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Good evening, everyone. We

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just came out of executive session and there's nothing to report out from that. We held the executive session and nothing to report there. Clerk, you want to go ahead and do the roll call? Yes. Good evening. Vice President Spies.

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I'm sorry. Excuse me. Let me start over. President Spies. Yes. Director Luzano. President. I'm sorry. I called you director. Zender is absent and director of the trial.

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here. And Director Sikaris. Sorry, a little out there. Next item. It's communications

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from the public on non-agentized items and we do have a speaker card this evening.

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Okay, Bruce Camiloves, please come to the lectern. Okay. And then after the pledge, we're

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going to go ahead and observe a moment of silence for victims of the recent plane crashes that

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occurred in Washington, D.C. in Philadelphia, please. Thank you.

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Good

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evening. I'm Bruce Camelos on the General Manager of the Elkwood Water District.

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I wanted to come this evening and provide a few comments.

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And a lot of attention and focus on the fire preparedness of water districts throughout California.

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And I know that chief Rodriguez is on the docket tonight to provide a presentation later.

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I need to get back to our fort to attend a citizens' water academy at 6 o'clock.

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But I did want to brief the board on how things are going for us over at the Oak Grove Water District

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and let you and the public know the status of our preparedness.

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So the River Water Treatment Plant is the heart of our facilities located off of

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the River Bridge Street at the end of that.

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It was built in 2005 for two purposes for water quality improvement and for fire protection

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improvement.

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That facility has two million gallon tanks.

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Those tanks have a capacity of providing over eight hours of fire fighting protection at

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a flow rate of 3500 gallons per minute. That's just based on storage alone. And then connected

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to that river water treatment plant are four deep wells and we have a total combined capacity

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if all four wells are running of about 6,000 gallons per minute. And every one of those

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wells is going to either has or is going to have emergency generator backup power so that

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that in an event of a disaster and we lose power,

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those wells will kick on on diesel generated power

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and will be able to run indefinitely

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as long as we're filling up the fuel tanks periodically.

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So not only do we have storage capacity,

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we have capacity from our water wells

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to continue feeding our water treatment plant.

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Recently we asked Fire Marshal Ray

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and Deputy Fire Marshal Anderson to come through

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and do a walkthrough of our site

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to take a look at the defensibility of that facility and they confirmed that it's quite

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good. They provided a few minor suggestions, but overall there's not a lot of fuel sources

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around it or within the facility that would present a problem, so I think we would be

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able to defend it quite well if we had a large fire come through our community.

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So that is on, and I should say that the Rarely Water Treatment Plant is well equipped to put

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out a lot of water. We have 10 booster pumps each size at 1,700 gallons per minute. So we have a lot

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of horsepower there to push out water immediately and at a large scale. So that's on the supply side,

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on the distribution side. We have 1,700 and one fire hydrants. These are not the fire hydrants that were

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in the article today in the Sacramento Bee.

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These are not war hydrants.

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These are hydrants that have three nozzles on them,

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one, four and a half inch that you connect

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to a pumper truck, and two, two and a half inch nozzles

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for hose connections.

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If you take a look at the fire hydrant right out

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in front of your property here,

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that's what we have throughout our region,

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throughout our service area.

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And so these are substantial hydrants

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that can put out a lot of flow.

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Well, if you have a pump or truck attached to them, you're able to pull 2500 gallons

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per minute off of a hydrant pretty easily.

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So that's it.

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I wanted to come and address the board and let you know that the Oak Grove Water District

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is quite prepared.

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We are inspecting our fire hydrants once every year so we can support the district's goal

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of doing that and try to improve their scoring with the ISO.

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So we want to help support that effort.

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And we do have a standing agreement with our sister agency,

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the Sacramento County Water Agency,

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that we can't open up six inner ties in the event

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of a full scale emergency to also bring in water

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from the Sacramento County Water Agency.

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So I just wanted to provide those comments to you,

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let you know that this is front and center and important to us.

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And I wanted everybody to be understand

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And that this is an important thing for us, and that we are prepared for any kind of a large-scale event.

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Happy to take any questions.

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Thank you very much for your time.

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Thank you.

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Yeah, excuse me.

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We're going to go back to the Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence.

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Will staff responsible to facilitate the Pledge of Allegiance, please approach the lectern.

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Good evening, President Spees, Vice-President Sikaris, Directors, Tracy Ferris, your Parks and Recreation Administrator.

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It is my honor today to introduce two young ladies in recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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We have invited Natalie Rodriguez and Hannah Zacar,

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from the Laguna Creek Girls Flag Football Team to lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

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Thank

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you next item next item C consent calendar personnel is recommending the board approves items 5 through 13 as presented.

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Do we have any members from the public wish comment on any of the items on the consent calendar?

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We do not.

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Okay. Does any director wish to discuss items in the consent calendar? Director

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Sikaris? I would like just a question on number seven and request item nine to be pulled

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for a separate vote. Okay. Pull number nine and number seven. Go ahead.

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You had a question

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on number seven, you said? Yeah. Just a question on number seven. Okay. And pull. I don't know

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if you just want me to start now or? Yeah. The. Okay. On number seven, it's the agreement

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for lease for cardio equipment for the core, what I did not see in the contract was a long-term maintenance on that, so can someone please do we have a long-term maintenance or how is maintenance going to occur?

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Normally during leases we have some type of maintenance agreement, I didn't see a maintenance agreement on that one.

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Director Scarris, Josh Freeman, Acting Administrator of General Services.

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First, let me just make sure Jay is not out there, is he?

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Jay, you want to answer this one, please?

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Thank you.

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Jay Long.

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Good

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evening, directors.

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Jay Long, Recreation Manager with Sports and Core.

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Director Scarris, in regards to the leasing of the equipment, as well as the servicing.

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So the equipment being leased is under warranty.

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It also comes with the main inside of it will be covered by a fit guard which will be servicing

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the equipment for the entirety of the leasing.

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The technicians with fit guard are all certified, trained, and very familiar with the equipment

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that will be in-core, so anything that might go down, they will come out and be dispatched

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to take care of that.

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Perfect.

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Thank you.

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That answers my question.

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Thank you very much.

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So are we good to go ahead and take an entertain motion on move to approve the consent calendar except for number nine being pulled.

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Okay, I'll second it.

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Okay, on favor?

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Motion passes.

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Next on the number with the nine being pulled for is that going to be discussed next?

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So

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my question is on the funding of this.

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We are currently pulling money from a measure E.

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Can you explain to me why we're pulling from measure E and not from any other funds?

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And why specifically from measure E on this item?

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I can take that.

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Director Sikaris, Amanda Chairsad, interim general manager.

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and as we took a look at this need within the district we see that our lawnmower at Elk Grove Park,

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which is a district-wide facility, has actually gone down. It's a 10-year-old piece of equipment,

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and in order to make sure we are maintaining our parks and keeping them clean and safe, we have

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identified savings within our Measure E fund allocations this year that can cover this expense. This

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This is in line with the overall view and priorities of the people that were passed under

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measure E in terms of the priorities for maintaining parks and keeping them clean and safe.

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So it is an alignment with those directives, which is why we're able to use measure E funds

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in order to replace this piece of equipment.

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Okay.

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So you said it was under the district wide amenity Elk Grove Park is what we consider

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a district wide amenity. Okay. It is not a neighborhood park sort of a small park that would be

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associated just with a neighborhood or a community. It is something that's open to the entire

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district. And so we therefore see it as a district-wide facility similar to the Wackford Center for

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example or Bartholomew Sports Park. These are facilities or parks that are not really specific to one

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benefit zone or one neighborhood. And therefore we incorporate them into what we call our district-wide

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budgeting. Okay, so I think I'm maybe a little bit confused. So is that piece of equipment

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can be used anywhere within the district? It could be, however, we do most of our own

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mowing primarily at Elk Grove Park. We have contracts for many of our other parks and

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those contractors do the mowing in those locations. Okay, so it would be specifically for one,

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And normally, we would use L&Ls for this if we didn't use Measure E, is that correct?

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L&L funds are utilized to fund district-wide facilities.

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We do not have a district-wide L&L.

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And so what we do to fund these types of products are charging all of the different benefits

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zones.

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By using Measure E, we are not charging each of those benefits zones.

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We're using this as a district-wide fund.

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and so we could use it as an LNL expense

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and charge all of those benefits zones

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or we can do it through our measure E

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because it's a district-wide amenity

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as well as that it is in line with those priorities

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that were identified by the citizens

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when they voted in the measure E tax.

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So this would be considered a new addition to the fleet.

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So we're, let's say we have five moors,

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we're now going to have six moors was the fifth moor just so bad it's gone. We

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currently have three moors our oldest one which is this one is 10 years old and

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it has kaput so this will be replacing it it is not an addition. Okay I think my

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issue is is how we're using these funds when we should be looking at where

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specifically that initial piece of equipment was purchased and then having a way

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to purchase that piece of equipment, again, through the same funding mechanism, instead of reaching out to different, I guess, pockets of funding.

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And so, I would suggest that we kind of look at some policy that gives us the ability to look at how we are purchasing, especially with measure E kind of like some priorities.

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when we purchase, especially if an item was purchased, let's say, under General Fund or LNL.

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Because I would expect a general fund piece of equipment would be looked at being funded across the board through General Fund.

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Correct?

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This piece of equipment was not funded through General Fund.

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So, if this, and I'll use this moor as an example, if this moor was purchased with LNL,

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my presumption would be that we purchase replacement of that equipment through LNL, we'd

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have a process through that.

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I don't mind it going through measure E, if it fulfills that district-wide, the district-wide

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and safety, that that doesn't bother me, but what I don't want to see is I don't want us

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to see us start funding equipment that we normally

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funded through, let's say, General Fund.

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And now we're going to fund it through basically another

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funding source, i.e. Measure E. Does that make sense?

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I believe I understand your concern.

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And I would just say that in the past, we

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haven't received that direction from the board.

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In fact, we have replaced other vehicles and equipment

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that was funded through other sources utilizing measure E so that would be a new

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directive from the board that I would be looking for a board consensus in

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changing the direction of how we have previously budgeted our measure E items.

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Okay, all right. That's my question. Thank you. I think on this we bought this more

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before there was a measure E and now that we can use measure E in safety and

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and cleanliness of parks, I think this falls definitely right into that category.

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Some of the, you know, and we're looking at some of the things that we purchased prior

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to measuring, not be, can be bought by measuring now.

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I agree with that.

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I think it's just going to be maybe a process and a policy that we make sure that we do that.

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That's all I'm looking at that we're not just saying, hey, we need a million dollar piece

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of equipment and oh by the way measure it will fund it through measure E. Let's just

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make sure that we have that it meets the criteria of what our citizens voted for.

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But we did that not too long with a whole bunch of fire vehicles.

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I believe we did and I believe that they were under the Opsis of station 77 and the new

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equipment and the

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Thank you for your support for the squads. At least that was my- New BC's car, five new staff vehicles? Correct. The BC's cars were the three additional BC's we hired under Measure E, which required them to have vehicles. And I believe at least my understanding of the process was that station was station 77, the new EMS 71 that was going to be coming up that the staff vehicles were going to be needed to support those. And I support that.

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And I think you're correct, we had a, that we're looking at that process, I think we should just kind of formalize that process a little bit, so that we have any questions from the public.

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They know exactly what we're doing and not saying that, oh, by the way, we are going to fund another piece of equipment and we come up with a way that we, you know, we manipulated in a way that we can say it's measure E. I think if we have a process, a specific process, it makes it easier for us and staff.

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Well, the city's written policy on the vote for

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measure he kind of says that and if you can't fall into those categories and you can't do it.

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We fall into those categories and that's why it stated that way in this proposal here that was on consent.

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I agree to disagree with you.

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I think that some of the money that we should be planning,

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that should be coming out of LNL, should be used for LNLs and that we should not be going into measure

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or E, it may make it difficult in some of the future items that we may want to look

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at in the future.

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Well, on this, do you have anything, Director?

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No.

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Okay.

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I make a move to pass.

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Consent calendar, or the number seven?

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No.

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Yes.

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I'm sorry.

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Number nine.

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So, we'll now entertain motion and prove that consent calendar number nine about the purchase

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of the park equipment for Elk Grove Park.

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And so, Director, the trail made the motion.

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Second.

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Okay.

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Um, favor?

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Hi.

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And I will approve it on the recommendation of the statement that you gave me.

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So, it's a yes for me.

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Next item, D.

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Presentations.

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Item D 11.

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National Girls and Women in Sports Day Proclamation.

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Parks and Recreation Administrator Tracey Ferris.

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Yes.

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Good evening.

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Again, Tracey Ferris, your Parks and Recreation Administrator.

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It is my distinct honor to introduce Andre Pitley, Recreation Supervisor in our Sports

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Section and Lauren Trejo, Recreation Coordinator in our Sports Section, to give you a presentation

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on National Wimp Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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Take it away.

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Thank you.

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Good evening, Director President Spees, Vice President Sikaris and the Board.

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Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to speak to you tonight.

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Ashtray said again, my name is Andrea Pitchley.

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I am the Recreation Supervisor here at Somnist CSD,

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that oversees our sports department.

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My name is Lauren Trejo.

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I'm one of our sports coordinators.

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I oversee our youth sports leagues and our academies.

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And we are here today to formally acknowledge

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national girls and women in sports day,

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which is February 50th, 2025.

