[0:06] >> good evening everyone, I
[0:08] would like to call to order the
[0:10] elk grove city council regular
[0:11] meeting of wednesday AUGUST 26,
[0:12] 2026.
[0:13] The time is 6:00 P.M.
[0:15] Clerk?
[0:17] >> thank you, mayor.
[0:18] This meeting of the elk grove is
[0:19] recorded with closed captioning.
[0:22] Recording will be cable cast on
[0:24] metro cable channel 14 local
[0:25] government affairs channel on
[0:26] comcast and uverse cable
[0:27] systems.
[0:33] Also video streamed at metro 14
[0:33] live.Sac county.Gov.
[0:35] Replays friday AUGUST 28 at
[0:38] 1 P.M. And monday AUGUST 31 on
[0:41] metro 14.
[0:44] The recordings of this can be
[0:47] viewted at elk grove.Gor or
[0:49] youtube.Com somebody/metro cable
[0:51] 14.
[0:53] For members with electronic
[0:56] devices place them on silent
[0:58] mode or mute when yots speaking.
[0:59] The elk grove city council
[1:00] welcomes, appreciates, and
[1:01] encourages participation in the
[1:01] city council meeting.
[1:02] The city council requests that
[1:02] you limit your presentation to
[1:03] three (3) Minutes per person so
[1:04] that all present will have time
[1:05] to participate.
[1:07] The city council reserves the
[1:08] right to reasonably limit the
[1:09] total time for public comment on
[1:11] any particular noticed agenda
[1:15] item as it MAY deem necessary.
[1:18] Pursuant 2026-099, no individual
[1:20] speaker concerning public
[1:21] comment MAY address it city
[1:21] council for more than three
[1:22] minutes.
[1:24] If you wish to address the
[1:27] council during the meeting,
[1:29] please complete a speaker card
[1:29] and give it to the assistant
[1:30] city clerk prior to
[1:30] consideration of the agenda
[1:34] item.
[1:35] As we continue on re we are also
[1:38] in the zoom environment.
[1:39] We will have some prompts in
[1:40] which we will be looking to see
[1:42] if we have attendees in the
[1:44] digital audience for all of our
[1:45] items where we have public
[1:46] comment.
[1:48] Unique this evening is that we
[1:49] have vice mayor suen calling in
[1:52] and he is participating what we
[1:54] believe by remote participation.
[1:55] So vice mayor if you can,s
[1:57] unmute yourself, it's just if
[2:00] you can let us know we believe
[2:01] that your remote participation
[2:03] is part of your service as an
[2:04] employee with the local agency
[2:06] and are you on a work trip.
[2:08] But you are able to join us by
[2:09] remote participation.
[2:10] Please confirm that.
[2:11] Then I will have a second
[2:12] question for you after that.
[2:16] Let's see if your muting
[2:17] abilities are working.
[2:18] >> all right, good evening
[2:21] MR. Clerk and my colleagues.
[2:24] I am here -- can you hear me?
[2:25] >> we can, you're good, you just
[2:27] muted yourself.
[2:28] You are unmuted right now.
[2:32] >> yes.
[2:37] I am here, there's nobody over
[2:39] the age of 18 or anyone else for
[2:41] that matter in my presence.
[2:43] >> excellent, it's like you read
[2:45] my mind of not having anyone,
[2:46] that's one of our government
[2:47] regulations you have to announce
[2:48] if there's anyone in the room
[2:49] with you.
[2:51] That sounds like that condition
[2:52] is not met nor are you in a
[2:54] location for that.
[2:55] if that changes, vice mayor,
[2:58] feel free to let us know before
[3:00] you chime in and speak.
[3:01] We're under the assumption that
[3:02] is your condition.
[3:04] I'm just confirming that you are
[3:06] there for a work business trip
[3:07] for your service as a local
[3:11] agency employee.
[3:12] >> yes, thank you.
[3:14] >> excellent.
[3:16] With that what I'd like to do is
[3:18] move on to the roll call.
[3:20] We're all going to get used to
[3:22] the roll call tonight, we are
[3:24] teleconferencing one of the
[3:24] members of the city council.
[3:26] All votes that we do will be
[3:27] roll call votes.
[3:30] To get a practice for our call
[3:31] to order for our roll call, I'll
[3:33] start with councilmember robles.
[3:34] >> present.
[3:35] >> councilmember spease.
[3:36] >> present.
[3:37] >> councilmember brewer.
[3:37] >> present.
[3:38] >> vice mayor suen.
[3:39] >> here.
[3:40] >> and mayor singh-allen.
[3:43] >> here.
[3:44] >> everyone is here we have our
[3:45] quorum to proceed.
[3:46] >> thank you.
[3:47] Next up is the land
[3:48] acknowledgement.
[3:49] Assisting with that is
[3:54] councilmember robles.
[3:55] We honor, respect, and
[3:56] acknowledge elk grove's first
[3:57] inhabitants, the plains miwok,
[3:59] who lived as sovereign
[4:00] caretakers of this land and
[4:01] these waterways since time
[4:03] immemorial.
[4:03] We commemorate and advocate for
[4:05] their descendants, the wilton
[4:07] rancheria tribe, the only
[4:09] federally recognized tribe in
[4:09] sacramento county who endure
[4:10] because of the bravery,
[4:12] resiliency, and determination of
[4:13] their ancestors, tribal members
[4:17] and leaders.
[4:19] >> thank you, next up is the
[4:21] pledge of allegiance, chief
[4:22] davis would you please assist
[4:48] this evening.
[4:49] [No audio]
[4:50] >> next up is a moment of
[4:51] silence.
[4:52] Please join us for a brief
[4:55] moment of silence.
[4:57] All right, thank you.
[4:58] Next up is the approval of the
[4:58] agenda.
[5:01] >> so moved.
[5:02] >> second.
[5:04] >> for the roll call vote for
[5:05] the approval of the agenda I
[5:07] will start with councilmember
[5:08] robles.
[5:08] >> aye.
[5:09] >> councilmember spease.
[5:10] >> aye.
[5:11] >> councilmember brewer.
[5:13] >> aye.
[5:13] >> vice mayor suen.
[5:14] >> aye.
[5:16] >> mayor singh-allen.
[5:16] >> aye.
[5:18] >> 5-0, we have an agenda.
[5:18] >> excellent.
[5:20] Next item.
[5:22] >> under section 3 the closed
[5:23] session no closed session items
[5:24] on the regular agenda.
[5:25] Advances us to section 4,
[5:27] presentations and announcements.
[5:29] That first item 4.1,
[5:31] proclamation recognizing
[5:32] SEPTEMBER 2026 as diversity
[5:40] awareness month.
[5:41] >> thank you.
[5:43] If I can have the members of the
[5:43] diversity and inclusion
[5:51] commission.
[5:52] I want to thank you for being
[5:55] here tonight.
[5:57] And definitely want to thank you
[5:58] for serving our community as
[6:00] commissioners on the diversity
[6:02] and inclusion commission.
[6:04] As we round into the second half
[6:07] of the year, diversity awareness
[6:09] month is definitely important
[6:10] given the broad scope and
[6:11] largesse of our community.
[6:14] We have a lot of people that
[6:15] represent a lot of different
[6:17] backgrounds, and to have all of
[6:19] you in capacity, serving in that
[6:21] role, is really commendable.
[6:22] I want to thank you for that.
[6:24] For your service.
[6:26] Also want to read this
[6:27] proclamation to acknowledge
[6:29] diversity awareness month,
[6:31] SEPTEMBER 2026.
[6:33] Then we will turn it over to the
[6:36] cair to speak.
[6:37] Then we'll come down and do a
[6:40] picture.
[6:42] Whereas the city of elk grove is
[6:43] widely recognized as one of the
[6:45] most diverse midsize cities in
[6:48] the united states and values its
[6:49] rich cultural fabric.
[6:51] And whereas during the month of
[6:52] SEPTEMBER, the city of ig and
[6:55] its diversity and inclusion
[6:56] commission will celebrate the
[6:58] city's vibrant diversity through
[7:00] various events and activities.
[7:02] And whereas providing
[7:03] information, education, and
[7:05] communication we MAY facilitate
[7:07] better recognition,
[7:08] understanding and appreciation
[7:10] for both our commonalities and
[7:12] differences.
[7:14] And whereas by collaborating
[7:17] with various organizations to
[7:19] create events, activities, and
[7:21] for to you promote peace and
[7:22] unity within our community.
[7:25] And whereas the city and its
[7:26] diversity and inclusion
[7:28] commission endeavor to create a
[7:31] more equitable, accessible safe,
[7:32] welcoming and inclusive
[7:33] government and community in the
[7:34] city of elk grove.
[7:37] And whereas the city and its
[7:38] diversity and inclusion
[7:38] -
[7:40] committee invites residents to
[7:43] attend the many events offered
[7:43] throughout diversity awareness
[7:44] month celebrating our city's
[7:47] diversity.
[7:49] And whereas all elk grove
[7:50] citizens, businesses,
[7:51] organizations, and the news
[7:53] media are encouraged to
[7:56] participate in activities and
[8:01] programs during this designated
[8:06] month
[8:08] month, to take the city's
[8:09] diversity pledge of "no place
[8:12] for hate" and to appreciate the
[8:13] diversity that thrives within
[8:16] our city of elk grove.
[8:18] Now therefore be it resolved
[8:20] that the city council of the
[8:21] city of elk grove here by
[8:23] proclaims SEPTEMBER 2026 as
[8:25] diversity awareness month in the
[8:26] city of elk grove.
[8:27] Signed this 26th day of AUGUST,
[8:29] 2026.
[8:33] [Applause]
[8:35] >> I'm tina lugo and I have the
[8:37] privilege of being the chair of
[8:40] your diversity and inclusion
[8:41] commission.
[8:43] I'll allow the others to
[8:44] introduce themselves.
[8:46] >> this is teresa.
[8:49] >> councilmembers I'm carlise.
[8:51] >> as always, I want to express
[8:54] our gratitude for the ongoing
[8:58] commitment and support that this
[8:59] council provides to the
[9:00] diversity of the city.
[9:02] One of the things that's great
[9:03] is having that support and
[9:05] knowing that when you talk about
[9:09] how you support the community
[9:10] and the culture everyone knows
[9:11] that we're a city welcome to all
[9:16] you stand behind those words.
[9:19] Mompb a photo op or just to say
[9:19] it.
[9:20] One of the things we like to do
[9:22] is invite folks to come to the
[9:23] many events that we have
[9:23] planned.
[9:25] I won't cover all of them.
[9:28] But I did want to give history.
[9:28] Initially our commission was
[9:29] built as the multi cultural
[9:31] committee.
[9:32] Then the city understood the
[9:34] importance of focusing on more
[9:35] than just multi cultural at a
[9:36] single event but understanding
[9:37] the celebration of all of the
[9:40] diversity in our city.
[9:42] Our pry mere event is our --
[9:43] premiere is a feastfest on
[9:45] SEPTEMBER 12.
[9:47] If you like to eat good food
[9:49] come on down.
[9:49] But it is more than that.
[9:51] It is music, vendors, it is the
[9:52] ability to really celebrate all
[9:54] of the cultures.
[9:56] One of the things we like is as
[9:58] the city has grown and evolved
[10:00] over the last quarter century so
[10:02] has the nature of this month.
[10:03] We have events all throughout
[10:05] the month where we celebrate.
[10:07] We will be partnering with the
[10:09] local business to celebrate
[10:10] coffee and culture.
[10:11] We are partnering with the
[10:12] library system.
[10:14] What is great is the youth
[10:15] committee developed some
[10:16] programming that we're doing
[10:18] there.
[10:19] So we have all kinds of
[10:20] different events happening
[10:21] throughout the month.
[10:24] So again we invite people to
[10:25] come, keep an eye out for the
[10:27] different events that we have
[10:28] going, and as always we again
[10:30] want to thank the council for
[10:32] your commitment.
[10:33] The work that we do couldn't be
[10:34] done.
[10:36] Of course I always have to
[10:39] recognize our staff, we have
[10:41] fauna and sydney who continue to
[10:43] prop us up and support us.
[10:45] We know they're doing at love
[10:45] the grunt work.
[10:47] In terms of the event, jody is
[10:49] an amazing rock star.
[10:53] She makes it all happen.
[10:55] Herds the cats on our commission
[10:56] to make sure we step up and do
[10:57] our part.
[10:58] Thank you for this recognition.
[11:01] >> thank you.
[11:01] We'll come down and take a
[11:02] picture.
[11:04] But before we do I want to thank
[11:05] you and the commissioners for
[11:06] the great work you do serving
[11:06] our city.
[11:08] Well done.
[11:18] Let's come down there.
[12:39] [Applause]
[12:40] >> next up is public comment.
[12:43] We have a number of people
[12:44] signed up to speak.
[12:45] As a reminder you have three
[12:50] minutes.
[12:52] Start with lindsey followed by
[13:01] noah arsalla.
[13:02] >> I'm lind sip and I'm an elk
[13:04] grove resident.
[13:06] I'm once again asking that the
[13:09] city and end its contract with
[13:10] flock safety and elk grove
[13:11] independent its use of license
[13:13] plate readers.
[13:15] Not seeking an alternative
[13:15] vendor.
[13:18] Putting everyone under constant
[13:20] surveillance is how our justice
[13:22] system isn't supposed to work,
[13:24] innocent until proven guilty.
[13:25] Identify a suspect, get a
[13:26] warrant, conduct an
[13:27] investigation.
[13:29] using A.I. Cameras is the
[13:31] opposite of this process.
[13:32] There's no probable cause to
[13:34] surveil everyone all the time
[13:37] but that's what using ALPRs
[13:38] amounts to.
[13:38] By continuing to use these
[13:40] systems the city is letting us
[13:42] know that we're all in a state
[13:44] of perpetual guilt waiting on
[13:47] the police to decide on our
[13:49] crimes which flock provides
[13:50] prewritten prompts.
[13:52] In APRIL the mayor said she was
[13:54] open to an audit of the flok
[13:56] data.
[13:57] Deflock elk grove published a
[14:01] community audit based on public
[14:01] records requests.
[14:03] This indicates that the city of
[14:06] elk grove violated state law
[14:07] with federal agencies.
[14:09] The city has claimed the data
[14:11] are secured and not shared on
[14:13] flok national network.
[14:14] Do the mayor, city councilors
[14:15] and chief of police not
[14:17] understand how it works or lying
[14:20] about what happens to the data
[14:21] collected?
[14:22] While the city and police
[14:23] department state that the data
[14:24] are secure it is clear they have
[14:26] no way to even force that
[14:28] themselves or confirm its truth.
[14:30] Two weeks ago flock announced
[14:33] updates, recommending a 7-day
[14:34] retention period unless there's
[14:36] an active investigation.
[14:41] Yet a week later, a flock
[14:42] representative let slip that
[14:44] they retain data indefinitely.
[14:45] Flock terms and conditions state
[14:47] even if the elk grove police
[14:48] department owns the data flock
[14:53] has the right to, quote,
[14:55] nonexclusive royalty free to use
[14:57] and disclose customer data to
[14:59] provide the flock services.
[15:02] And bous customer support to
[15:04] improve flock's products and
[15:05] services.
[15:06] While the city MAY claim it
[15:08] keeps our data safe these terms
[15:09] make it clear the city does not
[15:11] have the power or authority to
[15:13] do any such thing.
[15:14] There is no responsible secure
[15:16] way to maintain an active
[15:17] contract with flock and no
[15:18] reason to believe that a company
[15:20] that makes its money from spying
[15:22] on everyone is telling the truth
[15:22] about what it does with the
[15:26] information it collects.
[15:27] We deserve better than living in
[15:30] a city where we are treated as
[15:31] suspects of crimes not yet
[15:31] committed.
[15:33] We should not have to be
[15:35] observed by a system that makes
[15:36] it possible and trivially easy
[15:39] for police officers to stalk and
[15:40] harass women.
[15:42] Immigrations and custom support
[15:43] to monitor activists or the
[15:45] federal government to observe
[15:46] the movements of political
[15:48] opponents.
[15:50] Whether the city believes it is
[15:51] aiding and abetting the sur very
[15:52] lance state isser.
[15:53] The purpose of this system is
[15:55] objectively to make it easier
[15:58] for those power to maintain it
[16:03] collecting inordinate -- for elk
[16:06] grove to do is ends its
[16:07] relationship with flock
[16:08] immediately and starting us as
[16:09] citizens rather than suspects.
[16:13] Thank you.
[16:16] >> thank you.
[16:18] [Applause]
[16:20] All right, we need to conduct
[16:24] this meeting, thank you.
[16:28] Next up is noah arsalla followed
[16:32] by george doang.
[16:36] I'm sure I'm butchering it.
[16:37] >> sorry, gotta crouch down I
[16:40] get.
[16:41] oh, it says please do not adjust
[16:44] the microphones.
[16:45] I'm a heavily concerned elk
[16:47] grove resident.
[16:48] Alpr cameras and flock cameras
[16:49] specifically have been known to
[16:52] be a failure and a public safety
[16:54] risk.
[16:55] Denver resident was wrongfully
[16:57] accused of package theft which
[16:59] led to her having to get her car
[17:01] gps data, neighbor camera
[17:03] footage and phone records to
[17:05] show she wasn't in the area f
[17:06] she didn't have that proof she
[17:08] could have possibly been
[17:09] incarcerated and charged for
[17:12] something she did not do.
[17:14] Eva of rhode island a year ago
[17:16] was undergoing a routine traffic
[17:18] stop ending with her being
[17:20] wrongfully in handcuffs tied to
[17:22] a random vehicle that was not
[17:23] registered to her.
[17:25] How did the cop accuse her?
[17:27] Using a flock camera that
[17:28] matched her name to another
[17:31] vehicle that was involved with a
[17:32] local crime.
[17:34] When in reality it was not
[17:35] registered to at all.
[17:36] Arkansas and south carolina, the
[17:38] use of a flock camera led to the
[17:40] result of officers drawing
[17:42] weapons on innocent people
[17:43] including a baby then later
[17:45] realizing that the plates were
[17:47] incorrect.
[17:50] Lind sip asacks from florida was
[17:52] charged with eight felonies
[17:53] including sear youse charges
[17:55] like vehicular homicide causing
[18:00] her to spend 13 days in jail and
[18:03] car impounded for 7 months.
[18:05] Her and her car weren't involved
[18:06] with this crime at all and this
[18:08] was an error from the cops' end.
[18:09] That error being the use of
[18:13] flock cameras.
[18:17] So as a whole, flock and alpr
[18:19] cameras as a whole inherently
[18:21] pose a risk to our safety and
[18:22] privacy which was once our
[18:24] community right.
[18:25] It is something that our board
[18:27] members should respect, our
[18:28] police department should
[18:29] respect, city should respect as
[18:30] a whole.
[18:32] By doing that, they should
[18:33] cancel the flock contract and
[18:36] cancel any future alpr contract.
[18:37] I know a lot of people in the
[18:40] past and I'm sure people dad
[18:41] will express the same thing in
[18:44] probably better detail.
[18:46] But the city of elk grove has
[18:48] violated our privacy a multitude
[18:51] of time by giving data to
[18:51] outside agencies.
[18:54] If you are oblivious to the
[18:55] implications or lying through
[18:56] your teeth the conclusion is the
[18:57] same.
[18:59] This is showing signs of
[19:00] incompetence should you continue
[19:01] to persist with using any sort
[19:05] of alpr, and flock as a whole.
[19:07] Putting once again our privacy
[19:09] and our safety at risk.
[19:11] I yield.
[19:14] >> thank you.
[19:18] Next up is george.
[19:24] After george is omar.
[19:27] Hi.
[19:29] >> good evening, I'm george, and
[19:31] my family has lived in the city
[19:33] for about 30 years give or take.
[19:35] I'm here to express my
[19:36] opposition to the use of
[19:38] warrantless mass surveillance
[19:40] automated license reader, alpr
[19:42] cameras.
[19:44] An independent audit has
[19:46] revealed over 97% of the queries
[19:48] made came from entities not
[19:50] directly affiliated with the
[19:51] city of elk grove.
[19:52] This would appear to be a direct
[19:55] violation of sb34 but more
[19:56] importantly it represents a
[19:56] violation of the community trust
[19:59] in the city council.
[20:01] We asked through legitimate
[20:02] chance how our data was being
[20:05] used and what was used to do.
[20:07] What we got back was a brick
[20:08] wall of redactions.
[20:11] Only cross referencing the data
[20:14] against that disclosed by
[20:15] woodland P.D. Did we learn the
[20:17] truth.
[20:18] That shouldn't happen in any
[20:19] municipality paying more than
[20:21] lip service to the ideal of
[20:23] transparency in government.
[20:24] Fundamentally, none of elk grove
[20:26] citizens have asked to live in
[20:29] the sort of open air prison that
[20:30] mass surveillance creates.
[20:32] Even under this regime this is
[20:33] the united states of america and
[20:36] we are still entitled to our
[20:37] fourth amendment rights.
[20:39] We as a community deserve better
[20:41] than to have privacy violated by
[20:42] unaccountable vendors and
[20:44] mismanaged federal agencies.
