5PM City Council [Updated 05/17/2022 @ 11:00 a.m.]
Meeting Time: 05-17-22 17:00
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3. Central Midtown Restaurant Business Improvement District No. 2022- 02 - Public Meeting (Noticed 04/27/2022) File ID: 2022-00816 1 1 0 0
5. Cooperative Purchase Contracts: FY2021/22 Remaining Replacement Vehicles [Published for 10-Day Review 05/05/2022] File ID: 2022-00961 1 0 1 0
12. Teleconferencing Meetings During the COVID-19 State of Emergency (30-Day Finding) File ID: 2022-01067
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16. Fiscal Y ear (FY) 2022/23 Proposed Budget for the Sacramento Police Department File ID: 2022-00982
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17. Fiscal Y ear (FY) 2022/23 Asset Forfeiture Master Plan File ID: 2022- 00987
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Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda 11 1 7 0
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Agenda Item: eComments for 3. Central Midtown Restaurant Business Improvement District No. 2022-02 - Public Meeting (Noticed 04/27/2022) File ID: 2022-00816
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David Adams
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Submitted At: 7:33pm 05-17-22
Hey I got kicked out of the meeting by accident and my hand disappeared I really want you guys to think about this when you guys are adding houses downtown above commercial property and when you closing down the streets that the properties might be using you might find accurate parking for those people who are using those parking spots cuz when you gave smudge the permission to build this thing next to seventh and h they had G Street shut down for a solid week took like 12 parking spots that we use and you had no no other parking around here is hard to get anyway because of the courthouse property and not zoning it as residential and adding more residential parking around the building I hope you take this into consideration and really look at what you're doing okay cuz you guys are adding 9th and l you guys are adding a few other places on k Street I heard that's being developed we really need to think about parking for those people who live there thank you Agenda Item: eComments for 5. Cooperative Purchase Contracts: FY2021/22 Remaining Replacement Vehicles [Published for 10-Day Review 05/05/2022] File ID: 2022-00961
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David Hawkins
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Submitted At: 7:50pm 05-16-22
Dear Councilmembers,
If the replacement vehicles are powered by fossil fuel than I am strongly opposed. It is disingenuous for the City to adopt a Climate Change Plan and then not take actions - nor provide funding - to implement it. Along with targeted allocations in the City budget to pay for the City's adopted climate change recommendations, I believe we should take advantage of other opportunities that would reduce the City's reliance on fossil fuel and reduce our carbon footprint.
I recommend this item be amended to specify the requirement that all of the replacement vehicles be electric powered.
Thank you.
David Hawkins
411 11th Street, #3
Sacramento, CA 95814
[email protected]
c/ (916) 712-6243
Agenda Item: eComments for 12. Teleconferencing Meetings During the COVID-19 State of Emergency (30-Day Finding) File ID: 2022-01067
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Bill Motmans
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Submitted At: 9:44am 05-13-22
With social distancing and other safety measures, there is no need for teleconferencing Council meetings any longer. Citizens and taxpayers continue to be shut out of the process, even as a "budget" with no public input is considered.
Agenda Item: eComments for 16. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Proposed Budget for the Sacramento Police Department File ID:
2022-00982
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rebecca mcintyre
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Submitted At: 8:12pm 05-17-22
We need our law enforcement even more than usual due to increasing crime and a lack of meaningful punishment for criminals.
Jamie Jun
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Submitted At: 8:07pm 05-17-22
As a resident of Sacramento, I oppose this proposed budget. For decades, police have been continually funded with only marginal improvements in defending against crime or public safety in general. In fact, despite the continuous funding our crime rates are still high with shootings all over Sacramento county! It seems pretty clear based on the data that putting millions of funding into law enforcement is NOT working. Please listen to our communities when we say put that money to better use, such as in mental health services, housing assistance, youth services, childcare, and other family services. Studies have shown that these preventative methods are what actually makes our communities safer. Let's put our money to better use by investing in services that actually help people.
Sara Connor
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Submitted At: 7:10pm 05-17-22
The Sacramento Police Department's budget in 2021 was the highest it's been in years and yet it has only cleared 40% of crimes. The city should not pull money from necessary social services that prevent crime to inflate the budget for ineffective and often brutal punishment that will disproportionately affect the poorest and most vulnerable members of our community. Crime is more often than not a response to desperate social and economic conditions; increasing the police budget will do nothing to change those underlying conditions which create crime.
