5PM City Council (Closed Session Begins @ 4:30 p.m.) [Updated 02/15/2022 @ 11:55 a.m.]
Meeting Time: 02-15-22 17:00
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4. City Council COVID-19 Response: ARPA Framework and Funding Priorities: Arts and Creative Economy Funding Allocation and Framework File ID: 2022-00021
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19. Innovation Park Planned Unit Development and California Northstate University Medical Campus (P18-077) [Noticed 02/04/2022; Passed for Publication 02/08/2022; Published 02/11/2022] File ID: 2022-00360 36 36 0 0
21. Fiscal Y ear (FY) 2021/22 Midyear Review File ID: 2022-00174 25 18 0 6 Sentiments for All Agenda Items
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Agenda Item: eComments for 4. City Council COVID-19 Response: ARPA Framework and Funding Priorities: Arts and Creative Economy Funding Allocation and Framework File ID: 2022-00021 Overall Sentiment
William Wang
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Submitted At: 3:59pm 02-15-22
The funding allocation is ESSENTIAL to ensure disadvantaged neighborhoods get the support they need to enrich their youth. Art is a valuable and powerful tool to express oneself and the community the artist is in. The more youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods get the opportunity to practice art, the more powerful their voices will be.
Agenda Item: eComments for 19. Innovation Park Planned Unit Development and California Northstate University Medical Campus (P18-077) [Noticed 02/04/2022; Passed for Publication 02/08/2022; Published 02/11/2022] File ID: 2022-00360 Overall Sentiment
Ryan Walsh
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Submitted At: 8:49pm 02-15-22
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and City Council. My name is Ryan Walsh, and I am a Sheet Metal Worker with Local Union 104 in the Sacramento area. Projects like this are crucial for our community and allow for more construction career opportunities. I am in favor of this project and the changes proposed. I hope you are as well because it has the community's best interest at heart. I appreciate your time and consideration.
Adam Wong
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Submitted At: 6:52pm 02-15-22
When Sleep Train Arena was built, it was more than an empty field in the Natomas farmlands. I am in full support of this hospital because it means more than replacing the old primary arena of Sacramento. It means redefining Sacramento. We became the city of basketball after the Kings arrived and now we will be the city of medicine and healthcare. The mission of Bigger than Basketball continues today and I'm supportive of the possible partnerships with our local schools in addition to another medical university in the city.
Amy Fabi
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Submitted At: 6:44pm 02-15-22
This is a great project and will bring many opportunities to Northern California. Healthcare and Education is critical for our communities.
Robbie Robbins
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Submitted At: 6:07pm 02-15-22
I just wanted to say that innovation park in Natomas would be a huge surplus in our community for many years to come. A medical facility is always been a huge need in this area and we’re finally getting a chance to take a vantage of this Arena reuse and the best way possible this will create jobs locally and will help out many other Natomas Residences and Businesses. I wanted to thank Angelique Ashby That I known for years has been speaking this project to existence and I love her for that thank you for caring about Natomas looking forward to seeing this project come into fruition. There is no other better way for the Arena Reuse. Thank you for your time again
Alyssa Lozano
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Submitted At: 5:02pm 02-15-22
As a resident of Natomas for the past 40 years, and a KINGS season-ticket holder since the 80’s; I without hesitation am in strong support of this project. The projects will bring much needed life back to the area! Something we have needed to happen since the KINGS left. Unfortunately, our businesses, especially restaurants (many have closed) have suffered tremendously! I urge you to VOTE YES! Walker Powers
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Submitted At: 4:44pm 02-15-22
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and City Council. My name is Walker, I am a Sheet Metal Worker with Local Union 104 in the Sacramento area. Projects like this are crucial for our community and allow for more construction career opportunities. I am in favor of this project and the changes proposed. I hope you are as well because it has the community's best interest at heart. I appreciate your time and consideration.
Elizabeth Tilak
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Submitted At: 4:40pm 02-15-22
We support this project. It will benefit not only Natomas but Sacramento and the surrounding areas. We are in need of a good teaching hospital as well as all the other facilities by hat are planned. Thanks. Arun and Elizabeth Tilak
Curtis Paullins
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Submitted At: 4:27pm 02-15-22
As residents of N Natomas since 2002, both me and my husband strongly support this project. It is a great use of the site and will provide much needed jobs and housing. It also brings a great deal of business to our local shops, restaurants, stores. We also look forward to increased property values. Thank you.