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This is our seventh year as a district acknowledging

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the event and recognizing local student athletes

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for us here in the community of Elgrove.

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I just want to reiterate that this National Girls and Women in

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Sports Day aligns with our mission and our vision and

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specifically demonstrates our values of service to the

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community and diversity equity impact.

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A brief history of the day, National Girls and Women in

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Sports Day was established in 1987 and was created to honor

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women's sports and bring national attention to the potential

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of girls and women in athletics.

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Initially dedicated to Olympic volleyball player

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Flo Hyman who passed away from Mark and Syndrome in 1986. The day has grown to celebrate the achievements

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of women in sports, the positive impact of sports participation, and the ongoing fight for gender

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equity and athletics. Co-founded by the Women's Sports Foundation, the day has marked by over 300

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grassroots events across all 50 states and Washington DC reaching an estimated 200,000 girls and women.

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For the significance of National Girls and Women in Sports Day,

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February 5, 2025 actually marks the 39th annual National Girls and Women in

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Sports Day. The Women Sports Foundation exists to enable girls and women to

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reach their potential in sport and in life. National Girls and Women in Sports

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Day recognizes student athletes, champion athletes, coaches, administrators, and

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lawmakers committed to providing equitable access to sports for all girls and

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women.

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We want to highlight some statistics that are provided by the

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national or women in sports and the women sports foundation.

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By age 14, girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of voice.

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Through sports, girls learn important life skills, such as teamwork, leadership, and

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competence.

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It has been proven that girls playing sports get better grades and have lower levels of depression.

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More than three quarters of working women feel that sports participation helps enhance

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their self-image, and 40% of all sports participants are female, but they only receive 4% of the sports

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media coverage. This is not just a national issue. This is an international issue. If you

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look at the right, you will see the statistics provided by the Sporting England Foundation

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that 313,000 plus women are receiving less regular activity than their male counterparts.

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Four and ten women are active enough or not active enough to ensure that they are getting

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the full health benefits of being active. And 13 million women said that they would like

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to get back into their sporting worlds again, but do not have the access or resources to do so.

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You may be asking why we're bringing up the international statistics. Well, in 2024,

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we had quite an important event happen across the globe, and that was the Parasol Olympics

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for the summer games. It was truly a new era for women in sports. One thing that we saw at the games

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this year, especially from the Americans, was an increased participation in women participation,

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highlighting the continued growth of female athletes on the global stage.

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American women made up larger portions of the U.S. Olympic team than ever before,

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showcasing their strength across a variety of sports,

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from gymnastics to swimming, track and field to soccer,

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women excelled with many hurting podium finishes and breaking records.

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This increased participation not only underscored the progress made in gender equity in sports,

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but also affected the broader societal push for greater opportunities for women's and athletes.

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The 2024 games marked historical moment as American women continued to lead and inspire

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both an individual performance and as a collective force on the world's.

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Also at the 2024 Olympics, it brought an opportunity for equal pay and sponsorships.

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Following advocacy efforts from female athletes, more sponsors recognized the value of investing

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in women's sports, with several U.S. Olympians securing high-profile endorsements and achieving

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better parity in financial support compared to their male counterparts.

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And at the 2020-24 Parasol Olympics, American women received unprecedented media exposure,

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highlighting their exceptional achievements across a wide range of sports.

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The increased visibility of female athletes was a key theme, with extensive coverage of

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their performance in primetime broadcasts, social media, and digital platforms.

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Media outlets covering the games focused on the athlete's stories, their accomplishments,

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and leadership in their respective disciplines.

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This heightened attention, not only celebrated their success,

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but also helped amplify the ongoing movement

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for gender equity in sports, ensuring that female athletes

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received the recognition and visibility they truly deserve.

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But it wasn't just that the Olympic Games this year

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that we saw women succeeding in the world of sports.

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In 2024, Coco Gough had a standout year in tennis,

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achieving significant milestones that solidified her place

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among the sports elite. She won her first French Open title, capturing her maiden

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Gramslam victory at just 20 years old. Goff also reached the final of the U.S. Open

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and claimed her first WTA finals title showcasing her dominance on both hard and clay courts.

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Her consistency and growth throughout the year led her to secure the World No. 1 ranking in women

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singles for the first time making her the youngest American to achieve this feat. Additionally,

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She earned her first Olympic birth for Paris 2024, further cementing her position as a rising star.

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Caitlin Clark, you might know her. She's a little bit big in social media.

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She dominated college basketball and transitioned into the WNBA.

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She was also a big 10 player of the year in 2023 to 2024.

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She received a unanimous vote for all American selection.

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She's broken countless records in the NCAA.

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if you Google it, it'll be three pages long.

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Also additionally to that, she has scored

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the most 30-point games in Division 1 across men

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and women's sports for the last 25 seasons,

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as well as breaking two records since entering the WNBA

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with the most games with at least 20 points and 10 assists

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and 14 double doubles in her rookie season.

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And in 2024, Katie Ladecki continued to solidify her legacy as one of the greatest swimmers

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of all time.

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She dominated the world's swimming championships, winning multiple gold medals in long-distance

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freestyle events and further cemented her reputation for the world record-breaking performances.

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Ladecki also successfully defended her Olympic titles at the Games, securing more gold medals

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to add to her already impressive collection.

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Her remarkable endurance and consistency in the pool led to her becoming the most decorated

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female swimmer in history with 10 Olympic gold medals.

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Ladecki continued excellence in leadership and sport

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made 2024 yet another standout year in her story career.

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Simone Biles.

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She cemented her status as the most decorated gymnast in history

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this year.

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She's a standout advocate for mental health among women,

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returning to her sport as an advocate for therapy

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and self-growth.

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She's been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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she's won 11 Olympic medals and 30 world championship medals with 73% of all

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those medals combined being gold and additionally she's the first woman to

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win two gold medals for all around champion non-consecutively although she

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retired from competition in 2022 Alex and Felix was absolutely present at the

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games this year where she was elected by her peers by the IOC to be on the

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Athlete's commission. She was known for championing her new initiative at the games where

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she was able to help create the first nursery and Olympic Village history where mother athletes

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were able to bond and care for their children.

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Alona Mar emerged as both an athletic force on the pitch and a face of women empowerment.

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She competed in the 2020 Olympic Games, 2022 World Cup, and in 2023, she overcame

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in injury those thought to be season ending to return to her sport and help her team win gold

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in the Pan American games. Her team also won bronze at the 2024 Olympics in rugby this year

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and she has taken the world by storm with her advocacy for body positivity and has quickly

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grown to be the world's most followed rugby player on Instagram. She encourages women and girls

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girls everywhere to be strong and proud in who they are and what they accomplish.

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This at all is wonderful to hear and look back on, especially when you consider the impact

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that all this positivity and traction can have in our own community.

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With professional women encouraging girls and women of all ages to play sport, be strong

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and have fun.

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We as a community can rise above and influence a generation to accomplish anything in sport.

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At CSD, we strive to create an inclusive and welcoming environment in all programs that

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we offer.

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We specifically commit ourselves to offering sports programs, especially for women and

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girls, and some of what we offer are women and girls golf programs, girls divisions, and

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our youth basketball, youth soccer, and youth volleyball leagues, as well as a women's adult

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softball league.

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Now, let's take a look at how women and girls participation at CSD has grown since our

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first national girls and women in sports day seven years ago. In sports classes in 2019 we had

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747 total participants versus in 2024 where we had over 2600 female participants. In sports

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camps for 2019 we had 183 participants with a total of 13 sports camps running and in 2024 we had

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at 193 participants with a total of seven camps running.

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In sports leagues for 2019, we held 582 female participants

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versus in 2024.

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We had 731.

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So with our call to action,

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because some, I don't know if anybody knew this,

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but we're opening a building up in June.

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It's called the Corps.

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We're all pretty excited about it.

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So the Corps Recreation Center will be opening,

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which is a project unlike any other

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that we have embarked here at the district.

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Core will be a recreation facility that focuses

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on fitness, health, and wellness

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through individual and group fitness.

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A core belief of the individuals

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bringing this building to life

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is that all individuals who enter this building

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are athletes.

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The word athlete is defined as a person

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who is proficient in sport

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and other forms of physical exercise,

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which at the core will summarize

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just about any person walking through its doors

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come opening day.

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Leading the crew at Core are two incredible women

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and who we believe will quickly become

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the face of this facility.

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Sherry Bell, our membership specialist,

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is an absolute beacon of light,

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who smile and zest for life is infectious.

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Her smile is pretty bright

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and it's almost as strong as her love of kettlebells.

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Additionally, we are proud to have Liz Rodriguez

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as our fitness professional,

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who truly embodies patients and determination

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as she accepts the role two years after joining

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the Sumna CSD as a part time.

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So at this point in time,

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we are here for the proclamation.

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We are here to recognize student athletes and we would at this point like to recognize the lagooned Creek Girls Flag football team

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In

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2024 it was the birth of girls flag football for a lot of the state of California and especially schools here for the Elk Grove Unified School

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Local district, the LC girls team competed in the Delta League of the SAC Joaquin section against six other schools in their district which was participating in this inaugural season. They got the chance to compete for the very first time and represent their school at the Rockland Jamboree on August 17th, 2024, and just a few weeks later to comb their first dub, winning the first game against Valley at CRC on September 5th, 2024.

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So some things just to kind of highlight.

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they had success despite an experience, multiple participants had never played

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organized sports before. These athletes utilized their experiences in other

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extracurricular activities to come together as a team.

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Additionally, the multi-sport

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athletes excelled. Many of the athletes came from strong backgrounds in other

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sports which allowed them to utilize a variety of skills and experience that

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translated well into Flag Football. The team kind of showed exceptional solid team chemistry

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despite all those varieties of sports in their backgrounds and experiences they quickly developed

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a strong sense of camaraderie and worked together effectively on the field. The individual player

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development that occurred led athletes who transitioned from other sports show measurable improvement in

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football specific skills such as flag pulling, route running and passing. And the team success

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created a positive buzz around the campus and in the community with a strong

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support from fans, school staff, and parents. Flag football brought together a

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diverse group of students from different athletic and social backgrounds,

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fostering unity and school spirit. At this time we'd like to open it up to any

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questions. Any of the girls or the coaches would like to say anything as well.

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We'd like to turn it over to them.

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Yeah. Thank you so much, Jenny. You want to come up

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Good evening, President Spees, board members, CSD staff, and community members.

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My name is Courtney Fowell, and I'm the head coach of Laguna Creek High School Women's

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Flag Football Program.

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I wanted to sincerely thank the Community Service District and its staff for recognizing

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that Laguna Creek School's Women's Flag Football team on this special occasion.

461
00:47:25,290 --> 00:47:27,070
National Girls and Women's in Sports Day.

462
00:47:27,610 --> 00:47:32,430
It's an incredible honor to be here representing the team of strong dedicated athletes who are

463
00:47:32,430 --> 00:47:34,450
shaping the future of women's sports.

464
00:47:34,450 --> 00:47:40,190
Sports have been a defining part of my life not just as an athlete, but as an educator

465
00:47:40,190 --> 00:47:46,630
and coach from recreational leagues and competing competitively playing from high school to

466
00:47:46,630 --> 00:47:48,070
college athlete athletics.

467
00:47:48,950 --> 00:47:56,090
Each step in my journey has helped me complete my education and ultimately pursue my passion

468
00:47:56,090 --> 00:47:58,330
of teaching and coaching in high school students.

469
00:47:59,110 --> 00:48:04,230
Athletics gave me the discipline, leadership skills and resilience to succeed both on the

470
00:48:04,230 --> 00:48:09,670
build and off. Growing up, I participated and consumed the CSC recreation programs and

471
00:48:09,670 --> 00:48:14,410
used its facilities throughout my life. Those experience not only helped shape me as

472
00:48:14,410 --> 00:48:20,510
an athlete, but has instilled the values of teamwork, perseverance and community values.

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00:48:21,030 --> 00:48:26,290
I now strive to pass on to my students and players. Sports are about so much more than the game

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00:48:26,290 --> 00:48:31,910
itself. They empower young women, giving them the confidence to lead, the strength to overcome

475
00:48:31,910 --> 00:48:37,770
challenges and the connections they build lifelong friendships. The physical and

476
00:48:37,770 --> 00:48:42,290
mental and social benefits of athletics are undeniable and I'm proud to be a

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00:48:42,290 --> 00:48:45,490
part of the community that recognizes and supports the next generation of

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00:48:45,490 --> 00:48:50,670
that female athletes. To our players continue to break barriers and lead with

479
00:48:50,670 --> 00:48:55,510
courage and to the sumeness community service district thank you for

480
00:48:55,510 --> 00:49:00,290
fostering opportunities that allow young women to grow through sports. Your

481
00:49:00,290 --> 00:49:05,150
commitment to the recreation and athletic change lives, and I am living proof of that.

482
00:49:05,770 --> 00:49:08,630
Let's continue to uplift and invest in the futures of women's sports.

483
00:49:08,890 --> 00:49:09,210
Thank you.

484
00:49:13,560 --> 00:49:19,800
And if it's okay, we would like to invite President Spice, Vice President Secaris and the board

485
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:24,620
to come up and present the proclamation, maybe grab an autograph for two, and get a picture.

486
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:25,700
Director, let's go.

487
00:49:25,700 --> 00:49:25,880
Great.

488
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:28,360
First I was just going to let the directors say a few things.

489
00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:29,160
Yeah.

490
00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:30,140
Yeah.

