City Council

tuesday? SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025 captions standing by welcome, everybody to meeting with the city council city, davis tuesday, SEPTEMBER 2nd time is 6:31, and I see that all of my colleagues are. Very would like, to approve our agenda. Second, second council member chapman. Is there any discussion all in favor? Say I I MAY stay in motion passes 5, z we have an agenda. We'll start with our ceremonial proclamation, a presentation of proclamations uh and then we'll take a brief steps for us to take photos with on the full suit of receipts. We'll start with SEPTEMBER second second council member chapman. Is there any discussion all in favor? Say I I MAY stay in motion passes 5, z we have an agenda. We'll start with our ceremonial proclamation, a presentation of indicate more serious issues. Locally suicide prevention of viola county began in 1966 as a grassroots organization with a small group of citizens, recognizing a need fr crisis response, services and later incorporated as a nonprofit in 1980. Prior to transitioning to the national suicide and crisis line. 988 in 2023 suicide, prevention. Yolo county responded to over 6,000, 800 calls per year. In the us, suicide, is the second leading cause of death for teens and young adults. Ages. 10 to 34. Sos, which stands for signs of suicide is a school program. Which provides a 1-hour classroom presentation to the secondary schools in yolo county and reaches over 2,000 middle and high school students each year. Suicide prevention. Yolo county has made significant impacts in the lives of thousands of residents of davis and of yolo county as a whole now, therefore we the davis city council on behalf of the citizens of davis to hereby recognize SEPTEMBER as suicide prevention month. In honor of the work of suicide prevention. Yolo county for their life-saving services. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. My name is lynn pratt, and I'm a board member of suicide, prevention. And I want to thank the city and, uh, the mayor for this recognition, and the good work that we do, um, with the sort of the community, particularly our su signs of suicide prevention, um, or excuse me, signs of or schools program, excuse me. Um, we've served, um, several different schools this year. Um, and as josh said, um, over 2,000 students I think will probably see more this year. Um, and I just I know that, um, josh um, commented that suicide is the second leading cause of death among yung people. But, um, there are some other staggering statistics um, that I'd like to share real quickly, um, 12.2, according to the center for disease control, uh, 12.2 of young adults aged 50, uh, 18 to 25 at serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. And 12, 4.3% of adolescence age, 17 or excuse me? 12 through 17 had serious. Lots of suicide in the past year, um, but I'm proud to say that we've continued on with um our signs of suicide uh schools program. Um I think with uh given you know, the current events, that mental health uh awareness and um the services that we provide, um, uh, our uh, obviously very important in in this uh time. And um I appreciate the um, recognition from all of you. So thank you very much. I just wanted to my name is diane summers. I'm the executive director and I just wanted to thank everyone on the council for providing us. With this proclamation we've been in business over 60 years actually, in this county, 40 years doing the school program. So the 1200 students that we saw this past year were from, um, homes harper, emerson, da vinci davis, high and st. James, so, we are continuing to work with the schools throughout the entire county and obviously with the shools here in davis. So thank you very much. Thank you all for the work. You do literally saving lives. We'll move on to council member partida for national hispanic heritage month. Thank you. And I'd like to invite a padas jackson. And I please bring folks who are with you all as well. Each year americans. Observe national hispanic heritage month from SEPTEMBER 15th to OCTOBER 15th, honoring the contributions and significance of hispanics. And latinos to the united states, including citizens, whose ancestors came from spain, mexico, the caribbean central america and south america this annual, observance pays tribute to generations of hispanic americans whose contributions have enriched and strengthened our nation and society, national hispanic heritage month provides an opportunity to honor. Not only the accomplishments, and leadership of hispanic american champions who have inspired others, but also the cultural richness and diversity brought forth by all individuals of hispanic heritage, the city of davis has a long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion proclaiming itself as a sanctuary city in 1986. Reaffirming that status in 2007 and 2014 establishing a sister city relationship with rio grande in 1992, and continuing to evaluate hispanic heritage throughout the work of its human relations commission, and arts, and cultural division. Now, therefore we the davis city council on behalf of the citizens of davis, do hereby, recognize and celebrate ntional hispanic heritage month this year, and every year and strongly encourage davis public schools, businesses organizations, and community institutions to honor the month through education ceremonies activities and programs. Thank you for the nation. Thank you for inviting us to celebrate the hispanic latino heritage month. We are a community of latina moms who live in davis and have children's attending davies schools. We share our experiences and knowledge to support new latino families in the city of davis. We come from different countries and we are connected by the spanish language. We represent our ancestors from chile, columbia. The OCTOBER is fire prevention month and we don't have a uh, person receive the nation, but I'll just acknowledge that uh it is fire prevention month and city of davis and the davis department and committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting davis and we encourage everyone to educate themselves on the importance of fire, prevention and fire safety. And nw we'll turn to national breast cancer awareness. Thank you mayor. Um, I would like to invite liz. Stello denise, rose and leslie hunter if you'd like to come up. She says no very good. Um this is a proclamation recognizing OCTOBER as national breast cancer awareness month and acknowledging the local efforts of thriving pink beast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among american women, it is estimated that 1 in 8, women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lifetime during national breast cancer. Thank you mayor. Um I would like to invite liz. Stello denise, rose and leslie hunter if you'd like to come up. She says, no very good. Um, this is a proclamation recognizing OCTOBER as national breast cancer is grateful for the caring and compassionate davis community who support helps thriving, putting continue to make a positive impact and difference in the lives of those diagnosed with this challenging and difficult disease. Now, therefore we the davis city council on behalf of the citizens of davis do hereby proclaim, OCTOBER 2025, as national breast cancer awareness month, and recognize the outstanding support that thriving pink provides to local breast cancer survivors in our community. Good evening. David city