Communications 06-25-25 — Elk Grove City Council, June 25, 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

IN RELATION TO THE

CITY OF ELK GROVE
JUNE 25, 2025

REGULAR MEETING

Testimony of Michael Monasky
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Before the Elk Grove City Council
Re: Item 9.4: Project Milestone, city land sale agreement to CenterCal, LLC The applicant proposes to develop 20 acres of land after paying $4M to the city. The land is currently worth around $10M. This looks like a $6M real estate taxpayer subsidy to Mr. Jean Paul Wardy and Mr.

Fred Bruning.

Only half an acre will be dedicated to a public park, while over five acres will be set aside for parking nearly 1,000 motor vehicles.

The plan is for a boutique hotel with at least 100 rooms.

The definition of such a facility is less than 100 rooms, which is dedicated to a unique customer experience, with immersion into the culture of the neighborhood and its surroundings.

Northern California examples include Olema House, in the Point Reyes National Seashore; and the Harbor House Inn, at Elk, California. The restaurant at Harbor House has stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and earned two Michelin stars with a focus on the food the staff harvests from the ocean and their local gardens.

Elk Grove already has four other hotels and motels, each of which have fewer than 100 rooms. Does the council consider Marriott and Holiday Inn to be boutique? The culture and neighborhoods surrounding the proposed project mimics those of the other hotels and motels in Elk Grove. There is no special, unique, or otherwise boutique experience to be had at such lodgings.

Mr. and Mrs. Elk Grove...you’re no Harbor House...you’re no Olema House...and you’ll never see one, much less two, Michelin stars. You’ve lived up to the cliché in Joni Mitchell’s song, Big Yellow Taxi:

They’ve paved paradise and put up a parking lot, with a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot.

Let’s kick these southern California crooks out of Elk Grove, back to Costa Mesa so they can pay the retribution they owe to the people of Redondo Beach. Keeping them here with a contract they’re not likely to honor will only impoverish Elk Grove.

Let’s focus instead on affordable housing. Let’s get poor unfortunate souls off the streets and into dignified living spaces. Let’s bolster our economy with policy planning which strengthens our people and their families and do not threaten them with higher commodity costs and unnecessary taxes.

No land giveaways to these crooked developers. No to Mr. Ward and Mr. Bruning. The people of Elk Grove aren’t stupid enough to suffer their malicious, proxy lawsuits. Just ask the people of Redondo Beach about their pricey, still unresolved, thirteen year legal battles with these two hoodlums.

From: Lorrie J. LeLe
To: Bobbie Singh-Allen; Darren Suen; Rod Brewer; Kevin Spease; Sergio Robles; City Clerks Cc: Kevin Carmichael
Subject: Agenda Item 9.4: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions with CenterCal Acquisitions, LLC for Project Elevate (7333) Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 4:49:26 PM
Attachments: 7333-003j - Agenda Item 9.4 - Ltr. to City Council re PSA for Project Elevate (6.25.25).pdf You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
On behalf of the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council, please find attached correspondence regarding Elk Grove City Council Agenda Item 9.4.

Please respond to Kevin Carmichael – [email protected] with any questions.

Thank you,
Lorrie LeLe
Legal Assistant
Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo
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Sacramento, CA 95814
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Bobbie Singh-Allen, Mayor
Councilmembers
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Jason Lindgren
City Clerk
City of Elk Grove
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Elk Grove, CA 95758-8045
Email: [email protected]
Re: Agenda Item 9.4: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow
Instructions with CenterCal Acquisitions, LLC for Project Elevate Dear Mayor Singh, Mr. Lindgren, and Councilmembers:

We are writing on behalf of the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council (“SSBCTC”) regarding Elk Grove City Council Agenda Item 9.4:
proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”)and Joint Escrow Instructions with CenterCal Acquisitions, LLC (“Developer”) for Project Elevate (the “Project”).1
SSBCTC opposes City Council approval of the resolution because the City has not complied with the California Environmental Quality Act.2 Specifically, approval of the PSA constitutes “Approval” of a “Project” as those terms are defined under 1 City of Elk Grove, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 9.4 (June 25, 2025) available at https://elkgrove.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=elkgrove_5a259a63b5939aaedbe56fd9e8b0b 25a.pdf&view=1.
2 Cal. Public Resources Code §§21000 et seq.; 14 Cal. Code Regs. (hereinafter “CEQA Guidelines”) §§15000 et seq.