Ali Doerr Westbrook
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Submitted At: 7:02pm 05-17-22
Policing diverts millions of dollars from schools, health care, and other vital programs within our community without addressing the root causes of crime. It's time for the City of Sacramento to rethink Sac PDs extensive budget and invest in programs that will have a real impact on community safety. The City should also stop investing in ShotSpotter which has not proven effective and is proposed to be employed largely in communities of color.
Paul Engstrom
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Submitted At: 6:56pm 05-17-22
Safety is #1! The Police budget is absolutely necessary to maintain it.
Rebecca Haynes
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Submitted At: 6:56pm 05-17-22
How did the PD budget balloon from status quo to 222 million with no input from the constituents/taxpayers that are funding it? Please stop expecting the problems in Sacramento to solved by throwing more money at the police. The additional funds being allocated would be much better utilized to address substance abuse treatment, mental health support and providing support to the house less members of our community. All of these issues should not be under the purview of the police department. It’s a travesty that as Sac PD continues to fund the militarization of the dept, crime in Sacramento continues to rise. Please reevaluate the use of the proposed funds and address the issues from a compassionate position of f equity and advocacy for ALL members of our community.
Zoe HH
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Submitted At: 6:40pm 05-17-22
Please make safety in our city a priority by adequately funding and supporting the police department.
Amy Gardner
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Submitted At: 5:37pm 05-17-22
I completely support the proposed budget for SacPD. As an advocate for my neighbors in Midtown and East Sac, I have come to count on our SacPD officers to help us improve the safety of our community. With an increase in crime in our neighborhood over the last two years, SacPD is our reliable partner both at the moment a crime is being committed and in the times when we are working together on solutions to reduce crime and improve our safety. Please do not discount the safety of the citizens of Sacramento, but instead make sure our police department has the resources needed.
richard harrison
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Submitted At: 5:16pm 05-17-22
I wholeheartedly support the proposed budget for Sac PD. In fact it should be larger in order to re-build the traffic unit.
The recent downtown shootout was a prime example of why cops need to be on patrol making stops of persons on foot, bicycles and mostly in vehicles. The mayor and council should ask Chief Lester to resume the "broken windows" approach to crime fighting. Keep smaller crimes in check to minimize the sense of lawlessness that the criminal element thrives in.
Cop-work is complicated due to broad social ills such as illegal drugs, failed public policies of sentence reductions and the Covid prisoner release panic. The list goes on.
Improve Sacramento and make it a safe place to live and work by hiring more cops, using valuable technology such as shot-spotter and license plate reader cameras.
Jenn Knapp
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Submitted At: 5:10pm 05-17-22
I support an increase to the Sacramento Police budget. If you take inflation into account, the budget is still less than it was prior to past budget cuts. We need more police, more training for officers, and necessary equipment.
Those wanting to defund police or cut/reallocate funds are not going to be the ones running to our aid when we are facing danger. Please support those who protect & serve us daily and increase the police budget.
Karen Korbs
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Submitted At: 4:57pm 05-17-22
I support Howard Chan’s budget for law enforcement.
Public Safety is one of the pillars of City Councils’ duties to Sacramento’s law-abiding citizens.
Law enforcement leave their families every day to serve and protect us. It’s the city’s responsibility to ensure they have the right tools and funding to do their best job.
Crime has gone up, laws have allowed criminals to steal, hurt and assault with very little consequence. And criminals know this.
It is disheartening to see my city tell police to risk their lives without proper tools and support. Who are we really “protecting” when we defund law enforcement and ignore the impact of rising crime on citizens? Please get back to bringing balance to our city and support public safety. Approve the law enforcement budget! Lindsey King
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Submitted At: 4:54pm 05-17-22
I support the approval of funding that will allow the Sacramento PD to invest in crime-prevention technology such as surveillance pods. In our neighborhood, we recently had some security and vandalism concerns at our local park. The use of a surveillance pod would have assisted neighbors in preventing criminal activity in the area however, there was not one available due to disrepair. More investment in these technologies assist our police in preventing crime in our communities and they make our neighborhoods safer.
Stephanie Duncan
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Submitted At: 4:40pm 05-17-22
With the growth of the City of Sacramento, there is also a need for an increase in the police budget to keep the citizens of the city safe. Prior to 2008 budget cuts, there were a little over 800 sworn officers with SacPD. Today's budget is asking to fill up to 769 positions, over 30 sworn officer positions less than 14 years ago. Since 2008, the population of Sacramento has grown by over 50,000 residents. It makes perfect sense that the police budget would also grow with the city's population and I would hope to see further increases in the police budget year after year in order to get officer staffing levels to a point where they exceed 2008 levels. Additionally, the city no longer has a robust traffic enforcement motorcycle team, which is greatly needed to crack down on speeding and unsafe driving. I hope to see money put forth in the future to increase the traffic team as well.