council members. Thank you so much for recognizing, thriving, pink, and our service to the davis breast cancer community as we head into OCTOBER, which is national breast cancer, awareness month, I'm denise rose. I'm a breast cancer survivor and the incoming chair for thriving, things board of directors. And I'm of the 1 of 8 who are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, thriving peak is here for anyone, in yolo, county impacted by breast cancer, we provide support from the time of diagnosis through survivorship we are a volunteer-driven organization and we work closely with local health care systems, bsinesses and other organizations to meet the needs of the breast cancer community. Next month during pinktober, our special name fr OCTOBER. There will be many events for breast cancer survivors, starting with the community walk on saturday, OCTOBER 4th at 10 A.M. At northstar park, and we will be able to join us. Other activities will be posted on our website. So please visit us at thrivingpets on behalf of the board, our executive director of lesson hunter, our many volunteers supporters and importantly, for breast cancer community. We want to thank the city of vis and the davis city council for this proclamation, for your support, and for this recognition, and I'd like to introduce you to liz. Good evening, and thank you as 1 and 8 myself. I really appreciated the support that thriving pink offers to everyone. Um, those who've been diagnosed and their families because no 1 goes through this dagnosis without affecting those in their lives. Our programs are expanding all the time. Um, and we're expanding into those whose, um, for whom english isn't their first language, and to, um, other communities in the area. And we hope we will keep in touch with our programs, um, 1 of the benefits of us. Growing all the time is, we can continue to serve those who need us. We, um, have some materials in the back for those who are interested and um, not only what we do but in caring for their own breast health. And um, we thank you again for this proclamation because those of us who are on this journey, appreciate your acknowledgement. Thank you for your work. Well, good to national green prevention. That's what it is. Thank you. Is alexander lee joe. There you are. Let's see. Behind screen. National bullying. Prevention month is dedicated to preventing childhood bullying and promoting kindness acceptance and inclusion. Bullying is defined as the repeated and aggressive use of power through words or actions that harm another person emotionally or physically and can occur in neighborhoods, playgrounds schools and increasingly through online platforms. Children and adolescence and davis are not immune to bullying and its harmful effects. Ending bullying requires collective action, including showing kindness calling out harmful behavior, supporting those affected engaging in exclusive dialogue. Educating others about the impacts of bullying and fostering respect and all interactions. The davis phoenix coalition advances these goals by hosting events and providing resources to support anti-bullying awareness and prevention. Now, therefore we the davis city council on behalf of the citizens of davis do hereby, proclaim, OCTOBER as national bullying, prevention month in davis, california, and further proclaim that schools students parents community, programs, and local organizations are encouraged to engage in awareness and prevention efforts that make our community safer and much more inclusive for all thank you so much davis city council. No, we can't. Thank you. My name is alexander lee. Joe my pronouns. Are she hers? I'm very, um, I have very much gratitude for this proclamation and, um, it's still important. I know this is not the first time we've received this proclamation and unfortunately willing still continues in our schools. 60% of third and fourth graders in a survey. Taken in the district. Have claimed that they have been bullied in school. So, um, the davis vehicle phoenix coalition of which iam a founding member 1 of our purposes is to protect the vulnerable. Vulnerable people, like, 2 spirit lgbtqia, people bipac people, disabled, people and children children are vulnerable because they cannot speak up for themselves for. So it's up for up to us adults to speak and care for them. As I said, 60% of children in this district are bullied and I know we can all agree that that's too many and we have done projects like obstacle carnival in the park. We've brought a standard to the schools. We've had upstander carnivals at schools and we are continuing to provide services and resources to schools and to the community. And as long as there are children, being bullied in davis, we will be here to do that work. And um, k would like to say something? Thank you so much for this proclamation. It is such a vital a alex talked about the 60% of students at fourth grade level. And if school is anything like, when I remember it, it gets worse before it gets better. Um, so, it's hard work. And davis is doing david smith coalition and the school district and and davis's city doing what it can to help us all. Learn how to be upstanders and make it hard less likely that ban can occur. And please keep your focus on this. Good evening. My name is marie. Come the guy. I just wanted to spend a moment. But I never said, uh, I think it's coalition was getting a proclamation. I said, could I appear and speak as well? It was I guess it's on bowling, that's not a problem when we moved to davis I found myself even in ninth grade when the shortest kids and then with some junior high I was always occasionally, I found myself. Shoved in a locker because I was so small. The guys, he wanted to see if I could actually see it. What I did instead was found a what I did instead was found a very close friend who needed help with his math what I did instead was found a very close friend who needed help with his math homework. I think scott peculiar his dad raped the teenager was jerry brown's director of correction. So I what I did instead was found a very close friend who needed help with his math homework. I think scott peculiar his dad raped the teenager was jerry brown's director of correction. So I got some very close with for recognizing, and appreciating contributions to the fourth of JULY celebration. Thank you mayor va and I'll invite up a few people who all are being recognized here this evening. Uh, bobby, coyote of dos coyotes. I'm not sure if bobby is here, I haven't seen him yet. Uh, kyle, mexi-land of the davis live music collective and stephen boutry of discovery christian church. If you guys are here, come on down. So this proclamation is an appreciation of dos coyotes, davis, live music, collective and discovery christian church for the contributions to the city of davis. Fourth & of JULY community celebration, the city of davis 4th of JULY celebration of the cherished, tradition, that brings the community together to honor our nation's independence day each year, more than 10,000 people gathered to enjoy live entertainment, family activities, and and a spectacular fireworks display. This beloved event is made possible through the gen generous support of top level sponsors dose coyotes, davis live music collective and discovery christian church who contribute through financial support, and countless volunteer hours, their commitment reflects the importance of creating opportunities for