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CEQA.3 The City may not approve the PSA until CEQA review has been completed for this Project.

A. CEQA Review is Required Prior to Approval of the PSA Under CEQA, “approval” is defined as a decision by a public agency which commits the agency to a definite course of action in regard to a project intended to be carried out by any person. The exact date of approval of any project is a matter determined by each public agency according to its rules, regulations, and ordinances. Legislative action in regard to a project often constitutes approval.4 With regard to private projects, approval occurs upon the earliest commitment to issue or the issuance of a discretionary contract, grant, subsidy, loan, or other form of financial assistance, lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use of the project.5 The term “approval” in the CEQA Guidelines is defined broadly so that an agency’s commitment to a “definite course of action” on a project is treated as an approval. Under this standard, the City cannot formally approve a project, or commit itself to approve it, without complying with CEQA before doing so.6
Further, pursuant to CEQA, “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

According to the Staff Report, the City asserts that the City Council’s action on Agenda Item 9.4 does not constitute approval of a project under CEQA stating:

The approval of this Agreement does not commit the City to the approval or carrying out of any potential project. In conducting CEQA review for any future proposed project, the City retains discretion to (i) modify any proposed project as necessary to comply with CEQA, (ii) select other feasible alternatives to avoid significant environmental impacts, (iii) balance the benefits of any proposed project against any significant environmental impacts prior to taking final action if such significant impacts cannot 3 See CEQA Guidelines § 15352 (defining “Approval”); see also Pub. Resources Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §15378 (defining “Project”).
4 CEQA Guidelines §15352(a).
5 CEQA Guidelines §15352(b) (Emphasis provided).
6 Practice Under the California Environmental Quality Act (2d ed. Cal. CEB 2025) §4.15.

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otherwise be avoided, and/or (iv) determine not to proceed with or approve a proposed project. Therefore, approval of the Agreement does not constitute the approval of a project under CEQA, and it is exempt from CEQA review.7 However, the fact that subsequent, additional City approvals will be needed for the project does not change that the action today is to approve a discretionary contract that requires the developer to build a specified development. Per the Staff Report, the Agenda item before the City is asking the Council to approve a contract with the Developer wherein the City will sell the Project real property to the Developer for $4,000,000 and in return, the Developer shall be required to construct: A four-story boutique hotel with not less than 100-rooms; Not less than 100,000 square feet of retail including restaurants, soft goods, and entertainment uses with an emphasis on new-to-market elevated concepts; Not less than 10,000 SF of flexible second floor uses above retail that could include additional retail, office, or residential; and to allow, but not require, development of a residential component.8 This contract binds the developer to a specific course of action. While the contract provides the City the unilateral option to amend the project or to reject the proposed project, the contract approved today binds the Developer to take this course of action unless the City affirmatively takes a subsequent, discretionary future action to change it.

Under CEQA execution of the PSA constitutes the issuance of a discretionary contract for use of the Project.9 Whether the City will make subsequent discretionary entitlement decisions regarding the disposition of the Project has no bearing on whether the approval of the contract before the Council today triggers CEQA. CEQA applies at the first approval, not the final approval.

Furthermore, the California Supreme Court in Save Tara v City of West Hollywood10 expressly rejected the argument that an agreement with a developer for development of a project does not trigger CEQA if an agency retains the ability 7 Staff Report, p. 4.
8 City of Elk Grove, City Council, Agenda Item: 9.4, Staff Report (June 25, 2025) pp. 2-3. Available at https://www.elkgrove.gov/sites/default/files/city-files/City%20Government/City%20Clerk/city-council2025/Attachments/06-25-25-9-4.pdf. 9 CEQA Guidelines §15352(b).
10 Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood (2008) 45 Cal.4th 116.

