Elk Grove council to meet in person, but rising COVID cases keep chambers closed to public

Elk Grove City Council members will meet again in person starting with Wednesday’s 6 p.m. meeting, officials announced, but residents will still have to attend the sessions virtually or watch on TV.

City officials cite the new rise in COVID-19 cases across the Sacramento region and Sacramento County health officials’ recommendations for indoor gatherings for closing the council chambers, 8400 Laguna Palms Way, to the public.

People who want to participate in the meetings must register via Zoom.

People can also provide public comment ahead of the meeting in writing or in an mp3 format audio file via email to City Clerk Jason Lindgren at jlindgren@elkgrovecity.org

The public can also submit public comments by phone. Leave a voice message with the clerk at (916) 478-2286 by 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be submitted to council members and city staff.

The meeting is streamed live online and archived at the city’s website and is shown on Metro Cable Channel 14.

Darrell Smith

The Sacramento Bee

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.