[20:48] We deserve better than to be
[20:55] stalked by police departments
[20:56] which has happened in many
[20:57] states.
[21:00] We deserve better than finance
[21:01] the erosion of our own civil
[21:03] liberties.
[21:05] I implore the city council to
[21:08] reject mass surveillance or get
[21:08] out of the way for those who
[21:09] will.
[21:12] Thank you and I yield my time.
[21:15] >> thank you, next up -- order
[21:17] in chambers please.
[21:20] Omar.
[21:25] Hi, omar after amarch is rob
[21:29] hansen.
[21:30] >> cool, good evening mayor and
[21:32] councilmembers.
[21:34] I'm omar, I'm an elk grove
[21:38] resident and I'm here to ask you
[21:39] to end the city's flock contract
[21:43] and stop alpr in elk grove.
[21:44] I want to start by making
[21:47] something clear, this is not an
[21:47] argument against public safety
[21:55] at all.
[21:56] With missing people, identifying
[21:58] possible suspects.
[22:00] The question is whether we need
[22:03] to routinely collect information
[22:05] about where order people drive
[22:06] in order to accomplish this
[22:07] goal, ordinary people.
[22:10] Where they go to school,
[22:11] worship, where they eat, routes
[22:12] to work.
[22:13] Would you like that information
[22:13] about you recorded?
[22:15] Probably not.
[22:18] But it probably already was as
[22:19] there's two flock cameras
[22:23] outside of here.
[22:24] I understand there are stated
[22:25] safeguards such as access
[22:28] control policies and search
[22:29] restrictions and who can -- who
[22:32] the data is shared to.
[22:34] But safeguards don't eliminate
[22:37] the underlying risk, they
[22:37] mitigate it.
[22:38] What happens when there's a
[22:40] security breach?
[22:41] What happens when an authorized
[22:45] user misuses their access?
[22:46] Are you willing to accept the
[22:48] high margin of error as we have
[22:50] seen in roseville where over 71%
[22:53] of license plates were misread.
[22:54] What happens when the city has
[22:57] to defend the implication cases
[23:00] of using alpr in court.
[23:00] They are not hypothetical
[23:02] concerns.
[23:03] We have seen cities cancel
[23:05] contracts due to these concerns.
[23:07] The city is stuck taking on the
[23:08] responsibility of protecting
[23:09] sensitive data of residents
[23:10] during the duration of the
[23:11] contract.
[23:13] That's why I don't think this
[23:14] should be reduced to a question
[23:16] about flock.
[23:18] If we cancel flock and replace
[23:20] it with another alpr company we
[23:23] have solved the vendor problem
[23:26] but not the underlying route
[23:26] problem, surveillance and the
[23:28] risk that comes with it.
[23:30] The strongest privacy protection
[23:32] to using these system is simple,
[23:36] not using it in the first place.
[23:36] My request tonight is this.
[23:38] End the flock contract, remove
[23:40] the flock cameras and establish
[23:42] a clear city policy that elk
[23:43] grove will not operate or
[23:46] participate in alpr surveillance
[23:46] regardless of what company that
[23:47] sells it.
[23:48] Thank you.
[23:50] >> thank you.
[23:53] Next up is rob hansen followed
[23:56] by kevin barnwell.
[23:58] >> hello.
[23:59] I'm lear to address the flock
[24:02] cameras also.
[24:05] I'm a veteran and I find this
[24:07] extensive use of flock cameras a
[24:09] violation of people's freedoms
[24:12] which I didn't serve for.
[24:14] Flock camera data is not owned
[24:15] by the city of elk grove and
[24:16] shared with police departments
[24:17] and cities throughout the
[24:19] country.
[24:20] There have been states who have
[24:21] used the flock cameras to arrest
[24:23] people in other states, they
[24:24] traveled where something is
[24:26] against the law in the state, in
[24:28] one state and isn't in another.
[24:32] There have been cases where
[24:34] women traveled to a state for an
[24:35] abortion, come back to their
[24:38] home state and are arrested.
[24:40] Other states can use that flock
[24:41] camera, used throughout the
[24:42] country.
[24:43] Our laws in california aren't
[24:45] the same as texas.
[24:49] they're used, abusing those.
[24:51] Police departments have not had
[24:52] cameras to police.
[24:54] Why do they do it now?
[24:57] Maybe just patrol and police car
[24:59] instead of depending on a flock
[25:01] camera.
[25:04] I find it is just being abusive.
[25:07] You guys don't control the data.
[25:08] It is controlled by a
[25:10] corporation.
[25:12] And there's been other
[25:14] instances, instances where the
[25:16] camera instead of at the street
[25:20] they have it pointed toward a
[25:21] canvas store in states where
[25:23] it's legal.
[25:26] Or at a gun range, pointing at
[25:28] the gun range instead of being
[25:29] out in the street.
[25:31] I'm not saying this is happening
[25:34] in elk grove but the problem is
[25:36] you do not control that data.
[25:38] The company does.
[25:41] So they can share this
[25:42] information, and that's a huge
[25:43] problem.
[25:44] Other than california -- I live
[25:47] in california because I like our
[25:49] freedoms, I don't like red
[25:55] states, sorry.
[25:57] You don't control it, so you
[26:02] shouldn't use it.
[26:03] Police are just patrolling in
[26:04] their cars instead of using a
[26:06] camera.
[26:07] They have done it for decades
[26:08] without cameras they can do it
[26:09] now.
[26:10] That's what I have to say about
[26:12] it.
[26:14] I think if you can't control the
[26:15] data you shouldn't have it.
[26:17] >> thank you.
[26:24] Kevin barnwell followed by --
[26:28] [Inaudible]
[26:30] >> good evening.
[26:32] I'm kevin barnwell, elk grove
[26:34] resident within district 2.
[26:36] I want to share my strong
[26:37] concerns with you all regarding
[26:39] the city's use of flock and alpr
[26:40] technology.
[26:42] This is obviously a hot topic
[26:45] this evening as the use of alpr
[26:46] technologies are
[26:47] unconstitutional use of
[26:49] surveillance and uniting the
[26:51] left and right quicker than
[26:53] donald trump's insider trading.
[26:56] For a city who prides itself in
[26:57] diversity, we are no doubt
[26:59] hurting our own community by
[27:01] aiding in the use of information
[27:05] passed on to ice and being
[27:06] complicity of extending the
[27:07] surveillance technology on each
[27:10] and every single one of us
[27:11] gathering at this time a and
[27:14] profiles of our daily lives.
[27:16] I've seen countless videos of
[27:16] packed city council meetings all
[27:18] over the country raising
[27:20] concerns about this very topic.
[27:21] I would much rather be at home
[27:24] with my family but I'm concerned
[27:25] if we aren't loud about this now
[27:29] more of our amazing community
[27:31] will be hurt and tensions will
[27:33] continue to into rise as no one
[27:34] should be summer reeled without
[27:37] probable -- surveiled without
[27:39] probable cause.
[27:41] We have heard about the misuse
[27:44] of alpr technology, stalking,
[27:46] mishits of bad license plate
[27:48] numbers resulting in people
[27:48] being pulled over and having
[27:49] guns drawn on them.
[27:52] Please take action.
[27:56] No ALPRs period.
[27:57] We will be watching and our
[27:59] future votes will match what we
[28:01] see.
[28:01] >> thank you.
[28:05] Next up is alleg b. Followed by
[28:11] shea.
[28:12] >> good evening, I live in
[28:14] district 1 and I've been a
[28:15] resident of elk grove for 12
[28:16] years.
[28:18] I am asking you to cancel the
[28:22] flock alpr contract and not seek
[28:25] alternate alpr vendor including
[28:27] action on or any others.
[28:28] I hope you have read the
[28:28] community audit of the flock
[28:30] records.
[28:31] And reviewed the city's data it
[28:33] is based on.
[28:36] I have and reviewed the data.
[28:38] I invite everyone hearing this
[28:42] to go to deflockelk grove.Org to
[28:42] read the find fringes the
[28:43] community audit.
[28:46] Look at the data for yourself.
[28:48] The audit showed that elk grove
[28:49] P.D. Shared our data with more
[28:52] than 3,200 out of state and
[28:54] federal agencies which searched
[28:56] that data more than 1.3 million
[29:00] times from 2021 to 2025.
[29:02] This violates california senate
[29:05] bill 34 enacted in 2016.
[29:07] Elk grove pd stated at a prior
[29:09] council meeting that this type
[29:11] of sharing had never occurred.
[29:15] These violations can carry a
[29:16] $2,500 penalty per search if
[29:19] litigated.
[29:20] Additionally elk grove pd shared
[29:23] our data from 2021 through 2026
[29:26] with 290 california agencies
[29:28] that do not have data sharing
[29:29] agreements or MOUs to search our
[29:31] data.
[29:33] Despite elk grove pd stating at
[29:34] a prior city council meeting
[29:37] that only agencies with MOUs can
[29:37] search.
[29:39] Yet those unauthorized
[29:41] california agencies searched 4.3
[29:45] million times.
[29:47] The elk grove pd alpr website
[29:47] states that the police
[29:48] department audits the flock
[29:54] system.
[29:56] This is illegal, out of state
[29:58] federal sharing, unauthorized
[30:00] california agency sharing to go
[30:02] on for years.
[30:03] But this is not just about
[30:06] flock.
[30:09] Recently, we discovered an oxon
[30:11] brand fixed camera on the corner
[30:14] of bruceville and laguna.
[30:16] Here's a picture of what that
[30:16] camera looks like near the
[30:18] walgreen's.
[30:20] Axon boasts that this camera
[30:23] provides livestreaming, alpr,
[30:24] vehicle recognition in one
[30:26] device.
[30:27] Police officers don't just get a
[30:29] hit they get the full picture in
[30:32] realtime end quote.
[30:34] Alpr vendors such as axon and
[30:35] others are not better than flock
[30:37] and we don't want them here.
[30:40] I believe that searchs of olpr
[30:42] data are fourth amendment
[30:43] searchs, the type that require a
[30:44] judicial warrant.
[30:45] These records are searched
[30:47] without a warrant.
[30:50] I believe that the recent ruling
[30:52] sets the ground work for future
[30:54] lawsuits that will ultimately
[30:57] take these warrantless
[30:57] surveillance systems down.
[31:00] The issue is not that we don't
[31:01] want police to be able to
[31:02] effectively and efficiently
[31:03] solve crimes that occur in the
[31:04] community.
[31:05] Of course we want them to, we
[31:07] live here.
[31:08] But we want them to use
[31:10] investigative techniques that do
[31:11] not say late our constitutional
[31:12] rights.
[31:14] Can sole the flock contract and
[31:16] do not seek alternate vendor,
[31:18] thank you.
[31:19] >> thank you.
[31:23] >> shea you're up, after shea is
[31:25] jim wilson.
[31:29] Shea?
[31:36] There we go.
[31:39] >> mello, I'm shea and I have a
[31:41] vested interest in the topic of
[31:43] alpr cameras as I do a majority
[31:44] of my shopping here in the city
[31:46] of elk grove.
[31:48] When I first bought my home two
[31:50] years ago, there were no flock
[31:51] cameras.
[31:54] As a homeowner and a taxpayer,
[31:56] I'm deeply concerned and
[31:58] rightfully upset these cameras
[32:00] are installed at every major
[32:01] intersection over the last two
[32:03] years with little to no input
[32:05] from the citizens who live here.
[32:08] Just on the way over here, I've
[32:13] witnessed 12 flock cameras, 5
[32:18] dollar gas, four fenti, 2 sex
[32:19] trafficked and a city racking up
[32:21] legal fees.
[32:24] All of the illegal searchs that
[32:26] have happened that violate
[32:28] senate bill 34 there's been over
[32:30] a million of these illegal
[32:32] searchs conducted.
[32:35] Each of those carrying a penalty
[32:38] of $2,500 if litigation were to
[32:39] on curb.
[32:42] If you quickly crunch those
[32:45] numbers, that already equals $3
[32:46] billion.
[32:48] We're going to go bankrupt.
[32:53] That's a lot of money.
[32:57] Also, yesterday in sacramento an
[32:59] ice agent brutally assaulted a
[33:01] young indigenous woman.
[33:03] These are the people, ice
[33:05] agents, that are utilizing our
[33:05] elk grove city surveillance
[33:08] cameras.
[33:11] Many of the cameras have fashlg
[33:12] recognition and aye capabilities
[33:14] that allow for searchs based on
[33:16] appearance.
[33:17] We have a large immigrant
[33:19] population in our community and
[33:21] it is our duty to protect them
[33:21] from harm.
[33:23] You had a land acknowledgement
[33:25] at the beginning of our meeting.
[33:27] How can we brag about being one
[33:29] of the most diverse cities when
[33:31] we're doing nothing to protect
[33:32] people from being snatched off
[33:34] the street.
[33:36] It is a mockery, and it is a
[33:38] disgrace to make claims of
[33:40] safety and inclusion with no
[33:42] identified to back it up.
[33:44] Words are nice and appreciated,
[33:46] but we need to see action.
[33:48] We the people of elk grove
[33:56] demand -- that all flock cameras
[33:58] be removed from the city, end
[33:59] the existing contracts and do
[34:01] not enter knee new ones.
[34:03] We're erred people who have a
[34:04] right to privacy when we travel.
[34:09] Thank you.
[34:09] >> thank you.
[34:13] Jim wilson followed by
[34:20] margarita.
[34:22] >> I'm jim wilson.
[34:24] Can you hear me at my relatively
[34:27] high altitude here?
[34:28] I'd like to share something
[34:31] about flock the company.
[34:34] You MAY not be aware of.
[34:39] It's kind of technical.
[34:42] But most companies have websites
[34:43] that are searchable that you can
[34:45] go back and you can see what the
[34:47] content of the website was
[34:51] months or years previously.
[34:53] If you want to ask your I.T.
[34:54] People about this they can show
[34:56] you how it's done, it is easy to
[34:58] do.
[35:01] But it turns out that flock has
[35:04] erased all of their websites
[35:06] prior to the present one.
[35:07] The present websit is the only
[35:08] one you can see.
[35:09] Most people are not aware of
[35:14] this.
[35:16] They have basically scrubbed
[35:17] anything going back months or
[35:22] years.
[35:24] Why is this a concern?
[35:26] Because perhaps they've made
[35:27] commitments in terms of who
[35:29] they're going to sell the
[35:31] demonstrate a to, and many
[35:32] other -- sell the data to and
[35:34] many other things.
[35:35] Their liability, their policies,
[35:38] that they maybe used to have.
[35:39] We don't know if they lived up
[35:42] to those commitments or not.
[35:43] Because those commitments have
[35:45] been erased.
[35:48] I urge you to talk to your oi t.
[35:49] People.
[35:52] Find out if what I'm saying is
[35:52] correct.
[35:54] There's a website called gadget
[35:57] review.Com, people might want to
[35:59] check, with an article on this.
[36:01] I think it is very important
[36:04] that we know what types of
[36:05] company
[36:06] companies the city is doing
[36:08] business with.
[36:09] So that's why I'm presenting
[36:10] this information to you.
[36:11] I really appreciate the chance
[36:16] to be able to share that.
[36:16] [Applause]
[36:21] >> mark rita followed by --
[36:22] margarita followed by samantha
[36:29] brown.
[36:31] >> good evening, I am an elk
[36:33] grove reasons dent, the
[36:34] valedictorian of my high school
[36:36] and educator serving elk grove
[36:37] elementary schools.
[36:38] I was born and raised on the
[36:41] street where there's now a flock
[36:43] camera on the corner.
[36:46] I ask you to cancel the city's
[36:48] contract with flock safety for
[36:51] alpr and not to seek alternate
[36:53] alpr vendor.
[36:55] It is my understanding the city
[36:57] of elk grove contracted with
[36:58] flock for community safety.
[37:00] An audit shows that 97% of elk
[37:03] grove residents were made by
[37:04] agencies outside of the elk
[37:07] grove police department.
[37:10] Flock technology makes us
[37:12] vulnerable to more harm.
[37:13] It is fallible, it makes
[37:15] mistakes all the time.
[37:16] The roseville police department
[37:20] said 71% of felony or stolen
[37:23] vehicle alerts were misreads a
[37:24] woman in milwaukee was pulled
[37:26] over at gunpoint due to a flock
[37:28] alert error.
[37:30] According to the institute
[37:32] forreousts r advertise she is
[37:35] one -- for justice she's just
[37:37] one of dozens jailed on a flock
[37:38] error.
[37:39] All over the U.S. Police
[37:40] officers are investigated for
[37:41] abusing their access to flock to
[37:43] track people.
[37:45] One kentucky police officer was
[37:47] just arrested for using flock to
[37:50] track his ex-girlfriend over
[37:54] 2,000 miles away.
[37:56] I dropped out of my graduate
[37:56] program at stanford university
[37:58] two years ago.
[37:59] Partially attributed to the
[38:01] stress I was dealing with trying
[38:03] to avoid a stalker.
[38:04] Thank GOD he wasn't a police
[38:07] officer.
[38:08] I moved back home so that I
[38:10] could feel safe.
[38:13] I and everyone else de'every
[38:15] feel safe in our community.
[38:17] Flock is neither preventative
[38:19] safety measure or a solution.
[38:22] I urge you to stand up for our
[38:25] right to safety, don't replace
[38:28] it with another alpr vendor.
[38:29] >> thank you.
[38:32] Samantha brown followed by
[38:36] jennifer tune.
[38:42] >> thank you.
[38:44] I'm samantha and I have lived in
[38:45] elk grove for 27 years.
[38:48] I'm in district 2.
[38:50] I'm here to ask the city to
[38:52] cancel our contract with flock
[38:56] safety or any vendor of alpr.
[38:58] I think that indiscriminate
[39:00] tracking and surveillance is a
[39:03] violation of civil liberties.
[39:05] After reading about the audit,
[39:07] it's also unacceptable the error
[39:08] rates and the misuse of our
[39:10] data.
[39:12] We have too much data on servers
[39:15] servers.
[39:18] So, again, I urge for a
[39:20] cancellation of any contracts
[39:22] and no renewal with any alpr
[39:22] vendor.
[39:23] Thank you, I yield my time.
[39:27] >> thank you.
[39:40] Jennifer tune, adella.
[39:43] >> hello, I'm jennifer tune,
[39:43] resident of district 2 in elk
[39:44] grove.
[39:46] My family has lived mere for 7
[39:49] years and I'm an educator
[39:49] serving elk grove elementary
[39:50] schools.
[39:52] I'm asking you to cancel our
[39:55] city's contract with flock
[39:57] safety for automated license
[40:00] plate readers known as ALPRs and
[40:02] not seek another vendor.
[40:05] At a previous city council
[40:06] meeting, city council member
[40:07] spease, you said that you are
[40:09] very serious about our civil
[40:11] rights and that you are a member
[40:12] of the electronic frontier
[40:12] foundation.
[40:15] I appreciate that.
[40:18] As a member of the eeff, you
[40:20] will know that they are a
[40:21] leading nonprofit defending
[40:24] digital freedom and privacy,
[40:25] free speech, and innovation.
[40:28] A memo put out by the eff in
[40:32] NOVEMBER of 2025 calls ALPRs
[40:32] invasive mass surveillance
[40:34] technology.
[40:36] This memo says one of the many
[40:40] problems with ALPRs is that
[40:41] police officers officer much
[40:45] alpr databases without a
[40:46] warrant.
[40:49] The city of san jose has been
[40:52] sued to end this practice.
[40:55] If you are truly serious about
[40:56] it, you wouldn't support them
[41:02] here either.
[41:05] It's okay to change your mind.
[41:06] Seat show us your courage.
[41:11] Leaf this behind.
[41:15] It's okay to change your mind.
[41:16] And you can join us, join us
[41:18] here any time.
[41:21] Thank you.
[41:25] >> you have a lovely voice,
[41:27] thank you.
[41:32] Adella.
[41:35] After adella is justin d.
[41:38] >> hi, I I'm adella and I'm
[41:41] calling for the ended use of
[41:44] automated license plate readers,
[41:45] ALPRs.
[41:46] By terminating the contract with
[41:48] flock safety and not seeking
[41:51] other alpr vendors.
[41:52] The fourth amendment protects
[41:55] our right to be free from
[41:56] unwanted -- unwarranted search
[41:57] and seizure.
[41:59] That right should not be
[42:01] sacrificed for unsanctioned
[42:04] surveillance disguised as the
[42:07] promise of safety.
[42:07] When surveillance systems are
[42:09] eye becaused by people in
[42:10] companies with dubious
[42:11] intentions we have a
[42:12] responsibility as a community to
[42:14] put an independent to it.
[42:17] An end to it.
[42:19] Benjamin franklin, a founding
[42:21] father, once said those who
[42:23] would give up a central liberty
[42:25] to purchase a little temporary
[42:26] safety deserve neither liberty
[42:28] or safety.
[42:31] So stand with your friends, your
[42:32] family, and your neighbors in
[42:33] elk grove just as we have stood
[42:34] with you.
[42:36] And reject the use of
[42:36] unwarranted surveillance.