families, friends and neighbors, to come together in celebration ensuring an evening filled with music, and community spirit, those coyotes has proudly partnered with the city for 24 years. Davis live music collective for 14 years and discovery christian church for 7 years. Each of them play a vital role in making the city's. Fourth of JULY celebration, and welcome welcoming festive and enjoyable for all now. Therefore, we the davis city council on the citizens of davis proudly recognize and thank our valued partners for their generosity and dedication and supporting the city of davis's 20254 JULY celebration. Thank you. Thank you guys for the for the honor and the recognition. Um, as you heard we've been doing this for 7 years. It's a highlight for our church to be able to serve the city, uh, in this way. So just want to say thank you. & thank you to carrie who's our, uh, person who makes it all happen. And we just kind of come alongside and and help her with whatever is needed. And again it's just been a really a great thing that our community loves doing. And so thanks for te opportunity to serve davis in that way. So kyle mann, hann davis, live music, collective and davis musicfest. Uh, and again, thank you for just for acknowledging. And recognizing publicly the, um, ongoing efforts of so many nonprofits in our community who are helping in very serious. And sometimes very fun uh, ongoing things here in town, um, and share how this kind of goes both ways from our angle, um, presenting and working with, uh, nationally and regionally touring musicians to bring them to town and the feedback, we get from them, that doesn't often make it this far. Uh, about what a wonderful inclusive diverse and joyful event. Uh, it is, uh, with or without their involvement. Uh, to see the number in the kind of people who show up and that that um, is a priority for our city leaders, uh, does not go unrecognized by our guests who then asked to come back. Uh so thank you for that and thank you for this. Again, we'll put on another show next year. Thank you for all your work. We'll take a brief recess while we take photos with all the recipients of the proclamations and we convene around 7:00. So, ac by contemporary composer. Jesse my family performs like here's my last piece for tonight. American conclusion. Tomorrow. Okay, let's move on to. Do a regular items? We'll start with city manager, brief announcements. City manager, stockwits. So, good evening. I do have about 3 announcement this evening. So I will keep it brief. Um, first off the city is partnering with uh california lifesaver union, pacific, railroad amtrak northern california, northern railroad and yolo county to kick off, california rail safety month. So tomorrow, you can join us for a day of rail safety, education, and community engagement. That's wednesday, SEPTEMBER 3rd from 9 to noon at the davis train station. So, the davis chamber of commerce's annual family, fun. Fest is on friday, SEPTEMBER 5th. It offers a great night out for the whole family with games activities, live entertainment and food trucks. And this year, there is a new event location at nugget fields on more boulevard in the event. Runs in the evening from 5:30 to 8:30. And then, finally, the davis downtown business association is hosting downtown at dusk, a series of evening events, on g street, starting at 6:00 pm. The AUGUST 28th evening. Um, last week was a great success and you can join the fun next time on thursday, SEPTEMBER 11th. The event will reoccur every other thursday, through mid NOVEMBER. The city is an event co-sponsor so come and enjoy the live music in the downtown cuisine. That concludes announcements. Thanks kelly. Can you brief announcements or liaison reports for my colleagues? Okay, anyone intending to pull an item from the consent calendar. Hi, I intend to pull 4d from the consent for the village farms. Davis schedule options will hear about first in the regular calendar. The other okay, move on to general public comment. Uh just remember that. This is a public comment session for those who can't make it to the regular items or on items that are not on the agenda. Anybody in house that wants them to come in, please come forward. Um, okay, my name is 1 many times. Um um, okay, my name is 1 many times. Um first I want to share this picture with everyone. This is and, um, so what happen is? Um, I I told you, you know, the council last time I bought a house for the ranch senior park and uh um today I went to the office gave the, um, like I told you, you know, the council last time I bought a house for the ranch senior park and uh, um today I went to the office gave the um, like the new and the regulations for the park and the package I sent has an altered and the uh, the the ranch yolo park has been changed to a lot of senior. No senior. I'm sorry. Old older. Person's park and that's a director translated from the chinese chinese language. So, I believe me a lot, our chinese communist party members in need, you know, this hijacker the uh, davis, um, or government everywhere. I want to make you aware um that I have 4 classmates from china, the r ccps that sharon war. When, when and, and, and the real estate and the the off stealing money from me and my name is in. I'm the glad out of last chance in higher and the day actor, I submit a request to, you know um, to the cd. I hope you will help, you know, show the records about my family and my um, fun. And my name, my soap and my social security. Thank you. Okay. Hi, good evening council members and city manager, dunstan, my name is beth and I'm here tonight to give you your daily reminder, that nobody is transgender, it doesn't exist. There is no such thing. It's a giant lie. It is insane to think that boys can be girls and girls can be, boys, literally, insane sterilizing and cutting off the healthy body parts. On kids is 1 of the craziest things humans have ever done. And so, I had to laugh when I spread this letter to the editor and yesterday's davis enterprise from uc davis, human ecology professor, katherine brinkley she wrote this letter to try to bully and intimidate women like me who are sounding the alarm on this social medical scandal. Professor brinkley describes me as quote, a person who has persistently, put our community values on blast and nationwide national news outlets at atracting lawsuits and bomb threats to our schools clubs and library. Of course, we have no proof who did the bomb threats, likely. It could be someone in this room, a false flag. Um, and MAY, I remind the professor that the lawsuit that she's referring to was a pro bono case, taken on by alliance defending freedom on my behalf, because my first amendment rights were violated by the davis librarian. We were awarded 70,000 settlement because in this country, america free speech is valued. In fact, I can say it here at the podium. I can write it on chalk in front of schools that trans women are men. Women deserve privacy and dignity in their spaces. Girls sports are for girls only and no child is transgender. So, I'm asking you tonight, if if your brain hasn't left your head that maybe and so I'm asking you tonight, if if your brain hasn't left your head that maybe you too could speak out on this social medical scandal, that's unfolding right here in davis. Hi. My name is georgia jensen. Um, lived in nos since 1969. I wanted to talk about 2 incidents that I have brought to the attention of the davis police