shall not receive

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any employee benefits of the city.

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It is an error that it doesn't also say that they shall not receive any benefits of either

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the city or the district.

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The city has already approved that agreement and so when we go for signature we'll

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notify the consultant of the city that we are signing with that modification in

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order to have it on the record. Okay. Thank you. So on our request would be to add that

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item district only or do we have to even do that? Approving the agreement with the modification

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that the district will be added to that session. Okay. All right. If there's no

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other further discussion, I will entertain a motion to accept the consent agenda with

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that modification. I have a motion from Director Tarango to have a second. I have a second from

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Director Zender. Any clarifying questions from staff? None. Call for the vote. All in favor?

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Aye. All opposed? Motion passes 5-0. Next item, please. Next item, D, presentations. Item D7 is

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filled the boot for Burns, Fire Chief Felipe Rodriguez. Thank you so much, Elanisi. Good

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Good evening, President Secarus, members of the board, Felipe Rodriguez.

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I have the honor tonight to introduce the Executive Director of the Firefighters Burn Institute,

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Joe Pick, who is here joining us tonight, along with several of our members, those who

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were instrumental in ensuring that Phil the Boot went off without a hitch this year.

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We have Firefighter Manuel Carter in the back, and Firefighter Eric Jackson, and

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executive assistant breeda geiger who coordinated and organized this event to make sure it was successful and a big

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Thank you to the car club and all else who are here to support turn it over to you, Joe

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Thank you chief. Thank you board

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To must fire district as well as the community and I think we're gonna start out with that

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But what Manuel and Eric have done with this boot drive is not only just raise funds but

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gather a community together.

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They have taken the scale of what we call a satellite boot drive.

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We do our own boot drive for four days.

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What they have done is elevate it to a level that I have not seen in any other fire

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district in the state.

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And we have probably 30 different fire districts that do this.

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with those two individuals have done with the support of the staff of Consumers

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and the community is remarkable. So I want to start off by recognizing

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specifically the car clubs that that came in. It added another element. One of

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things I need you to realize that I've realized as I've done these boot

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drives is that people see firefighters out there and they love our fire

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service community and they want to support firefighters and they put money into the boot

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for firefighters. But what is key about these events is communicating to the community that,

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yes, we take care of our own. We get burned. There is no doubt about that. But we are

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here for the community. And the programs that we do for burn survivors up and down

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this state and well beyond, as a matter of fact, in two weeks we have our kids

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kids camp coming up, camp for 7 to 17 year olds. We have 52 kids that are coming. We spend

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a week with these kids and they're coming from Oregon and Southern California and Nevada

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and the Sacramento area. These are the programs that we do and we couldn't do it without the

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support of our fire department and the community that supports it. So I'd like to start

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by recognizing a few of these individuals. Can I get a representative from the cars and coffee

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Elk Grove?

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Half of Firefighters Burneds too. We thank you for your support on

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what we do

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and educating the community on the program. So if we have this is a challenge coin that I give

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to everybody and I could approve them this way. So I thank you very much and I think she wants

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Can I get a representative from Drops Car Club?

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behalf of the Firefighter Burn Institute, thank you.

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Thank you for your support.

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I have another one for you and my friend.

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Thank you for your support of this event and your community.

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Good call.

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Truck Specialties.

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A thousand dollar check to add to the total that we will have.

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Now, to get into the details of the event and some numbers, I'm going to pull this up here

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and get my readers on.

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This is the 22nd year between Elk Grove and the Consumers Fire District that they've

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been hosting an event for us.

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Their first boot drive was in 2004.

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This year, the total came to $38,371 in a two-day period of time.

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That my friend. Gentlemen, come on up here.

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So a couple of recognitions that, and I have, I literally have two boxes full of plaques or presentations to give to businesses throughout this area that supported that two-day event.

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Again, having an event that big, you've got to have the resources to supply it.

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So, know that the businesses within this community are being recognized as well.

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As I said before, this isn't just firefighters out in the street, this is a community that

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comes together and supports and understands the mission that we have that we've been doing

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for over 50 years.

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So, first I'd like to acknowledge the 2025-1 probationary firefighters.

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I was hoping there would be some probes here today, but please, on behalf of the Firefighters

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Burn Institute, let them know my appreciation.

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I think it's important when you get into the fire service that you understand it's

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not about your 10, 24-hour shifts.

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It's about the bigger picture of what you do for your community and know that you

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represent the community, and this class did that with class.

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So I give that to you guys.

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This year I give the another plaque for you guys

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for 2026 for your commitment to doing this boot drive

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and helping us fund.

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Over half of our funds come from boot drives,

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either from our large boot drive that we do

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and all these satellites.

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And it gives me an opportunity as a retired fire captain

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to go into firehouses and let them know

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So, not only what we can do for their community, but what we can do for them.

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And one of the things that we do is a liaison response team, specifically for when a firefighter

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gets burned, gets a burn injury.

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And what we have transformed that into is even the smaller burn.

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Because unlike the general public that gets a burn and the doc says, yeah, wrap it up

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and go back to work.

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When these men and women go back to work, they're going back into a superheated

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environment that is not conducive to a healing of even a small burn.

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So we get them into the clinic, make sure it's evaluated by somebody that understands

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burns and give them the best direction on what they need to do for the healing so they

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can get back to work sooner, which we all know, we all want to get back to our firehouse.

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So, your

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plaque and this is one we don't give out often.

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I have given it out once or twice.

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it's what we call the 30 grand club and so not only did they hit 30 grand they

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hit $38,000 which again is a remarkable achievement and as you well

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know comes from a lot of hard work crepping ahead of time getting the

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individuals convincing people to come on out and donate a few hours gentlemen

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As we all know, as firefighters, we can't do our job without the support of a support

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team.

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And I want to personally thank you for all of your support.

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Turn it over to the board for any comments, and then we'd like to do a picture.

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We'll go ahead and take any comments.

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I'll start on my right.

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Sure.

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Wow.

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Just congratulations to everybody.

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It really is the epitome of teamwork makes the dream work right and I am such a proud

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citizen of this city and just can't say kudos enough to all of you communicating the need

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and the passion and the why because without that people don't understand and just thank

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you for all you do every single day.

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Thank you.

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Thank you all for all of your hard work.

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Certainly the car clubs and the community that came out to support this and

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Really appreciate everyone's desire to get out there. I wasn't able to be out there this year, but I certainly will be next year

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But thank you so much. And if you have a $40,000 plaque

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Think we could probably do that next year

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only getting better. I have some more plans to make it a little bigger.

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Awesome. Perfect. Great job.

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Great job. I went out there with my family

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and we thoroughly had a great time and we ran around too

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with the firefighters so it's a great event and thank you guys

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for all the hard work that goes into that and thank you to the car clubs for coming out because it makes

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it that much better and it gets the community involved

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So thank you all for everything

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Yes, I had the opportunity to get out there and really see you guys working hard

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To get people to donate

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But I have to just say how amazing it was to see all the community coming out

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Including the car clubs everybody who gave time and effort and to hear how many businesses were involved with this

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Sorry, I don't know why I'm getting so emotional with this

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but it's just the excitement of knowing that as a community

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we still come together to make sure

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we are taking care of our own,

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but not just our own of so many

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other community members in need.

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So thank you guys, you guys are remarkable.

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Being out there and watching you guys was just amazing.

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So congratulations, thank you.

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Well, Director Tarango, getting emotional

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on something like this is absolutely,

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if you've ever been to those camps, it's amazing.