[42:38] Thank you.
[42:42] >> thank you.
[42:53] Justin d. Followed by ricardo.
[42:54] >> hello, can you hear me?
[42:55] Hi.
[42:58] I'm justin, I've lived here for
[42:59] 6 years now.
[43:01] This is a great city.
[43:02] You guys are the stewards of
[43:03] this place, we love living here.
[43:05] There's a lot of wonderful
[43:08] places to visit, stores, people
[43:08] to talk to.
[43:09] We really appreciate this place
[43:11] that we all share together.
[43:12] I'm here because I'm concerned
[43:14] about your use of flock cameras
[43:17] and similar ALPRs.
[43:18] Other people have given a lot of
[43:19] good examples why these have
[43:22] been misused, abused, or even
[43:23] used against the commitments
[43:25] made about how they're supposed
[43:26] to be used.
[43:27] I don't have control over them
[43:28] and other agencies and states
[43:30] can do what they want.
[43:31] I want to share a few other
[43:32] examples.
[43:36] These cameras can be used to
[43:37] build a comprehensive view of
[43:39] somebody's life, the places they
[43:46] visit, the churches they go to.
[43:47] Protests or going to doctors
[43:48] about embarrassing medical
[43:50] conditions, are all things that
[43:52] can be tracked down with use of
[43:54] these camera systems and
[43:56] databases they hold that
[43:56] information in.
[43:57] Additionally, this is not a
[43:58] partisan issue.
[44:00] People across the political
[44:02] spectrum care about this.
[44:04] You see people in deep blue and
[44:06] deep red cities separately and
[44:07] independently voting against
[44:09] these systems, they don't like
[44:10] what they stand for and
[44:11] represent and the harm to the
[44:13] community.
[44:14] some examples from left and
[44:16] right leaning perspectives, if
[44:17] you are right leaning and you
[44:19] care about the JANUARY 6
[44:20] protesters some of those people
[44:21] MAY not have done anything but
[44:23] they were there and databases
[44:25] like these were used to track
[44:26] those people to those locations.
[44:28] Even if they didn't do anything
[44:29] to anybody or any property they
[44:31] were charged.
[44:32] If you are right leaning and you
[44:34] care about that that is a
[44:35] problem for you.
[44:36] If you are left leaning
[44:39] databases are used to hurt
[44:40] people from immigrant
[44:41] communities or people who look
[44:42] like they might than from
[44:44] outside the community, ice is
[44:46] using the databases to pull beep
[44:48] many off the streets and
[44:51] traumatize their children.
[44:53] Additionally, companies like
[44:55] discord, google and others are
[44:57] working with the federal
[44:57] administration to gather
[44:59] information about people who
[45:01] share opinions that the
[45:02] administration doesn't like.
[45:04] For example discord is sharing
[45:05] information about w. The trump
[45:06] administration about people who
[45:07] have opinions that are negative
[45:09] of ice.
[45:10] These databases could be used by
[45:11] the justice department to look
[45:13] for those people.
[45:15] I think that that's a problem
[45:16] and you should find that to be a
[45:17] problem.
[45:18] Thank you for stewarding this
[45:20] city, I appreciate what you do
[45:21] here, please keep doing a great
[45:23] job and support us.
[45:25] This is an unpopular policy.
[45:25] Thank you.
[45:29] >> thank you.
[45:43] Ricardo followed by alexander.
[45:45] >> see, nearly a year ago on
[45:49] SEPTEMBER 20, 2025, a flock
[45:51] vice PRESIDENT Logged into the
[45:53] dunnwoody pd security camera
[45:55] system, solely to look at a
[45:57] camera inside of a children's
[45:58] gymnastics class.
[46:01] He did not look at a single
[46:03] other camera that day.
[46:05] Cases like these and all of the
[46:06] ones mentioned earlier have been
[46:09] known about for months now.
[46:11] Yet the city council voted
[46:14] unanimously last APRIL to renew
[46:16] and expand the contract of flock
[46:16] despite near universal community
[46:18] opposition.
[46:21] People with the power to access
[46:23] these cameras both police
[46:26] officers and private individuals
[46:28] have unprecedented ability to
[46:30] track anyone and anywhere not
[46:32] because of what they do in the
[46:33] present but because of what
[46:36] they've done in the past.
[46:39] For the sake of such globious,
[46:41] virtuous activities like a
[46:44] police officer stalking a woman
[46:46] who rejected him.
[46:48] Federal agent listing people who
[46:50] went to peaceful protests
[46:52] against trump.
[46:55] A hacker scraping data to find a
[46:57] target they want to hurt or
[46:59] businessman in this instance
[47:00] spying on other people's
[47:03] children for their own sick, bee
[47:04] praifd purposes.
[47:08] I must emphasize the solution is
[47:12] not to simply pick another
[47:16] company's mode of this
[47:19] information in lieu of flock.
[47:21] We don't want one swapped out
[47:23] with another.
[47:24] No summer verylant system has
[47:27] any place in elk grove, period.
[47:29] We want the flock contract to
[47:30] independent and we want the oath
[47:32] that nothing will take its
[47:32] place.
[47:34] if we don't get that we will
[47:34] vote for other people.
[47:36] Thank you.
[47:41] >> thank you.
[47:46] Ricardo.
[47:47] >> I'm covering a lot of bases
[47:49] over here and not sure if that
[47:49] speaker got called up
[47:51] previously.
[47:52] I wanted to make sure they had
[47:53] the opportunity to come forward.
[47:54] >> given the volume of speakers,
[47:58] I don't know.
[48:01] You want me to move on?
[48:05] >> ricardo have you spock een?
[48:07] >> not seeing ricardo.
[48:13] Andrea ramirez.
[48:18] Followed by kayla coats.
[48:20] >> hi mayor and city council,
[48:22] I'm an elk grove resident, and I
[48:25] don't know what district I'm in.
[48:27] I'm located over by laguna and
[48:30] big horn.
[48:32] I was walking my dog, I have a
[48:35] very reactive dog.
[48:36] A flock camera was following
[48:38] me -- a drone.
[48:40] I called egpd, I asked is this
[48:42] associated with you.
[48:44] They said no.
[48:45] Though forwarded me to
[48:46] sacramento pd.
[48:49] I talked to sac pd, no one knew
[48:51] who was following me.
[48:51] This drone followed me for about
[48:54] an hour.
[48:54] I'm terrified to walk my dog at
[48:56] night.
[48:57] I'm located close to flock
[48:58] cameras.
[49:01] I don't know -- I'm not accusing
[49:03] anybody of watching me but I've
[49:05] been seeing stories about women
[49:07] being stalked by police officers
[49:09] or other people in general using
[49:11] flock cameras.
[49:14] I have concerns about my safety
[49:14] regarding things like
[49:16] surveillance in my area.
[49:18] Especially as a young woman.
[49:20] i'm a homeowner here.
[49:21] I'd like to feel safe when I
[49:23] walk around at night.
[49:25] I generally really have great
[49:26] encounters with egpd, this is
[49:30] not a knock on them.
[49:32] I have to speak in favor of what
[49:34] everyone else is talking about,
[49:38] I'm very against ALPRs including
[49:40] flock, axi environment on, met
[49:43] role a I want to be face to face
[49:45] with officers, people who know
[49:46] the community, talking to us,
[49:48] know our situations I don't want
[49:48] -
[49:50] to have to be dealing with ai.
[49:52] Ai doesn't know who I am and I
[49:54] don't want to be in a situation
[49:56] where I have to -- I'm dealing
[49:58] with facial recognition of some
[50:00] kind.
[50:01] Like that woman who is
[50:03] potentially prosecuted.
[50:04] I would like to feel safe in my
[50:06] neighborhood.
[50:07] I will be keeping that in mind
[50:09] when I vote, I really hope that
[50:10] you can do your best like the
[50:11] rest of us.
[50:15] Thank you for your time.
[50:15] >> thank you.
[50:19] Next up is kayla coats followed
[50:25] by yavi.
[50:26] Sorry for the butchering of the
[50:27] name.
[50:29] >> I'm kayla, I'm an elk grove
[50:31] resident and homeowner.
[50:33] I am also asking elk grove to
[50:35] end its flock contract and not
[50:38] pursue alternate alpr contracts.
[50:40] I would like to address several
[50:42] points listed on the elk grove
[50:44] website, alpr frequently asked
[50:46] questions.
[50:50] Elk grove claims alpr only
[50:52] records license plate and do not
[50:56] do father-in-law searchs.
[50:58] Flock free form by physical
[51:02] description, patent number U.S.
[51:03] 11416545e1 describes classifying
[51:05] people by race, gender, height,
[51:06] and weight.
[51:09] The platform is designed to go
[51:09] far beyond still images of
[51:11] license plates.
[51:13] Elk grove says the data policed
[51:16] is owned by egpd and never used
[51:18] for anything besides law
[51:20] enforcement and never sold to
[51:22] third parties n mountain view
[51:28] the city put in data use pro
[51:32] protections.
[51:35] Flock used the information
[51:35] without mountain view
[51:39] permission.
[51:40] 23 vulnerabilities in flock
[51:46] security was found.
[51:48] Eg says it prohibits the use of
[51:50] all alpr for immigration
[51:51] enforcement.
[51:54] Flock has been running pilot
[51:55] programs with border if a troll
[51:57] and data security.
[51:59] They have been tapped for
[52:00] immigration searchs and
[52:01] impossible to say whether or not
[52:03] data intended to be restricted
[52:05] by egpd has been retained longer
[52:07] than the 30 day limit.
[52:08] Flock terms of service allow
[52:10] data to be served up to one year
[52:12] depending on discretion.
[52:13] As someone who had my
[52:16] information leaked by data
[52:21] brokers and docking effort, I'm
[52:21] aware of the deleterious
[52:23] effects.
[52:25] This was a personally motivated
[52:27] event with only one victim.
[52:31] Flock and alpr is systemic.
[52:32] Regardless of the intentions,
[52:37] flock and other alpr is
[52:38] demonstrably incure and putting
[52:40] us at violations of privacy and
[52:42] at worse open up the vulnerable
[52:45] citizens to the evolving throat
[52:46] of stalking, retaliation and
[52:47] other harm.
[52:50] I implore you in the best of
[52:51] faith to consider my and all of
[52:52] my fellow citizens concerns.
[52:53] Thank you.
[52:58] >> thank you.
[53:03] Yavi.
[53:04] >> yev.
[53:06] >> thank you.
[53:08] >> hi, I'd like to talk about
[53:11] flock safety.
[53:11] What is really safe about it.
[53:13] ?
[53:16] By creating such a dragnet of
[53:17] surveillance, you paint a big
[53:21] target for every dictator, power
[53:21] hungry maniac and wealthy
[53:23] psychopath.
[53:24] Making it safer opens the
[53:27] communities to the worst and
[53:28] those most able of causing great
[53:29] damage.
[53:31] Is the flock cybersecurity team
[53:33] really a match for north korean
[53:37] state actors?
[53:38] Ai.
[53:38] These loud floor fayed cell
[53:41] phones are nothing new.
[53:43] Strapping drones on to the
[53:46] flimsy foundation is inviting
[53:49] enemies to take a crack at it.
[53:53] This is umpb unnerving, allows
[53:54] the enemy to cause great
[53:55] targeted damage.
[53:56] The city of elk grove is a
[53:59] community that a lot of peeper
[54:01] people want to come to.
[54:02] Does skynet make it more
[54:04] inviting?
[54:05] Do you think that wealthy people
[54:07] value their privacy?
[54:09] They value it greatly.
[54:11] Do you think that they will be
[54:12] purchasing homes in these well
[54:14] watched neighborhoods?
[54:16] Power concedes nothing without a
[54:16] demand.
[54:19] It never did and it never will.
[54:21] I ask that you demand real
[54:22] accountability of the tools that
[54:23] you have unleashed on our
[54:24] communities.
[54:27] Cancel all alpr contracts.
[54:27] i yield my time.
[54:32] >> thank you.
[54:33] Last speaker in person is jeff
[54:44] tune.
[54:45] >> hello, good evening, city
[54:47] council.
[54:49] I'd like to begin by
[54:51] acknowledging and thanking the
[54:52] many members of elk grove --
[54:53] many elk grove residents that
[54:55] have invested their personal
[54:57] time and energy into conducting
[54:58] this and publishing this
[55:01] community audit.
[55:06] The resident led audit was not
[55:07] conducted by outside agitators
[55:09] as we have heard you claim.
[55:11] But rather engaged residents who
[55:12] care about their neighbors and
[55:13] the safety of all members of our
[55:15] community.
[55:17] This audit should not be viewed
[55:19] as an attack but rather effort
[55:21] to highlight a real concern elk
[55:23] grove residents have and
[55:24] demonstrate that the city
[55:26] council has failed to provide
[55:27] meaningful invite and so far
[55:28] site of the police department
[55:32] use of flock.
[55:33] The audit has provided
[55:37] reasonable evidence that egpd
[55:37] has violated state law.
[55:40] As a result I am asking again
[55:47] that you stop this -- end the
[55:48] contract with flock and to not
[55:49] seek a replacement.
[55:49] Thank you.
[55:53] >> thank you.
[55:55] All right, to the clerk, are
[55:58] there any online speakers?
[56:00] >> indeed, we have some
[56:02] participants online.
[56:04] What I will be doing is unmuting
[56:06] eli first, what you will want to
[56:08] do on your side is first be
[56:11] asked to unmute and you want to
[56:12] unmute, then you have the floor
[56:15] and I will pull up the speaker
[56:16] time are for you to see.
[56:18] >> excellent, can you hear me.
[56:20] >> indeed, loud and clear.
[56:24] Usually devices are very good at
[56:26] sound attenuating so they should
[56:27] be pretty good at finding where
[56:32] we are at.
[56:35] I have to find my speaker timer.
[56:37] Go ahead, let's see if we can
[56:44] pull this online.
[56:46] Ready to go.
[56:48] >> I'm ready.
[56:49] >> please proceed.
[56:49] >> excellent.
[56:53] Hi, I'm eli, I live in the area.
[56:55] I just wanted to express my
[56:56] opposition to you guessed it,
[57:01] the widespread use of ALPRs by
[57:01] the city of elk grove.
[57:02] Using public records requests,
[57:04] we do know that police officers
[57:05] in the state of california of
[57:08] made searchs on behalf of ice.
[57:12] These same off selves that have
[57:14] network access, most of the PDs
[57:15] in california.
[57:18] I'm not anti-police but I am
[57:20] anti-surveillance.
[57:22] I can't physically leave my home
[57:24] without my location being logged
[57:25] by a camera that goes straight
[57:27] to the police.
[57:29] If somebody said that to you 10
[57:30] years ago with a straight face
[57:31] you would be looking for the tin
[57:32] foil hat.
[57:34] But here we are.
[57:36] I really can't believe what I
[57:38] just said is true.
[57:39] This horrifies my.
[57:43] And I wanted to remind everyone
[57:45] present that these surveillance
[57:46] infrastructure in china was
[57:48] built by american companies,
[57:50] cisco and oracle.
[57:51] The same thing is happening, one
[57:55] city at a time, one more
[57:56] invicive surveillance technology
[57:58] bought by local PDs.
[58:00] I ask you before I yield my time
[58:04] do we truly value our pry
[58:05] tomorrow or will we yield them
[58:07] for short term gain.
[58:08] Thank you.
[58:12] >> okay, next public comment.
[58:13] >> I have another speaker,
[58:15] pardon me as I just kind of go
[58:18] through the motions of how we
[58:21] need to do this.
[58:27] Hold on one moment.
[58:28] Isa, you should have a prompt to
[58:30] unmute.
[58:33] >> yes, hello.
[58:34] >> perfect, coming through loud
[58:35] and clear.
[58:37] >> thank you.
[58:38] Good evening, elk grove city
[58:39] council, thank you again for
[58:41] hearing us out on the alpr and
[58:44] flock camera concerns.
[58:45] I'm a highly concerned community
[58:46] member.
[58:47] Because of the privacy concerns
[58:49] of flock cameras.
[58:53] We are living modern day 1984
[58:55] society which is frightening.
[58:57] If some of you don't know, there
[59:01] is a novel called "1948 ""by
[59:05] george orwell highlights the
[59:06] surveillance and fascist
[59:08] regimes.
[59:09] Big brother is watching.
[59:12] We all have a right to privacy.
[59:14] Flock cameras are extremely
[59:15] expensive and that money should
[59:17] be invested in improving our
[59:18] road infrastructure in elk
[59:19] grove.
[59:20] Our roads are so cruded these
[59:21] days.
[59:22] A -- crowded.
[59:25] We need the money to be poured
[59:26] into public transportation,
[59:28] education, libraries and
[59:29] community resources.
[59:32] We demand elk grove cut their
[59:33] alpr contract, full transparency
[59:36] of how the data its used, and
[59:37] that elk grove police department
[59:40] finds alternate ways of ensuring
[59:43] safety.
[59:46] >> thank you.
[59:46] Any other comments?
[59:50] >> I do not have any other
[59:50] raised hands.
[59:51] >> I'm going to close the public
[59:54] comment.
[59:55] For those of you that are new to
[59:58] coming to a council meeting just
[1:00:00] to let you know, general public
[1:00:03] comment are open to anyone to
[1:00:04] come and speak on nonagenda
[1:00:05] items which this is.
[1:00:07] So the council cannot table any
[1:00:09] action on nonagenda items.
[1:00:10] I wanted to make sure for those
[1:00:11] of you coming for the first
[1:00:12] time.
[1:00:14] But thank you all for your
[1:00:17] passion and your advocacy and
[1:00:18] recognize everyone that also
[1:00:20] sent in an e-mail.
[1:00:21] Thank you very much.
[1:00:23] With that we'll move on to the
[1:00:25] next item, our city manager's
[1:00:28] report.
[1:00:30] >> good evening MADAM Mayor,
[1:00:31] vice mayor, members of the city
[1:00:33] council.
[1:00:33] I'm jason behermann.
[1:00:36] First item is the ongoing
[1:00:37] discussions with our community
[1:00:39] relating to the reuse of the elk
[1:00:40] grove library.
[1:00:41] It's in the process of
[1:00:44] relocating down the street.
[1:00:45] We have been having many
[1:00:46] community meetings of the final
[1:00:48] few are coming up on SEPTEMBER
[1:00:51] 2nd and SEPTEMBER 16 to provide
[1:00:54] input on how the community would
[1:00:57] like to see that building
[1:00:59] reimagined and reviewed.
[1:01:02] At the same time the former teen
[1:01:04] center building is also
[1:01:05] available.
[1:01:05] That will be part of the
[1:01:10] discussion as well.
[1:01:12] Looking the various uses and
[1:01:13] allocating those and moving
[1:01:14] forward with direction for the
[1:01:15] city council.
[1:01:16] Following the final community
[1:01:17] meetings bringing it back to the
[1:01:24] city council in OCTOBER.
[1:01:27] Pitch oek startup dpe tips is
[1:01:29] coming up, $20,000 is n. At
[1:01:31] stake, this is our fifth
[1:01:31] anniversary.
[1:01:34] The date for the competition is
[1:01:35] thursday SEPTEMBER 3 at district
[1:01:37] 56.
[1:01:41] All are invited but rsvp is
[1:01:42] required.
[1:01:44] Please visit the city's website
[1:01:47] for details or sign up.
[1:01:48] Also, nominations are being
[1:01:51] accepted for the disability
[1:01:53] advisory committee 20th annual
[1:01:53] above and beyond accessbility
[1:01:55] awards.
[1:01:59] The end of that will be next
[1:02:02] friday, SEPTEMBER 4.
[1:02:05] Help nominate individuals by
[1:02:06] submitting nomination online
[1:02:08] through the city's website.
[1:02:08] Tonight the city council
[1:02:10] proclaimed SEPTEMBER as
[1:02:12] diversity month in elk grove,
[1:02:14] included in the many events and
[1:02:16] activities are two happening
[1:02:17] that celebrate local flavors.
[1:02:20] The city has part nerd with
[1:02:22] explore elk grove for diversity
[1:02:24] dining week, more than 40 local
[1:02:26] restaurants will encourage
[1:02:28] residents to try something new
[1:02:30] with discounts and special
[1:02:30] offers.
[1:02:36] The city hosts global feesfest
[1:02:38] saturday SEPTEMBER 12.
[1:02:40] If you didn't go last year it
[1:02:41] was a huge hit.
[1:02:44] Come out this year on saturday,
[1:02:45] SEPTEMBER 12, and have some
[1:02:48] great food and a lot of fun.
[1:02:50] Finally, we do have a holiday
[1:02:52] coming up SEPTEMBER 7, which is
[1:02:54] labor day, at city hall.
[1:02:56] Special waste collection center,
[1:02:58] animal shelter closed.
[1:03:00] trash, recycling services and
[1:03:01] public safety services operate
[1:03:03] on a normal schedule.
[1:03:04] That concludes my report, happy
[1:03:06] to answer any questions.
[1:03:08] >> thank you for that report.
[1:03:09] Looking for questions or
[1:03:10] comments?
[1:03:11] Thank you.
