Jun 17, 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

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IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH. THE TIME IS 9 A.M..

WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, ALONG WITH CEO DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY COUNSEL JOE LARMER, AND FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, STEFANY BLANKENSHIP, MIRANDA ANGEL, AND MARCY WINSTEAD.

WHO WILL, I BELIEVE, BE OR IS KRISTEN IN THE FOYER TODAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE SPEAKER REQUEST TABLE IN THE FOYER. SPEAKER REQUEST CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME BEGINS FOR EACH ITEM.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO MISS BLANKENSHIP. THANK YOU.

THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY OF THE BOARDROOM RULES OF ORDER AS OUTLINED IN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1-101.

THOSE CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE THROUGH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.

THIS POLICY INCLUDES SIGNAGE RESTRICTIONS, ATTENDEE SEATING AND OVERALL CONDUCT TO ENSURE BUSINESS IS DONE IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND THAT ALL HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE. UNLESS ADDRESSING THE BOARD, ALL THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE SHALL REMAIN SITTING IN THE CHAIRS PROVIDED.

STANDING ALONG THE BACK WALL OF THE BOARDROOM IS ACCEPTABLE, SO LONG AS NO PERSON BLOCKS THE INGRESS OR EGRESS.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES MAY STAND USE EQUIPMENT TO RECORD PROCEEDINGS IN THE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE CEO NEAR THE SOUTH WINDOWS.

SHASTA COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING ORDERLY BUSINESS IN A PROFESSIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE, ATTEND, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WE KINDLY ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ADHERE TO THESE RULES.

WITH THAT, CHAIR, ITEM C1 REGARDING THE YEAR END BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAS BEEN PULLED BY BOTH SUPERVISORS LONG AND PLUMMER, AND ITEM C4 REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1-101 HAS BEEN PULLED BY SUPERVISORS CRYE AND PLUMMER.

THOSE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THESE ITEMS, PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE SPEAKER REQUEST CARD FOR EACH TO MISS [INAUDIBLE] IN THE FOYER.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BLANKENSHIP.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP PASTOR CHRIS MATOS FROM PATHWAY CHURCH.

I'D ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE LED BY SUPERVISOR LONG AFTER THE INVOCATION.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PREPARES TO UNDERTAKE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR CLEAR GUIDANCE FOR EACH MEMBER AS THEY NAVIGATE THE MANY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE THEM.

GRANT THEM CLARITY OF PURPOSE AND A UNIFIED SPIRIT IN THEIR SERVICE.

GRANT THEM DISCERNMENT AS THEY DELIBERATE ON THE COMPLEX ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS.

MAY THEY HAVE THE WISDOM TO UNDERSTAND DEEPLY, TO LISTEN INTENTLY, AND TO DECIDE JUSTLY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF ALL.

AND LORD, INSTILL IN THEM UNWAVERING COURAGE.

COURAGE TO ENGAGE THE SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY CHALLENGES WITH INTEGRITY, RESOLVE AND COMMITMENT TO POSITIVE SOLUTIONS EVEN WHEN THE PATH IS DIFFICULT.

MAY THEIR DISCUSSIONS BE FRUITFUL, THEIR DECISIONS WISE, AND THEIR EFFORTS LEAD TO A STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE. WE OFFER THIS PRAYER WITH GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THE POWER OF JESUS´ NAME, AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, PASTOR MATOS. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG .

MOVING ON TO R-1. RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON COUNTY ISSUES AND CONSIDER ACTION ON SPECIFIC LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND

[R1 Receive an update from the County Executive Officer on County issues and consider action on specific legislation related to Shasta County’s legislative platform and receive Supervisors’ reports on countywide issues.]

DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTING.

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH, SHASTA COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER DR.

JAMES MU DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THIS CRISIS.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CRISIS, THE HHSA HAS ISSUED A SURVEY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, AND SO FAR ON THAT SURVEY, 157 RESPONDENTS, 96% HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF DR.S LOCALLY.

MOVING ON TO NATIONAL ISSUES, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY ON JUNE 14TH, 1775, TO FIGHT FOR THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

THE UNITED STATES ARMY, THIS LAST SATURDAY CELEBRATED ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY.

IT'S THE OLDEST BRANCH OF THE US MILITARY AND HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY,

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AS AN ARMY VETERAN, I AM PROUD TO HELP HONOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.

FINALLY, GOOD NEWS FROM SACRAMENTO. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RICK BURR, DEMOCRAT, LOS ANGELES HAS WITHDRAWN ASSEMBLY BILL 1333.

AS YOU RECALL, THIS BILL WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED SELF-DEFENSE RIGHTS AND MADE IT HARDER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROPERTY FROM CRIMINALS.

AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE INITIATIVE OF MANY PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC AND FELLOW LEGISLATORS, INDICATING THAT THEY DID NOT SUPPORT THIS BILL, AND THIS BILL HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, CEO RICKERT, WE´LL START TO MY RIGHT WITH SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, ONLY A FEW UPDATES SINCE OUR BUDGET HEARINGS LAST WEEK.

SO ON FRIDAY, I ATTENDED WHAT WE CALL SHARK, WHICH IS A SHASTA HEALTHCARE I THINK ASSESSMENT REDESIGN COLLABORATIVE.

IT INCLUDES MOST OF THE MAJOR LEADERS OF THE HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS.

AND THERE WE HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM DR. DHANUKA AROUND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THIS RECENTLY.

BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO ADD ON THAT IS THAT THERE WAS WELL, TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THAT DR. DHANUKA DID EMPHASIZE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A TWO PART STRATEGY OF PURSUING THE FEASIBILITY OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL WHILE LOOKING TO BUILD OUR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION OR RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AND THAT THOSE TWO HAVE TO GO HAND IN HAND.

SO I APPRECIATED THAT PERSPECTIVE FROM DR. DHANUKA.

AND THEN ALSO I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MEETING EARLIER LAST WEEK WITH SOME PHYSICIANS AND THAT THERE'S AN EFFORT TO COLLABORATE WITH SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON DOWN IN CHICO AND ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER THERE THAT I THINK WILL BENEFIT THE REGION IF THESE TWO EFFORTS COORDINATE AND COLLABORATE.

SO THAT WAS A STRONG UPDATE. AND THEN I ALSO AM ON THE BOARD OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY.

SO THAT REFERS TO AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES. AND I WANTED TO JUST GIVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF OUR AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES.

SO WITHIN THE CITY OF REDDING, THE STANDARD IS TEN MINUTES.

AND WE IN MARCH HIT THAT 83% OF THE TIME FOR AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN MINUTES AND 18 SECONDS.

IN THE CITY OF ANDERSON IT'S ALSO TEN MINUTES, AND WE HIT THAT 80% OF THE TIME FOR AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN MINUTES AND 38 SECONDS.

FOR THE REST OF SHASTA COUNTY, THE STANDARD GOES UP TO 30 MINUTES.

AND THERE WE HIT THAT 100% OF THE TIME FOR AN AVERAGE OF 12 MINUTES AND 37 SECONDS.

SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, AHEAD OF THAT 30 MINUTE TIME FRAME THERE FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE SO THAT YOU HAVE A SENSE OF KIND OF HOW WE'RE PERFORMING AS AN EMERGING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

ON MONDAY, I PARTICIPATED IN, WE HAVE A SHASTA REGIONAL TRANSIT AGENCY, I BELIEVE, ACERTA.

AND THERE IS A FISCAL AND POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE THAT I AM ON.

AND THE ONE THING THAT WAS A BIG THEME THROUGHOUT IS THE INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY OF HOW WE'RE HANDLING TRANSIT WITHIN THE COUNTY, MOVING THAT TO A SOLE PROVIDER OF THOSE SERVICES BEING RABA MANAGED THROUGH THE CITY OF REDDING.

AND SO THAT'S ALLOWING US TO AS KIND OF A REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR AGENCY TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW WE'RE DIRECTING FUNDS.

SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE US KIND OF FIGURING OUT WAYS TO GET MORE FUNDS TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT TRANSIT AND USE LESS ON ADMINISTRATION THERE.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR LAST WEEK, THE BUDGET HEARINGS.

I WAS KIND OF NERVOUS GOING INTO THAT WHOLE THING, BECAUSE I'D HEARD ALL KINDS OF STORIES AND THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A OVERWHELMINGLY LONG WEEK, AND IT WENT PRETTY SMUTH. YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE IN EVERYBODY'S REPORTS, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE DOING THE BUDGET HEARINGS, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THERE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE AS USUAL. DOING A GOOD JOB IN AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT WAS SURPRISINGLY VERY SMUTH, VERY YOU KNOW, THERE WAS STUFF THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT WAS DIFFICULT, BUT IT WAS AMAZING HOW MUCH OF A GOOD EXPERIENCE IT WAS AFTER HEARING, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG OF A WEEK IT WAS GOING TO BE.

AND I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS PRIOR REPORTS FROM YEARS GONE BY.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT THE COOL APRIL NIGHTS HAS A LOT OF COMPETITION BECAUSE I WENT TO FALL RIVER OR MACARTHUR SATURDAY AND THEY HAD THEIR ANNUAL PARADE AND THEY HAD A CAR SHOW THERE THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

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IT WAS PRETTY FUN. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT, BUT IT WAS A WARM JUNE AFTERNOON.

NOT A COOL APRIL NIGHT, BUT IT WAS STILL IMPRESSIVE.

BUT. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M GOING TO KEEP BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE IT'S HIGH ON MY PRIORITY LIST. THE WOLVES, IT'S A BIG DEAL.

IT'S NOT A LITTLE DEAL. AND I WANT TO LIKEN IT, I THINK THE WOLVES HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPACT THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. AS MUCH AS THE SPOTTED OWL IMPACTED THE LOGGING INDUSTRY, THE LOGGING INDUSTRY WAS HUGE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THE 80S, MID 80S, THE SPOTTED OWL CAME ALONG AND PRETTY MUCH DEVASTATED OUR LUMBER TOWN. WE WERE A LUMBER TOWN.

WE HAD A DOZEN SAWMILLS AND WE DON'T NOW. AND I SEE THIS SAME KIND OF IMPACT POSSIBILITY WITH THE WOLVES.

I MEAN, I'M A, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS OUT THERE TO THINK I'M, YOU KNOW.

I'M PROBABLY AS MUCH OF AN ANIMAL LOVER AS YOU'RE GOING TO FIND.

BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE DEVASTATING TO THE TO THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

IT'S GOING TO BE DEVASTATING TO OUR WILDFIRES.

WHEN THESE RANCHERS CAN'T GET UP AND IN THE HILLS AND GRAZE THE GRASS DOWN, IT'S JUST GOING TO HAVE FAR REACHING NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO US. WE JUST GOT THROUGH I MEAN WE'RE NOT THROUGH IT I'M SORRY.

BUT OUR BIGGEST IMPACTS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN WILDFIRES.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO HELP WILDFIRES. SO IT'S NOT ABOUT PROTECTING THE CATTLE AS MUCH AS IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE CATTLE, BUT IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING THE CATTLE AND PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL FORESTS, OUR GRAZING RIGHTS AND BEING ABLE TO PROTECT US FROM MORE WILDFIRES. MORE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES.

SO ANYWAY, YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP HEARING ME TALKING ABOUT IT.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

ALL RIGHT. CORKY FORGOT ABOUT OUR IMPROMPTU MEETING AFTER BUDGET HEARINGS.

SO, CORKY AND I WENT AND MET AFTER BUDGET HEARINGS AND TO DE-ESCALATE A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN A QUESTION CAME UP ABOUT OUR SANCTUARY STATUS AND OUR POLICIES REGARDING THE SHERIFF.

SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE SHERIFF TO ASK HIM A QUESTION, AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HE JOINED US. SO IT WAS A GREAT AFTERNOON TO END THE BUDGET HEARINGS. THEN ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, I HAD A COMMUNITY EVENT UP IN MANTON, AND THE NEXT MORNING, SATURDAY HAD MY ANNUAL OR MONTHLY TWO BREAKFAST, SO I THOUGHT.

SO I WENT TO THE ANDERSON VFW HALL, WHERE CHAIRMAN CRYE JOINED ME ALONG WITH TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER S.

THEN I DID DRIVE TO OR, EXCUSE ME, TO SHINGLETOWN.

I PASSED BY THEIR YEARLY BOOK FAIR AT THE LIBRARY, AND I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED.

I COULDN'T STOP TO, HAD TIME TO STOP THERE. BUT COME TO FIND OUT, I DID, BECAUSE THE BREAKFAST WAS HELD OVER FOR FATHER'S DAY.

SO I WENT TO THE BOOK FAIR, AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING, I DID GO BACK UP TO SHINGLETOWN AND WENT TO THE BREAKFAST, THE FIREHOUSE. AND WHILE I WAS UP THERE, I'D HEARD THAT THEY HAD FILLED GRACE AND NORA LAKE.

SO I TOOK A DRIVE OVER THERE AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT NORA LAKE IS FULL.

THERE'S ABOUT 15 PEOPLE FISHING IT. GRACE LAKE WAS HALF FULL.

NO ONE WAS THERE. IT DIDN'T LOOK REAL APPETIZING, BUT AT LEAST IT HAD SOME WATER IN IT, SO THAT WAS GOOD.

AND THEN I CAME BACK DOWN TO COTTONWOOD AND HELPED OUT AT A LITTLE LOCAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE GARDEN CLUB.

AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I WENT BACK UP TO SHINGLETOWN OR, EXCUSE ME.

YEAH, AND THEN YESTERDAY I HAD AN ACID WATER MEETING FOR SUPPLY AND FISHERIES HERE AT THE COUNTY. AND THEN I HAD A [INAUDIBLE] MEETING LATER ON THAT AFTERNOON, AND I WANT TO REPORT THAT ON FATHER'S DAY, I ACTUALLY WATCHED THE US OPEN, AND I DON'T GOLF MYSELF, SO I NEVER IMAGINED THAT I'D BE WATCHING THE US OPEN ON TELEVISION.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE YOUNG MAN THAT WON IT, J.J.

SPAUN, HAPPENS TO BE MY BROTHER IN LAW. HE'S MARRIED TO MY LITTLE SISTER, MELODY, SO IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO WATCH.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

SUPERVISOR LONG . THANK YOU. CHAIR CRYE. LAST WEEK WITH THE BUDGET HEARINGS AND OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING I FOUND IT TO

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AND SO THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE FIRST TIME THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND I APPRECIATED ALL THE HELP FROM STAFF.

AND STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB. I'D LIKE TO REITERATE SOME OF THE OTHER SENTIMENTS.

STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB PUTTING TOGETHER THIS BUDGET.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE FEBRUARY. OR THEY WORK ON IT ALL YEAR ACTUALLY.

AND IT WAS VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE AND I WAS HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG .

I HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS AROUND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS.

ONE OF THEM, THE COMMISSION ON AGING, WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TODAY, TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUDGET AND ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF THOSE.

AND THEN SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, AND I'M NOT SURE IF MATT MENTIONED THE PSA TWO MEETING OR NOT.

BUT WE HAD WE OKAY. WE HAD THAT YESTERDAY. AND AGAIN, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SHASTA COUNTY, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT PERCENTAGE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 62 OR 65, BUT IT'S VERY HIGH.

AND I THINK OR NOT, I THINK I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO WORK ON IS SEEING HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET SERVICES TO THEM IN A MORE STREAMLINED MANNER. ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE IN THE MEETING YESTERDAY WAS THEY WERE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT MARKETING PLAN.

THIS IS IN THE PSA TWO MEETING, AND THEY STARTED THIS PROCESS IN 2022.

AND THEY'RE THINKING BY LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR OF 26, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLAN.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'M PUTTING THIS LIKE NOT ON RECORD, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO GIVE A REPORT BACK, BECAUSE IF IT TAKES FOUR YEARS TO GET A PLAN IN PLACE AND THEN TO EXECUTE THAT, SOME OF THOSE SENIORS ARE GOING TO BE DEAD BY THE TIME THEY GET THAT THING DONE.

SO HOW IT'S TAKEN FOUR YEARS. BUT AGAIN, I'M LOOKING INTO THAT BECAUSE I THINK WITH ALL THE COMMISSIONS AND ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE AROUND DIFFERENT TOPICS, ONE OF THEM, WHEN IT COMES TO SENIORS THAT I'M MAKING THAT SOMETHING I'M REALLY LEANING INTO MORE HERE RECENTLY.

SO MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK STAFF AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE HAS.

ONE THING IS, I KNOW MISS BLANKENSHIP AND HER STAFF THERE AT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.

WE'RE WORKING ON AGENDAS ONE, SOMETIMES TWO MONTHS OUT, LIKE WE HAVE SOME STUFF COMING, A SPECIAL MEETING AROUND CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH THE SHERIFF, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN WORKED ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

SO THAT'S COMING TO FRUITION. SO THE AMOUNT OF WORK STEFANY, YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO DOESN'T GET ENOUGH NOTICE AND CREDIT.

BUT THANK YOU. YOU DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. WITH THAT THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO R2. AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I WILL READ HERE.

[R2 Adopt a proclamation which recognizes a public health crisis due to the physician shortage in Shasta County (Sponsored by Supervisor Crye).]

WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT.

PROCLAMATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE COUNTY OF SHASTA RECOGNIZING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS DUE TO PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN SHASTA COUNTY, WHEREAS THE SHASTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER HAS DECLARED THAT A SIGNIFICANT SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS ACROSS NUMEROUS SPECIALTIES INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, EXCUSE ME, GYNECOLOGY, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL SPECIALTIES CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN SHASTA COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS THIS SHORTAGE IS ALREADY HAVING ADVERSE IMPACTS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING INCREASED WAIT TIMES FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, DELAYS AND REFERRALS, UNMANAGED CHRONIC CONDITIONS, AND GREATER RELIANCE ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR NON-EMERGENCY CARE.

AND WHEREAS, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS WITHIN THE COUNTY ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED AS GEOGRAPHIC AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS FURTHER LIMIT ACCESS TO TIMELY MEDICAL SERVICE.

AND WHEREAS SHASTA COUNTY'S PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE IS AGING, AND THE RATE AT WHICH NEW PHYSICIANS ARE ENTERING THE LOCAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET CURRENT OR FUTURE COMMUNITY NEEDS.

AND WHEREAS THE LONG TERM HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SHASTA COUNTY RESIDENTS IS AT RISK UNLESS IMMEDIATE COLLABORATIVE AND STRATEGIC ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO ADDRESS THIS GROWING CRISIS. AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER HAS CALLED FOR COORDINATED EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, EXPAND CLINICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOSPITALS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND PURSUE EXTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND EXPRESSES ITS SUPPORT

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BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED THAT THE BOARD ENCOURAGES REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS TO ALIGN EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THIS URGENT ISSUE AND SECURING ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL SHASTA COUNTY RESIDENTS.

AND THIS IS DATED THE 17TH OF JUNE, 2025 BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I PROUDLY SPONSOR, WORKING WITH DR.

MU AND CEO RICKERT GOING BACK INTO FALL OF 2024.

THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY GRATIFYING ONE.

AT THE SAME TIME, HAS BEEN A VERY EYE OPENING IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE, THE STAKEHOLDERS.

WHY CERTAIN THINGS HAVEN'T MOVED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.

T HERE HAS BEEN MANY ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING INTO THIS, AND I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR THE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

SO WITH THAT I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE.

WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

MISS BLANKENSHIP. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL UP OUR SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. FIRST UP, DAVID [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] , FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE], THEN [INAUDIBLE]. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. AND THERE'S THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AS WE HAVE LESS THAN NINE.

GOOD MORNING, BOARD. THE PROCLAMATION FROM DR.

MU ON THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS IN OUR COUNTY. YOU AS A BOARD, WE AS CITIZENS, THE MEDIA AND ALL THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THIS COUNTY ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THE QUESTION IS, HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? HOW DID WE GET HERE? JUST SOME OF THE ISSUES I BELIEVE.

NOT FOCUSING ON THE BIG BUCKET ITEMS, THE TRUE PRIORITIES.

SPENDING TIME ON PRESENTATIONS LIKE BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS, CHEMTRAILS, SIDE EFFECTS OF COVID VACCINES, URGENT AND IMPORTANT? I DON'T THINK SO. WHILE DR.

MU SHOULD BE AND CERTAINLY MAY BE INVOLVED WITH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, HE IS NOT A RECRUITER OR MARKETER. HECK, IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO SELL HIS PRACTICE OVER 18 MONTHS.

AS A BOARD, YOU HAVE BEEN BIG ON SENDING LETTERS TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OR CONCERN IN SHASTA COUNTY.

WOLVES, SNAP PROGRAM PRODUCTS, VOTER ID, ELECTION MACHINES, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

PRIORITIES, BOARD. YOU WANTED TO SPEND UP TO $1 MILLION ON MARKETING TOURISM.

HOW MUCH HAS THIS BOARD SPENT OR COMMITTED TO ON RECRUITING AND MARKETING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SHASTA COUNTY? THERE ARE OVER 158 ACCREDITED MD SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTRY.

ON THE WEST COAST, WE HAVE 13 SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA, ONE IN OREGON, TWO IN WASHINGTON STATE.

THAT IS ONLY 10% OF THE TOTAL SCHOOLS IN OUR COUNTRY.

MOST SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN THE MIDWEST AND EAST COAST.

BOARD, HOW MANY OF THE 158 SCHOOLS HAVE WE SENT LETTERS TO? WHAT RECRUITING AND MARKETING COMPANIES ARE WE USING? THE GREATEST INCENTIVE THAT MOVES THE NEEDLE IS YOU GET WHAT YOU REWARD.

SIGNING BONUSES, RELOCATION FEES, PAY RETENTION BONUSES, BENEFITS, DEBT FORGIVENESS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH WORK BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY, THE WORKLOAD AND TIME OFF PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART, WITH THE CANDIDATE CONSIDERING RELOCATING TO SHASTA COUNTY.

THE BIG QUESTION IS, DO THE CANDIDATES EVEN KNOW ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER? FIELD OF DREAMS. BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.

THAT'S HUGE RISK BOTH ON FINANCING AND TIMELINES FOR A FUTURE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HEALTH CRISIS IN OUR COUNTY R IGHT NOW.

MOVING FORWARD, IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, THE BOARD, THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND THE CITIZENS, WE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FINDING EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THIS HEALTH CARE CRISIS.

LET'S GET AFTER IT, THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE].

YES, PROCLAMATIONS ARE GREAT, BUT WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THIS? I HAVE A FEELING THAT. I WENT TO ALL THE PRE MEETINGS WITH THE OPIOID FUNDS AND THE OPEN PROGRAM THAT MR. PLUMMER HAD ONE EVENING, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT THE OPIOID FUNDS EXCEPT WE'RE GOING FOR THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL.

MATT PLUMMER HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS THAT HE BROUGHT NOT LONG AGO TO ALL OF YOU, AND YOU DISMISSED THEM.

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HE ASKED YOU TO RECONSIDER, TO LOOK INTO IT. AND YOU THREE VOTED NO ON THAT.

TO ME, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH CONSIDERATION FOR SUCH A BIG PROJECT.

THIS IS A HUGE PROJECT. YOU JUST SAID THAT A PLAN TAKES FOUR YEARS, KEVIN.

FOUR YEARS TO DEVELOP. AND WE ASKED MR. CURTIS TO DO IT IN A FEW MONTHS.

SHOVEL READY FOR $40,000. AM I WRONG? OH, [INAUDIBLE] . SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING ME.

IS THIS THE OPIOID MONEY? IS THAT WHAT WE'VE MADE A DECISION ON? THIS IS HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE OPIOID MONEY? BECAUSE.

AND IF YOU INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS AT ALL IN A BIG WAY, IT AFFECTS ALL OF US.

WE'VE HAD A DR. CRISIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

WHAT? IT CAN'T BE JUST ONE PERSON'S IDEA. KEVIN, DID YOU BRING THIS TO DR.

MU TO BRING UP. DID YOU TAKE THIS TO HIM OR DID HE COME TO YOU? I HAVE A SUSPICION BASED ON LAST PERFORMANCES, HISTORY, YOUR PERFORMANCES IN THE PAST, THAT YOU TOOK THIS TO HIM TO PUSH YOUR MEDICAL SCHOOL THROUGH. I'M NOT AGAINST A MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE IDEAS ARE PROBABLY VERY GOOD.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE THOUGHTFUL. IT TAKES TIME. WE CAN'T RUSH THIS.

THERE'S NO NEED TO RUSH IT. AND I'M NOT FOR DECIDING THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE OPIOID PLAN MONEY SHOULD GO TO A MEDICAL SCHOOL.

MAYBE IT'S GREAT, BUT HOW DO WE KNOW? HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S GREAT? WE HAVE PROBLEM RECRUITING DR.S. WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE PART OF THAT MIGHT BE? COULD IT BE OUR POLITICS HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY? WE MAKE THE NEWS. BOOKS ARE WRITTEN ABOUT US.

WE'RE A JOKE AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND SO WHY WOULD A DR.

WANT TO COME HERE AND LIVE IN THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY? I MEAN, I LOVE IT, BUT I SURELY DON'T LIKE ALL THE POLITICS ALL THE TIME.

ANYWAY, PLEASE LISTEN TO QUESTIONS BROUGHT UP BY OTHER PEOPLE.

PLEASE GIVE THIS MORE TIME. THIS IS SERIOUS. EVEN IF IT'S A GOOD IDEA, YOU HAVEN'T INVOLVED THE COMMUNITY ENOUGH.

[INAUDIBLE] FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] . WELCOME, WELCOME.

GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU, BOARD. HELLO, BOARD. HELLO FELLOW CONSTITUENTS. MY NAME IS MONIQUE [INAUDIBLE] AND THIS IS SOMETHING I AM ABSOLUTELY SO EXCITED FOR.

MY CHILDREN, MY DAUGHTER WORKS FOR CCC. THAT WAS MY FIRST JOB, AND NOW SHE'S FOLLOWING IN HER MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

MY SON JUST GRADUATED FIRE ACADEMY AT FOOTHILL, AND HE PLANS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER.

AND AT SOME POINT IN MY CAREER, WHEN I WAS A FIRE MEDIC, I WANTED TO BE A DR..

WELL, LIFE HAD DIFFERENT PLANS. THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR SHASTA COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU CAN GET SIMPSON ON BOARD. YOU DID SAY FIELD OF DREAMS. IF WE BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME. KEVIN COSTNER BUILT IT AND A WHITE SOCK GHOST GUY SHOWS UP.

THEY DID COME. AND IF WE CAN PUT THAT OUT THERE, IF WE DO BUILD THIS, THEY WILL COME.

IT WILL COME TO FRUITION. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FUTURE LITTLE PEOPLE THAT WE CAN EDUCATE BY THE TIME WE GET THIS BUILDING BUILT AND THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL READY. SO THE OTHER DAY I'M WATCHING THE NEWS AND UNFORTUNATELY, GOD, MY HEART HURTS.

THERE WERE 270 PEOPLE THAT PERISHED IN A PLANE CRASH IN INDIA.

AND ONE OF THE STRANGEST THINGS FOR ME WAS SEEING A TAIL END OF THIS PLANE STICKING OUT OF A MEDICAL BUILDING.

