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Sac City council meeting, Tuesday August 25, 5pm
NOTE: You may only leave one comment per agenda item. Public comments are added to the public record.Leave a public comment on any part of the Agenda
We recommend you leave public comments on Agenda Items 15, 20, and 21. More information, links to comment directly on each agenda item, and suggested points to include are below.
Item 21 Summary: The recommendations are intended to provide guidance to City staff to create and implement specific programs, policies, and ordinances to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. City Council must first direct city staff to take early actions and next steps from the recommendations. Here is a link to the full agenda item summary.
Submit an eComment by clicking on the link above. Write about why addressing climate change matters to you. You can comment whatever you want. Your comment can be as short as a sentence or as long as 1000 characters. If you want to write a longer comment, you can click here to send an email to publiccomment@cityofsacramento.org.
See Sunrise Sacramento's June letter to the Mayors' Commission on Climate Change here.
See Sunrise Sacramento's op-ed in Sacramento News & Review on recent extreme heat here.
See a letter to the Sacramento City Council by environmental organizations here.
Signed by 350 Sacramento, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, Sacramento Splash, GRID Alternatives, Sunrise Sac, WALK Sacramento, Environmental Council of Sacramento, and Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association
Here are a few suggested points you can mention in your public comment: Support climate recommendations
All timelines must be accelerated as aggressively as possible in accordance with the Climate Emergency Declaration of December 2019. 2045 is too late. The climate crisis is here, and we need carbon zero by 2030 if we want to prevent irreversible changes to our global climate system through triggering tipping points and feedback loops we won't be able to stop.
The year one plans outlined in the report must be implemented immediately, integrated into our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A senior level position overseeing all aspects of climate change planning and implementation as described in the report must be established immediately.
A community-led Environmental Justice Collaborative Governance Committee guiding and providing input in the development and implementation of projects as described in the report must be recognized, and a regional strategy in partnership with other agencies including at minimum the City of West Sacramento, County of Sacramento, and SMUD, must be developed.
The City of Sacramento must confront the crisis of climate change proactively by investing in services, projects, and programs that will improve quality of life and decarbonize our operations, specifically in historically underinvested and marginalized communities first. The equity framework in the report should be utilized by all city staff engaging in the development or implementation of all services, projects, and programs.
Item 20 Summary:
"Conduct a public hearing and on conclusion, adopt: 1) a Resolution certifying the Environmental Impact Report and adopting the mitigation monitoring plan, findings of fact, and statement of overriding considerations for the West Broadway Specific Plan; 2) a Resolution approving the water supply assessment report for the West Broadway Specific Plan; 3) a Resolution adopting the West Broadway Specific Plan, which establishes policies, guidelines and standards for the location, intensity, character of uses, circulation pattern, and necessary infrastructure improvements to support development for the West Broadway Specific Plan area; and the Public Facilities Funding Strategy, which identifies a funding strategy for public facilities improvements to support new growth; 4) an Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code to rezone various parcels of real property from the Sacramento River on the West, U.S. Highway 50 and Broadway on the North, Muir Way and 5th Street on the East, and 4th Avenue on the south to be published in its entirety per City Code section 32(d) within ten days of adoption; 5) a Resolution amending the General Plan Land Use Map for various parcels located within the West Broadway Specific plan area; 6) a Resolution changing the geographic boundary of the Central City Specific Plan; 7) an Ordinance rezoning certain properties out of the Central City Special Planning District and amending Section 17.444.150 of the Sacramento City Code relating to the Central City Special Planning District to be published in its entirety per City Code section 32(d) within ten days of adoption; and 8) a Resolution amending the Bicycle Master Plan." Here is a link to the full item summary.Submit a comment by clicking on the link above. Your comment can be as short as a sentence or as long as 1000 characters. If you want to write a longer comment, you can click here to send an email to publiccomment@cityofsacramento.org. Here are a few suggested points you can mention in your public comment:
Community advocates are calling this out as an action that would gentrify housing.
Within the proposal are new city streets that would run through Alder Grove – the historic New Helvetia low-income housing site – and necessitate the demolition of structures on that property, as well as displace low-income residents.
“They’ll rebuild it, put central air and heat in here and not even let them come back and enjoy it, because now they want it for the public and not for the housing community that it’s supposed to be for.”
“It’s important for people to know that this is a historically and culturally important community that, I think, people fail to recognize the architectural importance of (these buildings) being in the national historic register”
“There are already parks in the community, and tenants are working with organizers from different parts of the community in one coalition to save New Helvetia to make sure that piece of Sacramento remains intact as it currently is.”
Item 15 Summary: "Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee: 1) to execute an Agreement with Forensiclean, in a form to be approved by the City Attorney’s Office, for cleanup of junk and debris and property accumulated by unlawful occupants for an amount not-to-exceed $340,000 through December 30, 2020; and 2) finding that increased cleanup is necessary due to the public health emergency."
Submit a comment by clicking on the link above. You can comment whatever you want, based on any part of the summary. Here is a link to the full agenda item summary. Here are a few suggested points you can mention in your public comment:
SacPD's impact team has been harassing unhoused people and performing sweeps on encampments during an extreme heatwave and a global pandemic despite the Public Health Order to shelter in place
(SacPD has been seen forcing unhoused people, including elderly and disabled folks, to leave shaded areas on unused private property during this heatwave. Cooling centers are limited and have low capacity, especially so because of the need to social distance. Unhoused people have nowhere to go.)See Sunrise Sacramento's op-ed in Sacramento News & Review on homelessness and the recent extreme weather here.