[1:03:14] With that I'll move on to the
[1:03:14] next item, consent calendar
[1:03:19] items.
[1:03:20] I'll open up public comment.
[1:03:22] I don't have anyone in person,
[1:03:23] anyone online?
[1:03:25] >> online we do not have any of
[1:03:27] the raise hand functions used by
[1:03:30] our participants in the webinar.
[1:03:32] >> I'll close public comment and
[1:03:34] look for a motion to approve.
[1:03:34] >> so moved.
[1:03:35] >> second.
[1:03:36] >> thank you.
[1:03:37] We have a motion and a second.
[1:03:39] >> for that roll call vote I'll
[1:03:43] start with councilmember robles.
[1:03:43] >> aye.
[1:03:44] >> member spease.
[1:03:45] >> aye.
[1:03:46] >> councilmember brewer.
[1:03:46] >> aye.
[1:03:48] >> vice mayor suen.
[1:03:49] >> aye.
[1:03:50] >> and mayor singh-allen.
[1:03:50] >> aye.
[1:03:52] >> thank you.
[1:03:55] >> MADAM Mayor?
[1:04:00] This is for 1 through -- all
[1:04:03] consent?
[1:04:05] Thank you for 7.4.
[1:04:06] >> yes, thank you for flagging
[1:04:08] that as well, I was going to
[1:04:10] make some comments.
[1:04:13] Just as, if you want to go ahead
[1:04:14] and mention it.
[1:04:16] >> sacramento field network
[1:04:19] provides services for our
[1:04:21] families in need and provides
[1:04:22] education for our immigrant
[1:04:23] families.
[1:04:26] i know that last year we
[1:04:27] contributed, we did an increase
[1:04:29] on that and I'm happy to see
[1:04:31] that we supported this again.
[1:04:33] It is definitely in need and I
[1:04:36] believe that we did several
[1:04:37] workshops with elk grove unified
[1:04:38] and continue doing.
[1:04:40] That I want our community to
[1:04:42] know that we take our immigrant
[1:04:44] population very seriously and we
[1:04:45] will stand with you, and this is
[1:04:47] one step as a city and
[1:04:48] leadership we're doing this
[1:04:49] together.
[1:04:50] >> yes, thank you, thank you for
[1:04:52] bringing that up.
[1:04:53] All right, so the motion passes.
[1:04:57] We will go on to our next item,
[1:05:00] 8.1 public hearing to consider
[1:05:02] an ordinance imposing a
[1:05:04] moratorium on the issuance of
[1:05:05] new entitlement approvals for
[1:05:06] personal storage facilities in
[1:05:23] the city of elk grove.
[1:05:26] >> hold one second, sarah.
[1:05:28] Now you should be able to go to
[1:05:30] your powerpoint.
[1:05:37] Make sure it is projecting.
[1:05:39] >> good evening mayor,
[1:05:42] councilmembers, sarah
[1:05:43] kirchgessner planning
[1:05:44] department.
[1:05:46] This is consideration of a
[1:05:48] moratorium on new entitlement
[1:05:51] approvals for personal storage
[1:05:51] facilities citywide.
[1:05:54] Concerns every been expressed by
[1:05:56] council, staff and residents
[1:05:57] regarding the proliferation of
[1:05:59] percent natural storage
[1:05:59] facilities.
[1:06:01] The moratorium would remain in
[1:06:03] place lyle city staff conducts a
[1:06:04] study and considers further
[1:06:06] regulations of the use.
[1:06:08] The proposed moratorium would
[1:06:11] not apply to any projects with
[1:06:13] approved valid entitlements.
[1:06:15] The planning commission reviewed
[1:06:16] the eye tim at its AUGUST 6
[1:06:18] planning commission meeting.
[1:06:19] One member of the public spoke
[1:06:22] in favor of the proposed
[1:06:24] moratorium and the commission
[1:06:28] recommended discounts of the
[1:06:28] project 4-0.
[1:06:29] Pursuant to the zoning code
[1:06:31] storage, personal storage
[1:06:32] facility means a structure or
[1:06:36] group of structures containing
[1:06:37] generally small individual
[1:06:39] compartmentalized stalls or
[1:06:40] lockers rented as individual
[1:06:42] storage bases and characterized
[1:06:44] by low parking demand.
[1:06:46] The use is conditionally
[1:06:47] permitted in the general
[1:06:51] commercial shopping center, auto
[1:06:52] commercial, industrial office
[1:06:54] park, heavy industrial, light
[1:06:55] industrial, and flex zoning
[1:06:56] districts.
[1:07:00] It is not permitted by right
[1:07:01] currently in any zone.
[1:07:02] There are 19 existing personal
[1:07:03] storage facilities within the
[1:07:04] city limits.
[1:07:09] And four existing facilities
[1:07:09] within two miles of the city.
[1:07:11] Additionally two facilities
[1:07:13] including one auto and vehicle
[1:07:15] storage facility currently under
[1:07:18] construction, and one improved,
[1:07:20] the mixed use project that has
[1:07:24] been approved by council but has
[1:07:26] not begun construction as of
[1:07:26] yet.
[1:07:28] The city general plan includes
[1:07:31] policies that macon flikt with
[1:07:33] personal storage facility use,
[1:07:35] specifically policy ed2-2, the
[1:07:38] city shall maximize the use of
[1:07:39] nonresidential land generating
[1:07:41] and revenue generating uses as
[1:07:44] well as policy lu-1-2,
[1:07:45] increasing jobs and economic
[1:07:47] development.
[1:07:49] Personal storage facilities
[1:07:51] typically don't create a
[1:07:52] significant number of jobs and
[1:07:54] are not a materially revenue
[1:07:56] generating use to the city.
[1:07:59] Additionally they can consume
[1:08:00] large footprints of valuable
[1:08:01] land that could be developed
[1:08:04] into housing or other
[1:08:05] employment, or revenue
[1:08:09] generating commercial uses.
[1:08:10] The project has been determined
[1:08:12] to be -- the moratorium has been
[1:08:15] determined to be not a project
[1:08:17] and further exempt from ceqa
[1:08:21] pursuant to guideline section
[1:08:21] 15061b3, the common sense
[1:08:23] exemption.
[1:08:24] Staff recommends that the city
[1:08:26] council find the moratorium not
[1:08:28] a project subject to ceqa and
[1:08:33] exempt from ceqa resue and adopt
[1:08:36] an ordinance imposing moratorium
[1:08:37] on any personal storage
[1:08:40] facilities in the city.
[1:08:41] This concludes my presentation,
[1:08:43] I'm available for presents.
[1:08:45] >> thank you.
[1:08:47] I'll declare the public hearing
[1:08:49] open and open up public comment
[1:08:49] opportunity starting with in
[1:08:51] person.
[1:08:53] I do not have anyone signed up
[1:08:54] for this in person, anybody
[1:08:55] online?
[1:08:57] >> I'm looking at our webinar
[1:08:58] environment, I do not see a
[1:09:02] raise hand function utilized for
[1:09:02] 8.1.
[1:09:03] >> then I will close public
[1:09:08] comment and declare the public
[1:09:09] hearing is now closed.
[1:09:10] Open it up for discussion.
[1:09:13] We'll start to the left.
[1:09:16] Councilmember brewer?
[1:09:16] >> thank you.
[1:09:22] I want to thank sarah for the
[1:09:24] presentation and for the
[1:09:27] information provided.
[1:09:29] Like you said, 19 personal
[1:09:39] storage facilities in elk grove.
[1:09:43] I would say there's a lot of --
[1:09:46] to see a lot of vacancy in the
[1:09:49] storage facilities is definitely
[1:09:52] points to whether we need more
[1:09:53] that are built in the city.
[1:09:56] There's another one on waterman
[1:09:56] road near the elk grove water
[1:10:01] district.
[1:10:03] Office being built as well.
[1:10:04] We have a good number of
[1:10:05] personal storage facilities in
[1:10:08] the city.
[1:10:09] I think right now it is good to
[1:10:13] put a moratorium on it to put a
[1:10:15] cooler on everything more
[1:10:16] facilities than there are
[1:10:18] households and debt manned.
[1:10:19] That's all I have to -- the
[1:10:20] demand.
[1:10:21] Thank you.
[1:10:23] >> thank you, councilmember
[1:10:23] spease in.
[1:10:25] >> yes, I thought I had this
[1:10:26] answer but I didn't see it in
[1:10:29] the staff report, I hope I don't
[1:10:30] get it wrong.
[1:10:32] This has -- what is the length
[1:10:36] of time that this moratorium is?
[1:10:38] >> currently the moratorium does
[1:10:41] not every an end date.
[1:10:44] It is indefinite, until
[1:10:46] otherwise repealed.
[1:10:48] >> there's no statute that
[1:10:48] limits the number of years or
[1:10:51] months?
[1:10:52] >> not for this type of
[1:10:53] ordinance.
[1:10:54] There is what you might be
[1:10:57] thinking of is if you adopted an
[1:10:59] urgency ordinance.
[1:11:01] With the moratorium.
[1:11:02] Those are done on a relatively
[1:11:03] short basis.
[1:11:06] This walls not proposed as
[1:11:08] urgency ordinance, it is a
[1:11:08] regular ordinance.
[1:11:09] There's not an express time
[1:11:13] period.
[1:11:16] For moratorium like this.
[1:11:19] >> do we have a guesstimate when
[1:11:20] we plan to bring it back?
[1:11:23] i don't want a moratorium
[1:11:24] forever while we study it.
[1:11:26] Is there some length of time you
[1:11:29] think it will come back?
[1:11:31] >> our next step would be to
[1:11:32] scoping and analysis around
[1:11:34] that, getting a consultant to
[1:11:36] look at the market demands, look
[1:11:37] at the market concentrations in
[1:11:39] the city compared to other
[1:11:41] injures diss.
[1:11:42] It'll take time to get it
[1:11:45] drafted on the street for review
[1:11:45] and responses.
[1:11:46] Probably not before the spring,
[1:11:48] it MAY fall out later than that.
[1:11:52] We have to balance that with
[1:11:53] other priorities.
[1:11:55] >> I want to be certain that
[1:11:57] while we put thought into it,
[1:12:00] that this doesn't become an
[1:12:03] endless moratorium where we
[1:12:05] aren't actually doing the work
[1:12:07] of studying.
[1:12:08] I have a little bit of concerns
[1:12:10] about doing this indefinitely.
[1:12:13] I'd rather have some time fame
[1:12:15] put on it.
[1:12:17] I've changed, I probably will
[1:12:18] not be able to support this
[1:12:18] today.
[1:12:21] I don't have a timeframe.
[1:12:25] >> councilmember robles.
[1:12:27] >> thank you MADAM Mayor.
[1:12:28] No questions.
[1:12:32] Willing to support this project.
[1:12:34] >> I have had a number of
[1:12:36] complaints from the community
[1:12:39] over the last six years about
[1:12:44] the oversaturate of storage.
[1:12:47] Looking at the map I do believe
[1:12:48] that we have, obviously not with
[1:12:51] scientific analysis, but appears
[1:12:54] that we have sufficient number
[1:12:55] at this time.
[1:12:59] I am in support of this.
[1:13:01] I trust staff to study this and
[1:13:04] bring it back as you see fit.
[1:13:08] In terms of waiting indefinitely
[1:13:09] 5, 10 years imagine are you
[1:13:10] going to be monitoring this.
[1:13:13] I don't feel the urgency of
[1:13:14] putting a timeframe other than
[1:13:17] I'm much more interested in
[1:13:20] putting a moratorium to at least
[1:13:21] stop any future projects of this
[1:13:23] kind.
[1:13:25] Apologies, I negligented to go
[1:13:28] to you, vice mayor online.
[1:13:41] That is sort of my concern.
[1:13:43] Bridges back as you see felt and
[1:13:45] come back with us, once you
[1:13:47] assess the needs and our
[1:13:48] population continues to grow.
[1:13:50] And the existing projects that
[1:13:52] have been approved but haven't
[1:13:55] broken ground yet.
[1:13:56] Looking at those, availability
[1:13:58] of those units as well, balanced
[1:14:00] with what the need might be.
[1:14:01] Rather than putting up storage
[1:14:04] units and what I like to say
[1:14:06] prime real estate in elk grove.
[1:14:07] There are so many other
[1:14:09] wonderful projects that we could
[1:14:10] be doing other than storage
[1:14:11] units.
[1:14:12] Very happy to support this.
[1:14:16] Vice mayor.
[1:14:20] >> thank you, mayor.
[1:14:23] I mean, you think this is
[1:14:28] straightforward, I do agree we
[1:14:30] might be able to do some much
[1:14:34] better uses in certain places.
[1:14:37] I worry that if this wasn't
[1:14:39] storage facilitieses, if this
[1:14:41] was something we did like and
[1:14:43] you put a more foreium on it,
[1:14:48] the knife cuts both ways.
[1:14:51] I would support a temporary
[1:14:54] moratorium, they do take up so
[1:14:56] much land.
[1:14:59] It is worth taking a look at the
[1:15:01] uses around our city and whether
[1:15:04] we want to allow, where we want
[1:15:08] to allow storage units for
[1:15:09] further actions.
[1:15:10] In regards to timing, I agree
[1:15:13] with councilmember spease, not
[1:15:15] having a definitive time.
[1:15:18] i would suggest, I know
[1:15:20] MR. Jordan is going to work on,
[1:15:21] staff is going to work on
[1:15:23] bringing it back.
[1:15:27] I suspect it is not going to
[1:15:27] take longer than a year.
[1:15:29] But whatever -- when we bring it
[1:15:31] back I guess what I would
[1:15:33] suggest is we put in there a
[1:15:37] time to revisit that moratorium
[1:15:38] each year or something to that
[1:15:41] effect.
[1:15:43] So we will be sure to look at it
[1:15:45] again and it won't be something
[1:15:45] peril in any event,
[1:15:48] automatically.
[1:15:49] I would suggest that
[1:15:51] modification.
[1:15:53] When you bring it back, cj,
[1:15:54] maybe we have that included in
[1:15:56] there.
[1:15:59] >> for my understanding, staff,
[1:16:02] if this should pass as is, you
[1:16:05] will study this, and should any
[1:16:07] change s
[1:16:11] changes, whatever the study
[1:16:11] yields you will come back at
[1:16:12] that time with what the study
[1:16:13] shows.
[1:16:15] >> correct, based on the result
[1:16:16] of the study and staff
[1:16:18] recommendation we'll bring it
[1:16:19] back through planning
[1:16:21] commission, council w ordinance
[1:16:23] undoing or with new development
[1:16:24] standards or use requirements or
[1:16:26] zone restrictions, whatever
[1:16:28] those things MAY be, would be
[1:16:29] part of the recommendation, with
[1:16:31] planning commission and council.
[1:16:33] If you look for some sort of
[1:16:36] renewal date where we have to
[1:16:38] extend it or get the work done,
[1:16:40] we could add language.
[1:16:42] I would need to consult the city
[1:16:44] attorney on how best to do that.
[1:16:46] >> let me officer some
[1:16:46] thoughts -- officer some
[1:16:47] thoughts.
[1:16:49] If the council would like to
[1:16:51] have a hard coded deadline a
[1:16:53] year, two years, 18 months
[1:16:55] whatever you feel comfortable
[1:16:57] with, we can add that in.
[1:17:00] If you want to give direction to
[1:17:01] staff as you have done that this
[1:17:03] be brought back and reviewed and
[1:17:04] revisited periodically that can
[1:17:05] be done.
[1:17:08] If you want it to be expressly
[1:17:09] brought back on a certain
[1:17:10] schedule that can be
[1:17:11] accommodated.
[1:17:15] My suggestion might be is the
[1:17:18] simplest a approach, pick a
[1:17:19] date, maybe a little longer than
[1:17:21] you might otherwise suggest, and
[1:17:24] put it into the ordinance.
[1:17:26] If staff feels the need to
[1:17:26] extend that we can bring it
[1:17:36] back.
[1:17:38] >> can I support the two years,
[1:17:40] I can.
[1:17:42] I don't mind the renewing once,
[1:17:43] if we do it for a year and
[1:17:44] renew.
[1:17:46] What is nice about doing the two
[1:17:48] years is that we don't have to
[1:17:49] have another action, another
[1:17:51] item.
[1:17:52] Can I certainly support the two
[1:17:54] years.
[1:17:56] And I appreciate -- my concern
[1:18:00] is just to put in a moratorium
[1:18:01] which could sit endlessly
[1:18:04] without resolution.
[1:18:05] >> having guardrails.
[1:18:07] >> having guardrails.
[1:18:08] I appreciate the rest of the
[1:18:09] council and their consideration
[1:18:10] on that.
[1:18:12] You are striking the middle,
[1:18:13] councilmember suen was very
[1:18:15] good, I appreciate you
[1:18:15] MR. Hobbs.
[1:18:18] I think two years works well.
[1:18:19] >> does two years work for you
[1:18:20] MR. Jordan?
[1:18:22] >> I feel good about that.
[1:18:24] >> is that proper time?
[1:18:26] >> I think two years would be
[1:18:28] good f something happens I would
[1:18:30] report back and ask for an
[1:18:32] extension for appropriate
[1:18:33] reasons.
[1:18:34] >> the motion will be for
[1:18:37] moratorium of two years.
[1:18:38] >> yes.
[1:18:40] >> all right, I will look for
[1:18:41] that motion.
[1:18:44] >> so moved.
[1:18:45] >> second.
[1:18:46] >> vice mayor.
[1:18:48] >> we'll go to the roll call
[1:18:50] vote for this ordinance as
[1:18:52] amended for that two-year -- two
[1:18:54] years.
[1:18:55] I'll start with the roll call
[1:18:56] vote with councilmember robles.
[1:18:57] >> aye.
[1:18:58] >> councilmember spease.
[1:18:59] >> aye.
[1:19:01] >> councilmember brewer.
[1:19:01] >> aye.
[1:19:03] >> vice mayor suen.
[1:19:03] >> aye.
[1:19:05] >> mayor singh-allen.
[1:19:05] >> aye.
[1:19:07] >> pass as-0.
[1:19:08] -- passes 5-0.
[1:19:10] >> thanks again, I'm glad as a
[1:19:11] group we can work together to
[1:19:13] find solutions.
[1:19:18] >> absolutely.
[1:19:20] Having a guardrail in place
[1:19:22] meets everybody's neechltd and
[1:19:24] no more storage units right now.
[1:19:25] We will go to the next item,
[1:19:57] 9.1.
[1:19:58] >> good evening, I'm finance
[1:20:00] director.
[1:20:02] Tonight I'm pleased to introduce
[1:20:03] carlos from chandler asset
[1:20:04] management.
[1:20:06] Chandler has partnered with the
[1:20:08] city since 2020 to provide
[1:20:09] investment management and
[1:20:13] advisory services.
[1:20:14] Carlos will provide the
[1:20:15] investment portfolio for the
[1:20:18] city as of the quarter ended
[1:20:19] JUNE 30, 2026.
[1:20:26] Carlos?
[1:20:27] >> good evening mayor, vice
[1:20:28] mayor and councilmembers.
[1:20:30] Thank you very much for inviting
[1:20:31] me here to bring you up to date
[1:20:33] on the status of the city's
[1:20:35] investment portfolio.
[1:20:36] I have a brief presentation.
[1:20:38] I'm going to just give you
[1:20:39] description of the investment
[1:20:40] program, factors about it that I
[1:20:42] think are important for you to
[1:20:44] know as policy-makers.
[1:20:46] Status of the portfolio and some
[1:20:48] of the factors driving the risk
[1:20:53] and return in the portfolio.
[1:20:57] I'm carlos, senior portfolio and
[1:20:58] investment pool analyst with
[1:21:00] chandler asset management, we
[1:21:04] manage approximately $50 million
[1:21:04] nationwide, primarily for local
[1:21:06] governments.
[1:21:07] Cities, counties, special
[1:21:09] districts, joint powers
[1:21:09] authorities.
[1:21:10] I myself have been in the
[1:21:13] industry for over 30 years.
[1:21:16] I have a lot of experience in
[1:21:16] working with city money.
[1:21:17] Across california and other
[1:21:20] states.
[1:21:23] >> I don't want to -- sorry to
[1:21:24] interrupt but we have the
[1:21:26] powerpoint up and there is a
[1:21:28] keyboard tray under the podium.
[1:21:37] We let you drive.
[1:21:38] >> thank you.
[1:21:41] I hadn't seen this, thank you.
[1:21:43] >> I wanted to make sure that
[1:21:44] you weren't five slides deep.
[1:21:46] >> exactly.
[1:21:48] I think are you all aware that
[1:21:50] the city's investments are
[1:21:51] subject to california government
[1:21:54] code.
[1:21:55] California government code is
[1:21:57] very restrictive.
[1:21:59] You aren't able to purchase
[1:22:01] stocks, you aren't able to
[1:22:03] purchase real estate, high risk,
[1:22:05] highly volatile investments.
[1:22:06] You are investors in the bond
[1:22:07] market.
[1:22:09] You rent your money out and get
[1:22:10] income from the rental.
[1:22:12] Interest income from that.
