[0:00] 
[0:00] That I'd like to call this
meeting of the Yuba City city
[0:06] council April 7, 2026 to order.
[0:09] Meeting is being
held in the council
[0:10] chambers, which are open
for public attendance
[0:12] and participation.
[0:13] The meeting will also be live
streamed for public viewing,
[0:15] but not participation at the
link identified in the agenda.
[0:19] Email comments sent and
received by the city clerk
[0:21] at least 24 hours
before the meeting,
[0:23] were distributed to the city
council prior to the meeting.
[0:25] May I have roll call, please.
[0:27] 
[0:33] Mayor boomgarden here.
[0:35] Vice mayor pasquali here.
[0:37] Council Member.
[0:38] Cole here.
[0:39] Council Member.
[0:40] Kirchner, present.
[0:41] Council Member.
[0:42] Shaw here.
[0:43] All right.
[0:44] Closed session Mr.
Chapman, would you please
[0:46] read the closed
session item for us.
[0:49] Thank you, Mr. mayor.
[0:50] We have a session this evening.
[0:52] Melody, claim the
claim number 2614 he
[0:56] agency claim against Yuba City.
[0:58] Thank you, thank you.
[1:00] Any comments from the public
on the closed session item.
[1:03] Hearing none.
[1:04] We will go into closed session
and be back at o'clock PM.
[1:07] 
[1:12] All right.
[1:16] Sorry for being a bit tardy.
[1:19] I'd like to go ahead and
reopen the regular meeting
[1:22] of the Yuba City city council.
[1:24] April 7, 2026.
[1:27] I'd like to call this
meeting to order.
[1:30] This meeting is being held
in the council chambers.
[1:33] This meeting is being
held in the council
[1:34] chambers, which are open
for public attendance
[1:36] and participation.
[1:37] The meeting will also be live
streamed for public viewing,
[1:39] but not participation at the
link identified in the agenda.
[1:42] Email comments sent or
received by the city clerk
[1:44] at least 24 hours
before the meeting,
[1:46] were distributed to the city
council prior to the meeting.
[1:49] May I have roll call, please.
[1:51] Mayor boomgarden here.
[1:52] Vice mayor pasquali here.
[1:54] Council Member.
[1:55] Cole here.
[1:56] Council Member.
[1:57] Kirchner here.
[1:58] Council Member Shaw.
[2:00] All right.
[2:01] Tonight we have our invocation
by Dave Bryant, senior pastor
[2:04] of Church of the glad tidings.
[2:06] We'll have the
Pledge of Allegiance
[2:07] by our public works
director, Josh Wolff.
[2:09] Please stand.
[2:12] I don't see Dave.
[2:16] Yeah go ahead.
[2:16] 
[2:21] Let us pray.
[2:22] Gracious Heavenly
Father, we just
[2:24] thank you for this
awesome responsibility
[2:27] that you've given all of us to
be entrusted with this city.
[2:31] Father, we just pray that
you will just give us wisdom,
[2:34] discernment, and
direction as we make
[2:36] decisions here tonight
and everything be
[2:38] done for your glory.
[2:39] In Jesus's name, amen.
[2:43] Salute, pledge.
[2:45] I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
[2:49] and to the Republic
for which it stands.
[2:51] One nation under
God, indivisible,
[2:54] with liberty and
justice for all.
[2:56] Well thank you.
[3:02] Council Member Shaw, for
stepping in for Mr. Bryan.
[3:07] City attorney's report on
closed session items, please.
[3:10] Thank you, Mr. mayor.
[3:12] There was no reportable action
taken in closed session.
[3:14] Thank you, Mr. City attorney.
[3:16] Any agenda modifications.
[3:19] I have seen none.
[3:20] Public communication.
[3:23] You are welcome and encouraged
to participate in this meeting.
[3:26] Public comment is taken
on action items appearing
[3:28] on the consent calendar,
business items on the agenda
[3:31] when they are called, public
comment on any other items
[3:34] within the scope of the
city's jurisdiction,
[3:36] including items not
listed on the agenda,
[3:37] will be considered at this time.
[3:39] Public comment is limited to
three minutes per speaker.
[3:42] Members of the public
submitting written requests
[3:44] at least 24 hours
prior to the meeting
[3:47] will be allotted five minutes
to comment per speaker.
[3:50] Repetitive comments
may be limited.
[3:52] Large groups are
encouraged to select
[3:54] representatives to express
the opinions of the group.
[3:57] And do we.
[3:58] We do have a couple
of speaker cards.
[4:01] I'll call them up in order.
[4:02] And you have three
minutes to speak.
[4:05] First is Mr. Maury
Castaneda Mr. mayor.
[4:27] Sorry in October,
the city graciously
[4:31] provided us a donation
in with respect
[4:34] to US building new bleachers
at Yuba City high school.
[4:38] I'm the Yuba City high
school baseball coach.
[4:40] We had a fantastic
run last year.
[4:41] You guys were gracious.
[4:43] They brought us in here
and the kids were great.
[4:44] Our bleachers are hurting.
[4:46] We asked for.
[4:46] We started a fundraiser,
asked the city to help us.
[4:49] City did, through
the approval process,
[4:52] through the district
and code and zoning.
[4:54] That was a bridge too
far and it was shut down.
[4:57] There was a lot of work
is a big, big project.
[5:00] So the school is going
to take on to it.
[5:02] I presented a couple different
options of what we can do.
[5:06] And I'm here today to ask if
we can reallocate the money
[5:10] that you gave us in
October from the Bleacher
[5:12] project to another project
that we've already started.
[5:15] The project is a sanctuary
we built out in center field.
[5:18] It's a batter's eye
7 Italian cypresses
[5:21] have been planted, already
purchased and put in the ground.
[5:24] They're being
watered and we want
[5:25] to have some monuments built out
there commemorating the seven
[5:28] championships that we've won
at Yuba City high school,
[5:31] and with hopes of
building more or planting
[5:33] more trees in the future.