IF INDIA CAN HAVE A MEDICAL SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY LAND AS FAR AS FINANCIAL SECURITY AND WHATNOT.

BUT ISN'T CALIFORNIA ONE OF THE RICHEST PARTS OF THIS WORLD? AND IF INDIA CAN HAVE A MEDICAL SCHOOL, SO CAN WE.

I WANT MY CHILDREN TO FOLLOW IN THEIR MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS AND NOT HAVE THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD.

I'VE HAD TO TALK TO BOTH OF MY CHILDREN ABOUT BEING FIREFIGHTERS AND DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE STRONG. AND LET ME TELL YOU, IF WE GET THIS SCHOOL ON BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN PUTTING THEIR HEADS ON THEIR PILLOW AT NIGHT KNOWING THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

CASE IN POINT, THE OTHER DAY, HAD TO CALL A DR.

FOR MY HUSBAND. MY HUSBAND, I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIS PANCREAS, SO I'M CALLING A DR..

I'VE GOT TO GO GET A REFERRAL. NOBODY WILL TAKE MY INSURANCE.

IF I DON'T HAVE PARTNERSHIP, I CAN'T SEE SOMEBODY.

THAT BEING SAID, I CALLED DR. [INAUDIBLE]´S OFFICE BECAUSE HE'S THE GUY WHO DEALS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES.

BUT NO, I CAN'T SEE THEM UNTIL I GET A REFERRAL.

NOW MY HUSBAND IS MY WORLD. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 28 YEARS, SO I'M ASKING YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.

YOUR FUTURE WHEN YOU NEED A DR.. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, MAYBE BECAUSE OF YOUR CLOUT, YOU CAN GET TO SEE ONE, BUT I CANNOT. SO PLEASE, LET'S HEAVILY CONSIDER BUILDING THIS SCHOOL.

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Y OU KNOW, I WAS LISTENING TO [INAUDIBLE] ON KCNR [INAUDIBLE] SHOW ON THE 11TH. THE FIRST HOUR OF THE SHOW, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO TO IT.

AND HE POINTED OUT ALL THE THINGS THEY'VE BEEN DOING SINCE 2014.

AND I BELIEVE IT WAS 14 COUNTIES AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANY GOOD.

SO I THINK IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF MEDICAL SCHOOL COMING HERE.

THE STUDENTS THAT COME TO THIS SCHOOL WOULD BE EXPOSED TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE TO OFFER IN THE NORTH STATE.

AND PROBABLY SOME OF THEM WOULD STAY. BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

A MEDICAL SCHOOL WOULD CREATE A LOT OF JOBS BUILDING IT AND CREATING A LOT OF JOBS KEEPING IT GOING.

AND I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I'M IN FAVOR FOR IT.

HAVE A GREAT DAY. THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER, CHAIR.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN QUEUE? SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.

YES. THANK YOU. SO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THIS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I AGREE THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, AND IT'S LIKELY TO GET WORSE. MY ONE CONCERN, AND I'VE BEEN EMAILING DR.

MU ABOUT THIS, AND HE SHARED SOME GOOD THOUGHTS, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY IS, I THINK, DURING THE COVID ERA, ONE OF MY CRITICISMS WAS THAT WE DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, WHICH IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT RELATED, AND IT WASN'T CLEAR WHAT DEFINED ENTERING INTO AN EMERGENCY AND IT WASN'T CLEAR WHEN THAT WAS GOING TO END.

AND THAT WAS WHY IN CALIFORNIA, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FOR THREE YEARS, LONG AFTER COVID WAS KIND OF THE NORM IN TERMS OF THE PREVALENT DIAGNOSIS.

AND SO AS WE LOOK DOWN THIS DIRECTION, I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME MILE MARKERS OF, OKAY, THIS IS, WE'RE IN A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS BECAUSE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, BELOW A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PHYSICIANS PER POPULATION, OR I KNOW DR. MU HAS SOME OTHER THOUGHTS ON THAT.

AND IF WE ACHIEVE THIS, WE'LL BE OUT OF THAT CRISIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NECESSARILY NEED TO DEFINE THAT SUPER SPECIFICALLY, BUT I THINK HAVING THAT DEFINITION WILL ALSO HELP OTHER COUNTIES IN THE REGION, WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE KIND OF ALLUDING TO IN THE CRISIS, UNDERSTAND IF THEY KIND OF ARE IN A SIMILAR POSITION TO US AND WHETHER THEY CHECK THE BOX VERSUS HAVING IT BE A LITTLE MORE CONCEPTUAL.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD BRING UP DR. MU AND HAVE HIM SHARE SOME OF WHAT HE SHARED OVER EMAIL IN TERMS OF HIS THOUGHTS ON KIND OF WHAT DEFINES THIS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. THAT'S UP TO DR. MU. DR., WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? OKAY. AND THEN DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? WHEN HE'S DONE, WE'LL GO TO SUPERVISOR LONG OR DO YOU HAVE? OKAY.

WELCOME. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION IS? THE SPECIFIC QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW WE DEFINE THIS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN A QUANTIFIABLE WAY? AND THEN SECONDARILY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO EMERGE OUT OF THIS CRISIS AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO I THINK OUR HEALTHCARE CRISIS OR PROBLEMS, HOWEVER YOU SEE IT, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE MENTIONED THAT BEFORE, AND I FIRSTHAND NOTICED IT, AND IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND A PHYSICIAN FOR ME TO TRANSFER MY PRACTICE OVER, AND IT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING.

AND FOR MANY YEARS, WHEN I WAS STILL IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, WE WERE NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW PATIENTS JUST BECAUSE OUR CAPACITY IS LIMITED.

AND THAT TYPE OF SITUATION CONTINUED EVEN TILL TODAY.

NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT OUR COUNTY HAS NOT HAD ANY EFFORT TO TRY TO RECRUIT PHYSICIANS.

I KNOW MERCY HOSPITAL, SHASTA MEDICAL CENTER, OTHER CLINIC, RENTERIA HILL COUNTRY, SHASTA COMMUNITY, THEY'VE ALL BEEN TRYING TO RECRUIT PHYSICIANS.

NOW, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO ABOUT PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE.

AND AT THAT TIME, I MENTIONED THAT WE ARE BLESSED WITH THREE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AND THOSE ARE FAMILY DR.S, AND THOSE ARE INTERNAL MEDICINE DR.S. EVEN WITH THEIR PRESENCE HERE, WE'RE STILL HAVING PRIMARY CARE SHORTAGE AND PART OF IT IS RECRUITING PACKAGE, AS SOMEONE MENTIONED. PART OF IT IS THEY'RE NOT FROM HERE.

AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT FROM HERE, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM.

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I HAD GREAT, GOOD GRADES, SO THAT WASN'T A PROBLEM.

I HAD TO GO OUT OF STATE TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN TO GET MY MEDICAL EDUCATION.

AND AT THAT PLACE, I BELIEVE THERE WERE 144 MEDICAL STUDENT POSITIONS PER YEAR.

AND HALF OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE FROM CALIFORNIA.

AND WE JOKINGLY CALL THAT PLACE UC MILWAUKEE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY CALIFORNIA STUDENTS THERE.

SO I AM, AS MANY OF YOU ARE, IN SUPPORT OF HAVING A MEDICAL SCHOOL HERE.

BUT IT IS TOUGH. IT'S NOT THAT EASY. IF IT'S EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE BUILT MEDICAL SCHOOLS.

IT TAKES THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

BUT THAT IS A FUTURE PLAN. IT'S GOING TO TAKE YEARS BEFORE WE GATHER THE FRUIT.

I'M SORRY, SUPERVISOR. I KIND OF WENT SIDEWAYS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

MY CONCERN, THE REASON I DECLARED THE CRISIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE, AND PATIENTS ARE WAITING LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

I THINK SOMEBODY ALLUDED TO THAT EARLIER, THAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR TO JUST GET INTO A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

REMEMBER, WE HAVE PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY. WE STILL HAVE SHORTAGE IN PRIMARY CARE.

AND WE'RE, EVEN WORSE THAN THAT IS THE SPECIALISTS.

A LOT OF OUR SPECIALISTS ARE AGING. OUR VASCULAR SURGEONS, OUR GENERAL SURGEONS, THEY'RE IN THEIR LATE 60S AND EARLY 70S.

THEY'RE WAITING TO RETIRE. MANY PHYSICIANS, THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S THEIR DUTY TO CONTINUE.

SO WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO REPLACE THEM. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, AND THE TIMING WISE.

I KNOW THIS IS IN THE FOREFRONT AND I, SHAMELESS, TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECLARE THIS AS CRISIS SO THAT WE COULD GET TOGETHER AND FIND A PLAUSIBLE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS. NOW, AS FAR AS WHEN WOULD THIS CRISIS BE OVER? I WOULD SAY EASY ACCESS TO THE MEDICAL DR.S. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A DR., IF YOU NEED A ROUTINE VISIT, YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN A WEEK, 2 OR 3 DAYS, OR DEFINITELY NOT MORE THAN A WEEK TO SEE A SPECIALIST, MAYBE WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I KNOW IN THIS COUNTY IT'S GOING TO BE THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT.

SO MORE REASONABLE APPROACH WOULD BE TO SEE A NEW PRIMARY CARE DR.

WITHIN THREE MONTHS TO SEE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A DR.

TO SEE THEM WITHIN 2 OR 3 DAYS. NO MORE THAN A WEEK.

SPECIALISTS, REASONABLY, THREE WEEKS TO FOUR WEEKS.

SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF BENCHMARK. AND IF WE´D LIKE, WE COULD USE THE, THERE'S A BENCHMARK FOR MANAGED CARE.

THEY HAVE A LITTLE GUIDELINE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PATIENTS TO SEE THEIR DR.S. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.

YES, THANK YOU. AND MY ENCOURAGEMENT AS WE GO FORWARD IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AS WE'RE MONITORING THIS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, THAT WE DEFINE SOME METRICS OF MEASURING THAT SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF OUR EFFORTS ARE RESULTING IN IMPROVEMENTS OR NOT, AND THAT WE TRACK THOSE AND MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS ROAD.

THANK YOU. AND ALSO AGAIN, MEDICAL SCHOOL IS A LONG TERM PLAN.

WE HAVE TO HAVE OTHER PLANS AS WELL. FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, WE REALLY HAVE TO.

I THINK OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE GETTING TOGETHER TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR TOP PRIORITY NEEDS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY RHEUMATOLOGISTS IN TOWN EXCEPT I THINK RANCHERIA HAS A RHEUMATOLOGIST, BUT THEY ONLY SERVE RANCHERIA PEOPLE.

AND WE ARE REALLY SHORT ON NEPHROLOGISTS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A TRAGEDY THAT ONE OF OUR NEPHROLOGY PHYSICIAN HAD DIED SUDDENLY, AND WE HAVE TO BRING BACK RETIRED NEPHROLOGISTS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IF WE COULD IMPROVE OUR RECRUITING, WE ALSO NEED TO REALLY WORK ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE.

THOSE ARE THE LOW HANGING FRUITS THAT WE COULD WORK WITH.

AND FOR INTERMEDIATE PLANS, I THINK WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. WHETHER WE HAVE A MEDICAL SCHOOL OR NOT, WE STILL NEED A RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO EXPAND OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR OTHER SPECIALTIES AS WELL.

THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SUPERVISOR LONG. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

THANK YOU. SO IN WEIGHING IN ON THIS, WE DO HAVE A PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

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BUT WE ARE NOT ENDEMIC. SHASTA COUNTY IS NOT ENDEMIC, MEANING THAT RURAL COUNTIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE.

SO I GUESS THE QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT FROM HERE? AND I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF BRINGING MORE DR.S, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSIONS ON HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK GOING FORWARD.

A MEDICAL SCHOOL MAY BE PART OF THAT SOLUTION, I DON'T KNOW.

I ANTICIPATE A RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND AN INCREASED CAPACITY RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

AS DR. MU WAS STATING, THAT WILL BE A CRITICAL PART, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT 50% OF MEDICAL STUDENTS THAT GO THROUGH A RESIDENCY PROGRAM TEND TO STAY IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THAT THEY GRADUATE FROM RESIDENCY.

SO I ANTICIPATE RESIDENCY EXPANSION IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS PART OF THIS.

MEDICAL SCHOOL MAY OR MAY NOT, DEPENDING ON FUNDING, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF A LONG TERM OUT.

GRADUATING DR.S OUT OF THAT WILL BE PROBABLY 11 YEARS OUT, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS DISCUSSION, WE DO HAVE A CRISIS HERE.

I SUPPORT THAT COMPLETELY, THAT WE HAVE A LACK OF PHYSICIANS HERE, AND PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, LET ALONE THESE OTHER SPECIALTIES. SO IT'S A WONDERFUL ENDEAVOR.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION ON HOW THIS IS GOING TO UNFOLD, I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TAP THE RESEARCH OF OUR MEDICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH HANK SHARK, AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH FOR A LOT OF YEARS, AND I HOPE THAT THEY ARE INCORPORATED FULLY INTO THIS DISCUSSION.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE RETIRED EXECUTIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT RAN MEDICAL FACILITIES, RAN COMMUNITY HEALTH. THEY'RE WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND BE PART OF THIS DISCUSSION TO BRING MORE DR.S TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG , SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

YEAH. WELL, IT'S A LITTLE PERSONAL, BUT I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS HEALTH CARE CRISIS AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW.

SO I HAD A COMMERCIAL LICENSE. YOU HAVE TO GET A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PHYSICAL.

IT WAS COMING DUE AT THE END OF LAST MONTH, SO I MADE MY APPOINTMENT TO GET THE PHYSICAL DONE.

I DID NOT PASS THE PHYSICAL. I WAS TOLD BY THE PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT THERE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP, I NEED TO GO TALK TO MY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

I NOTIFIED HER I DID NOT HAVE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

SHE TOLD ME THAT ANDERSON HAD TWO AND REDDING HAD ONE AT THEIR LOCATIONS.

SO I CALLED IMMEDIATELY, CALLED ANDERSON OFFICE THAT NIGHT OR THAT AFTERNOON.

AND I COULDN'T GET IN TO SEE A PRIMARY, SO I WAS TOLD TO COME IN AND TAKE MY BLOOD PRESSURE THE NEXT DAY, WHICH I DID, AND I HAD TO FILL OUT A FORM TO APPLY TO BE A PATIENT AT THE TWO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS THAT THEY HAD THERE.

A WEEK LATER, I CALLED AND SAID, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM YOU GUYS AND OH, WELL, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET. AND YOU KNOW, WEEK AFTER THAT, I FINALLY CALLED AGAIN AND I WAS LIKE, LOOK, YOUR OWN STAFF TOLD ME I HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON.

I NEED TO GET TESTED. I NEED TO GET SEEN. I NEED TO GET SOME BLOOD WORK DRAWN.

SO I WENT BACK IN WITH NO APPOINTMENT, WAS ABLE TO DRAW SOME BLOOD.

AND NOW LATER ON THIS WEEK, I HAVE A TELEPHONE FOLLOW UP ON THE RESULTS OF THAT.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THE REST OF THE PUBLIC OUT.

I MEAN, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, AND I'M IN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS WHOLE THING.

NOW, FORTUNATELY, I KNOW PEOPLE LIKE DR. MU AND DR. [INAUDIBLE] WHO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM HAS PROVIDED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.

SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, BUT YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW, THOSE HAVE THOSE CONTACTS ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THE SITUATION, I AM ALL FOR IT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. SO, DO YOU HAVE ANY, SUPERVISOR HARMON.

OKAY, GO AHEAD. SUPERVISOR HARMON. I'LL MAKE IT SHORT.

TEN YEARS SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME. IT'S NOT. I'M A LITTLE OLDER.

I'M ALMOST AS OLD AS. SUPERVISOR LONG . SUPERVISOR LONG .

BUT TEN YEARS GOES BY FAST. I THINK WE´RE NOT BEING VERY.

WE NEED TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, PUT IT OUT THERE ON ALL FRONTS.

AND IF IT TAKES TEN YEARS, IT TAKES TEN YEARS.

THERE'S SOME SHORT TERM STUFF THAT WE CAN DO AS WELL.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE AS A BOARD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RESEARCHING AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, AS ONE OF YOUR SUPERVISORS IS PROMOTE THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. SO I'M GOING TO WEIGH IN AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SUPERVISOR LONG HAS MENTIONED, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SOME PUBLIC SPEAKERS, IS THEY AGREE THAT THERE'S A CRISIS. AND THEN IN THE SAME BREATH, WE TALK ABOUT CHARTS AND PROCESSES AND

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THEN WHEN DR. NU STARTED TALKING ABOUT BRINGING A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND I APPROACHED HIM AND SAID, HEY, LIKE, ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT THAT? OR IS THIS A CAMPAIGN THING? HE SAID, NO, THIS CAN BE DONE.

AND AS I LOOKED INTO WHY IT HASN'T BEEN DONE AND HOW MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SPEARHEAD THIS, IT BECOMES VERY CLEAR. MUCH OF THIS IN GOVERNMENT AND IN LIFE, I THINK I'VE REALLY REALIZED SINCE I'VE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT THE MONEY.

WHEN WE START CHALLENGING AND TALKING ABOUT THE STATUS QUO OF WHY THINGS DON'T HAPPEN, IT BECOMES REALLY DISTURBING TO ME THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S LIVES, PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO GET HEALTH CARE, PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND SO WHEN YOU START POSING THE QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, WHY NOT US? AND IF WE DON'T DO IT, WHO AND WHEN? SO YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, DIGNITY CLAIMED IN 2022 ON A STUDY THAT THERE WAS IN CALIFORNIA ONE PRIMARY CARE OR ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 1240 RESIDENTS.

AND THEY SAID SHASTA COUNTY HAD ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 554 RESIDENTS.

THIS WAS IN 22. WELL, SINCE WE'VE DUG INTO THIS AND STARTED TO, LIKE, TURN OVER SOME TABLES, KNOCK OVER SOME FILE CABINETS, SPREAD OUT THE PAPERS, WE NOW REALIZE DIGNITY HAS SAID, WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE. IT'S ACTUALLY, SHASTA COUNTY HAS ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 3107 RESIDENTS.

THAT'S PRETTY DISTURBING. I MEAN, IS THAT JUST COMPLETELY INCOMPETENCE TO MISJUDGE IT BY THAT MUCH? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW A SINGLE PERSON UP HERE THAT SAYS, OH, YEAH, MY CONSTITUENTS SAY THEY'VE GOT EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.

NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US HEAR THAT FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US PROBABLY HEAR THAT IN OUR OWN HOUSEHOLDS.

SO THIS PROCLAMATION, WHEN I ASKED DR. MU WHAT HIS THOUGHTS WERE WITH WHERE WE ARE, AND HE SAID I WAS ALREADY LOOKING INTO WHERE WE ARE WITH THE STATE OF OUR PHYSICIANS, IT WAS ALREADY DOWN THAT ROAD.

SO TO ANSWER A PUBLIC COMMENTER, THIS ISN'T SOME BIG COLLUSION KIND OF THING.

AND WHAT'S REALLY SCARY IS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SAY, OH, I SUPPORT IT, BUT YET YOU CAST DOUBT AND TRY, AND INSTEAD OF THROW YOUR WEIGHT AND INFLUENCE, EXPERTISE AND ABILITIES BEHIND FINDING A WAY, YOU TRY AND FIND EVERY REASON WHY WE CAN'T DO IT.

BUT THEN YOU, AT THE SAME BREATH, SAY YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE. SO MY WHOLE THING IS I'M GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS PROCLAMATION BECAUSE DR.

MU IS A HIGHLY CREDIBLE, WHEN HE WAS PRACTICING, HIGHLY SOUGHT OUT PHYSICIAN.

AND IF HE SAYS THERE'S A CRISIS, I'M GOING TO GO WITH THAT.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, BUT WE'LL DO IT JUST SO WE DO IT.

WE'LL START TO MY LEFT WITH SUPERVISOR LONG .

YES. SO WE ARE DOING ROLL CALL VOTE. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, YES.

OK, I'LL START OVER. SUPERVISOR LONG? YES. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM? YES. SUPERVISOR. CRYE? YES. SUPERVISOR HARMON? YES. AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER? YES. PASSES FIVE 0.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

WE HAVE NINE, SO EVERYBODY HAS THREE MINUTES.

LET'S CALL THEM UP. LET'S GET THEM IN QUEUE AND LET'S KEEP ROLLING ALONG.

SOUNDS GOOD. FIRST UP. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY'S INPUT. MO, FOLLOWED BY LARRY S, FOLLOWED BY JOHN DOE, FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] . IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.

GOOD MORNING, BOARD. HELLO FELLOW CONSTITUENTS. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I TEND TO COME IN HERE A LOT.

ANYWAYS, I AM TRULY BOTHERED BY THE STATE OF THINGS THAT I SEE ON THE NEWS.

AND THEN I FALL BACK ON CRITICAL THINKING, WONDERING, IS WHAT I'M SEEING REALLY HAPPENING? WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, AND I'VE SHARED THIS A LOT, AND I ONLY DO IT BECAUSE IT'S IMPERATIVE OR IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHARE SOME OF MY EXPERIENCES BECAUSE I DO HAVE NO CLOUT. AND TEN YEARS FROM NOW, NOBODY'S GOING TO REMEMBER MY FACE.

AND HOPEFULLY AT LEAST YOU'LL THINK OF SOMETHING I SAID.

SO WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, MY SISTER WAS KIDNAPED, RAPED AND MURDERED, AND SHE WAS SHOT BY A 14 YEAR OLD WHO HAD AN IQ LESS THAN 90.

THAT YOUNG MAN HAD JUST COME INTO OUR COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.

AND THEN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO HIM SHOOTING MY SISTER, SOMEBODY HANDED HIM A NINE MILLIMETER.

POINT BEING IS, I AM ALL FOR GETTING INDIVIDUALS WHO MEAN TO DO HARM TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE ILLEGALLY.

ILLEGALLY IS THE OPERATIVE WORD I'M SPEAKING TO.

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I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GUY HAS DONE ANYTHING ILLEGALLY, BUT ALL I KEPT THINKING WAS THAT POOR MAN WANTS TO WORK SO HE CAN SEND HIS MONEY TO HIS FAMILY. SO WHY ARE WE VIOLATING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS WHEN THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS OF BECOMING LEGAL? I THINK A BIG PART OF OUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUREAUCRATIC BULLSHIT THAT WE PUT PEOPLE THROUGH.

I STRUGGLE TO FIND MY HUSBAND A DR., AND I GET TOLD ON THE ON THE PHONE TWICE.

I GET TOLD NO, AND THEN I GET FRUSTRATED AND I WALK AWAY FROM IT.

BUT IN THE END, IT'S MY HUSBAND'S LIFE I'M SPEAKING TO.

SO I'VE GOT TO FIND MY RESOLVE, PUT MY BOOTS INTO THE GROUND AND GET THE JOB DONE.

WHICH MEANS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF ENERGY ON MY PART TO FIND MY HUSBAND A PHYSICIAN.

DO YOU GET MY POINT? SO CAN YOU IMAGINE SOMEBODY COMING HERE NOT SPEAKING OUR LANGUAGE, TRYING TO DO RIGHT, AND THEN BEING TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE HERE? IT BOTHERS ME. I AM ALL DOWN FOR GETTING MS- 13, NORTH A, SOUTH CRIPS, BLOODS.

I AM ALL DOWN TO TAKE THOSE PEOPLE OUT. BUT WHAT I'M NOT DOWN TO DO IS TO TAKE SOMEBODY OUT WHO WANTS TO COME TO THIS COUNTRY AND BUILD SOMETHING FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR VAST FUTURE, WHICH IS THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD BE ANGRY, FRUSTRATED, HAPPY, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT OCTOBER 7TH, A WAR STARTED. UKRAINE, RUSSIA.

A WAR STARTED THREE YEARS AGO. PAKISTAN AND INDIA ARE FIGHTING.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT ISSUES WITH ISRAEL AND IRAN.

I MEAN, THE NEWS IS FREAKING KILLING ME. AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS WILL ALL STOP AT SOME POINT.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LARRY S FOLLOWED BY JOHN DOE, FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] , FOLLOWED BY STEVE KAHN.

IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. IS LARRY S HERE? NO. OKAY, JOHN DOE. SORRY. OKAY, SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM THE WASTE MANAGEMENT , ACTUALLY WAS FROM THE SHASTA BOARD, BUT REFERRING TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT. HONESTLY, WHEN I WENT THROUGH THIS LETTER, I BROKE OUT A SLEEVE OF CRACKERS AND A BOTTLE OF WINE BECAUSE I LIKE IT WITH MY SWISS CHEESE. THIS ITSELF IS JUST WASTE MANAGEMENT 'S WAY OF PULLING THE WOOL OVER OUR SUPERVISOR'S EYES. OKAY. THERE'S SO MUCH IN THIS THAT IS JUST SO WRONG.

ONE OF THE THINGS THEY BROUGHT UP FOR RATE INCREASES SOLELY THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS.

OKAY. EXCUSE ME, SIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ITEM R6, SO.

I WAS CALLED UP. OKAY, SO I THINK WHAT YOU MEANT TO FILL OUT WAS R6.

MISS BLANKENSHIP, COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME? JUST TO MAKE SURE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS AN ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THAT IS UNDER OUR HEADER FOR SCHEDULED HEARINGS. AND IN ORDER TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT ITEM, YOU'LL WANT TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD.

KRISTEN CAN CERTAINLY HELP YOU IN THE FOYER FOR THAT ITEM SPECIFICALLY, SO YOUR COMMENTS CAN BE HEARD DURING THE TIME THAT THAT ITEM IS BEING SAID.

AND THAT WILL BE DONE TODAY? OH, YEAH. YES. WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF, TWO HOURS PROBABLY.

THANKS. YEAH. GREAT. LET ME GET MY WINE. AND MY.

THAT'S RIGHT. YES. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP, [INAUDIBLE] , FOLLOWED BY STEVE KHAN, THEN [INAUDIBLE], THEN [INAUDIBLE] .

COULD WE HAVE HAVE A REPORT SOON ABOUT THE OPIOID FUNDS, WHERE THEY'RE GOING, HOW THEY'RE BEING SPENT? I DIDN'T COME TO THE BUDGET MEETINGS. I ONLY, I CAN'T DO THREE DAYS OF BUDGET MEETINGS.

I FOLLOWED IT A LITTLE BIT THROUGH THE PRESS.

BUT YEAH, WASN'T DETAILED BY ANY MEANS. BUT HOW ARE THE OPIOID FUNDS GOING TO BE SPENT? IF YOU COULD BRING A REPORT BACK TO WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT, HOW OUR PLANNING IS GOING WITH THOSE AND WHETHER OUR OTHER AGENCIES ARE GETTING HELP, THE CURRENT AGENCIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS AND MEDICAL ISSUES.

COULD YOU BRING A REPORT BACK SOON TO WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT? I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, STEVE KAHN.

THANK YOU. FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] . DID I HEAR [INAUDIBLE] PASS? YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN AFTER THAT, JENNY. GOOD MORNING, BOARD, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE RIGHT THAT I HAVE TO SPEAK HERE THIS MORNING.