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First of all, you guys are awesome.

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Thank you so much for what you do, the time you spend, but what I think is really important

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is how you got the community to step forward with you.

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Something that I've seen grow and grow and grow.

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Keep up the good work.

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You guys are great.

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I think next year you'll get 40 plus.

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So congratulations.

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Thank you.

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Lastly, I want to again remind this community that educating people about our resources,

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I can't tell you how many burn survivors that I have met adult burn survivors that were burned as a kid and never knew that there were any resources.

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We have partnerships with other foundations, Phoenix Society, which is an international, that's our goal.

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And when they become a part of our family, they're a part of our family for life.

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So if there's somebody that you know that has been that's a burn survivor let them know about us

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And let them know that they're a part of our community

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So thank you very much join us for a picture up in the center

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And if I could ever present it from the car clubs join us as well with the board next

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item, please

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next items item f8 staff reports fiscal year 2026 2027

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meet biennial budget amendment and updates to the publicly available pay

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scales. Budget manager Jillian Chavez.

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Close your eyes, don't look.

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Okay,

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good evening

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President Sicaras and members of the board. My name is Jillian Chavez. I'm the

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budget manager for the district and I'm here this evening to present the

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fiscal year 26 to 27 mid-biannual budget amendment. Before I get started I do

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want to point out that the slides are numbered on the bottom right hand corner, so if you

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have any questions related to any particular slide, feel free to jot it down and I'll be

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happy to come back to revisit it.

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As we developed this budget amendment, staff remained focused on the district's mission,

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vision and core values.

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The recommendations before you support public safety, parks and recreation services

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and fiscal responsibility.

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The proposed investments are intended to ensure we continue delivering high quality services

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while maintaining strong financial stewardship.

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This evening's presentation will begin with a brief overview of the budget development process in timeline.

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We will then review a few key budget highlights before jumping into the major fund performance for the General Fund,

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Landscaping Lighting Assessment Fund, Measure E, Capital Projects, and

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Internal Services Fund. Following that review, we will discuss the updated

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five-year general fund, five-year forecast, and summarize the recommended

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board actions, and conclude with next steps.

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Before walking through the

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timeline, I want to emphasize that the fiscal year 26 to 27 budget has

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already been adopted by the board through the district's normal public budget process as part of

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the biennial budget that was approved in June 2025. The purpose of the mid-biannual amendment

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is not to develop a new budget but rather to update the existing budget to reflect changing

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economic conditions and updated revenue and expense projections. The mid-biannual budget

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development process kicked off in March shortly after establishing a

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foundation with the fiscal year 25 to 26 mid-year budget. Instructions were

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released on March 13th with personal services projection data available one

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week later. On April 10th, departments submitted their budget

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deliverables and initial submissions were reviewed by finance before

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department meetings which were held at the end of April and beginning of

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May.

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The general manager and strategic management team then completed their review and provided

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direction on budget proposals moving forward. In early May, the proposed Measure E budget

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was presented to the Citizens Oversight Committee and was affirmed to align with the community

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identified priorities. Following those reviews, all recommended adjustments and budget proposals

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were incorporated into the amended budget

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as what you're going to see presented this evening.

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Before we dive into the numbers,

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I'd like to highlight a few key items included

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in the budget amendment.

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First, I am pleased to state that the structural deficit

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included in the originally adopted budget

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has been eliminated through the incorporation

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of the cost allocation plan,

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which recovers administrative support costs

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provided to the district's other funds.

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The budget continues to use the same indirect rates that were implemented at mid-year, however

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shortly after this budget adoption, staff will update the cost allocation plan using

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the latest budget figures and data points.

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The amendment also reflects updated personal services costs, the district's largest

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expense category, based on the revised salary schedules presented in this evening's

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that report. In addition, the budget reinvests in the district's assets through a variety

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of building improvements, maintenance projects, and equipment replacements that help preserve

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infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and ensure we can continue providing reliable

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services to the community. The budget amendment also strategically redirects resources to

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advance several key strategic initiatives including the district's ERP system,

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planning and early design efforts for fire station 71 rebuild and repurpose project,

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continued progress on clear community initiative and the development of the fire department's

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community risk assessment and standards of cover. While these initiatives represent

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significant areas of focus within the amended budget. Staff still remains

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committed.

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To advancing the district's other strategic initiatives, and will continue making progress

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on those efforts as resources and projects timelines allow.

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And lastly, the updated five-year forecast for the general fund continues to project positive

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operating results and healthy reserve levels, demonstrating the district's improving financial

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position and long-term sustainability.

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next two slides will provide a thousand-foot view of the district-wide budget, inclusive

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of all night of the district-wide funds.

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District revenue is estimated at $208.5 million for fiscal year 26-27.

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As shown on this slide, property taxes remain the largest revenue source, accounting for

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approximately 36 percent of total revenues and continuing to serve as the

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foundation for the district's financial stability. The next largest revenue sources

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are EMS revenues at 13 percent, transfer isn't at 12 percent, and assessments at

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11 percent. Together these four categories make up for more than 70% of the

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district's total revenues and provide the primary funding for the district's

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operating and services.

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The remaining revenues come from service fees and charges,

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measure e-revenues, recreation service charges,

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interest earnings, and other smaller revenue sources

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that help diversify the district's funding base.

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While this slide highlights where district revenues

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are coming from, the next we'll show

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how those resources are allocated

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across the district's programs and services

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and capital investments.

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district-wide expenses for fiscal year 26 to 27 are estimated at $215 million. As shown in the chart,

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personnel services represent the largest expenditure category at 54% of total district-wide

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expenses. This reflects the district's investment in employees who deliver parks and recreations,

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public safety and administrative overhead services.

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The second largest category is

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services and supplies accounting for 27% of expenditures. This includes the

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operating costs necessary to maintain facilities and day-to-day district

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operations. Transfers out comprise of 12% of district-wide expenditures and

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primarily represent the movement of resources between funds to support

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capital projects, debt obligations, administrative overhead, and other planned activities.

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Capital outlay and contingencies account for 5% of expenditures, reflecting the district's

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continued commitment to infrastructure improvements, asset replacement, and prudent financial

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planning for unforeseen circumstances.

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And finally, leases and loans make up the remaining 2% of expenditures and represents

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the district's debt service and financing obligations.

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The next several slides summarize

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the district's major operating funds

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and the significant adjustments

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included within the proposed amendment.

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While each fund has unique revenue sources

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and expenditure requirements,

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a common theme throughout the amendment

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is improved alignment between actual operating conditions

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and budget assumptions.

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You will see the same table for each major fund,

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but I will start with the general fund.

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The first column identifies the major revenue

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or expense classification.

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The second column shows the adopted budget

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as approved by the board last year.

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The third column shows the proposed

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mid-bionnual budget amendment.

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And lastly, the fourth column shows the change

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between the adopted and amended budget

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with a positive number reflecting an increase

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to projections and a negative representing a decrease.

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The general fund remains the district's primary operating fund and reflects the most significant

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financial improvements included in this amendment.

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Revenue projections have increased by approximately 5.8 million primarily due to stronger EMS revenues,

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increased plan review and inspection activity, and growth associated with the EXL program.

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It is important to note that our property tax assumptions are not changing as part

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of this amendment, the adopted budget did already include a 5.5% increase to

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supplement secured property tax revenue projections, and based on that

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information, the information that's currently available, staff still believe

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that to be a reasonable estimate.