Curtis Paullins & Mooney How
110 Vista Creek Cir
Sacramento, CA 95835-2024
Tyler Wunsch
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Submitted At: 4:23pm 02-15-22
As we stand here with the amazing opportunity to reinvest, reinvent and recreate the urban park landscape with the remodeling of the art deco building soon to welcome The Latino Center of Art and Culture (LCAC), the community would benefit by configuring a public bathroom into the existing structure. Creating more accessible and equitable urban parks with public infrastructure intentionally benefiting everyone is critical to developing a sustainable community. Once a bathroom is built, more people would walk, cycle, or use public transport while it would also introduce an element of cost savings (portable bathrooms would no longer be needed). When complete, it would be really unfortunate to learn that almost $3,000,000 of public funds invested did not include a public restroom benefiting everyone. Let Winn Park serve as the model of success for creating more accessible and equitable urban parks enhancing the health, wealth, and happiness of the Midtown community (2 of 2) Kanon Artiche
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Submitted At: 4:14pm 02-15-22
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members-
As a local taxpayer and Sacramento resident of over 27 years, I urge the City Council to approve this development, which will have beneficial regional impact and is long overdue as part of the City's approval to support the Sacramento Kings relocation from Natomas to downtown. The proposed development will create high-paying jobs resulting in tax revenue from employees that work and shop locally, and attract quality development that will benefit the tax base of Sacramento County. This development will help Sacramento continue to thrive as it seeks to recover from the Covid-induced economic downturn. New jobs will be created and the development can serve as a magnet to attract new businesses to locate in Sacramento. This project is a win for Natomas, Sacramento and the entire Sacramento metropolitan area.
Respectfully submitted,
Kanon R. Artiche
Elisabeth Pray
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Submitted At: 4:07pm 02-15-22
The Calfornia Northstate University Teaching Hospital will become a valuable resource for the entire Sacramento region. As we have learned during the past two years, there are not enough hospital beds for our growing region.
The plans for the development of the hospital are incremental and well-developed. The physical plant is creatively designed and provides a focal point for the area. Several thousand well-paying jobs come directly from this project, and several thousand support service jobs will also be created. This lifts all of the City of Sacramento.
Please support this application for the good of all Sacramento residents.
Nate Pelczar
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Submitted At: 4:04pm 02-15-22
As someone who's concerned not only about the economic success of District One but also the greater economic success of Sacramento and our region, I'm in strong support of this smart development project as it will be a significant economic engine. I appreciate the introduction and eventual approval of the project labor agreement.
This project is a win for all involved, and especially impactful - in a very positive way - for the citizens of Sacramento.
SM Resident
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Submitted At: 3:57pm 02-15-22
This is a beautiful opportunity for our Sacramento community! For too long, Arco Arena has suffered in a state of disrepair. We dreamt of a hospital and a zoo. Now, we have the opportunity to realize a hospital, which is no.1 on our wish list. We so appreciate all the hard work and determination of our public officials and the CNU leadership team to make this monumental project a reality! This is not just going to benefit the Natomas area but also for the entire Sacramento region.
We urge you to strongly support and vote for the Innovation Park Development and CNU Medical Campus. This should be a priority for our community, and I hope that the council members listen to their constituents and fast- track this project.
Lynn Lenzi
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Submitted At: 3:09pm 02-15-22
As a resident of North Natomas, I want to voice my support for this project. Sacramento thinks big and just as important as the downtown center arena, expansion of the convention/community centers, and development of the rail yards are to its future, is the North Natomas Arena Reuse site. In 2011, the Sacramento “Think Big Natomas” committee found the highest use for this site was health care and education. Here we are in 2022, the California Northstate University Hospital Group, the Kings Organization and the City are bringing us a medical center and teaching hospital. The magnitude of this project for the California Northstate University Medical Campus as an employment and economic driver cannot be overstated…for arena reuse, for North Natomas, for the City and for the region. I respectfully urge your “aye” vote.