Measure U Community Advisory Meeting, Monday August 17, 6pm
NOTE: You may only leave one comment per agenda item. Public comments are added to the public record.Leave a public comment on any part of the Agenda
We identified Agenda Items 2, 3, 5, and 7 may be of interest. More information, links to comment directly on each agenda item, and suggested points to include are below.
Submit a comment by clicking on the link above. You can comment whatever you want, based on any part of the summary. Here is a link to the full agenda item summary. Here are a few suggested points you can mention in your public comment:
SacPD is approved to get more than half of Measure U funds ($45,710,000 from the available $80,179,000) for FY20/21. Meanwhile, only $33,904,000 of Measure U was committed to Homelessness, Small Business, and Youth combined after 2018 (from Mayor Steinberg's $70million funding summary, more than half of which is supplemented by Federal Cares Act Funding).
More Federal Cares Act funding went to Arts and Cultural Institutions($7,500,000) than to Families($5,300,000) or to Homelessness($5,068,000)
Submit a comment by clicking on the link above. Below is further context taken from the 13 page summary provided by SacPD. Also see the budget summary in the 2 images below. You can comment whatever you want, based on any part of the summary. Here are a few suggested points you can mention in your public comment.
Notice:
(1) The fact that almost all of SacPD's budget increase in the approved FY 19/20 budget came from Measure U funds which were promised to be used to invest in our communities and for Inclusive Economic Development.
(2) The expansion of "less than lethal" weapons that have been used by SacPD to assault protesters during a global respiratory pandemic, including with chemical weapons
(3) The expansion of SacPD's impact team which has been harassing unhoused people and performing sweeps on encampments during an extreme heatwave and a global pandemic despite the Public Health Order to shelter in place
(SacPD has been seen forcing unhoused people, including elderly and disabled folks, to leave shaded areas on unused private property during this heatwave. Cooling centers are limited and have low capacity, especially so because of the need to social distance. Unhoused people have nowhere to go.)
"The mission of the Police Department is to work in partnership with the community to protect life and property, solve neighborhood problems, and enhance the quality of life in our City."
"Expanded Impact Team coverage from four days a week to seven days a week. This expansion has significantly increased the department’s ability to conduct homeless engagement activities including bike patrols, community meetings, and geographically-focused programming. The department has also partnered with several homeless assistance providers to provide medical assistance, veterinary services, housing navigation and veteran services."
"Continued redeployment of the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) teams throughout the city. The POP teams, which had been extremely successful in both community engagement and enforcement functions, were disbanded during the recession. Existing personnel assigned to other units were repurposed to mitigate the effect on patrol staffing. Although the POP teams are not as robust as when deployed initially, the teams will provide the basic framework of the POP philosophy for city residents and assist patrol in working with the community."
"Expanded deployment of less-than-lethal equipment and improved medical response in the field. The department leveraged existing resources and replaced outdated equipment to ensure that all patrol vehicles contain at least one less-than-lethal option and a ballistic shield designed to protect against weapons and projectiles. In addition, the department provided medical kits to all patrol officers that contain the supplies necessary to triage medical emergencies until medical personnel arrive."
"Purchased and deployed a new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter. It was named “Halo” in honor of fallen Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona by the 6th grade class at Bell Elementary School. The purchase is an investment in the future safety of our community and law enforcement officers on the ground."
"Purchased and deployed a new Mobile Incident Command Center (MICC). It will be used at large scale events and major incidents, as well as be a presence in the community."
"Completed installation of ShotSpotter in the east, north and south areas of the City. ShotSpotter is a gunfire-detection system able to pinpoint the location of a gunshot. This information is relayed to the Communications Center and all patrol units within the district in less than 60 seconds. The system significantly increases the ability of the department to respond to gunshots promptly, solve the crime that has been committed, and recover the firearm. The department is also using the ShotSpotter notifications to engage neighborhoods impacted by often unreported crimes involving guns."
"Continued to expand the use of video technology to prevent and solve crimes. Police Obesrvation Devices (PODs) equipped with a combination of surveillance cameras and License Plate Readers (LPRs) are affixed to city street light standards at various locations across the City. The primary goal of these devices is to serve as a highly visible crime deterrent, but recorded video can also be reviewed for potential evidence if a crime occurs."
"Expanded the use of predictive crime analysis using crime pattern data, mapping, and reporting. This information allows the department to align resources with crime hotspots strategically."
"OBJECTIVES FOR FY2019/20
Build a trusting, collaborative relationship between the community and the department through:
The addition of professional staff to expedite SB1421 and other Public Records Act requests; and...
Increase staffing that represents the community...""IT Critical Infrastructure: Ongoing funds in the amount of $200,000 were added to the 2019-2024 CIP for CISCO Network Infrastructure and Licensing.
Body Worn Cameras
Funding in the amount of $1,165,500 for the department’s Body Worn Camera program was added to the 2019-2024 CIP for equipment and data storage.Police Department Fleet Equipment and Technology
Funding in the amount of $2,166,389 was added to the 2019-2024 CIP to replace/upgrade the mobile data computers, in-car camera systems and ballistic door panels."
Submit a comment by clicking on the link above. You can comment whatever you want, based on any part of the summary. Here is a link to the full agenda item summary. Here are a few suggested points you can mention in your public comment:
Despite clearly overwhelming opposition from the public (only 6 out of 180 eComments, 3% support), the Sacramento City Council chose to approve this act. See public comments made against Strong Mayor linked here
We support the Measure U Community Advisory Committee's recommendation to implement participatory budgeting.
Dr. Flojaune Cofer is a community advocate and the Chair of the Committee. See more info on Participatory budgeting and Measure U at CapRadio.