[1:22:14] The value of that future payment
[1:22:16] due to you can also go up and
[1:22:19] down depending on what current
[1:22:20] investments in the markets pay
[1:22:21] today.
[1:22:22] You make money from the
[1:22:24] portfolio in two ways.
[1:22:25] Interest income and fair value
[1:22:26] of the principle and future
[1:22:27] payments coming to you go up and
[1:22:29] down.
[1:22:32] Our job is to structure the
[1:22:33] portfolio to maximize that
[1:22:35] return within the objectives
[1:22:37] that are outlined by california
[1:22:37] government code.
[1:22:39] Those are safety first, followed
[1:22:41] by liquidity.
[1:22:42] After those are met then it is
[1:22:43] return.
[1:22:45] It means that code wants you to
[1:22:46] have your money safe.
[1:22:48] They want you to have your money
[1:22:50] available when you need it.
[1:22:51] After those objectives are met
[1:22:52] they want you to generate return
[1:22:54] on it.
[1:22:56] If you think of the investment
[1:23:03] program of the city, think of a
[1:23:04] bucket of whatever, fees for
[1:23:05] services or property taxes,
[1:23:06] sales taxes, that's water coming
[1:23:08] into the bucket.
[1:23:10] When you make expend turt to
[1:23:12] make debt service, to pay for
[1:23:14] pension and all of the services
[1:23:15] that you provide for citizens,
[1:23:16] there's water coming out of the
[1:23:18] bucket.
[1:23:19] There's always residual.
[1:23:20] That amount, there's some amount
[1:23:21] of water going up and down all
[1:23:24] the time.
[1:23:29] Your job as a few disturbry,
[1:23:32] keep it safe, liquid and make
[1:23:34] some money on it.
[1:23:37] That's the best way to describe
[1:23:38] the investment program.
[1:23:41] When I think of the overall
[1:23:42] investment program, I want to
[1:23:43] make sure that I describe it
[1:23:45] really well.
[1:23:48] It is a collaborative approach.
[1:23:49] As your investment advisor, we
[1:23:52] do the heavy lifting on the
[1:23:54] analysis, on identifying the
[1:23:56] opportunities to generate income
[1:24:02] on this.
[1:24:04] Risk management, credit ability,
[1:24:09] and that your money is safe.
[1:24:11] That is a very important aspect
[1:24:11] of the service, behind the
[1:24:15] scenes.
[1:24:18] When when we buy a security we
[1:24:20] put our best effort and best
[1:24:21] minds and processes to identify
[1:24:22] it as an appropriate investment
[1:24:24] for the city.
[1:24:27] When I say that it is
[1:24:29] collaborative, as I mention that
[1:24:31] analogy of the bucket of water,
[1:24:32] funds that come in and go out,
[1:24:36] come in and go out, there's a
[1:24:36] liquidity component.
[1:24:37] We collaborate with staff to
[1:24:39] make sure that that component is
[1:24:41] also invested.
[1:24:45] The city staff handled that
[1:24:45] component of it.
[1:24:49] Utilizing some very strong, well
[1:24:49] invested pools.
[1:24:52] Such as local agency investment
[1:24:56] fund, the state treasurer's pool
[1:24:56] as well as local government
[1:24:58] investment pools available as
[1:25:00] well as funds in the bank and
[1:25:02] money market mutual funds.
[1:25:05] It is sophisticated.
[1:25:07] The portfolio is actively
[1:25:07] managed.
[1:25:08] Unlike the stock market, the
[1:25:10] bond markets you can generate
[1:25:11] more revenue when you actively
[1:25:16] manage.
[1:25:21] That is scientifically proven.
[1:25:22] Washington collaborated with
[1:25:24] staff on multiple levels,
[1:25:29] governance of the portfolio, on
[1:25:31] making sure this is optimized
[1:25:33] and making sure we stay on top
[1:25:34] of the changes to california
[1:25:35] government code which come every
[1:25:42] year.
[1:25:43] Make sure your investment policy
[1:25:45] is up to date.
[1:25:46] That change restricts aspect of
[1:25:48] your investments for a reason or
[1:25:49] it expands it for another
[1:25:52] reason.
[1:25:54] Consulting with staff, making
[1:25:55] sure that those provisions that
[1:25:57] change the appropriate ones are
[1:26:09] added to the investment policy.
[1:26:11] With we were engaged the
[1:26:13] portfolio that we inherited, the
[1:26:15] staff here gradually gave us
[1:26:17] some funds, the finance director
[1:26:17] at the time moved on to another
[1:26:19] position.
[1:26:21] And the portfolio, the
[1:26:24] internally managed portfolio was
[1:26:28] unmanaged and giving a small
[1:26:28] portion of cash to manage.
[1:26:31] We collaborated to bring in and
[1:26:34] unify those two portfolios to
[1:26:36] have a unified strategy going
[1:26:37] forward so that you cough
[1:26:40] maximum diversification.
[1:26:42] The portfolio was well
[1:26:43] diversified but it was not very
[1:26:45] liquid.
[1:26:47] It did hold several types of
[1:26:48] securities that did not have
[1:26:53] robust secondary markets.
[1:26:53] Liquidity is an important
[1:26:55] objective.
[1:26:57] We collaborated with staff to
[1:26:59] reallocate those funds to make
[1:27:01] sure that we had liquid
[1:27:02] investments in there so that in
[1:27:04] a pinch, emergency, we can turn
[1:27:06] around and sell them.
[1:27:08] there would be a counter party.
[1:27:10] The third thing we've worked
[1:27:18] with, all continuous, we view
[1:27:20] how the city is using its cash
[1:27:21] and the amount of funds that
[1:27:31] should be kept liquid.
[1:27:31] Whether you have too much liquid
[1:27:33] you leave money on the table in
[1:27:35] the form of revenue.
[1:27:35] We want to rin mize minimize
[1:27:40] that.
[1:27:42] We analyze it and run models to
[1:28:00] see what that should look like.
[1:28:02] This is what we inherited.
[1:28:05] It started with about $50
[1:28:06] million of cash.
[1:28:08] If you look at the market yield,
[1:28:10] it is the third row from the
[1:28:13] bottom, 0.03.
[1:28:14] That is the yield that
[1:28:16] investments were paying you in
[1:28:19] DECEMBER of 2020.
[1:28:21] If you recall in MARCH of 2020
[1:28:22] the world fell apart because of
[1:28:24] the pandemic, one of the things
[1:28:26] that the federal reserve did is
[1:28:28] lowered the overnight end
[1:28:31] lending rate between banks to
[1:28:31] zero.
[1:28:33] It drove all yields for all
[1:28:35] fixed income to almost zero.
[1:28:36] You could earn 0.03% on your
[1:28:40] money.
[1:28:48] Very difficult.
[1:28:50] Our collaboration has captured
[1:28:52] the highest yields available in
[1:28:54] a safe and prudent manner.
[1:28:56] You see it averaged about 2.5
[1:29:01] years in duration.
[1:29:04] The strategy is to stay
[1:29:11] somewhere around 2 1/2 years.
[1:29:14] We are set to earn around 4.25%
[1:29:16] per year into the future the way
[1:29:26] this portfolio is established.
[1:29:29] When we have a maturity or
[1:29:30] receive new cash from staff
[1:29:32] that, gets invested as of JUNE
[1:29:33] 30 at 4.3.
[1:29:35] That number is closer to 4.4
[1:29:36] today yields have risen since
[1:29:41] that time.
[1:29:43] This component of your program,
[1:29:45] this is about two-thirds of it.
[1:29:48] This component is valued at
[1:29:53] around $434 million.
[1:29:56] It was mostly cash in 2020, now
[1:29:57] you have a good diversification
[1:29:58] on the left-hand side is what it
[1:29:59] looks like as of JUNE end of the
[1:30:08] fiscal year.
[1:30:09] Half bonds from the U.S.
[1:30:10] Treasury, the most liquid and
[1:30:11] safest.
[1:30:13] That is the backbone of your
[1:30:31] liquidity.
[1:30:32] We buy very high credit quality
[1:30:35] corporate bonds.
[1:30:38] Corporate bonds have done well
[1:30:40] since after the pandemic given
[1:30:44] the amount of stick you a will
[1:30:47] associated cares act, $5.5
[1:30:49] trillion of physical policy
[1:31:04] given out by the government.
[1:31:07] A lot of the tech companies are
[1:31:08] involved in issuing record
[1:31:09] amounts of debt to be able to
[1:31:13] build these things out.
[1:31:15] Now we're shifting on watch to
[1:31:16] see how much of high credit
[1:31:18] quality corporate bonds we buy.
[1:31:21] We're noticing the trend in
[1:31:28] credit issuance.
[1:31:29] When I look at the returns for
[1:31:33] the last 12 months, so your last
[1:31:35] fiscal year your return was
[1:31:36] 3.09.
[1:31:38] This is a total return.
[1:31:41] You make money two ways,
[1:31:42] interest income and fair value.
[1:31:45] Over the past year you had
[1:31:45] strong interest income.
[1:31:46] You were set to earn 4.2 into
[1:31:50] the future.
[1:31:53] Because rates rose, in the bond
[1:31:54] market, it works out, when rates
[1:31:57] rise the value of your holdings
[1:31:59] goes down, inverse relationship.
[1:32:01] I can get into the math if you
[1:32:02] like.
[1:32:03] You had strong interest income
[1:32:05] but a little bit of a drag on
[1:32:07] the return from the fair value
[1:32:09] of the portfolio.
[1:32:11] Change in have on paper.
[1:32:13] That 309 captures that number
[1:32:13] right there.
[1:32:14] This is a strong return for the
[1:32:16] year.
[1:32:19] Look at the benchmark, a similar
[1:32:24] market risk, measuring the risk
[1:32:25] you took on, you can see you
[1:32:28] were well above it, that return
[1:32:31] was 2.82.
[1:32:34] The two years prior was 7.4
[1:32:36] annualized average, taking
[1:32:38] compounding into effect versus
[1:32:40] 4.49 of the benchmark.
[1:32:44] Last three years, 4.76 versus
[1:32:44] 4.444.
[1:32:47] The five-year number, again
[1:32:49] these are the annual average,
[1:32:51] they're smaller.
[1:32:52] These encompass years when rates
[1:32:54] were almost zero.
[1:32:56] You have climbed out of a big
[1:32:59] zero rate hole to generate
[1:33:00] robust income.
[1:33:04] I mentioned that is the
[1:33:04] component that is managed.
[1:33:04] --
[1:33:05] >> quick question.
[1:33:08] >> I think online our vice mayor
[1:33:08] has a question for you.
[1:33:09] >> yes, vice mayor.
[1:33:10] >> thank you.
[1:33:13] I appreciate all of this
[1:33:14] information.
[1:33:16] Just curious, we mentioned --
[1:33:21] you mention U.S. Treasuries and
[1:33:21] the bond yields.
[1:33:23] Recently, secretary businessen
[1:33:27] made some movements and caused
[1:33:27] yields to drop.
[1:33:29] How exposed are we to those
[1:33:31] actions?
[1:33:34] Guy the federal government.
[1:33:36] Or are we invested -- are you
[1:33:37] managing it in such a way that
[1:33:40] the volatility is minimized?
[1:33:42] >> we are definitely managing it
[1:33:43] in such a way that the
[1:33:46] volatility is minimized.
[1:33:49] About half of the managed
[1:33:51] portfolio, component that we
[1:33:53] manage, about half is in
[1:33:54] treasuries of the movement that
[1:33:57] you describe is that right now
[1:33:59] we're seeing upward pressure on
[1:34:00] longer term rates, much, much
[1:34:02] longer from where you invest.
[1:34:03] California government code
[1:34:04] generally limits you to around
[1:34:06] five years.
[1:34:08] In some instances you go
[1:34:09] slightly longer.
[1:34:10] You generally don't buy out to
[1:34:12] the 10-year range and beyond.
[1:34:13] The action that you are
[1:34:15] describing is the treasury
[1:34:17] announced that they would be
[1:34:18] buying longer term bonds, 10
[1:34:20] years or longer.
[1:34:22] What that does is would create
[1:34:24] artificial demand for the
[1:34:25] securities, drive their price
[1:34:27] higher.
[1:34:27] And in turn push their yields
[1:34:29] lower.
[1:34:29] They feel that the yields are
[1:34:31] high.
[1:34:33] No, you weren't exposed to that.
[1:34:34] Yields on the balance are higher
[1:34:36] today.
[1:34:37] And what that has done is
[1:34:38] devalued slightly.
[1:34:40] This is what I was saying.
[1:34:41] Yields are higher, the values
[1:34:44] dropped a little bit.
[1:34:45] It has set you up for when we
[1:34:49] reinvest.
[1:34:50] We reinvest in higher yields.
[1:34:53] If you think about it as a
[1:34:54] policymaker those components of
[1:34:56] your return, valuation of
[1:34:59] assets, the value of the assets
[1:35:01] trying to increase, or protect,
[1:35:03] and the interest income, both of
[1:35:05] those components flow into your
[1:35:07] financial statements, into your
[1:35:09] yar end statements.
[1:35:10] only one of them flows into the
[1:35:11] budget.
[1:35:13] The budget is what you use to
[1:35:13] pay for services.
[1:35:14] Very important part of your
[1:35:17] component.
[1:35:19] That is on the rise, you should
[1:35:31] see it go higher.
[1:35:31] >> thank you.
[1:35:33] >> if you look at the
[1:35:35] consolidated portfolio, this
[1:35:37] encompasses the portfolio that I
[1:35:38] showed you plus the component
[1:35:41] that staff manages through the
[1:35:44] use of very efficient investment
[1:35:49] fools pools.
[1:35:51] When you look at the totality of
[1:35:52] your investment program that
[1:35:55] portfolio is valued at $735
[1:35:55] million.
[1:35:57] If I average out the yields on
[1:35:59] those shorter investments
[1:36:00] they're lower than the main for
[1:36:02] the foalo generates.
[1:36:02] That's the nature of
[1:36:05] investments.
[1:36:07] You're generating almost 4% per
[1:36:09] year when you factor in the
[1:36:11] liquid, lower yielding
[1:36:13] investments held for liquidity.
[1:36:13] We try to minimize what's in
[1:36:14] there.
[1:36:16] That's an opportunity cost.
[1:36:18] If you hold too much liquid.
[1:36:22] You're reinvesting around a
[1:36:23] 4.02, high credit at.
[1:36:26] You look kind of like a 1.5 year
[1:36:26] portfolio.
[1:36:32] When I look at the makeup,
[1:36:33] treasuries make up about a third
[1:36:38] of the portfolio.
[1:36:40] Lgip, the city utilized a couple
[1:36:44] of local government investment
[1:36:46] pools sponsored by joint power
[1:36:47] authorities, aaa rated, very
[1:36:49] well managed and liquid.
[1:36:52] Corporate bonds followed by
[1:37:04] cash.
[1:37:04] Followed by local agency
[1:37:05] investment fund, that's the
[1:37:07] state's pool.
[1:37:09] The nice thing in addition to it
[1:37:12] being well managed, the state
[1:37:15] treasury does a fantastic job,
[1:37:16] not only that but that pool
[1:37:19] tends to, even though it
[1:37:21] provides daily liquidity, people
[1:37:23] can take money in and out on a
[1:37:26] dollar in, dollar out basis.
[1:37:28] The average maturity is slightly
[1:37:30] longer.
[1:37:33] In this current environment that
[1:37:34] provides a yield advantage.
[1:37:36] The city staff wisely utilized
[1:37:36] that.
[1:37:39] The you can see it's well
[1:37:40] diversified.
[1:37:43] We don't like to hold our eggs
[1:37:43] in one basket.
[1:37:45] We provide the accounting, able
[1:37:46] to book their earnings
[1:37:47] efficiently every month end.
[1:37:49] They see all of the holdings on
[1:37:53] a 24/7 basis, we track these and
[1:37:54] report on them daly.
[1:37:56] They track all of this.
[1:37:58] And they consult with us.
[1:38:00] We meet with staff quarterly to
[1:38:02] make sure that the objectives
[1:38:05] are on track, that risk is being
[1:38:05] managed, and that return is
[1:38:12] being generated.
[1:38:15] The term structure, this is the
[1:38:17] breakout, the green is JUNE 30
[1:38:20] versus the prior year.
[1:38:21] You can see, you ever held a
[1:38:22] little bit of cash towards year
[1:38:25] end.
[1:38:27] Again like I said, we work with
[1:38:28] staff to minimize that as much
[1:38:30] as possible and get it spread
[1:38:33] out so that we are diversified
[1:38:36] on an iner with basis and sector
[1:38:40] basis as well as maturity basis.
[1:38:41] Diversification is the name of
[1:38:43] the game and risk management.
[1:38:45] You carry superior credits and
[1:38:47] because it is safety and
[1:38:49] liquidity we like to say you win
[1:38:50] by not losing.
[1:38:52] you win by not losing.
[1:38:55] We don't take undueryix in the
[1:38:57] portfolio, safety first f this
[1:38:59] were a baseball game we're
[1:39:00] hitting a lot of singles and
[1:39:02] doubles f we're hitting a lot of
[1:39:03] triples and home runs we're
[1:39:06] taking too much risk.
[1:39:07] Which is in violation of the
[1:39:09] first objective.
[1:39:11] With that, what I'd like to say
[1:39:14] is that we have enjoyed a very
[1:39:15] strong relationship with staff
[1:39:18] over a few administrations,
[1:39:19] couple of people that have
[1:39:21] rolled through here.
[1:39:26] All of them are well respected.
[1:39:29] Strong investment program.
[1:39:30] Very well diversified, proud of
[1:39:34] the collaboration.
[1:39:36] We look forward to the portfolio
[1:39:37] generating objectives for you
[1:39:38] into the future.
[1:39:40] I'll stop and take any questions
[1:39:44] that you MAY have.
[1:39:44] >> all right, thank you.
[1:39:45] I'm going to open up public
[1:39:49] comment.
[1:39:50] We'll start with in person.
[1:39:51] I do not have anyone signed up
[1:39:53] on this item.
[1:39:55] Anybody online?
[1:39:58] >> and in our webinar
[1:40:00] environment we have attendees, I
[1:40:01] do not see the raise hand
[1:40:02] function, we do not have any
[1:40:05] folks signed up for 9.1.
[1:40:05] >> I'll close the public
[1:40:06] comment.
[1:40:08] Questions, comments?
[1:40:10] Councilmember spease?
[1:40:13] >> okay.
[1:40:16] First, thank you for this, it
[1:40:18] stopped me from doing a lot of
[1:40:21] coughing up here, thanks for the
[1:40:22] riccola.
[1:40:24] Thank you for the gift.
[1:40:28] Second, I wanted to first of all
[1:40:31] thank you, particularly in the
[1:40:32] noting the diversification of
[1:40:38] the portfolio.
[1:40:44] I am no expert in finance.
[1:40:46] Trial trying to be conservative
[1:40:49] and be a good steward of our
[1:40:51] finances, diversification is a
[1:40:54] hedge against being all in one
[1:40:54] type of investment.
[1:40:56] I appreciate that.
[1:40:57] It is important that we have a
[1:40:59] nice solid basis for our
[1:41:01] investments.
[1:41:04] I appreciate that.
[1:41:05] And I appreciate you.
[1:41:07] I appreciate the staff that is
[1:41:08] working on this.
[1:41:11] And working with you.
[1:41:12] I appreciate the report, thank
[1:41:12] you.
[1:41:13] >> thank you very much.
[1:41:14] >> thank you.
[1:41:15] Councilmember robles?
[1:41:17] >> thank you.
[1:41:20] I want to say thank you for the
[1:41:20] presentation.
[1:41:22] For a lot of us who, even the
[1:41:24] general public doesn't have the
[1:41:26] idea of what's going on, you
[1:41:27] definitely, definitely presented
[1:41:27] that well.
[1:41:28] Appreciate that.
[1:41:29] >> thank you.
[1:41:32] >> councilmember brewer.
[1:41:34] >> great job, carlos.
[1:41:36] >> thank you.
[1:41:38] >> I want to thank you and raj
[1:41:41] and the finance team for being
[1:41:42] very responsible over this past
[1:41:44] year and maintaining our aa plus
[1:41:47] rating.
[1:41:48] It is intricate.
[1:41:51] And not a lot of people
[1:41:53] understand the balancing act
[1:41:58] that it has taken to keep a well
[1:41:58] balanced portfolio when you
[1:42:00] diversify.
[1:42:02] Especially from where we came
[1:42:05] from, from covid era, where you
[1:42:08] had to focus on U.S. Treasury
[1:42:12] bonds and money market accounts
[1:42:12] to keep the ship going.
[1:42:13] everything was pretty much shut
[1:42:14] down.
[1:42:17] Now that things are running and
[1:42:20] running at a high clip, the
[1:42:22] fiscal conservativeness in
[1:42:25] making sure that we stay within
[1:42:29] the boundaries and being a smart
[1:42:33] and skillful fiduciary steward
[1:42:34] of the city's money, very
[1:42:38] appreciative of that.
[1:42:40] I sat over here and looked at
[1:42:41] everything.
[1:42:45] I was definitely geeking out
[1:42:47] over it.