491
00:49:30,340 --> 00:49:31,980
I would like to go first if I may.

492
00:49:34,120 --> 00:49:40,300
I appreciate the opportunity and staff putting this together for to recognize women in sports

493
00:49:40,300 --> 00:49:47,880
and I happen to be one of the coaches of this team and these are amazing kids that literally

494
00:49:47,880 --> 00:49:56,580
do come from all different backgrounds of experienced school social circles and unfortunately

495
00:49:56,580 --> 00:50:03,700
not everybody can be here because one of the focuses is really getting women involved in

496
00:50:03,700 --> 00:50:08,620
different activities and sports throughout the school year as opposed to just a season.

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00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:14,920
And so we have many of our team members that are participating in women's basketball right

498
00:50:14,920 --> 00:50:22,260
now, women's soccer, softball, and the list goes on and so I want to thank the five that came

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00:50:22,260 --> 00:50:30,660
today for their dedication to not only the sport but certainly the school. And one last

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00:50:30,660 --> 00:50:36,480
thing I'd like to mention is that we did have quite a few kids that didn't had never played

501
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:42,440
organized sports and I'm going to point out one of them who had never ever played and she

502
00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:50,100
had the honor of getting second team all league this year. And so it just shows you that when

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00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:56,860
you provide an environment for women to succeed and encourage them. Good things happen.

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00:50:57,340 --> 00:51:04,440
And so we look forward to future years and I want to thank the coach, my daughter actually

505
00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:12,700
for all the work she does and the work off season and in the classroom to create a culture

506
00:51:12,700 --> 00:51:17,020
that women feel comfortable and can succeed. So that's it. Thanks.

507
00:51:23,310 --> 00:51:41,370
Yes, first of all, to the Laguna Creek girls flag football team. Congratulations. I'm really impressed that you're all here as a father of an elite athlete who traveled all over the United States whose daughters started in recreational sports and moved on.

508
00:51:41,370 --> 00:51:46,150
And I think the choices you make now are going to forever follow you through.

509
00:51:46,770 --> 00:51:52,110
So congratulations, keep doing what you're doing, try every single sport out there.

510
00:51:52,450 --> 00:51:53,370
You guys are awesome.

511
00:51:53,610 --> 00:51:54,250
Just keep going.

512
00:51:54,430 --> 00:51:55,210
Thank you so much.

513
00:51:58,010 --> 00:51:59,890
I think I want to reiterate what Pete said.

514
00:52:01,490 --> 00:52:03,810
I've lived in sports all my life.

515
00:52:04,710 --> 00:52:08,890
I'm older than most, but I just gave up softball last year.

516
00:52:10,170 --> 00:52:14,250
So you can go for your whole life, have fun at it.

517
00:52:16,610 --> 00:52:23,490
Yeah, I want to thank you both for a great presentation and all the work that you do with all the staff

518
00:52:24,270 --> 00:52:30,830
because on the CSC, making it possible for these girls to have safe place to go and recreate

519
00:52:30,830 --> 00:52:34,010
and learn all about sports.

520
00:52:34,010 --> 00:52:41,370
Just like the fellow directors, I've been involved in sports all my life, still find it

521
00:52:41,370 --> 00:52:49,250
to be therapeutic, keeping your mental health straight, just rewarding, and congratulations

522
00:52:49,250 --> 00:52:56,230
on all you've accomplished, and also that you will do in all your life because with this

523
00:52:56,230 --> 00:53:01,890
kind of discipline that you've started this early on, it will carry on just like the director

524
00:53:01,890 --> 00:53:05,530
of the trail and you'll always yearn for something.

525
00:53:05,890 --> 00:53:10,210
So congratulations and thank you for being role models to all the other little girls

526
00:53:10,210 --> 00:53:10,650
out there.

527
00:53:10,830 --> 00:53:11,010
Okay.

528
00:53:11,430 --> 00:53:12,010
Thank you.

529
00:53:12,350 --> 00:53:12,550
Good

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00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:17,580
evening.

531
00:55:17,740 --> 00:55:20,900
President Spees, members of the board, Philippe Rodriguez, your fire chief.

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00:55:21,560 --> 00:55:27,640
It's my privilege this evening to present to our preparedness in regards to wildfire.

533
00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:32,060
Now I understand there's many types of fires but based on what occurred in Los Angeles

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00:55:32,060 --> 00:55:37,020
is the beginning of January, I think it's very fitting that we allow our

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00:55:37,020 --> 00:55:41,560
community to know exactly where we're at here in El Grove, Galt, in all areas

536
00:55:41,560 --> 00:55:46,900
within the South part of Sacramento County that we cover. So first and foremost

537
00:55:46,900 --> 00:55:52,100
we have our mission vision and values that we abide by. I went ahead and highlighted

538
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:56,880
a few different areas and I felt are important to really reflect today's

539
00:55:56,880 --> 00:56:01,420
discussion. The first thing is that we really work hard in this district to to

540
00:56:01,420 --> 00:56:03,800
to dedicate ourselves to enhance the quality of life

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00:56:03,800 --> 00:56:05,240
of everyone within our community.

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00:56:05,980 --> 00:56:07,620
And specifically within the fire department

543
00:56:07,940 --> 00:56:10,580
by protecting lives, property and the environment.

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00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:12,660
And we do that in different ways.

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00:56:13,240 --> 00:56:15,040
One of them is through superior fire suppression.

546
00:56:15,740 --> 00:56:17,280
Of course emergency medical services,

547
00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:20,220
fire prevention, and special operations response.

548
00:56:21,340 --> 00:56:24,200
Within our vision, I highlighted a section there in the center.

549
00:56:24,380 --> 00:56:26,220
I know we're very innovative, inclusive,

550
00:56:26,340 --> 00:56:27,580
and intentional with what we do.

551
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:31,120
But also in providing those exceptional services

552
00:56:31,120 --> 00:56:32,780
that exceed expectations.

553
00:56:33,360 --> 00:56:38,620
I'm going to pause for a second and just think our firefighters who may be watching this

554
00:56:38,620 --> 00:56:42,160
or maybe at a later time, but those who are here in the room today, they're the ones

555
00:56:42,160 --> 00:56:44,980
who are out there day in and day out providing those exceptional services.

556
00:56:45,560 --> 00:56:49,980
Our chief officers are here dedicated to leading those who are out there.

557
00:56:50,200 --> 00:56:55,000
We have local faculty to present today as well in firefighter Bryant Powell.

558
00:56:55,760 --> 00:56:58,480
And thank you so much for all the work you all do every single day.

559
00:56:59,020 --> 00:57:02,040
And then our admin staff, of course, who is here within the Fire Department.

560
00:57:02,580 --> 00:57:04,240
We'll kid and do it without all of you.

561
00:57:04,880 --> 00:57:08,000
And the slides that I'm going to talk about today, talk about some of those resources.

562
00:57:08,760 --> 00:57:10,520
And thank you so much for approving those.

563
00:57:10,960 --> 00:57:14,840
And then to our leadership team here within the district as well for supporting it.

564
00:57:16,060 --> 00:57:20,780
Regarding our values, I highlighted two that are very specific.

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00:57:20,860 --> 00:57:24,260
Of course, everything applies, but these two are definitely at the top.

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00:57:24,640 --> 00:57:27,660
And that would be the safety and mitigating risk component.

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00:57:27,660 --> 00:57:34,160
also the value of service to our community. I have five topics to discuss today

568
00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:39,260
our overview for the fire department, the risk of wildfire and elk roving

569
00:57:39,260 --> 00:57:44,680
galt, deployment of resources to mitigate the fires, access to sufficient

570
00:57:44,680 --> 00:57:48,420
water supply and hydrant inspections, and fire prevention and community

571
00:57:48,420 --> 00:57:56,150
readiness. The overview of our department we cover 157 square miles, we serve a

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00:57:56,150 --> 00:58:02,330
population of just over 210,000 people and we respond to just under 25,000 calls per year.

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00:58:03,010 --> 00:58:09,970
Our daily staffing includes 53 personnel and they staff nine fire engines, eight ambulances,

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00:58:10,510 --> 00:58:16,170
one truck company. We do have 10 cross-staffed well-land firefighting units, those are eight

575
00:58:16,170 --> 00:58:21,590
well-land fire engines and two water tenders. On the right side there, I did highlight a little bit

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00:58:21,590 --> 00:58:24,670
that measuring provided the opportunity to add two squads.

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00:58:24,930 --> 00:58:28,730
We also added an additional battalion chiefs, now we have two battalion chiefs on duty

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00:58:28,730 --> 00:58:29,530
every single day.

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00:58:30,710 --> 00:58:35,270
I do apologize that the screen got cut, but it did reformat when we uploaded it onto

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00:58:35,760 --> 00:58:36,970
this with the measuring logo.

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00:58:39,640 --> 00:58:45,380
Okay, the district boundaries, those 157 square miles are outlined by the outside perimeter

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00:58:45,380 --> 00:58:51,120
there, and then you'll see the city of Elk Grove at the top in Blue Dash line and the city

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00:58:51,120 --> 00:58:55,100
of Galt down at the bottom in that blue dash line. There's a green line that separates

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00:58:55,100 --> 00:58:58,600
the top and the bottom and that's the park's district up at the top. That's now part

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00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:03,260
of the Consumers Community Services District. The old Galt fire districts down at the bottom.

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00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:09,460
So all together we serve as a fire department the entire 157 square miles. 42 square miles

587
00:59:09,460 --> 00:59:16,660
are in Elk Grove at the top and 6.8 are down in Galt. The Elk Grove population is 178,000 or so

588
00:59:16,660 --> 00:59:19,360
and Galt's just under 26,000.

589
00:59:19,740 --> 00:59:22,120
The unincorporated area is everything else in between.

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00:59:22,560 --> 00:59:25,260
That's 108 square miles, which is the majority of the district.

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00:59:25,960 --> 00:59:28,060
And the population is about 5,800.

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00:59:30,970 --> 00:59:32,330
The location of fire stations,

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00:59:33,110 --> 00:59:36,130
and I do apologize that your print might be a little small.

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00:59:36,290 --> 00:59:37,370
I understand you got new screens.

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00:59:37,890 --> 00:59:40,950
So if you do need to turn around because of the visual,

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00:59:41,430 --> 00:59:43,210
the screen is a lot larger behind you.

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00:59:44,190 --> 00:59:46,970
So we do have the eight fire, nine fire stations now.

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00:59:46,970 --> 00:59:52,130
we had eight, we just added station 77 and those are located up at the top with seven being in L

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00:59:52,130 --> 00:59:59,310
growth and two in galt and those are in the green section is our urban areas more populated with a

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01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:27,240
Or more people within one square mile. And the salmon colored areas are the rural areas, and those have less than 1,000 people per square mile. I believe those are more like at 500 per square mile. So we do have coverage throughout so that we can respond to any type of emergency, all hazards within the areas as quickly as possible to meet our adopted response times. Risk of wildfire and elk grove engulfed.

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01:00:27,240 --> 01:00:33,860
So we have a map there on the left and that's a state of California map as

602
01:00:34,560 --> 01:00:40,140
published by Cal Fire and that has a different colored areas there you'll see

603
01:00:40,140 --> 01:00:46,340
more of a heat map of the likelihood of the risk of having a wildfire in that

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01:00:46,340 --> 01:00:50,200
area and you'll see up in northern California you have a lot of yellow and orange

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01:00:50,200 --> 01:00:54,880
sections mainly in the mountains when you look down in southern California you see

606
01:00:54,880 --> 01:01:00,640
a red down there along the coast. There's one little spot that's right on the coast there just

607
01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:06,000
out the Malibu that's really dark red and have a circle around it. That little section right there

608
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:11,720
is called Pacific Palisades and that's where that fire occurred and the Topanga Canyon is right behind

609
01:01:11,720 --> 01:01:20,580
it. So that's the area that was affected by these wildfires that occurred on January 7th and 29

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01:01:20,580 --> 01:01:23,780
nine people lost their lives in palisades and in Altadena.

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01:01:24,780 --> 01:01:29,080
So a wildfire is considered an unplanned, uncontrolled fire.

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01:01:29,700 --> 01:01:32,020
When we have wildfires, we have fires throughout the year.

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01:01:32,560 --> 01:01:35,360
Matter of fact, in the state of California, there's between 7,000 and

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01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:39,080
9,000 wildfires that are greater than 10 acres per year.

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01:01:39,780 --> 01:01:42,480
Last year alone, in 2024, we had just over 8,000.

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01:01:42,860 --> 01:01:47,020
Cal fire logs those on their website and those are visible for anyone to see.

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01:01:47,020 --> 01:01:51,820
These are fires that are in grasslands, which we have here in Oak Grove, prairies or forests.

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01:01:52,740 --> 01:01:54,620
We have influence areas here in Oak Grove.

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01:01:55,420 --> 01:01:59,400
And a few influence areas, those are ones that can have a fire that can spread quickly.

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01:02:00,220 --> 01:02:03,340
If you look at the map on the right, that's right from our standards of cover.

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01:02:04,320 --> 01:02:07,800
And you'll see the green sections are areas that have very low risk.

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01:02:08,420 --> 01:02:13,380
The lighter green is low, and then we have a few yellow sections that are moderate.

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01:02:13,380 --> 01:02:18,420
it and we have a couple little high spots here and there within our boundary that is considered

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01:02:18,420 --> 01:02:18,760
high.