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to deny or modify a project in later discretionary entitlement approvals for the project As the California Supreme Court in Save Tara v City of West Hollywood11 noted:

A public entity that, in theory, retains legal discretion to reject a proposed project may, by executing a detailed and definite agreement with the private developer and by lending its political and financial assistance to the project, have as a practical matter committed itself to the project. When an agency has not only expressed its inclination to favor a project, but has increased the political stakes by publicly defending it over objections, putting its official weight behind it, devoting substantial public resources to it, and announcing a detailed agreement to go forward with the project, the agency will not be easily deterred from taking whatever steps remain toward the project's final approval.12
The action before the City is also not exempt under the cases finding that nonbinding term sheets for a project do not trigger CEQA. For example, in Saltonstall v City of Sacramento the court found that a nonbinding term sheet relating to development of a basketball arena project left the city with complete discretion to adopt mitigation measures and to refuse to approve the project on completion of CEQA review.
13 Similarly, in Cedar Fair LP v City of Santa Clara
the court determined that the city’s agreement to a detailed term sheet relating to development and operation of a football stadium coupled with other actions by the city representatives did not create a binding contractual commitment to proceed with the project or commit parties to a particular course of action. 14 These cases are distinguishable from the instant matter as both Saltonsall and Cedar Fair involved the execution of a non-binding term sheet that could be amended by either party prior to final approval of the project. These cases are consistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15004, which addresses the need to balance public and private interests by allowing for pre-approval agreements. 11 Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood (2008) 45 Cal.4th 116. 12 Id. at 135.
13 Saltonstall v City of Sacramento (2015) 234 CA4th 549, 570 14 Cedar Fair LP v City of Santa Clara (2011) 194 CA4th 1150 June 25, 2025

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However, section 15004 provides that such agreement cannot bind any party, or commit to any definite course of action, prior to CEQA Compliance. 15 Here, the PSA
commits the Developer to construction of specific Project components. Specifically, the PSA states that the Project:
[S]hall consist of (i) not less than 100,000 SF of retail […] not less than 10,000 square feet of second-floor office or residential […] (ii) a hotel with not less than 100 hotel keys […] (iii) all related on-site, and required off-site improvements, if any, such as landscaped areas, parking, sidewalks, and roads[.]16
The City is thus being asked to enter into a binding purchase agreement that includes language requiring the developer to construct certain specified projects. If the developer fails to meet the construction requirements, it will have to sell back the property to the City at a rate set forth in the Contract. This is no mere term sheet or pre-approval agreement. In this case, the negotiations are done. By entering into the PSA, the Developer is committing to development of the Project’s commercial, retail and hotel uses.

As a result, the City’s approval of a resolution to execute the PSA absent CEQA review will violate the law.

B. Conclusion
Based on the foregoing, approval of the PSA is subject to CEQA review.

SSBCTC respectfully requests that the City Council not approve the PSA and return the Project to staff to conduct CEQA review of the Project.

Sincerely,
Kevin Carmichael
KTC:ljl
15 CEQA Guidelines §15004(b)(4)(B)
16 Staff Report, p. 8.

From: Jason Lindgren
Bcc: Bobbie Singh-Allen; Sergio Robles; Rod Brewer; Kevin Spease; Darren Suen; Jason Behrmann; Jonathan Hobbs; Jennifer Alves; Suzanne Kennedy; Chelsea Mejia; Brianne O"Sullivan; Brenda Haggard; Julie Hord; Femi Omotesho; Gabrielle Flynn
Subject: City of Elk Grove - Youth Commission Applicants for six vacancies for appointment consideration - Item 9.5 of the June 25, 2025 regular meeting
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 2:13:00 PM
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Good Afternoon Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members,
Linked is the application packet with twenty-seven (27) qualifying applications for the six (6) voting member vacancies on the Youth Commission, for consideration under Item 9.5 on the June 25, 2025 regular meeting.

There was one application in addition to the qualifying ones (the application is the last in the packet) in which the student resided outside of the City limits, and the school they attended was Florin High School (though in the Elk Grove Unified School District, the school primarily serves an area north of the City limits).

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, feel free to contact me by phone at 1-916-478-2286, or email at [email protected].