I WANTED TO THANK DR. MU BECAUSE HE REALLY DID HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEM WHICH IS THE FACT THAT WE NEED MORE DOCTORS NOW.

WE NEED MORE DOCTORS, NOT 10 YEARS FROM NOW, 15 YEARS FROM NOW, OR WHATEVER THAT WOULD TAKE FOR A MEDICAL SCHOOL.

BUT WE NEED THEM NOW, AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON ENCOURAGEMENT THAT WE CAN USE TO GET THOSE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO SHASTA COUNTY.

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NO, NOT ALL OF THEM WILL STAY, BUT I THINK WE COULD GET A SIGNIFICANT PORTION TO STAY ONCE THEY SAW WHAT THIS AREA IS ALL ABOUT.

WE HAVE HUGE, HUGE ASSETS TO OFFER AS FAR AS ENJOYMENT HERE.

I WAS BORN HERE AND I WOULD NEVER MOVE ANYWHERE ELSE.

I'VE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF PLACES IN THE WORLD AND I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S NOTHING THAT COMPARES TO THIS AREA IN MY MIND.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE, CRYE, THAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, IN MY OPINION. I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING.

AND THAT APPLIES TO WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY WITH TWO OF THE SUPERVISORS HERE.

SUPERVISORS KELSTROM AND HARMON, YOU GUYS ARE THE POWER ON THIS BOARD, OKAY? CRYE GOT HIS AGENDA AND HE'S GOING TO POINT THINGS IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION.

BUT IT IS YOUR DECISIONS, IT IS YOUR VOTES THAT CAUSE SITUATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER.

I THINK WE HAVE TWO RATIONAL SUPERVISORS HERE THAT ANALYZE DATA, BUT I THINK THAT THE OTHER TWO, KELSTROM AND HARMON, HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED SIGNIFICANTLY BY CRYE AND HEADED IN A WRONG DIRECTION WITH THE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE ELECTION SITUATION WITH THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL, WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON.

SO, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY NOT A WASTE OF TIME, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH PURSUING IT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVE THE POWER AND YEAH, YOU'RE ACTING BUDDY WITH THEM, CRYE, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT A LOT WITH KELSTROM.

IN FACT, I HAD THIS RIGHT IN MY LITTLE NOTES HERE THAT YOU'VE BEEN MASSAGING HIS EGO, BUT YOU'RE DOING THAT ONLY FOR ONE REASON, AND THAT IS TO GET HIS VOTE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A SELF-PROCLAIMED NARCISSIST, SUPPOSEDLY IN RECOVERY.

WELL, THE RECOVERY AIN'T WORKING, BUDDY. AND I HOPE THAT THE OTHER TWO WILL SOMEHOW REALIZE THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] . I DISAGREE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, HE SAID.

I THINK YOU'RE DOING A HELL OF A GOOD JOB, KEVIN.

LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE, I TALKED ABOUT MY MY INTERACTIONS WITH FOUR DRUG ADDICTS, HOMELESS EARLY IN THE MORNING OVER ON A STRIP MALL, THEY WERE SITTING DOWN. AND I DIDN'T HAVE A NEGATIVE REACTION WITH THEM, BUT I SAW NEEDLES LAYING AROUND ON THE GROUND, AND THAT BOTHERS ME. I DON'T LIKE THIS PROGRAM TO WHERE WE SUPPLY AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF NEEDLES TO THEM.

IT'S PUTTING THEIR HEALTH OVER OUR HEALTH, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS, WHAT IF THEY PICK UP A NEEDLE AND START JABBING THEIR FRIENDS WITH IT AND THAT KIND OF STUFF? I JUST THINK MAYBE YOU COULD USE SOME INFLUENCE AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF NEEDLES THEY GOT.

IF THEY GET ONE NEEDLE A WEEK, THEY'D TAKE CARE OF IT, INSTEAD OF JUST USING IT AND THROWING IT DOWN.

SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE], AND [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER, CHAIR. THANK YOU.

TO THE BOARD. I'M TIRED AND LAST WEEK, I WAS READY TO STEP DOWN FROM MY ACTIVISM.

I FOUGHT LONG AND HARD, AND OTHERS HAVE STEPPED UP TO TAKE MY PLACE, AND I WAS READY TO REST.

BUT THIS WEEK HAS CHANGED MY MIND GREATLY. I'VE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DA THAT THE COUNTY WISHES TO PROSECUTE FOR ONE OF MY SIT INS.

WHICH ONE? I DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVEN'T NAMED YET.

AND I UNDERSTAND FULLY THAT YOU'RE SEEING UP AND COMING ACTIVISTS, AN EXAMPLE MUST BE MADE OF THE WOMAN YOU CONSIDER TO BE THEIR LEADER.

FIRST OFF, THERE IS NO LEADER. IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF ANGRY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE HEARD, AND PROSECUTING SOMEONE WHO'S ALREADY ASKED TO BE HEARD IS PROBABLY NOT YOUR BEST METHOD. I'M NOT HERE TO PLEAD FOR MY LIFE.

ONE DOES NOT BECOME AN ACTIVIST OUT OF SELF-CENTERED GAIN OR REASONS.

ONE DOES IT TO LAY THEIR LIFE DOWN SO THAT OTHERS MIGHT HAVE GREATER RIGHTS.

SO I'M READY. I'M READY FOR WHATEVER YOU WISH TO PROSECUTE ME.

I'LL TELL YOU NOW I WON'T PAY THE FINE. THE COUNTY WILL NOT MAKE MONEY OFF ME.

IF YOU WISH TO PROSECUTE, PROSECUTE FULLY TO THE FULL EXTENT.

I'M FINE WITH A YEAR IN JAIL. I'M READY FOR IT.

COME FOR ME. BENJAMIN [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY LAURA HOBBS.

SO, CHAIR CRYE AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, AFTER I CRITICIZED YOUR DECISION TO STALL SUPERVISOR PLUMMER'S BUILT FOR ZERO PROPOSAL, YOU CHALLENGED ME TO LOOK INTO NATION'S FINEST.

SO I DID. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS CLEARLY, NATION'S FINEST IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM FOUNDED BY VIETNAM VETERANS IN 1972,

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THE WORK IS DEEPLY IMPORTANT, AND I THANK YOU FOR POINTING THE PUBLIC TO IT.

BUT HERE'S WHAT YOU LEFT OUT. NATION'S FINEST IS NOT A SYSTEMS CHANGE MODEL.

IT RESPONDS TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS, AND IT DOESN'T TRACK THE FULL PICTURE OF HOMELESSNESS ACROSS A COMMUNITY.

IT DOESN'T MAINTAIN A BY NAME LIST OR MONITOR INFLOW OR OUTFLOW.

IT DOESN'T ANALYZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OR PREVENT RECIDIVISM.

IT HELPS INDIVIDUALS. IT DOES NOT RESTRUCTURE THE SYSTEM.

BUT THAT'S WHERE BUILT FOR ZERO COMES IN. IT HELPS COMMUNITIES COORDINATE THEIR ENTIRE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE CONNECTING SERVICE PROVIDERS, HOUSING AGENCIES, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS INTO A SINGLE, UNIFIED EFFORT.

IT BUILDS THE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT NO ONE FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS, AND IT USES REAL TIME DATA TO TRACK WHO NEEDS HELP AND WHETHER THE SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY WORKING. IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WITH A POPULATION SIMILAR TO OURS, BUILT FOR ZERO SUPPORTED REHOUSING 6 50 HOUSEHOLDS AND THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS FOR ANOTHER 787, ALL TRACKED THROUGH PUBLIC MONITORED DASHBOARDS.

THIS KIND OF COORDINATION AND TRANSPARENCY IS WHAT SHASTA COUNTY NEEDS.

THE PROGRAMS AREN'T IN CONFLICT. THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER.

NATION´S FINEST HELPS PERSONS IN CRISIS. BUILT FOR ZERO HELPS PREVENT THE NEXT CRISIS.

SO INSTEAD OF DISMISSING SUPERVISOR PLUMMER'S PLAN BECAUSE IT CARRIES A NATIONAL LABEL, WHY NOT ADOPT A HYBRID STRATEGY? LET NATION'S FINEST DO WHAT IT DOES BEST, SERVE VETERANS DIRECTLY, AND LET BUILT FOR ZERO HELP SHASTA COUNTY ALIGN ITS SERVICES, BUILD CROSS-AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS, AND TRACK OUTCOMES THAT MATTER.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT EGO OR CREDIT. IT'S ABOUT USING EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T THE TOOLS YOU BROUGHT TO THE TABLE [APPLAUSE].

NEXT UP, LAURA HOBBS AND CHAIR THAT'S OUR LAST SPEAKER.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

I THINK THAT'S BADLY NEEDED. I MYSELF HAD TO DRIVE DOWN TO SACRAMENTO FOR TREATMENT WHEN I NEEDED IT.

AND THAT'S REALLY HARD TO DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL AND YOU HAVE TO RELY ON RIDES FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OR WHOEVER ELSE.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE REINSTATE THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

YOU PUT THE ELECTION COMMISSION ON TIMEOUT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS, IN THE COURSE OF DOING THEIR SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WITNESSED AND WERE WILLING TO TESTIFY TO LAWS BEING BROKEN DURING THE LAST ELECTION.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT. SO I THINK YOU NEED TO RIGHT THAT WRONG AND GET THEM BACK UP AND RUNNING AGAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AND FURTHERMORE, I THINK THAT IT'S A DISSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AS ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ACTUALLY TO PAY USING THEIR TAX DOLLAR MONEY TO FIGHT AGAINST ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY HAVE WITNESSED AND HAVE COMPILED INTO A COURT CASE.

SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF STANDARD WHEREBY IF YOU HAVE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE, NO MATTER WHAT DEPARTMENT ELECTIONS, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE ANYTHING.

IF YOU HAVE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE THAT'S WILLFULLY BREAKING THE LAW THAT YOU GUYS WILL SAY, HEY, THE COUNTY OF SHASTA IS NOT GOING TO IS NOT GOING TO DEFEND THEM.

AND THAT COULD COME IN HANDY. YOU KNOW, AS I UNDERSTAND, STEPHANIE BRIDGETT IS NOW BEING PROSECUTED AS WELL, AND YOU GUYS WILL BE FACING A DECISION ON THAT TODAY FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IN THE AGENDA, AND I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SAY, LOOK, IF YOU HAVE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE THAT'S WILLFULLY BREAKING THE LAW, DON'T INTEND TO INDEMNIFY THEM WITH THE TAXPAYER FUNDS TO TO GIVE THEM A DEFENSE IN COURT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT JUSTICE. WE WANT THE TRUTH TO BE HEARD.

AND I THINK YOU GUYS OVERALL ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.

AND A FEW THINGS NEED ADJUSTING AND IN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THEM.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. SPEAKER CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER, WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON, AT A BREAKNECK PACE. WE'LL TAKE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS ITEMS ONE AND FOUR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

SO WE'VE HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE ON THAT.

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THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE WILL TAKE C1 FIRST.

[C1 Approve year-end budget amendments to better align projected budgets as follows: (a) decrease revenues in the Energy Retrofit Admin Budget (BU 806) in the amount of $380 offset by use of fund balance; (b) decrease appropriations and revenue in the Child Support Services (BU 228) in the amount of $800,000; (c) decrease appropriations and revenue in the Information Technology Budget (BU 925) in the amount of $835,000; (d) increase appropriations in the Opioid Settlement Budget (BU 430) in the amount of $100,000 offset by use of fund balance; (e) decrease appropriations in the amount of $39,667 and revenues in the amount of $396,671 in the Tobacco Settlement Budget (BU 174), offset by Reserves for Contingencies; (f) increase appropriations in the amount of $206,257 and revenues in the amount of $88,855 in the Sheriff’s Budget (BU 235), offset by Reserves for Contingencies; (g) decrease appropriations in the amount of $156,835 and revenues in the amount of $149,753 in the Boating Safety Budget Unit (BU 236); (h) decrease appropriations in the amount of $62,853 and increase revenues in the amount of $11,500 in the Sheriff Civil Unit Budget (BU 237); (i) decrease appropriations in the amount of $93,025 and increase revenues in the amount of $16,639 in the Jail Budget (BU 260); (j) decrease appropriations in the amount of $60,000 in the Burney Substation Budget (BU 261); (k) decrease appropriations in the amount of $76,500 in the Animal Control Budget (BU 297); (l) decrease appropriations in the amount of $13 in the Coroner Budget (BU 287); (m) increase appropriations and revenues in the amount of $200,000 in the Trial Courts Budget (BU 201); (n) adjust appropriations between object levels and decrease revenues in the amount of $30,000, offset by use of AB109 fund balance in the Public Defender Budget (BU 207); (o) increase appropriations in the amount of $1,197,456, offset by use of 1991/2011 Realignment fund balance, in the Mental Health Budget (BU 410); (p) decrease appropriations in the amount of $1 and revenue in the amount of $400,534, offset by use of 1991/2011 Realignment fund balance, in the Alcohol and Drug Programs Budget (BU 422); (q) decrease appropriations in the amount of $1 and revenue in the amount of $26,996, offset by use of 1991/2011 Realignment fund balance, in the Perinatal Budget (BU 425); (r) decrease appropriations in the amount of $17 in the Public Health budget (BU 411); (s) increase appropriations in the amount of $3,200 and decrease revenues in the amount of $23,374, offset by the use of General Purpose fund balance, in the Shasta County Health Care Budget (BU 412); (t) increase appropriations in the amount of $162,658, offset by the use of General Purpose fund balance, in the California Children’s Services Budget (BU 417); (u) increase appropriations in the amount of $1,235,728, offset by use of 1991/2011 Realignment fund balance, in the Social Services Budget (BU 501); (v) increase appropriations in the amount of $100,000, offset by Reserves for Contingencies in the General Assistance Budget (BU 542); (w) increase appropriations in the amount of $18,000 and revenues in the amount of $588,000 in the CDBG Admin/Rehab Budget (BU 596); (x) decrease appropriations in the amount of 700,000 in the WCL Replace and Improve Admin Budget (BU 00206); (y) decrease appropriations in the amount of $1,250,000 and revenue in the amount of $700,000, in the Solid Waste Disposal Admin Budget (BU 00207); (z) decrease expenditures in the amount of $830,000 and revenues in the amount of $474,888 in the Transit Fund Budget (BU 00210); (aa) decrease appropriations in the amount of $1,410,000 and revenue in the amount of $1,372,000 in the CSA #3 Castella Water Admin Budget (BU 00374); (ab) decrease appropriations in the amount of $1,007,225 and revenues in the amount of $1,170,000, offset by use of retained earnings, in the CSA #2 Sugarloaf Water Admin Budget (BU 00375); (ac) increase revenues in the amount of $4,513 in the CSA #6 Jones Valley Water Admin Budget (BU 00377); (ad) decrease appropriations in the amount of $10,000 and increase revenues in the amount of $25,000 in the CSA #8 Palo Cedro Sewer Admin Budget (BU 00378); (ae) decrease appropriations in the amount of $941,722 and revenues in the amount of $1,085,000, offset by use of Retained Earnings, in the CSA #17 Cottonwood Sewer Admin Budget (BU 00387); (af) decrease appropriations in the amount of $10,000 and revenues in the amount of $3,000 in the CSA #23 Crag View Water Admin (BU 00396); (ag) decrease appropriations in the amount of $676,475 and increase revenue in the amount of $56,055 in the County PRD Admin Budget (BU 00699); (ah) decrease appropriations in the amount of $272,000 in the Fleet Management Budget (BU 940); (ai) decrease appropriations and revenues in the amount of $786,500 in the Fall River Mills Airport Budget (BU 00200); (aj) decrease appropriations in the amount of $11,050,000 and revenue in the amount of $16,206,495, offset by the use of fund balance, in the Roads Budget (BU 301); (ak) decrease appropriations in the amount of $549,565 and revenues in the amount of $854,565, offset by use of retained earnings, in the Facilities Management Admin Budget (BU 955); (al) adjust appropriations within the District Attorney Budget (BU 227) to move $163,347 from Salaries & Benefits to Services and Supplies; (am) decrease appropriations in the amount of $563,013 and increase revenues in the amount of $2,000,000 in the General Revenue and Transfers Budget (BU 100); and (an) increase appropriations in the amount of $2,316,219 in the Reserves for Contingencies Budget (BU 900).]

IS THAT CORRECT, MISS BLANKENSHIP? THAT IS CORRECT, CHAIR SO C1 IT WAS SUPERVISOR LONG AND PLUMMER C4 WAS YOURSELF AND SUPERVISOR.

OKAY. SO SUPERVISOR LONG , YOU'RE LISTED FIRST.

SO I GUESS I WILL START WITH YOU ABOUT PULLING C1, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM MR. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. THANK YOU CHAIR. SO I PULLED C C 1 FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.

ONE WAS TO HAVE MISS BERTAIN EDUCATE THE BOARD ON THESE YEAR END BUDGET AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE VOLUMINOUS. AND ALSO, I WAS INTERESTED IN THE SUMMARY AT THE END.

AND LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND THAT. SO THE SUMMARY AT THE END WHERE IS THIS.

BOY, THIS IS REALLY AT THE END. OKAY. SO IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE ACCOUNTS 501 WERE AFFECTED.

I KIND OF WENT WITH THE MAIN ONES THAT I LOOKED AT, 410 AND 301, 301 BEING THE ROADS DEPARTMENT, AND THERE IS AND I CALLED DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TROY BARTOLOMEI YESTERDAY, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH, BUT I ASKED HIM TO COME FORWARD. WE'LL START WITH ERIN.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO MAYBE YOU CAN, EDUCATE THE BOARD ON AND THE PUBLIC AS TO HOW THESE YEAR END BUDGET AMENDMENTS WORK.

AND IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION AND HOW THIS.

THANK YOU. IT IS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ERIN BERTAIN, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU REPRESENTS THE COUNTYWIDE YEAR END BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

THE BUDGET IS AN EDUCATED GUESS. THAT HAPPENS WELL BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINS.

SO IT'S NORMAL FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO BE REQUESTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ADJUST FOR UNANTICIPATED EVENTS OR REDUCED SPENDING.

FOLLOWING THE ADOPTED BUDGET, THE BOARD MUST APPROVE ANY BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT INCREASES OVERALL APPROPRIATIONS IN A BUDGET UNIT AND ANY BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT MOVES MORE THAN $75,000 BETWEEN OBJECT LEVELS WITHIN A BUDGET UNIT, EVEN IF OVERALL APPROPRIATIONS ARE NOT INCREASED.

SHOULD A BUDGET UNIT HAVE EXPENDITURES THAT EXCEED THE BUDGET AT THE OBJECT LEVEL, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WILL NOT PROCESS ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME ENTITLEMENT PAYMENTS, UNTIL A BUDGET AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORITY IS APPROVED.

BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ARE ONLY ABLE TO BE REQUESTED UP UNTIL JUNE 30TH.

IF EXPENDITURES OR NET COUNTY COSTS EXCEED THE APPROVED BUDGET AFTER JUNE 30TH ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE USING A SEPARATE PROCESS.

THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE NOTIFIES THE DEPARTMENTS VIA MEMO, AND DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY OUR OFFICE OF THEIR PROPOSED REMEDY.

REMEDIES VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF OVERAGE, AND CAN INCLUDE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE REDUCTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO MAKE UP FOR THE EXCESS, OR THE DEPARTMENT CAN REQUEST THE BOARD RETROACTIVELY APPROVE THE INCREASED NET COUNTY COST. OUR OFFICE MEETS WITH DEPARTMENTS QUARTERLY AT OPERATIONAL REVIEW MEETINGS TO DISCUSS A VARIETY OF TOPICS.

THE MEETINGS HELD IN MAY INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE UPDATED EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE PROJECTIONS.

DEPARTMENTS ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR ANY MATERIAL CHANGES IN THEIR BUDGETS THAT DECREASE EXPENDITURES OR REVENUES, AND FOR ANY AREAS WHERE THEY ARE PROJECTING TO EXCEED THEIR APPROVED APPROPRIATIONS IN AN OBJECT LEVEL.

THESE ADJUSTMENTS ALLOW THE BUDGET TO BE A REFLECTION OF ACTUAL COUNTY BUSINESS.

COMBINING ALL OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS INTO A COUNTYWIDE BUDGET AMENDMENT ALLOWS THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ALL OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BUDGET AMENDMENTS, NOT INCLUDING RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES, RESULTED IN AN OVERALL DECREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS OF $18.9 MILLION AND REVENUES IN THE AMOUNT OF $22.3 MILLION, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE TO NET COUNTY COST OF $3.4 MILLION.

THE DECREASE OF THE GENERAL FUND IS JUST OVER $2.3 MILLION, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN RESERVES FOR CONTINGENCIES.

ANY ADJUSTMENT TO A BUDGET UNIT THAT RESIDES IN THE GENERAL FUND IS OFFSET BY A SIMILAR CHANGE IN RESERVES FOR CONTINGENCIES, AS REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT CODE 29126. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

AND DEPARTMENTS ARE ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE TO ASSIST WITH THOSE ANSWERS.

MISS BLANKENSHIP, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM? WE DO NOT CHAIR.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR LONG . YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

AND IN LOOKING AT YOUR SUMMARY THAT YOU PREPARED, I KIND OF KEYED IN ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS, WHICH IS ONE WAS 301 ROADS, WHICH CAME UP WITH A DEFICIT NET COUNTY COST OF, WELL, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY NET COUNTY COST BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A GENERAL FUND ISSUE.

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IT'S JUST NOT A NET GENERAL FUND COST. NOT THE GENERAL FUND COST, BUT NET COUNTY COST OF A LITTLE OVER $5 MILLION.

AND THEN TWO OTHER ONES THAT I KEYED IN WERE THE 410 MENTAL HEALTH OF ABOUT $1.2 MILLION AND SOCIAL SERVICES 501 ABOUT $1.2 MILLION. SO WOULD IT BE MORE HELPFUL IF I BRING UP DEPARTMENT HEADS TO TALK ABOUT THOSE, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE? YES. IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE BUDGETS, I WOULD SUGGEST HAVING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES COME UP TO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS MR. BARTOLOMEI? WELL, CAN I ASK CAN I ASK A QUESTION, MRS. BERTAIN? IS THIS IS THIS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE VOTED ON TODAY? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? IT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE VOTED ON TODAY.

WE COULD BRING IT BACK ON THE 24TH IF WE NEEDED TO, OR WE COULD BRING BACK PIECES OF IT ON THE 24TH IF WE NEEDED TO.

BUT BUDGET AMENDMENTS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY JUNE 30TH.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. SO SUPERVISOR. SO ALL THE SUPERVISORS HAD ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY. SO YES. AND, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO MISS BERTAIN YESTERDAY.

MR.. BARTOLOMEI, I HAVE NOT HAD THE TALK TO ABILITY TO TALK TO HER, SO I'LL BE INTERESTED IN THEIR THEIR PRESENTATION ON THEIR ITEMS, BUT. CHAIR CRYE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TROY BARTOLOMEI, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

AND THAT WAS JOHNNY CASH. YOU'RE THE SECOND PERSON TO SAY THAT TODAY.

AND AS SOON AS THE OTHER THREE OF YOU DON'T WEAR A TIE, I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A TIE.

BUT ANYWAY I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY THIS A LITTLE BIT.

I HAVE AN EXCELLENT CFO, ROCHELLE, HERE, WHO HELPS ME UNDERSTAND THE ACCOUNTING SPEAK.

THREE POINTS OF EMPHASIS I WANT TO MAKE. FIRST OF ALL, AARON'S ALREADY TOUCHED ON THAT OR TOUCHED ON THAT.

YES. THIS IS NET COUNTY COST, WHICH IS THAT'S AN ALARMING TERM.

BUT REST ASSURED ROADS IS 301 ROADS. THAT IS NOT DEAL WITH THE GENERAL FUND.

THAT'S ALL FROM FUEL TAXES, CASH GRANTS. IT'S ALL ROAD MONEY.

IT'S NOT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO EXPRESS IS THERE ARE.

A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. DURING MY PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD FOR THE BUDGET HEARINGS, I TALKED ABOUT A DECREASE IN OUR FUND BALANCE IN ROADS, FUND BALANCE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH ROCHELLE EXPLAINING IT TO ME IS OUR SNAPSHOT IN TIME OF CASH ON HAND IN MY ROADS BUDGET.

I LIKE TO HAVE BETWEEN 5 TO 5 TO $6 MILLION. RIGHT NOW I'M FLOATING BETWEEN 2 AND 3.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE MY FUND BALANCE IS LOW.

THAT'S WHY I'M LEAVING IT OPEN FOR POSITIONS I MENTIONED.

I'M LEAVING OPEN TWO ENGINEERS, TWO ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN POSITIONS TO GET THAT HEALTHIER BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME REIMBURSEMENTS I'M WAITING FOR DOWN THE ROAD.

NOW, WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY IS OUR BUDGET ITEM.

AND IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, IT'S OUR AUTHORITY TO SPEND AND OUR PROJECTED REVENUES.

AS MISS BERTAIN SAID, THAT WAS OUR ESTIMATE AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST FISCAL YEAR.

WHAT WAS GOING TO COME IN? LESS REVENUES HAVE COME IN.

AND I HAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY WE HAVE LEFT.

REVENUES COME IN. THE BULK OF THOSE ITEMS ARE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES FOR US.

ONE IS WE HAVE ABOUT $2 MILLION IN REIMBURSABLE ON SOME BRIDGE PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING WITH THROUGH CALTRANS.

OUR REIMBURSEMENT COMES FROM THEM. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE HAVING TO APPLY FOR EXTRA ELIGIBILITY TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE FUNDS.

I TECHNICALLY DO NOT HAVE THE PROMISE THAT THEY'RE PAYING.

IT SHOULD COME, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT ALL COMPLETED YET, IT'S A LONG TIMELINE.

I CAN'T RECOGNIZE THAT REVENUE THAT WE EXPECTED.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE PLAN WILL COME NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO THERE'S 2 MILLION OF THAT OF THAT FIVE. THE OTHER IS WE SPENT 1.6 MILLION EXTRA THIS YEAR ON OUR OVERLAY PROJECT.

WE WENT AHEAD AND WENT 12 MILES. WE GOT A GOOD PRICE ON IT.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND SAID, LET'S DO MORE. THERE WON'T BE A SURFACE TREATMENT PROJECT THIS YEAR.

SO WE DID A LITTLE MORE. SO THERE'S 1.6 MILLION THAT ADDS TO THAT REVENUE.

THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

THE OTHER THINGS ARE, AS WE KNOW, THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL REVENUE.

I'M SORRY, SAVE OUR SCHOOL. WHAT IS THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS. THAT'S ABOUT 800,000 A YEAR WE GET.

WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THAT TO BE PASSED THROUGH THE BUDGET AND THIS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.

THAT'S WHERE THAT $5 MILLION COMES FROM. SO IT'S NOT THAT WE NEED $5 MILLION.

IT'S $5 MILLION REVENUE THAT WE HOPE TO RECOGNIZE.

WE HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED IT YET, SO I CAN'T CLAIM IT.

AND THE MORE CONCERNING THING FOR ME, NOT SO MUCH IS WHAT THOSE BUDGET ITEMS ARE.