Michael Ault
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Submitted At: 4:35pm 05-17-22
On behalf of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, I am writing to convey support for the proposed FY 2022/23 Sacramento Police Department budget. Appreciate the City considering ways in which it needs to adjust and respond to our community and make significant investment in key areas that are critical to revitalization – safety, cleanliness, and accountability that are addressed in the consistency of the proposed budget plan. Any reduction to the public safety budget would have deleterious impacts on the essential services that continue to provide safety and support for our community, neighborhoods and City. The recommended budget will not only support public safety and accountability, but help our City be more responsive to the community’s needs as Sacramentans are welcomed back downtown. Appreciate the attention given to the proposed budget and ask that the council approve the recommendations being put forth. Thank you for your consideration.
Jameson Parker
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Submitted At: 4:15pm 05-17-22
The Midtown Association is writing to support the budget allocation for fy 2022/2023 for the Police Department.
MA is a PBID that represents over 1,200 parcels in the central city. Our mission is to make Midtown the center for culture, creativity and vibrancy in Sacramento’s urban core.
One of the biggest factors to creating a vibrant and welcoming environment is making people feel safe.
Through the pandemic we have seen how challenging the virus has been for business, residents, and visitors and we’ve seen a rise in quality of life issues that required a significant amount of resources from the city and organizations like ours.
As we continue to re-opening our economy and welcome visitors back into our core it’s pivotal that we continue to prioritize and invest in public safety to encourage a safe and welcoming environment for the community.
Midtown is requesting that the Council approve the recommended Police Department budget to be considered in the final budget adoption.
Nicholas McConnell
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Submitted At: 4:11pm 05-17-22
Spending more money on police does not decrease crime! Not when areas such as homeless services, youth services, and affordable housing remain underfunded. Sacramento's police budget has already ballooned in the past year, including $47 million from Measure U. That increase could have instead funded all of the items the city recently claimed would need to be cut. Sacramento needs to think beyond the status quo, and stop using the same narrow-sighted solution, aka more police officers and more guns on our streets, to solve the various problems our communities are struggling through. The status quo and the proposed budget is not in alignment with the values of the community the city serves. I urge the city to decrease Sacramento PD's budget by no less than $30.5 million, as recommended by People's Budget Sacramento.
Adrianna Lucero
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Submitted At: 4:03pm 05-17-22
Fund public safety by funding people's basic needs and the priorities our community has repeatedly identified. 60 years of data finds no correlation between police spending and crime rates. As a country, we are spending 60 times+ what we spent in 1960 on policing - billions upon billions of dollars - and there was less crime in 1960 than there is today. In Sacramento, police spending has gone up, up, up each year and yet we believe that additional funds will somehow make us feel more safe. Fund what works - housing, employment opportunities, and community embedded organizations like Advance Peace and others that address the traumas at the root of crime. I am so tired of hearing "we don't have enough money" for the rest of our priorities. Stop increasing the police budget. Refusing to hand the police department another blank check isn't being "soft on crime" - it's rejecting the insanity of doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result for our community.
Megan Elsea
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Submitted At: 3:01pm 05-17-22
Y es crime is a problem but we need more $ for crime prevention such as youth, jobs, and social services programs. Less $ for fancy police tech. The chaos of climate change will lead to more crime so we need more $$ to fight and adapt to climate change. Thank you
Trinity Smyth
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Submitted At: 12:51pm 05-17-22
Expanding the Sac PD budget even further will not address the root causes of inequities and systemic issues that voting Sacramento residents face everyday. Placing more resources and power within the Police Department will not help residents with access to affordable mental and primary health care, will not bring resources and supportive services to those who are experiencing homelessness or unstable, unaffordable housing, will not make progress on implementing the City’s Climate Action Plan. Re-allocate this funding towards projects, programs and actions that will create a more equitable, resilient communities while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Kristina Rogers
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Submitted At: 12:46pm 05-17-22
I’m 100% for funding law enforcement.
What should we use when dealing with dangerous criminals and gang members…marshmallows and kittens? All lethal options are off the table and now some folks complain about funding less lethal tools. Hate to burst your bubble but bad guys exist and they are okay with harming you.