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Expenditures are increasing by

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approximately 5.4 million to support operational needs, strategic

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initiatives, and the budget proposals, which I will review later.

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As a result,

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the projected deficit has improved from approximately $1.8 million in the

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adopted budget to approximately $1.4 million with the amended. Perhaps most

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importantly, reserve usage is now limited to one-time investments in

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capital-related needs rather than ongoing operating costs, which represents

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a structural balance. The projected ending fund balance is $32.6

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million, which represents more than 25% of expenditures and remains fully

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compliant with the district's reserve policy.

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The landscape and lighting

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plan reflects several significant operational realignments associated with

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the clear committee initiative and implementation of the cost allocation

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plan. Revenue projections decreased by approximately 3 million, primarily due

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to the district no longer maintaining certain city-owned streetscapes in the

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in a ridge area as well as adjustment

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to administrative overhead allocations.

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Expenditure is also decreased by approximately 2.9 million

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due to reduction in maintenance responsibilities,

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project deferrals pending clear committee outcomes

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and administrative allocation adjustments.

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The landscape and lighting fund balance

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at the end of fiscal year 26 to 27

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is estimated at 48.2 million

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plan, with plan savings set aside for future maintenance and alignment with the district's

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asset life cycle plan.

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Over the been by annual budget amendment, changes reflected here improve transparency

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and better aligned service responsibilities with asset ownership while preserving long-term

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financial strength of the fund.

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The Measure E fund continues to support community identified priorities.

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Revenue projections have increased by approximately 900,000 based on updated

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sales tax estimates provided by the city of Elk Grove. The approximate $2 million

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expenditure increase reflected in the amendment supports several important

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public safety initiatives including the ongoing fire academy operations, EMS

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training, emergency, traffic signal preemption technology, and equipment

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The budget also incorporates the district's cost-to-allocation methodology to ensure

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measure E appropriately contributes to their portion of administrative costs.

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Even with these investments, the fund is projected to maintain an ending balance of approximately

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$4.7 million, which is roughly 43% of the annual budget.

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The Capital Project Fund supports the district's Capital Improvement Plan and long-term

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infrastructure investments. The fiscal year 2026 to 2027 budget supports

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approximately 35 active capital projects which does include the projects

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funded by the Internal Service Fund. Notable projects included in the budget

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are improvements at the Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex, continued

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development of the Mendes Ranch Park, construction of the Station 46 Annex

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building and the initial planning work associated with Fire Station 71. The

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amendments reflected in this budget align the budget with the final capital

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improvement plan which will be presented later this evening.

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The Internal

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Service Fund reflects some of the most significant strategic investments

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included in this amendment with revenue increasing by approximately 1.8

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million and expenses increasing by 5.5 million. The largest adjustment relates

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to the implementation of the district's Workday ERP system, which represents a major investment

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in administrative modernization, operational efficiency, and internal controls.

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Additional adjustments reflect increased insurance costs, technology expenditures, facility maintenance

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improvements, and transfers associated with Station 71 projects.

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While these investments increase expenditures in the short term, they are expected to

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to generate long-term operational benefits

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and improve organizational effectiveness

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across the district.

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At this point, I am going to turn it over

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to our Chief Financial Officer, Niu Vang,

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to cover the General Fund's five-year forecast.

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Good evening, Director Secares and members of the Board.

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Tonight, I have the pleasure of reviewing

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the General Fund five-year forecast with you.

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About a year ago, a five-year forecast

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was telling a very different story.

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The forecast projected ongoing structural deficit throughout the planning period.

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Expenditures growth was outpacing reoccurring revenue growth and while the

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district and main financially stable, the forecast signaled that corrective

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action would be needed to maintain long-term sustainability. That took that

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message seriously and moved from identifying the issue to implementing

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solutions. Over the past year, one of the districts most significant effort was

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implementing the district-wide cost allocation plan, which better align

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administrative and support costs across programs and funding sources. We also

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updated several key fees and cost recovery areas, including EMS transport

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fees, fire-related fees, plan review fees, and other service

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charges to better reflect the actual cost of providing services.

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These were important actions because they were not one-time fixes.

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They improved recurrent revenues and addressed the unaligned structural imbalance.

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As a result, the financial outlook we are presenting tonight is significantly improved

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from where we were a year ago.

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The actions implemented over the past year were designed to address the unaligned

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structural imbalance rather than simply providing a temporary relief.

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As a result, the forecast has improved significantly, reoccurring revenues are better aligned with

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costs of services provided, and the district is in a stronger position to manage future

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financial obligations while maintaining service levels.

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While challenges remain and ongoing monitoring is still necessary, the outlook today is

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considerably stronger than it was a year ago.

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The general fund revenue are projected to increase

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from approximately $125 million in fiscal year 2627

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to $145.5 million in fiscal year 2030 to 31,

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representing more than 20 million in growth

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over the five years.

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Property taxes are largest and most stable revenue source

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is projected increase from 75.5 million dollars to 91.2 million dollars. EMS

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00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:44,420
revenue are also projected to grow from approximately 27.9 million to 30.9

482
00:42:44,420 --> 00:42:51,080
million dollars during the same period. While fiscal year 26-27 reflect a plan

483
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:56,600
deficit of approximately 1.4 million dollars, that deficit is primarily

484
00:42:56,600 --> 00:43:01,860
driven by plan expenditures and timing related items rather than a structural

485
00:43:01,860 --> 00:43:08,680
issue. Then again in fiscal year 2728 the forecast project positive operating

486
00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:16,180
results each year with annual surplus is going from approximately $136,000 to

487
00:43:16,180 --> 00:43:23,880
over $1.2 million by fiscal year 2030 to 31. The forecast also shows that the

488
00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,680
districts and maintaining healthy reserves.

489
00:43:26,440 --> 00:43:28,160
General fund balance is projected to grow

490
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,180
from approximately $32.6 million dollars

491
00:43:31,500 --> 00:43:35,580
to $35.7 million dollars by the end of the forecast period.

492
00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:39,760
With that said, the work is not done.

493
00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:43,640
The next phase is about protecting the progress we make.

494
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,460
Personnel costs remain our largest expenditures

495
00:43:47,940 --> 00:43:51,840
and our projected increase from approximately $92.6 million

496
00:43:51,840 --> 00:44:01,180
million dollars to $109.1 million dollars for the next five years. Staffing costs, salaries,

497
00:44:01,780 --> 00:44:07,320
and benefits will continue to require careful management. Workers' comp and general liability

498
00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:13,040
insurance remain one of our fastest growing costs here in the district, with annual

499
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:16,940
increasing projecting from 8% to 10%.

500
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:20,160
On the revenue side,

501
00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:26,320
we also need to continue planning for the future.

502
00:44:27,300 --> 00:44:31,700
Development areas in SIPA and Laguna Ridge are going to be built out the next couple

503
00:44:31,700 --> 00:44:33,180
years or a few years.

504
00:44:34,240 --> 00:44:42,980
And as those air mature, assessed valuation growth could begin to moderate, which reinforces

505
00:44:42,980 --> 00:44:49,840
importance of continuing strong cost recovery practices and maintain disciplined financial planning.

506
00:44:51,260 --> 00:44:56,520
The overall message tonight is that the district is in a strong financial position and we should be proud of that.

507
00:44:57,460 --> 00:44:59,640
The forecast reflects a much healthier outlook.