IS THAT WHERE I'M SITTING IN THAT FUND BALANCE RIGHT NOW?

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OH THEY'RE A BIG PLAYER. DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT FEMA ALSO LIKE I SAID THERE'S A THERE'S 1.1 MILLION OUTSTANDING FROM FEMA THAT I CAN'T, I CAN'T CLAIM YET BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING TO CLOSE OUT WHISKEY CREEK BRIDGE.

FEMA, I DON'T MIND TO SAY IT. THEY ARE ABOUT THE SLOWEST ORGANIZATION I'VE EVER DEALT WITH.

AND I MEET WITH OTHER DIRECTORS AND CALTRANS.

AND THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. THEY A MILLION BUCKS ISN'T MUCH TO THEM, AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW IT HURTS US.

AND I WISH IT WOULD HAPPEN FASTER. BUT NONETHELESS, YES, THAT'S ONE MORE 1.1 MILLION THAT'S OUT THERE AS WELL.

OKAY. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE AGENCIES, FEMA INCLUDED BEING SLOW TO REIMBURSE HISTORICALLY, HAVE YOU HAD THEY FINALLY EVENTUALLY ALWAYS COME THROUGH OR ARE WE IS ARE THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE WE'VE HAD AN OUTLAY AND WE'RE ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. ARE THEY IN DANGER AT ALL? JEOPARDY! THE THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT POTS OF MONEY.

THE ONES THAT COME THROUGH CALTRANS. EVENTUALLY THOSE COME. YOU CAN KIND OF COUNT ON THEM. FEMA IS A STORM DAMAGE AND FEDERAL.

WE ALSO WORK WITH FEMA AND FEDERAL HIGHWAYS TO GET STORED STORM DAMAGE DOLLARS.

WHENEVER THERE'S A CRISIS, AN EMERGENCY. WELL, THE WAY IT HAPPENS IS SOMEBODY COMES OUT, PROMISES, THE WORLD, TELLS YOU TO DO EVERYTHING. WE WILL GET THE BULK OF IT, BUT I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED.

THEY'RE GOING TO DING US. THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, THIS WASN'T ELIGIBLE.

YOU YOU A POPULAR ONE IS DESIGNATED DISPOSAL AREAS.

IF I DON'T HAVE CRADLE TO GRAVE, YOU KNOW THAT I TOOK THE DEBRIS FROM HERE TO THERE.

YOU KNOW THEY'LL DING YOU ON THAT IT WE'LL GET THE BULK OF IT.

BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED. THEY'RE ALWAYS. THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DING YOU ON SOMETHING. BUT YES, FOR THE MOST PART WE SHOULD GET IT. OKAY. AND SO OTHER THAN BEING LOW IN YOUR CASH ON HAND THAT YOU MENTIONED THE 2.5, THE FUND BALANCE. YES. THE FUND BALANCE. YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS THAT ARE DUE AND PROJECTS AND THINGS.

I'M COUNTING ON THEM COMING, I AM. I'LL BE. I'LL FEEL BETTER WHEN I HAVE IT.

BUT I'D RATHER THAT FUND BALANCE BE BIGGER. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'VE MADE PROVISIONS TO WEATHER THIS.

WE WILL WAIT TO HIRE NEW STAFF. SPEND A LITTLE LESS ON MATERIALS, SO WE'RE READY TO WEATHER IT.

I'D RATHER NOT. SO NOW THERE'S A LITTLE CONCERN.

YES, THAT IT DOESN'T COME IN. BUT IF IT DOESN'T, WE'RE WE'RE READY.

I THINK AS WE DISCUSSED ON THE PHONE YESTERDAY, THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED. SO IT'S NOT THAT I.

I DON'T HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK. IT'S EXPENDED.

I WANT TO GET REIMBURSED. SO WE'LL SURVIVE. BUT I'D RATHER SURVIVE WITH MORE MONEY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. IS THAT ALL SUPERVISOR LONG ? YES. OKAY. SO, I MEAN, ARE WE READY TO VOTE ON THAT? WELL, AARON WAS GOING TO COME UP FROM HHS. OKAY.

THAT'S RIGHT. COME ON UP, AARON. SUMMARY. GOOD MORNING.

BOARD. AARON WATTS BRANCH DIRECTOR, HRSA ADMINISTRATION.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND THE ONES THAT I SAW FOR YOUR UNIT WERE FOR TEN MENTAL HEALTH AND LET'S SEE, 501 SOCIAL SERVICES. OKAY.

AND SO I GUESS THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU YESTERDAY, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS WE HAD A BRIDGE LOAN THAT WE MADE KIND OF TO HHS IN MARCH OF ABOUT 10 MILLION. YES. AND IT WAS THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID BACK WITH INTEREST BY THE END OF JUNE.

THAT'S. YEAH. RIGHT. WE WILL ACTUALLY BE BRINGING AN ITEM NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE FURTHER.

WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES IN THAT AREA WITH RECEIVING THE REVENUE THAT WE NEED TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.

SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, DEPUTY CEO AARON BERTAIN AND AUDITOR CONTROLLER.

TOO SHORT TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.

OKAY. WE IT WE HAVE SEEN SOME HIGHER REVENUES COME IN, AND THIS IS IN OUR SOCIAL SERVICES FUND 140 ACCOUNT.

BUT OUR COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AND SO WITH THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT HERE SPECIFICALLY TO 501 THESE ARE MORE OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, ENTITLEMENT TYPE COSTS. THEY ARE COSTS DIRECTLY GOING OUT TO CLIENTS.

THEY ALIGN WITH WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS WERE IN OUR BUDGET.

BUT WE'VE GOT THE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR CLIENTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS THE 501 ACCOUNT 50052001.

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WE ALSO HAVE OUR EBT WIRE TRANSFER HERE. THERE'S TWO ON ONE SERVICES, SO THERE'S JUST A VARIETY OF COSTS THAT GO INTO HERE THAT WE YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO PAY THEM, BUT.

RIGHT. AND TO HAVE CASH FLOW ISSUES. YES. AND WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS AND MY, MY CONCERN AND THE REASON FOR THIS DISCUSSION, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EDUCATION ON SOME OF THESE ITEMS, BUT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FACING LONG TERM WHEN REVENUE SOURCES ARE GETTING DIMINISHED AND WE HAVE EXPENSES THAT IN A SLOWING ECONOMY MAY BE GOING UP.

AND SO WE'RE KIND OF PUSH PULL PULLING FROM BOTH ENDS OF THIS.

AND I HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THE 10 MILLION BEING MAYBE EXTENDED.

WE'LL WAIT FOR THOSE THAT DISCUSSION AT THE END OF JUNE.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER TO DO FURTHER ANALYSIS ON WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, WITH THE ECONOMY AND THE UNCERTAINTIES THERE, WE CAN PRETTY REASONABLY EXPECT THAT THESE COSTS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND WE SHOULD RECEIVE REVENUE. BUT AGAIN IT'S PERSPECTIVE.

SO THE REVENUE IS COMING IN AFTER THE FACT IN SOME OF THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, WE SEE THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY A CORRELATION OF WHEN HIGHER REVENUE CAN COME IN.

SO I'M EXPECTING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AN INCREASE IN REVENUE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY THAT'S GOING ON.

OKAY. WITH WITH ALL OF THAT, IS IT SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED AS A BOARD FOR THIS? BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT 2.5 MILLION BETWEEN THE TWO UNITS.

WITH THE WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES FUND.

BUT WE DO WE ARE SEEING SOME, LIKE, DELAYED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE THROUGH OUR MEDI-CAL CLAIMS. IT'S COMING IN. IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT SLOWER, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A STATEWIDE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD OTHER COUNTIES MENTION THAT. SO I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE KEEPING OUR EYE ON.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN QUEUE. YES. YOU'RE RIGHT.

YEAH. SO AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF BEING ON THIS BOARD, I MEAN, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT COME FORWARD, AND WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE, I MEAN, 2000 OF THEM THAT ARE AMAZING COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

AARON BERTAIN IS A COMPLETE ROCK STAR. AND I KNOW THAT ALL THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE CEO'S OFFICE, AND ONCE THEY GET THROUGH AARON BERTAIN WITH HER FINE TOOTH COMB, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT.

EVERYTHING'S BEEN VETTED. WHEN I SEE HER NAME ON SOMETHING, IT'S LIKE I, OF COURSE, READ IT ALL.

I LOOK AT IT ALL. BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH A FINE TOOTH COMB, AND I JUST SHOUT OUT TO AARON AND I WILL BE VOTING TO APPROVE THIS.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. THANK YOU. AARON.

A FEW QUESTIONS AROUND THE MENTAL HEALTH FUND AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES FUND.

DO YOU HAVE AVAILABLE WHAT THE EXPECTED FUND BALANCE WILL BE FOR THOSE TWO AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, GIVEN THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS? IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE, I CAN PULL THAT UP.

SURE.

SO AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2526, WE ARE EXPECTING A $9.8 MILLION FUND BALANCE IN AND MENTAL HEALTH.

SORRY. IS THAT 2526 OR 2425? THAT'S 2526. OKAY.

2425. 18.3 OKAY. SO THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE SO WE ACTUALLY EXPECT OUR MENTAL HEALTH FUND BALANCE TO GO UP OFF OF WHAT IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST FISCAL YEAR.

YES. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S THAT'S ENCOURAGING IN THE SENSE THAT EVEN WITH THIS AMENDMENT WHERE WE'RE TAKING IT DOWN, WE HAD BUDGETED LAST YEAR THAT IT WOULD GO FROM 16 DOWN TO EIGHT.

AND WE'RE SAYING THAT ACTUALLY WILL GO UP TO 18.

AND THEN WHAT ABOUT SOCIAL SERVICES? SOCIAL SERVICES.

16.2 IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR PROJECTIONS FOR THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THEN THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR, 7 MILLION. OKAY. AND OBVIOUSLY, THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE SUBMITTED FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

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AND, YOU KNOW, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE COSTS IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.

AND SORRY, YOU SAID FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR 16.

16.2. OKAY, GREAT. SO THERE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IT'S GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THE FUND BALANCE BY ABOUT HALF OF WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED LAST YEAR.

SO OKAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT I THINK WE'RE READY TO TAKE THE VOTE.

ONE LAST THING, SUPERVISOR LONG . ONE LAST CLARIFYING QUESTION.

YOU SAID THE 9.8 MILLION AND THE 18 WAS WAS THE ORDER OF THAT BECAUSE YOU WE JUST SAID THAT IT DECREASES IN MENTAL HEALTH AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

18.3 IS WHAT WE HAVE PROJECTED. AND AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR, 9.8.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HEARING OR SEEING NO OTHER BUDDY IN Q WE'LL JUST TAKE A VOTE ALL AT ONCE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION? THANK YOU. OH, I THOUGHT WE ALREADY HAD THE MOTION. SORRY.

MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON.

WE'LL TAKE THAT VOTE AGAIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO C4. I, I PULLED THIS THIS WAS THE MAIN ISSUE.

[C4 Adopt a policy resolution which amends Administrative Policy 1-101, Operation and Conduct of Business Before the Board of Supervisors.]

IT WOULD MAYBE NO MORE THAN IT SHOULD SAY. MADAM CHAIR OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK THE NEUTRAL LANGUAGE OF CHAIR IS PROBABLY SUFFICIENT.

SO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, STEPHANIE, IS THERE'S A FEW YOU CHANGES TO THIS, WOULD WE HAVE TO BREAK THIS UP INTO A SEPARATE MOTION? BECAUSE ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS ON THERE WAS MOVING THE START MEETINGS, OR MOVING THE MEETINGS TO 830? ONE OF MY CONCERNS WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, AGAIN, WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING MY FIRST YEAR AS CHAIR, WAS BECAUSE WE WERE HEARING TWO AND THREE HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT COMING OUT OF 23 AND INTO 24.

IT JUST FELT ABSOLUTELY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE IN TERMS OF GETTING BUSINESS DONE.

AND I WANTED TO BALANCE HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO NOT HAVING AMPLE AMOUNTS OF TIME OF STAFF IN HERE LISTENING TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO NOW THAT WE'VE MOVED PUBLIC COMMENT BACK, MY CONCERN WAS IF WE HAD 30 OR 40 PUBLIC COMMENTERS, I WANTED TO START THE MEETINGS EARLIER JUST SO WE CAN GET PUBLIC COMMENT ROLLING SOONER SO WE COULD GET MORE OF OUR WORK DONE BY NOON.

BUT AS I HAD MENTIONED IN THAT IN THAT MEETING AND IN THAT MOTION, I SAID, IF IT PROVES OUT THAT WE ACTUALLY KIND OF BALANCE IT OUT AND IT GOES SMUTH, WE DON'T NEED TO MOVE THE MEETING. SO I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON MOVING THE START TIMES UP TO 830, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE CHANGED IN TERMS OF CHAIRMAN VERSUS CHAIR.

AND I JUST THINK I JUST THINK IT MAKES IT CLEANER.

SO HOW DO YOU WANT TO APPROACH THAT CHAIR IF YOU'RE IF YOUR DESIRE IS TO INCORPORATE ALL THE OTHER CHANGES ASIDE FROM THE START TIME AND JUST SAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE START TIME TO REMAIN AS 9:00 AS WE HAVE IT NOW, THAT WOULD BE FULLY OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL LARMOUR.

OKAY. AND THEN SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM AS WELL.

SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE. NO, I HAD THE SAME OPINION THAT YOU JUST EXPRESSED.

I'M FINE WITH THE OTHER CHANGES. I DID NOT WANT TO MOVE IT TO 830 AFTER TALKING WITH SOME STAFF.

SO I'M ON BOARD WITH WHAT YOU'VE JUST PROPOSED.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO. CHAIR. ONE MOMENT. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER IN QUEUE.

DON DUCKETT.

SO AT THIS TIME, AS OUR SPEAKERS COMING UP, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ALL ITEMS, ALL CHANGES TO ADMIN POLICY 101, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MOVING THE START TIME.

I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THE START TIME AT 9 A.M.. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. WE'LL GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD MORNING BOARD.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.

THE START TIME TO ME IS NOT IMPORTANT. IMPORTANT? I'D COME AT ANY TIME. AND BUT I DO AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS YOU HAD BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, SO ZERO. CHANGING IT TO 830 PROBABLY WOULDN'T SOLVE ANYTHING.

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I KNOW THAT WE KIND OF WENT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT SOME OF THE VERBIAGE IN THE POLICY REGARDING BOARD REPORTS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE NOT BEING PETTY AND CHANGING THINGS THAT DON'T NEED TO BE CHANGED. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE AGAIN.

DO I NEED TO RESTATE THE MOTION, STEPHANIE? ARE WE GOOD? WE'RE OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES? NOT ALL AT ONCE, BUT IN A CASCADING ARRAY OF I'S.

FIVE. ZERO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR THREE.

[R3 Receive a presentation from HHSA Behavioral Health and Social Services Branch Director on Children’s Services in Shasta County.]

THIS IS SPONSORED BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. WELCOME.

GOOD MORNING. CHAIR. CRYE. AND FELLOW SUPERVISORS OF THE BOARD.

LET'S SEE. OKAY. I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS OUR CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, OUR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AT THE REQUEST OF SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. THIS SLIDE REALLY IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.

I WISH I COULD GO INTO EVERYTHING IN DETAIL, BUT GIVEN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME FRAME, I CAN'T.

SO WHAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS WE ARE A 24 OVER SEVEN RUN EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, TAKING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT, RESPONDING OUT SOME, OFTENTIMES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATING AT TIMES.

AS A LAST RESORT, CHILDREN HAVE TO BE REMOVED.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE DO GO TO COURT AND WE ENTER INTO THE CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGEMENT WHICH IS OUR REUNIFICATION SERVICES THAT WE OFFER TO FAMILIES.

DURING THAT TIME AND ALSO IN INVESTIGATIONS, WE HAVE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES.

SO WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, WHETHER THEY HAD THEIR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEM, OR THEY WERE A YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, AND THEY'RE WALKING ALONGSIDE EITHER THE PARENTS OR THE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND PROVIDING SUPPORT OFFERING ANY GUIDANCE THAT THEY CAN. AND THAT'S REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE.

IN THE SERVICES AND ENGAGEMENT OF FAMILIES IN OUR SYSTEM.

WE ALSO OFFER PERMANENCY, WHICH THAT IS RELATED TO EITHER ADOPTIONS OR IT CAN BE GUARDIANSHIPS WITH FAMILY AND THEN RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL, WHICH THAT IS FORMALLY WHAT WAS CALLED FOSTER CARE NOW IS RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL.

AND THROUGH THAT WE WE HAVE OUR OWN FOSTER HOMES.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN BEING A FOSTER HOME TO PLEASE CONTACT US AND I'LL HAVE CONTACT AT THE END.

AGAIN, I WISH I COULD GO OVER MORE OF THESE SERVICES, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THROUGHOUT THIS WE ARE PARTNERING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL PROVIDERS ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS COMMUNITY AGENCIES.

WE'VE GOT JUDGES, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS.

THIS IS NOT JUST CHILD WELFARE. THIS IS A GROUP PROCESS.

AND WITH HAVING THE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, IT MAKES A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN THE SERVICES THAT WE DELIVER.

SO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN SHASTA COUNTY ARE THAT WE ARE A RURAL COUNTY.

WE DON'T HAVE THE SERVICES THAT SOME PLACE LIKE LOS ANGELES WILL HAVE.

WE ALSO HAVE LIMITED TRANSPORTATION. SO IF WE REMOVE KIDS FROM BURNEY, MOST OF THE SERVICES ARE DOWN HERE.

SO HOW ARE HOW DO WE OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS? WE WORK WITH THE FAMILIES TO FIGURE IT OUT, BUT IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

ALSO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ISSUES ARE A LEADING CONCERN WITHIN SHASTA COUNTY, WHICH THEN THAT LEADS INTO THE FAMILIES AND IMPACTS OUR CHILDREN LOCALLY.

AND THEN ANOTHER HUGE AREA OF CONCERN FOR US IS LIMITED RESOURCES FOR PLACEMENTS OF HIGH NEEDS YOUTH TYPICALLY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 17. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT IS NOT UNIQUE TO SHASTA COUNTY.

THAT IS A STATEWIDE ISSUE AND IT IS A NATIONWIDE ISSUE.

AND WE ARE ALL TRYING TO GRAPPLE WITH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

BUT DESPITE THAT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OFFERING QUALITY SERVICES TO THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OUR COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND SUPPORT. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT CHILD WELFARE DATA FOR 2024.

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AND OF THOSE, 1676 RESULTED IN INVESTIGATIONS.

AND OF THOSE, 411 WERE FOUND TO BE SUBSTANTIATED.

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE THAT TO PREVIOUS YEARS, AND I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF IN 2022 WE HAD 715 SUBSTANTIATED. AND WE HAD 3513 ALLEGATIONS.

AND THE RATE COMPARED TO SHASTA AT THAT TIME, WE WERE 17.3 COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA'S RATE AT 6.2.

AND THAT'S PER 1000. OUR RATE CURRENTLY APPARENTLY THAT IS 10.2.

SO IT WAS 17.3 OR 10.2. AND NOW CALIFORNIA RATES 5.4.

SO WE ARE SEEING GROWTH IN IN LESS SUBSTANTIATION RATES, THE TYPES OF ABUSE THAT WE ARE SEEING.

AND THIS IS NORMAL ACROSS THE STATE, GENERAL NEGLECT TENDS TO BE THE HIGHEST.

AND THEN WE DIFFER FROM THE STATE IN THAT SEVERE NEGLECT IS SECOND FOR US.

THE STATE HAS PHYSICAL ABUSE AS SECOND AND THEN THIRD.

WE ARE IN LINE WITH THE STATE WITH EMOTIONAL ABUSE.

AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE CAN BE THINGS LIKE WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HAVING THAT IMPACT THE YOUTH.

THESE ARE SHASTA COUNTY VERSUS STATE PARTICIPATION RATES.

WE ARE THE LINE AT THE TOP. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A HUGE GAP IN THAT.

SO I'LL CLARIFY THE ENTRIES INTO CARE ARE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.

SO THEY'RE NEW INTO THE SYSTEM. AND I'LL EMPHASIZE THAT IN 2024.

THAT WAS 184. WE DID A TEN YEAR ANALYSIS HERE.

AND IN 2015 WE HAD 224 ENTRIES. SO AGAIN THAT'S LESS ENTRIES INTO CARE.

THE IN CARE IS AT ANY POINT IN TIME LIKE KIDS, THEY COULD BE FROM YEAR TO YEAR IN THE SYSTEM.

SO CHILDREN IN CARE IN 2024 WAS 323. AND I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT DEFINITELY THAT IN 2015 WE WERE AT 439.

SO WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A DROP IN YOUTH IN CARE.

THE CLOSURE TYPES FOR 2024, WE HAD 118 CHILDREN REUNIFY WITH THEIR FAMILY.

61 CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED UNDER TEN EXITED THROUGH KIN GAP, WHICH THAT'S THE KINSHIP FAMILY GUARDIANSHIP.

AND THEN OTHERS EXITED THROUGH OTHER GUARDIANSHIP.

AND 15 CHILDREN. EMANCIPATED OUT. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER CATEGORY WHICH THAT COULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, A CROSSOVER TO PROBATION. A CHILD COMMITS A CRIME, AND THEN THEY ENTER THAT SYSTEM AS AN EXAMPLE.

SO I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE, WHICH IS 2255144.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR MAIN OFFICE RESOURCE, FAMILY APPROVAL.

PLEASE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A FOSTER PARENT OR KNOW SOMEONE, THAT IS, WE GREATLY NEED SUPPORT IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN WE ALSO PUT OUR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH ON HERE, BECAUSE THEY PARTNER WITH US IN PROVIDING THE SERVICES TO OUR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. THANK YOU, CINDY FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

VERY HELPFUL TO SEE. I THINK WHAT ORIGINALLY PROMPTED ME TO ASK FOR THIS PRESENTATION WAS WHEN YOU HAD SHARED THAT THE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN IN CARE HAS GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES.

I'M CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE CASES.

DO YOU HAVE A THEORY OR POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS ON ON WHY YOU THINK THAT HAS HAPPENED? I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT THING TO SEE, YOU KNOW? SO YEAH, I THINK WHEN I LOOK OVER THE YEARS OF CHILD WELFARE, WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS THE PRACTICES OF THE PRACTICE SHIFT.

SO I'M TRYING TO FIND HOW CAN I WORD IT LIKE BACK WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN THE COUNTY THE REMOVAL OF CHILDREN THE GUIDELINES THEY WEREN'T AS STRICT.

AND SO I'VE SEEN THE SHIFT OF, LIKE, WE HAVE TO FAMILY.

FAMILY FINDING IS HUGE. IF WE CAN INVOLVE FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS, THOSE ANYBODY TO ALLEVIATE AND NOT HAVE THAT CHILD COME INTO CARE, THEN LET'S DO THAT WITH, OF COURSE, THE AGREEMENT WITH PARENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE WHAT I TALKED ABOUT, THE MDTS, WHERE WE GET MULTI-DISCIPLINE TEAMS TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW TO HELP MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, BECAUSE WHEN WE JUST HAVE ONE ISOLATED PERSON MAKING A DECISION THAT'S THERE, THERE CAN BE BIAS, THERE CAN BE ALL SORTS OF THINGS. BUT WHEN WE HAVE THOSE CHECKS AND BALANCES TO HELP PROVIDE LIKE AND INVOLVING PEER SUPPORTS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO TO PROVIDE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAT CHANGES HOW WE LOOK AT THINGS.

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WE HAVE A, A, A STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING THAT HELPS US IDENTIFY THOSE THAT ARE HIGHER RISK FOR RECIDIVISM AND COMING BACK INTO CARE.

SO EVERY ONE OF THOSE REFERRALS GOES TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER NOW TO REVIEW, TO SEE, LIKE DID WE DO EVERYTHING WE COULD? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN? SO I'M SURE THERE'S MORE FACTORS INTO THAT, BUT THOSE ARE A FEW THAT'S HELPFUL AND SOUND LIKE GREAT IDEAS THAT ARE PRODUCING SOME FRUIT HERE AND SOME BENEFIT.

A FEW OTHER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE HAVE OUR OWN FOSTER HOME.

WAS I HEARING THAT CORRECTLY? WE HAVE OUR OWN FOSTER HOMES.

LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY I OWN. HUNDREDS.

OVER 100. THAT'S THE. IS THAT THE RESOURCE FAMILIES THAT THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WHEN YOU SAY THAT? OR IS THAT A COUNTY RUN? IT'S COUNTY. COUNTY RUN.

WE SO COUNTY OUR COUNTY RUNS OUR OWN FOSTER HOMES.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THERE'S FOSTER FAMILY AGENCIES THAT ARE RUN LIKE THE STATE OVERSEES THEM.

OKAY. AND THEN YOU ALLUDED TO THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF RESOURCE FAMILIES.

DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MUCH OF A SHORTAGE THAT IS CURRENTLY? THE HIGHEST SHORTAGE WE HAVE IS FOR THE YOUTH THAT ARE THE MOST THE 11 TO 17 AGE.

I COULDN'T PROVIDE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S IT'S ACROSS THE STATE.

I IT'S THERE'S A SELECT FEW YOUTH THAT DEFINITELY KIND OF REPEAT THEY'RE BLOWING OUT OF THEIR PLACEMENT IS WHAT WE CALL IT.

AND DUE TO BEHAVIORS AND SO IT'S HARD TO FIND HOMES THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE YOUTH WITH HIGH NEEDS AND THE BEHAVIORS.

AND I'M SORRY, THAT PROBABLY DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. NO. AND PART OF MY REASON FOR ASKING THAT IS TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING DOING OR WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT THERE IS AT LEAST A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH NEED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IF TENS OF PEOPLE RESPONDED, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY.

YES, THAT'S FAIR TO YES. THAT IS DEFINITELY FAIR.

AND I WILL SAY WE HAVE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S IT'S NOT THE NORM.

BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE LIKE, WE CAN'T FIND PLACEMENT FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD. THAT'S CRAZY.

THAT'S CRAZY TO ME. AND THAT THAT'S POPPING UP MORE FREQUENTLY AS WELL.

AND THEN ONE LAST QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF ABUSE YOU MENTIONED, GENERAL NEGLECT BEING THE TOP ONE AND THAT'S STANDARD ACROSS THE STATE, BUT THEN SEVERE NEGLECT BEING NUMBER TWO INSTEAD OF PHYSICAL ABUSE WHICH IS MORE COMMON.

DO YOU HAVE A IS YOU KNOW WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE FACTORS IS THAT CONNECTED TO THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL BEING AN ISSUE.

OR WHY DO YOU THINK OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATE AND COUNTY IN TERMS OF WHAT TYPES OF ABUSE WE'RE SEEING HERE.

I DEFINITELY THINK SEVERE NEGLECT, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ARE A FACTOR.

SO SEVERE NEGLECT, IF A PERSON IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND THEY GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEIR CHILD IS IN THE CAR, THAT IS SEVERE NEGLECT. IF A CHILD WERE TO INGEST METHAMPHETAMINE OR FENTANYL THAT THEY FOUND IN A HOUSE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SEVERE NEGLECT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE SEVERE HARM OR POTENTIAL SEVERE HARM TO THE CHILD.