Y ou think defunding is progressive? It’s pushing us back to the 1950’s when the husband next door beat his wife but no one called police. Aren’t we doing that now with the drug dealing, rampant theft? Aren’t we ignoring the junkie who walks in front of our car on Broadway like that’s normal now? Why call if police won’t respond – isn’t that the narrative? WHO are these people who have decided public safety is a problem and my family can get thrown under the bus for their “cause?”
Our law enforcement budget has been depleted over the years and needs this money. I can see the reality on the streets. Please let’s get back to some common sense and support public safety! Ramon Rodriguez
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Submitted At: 12:30pm 05-17-22
Has the City Council lost their minds…especially spending more money on an unproven technology that will end up convicting an innocent person than to catch the real criminals? Has the city not realized that there are other areas to be invested and spend on that has been neglected for years: affordable housing, mental health care, homelessness, social assistance, programs for children, etc. Having ShotSpotter is a threat to constitutional rights and civil liberties because there is no real world results and it resulted in people wrongfully convicted because of using this unproven technology and ShotSpotter will most likely be used against low-income residents and people of color frequently. Use that excess money towards green projects, social services, programs for kids and adults, affordable housing, mental health, and homeless — not to Sac PD because we cannot afford an extra cent to go towards Sac PD’s bloated budget
Logan Dreher
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Submitted At: 9:19am 05-17-22
The Sac PD budget has become increasingly bloated over the last decade while other city departments are chronically. We are funding our police department more than we ever have and that money should be reallocated to the social services we desperately need. Let's not waste city resources on unproven technologies like Shotspotter when research demonstrates that what actually works to prevent crime are social services & community resources.
Maxwell Odland
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Submitted At: 9:49pm 05-16-22
This police budget promotes the use of highly questionable Shotspotter technology. Shotpsotter has been employed largely in communities of color, exacerbating problematic policing patterns. Sacramento is proposing to do just that. The technology has not been proven effective in accurately identifying gunshots. Instead it has been shown to have a high false positive rate (sending police into communities of color to look for non-existent gunshots) while failing to consistently detect real gunshots. This is a waste of our city budget, and actively worsens our public safety. Our taxpayer funding should be spent on promoting social services and connecting people to the resources they need, and increasing department transparency and accountability.
Karen Atkins
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Submitted At: 9:43pm 05-16-22
This budget needs to be reallocated! Crime prevention works to reduce crime, and yet, the budget hardly mentions employing these methods. Our limited city resources should not be wasted on unproven and inequitable technologies such as ShotSpotters when prevention is an option. Let’s get our priorities straight! Moiz Mir
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Submitted At: 3:13pm 05-16-22
This proposed budget includes $314,600 more for ShotSpotter than any city should be paying.
Councilmembers om Budget Committee recently discussed and agreed with the Measure U Committee how important it is to move towards performance metrics, something the City doesn't currently operate with.
In the absence of data from our city, here is some available at: https://endpolicesurveillance.com/ "The MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University School of Law studied ShotSpotter-initiated police deployments from July 1, 2019 through April 14, 2021 to determine whether ShotSpotter’s “accuracy” claims hold up, and to understand the impact of the ShotSpotter system on Chicago’s marginalized communities.
Key Findings – Dead End Alerts. 89% of ShotSpotter deployments in Chicago turned up no gun-related crime.
ShotSpotter has never done a scientifically valid study to determine whether its system can reliably tell the difference between the sound of gunfire and other... harmless sounds." Agenda Item: eComments for 17. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Asset Forfeiture Master Plan File ID: 2022-00987 Overall Sentiment
Tobi Liston
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Submitted At: 6:25pm 05-17-22
Hello, my name is Tobi and I live in downtown Sacramento. I have lived in Sacramento for 5 years and have been intimately involved with the engaging art and environmental community here. As a community, we understand the importance of being the State capital and leading the state, country, and world into a sustainable and habitable future.
Therefor, it’s essential that we receive increased funding for additional staff positions to complete the CAP and work on urgent climate efforts identified by the Mayor's Climate Commission.
Climate action creates co benefits for economic development, youth, and public health. Investing in the climate is investing in these issue areas as well!
Accelerate projects already funded by the public works budget, and explore other mechanisms or budgets for funding more climate action.
Let’s lead the state of California and the future!
Agenda Item: eComments for Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda Overall Sentiment
kent lacin
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Submitted At: 6:21pm 05-17-22
Please keep the climate in mind as you formulate your budget and allocate money. Our city, the capitol of California, needs to be a leader in making the inevitable shift to climate-friendly policies across the whole spectrum of city services. Do not ignore the obvious climate indicators we are all experiencing; bad air, frequent fires, unpredictable weather, hot dry winds, habitat loss and wildlife extincition-right here in river city.