[5:34] We'd like to take that money
you guys gave us in October
[5:36] and just put that into
finishing up the project.
[5:39] 
[5:41] Thank you coach
Mr. Schaaf, and I'm
[5:45] trying to look for
a little direction
[5:46] here on what we would
need to do, if anything,
[5:48] to grant that request.
[5:51] This is a public comment.
[5:53] City council can't take action
at this particular time.
[5:56] However, there is an
item on your agenda
[5:59] at the end of the
meeting that allows items
[6:01] on the agenda for
the next meeting,
[6:05] if that is going to
be far in the future.
[6:07] I don't know what time it is,
but the first thing I'd suggest
[6:12] is just under future
agenda items 14.
[6:14] You can discuss that there.
[6:16] If this is going to
be far in the future,
[6:18] it may be an option to
just ratify a decision
[6:23] of the Council or a decision.
[6:26] City managers may be warranted.
[6:28] That ratification could happen
tonight, then, or ratify tonight
[6:35] could take certain actions
in the city council
[6:37] could elect to choose to ratify
this decision and understood.
[6:43] OK pleasure of the Council.
[6:45] 
[6:50] You have to take
action I understand,
[6:53] but I'm just trying
to get comment.
[6:54] Yeah no, no, I just
have a question.
[6:58] I can ask a question for
clarification from the speaker.
[7:02] Yes is two weeks too late.
[7:06] No, sir.
[7:07] The check.
[7:08] The check that has a will
expire on April 25, so I don't
[7:12] think two weeks is too late.
[7:15] It If I could please, please.
[7:20] It is 4 weeks too late.
[7:22] 
[7:25] Yes, he answered.
[7:26] Yes that's because the
next meeting is canceled.
[7:30] Correct yeah.
[7:32] And this isn't an item that
has been brought forward yet,
[7:35] Shannon.
[7:36] But the 23 meeting will
be canceled and his
[7:39] date on the check is the 25th.
[7:43] If I could offer a suggestion.
[7:46] Always and that is that the
council not take any action
[7:49] at this time, but the city
manager can act as appropriate
[7:54] and bring forward something
that the next meeting.
[7:57] And if you're concerned
about that approach,
[7:59] please reach out to the
manager after the meeting.
[8:02] That will be the path.
[8:04] And thank you so much.
[8:07] So, Janet, if I may, I
just want to clarify.
[8:10] So within my
authority, can I just
[8:12] go ahead and make
the decision based
[8:14] upon what I heard and
council direction tonight
[8:17] to use my authority
as city manager,
[8:19] and I'll just come back and
have it ratified on May 5.
[8:22] Is that.
[8:22] So they can move forward
with their project.
[8:25] Yes so to be clear,
council direction
[8:28] that you're using your authority
going out on a branch basically
[8:32] there, Robert, and acting
to transfer the money over
[8:36] with basically under
your authority saying you
[8:38] think that it's consistent,
but you need to go back
[8:41] and ratified by
council next week.
[8:44] And I'm sure that any individual
council members have concerns
[8:48] before that they can certainly
reach out to you individually,
[8:51] and we'll also discuss
among themselves.
[8:53] Fair enough.
[8:54] 
[8:57] Thank you coach.
[9:00] Next up, I have Tony Farley.
[9:02] I don't see him in the room.
[9:05] Any other public comment.
[9:09] Yes, please.
[9:12] You don't have to
turn a card and you
[9:14] can just go to the podium.
[9:15] Just give us your name, please.
[9:17] 
[9:30] Good evening.
[9:31] My name is Pam Machado.
[9:34] I live in Yuba City.
[9:36] Do you need to know my address.
[9:38] OK well, I'm here to talk about
the dog park that's closing.
[9:45] And I don't know if you're
familiar with the fact
[9:48] that it's closing pretty
much closed, actually.
[9:51] So I'm here to
request that the city
[9:56] consider sponsoring a new
dog park for the community.
[10:00] When I first got my dog from
the shelter about a year ago,
[10:04] she was afraid of
a lot of things,
[10:06] and taking her to the dog park
has been really good for her,
[10:09] and she's almost
a normal dog now.
[10:14] So a dog park is not
only good for the dogs
[10:17] to enjoy, but also for
the people of the city.
[10:21] It is an amenity that helps
the city attract home buyers,
[10:26] tourists and businesses
that can actually
[10:28] increase the tax revenue.
[10:31] One idea to reduce the
cost of creating a dog park
[10:34] could be to section
off a portion
[10:37] of a park or property
that is already
[10:38] being maintained by the city.
[10:41] And so those are just
a few ideas that I had.
[10:45] And thank you for
your consideration.
[10:48] Thank you for your comment.
[10:50] Anybody else for public comment.
[10:53] Looks like you're ready.
[10:54] 
[11:04] My name is Elizabeth Robinson.
[11:06] I was here last
year when we first
[11:09] were made aware that there was
a potential closing of the dog
[11:15] park.
[11:16] Can you pull the
microphone down to.
[11:18] There we go.
[11:19] That's perfect.
[11:20] Thank you for four more inches.
[11:22] Yes, I was here last
and I don't remember
[11:25] quite what the month was, but
we had just been informed.
[11:30] The board of the I'm
talking about the leash
[11:35] dog park in Yuba City and near
Shanghai bend park and the.
[11:42] Board of the dog park
had just been informed
[11:45] through Caltrans that
it was going to have
[11:49] to be sold at some point.
[11:51] And I taught for 34 years and
I have been retired for five.
[11:58] But while I was still teaching,
we came in the afternoon
[12:03] or and now I've been really
enjoyed coming in the morning.
[12:07] Now, I understand
well, I should admit
[12:09] that I haven't kept up with
all the finances of the city.