Robert Kuks
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Submitted At: 2:51pm 02-15-22
This is an important project and opportunity for this area to be revitalized and brought back to life. The projects and development that is being presented will provide many sustainable middle class careers to the surrounding community members. The construction itself will allow many union building trades crafts the work needed to provide wages, healthcare, pension, education, and other benefits to more of the community who wish to pursue those careers. It will allow those hard working community members to work closer to home and spend more time with their families. I SUPPORT this development and encourage the council to as well.
Joseph Gutierrez
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Submitted At: 2:30pm 02-15-22
As a child of Sacramento and more specially Natomas, I fully endorse the proposed plan for the re-use of the Arco Arena location. One of the main reasons why I chose to join Crown Downtown was because we believe this entire project was bigger than basketball. The hospital will help create high paying union jobs in Natomas and keep moving the city in a positive direction.
Kyle GIbson
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Submitted At: 2:20pm 02-15-22
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and City Council. My name is Kyle, I am an apprentice Sheet Metal Worker with Local Union 104 in the Sacramento area. Projects like this are crucial for our community and allow for more construction career opportunities. I am in favor of this project and the changes proposed. I hope you are as well because it has the community's best interest at heart. I appreciate your time and consideration.
Jeff Bradway
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Submitted At: 12:39pm 02-15-22
One of the criticisms of the Kings moving to a new downtown arena is that it would be shifting the economic benefit from one location to another. This medical campus is going to prove those critics were wrong. This is going to be an economic benefit to Natomas for decades to come. This has always been about being bigger than basketball. And this is a strong example of that mindset.
Pamela Santich
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Submitted At: 12:18pm 02-15-22
As a frequent visitor to family in Natomas and as a member of Crown Downtown, I would like to state my support for this agenda item. This proposal checks all the boxes that I had wanted for the community and Sacramento.
Many thanks to Angelique Ashby, her staff, and to the Kings Organization for the many years of work and dedication to this proposal. A big thank you to all the members of Crown Downtown who stayed committed to seeing this proposal to the end. It's exciting and makes me #SacramentoProud John Santich
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Submitted At: 12:08pm 02-15-22
The City of Sacramento needed an economic engine during this pandemic and to keep the arena site from becoming a wasteland. This project is just what we needed at this point in time! Ron Loutzenhiser
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Submitted At: 12:03pm 02-15-22
I want to show support for this project. As a founding member of Crown Downtown, the goal of redevelopment of this site is important not just for the immediate Natomas area/residents but also the Sacramento region in general. Projects like this will provide good paying jobs, both during design/construction and also long term. It also provides a great benefit to the community as a teaching hospital/medical campus.
My thanks to Angelique Ashby for being a determined supporter of the G1C arena as well as pushing to improve Natomas and Sacramento once the G1C was completed. Both the City and the Sacramento Kings should be proud of this proposed project and potential re-use of this site as such a positive and helpful improvement for our community and region. Thank you to all involved that made this a possibility.
Michael Tavares
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Submitted At: 12:01pm 02-15-22
Over 10 years ago we began this journey to help advocate for our community to help keep the Kings in Sacramento with a new downtown arena & a Natomas reuse as a second economic engine.
A new medical campus & teaching hospital, a pharmaceutical school, a nursing school, a dental school, housing, a child care center, a care facility for the elderly, a labor workforce to the tune of $600 million per year, 900 construction jobs, 3,000 medical related jobs, & in a 10-year period could reach 87,000 jobs & a $12 billion economic engine & so much more.
That's a whole lot better than another shopping mall or auto mall.
When we declared keeping the Kings in Sacramento was bigger than basketball, you can clearly see it really does.
Thank you to the city of Sacramento & the Sacramento Kings for keeping an open dialogue with us throughout this process & their tireless work. Also thank you to the Kings for providing the 30 acres for this incredible project that is truly #BiggerThanBasketball
Mike Barnbaum
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Submitted At: 11:37am 02-15-22
As a member of the community based organization, CrownDowntown, I want to go on record to offer my full support of this project moving our SACOG Region forward. I want to thank both Angelique Ashby and Sacramento Basketball Holdings, LLC for working together and behind-the-scenes to bring this important economic engine to fruition to both the planning commission and now, ultimately to the Sacramento City Council for a monumental leap forward this evening. Great land uses like this one, and the upcoming Costco Wholesale are things that transportation planners take notice of. They will certainly be weighted heavily when considering improvements to frequency of existing bus routes, and perhaps creating new routes. I know that the time involved to get to where we are today was somewhat long. That being said, the time taken to get to where we are today was necessary and not rushed. All the boxes have been checked off, and with that, this city & this region are ready to move tonight’s item.