department and I just talked to them right now about them with the new dvis police chief who's sitting here and I'm glad he's here and I was glad I could talk to him but um, 1 happened, uh, a few months ago and then 1 just happened recently and they both been brought to some your attention. I suppose certainly the 1 that happened yesterday or the day before and they don't seem to be attended to. They don't seem to be top priority according to how I just spoke with the davis, police chief right now. So, the first 1 was that the davis uh pride drag queen event, and um, I went there with beth and um, when she went toward the stage to be filming, the drag show singer. Um, the mob what the group was. Uh, encircling her like about a foot or less around away all around her. I couldn't get near her. I was trying to keep her safe, she's my friend and then 1 person in fact put their arms on top of bath and then at that point officer hinton who was there on behalf of the davis city police. Um, told that person, get back, get back. And when I asked um to reported this to the davis police department to the attention of the police chief. He never called me back, I guess he didn't think it mattered or they didn't have resources to attend to the matter. The second thing now, just happened a few days ago, um, there was a permanent spray painting outside her house, saying, f, that's born and other things and um, I don't know, I guess protect trans kids or whatever other things like that and it's very scary. If somebody says f f, f, beth warren outside of her house. Are they going to say kill? 2 soon, you have to nip these things in the butt. You have to give adequate resources to the police, because the police chief was just saying, oh, we have all kinds of things to attend to. This is a little priority. Is that low priority? Thank you. Welcome. Hi, uh I just want to remind the council how incredibly normal it is stock at length about the breasts of unreached girls and how totally sane it is to repeat repeatedly, follow teachers onto campus and take photos of them in the classrooms, uh, and sane and normal. It is to attend, every single city council meeting and block off, a significant portion of the room. Any other in-person public comments here? MR. Mayor and council. I want to make a couple of comments. The first 1 is on the general plan update that you have launched and I'm really excited. Yu know that that process is underway. In 1994, I had the pleasure of and and privilege of serving on the general plan, update committee that was launched by a previous council, and my role along with about 15. Other people was to work on a chapter 10 of your, current general plan. That's focused on youth and education. And I really want to encourage you to consider continuing a focus in the upcoming general plan on the status of the children, and youth of our community and the strong partnership between the city, the city council, and the davis joint, unified school district and the board of education. As you look at what makes in 1994, I had the pleasure of and and privilege of serving on the general plan, update committee that was launched by a previous council, and my role along with, about 15. Other people was to work on a chat each and every member of our shared community can to quote 1 other phrase. We maintain and accepting insensitive community where everyone is free to live learn and work without rgard to race, ethnicity gender ability, sexual orientation, religion political beliefs age length or place of residence or other differences among people and I want to thank yu all for continuing the champions that you are of those principles of community and the, and the follow on, or the successor proclamations, and, and expressions of value that your council and others have taken. Thank you. Thank you. Any other in-person public comment. So, we do have so, first off on items for you of the calendar on the second option for I think that the affordability plan for village farm, should go to legal services commission at some point, which doesn't seem to be part of the current scheduling proposal. And then, I also think that the measure jrd vote for this project should be done in NOVEMBER of 2026 rather than JUNE of 2026. Elections, but also partially because due to these are a major abusive. And it should have their voice as much as possible in decisions around the famous affairs, including the components of the project, participate and engage and participate and engage and vote in a NOVEMBER election rather than right around, just the end of spring quarter and finally, and all of those types of things. They seem to be having some technical difficulties. This is the 1 general public comment, that is not related to moon consent, calendar item that you've called so maybe we can come back to it. Sure. Yeah, I can do that. Thanks. Sweet. Uh, let's move on to the consent. Calendar, minus item d. Is there a motion to approve the consent calendar. So, move some chapman. Is there a second second, vice mayor neville discussion on favor. Say I, I say day motion passes, 5 to zero pass consent, calendar, and to village hi, same day, motion passes, 5 to zero pass, consent, calendar and we will move to village farms data schedule options turned over to a comic development director and chapter sharing. Let's get I know that you didn't uh, actually we did not prepare a presentation. Okay, well we'll just turn to council ad see if they have any questions and we'll we'll move to public. Comment, any clarifying question before we here. No, I just do want to discuss the 2 options of schedule a and schedule d. Um, due to some, um, travel coming up for myself. I would ask m colleagues. If we could kind of move a couple dates, I'm either in schedule a or schedule. B. I'm not whether to either per se though, it looks like there's a strong community requests for schedule. A that I've seen, um, 1 of the things I look at doing is moving forward, the city council workshop from 11:18, to 11:00 for, so that would be before the planning commission public hearing, but after the planning commission has done their workshop and so frankly, I'd like to hear from staff. If you see that as a okay way of working with this, because I am going to be um, out of the country in DECEMBER and I'm willing to call in, but I'd like to be more involved. Then I then, calling in can be. So I'm just asking. Staff. How you would feel about aschedule like that, is that screw things up? And then I'll let my colleagues weigh in on that too. Okay. Uh, great. Well, maybe we'll have that discussion after public comment. Yeah the question out there. Yeah. Yeah that's great. Okay there's any response. Council council questions. I I just sort of wonder as staff wants to generally clarify what we're trying to achieve with this item. Because some of the emails we received from community members suggested, um, perhaps that they were interpreting the item in a way that really wasn't, what it was trying to accomplish. And I don't know if you want to take a moment just to clarify what this item is really about. Was really an informational item for the city council so that they can see the 2 ways that we were going to get to the same outcome. And the same outcome is a JUNE 2026. Um, ballot, I believe that there was some confusion between the only schedule a got us their schedule. B does get us there as well too. What it um, is dfferent in is the opportunities that