[12:15] I do remember that there
was a short discussion,
[12:20] and that the city doesn't
have really any funds to help,
[12:25] and so I and I at the
time, I didn't know this.
[12:29] And if I had, I would
have asked about this.
[12:31] But afterwards, I learned
that the city of live oak
[12:35] has a small dog park.
[12:38] The one that has been
here was like five acres,
[12:42] but we don't need
one that large.
[12:43] The city in Live Oak.
[12:46] It's smaller, like I said,
and I've been there once
[12:48] and that seems great.
[12:50] I am not aware of how live oak
was able to create that park.
[12:55] It's right next to
the soccer field,
[12:57] so maybe the sports
community there helped.
[13:03] I don't but I did.
[13:06] My question was, and would have
been last year, if I had known
[13:10] how the city of live oak was
able to create a dog park,
[13:14] and how and then why it's
been harder for Yuba City
[13:19] to maintain the park.
[13:22] So anyway, I appreciate the
time to listen or to explain
[13:28] this, and thank you very much.
[13:31] Thank you for your comment.
[13:33] Unfortunately,
we're not in we are
[13:34] prohibited from engaging
in answering questions
[13:37] during public comment.
[13:39] I can share with you that the
city remains engaged with trying
[13:43] to figure out options to figure
out whether a public or private
[13:46] park for the dogs is viable.
[13:49] We don't have an
answer for you tonight,
[13:52] but it is something
that is of interest,
[13:54] and we will continue to
work with whomever if we
[13:57] can to do something about it.
[13:59] Thank you.
[14:00] Thanks anybody else
for public comment.
[14:06] Seeing none, go ahead and
move to the consent calendar.
[14:10] All matters listed under
the consent calendar
[14:11] are considered to be routine and
can be enacted in one motion.
[14:14] There will be no
separate discussion
[14:15] of these items prior to
the time that the council
[14:19] votes on the motion.
[14:20] Unless members of
the city council
[14:21] request specific
items to be discussed
[14:23] removed from the consent
calendar for individual action.
[14:28] I do have one written
request, but before I
[14:30] do that, anything from the
Council on consent calendar.
[14:34] OK, seeing none, I do
have a written request
[14:36] from Mr. Ben deal for item 4.
[14:39] 
[14:50] All right.
[14:50] Thanks good evening.
[14:51] Council good evening.
[14:52] Appreciate the time.
[14:54] I'm a member of Bay
Area bike advocates.
[14:56] There's a handful
of us here today.
[14:58] Maybe raise your
hands, guys and gals.
[15:02] So we are.
[15:03] We're a group that
tries to improve
[15:05] infrastructure in the city for
safe and efficient bicycling.
[15:08] So just want to
give you a lay down.
[15:10] So I have three items I'm
just going to cover real fast.
[15:13] The ATP obviously we're excited.
[15:14] We're glad you guys
went out for that.
[15:16] I want to thank Jasmine and
Josh for reaching out to us
[15:19] and getting our comments on
it and improvements on it,
[15:23] as well as Farren
Pierce, David Moore.
[15:25] I appreciate his help.
[15:27] They worked over Christmas.
[15:28] They met with us.
[15:29] So really appreciate that.
[15:31] The other one is the macro
item of basically the city
[15:34] to get around the city.
[15:35] They did a great job of
making kind of a grid system.
[15:38] So North South, East West
routes on the edges of the city
[15:43] so we can get up
and down the city.
[15:44] So we really appreciate
that and appreciate
[15:46] the time that you put for that.
[15:47] On the micro level, the plan
has a handful of projects,
[15:53] but really there's a lot of
low cost projects in there.
[15:55] Just extra striping
when you do a street,
[15:58] extra Botts dots
when you do a street.
[16:00] So I really want the
council to consider
[16:02] that when you go to do a street,
make these small improvements
[16:04] that are in the plan.
[16:05] We really appreciate if you do.
[16:06] We rode over here, a few
of us rode over today.
[16:09] There's obviously
room for improvement,
[16:11] but really like the way you
guys are looking into it
[16:14] and appreciate you
hopefully adopt the plan.
[16:17] So thank you, thank you.
[16:20] I will mention that May
is bike month coming up.
[16:24] This was a topic at last
week's sacog committee.
[16:27] There are a lot of discussion
about regional trails and bike
[16:33] accessibility and
safety as well.
[16:35] So it's good to hear
that you are concerned
[16:40] in helping with the process.
[16:42] I think that as a bike rider,
not as active as probably
[16:46] any of you are, but
still nonetheless,
[16:49] a safe bike lane is something
that's important to us.
[16:51] So I appreciate the comments.
[16:54] Anything else from
the public or excuse
[16:57] me on the consent calendar.
[16:58] No other comments.
[17:00] I'll entertain a motion.
[17:03] Mayor yes.
[17:04] Moved to take action on
item consent ii2 through 12.
[17:10] Second, have a motion
by Vice mayor pasquali.
[17:14] Second by Council Member
Shaw on the consent calendar.
[17:16] All those in favor,
signify by saying Aye.
[17:18] Aye Any opposed.
[17:20] Any opposed.
[17:22] Any abstentions.
[17:23] Hearing none.
[17:24] The consent calendar
is unanimously approved
[17:27] and we will move to
our business items.
[17:32] There's a lot of
consent items here.
[17:34] And the next item is number
12, Downtown Yuba City
[17:38] business improvement
district Levy
[17:40] of the 2026 annual assessment.
[17:42] This is presented by our city
manager, Mr. Robert bendorf.
[17:45] 
[17:55] Hello it's always refreshing
when you hear your name
[18:07] mentioned and everybody leaves.
[18:11] No comment.
[18:14] Yeah, thanks.
[18:15] 
[18:19] I think that was a
one way communication.
[18:20] I didn't really
look for feedback.
[18:22] I'm just saying so.