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01:02:19,420 --> 01:02:24,320
We don't have any that are very high but those are the areas that we are concerned with and

626
01:02:24,320 --> 01:02:29,720
those will be located in the stone lakes, refuge area on the west and those do butt up to

627
01:02:29,720 --> 01:02:30,980
some of the homes there in stone lake.

628
01:02:31,540 --> 01:02:36,500
The rural area, the rural East Elk Grove community and that's a pretty large area that we have.

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01:02:37,400 --> 01:02:42,400
Rural areas of galt and I highlighted those down the large section there on the left and

630
01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:43,320
and a little bit on the right.

631
01:02:43,940 --> 01:02:46,040
And then anywhere that we have a waterway

632
01:02:46,040 --> 01:02:49,660
that is seasonal, where the water doesn't run you around,

633
01:02:49,860 --> 01:02:50,940
that area will dry out.

634
01:02:51,320 --> 01:02:54,520
Of course, the waterways that run you around,

635
01:02:54,840 --> 01:02:57,460
those stay pretty green, but as you go out a little bit

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01:02:57,460 --> 01:02:59,700
from the waterway, those do dry up.

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01:03:00,540 --> 01:03:02,620
So those are the areas of concern to us.

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01:03:02,760 --> 01:03:03,740
We are well prepared.

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01:03:04,200 --> 01:03:07,140
I feel very confident after speaking to our chiefs

640
01:03:07,140 --> 01:03:10,680
and just my knowledge of the area and being in this central valley

641
01:03:10,680 --> 01:03:15,820
here for the last 20, almost 26 years, I've seen what can happen out here and we have a little

642
01:03:15,820 --> 01:03:22,480
bit of a difference in our topography compared to Pacific palisades. They have a elevation change

643
01:03:22,480 --> 01:03:27,380
from sea level to about, I thought it was 2,000 feet, I double checked it today, it's at just over

644
01:03:27,380 --> 01:03:34,020
1,800 feet from one end of the area to the other. We said it at about 42 feet of elevation,

645
01:03:34,020 --> 01:03:40,400
it's pretty flat here. So a topography driven wildfire moves quickly and then when you add 100

646
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:46,060
mile an hour winds behind it, it moves really quickly. So it is very difficult to get in front

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01:03:46,060 --> 01:03:48,440
of a fire like that, no matter where you are.

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01:03:50,580 --> 01:03:53,360
We also have something to consider is the risk

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01:03:53,360 --> 01:03:59,640
of a large residential area fire, a conflagration, if you will. That would occur during one of those

650
01:03:59,640 --> 01:04:04,980
high wind events, where there are 7,100 mile an hour winds. Those are going to be very difficult

651
01:04:04,980 --> 01:04:10,820
to stop no matter where you're at. And a combination of the depletion of resources with that, which is

652
01:04:10,820 --> 01:04:12,380
was kind of what happened in Southern California.

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01:04:13,080 --> 01:04:14,680
They had many house fires at the same time.

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01:04:14,920 --> 01:04:17,940
A lot of fire engines connected to fire hydrants at the same time.

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01:04:18,780 --> 01:04:21,380
And that was where it really got out of control.

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01:04:22,760 --> 01:04:23,860
Fireworks in July.

657
01:04:24,300 --> 01:04:27,540
I know that's always a topic of concern for everyone.

658
01:04:27,680 --> 01:04:29,700
It's great to celebrate the independence of our country,

659
01:04:29,880 --> 01:04:33,440
but at the same time, we must do so safely with safe and

660
01:04:33,440 --> 01:04:34,000
safe fireworks.

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01:04:34,320 --> 01:04:36,740
It's the fireworks that fly up in the sky or explode.

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01:04:36,740 --> 01:04:58,140
that cause a major risk for us, we do staff additional resources and we make sure that we have fire engines, additional fire engines on staff that day, and all of our chief officers are called back, and we make sure that we have additional coverage in case of numerous fires which do occur that evening of 4th of July.

663
01:04:58,140 --> 01:05:04,380
and they'll occur simultaneously so that's what is a greater concern is when we run out of resources

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01:05:04,380 --> 01:05:09,560
because they're on too many fires we have nine fire engines we might stop a few extra but if you

665
01:05:09,560 --> 01:05:14,500
have 20 or 30 fires at the same time you can't get to all them we also send one engine at a time

666
01:05:14,500 --> 01:05:19,720
instead of sending multiple engines to those fires on 4th of July we'll send one so they can see what's

667
01:05:19,720 --> 01:05:23,880
going on and hopefully try to extinguish it before it gets too large and we'll add more as needed

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01:05:23,880 --> 01:05:31,080
So we can really spread our resources out and in areas where hydrants are greater risk than the developed areas

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01:05:31,080 --> 01:05:35,700
So we do have a lot of areas in the east side of Elk Grove that don't have hydrants

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01:05:35,700 --> 01:05:42,080
They run off of wells and we will send water tenders for those, but those definitely pose a greater risk for a fire

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01:05:43,950 --> 01:05:45,490
So mitigation factors

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01:05:45,490 --> 01:05:53,110
Those would include ensuring that we have sufficient personnel and firefighting resources to combat the fires that may occur

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01:05:54,150 --> 01:06:04,870
We also make sure that the construction advancements that we know that have happened in the fire and building codes, those are other mitigation factors, we continue to stay on top of the codes and adopt them every three years.

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01:06:05,710 --> 01:06:09,810
Residential occupancies that were constructed after 2010, they have sprinklers.

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01:06:10,290 --> 01:06:19,670
However, a lot of our community was constructed prior to 2010, so it would be the larger ones or if somebody voluntarily installed sprinklers on a residential property.

676
01:06:19,670 --> 01:06:23,170
some commercial properties were required to have sprinklers even before 2010.

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01:06:24,010 --> 01:06:24,810
A larger one, for sure.

678
01:06:25,670 --> 01:06:28,870
Our vegetation management program, also known as our weed abatement program,

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01:06:29,050 --> 01:06:30,690
that our fire prevention division manages,

680
01:06:31,550 --> 01:06:33,510
and I'll talk a little bit more about that in a few more slides.

681
01:06:34,230 --> 01:06:38,330
Also, other mitigation factors include the collaboration that we currently have

682
01:06:38,330 --> 01:06:40,870
with the Sacramento County's industry working group.

683
01:06:40,990 --> 01:06:43,870
We have two members who go to those meetings that be our general manager

684
01:06:43,870 --> 01:06:44,710
and our fire marshal.

685
01:06:45,870 --> 01:06:47,930
Ensuring we have an adequate water supply

686
01:06:47,930 --> 01:06:49,990
by in hydrant inspections and testing.

687
01:06:50,590 --> 01:06:54,250
And fortunately, General Manager Camille's came in this evening,

688
01:06:54,530 --> 01:06:57,030
shared a little bit about Elk Grove Water District.

689
01:06:57,230 --> 01:07:00,570
They've done a fantastic job with the response after we had our meetings

690
01:07:01,090 --> 01:07:06,110
following the LA fires and really since receiving our insurance service office report.

691
01:07:06,510 --> 01:07:07,950
They've been very reactive to that.

692
01:07:08,370 --> 01:07:12,170
They have changed their schedule to once per year now for their inspections as you mentioned tonight.

693
01:07:12,550 --> 01:07:15,890
And have a good amount of water to serve the east side of the Elk Grove community.

694
01:07:15,890 --> 01:07:21,590
very pleased with the reaction and the collaboration that Mr. Camilo has

695
01:07:21,590 --> 01:07:25,510
brought forth. And also our community preparedness is important that we partner

696
01:07:25,510 --> 01:07:30,750
with our community and make sure that they are prepared. When it comes to

697
01:07:30,750 --> 01:07:34,830
deployment of resources to mitigate these types of fires you see these pictures

698
01:07:34,830 --> 01:07:39,030
here that's pretty much all of our operational pictures of the 911 calls

699
01:07:39,030 --> 01:07:44,290
people call for a little bit of training on the right side there but these are the

700
01:07:44,290 --> 01:07:50,330
ones who are out there, the women and men in our department who serve this community 24-7.

701
01:07:51,470 --> 01:07:55,710
Some of the things that we have done with our deployment of resources is bolstered them.

702
01:07:56,170 --> 01:08:00,630
We've invested thanks to you and to a lot of the planning and management of additional

703
01:08:00,630 --> 01:08:01,150
resources.

704
01:08:01,150 --> 01:08:06,450
We invested $11 million into new fire apparatus over the last three years or so.

705
01:08:07,070 --> 01:08:14,010
We also have an apparatus replacement plan as part of our department's strategic plan.

706
01:08:14,490 --> 01:08:18,190
Actually, the chair is here tonight, but talented Kevin McLean.

707
01:08:18,490 --> 01:08:23,170
Thank you for all the work you've done on that and the team that makes sure that we replace those

708
01:08:23,170 --> 01:08:29,270
apparatus on a schedule. And those include fire engines and a fire truck. We have a couple,

709
01:08:29,590 --> 01:08:34,590
one reserve, dual role ambulances. Those have firefighter paramedics on them. It's very important because

710
01:08:34,590 --> 01:08:38,030
we can utilize that personnel to fight fire

711
01:08:38,030 --> 01:08:39,130
during a large emergency.

712
01:08:39,890 --> 01:08:44,210
Command vehicles, wild land engines, water tenders,

713
01:08:45,030 --> 01:08:48,410
emergency staff vehicles, and other auxiliary resources

714
01:08:48,410 --> 01:08:50,970
that we have throughout our fire stations within the district.

715
01:08:52,690 --> 01:08:54,850
Apparatus in vehicles are replaced on the schedule

716
01:08:54,850 --> 01:08:57,930
and we base that on the mileage of the apparatus

717
01:08:57,930 --> 01:09:00,490
of vehicles, the usage and safety.

718
01:09:00,490 --> 01:09:06,130
and so as that changes we upgrade our vehicles. We've also added 30 new fire

719
01:09:06,130 --> 01:09:12,130
fighters since 2020 and we've added engine 77 and medic 77 with 15 of them

720
01:09:12,130 --> 01:09:20,430
and the other 15 were deployed on our two squads, six on each and the

721
01:09:20,990 --> 01:09:26,530
battalion chief on battalion 11 now that we added thanks to Measure E. We have a

722
01:09:26,530 --> 01:09:29,930
standards of cover, we have a strategic plan and we're currently seeking a

723
01:09:29,930 --> 01:09:32,830
accreditation through the commission on fire accreditation

724
01:09:32,830 --> 01:09:33,410
international.

725
01:09:36,850 --> 01:09:40,070
Regarding weather, weather is an important part of wild land

726
01:09:40,070 --> 01:09:42,690
fires and what happens during those times.

727
01:09:43,050 --> 01:09:46,350
The National Weather Service has a fire weather watch,

728
01:09:46,690 --> 01:09:50,070
and they use that to alert us to a high potential

729
01:09:50,070 --> 01:09:54,490
for the development of a red flag event within a 12 to 72-hour

730
01:09:54,490 --> 01:09:56,630
time frame, normally in the near future,

731
01:09:57,010 --> 01:09:58,030
and they'll alert us.

732
01:09:58,550 --> 01:10:00,230
Then the actual warning occurs.

733
01:10:00,230 --> 01:10:03,790
So the red flag warning, so there's a little different in Southern California than Northern

734
01:10:03,790 --> 01:10:04,590
Cal down there.

735
01:10:04,750 --> 01:10:10,910
It's 15% humidity and winds of 25, 35 miles an hour over six hours.

736
01:10:10,990 --> 01:10:12,150
That's what they were facing down there.

737
01:10:12,250 --> 01:10:14,470
They had 100 mile an hour winds and low humidity.

738
01:10:15,170 --> 01:10:19,590
For Northern California, it's based on four different humidity levels and wind.

739
01:10:20,510 --> 01:10:27,530
So anywhere from less than 9% relative humidity, any winds that are between 16, 11 miles per

740
01:10:27,530 --> 01:10:34,270
hour dictate a red flag warning. Normally we see between 9 and 20, 10 to 20%

741
01:10:34,270 --> 01:10:38,650
during the summertime. So that's where we normally fall. So if we expect to have

742
01:10:38,650 --> 01:10:42,690
12 to 20 mile an hour winds for the next eight hours, that's a red flag warning.

743
01:10:42,790 --> 01:10:47,110
And that's when we normally see. Then you can also go all the way up to 42% on

744
01:10:47,110 --> 01:10:50,710
the lower ones, but the winds have to really increase about 30 miles an hour

745
01:10:50,710 --> 01:10:55,890
or greater. Not too often that we see that for eight straight hours, but the two

746
01:10:55,890 --> 01:11:01,530
two middle ones there are the ones that we could see regularly during the summer months

747
01:11:01,530 --> 01:11:02,430
and into the fall.

748
01:11:03,070 --> 01:11:04,490
So that's where we really have to be aware.

749
01:11:04,890 --> 01:11:08,930
On the right side, you see that's one of our grass or wild land fire engines, and that's

750
01:11:08,930 --> 01:11:12,310
us conducting a training exercise that we do about every June.

751
01:11:15,200 --> 01:11:18,760
Okay, so I've got a couple that got cut off here, but it's okay.

752
01:11:19,200 --> 01:11:27,680
The response for a red flag condition would be three wild land fire engines, one battalion

753
01:11:27,680 --> 01:11:32,460
chief water tenders depending upon the location for sure on the east side or some of the

754
01:11:32,460 --> 01:11:35,740
rural areas of galt will send water tender with the response.