it's giving the council to to provide feedback that there's a slightly longer period of time to take any feedback that's given during uh council workshop and incorporated in versus um reducing that time period. So it is just a basically a function of um the deliberative process that the council has and so we were we were presenting that information for the council's benefit for the community's benefit to the top of benefit. But fundamentally they both get us across the finish line with the same outcome, which is a JUNE 2026. Pretty quick. Pretty does it matter to staff with with regard the, whether the workshop is. Um, on 114 versus 11818 does that change anything. It doesn't have any material impacts on our workload or getting things done. If it's the council's, pleasure, we would be happy to accommodate it. And I second that, um, with the exception that I want to point out, this is an extremely tight deadline. Extremely tight and we do have 3 other major projects that the council has directed us to work on as well. So there's there's no we have absolutely no room for moving things around. Except for, what you just brought up that part? Delaying things. This is what you think, any questions, joshua know I just point out, you know, the fourth is also it's you know that is election night. So I don't know what that's going to, you know, in terms of attendance and people there and what's going on. And that's would be the only thing I would point out to my colleagues that that's another thing happening on that same day. Earlier any questions. Okay geat. Uh what just if you want to clarify the social services commission question, we came up in their my pleasure to clarify that. So this item has already gone to the social service. And made recommendations to, to advance the project with some minor modifications. So it was excluded from this because this is all forward thinking w did not include anything that has already occurred. At some point, maybe you can tell at some point, maybe you can tell us what those modifications were. It's appropriate this time to be great. Um, the other question I had was on the other development proposal on willow grove, which I think that seems shooting for nvember because this either 1 of these schedules affect the ability of that project to meet its current dates sharing. Again. Everything is in the state of a little bit of a state of flux. The biggest difference being however, willow grove is targeting the uh, NOVEMBER 26th election. And we still & have to put their eir street. So they are a couple of steps behind the village project but um, we are processing them all at the same time and that has proven to be um, complicated. Yeah, but as of now, there's nothing foreseen about delaying any of the dates or hearings or public meetings or anything like that for that project with either of these calendars know. Okay, great. The other clarifying question. We will go to the comments. Okay, any in-person public comment? See. Council members leslie levens. I'm a 233 year, resident and a realtor in town. And I'm coming to talk just because I'm in of village farms, we desperately need housing. We just don't want to lose this opportunity to have this voting on in JUNE. We cannot delay any longer building homes for families in this town and our town is aging. I am 1 of those aging people that have stayed in my home for. over 20 years, we need more housing. We need more kids in this town. So, I am just here. Porting village arms, supporting getting this on the ballot and letting our citizens vote for this project. So thank you, I appreciate it. Thank you. Okay. My name is katie dually hedrick and I am a newer resident to dvis my husband, and I moved here. Uh 2 years ago with our 2 daughters, who are davis unified students. Uh, we came here predominantly for the schools and the clothes snake community and safety uh that this community can provide for our children and are very supportive of village farms. Um, we moved into the canary and are eager to see the community develop to incorporate the canary more into the community and connect us, um, more seamlessly, uh, across the north davis, um, corridor and I really urge you to adopt schedule a, uh, which will allow the community more opportunities to interact with the process rather than delay and put all of uh, the eggs in 1 basket per se of delaying, the all of the necessary steps to a later date and and really cutting it close to the wire. Um, there's a lot of community that are really eager to engage in this project and very supportive and would like to see the progress along the way. So I, um am in strong paper of schedule. A please. Thank you. Thank you. Hi. My name is mary john brian and a resident of davis and I'm just, I'm really here just to support the uh this staff recommendation on measure on schedule. A it it we when we did our our study back in 2023, the number 1 issue is housing and overwhelmingly. That was almost a thousand participants and it was a quick survey that we did with uh, throughout davis. And the thing is we got to move this move the process around for all the projects. Um and so that we get healthy and going in dvis and, uh, see that results. So, um, I support, uh, you going forward with measure a. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. Hi everybody. Mayor vice mayor council city staff um members in the audience. Um, my name is joe romero. I grew up with woodland, california. I'm with the california association of realtors to statewide group and we're here in spport of our association tonight, um, for village farms and supporting the project, um, development. Hi everybody. Mayor vice. Mayor council city staff. Um members in the audience. Um, my name is joe romero. I grew up with woodland, california. I'm with the california association of realtors to statw exercise and things like that. So it's not just kind of like woodland where they put a lot of housing and just in spring lake. Um, so this is a well thought out planned. Um, not to ding woodland, but you know, the the housing is green also. So I think you're losing a lot of folks from davis to woodland, that our community to the university. A lot of people working here in in ucd, I my family's had a lot of businesses bars in davis and we owned 1 in woodland. So I know dave is pretty well. Um, and just, you know, having students from from woodland actually getting accepted into the school district because I think your numbers are low. I know that's a different situation with the school district, but I think you guys need to know that, um, and then as well, um, just here to support the measure. I think the city staff, I don't know her name. She mentioned the timeline of like city staff, having multiple projects so the earlier the better so having that schedule a um, having more time for the public comment having the public actually have a, a say, in this. Um, maybe put stickers on the te different maps. So we can get the complete involvement from the community, and then this, you guys will be whole with community and the project and making sure that, you know, we're building for the future. Thank you so much. Thank you, welcome. Hi. My name is anna aljabi. Uh, I'm here presenting uh 7 other families uh in the same position as we are. Uh, we moved to the today this uh between 26 and 28 years ago, uh we uh raised our kids in town, our kids, went to school in town and then they graduated, they went to college and