508
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:14,980
Then, where were you a year ago? The actions taken by district over the past year are producing results, and our focus moving forward to ensure we maintain the momentum and continue building on our long-term financial sustainability.

509
00:45:16,460 --> 00:45:18,540
With that, I'm going to pass it back to Jillian.

510
00:45:25,260 --> 00:45:32,000
I'm going to be closing out this presentation by reviewing the recommended board actions, which are included in this evening's staff report.

511
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:38,400
staffers requesting for actions from the board this evening. First is approval of

512
00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:44,660
resolution 2026-13 which established districts appropriations limit and it

513
00:45:44,660 --> 00:45:51,240
formally adopts the fiscal year 26 to 27 mid-biannual budget amendment. Second

514
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:55,300
is approval of the budget proposals which were included in this evening's

515
00:45:55,300 --> 00:46:00,560
staff report and I'll highlight those in a few slides here. And third is

516
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:06,620
adoption of the updated publicly available full-time pay scales and lastly is the approval

517
00:46:06,620 --> 00:46:08,560
of the part-time salary schedules.

518
00:46:11,950 --> 00:46:17,210
California's GAN initiative requires local agencies to annually establish an appropriations

519
00:46:17,210 --> 00:46:21,970
limit based off of population growth and cost of living adjustment factors.

520
00:46:21,970 --> 00:46:32,130
For fiscal year 2026-27, the district's appropriation limit is calculated at $266.1 million.

521
00:46:32,890 --> 00:46:38,790
The amended budget is well below that threshold and fully complies with state requirements.

522
00:46:39,910 --> 00:46:46,690
Approval of resolution 2026-13 will formally establish the appropriations limit as calculated

523
00:46:46,690 --> 00:46:48,810
here and adopt the amended budget.

524
00:46:48,810 --> 00:46:49,790
The

525
00:46:51,900 --> 00:46:58,420
budget amendment includes 21 strategic and operational proposals totaling approximately

526
00:46:58,420 --> 00:46:59,820
3.6 million.

527
00:47:00,940 --> 00:47:07,360
Several of the largest proposals focus on long-term financial sustainability and infrastructure

528
00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:13,940
protection, including the additional discretionary pension liability payment, foundation drainage

529
00:47:13,940 --> 00:47:19,320
improvements, ERP loan repayment acceleration, and clear committee

530
00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:25,060
consultants support. The proposals also support purchasing process

531
00:47:25,060 --> 00:47:29,800
improvements, investments in telecommunications management, and several

532
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:35,120
facility improvements projects at Wackford. Collectively, these investments

533
00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:40,300
help protect the district's assets, improve operational efficiency, and

534
00:47:40,300 --> 00:47:42,580
support long-term strategic objectives.

535
00:47:45,210 --> 00:47:48,250
The remaining proposals focus primarily on public

536
00:47:48,250 --> 00:47:55,470
safety, technology, workforce support, and service delivery. Examples include the community risk

537
00:47:55,470 --> 00:48:01,070
assessment and standards of cover update, continuation of the mobile integrated health

538
00:48:01,070 --> 00:48:08,670
program, radio frequency ID inventory technology, turnout gear maintenance equipment,

539
00:48:08,670 --> 00:48:14,210
logistics support staffing and equipment for new fire apparatus. These

540
00:48:14,210 --> 00:48:18,450
proposals are intended to improve operational readiness and workforce

541
00:48:18,450 --> 00:48:19,190
effectiveness.

542
00:48:23,070 --> 00:48:26,870
As part of the budget amendment, staff is recommending approval

543
00:48:26,870 --> 00:48:33,790
of updated salary schedules effective July 1st, 2026. The proposed updates

544
00:48:33,790 --> 00:48:38,190
reflect previously negotiated labor agreements and recommended cost of

545
00:48:38,190 --> 00:48:43,070
living adjustments. Approval of these schedules is required to maintain

546
00:48:43,070 --> 00:48:48,190
compliance with CalPERS regulations regarding publicly available pay scales

547
00:48:48,190 --> 00:48:49,010
schedules.

548
00:48:52,060 --> 00:48:56,260
Pending board approval, the amended budget will take effect on July

549
00:48:56,260 --> 00:49:02,480
1st, 2026. Staff will continue monitoring revenue and expenditures and

550
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:06,200
economic conditions throughout the fiscal year and will return to the

551
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:12,580
board with the fiscal year 26 to 27 mid-year report in early 2027.

552
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:17,700
Preliminary actuals and audit results will follow as part of the district's

553
00:49:17,700 --> 00:49:23,840
regular financial reporting cycle. That concludes my presentation. I'm happy

554
00:49:23,840 --> 00:49:27,260
to answer any questions that you may have and I will leave you with the list

555
00:49:27,260 --> 00:49:28,540
of board recommended actions.

556
00:49:32,740 --> 00:49:33,600
Thank you, Jillian.

557
00:49:33,880 --> 00:49:36,700
Do we have any members of the Public Act to speak on this issue?

558
00:49:36,700 --> 00:49:36,740
Thank you.

559
00:49:36,960 --> 00:49:38,220
Do we receive no speaker cards?

560
00:49:38,220 --> 00:49:39,020
Did not receive any.

561
00:49:39,180 --> 00:49:39,500
Thank you.

562
00:49:40,180 --> 00:49:44,820
Does any board members have any comments on this staff report?

563
00:49:44,940 --> 00:49:46,900
And I'll start on my left this time.

564
00:49:49,180 --> 00:49:55,240
As always, Jillian, you guys do a fantastic job at showing us where our projections are

565
00:49:55,240 --> 00:49:55,980
and where we're headed.

566
00:49:56,180 --> 00:49:57,260
So thank you very much.

567
00:49:57,320 --> 00:50:00,700
Everything was great and easy to follow, but I don't have any questions for you

568
00:50:00,700 --> 00:50:01,240
at this time.

569
00:50:01,620 --> 00:50:02,040
Thank you.

570
00:50:02,820 --> 00:50:03,360
Dr. Zinder.

571
00:50:04,540 --> 00:50:04,980
Hi.

572
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:05,560
Great job.

573
00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:06,260
Thank you.

574
00:50:06,260 --> 00:50:12,980
Um, I do have a couple questions. Um, one is where are we sitting in our reserves for

575
00:50:12,980 --> 00:50:13,480
measure E?

576
00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:17,640
I believe it's approximately, let me go back to my notes.

577
00:50:17,820 --> 00:50:18,540
Like what percentage?

578
00:50:19,120 --> 00:50:20,160
It's in the 40s.

579
00:50:20,480 --> 00:50:20,780
Oh, okay.

580
00:50:21,040 --> 00:50:21,400
Yeah.

581
00:50:21,900 --> 00:50:22,220
Okay.

582
00:50:23,220 --> 00:50:23,940
Here somewhere.

583
00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:24,300
43.

584
00:50:24,660 --> 00:50:25,740
I don't want to say the wrong number.

585
00:50:25,780 --> 00:50:26,680
Is it 43 percent?

586
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:27,440
Was that the number?

587
00:50:27,840 --> 00:50:32,480
That sounds right. I'm hovering between two numbers. I don't want to say the

588
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:34,520
wrong one, but I got it here somewhere.

589
00:50:36,540 --> 00:50:44,540
43. Yeah. Thank you. Um, and then I had, um, no,

590
00:50:44,580 --> 00:50:47,760
I think that was it. Actually, I just wanted another percentage of that one. So thank you.