Michael McKenna
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Submitted At: 10:59am 02-15-22
This is a wonderful positive contribution to Sacramento in general and Natomas in particular. Every person living here is strongly in favor of the proposed site that Angelique Ashby has been so crucial in bringing to Sacramento.
No one who wants the best for our community could be opposed to such an incredible addition to our area.
Please do the right thing and support Council member Angelique Ashby's hard work and move this project forward. Thank you
Henry Chang
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Submitted At: 10:40am 02-15-22
As a local and national nonprofit organization with our headquarters office in the Sacramento and Natomas area, we have many volunteers and partners who support this great project for a CNU medical campus. We are excited to see this come to fruition and want to thank everyone for making it possible! This is a WIN-WIN to help our economy and serve residents who desperately need medical care and services. This is a perfect location for the new medical campus, and we appreciate the great leadership of CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, and Vice-Mayor Angelique Ashby. The CNU medical team, professors, and students, led by CNU Founding President Dr. Alvin Cheung, really care about our greater community, and we sincerely thank them for their perseverance and commitment to see this through. Thank you everyone on the city council tonight for voting in favor of this new hospital. -Henry Chang, National Executive Director (APAPA, API Public Affairs Association) Jannsen Tan
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Submitted At: 10:15am 02-15-22
I live a stone-throws-away from this development, and I strongly support this development. For too long, Arco Arena has languished in a state of disrepair. When the Kings left, we were promised a state of the art development. We dreamt of a hospital, a tech hub, and even a zoo. Now, we have the opportunity to actually realize a hospital, which is no.1 on our wish list. This is the best news to grace our neighborhood in years! I cannot imagine anyone against this development. This will bring jobs, increased property values, and reinvigorate the region. This is not just a benefit to Natomas, but the entire region as well. I hope that the councilmembers listen to their constituents and fast track this project.
Deniece Ross-Francom
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Submitted At: 9:55am 02-15-22
This hospital will be good for Sacramento. It will bring medical professionals with high salaries to our city, which means more support for our restaurants/breweries/wineries, retail businesses and entertainment venues. That means more tax dollars for our city. This is the kind of growth we need, please join me in supporting this project.
Ronald Klint
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Submitted At: 9:18am 02-15-22
I am so pleased to see this project coming to fruition for the Natomas community! While it has taken longer than I hoped, it's great to see a project that checks off the boxes for best re-use of the Arena site. A medical facility, campus, and high paying jobs are all of the things the community and Angelique Ashby advocated for. I support this 100%
Damon Ampania
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Submitted At: 8:53am 02-15-22
This is exactly what the Natoams community needs - local access to medical services, a jobs center and economic engine. Will do wonders for the city. It's exciting to see this Arena Re-use plan come to fruition.
Troy Bedal
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Submitted At: 8:31am 02-15-22
Excitement to finally see the progress on the Natomas reuse future project come to life by thanking the city and the Kings organization on staying true to their plan.
Robert Eusebio
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Submitted At: 8:18am 02-15-22
The Innovation Park Project will be a great benefit for the City of Sacramento and an opportunity to continue propelling our great city into the future. We!! all need more innovative projects to continue our City's growth and vitality. And providing a venue to create jobs and careers can only benefit us all.
Robert Eusebio & Philip Nelson
Mary Barker
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Submitted At: 1:13am 02-15-22
Any programs to help support the people and create new jobs in Natomas are welcome. Having a medical school, facility and apartments for the residents will be a benefit to the community. As a resident I am in support of continued educational opportunities.
Sincerely Mary Barker
Mary Liu
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Submitted At: 10:09pm 02-14-22
This is a wonderful opportunity for our community! We so appreciate all the hard work and determination by our public officials, and the CNU leadership team for making this monumental project a reality! Many of us have been following this project for the past few years, and we are very supportive of this moving forward. It is time to make this happen! As the founder of Thriving Pink, a local nonprofit which provides a network of support for local breast cancer survivors, I am 110% in support of this development and the CNU hospital. It is an incredible hardship for those facing a serious illness or diagnosis to drive hours to another city for weekly treatment. We need ACCESS to medical care - and we need medical providers to be trained and to live in our community. We urge you to strongly support and vote in favor of the Innovation Park Development and CNU Medical Campus.