[18:25] Robert bendorf, city manager
your last city council meeting
[18:27] in March, your board received
the report of the assessments
[18:31] that are applied
to the DBA members
[18:33] and your board
received the report
[18:36] and took the appropriate action.
[18:38] And now we are
before you to set.
[18:40] And we set a hearing
date for tonight.
[18:43] And so the staff recommendations
are that you open.
[18:47] There we go.
[18:48] Sorry Anyway, that you
have a public hearing
[18:54] this evening about the
assessments apply to the DBA
[18:57] and of course, recommend that
you approve the action as
[19:00] contained in the staff report.
[19:03] And you can take one of
the following actions
[19:05] as you see here.
[19:06] I won't read them all, but
obviously our recommendation
[19:10] is to conduct a public
hearing with the understanding
[19:13] that public hearing must be
completed within 30 days,
[19:16] but adopt a
resolution confirming
[19:17] the annual report as
originally filed or as amended.
[19:20] The adoption of the
resolution constitutes
[19:21] a Levy the assessment
for calendar year 2026.
[19:26] So as you see there, there's
the formal recommendation or
[19:30] the shortened recommendation.
[19:32] And I will stop talking.
[19:33] 
[19:36] All right.
[19:36] Any questions for Mr. bendorf?
[19:38] 
[19:43] Yes I just wanted to confirm we
have not received a 50% or more
[19:48] of objections to the
Levy by the city clerk.
[19:51] No objections.
[19:54] Thank you.
[19:55] Thank you.
[19:57] The public hearing for
the Downtown business
[19:59] improvement district Levy of
the 2026 annual assessment
[20:02] is now open.
[20:04] If there are any members of the
public who would like to address
[20:06] the Council on this
issue, please provide
[20:07] your statement from the podium.
[20:09] State your name and
address for the record.
[20:14] Nobody OK.
[20:16] Do we have any
additional comments
[20:18] from the public on this item.
[20:22] Seeing none.
[20:23] Hearing no further
comment on the issue,
[20:24] I'm closing the public
hearing, bringing
[20:26] the matter back to the council.
[20:29] Through the mayor, I'd
like to make a motion
[20:31] to adopt a resolution confirming
the annual report of the Yuba
[20:35] City downtown
business association
[20:37] and levying the assessment.
[20:38] Assessment for the Downtown
business improvement district
[20:40] for calendar year 2026.
[20:43] Second I have a motion
by Council Kirchner.
[20:47] Second by Council Member Kohl.
[20:49] All those in favor,
signify by saying Aye.
[20:51] Aye Any opposed.
[20:54] Any abstentions.
[20:56] Hearing none.
[20:56] Item 13 is unanimously approved.
[20:59] Item 14.
[21:00] Future agenda items.
[21:03] Anybody seeing.
[21:05] None all right.
[21:07] Reports and communications.
[21:09] We're back to Mr. bendorf.
[21:11] 
[21:14] Thank you.
[21:15] Mayor Council members.
[21:16] So one of the things
that I want to talk about
[21:20] was future agenda items.
[21:22] May the 5 is our first
meeting in May, I believe,
[21:27] and prior just prior
to that, on April 21,
[21:31] we have another
meeting scheduled.
[21:34] So due to a couple council
members being away,
[21:37] and we talked with
department heads
[21:40] about items that may
be coming forward.
[21:42] There was no issue with
moving them to the fifth
[21:45] to make sure we have majority.
[21:47] Well, we would have a majority,
but more of a majority
[21:49] at the Council meeting.
[21:50] So my recommendation, Mr. mayor,
is that we cancel the meeting
[21:55] of the 21st of April and 23rd.
[21:58] 
[22:02] Is 21.
[22:06] All right.
[22:07] Just make sure so that we
cancel the meeting of April 21
[22:11] and we continue it to May the 5.
[22:15] Did I get that right.
[22:17] 21st right.
[22:18] I'm just kidding.
[22:20] Anyway, that item.
[22:23] All right, so I will
tell you that you
[22:26] probably see a few changes
here in the chambers.
[22:29] Really for access
for folks to look at.
[22:33] The agenda items as they
appear, the presentations we
[22:36] have that monitor
over there, which
[22:38] was a little bit smaller, this
one's a little bit bigger,
[22:40] so folks can see it just fine.
[22:42] And then we put one right
behind council member Cole here.
[22:45] For those people on this
side where they don't have
[22:50] to crank over and look at every
presentation that's up there
[22:53] or visuals, et cetera, they can
see actually see it better here
[22:56] for those people sitting
on the side of the audience
[22:58] again, with recent Bills
that were passed regarding
[23:01] accessibility, we just
want to make sure we
[23:03] have all those grounds covered.
[23:04] Sierra's been at the tip
of the spear for that.
[23:06] This doesn't necessarily
fall under that,
[23:08] but this is one of those
changes that we wanted
[23:10] to see made so people
have better access
[23:14] and viewing of our items.
[23:17] Also, you'll see some
changes with our visioning
[23:20] that we did for
the strategic plan.
[23:21] You'll see something across
that border in the back,
[23:25] and you'll see something on
the windows coming up here
[23:27] pretty soon that outlines
the city's vision so we
[23:30] can see it often,
live it the whole 9
[23:33] yards and others can as well.
[23:36] So I wanted to talk to you
briefly about something we have
[23:39] with our leadership team here.
[23:42] Over the last couple of months,
they've been participating
[23:44] in leadership series
that's scheduled
[23:47] to go about five months, and
we do one series A month.
[23:52] So that training is
keeping our folks here.
[23:55] They're not traveling
to training,
[23:56] but the training
is being done here.
[23:58] And this is kind of unique.
[24:00] Not only do we have a variety
of topics that are covered
[24:04] in that full day, but
we also that relate
[24:08] to things such as leadership,
teamwork, those types of things.
[24:12] But we really want
this leadership series
[24:15] to be community connected.
[24:18] That's what we're all about.
[24:19] We provide, I think,
critical services to folks.
