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Christina Casha --.From: Ellen Holmgren Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 9:50 AM To: Nicole Dennis Subject: RE: City budget Dear Nicole Dennis, Thank you for your email to the Mayor and City Council. This email acknowledges receipt of your message. If this comment relates to an item on the current City Council agenda and you would like to submit written public comment, please visit https://forms.cityofpleasantonca.gov/f/writtenpubIiccomment. Thank you for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Regards, Ellen Holmgren, Administrative Assistant City of Pleasanton From: Nicole Denni Sent:Sunday,June 4, 2023 3:36 PM To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil@cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject:City budget ***[EXTERNAL]This message comes from an external organization.Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders.*** Dear Mayor Brown, Vice Mayor Balch, and Councilmembers Arkin, Testa, and Nibert, As you approach voting on the budget at the next council meeting on June 6th, I respectfully ask that you take it from the consent calendar so there can be more discussion before voting on it. I was very concerned to see the recent information in the Pleasanton Weekly about financing related to water safety. Clean water is an absolute necessity for our residents. As a health care provider and a cancer survivor I have concerns about keeping our water source clean. This is a priority for your residents safety and welfare. As you are aware, public safety is a top concern for Pleasanton residents, myself included. It is troubling to me that an agreement hasn't been made with the PPD for their salaries to be on par with neighboring agencies. It is even more troubling that they are having to lower their standards to hire new officers because our pay is lower than other city police departments. For the 15+ years that I have lived here, Pleasanton has been known for their high public safety record with top notch police officers. In this time when crime has increased everywhere, keeping our high standards for police is important to our community. I have concerns about what the safety record will look like with officers ..that don't meet the standards our department has set for the last several decades. While projects that maintain historical buildings and recreation projects are great for kids and teenagers, these top two priorities for the residents of Pleasanton, I feel, must come first. Please 1