Jason Lindgren (he/him)
City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
Phone: 916.478.2286
TTY/TDD 888.435.6092
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YOUTH COMMISSION
(applicant listing continued on next page)
Recruitment Authorization: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Recruitment Start Date: Friday, May 16, 2025 (ad in paper 05/30/25) Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (open until filled) Recruitment Appointment: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
(Listed in order received, the “r” notation indicates they have re-applied)

NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT

1. Omri Nelson
Age: 15
White, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Elk Grove High
2 2

2. Aidan Robinson
Age: 17
Black or African
American, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Elk Grove High
2 2

3. Kyle Luo
Age: 17
Asian, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Cosumnes Oaks High
4 4

4. Lia Stigler
Age: 17
Black or African
American, Female
Phone:

Rancho Murieta, CA 95683
Pleasant Grove High
*
2 5. Seraphina Gan
Age: 16
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Cosumnes Oaks High
2 4

NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT

6. Bhooshen Sastri
Age: 15
Asian, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Franklin High
4 4

7. Zara Choudhury
Age: 13
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Cosumnes Oaks High
3 4

8. Princeton Mingo
Age: 15
Black or African
American, Male
Phone: (
Antelope, CA 95843
Fortune Early College
*
4 9. Ethan S Phang
Age: 16
Asian, Male, Non-Binary
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Franklin High
4 4
10 Chloey Fang
Age: 14
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Sacramento County Day
School
2 *
11 Sean Alcanices
Age: 13
Asian, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Pleasant Grove High
2 2
12 Shayne Mayo-Yurek
Age: 15
White, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Franklin High
4 4
(applicant listing continued on next page)

YOUTH COMMISSION

NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT
13 Aubrey Baird
Age: 16
White, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95758
Cosumnes Oaks High
1 4
14 Audrey Thao
Age: 16
Asian, Female
Phone: (
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Elk Grove High
2 2
15 Gurshaal Singh
Age: 17
Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Elk Grove High
3 2
16 Karlee Clark
Age: 13
White, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Elk Grove Charter School
4 4
17 r.

Alice Hu
Age: 16
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Franklin High
4 4
18 Maile Lam
Age: 16
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95758
Franklin High
1 4
19 Judea Salvation
Jones
Age: 14
Decline to Answer,
Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95758
Jerusalem Arise Christian
Academy
3 4
(applicant listing continued on next page)

NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT
20 Maya Nanigian
Age: 16
White, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Pleasant Grove High
2 2
21 Taylyn Gaoiran
Age: 15
Asian, Female
Phone:

Sacramento, CA 95829
Pleasant Grove High
*
2 22 Parleen Shergill
Age: 15
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Monterey Trails High
3 3
23 Arjun Puri
Age: 15
Asian, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Pleasant Grove High
2 2
24 Dylan Yang
Age: 17
Asian, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Cosumnes Oaks High
2 4
25 r.

Kalea Condon
Age: 15
Two or More Races (Non
Hispanic or Latino),
Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95624
Cosumnes Oaks High
2 4
26 Adrian Eli Rodriguez
Age: 13
Hispanic or Latino, Male
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Franklin High
4 4
(applicant listing continued on next page)

YOUTH COMMISSION

NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT
27 Dujia “Minnie” Ding
Age: 15
Asian, Female
Phone:

Elk Grove, CA 95757
Cosumnes Oaks High
4 4
Application submitted, but not eligible under EGMC 2.12.020 (the applicant resides outside the City limits, and though an Elk Grove Unified School District school site, the school is not located in the jurisdictional boundary of Elk Grove)

NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT
A Marcos A. Miculax
Age: 16
Hispanic or Latino, Male
Phone:

Sacramento, CA 95823
Florin High
*
*
YOUTH COMMISSION – current members
Name of Appointee Age Race /
Ethnicity
Gender District
Residence
– School*
School
Martho Akpo 14
Black or
African
American
Female 3 - 1 Sheldon
Abbas Chaudhry 17 Asian Male 4 - 4 Cosumnes Oaks
Andres Guzman 16 Hispanic or
Latino Male 1 - 3 Laguna Creek
Kara Hughes 17 White Female 3 - 2 Pleasant Grove
*School sites note the physical location by district, numbers listed in parenthesis note the City districts served in addition to the physical location district of the school site.