[24:22] Hopefully they're good,
and if they're not,
[24:23] we want to hear about it.
[24:25] So we've instituted some panels
and the mayor and vice mayor
[24:29] have had an
opportunity, and we're
[24:31] going to ask each of the Council
members to attend one of them
[24:34] and open it up for
us in the morning,
[24:37] talk to our leadership team,
hang around for a little bit
[24:39] if you'd like, but those
will be coming up again
[24:41] in May, June, and July.
[24:43] And I have to remark that the
leadership team has been super
[24:48] engaged and not
only picking topics,
[24:51] but also delivering
outcomes as a result
[24:54] of those leadership series.
[24:55] So the first one that we had
was we had three residents
[24:59] on a panel that live
here in Yuba City,
[25:02] but they also work as well, some
here, some across the river,
[25:06] but they are
residents here, so we
[25:08] want to get that good
resident feel and some input
[25:10] about what we're doing.
[25:11] Well, maybe what
we're not doing well.
[25:13] And it was really good feedback.
[25:15] And then they share
lunch with our team here.
[25:17] So there's more
discussion to be had.
[25:19] So this last week, we not
only had a presentation
[25:21] from a lobbyist, but we also
had a panel that was focused
[25:28] on nonprofits in the community.
[25:30] So we have the Alec Flores
youth scholarship corporation.
[25:35] We had the food bank
and we had Salesforce.
[25:39] And all of those executive
directors or leaders
[25:43] of those nonprofits shared
a lot of information
[25:46] of how we as an organization
can help those nonprofits
[25:50] in the community and
give back, but also
[25:53] how we can help through things
such as donations from others
[25:58] in the community, our
employees, et cetera but really,
[26:02] to find out what their needs
are and what they're seeing
[26:04] as far as what the
city could do better
[26:07] or what we are doing well.
[26:10] So they've gotten
really, really good,
[26:12] but they wouldn't go as
well without the team sort
[26:15] of helping pick the topics.
[26:17] And this is what
they want to hear.
[26:19] It's actually going really well.
[26:20] So I really want to
thank all of them.
[26:23] But I also want to thank,
the council members
[26:25] for your attendance
so far and your
[26:27] anticipated future attendance
to come talk to the folks.
[26:31] But anyway, it's just really
been for me, a highlight.
[26:36] Seeing them engage with
the different community
[26:38] members about how we're
doing here at the city
[26:43] and moving forward, what we
can do to make it even better.
[26:48] So the last thing is, I
wanted to share with you,
[26:51] I think Marysville has taken a
item to their city council with
[26:55] regard to the 4th of July show.
[26:57] I mentioned it, I think, at
a previous council meeting.
[27:00] Just a little bit more detail.
[27:02] So what the plans are right now
and hopefully they'll go well
[27:05] isn't solidified.
[27:07] It's getting close.
[27:09] But we've had the fireworks
show down the Marysville river
[27:14] bottoms for the last.
[27:15] I don't Mr. mayor.
[27:17] You've been part of that
since the beginning.
[27:18] Five years, maybe six, 7, 7.
[27:21] And so this is the 250th
celebration for our country.
[27:27] And we thought doing
something a little bit
[27:30] different to help
provide something
[27:34] for our families
to do here locally.
[27:35] But instead of a one day
just a fireworks event,
[27:38] a two day event that
kicks off on Friday,
[27:41] and it looks like the fireworks
will happen on Friday,
[27:44] which is the three of July,
and then the 4th of July.
[27:48] The second part of the
event or party, if you
[27:51] will be over here in Yuba City.
[27:53] And as it's laid out
right now, it will be held
[27:56] at the Yuba Sutter fairgrounds.
[27:58] And we'll have a variety of
things for families to do.
[28:00] They would arrive sometime
late afternoon, early evening,
[28:03] and there'll be entertainment
for folks there.
[28:07] Kids non-alcohol event.
[28:10] And we're hoping that it really
does well for our residents
[28:15] in the Yuba Sutter area to
attend something here and enjoy
[28:18] a great not only day with a
car show and other activities
[28:22] at the fairgrounds, but
also a drone show that will
[28:27] be held on the 4th of July.
[28:29] They had to move the
fireworks to the third
[28:32] because of the availability
of the operator.
[28:34] As you can imagine, with the
250th celebration there being
[28:39] tapped quite
frequently to perform
[28:41] in a lot of different areas.
[28:42] So we're doing that on
the third drone show.
[28:45] On the fourth is the
tentative plan for right now.
[28:49] So I'll be I've got a contract
for the drone association
[28:53] that will be held over here.
[28:54] Marysville is doing the contract
for the fireworks show and.
[29:01] Each jurisdiction, all four
cities and two counties
[29:04] will be participating.
[29:06] And also we'll
have participation
[29:08] from Beale Air Force base.
[29:09] And we'll do something
remarkable to recognize
[29:11] our veterans and our
current service members
[29:13] that attend the event as well.
[29:16] So having said that, it's
just something to come,
[29:19] something to keep radar on.
[29:20] I've got the contract.
[29:22] It's within my authority.
[29:23] Unless I'm hearing
any objections,
[29:25] I'll move forward with that.
[29:27] But like I said, all the
agencies like years before,
[29:30] it'll be a little bit more
because we're doing a two day
[29:32] event, but everybody
will contribute
[29:34] their fair share to the events
that are going to be had.
[29:37] And I think it'll be a
great thing for yuba-sutter.
[29:40] And all the jurisdictions
are cooperating
[29:42] and putting together
something good
[29:45] for the 4th of July weekend.
[29:48] That's all I have, Mr. mayor.
[29:50] Appreciate the comments.
[29:51] Appreciate the
leadership training
[29:54] and transparency and
communication going
[29:57] on with the public as well.
[30:00] And looking forward to the
250 year and 4th of July,
[30:04] which will still include the
children's parade, by the way.