755
01:11:36,200 --> 01:11:40,200
Then we can special request a dozer down there on the bottom.

756
01:11:40,320 --> 01:11:44,960
You see the picture of the dozer or a helicopter up on the top right from SAC Metro.

757
01:11:44,960 --> 01:11:48,200
We have a contract with them to request us at any time.

758
01:11:48,320 --> 01:11:50,680
The other picture is our water tender that's down in galt.

759
01:11:50,680 --> 01:11:52,100
We have another one up here in Elk Grove.

760
01:11:52,400 --> 01:11:53,100
So we have those two.

761
01:11:53,100 --> 01:11:58,720
And if we call for a second alarm, that would repeat the previous alarm, plus two more water tenders.

762
01:11:59,100 --> 01:12:00,240
This would be for red flag.

763
01:12:00,920 --> 01:12:05,400
It's a typical day without red flag, we just reduce one fire engine, everything else is still applies.

764
01:12:05,980 --> 01:12:07,540
And we can request resources as needed.

765
01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:13,000
Mutual aid system, we have that in place.

766
01:12:13,220 --> 01:12:17,940
Currently here in Sacramento County, we have automatic aid with all of our neighboring agencies.

767
01:12:17,940 --> 01:12:24,260
We have, I reviewed the agreement just a few weeks ago, and it's still in place, and we support each other.

768
01:12:24,260 --> 01:12:28,680
We have a boundary-less system, and the closest resources respond.

769
01:12:30,540 --> 01:12:35,920
If we had to expand from that, we could pre-deploy resources in the center there.

770
01:12:36,080 --> 01:12:36,820
You see that center bullet.

771
01:12:37,380 --> 01:12:40,620
They did do that in Los Angeles, as a matter of fact, they pre-deployed resources.

772
01:12:41,080 --> 01:12:47,100
So the state OES Office of Emergency Services will grant a request, and we have resources deployed

773
01:12:47,100 --> 01:12:50,860
currently in Sacramento County for the storms that we're experiencing.

774
01:12:50,860 --> 01:12:58,100
But we can do it for wildfires or any large-scale emergency or whatever could develop into a disaster and request for the state to fund those.

775
01:12:58,480 --> 01:13:04,960
The resources that they would normally send, or if you look on the top right side, is the green fire engines, those are the OES engines.

776
01:13:05,220 --> 01:13:10,900
That's our crew right there in Pacific Palisades and the picture on the right bottom as well.

777
01:13:11,620 --> 01:13:18,340
And they would send those out and we would team them up or send even one or two at a time to add additional protection.

778
01:13:18,340 --> 01:13:20,040
We did do that last 4th of July.

779
01:13:20,340 --> 01:13:23,960
We pre-deployed resources and we utilize them on 4th of July here.

780
01:13:24,760 --> 01:13:27,500
We can also request for resources outside of Sacramento County.

781
01:13:27,560 --> 01:13:29,620
That's the beauty of our state of California.

782
01:13:29,620 --> 01:13:34,360
I'm sure many other states, but ours, we can request from outside of our region here,

783
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:36,400
outside of our county in Northern California.

784
01:13:36,440 --> 01:13:40,360
And if that gets exhausted, then we can move to request resources from Southern California,

785
01:13:41,120 --> 01:13:43,500
such as what happened when the palisades occurred.

786
01:13:44,020 --> 01:13:47,300
We were on the road that evening and they were working by the next morning

787
01:13:47,300 --> 01:13:50,020
for the next 56 straight hours, fighting fire.

788
01:13:50,900 --> 01:13:52,520
So that's a great thing about California,

789
01:13:52,700 --> 01:13:54,480
and that's for the community to know

790
01:13:54,480 --> 01:13:55,960
that we have a lot of backup,

791
01:13:56,340 --> 01:13:57,660
and that's really important

792
01:13:57,660 --> 01:13:59,600
that we help each other throughout the state.

793
01:14:01,360 --> 01:14:04,320
Regarding sufficient water supply and hydrant inspections,

794
01:14:05,520 --> 01:14:08,380
these are the three areas that are within our district

795
01:14:08,820 --> 01:14:09,900
that have hydrants.

796
01:14:10,200 --> 01:14:11,420
Now there's other water purveyors,

797
01:14:11,480 --> 01:14:13,960
but the main ones are sat county water agency,

798
01:14:14,240 --> 01:14:15,300
they're on the left in orange.

799
01:14:15,820 --> 01:14:19,120
Elk Grove Water District, as you heard from General Manager Camille last

800
01:14:19,120 --> 01:14:23,480
night, he covers the green section and then down in Gaults, the city of Gaults,

801
01:14:23,600 --> 01:14:24,660
that covers that area.

802
01:14:27,890 --> 01:14:31,310
The big question. Yes Chief, I just have a quick question.

803
01:14:31,910 --> 01:14:35,350
I see on the Elk Grove Water District and the city of Gaults water there's two

804
01:14:35,350 --> 01:14:40,810
different colors. What do those indicate? So they have the irrigation district and

805
01:14:40,810 --> 01:14:46,470
then there's the water district down in Gaults and then in the Elk Grove one the

806
01:14:46,470 --> 01:14:56,750
The light green has a kind of a joint partnership with Sac County Water on, I believe that's the way that works and within the Elk Grove Water District one.

807
01:14:57,190 --> 01:14:59,630
Okay, so the pink and galt would be the galt irrigation.

808
01:15:14,560 --> 01:15:31,220
So that is a big question that I've been asked and we've been asked. And as a matter of fact, we're providing this presentation in partnership with the police department, police chiefs for both the city of Oak Grove. And I believe for the city of Gulp, I meet with the city manager in our general manager tomorrow in Gulp.

809
01:15:31,220 --> 01:15:35,720
for Gulf to determine what day we'll present to their councils, but we'll be presenting this also

810
01:15:35,720 --> 01:15:45,360
here in Elgrove on February 12th. So, when it comes to this occurring, running out of water and

811
01:15:45,360 --> 01:15:51,780
all of that, could it happen here? It could happen anywhere. Really, with a hundred millenar winds,

812
01:15:52,280 --> 01:15:56,780
the water situation, if you have that many pumpers, that many fire engines hooked up to hydrants,

813
01:15:56,780 --> 01:16:01,300
It's flowing water at a faster rate than they can be replenished.

814
01:16:01,620 --> 01:16:02,740
It could happen anywhere.

815
01:16:02,940 --> 01:16:05,320
We're fortunate to have a lot of water here in our area.

816
01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:08,320
There was the initial report.

817
01:16:08,520 --> 01:16:12,000
I know they're still conducting their investigation in Los Angeles, but the San

818
01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:16,960
Aenez Reservoir had 117 million gallons before it went under construction.

819
01:16:17,680 --> 01:16:22,660
They reduced that down to three million gallons from what the reports say, three one million

820
01:16:22,660 --> 01:16:27,760
gallon tanks for all the Pacific palisades. As reported tonight by General

821
01:16:27,760 --> 01:16:31,800
Manager Camilo's they have two two million gallon tanks so four million gallons

822
01:16:31,800 --> 01:16:35,500
just for East Elk Grove here. They have three million for the entire Pacific

823
01:16:35,500 --> 01:16:39,540
palisades and all the fires at the same time with fire engines hooked to every

824
01:16:39,540 --> 01:16:44,860
hydrant they ran out and pumps potentially were shut down because the power

825
01:16:44,860 --> 01:16:48,580
outages and all of that all together it was just a perfect storm for that

826
01:16:48,580 --> 01:16:52,180
situation to occur. So the important part is to make sure we have enough water.

827
01:16:52,180 --> 01:16:55,540
It's my understanding that there's over 9 million gallons for just the city of Galtalon.

828
01:16:56,080 --> 01:16:56,860
And that's great.

829
01:16:57,540 --> 01:17:00,020
I have a lot of confidence in the water systems here.

830
01:17:01,300 --> 01:17:07,940
Even talking to our fire marshal and our operations chief and others who have worked, they have

831
01:17:07,940 --> 01:17:12,720
not had the situation where they have broken water hydras that don't work.

832
01:17:13,400 --> 01:17:14,880
There's main breaks and there's issues.

833
01:17:15,360 --> 01:17:18,780
The important part is to test them and make sure that they're in good condition all the

834
01:17:18,780 --> 01:17:19,020
time.

835
01:17:19,020 --> 01:17:24,620
But a fire engine flow is 1500 gallons per minute, so it goes quick.

836
01:17:25,380 --> 01:17:29,180
As was mentioned tonight, they can flow for 8 hours, 3500 gallons per minute.

837
01:17:29,500 --> 01:17:34,380
The insurance services office, fire flow requirements, and that used to all be pretty on one

838
01:17:34,380 --> 01:17:34,640
line.

839
01:17:34,740 --> 01:17:41,720
But now the 3500 is on the far right, formatting, 3500 gallons per minute for 3 hours.

840
01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:44,600
That's what the requirement is.

841
01:17:45,200 --> 01:17:47,680
We flow 3500 gallons per minute.

842
01:17:47,680 --> 01:17:58,100
We were at 34.85 so it's got to be between 3,000 and 3,500 so we almost hit that 3,500 gallons per minute for three hours when one of the hydrants was tested we had to test many hydrants during the survey.

843
01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:11,040
The water system received 28.49 out of 30 points when we tested it with the insurance services office provided all the information in 2023, 94.9% score.

844
01:18:11,740 --> 01:18:17,680
The hydrant placement and quantity of hydrants within our developed areas were almost the perfect

845
01:18:17,680 --> 01:18:19,360
score, almost 3 out of 3.

846
01:18:20,020 --> 01:18:23,140
The hydrant inspections and flow testing, that is an area we need to work on.

847
01:18:23,600 --> 01:18:28,280
In partnership with the water purveyors, I don't have the authority to go test all of

848
01:18:28,280 --> 01:18:32,620
their hydrants without permissions and it's their responsibility to test the hydrants.

849
01:18:34,340 --> 01:18:40,120
1.04 out of 7 points, that's the area that we need to address and that's where I could

850
01:18:40,120 --> 01:18:45,720
use the partnership with a policy level to provide the necessary support for those inspections

851
01:18:45,720 --> 01:18:51,560
to occur. They were, they've been occurring at different rates. Oh, Grove Water District,

852
01:18:51,580 --> 01:18:55,980
as was mentioned tonight. The standard is once per year, they were doing them with

853
01:18:55,980 --> 01:18:59,860
watery three years. They're not doing them once per year. Great. Let's not focus on the past,

854
01:19:00,160 --> 01:19:06,000
let's focus on the future. They do have 17 and 1701 hydrants there, Sacramento County Water

855
01:19:06,000 --> 01:19:11,640
agency 5600 or so. They're conducting them on every three to five years. They did 741 last year.

856
01:19:12,100 --> 01:19:18,060
So they've got just over 1100 hydrants the inspection schedules under development. It's brought to

857
01:19:18,060 --> 01:19:24,780
their attention after everything that occurred and also following our ISO report and they will I will

858
01:19:24,780 --> 01:19:28,180
be meeting with City Manager tomorrow. I'm sure more will follow, but those are that's the latest

859
01:19:28,180 --> 01:19:33,700
information we have that's been provided to us. I have another quick question. What is the law

860
01:19:33,700 --> 01:19:39,960
law, or is there a law that states how often hydrants need to be checked, or is it just

861
01:19:39,960 --> 01:19:44,840
the recommendation from our insurance, which I hold in high regard, of course, because

862
01:19:45,380 --> 01:19:51,580
that's what we pay to ensure, right, but not them specifically, but our insurance rates

863
01:19:51,580 --> 01:19:58,560
are based on that rating. What is there a law that says they have to be tested every

864
01:19:58,560 --> 01:20:02,100
somebody years or that wouldn't say there's necessarily like a legal law where

865
01:20:02,100 --> 01:20:05,960
someone's going to be you know find or arrested for not checking them once a

866
01:20:05,960 --> 01:20:09,320
year the standard from the insurance services office to get the points that

867
01:20:09,320 --> 01:20:14,880
they provide are once a year at least once per year is what it states the flow

868
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:18,780
testing schedule is once every five years so just checking the hydrants flowing

869
01:20:18,780 --> 01:20:23,120
that is currently happening as a developed new areas they do flow test the

870
01:20:23,120 --> 01:20:26,200
hydrants to make sure that they're working but those are the two standards that

871
01:20:26,200 --> 01:20:30,440
are applied. Of course, you have the American Water Works Association, which their standards

872
01:20:30,440 --> 01:20:35,740
are almost like as needed. So there's a little bit of in-between for the two. As the

873
01:20:35,740 --> 01:20:40,280
fire chief, my recommendation is to abide by the once per year standard, which allows us

874
01:20:40,280 --> 01:20:43,780
to get the highest amount of points and the lowest insurance rates for the community.

875
01:20:44,380 --> 01:20:49,260
So that would be what I would ask for is once per year, and inspect the hydrants, and then

876
01:20:49,260 --> 01:20:53,800
flow tests in every five years. The flow testing one, a little bit of understanding on that

877
01:20:53,800 --> 01:20:58,180
during drought seasons, it's tough to flow additional water in large amounts and just

878
01:20:58,180 --> 01:21:01,880
even just the appearance of that to the community that we were wasting water or something.

879
01:21:02,060 --> 01:21:05,000
But when it comes to safety, it's very important that everything works.