591
00:50:48,180 --> 00:50:50,660
Of course. Vice President Lozano.

592
00:50:52,840 --> 00:50:58,580
Yeah, thank you, Jillian and staff, CFO Bank, for your

593
00:50:58,580 --> 00:51:06,080
work on this. I appreciate the fact that we were able to take care of that structural deficit

594
00:51:06,080 --> 00:51:14,560
that we had a year ago. I really appreciate all of the work from all of the staff on coming back

595
00:51:14,560 --> 00:51:20,860
with the the plan to take care of that and the board heard that a few months back and and

596
00:51:20,860 --> 00:51:21,580
and took some action.

597
00:51:23,420 --> 00:51:25,780
I believe this is probably the most

598
00:51:25,780 --> 00:51:31,740
transparent budget presentation that I've

599
00:51:31,740 --> 00:51:33,140
seen in a long time.

600
00:51:33,980 --> 00:51:35,800
Not that the other ones were bad,

601
00:51:35,940 --> 00:51:39,920
but I really like the way you laid it out, all of the items

602
00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:43,480
that were listed, the budget proposals that were approved.

603
00:51:43,860 --> 00:51:45,220
Really appreciate that.

604
00:51:45,860 --> 00:51:49,280
And the only, well, I had several questions

605
00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:53,640
in my meeting with the general manager this week, and all of them were answered.

606
00:51:55,520 --> 00:52:05,980
It is great to see the other investments that we're making mid-cycle, including the Mobile

607
00:52:05,980 --> 00:52:10,100
Integrated Health Program, as you probably know, it's near and dear to my heart.

608
00:52:10,440 --> 00:52:16,720
I think it's a great program, and then the other programs that we are investing

609
00:52:16,720 --> 00:52:17,000
in.

610
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:20,000
And so thank you so much, and great work.

611
00:52:20,520 --> 00:52:20,980
Thank you.

612
00:52:24,570 --> 00:52:26,710
I'll sacco everything my colleagues said,

613
00:52:26,850 --> 00:52:29,490
but I just can't express to everyone enough of,

614
00:52:29,710 --> 00:52:31,930
like I said, with the, I think the collaboration,

615
00:52:32,530 --> 00:52:36,790
transparency, it's very apparent, and like, director.

616
00:52:38,170 --> 00:52:41,090
You know, as Sano said, I think it's, for me,

617
00:52:41,450 --> 00:52:43,710
one of the most clear presentations I've heard.

618
00:52:43,910 --> 00:52:44,450
Thank you so much.

619
00:52:46,940 --> 00:52:48,040
Jillian, thank you so much.

620
00:52:48,100 --> 00:52:49,560
I have to agree with all my colleagues.

621
00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:52,600
I have a couple questions, though, on slide number 15.

622
00:52:59,460 --> 00:53:01,540
I'm looking at the EMS revenue.

623
00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:04,180
Are we getting close to that being potentially

624
00:53:04,180 --> 00:53:05,380
an enterprise fund?

625
00:53:06,540 --> 00:53:08,700
Or can we do it as an enterprise fund?

626
00:53:10,920 --> 00:53:13,580
Thank you for that question, Director Secariaz,

627
00:53:14,500 --> 00:53:16,200
or President Secariaz.

628
00:53:17,620 --> 00:53:18,940
That's a really good question.

629
00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:22,400
When we look at an enterprise fund,

630
00:53:22,400 --> 00:53:30,680
It has to meet specific types of requirements and that doesn't mean it doesn't have, it

631
00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:35,100
couldn't be, but that's something we can explore further to see if they meet those specific

632
00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:36,960
requirements to be required as an enterprise.

633
00:53:38,300 --> 00:53:44,020
And I don't expect it quickly, but I think with the new program that we're getting

634
00:53:44,020 --> 00:53:49,580
and that we can do, you know, cost and individually looking at programs like this, it would

635
00:53:49,580 --> 00:53:54,960
be kind of it looks like it's getting close to how much we're bringing in and

636
00:53:54,960 --> 00:54:00,140
the expenditures will be really really close for that division and it being an

637
00:54:00,140 --> 00:54:05,260
enterprise fund may be able to close or manage manage those funds and that's all

638
00:54:05,260 --> 00:54:09,040
I'm looking at if that's possible in the near future nothing let's just say

639
00:54:09,040 --> 00:54:13,220
just a general question one additional comment there are pros and cons to go

640
00:54:13,220 --> 00:54:16,780
on an enterprise fund so when you go to enterprise fund we're going on a

641
00:54:16,780 --> 00:54:23,080
full crew basis, which changed the accounting structure of EMS, and we might have to re-look

642
00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:23,680
at that too.

643
00:54:23,740 --> 00:54:28,800
So I do want to caution in doing that because it would change things a little bit.

644
00:54:28,820 --> 00:54:31,480
It's just a generalized question, but thank you very much.

645
00:54:31,780 --> 00:54:32,060
Thank you.

646
00:54:32,600 --> 00:54:34,140
Next slide, number 18.

647
00:54:40,570 --> 00:54:49,710
So in, I believe, April of 2025, our Chief Financial Officer made a presentation to

648
00:54:49,710 --> 00:54:58,950
this board in coming up with a way to reduce our UAL payment and also our OPEB.

649
00:54:59,950 --> 00:55:03,250
There are a few organizations that even want to take this on.

650
00:55:04,330 --> 00:55:05,970
I appreciate what you have done.

651
00:55:06,130 --> 00:55:12,550
Putting in a million dollars into this fund additional to what we're paying is something

652
00:55:12,550 --> 00:55:17,650
that government agencies tend not to do, and we are doing it.

653
00:55:17,650 --> 00:55:22,630
The outcome of this, although it's a million dollars that someone can say we could have

654
00:55:22,630 --> 00:55:30,770
used somewhere else, this actually prevents us from having future issues with our payments

655
00:55:30,770 --> 00:55:38,670
and also having the ability to ensure that our customers, being our employees, have

656
00:55:38,670 --> 00:55:42,970
a guaranteed retirement and also their health benefits.

657
00:55:44,150 --> 00:55:48,870
It's tough to take a million dollars and put it into this, but I think the long-term effects

658
00:55:48,870 --> 00:55:54,210
are going to be absolutely fantastic, so I want to commend you and your staff for looking

659
00:55:54,210 --> 00:55:54,570
at this.

660
00:55:54,710 --> 00:55:56,050
I hope we continue doing it.

661
00:55:56,430 --> 00:56:00,390
I also hope we can see another line that says something with OPEB in the near future

662
00:56:00,390 --> 00:56:01,870
and bringing those costs down.

663
00:56:02,250 --> 00:56:08,270
The long-term effects of this is going to be seen within the district, and I hope

664
00:56:08,270 --> 00:56:11,850
in my lifetime, but it will definitely be seen in some of those individuals out

665
00:56:11,850 --> 00:56:12,110
there.

666
00:56:12,110 --> 00:56:18,870
so I appreciate that. So, thank you so much. I also noticed something...

667
00:56:18,870 --> 00:56:24,390
Sorry, I just want to pause because she's done amazing work, but what I failed to point out

668
00:56:24,390 --> 00:56:31,510
on this slide is the proposal items that have an asterisk next to them are ongoing items

669
00:56:31,510 --> 00:56:37,650
and the district really came together to make sure that we can make that additional discretionary

670
00:56:37,650 --> 00:56:40,210
payment on an ongoing basis.