[30:08] Yes, yes.
[30:10] OK thank you.
[30:13] City council reports.
[30:14] We'll start with
council member Cole.
[30:16] OK thank you.
[30:18] So March 19th was a busy day.
[30:21] I attended tended sacog
meeting with Mark on all.
[30:24] All of you probably expand on
these and just keep it short.
[30:27] But that was nice
to Tour West sac
[30:30] and learn a lot about the
unique and innovative ways
[30:33] they are still
expanding, and building
[30:37] their infrastructure to
accommodate more entertainment
[30:40] is what I took away.
[30:42] So that was a good day.
[30:43] And that afternoon attended
yuba-sutter transit with Wade.
[30:47] The blue zones meeting
was pushed to April.
[30:51] We all attended the
March 21 festivities,
[30:54] as well as the ambassador
dinner the night
[30:57] before, which was wonderful.
[30:59] And the other thing,
which was the most recent.
[31:02] On Thursday, council
member Pasquale
[31:05] and I had a meeting
with Robert bendorf
[31:08] and the leadership
of Buddy's ranch.
[31:11] And that meeting went
actually really productively.
[31:16] And it was enlightening.
[31:17] And we learned quite a bit about
how to come up with hopefully
[31:22] the best solutions for the
most amount of people in terms
[31:24] of the impact constituents are
perceiving that those homes have
[31:29] on their area.
[31:31] But we did learn that this group
is through private insurance,
[31:37] is responsible for seeing
the person in rehab
[31:43] all the way through from
beginning all the way to end.
[31:45] So it was nice to hear that
these people are very well taken
[31:48] care of from beginning to end.
[31:50] And if they either graduate
from the program or fail out,
[31:54] they are followed.
[31:56] And if they fail out, they
are not put into our society
[32:00] and our community.
[32:02] So there's still a lot to
learn, and we're looking forward
[32:05] to data being collected by them
and distributed to us so that we
[32:10] in the city of Yuba
City better know what's
[32:13] going on in those facilities.
[32:15] But overall, a good meeting and
that's all I have to report.
[32:18] Thanks all right.
[32:20] Next on my list is
council member kerchner.
[32:23] Thank you, Mr. mayor.
[32:25] No, no reportable action.
[32:27] The food bank meeting
with yuba-sutter transit.
[32:31] The action items were.
[32:32] Authorization, Federal
Transit grants.
[32:36] Preliminary draft for
the capital budgets,
[32:39] budget for 27 20, 2027.
[32:41] And also looking at a
new service for Lincoln.
[32:44] Roseville they're going to
roll out a three year pilot
[32:46] program for that area
since it is growing
[32:48] attended the fifth annual
Payne Avenue temple festivities
[32:56] with my local counsel people.
[32:58] And it was really well attended.
[33:00] We got recognized along
with members of the County
[33:04] and it was.
[33:05] The event went really
well the following day.
[33:09] Lastly, I was asked to
attend a planning meeting
[33:13] with the superintendent of
Yuba City Unified School
[33:16] district, the principal,
UBC high school
[33:20] and also the choir director.
[33:22] Next month is the 50th
Annual excuse me, excuse me,
[33:26] the 50th anniversary of the
Yuba City choir bus crash that
[33:32] happened in Martinez, where 28
young people lost their lives,
[33:37] and one adult as well.
[33:41] What came out of
that meeting was
[33:43] that Martinez has been looking
into this for the last year.
[33:48] They plan on doing a
commemoration on the 21
[33:52] at 11 o'clock AM at their
monument in Martinez,
[33:55] and then Yuba City high school
that same day will have a moment
[33:58] of silence at 11 o'clock sharp.
[34:01] The 23, which is two days after
that, would be a Saturday.
[34:07] There is going to be a event
planned for right out here.
[34:11] If you don't there's
a monument dedicated
[34:13] to those young individuals
that perished in that accident.
[34:17] And the Yuba City Yuba
City high school choir
[34:20] will be attending that as well.
[34:22] And so that will be at 11
o'clock AM on May 23rd.
[34:26] What also came out of that
meeting, and I'm asking
[34:29] for clarification on
this, was at some point
[34:31] and I haven't heard
anything, but at some point,
[34:33] Martinez is or will reach out
to local community members
[34:38] to attend their
event in Martinez.
[34:41] And I will if I
hear anything, I'll
[34:43] pass that on to my
colleagues at the city.
[34:46] And with that, I
conclude my report.
[34:48] 
[34:51] Thank you.
[34:52] Council Member Shaw.
[34:54] Thank you, Mr. mayor.
[34:55] Not much to report out
of me other than anybody
[34:58] realize it's tax season.
[35:00] Got like 10 days left.
[35:01] So anyway, thank
you to my colleagues
[35:04] for covering a lot of meetings
because it's been a godsend.
[35:07] I've been really buried
this time of year.
[35:10] I do want to put
something squarely
[35:11] on the radar for my
fellow council members
[35:14] in the coming month or two.
[35:16] We will be bringing forward
an extension contract for the.
[35:25] For Recology.
[35:26] And looking at that,
it is we had a very
[35:28] interesting meeting at rw Mar.
[35:32] I'll leave it at the fact that
we've got a few junior members
[35:35] on there that have no knowledge
of actually what our mayor does,
[35:38] nor do they understand
what Recology does
[35:42] and everything in this area.
[35:43] So it got tabled for the moment.
[35:46] But on the 16, we'll be
bringing that back forward.
[35:50] And then after the 16th of
April, it will be coming
[35:52] out to the jurisdictions.
[35:54] Because what is very, very clear
is even though we formed a JPA
[35:58] that contract the power
and the extensions
[36:01] is still at the
jurisdiction level.
[36:04] So that will be coming
before you without retrospect
[36:08] of what the mayor does.
[36:09] It'd be nice if we can get
a contract over here that
[36:12] is endorsed or
supported by the board,
[36:17] but either way, it's coming.