880
01:21:05,420 --> 01:21:08,040
Like I said earlier, very confident in our water system.

881
01:21:08,820 --> 01:21:11,500
The inspection schedule, I think that's something we need to work on.

882
01:21:11,660 --> 01:21:15,440
But I don't have a lack of confidence that our water is not going to work.

883
01:21:15,960 --> 01:21:21,200
And we have a municipal water system here that's well maintained and well used, it's just

884
01:21:21,200 --> 01:21:24,460
the inspections of the hydrants and documenting them, that's lacking.

885
01:21:25,260 --> 01:21:25,780
All right.

886
01:21:25,920 --> 01:21:32,340
I just wanted to make sure that there were no legal requirements, but just certainly want

887
01:21:32,340 --> 01:21:34,740
to support ISO recommendations.

888
01:21:35,380 --> 01:21:36,000
So thank you.

889
01:21:36,320 --> 01:21:36,600
Absolutely.

890
01:21:36,960 --> 01:21:38,320
Chief, I also have a quick question.

891
01:21:39,300 --> 01:21:41,440
You met with Sacramento County Water Agency.

892
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:42,520
Yes, we did.

893
01:21:42,740 --> 01:21:47,500
And were they interested in doing once a year?

894
01:21:48,100 --> 01:21:49,560
We didn't get to that level.

895
01:21:49,560 --> 01:21:53,160
They're very receptive very everyone was very kind and very understanding

896
01:21:54,160 --> 01:22:01,200
But we didn't get to the point where the commitment was there to do the one spring it because I was looking at 14% and I think you're gonna

897
01:22:01,820 --> 01:22:03,440
I'm hoping you to talk about ISO

898
01:22:04,340 --> 01:22:04,780
deployment

899
01:22:05,620 --> 01:22:13,380
Here it looks like coming up in the but those two items are probably our keys that could bring us from where we are current

900
01:22:14,040 --> 01:22:16,240
Three or were you class two two two?

901
01:22:16,240 --> 01:22:16,460
Two.

902
01:22:16,540 --> 01:22:16,980
Okay.

903
01:22:17,260 --> 01:22:22,300
The two Y is in the role areas because the hydrant is further than 1,000 feet from an occupancy,

904
01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:23,960
but class two is basically what we're talking about.

905
01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:24,240
Okay.

906
01:22:24,560 --> 01:22:28,700
And could we've gotten close to class one if we had that hydrant inspection?

907
01:22:29,700 --> 01:22:34,080
I think the combination between the two lower scores were the deployment section.

908
01:22:34,560 --> 01:22:37,460
We did add some squads and battalion chiefs since that time.

909
01:22:38,580 --> 01:22:43,400
The deployment section, we scored five out of ten points and the hydrant inspection section

910
01:22:43,400 --> 01:22:46,260
was one out of the seven allowable within that area.

911
01:22:46,660 --> 01:22:50,560
Between the two, we miss class one by 3.3 points overall.

912
01:22:51,160 --> 01:22:54,980
So what we do here for ISO does it just affect this district

913
01:22:54,980 --> 01:22:58,400
and affects every business in this community?

914
01:22:58,740 --> 01:22:59,580
Business and residents.

915
01:23:00,060 --> 01:23:00,880
Okay, thank you.

916
01:23:04,610 --> 01:23:07,870
So a few things that we will do, our strategy,

917
01:23:08,450 --> 01:23:11,230
is to continue to collaborate with the Oak Grove Water District,

918
01:23:11,590 --> 01:23:13,530
Sacramento County Water Agency and City of Galt.

919
01:23:13,710 --> 01:23:15,830
That's very important that we keep that relationship going.

920
01:23:15,830 --> 01:23:17,510
I mean, that's what today is about, really,

921
01:23:17,730 --> 01:23:20,890
inform our community and letting our water partners know

922
01:23:20,890 --> 01:23:22,690
that we are partners.

923
01:23:22,970 --> 01:23:25,230
We need to collaborate and work together to get this done

924
01:23:25,230 --> 01:23:27,330
and make sure we provide the best service for the community.

925
01:23:28,130 --> 01:23:31,250
We also are confident in the available water supply

926
01:23:31,250 --> 01:23:33,530
and the quantity and placement of hydrants.

927
01:23:33,590 --> 01:23:35,810
As I mentioned, we're collaborating with them

928
01:23:35,810 --> 01:23:37,910
for the annual hydrant inspection and flow testing

929
01:23:37,910 --> 01:23:39,190
within that ISO standard.

930
01:23:39,530 --> 01:23:41,770
That is a copy of the front cover on the right side

931
01:23:41,770 --> 01:23:43,610
for the ISO report.

932
01:23:43,610 --> 01:23:45,630
and that's available online currently.

933
01:23:46,550 --> 01:23:49,590
We plan to seek reassessment for the ISO Public Protection

934
01:23:49,590 --> 01:23:51,230
Classification in 2027.

935
01:23:51,890 --> 01:23:53,510
They are done about every five years now.

936
01:23:53,990 --> 01:23:55,190
The last time was 2023.

937
01:23:56,110 --> 01:23:58,050
I think we can get class 1 by 2027

938
01:23:58,050 --> 01:23:59,210
with the hydrant inspections

939
01:23:59,210 --> 01:24:01,750
and the reassessment of our deployment.

940
01:24:03,130 --> 01:24:07,070
We are currently a two-to-y fire department

941
01:24:07,070 --> 01:24:09,830
and it's including the fire department itself,

942
01:24:10,110 --> 01:24:11,630
dispatch, and water.

943
01:24:11,630 --> 01:24:13,450
the water supply and hydrants.

944
01:24:16,140 --> 01:24:17,660
The last section is fire prevention and

945
01:24:17,660 --> 01:24:23,480
community readiness. So our fire inspection program is managed through our

946
01:24:23,480 --> 01:24:30,480
fire marshals office. They conducted in 2024, 1865 plan reviews, 5100, we're

947
01:24:30,480 --> 01:24:33,940
so construction inspections, 100 percent compliance with the state mandated

948
01:24:33,940 --> 01:24:38,000
inspection requirement, and operational permit inspections is something new. Those

949
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:42,720
are more of your high hazard occupancies. They did 122 out of 138. Those are

950
01:24:43,260 --> 01:24:46,960
voluntary we don't have to but it's a very good idea to do the high hazard

951
01:24:46,960 --> 01:24:52,340
ones and that's something that I've asked for a financial to add to what they do

952
01:24:52,340 --> 01:24:58,020
and they've completed 88% of those so those are not the priority the priority

953
01:24:58,020 --> 01:25:02,220
are the state mandated ones and then the high hazard ones come next the operational

954
01:25:02,220 --> 01:25:06,400
permanence vegetation management program that's that weed abatement program you

955
01:25:06,400 --> 01:25:10,120
look on the right side there those are our inspectors on the top right with their

956
01:25:10,120 --> 01:25:14,780
tablet and writing up what they need to write up giving people enough time or

957
01:25:14,780 --> 01:25:18,780
reminder to cut the weeds down and and if they don't then we end up having to

958
01:25:18,780 --> 01:25:24,420
enforce that but 900 plus properties were inspected we did issue 367

959
01:25:24,420 --> 01:25:30,340
correction notices 11 out of 367 didn't do it so we made sure that they were

960
01:25:30,340 --> 01:25:35,040
abated but 97% compliance thank you to the community those who receive the

961
01:25:35,040 --> 01:25:39,300
notices and cut the high weeds down but you can see on the bottom right the the

962
01:25:39,300 --> 01:25:41,740
high grass and how dry it gets out here in the summer.

963
01:25:44,070 --> 01:25:45,570
Regarding the emergency operations plan,

964
01:25:45,710 --> 01:25:47,870
we partner with the cities of El Grove and Galt.

965
01:25:48,010 --> 01:25:49,790
They both have emergency operations plans

966
01:25:50,190 --> 01:25:52,130
that are just within the last few years old.

967
01:25:54,230 --> 01:25:57,950
We also abide by the Sacramento County evacuation plan.

968
01:25:58,830 --> 01:26:00,950
And that's the annex that they have for our area.

969
01:26:01,470 --> 01:26:04,230
It's for El Grove Galt and the areas of South Sacramento County.

970
01:26:05,210 --> 01:26:08,870
We have evacuations in place that we can implement

971
01:26:08,870 --> 01:26:13,250
in partnership with the police departments for different types of incidents.

972
01:26:13,590 --> 01:26:15,370
So, evacuations are definitely instant dependent.

973
01:26:15,570 --> 01:26:18,530
Fires might be quick, time sensitive.

974
01:26:18,810 --> 01:26:23,410
We have to get people moving out of the areas and relocate them to the high schools or

975
01:26:23,410 --> 01:26:29,210
Elk Grove Park or some of the other safe places that we can move people to, or is there time

976
01:26:29,210 --> 01:26:29,650
to plan?

977
01:26:30,010 --> 01:26:35,050
Like, for a flood, we expect the waters to be rising and we have several hours to evacuate

978
01:26:35,050 --> 01:26:35,930
people out of the way.

979
01:26:35,930 --> 01:26:41,210
we would do that with the police departments side by side with them and we

980
01:26:41,210 --> 01:26:44,850
would probably also for something larger activate the emergency operation center

981
01:26:44,850 --> 01:26:49,870
at either city and partner with the police departments and city leadership to

982
01:26:49,870 --> 01:26:55,290
manage the incident. Coordination would also occur with Sacramento County Office

983
01:26:55,290 --> 01:27:00,630
of Emergency Service OES for the evacuation and the mass notification portion of it

984
01:27:00,630 --> 01:27:05,510
to let people know. So it's important that people register their cell phones since most

985
01:27:05,510 --> 01:27:10,750
people have a cell phone now with Sacramento County and I'll provide that link there at the end.

986
01:27:11,830 --> 01:27:15,270
I know there's a lot of information on this map and it's very small so it might be easier to see

987
01:27:15,270 --> 01:27:20,010
up on the screen but this is the actual map that is available. It's on our website as well. The city

988
01:27:20,010 --> 01:27:25,910
of Elk Grove uses this map right here of the evacuation routes for the areas. There's a difference

989
01:27:25,910 --> 01:27:31,390
between an order and a warning. The order is that you must evacuate now. When people here in order go

990
01:27:31,390 --> 01:27:37,110
out, just please move. The warning normally comes before the order, normally, and that

991
01:27:37,110 --> 01:27:41,730
gives you time to get together some important items that you might want to take with you,

992
01:27:42,070 --> 01:27:47,530
and that would be provided normally ahead of time if possible. Now, for a fire, it might

993
01:27:47,530 --> 01:27:52,610
just be an order, but for other things, you get an evacuation warning first. A lot of information,

994
01:27:52,750 --> 01:27:57,770
this is, like I said, available on our website to look at. It's a pretty detailed map.

995
01:27:57,770 --> 01:28:01,730
These are provided for all of the cities and areas in Sacramento County.

996
01:28:01,910 --> 01:28:03,370
They've done a fantastic job with it.

997
01:28:03,830 --> 01:28:05,210
For Galt, very similar.

998
01:28:05,710 --> 01:28:08,290
And that's the similar map in the information.

999
01:28:08,990 --> 01:28:11,350
And it has the five P's of evacuation on it.

1000
01:28:11,910 --> 01:28:13,530
And that's important. That's people and pets,

1001
01:28:13,930 --> 01:28:17,130
papers, prescriptions, personal needs, and priceless items.

1002
01:28:17,830 --> 01:28:19,670
So to make sure that you have those ready to go,

1003
01:28:20,430 --> 01:28:22,710
to be able to move when asked to do so,

1004
01:28:23,110 --> 01:28:24,070
to figure out on safety.

1005
01:28:25,190 --> 01:28:27,710
So what can we do to be fire ready?

1006
01:28:28,350 --> 01:28:31,690
Prepare your home and yourself for a potential fire emergency.

1007
01:28:32,450 --> 01:28:35,770
Ensure you have smoke alarms on every floor and outside of sleeping areas.

1008
01:28:36,390 --> 01:28:40,510
Create a fire escape plan including a meeting place away from your home.

1009
01:28:41,250 --> 01:28:46,370
Assemble an emergency go bag within 72 hours of essential supplies.

1010
01:28:47,250 --> 01:28:49,630
Have important documents readily available.

1011
01:28:50,070 --> 01:28:53,010
No two ways out of your neighborhood onto a main street.

1012
01:28:53,010 --> 01:28:57,530
We usually use the same route every single day, no a second way out, and then create

1013
01:28:57,530 --> 01:29:02,470
the fenceable space around your home or business, specifically regarding rubbish and dry

1014
01:29:02,470 --> 01:29:05,310
vegetation, and then trimming vegetation away from the home.

1015
01:29:05,710 --> 01:29:10,670
We recommend 30 feet if possible, and if you live out in the country up to 100 feet away

1016
01:29:10,670 --> 01:29:15,370
from your home to make sure it's nice and clean, and that's partnering with us so that we

1017
01:29:15,370 --> 01:29:17,890
can mitigate those emergencies a lot easier.

1018
01:29:17,890 --> 01:29:17,950
year.

1019
01:29:18,690 --> 01:29:22,930
And then the last slide I have for you is to receive time sensitive alerts for emergencies.