AND SO MOST OF THOSE THAT YOU'LL SEE WITH THE SEVERE NEGLECT ARE DRUG RELATED.

THANK YOU. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL. AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. SO THE 11 TO 17 I JUST HEARD THAT THAT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT. YES. AGE CATEGORIES. WHICH MAKES SENSE.

QUICK QUESTION. ALLEGATIONS. OTHER. WHAT IS THAT PARTICULARLY? LET ME. OF COURSE I CAN'T SEE MY.

I DON'T THERE WAS, THERE WAS TEN. OH, YOU KNOW WHAT MISSING.

I'D HAVE TO ASK BAILEY. DO WE KNOW I CAN LOOK INTO THAT, BUT I THINK THE LESS THAN TEN.

THE OTHER. THAT WAS THE CASE. CLOSURE TYPE. OKAY.

I COULDN'T HEAR. SORRY. SO IT'S THE CASE CLOSURE TYPE.

AND SO IT MIGHT JUST BE MISSING. AS TO WHY WHY LIKE, LIKE A CLERICAL ERROR IN THE SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. AND THEN THE ALLEGATIONS, THERE'S LIKE 3200 PLUS ALLEGATIONS.

WHERE DOES MOST OF THOSE ALLEGATIONS COME IN? HOW DO THEY COME IN? MOST OF THEM THROUGH OUR HOTLINE, BUT A MAJORITY FROM OUR MANDATED REPORTERS.

SO LAW ENFORCEMENT, TEACHERS, THERAPISTS AND THEN WE HAVE DISCRETIONARY REPORTERS.

SO, LIKE, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU REPORT IT YOURSELF, AND SO, BUT THE MAJORITY MANDATED REPORTERS.

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THANK YOU, CINDY, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

SO WHEN I WAS WORKING THE KID SEX CASES AND A SEXUAL ASSAULT WHEN I WAS A DETECTIVE WE HAD EVERYTHING WAS REPORTED ON 11 166.

RIGHT? THAT'S STILL THE CASE. YES. SO WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT CASES GOING DOWN.

IS THAT BECAUSE CPS WHEN I WORKED WITH THEM ANYWAY, THEY WOULD EVAL OUT PROBABLY THE VAST PERCENTAGE OF OUR CASES AND THEY NEVER CAME TO US FOR A CRIMINAL CASE. SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THERE'S BEEN A REDUCTION IN 11 166.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THERE'S BEEN A REDUCTION IN EVAL OUTS, OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A REDUCTION IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS OR WHAT WHAT WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT ALL MEAN? THE REDUCTION IS IN THE SUBSTANTIATION.

SUBSTANTIATED CASES. YES. SUBSTANTIATED CASES.

SO WE ARE NOT SEEING A REDUCTION IN 11 166 IS COMING IN OR CALLS COMING IN.

SO YOU'RE STILL GETTING THE SAME VOLUME OF CALLS.

IT'S JUST THE ONES THAT YOU ARE SUBSTANTIATING HAVE DROPPED ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT.

YES. AND BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF CATEGORIES THAT NEVER REACHED US IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

YEAH GENERAL NEGLECT AND SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS IT? ARE THE NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT GOING DOWN THAT ARE ACTUALLY REACHING LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE WE GOT THE TRIPLICATE, RIGHT. SO IT WAS THE MANDATED REPORTERS WOULD CPS GOT ONE, LAW ENFORCEMENT GOT ONE.

SO WE I THINK IT WAS A TRIPLICATE. THERE WAS A THIRD.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY GOT THE THIRD ONE RIGHT.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THE VOLUME HAS NOT DECREASED.

BUT YOU'RE NOT. AND IS THAT IS THAT WHY IS THAT.

I THINK IT MIGHT BE SOME OF THE THINGS I SAID TO SUPERVISOR PLUMMER IN RELATION TO OUR PRACTICES SHIFT AND HOW WE LOOK AT CASES WITH THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS THAT WE HAVE. ALSO WE DID A HUGE FOCUS ON HIGH RISK REFERRALS SO THAT WHEN THEY WERE CLOSING THE HIGH RISK THEY THE MANAGER NOW REVIEWS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM BECAUSE WE WERE VERY HIGH IN NOW I'M BLANKING ON THE WORD RECIDIVISM. YEAH, WE ARE VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE STATE.

AND SO WE WE'RE LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO? HOW CAN WE CONTACT OTHER COUNTIES.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING? AND WE PUT IN A PROCESS OF REVIEWING HIGH RISK REFERRALS TO SEE WHAT DID WE MISS SOMETHING.

WHAT ELSE MORE CAN WE DO? AND WE'VE WE'VE PUT IN DIFFERENT FOCUSES IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND I THINK THAT IS HELPING ALONGSIDE YOU KNOW, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH RAISING SHASTA AND OTHER DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

OKAY. OKAY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR HARMON.

SORRY, JUST ONE MORE QUICK. SO A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS AT THE AIRPORT WAITING, SOMEBODY WAS COMING IN OR I WAS WAITING TO GO OUT AND THERE WAS A PICTURE, A SIGN THAT HAD A A VERY CUTE LITTLE GIRL ON THERE, AND IT WAS PROMOTING THE FOSTER CARE ADOPTION PROGRAM. ARE WE STILL DOING THAT? IS THAT? WE STILL MARK IT AND REACH OUT TO GET FOSTER PARENTS OR RESOURCE PARENTS, YES.

OUT TO THE PUBLIC, WE'RE TRYING TO RECRUIT? YES, THEN WE GO TO, LIKE, THE DIFFERENT FAIRS AND THE DIFFERENT.

WE TRY A VARIETY OF THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.

THIS IS A NO VOTE ITEM, SO WE'RE GOOD. MOVING ON TO R4 .

[R4 Receive a presentation from the Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) regarding the state of RABA (Sponsored by Supervisor Kelstrom).]

THIS IS SPONSORED BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

YEAH, I SAT ON THE RABA BOARD. WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY, AND MR. JOHN ANDOH, WHO'S WALKING UP HERE NOW, ASKED ME TO DO A PRESENTATION.

SO MY FIRST QUESTION, JOHN, DID YOU RIDE THE BUS HERE? I DID NOT. OH, NO, THAT'S A FIRST. BUT NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE.

I JUST HAD SOME MEETINGS THIS MORNING. OKAY, TAKE IT AWAY, JOHN.

ALL RIGHTY. IT'S NOT THREE. IT'S EIGHT. OKAY.

OKAY. WELL, TOP OF THE MORNING. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MY NAME IS JOHN ANDO. I'M THE TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND WITH RABA.

THIS IS OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND THE FOCUS OF RABA IS REALLY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES TO THOSE THAT ARE LOW INCOME, THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS OF BASIC HUMAN SERVICES.

ABOUT US, WE ARE A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY THAT WAS CREATED BY THIS BOARD AND THE CITY OF REDDING BACK IN 1976.

WE STARTED IN 1981. SHASTA LAKE AND ANDERSON JOINED IN 1997.

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AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND THE BOARD MEMBER ALTERNATES, MR. CRYE IS THE ALTERNATE FOR RABA. ON THE ADMINISTRATION WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM OF SEVEN EMPLOYEES.

FIVE ARE WITH THE CITY OF REDDING. TWO ARE WITH OUR CONTRACTOR, MTM, THAT OVERSEES THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF RABA.

WE ALSO HAVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER CITY OF REDDING DEPARTMENTS TO ACT IN ROLES THAT ARE SPELLED OUT IN THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT, SUCH AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL, TREASURER, CONTROLLER AND BOARD CLERK.

WE DO CONTRACT OUT THE OPERATIONS TO A PRIVATE FIRM, THAT IS MTM TRANSIT, BASED OUT OF SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. THEY JUST STARTED THEIR CONTRACT AND THEY'LL BE IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS WITH THREE ONE YEAR OPTIONS.

RABA OWNS ALL THE BUSSES AND FACILITIES. MTM OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE ASSETS THAT RABA PROVIDES.

AND THIS GIVES YOU A BASIS OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF HOW RABA FUNCTIONS.

PRESENTLY, AS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR BUDGET IS $10.4 MILLION.

61% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION, 14% FOR OTHER EXPENSES AND THEN 9% FOR PERSONNEL.

THOSE ARE THE BIG LION'S SHARE AND THEN 9% FOR FUEL.

AND THOSE ARE OUR LION'S SHARE OF OUR ITEMS. 75% OF THE SERVICE THIS FISCAL YEAR OPERATES IN THE CITY OF REDDING, 17% IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND 3% BOTH IN ANDERSON AND SHASTA LAKE.

AND WITHIN THAT $6.4 MILLION THAT WE PAY FOR PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION, 38% GOES TOWARDS OUR PREVIOUS OPERATOR, TRANSDEV, WHICH IS THE FIXED COST. AND THEN 58% GOES TOWARDS THE VARIABLE COSTS.

AND THE VARIABLE COST IS THE COST THAT WE PAY PER HOUR THAT WE OPERATE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM.

THE TABLE ON THE LEFT SHOWS THAT WE OPERATE 72,000 REVENUE VEHICLE SERVICE HOURS FOR THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES SERVICE TO AMTRAK, CHICO. OUR MICROTRANSIT SERVICE CALLED RABA RUNABOUT.

WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED OUR PILOT SERVICE TO SHINGLETOWN AND THEN THE RABA CORE SERVICES.

4% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TOWARDS MOBILITY BASED PROGRAMS. OUR REVENUES ARE $10.4 MILLION. THE LION'S SHARE OF OUR REVENUE DOES COME FROM SB 125, 27%.

WE DO USE STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE AT 26%. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE URBAN AREA AT 19%.

THE RURAL AREA AT 5%. AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS MISCELLANEOUS.

WE DO NOT USE ANY GENERAL FUND FROM ANY OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES TO SUPPORT RABA.

WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS TO GENERATE OTHER REVENUES TO SUPPORT THE TRANSIT OPERATION, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET EACH FISCAL YEAR.

WE DO ADOPT A SEVEN YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LAST NIGHT DID ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26 BUDGET, PLUS THE SEVEN YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN. WE ARE INCREASING OUR BUDGET TO $12.3 MILLION IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS FULLY COVERED BY STATE FEDERAL GRANTS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING ALL THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND THAT THE COUNTY OF SHASTA USES FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY. WE'RE NOT CLAIMING ANY LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

WE MAY HAVE TO START CLAIMING THOSE FUNDS BY FISCAL YEAR 28, AS WE DISCUSSED WITH THE RABA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

ABSENT THE STATE COMING WITH A NEW FUNDING SOURCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT.

AND THAT'S WHERE THE SB 125 FUNDING COMES INTO PLAY.

ON THE SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLANNING PROCESS, THE BOARD DID ADOPT A NEW PLAN IN JANUARY OF 24.

AND BASICALLY THIS MAP SHOWS WHERE THE TRANSIT DEMAND IS IN SHASTA COUNTY.

MOST OF IT IS IN WITHIN THE CITY OF REDDING, AS WELL AS PORTIONS IN SHASTA LAKE.

EVERYTHING ELSE HAS KIND OF A LOW NEED. SO WE'VE BEEN TAILORING PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN THOSE RURAL AREAS TO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE FLEXIBLE THAN JUST THE TRADITIONAL BIG BLUE BUS. AND THAT'S WHERE RABA RUNABOUT COMES INTO PLAY.

OUR PASSENGER TRIPS WERE ON THE DECLINE, BUT STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 23, WE'VE BEEN ON AN UPTICK, AND WE JUST ENDED THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AT 503,000 PASSENGER TRIPS.

AND WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SO PEOPLE ARE RETURNING BACK TO UTILIZING RABA BASED ON THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

OUR FAREBOX RECOVERY RATIO, PURE PASSENGER FARES, WE ENDED LAST FISCAL YEAR AT 8.1%.

HOWEVER, BASED ON A STATE LAW CHANGE, WE CAN´T ADD FEDERAL FUNDS TO OUR FAREBOX RECOVERY RATIO SO OUR FAREBOX RECOVERY RATIO REPORT TO THE STATE IS 51.36%, WHICH DOES MEET THE PSEUDO REQUIREMENT OF 15%.

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THIS IS THE TRANSIT SERVICE AREA THAT RABA IS PROVIDING.

WE OPERATE FIXED ROUTES, FLEX ROUTES, NEW MICROTRANSIT SERVICES, DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, A VANPOOL PROGRAM, BIKE SHARE PROGRAM, PARTNERSHIP WITH UBER WHERE WE SUBSIDIZE TRIPS IN THE EVENING HOURS.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO LAUNCH A VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

WE HAVE GREAT AMENITIES ON THE BUSSES, BIKE RACKS, SECURITY CAMERAS, WHEELCHAIR RAMPS OR LIFTS, WI-FI, LIBRARY BOOKS, AND AIR CONDITIONING. WE NOW RUN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

OUR RURAL SERVICES THAT PRIMARILY OPERATE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE SHOWN HERE.

WE HAVE THE BURNEY EXPRESS ROUTE THAT'S BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1996.

THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY A COUNTY OWNED SERVICE. AND LAST FISCAL YEAR, THIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRANSFERRED THAT SERVICE TO RABA.

WE ARE DOING A PILOT SERVICE TO SHINGLETOWN THAT'S RUNNING TWO TRIPS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND WE WILL BE EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT SERVICE LATER ON THIS FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING SERVICE TO SHINGLETOWN AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THURSDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TWO DAY A WEEK MICROTRANSIT SERVICE VIA A RABA RUNABOUT IN COTTONWOOD AND HAPPY VALLEY.

OUR FARES ARE VERY SIMPLE BASICALLY $2 FOR TWO HOURS, $4 FOR 24 HOURS.

WE HAVE SEVEN DAY AND 31 DAY PASSES. WE ALSO HAVE FREE RIDES FOR YOUTH, SENIORS AND VETERANS BASED ON GRANTS AND DONATIONS THAT RABA RECEIVES.

RABA RUNABOUT IS OUR NEW MICROTRANSIT SERVICE.

THINK OF IT AS A DOOR TO DOOR UBER. IT OPERATES WITHIN VARIOUS ZONES THROUGHOUT THE REDDING URBANIZED AREA, SHASTA LAKE, ANDERSON, AND THEN ON WEEKENDS, EVENINGS, WEEKEND EVENINGS, SUNDAYS, AND WEEKDAY EVENINGS, THE ENTIRE READING URBANIZED ZONE IS A RUNABOUT ZONE WHEN WE BRING IN THE BIGGER BUSSES.

BY DOING SO, WE WERE ABLE TO REDISTRIBUTE THOSE HOURS TO EXTEND TRANSIT UNTIL 10 P.M.

AT NIGHT. WE'RE SEEING GREAT RETURNS WITH THIS RABA RUNABOUT SERVICE, SMALLER VEHICLES IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO RUN A BIGGER BUS.

THESE ARE THE RUNABOUT ZONES THAT ARE IN EXISTENCE TODAY.

SHASTA LAKE, EAST REDDING, ANDERSON AND THEN ANDERSON SOUTH COUNTY ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE CENTRAL WEST REDDING ZONE.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IS THE EVENING AND THE SUNDAY ZONE THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE SERVICE AREA.

RABA R UNNER IS A PROGRAM WITH UBER FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WE SUBSIDIZE THOSE RIDES.

THE USER PAYS THE FIRST $2, WE PAY THE NEXT $5, AND THEN THE USER PAYS ANYTHING ABOVE $5.

AND THE SERVICE GENERALLY RUNS AFTER RABA SERVICES HAS ENDED.

SO FROM 6 P.M. UNTIL 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, GOES INTO 9 A.M.

ON SATURDAYS AND THEN 6 A.M. EXCUSE ME, 6 A.M., 6 P.M.

TO 8 A.M. ON SATURDAYS, AND THEN 4 P.M. TO 6 A.M.

ON SUNDAYS. IN ORDER TO USE THIS PROGRAM, GO TO RABARIDE.COM, CLICK ON SERVICES AND THEN CLICK ON RABA RUNNER.

DOWNLOAD THE VOUCHER, APPLY IT INTO YOUR APP AND YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET THIS PROGRAM APPLIED, AS LONG AS TRIPS ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE REDDING URBANIZED ZONE, WE ALSO TRANSPORT THOSE WITH MOBILITY DEVICES VIA RABA DEMAND RESPONSE.

WE HAVE A MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. HALLIE FONSECA, WHO HAS BEEN WITH RABA FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS, IS SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY AND SHE'S BASICALLY TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT.

SHE ADVOCATES FOR THE CUSTOMER, AND THEN SHE CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE THAT WE HAVE IN SHASTA COUNTY, AND WE'RE IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SHASTA COORDINATED PLAN.

WE ALSO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO RIDE THE BUS, AND THAT'S OUR TRAVEL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT MISS FONSECA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FACILITATING.

WE HAVE RURAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THAT RABA IS GOING TO BE BRINGING INTO RABAS [INAUDIBLE] STARTING JULY 1ST, BASED ON THE BOARD'S APPROVAL YESTERDAY AND SERVED AS PENDING APPROVAL LATER ON THIS MONTH.

AND BASICALLY, THE INTENT IS TO MERGE THIS PROGRAM INTO OUR RABA DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM TO HAVE A MORE COST EFFECTIVE TRANSIT PROGRAM FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

WE DO PROVIDE AMTRAK CONTRACTED SERVICES BETWEEN REDDING AND CHICO.

AMTRAK PAYS FOR THIS SERVICE AT 100%, AND IT BASICALLY CONNECTS PEOPLE TO SAN JOAQUIN AND CAPITOL CORRIDOR TRAINS IN SACRAMENTO.

WE DO HAVE A VANPOOL PROGRAM FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO COMMUTE TO DESTINATIONS IN SHASTA COUNTY.

WE SUBSIDIZE THOSE VANS AT $500 PER MONTH, AND THAT'S PROVIDED THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND CALVANS.

OUR BIKE SHARE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSIT RIDERS AS LONG AS THEY CAN RIDE OUR BUS.

OBTAIN A VOUCHER FROM OUR DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER, AND THEN THEY CAN HAVE UNLIMITED RIDES FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD ON THE BIKE SHARE SYSTEM

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WE'RE BEING AGGRESSIVE IN MARKETING RABA. WE ARE ACTIVE ON THE RADIO, WE SEND PRESS RELEASES OUT, WE DO SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND OUR GOAL IS TO JUST INCREASE RIDERSHIP OVERALL THROUGHOUT SHASTA COUNTY.

WE HAVE SIMPLE APPS TO MAKE IT EASY TO USE RABA.

DOWNLOAD THE TRANSIT OR THE MOOVIT APP, YOU CAN PLAN YOUR TRIP, PAY YOUR FARE, SCHEDULE UBER RIDES, UNLOCK BICYCLES, BOOK RUNABOUT RIDES, BOOK SCOOTER RIDES, AND TRACK OUR BUSSES IN REAL TIME.

WE'RE ALSO ON GOOGLE, APPLE, AND BING MAPS. WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO GET US I ONLY HAVE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THROUGH SRTA.

SO I KNOW YOU'VE GOT 75 MORE SLIDES, SO I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WANT TO STAY ON POINT WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE WAITING TO SPEAK AT A TIMELINE.

OKAY, I'M BASICALLY DONE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN PROVIDING EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN SHASTA COUNTY.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY. THAT'S MY CONTACT INFO.

SO, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM WANT TO KICK US OFF WITH ANY QUESTIONS AS WE GET TO SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH JOHN DURING SRTA, WHICH YOU'RE PRESENTING NEXT WEDNESDAY, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY.

NOPE, I'M GOOD, I SAW MOST OF THIS YESTERDAY, SO.

YES. WE'RE GOOD. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, STEPHANIE? NO, THERE IS NOT. OKAY, AND JOHN, I'LL GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY.

I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT AS RIDERSHIP GOES DOWN, CONTINUING TO GO DOWN AND MORE MONEY IS SPENT.

IT STILL FRUSTRATES ME BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS.

SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, GO AHEAD. YOU JUST CAME INTO QUEUE.

YEAH. THANKS, JOHN. I'VE HEARD YOU PRESENT AT SRTA AS WELL.

AND JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. I'M SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT, I FORGOT. I WAS THINKING BACK THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO. YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD. Y OU MENTIONED THE LTA FUNDS AND THAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, YOU HAVE NOT DRAWN DOWN ON THE LTA FUNDS, BUT YOU EXPECT THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO IN FISCAL YEAR 2028? THAT IS CORRECT. COULD YOU JUST OFFER A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO THAT IN THAT FISCAL YEAR? BECAUSE WE'RE USING A FUND SOURCE CALLED SB 125.

AND SB 125 ENDS IN FISCAL YEAR 27, BUT BASED ON RESERVES AND INTEREST, IT WILL CARRY US FORWARD INTO FISCAL YEAR 28.

ABSENT THE STATE COMING WITH A NEW TRANSIT FUNDING SOURCE, THEN RABA WILL HAVE TO RESUME USING LTF AS IT HAS DONE PREVIOUS TO SB 125 BEING IMPLEMENTED. AND HOW BIG IS SB 125 FUNDING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? WE'RE USING ABOUT $2.8 MILLION. SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE IT'LL BE ABOUT $ 2 TO $5 MILLION IN LTF IN LIEU OF NOT HAVING SB 125. THANK YOU. AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, JUST ON THE NOTE OF, YOU KNOW, DRAWING DOWN COUNTY FUNDS OR LOOKING AT OUR ROAD FUNDS, I AM ONE VOTE. BUT I WOULD TELL YOU AND SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, IT WOULD BE OVER. YOU KNOW, I WILL HOLD ON TO OUR COUNTY ROAD FUNDS LIKE GRIM DEATH, BECAUSE I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF GIVING OUR COUNTY´S ROAD FUNDS OVER THAT WAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.

SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. SO WHEN THEY SAY LTF FUNDS, THAT'S LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, WHICH AGAIN COMES OUT OF THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. SO IF WE DON'T GET ANOTHER SB 125 THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY THAT SCENARIO OF, DO WE CUT BUS ROUTES OR DO WE STOP PAVING $2 MILLION, $3 MILLION, $4 MILLION WORTH OF ROADS? AND MY VOTE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE PAVE THE ROADS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONSTANTLY USING IT, YOURSELF INCLUDED. AND IT'S NOTHING AGAINST RABA NOT DOING GOOD WORK, AND IT´S NOT THAT THERE'S NOT PEOPLE THAT NEED THOSE RIDES.

I AGREE, BUT IF YOU KNOW, WE'RE SPENDING TAXPAYERS MONEY TO TAKE PEOPLE OUT TO THE LAKE YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE USING THE RIDE, I WANT OUR ROADS PAVED.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S RARELY IN MY DISTRICT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.

IT'S IN YOUR FOUR GUYS'S DISTRICT BECAUSE MY ROADS ARE ESSENTIALLY ALL CITY OF REDDING ROADS, SO. IF I JUST MAY JUST PREFACE THAT, JUST SO THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE THAT WHILE IT IS OUR DESIRE TO USE OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES, I DO HAVE TO PREFACE, UNDER THE STATE LAW THAT THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND IS STILL TRANSIT FIRST BASED ON AN UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS.

THAT'S REASONABLE NEEDS PROCESS THAT IS DONE BY SRTA.

IF SRTA DETERMINES THAT THERE ARE NO UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS THAT ARE REASONABLE TO MEET, THEN LTF COULD BE USED FOR STREETS AND ROADS.

HOWEVER, IF THEY MAKE A FINDING THAT THERE IS AN UNMET TRANSIT NEED THAT'S REASONABLE TO MEET,

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AND REALLY QUICK, THIS IS A PRESENTATION FOR RABA. SO I'M NOT EVEN LOOKING AT MY COMPUTER SCREEN BECAUSE I'M SURE COUNCIL IS SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING INTO A PRESENTATION ABOUT LTF FUNDS. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS ITEM IS. SO IF IT'S ABOUT THE RABBIT PRESENTATION SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, WE'LL MOVE ON. YEAH, JUST VERY BRIEFLY IN TERMS OF RIDERSHIP, WHICH I KNOW HAS COME UP A FEW TIMES, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT TOOK A REAL DIVE GOING INTO THE 2019, 2020 YEAR AND KIND OF BOTTOMED OUT, BUT IT'S BEEN INCREASING THE LAST FEW YEARS? YES, WE'VE BEEN TRENDING UPWARDS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE AND THE CUTS THAT WE'VE MADE TO MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT. THAT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WEREN'T RIDING THE BUS DURING COVID, SO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, JOHN.

AND THANK YOU. THE BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED YESTERDAY HAD NO LTF FUNDS IN IT, BY THE WAY.

JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO R5. RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING AND CONSIDER PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF.

[R5 Receive a presentation from the Chair of the Commission on Aging and consider providing direction to staff (Sponsored by Supervisor Crye).]

AND THE QUESTION WAS POSED, IS THIS EVEN A COMMISSION WORTH HAVING IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO MEANINGFUL WORK? I PREFACED THAT THE BEST I COULD, PRESENTATION IS YOURS.

THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN CRYE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS KRISTIE MATHEWS, AND I CHAIR THE SHASTA COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING.

THE COMMISSION ON AGING, OR COA, COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY EACH SUPERVISOR FOR THEIR DISTRICT AND APPOINTEES FROM THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, REDDING AND SHASTA LAKE. EACH COMMISSIONER BRINGS DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHALLENGING NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS THROUGH PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, AND THE BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE WITHIN THIS CURRENT COMMISSION IS ROBUST.

THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US TO SUPPORT OUR OLDER ADULTS.

IMAGINE A 78 YEAR OLD IN RURAL SHASTA COUNTY, UNABLE TO DRIVE AND UNAWARE OF THE COA'S RESOURCES.

TOGETHER WE CAN REACH THEM, ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SHARE THEIR VOICES WITH YOU.

WE'RE HERE FOR RESULTS, NOT MEETINGS FOR MEETINGS SAKE, AND WE REQUEST A MODEST BUDGET TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY.

THE COA EVALUATES PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND ADVISES THIS BOARD, ENSURING THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE MET.

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PSA TWO AREA AGENCY ON AGING, WHICH FOCUSES ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

OUR ROLES ARE DISTINCT, COMPLEMENTARY, AND NOT HIERARCHICAL.

BUT BARRIERS HOLD US BACK. MANY ADULTS ARE UNAWARE OF THE COA'S EXISTENCE, LIMITING THEIR ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES.

EVEN THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH US OFTEN FACE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS AND ENGAGE WITH OUR SERVICES.

PAST DELAYS IN APPOINTING COMMISSIONERS HAVE LEFT VACANCIES FOR MONTHS OR YEARS, LIMITING OUR IMPACT.

THE QIN BANGLI ACT REQUIRES VIRTUAL ACCESS, BUT IT'S NOT IMPLEMENTED HERE.

EXCLUDING OLDER ADULTS IN AN ERA WHERE VIRTUAL ACCESS IS STANDARD, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OFTEN USING PUBLIC FUNDS, FILL SERVICE GAPS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT OVERSIGHT, RISKING ACCOUNTABILITY.

THESE BARRIERS LEAVE OLDER ADULTS STRUGGLING ALONE.