[36:19] So I just want to put
that on your radar.
[36:20] We'd love to get
that taken care of.
[36:24] Hopefully may, June time frame.
[36:26] That way it doesn't linger
on because those of us on I
[36:29] know this end of the dais that
were around when this nonsense
[36:33] went on a few years ago.
[36:35] We don't want to put the
community back through this.
[36:37] So hopefully we can get it
done in the next few weeks.
[36:40] Again, thank you
guys for covering
[36:42] and I'll see you guys
in about 10 days.
[36:46] Thank you.
[36:46] Council Vice Mayor Pasquale.
[36:50] Thank you mayor.
[36:52] Let's see.
[36:52] I've had a pretty busy couple of
weeks, attended my air quality
[36:56] board committee
meeting yesterday,
[36:59] and they're in negotiations
with their labor groups.
[37:02] And I was just a little
because the organization
[37:07] was doing the negotiating
kind of left us hanging.
[37:11] So it's been postponed
for a special meeting.
[37:15] It was kind of concerning to me.
[37:17] They left some holes, attended
the DBA week or so ago.
[37:24] They are churning
along just fine.
[37:26] I do believe they are
going to have some changes
[37:29] in leadership or positions.
[37:32] Not real clear on who's
going to be taking over.
[37:36] Went to the leadership
as the city manager
[37:41] said and very, very informative.
[37:44] Glad I was could participate.
[37:48] I hope I didn't make anybody
feel uncomfortable because I
[37:51] get emotional sometimes.
[37:52] I don't know what that is.
[37:54] I think it's after
my heart surgery.
[37:56] They tenderize my
heart a little bit,
[37:59] but no good group of people
and a lot of good things
[38:02] going on in our city.
[38:04] Glad to see that.
[38:07] What else went to the
Sr. commission meeting.
[38:09] First time and was very,
very pleased to see that very
[38:15] engaged group of people.
[38:17] A lot of good conversation.
[38:20] And just keep that
senior commission going.
[38:23] The one thing that
I did stress is
[38:26] that we are a regional
people from all over,
[38:30] just not Yuba City, come
to our senior center.
[38:32] And I think that's lost on a
lot of people in our community.
[38:35] It is a regional facility
that people from all over 2
[38:39] or three counties come to.
[38:41] And maybe we need to squeeze a
little bit of juice out of some
[38:45] of those other communities.
[38:48] I did attend the buddy
buddy ranch meeting.
[38:52] I had an expectation
I didn't know what
[38:56] to expect because I
didn't really know
[38:59] and they clarified a lot for me.
[39:04] Council Member Cole and I had
some pretty tough questions
[39:07] for them, and we put
them in the hot seat
[39:10] because we are concerned that
you're just going to be putting
[39:13] things in the community that
people really didn't know about,
[39:16] and I was relieved to hear of
their model and who they serve.
[39:21] And it was way different
than what I thought
[39:24] was going to be going on.
[39:25] So that was very informative.
[39:27] I went to the murder mystery
theater on Friday night,
[39:31] had a Western murder mystery
thing at the Arts Council.
[39:34] If you ever get an opportunity,
go to one of their functions.
[39:38] They're very, very fun,
very well attended.
[39:40] They had two nights and it
was sold out both nights.
[39:46] Did a.
[39:49] CTE mock interviews for the
high school last Monday.
[39:54] I had eight students.
[39:56] Most of them were
female, unfortunately.
[39:59] I mean, not
unfortunately, but there
[40:00] weren't that many male
participants, which
[40:03] I was shocked at
that they didn't
[40:05] want to learn how to interview
some real superstars.
[40:10] Hours a lot of good feedback
to those young people,
[40:14] and the high school was more
than happy that actually
[40:19] my niece showed up.
[40:20] My niece was one of the
interviewers where she works
[40:22] for Sutter County
Superintendent of schools,
[40:26] and when she walked in, I sat
in, the teacher goes, her.
[40:30] And I go, yeah,
since she was a baby.
[40:32] So that went really well.
[40:35] I really liked interacting, and
I did total debriefs with those,
[40:39] each one of those
students afterwards,
[40:41] and which I guess a
lot of people don't do.
[40:44] So they got direct
feedback from me.
[40:47] On a sadder note, we lost
one of our centurions,
[40:51] Mrs. Dorothy cavoli.
[40:54] They've been a family in this
community for generations.
[40:57] They had eight children
that I probably went
[41:00] to school with, half of them.
[41:02] The other half were older
than I was but nice lady.
[41:06] And if the mayor could
a close in her memory.
[41:10] I would appreciate that.
[41:12] And with that, I
close my report.
[41:14] Thank you, Mr. Vice mayor.
[41:17] Got a bit of a list.
[41:18] I think there's a
lot going on, and I
[41:20] know that those who
have sat in this seat
[41:22] before can sympathize
with the fact
[41:24] that when you have
the title of Mayor,
[41:26] there's a lot that comes at
you a lot different than just
[41:30] regular council stuff.
[41:31] But you guys have been busy
and I'm in your own report,
[41:34] so I think that's great.
[41:36] Had the opportunity to
go out to Beale and serve
[41:38] 1,000 airmen with local groups.
[41:43] It's just another opportunity
to outreach to the base
[41:47] and show the connection
between Yuba City
[41:49] and support Beale Air Force
base, especially given the fact
[41:53] that at this particular
point in time,
[41:55] you can only imagine the burden
that's on them, especially
[41:57] when it comes to intelligence
gathering and reconnaissance,
[42:02] et cetera they're
very heavily involved.
[42:05] Sacog every two weeks,
there's meetings down there
[42:08] and this for Mr. wolf.
[42:10] It's the funding round.
[42:11] Where are you.
[42:12] There you go.
[42:13] And so we need to be.
[42:14] We need to be at the table.
[42:15] I know you are, I hear, continue
to hear good things down there.
