+ Issue aLity Hall Bao fing. Popa = Issue 6: Part: Attending the Meeting : 1. Complete the following chart to help identify the officials present. ‘Name of city council members: a. Len M4ustine b. Guvhns Hunt e Di\enna hams 4 Mitch Masnlourn { e ‘orn Rowtur 2. Who is leading the proceedings at the meeting? Len Awgushinr 3. Approximately how many citizens are in attendance? 225-20 4. Which issue did you find most interesting and why?_ Because OF A Sv disasen Womlast (ain Sy) ut of pow dnd telephones Ona interns Cannot work. No one (an Commuunicad or s ta\\ for hue Part Ill: Evaluating the Meeting After attending a city council meeting you are to write a two-page, typed, double-spaced, the meeting [Describe wat you witnessed atthe meeting; do you think the decisions in made democratically? Explain your reasoning. What are the positives and negatives the community Do you believe the citizens ae ailotted enough time toe the ideas and issues that were discussed or debated and give yo ‘government in general What cd you eam from tis meeting?) ; iCity Council Meeting Evaluation At the City Council meeting, there were about 8-9 council members present, I witnessed a lot of talking, presenting, discussing, negotiating, and approving. The whole — ‘meeting was based on speakers who had a presentation or a topic to talk about. The Council members would either consent to it, share their opinion or ask questions about it. think the decisions in our local city council are made democratically because we have a say in making decisions about affairs. The meetings are led by a mayor but are involved Z vith individuals who bring up the affairs. In the decision-making process, we determine what needs to be improved and how it should be improved. City Council simple motions it, and then proceeds the request. Some positives of the city council meeting for the community were that council ‘members weren't bickering or arguing repeatedly. They simply shared their opinion and moved on. The meeting was straightforward and not too long. Another positive thing for the community was that people were given time to talk about their issue or give feedback regarding an issue. Some negatives of the council meeting for the community was that the issues were too boring or uninteresting that many people would not want to care 2 The issues were also not that life changing and didn’t bring much change: . For example, some of the issues were about stormprepared, they should find three minutes to be enough. In some cases, if the issue is serious or needs more explaining, they might need more than three minutes. After all, we need to keep in mind that there are other citizens, and they want to talk just as much as we do. If we keep the timing to a minimum, it will be fair and equal for everyone. Some ideas and issues that were debated and discussed about were the Alamo A Creek Detention Basin and the Ulatis Creek Detention Basin. They were talking about flooding and relocating the road/bridge or replacing it in October of 2016. I didn’t really have an opinion on that; we're already in a drought so how are we going to get a flooding. Another issue that was brought up was the day when Comeast went out of power, and the internet and telephones stopped working. I thought this was a serious issue because no one could communicate with each other because of a simple natural disaster like a fire. Also the idea of bringing a training fa ty to the fire academy at Solano Community College for students was brought up. I think it would be beneficial for the students to have a training facility. My overview on the city government in W general is that we need someone to go to for our issues, and we also need a government that will cooperate and compromise with us. this experience, I learned that city council meetings.AGENDA Vacaville City Hall Council Chamber September 22, 2015 650 Merchant Street Entrance to the 06:00 p.m. Council Chamber is located in the parking area off of Lovers Lane The City of Vacaville is committed to providing meeting facilities that are accessible to persons with disabilities. To request meeting materials in alternative formats, or to request a sign language interpreter, real-time captioning, or other accommodation, call 707-449-5409 (or 707-449-5162-TTY) at least four days prior to the meeting. Assistive listening devices may be obtained at the meeting or by calling the numbers above. Any writings or documents related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the City Administration Counter in City Hall, located at 650 Merchant Street. The City may charge customary photocopying charges for any requested copies of such documents. % ROLL CALL — Mayor/Chair Len Augustine Vice MayorlVice Chair Curtis Hunt Couneil/Agency/Authority Member Dilenna Harris Council/Agency/Authority Member Mitch Mashburn Council/Agency/Authority Member Ron Rowlett INVOCATION followed by the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 7 APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of the City Council meeting of September 8, 2015. PRESENTATIONS — ‘A. RISING SUN FOUNDATION RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SAVINGS PRESENTATION ‘CALENDAR -