Qualifications: At time of appointment each member shall be: 1) no less than thirteen (13) years of age and no more than eighteen (18) years of age; 2) a student in grades seven (7) through twelve (12), in an approved education program for middle school or high school students; and 3) a resident of the City or its sphere of influence, at the time of application for appointment and continuously thereafter. The sphere of influence is defined to include circumstances where a member attends an Elk Grove school but lives just outside the city limits. Immediate family members of City Council Members shall not be eligible for appointment.

YOUTH COMMISSION
Youth Commission Residency District Composition
Green bar indicates there is no representative residing in that district.

District 1 X
District 2
District 3 X X
District 4 X
Youth Commission School / District Composition
Green bar indicates there is no representative from that school.

District 1
(Laguna Creek)
(3/4) X
District 2
Elk Grove (3)
Pleasant Grove X
Sheldon X
District 3
Laguna Creek
(3/4)
Monterey Trails
District 4
Cosumnes
Oaks (1) X
Franklin (1)
Other
Charter
Schools
Middle Schools
Private Schools
Valley

Application Part II Page 1 of 5
City of Elk Grove
Application for Appointment
Elk Grove Youth Commission
INSTRUCTIONS:

Provide all information requested; use ink; any attachments must be single sided on 8.5 x 11 paper. If you will be representing an organization, you must include a letter from the organization recommending you as their representative. IMPORTANT: Any letter(s) of recommendation(s) must be made a part of this application and submitted together. Any letters supporting your application will not be accepted if it is received after your application is filed with the Office of the City Clerk. For further information please call Femi Omotesho at (916) 627-3254, [email protected]. The City Team requests that prospective applicants keep the date of August 6, 2025 reserved in order to schedule an introductory special meeting of the newly composed Youth Commission.

Note: All information provided on this form is public record. Answer all questions and return completed application on or before the DEADLINE of June 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to:

Office of the City Clerk, 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758; [email protected]
Applicant Name: _______________________________________________________ Date of birth: ___________________________________________ Home Address:

Street
City Zip Code
Mailing ss):

Telephon ________________________________ Email Ad ________________________________ *City Council District in which you reside:__________________________________ *Note: See page 6 of application for Council District Map; also available online at:
https://elkgrove.gov/city-council/council-district-map
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Name and address of school you attend: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Are you an immediate family member of a City Council Member? (Please Circle) Yes No
Members are required to attend meetings at least one time per month. If appointed, will you be able to attend meetings regularly and devote the time necessary to fulfill your duties as a member?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Background Information: (NOTE: You may attach a resume to your application.) Have you ever served on an advisory group?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Have you participated in Elk Grove Youth Commission meetings or events? (Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please list experience, community activities, or other qualifications that would be helpful to the City Council in evaluating your application:

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_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Please state the reasons you would like to be a member of this commission:
_____________________________________________________________________ What do you feel are the issues most greatly affecting youth in your area? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Application Part II Page 4 of 5
What youth related improvements do you recommend? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ The Youth Commission meets monthly September through May, and often requires work outside of regular meeting times, including that the City Team requests that prospective applicants keep the date of August 6, 2025 reserved in order to schedule an introductory special meeting of the newly composed Youth Commission. With school, sports, or any extracurricular activities, do you have time you can commit to the Youth Commission?
(Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain:

I DECLARE, UNDER PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION AND

TERMINATION, THAT ALL STATEMENTS IN THIS APPLICATION ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE: ____ _________________ Date ____ _________________ Date Please identify any specialized accommodations you will need for equal participation (e.g. hearing or sight impaired):

Application Part II Page 5 of 5
Please check ONE box only for the predominant (70%) racial/ethnic category with which you most closely identify with: ___ White (Non Hispanic or Latino) – All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. ___ Black or African American (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. ___ Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. ___ Asian (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. ___ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. ___ American Indian or Alaska Native (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Tribal Affiliation ___________________________________________________ ___ Two or More Races (Non Hispanic or Latino) - Persons who identify with two or more racial categories named above. ___ Decline to answer
Gender:

Male ____ Female ____ Non-Binary ____

From:

To:

Subject: RE: Youth Committee
Date: Monday, June 16, 2025 1:31:00 PM
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Hello Mr. Lindgren,
After receiving more information from Civic Summer and from Ms. Femi, I’d like to kindly ask if I could add the following information to my application:
- I have participated in the Path to Positivity event as a member of Franklin’s National Honor Society, which allowed for me to learn more about my mental health and how to balance my mental health throughout a busy life.
- A youth-related concern that I’d like to address is the traffic situation at the schools, particularly along Franklin High Road and Whitelock Parkway due to student drop-off and pick-up for Carroll Elementary, Toby Johnson Middle and Franklin High Schools. - Another youth-related concern that I’d like to address is providing more services for immigrant children and adults.

Thank you,
Ethan S Phang
, 6 16, 2025 08:27, Jason Lindgren <[email protected]> Good Morning,
I am confirming receipt of your application to the City of Elk Grove Youth Commission.

You should expect my next outreach to be confirmation of the appointment item, and that is an email contact scheduled to go out close to end of day on Friday, June 20, 2025 (the target date for the appointment consideration currently is June 25, 2025).

Application Part II Page 1 of 5
City of Elk Grove
Application for Appointment
Elk Grove Youth Commission
INSTRUCTIONS:

Note: All information provided on this form is public record. Answer all questions and return completed application on or before the DEADLINE of June 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to:

Office of the City Clerk, 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758; [email protected] Applicant Name: _______________________________________________________ Date of birth: ______________________________________________ Home Addres City Zip Code
Mailing Address (If different than home address):

Telephone Num _________________________________ Email Address: _ _________________________________ *City Council District in which you reside:__________________________________ *Note: See page 6 of application for Council District Map; also available online at:
https://elkgrove.gov/city-council/council-district-map
Shayne Mayo-Yurek
Elk Grove 95757
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Name and address of school you attend: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Are you an immediate family member of a City Council Member? (Please Circle) Yes No
Members are required to attend meetings at least one time per month. If appointed, will you be able to attend meetings regularly and devote the time necessary to fulfill your duties as a member?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Background Information: (NOTE: You may attach a resume to your application.) Have you ever served on an advisory group?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Have you participated in Elk Grove Youth Commission meetings or events? (Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please list experience, community activities, or other qualifications that would be helpful to the City Council in evaluating your application:

Franklin High School
6400 Whitelock Pkwy
Elk Grove, CA 95757
I am a proud Girl Scout, having just received the 2nd highest award in GS, the Silver Award.

I am also a counselor in training at my Girl Scout camp. I also participated in 4-H for the first time this year, raising a rabbit for the Sacramento County Fair. I also volunteer at Project R.I.D.E which is Application Part II Page 3 of 5
_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Please state the reasons you would like to be a member of this commission:
_____________________________________________________________________ What do you feel are the issues most greatly affecting youth in your area? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ where I work with horses and children with special needs.

I believe you should choose me to be included in the youth commission because I believe I can bring a unique perspective and ideas to make the city a better place for future generations.

With my age I know first hand what needs to be changed in our city.

Some issues I have seen around the city and my school is the growing use of vapes. During my first year school I was always nervous to use the bathrooms because as soon as I would walk in I would be greeted with puffs and puffs of vapes. Another issue I have noticed is the amount of trash on the roads and streets which I believe if done correctly we could decrease the amount of trash on our streets.

I would also like to bring attention to the Elk Grove animal shelter and help with dogs finding their forever homes and to decrease animal abuse.

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What youth related improvements do you recommend? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ The Youth Commission meets monthly September through May, and often requires work outside of regular meeting times, including that the City Team requests that prospective applicants keep the date of August 6, 2025 reserved in order to schedule an introductory special meeting of the newly composed Youth Commission. With school, sports, or any extracurricular activities, do you have time you can commit to the Youth Commission?
(Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain:

I DECLARE, UNDER PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION AND

TERMINATION, THAT ALL STATEMENTS IN THIS APPLICATION ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE: _________________ Date _________________
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Please identify any specialized accommodations you will need for equal participation (e.g. hearing or sight impaired):

As the vapes go I don’t have a solution quite yet because there are so many factors that go into like mostly how do teenagers have access to vapes and who should be held responsible.