[1:42:49] We have our meetings to make
[1:42:52] sure that our budget is staying
[1:42:54] responsive and responsible for
[1:42:57] the public to our audits.
[1:42:59] When you go through and do the
[1:43:00] investments for the city, that's
[1:43:04] part of what we look at.
[1:43:06] That keeps people feeling
[1:43:09] confident and comfortable about
[1:43:12] the city operating on behalf of
[1:43:12] everyone doing it in a
[1:43:14] responsible manner.
[1:43:16] Thank you for giving us this
[1:43:16] rundown, greatly appreciate it.
[1:43:18] >> thank you.
[1:43:21] >> thank you.
[1:43:26] Vice mayor?
[1:43:30] >> the explanation, I think
[1:43:33] everyone will appreciate your
[1:43:34] presentation, carlos.
[1:43:37] Recognizing that we're only
[1:43:37] trying to hit singles and
[1:43:42] doubles.
[1:43:43] Government finance versus our
[1:43:45] own personal portfolio for
[1:43:55] retirement.
[1:43:57] Thank you for explaining that to
[1:43:57] everybody.
[1:44:00] >> thank you.
[1:44:02] >> same general comments for my
[1:44:04] colleagues, thank you for
[1:44:05] walking us through what could be
[1:44:06] very xlix and making it easy to
[1:44:15] understand.
[1:44:17] >> I like what I do.
[1:44:18] >> this is just a presentation
[1:44:21] item, no action needed.
[1:44:23] We will move on to the next
[1:44:25] item, 9.2.
[1:44:28] Receive an update on the city
[1:44:49] council priority projects.
[1:44:51] >> good evening MADAM Mayor,
[1:44:54] vice mayor, councilmembers, I'm
[1:44:56] ash, I'm a senior management
[1:44:57] analyst in the city manager's
[1:44:59] office.
[1:45:01] As the mayor mentioned, I'm here
[1:45:03] with the receiving item, the
[1:45:05] city council priority projects,
[1:45:09] update which we provide every
[1:45:12] six months.
[1:45:14] The city council conducted the
[1:45:16] by annual retreat, where it
[1:45:16] reviewed goals for the following
[1:45:18] two years.
[1:45:20] Identified strategic issues to
[1:45:20] address them.
[1:45:23] The city council adopted the
[1:45:25] mission vision goals and
[1:45:28] priority projects at its APRIL
[1:45:28] 2025 meeting.
[1:45:30] To implement the mission vision
[1:45:32] goals the council identified
[1:45:33] projects deemed as high
[1:45:35] priority.
[1:45:36] Staff reports on the progress of
[1:45:37] implementing the priority
[1:45:40] projects twice a year.
[1:45:41] Today's update covers the period
[1:45:45] through JULY 2026.
[1:45:47] These are the city's mission and
[1:45:47] vision statements.
[1:45:49] The mission is to provide
[1:45:50] exceptional services that jempb
[1:45:52] hans the quality of life for our
[1:45:55] residents and promote a thriving
[1:45:56] economy and efficient and cost
[1:45:58] effective manner.
[1:46:01] The vision is that elk grove
[1:46:01] prioritizes superior quality of
[1:46:04] life for all that builds on the
[1:46:05] diversity and heritage through
[1:46:08] safe, welcoming and connected
[1:46:10] neighborhoods with a variety of
[1:46:11] residential and employment
[1:46:13] choices and amenities that
[1:46:15] create a sense of place.
[1:46:17] The mission and vision are
[1:46:18] supported by four goals listed
[1:46:19] here.
[1:46:22] Each goal is reinforced by 4 to
[1:46:23] 6 supporting statements.
[1:46:24] All of the details can be found
[1:46:27] on the city website.
[1:46:30] We then implement the mission,
[1:46:32] vision and goals through the
[1:46:34] priority projects, 25 projects
[1:46:36] deemed as high priority.
[1:46:37] And these have been organized
[1:46:40] into four categories or areas
[1:46:43] that you can see below.
[1:46:43] Amenities, transportation,
[1:46:44] community and economic
[1:46:45] development, city operations and
[1:46:48] public safety.
[1:46:49] Tonight we'd like to highlight
[1:46:51] some of the major
[1:46:51] accomplishments all covered in
[1:46:54] the staff report as well.
[1:46:56] The first one is historic main
[1:46:58] street library use project.
[1:46:59] We heard from city manager
[1:47:01] behermann about the updates
[1:47:03] coming in.
[1:47:04] Following initial community
[1:47:06] outreach plan presented to the
[1:47:09] city council in DECEMBER 2025,
[1:47:09] public engagement began in
[1:47:11] MARCH.
[1:47:14] Between MAY and JULY targeted
[1:47:14] co-design sessions were held
[1:47:16] with local youth, nonprofits,
[1:47:18] and businesses.
[1:47:19] Accompanied by online survey for
[1:47:21] all residents.
[1:47:22] Additional community wooitd
[1:47:24] events are scheduled for
[1:47:25] SEPTEMBER 2026 and staff will be
[1:47:26] back with an update to council
[1:47:29] in OCTOBER.
[1:47:32] The next project we'd like to
[1:47:34] highlight is the laguna creek
[1:47:35] trail at highway 99
[1:47:36] overcrossing.
[1:47:39] Staff continued design work for
[1:47:41] the new pedestrian bicycle
[1:47:42] overcrossing over highway 99 at
[1:47:44] laguna creek.
[1:47:47] The current schedule anticipates
[1:47:48] bidding in OCTOBER f all
[1:47:50] approvals are received on time
[1:47:51] construction can begin end of
[1:47:52] the year.
[1:47:53] Construction will take
[1:47:55] approximately 18 months to
[1:47:57] complete.
[1:47:59] The next project we'd like to
[1:48:00] highlight is the permanent
[1:48:02] homeless shelter.
[1:48:04] FEBRUARY 11, 2026 meeting,
[1:48:05] council selected the site for
[1:48:07] the future homeless shelter.
[1:48:09] The city has entered into a
[1:48:10] purchase and sale agreement for
[1:48:11] the property located at the
[1:48:13] corner of survey road and east
[1:48:15] stockton boulevard.
[1:48:17] Design entitlement review for
[1:48:19] the project is under way.
[1:48:21] Construction is expected to
[1:48:25] begin in late 2027.
[1:48:27] The next project is the
[1:48:28] southeast industrial area grant
[1:48:29] line business park.
[1:48:31] The project description is to
[1:48:32] facilitate infrastructure
[1:48:33] construction and marketing
[1:48:35] efforts that further development
[1:48:37] in the grant line business park.
[1:48:38] Construction of the grant line
[1:48:40] business park monumet sign was
[1:48:42] completed in OCTOBER 2025.
[1:48:44] Road improvements along waterman
[1:48:45] road associated with the can you
[1:48:47] bow ta were substantially
[1:48:50] completed in APRIL 2026.
[1:48:52] Additional property 65 acres of
[1:48:53] county land was purchased by the
[1:48:55] city in JUNE 2026.
[1:48:57] And will be annexed into the
[1:48:59] city and made a part of the
[1:48:59] business park over the next
[1:49:02] several years.
[1:49:03] Staff continues to market
[1:49:04] properties within the business
[1:49:06] park to interested developers
[1:49:08] and tenants.
[1:49:10] The next highlight is for the
[1:49:13] climate action plan, updated
[1:49:18] climate plan.
[1:49:19] Staff are working on
[1:49:23] implementation of the actions.
[1:49:26] The next one is the complete
[1:49:29] electrification project, staff
[1:49:32] finalized the fleet plan and
[1:49:33] working on pilot deployment
[1:49:35] within the police department.
[1:49:38] There are plans for the electric
[1:49:40] vehicles supply equipment,
[1:49:41] infrastructure at city
[1:49:42] facilities are youing city hall
[1:49:46] and the pd campus.
[1:49:48] The next project is the core pr
[1:49:50] plan.
[1:49:52] The completion of the corp. Yard
[1:49:54] master plan to accommodate
[1:49:55] future needs and growth
[1:49:57] including timing and funding
[1:49:58] strategy went through on MAY 27,
[1:50:00] 2026.
[1:50:02] A new project was added to the
[1:50:04] capital improvement program to
[1:50:05] initiate design of a new corp.
[1:50:07] Yard on the city owned property
[1:50:09] behind the special waste
[1:50:09] collection center on disposal
[1:50:12] lane.
[1:50:15] With that I would like to
[1:50:16] conclude mai presentation, staff
[1:50:18] will be happy to answer any
[1:50:19] questions you MAY have.
[1:50:21] >> thank you for that excellent
[1:50:21] presentation.
[1:50:24] At this time I'll open up public
[1:50:25] comment opportunities starting
[1:50:26] with in person.
[1:50:28] I don't have anyone in person.
[1:50:30] Anybody online?
[1:50:33] >> and in our webinar
[1:50:34] environment I do not see the
[1:50:36] raise hand function so that will
[1:50:37] conclude online comment.
[1:50:40] >> I'll close public comment.
[1:50:40] I'll start to the left.
[1:50:42] Any questions, mint comment?
[1:50:44] >> no questions or comments but
[1:50:46] i want to thank MS. Kumar for
[1:50:48] the report.
[1:50:48] I have a lot of great progress
[1:50:50] that we're seeing on the
[1:50:52] prioritity projects.
[1:50:54] Very excited to see some of
[1:50:57] these hit the full completion.
[1:50:58] Congratulations, congratulations
[1:51:01] to everybody at the city staff.
[1:51:02] Looking forward to seeing the
[1:51:05] other projects come in to view.
[1:51:08] >> thank you.
[1:51:08] Vice mayor would you like to
[1:51:09] chime in?
[1:51:11] >> thank you, echoing the
[1:51:12] sentiments, thank you for the
[1:51:12] report.
[1:51:16] I would like to highlight just
[1:51:17] because it wasn't mentioned, but
[1:51:19] I think it is important and
[1:51:22] worthy of mentioning, the
[1:51:24] whitelock interchange project,
[1:51:24] the planning process is
[1:51:26] continuing.
[1:51:28] I know folks might be getting
[1:51:30] frustrated with traffic over
[1:51:31] there on elk grove boulevard,
[1:51:33] we're definitely working as fast
[1:51:35] as we can to get that done.
[1:51:36] That's all, thank you.
[1:51:37] >> thank you.
[1:51:39] Councilmember spease, anything?
[1:51:41] >> just quickly, I know there's
[1:51:44] a lot of community interest in
[1:51:48] the legacy library reuse.
[1:51:49] That's exciting, glad to hear
[1:51:50] that.
[1:51:52] As well as looking forward to
[1:51:55] the overpass happening, that's
[1:51:56] going to be a very good benefit
[1:51:56] for elk grove residents.
[1:51:58] Thank you.
[1:52:00] >> councilmember robles.
[1:52:04] >> thank you MS. Kuram for the
[1:52:06] presentation and I echo what my
[1:52:06] colleagues said.
[1:52:07] >> excellent presentation,
[1:52:09] always good to see where we're
[1:52:10] at, how things are moving along.
[1:52:15] A lot to celebrate.
[1:52:18] a lots of projects that will
[1:52:21] ultimately benefit the residents
[1:52:21] of elk grove.
[1:52:22] Presentation, no action, we move
[1:52:25] on to the next item.
[1:52:28] >> that is item 9.3, receive a
[1:52:30] presentation of the ig police
[1:52:31] department's red light camera
[1:52:34] traffic enforcement system and
[1:52:36] consider a re ninth amendment to
[1:52:38] the contract with the red flex
[1:52:40] which includes the installation
[1:52:41] of five new red light camera
[1:52:49] systems.
[1:52:50] Here we go.
[1:52:53] >> mayor, vice mayor, council,
[1:52:55] I'm bobbie davis, chief of
[1:52:57] police for the city of elk
[1:52:57] grove.
[1:53:01] I along with lt. Reggie williams
[1:53:03] am going to do a short
[1:53:05] presentation on the traffic
[1:53:06] safety and red light camera
[1:53:08] program that we use.
[1:53:11] I want to cover some of the
[1:53:13] traffic concerns that we have
[1:53:18] had.
[1:53:21] We've seen a rise in collisions.
[1:53:23] I just kind of quick graph here,
[1:53:27] in 2023 we had 984, in '24,
[1:53:29] 1125.
[1:53:32] In '25, 1248.
[1:53:34] This year we're already halfway
[1:53:36] to where we were last year.
[1:53:39] In addition to that, we see the
[1:53:40] fatalities associated with the
[1:53:42] collisions.
[1:53:44] Five in '23, six in '24, and
[1:53:49] nine in '25, we're at six this
[1:53:49] year already.
[1:53:50] Traffic is a concern, and
[1:53:51] collisions are a large part of
[1:53:53] that.
[1:53:54] The collisions increased
[1:53:57] approximately 14% from 2023 to
[1:53:58] 2024.
[1:54:01] Another 11% from '24 to '25.
[1:54:03] Our fatalities increased from 5
[1:54:03] to 9 over the same three-year
[1:54:08] period.
[1:54:12] serious collision points, point
[1:54:13] to specific driving behaviors,
[1:54:15] they're working to change.
[1:54:15] Speeding, it was significant
[1:54:17] one.
[1:54:18] Unsafe lane changes, failure to
[1:54:21] stop.
[1:54:23] 20 fatal collisions reported
[1:54:25] 2023 through 25, five involved
[1:54:27] pedestrians.
[1:54:29] The common fatality dui,
[1:54:30] speeding, reckless driving and
[1:54:31] failure to yield.
[1:54:34] This reinforces the need for
[1:54:36] officer-leaden forcement,
[1:54:37] education and targeted
[1:54:38] technology.
[1:54:41] The enforcement objective is
[1:54:43] increase in voluntarily
[1:54:44] compliance with traffic laws,
[1:54:45] that affect serious and fatal
[1:54:47] collisions.
[1:54:48] Trying to change the pattern of
[1:54:50] behavior on the roadways.
[1:54:52] Doesn't matter what age they are
[1:54:53] driving, we're trying to change
[1:54:56] a pattern of behavior to change
[1:54:57] the way that our streets are
[1:54:58] viewed.
[1:55:01] The risk is concentrated at
[1:55:01] major corridors and
[1:55:03] intersections.
[1:55:06] Highest collision intersections,
[1:55:10] laguna boulevard and bruceville,
[1:55:12] calvine-elk grove florin road,
[1:55:15] laguna, franklin boulevard,
[1:55:17] bruceville road, whitelock
[1:55:20] parkway and franklin boulevard.
[1:55:22] Franklin,s elk grove florin and
[1:55:24] bruceville highlighted in this.
[1:55:25] And it continues.
[1:55:30] We had a serious accident today
[1:55:33] which blocked traffic even and
[1:55:34] even on elk grove boulevard.
[1:55:37] Significant impact unfortunately
[1:55:39] another potential fatality there
[1:55:40] as well.
[1:55:42] Elk grove pd is responding to,
[1:55:43] with a broader traffic safety
[1:55:45] strategy.
[1:55:46] the strategy where cars more
[1:55:49] than one enforcement tool.
[1:55:50] Targeted enforcement, deploy
[1:55:52] officers to high collision areas
[1:55:53] and at certain times.
[1:55:55] This is when people call us and
[1:55:57] tell us they're seeing and
[1:55:58] experiencing things on the
[1:55:58] roadway near their homes, around
[1:56:00] their homes.
[1:56:03] We're able to create an
[1:56:04] operational plan like
[1:56:05] intelligence led policing
[1:56:07] project to do enforcement at
[1:56:08] those times that folks see it or
[1:56:10] hear it.
[1:56:12] Our traffic unit in addition,
[1:56:16] 2026, our staffing increased to
[1:56:16] 14 positions.
[1:56:19] And then school safety, we
[1:56:21] focused during dismissal and
[1:56:23] partner and parking around the
[1:56:23] schools in the neighborhood
[1:56:24] schools.
[1:56:27] This is an example, beginning of
[1:56:28] school for the first four days
[1:56:32] we had officers at every single
[1:56:33] school, elementary to high
[1:56:34] school and very proud of that,
[1:56:36] takes a lot of work to do that.
[1:56:38] But that was our commitment and
[1:56:39] continuing to do so.
[1:56:41] In addition to that, we're going
[1:56:42] to have when schools come back
[1:56:45] on track, those ones offtrack,
[1:56:46] we'll do the same thing
[1:56:48] throughout the year as well.
[1:56:49] We'll try to maintain a
[1:56:51] significant presence during the
[1:56:53] school year so that we can
[1:56:54] mitigate some of the complaints.
[1:56:57] But more importantly we can
[1:56:58] enforce traffic laws and ensure
[1:56:58] -
[1:57:00] that our kids are coming and
[1:57:01] going to school safely to the
[1:57:03] best of our ability.
[1:57:06] Data analysis, we use collision
[1:57:08] and enforcement analysis to
[1:57:09] refine the deployment.
[1:57:10] something we do with technology
[1:57:17] and data.
[1:57:18] Red light cameras are one
[1:57:19] component.
[1:57:20] They are not a replacement for
[1:57:21] officers.
[1:57:22] I think that's extremely
[1:57:24] important.
[1:57:25] The red light cameras are a
[1:57:26] doom.
[1:57:28] Some of the data gathering that
[1:57:30] we do, they're a tool.
[1:57:32] Traffic enforcement and
[1:57:34] collision activity, JANUARY 1
[1:57:36] through JULY 31, we're going to
[1:57:39] do a six-month comparison.
[1:57:42] There 2024 we had 5,020
[1:57:45] citations in the six-month
[1:57:45] window.
[1:57:48] 2025, we had 5,300.
[1:57:53] This year we have 9,436 in that
[1:57:54] same timeline.
[1:57:56] En with that our numbers are
[1:57:57] still continuing to climb.
[1:57:59] I think the important piece of
[1:58:00] this is that we're actually able
[1:58:03] to go out, do more enforcement,
[1:58:06] do more education, and have an
[1:58:06] opportunity to try to change
[1:58:09] patterns of behavior.
[1:58:10] A lot of these tickets are
[1:58:12] associated with people being on
[1:58:15] pcell phones, on top of speed,
[1:58:17] going through intersections.
[1:58:18] A lot of it is distracted
[1:58:20] driving.
[1:58:22] Correlates directly to many of
[1:58:24] the saytality that we've seen.
[1:58:27] Many of the fatalities.
[1:58:30] Traffic collisions, you can see
[1:58:32] we're sitting at 852, above the
[1:58:34] others.
[1:58:37] Injury collisions at 297 versus
[1:58:40] the last yao years at 269 and
[1:58:40] 257.
[1:58:42] Traffic fatalities, we have this
[1:58:46] year at 6, not 5.
[1:58:47] I think one of the most
[1:58:49] important things about the red
[1:58:50] light camera, it is a revenue
[1:58:52] resource.
[1:58:52] It noise at revenue resource for
[2:01:29] us.
[2:01:35] Not the collisions.
[2:01:39] The red light violations.
[2:01:45] It doesn't mean everyone gets a
[2:01:45] ticket.
[2:01:48] When the light goes off.
[2:01:49] Someone stopped.
[2:01:53] Right after the limit line.
[2:01:58] Technical violation.
[2:01:59] They stop safely.
[2:01:59] We wouldn't give that person a
[2:01:59] ticket.
[2:02:00] There is a little officer
[2:02:04] discretion.
[2:02:06] We use two independent data
[2:02:08] sources for the locations.
[2:02:10] First was the traffic analysis
[2:02:15] and that is basically the amount
[2:02:15] of collisions at certain
[2:02:25] intersections that we looked at.
[2:02:27] Some of the numbers of surveys
[2:02:29] didn't match up.
[2:02:31] We did our best to combine two
[2:02:33] analysis to determine which
[2:02:34] intersections to use.
[2:02:37] For instance, one of the
[2:02:40] intersections doesn't show high
[2:02:41] collision rate.
[2:02:43] It does show high flow rate.
[2:02:45] I think it is reasonable to use
[2:02:48] that as intersection for red
[2:02:49] light camera.
[2:02:51] We MAY have been lucky.
[2:02:54] There are a high volume of cars
[2:02:55] there.
[2:03:01] The survey shows that this see
[2:03:03] maybe five to six cars pullout
[2:03:07] or run the red light.
[2:03:09] When they are used to the
[2:03:11] intersection we still get five
[2:03:14] to six people running that red
[2:03:14] light.
[2:03:17] These are proposed expansions of
[2:03:18] five intersections.
[2:03:21] That is westbound.
[2:03:24] Elk grove.
[2:03:27] Florin and sheldon, elk grove
[2:03:43] boulevard, franklin, bruceville
[2:03:43] road.
[2:03:46] You will notice that the couple
[2:03:49] intersections particularly
[2:03:50] laguna and brews
[2:03:58] and bruceville rode it is
[2:03:59] facing north.
[2:04:02] That is the highest intersection
[2:04:09] we have in the city.
[2:04:10] Any questions.
[2:04:16] >> thank you for your
[2:04:17] presentation.
[2:04:17] At this time I will open public
[2:04:18] comment for in person.