1020
01:29:23,410 --> 01:29:29,410
You go to Sacramento Alert and that would be for other important community news such

1021
01:29:29,410 --> 01:29:34,030
as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, evacuations of buildings or

1022
01:29:34,030 --> 01:29:38,910
neighborhoods and the website is there at Sacramento-alert.org.

1023
01:29:39,210 --> 01:29:44,810
We did post it on our social media pages yesterday and should be able to link right to that register

1024
01:29:44,810 --> 01:29:49,570
your cell phones. If you haven't done so already, whether you're watching this right now or at a

1025
01:29:49,570 --> 01:29:55,110
later time, please register your cell phones. We can communicate with you directly when there's an

1026
01:29:55,110 --> 01:29:59,970
emergency or disaster. And with that, I will open it up to any questions you may have.

1027
01:30:05,230 --> 01:30:26,390
Thank you so much. Appreciate that very, very thorough report to us. I appreciate it immensely. I know that we're we all are really aware with unfortunately with happened down south and appreciate all the time and energy put into this and. Thank you.

1028
01:30:35,270 --> 01:30:41,470
specific questions. You did mention the water, the discrepancy of us making sure that

1029
01:30:41,470 --> 01:30:47,830
we have tested once a year to help our ISO. You also mentioned deployment. With the additional

1030
01:30:47,830 --> 01:30:53,310
BCs, the squads, the additional personnel, do you feel that that's going to meet the deployment?

1031
01:30:54,770 --> 01:31:00,610
The deployment numbers for us to get to that class one rating, or we're going to need something

1032
01:31:00,610 --> 01:31:06,610
in the future. Now let me preference it. I did look at ISO. I can't figure out their

1033
01:31:06,610 --> 01:31:11,990
math and I don't want to figure out their math and I also compared that to NFPA. I didn't

1034
01:31:11,990 --> 01:31:15,630
think I was going to have to do that after I retired but I did.

1035
01:31:17,730 --> 01:31:19,510
Between those two documents

1036
01:31:19,510 --> 01:31:29,150
do we have a plan to try to get that deployment and that water issue at least bringing us close

1037
01:31:29,150 --> 01:31:38,650
to that class one, class one, which are going to help our constituents get better interest rates in times where interest rates are exploding.

1038
01:31:39,770 --> 01:31:44,230
So yeah, for the insurance rates, definitely would help. We do have a plan for both.

1039
01:31:44,950 --> 01:31:49,310
As I mentioned, we already added some resources, we added the squads, we added the BC.

1040
01:31:50,030 --> 01:31:53,590
I don't know what that final number will be between the five and the ten points gap.

1041
01:31:53,590 --> 01:32:02,450
definitely would help for sure by adding those resources the there was a section

1042
01:32:02,450 --> 01:32:06,930
within it regarding distance to geographical distance with resources so

1043
01:32:06,930 --> 01:32:10,570
that's the part that's still being worked on for us to make sure that we have

1044
01:32:10,570 --> 01:32:15,130
the right amount of resources for the area so we'll know more when we conduct

1045
01:32:15,130 --> 01:32:21,450
that that survey again in 2027 we do know that we need to continue to work as we

1046
01:32:21,450 --> 01:32:26,530
We've added the 35 firefighters over the last few years since 2020 towards the number

1047
01:32:26,530 --> 01:32:29,650
that we are supposed to have based on NFPA as you mentioned.

1048
01:32:30,470 --> 01:32:35,790
We are reaching the, the trigger is about one firefighter per thousand people.

1049
01:32:36,550 --> 01:32:43,070
We have, it's 0.97 but just under one firefighter per thousand so we will be working towards

1050
01:32:43,070 --> 01:32:46,670
that over the next several years to try to close the gap for that.

1051
01:32:46,670 --> 01:32:53,870
But when the water, regarding your water supply section question, that definitely will help with the Class 1.

1052
01:32:54,170 --> 01:33:01,690
Even if you go from 1.04 to 4.5, you know, 4.7, we're going to be there.

1053
01:33:02,010 --> 01:33:05,010
We're going to be right at that 90 points that we need for the Class 1.

1054
01:33:05,730 --> 01:33:11,450
We're at 86.67 points, so we are 3.3 points short of the Class 1 number.

1055
01:33:12,170 --> 01:33:16,350
and so that we would end up being a class one fire department and the best

1056
01:33:16,350 --> 01:33:19,790
insurance rates possible because that is the best you can do. Well thank you.

1057
01:33:20,130 --> 01:33:26,270
That's what I wanted to hear that we have a plan. We were fortunate to get some

1058
01:33:26,270 --> 01:33:31,050
updates from our Acting General Manager that sent some of those

1059
01:33:31,050 --> 01:33:35,570
statistics out which helped me understand better and made me understand this

1060
01:33:35,570 --> 01:33:40,430
presentation better. We're not going to get there tomorrow but I like the idea

1061
01:33:40,430 --> 01:33:47,470
that we're planning for the future. The point 970 said firefighters per thousand is that so

1062
01:33:47,470 --> 01:33:55,830
that puts us close to what 200 200 plus firefighters 204 would be the number 204 and we're currently at

1063
01:33:55,830 --> 01:34:03,550
where are we at currently 192 192 okay all right thank you appreciate it thank you for the presentation

1064
01:34:03,550 --> 01:34:08,330
and please that's on the back to all those staff members that helped you put this together

1065
01:34:08,330 --> 01:34:09,190
Yeah,

1066
01:34:12,060 --> 01:34:18,620
I just want to say thank you for it you answered all my questions as you went through I appreciate the time and energy it took to get this and

1067
01:34:18,620 --> 01:34:25,380
I'm certainly willing to help where I can from policy level to ensure that we

1068
01:34:26,380 --> 01:34:31,260
Increase cooperation where needed so if that cover becomes an issue feel free.

1069
01:34:35,360 --> 01:34:36,920
Okay, appreciate

1070
01:34:38,380 --> 01:34:39,760
Okay next item

1071
01:34:40,380 --> 01:34:42,280
Next item E, public hearings.

1072
01:34:42,620 --> 01:34:44,780
We have no public hearings notice in this agenda.

1073
01:34:45,820 --> 01:34:47,460
Next item F, staff reports.

1074
01:34:48,700 --> 01:34:51,300
Item F 13, approval of side letter agreement

1075
01:34:51,300 --> 01:34:55,240
between the district and local 522 fire staff premium pay.

1076
01:34:56,220 --> 01:34:58,300
Staff is recommending that after the presentation

1077
01:34:58,300 --> 01:35:00,560
the board approves the side letter agreement

1078
01:35:00,560 --> 01:35:03,080
to reflect the combination of difference, pay,

1079
01:35:03,360 --> 01:35:05,500
and fire premium pay as base pay

1080
01:35:05,500 --> 01:35:08,520
for the purpose of calculating percentage-based incentives

1081
01:35:08,520 --> 01:35:17,900
and Approves Resolution 2025-05 Retroactive to July 1, 2005 in Attachment A, and authorizes

1082
01:35:17,900 --> 01:35:22,000
the General Manager to execute the side letter agreement between the Consumnist Community

1083
01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:28,720
Services District and IAF-F-Local 522 as written in Attachment B, Acting Administrator

1084
01:35:28,720 --> 01:35:30,440
of General Services, Josh Freeman.

1085
01:35:31,580 --> 01:35:37,320
Good evening again, President Spees, Members of the Board, Josh Freeman, Acting Administrator

1086
01:35:37,320 --> 01:35:43,780
of General Services. The staff report before you today discusses a compensation calculation

1087
01:35:43,780 --> 01:35:47,040
practice that has been employed with the district here for many, many years.

1088
01:35:48,140 --> 01:35:55,620
In short, this calculation takes place when members of Local 522 transition from a 56-hour

1089
01:35:55,620 --> 01:36:02,780
work week, their normal 4896, to a traditional 40-hour work week, and how their compensation

1090
01:36:02,780 --> 01:36:09,940
calculation is calculated, so this would include their base pay, their day shift pay, and their incentive pays.

1091
01:36:12,300 --> 01:36:23,300
With the recent retirement of three of our fire captains, CalPERS performed a periodic audit of our calculations,

1092
01:36:23,700 --> 01:36:30,060
our reporting and our contractual language between 522 and the Cousinmas Community Services District.

1093
01:36:30,940 --> 01:36:37,200
During this audit, it was recognized that some contractual language and some terminology

1094
01:36:37,200 --> 01:36:42,220
needed to be addressed to ensure that our members were receiving the correct calculation

1095
01:36:42,220 --> 01:36:47,060
and compensation when they reached their retirement point in their career.

1096
01:36:49,000 --> 01:36:56,240
Staff and 522 and District Council worked collaboratively to create the correct language.

1097
01:36:56,240 --> 01:37:02,940
language, that language was sent to CalPERS for review and confirmed that this language would

1098
01:37:02,940 --> 01:37:09,760
meet the needs of calculation, and a side letter was created. Along with this side letter,

1099
01:37:10,080 --> 01:37:15,900
we decided to research some of our previous contractual language, and back as far as 2005

1100
01:37:15,900 --> 01:37:20,340
was as far as we could go back and find language of this sort that needed to be addressed.

1101
01:37:20,960 --> 01:37:25,860
So resolution was created to address that as well. Retroactively taken the side letter

1102
01:37:25,860 --> 01:37:32,440
agreement back to 2005 to ensure any members previous to our most recent retirees would

1103
01:37:32,440 --> 01:37:39,140
be taken care of as well. CalPERS agrees with and permits the current

1104
01:37:39,140 --> 01:37:45,180
calculation. There are no changes to the practices that we have moving forward. We're just cleaning

1105
01:37:45,180 --> 01:37:51,060
up the language to make sure that we are dotting our eyes and crossing our teeth. Any members

1106
01:37:51,060 --> 01:37:57,620
that have been effective. This calculation will be looked at by CalPERS. Any

1107
01:37:57,620 --> 01:38:02,520
affected members will receive a retroactive calculation and be made hole in the

1108
01:38:02,520 --> 01:38:09,040
past. Excuse me, made hole in the future. Unfortunately, one of the things that

1109
01:38:09,040 --> 01:38:15,120
CalPERS has required us to do is to publicly read the resolution. Fortunately

1110
01:38:15,120 --> 01:38:20,600
District Council was very generous and kept it very short to the point. So if you'll

1111
01:38:20,600 --> 01:38:21,680
Bear with me for a few minutes.

1112
01:38:21,700 --> 01:38:22,780
Let me read this resolution.

1113
01:38:27,660 --> 01:38:30,780
Resolution number 20, 25-04 resolution

1114
01:38:30,780 --> 01:38:33,320
of the Board of Directors of the Consumnes Community Services

1115
01:38:33,320 --> 01:38:37,960
District, approving SL522, 2024-2,

1116
01:38:38,160 --> 01:38:39,860
a side letter agreement with local 522,

1117
01:38:40,640 --> 01:38:42,480
providing clarifying language and compliance

1118
01:38:42,480 --> 01:38:46,360
with CalFPERS report special compensation related to base pay,

1119
01:38:47,000 --> 01:38:49,800
whereas the Consumnes Community Services District District

1120
01:38:49,800 --> 01:38:56,120
And the Cassandra's chapter of local 522, 522, have a contractual agreement governing

1121
01:38:56,120 --> 01:38:59,120
the terms and conditions of compensation for 522 employees.

1122
01:38:59,520 --> 01:39:04,720
And whereas CalPERS has identified a discrepancy in the language of the contractual agreement

1123
01:39:04,720 --> 01:39:10,560
related to base pay compounding, as such term and methodology is recognized by CalPERS.

1124
01:39:10,840 --> 01:39:16,380
And whereas the district in 522 have negotiated a side letter agreement to their contractual

1125
01:39:16,380 --> 01:39:16,740
agreement.

1126
01:39:16,740 --> 01:39:24,500
A copy of which is attached here to As Attachment A and Incorporated herein by this reference

1127
01:39:24,500 --> 01:39:30,160
per N SL 522-2024-2 to cure this discrepancy.

1128
01:39:30,780 --> 01:39:35,140
Now therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the Consumnest Community Services

1129
01:39:35,140 --> 01:39:37,440
District adopts and approves the following.

1130
01:39:37,960 --> 01:39:46,280
One, the Board hereby approves SL 522-2024-2, attached here to As Attachment A, and two, the

1131
01:39:46,280 --> 01:39:50,260
The Board authorizes the General Manager to take any and all actions on behalf of the district.

1132
01:39:50,680 --> 01:40:02,040
To ensure the completion and implementation of SL522, 2024-2, including making any non-substance of changes as required by CalPERS.

1133
01:40:02,400 --> 01:40:08,480
Pass and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Cassandras Community Services District, this fifth day of February 2025.

1134
01:40:09,640 --> 01:40:12,680
That concludes my report and I'd be happy to entertain any questions.

1135
01:40:14,540 --> 01:40:19,500
any anyone from the public wish to comment on this item? No, there's not. Okay.

1136
01:40:21,120 --> 01:40:23,280
Like comment on the item, any directors?

1137
01:40:23,780 --> 01:40:28,980
Just one question Josh. Have we looked at other contracts to make sure that we are set

1138
01:40:28,980 --> 01:40:31,480
across all contracts and all labor groups?

1139
01:40:32,900 --> 01:40:38,240
As I mentioned, we looked back in 522 as far back as we could find this type of language

1140
01:40:38,240 --> 01:40:42,380
which went back to 2005, and as far as I know,

1141
01:40:42,620 --> 01:40:45,860
this language only lives in the 522 contract

1142
01:40:46,400 --> 01:40:50,040
from the 56-hour work week to the 40-hour work week.

