[00:00:03] TODAY'S A REGULAR MEETING OF THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH, [CALL TO ORDER] AND THE TIME IS 9:02AM. WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ALONG WITH CEO DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY COUNCIL JOE LARMER, STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP AND HER TEAM FROM CLERK OF THE BOARD. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CLERK'S TABLE SET UP IN THE FOYER WITH MISS SMITH. SPEAKER REQUEST CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR EACH REGULAR ITEM BEGINS. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, MIRANDA ANGEL. THANK YOU. TO THE CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY OF THE BOARDROOM. BOARDROOM RULES OF ORDER AS OUTLINED IN ADMIN POLICY ONE 101, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ONLINE THROUGH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD WEBSITE. 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 AND 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, AND WE KINDLY ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ADHERE TO THESE RULES REGARDING ITEM C TEN, A REVENUE AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN PULLED BY SUPERVISOR CRYE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE FILL OUT A SEPARATE SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND PROVIDE IT TO MISS GOODING SMITH IN THE FOYER BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM BEGINS. WITH THAT CHAIR, I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP OUR CHAPLAIN, AARON RESNICK, FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAINCY OF SHASTA COUNTY. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE LED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON. GOOD MORNING, MR. CRYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN WITH ME IN PRAYER? FATHER, WE REJOICE IN YOUR HOLY PRESENCE HERE THIS MORNING, AND WE THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYERS AND ACKNOWLEDGING ALL WHO ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY ABUNDANT BLESSINGS AND FOR THE MEASURE OF HEALTH YOU'VE GIVEN EACH OF US HERE TODAY. WE LIFT UP THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO ILLNESS OR THE MULTITUDE OF CHALLENGES, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WE EXPERIENCE DAILY. THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED IN USEFUL WORK, AND FOR THE HONOR OF BEARING APPROPRIATE RESPONSIBILITIES, REGARDLESS OF ONE'S FAITH. I PRAY WE HONOR AND RESPECT THOSE WHO GOVERN US AND THOSE WHO BRAVELY SERVE AND PROTECT. LORD, MAY WE EACH SHOW THE GRACE AND COURTESY TO OTHERS AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED, ENABLING AN ENVIRONMENT OF JOY, STRENGTH AND PEACE. YOUR WORD TEACHES US IN ROMANS 13. LET EVERY SOUL BE SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES. FOR THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FROM GOD, AND THE AUTHORITIES THAT EXIST ARE APPOINTED BY GOD. THEREFORE, WHOEVER RESISTS THE AUTHORITY RESISTS THE ORDINANCE OF GOD AND THOSE WHO RESIST WILL BRING JUDGMENT ON THEMSELVES. THEREFORE, I PRAY FOR OUR SUPERVISORS CRYE LONG, HARMON, PLUMMER AND KELSTROM, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. MIRANDA, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND PERSONNEL OF CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO HELP KEEP THIS COUNTY HEALTHY AND STRONG. PARDON ME. I HUMBLY REQUEST THAT YOU GRANT THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO SERVE AMID THE EVER INCREASING CONFLICTING INTERESTS AND ISSUES OF OUR TIMES. THE HARMONY AND ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS HONEST DISAGREEMENT. A SENSE OF OBLIGATION FOR THE WELFARE AND THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE. AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS. UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS GOOD AND FITTING, AND PERSONAL PEACE AND JOY IN EACH OF THEIR LIVES. MAY THE AGENDA SET BEFORE YOU TODAY BE A FRUITFUL BLESSING FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF THE RESIDENTS OF SHASTA COUNTY. I PRAY FOR OUR BOARD, ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS EARS. OFFICIALS HAVE EARS TO LISTEN, HEARTS TO SERVE, AND WISDOM IN WHAT THEY DO. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGE. . THANK YOU. CHAPLAIN. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMAN. BEFORE WE KICK OFF HERE, I'M GOING TO ADJUST OR I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE [00:05:10] REORDER A LITTLE BIT OF OUR AGENDA TODAY. JUST IN THE ESSENCE OF TIME AND A COUPLE OF THE ISSUES, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE R2 TO R1. SO WE GET OUR CITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE IN THE CITY OF REDDING OUT OF HERE A LITTLE FASTER, AND I'M GOING TO MOVE OUR 4 UP TO OUR 3, AND WE'LL TAKE THAT BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY UP? COUNCIL LARMOUR. OH, YOU'RE NOT IN QUEUE? ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD, MISS BLANKENSHIP AND, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. [R2 Present Certificates of Recognition to the following: (1) City of Shasta Lake: (a) Jessaca Lugo, Shasta Lake City Manager; and (b) Charity Tatlow, Shasta Lake City Clerk; and (2) City of Redding for their collaboration and willingness to allow the County the use of their Chambers for Board meetings.] THANK YOU. TODAY, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOTH THE CITY OF REDDING AND THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE FOR THE TREMENDOUS HELP THAT THEY PROVIDED US DURING THE TIME WHEN OUR BOARD CHAMBERS WAS OUT OF COMMISSION AND BEING REPLACED WITH OUR NEW SYSTEM. DURING THAT TIME, BOTH THE CITY MANAGERS, AS WELL AS THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US TO CONTINUE OUR MEETINGS WHILE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MEET WITHIN THESE CHAMBERS. WITH THAT, TODAY WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF REDDING. ALTHOUGH WE DID ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING THERE, THEY WERE AGREEABLE TO HAVING ALLOWING US TO HAVE MANY MORE MEETINGS. JUST THE SCHEDULES DIDN'T WORK OUT. SO WE DO STILL WANT TO THANK THEM. THEY ARE AND WERE SUPER GRACIOUS DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS. THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, BOTH THE CITY MANAGER AND THEIR CITY CLERK REALLY, HONESTLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HELPING US WITH OUR MEETINGS, WHETHER THEY WERE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOR THE FOUR THAT WE ORIGINALLY ASKED THEM, OR THE MANY MORE THAT WE HAD WITHIN THEIR CHAMBERS. THEIR IT STAFF WERE ALSO ON BOARD AND WILLING TO ASSIST US AND HOWEVER WE NEEDED WITH THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, IT WAS INSTRUMENTAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO STILL LIVE STREAM, AND WE LUCKED OUT BECAUSE THEY THEY WERE USING THE SAME VENDOR THAT WE DID FOR OUR LIVE STREAM PREVIOUS TO THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BOTH THE CITY OF REDDING AND THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, AND THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK FROM SHASTA LAKE AS WELL, WITH CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION. [INAUDIBLE]. JUST QUICKLY. ALSO, I KNOW ANYTIME THE COUNTY IS REACHING OUT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND OUR MEETINGS ARE USUALLY SUPER CALM. SO I KNOW THERE WAS NO EXTRA WORK IN PREPARING FOR OUR COUNTY MEETINGS. SO I PERSONALLY AM VERY THANKFUL. IT WAS SEAMLESS AND REALISTICALLY IT MADE THE CLERK OF THE BOARD'S LIFE A LOT EASIER AND YOUR GUYS'S STAFFS ARE INCREDIBLE. SO TO BOTH CITY MANAGERS, WE'LL TRY TO BE RECRUITING YOUR STAFF. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. SO THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] . WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE 2 MINUTES ON THIS, AND I FEEL LIKE I THINK BRAD, THE MEDIA GUY, NEEDS TO BE UP HERE ACCEPTING THAT HE'S NOT USED TO THOSE LONG MEETINGS. RIGHT, EXACTLY. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE HERE TO HELP AND I KNOW IT WOULD BE RECIPROCAL, BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY IS THAT THIS REALLY IS A EXEMPLIFIES JUST THE COOPERATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN ALL THE CITIES AND THE COUNTY ON A REGULAR BASIS. OUR DEPARTMENTS REGULARLY WORK TOGETHER, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC WORKS OR PLANNING THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND SO I THINK THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THIS AT THE BOARD MEETING. BUT IT HAPPENS DAILY AMONGST ALL OUR STAFF. AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY THANKFUL FOR HOW CLOSELY WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, CHAIR, IF I MAY, CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH THEM IN. [00:10:06] THANK YOU. SURE. THIS IS A VALUABLE ITEM, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION. ALSO, WE HAVE A SECOND. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES FIVE ZERO. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO BOTH THOSE JURISDICTIONS. MOVING ON TO R2, FORMERLY R1. RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON COUNTY ISSUES AS WELL AS RECEIVE SUPERVISOR'S REPORTS. [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.] CEO RICKERT. GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTING. I'D LIKE TO REPORT AN UPDATE FROM STATE ISSUES FIRE MITIGATION GRANTS. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE AFTER THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION. CALIFORNIANS PASSED PROPOSITION FOUR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SAFE DRINKING WATER WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS AND CLEAN AIR ACT BOND OF 2024. PROP FOUR AUTHORIZES $10 BILLION ACROSS SEVERAL CATEGORIES ADDRESSING NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION FIRE MITIGATION NEEDS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCIES. CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD, CAL FIRE, CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION SOLICITATIONS, CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE AND, BASED ON THE TEXT OF PROP 4. WATER RESILIENCY FUNDING MAY ALSO BE ALLOCATED AND AVAILABLE FOR DAM SAFETY UPGRADES, FLOOD CONTROL, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, AND DROUGHT MITIGATION PROJECTS THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. APPLICANTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING PROP FOR GRANT FUNDING SHOULD HAVE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS. READY FOCUSED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE FUNDING CATEGORIES. AWARDEES MAY INCLUDE 5013 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. FEDERAL AGENCIES. STATE AGENCIES. CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES. APPLICANTS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE AS JOINT POWER AUTHORITY, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AND LOCAL PUBLIC OWNED UTILITIES. THE COUNTY ENCOURAGES ALL LOCAL FIRE SAFETY COUNCILS, FIRE DISTRICTS, WATER DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICTS AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER HOW THEY MAY BEST USE PROP FOR FUNDING FOR THE BENEFIT TO CONSERVE THE VAST ARRAY OF NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT SHASTA COUNTY. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, CEO RICKERT. I WILL START WHERE DID I START LAST TIME? ALL RIGHT. SUPERVISOR LONG. THANK YOU. CHAIR CRYE. I TOO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT PROP FOUR FUNDING. AND I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS IN THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION IS GOING TO BE IN JULY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN ABOUT 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR THE APPLICATION. AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO FIRE SAFE COUNCIL AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO GET ON BOARD WITH THIS BECAUSE THE 501 THREE C'S ARE ELIGIBLE. AND BASICALLY IN THE AMOUNTS OF PROP FOUR, IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO $10 BILLION. SO IT'S A HUGE CLIMATE BOND. THEY CALL IT THE ENVIRONMENT BOND. AND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE PROJECTS, FLOOD, DROUGHT PROTECTION, WILDFIRE PROTECTION, WHICH I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN PROTECTING OUR NATURAL AND COASTAL LANDS AND ABOUT 40% WILL GO TO COMMUNITIES MOST HARMED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. SO I THINK WE WOULD QUALIFY IN THIS CATEGORY. AND THEN IT'S VERY INTERESTING. AND I MET WITH CEO RICKERT TO DISCUSS THIS, AND HE IS GOING TO PUT SOMEONE FROM STAFF ON THE RESEARCH ON THIS APPLICATION, WHETHER IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE COUNTY. BUT THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IN AB 100, WHICH IS A SPINOFF FROM PROP FOR FUNDING. AND IT'S THROUGH THE SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY. AND BASICALLY THEY'VE GOT PROBABLY 10 MILLION AVAILABLE WITH THESE BOND FUNDS FROM PROP FOUR AND UP TO 39, $30.9 MILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE. AND IT'S FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND FOREST RESILIENCY. AND SO I LOOKED AT THE SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY FOOTPRINT. AND THEY ARE MOSTLY NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE AND THEN EAST OF I-5. SO THE SPINOFF FUNDS FROM AB 100 OUT OF PROP FOR FUNDING WOULD MOSTLY COVER THE EASTERN PART OF OUR DISTRICT AND TO THE NORTH A LITTLE BIT. SO I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY BOTH OF THESE. AND THEY ARE. THEY APPEAR TO BE DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. LET'S SEE HERE. I THINK THAT'S IT. SO TO CONCLUDE MY BOARD REPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJUST THE AGENDA. [00:15:02] AND WE HEARD THAT R4 WENT TO R3. SO I MAKE A MOTION REGARDING NOW R3, WHICH IS SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT IS. WHERE IS THAT? THAT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHAIR'S APPOINTMENTS AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025, SPONSORED BY SUPERVISOR CRYE. SO WITHOUT GETTING INTO DISCUSSION, WE'LL GET TO R4 OR MAYBE IN A MOMENT. BUT I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE EVERYTHING IN R4 UNTIL THE MEETING IN JANUARY, WHERE THE ELECTED CHAIR CAN DECIDE WHO SITS ON WHICH COMMITTEES, AND THEN HE CAN MAKE COMMITTEE SELECTIONS AS HE SEES FIT. SO THAT IS MY MOTION AT THIS TIME. FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND. NO. WAIT. WHAT? QUIRKY. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE THE ITEM UP WOULD BE THE FIRST VOTE. AND THEN THE SECOND VOTE WOULD BE TO TABLE IT. SO YOU HAVE TO REORGANIZE THE AGENDA TO MOVE IT UP TO NOW. AND THEN IF YOU GET THAT VOTE, YOU CAN VOTE AGAIN TO TABLE IT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO I CAN'T MAKE A MOTION RIGHT IN MY BOARD REPORT TO HAVE THAT MOTION HEARD. SO YOU CAN EITHER HAVE IT HEARD WHERE IT IS ON THE AGENDA, OR YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE IT UP. BUT ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE IT'S AN AGENDA ITEM AND IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO MAKE THE MOTION FROM A BOARD REPORT. OKAY. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS UP TO THIS TIME FOR THE MOTION TO BASICALLY TABLE ARE FOR UNTIL THE CHAIR IS ELECTED AND MAKES A COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN JANUARY OF 26. WELL, I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT. OKAY. SO LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE. SO ARE WE IS THAT UNDER BOARD DISCUSSION THEN? SO IT WOULD BE UNDER BOARD DISCUSSION AFTER YOU FINISH. R1 WHICH IS NOW R2. SO YOU WOULD FINISH BOARD REPORTS AND COME BACK TO IT. OKAY. PERFECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION. WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE VOTE AT THE END OF THE SUPERVISOR REPORTS. WELL, YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR VOTE TO RE ADJUST THE AGENDA NOW AND THEN IF IT'S APPROVED, WHEN YOU FINISH BOARD REPORTS, THAT'S WHEN YOU WOULD TAKE OUR FOUR. OKAY. SO DIDN'T WE ALREADY TAKE THE VOTE ON MOVING. WE ALREADY MOVED R4 TO R3. OKAY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. SO R4 HAS BEEN MOVED UP ALREADY. OKAY. OKAY. AND SO YOU WOULD TAKE IT WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM COMES. NOT DURING THE BOARD REPORT. OKAY. WELL BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN MY MOTION. MY MOTION IS THAT WE TABLE THIS AND WE CAN HEAR THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THAT MOTION SHOULD BE HEARD WHEN THE ITEM COMES UP. IF I MAY SUPERVISOR LONG THERE WAS A VOTE TO MOVE THE ITEM REGARDING CHAIRMAN APPOINTMENTS TO RIGHT AFTER SUPERVISOR REPORTS. SO WITH THAT, IF YOU WOULD BE AMENABLE TO MAKING YOUR MOTION TO TABLE THAT ITEM WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM. SO WE WOULD GET THROUGH SUPERVISOR REPORTS. SINCE THAT ITEM HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED UP ON THE AGENDA. WE CAN'T TAKE IT DURING SUPERVISOR REPORT. SO IT IS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT WE WILL THAT THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER. OKAY, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF WE AGREE AND THE BOARD APPROVES TABLING THIS, THEN THERE WILL BE NO REASON TO DISCUSS R4. THAT'S WHAT MY POINT IS. THAT IS CORRECT. BUT YOUR MOTION WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE WHEN WE'RE ON THAT ITEM. OKAY. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO ARE WE TAKING THE VOTE AT THE END OF THE SUPERVISOR REPORTS OR ARE WE WAITING TILL R3. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE. YOUR RECOMMENDATION. WHAT'S THE LAW? I'LL DEFER TO COUNCIL SUPERVISOR COUNCIL. THE ITEM NEEDS TO BE CALLED. AND THE SUBJECT. SO ULTIMATELY IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE DURING A BOARD REPORT TO ADDRESS AN AGENDA ITEM. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO, ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR BOARD REPORT? SUPERVISOR LONG? YES. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM OKAY. QUITE THE INTRO. ANYWAYS, AFTER THE MEETING ON TUESDAY, I WENT TO THE FIREWISE BARBECUE MEETING UP IN MANTON. GOT TO SEE SOME GREAT PEOPLE UP THERE. AND THE NEXT DAY, WE HAD THE DAY REPORTING CENTER GRADUATION. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT. SUPERVISOR CRYE AND HARMON WERE BOTH IN ATTENDANCE, AS WAS THE SHERIFF AND JEAN RANDALL GAVE A GREAT TALK THERE AND THEN FRIDAY, I WAS AT THE SHASTA DISTRICT FAIR. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BULL AND BRONCS EVENT, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC LOTS OF FUN AND THE NEXT MORNING, I WENT TO THE BYERS BREAKFAST, AND AND THEN I WENT TO THE SALE AFTERWARDS, I HAD TO LEAVE THE SALE PARTWAY THROUGH BECAUSE I SPOKE AT THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS [00:20:09] LUNCHEON MONTHLY LUNCHEON UP IN REDDING. AND THEN I WENT BACK TO THE FAIR AFTERWARDS. AND THEN YESTERDAY WE HAD A MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN CRYE, CHRIS COLEMAN BAILEY AND KIMBERLY JOHNSON FROM ARCH COLLABORATIVE. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. SUPERVISOR HARMON. GOOD MORNING. ON THE SAME DAY WE DID THE DRC GRADUATION. I WAS ATTENDED THAT WITH COUNCILMAN CRYE THAT DAY. I ALSO DID A SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION ACT REVIEWS WITH THE COUNTY. SHASTA COUNTY IS THE LEAD AGENCY TO THE STATE FOR SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION. MET WITH TARA. SHE DID A GREAT JOB. SHE'S AWESOME. ALSO ATTENDED THE SATURDAY THE DISTRICT FAIR. I WAS VERY CONCERNED GOING INTO THE FAIR. I'M SURE YOU WERE, TOO, BECAUSE ECONOMY'S A LITTLE SLUGGISH AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT ONCE AGAIN, SHASTA COUNTY, EVERYBODY STEPPED UP, AND IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THE RESULTS THE NUMBERS OF YOU KNOW BUT I KNOW NUMBER 781 DID VERY WELL. YEAH. I TRIED TO GET IN ON THAT AND IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. BUT ANYWAYS. BUT IT WORKED OUT GOOD FOR THE, FOR THE SELLER AND THEN MET WITH LOTS OF DOZENS OF INTERMOUNTAIN PEOPLE ON SATURDAY HAD A WEDDING AT THE RANCH AND OF COURSE, THERE'S A TON OF THEM THERE AND THAT WAS FUN BEING ABLE TO JUST VISIT AND HANG OUT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN, BERNIE BALL, RIVER MACARTHUR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO SHARE A FEW UPDATES. THE AFTER LAST WEEK, AFTER OUR BOARD MEETING THE NEXT DAY, WE HAD AT HOME MEETING, WHICH IS A COLLECTION OF CITY AND COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TRIBE TO FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS. THERE WERE SOME HELPFUL PRESENTATIONS. AND I HAD PROPOSED TWO THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE NOTICE, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT I WANTED TO FLAG THEM HERE BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE INTERESTING IN OUR WORK TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM FOR DOING SO. AND SO ONE OF THOSE IS WANTING TO CREATE AN EASY, SINGLE CALL TO ACTION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WHO IS HOMELESS AND YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM CHANGE FROM YOUR POCKET, THAT YOU HAVE A WAY TO NOTIFY AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM THAT CAN GO OUT AND GET TO THEM WITHIN THE 30 TO 60 HOURS AND GET THEM OFF THE STREETS AND INTO SOME TYPE OF HOUSING, INTO SOME TYPE OF SERVICE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, SO THAT YOU FEEL EMPOWERED TO TAKE ACTION AND DO SOMETHING THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS RELATED TO ENCAMPMENT CLOSURES AND WANTING TO. I KNOW REDDING POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS UPDATED THEIR POLICIES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AROUND THAT. BUT WANTING TO HAVE A COUNTY WIDE ALIGNMENT AROUND HOW WE APPROACH ENCAMPMENT CLOSURES WHEN WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ENCAMPMENT THERE THAT'S CAUSING CHALLENGES, AS A FEW HAVE BEEN FLAGGED FOR ME RECENTLY. WHAT IS OUR COUNTY WIDE COORDINATED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THAT? AND SO THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. I ALSO ATTENDED THE MENTAL HEALTH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THAT NIGHT AND THERE WE HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM OUR VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER ON THE WORK THEY DO TO CONNECT VETERANS TO BENEFITS, WHICH WAS HELPFUL. I ALSO HAD FLAGGED TWO THINGS THAT I BELIEVE WILL BRING BACK FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION. ONE IS THERE'S SOME NEW RESEARCH REGARDING ADHD AND HOW WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS A DIAGNOSIS, ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICATION THAT'S USED TO TREAT ADHD. AND SO I'M INTERESTED IN KIND OF HOW WE'RE DOING THAT CURRENTLY. AND IF IF WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT TO REFLECT SOME OF THE NEW RESEARCH THAT'S COMING OUT. THE OTHER TOPIC THAT I HAD FLAGGED THAT I'VE BEEN READING A LOT MORE ABOUT RECENTLY IS AROUND THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN WHAT WHAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE CALLING METABOLIC HEALTH, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH YOU KNOW, NUTRITION, YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS YOUR GUT HEALTH, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THAT AND MENTAL HEALTH. AND STANFORD HAS JUST OPENED A METABOLIC PSYCHIATRY WING THAT'S LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THOSE. [00:25:07] AND SO I THINK THAT'S AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THINK ABOUT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND HOW WE'RE ENCOURAGING HEALTHY EATING AND GETTING PEOPLE THE RIGHT NUTRITION SO THAT WILL BE LINKED TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL. ON FRIDAY, I GOT TO ATTEND THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHASTA DAM, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN. IN PARTICULAR, I THINK THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ME IS FRANK CROW, WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, HE WAS THE MASTER ENGINEER AND BUILDER OF THE DAM. HIS GREAT NEPHEW WAS THERE, AND SO IT WAS FUN TO GET TO TALK TO HIM AND HEAR SOME OF THE STORIES. I WILL SAY THAT THERE WAS SOME INTEREST FROM SOME OF THE MEMBERS FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO OVERSEES THE DAM. WHO WERE YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF RAISING THE DAM, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE. I DON'T KNOW YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PROSPECTS OF THAT ARE, BUT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL YOU KNOW, MAKING COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THAT. SO AND THEN THE LAST LAST THING I ATTENDED THE FIRST FIVE COMMISSION, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. 0 TO 5IN THE COMMUNITY PRIMARILY. I JUST WANTED TO FLAG TWO INTERESTING PROGRAMS. THEY GOT A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TO INTRODUCE PRODUCE INTO SOME OF THE CHILD CARE SETTINGS, AND BOTH ON AN EDUCATIONAL END, TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT CERTAIN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AS WELL AS TEACH THEM SOME THINGS AROUND PREPARING THEM. AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD KIND OF STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT A NEW PROGRAM CALLED THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY. AND THIS WILL BE WHERE THERE'S THEY'RE ACTUALLY SENDING BOOKS TO THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY WHO, YOU KNOW, MIGHT NOT HAVE AS MUCH ACCESS TO A GREAT APPROPRIATE OR AGE APPROPRIATE READING LEVELS AND SO I THINK THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, A REAL STEP FORWARD AND CONTINUING TO DRIVE UP OUR LITERACY RATES BECAUSE, AS WE KNOW, ILLITERACY NOT BEING ABLE TO READ IS STRONGLY LINKED TO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR FURTHER ON. AND THEN, SORRY, ONE LAST THING, WHICH IS MORE OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THOSE IN LAKEHEAD OR THE SURROUNDING AREA. I WILL BE HAVING OUR QUARTERLY MEETING THIS THURSDAY FROM 6 TO 8 AT THE LIONS CLUB, SO HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. THIS IT'S INTERESTING HOW SOME WEEKS THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF PILES IN. SO I'LL BE AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. WE HAD THE AT HOME MEETING. A SUPERVISOR PLUMMER MENTIONED. WE HAD SOME PRESENTATIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO MOVE US MORE TOWARDS IS GETTING MORE DONE IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME, LESS PRESENTATIONS AND MORE ACTION. I'VE SEEN THAT COMMITTEE, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR SINCE IT WAS FORMED, AND HOW IT'S SLOWLY BECOMING MORE ABOUT MEETINGS AND I WANT TO SEE MORE ABOUT ACTIONABLE THINGS. I KNOW ONCE THE RESOURCE CENTER IS BUILT, THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN POINT OF GETTING ALL THE JURISDICTIONS TOGETHER AND AGAIN, WE WERE THE FIRST, I BELIEVE, IN ONLY COUNTY IN THE STATE TO PULL OFF A PROGRAM LIKE AT HOME THAT WAS PROPOSED BY CSAC. SO I'M PROUD OF THAT. BUT I WANT TO SEE US RETURN TO WHERE WE STARTED, WHICH WAS GETTING THINGS DONE. HAD AN AGRICULTURAL MEETING THAT INCLUDED JOHN INGRAM. SOME OF HIS STAFF, AS WELL AS SEAN EWING FROM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, MET WITH SOME FARMERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS AROUND A PROJECT AROUND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION THAT I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, SO THAT'LL COME BACK. ATTENDED THE DRC GRADUATION. HANDED OUT SOME CERTIFICATES WITH SUPERVISORS KELSTROM AND HARMON. THAT WAS GREAT. I THINK THERE WAS 11 TOTAL GRADUATES. NINE THAT ACTUALLY WALKED. STORIES ARE INCREDIBLE. AGAIN, I WOULD ALWAYS ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THE DRC ONE OR THE GOOD NEWS RESCUE MISSION WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR GRADUATION OR PROMOTION CEREMONY. THE STORIES ARE VERY ENCOURAGING. I HAD A PSA TWO MEETING, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION IN THERE, AND THEY WENT THROUGH A MARKETING PLAN THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER. AND THAT'S AN AGING, AN ACTIVE AGING. JURISDICTION. AND THEN THE COMMISSION ON AGING IS ONE THAT CAME UP THE LAST MEETING AND WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CROSSOVER, WHAT COULD BE DONE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS ALARMING IS IN 2000 LATE, LATE 2018 AND 2019, I HAD A ZOOM ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE MEETING TO CLARIFY, BUT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON A MARKETING PLAN TO LET PEOPLE IN THE FIVE COUNTIES MODOC, TRINITY, SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND LASSEN. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS ON A MARKETING PLAN HOW TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE SERVICES. SO I HEARD THAT DURING THE MEETING, I CALLED THEM BACK AND SAID, I COULD NOT HAVE HEARD THAT RIGHT. TELL ME YOU'RE NOT TAKING FOUR YEARS. I SAID, THERE'S SOME SENIORS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEAD BY THE TIME YOU GUYS GET THE MARKETING PLAN TOGETHER AND THEY SAID, THAT'S TRUE. SO THEY WENT THROUGH A WHOLE LIST OF ALL THE FAILINGS AT THE STATE AND [00:30:01] THE PEOPLE THAT JUST UP AND QUIT AND DIDN'T GET REPLACED FOR EIGHT MONTHS. SO I'M GOING TO BRING THAT BACK JUST SO THE PEOPLE KIND OF KNOW WHEN WE HAVE THESE COMMISSIONS OR WE HAVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND JUST THE BIG GAPS THAT NEED ATTENTION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. BECAUSE WHEN I HEARD THAT, I JUST I SAID, THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO STOP THE MEETING. THAT CAN'T BE TRUE. AND THEN THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, AND JERRY AND THE WHOLE GROUP WERE VERY GREAT IN TERMS OF GETTING ME UP TO SPEED AND THEY WERE EMBARRASSED, BUT IT'S NOT SO MUCH IN THEIR HANDS. BUT I SAID, IF WE DON'T MAKE A BUNCH OF NOISE ABOUT THIS, THE STATE'S NEVER GOING TO INTERVENE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. AND THEY SAID THEY AGREED. SO WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES. SO BE LOOKING FOR THAT TO COME BACK. I HAD A LITTLE OVER A THREE HOUR MEETING WITH FORMER SENATOR DOLLY. THAT WAS A GREAT MEETING. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WHERE WE WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE MEDICAL SCHOOL ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE ALTERNATIVE CUSTODY AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. SO YOU KNOW, HE ASKED TO HAVE A MEETING, AND HE CAME UP TO REDDING, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATED. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH. I ATTENDED THE MEDAL OF VALOR CEREMONY IN SACRAMENTO AT THE CHP HEADQUARTERS. WE HAD A LOCAL CHP OFFICER. I'LL GIVE THE DISCLAIMER. IT WAS MY BROTHER IN LAW THAT WAS THE ONLY CHP OFFICER THAT WAS RECOGNIZED. IT'S THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE GIVES OUT. THERE WERE 11 PEOPLE. THERE WERE SOME CALTRANS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AND HE WAS THE ONLY CHP OFFICER THAT RECEIVED THAT FOR HEROIC ACTS HE DID WHILE ON DUTY. SO I ATTENDED THAT. WHAT WAS GREAT ABOUT THAT WAS I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET THE DIRECTOR FOR THE STATE, OR, I'M SORRY, THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR THE STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. AND I ALSO GOT TO MEET THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE FOR HSA. SO WE'VE SET UP MEETINGS AROUND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. SO IT WAS GREAT TO GO TO THE CEREMONY FOR MY BROTHER IN LAW AND SUPPORT HIM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT EQUALLY GREAT WAS THOSE TWO CONNECTIONS I MET BECAUSE THEY WERE PRESENTING ACTUALLY SOME OF THE AWARDS OR SOME OF THE MEDALS TO PEOPLE IN THERE WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION OR DEPARTMENTS. I HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING AT THE WOODLANDS. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON I PULLED C10. I DON'T HAVE REALLY A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT C10, BUT THE MEETING I HAD AT THE WOODLANDS BROUGHT UP SOME SOME ITEMS THAT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME OF THEM MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS AND I HAD A SHASTA COUNTY CHAMBER MEETING IN LAKEHEAD LAST WEEK. THAT WAS GREAT. IT'S IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS CHAMBER REACHING INTO THE AREAS OF FALL RIVER, BURNEY, LAKE HEAD, COTTONWOOD, AND ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF SHASTA COUNTY, BRINGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TOGETHER AGAIN. HAD THAT MEETING WITH ARCH COLLABORATIVE AND HSA AND SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. THEY'RE LOOKING AT CHIP FUNDING AND THAT'S LIKE A YEAR OUT. BUT IT'S GOOD TO START TALKING ABOUT THAT NOW. THE LAST ITEM, OR ONE OF TWO IS I'VE MET WITH LARRY OLMSTEAD AGAIN FROM THE UNITED WAY ABOUT THESE LISTENING SESSIONS, AND WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH. SO I COMMITTED TO PUTTING 16 PEOPLE TOGETHER. SO IF YOU'D WANT TO BE A PART OF THE LISTENING SESSION WITH LARRY OLMSTEAD AND MYSELF I WOULD ASK YOU TO EMAIL ME AT CRYE AT SHASTA COUNTY DOT GOV IF YOU WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE 16 PEOPLE. IT'S HE'S GOT A PRETTY LONG LIST, I THINK. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ONE. I MEAN, I KIND OF ALREADY DO THOSE I DID THEM, I DO THEM AT COFFEES AND I'VE DONE THEM EVERY FRIDAY, ALMOST FOR THE BETTER PART OF 2 TO 3 YEARS. BUT HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO. AND SO HE GAVE ME SOME PARAMETERS OF WHO HE'D LIKE TO NOT SEE IN TERMS OF PEOPLE, BUT JUST A DIVERSE GROUP FROM PREFERABLY DISTRICT ONE. BUT ANYBODY COULD ATTEND THAT. JUST EMAIL ME AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT GETTING YOU ON THAT LIST IN THAT MEETING AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY WEEK AS THE SHERIFF ASKED ME TO ACCOMPANY HIM AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER TO LA. SO WE'LL HAVE A LOT TO REPORT THIS NEXT WEEK AS WELL. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO R THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR R3, MISS BLANKENSHIP? [Additional Item] ONE MOMENT. CHAIR. 4 SPEAKERS. 4 SPEAKERS. OKAY. SO WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, I BELIEVE ON R THREE TO START WITH. WE HAVE DOLORES LUCERO, MARGARET HANSON, NICK GARDINER, DON DUCKETT. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. WELCOME. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS, MR. PLUMMER . MR. ALLEN, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AND I FEEL SORRY FOR BOTH OF YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE THREE OF THESE GUYS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FIND A WAY TO ATTACK. SO ON R THREE, YOUR BUDGET HERE AND ALL THE DECISIONS R3. R3 WAS MOVED. THAT'S NOW R4. R3 IS THE ITEM R4 OKAY. THAT IS ACTUALLY OUR FULL PARDON FOR THAT ONE AS WELL. YES. OKAY. STARTER TIME OVER PLEASE. JUST THREE MINUTES. [00:35:04] SO R4 OKAY, R4 IS I UNDERSTAND THAT CRYE IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO REMOVE MR. ALLEN FROM ALL HIS POSITIONS THAT HE SHOULD BE STAYING ON. SO THIS IS A ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WHEN MR. CRYE DOESN'T LIKE SOMEBODY OR HE WANTS TO REMOVE THEM FROM THEIR POSITION, HE WANTS TO RETALIATE AGAINST THEM AND REMOVE THEM AND IT'S ACTUALLY THAT'S WHAT THEY PLANNED TO DO FROM THE BEGINNING, BECAUSE MR. CHRIS KELSTROM, WHO SITS THERE, DOES NOTHING. HE ACTUALLY SAID IN THE PAST THAT HE ACTUALLY WERE GOING TO HAVE MR. PLUMMER MR. ALLEN GIVE HIM A POSITION WHERE THEY ATTENDED THE COMMITTEE TO DISTRACT THEM FROM THEM BEING PART OF WHAT KEVIN CRYE AND CHRIS AND CORKEY WAS GOING TO DO. SO JUST SO YOU'D BE AWARE, THESE GUYS ARE WORKING BEHIND YOUR BACK, AND THEY PLANTED THIS BEFORE YOU EVEN WERE APPOINTED TO THESE POSITIONS. HOW DO I KNOW THAT BECAUSE WHEN I USED TO TALK TO CHRIS BEFORE AND TO, I REALIZE HE'S THE WORST BECAUSE HE TALKS AND SAYS ONE THING AND SAYS DOES ANOTHER. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY THINK THAT IT'S TIME FOR A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING. WE NEED TO STOP THIS. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE ABUSE, FRAUD AND WASTE AND DOING RETALIATING AGAINST THESE PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO WERE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE AND THEN FOR YOU TO PUNISH THEM BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE THEM OR YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY HOW THEY THINK OR THEY DON'T GO ALONG WITH YOUR AGENDA AND THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO. YOU WANT TO MANIPULATE THEM AND CONTROL THEM, AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE IN CONTROL. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS A SAY FOR YOU. I'VE BEEN HERE AND I CONTINUE COMING HERE, AND I DON'T CARE IF I STAND ALONE TO STAND UP FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES. AND I WILL SAY THE TRUTH AND SPEAK THE TRUTH. AND I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR YOU TOO. BUT YOU GUYS GOTTA UNDERSTAND, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, SO YOU BETTER START UNDERSTANDING. IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE FOR YOU BECAUSE KEVIN KNOWS HE'S GOING TO BE PRETTY SOON. HE'S NOBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO RE-ELECT HIM ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE HIM. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. THANK YOU. MARGARET HANSON, THE NICK GARDENER, AND DON DUCKETT. OKAY. JUST AN OBSERVATION HERE FOR THIS SIX MONTHS INTO THIS AND LONG DOESN'T STILL KNOW THE PROCEDURES FOR DOING I KNOW THEM, OKAY. AND I'M NOT EVEN UP THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THIS IS FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR, NOT 2026. SO IT'S APPROPRIATE TO REASSIGN OR DO DO DIFFERENT THINGS. SO JUST AN OBSERVATION OF THIS. I JUST WANT YOU TO STOP PLAYING ACTIVISTS AND STEP UP AND START WORKING WITH THESE GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NICK GARDINER AND DAWN DUCKETT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHEN THE CHAIR TAKES OVER, THERE'S OVER 20 APPOINTMENTS, AND I CAN SEE WHERE IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING. AND EVERYBODY, THE OTHER SUPERVISORS ARE ASKING TO BE PUT ON THIS COMMITTEE AND THAT COMMITTEE. AND, YOU KNOW, I SUSPECT THE CHAIR TRIES TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY ALONG WITH HIS OPINION. AND OVER TIME, A BAD FIT MIGHT BE REALIZED. AND I BELIEVE WHEN THAT HAPPENS THAT AN ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE MADE AND IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE CHAIR TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT WITH THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. SO I WOULD BACK. CHAIR CRYE AND LET HIM DECIDE WHO IS THE BEST FIT FOR THESE COMMITTEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND DAWN DUCKETT, OUR LAST SPEAKER. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. BOARD. MY COMMENT ISN'T AS MUCH ABOUT THE ITEM ITSELF AS IT IS THE STAFF REPORT AND THE PROCESS. SO THE STAFF REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. FIRST OF ALL, IT SAID WHAT THE ITEM IS, WHICH IS REPLACING THE CURRENT ALTERNATE TO CHRIS KELSTROM. HOWEVER, THE STAFF REPORT DIDN'T TELL US WHO IS CURRENTLY THE ALTERNATE, AND IT LEFT IT UP TO THE PUBLIC TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND AND DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASSESS THESE THINGS AND TO ANALYZE THESE ISSUES IF WE [00:40:05] DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. THE OTHER THING THE STAFF REPORT WAS LACKING WAS WHY? AND TO THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT HAVE PASSED ON MY COMMENT IF I WERE TO HAVE HEARD THE BOARD DISCUSSION PRIOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AND WHY THE CHAIRMAN'S RATIONALE. I MIGHT AGREE WITH YOU. YOU NEVER KNOW. BUT ALL I HAVE IS THE STAFF REPORT, WHICH WAS WOEFULLY SHORT ON INFORMATION. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SORT OF A THEME WITH THE STAFF REPORTS THESE DAYS, AND THEY TEND TO BE A LITTLE BIT CRYPTIC AND NOT REALLY HAVE THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND WHEN IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT THEY DID BACK IN THE DAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AND I AND MISS DUCKETT, I AGREE, THE PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD THE BOARD DISCUSSION BEFORE WE JUST WENT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING AND I WILL SAY, MISS BLANKENSHIP, YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. I WANTED TO PUT THIS ON CONSENT. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD BE A HUGE ITEM AND SHE SAID, NO, IT PROBABLY, DEFINITELY WILL BE. SO I WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY I STAND CORRECTED AND YOU WERE VERY RIGHT. I WANTED TO PUT THIS ON CONSENT, THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WHERE ADMINISTRATIVELY MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS WOULD UNDERSTAND. THE CHAIR FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS HAS THE ABILITY TO DO APPOINTMENTS WITHIN THAT CALENDAR YEAR. SO HERE'S WHAT THIS BOILS DOWN TO AND I WANTED TO DO THIS NOT LIKE THIS, BUT THIS IS HOW, YOU KNOW AT LEAST ME PERSONALLY, I TAKE THE BROWN ACT VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I HAD NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS OTHER THAN WITH SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. SO, SUPERVISOR LONG, I APOLOGIZE. WE'RE DOING THIS. COUNCIL CAN WE CAN. NO COMMENT. NO. JUST, I ALWAYS WAIT I ALWAYS WAIT FOR YOU GUYS IN QUEUE. SO I'M SPEAKING I'M GOING TO FINISH MY STATEMENT. AND FOR ME WHAT THIS REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL ISSUE. YOU'RE GETTING INTO BOARD DISCUSSION ABOUT R4. I MADE A MOTION THAT I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN. SO WHEN I'M DONE, YOU CAN SPEAK COUNCIL SUPERVISOR LONG ONCE MY MOTION GOES BEFORE DISCUSSION ON R4. SO THERE IS NO MOTION. THERE IS NO MOTION BECAUSE I'M SPEAKING. AND THEN WHEN I'M DONE, YOU CAN GET IN QUEUE. SO WELL AGAIN SUPERVISOR LONG IT'S UP TO YOU. LIKE THIS IS THE ISSUE. AND EVERYBODY HERE IS SEEING THIS PLAY OUT WHEN WE HAVE TO LIKE I DON'T MISS MEETINGS. WE HAVE THE RCRC PRESENTATION OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL THIS WEEK I WILL AND I'M CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH OTHER COUNTIES AT RCRC. THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE A MEETING WITH UC DAVIS TOMORROW. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND HERE'S THE THING IS WE'RE AT THE FIVE YARD LINE. SHERIFF JOHNSON SAYS, KEVIN, I NEED YOU IN LA WITH ME ON FRIDAY. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER INVITED SHERIFF JOHNSON TO LA. I SAID, SHERIFF JOHNSON, I'VE GOT TO BE IN MODOC. I'VE GOT A PRESENTATION TO MAKE. HE SAID, CHAIR, I NEED YOU WITH ME IN LA FRIDAY. WHEN THE SHERIFF ASKS TWICE OTHER THAN MY WIFE, I HOP UP AND I MOVE. SO I SAID, I HAVE TO GO TO LA. SO I WENT TO SUPERVISOR KELSTROM AND SAID, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT HOW THIS IS ARTICULATED, WHAT IS SAID. AND IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOLLOW THE GAME PLAN THAT I, DOCTOR DUCA, NORM HALL AT SIMPSON UNIVERSITY AND MANY OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE LEANED IN, I SAID, WE'RE AT THE FIVE YARD LINE. IT IS THIRD AND GOAL. I WANT TO PUNCH THIS IN. I SAID, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE YOU BE MY ALTERNATE? BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO WORK WITH SUPERVISOR LONG ON THESE TYPES OF ISSUES BECAUSE HE HAS HIS OPINION, WHICH HE SHOULD AS HIS OWN SUPERVISOR, BUT AS THE CHAIR AND AS THE PERSON LEADING THIS BOARD, AT LEAST FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR. WITH AN ITEM AS BIG AS THIS THAT IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S HEALTH CARE IN THE REGION. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE BECAUSE SUPERVISOR LONG AND THIS IS WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO PUBLICLY, BUT I'VE SEEN YOU WITH THE NEWLY APPOINTED ROV. YOU DRESS HIM DOWN. PERSONALLY, I'VE SEEN YOU VOTE AGAINST CHRIS STREET IN THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. I'VE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU HOW AGAINST THE PROCESS YOU ARE. SO I DO NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM WANT YOU REPRESENTING THIS COUNTY MYSELF OR ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. SO MY MOTION TO MAKE THAT CHANGE WAS BECAUSE AS THE CHAIR, I HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND I HAVE THAT RIGHT TO DO THAT. SO THE FACT THAT YOU WANT TO PUSH IT TO 2026, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, SO I WILL. SO ARE YOU DONE? CAN I MAKE MY MOTION? YES I AM. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE? MY MOTION IS THAT I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ALL DISCUSSION ABOUT IN CONTAINED IN R THREE NOW, NOT R4, R3 UNTIL THE MEETING IN JANUARY WHEN THE CHAIR WILL THE DULY ELECTED CHAIR WILL DECIDE WHO IS ON WHICH COMMITTEE [00:45:06] SELECTIONS AND THAT IS MY MOTION. DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND. WAIT A MINUTE. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. CORKEY, DON'T LET HIM GASLIGHT YOU INTO THAT. THAT'S NOT GASLIGHTING. [INAUDIBLE]. I THOUGHT I ALREADY MADE A MOTION FOR THIS. YOU DID NOT MAKE A MOTION, CAN YOU SECOND MY MOTION IS WHAT I'M SAYING? AND WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. I AM SECONDING YOUR MOTION. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. KEVIN. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL FOR A VOTE. SO IT'S UNDER. DON'T REMOTELY DEMAND WHAT I DO AS CHAIR WHEN YOU'RE CHAIR YOU CAN CALL THE SHOTS. SO WE'LL UNDER BOARD DISCUSSION. SUPERVISOR HARMON I'M GOING TO APPEAL TO YOU ON THIS. BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING ABOUT WHEN YOU RUN A COMPANY OR YOU RUN SOMETHING AND YOU'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO IT. IT IS MY RIGHT AS CHAIR TO MAKE THOSE AND WE DIDN'T GET TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. BUT I THINK THIS. WE DID NOT. BUT THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND I DON'T WANT IT UNDERMINED, SABOTAGED AND QUITE HONESTLY, I PROBABLY WILL JUST HAVE TO NOT GO TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH THE SHERIFF BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO SEE THIS ITEM. SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND WE DIDN'T GET TO TALK ABOUT THIS, SO LET'S DISCUSS IT NOW. FRUSTRATED WITH THE BROWN ACT I DO TOO, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE TALKED TO AND COLLABORATED ON THIS. LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION NOW. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS BOARD GET UPSIDE DOWN. WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO WORK TOGETHER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I NEVER GOT TO TALK TO ANYBODY WHY WE WOULD TAKE HIM OFF AS AN ALTERNATE. YOU'RE STILL THE VOTING MEMBER OF THOSE BOARDS. SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE'S AN ALTERNATE NEEDED, WHEN AN ALTERNATE IS NEEDED TO GO IN PLACE, THAT PERSON TAKES THAT VOTE. RIGHT. BUT IN THIS CASE, ON FRIDAY, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM WAS GOING TO GO UP AND SPEAK. NO, HE CAN'T VOTE AND HE CAN'T BE THE ONE DOING THE PRESENTATION. IF THERE'S NOT A VOTE ON. THERE'S NO VOTE AND FURTHERMORE, THERE'S NOTHING TO PROHIBIT. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM I CAN'T MAKE THE MEETING EITHER, AS CANNOT CHAIR CRYE. SO WE WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED THE ALTERNATE OR THE MEMBER AT THIS MEETING ON FRIDAY FOR THEIR BUSINESS MEETING AND LET ME FINISH. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM IS FREE TO GO AND HE CAN HAVE FULL DISCUSSION. I'VE TALKED WITH THE CHAIR. I'VE TALKED WITH THE PRESIDENT THERE. THERE WILL ENTERTAIN FULL DISCUSSION. HE CAN PRESENT A LETTER AS HE SEES FIT. HE CAN HAVE EQUAL MEMBER STATUS. HE JUST WON'T BE VOTING ON OTHER ISSUES THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY BE VOTING ON THAT DAY. NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. THAT'S A FREEBIE. AND SUPERVISOR KELSTROM CAN GO THERE AND HE CAN PRESENT EVERYTHING YOU WANT HIM TO SAY, WHICH, I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SERVED WELL TO HAVE CONTACTED ME UP FRONT, BECAUSE THIS IS AN END RUN AND THIS IS A VINDICTIVE MEANS TO LET YOU KNOW. NO, IT'S NOT SO. SO CORKEY OR SUPERVISOR HARMON, THIS HAS TO HAPPEN. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT VINDICTIVE. SUPERVISOR LONG. I MEAN, THIS IS JUST. HEY, THIS IS THAT'S YOUR FIRST WARNING. THANKS, BUDDY. THAT'S YOUR SECOND. SO MY THING, SUPERVISOR LONG IS THIS ISN'T REMOTELY VINDICTIVE. I MEAN, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY JUST BUSINESS IN GETTING THINGS DONE. I MEAN, IT'S THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT MAYBE IT COULD GO ON CONSENT. THAT'S WHY. BUT STEPHANIE WAS RIGHT. YOU'VE SAID THAT A FEW TIMES THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MINIMIZE IT THROUGH THAT. WELL, YOU ARE REMOVING ME FOR NO PURPOSE. I'M TRYING TO I KNOW I AM REMOVING YOU FOR A PURPOSE, BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T PARROT EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT SAID. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT. AND IF YOU ASKED ME IF YOU ASKED ME, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL? I WOULD TELL YOU I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF BRINGING A MEDICAL SCHOOL HERE. I THINK WE HAVE A DOCTOR SHORTAGE. I SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION. I WANT A MEDICAL SCHOOL. I JUST DON'T THINK THE COUNTY CAN PAY FOR IT RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. I AGREE WITH YOU 99.9%. SO THIS MESSAGE IS GOING TO BE SERVED BY MR. KELSTROM TO THE RCRC COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I WON'T BE THERE. YOU WON'T BE THERE. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL. WELL SO AGAIN THIS SO HERE'S TWO THINGS. AND SUPERVISOR HARMON, I KNOW THIS IS NOT UNCOMFORTABLE. THIS ISN'T WHAT BUT THIS IS NO, THIS IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. WELL, NO, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS IS THE PROCESS. BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY, IF THEY THINK THE BROWN ACT IS VIOLATED. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HOLD IT. AND I BELIEVE ALL FIVE OF US HOLD IT VERY DEAR IN TERMS OF THE SANCTITY OF THAT. SO THIS DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR LONG REALLY COMES DOWN TO THREE ITEMS. YOU KNOW THE I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO, LET'S SAY, ANCILLARY DISCUSSIONS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME UP AND YOU'RE QUESTIONING OF THEM [00:50:08] BECAUSE I GET THAT. THAT'S FINE. YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THAT. BUT LAST WEEK, DURING THE PROCLAMATION WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO SUPPORT IT, BUT YOU GAVE A VERY LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT ALL THE REASONS WHY THERE'S HOLES IN IT. SO WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S LIKE THERE'S A BUNCH OF OUTS WHERE IT COULD BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ALL IN ON THAT, BUT THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. BUT THE SECOND IS TALKING WITH FORMER SENATOR DOLLEY. I MEAN, OVER 3.5 HOURS, 3.5 HOURS. AND WE DISCUSSED MANY ITEMS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS VERY APPARENT AND CLEAR TO ME IS I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ROWING IN COMPLETE LOCKSTEP. AND IF YOU SAID THAT WE'RE 99% AGREEABLE ON STUFF, THEN I WOULD THINK YOU'D SUPPORT THE DIRECTION I WANT TO GO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT'S MY ITEM. I MEAN, IT'S I DO NOT SUPPORT THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A VOTE. SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND THIS IS GOOD. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE NOT YOU ARE IN SUPPORT. YOU'RE NOT AGAINST THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. ABSOLUTELY NOT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU'RE PUTTING THE JAIL IN FRONT OF IT. I DON'T THINK THAT THE JAIL IN MEDICAL SCHOOL ONE IS IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. IN MY OPINION, THEY BOTH NEED TO HAPPEN. THEY BOTH NEED TO. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH. I AGREE JAIL'S NOT GOING TO THE COUNTY. CAN'T AFFORD EITHER ONE. CORRECT. SO WE GO FORWARD WITH ALL THESE RESEARCH AND TRY TO GET THINGS. THE GEL SHOVEL READY? SO WHEN THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY COMES UP IN THE RIGHT GRANT, THE RIGHT WHATEVER, AND IT'LL HAPPEN AT SOME POINT. I THINK OUR CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, FEDERALLY IS, IS GOING TO START PROMOTING THE, YOU KNOW FIGHT AGAINST CRIME, THE FIGHT AGAINST THE SHORTAGE OF THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, BEDS IN A JAIL. SO WE CAN, FIGHT THIS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH BOTH HANDS AND BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, WE ALL AGREE, IN MY OPINION, WE ALL AGREE ON THE SAME THING RIGHT HERE AS FIVE BOARD MEMBERS. AND WHAT I SEE HAPPENING HERE WITH THIS IS, A DIVISION, AN UPSET BOXING GLOVES ON. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT. WE'VE DONE REALLY GOOD FOR SIX MONTHS. WELL, SO. MY. I DON'T THINK THIS WILL CHANGE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS RIGHT. IF,, IF I'M THE, IF I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO CHANGE EITHER. I THINK WE'RE ALL GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, IN THE SAME DIRECTION. WE'RE I'M A VERY RESPECTFUL TO PEOPLE AROUND ME. I DON'T WANT TO PUT BOXING GLOVES ON. I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY ELSE DO IT. I WANT TO SEE US FULLY COLLABORATIVE. I WANT TO SEE US WORKING TOGETHER. I WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT ALL FIVE OF US WANT TO SEE. WE ALL WANT TO SEE THE JAIL. WE ALL WANT TO SEE THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO PUSH AS HARD AS WE CAN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. SO HOLD ON, I WANT TO ARTICULATE THAT WHEN YOU SAID WE'RE GOING TO THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUSH AS HARD AS WE CAN. RIGHT. BUT BUT THE REALITY IS, RIGHT. EVERYBODY, JUST LIKE YOUR EMPLOYEES, PLEASE. EVERYBODY WORKS AT A DIFFERENT PACE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR RIGHT HAND PERSON ON CERTAIN JOBS ROWING IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOU. AND THE ONE THING I WILL SAY IS I'VE WORKED WITH SUPERVISOR KELSTROM NOW FOR THE BETTER PART OF THREE YEARS. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT I COULDN'T WORK WITH SUPERVISOR LONG, BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, THERE IS TOO MUCH. THERE WAS TOO MUCH DISCREPANCY. TOO MUCH, IT'S BEEN LABORED. WHO'S THE WHO IS THE DECIDING VOTE ON THOSE BOARDS? THOSE COMMITTEES. SORRY, SEE, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. KEVIN IS. SINCE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING, HE IS THE DESIGNATED MEMBER. HE IS THE ONE THAT VOTES AND THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE A CONFLICT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE HE CANNOT MAKE THE MEETING ON FRIDAY. NEITHER CAN I. SO, CHRIS KELSTROM IS MORE THAN FREE TO GO. YOU DON'T STRIP MY I ALTERNATE, I'M NOT THE PRIMARY MEMBER. YOU DON'T STRIP MY ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT WHEN I'M ON THE SAME PAGE. I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO PAYS FOR THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL BECAUSE OUR COUNTY CANNOT AFFORD IT. SO. BUT THAT EVEN THAT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WE ALL KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THE COUNTY. BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. BUT THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS. AND HOW MUCH HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AT THE TABLE THAT JUST SHOWS ME THE, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN. [00:55:05] HEY, CORKEY, HERE'S THE THING. I MEAN, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ISSUE DOESN'T REALLY NEED TO BE SETTLED TODAY, GIVEN THAT NEITHER OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE AT THIS WEEK'S RCRC MEETING, AND SUPERVISOR KELSTROM CAN GO IF HE'D LIKE. WELL, HE'S AVAILABLE. GREAT. SO I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE TABLE THIS. WE LEAVE THINGS AS THEY ARE TODAY AND THEN SUPERVISOR CRYE AND SUPERVISOR LONG. YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND SEE IF YOU CAN COME TO SOME AGREEMENT AND IF YOU CAN'T, THEN MAYBE YOU BRING THIS BACK AT A LATER POINT. BUT I THINK GETTING INTO A LONG DISCUSSION OVER THE MERITS OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS PROBABLY NOT, YOU KNOW. RIGHT. AND WE DON'T NEED TO SETTLE IT FOR TODAY. SO I WOULD PROPOSE THAT AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS FOR TODAY AND THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION BETWEEN YOU TWO SUPERVISORS AND YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE DONE IN THE FUTURE AND I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, YEAH, I MEAN, I JUST THINK SO, SHERIFF, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, GIVE ME A CALL AFTER THE MEETING. I KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE A MEETING, BUT. ALL RIGHT. BIG MISTAKE. THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL START WITH A ROLL CALL VOTE TO MY LEFT. PASSES THREE, TWO AND WE WILL BRING THAT BACK. OKAY. GOOD JOB. ALAN. IT'S IMPRESSIVE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO OUR. THIS IS R IS IT R3 OR R4. THIS IS R4 NOW. BUT IS THAT THE OLD R5? ARE WE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? OH YES. PUBLIC COMMENT. CHAIR. WE HAVE 13 SPEAKERS. [PUBLIC COMMENT] TWO MINUTES. LORI BRIDGFORD, RALPH BARCLY, TESSA BORGES, MARGARET HANSEN. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. THANK YOU. PERFECT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND BOARD. I'M JUST GOING TO BE ADDRESSING C9. IT'S ABOUT A $2.5 MILLION CONTRACT THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY. I WOULD ASK THAT THIS CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR CREST HOME FOR THE ELDERLY IN NORCO, CALIFORNIA BE EVALUATED, PULLED, AND DISCUSSED. I HAD SOME VERY CHALLENGING DISCUSSIONS, JUST TRYING TO GET VERY BASIC INFORMATION FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. I'VE WORKED IN LOCKS, LIKE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES IN MY LIFE, AND I WAS JUST DOING SOME CURSORY GENERAL INFORMATION AND WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME JUST EVEN GETTING THEIR LICENSE NUMBER TO FIND OUT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WERE MADE. CITATIONS, THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S I THINK IT STARTED FRIDAY. AND THEN SATURDAY I WAS TOLD TO EMAIL THE ADMIN AND I DID. NO WORD I WAS GIVEN HER CELL PHONE NUMBER TOLD CALL. I DID NO CALL BACK WHEN I CALLED BACK THE ORGANIZATION. IT JUST GOES TO A VOICEMAIL RECORDING WHICH IS UNHEARD OF THESE DAYS. MOST STAFFERS RUN AROUND WITH THE BLUETOOTH OR THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THERE TO PICK UP THE PHONE. MY CONCERN WAS WHEN I WENT TO A SEARCH ON THE COMMUNITY CARE SENIOR ADULT. THERE WERE ABOUT 23 REPORTS ON THIS AGENCY. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE, I THINK, A THREE YEAR CONTRACT FOR 2.5 MILLION. I SPOKE WITH THE IT'S AN ON DUTY PERSON, AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE GOT OUT OF THE LOCKED PSYCH UNIT FOR THREE HOURS WAS MISSING. SO IT'S A TYPE A VIOLATION THAT'S IMMINENT HEALTH AND MORE SERIOUS. AND I JUST DON'T WANT THIS RUBBER STAMP, AND I'M NOT A SMOKER. BUT I KNOW THIS HAPPENS A LOT IN THESE FACILITIES. THEY DENIED SMOKING FOR THREE WEEKS BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. AGAIN, IT'S A HUMAN RIGHTS THING. SO I WOULD LIKE OUR COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE AND LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE WE SEND THEM THAT MONEY. THANK YOU. RALPH BARCLAY, TESSA BORGES, MARGARET HANSON, THOMAS H. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OATH OF OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND STATE SENATE, BUT I CAN'T DO THAT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IF YOU TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE AND YOU, FOR SOME REASON, [01:00:03] FOR SOME REASON, DISREGARD THAT OATH OF OFFICE, WE THE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME AND TAKE YOU OUT OF YOUR OFFICE AND THROW YOU TO THE CURB. NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WON'T AGREE WITH IT. THEY'LL BE OFFENDED WITH IT. I DON'T CARE, THE PEOPLE DOWN IN SACRAMENTO DON'T CARE A DAMN THING ABOUT THIS. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE'VE GOT A COMMUNIST FOR A GOVERNOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE WON'T AGREE WITH THAT. BUT WE DO AND WE GOT COMMUNISTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT OVERRIDE EVERYTHING THAT WE STAND FOR IN THIS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IT NEEDS TO CHANGE. I DON'T CARE HOW WE GO ABOUT IT. IT NEEDS TO CHANGE. MY PROPOSAL IS THE STATE OF JEFFERSON HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SINCE 1938, AND IT HAS BEEN THE ONLY TIME IT WASN'T. IT WAS DURING WORLD WAR 2, AND THERE'S BEEN NOTHING DONE TO SEPARATE US FROM SACRAMENTO. AND IT HAS TO BE DONE AND DONE QUICKLY, OR WE'RE GOING TO GO UNDER. THIS GOVERNOR IS RUINING THE STATE. THE PRICE OF GAS IS GOING UP NEXT MONTH TO OVER $5, OVER $8 A GALLON. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? WE WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD GROCERIES. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE AND WE'RE UNDER HIS THUMB. SO LET'S GET YOUR JOBS DONE. THANK YOU. TESSA MARGARET HANSON, THOMAS H. DOLORES. LUCERO. GOOD MORNING. BOARD. MY NAME IS TESSA MARQUEZ WITH ALACRITY DESTINATION SERVICES. AND I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE UPSTATE CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION. I'M SHARING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEIR JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2025 QUARTERLY REPORT AND THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED. THE YEAR IS OFF TO A STRONG START, AND JUST THE FIRST QUARTER THEY POSTED FOUR PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING A FEATURE FILM COMMERCIAL, A SHORT AND EPISODIC SERIES, ALL BRINGING IN AN ESTIMATED 585,000 INTO OUR LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. THESE 27 SHOOT DAYS SUPPORTED LOCAL BUSINESSES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL CREW AND VENDORS AS WELL. THE FILM OFFICE ALSO RESPONDED TO 21 NEW PROJECT INQUIRIES AND CURRENTLY HAS 28 PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT. THESE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF GROWING INDUSTRY INTEREST IN OUR REGION. REPRESENTING SHASTA, TAJIMA, YUBA, AND SUTTER COUNTIES. THE FILM COMMISSION CONTINUES TO POSITION OUR AREA AS FILM FRIENDLY AND PRODUCTION READY. SABRINA, OUR FILM COMMISSIONER, WAS HONORED TO SPEAK IN SACRAMENTO AS THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF FLICKS. THAT'S FILM LIAISONS IN CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE. SHE WAS THERE SHARING WITH STATE LEADERS THE SIGNIFICANT VALUE THAT FILM PRODUCTION BRINGS TO RURAL ECONOMIES LIKE OUR OWN. WE ALSO CELEBRATED THE RETURN OF THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WITH OUR NEW LEADERSHIP, AND FILMMAKERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION ATTENDED, WHO LEFT FEELING VERY INSPIRED AND DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS REGION. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSION REPRESENTED OUR REGION AT THE SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, CREATING VALUABLE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS AND PROMOTING OUR STUNNING FILM LOCATIONS. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO REPORT A LOCALLY SUPPORTED FILM. THE GOLDEN GHOST HAS GONE ON TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION, SCREENING AT FESTIVALS FROM NEW YORK TO BERLIN AND WINNING AWARDS THAT HIGHLIGHT STORIES OF MARGINALIZED VOICES AND CLOSING THIS GROWING MOMENTUM WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL YOUR SUPPORT. EVERY PRODUCTION HERE BOOSTS OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, SHOWCASES OUR REGION, AND STRENGTHENS OUR REPUTATION WITHIN THE FILM INDUSTRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT AND KEEPING. THANK YOU. MARGARET HANSON, THOMAS H. DOLORES. LUCERO, JACQUELINE TREADWAY. OKAY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD, BUT THERE WAS A VIDEO GOING AROUND ABOUT A YOUNG LADY THAT'S GOTTEN BEAT UP BY A GANG OF FERAL ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THE DA IS NOT. WELL, IT'S NOT HER POINT YET, BUT SHE'S LET A LOT OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS GO OF THESE KIDS THAT ARE BEATING UP. IN FACT, ONE OF THEM, ALLEGEDLY KILLED THE TWO YOUNG MEN AT WESTWOOD VILLAGE. SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL GANG THEY NAME THEMSELVES. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE'S ABOUT 60 KIDS. BUT ANYWAY, THIS HAPPENED NEAR THE DRAG STRIP AND THEY GO OUT THERE AND THEY PARTY. WELL, THEY SET THIS GIRL UP. SHE'S HAD DENTAL SURGERY YESTERDAY. RECONSTRUCTIVE? SHE CAN HARDLY TALK. THEY KICKED HER IN THE BODY. THEY KICKED HER IN THE HEAD. THERE'S VIDEO, THERE'S PICTURES GOING AROUND. BUT I WANT YOU GUYS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE DA'S NOT AND THE POLICE MADE MISTAKES WHEN THEY GAVE THEIR FIRST INITIAL REPORT SAYING THAT SHE WAS AN ADULT AND THAT SHE WAS MEDICALLY DOING FINE. THERE WERE TWO INCIDENCES AND SO THEY GOT THOSE CONFUSED. SO ACCURACY IS JUST KEY. I'M JUST MAKING YOU AWARE OF IT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY TICKED, [01:05:03] AND I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. DON'T KNOW WHO HAS INFLUENCE IN THIS, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG IF THE COMMUNITY HADN'T STEPPED FORWARD AND STARTED DEMANDING THE RESULTS. SO IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE HERE. THEY'VE BEEN GOING AROUND SETTING UP KIDS A LOT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO ESCALATE IT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW. THANK YOU. THOMAS H. DOLORES LUCERO. JACQUELINE TREADWAY. KIM MOORE. YEAH. KEVIN, I WANTED TO TELL YOU. THANKS FOR THE DIRECTION YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE OUR COUNTY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IT'S HARD TO BET A THOUSAND, BUT YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE. MR. PLUMMER, I WOULD I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT THAT YOU PUT ADD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INPUT TOWARDS THE MEDICAL THAN THE HOMELESS. I WOULD EXPECT MORE COOPERATION OUT OF YOU FOR THE MEDICAL. WHEN YOU GET OLDER, YOU GOT TO GO OUT. GO OUT? I ACTUALLY WENT TO ANOTHER STATE FOR MEDICAL HELP AND I KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA SUPPORTS MOST OF THE HOMELESS FOR THE NATION. SO I GUESS WRIGHT IS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING MOST OF THE HOMELESS FOR THE STATE. BUT, YOU KNOW, UP IN PORTLAND, YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM LIKE TONIGHT. TODAY ON THE WORK I COME IN HERE, I'VE SEEN 6 OR 7 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. IT'S PATHETIC AND WE JUST CAN'T DO IT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE HOPING TO CREATE FOR YOUR LITTLE KIDS, BUT THERE'S A BETTER ENVIRONMENT. AND IF WE KEEP SAYING HOMELESS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE WORKING FOR THE HOMELESS. AND WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS IT GETTING US? I MEAN, WHERE IS IT GETTING YOUR KIDS? BUT I DO APPRECIATE, KEVIN, YOUR ENERGY THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS AND MR. JONES HE'S DONATED A LOT TO THIS COUNTY. WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE DA'S OFFICE, AND KEVIN TRIED TO BRING IT TO LIGHT HERE LAST WEEK, AND YOU FOUR GUYS VOTED AGAINST IT. WE COULD HAVE HAD IT DONE IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE WHO'S TRYING TO HIDE. I MEAN, I APPRECIATE KEVIN, I REALLY DO, BUT THANKS. THANK YOU. DOLORES. LUCERO, JACQUELINE. TREADWAY, KIM MOORE, NICK GARDNER. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN CUZ HE APPRECIATES YOU. I DON'T YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY DISGUSTING TO SEE KEVIN CRY. HOW HE TRIES TO DUKE IT OUT WITH PEOPLE WITH ALL THE BOARD HERE. MEMBERS WHO PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY ELECTED FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN OPINION AND THEIR OWN VOICE. BUT IT'S PRETTY SAD THAT HE FINDS A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS HIS WAY, EVEN THOUGH HE TRIES TO LIE TO ONE ANOTHER TO EACH OTHER AND EVERYTHING. KEVIN IS THE DICTATOR MANIPULATOR, AND HE'S GOING TO DO WHATEVER HE CAN TO MAKE SURE HE GETS ON TOP OF THE WORLD HERE BECAUSE HE THAT'S HIS GOAL. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE JAIL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING A HOSPITAL OR FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE BECAUSE THE JAIL YOU NEED TO PUT THE CRIMINALS AWAY. THAT'S THE FIRST SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING AND WHY ARE WE GOING TO THINK ABOUT SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS OTHER PROJECT? I'LL TELL YOU WHY. BECAUSE IN THE END, MR. DUNCAN'S GOING TO BENEFIT. WHO'S GOING TO RUN THAT PLACE? MR. DUNCAN AND HIS FAMILY IS GOING TO RUN IT AND IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR HIM TO EVEN BE PART OF IT, BECAUSE HE IS A DOCTOR, AND HE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE PART OF THIS DISCUSSION OR HAVING CLOSE MEETINGS, CLOSED SESSIONS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. WITH KEVIN CRYE AND HAVING ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE ATTEND THESE MEETINGS, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S PROHIBITED AND HE TALKS ABOUT HE DON'T WANT TO BE VIOLATING ANY BROWN ACT, BUT YET HE DOES IT ANYWAYS AND OUT THERE AND HE THINKS HE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. LAWS DON'T APPLY TO HIM. HE ONLY DOES WHATEVER HE WANTS. HERE WE GOT THE DEA. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DEA. PATRICK JONES WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DEA. HOW SHE DID THINGS AND HOW SHE USED HER STAFF AND EVERYTHING ON TAXPAYERS MONEY. WELL GUESS WHAT? PATRICK DID THE SAME THING. HE USED TAXPAYERS MONEY TO BRING HIS SHOOTING RANGE ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE IT. SO THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU SAY ONE THING, YOU DO ANOTHER. EITHER YOU ENFORCE THE LAWS OR STOP BREAKING THEM. THANK YOU SIR. JACQUELINE TREADWAY, KIM MOORE, NICK GARDNER, STEVE COHEN. PRESENTATIONS ARE A WAY TO GET INFORMED AND TO CLARIFY PARTIAL SOLUTIONS OR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR BETTER PROGRAMS THAT [01:10:03] YOU CAN OFFER THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY OF SHASTA COUNTY. THE DEVELOPING DIAMONDS COMMUNITY HAS DEVELOPED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO EXPLAIN WHY THEIR PROTOCOLS ARE APPROPRIATE AND ATTRACTIVE TO THE NEURODIVERGENT, CHRONIC HOMELESS POPULATION THAT CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TYPICAL OPTIONS OF SHELTER BUT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR THIS ANTICIPATED PROGRAM ONCE IT IS FUNDED AND AVAILABLE. IT ALSO SHOWS WHY THE PUBLIC HAS SIGNED A PETITION ASKING THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MODIFY THE CURRENT ORDINANCES TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM A REALITY FOR INCREASED PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY. IT ALSO CONVEYS OPTIONS OF COLLABORATION THAT WILL SAVE THE PUBLIC BUDGET AND PUBLIC BUDGET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO A CONSTANTLY DISPLACED COMMUNITY, AND MONEY THAT CAN BE REALLOCATED TO PROVIDING BETTER PAY TO UNDERPAID PROFESSIONALS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY IS GETTING WORSE, NOT BETTER. THE CURRENT POLICIES ARE NOT WORKING FOR THOSE THAT ARE THE LAST HOLDOUTS FOR THE APPROPRIATE SHELTER AND DEVELOPMENT. INSTEAD OF DRIVING THE POPULATION FROM TENS TO HOUSING, THE LAST POINT IN TIME NUMBERS SHOW THAT THE CURRENTLY ENFORCED POLICIES ARE ONLY DRIVING THEM FROM THEIR ENCAMPMENTS IN PUBLIC PARKS AND HUDDLING TO HUDDLING UNDER OVERHANGS AND BENCHES ON THE STREET. IT'S DRIVING THEM TO THE STREETS. THEY'VE LOST ALL THEIR THEIR POSSESSIONS, THEIR DOCUMENTATION FOR SURVIVAL AND ADVANCEMENT. THIS IS A TIME FOR YOU TO GET INFORMED. THIS IS THE TIME TO ACT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, IN THE INTEREST OF THE HOMELESS AND THANK YOU, KIM MOORE, NICK GARDNER, STEVE COHEN, DON DUCKETT. GREETINGS, SUPERVISORS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M KEEPING THIS TOTALLY CLEAR FROM C10 BECAUSE I HAVE OPPOSITE FEELINGS. KEVIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU GAVE OUR COMMUNITY LAST NIGHT, AND I'M A LITTLE SADDENED THAT THERE WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE MISSING A COUPLE PIVOTAL PEOPLE AND THEN THAT WE COULDN'T I REALLY WANTED THIS MEETING TO BE MORE WHERE WE COULD TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS. SO I HAVE HOPE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. I KNOW THAT THERE'S THINGS YOU'RE LOOKING INTO. ONE OF THE ISSUES I DIDN'T GET TO TALK ABOUT AT THE MEETING WAS THE HOPE THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CLEAN SLATE AT THE WOODLANDS. WE'RE GETTING A NEW MANAGER. IT WAS AGAINST THE COUNTY CONTRACT, AND NORTHERN VALLEY CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES VIOLATED THE CONTRACT BY US NOT HAVING A MANAGER IN PLACE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. BUT WE HAVE A NEW MANAGER COMING, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF, THAT WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS SO PIVOTAL, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU CAN, WE NEED TO NARROW DOWN A GROUP, THE GROUP, BUT HAVE A GROUP OF REPRESENTATIVES ALONG WITH YOUR ASSISTANTS. HELP US FIGHT FOR THESE CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES. AND THEN I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 85% LIABILITY ON THE PART OF NORTHERN VALLEY CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S ABOUT 15% LIABILITY ON THE COUNTY'S PART. IT HAS TO DO WITH THIS THING CALLED BILLABLE HOURS. AND SO WHAT SERVICES THE ON SITE MH HAS A SOCIAL WORKER IS WILLING TO GIVE THE TENANTS IS BASED ON THAT BILLABLE HOURS. SO WE NEED TO FIX THAT. I HAVE 23 SECONDS LEFT. YOU'RE CORRUPT AS HELL. YOU ARE WICKED, EVIL MAN WORKING AGAINST THIS COUNTY AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR US TO GET RID OF YOU. AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT, AND PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. WOW. [INAUDIBLE]. NICK GARDNER, STEVE COHEN, DON DUCKETT, THEN JENNY. BECAUSE SUPERVISOR LONG, I THOUGHT YOUR INTERRUPTIONS WERE RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL IN THE LAST JUVENILE EVEN. KEVIN, I HAD YOU AND MARK MARZANO DOWN BY MY HOUSE AND SHOWING YOU THE STUMPS THAT PGA HAD LEFT AND HOW THE BRUSH WAS GROWING UP AND GOING TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. I SAW BARRY TIP IN HERE. I WAS HOPING HE'D BE HERE BECAUSE I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THAT BRUSH IS SIX AND EIGHT FOOT TALL NOW, AND THERE'S A FIRE BUG RUNNING AROUND. SO IF YOU COULD POKE BARRY IN THE ASS AND GET THAT TRIMMED UP, I KNOW OUR WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD APPRECIATE IT. WAS THAT ABOUT? THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WASN'T IT? YES. OKAY. YES. NOTHING'S BEEN GONE ON. AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN BUSY WITH A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I UNDERSTAND, SO I'VE JUST. IT'S NOT BECAUSE I POKED HIM. YEAH. OKAY. ON THE WAY IN, I TALKED TO BARRY. I SAID, BARRY, IF THIS $0.01 TAX IS THEY HAVE ALL THE SIGNATURES THEY NEED FROM THE CITY OF REDDING AND GOES ON A BALLOT. WILL THAT BE A SPECIAL ELECTION? AND HE SAID YES. [01:15:04] AND I JUST WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT SPECIAL ELECTION, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THEY RUN ABOUT $1 MILLION. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. PROBABLY THE CITY OUGHT TO BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THAT. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. STEVE CON. DON DUCKETT, JENNY AND LESLIE. GOOD MORNING. BOARD STAFF. COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE. NOT TOO MANY TODAY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BOARD IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE OVER AT LEAST THE NEXT FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR INCREASING CRIME IN SHASTA COUNTY BY NOT FULLY FUNDING THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE. SHE CANNOT PROSECUTE ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND MOVE THEM ON TO STATE PRISON THAT NEED TO BE MOVED TO STATE PRISON. SHE SIMPLY CAN'T. SHE'S LAID OUT THE FIGURES AND THE NUMBERS AND THE LOAD THAT THIS DISTRICT ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE HAS ON HER, AND COMPARED IT TO OTHER AREAS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE SOMEBODY WOULD NEED TO REALIZE HOW UNDERSTAFFED AND HOW THEY MAY CONTINUE TO LOSE STAFF AT THE CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL. SO THE CRIME INCREASES THAT OCCUR IN THIS COUNTY ARE RIGHT ON YOU GUYS'S SHOULDERS ON YOUR DECISIONS THAT YOU MADE. YOU ARE CAUSING THE INCREASE IN CRIME, AND THIS WILL NOT GO UNNOTICED IN FUTURE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS THAT ANY OF YOU LIKE CRYE MAY HAVE THE MONEY THAT OF COURSE, WE COULD HAVE SAVED SOME MONEY AND IN NOT HIRING STREET AND THEN WHATEVER CURTIS WANTS TO SPEND, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW YET AND THAT COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE CRIMES, WE CANNOT TAKE CARE. WE CANNOT TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF PROPOSITION 36. IF WE CAN'T PROSECUTE THESE PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET THESE BAD GUYS OFF THE STREET, AND YOU GUYS HAVE HAMSTRUNG THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE AS FAR AS A MEDICAL SCHOOL IS CONCERNED, YOU'RE PUTTING THE CART IN FRONT OF THE HORSE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE DOCTORS AND THE RESIDENTS BEFORE YOU CAN HAVE A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND IT'S 15 YEARS OFF. SO WHY DON'T YOU FOCUS ON THE REAL PROBLEM HERE? AND THAT IS GETTING SOME DOCTORS HERE, SOME INCENTIVES OR SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY HELPS THE COMMUNITY POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS. DON DUCKETT, JENNY LESLIE AND BENJAMIN NGUYEN. GOOD MORNING BOARD. CORKEY, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE THE PUBLIC HAVE WATCHED DECORUM AND THE ABILITY TO COLLABORATE WITH WITH THE FIVE OF YOU SORT OF DEVOLVE OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT STARTED OUT GREAT. WE DON'T HAVE MARY RICKERT TO BLAME. SO GET IT TOGETHER, GENTLEMEN. MR. CRYE, I'VE SEEN YOU GO AFTER MR. PLUMMER AND BACK AND FORTH THERE. BY THE WAY, THE INTERRUPTIONS ARE ON EVERYBODY'S PART. YOU KNOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE CHILDREN UP HERE, AND SO GET IT TOGETHER. AT THE LAST MEETING, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM DURING DOCTOR MU'S PRESENTATION ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. YOU CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE WHEN YOU TOLD A STORY ABOUT FAILING YOUR DOT PHYSICAL AND NEEDING A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, AND YOU CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE, BUT STOPPED YOURSELF TO SAYING THAT YOU MAY HAVE USED YOUR POSITION AS A SUPERVISOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER BY REACHING OUT TO DOCTOR MU AND DOCTOR DELUCA. SO I KNOW THE GRAND JURY WATCHES THESE MEETINGS. I THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO JUST AT LEAST SET OUR MIND AT EASE TO GET BOTH OF THEM UNDER OATH, TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS THE ASK DURING THOSE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, DOCTOR MU, AND DOCTOR DANUSHKA AND IF WE ALL REMEMBER CORRECTLY, SUPERVISOR MODI WAS RECALLED LARGELY ON ALLEGATIONS THAT HE ABUSED HIS POSITION AS A SUPERVISOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO FIRE LINES. SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE FOR THE GRAND JURY. THANK YOU. JENNY LESLIE AND BENJAMIN NGUYEN. I WAS LISTENING. THAT WAS MY NAME. OKAY. THE LAST FEW DAYS FOR ME HAVE BEEN ABOUT PRIORITIES. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME? WHAT DO I WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND WHEN I DIE? WHAT WILL I BE REMEMBERED FOR? HOW DO I WANT TO SHOW MY FAMILY THE LOVE THEY DESERVE WITH THE TIME I HAVE HERE? AND AS IT HAPPENS. AS LIFE HAPPENS, AS I TAKE IT ALL IN. I REALIZE SOON I'M GOING TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR A SILENT PROTEST, AND I WILL STAND BEFORE A JUDGE AND HEAR CHARGES. AND PERHAPS, AS THE CASE CONTINUES, I WILL HEAR OPINIONS OF WITNESSES, OF MY CHARACTER, OF ACTIONS, [01:20:05] OF WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF ME AND THEIR OPINIONS OF ME AND IN THE END, IF I'M FOUND GUILTY, I WILL GO TO JAIL AND I'M READY FOR THAT. I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE POPULATION THERE. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE, BUT AFTER I WAS ARRESTED, I FOUND MORE COMPASSION AND KINDNESS WITHIN THE CELLS OF THAT TRAIL THAN I FOUND IN THIS ROOM. IN THIS ROOM, SOMETIMES I FIND A LOT OF COMPETITIVENESS, CRUELTY, HEARTLESSNESS. THE INMATES WORRIED MORE FOR MY WELL-BEING THAN PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. DO. THE CRIMINALS OF THIS COUNTY HAVE A HIGHER SENSE OF RESPECT FOR A FELLOW HUMAN BEING THAN THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD ITSELF, AT TIMES? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT? HOW CAN I FEEL SAFER IN A CELL OF CRIMINALS THAN A ROOM OF UPSTANDING CITIZENS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I DON'T KNOW IF I FACE FREEDOM OR CAPTIVITY. AND TO TELL YOU, EVEN IN JAIL, I WILL FIND PEACE. EVEN IN CAPTIVITY, MY HEART WILL BE FREE. EVEN IN PERSECUTION, THERE CAN BE JOY. AND NO AMOUNT OF INTIMIDATION CAN STOP DISSENT IN THIS ROOM OR ELSEWHERE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND TAKING IT IN, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT ME. JUST SO YOU KNOW, EVEN NOW, I REFUSE TO HATE YOU. YOU CAN TAKE A LOT FROM ME, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE WHO I AM. I GET THAT IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH AND IN FREEDOM AND IN CAPTIVITY. YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY WHO I AM. THANK YOU. LESLIE, THAN BENJAMIN NGUYEN. GOOD MORNING. SO MAYBE JUST TO SAVE ANY WITCH HUNT SOME TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY FAILED A RECALL. CHRIS, I'M A FULL ON WITNESS TO THE FACT THAT FOR YEARS 5-10, HOWEVER MANY YOU'VE BEEN CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS WITH BOTH DOCTOR MU AND DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE], AND THIS IS NOTHING BUT IN THE ASPECT OF THAT FRIENDSHIP WHICH I HAVE BEEN A PERSONAL WITNESS TO. SO NICE TRY. THAT THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS POSITION, BUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE BOTH FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTY AND WHAT'S GOOD FOR IT FOR YEARS. ANYWAY, ON TO MORE. I AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN'S SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE OATH OF OFFICE. HOWEVER, THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A COURSE TO RIP SOMEBODY OUT OF OFFICE AND REPLACE THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, ONLY 40% OF OUR POPULATION COME OUT TO VOTE IN 30 OR IN UNPRESIDENTIAL OR NON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. ONLY 30% OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS ON WHO IS IN POWER. SO UNTIL PEOPLE START GETTING OFF THEIR BUTT AND VOTING, REALIZING THAT IT IS NOT THE NICE CHRISTIAN THING TO DO TO STAY OUT OF POLITICS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PEOPLE IN OFFICE WILL STAY RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SPENDING MONEY. I'M GLAD WE DIDN'T GIVE HER ANY EXTRA MONEY. I JUST WITNESSED 20 MINUTES AGO. THAT'S WHY I WAS LATE. JUDGE FLYNN RIP INTO ONE OF OUR ATTORNEYS. BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO DO THEIR JOB . ON THIS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SAME TEAM. STEPHEN KING HAS BEEN A MENACE TO THE SOCIETY. HE HAS BEEN A DANGER TO EVERY MEMBER OF SHASTA COUNTY. ON THIS WE SHOULD BE THE SAME TEAM. BUT OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY FAILED TO GET THE EVIDENCE IN TIME AND GIVE IT OVER IN TIME FOR HIS HEARING TO GO FORWARD ON THURSDAY, SO IT'S NOW BEING PUSHED OUT ANOTHER MONTH. THANK YOU. GLAD WE DIDN'T GIVE HER MONEY. LASTLY, I JUST SPENT FOUR DAYS IN YUBA CITY. WE RAISED OVER $2.3 MILLION TO SAVE AND RESCUE CHILDREN OUT OF TRAFFICKING. WE ARE DOING REAL WORK IN THIS COUNTRY. REAL WORK IN AMERICA AND GOD WILL WIN. THANK YOU. BENJAMIN NGUYEN. SO, SUPERVISOR CRYE, I HADN'T PLANNED TO SPEAK TODAY, BUT YOUR ACTIONS KIND OF MADE IT NECESSARY. WE ALL WATCHED YOU CUT OFF STEPHANIE BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN GIVE HER RECOMMENDATION AND YOU WEREN'T SEEKING INPUT. YOU WERE DEMANDING CONTROL, ASKING FOR THE BARE MINIMUM LEGAL REALITY. LESS THAN 30 MINUTES EARLIER, SHE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER ROLE IN HELPING THESE MEETINGS FUNCTION THROUGH INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. BUT WHEN HER VOICE DIDN'T MATCH HER SCRIPT, YOU SHUT HER DOWN. THEN, MINUTES LATER, WE ALL WITNESSED YOUR CONDUCT REGARDING AN ATTEMPT TO REPLACE SUPERVISOR, LONG AS YOUR ALTERNATE ON A COMMITTEE. NOW, THAT DECISION CAME FROM YOU, NOT OUT OF NECESSITY, BUT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT LONG WOULD SPEAK IN LOCKSTEP WITH YOUR VIEWS. YOU USE THOSE WORDS YOURSELF, AND WE HEARD THEM LOUD AND CLEAR. NOW, I WANT TO COMMEND SUPERVISOR LONG FOR SHOWING BACKBONE AND STANDING HIS GROUND. THAT'S LEADERSHIP. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE SUPERVISOR HARMON. DESPITE OUR POLITICAL DISAGREEMENTS. HE LISTENED, ENGAGED AND SPOKE OUT. AND THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC DESERVES. BUT THIS BOARD WON'T COME TOGETHER WHILE YOU'RE RUNNING IT, LIKE A PRIVATE BUSINESS. THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IT DOESN'T EXIST TO SERVE ONE MAN'S EGO OR CAMPAIGN. NOW, I HELPED PROTEST WHEN YOU TRIED TO INSTALL. [01:25:03] WHEN YOU DID INSTALL CLINT CURTIS AS REGISTRAR. YOU CALLED THE POLICE ON US FALSELY BECAUSE WE PUSHED BACK. NOW YOU'RE MOST LIKELY FUNDRAISING FOR A REELECTION. BUT THE MORE PEOPLE WATCH HOW YOU OPERATE, THE CLEARER IT BECOMES. I'M WORKING TO MAKE SURE YOUR TIME IN OFFICE ENDS. BECAUSE UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, THIS COUNTY WON'T TRULY MOVE FORWARD. AND, CHAIR, THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. I REMEMBER THAT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MISS COLEMAN, COULD YOU COME UP? I HAVE A QUESTION. I MEAN, I DON'T NECESSARILY. DO I HAVE TO OFFICIALLY PULL C9 IF I HAVE A QUESTION ON IT. NO. YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION ABOUT AN ITEM PRIOR TO THE VOTE. OKAY, BECAUSE I DON'T NEED TO. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR CHRISTIAN C9. NO, I'M PULLING C10, BUT C9. MISS BRIDGFORD SPOKE ABOUT THAT. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? I MEAN THAT'S NOT ONE THAT I LOOKED AND I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM HER. SO SOME OF HER COMMENTS AND SOME OF HER THOUGHTS IN HER EMAIL ALONG WITH HER PUBLIC COMMENT, I DID SOME QUICK LOOKING AND I JUST WAS DOING SOME QUICK LOOKING TO AS WE WERE SITTING UP HERE TALKING. I WOULD ASK IF WE COULD ACTUALLY NOT DO THIS ITEM TODAY SO I CAN LOOK INTO THIS AND ASKYOU IF I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS. I DON'T, WHICH I LOVE ABOUT IS I DON'T SEE THE THE WORDS RETROACTIVE. SO IF YEAH, IF WE COULD JUST IF WE CAN THEN TAKE IT TO A LATER DATE THEN, THEN I'D LIKE TO KICK C9 AND JUST VET THAT STUFF OUT. NOT SAYING THERE'S ANY PROOF OF SOME OF THE THINGS EITHER IN THE EMAIL I RECEIVED OR MAYBE SOME OF YOU GUYS RECEIVED IT AS WELL, BUT I THINK IT STILL WARRANTS LOOKING INTO IT A LITTLE FURTHER. SO. ALL RIGHT, MISS BLANKENSHIP, I'LL BE I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PULL C9 FOR A LATER DATE. AND ALSO. ALL RIGHT. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. VOTE ON C9. ALL RIGHT, I PULLED C10, SO I'LL TAKE HIM. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CALENDAR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LONG. WE'VE TAKEN PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE C10. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, CAN I OH. SORRY. YES. JUST ON C13, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT VOTE AND JUST VOTE ON THE REST OF THE ITEMS. I'M ON THE BOARD OF THAT NONPROFIT. IT'S A VOLUNTARY POSITION, BUT WE'LL JUST RECUSE FROM THAT VOTE AND VOTE ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKEC10. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? IF WE MADE SURE WE DIDN'T GET A FORMAL VOTE ON THE REMAINDER OF CALENDAR, SUPERVISOR PALMER HAD INTERRUPTED. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. YEAH. ACCURATELY 4-0 ON C 13 WITH PLUMMER RECUSING HIMSELF AND THEN THE REST OF IT IS FIVE, ZERO. YOU'RE GOOD. TOM. AND CHAIR FOR C10. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE. KIM MOORE AND THEN DOLORES LUCERO. MISTER CHAIRMAN? YES. CAN YOU, JUST FOR CLARITY ON THE RECORD, JUST RETAKE THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THE WHOLE THING? YES. JUST THE VOTE. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON C13. SUPERVISOR LONG IS RECUSING HIMSELF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PLUMMER'S RECUSING. WHAT DID I SAY? YOU SAID LONG. SORRY. PLUMMER´S RECUSING. [CONSENT CALENDAR] MINUS C10 AND C13. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A YE. PASSES 5-0 . THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON C10. MRS. MOORE. [C10 Approve a revenue agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for utilizing Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program round five funds for interim housing, street outreach, and services coordination (Agreement) and designate authority to the HHSA Director, or their designee, to sign additional documents and amendments, including retroactive related to the Agreement.] SO I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS. I'M REALLY TALKING TO THOSE GUYS. SO ANYWAY, IN LATE 2016, MY HEALTH WAS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. I HAD JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SEVERE HOLE IN MY AORTIC VALVE WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING OUT OF THE HOME I HAD BEEN RENTING FOR 13 YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS BEING SOLD. WITH AN INCOME OF $990 PER MONTH, THERE WAS NO PROPERTY MANAGER WILLING TO RENT TO ME, REGARDLESS OF THE NEARLY PERFECT PAYMENT HISTORY I HAD. I PLACED MY BELONGINGS IN STORAGE AND BECAME HOMELESS FOR EIGHT MONTHS. WITH THE HELP OF THIS TYPE OF FUNDING, THE WOODLANDS WAS BUILT. I RECOGNIZED AND THANKED THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS FOR ACCESSING AND MAKING USE OF THIS TYPE OF FUNDING TO HELP ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. IN ADDITION, HUD PROVISIONS ALLOW MOTIVATED WILLING TENANTS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR DESPERATELY NEEDED HEALTH CARE AND WRITE OFF THESE MEDICAL EXPENSES. THESE PROGRAMS CAN AND DO SAVE LIVES. MY OWN MEDICAL RECORDS ARE PROOF OF SUCH. WHILE I ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNITY RAILING AGAINST WRONGDOING, CORRUPTION, WASTE, AND ABUSE, I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE WRONGDOING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NORTHERN VALLEY CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, [01:30:04] NOT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH SECURING FUNDING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND SAVE MORE LIVES. MY ASK, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET TO SOLUTIONS, ARE, WHAT COUNTY OFFICIALS BE WILLING TO MEET WITH CITY HUD OFFICIALS AND TENANTS OF THE WOODLANDS IN ORDER TO FORCE DESPERATELY NEEDED CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES. WHEN TENANTS GO TO HUD ONE BY ONE, REPORTS AND SERIOUS ISSUES HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IF A SMALL GROUP OF US ARE ALLOWED TO MEET WITH OFFICIALS FROM BOTH CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS AT THE SAME TIME, THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO CONTINUE IGNORING THE WRONGDOING, FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOLORES LUCERO, AND THAT WILL BE OUR FINAL SPEAKER. THIS ITEM. AND, IT TALKS ABOUT HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE. WHY ARE WE MAKING HOMELESS LIKE THE FIRST, LIKE OUR PRIORITY THING WHEN WE DON'T EVEN HELP THE HOMELESS? WE'RE MAKING MONEY OFF OF THE HOMELESS. WE'RE APPLYING FOR GRANTS BY THE STATE AND SAYING THAT WE NEED MONEY FOR THE HOMELESS, BUT YET WE TALK AND JUST TAKE THE MONEY. BUT YET WE DON'T DO ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THE SHERIFF FROM RIVERSIDE, ACTUALLY, MR. BLANCO ACTUALLY SAID IN HIS VIDEO. AND IT'S TRUE. WHY ARE WE TAKING MONEY? WE'RE NOT EVEN DOING ANYTHING FOR THE HOMELESS. IT'S RIDICULOUS. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG AND WE HAVE SO MANY PROGRAMS OUT THERE. WHY HAVE WE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING THE MONEY? THEY'RE STILL OUT THERE. YOU'RE NOT HELPING THEM. YOU OFFER TO PUT, YOU KNOW, BRING THEM IN AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHY THEY'RE OUT IN THE STREET. BUT YET, THAT'S ALL. IT'S A SERVICE TO ASK AND PUT THEIR NAME ON THE LIST, TO BE ABLE TO SAY, THIS IS THE HOMELESS PERSON WHO CAME IN. AND SO THEN YOU MAKE A LIST AND THEN YOU SEND IT BACK TO THE STATE, SO THE STATE KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THE FUNDING TO REPEAT, TO REPEAT IT OVER AND OVER, TO CONTINUE TO GET THE FUNDING. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. MONEY MAKING OFF OF THE PEOPLE. OFF OF THE HOMELESS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN HELP. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HELP, YOU GOT TO DO IT RIGHT. GET THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAS THE PROGRAMS. GET THEM ALL TOGETHER. ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. WHY CREATE SOMETHING NEW WHEN IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME IN YEARS, IN THOSE YEARS AND TIME, IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO NEED? STAFF MEMBERS. IT'S GOING TO NEED A BUILDING. SO WHY CREATE MORE PROBLEMS AND CREATE WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING TO GO INSTEAD OF USING IT FOR THE HOMELESS? YOU'RE TAKING THE MONEY FROM THE HOMELESS TO TO GIVE IT TO THE NEW STAFF, TO THE NEW BUILDING, TO THE UTILITIES TO PAY FOR ALL THOSE. WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING SOMETHING? IF YOU REALLY CARE, YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT YOU DON'T. EVERYBODY SAYS THAT AND IT'S EVERYWHERE. IT'S JUST NOT JUST HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY. IT'S NOT LIKE THE FIRST PLACE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HOMELESSNESS EVERYWHERE. IT IS LIKE, IT'S SAD THAT YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS. ALL RIGHT. BRINGING IT BACK. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. AND THIS CAME UP OVER JUST THE WEEKEND, A LITTLE BIT FROM MY MEETING AT THE WOODLANDS. AND THEN SOME THINGS I WAS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN YESTERDAY, BUT HOW MUCH. DO YOU DEAL WITH THE WOODLANDS PERSONALLY YOURSELF MUCH? GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN DWAYNE GREEN, BRANCH DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC MOBILITY. NO, I DO NOT DEAL WITH THE WOODLANDS. THE WOODLANDS IS UNDERNEATH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I WASN'T SURE IF THERE WAS ANY CROSSOVER AT ALL WITH ANY OF THIS. THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. THERE'S NOT. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S NOT ONE. WHAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION IS WE DO HAVE A YOUTH SET ASIDE UNDER AGE FIVE. OKAY. BUT ALSO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES OPERATES IN NO PLACE LIKE HOME PROGRAM, WHICH IS GEARED TOWARDS YOUTH THAT ARE 18 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS OR RISK OF BEING, YOU KNOW, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. OKAY, NOW, OUR AGE FIVE SET ASIDE FOR YOUTH IS GEARED TOWARDS THOSE, YOUTH THAT ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS OR ARE HOMELESS. AND PART OF OUR PLAN TO APPLY OUR HI5 FUNDS IS TO PARTNER WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMS. [01:35:04] THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF AS WE OPERATE THIS PROGRAM. OKAY, ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT AND THEN FOLLOW UP. I´LL SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN CHRISTY, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO PROBABLY, OR I'M ASKING YOU NOW IS, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE REQUESTS BY THAT SPEAKER, MISS MOORE, ABOUT [INAUDIBLE]. BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH CROSSOVER AND I'M REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME AND WE DON´T HAVE TO NECESSARILY TALK ABOUT IT NOW. BUT JUST WHERE SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT CROSSOVERS ARE, BETWEEN REDDING AND C OR NBCSS, THE COUNTY AND THEN PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, SO. JUST PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR. OKAY. THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BOARD DISCUSSION ON THAT? WE'LL TAKE THAT VOTE ON C10. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A YE. PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TONY. I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. MOVING ON TO R5. [R3 Take the following actions: (1) Adopt a resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 which: (a) adopts the Budget that was the subject of public hearings on June 10 through June 12, 2025, and approved as revised by the Board of Supervisors on June 12, 2025; (b) approves the Committed Fund Balances; (c) adopts the Schedule of Position Allocations by budget unit; and (d) adopts the County Salary Schedule; (2) adopt a salary resolution which reflects the Position Allocation Amendments approved in the FY 2025-26 budget effective June 29, 2025; and (3) adopt new and updated job classifications as approved in the FY 2025-26 Budget.] R4. R4. IT´S THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUDGET. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ERIN BERTAIN, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THE FINAL STEPS REQUIRED TO FINALIZE THE COUNTY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26. OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS, THIS BOARD RECEIVED A PRESENTATION THAT PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW FOR THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, FOLLOWED BY PRESENTATIONS FROM EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. THERE WERE TWO APPEALS PRESENTED DURING THIS PROCESS, ONE FROM THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWN BY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND ONE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE. THE BOARD VOTED TO MAKE SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET. THE ELECTIONS BUDGET WAS REDUCED BY JUST OVER $133,000 TO REMOVE THE NOVUS DUPLICATION SOFTWARE. THE CLASSIFICATION FOR LEGAL SECRETARY WAS UPDATED TO BE ALTERNATELY STAFFED AS LEGAL SECRETARY 1 2 POSITION, WHICH IN TURN INCREASED COSTS FOR THE BUDGETS FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY , PROBATION, PUBLIC DEFENDER AND COUNTY COUNCIL. THE BOARD VOTED TO ADD ONE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT LEGAL SECRETARY 1 2 IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY BUDGET, AND INCREASE THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES AFFECT BUDGETS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AND RESULTS IN A NET INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,792. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY FINALIZES THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, AS ADJUSTED BY WAY OF A BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS THE BUDGET, COMMITTED FUND BALANCES, SCHEDULE POSITION ALLOCATIONS BY BUDGET UNIT AND THE COUNTY SALARY SCHEDULE. THE POSITIONS INCLUDED ARE FURTHER APPROVED VIA SALARY RESOLUTIONS AND NEW OR REVISED POSITION ALLOCATIONS OR CLASSIFICATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATIONS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MS. BERTAIN. SEEING NOBODY IN QUEUE, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE? THERE IS ONE SPEAKER. WE HAVE DOLORES LUCERO. BRING HER UP. OH, THERE YOU GO. THIS IS ABOUT YOUR BUDGET AND THIS IS ALSO INCLUDING THE NEW ROV, THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY SAD TO HEAR THAT HE'S PLANNING TO COME BACK AND BASICALLY TO SUBMIT SOMETHING, TO SAY THAT HE WANTS A BUILDING TO MAKE THE ELECTION RUN BETTER. SO, IN OTHER WORDS, SPEND MORE MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. GIVE THE GUY WHO ACTUALLY IS ASKING FOR SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE HE CAN'T FUNCTION IN THE BUILDING TO RUN THE ELECTION. THE GUY THAT YOU APPOINTED, WHO IS A DEMOCRAT, WHO ALSO IS A BLACK LIVES MATTER SUPPORTER, AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT THAT'S WHAT. HE IS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY IS GOING TO COME IN HERE AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH MONEY THEY NEED TO RUN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT? NO EXPERIENCE, NO KNOWLEDGE AT ALL. AND HE HAS, WHAT? 11 LAWSUITS PENDING AGAINST HIM? WHAT ELSE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIM. SO THIS IS WHAT KEVIN CRYE, CHRIS, INCLUDING CORKEY, WHO YOU APPOINTED TO RUN OUR ELECTION AND YOU TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUS ABOUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GIVE THIS GUY A NEW BUILDING. [01:40:01] TO RUN THE ELECTION IS MAKE WHAT YOU CAN, WHAT YOU HAVE. YOU GOT THE GUY THAT. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO RUN IT. SO WHY WE NEED A BUILDING? WHY ARE WE GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY? SO HE GETS A SPECIAL TREATMENT TO COME BACK TO AMEND THE BUDGET? TO GIVE HIS LITTLE PRESENTATION HOW HE'S GOING TO RUN THAT ELECTION DEPARTMENT? DIDN'T YOU GET THE GUY THAT YOU WANTED TO MAYBE DOWN THE ROAD TO MANIPULATE THE ELECTION? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE'S ONLY GOOD AT. TO ABLE TO RIG ELECTIONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE GUY MONEY TO RUN THAT. SO WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES ARE? WHO'S GOING TO WIN THE NEXT ELECTION? IS HE GOING TO STAY ON WHEN HE RUNS IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT? AND WON'T THAT BE A CONFLICT? I THINK YOU GUYS ARE MAKING SO MANY BAD DECISIONS. CHRIS, KEVIN AND CORKEY, ALL THREE OF YOU ARE RUINING OUR COUNTY. MAKING BAD DECISIONS. SPENDING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY THAT PEOPLE WORK HARD. OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. CHRIS, YOU GOT A BIG BONUS WHEN PATRICK JONES BROUGHT WHERE YOU COULD GET MORE MONEY. YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED, BUT OTHER. THANK YOU, HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DRIVE SAFE. MISS BERTAIN, COME ON UP. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS BERTAIN BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST DO IT ALL AT ONCE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE . PASSES 5-0 . THANK YOU. THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR THAT. MOVING ON NOW. R5 . [R5 Approve a General Fund loan extension, in accordance with Government Code Section 25214.4(b), to be repaid by October 31, 2025, along with interest at the Treasurer’s pool rate, within the Social Services Fund (0140) to cover actual negative cash balance at fiscal year-end in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.] HOW ARE YOU DOING? DOING GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? DOING GREAT, DOING GREAT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM. APPROVE A GENERAL FUND LOAN EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 25214.4 (B). THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE. WELCOME, MISS WATTS. ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ERINN WATTS, BRANCH DIRECTOR, HHS ADMINISTRATION. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION TO THE APPROVAL GRANTED IN MARCH FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES FUND 140 TO GO INTO NEGATIVE CASH AND TEMPORARILY UTILIZE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT ONGOING MANDATED EXPENSES UP TO $5 MILLION WHILE WE AWAIT INCOMING REVENUE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, I SHARED THAT THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT OF $10.5 MILLION WAS SELECTED TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE FUND TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE AUTHORITY FOR BOTH EXPECTED AND UNEXPECTED EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF REVENUE. SINCE THE BOARD APPROVED THE FUND TO GO INTO NEGATIVE CASH, THE LOWEST DAILY BALANCE OR THE MOST WE'VE GONE INTO NEGATIVE WAS $4.1 MILLION. AND AS SUCH, WE ARE UPDATING OUR REQUEST TO LOWER THE THRESHOLD FROM $10.5 MILLION TO $5 MILLION. THIS LOAN CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS A REVOLVING LOAN, WHERE FUNDS ARE PAID BACK AS REVENUE IS RECEIVED. AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHILE WE HAVE BEEN IN NEGATIVE CASH OFF AND ON, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REPAY THE NEGATIVE BALANCE AS REVENUES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE MAY BE IN NEGATIVE CASH AFTER THE START OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, HISTORICAL TRENDS SUGGEST WE CAN ANTICIPATE HIGHER DEPOSITS AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND BEGINNING OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26, SPECIFICALLY IN THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH HAVE IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE PRIOR TO THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. IN MAY 2025, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF AN ISSUE WITH 1991 REALIGNMENT, WHEREIN THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE DISTRIBUTED $619.97 MILLION IN 2023-24 REALIGNMENT REVENUES IN 24-25 THE 24-25 REALIGNMENT YEAR AS IF THEY WERE 24-25 REVENUES. SO THIS DISCREPANCY SPANNED ACROSS COUNTIES AND FISCAL YEARS AND TOOK A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE CEO, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND OTHER COUNTY FISCAL EXPERTS TO IDENTIFY THE CORRECT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE FUNDS AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A $4 MILLION REDUCTION IN 1991 REALIGNMENT FOR SHASTA COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, AS MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT ON JUNE 11TH, 2025, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE PUSHED THE DEPOSIT DATE FOR THE MEDI-CAL ADMINISTRATION FOURTH QUARTER PAYMENT FROM JUNE 13TH TO JUNE 25TH. AT THIS TIME, WE DO ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THE DEPOSIT ON JUNE 25TH. HOWEVER, SINCE THE DELAY IS SOMEWHAT UNPRECEDENTED, THE CONCERN IS HOW CONFIDENT WE CAN BE IN THE REVENUE ACTUALLY COMING IN BEFORE JUNE 30TH. THERE'S A COUPLE OF POINTS I WANT TO REITERATE FROM THE STAFF REPORT AND FROM MY PRIOR PRESENTATION. EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO OUTPACE REVENUE . SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY $12.3 MILLION, AND THE AVERAGE MONTHLY REVENUE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES HAS BEEN ABOUT $11.4 [01:45:08] MILLION. SO THIS EQUATES TO ABOUT $10 MILLION MORE IN EXPENDITURES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR SO FAR. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A FULL PICTURE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT REFLECTS THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE FACED WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS FUND ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE ARE EXTENSIVELY ANALYZING ARE ALLOCATIONS, AND HOW WE ARE TIME STUDYING TO ENSURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING ALLOCATIONS AVAILABLE TO US. ONE THING I WANT TO CAUTION WITH THE SOCIAL SERVICES FUND IS THAT OUR REVENUE, BOTH ON THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE AND ON THE DIRECT SERVICES SIDE, IS DIRECTLY TIED TO OUR EXPENDITURES. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND BUILDING A HEALTHY CASH FUND IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS NOT SPENDING, BECAUSE OUR REVENUE IS DRIVEN BY OUR EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ANALYZE OUR ALLOCATIONS AND WHAT AREAS OUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT, ALONG WITH THE AVAILABLE FUNDING IN THOSE AREAS. SO ALL THAT TO SAY IS THAT IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE AND AS A RESULT, REALLY REQUIRES A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH IN HOW WE ARE SPENDING. FINALLY, I'LL CLOSE BY JUST RECAPPING THE ASK, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF A GENERAL FUND LOAN EXTENSION TO BE REPAID BY OCTOBER 31ST, 2025, ALONG WITH INTEREST AT THE TREASURER'S POOL RATE WITHIN SOCIAL SERVICES FUND 140 NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. I JUST ASSUMED. WAS THAT RIGHT? YES. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. THERE YOU GO. AND THANK YOU, ERINN, FOR ANSWERING A NUMBER OF THOSE OVER EMAIL IN ADVANCE AND ADDRESSING THEM IN YOUR REPORT. ONE QUESTION IS, AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO HAVE IN FUND BALANCE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR CASH FLOW, YOU KNOW, FLUCTUATIONS GOING FORWARD. HOW MUCH WOULD WE WANT TO HAVE IN OUR FUND BALANCE AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME TO BE ABLE TO SAY, OH, I THINK WE CAN HANDLE THE EBBS AND FLOWS AND THE DELAYS IN TERMS OF REVENUE VERSUS WHEN OUR EXPENSES ARE INCURRED? YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WITH WHERE WE ARE PROJECTING TO BE AT THE END OF 25-26, THAT IS GETTING TO BE A NUMBER THAT I WOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE WITH. I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $9 MILLION. I THINK REALLY I'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH 13 TO 15. I DON'T KNOW IF ERIN HAS ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT, IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE ARE KIND OF LOOKING AT, ESPECIALLY WITH NELDA AS WELL. BUT WE'RE GETTING TO A PLACE WHERE I FEEL OUR FUND BALANCE IS NOT AS HEALTHY AS WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. OKAY, YEAH. AND THEN AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WERE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT, BUT IN THE BUDGET THAT WE ACTUALLY JUST APPROVED, WE HAD THE FUND BALANCE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES STARTING THIS FISCAL YEAR AT $16.2 MILLION. OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT NOW IT'S $250,000 OR SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. SO AND THIS IS MAYBE AN ERIN BERTAIN QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF ACCOUNTING. AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY, I GUESS, IS IT WHEN WE CLOSE OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR THEN THAT'S WHEN WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE 16.2, I GUESS WHEN ARE WE EXPECTING TO HAVE THE 16.2 THERE? SO THE 16.2 IS BASED ON OUR OVERALL EXPENDITURES AND OUR REVENUES THAT ARE COMING IN. SO FOR JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, FOR OUR ACCRUAL PERIOD LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED $14 MILLION MORE IN REVENUE DURING THE ACCRUAL PERIOD THAN WE DID IN EXPENDITURES. SO THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED IN THE EMAIL THAT I SENT TO YOU THAT I DO STILL FEEL THAT THAT'S A REASONABLE OUTLOOK FOR THE START OF THIS FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE THAT WE DO ANTICIPATE RECEIVING. AND THE ACCRUAL PERIOD IS AFTER, SO THAT'S. AFTER JUNE 30TH. SO REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES THAT MATERIALIZE AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT ARE REALLY FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR OKAY. HOW LONG OF A PERIOD IS THAT? GOOD MORNING AGAIN, ERIN BERTAIN, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. SO THE ACCRUAL PERIOD FOR, REALLY WE HAVE TO ACCRUE ALL COSTS AND ALL REVENUES BACK TO THE PRIOR YEAR, REGARDLESS OF WHEN WE RECEIVE THEM. AND SO WE HAVE AN AUTOMATIC ACCRUAL PERIOD THAT GOES THROUGH AUGUST, AND THEN WE HAVE ACCRUAL LOGS THAT WILL ALSO POST BACK FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO POST AFTER AUGUST 30TH. SO OUR GOAL IS TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO ACCRUE BACK. THE DIFFERENCE I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. SO WHAT ERIN IS TALKING ABOUT IS CASH. SO IT'S CASH ON HAND. AND WHAT THE $16 MILLION IS THE FUND BALANCE. SO THAT'S AFTER ALL OF THAT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ARE ACCRUED BACK TO JUNE 30TH WHERE OUR FUND BALANCE IS ENDING. AND THE $200,000 ISH THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS CASH. [01:50:01] AND SO IT'S JUST KIND OF A DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU ACCOUNT FOR IT AND WHEN YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE IT. AND CASH IS TODAY WHAT WE RECEIVED AND FUND BALANCE IS WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS FISCAL YEAR. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THEN, I KNOW YOU SHARED WITH ME THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE BY MONTH FROM NOW THROUGH. ACTUALLY, I THINK THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT DEFINITELY THROUGH OCTOBER. AND SO MY SENSE IF I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS CORRECTLY AND I MIGHT NOT BE, IS THAT BASICALLY WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE ENOUGH REVENUE BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 31ST TO PAY BACK THE $5 MILLION LOANS, PAY ANY EXPENSES WE INCUR BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, AND ALSO TO REPLENISH OUR FUND BALANCE TO SOME EXTENT? TO SOME EXTENT, YES. OKAY. A ND THAT REPLENISHMENT ISN'T, BECAUSE I KNOW CASH ON HAND VERSUS WHAT WE ARE SAYING ON THE BOOKS IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE $16.2 MILLION ON HAND. CORRECT. OKAY. SO WE EXPECT TO BASICALLY HAVE A SURPLUS OF REVENUE OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 4 MONTHS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PAY THAT BACK, PAY ALL OUR EXPENSES, AND REPLENISH, LET'S CALL IT 9 MILLION. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT EARLIER AS KIND OF A WHERE WE EXPECT TO END, BUT LET'S SAY THAT SO IN EXCESS OF 14 MILLION OR SO. CORRECT. YEAH. SO WE EXPECT TO BE IN A PLACE OCTOBER 31ST WHERE WE'RE NOT AT RISK OF KIND OF BEING IN AND OUT OF THAT NEGATIVE CASH STATUS. OKAY. AND THEN HOW MUCH SO FAR, AND THIS IS A SPECIFIC QUESTION WHICH I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT BEFORE, BUT HOW MUCH HAVE WE PAID IN INTEREST OR DO WE EXPECT TO PAY ON INTEREST BALLPARK LIKE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE? DO WE KNOW THAT? I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER OFFHAND, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY GATHER THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR LONG. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, ERINN, FOR THE INFORMATION. MY QUESTION, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER JUST ASKED ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, AND TALKING ABOUT OCTOBER AND THE TURNAROUND POINT AND THE REPAYMENT AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHEN WE LOOK AT IT MORE GLOBALLY AND WE LOOK AT IT MORE IN ITS ENTIRE SCOPE. IF OUR REVENUES ARE NOT MEETING EXPENDITURES, WHERE IS THIS GOING TO TURN AROUND, AND HOW CAN WE TURN THIS AROUND? I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE ANALYSIS. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT SUPERVISOR PLUMMER HAD KIND OF POSED YESTERDAY WAS THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE FUND. SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE THE FUND WILL BE WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER HEALTHY BY OCTOBER 31ST, I THINK WILL BE LIKE NOT IN THE RED BY OCTOBER 31ST. BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT WE NEED TO DO INTERNALLY TO BE LOOKING AT, AS I KIND OF MENTIONED IN MY REPORT, HOW WE'RE CLAIMING TIME, MAKING SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT LIKE EACH ALLOCATION BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT ALLOCATIONS THAT GO INTO THE OVERALL FUND AND MAKE SURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING THAT REVENUE, MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE WORK THAT THE STATE HAS GIVEN US FUNDING FOR WORK TO DO AND HOW WE'RE CODING THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT REVENUE IS COMING IN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD COULD DO TO PROMPT THE STATE TOWARD MORE TIMELY REIMBURSEMENT OR FUNDING? POTENTIALLY, I CAN DEFINITELY KEEP THAT IN MIND. I KNOW THAT NOT SPECIFICALLY IN SOCIAL SERVICES, BECAUSE SOCIAL SERVICES IS TRADITIONALLY, LIKE IT COMES IN AFTER THE WORK IS DONE. SO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY, WE CLAIM IT TO THIS FUND, WE DO A QUARTERLY CLAIM, THEY SEND US THE MONEY SO THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS WORKING THE WAY THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO, BUT THE COSTS ARE GOING UP. AND SO, IT'S THAT BATTLE WITH KIND OF BEING DELAYED. WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THIS ISSUE THAT KIND OF CAME OUT OF LEFT FIELD WITH NOT RECEIVING THE MEDI-CAL ADMINISTRATION CLAIM FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER THE WAY THAT WE INTENDED. I DID A LITTLE BIT OF DIGGING. THAT'S PRETTY UNPRECEDENTED, ESPECIALLY AT THE FOURTH QUARTER, WHETHER IT COMES IN ON THE 25TH OR NOT. I'VE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY INDICATION THAT IT WON'T. BUT I WOULD SAY IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT, MY FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO REACH OUT TO THE STATE TO COMMUNICATE TO CHRISTIE IF I'M NOT SUCCESSFUL, AND THEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ELEVATE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE NOT RECEIVING THE REVENUE THAT WE EXPECT. OKAY. YEAH. IF YOU'LL JUST KEEP THE BOARD APPRIZED OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. ANY TIME THAT WE CAN STEP IN, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. I MEAN, THIS IS, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, WE'RE BASICALLY MOVING MONEY FROM SAVINGS INTO CHECKING WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEXT PAYCHECK. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I CAME IN MARCH, WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. BUT WE ARE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND IT'S STILL AN ISSUE, SO. [01:55:03] I MEAN, I THINK IT'S FAIRLY SIMPLE THING. SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 5-0 . THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO RECESS AT THIS TIME AS THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND RECONVENE AS THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR STIPEND FOR ACTING AS THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. WITH THAT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT OR, MISS BLANKENSHIP? CHAIR, WE DO NOT. WHAT HAPPENED TO MISS ANGEL? SHE TOOK A QUICK BREAK. SHE'S GONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTERS. [C1 Adopt a resolution which: (1) Declares the combiner, multicoupler, and antenna system (Capital Asset 41263) as surplus property; (2) authorizes the donation of Capital Asset 41263 to the Shasta County Office of Education effective June 30, 2025; and (3) designates authority to the County Executive Officer, or their designee, to sign and submit any documents related to the donation, as long as they otherwise comply with Administrative Policy 6-101, Shasta County Contracts Manual.] WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT, WHICH IS C1. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM TO APPROVE C1. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOVING ON TO R1. WHO'S COMING? [Additional Item 2] MISS BERTAIN, IS THIS YOURS? ALL RIGHT. ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26, WHICH ADOPTS THE BUDGET, ETC.. MISS BERTAIN. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ERIN BERTAIN, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THE FINAL STEPS REQUIRED TO FINALIZE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26. ON JUNE 12TH, THIS BOARD RECEIVED A PRESENTATION AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS RECOMMENDED. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY FINALIZES THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET VIA A BUDGET RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET. IN ADDITION, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE SCHEDULED POSITION ALLOCATIONS AND THE COUNTY SALARY SCHEDULE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATIONS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, MISS BLANKENSHIP? THERE IS NOT. THERE IS NONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE R1. WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. PASSES 5-0 . WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AS THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND RECONVENE AS A SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY. [SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD] WITH THAT, MISS BLANKENSHIP, ALSO, THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR STIPEND FOR ACTING AS A SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS? NO, CHAIR. NO. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON CONSENT. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. C2 DOES REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. PASSES 5-0 . MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR CALENDAR R1 . [Additional Item 3] DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS, MISS BLANKENSHIP? WE DO NOT, CHAIR. WE DO NOT. MISS BERTAIN. GOOD MORNING ONCE AGAIN, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD . ERIN BERTAIN, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THE FINAL STEPS REQUIRED TO FINALIZE THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26. ON JUNE 12TH, THIS BOARD RECEIVED A PRESENTATION AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS RECOMMENDED. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY FINALIZES THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET VIA A BUDGET RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET. IN ADDITION, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE SCHEDULE POSITION ALLOCATIONS AND THE COUNTY SALARY SCHEDULE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. SECOND. MOTION, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LONG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND RECONVENE AS THE SHASTA [SHASTA COUNTY WATER AGENCY] COUNTY WATER AGENCY. THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY EXTRA OR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR STIPEND FOR ACTING IN THIS CAPACITY. MISS BLANKENSHIP, PUBLIC COMMENTERS? NO? NO, CHAIR. PERFECT. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? CHAIR, IF I MAY, WHO MADE THE MOTION? I MADE THE MOTION, KELSTROM MADE THE SECOND. THANK YOU. AND PASSED 5-0. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR CALENDAR. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS? WE DO NOT, CHAIR. NO. ALL RIGHT. MISS BERTAIN. LAST TIME. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ERIN BERTAIN. DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THE FINAL STEPS REQUIRED TO FINALIZE THE WATER AGENCY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26. ON JUNE 12TH, THE BOARD RECEIVED A PRESENTATION AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS RECOMMENDED. THAT, AND BEFORE YOU TODAY FINALIZES THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET VIA A BUDGET RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. S ECONDED BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 5-0. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AS THE SHASTA COUNTY WATER AGENCY AND RECONVENE AS THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. [R6 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS] MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS R6 AND R7. [02:00:03] MISS BLANKENSHIP? CHAIR, WE HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR ITEM R6, JENNY. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK FOR R7, DOLORES LUCERO AND BENJAMIN NGUYEN. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TAKE R6 . I KNOW THERE ARE RULES FOR NOT NEGOTIATING DIRECTLY WITH THE UNION, BUT THANKS TO EVERYONE UP HERE. I HAVE NO TIES WITH THE UNION WHATSOEVER. SO THIS IS JUST ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL SPEAKING. IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ALL OF THESE THINGS ON CONTRACT THAT THINGS YOU WANT TO BUILD AND DO. AND HOW LONG HAS THE UNION BEEN OUT OF CONTRACT? LIKE HOW LONG? BECAUSE IT SEEMS KIND OF RIDICULOUS TO ADD THINGS, LIKE COMMITTEES AND AND PROJECTS WHEN YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES A FAIR WAGE THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUILDING SCHOOLS AND PROJECTS AND FORMING MORE COMMITTEES FOR VOTING OR WHATEVER, LIKE MAYBE PAY YOUR WORKERS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AND LIKE GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS, ACTUALLY WILLING TO HEAR WHAT THEY WANT AND MAYBE WORK WITH THEM. BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES, WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU DO MORE THINGS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ALREADY WORKING FOR YOU? WHY WOULD YOU ADD MORE TO THAT? SO YOU WANT YOUR MEDICAL SCHOOL? YOU PROBABLY SHOULD PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES. NEXT UP FOR ITEM R7, DOLORES LUCERO AND BENJAMIN NGUYEN. DON'T SEE EITHER ONE OF THEM. AND THAT WAS ALL, CHAIR. ALL RIGHT, SO THE EXPECTED TIME AND CLOSED SESSION ESTIMATED AT ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES. [CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT] I WILL SAY WE WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE 11. WE'LL JUST SAY 11:45. WE WON'T WE WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE 11Ñ45. WITH THAT, WE ARE AT RECESS. STILL NOT, THERE WE GO. RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION? MR. CHAIRMAN, R6 AND R7 WERE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION. NO REPORTABLE ACTION. THANK YOU, MISS ANGEL, IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT THAT WE HAVE NOT COVERED THAT WE NEED TO? NO, CHAIR. THANK YOU. CEO RICKER? NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.