THE COA CAN BE THEIR TRUSTED RESOURCE, A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.

BUT WE REQUIRE YOUR SUPPORT TO DELIVER. WE'RE FOCUSED ON ACTION AND NOT BUREAUCRACY.

WE REQUEST A MODEST $20,000 BUDGET TO SUSTAIN OUR OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES THROUGH 2026 AND POSSIBLY INTO 2027, BY LEVERAGING COUNTY RESOURCES SUCH AS IT SUPPORT, VIRTUAL TOOLS, DIGITAL STORAGE, COUNTY FACILITIES, WE CAN REDUCE OUR COSTS. AND HERE ARE TWO AREAS OF CONCERNS FOR US.

FIRST, OUR CORE OPERATIONS. WE NEED VIRTUAL ACCESS, TECHNOLOGY FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION.

MEETING QIN BANGLI ACT REQUIREMENTS WITH COUNTY I.T.

SUPPORT. MEETING SPACE COUNTING FACILITIES WITH AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT WITH INTERNET ACCESS.

DIGITAL S TORAGE. SECURE CLOUD BASED STORAGE USING COUNTY SYSTEMS FOR RECORDS AND OVERSIGHT.

LEGAL SUPPORT, TIMELY COUNTY COUNCIL ACCESS FOR BYLAWS, OVERSIGHT AND LEGAL QUESTIONS, AND A RESPONSIVE LIAISON AND EXPERIENCED COUNTY STAFF MEMBER FAMILIAR WITH COUNTY PROTOCOL TO STREAMLINE COMMUNICATIONS.

THESE ENSURE THE COA IS FUNCTIONAL FOR THAT 78 YEAR OLD.

VIRTUAL ACCESS MEANS ENGAGING FROM HOME. SECOND, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL CONNECT OLDER ADULTS AND SERVICES TO YOU.

WE NEED EVENT MATERIALS AND FEES. A BANNER WHICH IS LIKE A PROP UP CANOPY, AND REGISTRATION FEES FOR COUNTY HEALTH FAIRS AND ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH TO ENGAGE OLDER ADULTS DIRECTLY. SUPERVISORS TO SENIORS.

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ADVOCACY TRAVEL, EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AT LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND THE ANNUAL CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON AGING CONVENTION, WHERE VIRTUAL ACCESS IS NOT AVAILABLE. FLIERS AND PSAS REACH OLDER ADULTS WHERE THEY ARE SUPERVISORS TO SENIORS ENSURES YOU HEAR THEIR CONCERNS DIRECTLY. YOUR SUPPORT WILL CHANGE LIVES. VIRTUAL ACCESS INCLUDES OLDER ADULTS WHO CAN TRAVEL.

SUPERVISORS TO SENIORS BRING YOU TO THEM, SHAPING POLICY WITH THEIR INPUT.

FLIERS, PSAS, BANNERS AND CANOPIES AT HEALTH FAIRS MAKE THE COA A KNOWN RESOURCE.

AN OVERSIGHT ENSURES PUBLIC FUNDS ARE USED WISELY.

THAT 78 YEAR OLD HEARS A PSA, VISITS OUR HEALTH FAIR BOOTH, ATTENDS A SUPERVISORS TO SENIOR FORUM AND FINDS SERVICES THROUGH A FLIER.

THEY FEEL VALUED, BUT WITHOUT FUNDING AND TIMELY COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENTS, THIS VISION FAILS.

SUPERVISORS, WE NEED YOUR COMMITMENT TO APPROVE OUR MODEST BUDGET AND APPOINT COMMISSIONERS PROMPTLY.

IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER ABOLISHING THIS COMMISSION.

OTHER ADULTS DESERVE, OR I SHOULD SAY, OLDER ADULTS DESERVE A COMMISSION THAT DELIVERS, NOT ONE THAT STRUGGLES.

YOUR APPROVAL SHOWS SHASTA COUNTY VALUES ITS OLDER ADULTS, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE THAT NEVER KNEW ABOUT US, AND NOW YOU DO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT BY REACHING OUT TO YOUR SUPERVISOR WITH YOUR CONCERNS.

AND THANK YOU. I'M READY FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT JUST SO WE CAN WRAP ALL THAT UP, AND THEN WHEN WE DO BOARD DISCUSSION WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AT ONCE.

OKAY. MISS BLANKENSHIP, HOW MANY PUBLIC COMMENTS DO WE HAVE? CHAIR, FOR THIS ITEM, WE HAVE THREE. FIRST UP, [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY KRISTIE MATHEWS , AND FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN GOMES .

SEE I'M AN OLDER ADULT, I BARELY CAN GET TO THE MICROPHONE.

I'M JUST CURIOUS. IS THERE A COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT HANDLES AGING? COULD YOU ANSWER ME THAT? CAN YOU SAY YES OR NO? IS THERE A COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT HANDLES THESE ISSUES, OR IS THERE ONLY THE COMMISSION? COME ON, YOU GUYS CAN ANSWER YES OR NO. I READ IT IN YOUR BYLAWS.

YOU CAN ANSWER FROM THE PODIUM. I DON'T KNOW.

OH, YOU DON'T KNOW? OKAY, BECAUSE IF THERE'S NOT A COUNTY DEPARTMENT HANDLING THIS, THE AGING ISSUES IN THIS COUNTY, I THINK YOU NEED TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BOLSTER THIS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE MANY, MANY NEEDS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN MET.

I'M SURE THE $20,000 DOESN'T COUNT ALL THE OTHER THINGS THEY'RE ASKING FOR, OF COURSE, BUT $20,000 PER YEAR IS A GOOD AMOUNT FOR A COMMISSION THAT'S SO NEEDED.

AND IF THEY DO NEED HELP IN PROMOTING OR GETTING HELP, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR BOARD SUPPORT THEM IN ANY WAY THEY CAN.

BECAUSE HOW ELSE DO THE AGING GIVE YOU PERMISSION? OR HOW ELSE DO THE AGING GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR LIFE? HOW ELSE DO YOU GET INFORMATION ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING? WHAT OTHER MECHANISM IS THERE? AND I'M SORRY YOU GUYS CAN'T ANSWER YES OR NO FROM THE PODIUM.

I MEAN, FROM THE DAIS. THAT'S DISAPPOINTING. CHRISTY MATHEWS, FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN GOMES .

WELCOME. HI, I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTEP HERE. THIS IS A COMMENT FROM BONNIE SIMMONS, WHO IS A COMMISSION MEMBER, AND SHE'S ALSO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE CITY OF ANDERSON.

SO I DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANY VIOLATIONS HERE.

IS THIS OKAY? I'M READING ON BEHALF OF BONNIE.

SHE'S THE CITY OF ANDERSON APPOINTEE TO THE COMMISSION ON AGING AND AN ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER .

WHEN I WAS APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION BY THE CITY OF ANDERSON, WE WERE A FULL COMMISSION.

SLOWLY, WE BECAME A THREE MEMBER COMMISSION WITH A LARGE SCOPE OF WORK, LOTS OF AMBITION AND GOALS.

WE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR MANPOWER TO GET MUCH ACCOMPLISHED.

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THAT TOOK US A LONG TIME, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SAY THEY ARE DONE AND HAVE APPROVED BY YOUR BOARD.

AND SHE THANKS YOU. THE COMMISSION IS HERE TO SUPPORT AND ADVISE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON MATTERS REGARDING OLDER ADULTS IN SHASTA COUNTY.

IT IS THIS COMMISSION'S DESIRE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

WE MEET FOR TWO HOURS, ONE TIME A MONTH. OUR WORK MUST BE ON TASK AND PRODUCTIVE.

THIS COMMISSION FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS OPERATED WITH A FRACTION OF COMMISSIONERS, OUTLINED IN OUR BYLAWS.

NO LASTING LIAISON OR CONTACT PERSON FROM THE COUNTY.

BUT WE HAVE REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE MISSION OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT OUR COMMISSION IS NOW AT ALMOST FULL CAPACITY AND EAGER TO WORK.

BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE OUR MONETARY REQUESTS OF $20,000 AND AN ADEQUATE MEETING ROOM WITH AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND INTERNET ACCESS, VIRTUAL MEETING SOFTWARE, AND A SECURE DEVICE TO PERFORM OUR STATUTORY DUTIES.

NOT HAVING AV OR AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO HAVE PRESENTATIONS SEVERELY INHIBIT US, PRESENTATIONS FROM OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IS A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM FOR US. WE NEED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES TO FUNCTION AS IT IS VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE COMMISSION.

ONE OF THE GREATEST GOALS WE HAVE IS TO SET UP A SUPERVISORS TO SENIORS PROGRAM.

THE SUPERVISORS TO SENIORS PROGRAM AIMED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BY FACILITATING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND SENIORS, AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY.

WE NEED A WAY TO PROMOTE THIS. WE ANTICIPATE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES FROM THE PROGRAM.

INCREASE ENGAGEMENT OF OLDER ADULTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COUNTY OFFICIALS AND OLDER ADULTS.

ENHANCED AWARENESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS ABOUT THE AVAILABLE COUNTY SERVICES AND RESOURCES.

WE BELIEVE THAT SUPERVISORS TO SENIORS PROGRAM WOULD BENEFIT SHASTA COUNTY AND SUPPORT THE AGING POPULATION, AND YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THIS A SUCCESS.

THE FINANCIAL REQUEST TO $20,000 WILL ALLOW US TO FACILITATE THIS PROGRAM AMONG THE OTHER ITEMS, AND THE FINANCIAL REQUEST ALSO INCLUDES THE INTENT TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE EVENTS, AS WELL AS ANY TRAININGS THAT ARE THANK YOU. COUNSEL LARMOUR. SO THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MENTIONS OF IT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY DOES NOT INCLUDE A BUDGETARY ITEM.

SO IT'S A PRESENTATION ONLY WITH DIRECTION TO STAFF.

CORRECT. NEXT UP, CAROLYN GOMES AND CHAIR, THAT'S OUR LAST SPEAKER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR CRYE AND FELLOW SUPERVISORS, MY NAME IS CAROLYN GOMES .

T HIS IS MY THIRD YEAR SERVING ON THE COMMISSION OF AGING.

DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT ONE. I'M HERE TODAY TO READ A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF PATRICIA CLARKE, ALSO KNOWN TO MANY OF YOU GUYS AS TRISH CLARKE, A FELLOW COMMISSIONER REPRESENTING DISTRICT FIVE WHO WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.

GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS WITH YOU CONCERNING THE SHASTA COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING.

I AM SORRY THAT I AM UNABLE TO BRING YOU MY CONCERNS IN PERSON.

I WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED BY SUPERVISOR CHRIS KELSTROM, AND I REPRESENT THE SEAT OF DISTRICT FIVE ON THIS COMMISSION.

SINCE MY RETIREMENT FROM THE BOARD, I HAVE CONTINUED TO BE INVOLVED IN VARIOUS LEVELS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO RUN THE FRONTIER CENTER, A SENIOR CENTER IN ANDERSON, CALIFORNIA. DURING THE 20 YEARS THAT I WAS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN SHASTA COUNTY, I WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SENIOR POPULATION, INCLUDING THIS COMMISSION.

I WAS QUITE FRANKLY AMAZED TO DISCOVER THAT THE COMMISSION NO LONGER PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION TO SENIORS AND FROM SENIORS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND IN FACT, WAS NOT PLAYING ANY ROLE AT ALL.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I HAVE LEARNED OF THE EFFORTS OF A FEW TO BRING RELEVANCE BACK TO THIS VERY IMPORTAN COMMISSION.

IT APPEARS THAT WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE THE MEMBERSHIP AND COMMITMENT FROM THE COMMISSION IS ADEQUATE TO ONCE AGAIN START CONDUCTING RELEVANT BUSINESS TO BENEFIT OUR LARGE SENIOR POPULATION. TO BE AWARE OF THE COUNTY ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES, AND TO HELP THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF THE SENIOR POPULATION THEY SERVE AND THE IMPACT THEIR DECISIONS HAVE ON THEM.

NONE OF US, NONE OF US ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING MEETINGS JUST TO HAVE MEETINGS.

WHAT IS NOW NEEDED IS A COMMITMENT FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE A SUPPORT TO THE COMMISSION TO FULFILL THEIR ROLE.

WE NEED FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE STAFF TIME, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A MEANINGFUL PRESENCE AT GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT SHASTA COUNTY, WHERE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AND FOR GATHERED FROM SENIORS.

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WE ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR TIME IN AND EFFORT IN.

PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TODAY AND FOR YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND REQUEST, TRISH CLARK AM I ALLOWED TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR IS THAT CONSIDERED A I, AS A COMMISSIONER ALSO WANT TO ABOLISH IF YOU GUYS DO NOT SUPPORT US FINANCIALLY.

I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A LOT TO OFFER, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE THE VERY FIRST APPOINTMENT I MADE ONCE SEATED IN 23 WAS MISS GOMES TO THIS COMMISSION FOR DISTRICT ONE.

AND IT'S TAKEN TWO AND A HALF YEARS TO GET THAT ORGANIZATION TO A POINT WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME FUNCTIONAL THINGS MOVING FORWARD.

I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY HAVE. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT OUR STAFF LOOKS AT THE VIABILITY OF THIS COMMISSION AS OTHERS, AND LET ME RESTATE THIS MOTION. BECAUSE IT'S TWO PART.

I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMISSION ON AGING TODAY, BUT I'VE SAID IN THE PAST WE HAVE LIKE 80 SOME COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.

SOME OF THEM, SOME OF MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS HAVEN'T APPOINTED PEOPLE TO THOSE YET.

AND EITHER WE NEED TO HAVE THEM OR WE DON'T. AND AS IT RELATES TO THIS ONE, I WOULD ASK, I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT STAFF WORKS WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT COUNTY PROPERTIES AND RESOURCES WE COULD GIVE THEM. SO THERE ISN'T A HARD COST TO WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

AND THEN TO BRING BACK SOME SUGGESTIONS OR OPTIONS FOR US TO EITHER BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM OR WE MOVE TO JUST GET RID OF IT.

THAT'S MY MOTION. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.

YEAH, I THINK PART OF THE PROCESS I MEAN, YOU MENTIONED THE PSA AREA AGING AGENCY, WHICH THE THREE OF US, I BELIEVE ARE ON. AND THEN. KELSTROM IS AN ALTERNATE.

YOU'RE AN ALTERNATE. OKAY. SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A BIG PLAYER IN THIS SPACE.

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES WHICH TO ONE PUBLIC COMMENTERS COMMENTS IS OBVIOUSLY A COUNTY DEPARTMENT.

THAT IS A PLAY IN THE SPACE. AND SO I THINK TO THE EXTENT HAVING DIRECTING STAFF, I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I DO APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF IF WE'RE GOING TO EXIST, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING NOTEWORTHY AND OF SIGNIFICANCE.

I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO I SAW ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS CAROL, ON THE PSA CALL YESTERDAY, WHICH WAS GOOD TO SEE BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION THAT THIS COMMISSION CAN OFFER WITH THESE OTHER TWO ENTITIES ALREADY EXISTING AND DOING, RECEIVING LOTS OF FUNDING OR A GOOD AMOUNT OF FUNDING.

SO I WOULD ASK SUPERVISOR CRYE IF YOU WOULD AMEND YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE DIRECTING STAFF TO LOOK AT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THOSE TWO AGENCIES AND SEEING WHAT THE COMMISSION CAN UNIQUELY CONTRIBUTE. YEAH, YEAH, I'LL AMEND MY MOTION, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, WOULD YOU AGREE TO THAT, FOR YOUR SECOND? SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. WELL, KRISTIE, WOULD I BE ALLOWED TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BY CHANCE? WOULD YOU? YES. WOULD YOU MIND THAT? OKAY.

OH, MISS COLEMAN, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. SORRY, I WANTED TO CLARIFY BEFORE I CAME UP HERE. NO, I APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO TEXT YOU AND SEE IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU, BUT WHAT DEPARTMENTS DO WE HAVE IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THAT DEALS WITH, YOU KNOW, ELDERLY OR SENIORS? I MEAN. SO WE HAVE OUR ADULT SERVICES BRANCH, WHICH IS UNDER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

SO THEY DEAL WITH THE ADULT POPULATION, WHETHER IT'S OLDER ADULTS OR YOUNG ADULTS.

THEY DEAL WITH THE WHOLE POPULATION. OKAY. AND THEY DO WORK WITH THIS COMMISSION CURRENTLY ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO COMMISSIONS AS WELL.

OKAY, LIKE, DO WE STILL HAVE LIKE THE WHEELS FOR MEALS PROGRAM? IS THAT STILL AROUND OR? I BELIEVE THAT'S A DIGNITY HEALTH PROGRAM.

IT'S NOT A COUNTY PROGRAM. YEAH. WOULD THERE BE MEALS ON WHEELS? YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. YES. WOULD THERE BE ROOM UNDER YOUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UMBRELLA TO OVERSEE THIS C OMMISSION BY CHANCE? WELL, WE DO HAVE A STAFF MEMBER THAT ACTUALLY ATTENDS THE MEETINGS AND PROVIDES LIKE, SECRETARY TYPE HELP TO THE C OMMISSION ALREADY.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT CURRENTLY. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE TO AMEND MY MOTION, BUT I'M JUST LETTING STAFF KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE BACK AT THE LATEST, LIKE,

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WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS? HOW ABOUT BY LABOR DAY? IS THAT BETTER, DAVE? CEO RICKERT? MR. CHAIRMAN, WE CAN DO THAT IF YOU WANT TO EXPEDITE THIS OVER THE OTHER 80 COMMISSIONS THAT WE EXPEDITE THIS SPECIFIC ONE AND BRING THAT BACK BY LABOR DAY, WE CAN DO THAT. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK SINCE THIS IS SOMETHING ALL THE SUPERVISORS NOW HAVE BEEN, I DON'T WANT TO SAY EXPOSED TO. BUT NOW THAT WE'VE HAD A PRESENTATION AND I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON THE OTHER COMMISSIONS, BUT THIS IS ONE I THINK THAT'S.

I THINK THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT IN THEIR OWN R IGHT.

SO I WOULD JUST, I'D LEAVE IT UP TO YOU AND THE STAFF.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS COME BACK SOONER THAN LATER, AND NOT IN THE FALL OF 29 OR SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD FOR A VOTE. DO YOU MIND IF I CLARIFY SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST SAID? SURE. COME ON. IF YOU DON'T MIND. YEAH. PSA IS A POLICY MAKING ARM. THE COMMISSION ON AGING IS AN OVERSIGHT EVALUATION ARM TO MAKE SURE THAT POLICY IS BEING EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED BY OUR OLDER ADULTS HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY.

APS IS A SEPARATE FUNCTION FROM OURS. WE RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM THEM ABOUT WHAT DOES APS DO, BUT THEIR ROLES ARE VERY LIMITED IN TERMS OF PROTECTION ISSUES.

WE COVER ALL SORTS OF THINGS. AND YOU HAD ALSO SAID SOMETHING ABOUT MEALS ON WHEELS, WHICH IS UNDER DIGNITY HEALTH, NOW CONNECTED LIVING, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ABSORBED THROUGH A VACUUM, IF YOU WILL, AND HANDLED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PUBLIC DOLLARS THEY'RE RECEIVING, AND NOBODY'S REALLY HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE OVERSIGHT INTO THAT AND LOOK IN AND SEE HOW THOSE PROGRAMS ARE REALLY FUNCTIONING.

SO, AND LASTLY ON THE LIAISON WE HAVE HAD A LIAISON.

BUT OUR LIAISON DOES NEED TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS, BE RESPONSIVE, KNOW HOW TO WORK WITHIN THE COUNTY SYSTEMS. WHAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH THE BYLAWS, WE SUBMITTED THEM IN NOVEMBER AND DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL MARCH THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS, AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF TO GET IT INTO THE AGENDA SYSTEM.

AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE NOBODY KNEW WHERE WE BELONGED.

SO, JUST TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT VOTE AS THE MOTION MADE BY MYSELF AMENDED TO SUPERVISOR PLUMMER'S REQUEST, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 5- 0. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OUR SCHEDULED HEARINGS.

[R6 Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution which continues parcel charges for Fiscal Year 2025-26 to receive a portion of the revenue necessary for the operation, maintenance, and administration of Siskiyou County solid waste disposal facilities.]

IS THAT TRUE? OKAY. PERFECT. WELCOME, SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PUBLIC.

MY NAME IS JOHN HEATH. I'M THE ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING IS ANNUAL CONSIDERATION OF A WASTE DISPOSAL PARCEL CHARGE FOR THOSE PARCELS IN THE CASTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT IS THE CASTELLA, CRAIG VIEW AREA, AT THE FAR NORTH END OF THE COUNTY.

SO BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA. THE NEAREST WASTE DISPOSAL OPTIONS ARE ACTUALLY THOSE IN SISKIYOU COUNTY.

SPECIFICALLY THERE'S A TRANSFER STATION IN MOUNT SHASTA, AND THEN FOR MANY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THOSE AREAS, THEY PROVIDE RECEIVE CURBSIDE WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE BY A SISKIYOU COUNTY WASTE COLLECTION COMPANY, JOHN SMITH SANITATION. SISKIYOU COUNTY ACTUALLY OFFSETS A PORTION OF THEIR SOLID WASTE PROGRAM THROUGH A PARCEL CHARGE FOR SISKIYOU COUNTY PARCELS. SINCE THOSE PARCELS IN THE CASTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE RECEIVING WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES THROUGH SISKIYOU COUNTY, IN 1987, THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SHASTA COUNTY AND SISKIYOU COUNTY THAT THOSE PARCELS RECEIVING WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN SISKIYOU COUNTY, OR, I'M SORRY, IN NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY SHOULD ALSO BE PAYING THAT SAME PARCEL CHARGE.

SO THAT PARCEL CHARGE IS ACTUALLY $63 PER YEAR FOR A RESIDENTIAL PARCEL.

AND THEN THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL KIND OF ADMINISTRATION CHARGE OF, I BELIEVE, $9.45 FOR A TOTAL CHARGE OF $72.45 PER YEAR PER RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. NOW, IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS, THERE ARE SOME MODIFIERS THAT WOULD APPLY TO THAT PARCEL CHARGE.

SAY, IF YOU RAN A RESTAURANT, THERE'S A PRESUMPTION YOU WOULD GENERATE A HIGHER LEVEL OF WASTE.

SO THERE IS A MODIFIER YOU WOULD PAY AND MAYBE 2 OR 3 TIMES THAT RESIDENTIAL CHARGE.

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THERE ARE TWO ACTIONS REQUIRED. FIRST WOULD BE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT COULD ALSO BE ADOPTED.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MISS BLANKENSHIP, IS ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD? CHAIR, ANY AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO THIS MATTER THAT'S ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. AT THIS TIME, I CAN CONFIRM THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM.

WAS THE OTHER ONE FOR R7? SIR, WERE YOU INTERESTED IN THE SISKIYOU COUNTY ONE OR THE BURNEY? BURNEY. BURNEY, OKAY. THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM. OKAY, HEARING NOBODY ELSE, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE GOING TO NOW BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR THE REPORT HERE. ONE QUESTION IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT SAYS THAT THE SHASTA COUNTY PARCEL CHARGES ARE SET 15% HIGHER TO OFFSET THE GENERAL FUND PORTION OF THE SISKIYOU´S WASTE PROGRAM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS? I THINK WHAT THAT IS AWKWARDLY SAYING, THAT'S THAT ADDITIONAL $9.45, THAT KIND OF IS AN ADMINISTRATION CHARGE THAT SISKIYOU COUNTY CHARGES THE COUNTY TO PROCESS THESE. SO AT THE BASE RATE IS $63, AND THEN 15% WOULD BE THAT $9.45.

IT'S JUST GENERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT IS SUPPLIED TO US BY SISKIYOU COUNTY.

SORRY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY THEY HAVE A SUBSIDY FROM THEIR GENERAL FUND FROM THEIR PARTIAL SUBSIDY. THEIR GENERAL FUND ACTUALLY HELPS FUND THE TRANSFER STATION.

AND FOR US TO COMPENSATE, WHAT THEY CONSIDER AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IS THAT'S WHERE THAT EXTRA 15% COMES FROM. SO THEY HAVE A GENERAL FUND SUBSIDY TO MAKE UP FOR THAT LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S WHY WE PAY A LITTLE MORE ON OUR PARCEL CHARGE TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT.

OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE, THAT'S HELPFUL. YEAH.

SORRY. SOUNDS GOOD. NO, I WAS UNAWARE. SORRY.

YEAH. AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE KEEPING THIS THE SAME AS IT WAS SET IN 1987.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO IF THERE'S.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S OTHER. WELL, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION TO MAINTAIN THE FEES AS ARE CURRENTLY STATED. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SUPERVISOR LONG , DO YOU STILL WANT TO SPEAK? THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. YEAH, I'LL WEIGH IN ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.

SO I'M PRETTY IN CONTACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT .

AND, I MEAN, I'VE HEARD THEIR FACILITIES AND I'VE SEEN, SO A LOT OF THIS WHAT IS DRIVING A LOT OF THIS, SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, IT'S THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA PASSED A NEW LAW THAT WE HAVE TO COMPOST ALL OF OUR ORGANICS.

SO YOUR YARD CONTAINER THAT USED TO SIT OUT THERE AND THEY PICK UP EVERY OTHER WEEK, NOW THEY HAVE TO PICK IT UP EVERY WEEK BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE ROTTING FOOD SITTING IN A GARBAGE CAN OUT ON THE SIDEWALK FOR TWO WEEKS AT A TIME.

AND SO THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT THEY HAVE TO THAT THEY ARE INVESTING IN THIS COMPOSTING THING IS JUST ASTRONOMICAL.

THEY'RE SPENDING, THEY'RE NOT INVESTING IT. WELL, THEY ARE SPENDING.

YEAH. WELL, YEAH.

SPENDING IS JUST AND UNFORTUNATELY, COMPOST MATERIAL OR PLANT. AND FORTUNATELY FOR US, WASTE MANAGEMENT STEPPED FORWARD AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD TAKE OVER THE WORK.

SO I MEAN, THEY DON'T JUST THROW EVERYTHING IN A BIG PILE AND, YOU KNOW, FLIP IT OVER EVERY OTHER MONTH.

I MEAN, IT'S A HUGE, HUGE PROJECT. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S COSTING US, I MEAN, WASTE MANAGEMENT , EVERYBODY CAN BE MAD AT THEM, BUT QUITE FRANKLY, IT ALL FALLS BACK TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

SUPERVISOR HARMON? THIS IS A QUESTION, ISN'T THAT NON-MANDATORY IN THE RURAL AREAS? SOME OF THE RURAL AREAS GOT A TIME FRAME BREAK.

YES. YES. AND INSIDE, SAY CITY LIMITS IT'S MANDATORY.

YEAH. WITHIN WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE URBAN REGION, WHICH ACTUALLY EXTENDS BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS.

BUT YOU'RE CORRECT. BOTH OF YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS FOR THE RURAL AREAS.