671
00:56:40,750 --> 00:56:45,110
Well, that even makes me more happier, so thank you so much, I appreciate that.

672
00:56:46,150 --> 00:56:51,110
I did notice some things in the budget, this is just a general comment, and I'm going to

673
00:56:51,110 --> 00:56:57,210
have to give a little kudos and commend our Parks and Recreation Administrator.

674
00:56:57,770 --> 00:57:01,990
I know that there's times where we have to look at hiring personnel, and we've seen

675
00:57:01,990 --> 00:57:07,750
us hiring more on the fireside that we have on the parks and recreation site. I

676
00:57:07,750 --> 00:57:12,310
also know that we're going through clear right now and that is going to change a

677
00:57:12,310 --> 00:57:17,510
few things and I know you probably want people and this board would love to do

678
00:57:17,510 --> 00:57:22,470
that for you in the future but I think that what you have done managing it and

679
00:57:22,470 --> 00:57:26,490
looking at clear and seeing how those changes may occur and affect the

680
00:57:26,490 --> 00:57:30,010
district I want to commend you for that because it's really tough when

681
00:57:30,010 --> 00:57:33,550
you see your colleagues getting some people and you're sitting there holding your breath.

682
00:57:34,070 --> 00:57:39,070
I just want to say fantastic job. I really appreciate what you're doing in that. So thank

683
00:57:39,070 --> 00:57:46,270
you very much. That's all I have. Excellent job. I agree with everybody. Great job. Continue

684
00:57:46,270 --> 00:57:49,150
the hard work. Thank you.

685
00:57:52,100 --> 00:58:02,360
Okay. With that, with no other further questions, I'll go

686
00:58:02,360 --> 00:58:08,220
motion. I have a motion from Director Tarango. Do I have a second? Yes. I have a second from Director

687
00:58:08,220 --> 00:58:16,500
Spice. Any other further comments from staff or board? I see none. Go ahead and call for the vote.

688
00:58:16,560 --> 00:58:24,600
All in favor? Aye. All opposed? None. Motion carries 5-0. Next item, please. Next item,

689
00:58:24,600 --> 00:58:32,320
I'm Xenom F9, the 2026-2031 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, Director of Engineering Scott

690
00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:32,660
Jones.

691
00:58:42,670 --> 00:58:44,810
Good evening, President Secares, members of the board.

692
00:58:45,650 --> 00:58:50,350
Tonight's presentation on the 2026-31 Capital Improvement Plan should be fairly short

693
00:58:50,350 --> 00:58:54,470
since I brought the draft version to you back in April, but I did want to use this

694
00:58:54,470 --> 00:59:00,330
opportunity to provide the board with project updates from last fiscal year's CIP projects

695
00:59:00,330 --> 00:59:02,630
and then I'll jump into the upcoming CIP.

696
00:59:04,470 --> 00:59:06,110
This last year, the district's been busy.

697
00:59:06,350 --> 00:59:08,230
We've completed 28 projects.

698
00:59:08,890 --> 00:59:12,070
We've done many tenant improvements to our fire stations.

699
00:59:13,090 --> 00:59:16,710
We rebuilt the roadway to Fire Station 73,

700
00:59:17,090 --> 00:59:20,070
which you can see was in need of replacement in those photos.

701
00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:25,480
Districtwide, we added security lighting

702
00:59:25,480 --> 00:59:27,520
to the South Admin parking lots,

703
00:59:27,760 --> 00:59:29,120
as well as Lippincock Park.

704
00:59:29,120 --> 00:59:37,280
We completed phase 3 of Elk Grove Park Veterans Memorial, and we opened our 108th new park

705
00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:38,960
at the district Unity Park.

706
00:59:41,830 --> 00:59:45,910
On the recreation side, we did several improvements on our golf course.

707
00:59:46,450 --> 00:59:51,330
We replaced some of our ruse floors and HVAC systems at some of our recreation centers,

708
00:59:51,910 --> 00:59:57,770
and we also opened up CORE at the beginning of this fiscal year, which was our largest

709
00:59:57,770 --> 00:59:59,710
Recreation Center project to date.

710
01:00:01,620 --> 01:00:06,260
Right, so in terms of now jumping to the CIP in front of you, just a quick overview of the

711
01:00:06,260 --> 01:00:12,980
CIP for the audience against a five-year plan that helps for the development of our sites.

712
01:00:13,820 --> 01:00:19,780
It is a planning tool we use to align our projects along with the funding sources and various

713
01:00:19,780 --> 01:00:25,600
timelines and priorities. And we update it every year so that it is reflected in the

714
01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:30,440
upcoming fiscal year's budget, and in this case the mid-biannual budget, which Jillian

715
01:00:30,440 --> 01:00:31,180
and just presented.

716
01:00:33,350 --> 01:00:36,370
In terms of the development of the CIP each year,

717
01:00:36,810 --> 01:00:38,130
put out a call for projects.

718
01:00:38,510 --> 01:00:39,550
We've got new projects.

719
01:00:40,370 --> 01:00:41,710
We take existing projects

720
01:00:42,230 --> 01:00:44,670
and modify those as need them based on priorities.

721
01:00:45,490 --> 01:00:47,590
And then this year we brought the draft version

722
01:00:47,590 --> 01:00:49,030
of the CIP to the board in April.

723
01:00:49,890 --> 01:00:51,630
We received comments from the board,

724
01:00:52,850 --> 01:00:55,150
which were incorporated in this final CIP

725
01:00:55,150 --> 01:00:55,810
in front of you.

726
01:00:56,110 --> 01:00:57,270
Some of those comments included

727
01:00:57,990 --> 01:01:00,110
providing a project status summary table

728
01:01:00,110 --> 01:01:05,130
as well as incorporation of some type of public art

729
01:01:05,130 --> 01:01:08,290
to the Elk Grove Youth Center building,

730
01:01:08,510 --> 01:01:10,790
which are incorporated in this final version in front of you.

731
01:01:11,370 --> 01:01:12,470
And that leads us today,

732
01:01:12,690 --> 01:01:15,210
where I am presenting the final version of the CIP

733
01:01:16,070 --> 01:01:18,750
as well as the mid-biannual budget,

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01:01:18,870 --> 01:01:20,630
which was just presented by Jillian.

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01:01:21,250 --> 01:01:22,650
And again, please note these numbers

736
01:01:22,650 --> 01:01:24,450
that I'm gonna show you in these next slides

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01:01:24,450 --> 01:01:27,430
are incorporated into the mid-biannual budget,

738
01:01:27,430 --> 01:01:29,570
budget, which was just approved by the board.

739
01:01:31,710 --> 01:01:36,550
In terms of the overall five-year forecast in the CIP, we've got a planned expenditure

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01:01:36,550 --> 01:01:42,310
of up to $226 million over these various types of projects shown on this pie chart.

741
01:01:44,560 --> 01:01:50,260
In terms of the expenditures for this upcoming fiscal year, which are in the mid-bioannual

742
01:01:50,260 --> 01:01:57,380
budget, we've got planned expenditures for just under $11 million from the various

743
01:01:57,380 --> 01:02:03,540
funding sources identified in this table which are also in the CIP and

744
01:02:07,630 --> 01:02:07,750
that

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01:02:07,750 --> 01:02:11,910
concludes my presentation and I'll leave you with the recommendation in front of

746
01:02:11,910 --> 01:02:14,410
you. I told you it was going to be short Director Tarango.