This should be a priority for our community! Thank you! Mary Liu CC Yin
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Submitted At: 9:57pm 02-14-22
We want to thank the planning commission, the city councilmembers, and community leaders for supporting this outstanding Innovation Park CNU hospital project and medical campus. We have hundreds of restaurant employees and team members who live and work in the Sacramento area. Their families will greatly benefit with access to medical services and healthcare. The past two years has demonstrated the great need for physicians and nurses in the state of California. CNU has saved thousands of lives with vaccine clinics and PPE donations as well. We are excited to see how this will have such a positive impact on the economy with thousands of new jobs every year. Thank you for transforming and realizing the great potential of this space! CC Yin Jennifer Snell
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Submitted At: 7:32pm 02-14-22
I 100% support this project. This is an amazing addition to our community!!! I am so excited. There has been a distinct lack of medical services in the Natomas area that really impacts the quality of life for the people who live here especially if they rely on public transportation which is underdeveloped in this part of Sacramento.
Josephine P
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Submitted At: 7:23pm 02-14-22
I am a resident of Natomas and I have been tracking the projects that are planned for the Arena reuse for several years now. I live very close to the site, on Sundance lake. Having seen all the proposed project through the years, I am very, very supportive and in favor of this hospital/school project because is a great job generator and will be a great addition to the Natomas Community. I appreciate Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby's tireless efforts to bring in a project that is consistent with what is good for Natomas.
Agenda Item: eComments for 21. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22 Midyear Review File ID: 2022-00174 Overall Sentiment
Debra Banks
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Submitted At: 6:59pm 02-15-22
Please support the recommendation by Council Member Jeff Harris to allocate $10 million of the available surplus to climate change to serve as matching funds for Federal and State grants so that work can begin on the urgently needed active transportation projects that your staff brought forward at the Transportation Workshop last week. Everyone uses our streets and roads, and therefore, funds should be set aside to help accelerate the process for much needed infrastructure for active transportation. Active transportation is better for our health, provides cleaner air and quieter streets and helps mitigate GHG emissions. It is time to address the impacts that climate change is having on our city and our residents. Thank you Council Member Harris for bringing this forward. This is a sensible allocation that will have lasting impacts for the citizens of the City.
Steve Cohn
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Submitted At: 6:55pm 02-15-22
The Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) supports the recommendation by Council Member Jeff Harris to allocate $10 million of the available surplus to climate change.
On behalf of SMART and the SacMoves coalition, we support Councilmember Harris's proposal to set aside $10 million in City funds as local matching funds for transportation and climate change projects. In particular, the City should prioritize matching funds to leverage regional, state and federal funding for the seven “big idea” active transportation and transit projects proposed by City staff last week, and for future targeted investment in districts around light rail stations and along major bus corridors, specifically, additional active transportation infrastructure, and basic infrastructure to support transit-oriented development. ralph propper
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Submitted At: 6:26pm 02-15-22
I support Councilmember Harris’ proposal to set aside $10M for matching State and federal grants for transit and active transportation projects that will reduce GHG emissions that are the main category of emissions in our City.
Rick Codina
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Submitted At: 5:46pm 02-15-22
I support Councilmember Harris' proposal to set aside $10 million in surplus funds for matching potential upcoming State and federal transportation grants focusing on climate action. This is a far-sighted and strategic use of the money. (Rick Codina).
David Banuelos
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Submitted At: 5:37pm 02-15-22
Good day, I would like to express my personal support and urge the City Counsel to approve of the proposed budget contribution of $200,000 to further support the completion of the Latino Center of Art and Culture.
Sacramento is a vibrant, multicultural and diverse community with a long-standing yearning for more art, culture and safe places for patrons to visit and enjoy. Cultural events can help communities bride divides, increase citizen participation, build trust in government processes, create safer and healthier communities, and preserve cultural history while elevating the narratives of traditionally marginalized communities. The arts bring joy, help express our values, and build bridges between cultures. The arts are a fundamental component of a healthy community- strengthening them socially, educationally and economically, even in difficult social and economic times. Please join me in supporting the Latino Center of Art and Culture, La Familia and Fuel Network.