1143
01:40:50,120 --> 01:40:51,280
Just want to make sure it doesn't affect

1144
01:40:51,280 --> 01:40:52,680
any other of the labor groups, okay?

1145
01:40:52,820 --> 01:40:52,980
Okay, thank you.

1146
01:40:53,520 --> 01:40:54,040
Go off of the vote.

1147
01:40:56,180 --> 01:40:58,040
Okay, you want to make the motion then,

1148
01:40:58,380 --> 01:40:59,080
director of the lecture?

1149
01:40:59,280 --> 01:40:59,780
Go off of the vote.

1150
01:41:00,060 --> 01:41:00,280
Okay.

1151
01:41:01,340 --> 01:41:01,740
Second.

1152
01:41:02,340 --> 01:41:03,000
I'll second it.

1153
01:41:03,840 --> 01:41:04,540
All in favor?

1154
01:41:05,120 --> 01:41:05,360
Hi.

1155
01:41:05,520 --> 01:41:05,720
Hi.

1156
01:41:06,940 --> 01:41:07,220
Okay.

1157
01:41:07,220 --> 01:41:16,060
Next time, item G, Board of Directors Business for items G14 to G17, item G14 Meeting Event

1158
01:41:16,060 --> 01:41:19,020
Approval, the cancellation of the May 7th Board Meeting.

1159
01:41:19,720 --> 01:41:26,080
Okay, well most of our members of the Strategic Leadership Team and two directors myself

1160
01:41:26,080 --> 01:41:30,920
and Director Secures will attend the Cap to Cap Conference in Washington DC this year

1161
01:41:31,280 --> 01:41:34,340
and we will be flying back to California on May 7th.

1162
01:41:34,340 --> 01:41:37,360
and will not be available to attend this meeting.

1163
01:41:38,060 --> 01:41:40,140
Does any director or staff have anything

1164
01:41:40,140 --> 01:41:41,740
to recommend under this item?

1165
01:41:44,180 --> 01:41:46,240
Okay, then we'll go ahead and entertain a motion

1166
01:41:46,240 --> 01:41:49,720
to prove the cancellation of the May 7th board meeting please.

1167
01:41:50,100 --> 01:41:50,380
Second.

1168
01:41:51,140 --> 01:41:53,880
Okay, second by director of lasano.

1169
01:41:54,640 --> 01:41:55,680
All in favor?

1170
01:41:56,260 --> 01:41:56,420
Aye.

1171
01:41:57,220 --> 01:41:58,380
Okay, thank you.

1172
01:41:58,900 --> 01:41:59,680
Next item?

1173
01:42:00,420 --> 01:42:03,040
Item G15 meeting and event report.

1174
01:42:03,040 --> 01:42:05,980
So any director have anything to report?

1175
01:42:07,080 --> 01:42:08,700
I just have a couple of items.

1176
01:42:09,080 --> 01:42:13,040
I attended several events for MLK during the weekend.

1177
01:42:13,560 --> 01:42:19,260
Breakfast in a walk had the opportunity to walk with staff from both our organization and the city.

1178
01:42:19,900 --> 01:42:22,460
It was a great event.

1179
01:42:23,420 --> 01:42:29,380
It was like a four mile walk that took us almost three hours, but hey, it was good.

1180
01:42:29,380 --> 01:42:34,740
And I know some of the directors here are a president was also there so I appreciate that

1181
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:37,940
That's all I have thank you

1182
01:42:37,940 --> 01:42:39,000
Director Lossano

1183
01:42:40,740 --> 01:42:42,280
Yeah, a couple of things

1184
01:42:43,760 --> 01:42:46,760
Having attended a few events. I will just

1185
01:42:47,400 --> 01:42:50,440
Report out on one that other directors went at

1186
01:42:51,120 --> 01:42:58,060
And that was the annual bird festival it in the city of Galt was held at McAffrey Middle School last Saturday

1187
01:42:58,060 --> 01:42:59,580
And it's pretty interesting.

1188
01:42:59,880 --> 01:43:06,720
I learned way more than I ever thought I would learn about bats, the black and gray and brown

1189
01:43:06,720 --> 01:43:10,100
things that fly around that we never see and don't often hear.

1190
01:43:11,020 --> 01:43:18,980
So it's pretty interesting, but also there was a nonprofit organization there doing a presentation

1191
01:43:18,980 --> 01:43:27,700
on different animals that they find in the region here, specifically the

1192
01:43:27,700 --> 01:43:34,420
consumers preserve and so those included some hawks and owls and other

1193
01:43:34,420 --> 01:43:39,060
flying. I got to see for the first time a Swanson hawk I've never I've

1194
01:43:39,060 --> 01:43:43,200
heard about them for years but never really got to see a live one so that was

1195
01:43:43,200 --> 01:43:52,520
pretty cool. And I just want to mention the CREB feed last Saturday was awesome. Thank you

1196
01:43:52,520 --> 01:43:58,820
to the Association for putting that on. It's always a blast. And fortunately, I was

1197
01:43:58,820 --> 01:44:04,280
able to attend this year. Last year, I wasn't. And the new venue is a great place to hold

1198
01:44:04,280 --> 01:44:09,800
it. Really roomy. And I thought it was a good turnout. So, that's all ahead.

1199
01:44:10,920 --> 01:44:17,000
Okay, the one other item that Director Sikaris and Director Zlonald mentioned was the years

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01:44:17,000 --> 01:44:22,360
in service awards that we got to attend in January, and first of all, I want to give

1201
01:44:22,360 --> 01:44:29,320
kudos to all the staff and everyone that put it all together, I think this S&T team

1202
01:44:29,320 --> 01:44:36,080
and everyone that was giving out the awards did a really great job of flow, and congratulations

1203
01:44:36,080 --> 01:44:42,780
Congratulations to all of you that have shown your dedication to this organization over all these decades.

1204
01:44:43,420 --> 01:44:47,260
I know a lot of you, the firefighters in different parks and rec people,

1205
01:44:47,440 --> 01:44:54,700
just different individuals that were serving that day that couldn't attend perhaps.

1206
01:44:55,100 --> 01:44:59,740
But please know that you are valued and thank you for all your services.

1207
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:16,620
It doesn't go unnoticed by residents. I hear daily how much everybody loves all the amenities. They're safety. So thank you. Thank you to all of you for all you do every day. That's about it. Thank you. Next

1208
01:45:20,330 --> 01:45:25,750
item is item G 16 miscellaneous. So not meeting reports.

1209
01:45:28,290 --> 01:45:32,970
I have nothing. Next item. Item G 17 general manager report.

1210
01:45:35,910 --> 01:45:37,270
Good evening, President.

1211
01:45:40,790 --> 01:45:47,470
I just wanted to take a moment to also reflect on a few things that have happened as Director

1212
01:45:47,470 --> 01:45:53,390
Luzano mentioned we had our crab feed over the weekend and I'm happy to report we had

1213
01:45:54,530 --> 01:45:59,910
432 attendees which was a wonderful attendance and it's an event that definitely could not

1214
01:45:59,910 --> 01:46:03,310
happen without all of the support of staff as well as volunteers.

1215
01:46:03,310 --> 01:46:13,110
We had 25 staff members volunteering at that event, as well as 40 volunteers, which included from the high school basketball team, as well as some of our interns.

1216
01:46:13,630 --> 01:46:18,350
So this is an annual event that just seems to keep getting better and better every year.

1217
01:46:19,330 --> 01:46:24,990
We also are very excited to have launched our core membership offerings.

1218
01:46:25,090 --> 01:46:29,790
We do have a special happening now for anyone who signs up as a founding member.

1219
01:46:29,790 --> 01:46:36,350
This opened just a few days ago and we already have 358 members signed up.

1220
01:46:36,990 --> 01:46:46,910
So we are well on our way towards our goal for our opening and looking forward to really being able to utilize this great new asset that will be here within the community.

1221
01:46:48,030 --> 01:46:54,070
I also wanted to take a moment and just reflect on our Measure E Oversight Committee meeting that was last week.

1222
01:46:54,070 --> 01:46:58,350
week. We've had several of these meetings, but this was our first meeting to have the

1223
01:46:58,350 --> 01:47:04,730
annual report, and there was a report out from both the city as well as the district

1224
01:47:04,730 --> 01:47:11,010
of the initiatives that we've been able to complete. First, we were both able to present

1225
01:47:11,010 --> 01:47:18,390
clean audits, which really indicates our dedication to our financial responsibility and transparency.

1226
01:47:19,130 --> 01:47:24,710
We also were able to really celebrate the new initiatives that these funds were able

1227
01:47:24,710 --> 01:47:31,430
to help us bring to the community, including our light preemption system, off-duty training

1228
01:47:31,430 --> 01:47:35,990
for our firefighters, our urban forestry program, and our youth outreach coordinator.

1229
01:47:36,590 --> 01:47:41,830
All of these are brand new programs that we were able to launch with Measure E. We were also

1230
01:47:41,830 --> 01:47:43,990
able to expand on a lot of our operations.

1231
01:47:44,790 --> 01:47:48,850
We've were able to add our additional firefighters and BCs,

1232
01:47:49,230 --> 01:47:52,510
able to launch those squads with those additional resources.

1233
01:47:53,090 --> 01:47:55,110
We've expanded our park ranger program,

1234
01:47:55,470 --> 01:47:57,310
we've expanded our sidewalk repairs,

1235
01:47:57,780 --> 01:48:01,250
and we're able to really replace some of that aging infrastructure.

1236
01:48:02,130 --> 01:48:03,930
Along with these items,

1237
01:48:03,930 --> 01:48:07,710
we're also been able to upgrade some of our systems that have been aging,

1238
01:48:08,170 --> 01:48:10,350
including our instant management software,

1239
01:48:10,350 --> 01:48:13,590
our learning systems here within the City of Elk Grove.

1240
01:48:14,330 --> 01:48:16,790
We've been able to modernize our irrigation

1241
01:48:17,330 --> 01:48:20,510
and purchase vehicles for our fire staff,

1242
01:48:20,830 --> 01:48:23,710
as well as equipment for some of our fire vehicles

1243
01:48:23,710 --> 01:48:24,410
and apparatus.

1244
01:48:25,010 --> 01:48:28,110
It was really amazing to hear all of this report out

1245
01:48:28,110 --> 01:48:31,250
to see the good work that these funds are doing here

1246
01:48:31,250 --> 01:48:33,810
within the community and will continue to do

1247
01:48:33,810 --> 01:48:35,570
as those funds continue to grow.

1248
01:48:36,110 --> 01:48:38,670
It was just our first year and I'm confident

1249
01:48:38,670 --> 01:48:44,290
that as we continue to invest in the community with our measure eFUNs, we'll see additional impact.

1250
01:48:45,010 --> 01:48:51,870
As we look forward, we are looking at having our fire preparedness presentation that was given

1251
01:48:51,870 --> 01:48:59,270
this evening. To be repeated, we will be back with our City Council in Elgrove next week on Wednesday,

1252
01:48:59,710 --> 01:49:07,150
and as well as a future City of Galt's Council meeting. As soon as that is scheduled, we will be

1253
01:49:07,150 --> 01:49:10,330
promoting that through social media, and I will, of course, let the board know.

1254
01:49:12,250 --> 01:49:19,690
We were scheduled to be meeting with our federal representative, Matt Sui, later this month.

1255
01:49:20,670 --> 01:49:26,390
Things have been a little bit busy in Washington, so unfortunately, we will be moving that to

1256
01:49:26,390 --> 01:49:32,490
a March date when she's going to be able to be here and be present for that, and we'll

1257
01:49:32,490 --> 01:49:35,490
that opportunity to really talk about the district

1258
01:49:35,490 --> 01:49:39,210
and all of the amazing things that we have been doing here

1259
01:49:39,210 --> 01:49:41,610
as well as thank her for the funding she's been able

1260
01:49:41,610 --> 01:49:42,830
to secure for us.

1261
01:49:44,290 --> 01:49:49,230
I'm excited to announce that our leadership Oak Grove cohort

1262
01:49:49,230 --> 01:49:50,410
will be starting soon.

1263
01:49:51,410 --> 01:49:54,270
Leadership Oak Grove is an almost year-long program.

1264
01:49:54,570 --> 01:49:56,150
It's going to be starting later this month.

1265
01:49:56,430 --> 01:49:59,710
And this year we have four participants from the district.

1266
01:49:59,710 --> 01:50:09,930
So we're very happy to see that continue to happen and have support and see some of our really valued staff members go through that and have that learning opportunity.

1267
01:50:11,690 --> 01:50:23,270
There's always a lot going on. So I'll just end there for the report and thank you for all of your dedication and service and again thank you to the fire chief for that great presentation.

1268
01:50:23,270 --> 01:50:36,970
I know that all of us feel much more secure and confident knowing that we have the best fire department here in the area that is fully prepared for any kind of disaster end of my report.

1269
01:50:38,470 --> 01:50:40,090
Great, next item please.

1270
01:50:41,390 --> 01:50:44,410
Item H identification of items for future meeting.

1271
01:50:46,780 --> 01:50:50,500
Does any director have anything under this item that they need to report?

1272
01:50:51,060 --> 01:50:56,500
Okay, then I'll go ahead and enter the motion to get adjourned.

1273
01:50:58,600 --> 01:51:00,200
Okay, we'll go night.