RIGHT. WE FEED IT TO THE CHICKENS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

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[R7 Take the following actions on behalf of Burney Disposal, Inc. regarding adding new waste collection service charges and increasing existing service charges: (1) Conduct a public hearing; (2) direct the Clerk of the Board to tabulate written protests from property owners and tenants; and (3) in the absence of a majority protest, adopt a resolution which adopts the new service charges and procedures for future rate increases, determines that the services provided are necessary to maintain solid waste services within the County’s existing service area, and designates authority to the Public Works Director, or their designee, to take all actions necessary to implement the resolution.]

GOOD MORNING, TROY BARTOLOMEI, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A RECOMMENDATION TO HOLD A PROP 218 HEARING.

AND IT'S REGARDING THE WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE CHARGES FOR THE AREA UP IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN AREA BURNING DISPOSAL.

AND IT'S NO LONGER BURNING DISPOSAL. BURNING DISPOSAL.

WELL, IT IS BURNING DISPOSAL. BURNING DISPOSAL WAS PURCHASED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2021, BUT THEY STILL OPERATE AS BURNING DISPOSAL. THERE WAS A LITTLE, SOMEONE WAS ASKING ME, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.

BACK IN DECEMBER OF, LET ME MAKE SURE I GET THIS RIGHT.

YEAH. BACK IN DECEMBER 10TH OF 2024, THE COUNTY EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR THE RIGHT TO COLLECT GARBAGE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF SHASTA COUNTY.

AND THE REASON WE HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT IS IT'S FISCALLY NOT BENEFICIAL FOR US TO HAVE OUR OWN SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS. WE DON'T DO THAT AS A COUNTY. WE DO PROVIDE THE WASTE COLLECTION, BUT WE DO THAT THROUGH FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AS OPPOSED TO HAVING OUR OWN STAFF, OUR OWN EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING. IT'S DONE WITH A THIRD PARTY CONTRACT.

WHAT THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT DOES IS IT ALLOWS ANY WASTE COLLECTION PROVIDERS TO GO THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS, WHICH CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE WASTE MANAGEMENT , TO PROVIDE WASTE COLLECTION FOR THE CITIZENS OF SHASTA COUNTY.

THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT IS WITH THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION UP IN THE BURNEY AREA IT'S BURNEY DISPOSAL, SO THEY PROVIDE WASTE COLLECTION. NOW, PART OF THAT AGREEMENT IS WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO CHARGE TO COLLECT REFUGE.

IN THIS AGREEMENT IT'S FOR 11 IT'S FOR 11 YEARS.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THAT THEY HAVE TO INTERJECT INTO THEIR THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE RATES TO COMPETE WITH I'M SORRY TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION. NOW, THE RATE INCREASE THIS TIME, THIS FIRST TIME AROUND IS FOR JULY 1ST.

AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES. THEIR CURRENT RATE IS $39.

60, 61 A MONTH. WITH THAT, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE THREE 32 GALLON GARBAGE CANS.

SO 96 GALLONS OF WASTE. WHAT HAS CHANGED IS SUPERVISOR KELSTROM EXPLAINED, IS THERE'S TWO MANDATORY RECYCLING'S.

ONE IS JUST CURBSIDE RECYCLING, NOTHING TO DO WITH ORGANICS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, DOWN THE ROAD, DOWN THE ROAD.

AND BURNEY IS UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM WELL, FORTUNATELY FOR THEM, WE'VE PUSHED IT OFF AS LONG AS THE STATE'S GOING TO ALLOW US.

THIS NEXT TIME AROUND THEY'RE BEING BROUGHT INTO THE RECYCLING.

NOW, THIS IS NOT ORGANICS. THIS IS JUST THE REST OF US AT YOUR BLUE CAN WHERE YOU HAVE TO PUT IN YOUR CARDBOARD, YOUR YOUR ALUMINUM, WHATEVER. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT HAD BEFORE.

SO THAT IS GOING TO MAKE A CONSIDERABLE JUMP IN THIS FIRST RATE INCREASE.

SO NOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET FOR, AND THE RATES GOING TO THE PROPOSED RATE IS $49.51 A MONTH.

THAT'S A 20% INCREASE. BUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET NOW IS TWO 32 GALLON CANS FOR, I'M SORRY, TWO 64 GALLON CANS FOR A TOTAL OF 128 YARDS. NOW, 64 OF THAT IS RECYCLING 64 OF THAT IS NON RECYCLING.

THE ADDED COST NOW TO WASTE MANAGEMENT IS THEY'RE EVERY OTHER WEEK NOW GOING TO PICK UP RECYCLING.

SO AS OPPOSED TO ONE TRUCK EVERY WEEK MAKING A ROUTE NOW TWO THINGS.

ONE WASTE MANAGEMENT IS PROVIDING THE CANS, TWO EVERY OTHER WEEK NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A ROUTE WHERE THEY COME BY AND PICK UP THE RECYCLABLES.

SO NOW YOU'VE ADDED 50% ON TOP OF WHAT THEY USED TO DO.

SO AS OPPOSED TO EVERY WEEK, NOW EVERY OTHER WEEK I HAVE A SECOND TRUCK WITH A CAN.

AGAIN, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WERE MANDATED TO DO BY THE STATE, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT WANTS TO RECOVER THEIR COSTS FROM THAT.

SO THAT, IN A NUTSHELL, IS WHAT'S BRINGING BRING UPON HOW WE'RE HERE TODAY.

AND OF COURSE, THE PROP 218 PROCESS IS REQUIRED.

BECAUSE IF YOU GET 50% PLUS ONE OF THOSE THAT ARE RESIDENTS, OF COURSE, THEN WE CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH THE RATE INCREASE.

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SO THAT IS ONE RISK THAT'S TAKEN UPON BY WASTE MANAGEMENT WITH THEIR PRICES.

THEY CAN LOSE CUSTOMERS. THERE IS NOT A MANDATORY COLLECTION.

MANY ENTITIES WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO THAT. ALSO WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN MENTIONED AS PUTTING TOGETHER THE ORGANICS RECYCLING.

THEY'RE TAKING THAT ON FOR THE COUNTY. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR, TO REDUCE THAT WASTE STREAM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE FACTORED INTO THEIR COSTS.

NOW, TRUE, WE SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE TO RECYCLE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY APPLIES FOR A WAIVER ON BEHALF OF THOSE ENTITIES.

I'M SORRY, BEHALF OF THAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANICS RECYCLING.

BUT NONETHELESS, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY, WASTE MANAGEMENT IS PROVIDING THAT FOR US AT A COST.

AND THIS IS BRAND NEW TO THEM. THEY HAD TO MAKE THEIR BEST ESTIMATE, THEIR BEST GUESS IS WHAT THIS IS.

AND SO THEY'RE REALLY HELPING US OUT THROUGH TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE.

SO WITH THAT SAID, WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, AND IF THERE IS NOT A MAJORITY PROTEST AND OF COURSE, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO LET THE RATE INCREASES GO THROUGH.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. OKAY. DO IT ALL AT ONCE. SO WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MISS BLANKENSHIP IS ALL CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.

ANY CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO THIS MATTER IS ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.

WITH THAT, I CAN CONFIRM WE HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM.

OKAY. LET'S CALL THAT INDIVIDUAL UP. JOHN DOE.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. APPRECIATE YOU. HONESTLY, THAT WAS A WHOLE LOAD OF HORSE CRAP THAT I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

I'M THIS WHOLE PROPOSAL THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS BOARD TO ACCEPT IS BS.

OKAY. HONESTLY, THEY WANT IT THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FREE REIGN ON THE PEOPLE OF BURNEY TO PICK UP THEIR GARBAGE AT AN INCREASED RATE FROM LIKE HE SAYS, I PAY $39.61, BY THE TIME THEY GET DONE, IT'S $66 BUCKS A MONTH.

MOST PEOPLE UP THERE THE RECYCLING IS TAKEN CARE OF.

WE TAKE OUR STUFF DOWN, GET AND GET THE MONEY BACK INTO OUR POCKETS.

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE BY GIVING THEM OUR RECYCLING THEY'RE TAKING IT, THEY'RE CASHING IT, THEY'RE KEEPING IT. NOW, WITH THIS TRUCK SERVICE, THEY'RE TALKING THAT THEY HAVE TO RUN TWO TRUCKS NOW.

WHICH WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS DUAL COMPARTMENT TRUCKS.

OKAY. AT ANY NUMBER OF LOCATIONS YOU CAN FIND DUAL COMPARTMENT TRUCKS.

ONE TRUCK, ONE DRIVER DOING TWO JOBS AT ONCE.

ALL RIGHT. NOW AGAIN REAL QUICK THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FREE REIGN FOR FIVE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR MONTHLY CHARGE BY 8% PER YEAR AND BE UNCHECKED.

IF YOU GUYS AGREE TO THIS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.

WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO YOU IS THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO COME TO YOU THEY WILL JUST LITERALLY RAISE IT BY 8% AS MUCH AS 8%.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S ANOTHER HALF A PERCENT FOR A TIPPING FEE.

WHAT THE HELL IS A TIPPING FEE? OKAY. I MEAN, THIS IS JUST THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE.

THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH A 96, A 96 GALLON CAN IF WE CHOOSE TO, OR 64.

CAN YOU IMAGINE ANY ONE OF YOU GOING FROM HERE TO ACROSS THE STREET, WHEELING A 96 GALLON CAN THROUGH THE SNOW? OKAY, THIS IS NOT SET UP FOR BURNEY, CALIFORNIA.

THIS IS SET UP FOR CHICO OR VACAVILLE OR SACRAMENTO.

THIS IS NOT SET UP FOR US. THIS IS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF US.

AND IF YOU GUYS APPROVE THIS SHAME ON YOU. HONESTLY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I'D BE GLAD TO SIT DOWN WITH ANY ONE OF YOU AND TALK ABOUT THIS.

AND WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS LET'S REJECT IT. LET'S BRING THEM BACK.

LET'S RENEGOTIATE THIS. AND SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE FAIR FOR EVERYONE.

THIS BY FAR IS NOT FAIR FOR NO ONE BUT THEMSELVES.

ALL RIGHT. REJECT THIS. THANK YOU. MISS BLANKENSHIP IS THERE ANY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE OR PUBLIC SPEAKER REQUESTS? NOT AT THIS TIME, CHAIR. WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. SUPERVISOR HARMON, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU IN QUEUE FIRST.

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I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THIS TO THE WIND. BUT IN A RECENT YEAR OR TWO AGO, I WAS IN ALASKA THEY HAD TRANSFER BOXES IN A IN A FACILITY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE YOU COULD TAKE YOUR GARBAGE.

PEOPLE WOULD GO BY, THROW THE GARBAGE IN THE SOMETHING LIKE THAT I THINK WOULD BE FUNCTIONAL UP IN BURNEY.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS, AND I DON'T WANT GARBAGE GETTING DUMPED OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD AFFORD TO GET THAT.

SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME OTHER IDEAS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE. I JUST THREW ONE OUT THERE.

BUT INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS HOW MANY? HOW MANY VOUCHERS DO YOU REMEMBER? THERE'S VOUCHERS.

THREE YARDS. THERE IS BUILT IN SO YOU CAN. THEY USED TO DO FREE DISPOSAL DAYS.

THEY'RE NO LONGER DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE COORDINATED AND EVERYBODY WANTS THEM.

SO NOW THERE'S ABOUT 200 VOUCHERS FOR THE FOR THE AREA.

IF YOU LIVE YOUR RESIDENT IN THE AREA, YOU CAN REQUEST A VOUCHER FOR A FREE DISPOSAL OF UP TO THREE CUBIC YARDS.

SO THEY DO SOMEWHAT TRY TO ADDRESS THAT. HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN IN PLACE? THAT IS JUST WITH THIS CONTRACT. AS OPPOSED THEY HAD TO HAVE 5 OR 6 FREE DISPOSAL DAYS WHERE THEY WOULD COME OUT TO A LOCATION AND YOU COULD COME DISPOSE OF NOW TO A FREE DISPOSAL DAY. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COORDINATE DIFFICULT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPONSOR TO DO IT.

SOMEONE THAT'S WILLING TO LET YOU USE THEIR PROPERTY, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO IT WAS DECIDED UPON TO JUST HAVE INDIVIDUAL VOUCHERS THAT YOU CAN COLLECT AND HAVE A FREE DISPOSAL INDIVIDUALLY.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND YOU CAN SPEAK TO THIS I DIDN'T HEAR I DIDN'T HEAR IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS WE HAVEN'T FOLLOWED THE INDEX. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE INCREMENTAL INCREASES FOLLOWING THE INDEX, CONSUMER INDEX. OH THAT'S. YES. GOOD POINT. THEY'VE BEEN LOCKED INTO OH, THIS PRICE I FORGET FOR THE LAST 1 OR 2 YEARS IT'S BEEN AMENDED. BUT POINT THAT REMINDS ME THERE WAS SOMETHING SAID ABOUT AN 8% INCREASE.

THAT'S AN 8% INCREASE OR THE CPI. SO THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO UP ABOVE THE CPI.

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO THAT'S THE WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO INCREASE THEIR RATES OVER THE, THE FOLLOWING YEARS.

THERE WAS ALSO A HALF PERCENT TALKED ABOUT. NOW THAT HALF PERCENT RATE INCREASE IS IF WHERE THEY TAKE THEIR GARBAGE.

IF THE TIPPING FEE INCREASES THEN THEY CAN GO UP A HALF PERCENT ON THAT TIPPING FEE.

THAT'S TO PROTECT THEM SHOULD THE COST OF DISPOSAL GO UP.

SO THERE'S TWO THINGS THERE. ONE, THERE IS A BUILT IN CPI.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BOUND BY NO GREATER THAN 8% FOR THEIR ONGOING RATE INCREASES ANNUALLY.

SO THE CPI THAT'S A CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. BUT THE IF WE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING THAT CPI WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING FOR AND I'LL JUST THROW I DON'T KNOW IT WAS LIKE TEN YEARS WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY OF THEM INCREASES THIS WOULDN'T BE SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL JUMP.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES AND NO. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RATE INCREASES.

THE BIG JUMP IS NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING RECYCLING, IT'S ANOTHER HALF OF A ROUTE.

AND I CHECKED WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE I'LL LET HIM SPEAK TO I WAS ASKING HIM ABOUT THE I'LL LET HIM EXPLAIN THE OPERATION, ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND ABOUT THE, THE TRUCKS AND HOW THOSE WORK.

LET US KNOW WHAT THE TIPPING FEE IS TOO. IT'S NOT TIP TO THE DRIVER, IT'S TO TIP THE TRUCK.

C ORRECT, TRANSFER STATION TIPPING. SO I'M ERIC LYNCH I'M WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT .

NORMALLY YOU'D SEE. DIANA RAMIREZ HERE. SHE'S IN HOUSTON TODAY.

SO I'M PITCH HITTING A LITTLE BIT, AND I KNOW SHE'D DO A BETTER JOB THAN ME, BUT WE'LL TRY TO TRY TO ANSWER EVERYTHING WE CAN.

THE MAIN INCREASES ON THE OPERATION RIGHT AS DISCUSSED, IS, YOU KNOW, INCREMENTAL TRUCKS, INCREMENTAL CARTS. RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE SO IN THE OLD SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN 32 GALLON CARTS, EVERYTHING IS A REALLY MANUAL SYSTEM OF, YOU KNOW, GO OUT AND LIFT A CAN, YOU KNOW, INTO THE TRUCK AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY LABOR INTENSIVE HIGH INJURY RATES.

RIGHT. WE WANT THESE TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE SAFEST POSSIBLE FOR US IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO WE ARE GOING INTO A TO A, A SIDE LOADER SYSTEM.

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THAT WILL BE DONE FOR BOTH RECYCLING AS WELL AS OUR, OUR OUR REGULAR GARBAGE, OUR MSW.

RIGHT. AND THEN FOR OUR COMMERCIAL, WE WILL HAVE A FRONT LOAD BIN WHERE IT PICKS IT UP IN THE FRONT AND KIND OF TILTS FROM THERE.

THOSE SYSTEMS REQUIRE ALL NEW CARTS FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS AS YOU KNOW, THE THREE THREE TRUCKS FOR THE FOR THE AREA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TO MENTION THAT IN THE NEW CONTRACT.

RIGHT. WE DID MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A SENIOR RATE RIGHT IN AS WELL.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN CALLING THAT HAVE BEEN SEEING THAT THERE'S A SENIOR RATE COME IN. WE HAVE A LIST OF, OF THOSE THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN AND IF THIS GETS PASSED TODAY, WE'LL BE POSTING THE RATES ON JUNE 17TH AND WE'LL BE GOING DOWN AND CALLING THOSE PEOPLE BACK AND SAYING, OKAY, THIS IS HOW YOU SIGN UP.

WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SHANNON, SHE'S BACK THERE IN THE BACK.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S OUR OUR EDUCATION REP FOR THE AREA.

SHE WAS SPENDING TIME UP IN THE BURNEY AREA AND WE'LL BE ANSWERING ANY OF OF THE CHANGES IN THE, IN THE AREAS YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A SENIOR RATE OR ANYTHING ELSE ON HOW TO GET A CART.

SHE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE IN THOSE AREAS. THANK YOU.

I HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THE OR THE SENIOR RATE.

T HE SENIOR RATE IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE EXISTING TODAY.

SO I THINK IT WAS SAID $39.61 RIGHT. AND IT ENDS UP BEING $ 37.14.

SO AND THIS MIGHT BE OUT OF LINE BUT HAVE WE CONSIDERED SINCE WE'RE GOING TO MUCH LARGER GARBAGE CANS, HAVE WE CONSIDERED EVERY OTHER WEEK TO TRY TO MITIGATE THE COST.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO TO MSW TRASH, RIGHT THE STANDARD IS TYPICALLY WEEKLY.

RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A PROCESS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH YOUR HEALTH BOARD TO FIND OUT IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS OKAY.

RIGHT. THAT THAT IS NOT A DECISION WE CAN MAKE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR OR SUPERVISOR HARMON.

SUPERVISOR LONG . THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION TROY.

A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, YOU AND I DISCUSSED THIS IN DEPTH, SO I'M NOT GOING TO ASK A LOT OF BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY RESOLVED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS AND THINGS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I DIDN'T HEAR YOU MENTION IN THIS PRESENTATION WAS THE CONTRACT WAS WAS SIGNED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, 2024. CORRECT. SO WHAT WOULD OCCUR IF IF THE BOARD WERE TO REJECT IT YOU HAD SAID THIS WOULD BE A BREACH OF CONTRACT.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? CORRECT. THIS IS THE PROP 218 PROCESS.

IN DECEMBER, WE EXECUTE A CONTRACT. OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR THE COUNTY OF SHASTA ENTER A CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT .

THEY'RE ALLOWED TO RAISE THE RATES PER THE CONTRACT.

ANY RAISE AND RATE HAS TO GO THROUGH 218 PROCESS.

IF THERE IS NOT A MAJORITY PROCESS, NOT A MAJORITY PROTEST, THEN THE RATE INCREASE GOES THROUGH.

THE BOARD COULD VOTE NOT TO APPROVE THE RATE INCREASE AND THEN COUNTY COUNCIL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT WE'D BE IN A BREACH OF CONTRACT BY NOT ALLOWING THEM TO RAISE THEIR RATES.

I GUESS WASTE MANAGEMENT COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT.

THAT'S A HYPOTHETICAL OR NOT. WOULD YOU STILL PICK UP GARBAGE? YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A I JUST IT'S REALLY HYPOTHETICAL.

SO AS IT RELATES TO HOW A BREACH OF CONTRACT WOULD GO, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROCESSES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GO THROUGH.

SO IT WOULD VERY MUCH DEPEND ON HOW THE TWO PARTIES ACT.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE NEXT THING I WAS GOING TO ASK WAS IT REPRESENTS A 20% INCREASE CURRENTLY, AND WE HEARD THE REASONS FOR THAT INCREASE 8% PER YEAR I'M NOT CLEAR ON THAT.

AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO FORWARD EVERY YEAR, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT MAY GO FORWARD ? I'LL EXPLAIN THIS ONE. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU.

SO SO THE PRICING MECHANISMS IN THIS CONTRACT THERE WE BASICALLY PUT A FLOOR AND A CEILING INTO THE INTO THE CONTRACT.

SO IT'S ALL TIED TO THE CPI INDIRECT INDEX OF GARBAGE AND TRASH.

SO IF THE CPI INDEX CAME IN NEXT YEAR AT 2.6% RIGHT IT IS GOING TO BE 2.6%.

IF IT CAME IN AT 9 RIGHT, WE COULD ONLY CHARGE 8.

RIGHT. IF IT CAME IN AS A -1 RIGHT. WE COULD WE'D BE CHARGED WITH A FLAT.

IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN BY THE 1. IT WOULD BE FLAT.

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NOW, THE CONTRACT DOES HAVE PROVISIONS FOR FOR SPECIAL RATE RATE REQUESTS.

SO IF SOMETHING AND THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC CATEGORIES THAT WE COULD COME AND ASK FOR INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR THAT.

SO IF THERE WAS A CHANGE IN LAW. RIGHT. OR IF YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, DIRECTED US TO SAY, HEY, NOW I WANT YOU TO TAKE ALL OF YOUR MATERIAL TO UTAH, RIGHT.

AND THAT CHANGES THE COST SYSTEM OF WHAT WE ORIGINALLY AGREED IN.

WE CAN COME BACK AND ASK YOU TO, TO, TO PLEASE CONSIDER AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE RATES DUE TO THOSE SPECIFIC CATEGORIES IN THE CONTRACT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT IS CPI DRIVEN. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND TROY, I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU. YES.

WHAT WHAT ARE FOR THE MAJORITY PROTEST, DO YOU HAVE ANY FEELING FOR THE NUMBERS THAT ARE PROTESTING THIS RATE INCREASE OUT OF HOW MANY CUSTOMERS? STEPHANIE'S GOING TO, THAT'S PART OF OUR BOARD THING. I CAN ANSWER THAT. THERE'S THERE'S GOING TO BE A PORTION OF THIS PROCESS THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO DIRECT STAFF TO TABULATE THE PROTESTS RECEIVE, AND WE'LL DO THAT AFTER. WE'LL DO THAT LATER.

WHETHER YOU OWN A PROPERTY, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO YOU'LL BE AFFECTED YOU CAN THAT WILL BE YOUR WASTE RATE SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT.

AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS BETWEEN 5- 6,000 MAILERS SENT OUT ON I BELIEVE THE I HAD THE DATE HERE.

THAT'S FINE. WE CAN STEPHANIE, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY TAKE A BRIEF RECESS AT SOME POINT SO SHE CAN COUNT THOSE IN A RECORD.

OKAY. THANK YOU TROY, ARE YOU GOOD SUPERVISOR LONG ? I'M GOOD. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YES. THANK YOU.

SO ONE CLARIFICATION QUESTION, YOU MENTIONED THAT TODAY THERE'S THREE 32 GALLON CANS, CORRECT, THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE RESIDENTS, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY RECYCLING.

SO ARE THOSE THREE JUST NORMAL GAS TRASH CANS OR.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE, YOU COULD HAVE THREE OF YOUR, YOU KNOW, OLD SCHOOL, 32 GALLON GARBAGE CANS THAT'S WHAT THEY PICK UP.

NOW, THERE WILL BE WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDED CANS THAT ARE TWO 64 GALLONS.

SO 96 APOLOGIZE 96. SO YOU'LL HAVE LESS ROOM FOR REFUGE, BUT YOU'LL HAVE MORE TOTAL VOLUME WITH RECYCLABLES.

OKAY, SIR. YOU CAN'T. I KNOW, BUT THIS IS A HEARING.

REQUIREMENT, IT SOUNDED LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING IS THE COUNTY SPECIFICALLY, BURNEY WILL NOW BE ENTERING INTO A STATE MANDATED.

YES. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE AS SHASTA COUNTY TO PROVIDE RECYCLING.

WE'VE DONE IT EVERYWHERE. THE LAST SPOT WHERE WE DON'T PROVIDE IT IS UP IN BURNEY.

AND WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME FOR WHEN WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT TO BURNEY? WE'VE ACTUALLY PROBABLY THE STATE'S BEEN LENIENT AND WE'VE KICKED THAT CAN PAST WHERE WE PROBABLY SHOULD.

OKAY. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THIS RATE RELATIVE TO OTHER RATES IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE CHARGED IN SIMILAR AREAS DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE OF HOW THIS COMPARES TO, SAY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES THOSE SERVICES IN OTHER PLACES LIKE SHINGLETOWN OR LAKEHEAD OR SOME OF THESE OTHER KIND OF MORE.

YEAH, THEY PROVIDE THE WHOLE REST OF THE THEY HAVE THERE'S TWO LOCATIONS.

THERE'S MOUNTAIN BURNEY AND WE, WE DID THIS PROP 218 PROCESS DECEMBER 19TH FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

DO YOU HAVE OFFHAND RATES FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

I DON'T HAVE THAT TABLE WITH ME RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY SEND IT TO YOU AND PROVIDE IT. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF IS IT CLOSE? THERE IN THE BALLPARK. I THINK THE HARD PART TO WHEN YOU COMPARE RATES ACROSS SERVICES, ACROSS JURISDICTIONS IS YOU HAVE TO DO LIKE ITEMS. SO ANOTHER AREA MAY DO WEEKLY, RIGHT. YOU KNOW RECYCLING VERSUS EVERY OTHER WEEK.

RIGHT. THEY MIGHT HAVE MANDATORY GREEN WASTE WHERE THIS AREA DOES NOT.

THEY MIGHT HAVE A HIGHER COMMERCIAL BASE VERSUS A RESIDENTIAL BASE.

SO YOU HAVE TO PICK UP A LOT LESS, YOU KNOW, STOPS.

RIGHT. SO IT'S IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO TO JUST LOOK ON A TABLE AND SAY, ARE WE IN THE BALLPARK.

SO WE HAVE AS A COUNTY, WE HAVE ONE CONTRACT WITH YOU FOR ALL OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA ASIDE FROM BURNEY AND INTERMOUNTAIN.

AND THEN ONE CONTRACT FOR BURNEY AND INTERMOUNTAIN, CORRECT? YEAH, BECAUSE IT WAS AN ACQUISITION OF A OF A TERRITORY.

OKAY. SO CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER WHY? IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT WE WOULD HAVE ONE CARVE OUT THAT HAS A SEPARATE CONTRACT.

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RIGHT. AND SO WE CONCENTRATED ON YOU KNOW, THE SHASTA COUNTY TIMELINES WERE COMING FAST, RIGHT? AND WE HAD THE GREEN WASTE BEING THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT WE NEEDED TO SOLVE.

RIGHT? SO WE WORKED WITH STAFF TO GET THAT ONE DONE.

AND THEN WE, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW THAT BURNEY WAS GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG CHANGE WITH WITH THE NEW TRUCKS, THE NEW CART SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FULLY SO WE WANTED TO TO SPEND THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THAT.

GREAT. AND THEN THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR TROY, BUT THE IN TERMS OF THE GREEN WASTE REQUIREMENT THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRED FOR BURNEY.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED FOR BURNEY. DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE? WELL, YOU HAVE A FIVE YEAR EXEMPTION RIGHT NOW.