[2:04:18] I don't have anyone signed up to
[2:04:19] speak.
[2:04:21] Anybody online?
[2:04:27] >> from our online webinar 9.3.
[2:04:27] Participants in the audience but
[2:04:32] no raised hand function.
[2:04:32] No speakers online for 9.3.
[2:04:33] >> I will close public comment.
[2:04:39] Questions, comments.
[2:04:45] To the right.
[2:04:45] Council member robles.
[2:04:46] >> chief, thank you for the
[2:04:46] presentation.
[2:04:46] I agree.
[2:04:47] I have seen several of these
[2:04:49] accidents take place at all
[2:04:56] times.
[2:04:56] Often times when I go to do
[2:04:57] military stuff and I go home or
[2:04:58] have seen it done where there
[2:04:58] are accidents there.
[2:04:59] There is a lot of traffic and a
[2:05:01] lot of cars definitely speeding
[2:05:02] through that area.
[2:05:08] I think this will deter people
[2:05:09] from blowing the lights and
[2:05:10] going on the speed force as we
[2:05:10] make sure that, one, students
[2:05:14] when they are taking e-scooters
[2:05:16] or e-bikes they are safe.
[2:05:19] As I was sitting here today I
[2:05:23] saw several folks on bicycles
[2:05:25] making sure they were slowing
[2:05:26] down.
[2:05:30] We want them to be safe.
[2:05:30] On
[2:05:34] on bruceville in elk grove i
[2:05:37] have seen a pedestrian hurt
[2:05:39] trying to turn.
[2:05:42] I truly appreciate the
[2:05:45] presentation making sure that we
[2:05:47] make sure the public is safe so
[2:05:50] we don't have fatalities that we
[2:05:51] can avert.
[2:05:51] >> thank you.
[2:05:53] Council member spease.
[2:05:56] >> thank you, chief, thank you
[2:05:57] lieutenant williams.
[2:05:59] Thanks for the presentation.
[2:06:01] I am supportive.
[2:06:03] One of the things I have and
[2:06:09] maybe it is just observation.
[2:06:10] I feel as though I have seen
[2:06:13] more people recently in the last
[2:06:16] six months, a year, maybe since
[2:06:17] covid.
[2:06:20] I don't know the timeframe.
[2:06:23] There appear to be more people
[2:06:27] running stop signs, running
[2:06:33] street lights and sometimes it
[2:06:36] just astounds me they blow right
[2:06:36] through.
[2:06:39] I think these particular cameras
[2:06:43] are very helpful.
[2:06:44] Personally, I wish we didn't
[2:06:46] have to do anything like this,
[2:06:46] right?
[2:06:50] I wish everyone followed the
[2:06:53] law.
[2:06:57] That said, I think when we are
[2:06:59] charged with the public safety,
[2:07:03] we have to use tools
[2:07:05] appropriately to make that
[2:07:06] mission happen.
[2:07:08] I want to thank you guys for
[2:07:12] being there every day in the
[2:07:13] traffic dealing with probably
[2:07:15] some people distracted, some
[2:07:17] people unhappy because they have
[2:07:20] to go to work, in a hurry coming
[2:07:20] home.
[2:07:23] I know it is probably not to
[2:07:26] mention probably one of the most
[2:07:30] what would you call it high risk
[2:07:31] encounters because you are on
[2:07:32] the road.
[2:07:34] I want to make sure I thank you
[2:07:35] for that.
[2:07:37] With that thank you very much.
[2:07:38] >> thank you.
[2:07:40] Council member brewer.
[2:07:44] >> thank you, MADAM Mayor.
[2:07:48] Thank you to chief davis and
[2:07:50] lieutenant williams for the data
[2:07:52] and information to support need
[2:07:54] for new intersection locations.
[2:07:57] High traffic areas throughout
[2:08:00] elk grove that are highly likely
[2:08:03] where we see accidents.
[2:08:08] It is always helpful to have
[2:08:09] lights as deterrents.
[2:08:11] Not meant to make money.
[2:08:14] To educate, inform and keep
[2:08:17] people safe.
[2:08:21] Basically to be good stewards.
[2:08:23] I used to be one of those people
[2:08:26] with a heavy leadfoot.
[2:08:29] Over time you come to the
[2:08:30] realization it is not worth
[2:08:33] trying to run a red light.
[2:08:35] You are going to get home
[2:08:36] nevertheless.
[2:08:38] Key you want to make sure the
[2:08:44] person in the car next to you or
[2:08:47] across from you we want them
[2:08:47] home safe, too.
[2:08:49] These lights represent that.
[2:08:50] With that said thank you for
[2:08:53] providing this data and thank
[2:08:56] you for working with all of our
[2:08:57] partners within the city to make
[2:09:01] sure that we are trying to
[2:09:05] promote safety as much as
[2:09:05] humanly possible.
[2:09:06] >> vice mayor.
[2:09:07] >> thank you, mayor.
[2:09:10] Thank you, chief davis and
[2:09:12] lieutenant williams.
[2:09:13] Appreciate the information.
[2:09:18] The numbers are really tell a
[2:09:18] story.
[2:09:20] Appreciate your hard efforts in
[2:09:22] keeping us all safe.
[2:09:26] Trying to change behavior.
[2:09:27] >> thank you.
[2:09:29] I agree this is needed.
[2:09:32] I think we have all seen bad
[2:09:33] behaviors.
[2:09:35] Hopefully we have changed
[2:09:37] behavior and keep everybody
[2:09:37] safe.
[2:09:39] I am in support.
[2:09:40] I will look for a motion.
[2:09:43] >> so moved.
[2:09:43] >> second.
[2:09:45] >> we have motion and second.
[2:09:47] We are going to the roll call
[2:09:49] vote.
[2:09:50] Telli conference environment.
[2:09:55] Roll call with could be member
[2:09:55] robles.
[2:09:56] >> aye.
[2:09:56] >> spease.
[2:09:57] >> aye.
[2:09:58] >> brewer.
[2:09:58] >> aye.
[2:09:59] >> vice mayor soon.
[2:10:00] >> aye.
[2:10:01] >> mayor singh-allen.
[2:10:01] >> aye.
[2:10:05] >> that passes 5-0.
[2:10:06] >> next item.
[2:10:08] >> receive results of the
[2:10:31] national community survey.
[2:10:35] This is from the most recent
[2:10:38] ncs.
[2:10:40] The national research center and
[2:10:42] international county management
[2:10:44] association.
[2:10:46] Comprehensive picture of
[2:10:49] liveable local government
[2:10:53] services, policies, management.
[2:10:57] This surveys is every other year
[2:10:58] since 2009 providing over 15
[2:10:59] years of data.
[2:11:07] The results of the survey are
[2:11:07] used to determine community
[2:11:08] needs, support budget
[2:11:09] development and measure progress
[2:11:09] and improve city progress.
[2:11:16] This was mailed to 5,000
[2:11:17] families in the city.
[2:11:18] This allows results to be
[2:11:23] representative of the residents
[2:11:26] of elk grove.
[2:11:26] 432 responses were received
[2:11:31] during the six-week periods late
[2:11:33] april to late MAY 2026.
[2:11:34] 9% response rate.
[2:11:34] Higher than 6% response rate
[2:11:34] from 2024.
[2:11:41] In addition to random sample
[2:11:44] survey city posted link on the
[2:11:45] website and allowed any resident
[2:11:45] to complete.
[2:11:48] This was available for two weeks
[2:11:54] and results got us 253
[2:11:57] responses.
[2:11:58] One thing to note.
[2:11:58] Results of the opt-in portion of
[2:11:59] the survey not included in the
[2:12:03] data here so as to not introduce
[2:12:03] bias into the survey.
[2:12:10] They are included in the report
[2:12:11] on separate tab.
[2:12:17] Data analysis.
[2:12:25] Survey spss.
[2:12:29] The demographics of respondents
[2:12:34] compared to 2020 census and 2024
[2:12:34] american community survey in
[2:12:35] city of elk grove.
[2:12:37] Primary objective of weighting
[2:12:38] the data to make sure
[2:12:39] respondents reflect larger
[2:12:41] population of elk grove
[2:12:45] community.
[2:12:48] Results of the weighting sample
[2:12:49] are in the table to the right.
[2:12:50] Just for every one to know we
[2:12:57] take for example the first
[2:12:59] bucket 18-34 age range.
[2:13:00] 4% of the unweighted survey
[2:13:01] responses compared with
[2:13:14] population target 25%.
[2:13:15] Weighted increases influence of
[2:13:16] responses to better reflect
[2:13:16] representation in community.
[2:13:17] Conversely.
[2:13:17] Groups over represented among
[2:13:20] respondents receive less weight.
[2:13:35] This process is applied to age,
[2:13:35] sex, origin, housing type and
[2:13:36] tenure and area.
[2:13:37] One of the key items the survey
[2:13:38] CAPTUREs community live
[2:13:38] ability.
[2:13:40] Residents are asks questions
[2:13:43] around these 10 facets of
[2:13:46] community.
[2:13:46] Safety, parks and recreation,
[2:13:49] design, natural environment.
[2:13:54] Arts and culture, mobility and
[2:13:55] community connection.
[2:13:57] Percentage of respondents who
[2:13:59] rated each of these areas as
[2:14:01] either essential or very
[2:14:02] important.
[2:14:05] Safety continues to be a top
[2:14:09] priority for our residents as do
[2:14:11] youtilities and economy.
[2:14:13] Safety and economy were
[2:14:15] priorities in the last three
[2:14:15] iterations as well.
[2:14:17] One of the useful ways to look
[2:14:20] at data is through gap analysis
[2:14:22] to view difference between
[2:14:23] importance that community places
[2:14:27] on the various aspects in
[2:14:28] comparison to perceived quality
[2:14:30] for that aspect.
[2:14:32] Closer these two scores are
[2:14:33] smaller the gap.
[2:14:35] More aligned the community
[2:14:37] priorities are with perceived
[2:14:38] quality.
[2:14:41] Ncs reflects residents opinions
[2:14:43] about entire community and all
[2:14:44] services.
[2:14:47] Some questions asked are not
[2:14:48] under the direct influence of
[2:14:52] city water, sewer and
[2:14:53] telecommunications.
[2:14:56] Partnership with ccsd is
[2:14:58] reflected well under parks and
[2:15:00] recreation which is not
[2:15:01] highlighted separately tonight
[2:15:05] but it is in the agenda packet
[2:15:08] for you.
[2:15:13] Before jumping to specifics and
[2:15:13] questions broad overview shows
[2:15:16] these results from the survey.
[2:15:18] Evaluative questions 119
[2:15:22] questions on the board the 24
[2:15:24] and 26 survey.
[2:15:28] 94 similar to previous results.
[2:15:29] Upward trends in 13 items.
[2:15:34] 12 decreased since 2024.
[2:15:41] if creator between the 24 and 26
[2:15:44] surveys change is significant.
[2:15:48] Results from elk grove were
[2:15:50] compared against 400 communities
[2:15:53] nationally who completed the ncs
[2:15:56] in the past five year and 30
[2:15:57] within california.
[2:16:01] In these comparisons elk grove
[2:16:08] ranked higher in the questions 50 questions and
[2:16:10] lower in 8.
[2:16:15] First one is the quality of
[2:16:18] life.
[2:16:19] Hopefully the font is not too
[2:16:19] light.
[2:16:21] All information is available in
[2:16:23] the report attached to the staff
[2:16:23] report.
[2:16:26] First residents continue to
[2:16:28] believe elk grove provides
[2:16:32] positive quality of life with
[2:16:35] excellent or good at 88% in
[2:16:36] 2026.
[2:16:40] Up from 84% in 2024 and
[2:16:42] significantly higher than 73%
[2:16:44] back in 2009.
[2:16:46] You can see the data we have.
[2:16:52] We pulled it from 2009 and 2024
[2:16:54] and 2026.
[2:16:58] We have data every other year
[2:16:59] since 2009.
[2:17:02] Elk grove as place to live
[2:17:13] positive from 80 to 89% from.
[2:17:14] [Inaudible]
[2:17:21] Up from 84% and 73% in 2009.
[2:17:22] Over all image has changed from
[2:17:27] 64% in 2009 to 82% in 2026.
[2:17:31] One thing to note not included
[2:17:35] is 91% respondents recommend
[2:17:39] living in elk to one shoe asked
[2:17:43] higher than the custom benchmark
[2:17:44] of 91%.
[2:17:46] Governance.
[2:17:50] 2026, 80% of elk grove residents
[2:17:52] customer service excellent or
[2:17:55] good.
[2:17:57] Continued upward from 66% rating
[2:17:58] back in 2009.
[2:17:58] Public information ratings
[2:18:05] improved to 76% in 2026 from
[2:18:08] 69 percent in 2024.
[2:18:16] confidence 51% to 56% in 2026.
[2:18:18] Moving to economy.
[2:18:20] Similar to 2024 results.
[2:18:23] 72% respondents rated overall
[2:18:25] economic health as excellent or
[2:18:29] good in 2026.
[2:18:31] Evaluations of quality business
[2:18:32] and service establishments
[2:18:38] increased from 74% to 77% in
[2:18:39] 2026.
[2:18:45] Quality has continued from
[2:18:46] .
[2:18:47] [Inaudible]
[2:18:49] Areas for improvement.
[2:18:52] Elk grove as place to work and
[2:18:56] visit with 51% and 50%
[2:18:59] respondents rating these
[2:19:01] positively.
[2:19:04] Jumping to mobility.
[2:19:06] Ratings overall quality of
[2:19:08] transportation system.
[2:19:13] 49% in 2024 to 57% in 2026.
[2:19:14] Excellent or good ratings
[2:19:17] received for street repair,
[2:19:20] street lighting and sidewalk
[2:19:20] maintenance.
[2:19:25] All higher than national and
[2:19:29] custom benchmark communities.
[2:19:30] Ease of travel by public
[2:19:31] transportation up from 31% to
[2:19:33] 39%.
[2:19:38] Ease of walking went up from 59%
[2:19:45] to 64% all from 2024 to 2026.
[2:19:45] Here again areas for continued
[2:19:47] improvement traffic signal times
[2:19:48] and enforcement.
[2:19:50] We will hear from traffic
[2:19:52] engineering team for insights.
[2:19:55] Jumping to community design.
[2:19:58] 86% of respondents pleased with
[2:20:00] neighborhood as place to live.
[2:20:04] 83% overall appearance.
[2:20:05] Design or lay out of residential
[2:20:08] or commercial areas in the city
[2:20:11] was rated positively by 58% of
[2:20:12] respondents.
[2:20:17] Down from 62% in 2024.
[2:20:23] Ratings for variety of housing
[2:20:25] options 51% availability of
[2:20:26] afford ability housing 60%.
[2:20:30] higher than custom benchmark
[2:20:33] communities and that of overall
[2:20:38] appearance at 83%.
[2:20:40] Areas for continued improvement
[2:20:45] code enforcements well designed
[2:20:45] neighborhoods.
[2:20:46] Overall quality of new
[2:20:46] development.
[2:20:49] Jumping to safety.
[2:20:50] Safety as mentioned earlier
[2:20:52] continues to be priority for elk
[2:20:58] grove residents.
[2:20:59] 94% dealing it important for the
[2:21:03] coming two years.
[2:21:05] 95% felt very or somewhat safe
[2:21:11] in the day.
[2:21:12] 88 downtown during
[2:21:14] the day.
[2:21:16] Animal control for which the
[2:21:19] dropping has gone down from 80%
[2:21:21] in 2024 to 70% in 2026.
[2:21:26] If you look at the graph
[2:21:29] long-term trend remains
[2:21:32] consistent with back in 2009 and
[2:21:40] 2019 being 58 to 63%.
[2:21:42] The last facet is community
[2:21:42] connection.
[2:21:46] For the third time ncs included
[2:21:49] series of questions related to
[2:21:51] inclusivity of city.
[2:21:54] Elk grove received positive
[2:21:54] ratings.
[2:21:57] Higher than national and custom
[2:21:59] benchmark communities in some
[2:22:02] categories.
[2:22:04] Overall 59% felt connected and
[2:22:06] engaged with community.
[2:22:09] Increased from 51% in 2020.
[2:22:11] City received exslept or good
[2:22:14] ratings from respondents while
[2:22:17] attracting diverse backgrounds
[2:22:17] 81%.
[2:22:21] Respecting residents diverse
[2:22:22] backgrounds 83%.
[2:22:25] Taking care of vulnerable
[2:22:27] residents
[2:22:29] resident 69%.
[2:22:32] Diverse backgrounds 75%.
[2:22:35] All higher than national and
[2:22:36] benchmark communities.
[2:22:38] survey results are available on
[2:22:40] the city website and available
[2:22:43] for review with more detailed
[2:22:43] information.
[2:22:47] Some of the charts easier to
[2:22:47] digest.
[2:22:50] Results will be considered by
[2:22:52] developing the city council
[2:22:55] retreat for the first quarter of
[2:22:56] 2027.
[2:22:59] High priority project list and
[2:23:00] upcoming budgets.
[2:23:02] I am happy to answer any
[2:23:03] questions you MAY have.
[2:23:05] >> thank you for that excellent
[2:23:06] report.
[2:23:10] I will open up public comment.
[2:23:13] I don't have anyone signed up to
[2:23:14] speak in person.
[2:23:15] Anybody online?
[2:23:19] >> I do have a speaker online.
[2:23:23] Just give me a little built to
[2:23:29] get my butt tons correctly taps
[2:23:37] here.
[2:23:45] Ashley sing unmute and speak.%
[2:23:45] >> hi, everyone.
[2:23:48] >> you are coming through loud
[2:23:49] and clear.
[2:23:52] I will pull up a speaker timer.
[2:23:53] >> thank you.
[2:23:58] I really appreciate this report.
[2:24:01] I was one of the students
[2:24:02] involved in completing it.
[2:24:08] I am very proud where we live a
[2:24:11] question for the future living
[2:24:17] in elk grove a lot of comments
[2:24:21] brought it up.
[2:24:24] Amazing numbers and diversity in
[2:24:25] elk grove.
[2:24:29] I urge city council members to
[2:24:30] consider again you have had so
[2:24:33] many discussions license plate
[2:24:36] readers and block cameras will
[2:24:41] create detriment to numbers.
[2:24:43] Safety and housing are number
[2:24:46] one priorities on top of the
[2:24:50] fact it is also the economy to
[2:24:50] spend this.
[2:24:54] We could have more housing,
[2:24:56] economic growth.
[2:24:58] i yield my file and conclude
[2:25:01] that please consider the
[2:25:01] contracts and to continue to
[2:25:05] follow our mission and numbers
[2:25:07] to support safety and economic
[2:25:08] potential for the city.
[2:25:10] Thank you so much.
[2:25:11] >> thank you.
[2:25:15] Any others?
[2:25:16] >> no.
[2:25:18] I do not have other requests to
[2:25:18] speak.
[2:25:20] >> I am going to close public
[2:25:21] comment.
[2:25:22] Questions or comments.
[2:25:23] To the left.
[2:25:25] Council member brewer.
[2:25:28] >> thank you, MADAM Mayor.
[2:25:31] I want to thank you for
[2:25:33] providing the information for
[2:25:35] the report.
[2:25:39] Obviously we sent out 5,000
[2:25:40] postcards.
[2:25:42] Overall response rate is higher
[2:25:44] than last year.
[2:25:46] Hopefully we can compel more
[2:25:48] folks in the public when they
[2:25:52] receive it to fill it out and
[2:25:56] return it as part of being a
[2:25:58] stakeholder in all of our city.
[2:25:59] Part of the process.
[2:26:03] We want to know where we can do
[2:26:06] better in the spirit of
[2:26:06] continuous improvement.
[2:26:09] A lot of good marks in here but
[2:26:13] some areas where we can rebound
[2:26:13] and do better.
[2:26:17] It is part of the process as we
[2:26:19] strive to make elk grove a
[2:26:19] strong community.
[2:26:21] We do have the number one
[2:26:22] rating.
[2:26:24] To have that number one rating
[2:26:27] comes with a lot of hard work.
[2:26:31] This is good information.
[2:26:34] We can always strive to be
[2:26:36] better and do better.
[2:26:38] Thank you.
[2:26:38] >> vice mayor.
[2:26:40] >> thank you, mayor and thank
[2:26:42] you for the information.
[2:26:45] I do appreciate it and agree
[2:26:47] with what council member brewer
[2:26:50] said continuous improvement.
[2:26:53] You continue to be our mantra.
[2:26:55] I am pleased to see the general
[2:26:58] trend of a lot of these
[2:26:59] categories.
[2:27:02] There are areas that we will
[2:27:06] continue to work on but people
[2:27:10] still enjoy living here and feel
[2:27:12] safe here.
[2:27:13] Appreciate this information.
[2:27:15] Thank you.
[2:27:17] >> council member spease.
[2:27:18] >> thank you.
[2:27:20] I appreciate presentation.
[2:27:22] Just a couple nuggets to take
[2:27:24] away from it.
[2:27:27] Yet again, further evidence that
[2:27:30] elk grove values public safety.
[2:27:33] It is an important concern for
[2:27:34] everyone.
