 Hello, I'm Chief Scott Westrop of the Santa Rosa Fire Department with an important message about maintaining public safety services in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa voters first approved Measure O in 2004 to provide dedicated funding for public safety and violence prevention programs. For the past 17 years, these funds have been used to support fire protection, paramedics, rapid 911 emergency response, disaster preparedness, crime prevention, and police services. However, unless renewed by voters, this approximately $10 million in annual funding will expire in 2025, requiring deep cuts to public safety services in Santa Rosa. The City of Santa Rosa is currently considering options for placing a measure on the ballot later this year to renew this existing quarter-cent sales tax that provides dedicated public safety and violence prevention funding. Share your priorities and take a short survey online at let'sconnectsr.com slash public safety survey. More information is also available at srcity.org slash measure o.