I BELIEVE IT'S A FIVE YEAR EXEMPTION. AGAIN, THAT'S A WAIVER WE APPLIED FOR FOR THE MORE RURAL AREAS, THE STATE. THEY SAY FIVE YEARS, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE LONGER.

THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO TO DEAL WITH THAT.

THEY LIKE TO MAKE RULES AND THEN FIGURE THEM OUT LATER.

WHEN DOES THAT FIVE YEAR TIME FRAME CONCLUDE? FOUR MORE YEARS. YEAH, I THINK FOUR I THINK FOUR MORE YEARS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.

SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. YEAH, I AND I FEEL YOUR PAIN, SIR, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE WENT TO THE 96 GALLON CANS I LIVE, I DROPPED MY CAN OFF A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE.

SO THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS AROUND THAT AS FAR AS SOME SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS END UP, YOU KNOW, TAKING THE TRASH CAN DOWN THERE AND THEN FILLING IT BACK AT A TIME AS THE WEEK GOES BY.

YOU KNOW, LEAVE IT ON SITE DOWN THERE. SOME OF THEM LEAVE IT BAGGED IN THEIR PICKUP UNTIL THEY GET DOWN THERE, UNLOAD THE TRASH CAN AND THEN FILL IT UP FROM THERE. SO AND THEN ALSO MY DISTRICT IS SHINGLETOWN.

SO AS FAR AS THE SNOW ISSUE, YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE A DISPOSAL STATION IN SHINGLETOWN, WHICH HELPS OUT A LOT WHEN WHEN YOUR TRUCKS CAN'T GET TO THE GARBAGE CANS, YOU USUALLY OPEN UP THE DISPOSAL STATION SO THE, THE, THE RESIDENTS UP THERE HAVE AN OPTION TO TAKE THEIR TRASH DOWN INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK WHEN THE TRUCK CAN MAKE IT. ABSOLUTELY. AND THE PART OF THE SNOW THAT HAPPENS IS SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY HEAVY. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER.

RIGHT. IN THOSE TIMES WHEN THE NORMAL SERVICE DOESN'T, DOESN'T HAPPEN THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD.

RIGHT. SO YOU GUYS ARE GREAT AT REACHING OUT TO ME EVERY TIME.

YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UP THERE. CAHILL CALLS ME EVERY SINGLE TIME AND THEN WE USUALLY COORDINATE TO MAKE SURE THE DISPOSAL STATION IS OPEN SO THAT I CAN TELL THE RESIDENTS UP THERE. ABSOLUTELY. YOU HAVE TO GET RID OF TRASH RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER WEEK DISPOSAL STATION WILL TAKE IT FOR FREE. DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS OF PUTTING DISPOSAL STATION IN BURNEY, OR IS THERE ONE THERE NOW? THERE'S ONE. THERE IS ONE. OKAY. AND DO YOU COORDINATE WITH THEM AS WELL? YEAH. YEAH. SO WE RUN THAT BURNEY STATION AS WELL.

OKAY. RIGHT. SO BUT BUT TO THE POINT YOU KNOW THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER RIGHT WHERE YOU KNOW, IF, IF SOMETHING GOT BAD TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO SOLVE SOMETHING, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PUT SOME BOXES AROUND THAT PEOPLE CAN, CAN GET RID OF THEIR STUFF AND DO SOME COLLECTIONS WHERE WE CAN GET TO.

RIGHT. IF CUSTOMERS COULDN'T GET THERE, WE WOULD DEFINITELY HELP OUT DURING DURING THOSE TIMES.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD PUT IN WRITING FOR US? SURE. I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT NORMALLY YOU WOULDN'T BE. YOU WOULD BE DIANE. SO, YEAH. AND I'M NOT SAYING SHE WOULDN'T DO THAT, BUT.

I THINK IT'D MAKE THE PUBLIC FEEL A LOT BETTER IF.

YEAH. USUALLY WE MEET AND CONFER AND SAY, WHAT DO WE NEED? RIGHT. SO AT THAT POINT. SO THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

SUPERVISOR HARMON. SO I UNDERSTAND TALKING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT .

I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW THAT COST AND THAT CPI SO EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT'S THAT'S TIED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

COST OF LIVING INCREASES. WHATEVER YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER I CAN'T REMEMBER THE ACRONYM.

THERE'S, THERE'S A CONSUMER AND THEN THERE'S AN INDUSTRIAL.

I DEAL WITH INDUSTRIAL QUITE A BIT, BUT SO I UNDERSTAND BUSINESS COSTS INCREASES ALL THAT.

BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY UP THERE, IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF RETIRED FIXED INCOME, AND, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO, TO OVERCOME IS, IS THERE SOME WAY WE CAN REDUCE THE COST IN THAT AREA THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, STEP UP. AND I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, WELL, BUT BUT WE GOT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME IDEAS I GUESS.

YEAH I MEAN I THINK I MEAN, JUST TWO, TWO POINTS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP IS, IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS WAS REALLY DEBATED WAS THE AGE OF THE POPULATION. AND HOW DO WE KEEP THAT FIXED INCOME POPULATION AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE WE HAVE THE 30 THE $37 SENIOR RATE.

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SO WE REALLY TRIED TO BE THOUGHTFUL WITH THAT PORTION OF IT.

THE SECOND THING IS NOT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE INCREASES IN OPERATIONS, RIGHT, BUT IT ALSO INCREASED THE FRANCHISE FEE.

RIGHT. TO MATCH SHASTA COUNTY AT 5.5%. RIGHT.

SO FROM 3 TO 5 AND A HALF. SO THERE'S COSTS THAT ARE KIND OF GOING UP ON ON OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

SO YOU KNOW WE WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE MAIN COST HERE IS THE INCREMENTAL 50% SERVICE, RIGHT THAT WE'RE GETTING. RIGHT. WE USED TO GO TO A PERSON'S HOUSE FOUR TIMES A WEEK NOW WE GO SIX TIMES A WEEK.

SO YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT, THAT OR, I'M SORRY, A MONTH, NOT A WEEK.

YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY. YEAH. ONCE PER WEEK. YEAH.

SO PER MONTH. SO APOLOGIZE ON THAT. RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST INCREASE HERE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT THE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT.

RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, IF WE WEREN'T FORCED INTO THAT POSITION, YOU KNOW, AND THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T WANT IT, WE WOULDN'T DO IT RIGHT AT ALL. RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU THAT YOU SHOULD.

RIGHT. WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT WE SHOULD. RIGHT.

AND THAT'S TO YOU GUYS AND US. SO, I MEAN, SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING FOR THE SENIORS, BUT YEAH, AT THE SAME TIME, IF I WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY, I IN IN MY PROFESSION, I GO SOUTH.

YEAH. IF I DON'T WANT TO MAKE QUITE THAT MUCH MONEY, I GOT TO STAY HOME HERE.

AND IT'S THE SAME THING UP IN BURNEY, THE INCOME LEVEL UP THERE IS NOT HIGH.

IT'S NOT SACRAMENTO, IT'S NOT CITY OF REDDING.

IT'S. A ND JUST THE OTHER OPTION RIGHT IS THIS AREA IS IS STILL OPEN FOR SELF HAUL RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW IT'S THAT ANYBODY CAN CHOOSE THAT PATH IF THEY IF THAT WORKS BETTER FOR THEM.

AND THAT'S WHAT THAT SEMI DUMPSTER IS ALL ABOUT.

THE IF YOU WANTED TO SELF HAUL. IF YOU WANTED TO SELF HAUL TO THE TRANSFER STATION, YOU TAKE YOUR OWN MATERIAL TO THE TRANSFER STATION.

IN BURNEY? IN BURNEY AS AN OPTION. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANKS. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YES, TWO MORE QUICK QUESTIONS.

ON THE SENIOR DISCOUNT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT ALREADY HAS BEEN OFFERED OR IS THAT A NEW.

SO THAT'S NEW, ISN'T IT? SO ESSENTIALLY, SENIORS TODAY WOULD BE PAYING THE COUPLE DOLLARS LESS $39.61 TODAY THEY WOULD BE PAYING THAT. AND THEN IF THIS IS APPROVED, THEY'D BE PAYING, SENIORS WOULD BE PAYING LESS, AND EVERYONE ELSE WOULD BE PAYING THE 20% MORE.

OKAY. AND THEN AND I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS OF THE OTHER CONTRACT, BUT DO WE HAVE DO WE REMEMBER IF THE CPI RELATED INCREASES ARE BAKED INTO THAT OTHER THE SHASTA COUNTY. I THINK THEY'RE IDENTICAL.

WE WE DID WE DID TRY IN WORKING WITH STAFF TO TO GET THEM AS ALIGNED AS POSSIBLE.

RIGHT ON THE METRICS THAT WAS ONE OF OUR GOALS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE A COMPONENT OF THAT THAT THE REDUCED COST FOR SENIORS, IS THERE ANY KIND OF QUALIFYING OR IS IT JUST A FLAT AGE OF SENIORS? 65 AND OLDER, 65 AND OVER. AND THEN HOW ABOUT ANYBODY THAT'S ON A LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY OR ON A FIXED INCOME? I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S 70 WHO IS FLUSHED WITH CASH AND DOESN'T NEED THE SAVINGS, WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S 35 AND ON FULL PERMANENT DISABILITY THAT WOULD NEED THAT $2.

SO WHAT'S THE. YEAH. THERE WAS NOT A LOW INCOME OR DISABILITY PORTION OUT OF THIS CONTRACT.

IT WAS JUST STATED STRICTLY BY AGE. AGE. SO I JUST HAVE A MOSTLY A COMMENT, BUT IT'S IT'S TRUE FOR BUSINESSES UP THERE TOO THAT HAVE COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS. THEY GOT DUMPSTERS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE FOOT TRAFFIC THAT A RESTAURANT, FOR INSTANCE, HAS IN REDDING. BUT THEIR BUT THEIR INCREASES ARE GOING UP, THEIR COSTS ARE GOING UP AND THEIR I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE, BUT THEY PROBABLY HAVE 20% OF THE BUSINESS THAT A RESTAURANT DOWN HERE DOES.

BUT WE WANT TO SEE THEM SURVIVE AND STAY OPEN AND BE ABLE TO, ANYWAY IS THERE ANYTHING FOR COMMERCIAL THAT'S? FOR FOR MORE LIKE A SUBSIDY TYPE TYPE? YES. BECAUSE THESE AREAS AND I'LL JUST THROW MCARTHUR.

THERE'S A RESTAURANT RIGHT THERE. BEEN THERE FOREVER FAMILY THAT'S BEEN AROUND THERE FOR GENERATIONS.

THEY GOT A LITTLE RESTAURANT THERE AND THEY'RE SURVIVING.

THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE BUSINESS GOING, BUT THEY JUST CAN'T STAND MUCH OF THESE INCREASES.

IT'S IT'S REALLY BURDENSOME FOR THEM TO SURVIVE.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING FOR. THERE'S NOT A SUBSIDY IN THIS CONTRACT.

BUT WHAT WE DO DO FOR COMMERCIAL SPECIFICALLY IS WE WILL GO BUSINESS BY BUSINESS WITH THEM AND RIGHTSIZE THEIR, THEIR CONTAINERS AND THAT'S SIZE AND SERVICE DAY TO GET THEM THE MOST ECONOMICAL SOLUTION POSSIBLE.

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SO GOING TO WORK WITH THEM ON CAN YOU REDUCE YOUR MSW BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE RECYCLING, YOU KNOW, COMPONENTS. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE WHAT IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GO TO BUSINESS, RIGHT, IS SOMETHING THAT WE ABSOLUTELY PROVIDE. RIGHT.

WITH THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THEM THE SPACE AND THE CAPACITY THAT THEY NEED AT THE MOST AFFORDABLE PRICE.

AND THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS AND I AND I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY IN BUSINESS TOO.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I THINK JUST PART OF THE COMMENT THAT WAS THAT WAS MADE WAS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT BREACH THAT WE'RE NOT GOING THERE.

RIGHT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IT'S IF WE DON'T PASS THIS TODAY, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A, A CONTRACT IN PLACE AS OF JULY 1ST.

THAT'D BE THAT'D BE A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL LARMOUR.

GENERALLY HE'S HAD HIS CHANCE TO COMMENT YOU COULD ASK A BRIEF QUESTION.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, SIR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP HERE, SUPERVISOR HARMON HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING AND IF YOU HAVE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HELP.

YES. IT'S JUST THE WITH THE 8% INCREASE THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT DOESN'T DOESN'T SOLELY RELY ON JUST THE CPI, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IN THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS, OKAY, INCURRED BY PROVIDING EFFICIENT SOLID WASTE SERVICE AND TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, WHICH IS GREAT. OKAY. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICKUP, TRANSPORTATION, PROCESSING, DISPOSAL, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.

KEY THING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FINANCING. SO IT JUST IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CPI.

IT'S IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WAS OUR MAINTENANCE HIGH? ANYTHING ELSE THAT CONTRIBUTED THAT WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND INCREASE THIS TO 8%.

THAT'S THE THING, I CAN ASSURE YOU. OKAY. THAT BEING UNCHECKED, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO SEE AFTER NEXT YEAR, JULY OR JANUARY 1ST, IS THAT THE INCREASE.

AGAIN, I CAN ASSURE YOU, WILL BE AT 8% AND EVEN AS MUCH AS 8.5% PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

OKAY. SO THAT SENIOR RATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT, THAT THING'S GONE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR.

THE 32 GALLON CAN THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING FOR US FOR THE RECYCLING.

IF YOU GOT TO PUT A CAN OUT THERE LET'S NOT DO RECYCLING.

LET'S DO GREEN WASTE. THAT HELPS OUT THE PEOPLE OF BURNEY TO GET RID OF STUFF FOR FIRE PREVENTION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE UP THERE BURN. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T BURN.

BUT AGAIN, SUPERVISOR HARMON. SO SO THIS WAS REALLY A QUESTION.

I'M SORRY. YES YOU'RE RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING BACK UP.

THANK YOU. I'M KIND OF PUSHING MY LIMITS. I'M GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE HERE WITH COUNCIL.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE.

SUPERVISOR HARMON, YOU'RE STILL IN QUEUE, OR YOU WANT TO TAKE YOURSELF OUT. SO, TROY, I HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN OR MOST OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD HAVE BEEN ASKED, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS SO WHEN WE HEAR THIS, AND AGAIN, I DEAL WITH THE CITY OF REDDING.

I MEAN, I'VE DONE THE TOURS, BEEN OUT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT , BUT AGAIN, I DEAL WITH MY CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT ONE WITH THE CITY OF REDDING, SO IT'S DIFFERENT. WHAT'S OUR RECOURSE IF WE GET INTO THIS? OKAY. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. OKAY. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BIG ONE.

SO. ALL RIGHT. SO THE QUESTION IS SO LIKE HOW HOW RESPONSIVE? LIKE WE DO THIS HEARING, WE VOTE, WE MOVE THIS FORWARD.

AND THEN WHAT IF THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND YOU, I FORGET HIS FIRST NAME.

IS IT DANIEL? ERIC. ERIC THAT WAS CLOSE. HE HITS.

YEAH, HE HE HITS THE LOTTERY. HE BOUNCES, HE'S IN BERMUDA.

EVERYTHING THAT HE KIND OF COMMITTED WASTE MANAGEMENT TO THE NEW PEOPLE SAY, YEAH, THAT'S WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.

SO LIKE, I, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS DISTRICT THREE BUT IT DOES HAPPEN IN SHINGLETOWN.

IT DOES COME BEFORE US. AND I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS AREN'T WORDED BECAUSE IF HE'S IF THE GENTLEMAN IS READING SOMETHING FROM A LETTER HE RECEIVED, I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY AMBIGUOUS.

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BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE STATE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO TWO THINGS ONE, THE HE SAID HE READ AN ALL INCLUSIVE LAUNDRY LAUNDRY LIST OF WHAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RATE INCREASE.

BUT I GUESS THAT'S LEGAL SPEAK TO SAY ALL THIS AND WHATEVER COULD HAPPEN.

BUT STILL, NO MATTER WHAT'S IN THAT LIST, IT'S STILL BOUND BY THE CPI OR 0 OR 8% CAP.

YEAH. THAT WAS JUST A LIST TO SAY HERE ARE SOME THINGS NO, I GET THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE READY TO TAKE THE VOTE.

SEEING NO OTHER BOARD DISCUSSION. CHAIR. YES, SUPERVISOR.

COUNCIL LARMOUR . SO WE NEED TO OPEN THE PROTESTS BEFORE.

THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. AND WITH THAT CHAIR, I DO ASK FOR A TEN MINUTE RECESS IN ORDER TO TABULATE ALL THE PROTEST APPEAL FORMS THAT WE DID GET. A TEN MINUTE RECESS. AND SINCE OUR NEWLY SYSTEM HERE DOESN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TIME.

SO IT IS 12:17 CHAIR, 12:17 SO WE'LL COME BACK AT 12:30 SHARP.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE AT RECESS UNTIL 12:30.

ALL RIGHT. RETURNING FROM OUR RECESS, THAT'S PROBABLY THE FASTEST WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO MOVE.

SO ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK MISS BLANKENSHIP, BEFORE OUR RECESS, YOU WERE GOING TO BE TOTALING UP THE PROTESTS OR THE RESPONSE, THE RESPONSES. DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR US? YES, CHAIR I HAVE TABULATED ALL THE PROTESTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS AND THAT NUMBER IS 119, 119. OKAY. OUT OF A POSSIBLE HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS? I WILL DEFER TO STAFF IN THAT REGARD.

BUT THERE'S PROBABLY 5,000 PARCELS UP THERE THAT COULD BE AFFECTED.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AS FAR AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY COUPLE OF YEARS AS CHAIR IN TERMS OF HAVING THIS STEP IN A HEARING THAT'S BEEN ENTERED IN SO WE CAN TAKE OUR VOTE AT THIS POINT.

THAT IS CORRECT. YES. WE DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD.

IT DOES NOT PUSHING IT. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE I SUPPOSE STARTING TO MY LEFT WITH SUPERVISOR LONG.

IF I. THANK YOU. THANKS SUPERVISOR. DID YOU MAKE A MOTION? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFICATION ON ONE THING. OKAY.

ARE WE ARE WE REQUIRED? AREN'T WE REQUIRED TO SAY YES TO THIS BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY GOT A CONTRACT? I'LL DEFER TO COUNTY COUNSEL COUNCIL LARMOUR.

SO THIS IS A VOTE. AND ULTIMATELY, WHETHER IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTRACT OR NOT, THAT'S DOESN'T PREVENT YOU FROM VOTING NO.

OKAY. SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

I WILL SECOND. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING TO MY LEFT WITH SUPERVISOR LONG .

SUPERVISOR LONG . YES. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. YES.

SUPERVISOR CRYE. YES. SUPERVISOR HARMON. UNDER PROTEST YES.

AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YES. ALL RIGHT. PASSES FIVE ZERO.

AND THEN TROY, PLEASE JUST FOR ME PERSONALLY, THIS ISN'T ACTUALLY A REQUEST OF THE BOARD, JUST KEEP ME POSTED AS THE PROGRESS AS THIS MOVES ON, PLEASE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON.

WE HAVE R8 AND R9 CLOSED SESSION. SUPERVISOR HARMON.

ERIC, CAN I GET YOUR CARD BEFORE YOU LEAVE? THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION BEFORE.

DO WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTERS? MISS BLANKENSHIP? CHAIR I'M CHECKING THAT RIGHT NOW. GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO, BUT MY SCREEN IS NOT LOADING.

WE HAVE THREE FOR R8 . FIRST UP, PATRICK JONES.

BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE FOR R8? THREE. THREE. OKAY. AND THIS IS A THIS IS A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL LARMOUR.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST OR I, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING.

ONE OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT R8 IS I WOULD BE LOOKING TO MOVE THIS DISCUSSION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND DO THIS PUBLICLY. I HAVEN'T HAD REALLY ANY CONVERSATION WITH COUNTY COUNCIL OUTSIDE OF THIS MORNING,

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AND I WOULD LIKE, I THINK FROM A TRANSPARENCY STANDPOINT THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT DISCUSSION.

SO THAT'S MY MOTION FOR R 8. FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

OKAY. WITH THAT WE'LL TAKE. I THINK IF WE HEARD SOME CONTEXT IN CLOSED SESSION AND THEN I'D BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THAT AFTER THAT IN CLOSED SESSION. BUT AT THIS POINT, WITHOUT KNOWING MORE, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SECOND THAT.

YEAH. WHAT'S THAT? SUPERVISOR KELSTROM I FEEL THE SAME WAY. YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THIS IS THIS GOES BACK TO STUFF THAT HAPPENED PREVIOUS TO YOU AND I, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, BEING ELECTED AND KNOWING WHAT WAS HIDDEN FROM THE BOARD BY PAST COUNTY COUNCIL AND ALL THE TENTACLES TO IT.

AND IT STILL KIND OF UNPACKS AND UNFOLDS. I DON'T WANT TO PERSONALLY HEAR STUFF IN THERE THAT THEN WE TALK ABOUT LIABILITY.

I MEAN, I JUST I'D RATHER HAVE THE PUBLIC HEAR IT AS I HEAR IT.

BUT THAT'S OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT. CEO RICKERT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I WAS JUST GETTING CLARIFICATION FROM COUNCILOR PLUMMER.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BOARD DISCUSSION.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS SO THREE MINUTES.

FIRST UP PATRICK JONES FOLLOWED BY JENNY FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NGUYEN.

THANK YOU BOARD AND GOOD AFTERNOON. I REGRET THIS ITEM BEING ON FOR R 8, BUT I'VE EXHAUSTED ALL REMEDIES.

FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2022 SHASTA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEPHANIE BRIDGETT AND HER SUBORDINATES USED THE OFFICE AND HER EQUIPMENT TO RUN HER CAMPAIGN.

A WHISTLEBLOWER CAME FORWARD AND STATED THAT 80 TO 90% OF HER TIME WAS CAMPAIGNING ON COUNTY PREMISE AND COUNTY EQUIPMENT.

THERE WAS 350 EMAILS WHICH THIS BOARD AND MYSELF HAVE STILL NOT SEEN TO THIS DATE.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I BECAME WHISTLEBLOWER NUMBER TWO.

UNDER THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT THIS LAW, ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT STATUTES, MANDATES THAT THE EMPLOYER TAKE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY AND INVESTIGATE THEM THOROUGHLY, FAIRLY, IMPARTIAL AND PROMPTLY.

THIS DID NOT HAPPEN, AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE AND THAT IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE AN ACTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY AND PROPERLY.

IF THAT HAD HAPPENED, THIS ITEM WOULDN'T BE R8, IT WOULDN'T BE HERE.

AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE, IT DID NOT.

AS A WHISTLEBLOWER, I CAME FORWARD WITH CREDIBLE EVIDENCE. WE SAW IT.

A LOT OF US SAW IT. THE FIRST WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT ESTABLISHED THAT STEPHANIE BRIDGETT ADMITTED TO USING HER OFFICE AND HER EQUIPMENT FOR CAMPAIGNING.

SHE ADMITTED THAT. MY ASK FOR YOU IS AND CHAIR CRYE I DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS OUT IN OPEN SESSION, AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE AN OPEN SESSION. MY ASK FOR YOU IS THAT THE EXCEPTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA CODE 995 WITH IMMUNITY THERE IS NOT ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

IF SHE IS PERFORMING HER JOB WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THOSE DUTIES, SHE HAS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY.

THIS WAS NOT THAT CASE. SHASTA COUNTY SHOULD NOT SPEND A REVENUE ON HER TO DEFEND HER IF THIS GOES TO COURT, WHICH IT MAY, DEPENDING ON THE ACTIONS OF THIS BOARD.

SHE WAS OPERATING OUTSIDE HER SCOPE AND YOU HAVE NO REQUIREMENT TO SPEND MONEY TO DEFEND HER.

SHE HAS TO DEFEND HERSELF. SHE HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TO FRAUD.

SO I REGRET HAVING THIS AT THIS POINT. THIS IS NOT WAS NOT MY INTENT.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. THIS IS ABOUT HOLDING SHASTA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEPHANIE BRIDGETT ACCOUNTABLE.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE TWO OTHER SPEAKERS.

JENNY FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN KNOWING AND NOT SEEING JENNY OR BENJAMIN.

THAT IS ALL CHAIR. I DO NOT SEE THEM. OKAY. SO AS IT RELATES TO R8 AND AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST MAKE IT EXTREMELY CLEAR TO

[CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT]

BUT THIS IS ALSO DA, BRIDGETT. IT'S IT'S IT'S REALLY I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF WHAT GOES ON. SO ALL RIGHT, SO I SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS FOR R8.

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THE ESTIMATED TIME IS 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES. I WILL SAY THIS.

WE WILL NOT BE BACK. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY BEFORE 1 P.M.

BECAUSE IN THE EVENT IT'S QUICK, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND REPORT OUT.

IT'S LIKELY IT MAY TAKE AN HOUR. BUT WE WILL HAVE IT IS MY INTENTION TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF REPORTABLE ACTION COMING OUT, BUT WE WILL NOT RECONVENE BEFORE 1 P.M., SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO STICK AROUND OR BE HERE FOR THAT.

WITH THAT, WE ARE AT RECESS. ARE WE? RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION. COUNCIL LARMOUR, IS THERE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION?

[REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS]

ON R8 THE BOARD VOTED 4 TO 1 WITH CRYE'S DISSENTING VOTE TO DEFEND THE CLAIM, HIRE SEPARATE OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY AND DEFEND THE CLAIM, WHICH WAS A 4-1 VOTE.

OKAY. AND I WANT TO ARTICULATE MY DISSENSION OR NO VOTE.

IT WASN'T SO MUCH ON THE ITEM OF US HIRING OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

I BELIEVE, AS STATED BY COUNSEL LARMOUR IN CLOSED SESSION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THIS INSTANCE, AND I AND I AGREE WITH THE BOARD'S DIRECTION OF THAT.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I MAKE THAT CLEAR. THE PART I DISSENT ON IS, IS HOW WE'RE HANDLING THIS IN TERMS OF IN CLOSED SESSION VERSUS MAKING THIS MORE PUBLIC AND GIVING PEOPLE MORE ACCESS TO THE NEARLY THREE YEAR PROCESS THIS IS UNDERGONE, WHICH ACTUALLY BEGAN BEFORE SUPERVISOR KELSTROM AND I WERE EVER SEATED, OR ACTUALLY BEFORE ANY OF US WERE EVER SEATED.

SO THAT WAS MY DECISION ON THE DISSENTING VOTE.

SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. YEAH. AND I'LL MAKE MY VOTE CLEAR ALSO NOT THAT I DISAGREED WITH ANYTHING THAT CHAIRMAN CRYE JUST SAID THERE, EXCEPT I BELIEVE THE LAW HAD OUR HANDS TIED. I THINK WE THERE WAS NO CHOICE.

WE DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE THERE. SO THAT WAS MY VOTE.

OKAY. AND THEN SUPERVISOR HARMON. AND I'M JUST SECOND SECOND IN THOSE COMMENTS FROM SUPERVISOR KELSTROM.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MISS BLANKENSHIP, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE ON THIS AGENDA OR ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TODAY? NO CHAIR. COUNTY COUNCIL CEO, RICKERT ANYTHING? NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.