I do believe we could find a solution if we work together. Some of my ideas to improve the trash aspect is to have a “trash team” all volunteers come out every weekend and go around the city and clean up trash and sort for recycling. As far as the animal shelter I believe we should improve the social media and the dog photos on there website. Studies have shown that the better the dog photos and videos are the higher chance of their adoption. I also believe workshops on proper dog ownership would go a long way. I would also like to bring attention to mental health in Elk Grove and would like to the options we have for people with severe mental health issues. 6/16/2025
6/16/2025
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Please check ONE box only for the predominant (70%) racial/ethnic category with which you most closely identify with: ___ White (Non Hispanic or Latino) – All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. ___ Black or African American (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. ___ Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. ___ Asian (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. ___ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. ___ American Indian or Alaska Native (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

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City of Elk Grove
Application for Appointment
Elk Grove Youth Commission
INSTRUCTIONS:

Note: All information provided on this form is public record. Answer all questions and return completed application on or before the DEADLINE of June 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to:

Office of the City Clerk, 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758; [email protected] Applicant Name: _______________________________________________________ Date of birt ______________________________________ Home Address:

Street
City Zip Code
Mailing Address (If different than home address):

Telephone Nu __________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________ *City Council District in which you reside:__________________________________ *Note: See page 6 of application for Council District Map; also available online at:
https://elkgrove.gov/city-council/council-district-map
Aubrey Baird
Elk Grove 95758
District 1
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Name and address of school you attend: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Are you an immediate family member of a City Council Member? (Please Circle) Yes No
Members are required to attend meetings at least one time per month. If appointed, will you be able to attend meetings regularly and devote the time necessary to fulfill your duties as a member?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Background Information: (NOTE: You may attach a resume to your application.) Have you ever served on an advisory group?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Have you participated in Elk Grove Youth Commission meetings or events? (Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please list experience, community activities, or other qualifications that would be helpful to the City Council in evaluating your application:

Cosumnes Oaks High School
I have experience in leadership as the president of Rainbow Coalition, my school's gendersexuality alliance, where I lead lessons about the politics, culture, and science of queerness, as well as encouraging positive mental health. I also have had experience in governmental 8350 Lotz Parkway, Elk Grove, CA 95757
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_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Please state the reasons you would like to be a member of this commission:
_____________________________________________________________________ What do you feel are the issues most greatly affecting youth in your area? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ I would like to be a member of this commission because I am passionate about the experience the that experience. I want to be an active part of my community, and I know that I have skills that I could use for good as part of the Youth Commission. I believe that citizens of a city should settings and procedure as an attorney in the Gordon D. Schaber Mock Trial Competition.

I led the costumes team for a school production this year and was in charge of coordinating show's director.
about their futures and their country's future. I see a lot of young people that are worried about social and political matters, but feel powerless and like they have no influence in their own lives. I also feel that academic pressure and burnout is a major problem for many students, and that many of them are apathetic about their own futures and have not found subjects or careers they truly love and look forward to.
be actively involved in their governments, and I want to be a force for positive change. work such as fittings and quick changes, creative direction, and communication with the young people of Elk Grove have with the city, and I want to do everything I can to improve I feel that the most pressing issue among Elk Grove's youth is a sense of dread and instability Application Part II Page 4 of 5
What youth related improvements do you recommend? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ The Youth Commission meets monthly September through May, and often requires work outside of regular meeting times, including that the City Team requests that prospective applicants keep the date of August 6, 2025 reserved in order to schedule an introductory special meeting of the newly composed Youth Commission. With school, sports, or any extracurricular activities, do you have time you can commit to the Youth Commission?
(Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain:

I DECLARE, UNDER PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION AND

I think more initiative should be taken to increase education on and demystify politics and government for young people, and promote ways for everyone to get involved in the advocacy they care about. I also feel that education about healthy academic expectations should be promoted for both students and families, to forward the goal of improved mental health.

