[CALL TO ORDER]
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I CALLED TO ORDER.UM, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL MEETING, THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL ON PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR MONDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2025.
CAN OUR CITY CLERK PLEASE DO ROLL CALL? YES.
AND COULD I PLEASE HAVE JODY JOHNSON LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER JUST A STRAW.
[CLOSED SESSION]
NOW WE WILL, UM, INVITE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ERIC STANLEY TO ANNOUNCE A CLOSED SESSION ITEM.THE COUNSEL WILL CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION ENCLOSED SESSION, UM, THAT IS UNDER PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS PART OF THE BROWN ACT REGARDING ONE CASE.
THIS EXISTING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, UM, REGARDING THIS MATTER ARE THAT MULTIPLE US CITIES AND COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON STATE, CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATES ARE PLAINTIFFS IN FEDERAL LITIGATION CAPTIONED.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR COUNTY ETAL VERSUS SCOTT TURNER ETAL, I'M SORRY, THERE'S A TYPO IN THE AGENDA.
BROUGHT IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT COURT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE.
IT IS CASE NUMBER 2 2 5 DASH CV DASH 0 0 8 1 4 DASH BJ.
THE CASE CHALLENGES CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE CONTINUUMS OF CARE UNDER THE UNDER HUD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT PURPORT TO ORDER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO COMPLY WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES POSING LOCAL GENDER RECOGNITION, REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE, UM, AND D-E-R-D-E-I PROGRAMS AND REQUIRING LOCAL COOPERATION WITH CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES.
THE CASE ALLEGES THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICY IS BEING APPLIED TO CONGRESSIONALLY APPROVED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LOCAL AGENCIES, VIOLATE THE 10TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION AND ITS SEPARATION OF POWERS, DOCTRINE, THE SPENDING AND DUE PROCESSES CLAUSE OF THE US CONSTITUTION, UM, AND MULTIPLE PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT.
WE'LL SEEK DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD JOIN THAT PENDING LITIGATION AS A PLAINTIFF CITY.
[PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
NOW THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC.I MEAN, THE COMMENTS ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM.
THE THREE MINUTES PER PERSON CARS CAN BE LEFT AT THE CITY CLERK'S DESK.
AND WE DID RECEIVE TWO COMMENTS AHEAD OF TIME.
THOSE ARE POSTED ONLINE AND ANYONE ELSE ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO MY DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS.
AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JODY JOHNSON.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF.
WE THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS OF PETALUMA ARE PROUD THAT OUR CITY AND EACH OF YOU VALUE THE DIGNITY OF HOUSING AND MOST CERTAINLY TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL OUR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND OUR SENIOR CITIZENS.
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON HAS NO VALUE OR RESPECT FOR THESE HARDWORKING AND RETIRED RESIDENTS.
THE TARGET IS ON THE BACKS OF SO MANY RESIDENTS THAT RELY ON MUCH NEEDED HOUSING SERVICES AND CERTAINLY TRANSPORTATION.
TONIGHT, WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR SEEING THAT ALL MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE EQUAL.
IT SHOULD NEVER BE A TARGET ON ANYONE THAT THEY ARE LESS FORTUNATE, MAKE LESS MONEY OR SUFFER THE INDIGNITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BE SELF-RELIANT.
THESE SAME PEOPLE HAVE QUALIFIED FOR AND DESERVE THE EXTRA BOOST TO KEEP THEM OFF THE STREET OR ABLE TO GO TO THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS.
EACH OF YOU ARE MAKING A MARK THAT CHOOSES THE RIGHTS FOR ALL OVER THE RIGHTS, FOR ONLY THE PRIVILEGED.
AS YOU CONSIDER TODAY, THIS FIGHT AGAINST MONEY, MORE
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MONEY FOR THE RICH AND LESS HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION RIPPED FROM THE LESS FORTUNATE WE KNOW WHERE YOUR MORAL COMPASS TURNS.IT HAS ALWAYS TURNED IN THAT ALL RESIDENTS MATTER, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
WE LOVE OUR MOBILE PARK RESIDENTS AND COME TONIGHT TO SHARE IN THE ADVOCACY FOR ALL.
WE ARE INSPIRED BY YOUR ACTIONS, PAST, CURRENT, AND WE KNOW PRESENT AND WHAT WE KNOW WILL BE THE FUTURE GOING FORWARD.
YOU'VE ALWAYS SEEN US AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WOULD GUESS THAT UH, ALL OF US HERE WERE RAISED IN THIS COUNTRY AS MY GUESS.
MY FATHER'S GRANDFATHER CAME HERE FROM SCOTLAND.
MY MOTHER ARRIVED IN THESE UNITED STATES, BUT SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
OF THE FIVE CHILDREN, THEY'VE HAD A GRAND TOTAL OF SIX CHILDREN.
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE MAKE MONEY FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WE ARE PARTICIPANTS BEHIND YOU.
AND EVERY TIME YOU WALK UP TO THAT DAUS, THERE'S A SIGN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT.
AND FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T, WELL, I'M SORRY BECAUSE THAT'S SAD.
WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, MANY ARE ALSO DOING, THEY'RE WATCHING YOU AND YOU ARE WATCHING THEM.
MANY PEOPLE ARE TAKING THESE SAME STEPS AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING WITH THEM AND DOING THE RIGHT THING AND TREATING THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LIVE BASICALLY WITH.
LIKE THEY'RE JUST PEOPLE THAT YOU LIVE WITH.
THERE IS NO ONE BETTER THAN I AM AND I'M BETTER THAN NO ONE.
AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE IN ONE MORE TIME.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIE KYO.
UM, THEY, I JUST AGREE WITH THOSE TWO AND I WANTED TO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE IN ACTION AND YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, CHANTEL ROGERS.
UH, I'M NOT A LAWYER AND I WON'T PRETEND TO KNOW ABOUT ALL THE INTRICACIES AND REPERCUSSIONS OF JOINING A LAWSUIT THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHETHER WE JOIN OR NOT, WE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE FINAL DECISION OF THE COURTS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY, BUT THIS ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T VALUE THE RULE OF LAW AS WE DO.
AND THE IMPACTS ON OUR IMMIGRANT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IS REAL AND LIFE ALTERING.
TRUMP HAS SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT HE'S SENDING HIS MASKED ICED GOONS TO RED STATES SANCTUARY CITIES, AND BASICALLY ANYONE WHO DOESN'T TOW HIS LINE, EVERY TIME WE COULD PUSH BACK AND OPPOSE HIS POLICIES, WE FEEL GREAT AND CAN PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK FOR OUR OPPOSITION TO HIS DRACONIAN DECREES.
BUT UNLESS WHAT WE ARE DOING ACTUALLY MAKES A POSITIVE TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE AS OPPOSED TO IF WE CHOOSE NOT TO DO IT, WE ARE LIGHTING A BEACON AND POINTING AN ARROW ON PETALUMA AND ON OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
I WORK WITH IMMIGRANTS THROUGH A COUPLE OF NONPROFITS, AND WHILE THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR OUR SUPPORT, WHAT THEY DON'T WANT IS MORE ATTENTION BROUGHT TO THEM HERE LOCALLY.
THEY'RE HUNKERING DOWN AND TRYING NOT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THEMSELVES.
I THINK THAT THOSE OF US NOT EXPERIENCING THEIR PERIL OFTEN SUFFER FROM WHAT I CALL CITIZEN PRIVILEGE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN GO HOME, CRACK A BEER AND FIRE UP THE BARBECUE WITHOUT ANY CONCERN THAT OUR VERY EXISTENCE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
WE CAN GO TO WORK, GO SHOPPING, AND SEND OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL WITHOUT TREPIDATION.
THOSE WITHOUT OUR CITIZEN PRIVILEGE LIVE A VERY DIFFERENT REALITY.
SO PLEASE, BEFORE YOU SIGN ONTO ANOTHER LAWSUIT THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING, TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHETHER THIS
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ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BETTER THE LIVES OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.AND IF NOT SIGNING ONTO IT ACTUALLY LESSENS OUR CAPACITY TO HELP.
FLYING ON THE RADAR IS WHAT THE PEOPLE I HELP EVERY DAY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JANICE BARKER.
ONE DAY YOU WAKE UP AND YOU'RE OLDER THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE.
YOU'VE OUTLIVED ALL KINDS OF IDEALS AND DETERMINATIONS AND YOU GET TO DO ONE THING.
YOU GET TO LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHO YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY IS AND TAKING CARE OF THOSE THINGS BECOMES THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO YOU.
WHO IS YOUR COMMUNITY AND HOW DO YOU CARE FOR THEM? I HOPE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING BY OUR COMMUNITY OF PETALUMA.
YOU CERTAINLY ARE WITH THE MOBILE HOMES.
PLEASE HELP THE IMMIGRANT MIXED STATUS COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE THE UNDERPINNING OF OUR PRIVILEGE AND WE CAN'T LET THEM DOWN.
[ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION]
ADJOURN TO CLOSE SESSION.[REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]
WE'RE BACK AT A CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY, ERIC DANLEY, ANNOUNCE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN DURING THE CLOSED SESSION.UM, IN ACCORDS WITH SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.1 A TWO OF THE BROWN ACT.
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT IN TONIGHT'S CLOSED SESSION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, THE COUNCIL HAS DIRECTED THAT THE CITY JOIN AS A PLAINTIFF IN THE PENDING LITIGATION IN MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
COUNTY ETAL VERSUS SCOTT TURNER, ET AL US DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE.
CASE NUMBER 2 2 5 DASH C FIVE, SORRY, Z CV DASH OH OH 8 1 4 DASH BJ R AND THE LITIGATION, THE PLAINTIFFS ALL ALLEGED THAT THE GRANT TERMS PURPORTING TO REQUIRE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO ASSIST IN CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND RESTRICT LOCAL DEI GENDER RECOGNITION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS POLICIES VIOLATE THE 10TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION, SEPARATION OF POWERS, DOCTRINE, THE SPENDING CLAUSE, THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT.
THEN I CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.