David Banuelos
John Hodgson
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Submitted At: 5:36pm 02-15-22
Mayor Steinberg and City Councilmembers,
I’ve been a resident of Midtown from the last 12 years. I also serve as a Board member of both the Midtown Association and Midtown Parks organizations although I do not speak for either of those two groups. What Winn Park needs is a public restroom. With nearly $3 million in public funds being invested in the old Fire Alarm building at Winn Park there should be access to its restroom. For another $50,000 the City could slightly reconfigure the existing construction to make a restroom available to the public. The restroom could easily be monitored by limiting its hours to being open only during permitted special events including the weekly "Wednesdays at Winn" market.
Midtown Parks has reactivated and revitalized Winn Park. Our biggest challenge is not having a public restroom for these activities. Please add $50,000 to the budget to make the Winn Park restroom available to the public.
Thank you.
John Hodgson
Dianne Khlok
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Submitted At: 5:36pm 02-15-22
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
My name is Dianne Khlok and I'm a UCD student from Sacramento. I'm writing on behalf of Sac Kids First to support the $5.5 million allocations for youth services from the mid-year funds! Please consider recommendations from Councilmembers Schenirer and Vang to 1) refine public safety with a resolution starting with expanding access of the City's outdoor athletic fields to youth sports teams 2) Expand youth workforce development programs in high-demand industries because CARES funding ended and youth programs do not have additional support 3) Please please ENSURE that these investments to Y outh are not a one-time deal! please help build the capacity of the city and community-based organizations to provide high-quality programs sustainably. Thank you!
Amagda Perez
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Submitted At: 5:20pm 02-15-22
As Co-Director of the UC Davis Immigration Clinic, I write in strong support of the FUEL Network (Consent Item #21 on Feb.15, 2022) and respectfully request that the City Council includes renewal funding for the FUEL program in the FY 2022-2023 budget. The FUEL program offers critical services designed to help Sacramento’s immigrant and refugee families remedy the legal, informational, mental health, and economic challenges they face on a daily basis, while also supporting many Sacramento schools and CBOs that work with this vulnerable community. Equally important, the FUEL legal services and removal defense program ensures that immigrants have legal representation in their immigration proceedings and advocates to keep families together. The UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic is proud to partner with FUEL in defending the rights of immigrant families in Sacramento and strongly supports renewal of such a vital resource for families and advocates alike. Respectfully, Amagda Pérez, Attorney
Julia Burrows
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Submitted At: 5:15pm 02-15-22
Mayor and Council members,
I write to support Councilmember Harris in the set aside $10 million of mid-year surplus for Public Works Department to provide matching funds for active transportation projects in our City. Millions of dollars in funds to increase biking, walking, and the last mile connections to transit will be available to cities. We must have the matching funds available to be competitive for these resources with the ultimate goal of improving public health and safety, reducing emissions, and giving our residents the choice to walk, bike and ride. Connect the sidewalks in underserved neighborhoods. Make it safe to walk and bike to school again. Establish Sacramento as a ped+bike friendly city. We can do this if we have a vision for the future, allocate the matching funds, provide the grant writing resources, and advocate for our beautiful city to receive these funds first. The set aside is a powerful commitment to shift the status quo and take action. s/.Julia Burrows Dale Steele
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Submitted At: 5:11pm 02-15-22
I am writing to support the proposal from Council Member Harris to allocate $10 million from the budget surplus for climate action. These funds are much needed and can go towards recommendations from the Mayor's Commission on Climate Change.This funding allocation would be consistent with the Climate Emergency Declaration and recommendations such as made by many public representatives at the recent Active Transportation Workshop. It is urgent that the city take action to address climate change and as we heard recently, being bold is a minimal level effort and we need much more. This is a start and time is running out.
Susan Herre, President of ECOS
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Submitted At: 5:08pm 02-15-22
The Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) supports the recommendation by Council Member Jeff Harris to allocate $10 million of the available surplus to climate change.
ECOS would like the City prioritize the use of its own funds and matching funds from the state and federal government to the seven “big idea” active transportation and transit projects discussed last week, and for future targeted investment in districts around light rail stations and along major bus corridors, specifically, additional active transportation infrastructure, and basic infrastructure (sewer, water, electric, internet) to make it more financially viable for developers to build around transit.