Because I believe in the Youth Commission's importance, I will prioritize the time needed to be a part of it and make sure I am a dedicated member.
2025 June 16
June 16, 2025
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Please check ONE box only for the predominant (70%) racial/ethnic category with which you most closely identify with: ___ White (Non Hispanic or Latino) – All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. ___ Black or African American (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. ___ Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. ___ Asian (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. ___ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. ___ American Indian or Alaska Native (Non Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Male ____ Female ____ Non-Binary ____
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City of Elk Grove
Application for Appointment
Elk Grove Youth Commission
INSTRUCTIONS:

Note: All information provided on this form is public record. Answer all questions and return completed application on or before the DEADLINE of June 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to:

Telephone Number: _ _______________________ Email Address: _____ ________________________ *City Council District in which you reside:__________________________________ *Note: See page 6 of application for Council District Map; also available online at:
https://elkgrove.gov/city-council/council-district-map
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Name and address of school you attend: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Are you an immediate family member of a City Council Member? (Please Circle) Yes No
Members are required to attend meetings at least one time per month. If appointed, will you be able to attend meetings regularly and devote the time necessary to fulfill your duties as a member?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Background Information: (NOTE: You may attach a resume to your application.) Have you ever served on an advisory group?
(Please Circle) Yes No
Have you participated in Elk Grove Youth Commission meetings or events? (Please Circle) Yes No
If yes, please explain: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please list experience, community activities, or other qualifications that would be helpful to the City Council in evaluating your application:

I DECLARE, UNDER PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION AND

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Gurshaal Singh
Public Comment for Agenda Item #9.5
Elk Grove Youth Commission
June 25, 2025
1 Good evening,
Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council members,
My name is Gurshaal Singh. I am here to submit my candidacy for the Elk Grove Youth Commission. I am a rising senior at Elk Grove High School, born and raised in Elk Grove, District 3. I am here to represent and make a diEerence for the youth population in our community, wishing for an Elk Grove that not only is better in its current state, but also better in its future state. It is an honor to receive an insightful recommendation from my principal to represent Elk Grove High School in the Youth Commission.

If I am appointed to the commission, I can utilize my excellent leadership, astonishing accolades, and exorbitant passion to serve by:
• Addressing issues of the youth such as mental health and substance abuse • Making the youth environment a better place, as these kids and teenagers grow into responsible adults
I have been always supporting the community, whether it’s tutoring the students, running food drives, participating in Memorial Day flag service, and clean up. In addition, I am an active volunteer with our local Food Bank and Historical Society.

One of the significant parts of my community service has been tutoring students over the last two years through the Volunteer Peer Tutoring Program. As a result, I have made an impactful diEerence for many students who have been able to improve themselves in ways that they did not initially envision.

The adolescent years of a human’s life are possibly the most crucial. In this timeframe, the youth must begin to set themselves up with a suEicient foundation to execute their future goals, but not many seek to maximize the opportunity. This leads me into what I believe is one of the larger issues plaguing our youth environment, being the lack of motivation for many students to use the opportunities and resources available to them.

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in substance abuse and mental issues aEecting the youth. According to a recent study conducted by UCLA, 45% of youth have reported mental health issues with one third experiencing issues aEecting their daily lives.

The eEects of these are apparent as not only it is ruining their opportunities, but it also aEects the peers surrounding those involved, further dramatizing the issue.

Gurshaal Singh
Public Comment for Agenda Item #9.5
Elk Grove Youth Commission
June 25, 2025
2 To combat this, if appointed to the Youth Commission, I would be hosting community discussions and activities. I would be interacting directly with those in need while spreading mental health awareness by introducing healthy ways of living, and distracting the youth from issues they face, ultimately bringing positive reform. Such events will help the youth realize their full potential.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I am hopeful to make an everlasting impact to our youth community.

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COMMENT SUBMITTED

IN RELATION TO THE

CITY OF ELK GROVE
JUNE 25, 2025

REGULAR MEETING

Elk Grove City CouncilJune 25, 2025

Elk Grove City Council
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