[42:19] I have shared a couple of things
and we'll share a couple more.
[42:21] But there's some
good transportation
[42:24] things going on out there.
[42:25] And I hope we can continue
to be as successful
[42:29] as we have in the past.
[42:30] The BCCI has been mentioned.
[42:32] Definitely Marysville
knows how to do
[42:33] parades and kudos to them and
events surrounding the parade.
[42:38] I had the opportunity
with the vice mayor
[42:39] to Christen the Sutter County
Superintendent of schools
[42:43] building right over here.
[42:46] Super building, great
asset to the community.
[42:48] If you take a look
around, there's
[42:50] a lot of stuff coming up out
of the ground in Yuba City
[42:52] right now.
[42:53] Sometimes we don't necessarily
celebrate all that stuff.
[42:57] We're going to try to do
a little bit more of that.
[42:59] Even though it's
not our project,
[43:00] it's certainly an
asset to the community
[43:02] and their commitment to
educating folks, adults
[43:06] and young folks is admirable.
[43:09] I went to the government
Affairs Committee.
[43:12] The city manager and
vice mayor were with me.
[43:15] It's always interesting.
[43:16] They had had a discussion
about town Hall for vendor,
[43:19] for our mobile vendor.
[43:20] I think we were able
to hopefully educate
[43:22] them a little bit
about all the things
[43:24] that have already been in play.
[43:26] And I commend the police
department, our code enforcement
[43:30] folks, for the efforts
they're putting forward
[43:31] and of course, our
partners at Sutter County.
[43:34] I don't know if they're
going to have a town Hall.
[43:36] I guess this was a request
by a business in Marysville,
[43:41] because apparently they
must have the issue as well.
[43:44] And my recommendation to
them is borrow or borrow
[43:48] our ordinance as we develop it.
[43:51] The Hayden Avenue temple.
[43:53] And I know council
member kershner
[43:55] was a key person in helping to
coordinate our attendance there.
[43:59] We got to sit alongside
our County counterparts
[44:03] as well as Congressman
Mike Thompson and the folks
[44:08] over at that temple.
[44:09] Very generous, very
gracious to all of us.
[44:13] I want to forecast
to the council
[44:16] that sometime in
May we are going
[44:20] to move forward with
being designated
[44:21] as a Purple Heart city.
[44:23] There are some things that
need to get in place for that,
[44:25] but I'll let you
know well in advance.
[44:28] Hopefully you can put
that in your calendars.
[44:32] I do also want to mention,
and I should have mentioned
[44:34] this earlier, when we talk
about yuba-sutter transit, those
[44:39] of you who had the
opportunity to sit on transit,
[44:42] when you're sitting at
sacog and you're listening
[44:44] to Sac regional
transit, it's not
[44:47] to throw any shade
at anybody, but
[44:48] they're running at a deficit.
[44:50] YOLO transit running
at a deficit.
[44:52] Our yuba-sutter transit is
not running at a deficit.
[44:56] There's a lot of factors
involved with all that,
[44:58] but I think we should be
relatively proud of the fact
[45:02] that our local Transit Authority
and those who help shape it,
[45:06] I think are doing a great job.
[45:09] The issue of our water rates
is out there right now.
[45:15] Obviously it hit the mailboxes.
[45:18] I really strongly
encourage people
[45:20] to take a look at the QR code
on the front of that brochure
[45:24] as it comes out.
[45:25] It does a very good job of
explaining why the need is
[45:29] there, but it also shows a
comparison of water rates
[45:32] and sewer rates that I think
isn't being necessarily
[45:35] shared on social media.
[45:38] I'm hopeful perhaps we could do
a job on that, because what's
[45:41] coming out is we're charging
this we're charging that when
[45:45] you look at the rates that are
being proposed through this
[45:49] to 2018 process, I
think they're quite
[45:52] reasonable given all the demands
on our water and sewer system.
[45:55] So look at that QR code.
[45:56] This is mostly to the public.
[45:59] Click on that.
[46:00] If you don't have the ability to
do that, reach out to City Hall.
[46:03] I'm sure they can
help you find that.
[46:06] Those links.
[46:08] Continue to plod along with
the Sikh festival preparation.
[46:13] Again commending our
police department.
[46:16] They're the tip of the spear.
[46:17] Now, again, it's a
festival, not a parade.
[46:20] And so our efforts to try to.
[46:22] Make sure that we can produce
a safe but very vibrant
[46:25] event within our city limits.
[46:27] Those are top of mind.
[46:30] Some of the effects
of our budget trimming
[46:32] are starting to be known.
[46:33] At least they are to me
because I'm getting the emails
[46:35] and so again, I encourage
us to be as outgoing
[46:40] as possible rates,
program cuts, et cetera,
[46:45] made necessary by the fact that
revenues aren't necessarily
[46:48] matching our ability to
provide services that we
[46:51] have traditionally done.
[46:53] But I also know that I
have spent a lot of time
[46:56] with our finance director, our
city manager, the vice mayor,
[47:00] and all of our department
heads in regards to the budget
[47:03] development, which
should be coming our way
[47:05] in the not too distant future.
[47:07] I very much commend those who
are involved with this to take
[47:10] a very proactive and reasonable
look at the budget amendments
[47:16] and changes and abilities to
provide services that we're
[47:21] trying to do here in the city.
[47:24] Final thing I would like to
do, in conjunction with MS
[47:28] Foley's passing
today, this morning,
[47:30] we lost Chief William Burke.
[47:32] Yuba City Fire department
chief from 1968 to 1980.
[47:37] He was 102 years
old, and most of us
[47:40] had came across him at
different city events.
[47:42] Extremely vibrant at
that age, very engaged
[47:46] and a loss to our city as well.
[47:49] So this meeting is going
to be closed in memory
[47:54] of miss and chief Burke.
[47:57] And with that meeting is closed.
[48:01]