Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The council's largest spending approval was $27,145 to the League of California Cities for recurring annual membership dues from the General Fund, passed 4-0 with Spicer absent; ten members of the public addressed the meeting, with one speaker questioning whether council members utilize the membership before the vote proceeded with no further discussion. The council also approved travel to the African American Mayors Association conference in Atlanta, with costs split across four separate line items — $1,100 to the association plus $335.97, $289.00, and $75.00 from the General Fund, totaling $1,799.97 — though no explicit roll-call vote for this item appears in the transcript, and only Mayor Sharif indicated she would attend. The council passed the second reading of a vehicle forfeiture ordinance targeting street racing 4-0 (Spicer absent), with Bowers abstaining on the separate prior vote to waive the full reading (3-0-1); the ordinance references fine amounts of $2,000 and $1,000, which are incoming revenue to the city, not spending approvals. A presentation by the Afro Unicorn Foundation (Item 2) was pulled by Councilwoman Darden and deferred to a future meeting date.