747
01:02:16,790 --> 01:02:18,190
Thank you have to

748
01:02:18,190 --> 01:02:24,110
answer any questions you may have. Thank you very much Scott. I haven't

749
01:02:24,110 --> 01:02:29,370
received any public comment have you not announced is there any comments from

750
01:02:29,370 --> 01:02:36,310
the board I'll start on my left. That was great super informative loved it thank

751
01:02:36,310 --> 01:02:36,570
you.

752
01:02:39,120 --> 01:02:43,900
I wanted just to say thank you for taking my suggestion for the mural for

753
01:02:43,900 --> 01:02:46,620
the youth center I was really excited to see that on there so thank you.

754
01:02:50,630 --> 01:02:51,070
Just

755
01:02:51,070 --> 01:02:56,290
just one comment thank you Scott for your work on this and everyone else that

756
01:02:56,290 --> 01:03:02,070
is part of the process it is so refreshing to see the insert internal

757
01:03:02,070 --> 01:03:05,770
service fund being utilized the way that it's supposed to be.

758
01:03:06,790 --> 01:03:12,170
I have many conversations with our general manager about saving for things that we need

759
01:03:12,170 --> 01:03:15,770
to get done and this is the vehicle that we use to do it.

760
01:03:16,290 --> 01:03:23,970
It's like I said very refreshing to see that we're saving as we go and paying for it

761
01:03:23,970 --> 01:03:26,810
as we go and so very, very good.

762
01:03:27,050 --> 01:03:27,850
Great presentation.

763
01:03:27,850 --> 01:03:34,750
I appreciate the two bites at the apple making tonight very short gives us an opportunity

764
01:03:34,750 --> 01:03:39,710
to really digest everything that we're doing moving forward.

765
01:03:39,910 --> 01:03:41,450
So thank you so much.

766
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:44,340
Director Speese is fine.

767
01:03:44,800 --> 01:03:46,300
Scott absolutely fantastic.

768
01:03:46,680 --> 01:03:47,060
Thank you.

769
01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:50,940
I do like the idea of seeing this twice because of the size of the document all

770
01:03:50,940 --> 01:03:51,880
the projects we have.

771
01:03:54,760 --> 01:03:58,560
I actually have this in a PDF file on my computer at home.

772
01:03:58,560 --> 01:04:02,280
So when I get phone calls from residents saying, when is the park going to be built?

773
01:04:02,640 --> 01:04:05,280
I can literally pull this up and give them an idea.

774
01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:10,200
Although sometimes they're not happy, it's just nice to have that information in front of me.

775
01:04:10,520 --> 01:04:20,940
So if there's no other comments, I'll go ahead and entertain a motion to approve staff's recommendation.

776
01:04:21,620 --> 01:04:33,880
I have a motion by Vice President Lozano, second by Director Torango.

777
01:04:34,840 --> 01:04:36,480
Any further comments from staff?

778
01:04:37,520 --> 01:04:37,780
None.

779
01:04:38,120 --> 01:04:38,700
Call for the vote.

780
01:04:38,760 --> 01:04:39,140
All in favor?

781
01:04:39,780 --> 01:04:40,200
Aye.

782
01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:42,120
All opposed?

783
01:04:43,580 --> 01:04:45,020
Motion carries 5-0.

784
01:04:45,720 --> 01:04:46,900
Next item, please.

785
01:04:47,480 --> 01:04:48,060
Next item.

786
01:04:48,060 --> 01:04:52,740
GMG Board of Directors Business, G10s Meeting and Event Approval and Report.

787
01:04:54,060 --> 01:04:59,060
Does any board member have any items under this agenda item?

788
01:04:59,240 --> 01:05:01,140
We'll go ahead and start with Director Speese.

789
01:05:03,910 --> 01:05:05,750
I think this is the last time we're here.

790
01:05:05,970 --> 01:05:12,430
We got to go to the Director Securus and I, got to go out to CORE and boogie to Zumba.

791
01:05:13,230 --> 01:05:15,730
And I tell you Director Securus has moves.

792
01:05:16,510 --> 01:05:18,730
So we had a good time.

793
01:05:18,730 --> 01:05:23,990
Indy Freckles had a great stretch and a run that day too, unexpected, but she came back,

794
01:05:24,370 --> 01:05:24,810
so that was good.

795
01:05:26,250 --> 01:05:35,870
So anyway, that was fun and great to see just how thriving core is and again, congratulations

796
01:05:35,870 --> 01:05:41,110
everyone there, it's just booming and it was a lot of fun.

797
01:05:41,950 --> 01:05:46,590
This weekend I'll be going to the Bounty on the Boulevard on Sunday which is in

798
01:05:46,590 --> 01:05:49,390
in support of the Elk Grove Scholarship Foundation.

799
01:05:50,290 --> 01:05:53,870
So that's a great thing and also taking in all the murals

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01:05:53,870 --> 01:05:54,910
that we were just talking about.

801
01:05:55,050 --> 01:05:56,990
They're gonna be happening in Old Elk Grove area.

802
01:05:57,350 --> 01:05:59,670
So if you didn't know, go to the west side there

803
01:05:59,670 --> 01:06:02,510
and you're gonna see some of our amazing artists here

804
01:06:02,510 --> 01:06:08,010
from the local area all putting up some really cool art.

805
01:06:08,630 --> 01:06:09,610
So go and check that out.

806
01:06:12,470 --> 01:06:13,110
Director Lozano.

807
01:06:13,650 --> 01:06:15,290
Yeah, I only have one thing to report on.

808
01:06:15,290 --> 01:06:20,890
I attended the Memorial Day Service at the Galt-Arno Cemetery. It was very well attended,

809
01:06:23,490 --> 01:06:33,090
probably near 100 people, and so it was really good. They had very good speakers that talked

810
01:06:33,090 --> 01:06:42,850
about family members who lost their lives as veterans, and so very well done. I want

811
01:06:42,850 --> 01:06:49,150
thank the general manager Belinda for her work on that and putting that together every year.

812
01:06:49,830 --> 01:06:55,170
That's all I have. Director Sander. Nothing to report at this time.

813
01:06:56,190 --> 01:07:04,290
Director Triango. Yes, I do have a few things to report. So last month's park advisory committee

814
01:07:04,290 --> 01:07:11,110
meeting was great. It was a little bit short and sweet, but who doesn't like that? I also was

815
01:07:11,110 --> 01:07:17,930
able to attend the Sangam annual convention. This is the first time it was held here by the Fijians

816
01:07:17,930 --> 01:07:24,050
and it was such an amazing event. It was kind of on the outskirts of us, held at Consumnes,

817
01:07:24,310 --> 01:07:30,970
but it was great. And then the Thailand Hand Memorial. If you guys did not get a chance to

818
01:07:30,970 --> 01:07:37,650
see it yet over at the El Kropiti, it is a beautiful memorial. So that was a beautiful

819
01:07:37,650 --> 01:07:43,690
opportunity to be there and see his memory being upheld so thank you.

820
01:07:45,930 --> 01:07:46,510
I just

821
01:07:46,510 --> 01:07:50,510
like to report out that I attended the water safety night at the Wackford

822
01:07:50,510 --> 01:07:56,210
Center. I did not go down the slide because our administrator of Recreation's

823
01:07:56,210 --> 01:08:00,050
administrator was not there to watch me so I figured I wouldn't do it this year

824
01:08:00,050 --> 01:08:07,090
but it was I tried to get the general manager to do it he we both are

825
01:08:07,090 --> 01:08:07,970
waiting for you, Tracy.