now they cannot come back to more than davis. And uh, that is our problem. We're trying to get them to come back to davis but they cannot afford it back 26 years ago when we moved to davis, uh, we were at entry-level salaries, uh, me and my husband and all the other families who are in the same position, we were able to purchase a house 5 bedroom, 3 bath, uh, brand new in davis with our entry-level salary, it was an entry-level house. Now, our kids cannot afford anything near that. They are building their lives. They want to establish their life here. We want them to be here. We want them to be back to davis. They cannot because of the um, prices of their homes in davis. So we all are supporting the village farms community because that is a hope for us to bring our kids, back to the community. Thank you. Good evening. My name is marvin kuma guide. I want to send a few minutes talking about. The project. And the reason why I do that is I've been & working with john witcom for I think, at least 15 years, if not longer and his partners on this specific project feeling that we needed to have housing, the reason why I'm bringing it up is for me it's crucial my family moved to davis in 69 my dad was 1 of the original faculty members at the school of medicine. Here w came from the university of utah, on this weekend. The my graduating class. The class of 75 is celebrating their 50. Our 50th high school reunion. The question, I will have brought asked constantly agnos. Is how is that that you could afford to still live in davis? And I always replied, you know. I we are fortunate because my parents bought a house here in town, my wife's family, my mother has a house here in town as well. That's the only reason why we can do it. Quite frankly. The only about a handful of other classmates that have been able to settle down into davis because of the circumstances with, you know, moving into their family's home, many of my classmates who want to come back today. This and wound up going to woodland. And, you know, they all say we rally want to have the same experience. For our children. And now our grandchildren that we had growing up here in town as 1 of the best uh public schools in the state. And, you know, there has to be a way to do this and village farms is 1 of the proposals that's coming in to do it appreciate the time. Thank you. You know what? Name. Good name. Good evening. Mayor vice mayor neville and council members. My name is lydia delos schlasser project manager for village farms. Davis, I wanted to tonight real quickly on the village farm schedule options. Um, and also to thank staff. For their hard work with us, the ongoing collaboration with staff and count the council subcommittee of members neville and dose has been highly effective and constructive. And together city staff and the village farms davis team of invested, thousands and thousands of hours over the past 2 years refining, the plan advancing eir process and finalizing the development of agreement to ensure that every detail has been thoroughly addressed. We thank them for their collaborative relationship and the professional guidance. And we're really very proud of the project we have brought forward and they're eager to continue toward a measure jrd election. And for that reason, we fully support staff's recommendation for schedule a um I understand that might be some issues. Hope you're here. Um, schedule a is the schedule that provides a necessary time for a thorough review. I'll also building a buffer for unforeseen delays and holiday schedules, keeping us on track for the JUNE 2026 selection. We remain committed to a transparent process. That serves the community's needs. So, we asked you to please support schedule a or something, similar to that. So we have enough buffers, uh, in this case of any unforeseen situations so, thank you very much. Thank you. Hi again, my name is so um I don't see what are they talking which item is this 1 uh, on the market right agenda? It's on it was on the consent calendar item d and now we pulled it into the regular. Yes. So um I believe another meeting of. 95 acres of former land and you'll make make your house. Um, I am not active, uh, builder. Uh, will is the agent. Um, my license pass the & um, like the expired last, uh, last NOVEMBER. Um, but I have been because I am myself, looking for a house and I found out that you can see a very high and I mean, people in davis are buying and so, um, I do feel, you know, for this much of a uh, what's the NOVEMBER? Um, but I have been because I am myself, you know, looking for a house and I found out that you can see a very high and I mean, people in davis are buying and so, um, I do feel, you & uh, operation and you see davis exception, but my personal. I don't even have a plan, you know, to right now I can eviction letter from geolo and I want to know where, you know um it's a hub for this. I'm a senior. I'm a, uh, like a woman and I'm having problem with my housing is that, how at the city level? And yeah, I just want to know. Thank you. Yeah, and you can always write, thank you. Yeah, and you can always write uh, city council members or city staff for more information on housing situations. Welcome. Hi. My name is charlene. I'm with history. I'm the new executive director for the young kenya association realtors. Um, I just wanted to come up here and welcome. Hi. My name is charlene. I'm with history. I'm the new executive director for the young kenya association realtors. Um, I just wanted to come up here and voice my support for a village far approach middle age, we are having to figure out ways to raise our children and support our future parents so finding options, um, and availability within the davis community. Excuse me. Uh, would be greatly helpful for this particular age of math. Thank you so much. Thank you. The other in-person public comment. No. Okay, we have some record, dude. I understand. Hi city council member, my name is and I wanted to comment on agenda item. 4 d. Um I am a longtime resident of davis, I was born and raised in davis and then imoved back after graduate school, uh, and I've now been living in west davis with my family for & over 10 years. I have a 4 year old 6 year old and 10 year old the older of which go to pat 1 elementary um it is really important for me that our town has affordable family-friendly housing and that enough families can live in our community to keep our schools driving and well supported. Therefore, I wanted to express my support for the staff's recommendation to follow the timeline laid out in the schedule. A to ensure that village farms will be on the JUNE 2026 ballot. Thanks so much. Hello. My name is alison jensen ad commenting about the village farms schedule and I would like to recommend that we please go with the schedule. A so that we can get village farms on the ballot center. Thank you. Hello, my name is deanna gallagher. I'm a parent of 2 children who go to dj usd school and I support the village farms project to ensure that our school district continues to thrive. Um, um, I support this city of davis staff recommendations for schedule a so that village farms games is on the JUNE 2026 ballot. Uh, we cannot delay this um, being on the ballot, we need to think about our declining enrollment and make decisions that prioritize and address that. By choosing schedule a village farms day, this will have a better chance of passing families and teachers, need more