[2:27:37] I would say overwhelming
[2:27:38] majority.
[2:27:41] Public safety is important to
[2:27:41] us.
[2:27:44] The other things that I wanted
[2:27:47] to talk about traffic later.
[2:27:53] You know it would be interesting
[2:27:56] to -- we shouldn't just talk
[2:28:00] about all of the great things
[2:28:01] there are blemishes as well.
[2:28:03] I would like to hear other ways
[2:28:06] to come to elk grove is great
[2:28:10] place to work or other things to
[2:28:13] dig in for more information and
[2:28:16] continue to improve.
[2:28:17] Great report.
[2:28:20] Those things we got to work on
[2:28:23] traffic we are working on it.
[2:28:23] Thanks.
[2:28:27] >> thank you.
[2:28:27] Council member robles.
[2:28:29] >> thank you for the
[2:28:29] presentation.
[2:28:32] 91% of residents recommend
[2:28:33] living in elk grove.
[2:28:38] That speaks to the services we
[2:28:41] provide, and making sure
[2:28:43] families feel like they can
[2:28:46] live, work and shop around and
[2:28:47] experience that.
[2:28:50] I am looking forward to the
[2:28:51] retreat.
[2:28:53] We will talk about everything
[2:28:55] else.
[2:28:56] COUNCILMAN Spease was saying
[2:28:58] employment looking at what elk
[2:29:00] grove will look like in the next
[2:29:02] coming years.
[2:29:03] >> excellent report.
[2:29:06] Always good to see the feedback.
[2:29:08] Echo same comments when it comes
[2:29:11] to continuous improvement.
[2:29:13] Those are easy to identify and I
[2:29:16] do know we have a presentation
[2:29:17] after this one-on-one of those
[2:29:18] key items.
[2:29:21] We are paying attention to some
[2:29:24] of those areas we can be better.
[2:29:28] I am very pleased with response
[2:29:28] of 91%.
[2:29:31] That is amazing.
[2:29:35] Recommending our great city to
[2:29:36] live from.
[2:29:40] I, too, want to highlight public
[2:29:42] safety, overwhelming strong
[2:29:43] response.
[2:29:46] Underlying thing is the
[2:29:47] high-quality of life.
[2:29:51] We all work towards that
[2:29:52] collectively.
[2:29:54] Thank you for the feedback this.
[2:29:54] Is receive information item as
[2:29:55] well.
[2:30:09] I am moving to the next item 9
[2:30:13] point 5 traffic flow and traffic
[2:30:18] timing.
[2:30:20] >> good evening, I am jeff
[2:30:22] horner, public works director.
[2:30:24] My staff and I are happy to be
[2:30:26] here with you this evening.
[2:30:29] Opportunity to present traffic
[2:30:33] flow and traffic signal timing.
[2:30:36] Overview of network how to
[2:30:41] contribute to congestion and how
[2:30:42] we manage.
[2:30:44] Initiatives and projects in
[2:30:47] addition to managing traffic
[2:30:50] signal timing can reduce
[2:30:51] congestion and we want to
[2:30:53] provide you with some
[2:30:55] alternatives to how we manage
[2:30:57] traffic signals and get your
[2:30:58] feedback.
[2:31:00] Reason I am here because jose
[2:31:01] has done a great job.
[2:31:04] I want to preface by
[2:31:07] acknowledging this can be dry
[2:31:08] technical subject matter.
[2:31:09] We will do our best to get
[2:31:13] through it in layman's term to
[2:31:14] present you and community this
[2:31:15] information.
[2:31:18] Our goal is educate and answer
[2:31:19] questions and get feedback.
[2:31:22] We look forward to your
[2:31:24] questions and feedback.
[2:31:35] I welcome jose.
[2:31:37] >> good evening.
[2:31:40] I am traffic and engineering
[2:31:40] manager.
[2:31:41] I will talk about traffic flow
[2:31:42] and signal timing.
[2:31:45] Here is an overview summary of
[2:31:49] our objectives for tonight.
[2:31:52] City of elk grove has had
[2:31:53] significant growth since
[2:31:55] incorporation.
[2:31:56] With that growth comes increase
[2:31:58] in traffic and traffic
[2:31:59] congestion.
[2:32:00] 2017 staff received direction
[2:32:03] from city council to prioritize
[2:32:06] traffic flow on east and west
[2:32:10] directions on elk grove and
[2:32:10] laguna boulevard.
[2:32:13] Staff has expanded to other
[2:32:15] arterials in the city.
[2:32:17] Prioritizing movements over
[2:32:19] others comes with challenges and
[2:32:23] trade offs which I will touch on
[2:32:26] throughout this presentation.
[2:32:30] First to understand the
[2:32:33] characteristics with a lot of
[2:32:35] cul-de-sacs allows low speeds
[2:32:37] and traffic volumes in
[2:32:38] neighborhoods.
[2:32:41] This results in higher
[2:32:43] concentrations on arterial
[2:32:44] roadways.
[2:32:47] Compared to a more urban
[2:32:51] environment with a great system
[2:32:53] that allows additional mobility
[2:32:59] access roads.
[2:32:59] Additionally majoritity of
[2:33:03] commercial areas are located in
[2:33:05] center of city and freeway
[2:33:05] access.
[2:33:07] This is where we have largest
[2:33:12] traffic volumes and most
[2:33:12] congested signal live
[2:33:13] intersections.
[2:33:17] To help with traffic congestian
[2:33:21] we use signal timing.
[2:33:23] Every signal operates on cycle
[2:33:25] which is how long it takes for
[2:33:29] all of the movement to be
[2:33:30] served.
[2:33:33] It can be thought of as a pie
[2:33:37] and each movement receives a
[2:33:38] slice of that pipe.
[2:33:43] Timing tool is that traffic
[2:33:47] signal coordination
[2:33:49] synchronization of traffic
[2:33:50] signals.
[2:33:54] There are some MISS Consegs with
[2:33:59] timing -- misconceptions.
[2:34:05] It doesn't add capacity when the
[2:34:08] vehicle amount exceeds.
[2:34:09] Peak hours.
[2:34:12] Drives will be green all of the
[2:34:14] time.
[2:34:17] So this is where I will get more
[2:34:17] technical.
[2:34:22] I will go over how traffic
[2:34:22] signal coordination is
[2:34:24] accomplished.
[2:34:28] Three components for signals to
[2:34:29] synchronize together.
[2:34:30] First.
[2:34:38] They have to have same clock,
[2:34:39] length or pie.
[2:34:42] If we give too big time to small
[2:34:44] intersectionits causes wait
[2:34:46] times on side streets and left
[2:34:47] turns.
[2:34:51] Not enough pie to larger
[2:34:51] intersection automobiles MAY not
[2:34:52] be served.
[2:34:55] We have to balance the size of
[2:34:55] the pie.
[2:34:58] Once we have established the pie
[2:35:01] size, divided between all of the
[2:35:05] movements based on demand and
[2:35:06] priority.
[2:35:10] Last component is assigning when
[2:35:12] the main line turns green.
[2:35:13] We are coordinating two
[2:35:14] directions.
[2:35:16] We have to balance out the time
[2:35:20] it turns green for both
[2:35:20] directions.
[2:35:22] The main take away.
[2:35:24] It would give more time to
[2:35:26] movement, someone else would
[2:35:30] have to wait.
[2:35:33] One of the biggest trade office
[2:35:35] with coordination since the
[2:35:38] mainlands gets more time.
[2:35:40] Left turns have to wait until it
[2:35:42] is their turn.
[2:35:44] Also various disruptions
[2:35:47] throughout the d.
[2:35:50] Interimses of coordination at
[2:35:51] times what causes it is not
[2:35:55] always seen by the driver.
[2:35:58] Also elk grove is one of the few
[2:36:01] agencies that operates the
[2:36:04] signals at freeway ramps.
[2:36:06] We incorporate to local
[2:36:06] coordination.
[2:36:09] Because of this we are mindful
[2:36:13] not to create cueing that spills
[2:36:16] into the freeway.
[2:36:20] Currently 8 corridors
[2:36:21] coordinated.
[2:36:24] Timing update was completed in
[2:36:26] 2025.
[2:36:28] Results can be seen here.
[2:36:34] With these improvements do come
[2:36:39] tradeoffs.
[2:36:40] Again, left turns do have to
[2:36:45] wait longer to improve traffic
[2:36:50] flow on the main line.
[2:36:53] We received concerns from
[2:36:54] community which can be one of
[2:36:56] those treadoffs.
[2:36:59] We can explain most of these
[2:37:02] concerns associated with
[2:37:03] trade-offs.
[2:37:07] We do investigate every request.
[2:37:11] Utilizing technology data from
[2:37:12] traffic management center.
[2:37:14] We track events that have a
[2:37:19] change in traffic patterns.
[2:37:28] Holidays, schools, or opening
[2:37:29] newcomer
[2:37:36] new commercial area.
[2:37:40] There are various projects that
[2:37:44] we are working on to reduce
[2:37:45] congestion.
[2:37:49] The adaptive system on elk grove
[2:37:52] which adjusts signal timing
[2:37:54] throughout the day.
[2:37:57] The critical intersection
[2:38:01] project earns turning and
[2:38:04] storage capacity to high vol
[2:38:04] eye.
[2:38:10] We have large flashing arrows
[2:38:13] and two of our logic from
[2:38:15] structure projects we willed
[2:38:19] freeway access points to the
[2:38:19] city.
[2:38:22] Various alternatives to managing
[2:38:24] the system.
[2:38:28] Coordination can be remove and
[2:38:32] side street can be prioritize.
[2:38:35] Both options.
[2:38:36] Alternatively more green time
[2:38:40] can be added to main line to
[2:38:41] increase traffic flow.
[2:38:45] It will result in wait times for
[2:38:47] side streets and left turns.
[2:38:48] Staff recommendation maintain
[2:38:53] current approach prioritizing
[2:38:56] arterials but balancing needs by
[2:38:58] adjusting coordination based on
[2:39:00] changing traffic demands.
[2:39:02] This concludes my presentation.
[2:39:05] I would open it up for questions
[2:39:09] or feedback.
[2:39:10] >> thank you for the
[2:39:10] presentation.
[2:39:12] I will open up public comment.
[2:39:16] Nobody is signed up to speak on
[2:39:18] this in person.
[2:39:20] Anybody online.
[2:39:23] >> I do not see raised hand
[2:39:25] function utilized.
[2:39:29] That concludes public comment on
[2:39:29] 9.5.
[2:39:31] >> council comments to the right
[2:39:37] council member spease.
[2:39:41] >> I appreciate your expertise.
[2:39:42] MR. Warner didn't sept you
[2:39:45] set you up
[2:39:49] very well but he wasn't wrong.
[2:39:53] Traffic and signals is like
[2:39:55] accounting, finance where it is
[2:39:59] like I want to see the budget.
[2:40:02] Then he go I appreciate that.
[2:40:07] Nobody wants to see how the
[2:40:07] sausage is made.
[2:40:09] I appreciate the lesson.
[2:40:14] One of the things that I would
[2:40:15] suggest or even encourage us to
[2:40:20] do as city is to thanks to the
[2:40:22] voters, thank you to measure e.
[2:40:25] I think we have an financial
[2:40:32] opportunity to look to moreen
[2:40:34] navitive opportunities perhaps
[2:40:41] surrounding ai or -- as a way to
[2:40:45] level the traffic across to make
[2:40:45] it faster.
[2:40:50] Look for innovative solutions.
[2:40:55] I encourage us to do that.
[2:40:56] The downside to getting what we
[2:40:58] asked for.
[2:41:02] We asked for more retail.
[2:41:03] Down side to getting that is
[2:41:08] that there are more cars on the
[2:41:09] road.
[2:41:17] When we open up the or build the
[2:41:18] onramp overpass that there be
[2:41:19] helpful.
[2:41:23] It wouldn't help everywhere.
[2:41:27] Look at more
[2:41:32] more innovative ways to
[2:41:35] alleviate traffic issue.
[2:41:35] >> council member robles.
[2:41:37] >> great job.
[2:41:41] Thank you for shedding the light
[2:41:44] on timing abwhat we are looking
[2:41:46] for the next coming years.
[2:41:48] Appreciate your presentation.
[2:41:49] >> council member brewer.
[2:41:51] >> no comments.
[2:41:55] I want to thank you for the
[2:41:56] presentation and providing the
[2:41:57] information.
[2:42:01] What we see in central park.
[2:42:08] A lot of strides are made on the
[2:42:08] east side.
[2:42:11] Especially when you look the at
[2:42:13] everything south of elk grove
[2:42:14] boulevard.
[2:42:16] It is really good to see.
[2:42:22] I want to thank the public works
[2:42:23] team also.
[2:42:25] Starting to see the fruits of
[2:42:26] hose benefits.
[2:42:30] That is a try traffic area.
[2:42:33] Not much more we can say
[2:42:38] regarding the train running
[2:42:45] through elk grove deplorerren
[2:42:46] and bottom road that wind of
[2:42:49] deal with as we are growing.
[2:42:56] It also goes through historic
[2:42:57] old town as well.
[2:43:02] A lot of good stuff in place to
[2:43:03] ensure people are safe and that
[2:43:07] traffic is flowing more clear.
[2:43:10] The study helpings move things
[2:43:12] in that direction.
[2:43:15] Benefits with measure e ask to
[2:43:18] do some experimenting.
[2:43:23] What can we do to move a little
[2:43:24] faster.
[2:43:28] Given the time of day when
[2:43:31] traffic is the heaviest so thank
[2:43:33] you.
[2:43:34] >> vice mayor.
[2:43:39] >> thank you, mayor and jeff.
[2:43:40] Appreciate this information.
[2:43:45] It is sadly only so many of the
[2:43:46] pie we can work with.
[2:43:50] If we want to move majority of
[2:43:55] traffic we have to ask for
[2:44:01] patients if you are going to the
[2:44:03] lacrosse travel not on laguna
[2:44:07] and you are on cross streets we
[2:44:09] ask for patients more green time
[2:44:12] to the bigger traffic flow to
[2:44:13] move people through.
[2:44:15] The other thing is I think we
[2:44:18] are trying with the e-bike
[2:44:22] rentals to bring in transit,
[2:44:24] looking for other ways to give
[2:44:28] folks options so we are not only
[2:44:35] in if cars on the road.
[2:44:37] 1 as we progress on those
[2:44:39] things, hopefully that will help
[2:44:42] in addition to what council
[2:44:44] member spease referenced the
[2:44:45] interchange when we get that
[2:44:46] built.
[2:44:53] Very good presentation, very
[2:44:53] informative.
[2:44:53] Thank you again.
[2:44:54] >> thank you.
[2:44:57] Excellent comments from my
[2:44:57] colleagues here.
[2:45:01] When it comes to traffic
[2:45:04] congestion it is the biggest
[2:45:07] thing we hear about.
[2:45:08] Flip side.
[2:45:10] When 91% of respondents
[2:45:12] mentioned they would recommend
[2:45:15] elk grove as place to live.
[2:45:16] People are moving here because
[2:45:23] it is a great place to live.
[2:45:24] Synchronization helps move
[2:45:26] traffic through the city.
[2:45:29] I definitely would support other
[2:45:30] innovative ideas.
[2:45:33] I do believe our city looks to
[2:45:36] innovation as part of our real
[2:45:38] life realtime solutions.
[2:45:43] I am happy with the report.
[2:45:48] The other mention as chair of
[2:45:50] sacrt and council member brewer
[2:45:52] on sacrt.
[2:45:55] Those changed batch years will
[2:45:57] play a critical role to move
[2:45:59] people through our greater
[2:46:00] community.
[2:46:04] It is a longer project that
[2:46:07] doesn't happen over funding.
[2:46:10] The funding is heavy lift.
[2:46:12] Priority of sacrt.
[2:46:14] One day when we have better
[2:46:15] options to move people through
[2:46:19] our region, getting them to work
[2:46:23] efficiently and quickly.
[2:46:24] Not quite efficient people will
[2:46:25] not ride it.
[2:46:29] You have to be able to get from
[2:46:32] a to b quickly.
[2:46:34] there are other alternatives
[2:46:36] that exist as well.
[2:46:38] Great presentation.
[2:46:41] I like whatir have read here.
[2:46:43] Thank you with that.
[2:46:45] It was just a receive
[2:46:47] no action required.
[2:46:50] Thank you for highlighting
[2:46:51] disruption
[2:46:52] disruptions.
[2:46:56] Those are real and get ignored.
[2:46:57] In real time the disruptions.
[2:47:00] That is something we should be
[2:47:02] aware of.
[2:47:06] Thank you for dedicating part of
[2:47:11] your presentation for that.
[2:47:12] Excellent job.
[2:47:18] Next item.
[2:47:18] 9.6.
[2:47:21] >> consider appointment of
[2:47:22] voting delegate and alternates
[2:47:26] to the 2026 league of california
[2:47:28] cities annual conference as we
[2:47:30] MARCH toward fall.
[2:47:34] It will be in anaheim.
[2:47:37] I am not sure how much they do
[2:47:38] remote participation.
[2:47:41] That is SEPTEMBER 25 for any
[2:47:45] that are participating.
[2:47:46] Spot for dell gat afternoon two
[2:47:48] alternates.
[2:47:50] I suppose we have an item with
[2:47:51] public comment.
[2:47:53] We will check to make sure we
[2:47:58] are doing all right.
[2:48:00] >> I don't have anyone signed up
[2:48:02] to speak.
[2:48:04] Anyone online.
[2:48:07] >> nobody in virtual
[2:48:08] environment.
[2:48:10] That concludes public comment.
[2:48:14] >> who is currently delegate and
[2:48:17] alternate?
[2:48:19] >> I am not.
[2:48:23] Who is the delegate?
[2:48:28] >> I believe last year I was the
[2:48:28] delegate.
[2:48:32] >> do any members of council
[2:48:33] plan to attend and you are
[2:48:34] available on friday.
[2:48:36] >> I will not attend.
[2:48:38] Is there a desire for a council
[2:48:41] colleague to be the delegate and
[2:48:42] >> I
[2:48:45] I will be delegate.
[2:48:47] >> anybody else attending now
[2:48:49] interested in alternate
[2:48:50] delegate.
[2:48:52] >> I will be allter nat.
[2:48:54] >> because you are attending?
[2:48:55] >> yes.
[2:48:56] >> excellent.
[2:49:01] Our voting member delegate will
[2:49:04] be council member ropeless and
[2:49:06] council member brewer.
[2:49:09] I will let league pemknow.
[2:49:12] Council comments.
[2:49:13] Councilor robles.
[2:49:18] >> sewer meeting together.
[2:49:18] Air quality tomorrow.
[2:49:21] >> council member spease.
[2:49:25] Library tomorrow.
[2:49:26] Cable television commission next
[2:49:26] thursday.
[2:49:30] It will be fun.
[2:49:30] Bring popcorn.
[2:49:33] >> council member brewer.
[2:49:37] >> sacrt board on monday and sac
[2:49:39] public library tomorrow.
[2:49:41] >> vice mayor.
[2:49:45] >> nothing to report.
[2:49:53] I have sacog policy meeting next
[2:49:54] week pe.
[2:49:55] >> sacrt.
[2:49:58] One of the interesting items as
[2:50:04] we looked at the stockton rolled
[2:50:05] bus rapid transit the
[2:50:10] possibility of autonomous bus to
[2:50:10] serve that.
[2:50:13] It is a possibility.
[2:50:18] Going back to the earlier
[2:50:20] comment looking at alternatives
[2:50:22] to move through community.
[2:50:28] Sacrt is looking to fulfill the
[2:50:31] bus rapid transit.
[2:50:33] I want to adjourn in memory of
[2:50:35] someone near and dear to my
[2:50:37] heart and probably many people
[2:50:39] in this room.
[2:50:44] It is hard to talk right now.
[2:50:47] we lost a giant.
[2:50:47] Mark jansen.
[2:50:51] I served with him on the elk
[2:50:53] grove food bank board of
[2:50:55] directors 20 plus years ago.
[2:51:01] He was the epitome of service
[2:51:05] above self, someone who was
[2:51:07] deeply religious but respeced
[2:51:09] all religions.
[2:51:12] He served GOD through serving
[2:51:14] his community.
[2:51:17] His family, his country.
[2:51:21] He served in the air force.
[2:51:27] We extend our condolences to the
[2:51:30] jansen family.
[2:51:33] MAY hegmemory be a blessing to
[2:51:34] everyone that knew him.
[2:51:35] Someone worth emulating in our
[2:51:38] own daily life.
[2:51:40] Kindness, respect of breaking
[2:51:43] down barriers and serving
[2:51:44] humanity.
[2:51:48] That is how he saw himself
[2:51:49] serving GOD.
[2:51:51] He lived by those principles
[2:51:52] every day.
[2:51:56] Thank you, mark, for your
[2:51:58] friendship, for improving the
[2:52:02] lives of our community and
[2:52:04] everyone you turned.
[2:52:06] MAY you rest in peace.
[2:52:08] Thank
[2:52:11] thank you, mark jansen.
[2:52:15] We are adjourned at 8:52 P.M.
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