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Claudia Lara, a debt analyst in the City Treasurer's Office, presented the financing plan and said the 2015 refunding revenue bonds currently have an outstanding par amount of $69,890,000 and a final maturity date of Dec. 1, 2036. The proposed 2025 bonds would keep the same final maturity and are structured to front-load savings through fiscal year 2029.

\"The financing plan for the 2025 bonds is based on market conditions ... and is estimated to generate an aggregate cash flow savings of $3,670,000,\" Lara said. She added the pricing and closing schedule was moved earlier in the calendar to August 21 for pricing and an expected closing on or around Sept. 4 to avoid competing bond issues later in the season.

Vice Mayor Talamantes moved to authorize the bond issuance; Councilmember Kaplan publicly praised the treasurer's staff, noting the plan will generate savings for the general fund, the solid waste fund and the parking fund. The motion carried by voice vote with one councilmember absent.

Staff materials show estimated total sources and uses around $71,500,000 and an expected distribution of savings across funds, including an estimated general fund benefit of roughly $695,000 in the first year and more than $800,000 in subsequent near-term years.

Council voted to approve the financing authority's action and authorized associated staff actions necessary to complete pricing and closing according to the updated schedule.

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Councilmember Mai Vang led the discussion on Item 2 and said she intends to vote for the policy as presented but asked the treasurer to prepare a draft amendment that would insert an SRI section reflecting the city\u0001s values. Vang noted prior informal divestments from fossil fuel and tobacco and said she wanted those practices codified.

\"I'd like to provide direction to the city treasurer ... to return with the proposed update, and edits that actually incorporate a socially responsible investment section within the city investment policy,\" Vang said. She added she would vote yes on the current policy while pursuing the amendment.

Councilmember Steve Hansen Dickinson and other councilmembers supported the request and said they would work with the treasurer and community stakeholders on recommended language. City Treasurer John (last name not specified in the public record of the hearing) explained the city has constraints set by state code for certain portfolios and that the city could make some exclusions but must respect fiduciary duties for pension or other separate portfolios.

Three public commenters — Justine Kansler (350 Sacramento), Amira Al Malla (Reinvest in Sacramento), and Keyon Bliss — urged the council to adopt a formal SRI policy that would broaden divestment beyond fossil fuels and tobacco to include surveillance and weapons manufacturers. Kansler urged the council to \"implement a socially responsible investment policy that reflects our values as a city while remaining fiscally responsible.\" Al Malla said such policy would \"divest from all forms of harm and reinvest in the community.\"

The item was part of the consent calendar and was moved as part of a motion to approve all consent items; the motion carried by voice vote with one abstention noted on a different consent item and one councilmember absent. Councilmembers said they expect to work with the treasurer and community stakeholders to draft proposed language and return the item for council consideration.

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City Housing Manager Yay Yan Iel presented the two-year update to the All In regionally coordinated homelessness action plan (ARCHAP) and the proposed HAP6 budget. The Sacramento region faces a roughly 40% reduction in HAP funding compared with the prior round; staff said the region\u0001s allocation fell as a result of changes in the state formula and a 2024 point-in-time count that showed a 29% reduction in the region\u0001s total count.

\"This 2 year action plan and proposed HAP6 funding recommendation comes at a time of reduced state funding for homelessness,\" Iel said, noting staff proposals emphasize prevention, reducing street homelessness and maintaining shelter operations.

Under the proposed plan, about 70% of the HAP6 funding would support interim housing, including congregate shelter beds, motel programs and youth-specific emergency beds. Iel and other staff outlined the city-funded shelter capacity that HAP6 would sustain: 363 congregate beds, roughly 200 motel rooms and about 53 youth beds.

Lisa Bates of Sacramento Steps Forward joined staff for questions about prevention and coordinated access. Bates and Ayanna McGee, director of system implementation at Sacramento Steps Forward, said community engagement sessions emphasized prevention and better coordination with behavioral-health and service providers to connect people to appropriate supports.