We ask the City to take a leadership role in investing heavily in areas that are currently served by transit as this is key to ensuring the necessary reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to meet local, regional, and state goals.
Katie Fleming
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Submitted At: 5:04pm 02-15-22
My name is Katie Fleming and I am a removal defense attorney with the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation and also with the FUEL Network. I have seen, firsthand, the broad and meaningful impact of the FUEL Network on our Sacramento immigrant communities and I respectfully voice my strong support for the continued funding of FUEL.
Laurie Litman
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Submitted At: 4:56pm 02-15-22
Please support Councilmember Jeff Harris' recommendation to allocate $10 million of the surplus dollars to climate action. Climate change is an existential problem, which means our species (and a large proportion of other species) may not survive the effects. Just one example: we are in an ongoing drought due to climate change—what will happen to our food security if this drought goes on for decades? The immediate dangers—wildfires, air quality, food supply, water quality and quantity, sea level rise, etc—are too scary to ignore.
No other issue is as critical as this. Please start funding climate action at the level necessary for our survival. This $10 million is a start. We owe it to all residents of Sacramento, present and future, to begin the transformation to a fossil fuel free future.
Elise Fandrich
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Submitted At: 4:21pm 02-15-22
I am writing to urge the Council to use additional surplus dollars for climate resilience investments in the city.
These dollars can be used to purchase zero emission landscaping equipment and train crews to use zero- emission equipment on all city property, fund needed investments in heat mitigation, enhance safe and efficient active transportation corridors throughout the city, improve air quality, and support communities most impacted by the climate crisis. We need to make a significant down payment on climate action now to push our city towards a more climate-safe future.
Tyler Wunsch
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Submitted At: 4:08pm 02-15-22
As a small business owner, farmers market vendor, sustainable community advocate, and Midtown resident, I depend on public spaces such as urban parks and people-first slow street closures. I am writing in support of the Winn Park building construction and the addition of a public restroom. Historically, Winn Park has been severely underutilized, however, for the past two years, the Wednesday at Winn farmers market has created intentional space for residents to convene outdoors safely during COVID-19, increased access to local, fresh, healthy food, enabled vendors such as myself to connect with the community, created a space for talented musicians to perform, and focused on mental health benefits such as yoga and pilates. Imagine all of these people, thousands per week, and more in the future, but no access to a clean public restroom? (1 of 2) Andrea Rosen
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Submitted At: 3:45pm 02-15-22
I support the funding allocation for the FUEL Network. Please approve this important program in your budget.
Giovanna Castellanos Barragán
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Submitted At: 2:27pm 02-15-22
Dear Mayor Steinberg and esteemed members of the City Council. My name is Giovanna Castellanos Barragán, Y outh Development Specialist at La Familia Counseling Center. On behalf of the youth and families in the community I serve, and my own family that lives in Sacramento, I would like to add my SUPPORT to the proposed revisions to the FY2021/22 Midyear Budget. The funding allocations for FUEL Network, La Familia Opportunity Center, Winn Park/Latino Center of Art & Culture, and the California Mobility Center are strong investments towards achieving equity for our Latino and underserved population across our city.
Carissa Gutierrez
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Submitted At: 2:21pm 02-15-22
Dear Mayor Steinberg and esteemed members of the City Council. My name is Carissa Gutierrez, Chairperson of the Board for the Latino Center of Art and Culture (LCAC). On behalf of our Latino constituents and board members for LCAC, I would like to add our SUPPORT to the proposed revisions to the FY2021/22 Midyear Budget. The funding allocations for FUEL Network, La Familia Opportunity Center, Winn Park/Latino Center of Art & Culture, and the California Mobility Center are strong investments towards achieving equity for our Latino and underserved population across our city.
Kathy Les
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Submitted At: 12:15pm 02-15-22
I echo the comments of Anne S.:
Please support the recommendation by Council Member Jeff Harris to allocate $10 million of the available surplus to climate change to serve as matching funds for Federal and State grants so that work can begin on the urgently needed active transportation and transit projects that your staff brought forward at the Transportation Workshop last week. These projects are consistent with the June 2020 recommendations of the Mayors' Climate Commission. Time is running out. It is time to seriously address the impacts that climate change is already having on our city and our residents. Thank you, and kudos to Council Member Harris for bringing this forward.