affordable, housing options here in davis and village farms will provide that please support davis schools and families by choosing schedule. A thank you very much. My name is frank. I'm calling to support schedule, a input. Village farms, davis on the JUNE 2026 ballot. I was born and raised in davis and I sports a village farms. Davis project. I also support the staff recommendation to follow the meeting schedule, played out and scheduled a to ensure the village farms day. This is on the JUNE 2026 ballot. Thanks. Hello. My name is kristen. I support the village farms davis project. I support the staff recommendation to follow the meeting schedule, laid out and schedule a to ensure village farm davis, is on the JUNE 2026 ballot. Schedule. A, I support schedule a and put village farms davis on the jeans 2026. Hi. My name is lauren jerry, and I'm a 40 year old davis resident and a mother of 3. And I'm calling to let you know that I support the village farms davis truck today. Davis needs more housing options for young families. Like my adult children who would love to raise their families here? Village farms provides the right mix of homes that are urgently needed in davis. Today in fact, they were probably needed yesterday, please don't delay. I support the staff's recommendation to follow schedule, a timeline to ensure village farms davis is on the JUNE 2026 ballot. Thanks so much. Hi. Um this is carolyn leonard. I have been a resident of data since I came as a student in 1969 and I'd like to give a brief comment on my positive thoughts on village farms. Um, this is a very well thought out project. Um it has many benefits for the community including um, affordable housing, which we always need and desperately need. Now it will bring you younger families to davis to provide school students that we need in davis. They're even going to have a firehouse there 2 parks, lots of green belt, trails, lots of open space. It looks like a wonderful wonderful project and I would urge you please to stick to the timeline for schedule, a to make sre that we can get this on the ballot. Uh, next JUNE. Thank you. Hi, my name is krista hoffman. I'm calling to comment on item b under the consent. Calendar regarding the village farm development. I'm a homeowner in the canary and have been a resident in davis for over 20 yars, I want to express my support for the village farms project and urge you to follow the milestone and scheduled a to put it on the JUNE 2026 ballot. Davis needs more housing. Both to meet space housing, element requirements, and to maintain our vibrant community. We need housing for young families to bring students and funding back to our schools. We need housing for teachers and our local workforce. This project is well designed by local families with a substantial portion of the development dedicated to open space with miles of trail, a large community park in open habitats, which is the kind of thoughtful design. We've come to expect in davis. The project team has worked hard for 5 years to bring tis comprehensive proposal forward schedule. A is a responsible path and it's up to the city council to support this process and give the community a chance to vote on this much needed project. Thank you. Hi. Is that it, is it okay, great. Okay, I'll return it back to city council. We'll make this on this side. This time, uh, COUNCILMAN Any, any thoughts? Wait mayor. Can I just ask 1 more question, appropriately? Um, kelly or 1 of you. Can you kind of explain what the differences when we say we're having a workshop versus we're having a public presentation and kind of what that can mean or that's about. I've gotten the eyeballs out for that 1 so I'm gonna respond to that. Okay. Um so in this proposal, a workshop is going to be something where we're not seeking anything other. The only recommended action is going to be direction so we're not seeking anything other than here's the presentation. Here's staff's analysis on the issues. Here are some items forward for your cnsideration. Here are some potential pathways a similar to what you see here, scheduling scheduling. Um, and please give us your direction that is a workshop. So something where we're not seeking anything. Other than the only recommended action is going to be direction, so we're not seeking anything other than here's the presentation, here's staff's analysis on the constitution, for the adoption of the development agreement. So if we were to have a workshop earlier versus later and give feedback from various things that would give staff more time to then address our concerns or our wat we like, what we don't don't like how idea that is correct. Thank you. Since we're I mean council j. So you've heard you know, it's a good point that josh election night. Uh, do you have thoughts on scheduling here as far as we're on the bill? But I'm available in person all throughout NOVEMBER. I mean, that that's fine. It's once we get into DECEMBER that I would be calling in at that point, but it's true that election night is itself. I'm not. There's nothing local that's on our election that I'm aware of okay. And so im not that concerned I know there's prop 50 or 50, it says his prop 50 and I get the future of democracy. Prop 50 or 50, it says his prop 50 and I get the future of democracy. You know, that 1 is true. Prop 50 or 50, it says his prop 50 and I get the future of democracy. You know, that 1 is true. It's only that says anyone else have a problem with stuff on election day? No. Okay. All right. Uh, then maybe we'll just start uh, this side assuming that change that the city council will workshop will be needed to the fourth. What would you support? Support support staff, recommendation. Okay, to move forward with bit more time and buffer of things. So supportive of recommendation. Okay, great. So I think that's I just want to make 1 comment. Um so I'm in support of schedule a as well. I uh thank you for the staff report. That's great. There's 1 sentence that really got me that I I did like in there and that's the sentence that says, if city council provides, this is in reference to scheduling if council provides extensive feedback and direction during the okay great. So I think that's I just want to make 1 comment. Um so I'm in support of schedule, a as well. I uh thank you for the staff report. That's great. There's 1 sentence that really got me that I, I did I uh, we'd like to get a fair hearing on people to vote on jrd as soon as possible. I don't want city council to be squeezed in their feedback and decision making. So I I support schedule a I also feel like if we do have extensive feedback there's the option to pivot to to schedule a deep. So that's that's my cam. But otherwise, I think we'll see anyone has any more comments unless you have a response. Thank you. My response is I think you you have absolutely captured the reason why. We put that language in there. It was to bring this up for your attention and discussion for you to think about it. So thank you so much for that feedback. Sure yeah. Uh, so I think you have introduction on scheduling sounds like, is there any certification? Just think we need clarification on if we are moving the public that we're moving the council workshop to the floor or not? Yes. Okay, thank you for that question. Great. Uh, then we're done with this particular this is information. Okay. Uh directory. I think you're up again for the greater sacramento economic council tomorrow. Actually, katie