Councilmembers praised the plan but repeatedly asked for better system-level prevention strategies and clearer accounting of how city, county and Continuum of Care resources fit together. Councilmember Steve Hansen Dickinson emphasized the need for a broader map of responsibilities across jurisdictions and requested more comprehensive reporting on prevention and system outcomes in coming months.

Staff said they would return with additional items in September on strategies to reduce street homelessness and on proposals for shared governance. The county and Continuum of Care will consider the same HAP6 materials in the coming weeks; staff said the county and Continuum of Care hearings are scheduled for Aug. 19 and the Continuum of Care hearing tomorrow.

Councilmember Mai Vang moved to approve the ARCHAP update and the city's HAP6 budget; the motion passed by voice vote with one absence noted.

Councilmembers and staff said the funding reductions force prioritization of keeping shelter operations open while pursuing longer-term prevention and permanent housing strategies, and they asked staff to return with further details about prevention programming and coordination with county partners.

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The vote completed the administrative review of SPD\u0000use of items the state classifies as \u0001military equipment\u0001 and accepted the department\u0001s usage data for the period May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. Councilmember Eric Guerra moved to adopt the report and policy; the motion passed with no recorded no votes and one absence.

SPD Captain Clay Buchanan presented changes the department made in response to prior council direction and community feedback, including expanded usage data by council and police district, demographic breakdowns tied to incidents, and an appendix addressing purchase questions raised by the Police Review Commission. Buchanan said the report shows 398 incidents in which military equipment was involved and that uncrewed aerial systems (drones) represented the single largest usage category.

\"During the current reporting period ... military equipment was involved on 398 of those incidents,\" Buchanan said. He told council officers responded to approximately 142,000 calls for service and that 1,205 individual pieces of equipment were counted because SPD records each piece and discharge separately.

Police Review Commission Vice Chair Manuel Korps and Commissioner Korps both told the council the commission supports the report going forward to council review but urged changes to the statutory timeline that forces an annual deadline. \"Given the timeline that is currently in place, it's not ample time for sufficient transparency and community feedback,\" Korps said, asking for a more flexible schedule.

Several community members urged different outcomes. Keyon Bliss, a former Police Review Commission chair, urged the council to reject or separate the purchase approvals from the policy, citing what he said was a roughly $556,740 list of potential purchases in SPD\u0001s submission and concerns about procurement volumes and transparency. \"Simply rubber-stamping $500,000 in new military equipment buried in a 200-page staff report defeats the purpose of AB 481\u0001s transparency purposes,\" Bliss said.

Other public commenters supported the department. Matt King said the tools are necessary, citing a recent drive-by shooting in his neighborhood and first-responder safety, and Christina Rogers noted that paramedics often must wait for police to secure scenes before entering. John Morales described recent enforcement actions and argued SPD needs the equipment to keep officers and the public safe.

Councilmembers debated a procedural option advanced by Councilmember Mai Vang to approve the policy but withhold approval of any new purchases requiring new funding. City Attorney\u0000presented legal guidance that the council can split approvals in principle, but if the council fails to approve at least the annual policy and report by the statutory deadline the department would face operational restrictions and potential legal exposure.

Guerra moved to adopt the report and policy as submitted and directed staff to work with SPD and the city attorney to consider decoupling purchase approvals from the annual policy in the following year to ease the deadline pressures. Councilmembers praised improvements in data and community engagement but emphasized the need for clearer \"why\" explanations for particular equipment and more detail about when specific categories may be used.

Buchanan said the approximately $556,740 of potential purchases reflects a mix of replenishment, end-of-life replacement and a limited number of new drone systems that would be purchased only if the department implements a full drone-first-responder program. He added that much of the requested equipment is for multi-year training stocks and replenishment, not one-off acquisitions.

The council vote adopted the report and policy; council members asked staff and SPD to return next year with a clearer breakdown on the necessity and usage rationale for equipment categories, and to pursue changes to the annual timeline and to consider separating procurement approvals when possible.

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