Nancy McKeever
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Submitted At: 11:53am 02-15-22
Y outh and homeless efforts figure large in Council supplemental material. Please make a serious effort to focus job training and placement investments on advancing the City’s adopted climate goals. This can produce multiple benefits: high demand employment, action toward urgent climate and public health goals, acquisition of abundant matching grant funds, and enhanced civic engagement as youth learn to participate in caring for their city and its citizens. For example, similar to the climate focus of the CA Mobility Center, the city can train youth in electric powered lawn care and business management, offer funds for startup equipment (perhaps cost shared with CARB’s $30 million dedicated to this effort), and promote the market citywide. Other climate job training include installation of new all-electric heat pump and induction cooking appliances. Please, in every budget decision, integrate the investment with a real climate action and work aggressively to acquire match funding.
Anne Stausboll
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Submitted At: 10:51am 02-15-22
Please support the recommendation by Council Member Jeff Harris to allocate $10 million of the available surplus to climate change to serve as matching funds for Federal and State grants so that work can begin on the urgently needed active transportation and transit projects that your staff brought forward at the Transportation Workshop last week. These projects are consistent with the June 2020 recommendations of the Mayors' Climate Commission. Time is running out. It is time to seriously address the impacts that climate change is already having on our city and our residents. Thank you, and kudos to Council Member Harris for bringing this forward.
Juan Novello
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Submitted At: 10:05am 02-15-22
Dear Mayor Steinberg and members of the City Council. My name is Juan Novello, Vice President of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. On behalf of our membership and organization, I would like to add our SUPPORT to the proposed revisions to the FY2021/22 Midyear Budget. The funding allocations for FUEL Network, La Familia Opportunity Center, Winn Park/Latino Center of Art & Culture, and the California Mobily Center are strong investments towards achieving equity for our Hispanic and underserved population across our city.
Maiuu-Sam Floyd
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Submitted At: 5:53pm 02-14-22
The kids in my community deserve these experiences if not more. We have wonderful, talented, and bright kids that just need more to go on the road less traveled so they make it to their rightful destinations. So I am pleading with you all, please pass this item. Over time the benefits from investing, will lessen the opportunity of our kids committing crimes, and heighten their potential to be beautiful citizens of the world.
Lastly, for this initiative to truly take flight, there is a need for consistent funding. Participation by kids may not be as high at the beginning, but over time (like in the past) it will grow exponentially. So please be patient. To really hit this home and to make this initiative enormously impactful, a partnership between the City, SHRA, and Leataata Floyd Elementary (SCUSD) is essential. With the resources both in service and monetary, we can truly decrease the experience of people suffering in poverty. Thank you for reading! Maiuu-Sam Floyd
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Submitted At: 5:51pm 02-14-22
Personally, I was lucky to be a part the neighborhood I am from and currently call home. I, like many of the kids, was a part of “Sac Rec” or Parks and Recreation both in after school and in the summer. There were activities that kept us busy within the community, and out. Sac Rec would take us out to play sports against other neighborhoods. I think that was a hallmark since you were able to see familiar faces as a kid over time and understand the plights were similar. Walking into another neighborhood you would feel safe, unlike the present moment. Y ou would see these kids again on the “greatest” field trips I have ever been on. From Disneyland to Stinson Beach, those were priceless experiences that the city provided, and I am so grateful for it. I would also see the same kids for other neighborhoods on these trips as well. Kids from Meadowview, Oak Park, Lemon Hill, etc.. (Continue Post)
Maiuu-Sam Floyd
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Submitted At: 5:46pm 02-14-22
Good Evening City Council members, my name is Maiu’u-Sam Floyd. Wholeheartedly, the kids in both Seavey Circle and New Helvetia are in dire need of funding that would promote long-lasting social-emotional and academic strategies that they can use for their best life possible.
In the mid-1980s all the way up to the early 2000s, the city supported such a program that helped alleviate the elevated crime rate that once haunted my community. I was young but remember the shootings and various mischiefs that would make the news. The change occurred when there was an investment into the youth. The majority of kids started being a part of community programs and activities. Thus helping curtail the negative behaviors people associated with the people living in the projects. Many of whom are now college graduates and/or professionals. (Continue Post)