826
01:08:08,870 --> 01:08:11,570
But it was a pleasure giving the proclamation

827
01:08:11,570 --> 01:08:14,910
to four of our senior lifeguards,

828
01:08:15,090 --> 01:08:17,030
and it was nice recognizing them.

829
01:08:18,230 --> 01:08:20,310
As directors be said, I did do Zumba.

830
01:08:20,630 --> 01:08:21,730
There is a video out there.

831
01:08:22,050 --> 01:08:23,150
I'm trying to get it destroyed.

832
01:08:23,730 --> 01:08:25,870
But it was very, very nice.

833
01:08:26,290 --> 01:08:28,290
I gotta next time make sure I look at my calendar

834
01:08:28,290 --> 01:08:30,670
that Ellenisi says Zumba.

835
01:08:30,910 --> 01:08:32,190
I just thought it was a proclamation,

836
01:08:32,610 --> 01:08:34,730
and I'd be walking out of there.

837
01:08:34,730 --> 01:08:40,630
but I didn't but I got admit I liked it. I really really enjoyed it. Staff there

838
01:08:40,630 --> 01:08:45,990
made it fun and we actually got people walking by that joined in with us. And

839
01:08:45,990 --> 01:08:52,770
finally I attended the Memorial Day at the old cemetery along with the walk at

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01:08:52,770 --> 01:08:59,750
the to the Veterans Memorial at Elk Grove Park. Also a somber event but

841
01:08:59,750 --> 01:09:03,250
but also a very well-attended event, so that's all I have.

842
01:09:03,670 --> 01:09:04,370
Next item, please.

843
01:09:06,370 --> 01:09:09,270
Next item is item G11, General Manager Report.

844
01:09:12,690 --> 01:09:13,910
Good evening, members of the board.

845
01:09:14,310 --> 01:09:16,510
I want to start by expressing my appreciation.

846
01:09:16,930 --> 01:09:23,610
You authorized over $450 million to be spent on the budget and the CIP book, and it said

847
01:09:23,610 --> 01:09:28,110
General Manager's delight to see so many staff come together and put this budget

848
01:09:28,110 --> 01:09:31,330
together, both on the operating and the capital improvement program.

849
01:09:31,330 --> 01:09:35,670
We've got a lot of exciting things to get done over the next couple years, and it takes

850
01:09:35,670 --> 01:09:37,650
a lot of teamwork and unity to pull it all off.

851
01:09:37,730 --> 01:09:40,250
So again, I appreciate your support on those budget authorizations.

852
01:09:42,090 --> 01:09:48,010
We mentioned CORE briefly in the CIP discussion of an outstanding project last fiscal year,

853
01:09:48,710 --> 01:09:53,550
but we also received an award for Outstanding Facility from the California Parks and

854
01:09:53,550 --> 01:09:56,310
Recreation District Association, and

855
01:09:59,000 --> 01:10:04,000
our Engineering Director Scott Jones and the

856
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:06,280
several general managers and other staff and board members

857
01:10:06,280 --> 01:10:09,160
and the list is growing long of how many people

858
01:10:09,160 --> 01:10:10,560
will now want to come and tour the facility.

859
01:10:10,840 --> 01:10:12,900
So it's a model throughout the state

860
01:10:12,900 --> 01:10:15,020
that's the envy of several other districts

861
01:10:15,020 --> 01:10:17,500
and not all can pull it off as we did

862
01:10:17,500 --> 01:10:20,060
with a lot of teamwork and a lot of years of preparation

863
01:10:20,060 --> 01:10:22,640
and taking some risks to pull it off.

864
01:10:22,760 --> 01:10:23,840
But so far it's doing well.

865
01:10:23,980 --> 01:10:25,840
It's not even a year old if open yet

866
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:27,920
but we'll continue to see its success

867
01:10:27,920 --> 01:10:31,000
as we modify the ratio of programming options

868
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:32,480
and membership and all those things

869
01:10:32,480 --> 01:10:39,160
but an exciting project and quite the envy. So this Saturday we've got a busy day with an Oasis

870
01:10:39,680 --> 01:10:46,040
Park community meeting to discuss community issues with the city counterparts and appreciate

871
01:10:46,040 --> 01:10:50,720
Director Tarango is going to be there with Councilmember Brewer hosting that and staff will

872
01:10:50,720 --> 01:10:55,040
be there to also support that effort. And then once that's completed we've got the regional

873
01:10:55,040 --> 01:10:59,400
safety day at the Elk Grove Park. So encourage the community to come out and participate in

874
01:10:59,400 --> 01:11:04,880
that starting at, I believe, at nine through a couple hours and learn all about the safety

875
01:11:04,880 --> 01:11:09,320
features. Elk Grove Police Department will also be participating with our fire department

876
01:11:09,320 --> 01:11:14,420
and other safety booths and partners participating. So exciting weekend ahead. But again, thanks

877
01:11:14,420 --> 01:11:15,640
for your support tonight. Thank you.

878
01:11:18,110 --> 01:11:19,470
Thank you. Next item, please.

879
01:11:20,130 --> 01:11:23,450
Next item is item H, identification of items for future meeting.

880
01:11:25,700 --> 01:11:31,680
Does any board member have any future items? I'm not sure I'm going to request this

881
01:11:31,680 --> 01:11:35,760
of the future item, just a concern.

882
01:11:36,520 --> 01:11:38,940
Last couple of weeks or a couple of weeks ago,

883
01:11:39,020 --> 01:11:39,800
we had a wind event.

884
01:11:40,260 --> 01:11:44,260
I do know that we shut down part of Elk Grove Park.

885
01:11:44,980 --> 01:11:47,120
First of all, absolutely fantastic.

886
01:11:47,760 --> 01:11:49,260
Thank you very much for doing that.

887
01:11:49,380 --> 01:11:51,980
As I was sitting in a different location

888
01:11:51,980 --> 01:11:54,180
watching some of the oak trees who

889
01:11:54,180 --> 01:11:56,040
were near some of my property, I

890
01:11:56,040 --> 01:11:57,920
was wondering if we were going to shut that down.

891
01:11:58,140 --> 01:11:59,600
And fantastic job.

892
01:12:00,480 --> 01:12:04,720
I was going to request that we get policies and procedures for some type of wind event,

893
01:12:04,940 --> 01:12:08,920
weather event, but rumor mill tells me you guys are already working on it, so I am not

894
01:12:08,920 --> 01:12:10,120
going to even go down that road.

895
01:12:10,480 --> 01:12:14,400
But I just wanted to acknowledge that shutting down the park and looking at something like

896
01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:18,480
that for the safety of not only our personnel, but for our community.

897
01:12:19,440 --> 01:12:21,840
Well thinking ahead, thank you so much, and I appreciate that.

898
01:12:22,720 --> 01:12:24,480
With that item, next item?

899
01:12:26,760 --> 01:12:29,180
Next item is item I, adjournment.

900
01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:36,280
We'll go ahead and call this meeting adjourned at 6.42. Thank you all.

901
01:12:36,800 --> 01:12:37,600
Yeah, great night.

902
01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:02,160
But

903
01:15:33,580 --> 01:15:36,760
if it stopped becoming irresponsible, then, yeah, I would think that that would be something

904
01:15:40,540 --> 01:15:41,720
that we're not aware of.

905
01:15:41,860 --> 01:15:42,720
But like, it could be worse.