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Councilmember Testa read the proclamation. Rabbi Laurence Milder received the proclamation and thanked the City Council for its recognition. 7. Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing May 2022 as Lupus Awareness Month Councilmember Testa read the proclamation. Shamekka Marty, a patient advocate for the Lupus Foundation, received the proclamation and thanked the City Council for helping raise awareness. 8. Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing May 2022 as Older Americans Month Councilmember Testa read the proclamation. Dick Stafford, the representative for the friends of the Pleasanton Senior Center, received the proclamation and thanked the City Council for its recognition. 9. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are limited to 3 minutes. Mayor Brown opened public comment. Tracy Farhad, President and CEO of Visit Tri-Valley, thanked the City Council for supporting their marketing district renewal for an additional 10 years. She shared highlights from the 2020-21 California statistics on tourism-related spending, tax revenues, and jobs. She advised the State is slowly rebounding and visitor spending increased by 46% in 2021 from 2020. Michael Duggan expressed concern regarding the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Joint Powers Authority (JPA) drug and alcohol substance abuse policy and disparity with police. He noted this policy is driving away potentially good candidates. Frank Nasca, Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighter, encouraged the City Council to support a fair contract for the City's firefighters. He advised they have been without a contract for 123 days and are seeking a fair and equal contract such as those afforded to the labor groups of Livermore and Pleasanton. He requested open forum conversations with firefighter union representatives and encouraged the City Council to help resolve these issues. Lisa Stanford reiterated that LPFD has been without a contract for 123 days and reported districts throughout the area go uncovered so that on-duty personnel can train fire trainees in the Academy. She believes every single employee should be subject to the drug testing policy and should be consistent across labor groups. She advised the City Council is failing its constituents by not passing a fair contract for the LPFD and leaving districts without coverage. Mayor Brown closed public comment. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS If necessary to ensure completion of the following items, the Mayor may alter time limits. 10. Public Hearing - Consider adoption of a resolution for the Housing and Human Services Grants and Community Grant Program: 10a. Approve allocations for Housing and Human Services Grant and Community Grant Program Funds for 2022 grant funding cycle (FY 2022/23) City Council Minutes Page 2 of 9 May 3, 2022