just give us a few minutes because our screens, a couple of our screens are not working here. So let me just, uh, yeah, let's just take a 3 minute break and we'll sort out the a's coming soon. 3, general, public comment. So, first off on item, 4d of the consent calendar on the scheduling options for village bonds. I think that the affordability plan for village farm, should go to legal services commission at some point, which doesn't seem to be part of the current scheduling proposal. And then, I also think that the, uh, measure jrg vote for this project should be done in NOVEMBER of 2026 rather than JUNE of 2026 partially because the general election in NOVEMBER is likely to have higher turnout as a whole than the JUNE primary election, but also partially because students are a major aspect of davis and should have their voices be included as much as possible in decisions around davis affairs, including opposed the projects. And I think that students would be more likely to participate and engage and vote in a NOVEMBER election rather than a JUNE election. Since the JUNE election will be right around the end of spring quarter and finals week and all of those types of things. And then, I also want to mention since yesterday was the us labor day that even though exactly 4 months prior to yesterday on MAY 1st, MAY day is a more international labor day. Nonetheless, the us labor day is still a good time and opportunity to think about and consider and we commit ourselves to supporting workers rights and worker struggles as workers fight for better benefits and working conditions and dignity and all of those types of things. In the city on campus and beyond. Thank you. Zoe and thanks robert in the room back there for thank you, zoe and thanks robert in the room back there for dealing with our absence. Okay, let's move on t the market. Philosophy report here, back to directory. Thank you, MR. Mayor, so this evening, I have 2 guests here from greater sacramento, economic council. To my right is matt miller who's the chief strategy officer for, um, greater sacramento. And to my right is joe voic, he is the manager of research they make up a smaller division that's inside of greater sacramento. Um, that's focused on research and analysis. It provides support not only to the greater sacramento, economic council at large, but to, uh, its member communities. And I have had the opportunity t take advantage of their knowledge and research analysis. Um, previously you saw a presentation from greater sacramento with the inventopia loan known to the council, on APRIL 15th, I've asked them to come here this evening because I've had an opportunity to share, um, the market velocity report with some of my economic developments on committee members. And I would like to incorporate it into the economic development strategy that this body has asked me to bring before the end of the year, um, there are several recommendations that greater sacramento makes, um, in the market velocity report that I think are worthy of curing forward as recommendations to the city council and for incorporation into the development agreement. I mean, excuse me develop an agreement so I have a wrong topic so that the economic development strategy and um for me to then present sort of what the implementation of those recommendations would look like. So, with without any further ado, I'm going to hand it over to matt, um, to do the presentation and let him call on good evening, mayor. Vice mayor council members. Thank you very much for the opportunity to meet with you tonight. Uh as k said, I'm mtt miller my chief strategy officer and I'm gonna walk through a brief presentation. Uh, really highlighting some of the uh, the. Um, the takeaways from the report some of the recommendations were in the report. So uh I urge you to look there for those recommendations. Um we're going to first touch on wo gc is real quick and then we'll talk about the um market blossom concept, what we've done for davis. We've done for other in the region and how they're leveraging this information. And then, the, um, market velocity concept that we've done for davis. We've done for other communities in the region and how they're leveraging this information. And then we'll talk, uh, just at the end abot economic growth and greater sacramento region. What we do is we bring ceos and public leaders together to create 1, comprehensive economic strategy with an emphasis on elevating our global competitiveness, we see uh, the growing tradeable sector economy, and industries is exactly how we're going to create that sustainable. Would be remiss if we didn't, uh, to our own horn, of course. Uh just last month, we were named the number 1 economic development organization in the world. Um, that is because te organization is the international economic development council, which is a professional and trade association based in washington, dc that represents the economic development committee. The united states canada, western europe as well as in the asia-pacific countries. Um, we think this is truly a testament to our public private partnership strength and the united states canada western europe as well as in the asia-pacific countries. Um, we think this is truly a testament to our public private partnership strength and speaks and results really speak for speaks with that accolade. We're the only organization in california that's ever won the world and our ceo has told me that we need to proceed now. So we are in your house number 1. The point is, we segue to the market velocity conversation. I wanted to just uh stop right here and and talk about some of these data. These are from the american community survey the american community surveys of statistical survey from the us bureau of the census. And what this is uh, these data are telling us are how many jobs in the in these respective communities are generated in those communities and really what this represents is the fact that we share the economy, that the econ, that communities drive the economy and they share that economy. The labor market and share is going infrastructure, sharing the innovation ecosystem shared. So, we have to think of the regional economy as 1 unit that has to operate strategically between the uniform way, but it also requires our community partners. The executing on all their cylinders as well when it comes to thinking about trade, secret economic development opportunity, before you move on this site, what what is it? What does it mean to you? You say produce the jobs? I mean, the employers base today. That's right. That means the job of a resident is at an employer. That's right. So then this, uh, is the segue really into our market velocity initiative. This was something we kicked off last year, where we wanted to have at least 8 engagements a year. Um, over a span of 3 years. So that we would, um, reach all of our member investor communities um, really to provide best practice, research comparative, and competitive analysis, on the economy data analysis, anything that will really help our community partners forward, teir local economic development. Agendas and as we get into some of the other examples, uh, after we covered, uh, davis's example, you'll see how varied it gets. Um, and we've already had uh uh began the aid and and wrapped up most of those aid for the first cohort. we've already got 4 in motion for this fiscal year and they continue to become more invo