Climate action is a priority, a necessity. Finish the Climate Action Plan. Make it strong and implement it! Flavio Huizar
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Submitted At: 6:06pm 05-17-22
My name is Flavio Huizar member of the Sacramento Lowrider Commission.
We have asked our city council to remove the 1988 no cruising ordinance Discriminates against our communitys of color. How long will you wait to remove a ordinance, that violates our civil rites! Kate Wilkins
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Submitted At: 4:25pm 05-17-22
Seems we missed the memo on the climate staffing being discussed at the 2pm meeting. I ask the city to prioritize filling the vacant positions that work on climate, as well as increasing staff capacity/numbers moving forward. When the CAP is released this summer, it will be essential to keep it moving and begin implementation to the full extent desired by the Council and by Sacramento residents. Thank you.
Molly Roy
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Submitted At: 1:49pm 05-17-22
I grew up in Sacramento and am now raising a young child here. When I was young, we had a lot more rain, and intense fires and drought were not an issue. Climate change is real and we need to do as much as we can to reverse its course. Sacramento City needs to be a leader in the climate change fight and set high standards for others to follow. I urge you to support and implement the Climate Action Plan, and hire positions as needed.
Trinity Smyth
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Submitted At: 12:59pm 05-17-22
Please include greater funding to support implementation of the City’s Climate Action Plan. This includes funding additional staff positions, expanding funding for existing Public Works and Department of Utilities programs and projects that support the Climate Action Plan, and providing funding for new programs and projects. When implemented with an health and racial equity lens climate action can address multiple systemic issues simultaneously, resulting in improvements to public health, economic development, and many more essential benefits.
Jasmine Ripoyla
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Submitted At: 2:55am 05-17-22
The city needs to fund city staff positions that specifically support the acceleration of climate action. Climate action creates co-benefits for economic development, youth, and public health.
I believe that we need to accelerate projects already funded by the public works budget, and explore other mechanisms or budgets for funding more climate action. The climate crisis effects ALL of us, and creating a better world for us and our children begins now! Please do your part in ensuring we invest in the future we all need.
Jeff Solomon
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Submitted At: 7:32pm 05-16-22
Having just attended the Planning Academy, I wanted to thank the City for recognizing the valuable service that the Academy provides to the community. Kudos to Laura Tuller and the guest speakers whom she invited. The walking tours were excellent! I am better informed on the intricacies of the planning process, and hope to help inform the members of my community
Kathryn Webb
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Submitted At: 11:08am 05-16-22
Climate action must be a priority in the budget. Due to inadequate staffing, the Climate Action Plan is over a year and a half late and there won’t be enough capacity to implement the plan once it's finalized. The Mayor and Jeff Harris supported funding more staff at the May 10 city council meeting, but no other council members spoke up.
Where is the support from the rest of the council? The city needs to fund city staff positions that specifically support the acceleration of climate action.
Investing in climate is investing in the prosperity of the economy, youth, and public health of Sacramento. As we have highlighted before, Sacramento has some of the worst air quality in the nation. Clean air should be a core service of the city. The environment is integral to all aspects our our daily lives, and needs to be protected as such.
Once again, we demand prioritizing climate action in the city budget. Our future depends on bold action now.
Edwina White
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Submitted At: 9:31am 05-15-22
As the Sacramento Bee points out, we are in a prolonged drought. We need to be taking action to mitigate that:
adding solar panels to new buildings, recycling wastewater for landscaping, providing people with the means to reduce energy & water use. Infrastructure is key.
Mackenzie Wieser
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Submitted At: 7:40pm 05-14-22
Where's the Climate Support in the budget? As a former Mayor's Climate Commissioner I'm saddened that the nearly 18 months of hard work and dedication we all put into recommended actions aren't being budgeted for! We are more than 2 years down the road and nearly 7 years from 2030...we cannot afford to kick this can down the road anymore! Let's be audicious they said....OK WE WERE REALISTICALL Y PLANNING FOR WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE!
Ben Gravitz
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Submitted At: 6:39pm 05-14-22
Smog and air quality are about to get worse in Sacramento - exacerbated by fires and driving. Wouldn’t it be nice if @TheCityofSac took these public health matters seriously and made climate action a priority in their budget? https://tinyurl.com/479vaudk