[00:00:03] >> GOOD MORNING. TODAY IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. [CALL TO ORDER] IT IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH, AND THE TIME IS 9:00 A.M. WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ALONG WITH CEO DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY COUNSEL JOE LARMER, AND FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP, MIRANDA ANGEL, AND MARCY WINSTEAD, AND IN THE FOYER, KRISTIN GULLING-SMITH. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD AND SUBMIT TO THE CLERK'S TABLE SET UP IN THE FOYER WITH MS. GULLING-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 MS. ANGEL. >> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY OF THE BOARD ROOM RULES OF ORDERS AS OUTLINED IN ADMIN POLICY 1-101 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 SEATING 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. WE KINDLY ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ADHERE TO THESE RULES. I DO HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEM C11 REGARDING A RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS HAS BEEN PULLED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON. WITH THAT CHAIR, TODAY, I'LL BE TURNING THINGS OVER TO COUNSEL LARMER. >> WOW. >> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 B2, I'M REQUESTING AN ORAL MOTION TO ADD CALIFORNIA LAND STEWARDSHIP COUNSEL, LLC., VERSUS COUNTY OF SHASTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CASE NUMBER 24CV0204273 BE ADDED. THE NEED FOR ACTION ON THE BOARD WAS NOT KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC AGENCY PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA. WITH THAT, I'D REQUEST A MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR CLOSED SESSION TODAY, CITING THE LEGAL STATUTE THAT COUNSEL LARMER JUST SAID. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. THAT WILL BE ADDED TO CLOSED SESSION TODAY AS OUR LAST ITEM. THANK YOU, COUNSEL LARMER. MS. ANGEL, IS THAT IT? >> THAT'S IT, CHAIR. >> WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP ELDER GLENN RANK OF OAK GROVE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP FOR OUR INVOCATION. I'D ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE LED BY SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD, AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO KICK OFF THIS MORNING'S MEETING. I THOUGHT I WOULD SIMPLY SHARE SOME PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE TO PREPARE OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS FOR THIS DAY. THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD. FROM PROVERBS CHAPTER 1 VERSE 7, "THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT FOOLS DESPISE WISDOM AND DISCIPLINE." FROM ROMANS CHAPTER 2 VERSE 1, FROM THE APOSTLE PAUL, "YOU THEREFORE HAVE NO EXCUSE, YOU WHO PASS JUDGMENT ON SOMEONE ELSE. FOR AT WHATEVER POINT YOU JUDGE THE OTHER, YOU ARE CONDEMNING YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU WHO PASS JUDGMENT DO THE SAME THINGS." FROM JAMES CHAPTER 1 VERSE 19-20, JAMES THE HALF-BROTHER OF CHRIST JESUS, "EVERYONE SHOULD BE QUICK TO LISTEN, SLOW TO SPEAK, AND SLOW TO BECOME ANGRY. FOR MAN'S ANGER DOES NOT BRING ABOUT THE RIGHTEOUS LIFE THAT GOD DESIRES." LASTLY, VARIOUS VERSES FROM GALATIANS 5, ALSO WRITTEN BY THE APOSTLE PAUL. "THE ENTIRE LAW IS SUMMED UP IN A SINGLE COMMAND. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. SO I SAY, LIVE BY THE SPIRIT AND YOU WILL NOT GRATIFY THE DESIRES OF THE SINFUL NATURE. FOR THE SINFUL NATURE DESIRES WHAT IS CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT, AND THE SPIRIT, WHAT IS CONTRARY TO THE SINFUL NATURE. THEY ARE IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER SO THAT YOU DO NOT DO WHAT YOU WANT. THE ACTS OF THE SINFUL NATURE ARE OBVIOUS, SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY AND DEBAUCHERY, IDOLATRY AND WITCHCRAFT, HATRED, DISCORD, JEALOUSY, FITS OF RAGE, SELFISH AMBITION, DISSENSIONS, FACTIONS, AND ENVY, DRUNKENNESS, ORGIES, AND THE LIKE. I WARN YOU, AS I DID BEFORE THAT THOSE WHO LIVE LIKE THIS WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, THAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT, IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, AND SELF-CONTROL. AGAINST SUCH THINGS, THERE IS NO LAW." [00:05:02] MAY GOD GIVE OUR BOARD WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TODAY, AND MAY GOD'S SPIRIT PREVAIL IN THE HEARTS OF EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE TODAY. MAY HE ALSO PROTECT THOSE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING THESE WILDFIRES FOR US. AMEN. >> AMEN. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> >> THANK YOU, ELDER RANK. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. [R1 Adopt a resolution which recognizes Emmy Westlake, Supervising Accountant with the Sheriff’s Office as Shasta County’s Employee of the Month for July 2025.] WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO R1, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, WHICH RECOGNIZES EMMY WESTLAKE, SUPERVISING ACCOUNTANT WITH THE SHERRIFF'S OFFICE IS SHASTA COUNTY'S EMPLOYEE THE MONTH FOR JULY 2025. SUPERVISOR HARMON. >> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME, ESPECIALLY TO EMMY WESTLAKE. FEELS AWESOME TO SEE ALL YOU STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GET IN THE WAY OF THE AISLE, BUT I APPRECIATE IT. IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER WHEN ALL YOU GUYS ARE HERE, AND LADIES. THANK YOU. [NOISE] WHEREAS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SHASTA HAS ADOPTED THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO COUNTY SERVICE; AND WHEREAS SUCH RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES MEETING THE CRITERIA OF THE PROGRAM, NAMELY EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROFESSIONALISM, HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS, INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, PRODUCTIVITY, AND SERVICE AS A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; AND WHEREAS THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEES RECOGNITION COMMITTEE HAS CONSIDERED ALL CURRENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH; WHEREAS EMMY WESTLAKE HAS WORKED AS A SUPERVISING ACCOUNTANT SINCE BEING HIRED WITH SHASTA COUNTY IN AUGUST OF 2022 AND JOINED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN MARCH OF 2024. WITHIN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, EMMY IS KNOWN FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN EVERY ASPECT OF HER ROLE. SHE EXEMPLIFIES DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT. EMMY APPROACHES EVERY INTERACTION WITH PEERS AND STAFF ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. SHE IS A COLLABORATIVE TEAM MEMBER WHO CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTS HER COLLEAGUES AND FOSTERS A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT, READILY SHARING HER KNOWLEDGE AND CONTRIBUTING TO A SENSE OF UNITY WITHIN THE ACCOUNTING UNIT. SHE IS ALSO ABLE TO REMAIN CALM AND COMPOSED EVEN DURING HIGH-STRESS SITUATIONS. HER THOUGHTFUL AND COURTEOUS COMMUNICATION MAKES HER APPROACHABLE AND SHOWCASES HER EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROFESSIONALISM REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION. THIS WAS RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED DURING A STAFFING CRISIS WHEN SHE WORKED EXTENSIVE OVERTIME TO KEEP THE UNIT RUNNING, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNIT'S PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS. EMMY IS TRUSTED BY BOTH COLLEAGUES AND LEADERSHIP FOR HER HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS, INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND ABILITY TO HANDLE SENSITIVE FINANCIAL MATTERS. SHE ENSURES ALL ACCOUNTING PROCESSES ARE CONDUCTED ACCURATELY, FAIRLY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY. SHE ALSO IS A SELF-STARTER, ALWAYS TAKING INITIATIVE TO COMPLETE KEY PROJECTS WHILE MAINTAINING HER DAILY WORKLOAD. SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN TRAINING STAFF FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS. EMMY TRULY SETS THE STANDARD FOR WHAT A PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE INSPIRING THOSE AROUND HER WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE, THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS EMMY WESTLAKE, SUPERVISING ACCOUNTANT WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BE SELECTED AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR JULY 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT EMMY WESTLAKE, SUPERVISING ACCOUNTANT IN THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IS HEREBY NAMED SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR JULY 2025. >> CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? WE WILL MAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND. [APPLAUSE] >> I MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. [INAUDIBLE] TO SPEAK? COME ON UP. [00:10:02] >> BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CAPTAIN EDWARDS. WHAT THOSE WORDS WERE JUST READ TO THE AUDIENCE IS A 100% TRUE. I'VE KNOWN EMMY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS LONG BEFORE I'VE EVER WORKED WITH HER BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL. I TOLD HER I WOULD NOT EMBARRASS HER, BUT SHE'S A STAND-UP EMPLOYEE. MAKES OUR JOBS MUCH EASIER, AND IT'S WELL-DESERVED. COMING TO WORK WITH A HIGH ATTITUDE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE. IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. IF I WERE TO GO BACK TO MY SENT EMAILS WITH HOW MANY TIMES, I SAID, THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO TO MAKE MY JOB EASIER, WE'D BE RUNNING OUT OF PAPER. GREAT WORK. CONGRATULATIONS, EMMY. [APPLAUSE]. THERE YOU ARE. [INAUDIBLE] SAY A FEW WORDS. [APPLAUSE]. >> IF I COULD, I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS. MIKE LINDSEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE AS WELL TO CELEBRATE THE WORK THAT EMMY DOES AND TO GIVE HER THIS HONOR OF BEING THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR SHASTA COUNTY. WHEN EMMY CAME TO US, WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY JUST LIKE HER. SOMEBODY THAT HAD STRONG PEOPLE SKILLS AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE THAT SPANNED A NUMBER OF DECADES. SHE IS OUR TEAM CHEERLEADER, SHE IS OUR PERSON WHO GUIDES OUR STAFF. AS WE BUILD OUR TEAM BACK UP BECAUSE AT ONE POINT, WE WERE DOWN TO ABOUT 25% STAFF OF OUR ACCOUNTING UNIT, SHE IS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SHE SUPERVISES IN THE ACCOUNTING UNIT. SHE PROVIDES PROACTIVE SUPERVISION. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR A WHILE. IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT I AM HERE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE HER FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DOES, AND SHE KEEPS ME IN LINE, KEEPS ME IN CHECK, SOMETIMES, TOO. I REALLY APPRECIATE HER INSIGHTS AND HER ADVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EMMY. THIS IS WELL-DESERVED. >> [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] >> EMMY, CAN I INVITE YOU UP? HE SAID HE WOULDN'T EMBARRASS YOU, BUT WE DIDN'T SAY WE WOULD. [LAUGHTER] BUT IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE TODAY, THE SHERIFF, THE UNDERSHERIFF, MIKE LINDSEY, ALL THESE AMAZING, WONDERFUL MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. LOOK AT THAT SUPPORT. THAT IS AMAZING. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME, BUT IT IS NOT ALL MY DOING. THESE FOLKS HERE ARE THE ONES THAT DO IT EVERY DAY. I JUST AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THEM IN ALL THEIR ENDEAVORS. I STAND HERE, AND I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE WITHOUT THE MOST AMAZING TEAM OUT THERE. WE HAVE LAURA [INAUDIBLE], SUSIE BROWNING, STEPHANIE WALKINS, CHRISTINA PRITCHETT, AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEY DO EVERY DAY. THEY WORK VERY, VERY HARD, AS WELL AS ALL THESE FOLKS HERE. I WANT TO THANK THEM SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DO. I'M SHAKING, SORRY ABOUT THAT. [LAUGHTER] I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MIKE LINDSEY FOR SHARING HIS INCREDIBLE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR TEAM AND WITH MYSELF. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND FOR ALWAYS ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS. [LAUGHTER] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY. [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL AS MY VERY SUPPORTIVE AND AMAZING HUSBAND IN THE BACK THERE AS WELL, KEVIN WESTLAKE. YOUR PEOPLE AND YOUR TEAMS ARE YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE COUNTY AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARE FULL OF THOSE AMAZING, WONDERFUL PEOPLE. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR ASSETS, TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEAMS, TAKE CARE OF THE FOLKS THAT HELP MAKE THIS ALL POSSIBLE EVERY DAY. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. [APPLAUSE] >> DON'T GO ANYWHERE. [LAUGHTER] IS IT ON? [LAUGHTER] PERFECT. EMMY, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THIS PLAQUE HONORING YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. IN THIS GIFT, THERE'S A $30 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD FORUM, $20 DUTCH BROTHERS GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM THE SHERIFFS ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATION, $50 PETE'S BREWING BREW HOUSE GIFT COFFEE DONATED BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 137, [00:15:02] $25 TARGET, YOU'RE GOING TO BE BUSY, HUH? YOU HAVE TO GIVE HER EXTRA BREAKS SO SHE CAN. $25 CINEMARK GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 137, $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY TARGET, $35 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, $25 ONE FOR ALL GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE UNITED PACIFIC EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA, UPAC, GENERAL BARGAINING DONATIONS. THANKS FOR ALL THE DONORS THAT DONATED, AND THANK YOU, EMMY FOR DOING WHAT YOU DID. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> NOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO PICTURES. >> CHAIR, IF I MAY, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE REALLY DO NEED TO TAKE A FULL VOTE BEFORE WE FINALIZE THIS. [APPLAUSE] >> [INAUDIBLE],WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT, SO IT PASSES 5-0. [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE] >> SHE WANTS ANOTHER PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY. YOU ALL GET DOWN THERE. >> HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? [BACKGROUND] >> THERE YOU GO. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] >> THAT'S A GREAT PICTURE. >> APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. THANK YOU FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. MOVING ON TO R2, RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON COUNTY ISSUES. [R2 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.] GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT A FEW SECONDS SO THOSE DOORS CLOSE. >> [INAUDIBLE] CEO RICKERT. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN CRYE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DAVE, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTING. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT I ATTENDED A WEEK LONG ANNUAL NACO CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, WHERE SOME OF THE NOTEWORTHY WORKSHOPS I ATTENDED WERE THE HEALTH POLICY AND STEERING COMMITTEE, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXCHANGE COMMITTEE AND THE MOBILE WORKSHOP AT RIVERVIEW WELLNESS CENTER. MOST OF THESE WERE FOCUSED ON HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR CITIZENS, WITH A SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON HOMELESSNESS AND MEDICAL CARE AND SPENDING OF THE OPIOID FUNDS. IN FACT, THE RIVERVIEW WELLNESS VILLAGE, WHICH I ATTENDED WAS AN EXAMPLE OF PHILADELPHIA SPENDING THEIR OPIOID DOLLARS ON A UNSHELTERED TREATMENT FACILITY. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT PHILADELPHIA ARE FACING. IT'S A LARGE INDUSTRIAL CITY WITH [00:20:03] A VERY COMPLEX HOMELESS POPULATION AND WITH HOMELESS ISSUES. THEY ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW WITH HOMELESSNESS. MATTER OF FACT, WHEN LOOKING AT STATISTICS AND THEY EVEN ADMIT THIS THAT OVER THE LAST YEAR, THEIR HOMELESS POPULATION HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED 35%. THIS IS A NET FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY. WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING AND TALKING WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF THE PROGRAM WAS THAT IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN JUST HOUSING AND INVOLVES MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. COUNSELING AND A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR OUR HOMELESS IN ORDER TO GET THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. I THINK I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT ENDEAVOR. IT'S A LOT I WANT TO WORK WITH OUR COUNTY TO MAKE SURE WE COMBAT HOMELESSNESS AND PARTICULARLY WORKING WITH VETERANS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO RIGHT THING, AND WE WORK RIGHT BY THEM WITH SOLVING THOSE ISSUES. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, CEO RICKERT. START TO MY RIGHT WITH SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. FEW UPDATES AND SOME OF THESE, I'M SURE, SUPERVISOR CRYE WILL ALSO ADD IN BECAUSE WE ATTENDED THEM TOGETHER. ONE WAS A MEETING WITH UC DAVIS MEDICAL SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES. THEY HAD REACHED OUT TO US REGARDING OUR INTEREST IN STARTING A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND WANTED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION REGARDING WHETHER TO HAVE A BRANCH CAMPUS HERE OF THE UC DAVIS MEDICAL SCHOOL. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION, BOTH WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEIR SCHOOL AND LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE OVERSEEING RESIDENCY PROGRAMS CURRENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT PARTNER WITH UC DAVIS ALREADY. THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THIS BRANCH CAMPUS MODEL, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY ALLOW US TO PARTNER WITH THEM, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF ACCREDITATION OURSELVES. IN FACT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET ACCREDITED. THEY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE UNDER THEIR ACCREDITATION AND ONLY DELIVER ONE OR MORE OF THE YEARS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL INITIALLY. IT'D BE A WAY TO STEP INTO IT WITH REDUCED RISK. THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN STARTING A BRANCH CAMPUS IN NORTH OF SACRAMENTO AND GAVE US A LIST OF ITEMS THAT SHOULD WE DECIDE AS A COMMUNITY THAT THAT'S THE PATH FORWARD, THAT IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THOSE THINGS, THAT THAT WOULD BE COMPELLING TO THEM AND WOULD BE WORTH ANOTHER CONVERSATION. I'LL LET SUPERVISOR CRYE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THERE AS WELL. SECOND UPDATE WAS BOTH SUPERVISOR CRYE AND THE SHERIFF, AND I WENT DOWN TO LOS ANGELES TO VISIT THE AMENITY FOUNDATION, WHICH IS A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON REHABILITATION AND RE-ENTRY OF THOSE IN THE COUNTY JAILS AND THE PRISON SYSTEM. WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM, WHO WERE BASICALLY WRITTEN OFF AS THERE BEING NO HOPE FOR THEM. SOME WITH LIFE SENTENCES AND HAD GONE THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM AND NOW WORKING AND THRIVING IN SOCIETY. THEY'VE ACTUALLY HAD A STANFORD STUDY DONE OF THEIR PROGRAM. FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN THEIR PROGRAM FOR NINE MONTHS OR MORE, THEY SAW A 92% REDUCTION IN RECIDIVISM, SO THAT'S A RE CONVICTION. DRAMATIC SUCCESS. WE'RE IN EARLY TALKS WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO PARTNER AROUND THE SHERIFF'S NEW CORRECTION AND REHABILITATION CAMPUS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE JANUARY AND THAT HE SHARED ON EARLIER. IT WAS A GREAT VISIT AND ANOTHER STEP FORWARD AND WHAT I THINK IS A REALLY EXCITING AND IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ALSO ATTENDED THE SHARC MEETING, OUR MONTHLY MEETING. SHARC IS THE SHASTA HEALTHCARE ALIGNMENT AND REDESIGN COLLABORATIVE. MANY OF THE LOCAL LEADERS IN HEALTH CARE AND HAD ANOTHER GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT ENGAGEMENT AROUND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. HOW DO WE ADDRESS THE MEDICAL PROVIDER SHORTAGE? I BELIEVE THEY'RE WORKING ON SEEING WHAT THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD IS THERE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE. THEN THE LAST UPDATE WAS, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT THE VERY END OF JUNE INTO JULY, THERE WAS STORMS AND LIGHTNING THAT CREATED A NUMBER OF FIRES, PARTICULARLY IN THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST. THE ONE THAT IS THE LARGEST AT THIS POINT AND IS THE GREEN FIRE, THAT'S ABOUT 15,000 ACRES, AND IT'S ABOUT 10% CONTAINED AT THIS POINT. THEY'VE BEEN HAVING DAILY COOPERATOR MEETINGS, WHICH BRING IN STAKEHOLDERS FROM A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT GROUPS. I'VE GOTTEN TO JOIN A NUMBER OF THOSE. A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES ON THAT IS ONE, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, IT'S ON A NORTHEAST PART ABOVE THE SHASTA LAKE IN A VERY REMOTE TERRAIN WHERE THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE HAVING TO HIKE UP STEEP ROCK ENCAMPMENTS, AND THEY'RE HAVING TO BE BOATED IN OR DROPPED IN BY HELICOPTER. [00:25:02] IT'S A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT TO FIGHT THE FIRE, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE HAVEN'T SEEN MORE CONTAINMENT ALREADY. THERE ARE OVER 1,000 PERSONNEL WHO ARE WORKING ON IT, INCLUDING CALFIRE SAID THAT THEY HAVE 500 PEOPLE WORKING ACROSS TWO DIFFERENT SHIFTS. THERE'S A LOT OF PERSONNEL OUT THERE AND RESOURCES. THEY JUST SHARED THAT THERE'S THE SCOOP OF PLAINS THAT ACTUALLY CAME DOWN FROM CANADA TO HELP OUT WHERE THEY GO INTO THE LAKE, THEY SCOOP UP WATER, AND THEN THEY DUMP IT ON THE FIRE, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DO 10-MINUTE TURNAROUND. IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE THOSE RESOURCES THERE. THE LAST TWO THINGS I'LL SHARE IS THAT, IN SMOKE THERE, WE'LL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SEE A FAIR BIT OF SMOKE COMING PARTICULARLY THE BELLA VISTA AND THEN INTO READING AREA. THERE'S SOME SMOKE COMING IN FROM NORTHERN IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON STATE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MUCH OF RELIEF ON THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AT LEAST. BUT THAT USUALLY IS IN THE MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY AFTERNOON, WHICH CLEARS UP AND ALLOWS US TO BRING THE AIR RESOURCES IN TO DROP WATER AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE FIRE. AT THIS POINT, THEY HAVE CONTAINED EVEN A FIRE THAT JUMPED OUT A LITTLE BIT TO THE EAST MORE RECENTLY. THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE, BUT STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO GET THAT FIRE FULLY UNDER CONTROL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. SUPERVISOR HARMON. >> I THINK THAT WAS, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, 03,200 LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING THAT SERIES OF STORMS. ANYWAYS, I WENT TO TRUCKERS ASSOCIATION DINNER. THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. I WAS GOING TO SEE IF I COULDN'T GET THIS POSTED WHERE THE PUBLIC COULD ACCESS IT BECAUSE IT SHOWS ALL OF THE SB, SENATE BILLS, ASSEMBLY BILLS, AND THERE'S FOUR PAGES OF IT. IT'S THEIR NEW REGULATIONS, AND WE WENT FROM ONE SMALL CHECK A YEAR, AND TROY BARTHOLOMEW UNDERSTANDS THIS. HE GETS FRUSTRATED JUST LIKE WE DO TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE STANDARDS, BUT WE WENT FROM ONE CARB CHECK A YEAR TO TWO, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO FOUR. WE GET BUSY. EVERYBODY GETS BUSY. IT'S OVERBEARING. IT'S RIDICULOUS. I'LL JUST SAY IT. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. BUT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TRUCKERS ASSOCIATION FIGHTING BACK, THE LOBBYIST, THIS GUY THAT I LISTENED TO. HIS NAME IS NICK CABI AND HE'S BUSY. HE'S FULL TIME BUSY, TRYING TO KEEP AHEAD OF THE REGULATORY STUFF. WE'RE ALL FRUSTRATED WITH IT, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC WORKS, CALTRANS, CITY, COUNTY, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES, OR JUST YOU DRIVING YOUR PICKUP AROUND. EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, THERE'S A LIGHT THAT COMES ON. YOU GOT TO GO GET IT CHECKED, AND THE NEWEST VEHICLES WE GOT ARE IN THE SHOPS, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF SENSORS, AND WHATEVER. BUT ANYWAY, SORRY, I COULD DO A LITTLE MELTDOWN ON THAT, BUT I'LL QUIT. I'LL MAKE IT SHORT, LAST WEEKEND WENT TO THE MILLVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS [INAUDIBLE] FEED. THAT WAS A LITTLE HOT, BUT I ENJOYED VISIT WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND THERE. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. >> AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, THE NEXT DAY, WE HAD A SHASTA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY MEETING. THEN FROM THAT, I LEFT IMMEDIATELY AND WENT UP TO MODOC COUNTY TO AL TURAS. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. ONE OF THE THINGS UP THERE, AND I SEE RICH IN THE AUDIENCE, SO I MAY TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS IN THE FUTURE. AT THE WILD HORSE SANCTUARY IN THE OLD DEVIL'S GARDEN AREA, THE OLD [INAUDIBLE] CAMP, THEY HAVE TURNED INTO A WILD HORSE SANCTUARY. THEY NEED TO GET THE POPULATION DOWN BETWEEN TWO AND 400 HORSES. I THINK LAST YEAR, THEY CAPTURED, LIKE 2,000, YEAR BEFORE THAT, I THINK IT WAS LIKE 2,700. THEY ADOPT ALL THESE HORSES OUT. NONE OF THEM ARE TAKEN A SLAUGHTER OR ANYTHING ELSE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY COOL THAT I WOULD LOVE TO BRING TO SHASTA COUNTY IS THEY HAVE A PROGRAM UP THERE WHERE THEY TAKE SOME OF THE YOUNGER HORSES, AND THEY PAIR THEM WITH 4-H KIDS. THEN THE 4-H KIDS RAISE THEM JUST LIKE THEY WOULD ANY OTHER ANIMAL, BUT THEY HALT OR BREAK THEM, AND THEN SADDLE BREAK THEM. THEN THEY GO TO THE FAIR, AND THEY SELL THE HORSES. IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE SOME OF THESE HORSES AND FOR A 4-H KID THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO RAISE AN ANIMAL, [00:30:01] MAKE SOME PROFIT, AND IT WOULD NOT BE LED TO SLAUGHTER. WHILE I WAS UP THERE, MODOC COUNTY, I ENDED UP TALKING WITH CHUCK BONHAM, WHO'S THE HEAD OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR CALIFORNIA, WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A POND TOGETHER IN BETWEEN TALKS, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE FISH WERE THAT WERE IN THE POND, AND I HAPPENED TO LOOK AT HIM. I'M LIKE, WELL, THOSE ARE TROUT. I'M NOT SURE HOW THE FISH AND GAME HEAD DOES NOT KNOW WHAT A TROUT IS, BUT ANYHOW, AND THEN WE GOT TO TALKING, AND I TOLD HIM, YOU MAY WANT TO TURN YOUR BADGE AROUND BECAUSE THE NEXT SPEAKERS ARE THE CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION, AND THEY'RE NOT REAL FOND OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE RIGHT NOW. MODOC COUNTY IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MOUNT LINES, THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH, BUT NOW THEY HAVE TROUBLE WITH WOLVES AND NOW THEY HAVE TROUBLE WITH BEARS. THEY NEVER REALLY HAD A BEAR PROBLEM IN MODOC COUNTY, BUT NOW THEY DO. ANYWAYS, AND THEN ON SATURDAY 26TH, I'LL GO QUICK HERE. I DID DO SOMETHING VERY COOL. I'LL COME BACK TO, AND WHEN I GOT BACK FROM MODOC COUNTY, I WISH THE SHERIFF'S STAFF HADN'T ALREADY LEFT, BUT ON SATURDAY 26TH, I WENT TO THE CLAMPER JAMBER UP IN SHINGLETOWN, AND THE SHINGLETOWN MEADOWS UP THERE AND THEN I HAD A MEETING WITH ALL THE MACOMBER RESIDENTS WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED. I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT EXTENSIVELY ABOUT NORTH BAY RESERVOIR, AS WELL AS LAKE MACOMBER ARE IN JEOPARDY OF BEING DRAINED. PG NO LONGER CREATING POWER OFF OF THOSE LAKES. BUT THE PEOPLE UP THERE HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED AT THE RIGHT TIME, SO WE'RE AHEAD OF THE GAME. WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS THING. HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BILE TO SAY BOTH OF THOSE RESERVOIRS. THEN ON THE FOURTH, I WENT TO THE SHINGLETOWN PARADE, WHICH IT'S GREAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THE SECOND VEHICLE ONLINE OR THE SECOND FLOAT, IF YOU WILL, WAS A VEHICLE PULLING A BOAT, AND OUT OF THE BOAT, THEY WERE SERVING MARGARITAS TO THE ADULTS AND LEMONADE TO THE KIDS. ALWAYS A GOOD TIME IN SHINGLETOWN. THEN AFTER THAT, I ENDED UP GOING TO THE NORTH BATTLE RESERVOIR, BECAUSE, AGAIN, I LOVE THE LAKE, AND IT'S IN JEOPARDY OF BEING DRAINED. THEN I HAD A TINY HOMES MEETING WITH ARLENE AND DOMINIC, A YOUNG COUPLE IN COTTONWOOD THAT BUILDS TINY HOMES. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WAS THERE. WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. RESOURCE MANAGER HAS OFFERED A COUPLE OF SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN GET THESE THINGS RECOGNIZED AS ADUS RATHER THAN CAMP TRAILERS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CAMP TRAILERS. THEN I HAD A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THAT SAME DAY. I HAD A WELLPATH MEETING WITH THE SHERIFF AND ALL OF HIS STAFF. WELLPATH IS LOOKING TO RENEW THEIR LICENSE TO DO THE HEALTHCARE IN OUR JAIL. THEN, OF COURSE, THIS LAST SATURDAY WAS MY NORMAL SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. I HAD BREAKFAST AT THE VFW HALL AND ANDERSON, AND THEN I WENT UP TO SHINGLETOWN AND HAD ANOTHER BREAKFAST AT THE FIRE HALL UP THERE. THEN SUNDAY, I DID THE KEVIN CRYE RADIO SHOW. KEVIN WAS OUT OF TOWN, SO HE ASKED ME TO FILL IN, AND I DID MY BEST. MONDAY WE HAD THE VETERANS COLLABORATION MEETING WITH TROY PAYNE AND CHRISTI COLEMAN. THEY WERE HERE AND JUSTIN BOND WAS ALSO THERE WITH OUR HEROS DREAMS, AND THEY'LL BE PRESENTING LATER ON TODAY. THEN LAST NIGHT I WENT TO AMES CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WHAT I WANT TO COME BACK TO IS AFTER I GOT BACK FROM MODOC COUNTY, SOME OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN ONLINE ON FACEBOOK THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED UP THEIR CATCH A PREDATOR PROGRAM AGAIN. WELL, WORD GOT TO ME THAT THE UNDERSHERIFF WAS HOPING THAT ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS WOULD GO ON ONE OF THE MISSIONS, AND I IMMEDIATELY SENT HIM AN EMAIL AND SAID, PLEASE PUT ME AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST. IT WAS THE COOLEST THING I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. I GOT TO GO TO THE BRIEFING. I WAS PART OF THE STAKEOUT. I WAS THERE AT THEIR ARREST. TIM MAPES WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE I WAS IN. I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING, SO I DON'T CARE IF THE BEEPS OR NOT. [LAUGHTER] TIM MAPES, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. HE'S THE ONE THAT PUT ALL THE VIDEOS OUT THERE ONLINE, AND THEN I GOT TO GO TO THE REST AND THEN BACK TO THE INTERROGATION, WHICH DIDN'T LAST TOO AWFUL LONG BECAUSE HE DID LAWYER UP. BUT ONE THING I WANT TO SAY TO OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD. IT WAS JUST SO FANTASTIC THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL ALLEGEDLY, PLEASE PUT ALLEGEDLY AND EVERYTHING I SAY FROM THIS POINT ON. THIS INDIVIDUAL ALLEGEDLY HAD SHOWN UP ONCE BEFORE TO MEET A MINOR FOR SEX, AND THAT IN ITSELF IS A FELONY. THEY ALREADY HAD A FELONY ON, ALLEGEDLY. THEY HAD A SEARCH WARRANT FOR HIS HOUSE, HIS VEHICLE, AND HIS PHONE. HE HAD INNOCENT VICTIMS BACK AT HOME. HE HAD A WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN IN THE HOME. OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AGAIN, THE COMPASSION AND THE PROFESSIONALISM I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF. THEY SAID, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN HEAVY HANDED. WE'RE GOING TO ONLY HAVE ONE MARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE A SPECTACLE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE GOING TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR IF SHE DOESN'T ANSWER, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HER A CALL. IF SHE DOESN'T ANSWER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE AND COME BACK ANOTHER DAY. THERE'S NO SENSE IN ENDING, MORE TRAUMA TO THIS FAMILY. THE INDIVIDUAL ALLEGEDLY SHOWED UP IN A BORROWED VEHICLE FROM ONE OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. WE COULD HAVE IMPOUNDED THE VEHICLE. WE HAD THE SEARCH WARRANT FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT INSTEAD, OUR OFFICERS SEARCHED THE VEHICLE AND THEN CONTACTED THE FAMILY MEMBER AND TOLD THEM WHERE TO FIND THE VEHICLE. [00:35:03] THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY MORE HARM TO ANYBODY INVOLVED. AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE PROFESSIONALISM, THE COMPASSION. I WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZED. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CRYE. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. >> I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A QUARTERLY COUNTY-WIDE FUELS MITIGATION GROUP. THIS IS A GROUP THAT MEETS QUARTERLY, AND IT INVOLVED THE SHASTA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, LASSEN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, THE US FOREST SERVICE WAS THERE, BLM WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE, CALFIRE WAS THERE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PRIVATE CONTRACTORS THAT WERE IN THERE, AND WE HAD DISCUSSION, AND THEIR FOCUS IS FUELS REDUCTION AND MITIGATION, AND, OF COURSE, THAT'S A GREAT INTEREST OF MINE. I WAS GOING TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON IN THEIR BY AREA. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FOREST SERVICE WAS MOSTLY UP NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE, WORKING UP IN DISTRICT 4. WELL, I'LL SHARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS. THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON A FUEL BREAKS PROJECTS IN THE BACKBONE RIDGE AREA OUT IN JONES VALLEY GOING UP TOWARD MONTGOMERY. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF COMMERCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH THEY HAVE TO CONTACT INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, AND GAIN COOPERATION FOR SOME OF THE MITIGATION EFFORTS. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE DONKEY MINE ROAD, PALO RANCH, MOSTLY PRIVATE LAND AREAS. THEN, SPI IS A GREAT PARTICIPANT IN THIS, AND THEY'RE CREATING 200-FOOT FUEL BREAKS ON THE SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY PROPERTIES AND A CONTINUATION OF THE BULL SKIN RIDGE PROJECT OFF OAK RUN. THEY'RE WORKING CONTINUOUSLY ON THOSE PROJECTS. THE US FOREST SERVICE, LIKE I SAY, IS NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE, AND THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS GOING ON. THEY'VE GOT 1,400 ACRE PILES LEFT TO BURN AND ABOUT 1,000 ACRES LEFT TO BURN. THEY'VE GOT PROJECTS IN O'BRIEN MOUNTAIN, JUST NORTH OF THE LAKE IN THE NORTHWOODS COMMUNITY. THEN SPI AND THE US FOREST SERVICE ARE PARTNERING ON PROJECTS UP TO THE NORTH, UP IN FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY AREAS AND SPI PROPERTY AREAS. THEN, CALFIRE, WHICH CALFIRE DOESN'T ACTUALLY OWN THE PARCELS, THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON WORKING WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND GETTING THEIR COOPERATION;70 ACRES IN CHINA GULCH, 600 DIFFERENT PILE BURNS, AND THEY'RE ALL WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT STITCH TOGETHER AREAS TO CREATE A CONTINUOUS FIRE BREAK. IT'S ACTUALLY VERY IMPRESSIVE. THAT'S JUST SOME QUICK UPDATES ON THAT. I WAS GOING TO SHARE ONE OTHER THING THAT IT'S A PROJECT THAT I MET WITH SEAN EWING AND FROM OUR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WE WENT OUT TO A PROPERTY GOURMET FOODS ON AIRPORT ROAD, AND THEY'VE GOT A CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY, WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY KITTY CORNER CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY THAT IS COUNTY PROPERTY, AND IT'S JUST A COMPLETE ENCAMPMENT. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP, I KNOW IT'S NOT A COUNTY-WIDE CONCERN, BUT THESE FOLKS ARE REALLY SUFFERING WITH PIT BULLS RUNNING THEIR PROPERTY AT THEIR BUSINESS THEY'RE TRYING TO CONDUCT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THEFTS AND THEFTS OF WATER AND ALL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS THAT I MET WITH SEAN EWING. HE CAME OUT WITH ME, THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CAME OUT WITH ME TO THIS SITE, AND WE HAD FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE OWNERS AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT PLANS. BUT THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING TO WORK WITH SEAN. THEY'RE UP TO A STAFFING OF THREE NOW. THEY'RE ONE PERSON THAT HAD BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE. HE'S BACK ON DUTY. WE'RE HOPEFUL, AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME FOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND FOR COMPLIANCE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT REGULATIONS AND LAWS, IS I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR GETTING A FEW MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS BUDGET ALLOWS, OF COURSE. BUT WE'RE COMING UP WITH PLANS. WHEN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPREAD THEIR RESOURCES, [00:40:01] WHICH ARE PRETTY TIGHT, HOW DO THEY ASSIGN PROJECTS? IT'S ALL COMPLAINT-DRIVEN. IF YOU HAVE AN AREA, IT WON'T PROBABLY BE LOOKED INTO UNLESS THERE'S A COMPLAINT THAT GENERATES, AND THEN THAT GENERATES THE PROCESS AND GETS THE PROCESS STARTED. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THE DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED SUCH THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO OUT AND CLEAN UP EVERY AREA IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, AND IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME AREAS, IDENTIFY THOSE. THERE IS FUNDING, STILL A LITTLE BIT OF ARPA FUNDING, STILL LEFT FOR SOME OF THE CLEANUP EFFORTS IF WE CAN GAIN VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. IT WAS AN INTERESTING MEETING WITH SEAN, IN PARTICULAR, TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO STRATEGIZE THE LIMITED RESOURCES WE HAVE, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO APPROACH THIS FROM A COUNTY-WIDE PERSPECTIVE WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. THAT'S AN ONGOING DISCUSSION, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG. FOR A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN HIT ON, I'LL JUST BRIEFLY COVER AT THE SATA MEETING, LIKE SUPERVISOR KELSTROM MENTIONED, MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH MISS COLEMAN AND TROY FROM OUR VETERAN SERVICE, PREPARING FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION. THEN ALSO AGAIN, WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, AND THEN CHRIS STREET, BOTH FOR GOING UP TO THE RCRC MEETING IN MODOC AND PRESENTING OR IN PUBLIC COMMENT, DISCUSSING THIS BECAUSE OUR MEDICAL CRISIS AND SOME OF THE MOVEMENT WE'RE SEEING ACTUALLY RESONATED WITH MANY COUNTIES THAT I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH AT NACO. ONE THING I WILL SAY, I WON'T GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL ABOUT THIS PROBABLY TODAY, JUST BECAUSE FOR TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FOR R3. BUT ONE THING I'LL TELL YOU WITH NACO, OR ANYTIME YOU GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNTIES OR DIFFERENT PEOPLE GROUPS TOGETHER IN ONE CONVENTION CENTER IS, WE REALLY HAVE TO CONTINUE DRIVING LOCAL CONTROL HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY. I THOUGHT THAT THAT'S WHY I SPONSORED THE CHARTER. I AM GOING TO BE ASKING CEO RICKERT AND STAFF TO BE WORKING ON A SURVEY THAT WE COULD PUT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM WHERE WE CAN VOTE IN, WHERE THE PUBLIC GETS TO VOTE IN ITEMS INTO THE CHARTER, DRIVING LOCAL CONTROL HOME, AS IT RELATES TO ITEMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. CEO RICKERT, IF YOU COULD WORK WITH STAFF AND BRING A SURVEY BACK SO THE BOARD COULD CONSIDER THAT HERE SOMETIME SOON. THE OTHER THING, AS IT RELATES TO BEING BACK IN NACO, THE HEALTH CARE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TACKLING AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW JUST RECENTLY, AND AGAIN, I HAVE TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I CAME HOME VERY LATE YESTERDAY, SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS JUST SO I DON'T MISQUOTE. BUT THE SHASTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CLOSED DOWN THEIR DENTAL CLINICS IN ANDERSON AND SHASTA ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS AGO. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY SHUT DOWN THEIR DENTAL CLINIC HERE IN READING ON THURSDAY NIGHT, WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE ROUGHLY 400 PATIENTS BACKLOGGED, AND IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HILL COUNTRY HEALTH CLINIC HAS SHUT DOWN THEIR DENTAL CLINICS, AND THAT HAS A BACKLOG OF 1,200 PATIENTS. THAT'S ANOTHER HEALTH CARE CRISIS. MY NEPHEW, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE LEGAL CUSTODY OF, HE'LL BE 18 SOON. BUT HE HAD ABOUT $6,000 OF DENTAL WORK RECENTLY DONE, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR BASICALLY MY BROTHER DYING AND THEN US HAVING MONEY FROM THE SOLE SECURITY CHECKS HE RECEIVES, HE WOULD PROBABLY NEVER GET THAT DENTAL WORK. IT PAINS ME TO THINK THAT WE'RE ALREADY GOING DOWN THIS ROAD ABOUT A HEALTH CARE CRISIS, AND KNOWING THAT ON THE DENTAL SIDE, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S JUST AS BAD OR WORSE. NOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS AS IT RELATES TO DIGNITY'S HEALTH ASSESSMENT. RECENTLY CAME OUT THIS PAST WEEK, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBERS, AND IT SAYS, BASICALLY, THERE'S ONE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER FOR ROUGHLY EVERY 5,000 RESIDENTS, NOT 500. NOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN A VERY VOCAL PERSON, BUT I HAD A VERY CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER. I HAVE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. TWO NIGHTS AGO, I WAS IN PHILADELPHIA. THAT'S PRETTY HARD TO BE CLEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN SOMEBODY YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT IS AT THE ER, THINKING THEY'RE HAVING A HEART ATTACK. TONS OF BLOOD WORK. THEN HEARING THIS PERSON'S PROCESS AT THE ER AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING WAS REALLY ALARMING BECAUSE IF THIS PERSON HAS THE INSURANCE, THE MEDICAL CARE, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY AT THE TOP HALF OF "SOCIETY" MEDICAL WISE IN TERMS OF COVERAGE. THEIR EXPERIENCE WAS REALLY LESS THAN OPTIMAL. I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMITMENT THAT AS WE PUSH FORWARD WITH SOME OF THIS STUFF, I'M GOING TO TRY AND BE A LOT MORE COLLABORATIVE AND NOT SO ACCUSATIONAL OR CHARGING. [00:45:05] I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE REASON WE'RE IN SOME OF THESE SITUATIONS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE ONE THING I REALIZED AT NACO IS THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMING TO HELP US. BIG GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN SHASTA COUNTY OR ANY OTHER COUNTY. IT'S REALLY ABOUT PUSHING BIGGER GOVERNMENT. WITH THE CHARTER AND WITH THIS MEDICAL STUFF, I'M REALLY JUST GOING TO ASK THAT EVERYBODY REALLY LEANS IN AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL TO HELP AND NOT MAKE THIS A PARTISAN OR POLITICAL THING. WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM UC DAVIS LOOKING FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A RESIDENCY PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO ASK CEO RICKERT THAT YOU WORK WITH THEM ON A RESOLUTION THAT MAYBE WE CAN USE OPIOID FUNDS TO MEET THEIR REQUEST AND BRING THAT BACK FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE UC DAVIS IS AT THE TABLE. I WILL GO A LITTLE BIT INTO DETAIL OF WHAT SUPERVISOR PLUMBER SAID. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THAT BRANCH CAMPUS, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE COUNTY, TALKING ABOUT THIS, IT IS MOVING THINGS IN A BIG WAY. PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE TABLE THAT MANY PEOPLE SAID WOULD NEVER COME TO THE TABLE, AND THEY ARE. THE FACT THAT WE WERE SELECTED OUT OF THE MANY COUNTIES, I BELIEVE IT WAS US IN NEVADA COUNTY THAT UC DAVIS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE OPIOID FUNDS TO FACILITATE THAT, AND THE PSYCHIATRIC CARE THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY IS ABYSMAL. IF YOU TALK TO DR. MOONEYHAM, WHO IS REALLY LEADING THAT IN TERMS OF THE RECRUITMENT WITH THE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, I KNOW SHE'LL BE ECSTATIC TO HEAR THAT THIS BOARD IS GOING TO LOOK TO LEAN IN AND HELP IN THAT WAY. I WILL SAY THE AMITY FOUNDATION TOUR, AND THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMBER, FOR ATTENDING THAT AND SETTING THAT UP; THAT WAS GREAT. I WILL SAY THAT WHAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THE AMITY FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM DOWN THERE IS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS MEETING A LOT OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS, BUT IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS A PRINCESS OR ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISHIP, BECAUSE THE PLACE WE WENT TO IN PHILADELPHIA, IT JUST FELT LIKE UNBELIEVABLE OVERKILL. I THINK THEY COULD SERVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE IF THEY STRETCH THAT DOLLAR A LOT FARTHER, AND THAT'S WHAT I SEE THE AMITY FOUNDATION DOING. I'VE ASKED THEM TO COME PRESENT IN AUGUST, SO I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING AUGUST 10TH OR 11TH. I'M NOT SURE WHAT DAY THAT MEETING IS. AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS ADDICTED OFFENDER OR DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS, I WILL TELL PEOPLE A LOT OF TIMES THESE REPORTS ARE FOR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THERE'S THE ADDICTED OFFENDER PROGRAM THAT IS HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY. IT'S GRADUATION ACROSS THE STREET AT 10:00 AM. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU. IT'S IN THE JURY POOL ROOM AT 10:00 AM THIS FRIDAY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO IT. THERE'S SOMEBODY I KNOW VERY WELL WHO'S GRADUATING, THAT IT'S BEEN A LIFELONG. THE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR 30S, BEEN IN AND OUT OF DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE GRADUATING, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. LAST THING I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON IS I'D ALSO LIKE CEO RICKERT TO BRING BACK THE ITEM OF THE COURTHOUSE AGAIN. I'M LEARNING HOW MUCH EFFORT AND TIME THE STAFF IS GOING INTO LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, WHETHER IT'S A PARK OR A SKATING RINK, OR PICKLEBALL COURTS. I JUST SAID THAT A LITTLE BIT TONGUE IN CHEEK, THAT'S PAINT. BUT NOW THAT I'M REALLY LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY AND STAFF'S TIME ON THAT. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY CLEAR TO THIS BOARD THAT THE ONLY THING TO DO GOING FORWARD IS TO TEAR THAT DOWN. AS CHAIR, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT TO BE BROUGHT BACK, HAVE A PRESENTATION OF WHAT WE'RE SPENDING, THE TIME, AND ALSO THE HARD COST, AND LET THESE SUPERVISORS MAKE A DECISION ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON THAT. IF THAT COULD COME BACK EVEN THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE TIME IS MONEY, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEARING WITH ME. THAT WAS A LOT, BUT THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO R3. [R3 Take the following actions: (1) Receive a presentation from the Veterans Service Office and the Health and Human Services Agency regarding the Veteran Homelessness Collaboration Project in Shasta County; (2) approve budget amendments which increase appropriations and revenue by $94,197 in the Alcohol & Drug Programs Budget (BU 422) and by $94,197 in the CAO Opioid Settlement Budget (BU 430); (3) adopt a salary resolution, effective July 27, 2025, which amends the Position Allocation List to add 1.0 FTE Alcohol and Drug Counselor I/II to the Alcohol & Drug Programs Budget (BU 422); and (4) consider providing direction to staff.] THIS IS THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE. MR. PATROY, ARE YOU GOING TO COME UP, OR IS KRISTIE COMING UP FIRST, BOTH OF YOU? INSTEAD OF READING THAT, I'LL LET KRISTIE, INTERIM DIRECTOR, COME ON UP. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR A MINUTE. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN, CRIME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M CHRISTI COLEMAN, INTERIM AGENCY DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. WITH ME HERE TODAY IS TROY PAYNE, OUR VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO GO OVER THE VETERAN HOMELESS PLAN THAT CREATED FROM THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THAT HAS MET WEEKLY. HHSA, THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE, AND LOCAL VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MET WEEKLY TO COMBINE FORCES TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO CREATE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS. TO KICK START THIS PLAN, WE HELD AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON MONDAY, WHERE LOCAL VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS AND [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAMS MET AND SHARED RESOURCES. SO MUCH HAS COME OUT OF THESE COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS. [00:50:03] THERE HAS BEEN COLLABORATION BUILT BETWEEN HHSA AND THE VSO. THE VSO IS WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. THERE'S COORDINATION HAPPENING WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY JAIL, INCREASED COORDINATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND NATION'S FINEST. THE COUNTY HAS ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR HEROES DREAMS, AND THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL ORGANIZATIONS ON THE POTENTIAL OF INCREASING THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING STOCK IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> THE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THESE MEETINGS ARE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, HOUSING, JOB HELP, AND REUNIFICATION WITH FAMILY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS PLAN TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS. WHEN SOMEONE SEES THE HOMELESS VETERAN, THEY SHOULD CALL THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE. THERE ARE MANY NEEDS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. IN ORDER TO HELP RESOLVE THESE NEEDS, OUR PLAN STARTS WITH A CALL TO THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE. THE VSO WILL DO AN INTAKE FORM AND WILL BE ABLE TO VERIFY THE VETERAN STATUS. BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE VETERAN, THE VSO WILL REACH OUT TO A LOCAL VETERAN AGENCY, OUR HEROES DREAMS ARE NATION'S FINEST. THE LOCAL VETERAN AGENCY WILL MEET THE VETERAN WHERE THEY ARE AND IMMEDIATELY START TO WORK TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS FOR THE VETERAN. HOUSING MAY NOT BE THE FIRST THING THE VETERAN NEEDS. IF THE VETERAN NEEDS SUD TREATMENT, THE VETERAN AGENCY WILL WORK WITH THE VETERAN TO GET THEM INTO TREATMENT, OR THE VETERAN MAY HAVE A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM AT HOME, AND THE VETERAN AGENCY CAN HELP GET THE VETERAN HOME. HA WILL BE CONTACTED IF THE VETERAN QUALIFIES FOR COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND WILL HELP GET THE VETERAN INTO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE. ONCE THROUGH SUD TREATMENT, OR THE VETERAN IS READY FOR SOME HOUSING OPTION, THE AGENCY WORKING WITH THE VETERAN WILL DETERMINE WHAT HOUSING OPTION WILL BE BEST. IT COULD BE A HOTEL, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, OR OUR HEROES DREAMS CAMP. IF THE VETERAN IS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND IS GOING DOWN THE PATH OF EVICTION, THERE ARE RESOURCES TO HELP, SUCH AS THE EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNTY. THERE ARE MULTIPLE HOUSING RESOURCES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS ALL THOSE RESOURCES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. THEY INCLUDE HOUSING VOUCHERS, LIKE THE VETERAN AFFAIRS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR VASH VOUCHERS, AND RAPID REHOUSING LIKE MOTEL VOUCHERS, CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP WITH PEOPLE STAYING HOUSED, HELP COMPLETING APPLICATIONS AND PAYING FOR APPLICATION FEES, RENTAL SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND BACK UTILITY BILLS. THERE'S ALSO LANDLORD INCENTIVES, WHICH INCLUDE BONUSES TO LANDLORDS WHO WILL WORK WITH OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS. THERE'S ALSO A RISK MITIGATION FUND TO HELP WITH TENANT CAUSE DAMAGES, AND OUR HOUSING TEAMS REACH OUT AND ENGAGE WITH LANDLORDS TO HELP BRING NEW LANDLORDS ONTO ONE OF OUR MANY HOUSING PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH POTENTIAL USES OF PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THERE ARE PROGRAMS LIKE HOME SAFE, BRINGING FAMILIES HOME AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BRIDGE HOUSING, WHICH PROVIDE RENT PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT. HOUSING AND ALL OTHER SERVICES WILL WORK TOGETHER. SOMETIMES THEY WILL BE ONE AFTER THE OTHER, BUT THERE COULD BE AN OCCASION WHERE SOMEONE IS READY TO GO INTO PERMANENT HOUSING RIGHT AWAY AND IS ON THE PATH TO FINDING A JOB. THE NEAT THING ABOUT THIS PLAN IS IT IS TAILORED TO THE VETERAN. EACH VETERAN IS UNIQUE IN WHAT THEY NEED AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR JOURNEY. THE LOCAL VETERAN AGENCIES WORK WITH THE VETERANS, AND THEY WILL WALK BESIDE THE VETERAN THROUGH THE OTHER NEEDED SERVICES AS THEY ARE READY. NOT ALL VETERANS WILL QUALIFY FOR VA HEALTHCARE. WHEN THAT IS THE CASE, THE VETERAN CAN ACCESS MEDICAL AND THE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUD TREATMENT SERVICES. OTHER ASSISTANCE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH HHA IS HELP WITH CLEANUP OF CRIMINAL RECORDS. ECONOMIC MOBILITY IS THERE TO HELP WITH ELIGIBILITY FOR CALFIRE, CAL WORKS, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, AND MEDICAL. THE AGENCY WORKING WITH THE VETERAN WILL PAY FOR OR CONTACT AN AGENCY THAT CAN PAY FOR RENTAL APPLICATION FEES AS WELL, AND THEY CAN HELP THE VETERAN COMPLETE THE RENTAL APPLICATION. ONCE A VETERAN IS READY FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, VA MANAGERS THAT NATION'S FINEST CAN GET THE VETERAN QUALIFIED FOR A HUD VASH VOUCHER AND CONNECTED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. CONTINUING WITH THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, THERE WILL ALSO BE HELP BECOMING JOB READY, AS WELL AS INTERVIEW PREPARATION. IF THIS IS THE PATH THE VETERAN CAN DO. THIS PLAN PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR VETERANS, EDUCATION TO THOSE HELPING VETERANS ON THE SERVICES OFFERED IN THE COMMUNITY AND CONNECTS THE VETERAN WITH THE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. [00:55:01] WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE? CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 84 SELF-IDENTIFIED VETERANS IN HMIS, THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, 27 OF THOSE 84 ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH NATIONS FINEST. SUCCESS ISN'T JUST HOUSING THE REMAINING 57. SUCCESS IS THE VETERAN BECOMING SUCCESSFULLY HOUSED. MEANING THEY HAVE STAYED HOUSED AND HAVE BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT IN MAINTAINING THEIR HOUSEHOLD. OUTCOMES WE WILL BE REVIEWING INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF VETERANS WHO RECEIVED TREATMENT SERVICES THAT NEEDED TREATMENT SERVICES, THE NUMBER OF VETERANS OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS AND INTO HOUSING, THE NUMBER OF VASH VOUCHERS LEASED, NOT JUST ISSUED, AND THE NUMBER OF VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY HOUSED IN HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS. THROUGH THIS JOURNEY, WE HAVE COME UP WITH A CALL TO ACTION FOR THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU SEE A HOMELESS VETERAN, CALL THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE OR THE WARRIOR TRANSITION TEAM, WHICH IS OUT WITH OUR HEROES DREAMS. THE NUMBERS ARE UP THERE ON THE SLIDE. PART OF THE AS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN SALARY RESOLUTION TO ADD A DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELOR TO HHA. THIS POSITION WILL WORK WITH THE VETERAN POPULATION AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE HOUSED AT THE VSO OFFICE. TROY PAYNE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY JAIL TO DETERMINE THE BEST PATH BOARD FOR NOTIFICATIONS ON WHEN VETERANS ARE RELEASED FROM JAIL. GETTING THIS NOTIFICATION WILL HELP GET SOMEONE TO THE JAIL TO MEET THE VETERAN ON THE STEPS OF THE JAIL. THEY WILL HELP THE VETERAN WALK THROUGH THE NEEDED SERVICES. THE VSO WILL BE GOING TO OUR HEROES DREAMS CAMP TO GET VETERANS ENROLLED IN BENEFITS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT BE RECEIVING. HHA COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM HAS CREATED POCKET BROCHURES AND THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED, SO THERE'S INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT CAN BE CARRIED EASILY IN A WALLET OR A BACKPACK. HHS, THE VSO AND OUR HEROES DREAMS ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR GRANTS. THERE HAS BEEN ONE COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSION TO HELP VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTY SHARE RESOURCES INFORMATION. HHA WILL BE RELEASING AN RFP TO HELP ATTRACT AN ORGANIZATION OR DEVELOPER TO ACQUIRE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR THE VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE VSO IS COLLABORATING WITH OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS ON THE IDEA OF HAVING A PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR VETERANS, AND OUTREACH IS GROWING AND WILL INCLUDE VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS. LAST SLIDE. THIS EFFORT DOESN'T STOP HERE. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF VETERANS ARE BEING MET. THE PROCESS IS WORKING AND CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED CAN BE WORKED THROUGH. THE MONTHLY OUTREACH TO ENCAMPMENTS WILL HAVE VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS JOINING, AND WE WANT TO ADD MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE VETERAN COMMUNITY TO THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. THE MORE ORGANIZATIONS HELPING IN THE EFFORT, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL THE VETERAN WILL BE. ONE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT NATION'S FINEST MET WITH THREE VETERANS ABOUT THIS PLAN, AND THERE WAS CONSISTENT MESSAGING THAT THEY ALL SHARED IS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND IF THEY DID, THEY WOULD HAVE GOT HELP SOONER. OUTREACH TO ENCAMPMENTS WILL HELP WITH THIS, ALONG WITH GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT RESOURCES OUT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND AT THIS TIME, I DO WANT TO ASK TROY IF HE WOULD COME UP TO JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR KAI, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE. THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH, HAS BEEN PREPARED BY VETERANS FOR VETERANS. I THINK THAT THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED GOING FORWARD IS THE BEST FOR SHASTA COUNTY. NOT EVERYBODY WOULD FIT INTO THIS. BUT AFTER A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH PAST HOMELESS VETERANS, CURRENT HOMELESS VETERANS, THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH HOMELESS VETERANS. I THINK THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THE BEST PLAN FORWARD TO DEAL WITH THE VETERANS THAT ARE HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. SUPERVISOR KELSEY. >> WHEN WE STARTED THIS, WE HAD 81 HOMELESS VETERANS, AND NOW WE'RE AT 84 HOMELESS VETERANS. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> HOW MANY BEDS ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW? IN OTHER WORDS, IF A HOMELESS VETERAN WALKED TO THE DOOR RIGHT NOW AND SAID, I NEED HELP, WHERE WOULD WE PUT HIM? >> THE LAST I HEARD, NATION'S FINEST HAD TWO BEDS THAT WERE COMING AVAILABLE IN JULY. THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT I KNOW OF. JUSTIN BOND, WHO'S A WITH OUR HERO'S DREAMS. HE WORKED WITH SEVEN HOMELESS VETERANS RECENTLY. HIS ORGANIZATION WAS FORCED TO TAKE SOME OF THEM [01:00:04] TO LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF SHASTA COUNTY DUE TO INVENTORY SHORTAGES. THAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING SHASTA COUNTY RIGHT NOW IS INVENTORY. >> THE OTHER OPTION TO THAT WE HAVE, USUALLY, WHAT HAPPENS FIRST IS, THEY'LL GO INTO A HOTEL UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY FIND THEM SOME APARTMENT, CONDO, TOWN-HOME, HOUSE, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY NEED. THAT'S SOMETIMES THE FIRST STOP IS LET'S GET YOU OUT OF YOUR ENCAMPMENT INTO A HOTEL, SO WE CAN START TO WORK WITH YOU AND BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS AS TO WHY YOU'RE NOT HOUSED CURRENTLY. THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE SOMEWHERE TO JUST PUT THEM RIGHT AWAY, SO THAT IS THE FIRST STOP. >> WHAT IS OUR PLAN FOR HOUSING? WHAT IS OUR PLAN FOR BEDS? BECAUSE I MEAN THAT GO FORWARD WITH THIS WHOLE THING IF WE DON'T HAVE PLACES TO PUT THEM. >> THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO GET AN RFP OUT AND HAVE AN ORGANIZATION, OUR DEVELOPER APPLY FOR THE FUNDS AND ACQUIRE SOME UNITS TO MAKE THEM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO ACTUALLY CREATE MORE HOUSING STOCK IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE VETERANS. >> I SEE JUSTIN BOND IS HERE TODAY. WOULD I BE PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT, JUSTIN IF I HAVE TO COME UP. >> I'M GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENT. I JUMPED THE GUN. USUALLY HAVE TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE GET FOR DISCUSSION. >> I DO HAVE OTHER VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS AND VETERANS HERE TOO THAT CAME TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT, AND YOU ARE HAPPY TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU GUYS WOULD ALLOW? >> LET'S JUMP INTO PUBLIC DEMAND. >> THAT'S FINE. >> A THREE WEEK BREAK GOT ME OUT OF PRACTICE. I JUMPED RIGHT TO BOARD DISCUSSION. WITH THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SUPERVISOR KELSEY, WILL PICK BACK UP WITH YOU WHEN WE COME OUT OF THAT. MISS BLANK, OR MS. ANGEL. SORRY, YOU'RE IN CHARGE TODAY. WHO'S OUR FIRST SPEAKER? IF YOU COULD GET THEM IN Q, THAT'D BE GREAT. >> FIRST, WE HAVE LUIS ANGEL MALOVI, FOLLOWED BY TUCKER ZIMMERMAN, J. SMALLS, BRIAN HOLLAND, IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN Q OVER HERE. >> WE HAVE, I SEE EIGHT SPEAKERS. WE'LL DO 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER. >> LOUIS. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LUIS ANGEL MALOVI. I'M A VETERAN, AND I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, I WAS GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, HOMELESS, SLEEPING IN MY CAR. IF IT WASN'T FOR HD, THAT THEY'RE HELPING ME TO GET A JOB, ALSO TRYING TO FIND HOUSING, I BELIEVE VERY STRONG. I'VE BEEN TO OTHER PLACES, AND THEN THEY NEVER EVEN CARED ME BEING A VETERAN, BUT THEY TRULY DID. THIS IS THEY ACCEPTED ME, AND I FEEL LIKE I BECAME PART OF A FAMILY. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THESE ARE THE ORGANIZATION THAT I BELIEVE WE NEED. BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD BE SLEEPING STILL IN A BENCH OR IN THE CAR. I WANT TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OHD, TO CLARIFY FOR PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. THAT'S OUR HERO'S DREAM. >> OUR HEROES DREAM? YES, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR HEARING ME. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> TUCKER ZIMMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY J. SMALLS, BRIAN HOLLAND, AND LEE CLARK. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. >> BOARD MEMBERS, I DO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOU'RE DRIVING FORCE FOR THIS COMMUNITY FIRST AND FOREMOST. MY NAME IS TUCKER ZIMMERMAN. I'M RETIRED UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS GUNNERY SERGEANT. I'VE BEEN A COMPANY COMMANDER AND OFFICER IN CHARGE AS AN ENLISTED MAN. I SPENT A BETTER PART OF FIVE YEARS DOING THAT ON DEPLOYMENTS. I DID FIVE COMBAT. >> CAN YOU RAISE THAT UP? YOU'RE SO TALL A CAUSE I WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO HEAR, AND IT'S TOUGH. >> YES, SIR. I DID FIVE COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS TO MULTIPLE PLACES IN THE WORLD. >> PAUSES CLOCK FOR ME. >> SORRY, YOU'RE VERY TALL. >> SHOWS YOU HOW TOM MIRANDA IS LIKE WHEN SHE STANDING NEXT TO GUY THAT'S REALLY TALL. >> NO, I WAS LOOKING UP TO HER. WITH MY FIVE COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS, I WAS INSTILLED ON THE YELLOW FOOTPRINTS I SPOKE ABOUT THIS MORNING TO BASICALLY HAVE MY LIFE ALGORITHM CHANGED. AND IT IS TO SUPPORT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES. I'M STANDING HERE NOW AS A FIRST RESPONDER ON THE GREEN FIRE ON MY TWO DAYS OFF. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH HEALTH. TRANSPORTATION CORKY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES, THE ENVIRONMENT AND EVERYTHING UP HERE. WELL, HERE'S THE PROBLEM AS A FIRST RESPONDER, AND AS A VETERAN, WATER TRUCK PASSING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS THAT SAY WATER FIRE USE ONLY, AND YOU CAN'T GET WATER. YOU GOT FUEL REDUCTION. WE GOT OUR HEROES DREAM, GENTLEMEN RIGHT HERE, AND WOMEN, WE CAN DO FUEL REDUCTION. GIVE US A CHANCE. BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM. I SACRIFICE FOR FOUR MONTHS A YEAR, FIVE MONTHS A YEAR WITHOUT A JOB, NOT GETTING PAID. BUT YET I GET PAID GOOD MONEY TO BE ON A FIRE. [01:05:04] I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET A RETIREMENT CHECK BECAUSE I DID MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT YOU HAVE EVERYBODY ELSE THAT NEEDS A LIFE OF PURPOSE, AS WELL AS I DO, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO DO VOLUNTEER WORK BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY PAYCHECKS, AND WE HAVE TO FIND MONEY, AND WE'RE HOMELESS. CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, I HAVE THREE FIREFIGHTERS THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE BEFRIENDED ON A FIRE, AND I WAS CALLED FOR A SUICIDE THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING, NOT EVEN 24 HOURS AGO. I WOKE UP NEXT TO THAT MAN, AND TO SEE HIM SMILE AND HAVE LOVE BACK INSTILLED IN HIS HEART BECAUSE HE JUST NEED TO BE LOVED. IS VERY VITAL TO ME. AS BOARD MEMBERS, AS CITIZENS, OUR HERE'S DREAM, WE ARE HERE, WE ARE DEDICATED, WHETHER IT'S MONEY, WHAT'S VOLUNTARY. WE WILL SUPPORT, NO MATTER WHAT, BUT WE NEED THE BOARD'S ASSISTANCE. I DO APPRECIATE I GOT MENTORS RIGHT HERE ON THE SEATS AND I DO VALUE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON CHOICES TO BE MADE, AND I DO THANK YOU AND ALL THE CITIZENS HERE, AND I'M GOING TO PROMISE YOU, WE, AS A HEROES DREAMS, AND AS FIRST RESPONDERS, WE WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND YOUR HOMES TO KEEP YOU ALIVE AND HAPPY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> [APPLAUSE] J. SMALLS, FOLLOWED BY BRIAN HOLLAND, LEE CLARK, AND CHRISTIAN GARDNER. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JONATHAN SMALLS. I'M A UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANT, A DECORATED COMBAT VETERAN AND RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART. I SERVED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AS A COMBAT ENGINEER, TRAINED IN BREACHING, DEMOLITION, ROUTE CLEARANCE, AND WALKING INTO DANGER, SO OTHERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO. I EARNED THE COMBAT ACTION BADGE, BUT WHAT I EARNED WAS SURVIVAL. I'VE BEEN BLOWN UP MORE TIMES THAN MOST HUMANS SHOULD SURVIVE. FOR A WHILE, I EVEN STARTED TALLYING THE BLASTS ON MY ARM. BUT I STOPPED BECAUSE I REALIZED I DIDN'T LIKE THAT GAME. WAR DIDN'T JUST WOUND ME. IT FOLLOWED ME HOME. MY WORLD TURNED GRAY. I WASN'T TRYING TO DIE, BUT I COULDN'T FIND A REASON TO LIVE EITHER. I LOST MY FAMILY, MY SENSE OF SELF, THE FIGHT, AND MY SPIRIT. I WAS TOO STRONG TO QUIT, BUT TOO BROKEN TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS UNTIL OUR HERO'S DREAMS STEPPED IN FOR ME. THEY DIDN'T TREAT ME LIKE A PROBLEM. THEY TREATED ME LIKE THE WARRIOR WHOSE STORY WASN'T FINISHED YET. BECAUSE THEY STOOD FOR ME, I NOW STAND FOR OTHERS. I'M A TEAM LEAD WITH OUR HEROES' DREAMS, AND I SERVE ON THE WARRIOR BOARD. I HELP RUN HEALING RETREATS FOR VETERANS LIKE ME TO LEARN HOW TO STOP SURVIVING AND START REBUILDING. I'M PURSUING A PHD IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE TO TURN ALL OF THIS, EVERYTHING I'VE LIVED, EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED, INTO REAL, PEER-TO-PEER HEALING, NOT THE KIND THAT CHECKS A BOX, BUT THE KIND THAT TEACHES SOMEONE IN SILENCE AND REMINDS THEM YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. I STILL FEEL PAIN, BUT NOW I USE IT. MY SCARS DON'T MAKE ME WEAK; THEY MAKE ME USEFUL. I'M NOT HERE FOR SYMPATHY. I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION BUILDS, NOT DEPENDENCY, BUT FORCE MULTIPLIERS, WARRIORS WHO RISE, THEN TURN AROUND AND REACH BACK IN THE FIRE TO LIFT OTHERS OUT. OUR HERO'S DREAMS AND JUST SAVED MY LIFE, TO HELP ME TAKE COMMAND OF IT, AND NOW I'M HELPING OTHERS DO THE SAME. THE TRUTH IS, WHEN AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS IS SUPPORTED THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE, THE IMPACT DOESN'T JUST ADD UP, IT ECHOES. THE HEALING SPREADS. THE ONES WHO GET THEIR FOOTING TURN RIGHT BACK AROUND AND BRING OTHERS THROUGH IT. THE WARRIORS WE REACH DON'T DISAPPEAR BACK INTO THE WOODS. THEY GO BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, INTO THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE DARK CORNERS OF THIS WORLD, CARRYING A LIGHT THAT WAS NEVER THERE BEFORE. THAT'S THE CYCLE WE'RE BUILDING. THAT'S THE RIPPLE EFFECT YOU CAN'T PUT A NUMBER ON. BUT I ALSO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HELP ISN'T THERE. WHEN WE WAIT TOO LONG, WHEN THE LINES GET TOO LONG AND THE RESOURCES RUN THIN, THEN I ASK MYSELF, WHO TAKES THEM? WHO ELSE WALKS INTO THAT KIND OF PAIN WITH OPEN HANDS, DOESN'T FLINCH? YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS RARE, IT'S REAL, AND IT WORKS. I'VE LIVED IT. I'LL SPEND THE REST OF MY ENTIRE LIFE GIVING IT BACK. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE,= AND FEEL WHAT I FELT, THAT EVEN AFTER EVERYTHING, THERE'S STILL HOPE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. IT'S NOT JUST THE THEORY, IT'S NOT JUST THE WISH. WE'RE LIVING THINGS, AND I'M HERE STANDING AS PROOF. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> BRIAN HOLLAND, FOLLOWED BY LEE CLARK, CHRISTIAN GARDNER, AND THEN CARLO SANCHEZ. >> HI. MY NAME IS BRIAN HOLLAND. I'M A NAVY VETERAN. FOUR YEARS AGO, I ENDED UP HOMELESS BECAUSE OF MY DRINKING. SHORTEN MY LITTLE STORY HERE. I WAS ABOUT TO GET TO DRINK ONE DAY, AND A FLYER FLASHED INTO MY MIND AT THE MISSION. IT SAID, NATION'S FINEST, WE HELP HOMELESS VETERANS. I WALKED PAST THE LIQUOR STORE THAT DAY AND TOWARD THE FLYER. I ENDED UP AT THE WRONG PLACE, THE VSO, BUT THE MAN INSIDE SAID HAVE A SEAT AND MADE A PHONE CALL. MY HEART SANK, EXPECTING, [01:10:02] SORRY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU. BUT INSTEAD, HE SAID REBECCA WANTS TO TALK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FOR A LONG TIME, MY FLAME WAS OUT. I HAD THE MATCH, BUT COULDN'T LIGHT IT. THE MAN TOOK THE MATCH AND PASSED IT TO SOMEONE WHO COULD. I WENT TO SEE REBECCA, STILL SCARED, STILL UNSURE. THE FIRST THING SHE SAID WAS WE CAN HELP YOU. THAT'S WHEN THE FIRE STARTED, AND IT IS STILL BURNING TODAY. SHE TOLD ME THERE WAS A ROOM AT THE PARK MARINA HOUSE. COME BACK TOMORROW. WE'LL FINISH THE PAPERWORK. I LEFT THAT OFFICE WITH SOMETHING I HADN'T FELT IN A LONG TIME: HOPE. THE NEXT DAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH, I WAITED FOR MARY. THAT'S PART OF THE STORY I WANTED TO TELL HER. SHE NEVER SHOWED UP. I WENT TO NATION'S FINEST AFTER BREAKFAST, BUT IT WAS CLOSED FOR JUNETEENTH, ANOTHER OBSTACLE, ANOTHER TEST. THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I DEBATED GIVING UP, SO EASY TO WALK AWAY. BUT MONDAY MORNING CAME, AND STILL NO MARY. I WALKED INTO REBECCA'S OFFICE. SHE LOOKED UP AND SAID, WANT TO SEE YOUR NEW HOME. I CRIED. CAN I HUG YOU? THEN A MAN DOWN THERE, JEFF, DROVE ME TO SEE IT. YOU LIKE IT HERE? I SAID, YES. I'LL PICK YOU UP AROUND 8:00 IN THE MORNING TOMORROW. STILL NO MARY. JEFF PICKED ME UP, AND I STARTED MY NEW LIFE. TWO THINGS HAPPENED ON JUNE 18TH, 2021. IT WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW MARY, AND IT WAS THE DAY I CHOSE LIFE INSTEAD OF A DRINK. TODAY IS JUNE 16TH, 2025, AND I'M STILL HERE, STILL SOBER, FOUR YEARS STRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHO MARY WAS. A STRANGER, AN ANGEL, A WHISPER FROM GOD, WHOEVER SHE WAS, SHE SHOWED UP EXACTLY WHEN I NEEDED HER. TO ANYONE WHO THINKS IT'S TOO LATE, IT'S NOT. IF YOU'RE STILL BREATHING, YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE. SOMETIMES HEALING STARTS WITH A CIGARETTE AND A STRANGER. SOMETIMES HEALING SOUNDS LIKE YOUR NAME BEING CALLED ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> LEE CLARK, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN GARDNER, CARLO SANCHEZ, AND BENJAMIN NUINE. >> MORNING. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS A TREASON OR NOT LAW. SUPPLEMENT. BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME WITH ME AND THE BOARD ENCOMPASSING VETERANS' ISSUES. AS A MARINE, HONORABLY DISCHARGED, BEING DENIED PROPER TREATMENT OF VSO, INCLUSIVE OF VSO CONCEALMENT CRIMES, AND THE BOARD IMPLICATIONS, CONCEALMENT CRIMES, 18 USC SECTION 232, 18 USC SECTION 4, ESPECIALLY COUNTY COUNCIL LARMER. FRAUDULENT LAWYER. CONCEALMENT CRIMES ABOUT THE VA DENYING ME MY PENSION, NOT EVEN DOING A CLAIM ON IT. THEY'RE NOT EVEN PROTESTING. THEY KNOW I HAVE BEEN DENIED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AT THE VA OR MY VALIDATED SERVICE STAR BECAUSE THE COPS WANT TO KICK ME OUT AND INTERVENE IN MY TREATMENT. NOW I CAN'T EVEN GO TO THE VETERANS HOSPITAL. THIS GOOD INTENTION STUFF IS A BIG NEON SIGN CAUTION, BECAUSE THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS. THESE VETERAN SUICIDES ARE NOT SUICIDES, THEY'RE MURDERS, BECAUSE OF FATIGUING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE, UNCONSTITUTIONALITY, VIOLATING THAT FLAG OF WHAT IT STANDS FOR, WHAT IT MEANS. ALL THE HYPOCRITES SAY ONE THING BUT DO THE OPPOSITE. THE PROGRAM HAS NEEDS, TRUE, BUT LET'S NOT BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. LET'S NOT CONCEAL CRIMES WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT'S GOING ON. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ABOUT VETERANS WHO ARE GOING DOWN A HABITROL, FOUR STEPS, FOUR, 10 STEPS BACKWARDS. THEN WE DO SELF-MEDICATION, DRINKING, WHATEVER. KEEP IT REAL. TRUTH HURTS, GET OVER IT. WE'RE MEN, WE'RE WOMEN, WE'RE ADULTS. STOP CONCEALMENT CRIMES. DO MY CLAIM ON VA. [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] >> CHRISTIAN GARDNER, FOLLOWED BY CARLO SANCHEZ AND BENJAMIN NUINE. >> OF COURSE, OUR THREE MUST BE PASSED, AND I DO NOT DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE. AS A CLINICIAN WHO HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ACTUALLY WORKING WITH VETERANS IN PSYCHIATRIC SETTINGS AND TRYING TO INTERFACE THEM WITH THE VA DEPARTMENT AFTER THEIR RELEASE, I CAN TELL YOU, IT'S A NIGHTMARE. IT'S A HEADACHE. MAYBE IT'LL GET BETTER. I DON'T KNOW. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THIS COLLABORATION THAT THE COUNTY IS PUTTING FORTH WILL HELP WITH THAT. BUT LET'S BE REAL. KEVIN CRYE MENTIONED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A LOT OF HELP, AND WE'RE NOT. THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL CUTS 80,000 WORKERS FROM VETERAN SERVICES. THAT'S A LOT OF CLINICIANS. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING WITH CASE MANAGEMENT. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL ISSUES WITHIN THE VA SERVICES. [01:15:02] ONE OF THE THINGS THIS BOARD COULD DO IS WRITE UP A RESOLUTION AND SEND IT TO DOUG LAMALFA AND TRUMP, ASKING FOR THE REFUNDING OF THE BUDGET CUT TO VA SERVICES THAT INCLUDE FOOD FOR VETS. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? FOOD FOR VETS. IT'S GREAT TO BUILD A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM. IT'S GREAT TO TRY AND FUNNEL MONEY INTO IT. BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE FIGHTING WINDMILLS. TAKE THE STEP A LITTLE FURTHER, BECAUSE IN CONGRESS TODAY, THERE ARE A FEW REPUBLICANS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT ARE TRYING TO RE-FUND THROUGH BILLS SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT GOT CUT, TO CUT MEDICAL SERVICES, TO CUT FOOD, TO CUT HOUSING FOR VETERANS, IS CRIMINAL. CRIMINAL. ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THIS COLLABORATION IS TRYING TO WORK WITH, GUESS WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM? WE KNOW WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM; THAT MONEY'S DRYING UP. TAKE THE STEP A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. WRITE LETTERS. GET HOLD OF YOUR LEGISLATORS, YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. FIGHT FOR YOUR VETERANS BECAUSE GOD KNOWS THEY HAVE FOUGHT FOR US. [APPLAUSE] >> CARLO SANCHEZ, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NUINE. >> GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN AND LADIES. MY NAME IS CARLO SANCHEZ, A FORMER UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANT, INFANTRY, WHO SERVED TWO TOURS, ONE IN IRAQ, ONE IN AFGHANISTAN. I'VE GOT TO SAY I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THESE GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE NOT SEEN COMBAT, THAT IT FOLLOWED ME HOME, TOO. NOT ONLY DID IT FOLLOW ME HOME, BUT IT ALSO SHADOWED MY FAMILY. IT SHADOWED THEM TO THE POINT THAT THEY SHUNNED ME FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH. INSTEAD OF HELPING ME, THEY PRACTICALLY CAST ME OUT. I'VE BEEN HOMELESS EVER SINCE I WAS 24. I'M 38. I'M NERVOUS. IT WAS OUR NATION'S FINEST THAT HELPED ME GET OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. NOT ONLY DID THEY HELP ME GET OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH MY SON AFTER A WHOLE YEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE HIM BECAUSE HIS MOTHER THOUGHT THAT I WAS ON DRUGS, ALCOHOL. PLUS, I WAS LIVING IN MY CAR, SO IT'S MENTIONED IN THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT CAPABLE OF BEING A GOOD FATHER, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I AM A GOOD FATHER. THE ONE THING THAT PAINS ME THE MOST IS THAT, YES, THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT DO HELP, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING OR THE INFORMATION OUT THERE FOR THE REGULAR CIVILIAN TO HELP US. IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I WAS NOW A CLIENT OF NATION'S FINEST. NOW I HAVE A HOME, I HAVE A CAT, AND I HAVE A CAR. I HAVE THINGS I NEVER THOUGHT OF WOULD EVER HAVE. THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT GOT ME BACK INTO WHAT I WANTED TO DO MOST, WHICH WAS WRITING. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR AFTER THE WAR: JOURNALISM. NOT ONLY DID I COMPLETE MY JOURNALISM, BUT I ALSO COMPLETED MY COMMUNICATIONS BACHELOR'S IN ORDER TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT FEAR, AND IN ORDER TO ARTICULATE EXACTLY WHAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GONE THROUGH, ESPECIALLY THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP. I'M JUST PUTTING MY FOOT FORWARD DOWN AND MY MONEY FROM MY OWN PENSION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NATION'S FINEST KEEPS MOVING FORWARD, MY OWN MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE, BUT I DO BECAUSE IT'S FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO DON'T HAVE A WAY IN OR OUT. LIKE ME. I JOINED THE MILITARY WITH NO SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY, AND CAME BACK HOME WITH NO SUPPORT EITHER. I WAS LITERALLY AT THE EDGE OF A KNIFE, MORE THAN ONCE. BUT IT WAS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NATION'S FINEST IN OUR HEROES' DREAMS THAT KEPT ME FROM DOING SUCH UNSCRUPULOUS THINGS. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY GOT ME BACK INTO MY MENTAL HEALTH. I'M BACK. I'M READY TO WORK. I'M BACK TO THE SAME OLD SOLDIER THAT I ONCE WAS WHEN I FIRST WENT IN. I'M STILL READY TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE THAT'S WHO I AM AND THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE'RE SOLDIERS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> BENJAMIN NUINE, I'M SURE THAT WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> SO FIRST, I WANT TO THANK SHASTA COUNTY FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAM. I DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE PROCESS. THE PRESENTATION TODAY WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET, [01:20:03] AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE COURSE LATELY, BUT THAT SHOULD BE A BASIC TRANSPARENCY MEASURE. NOT EVERYBODY CAN COME TO THESE MEETINGS, AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE OR VIEW THE REPLAY IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE. ALSO, TODAY'S MEETING WAS ON WEDNESDAY. IT FALLS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL SCHEDULE. A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WEREN'T EVEN ABLE TO ATTEND. I SPOKE TO SOME PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY REGULARLY TAKE TUESDAYS OFF SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE MEETINGS. IT JUST MEANS THEY DIDN'T CHECK THE CALENDAR, BUT THAT'S AN ADDED REASON TO ENSURE THAT THESE TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. I JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORT ANY PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS VETERANS, INCLUDING THIS ONE. USING OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO HIRE A COUNSELOR IS A POSITIVE STEP, BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE. I THINK ABOUT SUPERVISOR PLUMBER SPENDING MONTHS DEVELOPING A PLAN BASED ON THE BUILT FOR ZERO MODEL, WHICH WAS A PROVEN FRAMEWORK USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REDUCE AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. NOW, CHAIR CRYE BLOCKED THAT EFFORT, AND VETERANS WOULD BE FORCED TO WAIT MONTHS FOR A SCALED-DOWN VERSION THAT NOW SEEMS DESIGNED TO CREATE A POLITICAL WIN AS HE PREPARES FOR A 2026 CAMPAIGN. NOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG. NATION'S FINEST IS AN EXCELLENT RESPONSE-BASED PROGRAM, AND HEROES DREAM WILL UNDOUBTEDLY SAVE LIVES. BUT WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATIVE SOLUTION? THIS NEW PLAN IS GOING TO HELP VETERANS IN CRISIS, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO BUILD OR WE HAD THE CHANCE TO BUILD THE SCAFFOLDING FOR SOMETHING BIGGER, SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED FUTURE HOMELESSNESS AND NOT SIMPLY RESPONDED TO IT. WHILE I'M GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY, I THINK WE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING GREATER. >> WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP WITH SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. >> THE STORIES WERE FANTASTIC AND VERY HEARTWARMING. A LOT OF THEM REFERRED TO NATION'S FINEST AND BUT MOST OF THEM ARE OUR HEROES DREAMS. WE HAVE JUSTIN BOND HERE TODAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK, JUSTIN, BECAUSE I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THE SUCCESS LIES IN YOUR ORGANIZATION. BY THE WAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY BEDS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW? >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS WHEN YOU WERE PRESENTING. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE DAY BEFORE, YOU SENT US A VETERAN. YOU SAID, HEY, THERE'S A HOMELESS VETERAN OUT ON THE STREET CORNER. SUPERVISOR PLUMBER, AND I WANT TO REPORT TO YOU TODAY THAT YOU SAVED HIS LIFE. WE GOT HIM IN, WE GOT HIM INTO MEDICAL, WE GOT HIM HOUSING. BUT MEDICAL STAFF FOUND OUT THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO LAST LONG. BECAUSE OF THAT, HE'S NOW GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENTS. HE'S DOING MUCH BETTER. ON TOP OF THAT, THAT DAY THAT WE WENT OUT AND PICKED UP HIS TENT, WE PICKED UP ALL HIS STUFF WAS HIS SOBRIETY DATE. SINCE THEN, HE'S LED US OUT TO GO PICK UP OTHER VETERANS. IN FACT, SINCE THAT DAY, AS OF LAST NIGHT, WE'VE TAKEN IN 24 NEW HOMELESS VETERANS. [APPLAUSE] >> SOME OF THEM ARE RIGHT HERE. SOME OF THEM WERE FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS CALLING IN, THAT DAY SPARKED AND IGNITED A FIRE IN PEOPLE AND MANY COUNTY ORGANIC COUNTY PROGRAMS, EVERYTHING KRISTIE, TROY, ON AND ON, WERE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, HEY, THERE'S MORE PROGRAMS OUT THERE. NOW, WHILE THERE ARE NO BEDS AVAILABLE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HELP THEM. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, COME BACK NEXT WEEK, COME BACK WHEN A BET IS AVAILABLE. WHAT WE DO, WE'VE DONE OVER 400 VETERANS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, AND WE TAKE THEM, WE GET THEM IN A HOTEL, WE GET THEM CLEANED UP, WE GET THEM NEW CLOTHES, AND WE HUMANIZE THEM AGAIN. THE VETERAN THAT YOU CALLED US ON THAT WAS ON THAT STREET CORNER. HE GOT OUT OF COMBAT, 2011, 17 YEARS IN THE MILITARY. A FRIEND OF HIS WAS CAMPING OUT THERE WAS HOMELESS. HE WENT OUT TO TRY AND HELP HIM. HE HAD NOT SPENT A DAY IN A BED SINCE 2011 GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY. WHEN YOU HUMANIZE THESE GUYS, WHEN A VETERAN GOES OUT AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT, TODAY SUCKS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS ALONE THOUGH. WHEN IT'S NOT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR A POLICE OFFICER OR SOMEBODY COME OUT AND SAY, HEY, WE GOT A BED FOR YOU, BUT WHEN IT'S ONE OF YOUR BROTHERS THAT SAYS, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SLEEP IN THE FOXHOLES TOGETHER OUT HERE. LET'S GET YOU GOING. YOU COME IN AND IT'S NOT A HOMELESS PROGRAM. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE, WHAT YOU STARTED AND WHAT'S EVOLVED IS NOT A HOMELESS PROGRAM. IT'S NOT HOUSING. NOW, WHILE IT TAKES HOUSING AGENCY, WHILE IT TAKES HUD ASH, WHILE IT TAKES ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS, [01:25:01] IT TAKES VETERANS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE THAT HAVE SLEPT IN THE FOXHOLES THAT HAVE BEEN HOMELESS, THAT HAVE BEEN ON DRUGS THAT HAVE BEEN SUICIDAL, AND IT TAKES THEM TO GO OUT AND PULL THEM UP AND TO WALK THEM THROUGH ALL THE PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S WHAT WORKS. WE'VE DONE OVER 400 HOMELESS VETERANS OFF THE STREETS. IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. THIS PROGRAM WORKS. THAT FORMULA WORKS. THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S ZERO BEDS. JUST YESTERDAY, NEXT DOOR TO OUR CAMP, THERE'S 150 ACRE PARCEL THAT'S FOR SALE, AND IT HAS 12 BEDS. I'M MAKING IT A CAMPAIGN OF OURS TO GO OUT AND TRY AND SECURE THESE BECAUSE THOSE 12 BEDS. WHEN WE BRING THEM IN AND WE START TO REHAB THEM. FROM THERE WE CAN GET THEM INTO HUD ASH. FROM THERE, WE CAN GET THEM INTO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. BUT ONE THING THAT WE TRY AND DO IS NOT JUST MOVE THEM TO THE NEXT PHASE. WE TRY TO GET THEIR CREDIT REBUILT. LIKE ONE OF THE HOMELESS VETS THAT WE WORKED WITH YESTERDAY GOT APPROVED ON A HOUSE. HE WENT FROM HOMELESS, GETTING HIS CREDIT REPAIRED, GETTING HIS BENEFITS BACK TO BEING APPROVED FOR A HOUSE, BEFORE EVER GETTING TO HUD ASH, BEFORE EVER GETTING TO SOME OF THE OTHER. HE ONLY NEEDED A FEW MONTHS OF A HAND UP AND THAT WORKS. >> JUSTIN. IF I COULD, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN YOU'RE ARTICULATING, BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BUILT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ALONG WITH NATION FINEST KRISTIE AND TROY. BUT FROM DWAYNE GREEN TO KRISTIE AND TROY AND ALL THOSE SPEAKERS, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU GUYS WALKING THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND THAT'S WHAT I APPRECIATE IS THIS HAS BEEN BUILT FOR VETERANS BY VETERANS, AND THAT'S THE THING THAT I THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. I WANT TO GO TO ANOTHER QUESTION, SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING SO WE CAN GET TO THE VOTABLE ITEMS. SUPERVISOR HARMON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOND? >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. >> KRISTIE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, I DON'T THINK, BUT IT JUST JUMPED OUT AT ME. BUT IT WAS WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT VETERANS THAT GET RELEASED FROM JAIL, THAT YOUR PROGRAM WILL BE THERE TO GREET THEM, BUT WHAT JUMPED OUT AT ME WAS, WHAT ABOUT WHEN THEY GO INTO JAIL? DOES IT STEP BACK OR DID I JUST MISUNDERSTAND IT? AS SOON AS A VETERAN ENDS UP INCARCERATED, WE GET THERE AS QUICK AS WE CAN. >> SUPERVISOR HARMON, I'LL TAKE THAT ONE. I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE JAIL STAFF. MY OFFICE IS BEING NOTIFIED WHEN A VETERAN IDENTIFIES AS THEY'RE BEING BOOKED INTO THE JAIL. ONCE WE HAVE THAT CONFIRMED BOOKING, AND THEY'RE IN THERE, MY OUTREACH COORDINATOR IS NOW ASSIGNED TO GO TO THE JAIL, VET THAT INDIVIDUAL, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE A VETERAN, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE UNSCRUPULOUS. THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GET A BETTER BENEFIT IF THEY SAY THEY'RE A VETERAN AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT. SO WE ARE VETTING THAT FROM THE BEGINNING AS SOON AS WE GET NOTIFIED. ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PLAN FOR PRETRIAL DIVERSION. IT'S ADMITTEDLY IN ITS INFANCY, BUT I'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE WHO IS VERY MUCH ON BOARD. DA BRIDGET. WE HAVE NOT MET YET. WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP, BUT SHE WAS ON BOARD TO A VETERANS DIVERSION OR VETERANS COURT PRIOR TO COVID WHEN THAT GOT DERAILED BECAUSE OF COVID. AND THEN I JUST MET WITH THE WELLPATH DIRECTOR FOR THE JAIL YESTERDAY. THEY HAVE NOW SENT US THE LISTING OF ALL OF THEIR INCARCERATED SELF REPORTED VETERANS THAT MY OFFICE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON VETTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE INDEED VETERANS. THOSE THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO VET, I'M ALSO PASSING THAT ON TO NATION'S FINEST. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS THAN WE DO SO THAT WE CAN TAKE EVERY EFFORT TO VET THEM PRIOR TO THEIR RELEASE. WE CAN DEVELOP A PLAN, WE CAN MEET WITH THEM PRIOR TO THEIR RELEASE AND THEN MR. BOND HAS COMMITTED HIS WARRIORS TRANSITION TEAM TO MEET THEM UPON RELEASE TO MAKE SURE WHEN THEY WALK OUT THAT DOOR, THEY TAKE THE RIGHT TURN. >> THIS SOUNDS A LOT LIKE YOUR WARRIOR COURT THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US MONTHS AGO. >> YEAH. LAST YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WARRIOR COURT. WE'RE INCLUDING VETERANS FIRST RESPONDERS AND PEACE OFFICERS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. HE'S BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING SEPARATE ON THE SIDE, [01:30:01] I THINK, AS WELL. >> NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU, TROY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> GREAT. SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOU GUYS HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR ALL OF US, AND THAT'S NOT LOST ON THIS BOARD, AND WE WANT TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO HELP AND I WAS A FIRST RESPONDER MYSELF, AND I KNOW WHAT THAT SACRIFICE ENTAILS TO TRY TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY A SAFER PLACE. YOU GUYS WERE MORE ON THE INTERNATIONAL END OF THINGS. THIS WILL BE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION FOR ME, AND THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR KRISTIE OR AARON. WE'VE GOT THE $94,000 THAT'S GOING TO BE OPIOID MONEY FOR THIS POSITION, WHICH I FULLY SUPPORT GETTING ANY RESOURCES TO YOU WE CAN. MY QUESTION IS, THIS IS A PERPETUAL COST. IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED TO THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND EVERY YEAR AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT MONEY RUNS OUT? DO WE JUST START FIGURING OUT HOW TO INCORPORATE THIS POSITION, OR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THOSE? THAT'S AN AARON BERTIN QUESTION. >> YEAH. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, A BERTIN, TIPPY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. IN THE SHORT TERM, I WOULD SAY IT'LL BE FUNDED BY OPIOID LITIGATION. IN THE LONG TERM, WORK WILL BE DONE ALONG THE WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT BENEFITS THESE VETERANS HAVE. IF THEY HAVE MEDICAL, WE'LL BUILD A MEDICAL. IT WON'T BE 100% OPIOID IN THE LONG TERM AND SO WE HAVE OPIOID MONEY FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS AT THIS POINT. BUT WE WOULD ALL ALONG THE WAY BE LOOKING FOR OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE CAN BUILD THOSE SERVICES TO AND ALCOHOL DRUG SERVICES ARE OFTEN BILLABLE. >> I WAS UNDER THE UNDER THE IMPRESSION, SORRY, SUPERVISOR LONG, IF I MAY, THAT TO GET THIS GOING, THIS WOULD BE OPIOID, BUT WITHIN, I BELIEVE, 24 MONTHS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS MISS COLEMAN QUESTION, BUT THAT THIS WOULD MOST LIKELY ALL BE TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM OPIOID DOLLARS AND JUST COME FROM DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES. >> YEAH. I WOULD SAY THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT MAY NOT GET TO 100%, BUT IT COULD GET TO THE MAJORITY. >> NINETY PERCENT. >> YEAH. >> YES. WE WOULD GET A REPORT LIKE AT THE MID YEAR BUDGET OF SAYING, WHERE WE'RE ON TRACK, AND MAYBE NOT RIGHT THIS YEAR'S MID YEAR BUDGET, BUT FOR SURE BY BUDGET NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD KNOW. >> YES. >> CORRECT? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> WITH THAT, ONE THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IF WE CAN GET THE SAY, 12 BEDS PUT TOGETHER. I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING AT A THREE YEAR PLAN SUPERVISOR PLUMBER BEFORE. I THINK WE CAN GO THROUGH THE 84 VETERANS WITHIN TWO YEARS AND GET THEM ALL SERVICE. IF WE'RE OPERATING THE FOUR PHASE PROGRAM OUT OF THAT HOUSE, IF WE HAVE THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSEL, BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, ALMOST ALL OF THE HOMELESS ARE ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL THAT WE HAVE TO GET THEM SERVICE. UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT ANY BEDS IN THE SYSTEM, WITHOUT THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL, CENTERS OUT THERE ARE PRETTY FULL AS WELL. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE GOAL, AND THAT'S WHAT THE TEAM HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS GETTING THOSE BEDS TOGETHER, GETTING ALL THE RESOURCES AT ONE LOCATION AND THEN BEING ABLE TO ELIMINATE AND BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE COUNTY. >> THANK YOU. THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT THANK YOU, TROY. WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS AND YOU REALLY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THIS ITEM WAS ABOUT THE POSITION FOR THE COUNSELORS, CORRECT. BUT YOU HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE BACKGROUND TO THE NATIONAL MODEL VERSUS THE LOCAL MODEL AND SOME OF THESE THINGS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND HELPING YOU FIGURE OUT THAT THIS WAY THAT WE'RE GOING FORWARD WILL BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR MEETING OUR VETERANS WHERE THEY ARE AND MEETING THEM AT A POINT WHERE IT'S CUSTOM TAILORED TO THEM THIS PROGRAM AND TRYING TO GET THEM ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE IN EXISTENCE CURRENTLY AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO PLUG THEM IN AND CUSTOM TAILOR. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE AT THE FIRST MEETING WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS, I HAD RESERVATIONS BECAUSE I WAS HEARING FROM SOME OF THE VETERANS THAT THE OTHER APPROACH MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR THEM, EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INSIGHT. >> ABSOLUTELY, SIR. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG. SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, TROY AND KRISTIE, AND FOR THE COMMENTS AND TAKING TIME TO COME HERE AND SPEAK TO US. [01:35:03] THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS PLAN, AND THAT I THINK HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEM BECAUSE I THINK IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE ROADMAP FOR HOW WE THINK ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS AS A BROADER ISSUE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. I THINK NUMBER 1, FOCUSING ON A SUB POPULATION VERSUS TRYING TO ADDRESS EVERYTHING AT ONCE IS REALLY HELPFUL, AND I THINK IT'S VALUABLE TO START WITH THE VETERANS FOR A NUMBER OF PRETTY OBVIOUS REASONS. I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT TODAY IS SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT VERSUS A LOT OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE FUNDING THIS NEW POSITION WITHIN THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE, BUT A LOT OF IT IS JUST GETTING THE SYSTEM OF EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THIS TO WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY, AND I THINK THAT IT WILL BE THE KEY. THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY FLOWING INTO HOMELESSNESS. OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED TO BUILD MORE HOUSING FOR THOSE POPULATIONS OR PROVIDE THAT IN SOME CAPACITY BUT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT, I DO BELIEVE IS A KEY TO SEEING PROGRESS ON THIS. THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IS HAVING A POINT OF ENTRY SO THAT WHEN SOMEONE SEES SOMEONE WHO'S HOMELESS, WHETHER THAT'S A SERVICE PROVIDER OR AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY WHERE THEY CAN SAY, I'M GOING TO GO HERE, AND THEN THAT GETS SOME ACCESS TO EVERYTHING ELSE AND SO I LIKE THAT THAT WAS INCLUDED AS WELL AS THE CALL TO ACTION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SO THAT YOU KNOW IF YOU DRIVE BY AND YOU SEE SOMEONE ON THE STREET OR IF YOU HEAR OF SOMEONE, THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO TAKE ACTION AND FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING PRODUCTIVE VERSUS MAYBE DOING SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY JUST PERPETUATES THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. THE OTHER THINGS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING I TALKED WITH THE SHERIFF ABOUT MONTHS AGO WAS THAT WE DO HAVE ABOUT 250 ARREST OF VETERANS PER YEAR, AND SO I LIKE THAT. I KNOW YOU HAD GOTTEN THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION ONLINE IN THE SPRING, AND SO I LOVE THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WITH POST RELEASE AND CONNECTING THAT TO AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND THEN AS WELL, THE RFP FOR HOUSING. ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO CALL OUT IS THE POINT YOU MADE, KRISTIE THAT WHERE THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT, OH, IF WE KNEW OF THESE RESOURCES, WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE ACCESSED THEM EARLIER AND I DO WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WE DO HEAR THE HOMELESS, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HOUSED, THEY DON'T WANT TO ACCESS SERVICES AND I THINK AT TIMES THERE'S GOOD REASONS FOR THAT. BUT ALSO, IF WE ADDRESS THAT IN THE APPROPRIATE WAY WITH HAVING VETERANS, FOR EXAMPLE, CONNECT WITH VETERANS, WE'LL SEE THAT THAT CHANGES THAT AND THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY AN OPENNESS TO IT, AND THAT WE CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THAT AND SO I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT POINT. THE ONLY COMMENT THAT I HAD AND ONE IS PARTIALLY A CLARIFICATION QUESTION WAS IN TERMS OF THE MEASURES OF SUCCESS, I KNOW YOU SAID AT LEAST 12 MONTHS HOUSED AND I WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I KNOW IN THIS CONVERSATION AROUND HOUSING, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BOTH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM PERMANENT HOUSING, AND WHETHER THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT MEASURE. WELL, LET ME JUST ASK THAT FIRST, AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER RELATED COMMENT. >> I WOULD SAY THE 12 MONTHS WOULD BE SUCCESSFULLY PERMANENTLY HOUSED. BECAUSE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THEY'RE STILL LEARNING HOW TO BE HOUSED AND WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TO BE IN A PERMANENT SITUATION. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING, THAT IT WOULD BE MORE FOCUSED ON THE PERMANENT HOUSING. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I WOULD COMMENT ON THAT PARTICULAR MEASURE IS THAT IF WE FOCUS JUST ON THE NUMBER OF HOUSE, IN THEORY, WE COULD HOUSE A WHOLE BUNCH MORE PEOPLE, BUT THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS COULD KEEP GROWING, VETERAN HOMELESS AND SO I THINK ALSO LOOKING AT THE COUNT DOWN TOWARDS ZERO OF GETTING HOW MANY DO WE HAVE LEFT WHO AREN'T HOUSED IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE NUMBER WHO WE ARE GETTING HOUSED. THAT WOULD JUST BE A COMMENT FOR CONSIDERATION. >> WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS AND GET INTO TREATMENT OR INTO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO KIND OF SEE HOW ARE THOSE NUMBERS GROWING OVER TIME? ARE THEY GROWING? IS THIS WORKING AND REALLY LOOKING AT THAT TO IDENTIFY THAT? TO BE REALLY SUCCESSFULLY IN YOUR HOUSE AND LEARN HOW TO LIVE IN A HOUSE AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME AND SO WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER DO THE HOTEL OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSE BEFORE WE GET THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND REALLY HELP THEM WITH THE WRAP AROUND SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING. >> YES. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THEN WE'LL ALSO SAY THE RESOURCES TOO. IN THE BACK, THERE ARE THESE LITTLE POCKET GUIDES FOR RESOURCES. THIS IS JUST THING THAT WE CAME UP WITH THE DRAFT TO HAVE SOME RESOURCES FOR VETERANS TO ACTUALLY HAVE IN THEIR POCKET OR THEIR BACKPACK. THAT WAY, THEY HAVE RESOURCES, THEY CAN SHARE THE RESOURCES AND THERE IS ALSO ONE, OF COURSE, THAT IS ADA COMPLIANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IT'S A BIGGER FONT. IT'S MORE READABLE, IT'S MORE LEGIBLE. BUT THESE ARE REALLY ON THE GO, AND I THINK ARE GOING TO BE REALLY HANDY TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO THOSE IN THE ENCAMPMENTS. SOMETHING EASY TO CARRY. >> THOSE CAN BE PICKED UP WHERE? [01:40:01] >> THEY'RE AT THE TABLE OUT FRONT RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BOARD CHAMBERS. >> WHY DO PEOPLE WATCH THIS BACK? WHERE'S SOMEWHERE ELSE THEY COULD PICK THOSE UP? >> I BROUGHT 25 TODAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PRINTING MORE AND SO WHEN WE HAVE MORE PRINTED, WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THEM AT THE VSO'S OFFICE, OUR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICE. >> YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE EACH SUPERVISOR GETS A SMALL STACK SO THAT WAY IF CONSTITUENTS WANT THEM THEY CAN REACH OUT TO. >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. >> YEAH. >> IS THAT ALL SUPERVISOR? ALL RIGHT. I SEE YOU'RE IN Q. I HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN YET, AND SO I'M GOING TO WEIGH IN REALLY QUICK. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR THAT WORK. DWAYNE GREEN, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP AT THE AT HOME MEETING. I THINK IT'S CRITICAL WHEN VETS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND DON'T HAVE BUREAUCRATS TELLING PEOPLE WHAT'S BEST SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 2, 03, AND 4 AS STATED IN OUR. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WITH THAT SUPERVISOR LONG. >> AND ALSO, I WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR PLUMBER FOR BRINGING THIS ISSUE UP MONTHS AGO AND GETTING THIS BALL STARTED. ABSOLUTELY. SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. TROY, THIS WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR YOU. THIS WAS A QUESTION THAT I ASKED YOU WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING ALL OF THIS. COMING BACK ONCE THE DATA, AND THIS IS JUMPING OFF WHAT SUPERVISOR PLUMBER WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, ONCE THE DATA IS GENERATED, I ASKED YOU THE QUESTION AND YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO COME BACK FOR UPDATES FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHETHER WE'RE GETTING MORE VETS OFF THE STREETS AND INTO SERVICES AND HOUSING. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT MY QUESTION TO YOU AND THEN YOU WERE WILLING TO? >> WHAT WE'VE AGREED TO IS SEMI ANNUAL REPORTS BACK TO THE BOARD TWICE A YEAR. THAT WAY WE'RE DOING TIMELY UPDATES, THAT WAY WE'RE GETTING REAL TIME DATA. I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DO IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BECAUSE THAT'S TOO MUCH TIME LOST IF WE DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT'S NOT WORKING. I THINK DOING THEM TOO CLOSE TOGETHER DOESN'T GIVE A BROADER PICTURE. I THINK THAT WHAT OUR COLLABORATION IS GOING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE BOARD, OUR RESULTS, OUR DATA SEMI ANNUALLY EVERY SIX MONTHS. THAT WAY, WE CAN GET A BETTER ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE TWEAKS THAT NEED TO BE MADE IF WE'VE MISSED SOMETHING, AND IT'S NOT TOO FAR OUT TO FIX IT WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE SERVICES BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT. WE CAN FIX IT QUICK, BUT STILL HAVE EFFECTIVE DATA TO BRING BACK TO THE BOARD OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMBER, FOR MAKING THAT REFERRAL TO GET THE VETERAN INTO ALL THE SERVICES AND BASICALLY SAVING HIS LIFE. THAT'S VERY AWESOME. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ONE RECOMMENDED. IF EVERYONE AMONG OUR CONSTITUENTS IS LISTENING TO THIS, IS THERE ONE PLACE THEY CAN CALL, WOULD IT BE TO YOU? IF THEY FIND SOMEBODY, LIKE SUPERVISOR PLUMBER DID, THEY CALL YOU, AND THEN YOU START THE WHOLE PROCESS WORKING WITH ALL THE COLLABORATIVE? >> YES, SIR. THE WAY WE'RE DESIGNING THIS IS MY OFFICE IS GOING TO BE THE HUB OF THIS PROGRAM. THAT WAY, WE'VE GOT IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITH ALL OF THE SPOKES TO THIS PROGRAM, WE CAN GET A HOLD OF OHD, OUR HEROES DREAMS DIRECTLY. IF WE FEEL THAT THAT'S THE BEST AVENUE FOR THEM TO GET OUT THERE, LET'S GATHER THIS PERSON UP, LET'S ASSESS, AND THEN GET THEM BACK TO MY OFFICE, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED, GET THEM OVER TO ONE OF KRISTIE'S TEAMS IF THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED, GET THEM TO NATION'S FINEST IF THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED. BUT WE HAVE TAKEN ON THE TASK OF BEING THE CENTER HUB POINT OF CONTACT. NOW, IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN THE PRESENTATION THAT MISS COLEMAN DID, OHD'S HOTLINE IS ON THERE AS WELL. THEY CAN CONTACT ANY ONE OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED, BUT WE'RE THE EASIEST FOR THE VETERANS TO LOCATE AND THEN MOST WELL KNOWN AMONGST THE VETERAN POPULATIONS, IF YOU WILL. IT'S JUST EASIER TO CALL US AND THEN WE CAN GET THE BALL ROLL. >> I LOVE THAT IDEA, AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE QUESTION WAS TO HAVE ONE POINT OF CONTACT THAT THEY CAN GET TO YOU BECAUSE THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH YOU, AND THEN IT STARTS GETTING FARMED OUT AND BRANCHED OUT TO DIFFERENT GROUPS AS APPROPRIATE. I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO THOSE FRIENDLY HANDOFFS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, OH, WELL, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING TODAY. WHY DON'T YOU TRY? THESE GUYS? NO, THESE ARE GOING TO BE PHONE CALLS WAITING FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL TO ARRIVE. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANKS. CO RECORD, [01:45:03] IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD AS A VETERAN YOURSELF? I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THIS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT AND EFFORT WE HAD BY OUR VETERANS IN HELPING US SHAPE THIS PROGRAM AND FOCUSING ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THEM. I TRY TO TAKE WHAT WAS BEST THAT WORKED IN OTHER PROGRAMS AND LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE LOCALLY TO COME UP WITH THE BEST PACKAGE POSSIBLE TO MEET OUR NEEDS IN SHASTA COUNTY. >> NOT EVERY COUNTY HAS OUR HEROES' DREAMS, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE SO EFFECTIVE. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. IT IS A FOUR FIFTHS NEEDING TO PASS. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OR HAVING A CEO. IT'S A VETERAN OR MANY STAFF NUMBERS, AS WELL, MEN AND WOMEN. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. [APPLAUSE] WITH THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. [BACKGROUND] HEY, LISTEN. HEY, LISTEN. THAT'S YOUR FIRST WARNING. WE CAN'T SCREAM. [BACKGROUND] THAT'S YOUR SECOND WARNING, PLEASE. >> THE FEDERAL, ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION. YOUR POLICY CANNOT STOP CRIME. >> I'M ASKING YOU ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS. [BACKGROUND] WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. CAN WE MOVE ON? >> YES, SIR. [PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - OPEN TIME] >> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. HOW MANY SPEAKERS? THANK YOU, SIR. MR. ROSE, THANK YOU. >> CHAIR, WE WILL HAVE 15 SPEAKERS. >> EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE LINE UP TO MY LEFT, THE RIGHT OF THE ROOM. YOU WANT TO CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS? >> WE WILL BEGIN WITH JEFF, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN GARDNER, DAVE HALLIGAN, KIM MOORE, LORI BRIDGFORD. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE USE OF OPIOID DOLLARS TO FUND SOME OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE VETERANS. I KNOW THAT WAS BROUGHT UP ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AND NOTHING'S BEEN DONE IN THAT REGARD. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO LOOK AT THAT. THE SECOND ISSUE I WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE DECISION TO HAVE SUPERVISOR CRYE AS CHAIR FOR THE SECOND TERM. I THINK THAT WAS A BIG MISTAKE. THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT DECISION HAVE BEEN CLEAR TO MANY OF US OVER THE LAST MANY MONTHS, BUT NO MORE APPARENT THAN LAST WEEK WHEN CHAIR CRYE TRIED TO STRIP SUPERVISOR LONG FROM HIS ASSIGNMENT TO RCRC. TRYING TO STRIP A SUPERVISOR OF THEIR COMMITTEE POSITION JUST BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE POSITION IS BAD ENOUGH. BUT THEN TRYING TO DO IT BASED ON A LIE IS EVEN MORE EGREGIOUS. THE LIE IN THIS CASE WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATION THAT WAS GOING TO BE MADE ABOUT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AT RCRC, AND THAT WAS A COMPLETE FABRICATION. THERE WAS NO SUCH PRESENTATION PLANNED. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS PLANNED WAS MR. STREET WAS GOING TO GIVE A THREE-MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK THAT THE LIE WAS MADE IN ORDER TO CONVINCE MR. HARMON TO GO ALONG WITH MR. CRYE. IT WAS JUST EGREGIOUS TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. MR. HARMON, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SEE THE LAST SIX MONTHS AS BEING A PICTURE OF COLLABORATION, BUT MANY OF US DON'T SEE THAT. IT'S CLEAR TO MANY OF US THAT CRYE COLLABORATES WHEN YOU AGREE WITH HIM. IF NOT, HE BULLIES, HE BELITTLES, HE POUTS. NOW, WHEN YOU VOTED AGAINST HIM, HE WENT OUT AND SAID, BIG MISTAKE, BIG MISTAKE, WHICH WAS A THREAT. IF YOU DON'T GO ALONG WITH HIM, HE'S GOING TO THREATEN YOU. I HOPE YOU SEE THAT, AND I HOPE IT'S A BIT OF A DECLARATION OF YOUR INDEPENDENCE AND YOUR DECISION TO VOTE INDEPENDENTLY AS YOU SAID YOU WOULD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JEFF. [APPLAUSE] >> CHRISTIAN GARDNER, FOLLOWED BY DAVE HALLIGAN, KIM MOORE, LORI BRIDGFORD, LEE CLARK. >> SUPERVISORS, WE'RE A WELFARE COUNTY. WE ARE WELFARE COUNTY. WE RECEIVE MORE FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAN WE GIVE. THAT'S A FACT. YET, MR. CRYE, YOU PERSISTENTLY SNIVEL, WHINE, AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. YOU APPOINT AND HIRE ELECTION DENIERS, CONSPIRACY THEORISTS, EVEN SECESSIONISTS WHO CLAIM YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW. CALIFORNIA IS AN ILLEGAL ENTITY, AND THESE SECESSIONISTS ACTUALLY RUN THEIR OWN SHADOW GOVERNMENT. [01:50:03] YOUR BUDDY, CHRIS STREET, YOUR BUDDY, THIS UNCIRCUMCISED, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY IT. LISTEN, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE GOING TO GET FROM YOUR NEO-CONFEDERATES, SECESSIONIST? ABOUT AS MUCH AS WE GOT FROM MR. PELO, RIGHT? YOU KNOW THE GUY WE PAID FOUR GRAND TO HAVE YOU GO PARTY WITH? WE'RE IN A BUDGET CRISIS. HOW ABOUT WRITING LETTERS TO YOUR COURT ADJUDICATED RAPIST, CONVICTED FELON LEADER, AND HIS CLONE, DOUG LA MATHA, DEMANDING RESTORATION OF MEDICAID, DEMANDING THAT DO NOT CUT 65,000 CITIZENS IN SHASTA COUNTY WHO RECEIVE IT OR SECTION 8, HOUSING, DEMAND TO RESTORE FUNDING TO OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM? STOP WITH YOUR PROPAGANDA BULLSHIT. >> DAVE HALLIGAN, FOLLOWED BY KIM MOORE, LORI BRIDGFORD, LEE CLARK, AND STEVE KHAN. >> I MISS THIS. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. THE RECENT HIRE OF BRENT TAYLOR THREE WEEKS AGO TO ASSIST IN ROV WAS BASED ON CLINT CURTIS AND HIS CRONYISM WAYS. THE JOB WAS GIVEN TO TAYLOR BASED ON HIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CURTIS RATHER THAN ON HIS QUALIFICATIONS, MERIT, OR EXPERIENCE. TAYLOR'S QUALIFICATION AND ELECTION REFORM ACTIVIST, A LAWYER IN REAL ESTATE, REALLY? THE POSITION WAS NOT POSTED. PUBLICLY POSTING THE ASSISTANT ROV WOULD HAVE REACHED A WIDER AUDIENCE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES LEADING TO A MORE DIVERSE AND SKILLED APPLICATION POOL. TRUE, MR. KELSTROM? IT'S CALLED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, SUPERVISORS. WHERE WAS IT? SHASTA COUNTY CALLS ITSELF AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ARE WE? WHEN OPENINGS OCCUR, WE POST IN THIS COUNTY, A TYPIST, AN ADMIN, A ROAD REPAIR WORKER, A SHERIFF CADET, AN ANALYST. WE POST, CORRECT, MR. CRYE? HOW ABOUT THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND COUNTY POOL OF EMPLOYEES? POSTING OPENLY WOULD HAVE SIGNALED TO THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT THE COUNTY VALUES THEIR TALENTS AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT, RIGHT, MR. HARMON? HOW ABOUT LEGAL COMPLIANCE? WHILE THIS HIRE MAY NOT BE ILLEGAL, IS THAT OUR MANTRA NOW? IS THAT OUR STANDARD QUESTION IN THIS COUNTY WE ASK? ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL HERE? OR SHOULD OUR STANDARD BE? WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? WHAT IS RIGHT, JUST, TRANSPARENT, FAIR, EQUITABLE, PRINCIPLES, AND YES, AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. IN ESSENCE, POSTING THE ASSISTANT ROV JOB WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR ATTRACTING THE BEST TALENT, UPHOLDING ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND COULD HAVE FOSTERED A STRONGER, MORE DIVERSE, AND ENGAGING WORK PLACE. ISN'T THAT WHAT WE ALL WANT? [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> TIM MOORE, FOLLOWED BY LORI BRIDGFORD, LEE CLARK, STEVE KHAN, AND DAN. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT WHATEVER YOU DID. THANK YOU FOR NOT GETTING OUR ROV OFFICE INFILTRATED AGAIN. SO I APPLAUD WHAT YOU DID, NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS. KEVIN, I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS IDEA OF SURVEYING THE COUNTY, THE VOTERS TO FIND OUT WHAT MATTERS TO US. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SHASTA DENTAL. I WAS THERE YESTERDAY. LOWER QUADRANT, CLEAN. I'M GETTING READY TO PAY ANOTHER $1,048 OUT OF POCKET. AS WE MOVE TO WORK ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE WOODLANDS, I WANT YOU ALL TO KEEP IN MIND THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PROGRAM, THE WOODLANDS PROGRAM, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD MEDICAL CARE THAT'S SAVING MY LIFE. I COULD GIVE A CRAP ABOUT CUTS TO MEDICARE BECAUSE MEDICARE DOESN'T SERVE THE PATIENTS. WHAT IT DOES IS IT BUILDS BUILDINGS, BUILDS ROADS, BIKE LANES, AND PAYS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. IT DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS. LAST YEAR, I SPENT OVER $10,000 OUT OF POCKET MEDICAL EXPENSES ON AN INCOME OF $14,000. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT THE PROGRAM AT THE WOODLANDS. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING ANYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS REFER TO MY ACTIONS AS BEING A TROUBLEMAKER OR CLAIMING THAT I'M TRYING TO GET THE PROGRAM SHUT DOWN. NO, I'M NOT TRYING TO GET THE PROGRAM SHUT DOWN BECAUSE MY LIFE DEPENDS ON THE PROGRAM. WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO. KEVIN, WE'RE ON AUTOPILOT. WE DON'T HAVE A MANAGER RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T HAVE PHASE 1 OR PHASE 2. TENANTS CAN'T EVEN GET INTO THE OFFICE RIGHT NOW DURING BUSINESS HOURS GOING ON OVER TWO WEEKS. THIS IS GETTING DANGEROUS. WE NEED HELP. I'M GLAD, I'M SO THANKFUL TO WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER AND WITH CHRISTI COLEMAN. [01:55:06] I'D LOVE TO SEE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY DIRECTORS THERE. I'D LIKE TO SEE CODE ENFORCEMENT THERE LIKE ORGANIST. >> THANK YOU. I CAN'T. THAT'S YOUR TWO MINUTES. I WILL SAY JUST PLEASE KEEP CONTINUING TO SEND EMAILS TO MYSELF AND MISS COLEMAN ABOUT THE UPDATES OF MANAGEMENT AND MAKING SURE THE RESIDENTS GET THE CARE. JUST KEEP THEM COMING. >> LORI BRIDGFORD, FOLLOWED BY LEE CLARK, STEVE KHAN, DAN, AND JACQUELINE. >> WELCOME. >> HEY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND BOARD. >> PLEASE GET IN QUEUE IF YOUR NAME WAS CALLED. >> I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COLLABORATION OF THE VSOS OFFICE AND HHS. THAT WAS A VERY COMPELLING PRESENTATION, VERY TOUCHING AND VERY MUCH WORTH THE TESTIMONY FROM THE PEOPLE THAT CAME UP. REGARDING THE LATEST EDITION THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE ROV CLERK'S OFFICE WITH BRENT TURNER, I BELIEVE, IS HIS LAST NAME, NOT TAYLOR, THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE ELECTION COMMISSION BACK ON BOARD, GET IT ON THE AGENDA. CLINT CURTIS HAS ASKED FOR HELP, AND A NEW PERSON IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO MUCH MORE THAN TRAINING IN THE VERY BEGINNING. HE'S NOT FROM HERE, SO I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO CATCH UP. WE'RE IN A NON ELECTION YEAR, SO I THINK IT'D BE IDEAL TO START ADDRESSING THIS. WE HAVEN'T MET WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSION IN PROBABLY SIX MONTHS. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST NOT HELPFUL, NOT USEFUL, AND THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BE GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE GIVEN THE DUDS THAT WERE A PART OF THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY. THERE'S TWO OPEN SEATS. I DON'T KNOW IF NOMINATIONS WILL COME FORWARD. GIVEN THE GREEN FIRE THAT WAS BROUGHT TOGETHER, THANK YOU, MATT, FOR GIVING THAT REALLY GOOD UPDATE. IT'S SO BEHIND ON THE RECORD SEARCH LIGHT, WHAT THEY WERE REPORTING DAYS LATER IN THE PAPER, AND THEN YOU CAN JUST GO ONLINE AND GET AN UPDATE. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THE AIR QUALITY ON MONDAY WAS HORRID. THERE'S A FIVE GRADIENT THING, MAROON BEING THE MOST HAZARDOUS, THE WORST EVER. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN THE COVID SHOTS. THEY'RE NOT VACCINES. THE LUNG DAMAGE IS HORRID. THE AEROBIC DECLINE, THEY'RE AGING. THERE WAS AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST IN THE SENATE HEARING DONE YESTERDAY ON THE 15TH. EIGHT TESTIMONIES, ONE OF THEM WAS HIS, AND HE WAS WARNING PEOPLE THAT HE'S FOREVER RUINED FROM TWO OF THESE SHOTS. AIR QUALITY, HORRID, YOUR LUNG DAMAGE IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE. I THINK WE NEED TO START PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE OF THAT AND MAKE IT NOT JUST A HEAT INDEX WARNING, BUT IT'S COMPOUNDING AND MORE DAMAGE THERE. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I BELIEVE LEE CLARK HAS LEFT, SO WE WILL GO WITH STEVE KHAN, FOLLOWED BY DAN, JACQUELINE, JENNY, AND LAURA HOBBS. >> IF WE CAN GET IN QUEUE, THAT'D BE GREAT. >> MORNING BOARD. STAFF. WHAT PUBLIC HAS LEFT. A SHAME THE VETERANS HAVE LEFT. I WANT TO COMMENT A LITTLE BIT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THE SUPERVISORS HAVE SAID AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ONE THING IS SUPERVISOR PLUMBER, HE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT UP THIS HOMELESS VET SITUATION, AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH, AND IT MAY NOT BE GOING EXACTLY THE WAY THAT WOULD BE BEST, BUT IT IS MOVING FORWARD, AND THERE WILL BE SOME POSITIVE THINGS COME OUT OF IT, I BELIEVE. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF CRYE'S MOUTH WAS HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT HELPING A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE WAS APPROPRIATE. THAT WAS HIS WORDS. NOW, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S POLITICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS, SUDDENLY, AND HE THINKS HE'S GUIDED IN A WAY WHERE HE SEEMS TO BE THE SPEARHEAD OF THIS THING. HE'S SUPPORTING IT. I'M GLAD HE'S SUPPORTING IT. THAT'S GREAT. YOU GUYS, GO AHEAD, LAUGH A LITTLE BIT. YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY? WELL, LET'S SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT. COME ELECTION TIME. THINGS ARE ON TAPE, BY THE WAY, CRYE. THE OTHER THING IS, CRYE MADE A COMMENT ONE TIME AT THE LAST MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS, SAYING HOW PROBABLY NOBODY IN THIS ROOM HAD GOOD MEDICAL CARE. WELL, I DISAGREE. I'M A VET, AND THE VETERANS CARE THAT I'VE GOTTEN HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. I THINK THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. I THINK THAT PEOPLE CARE A GREAT DEAL AND DO WONDERFUL THINGS. ALSO, I WOULD LOVE FOR CRYE TO EXPLAIN THIS MEDICAL SCHOOL ON THE FIVE YARD LINE COMMENT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE COULD POSSIBLY BE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER IN THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO, WERE $200 MILLION AWAY FROM IT, AND 500 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. NOW, WE ARE MOVING IN A DIRECTION THAT PLUMMER HAD BROUGHT UP, WHICH WOULD BE WORKING WITH OTHER. >> THANK YOU. >> DAN, FOLLOWED BY JACQUELINE, JENNY, LAURA HOBBS, AND LESLIE, IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. [02:00:01] >> WELCOME. >> HI. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. APPRECIATE YOUR SUPERVISORS. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT ON YOUR PLATE. I'M HERE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE AN ELECTION SYSTEM WE TRUST, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT IT AGAIN. I THINK WE'VE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS HERE, BUT RECENTLY, I'M JUST EVALUATING WHAT'S GOING ON. THE ELECTION COMMISSION HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR SEVEN MONTHS. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MEETINGS. WE NEED IT. THE ROV HAS ASKED FOR IT. I THINK YOU OUGHT TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE NEW APPOINTED ROV IS ASKING FOR. THE BOARD DECIDED TO SUE FIVE INDIVIDUALS, CITIZENS OF SHASTA COUNTY WHEN THEY TRIED TO AMEND THE COUNTY'S CHARTER. YOU GUYS, THE BOARD, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS YOU GUYS SPECIFICALLY SUED THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND MADE IT PERSONAL BY MAKING THEM HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY COURT COSTS THAT WERE INCURRED. YOU GUYS LOST THE LAWSUIT. NOT ONE OF YOU HAVE APOLOGIZED TO THOSE FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT, AND THE COURT AGREED THAT WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS RIGHT AND WITHIN TERMS. IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO SUE INDIVIDUALS AND FIND OUT THAT YOU WERE MISTAKEN, YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND APOLOGIZE. SAME THING AS WITH MY COURT CASE. YOU GUYS ARE CONTINUING TO FIGHT AND DEFEND THE PAST APPOINTED ROV. I HAVE TO KEEP INCURRING COSTS AND COMING TO THE BOARD TO GET YOU GUYS TO APOLOGIZE AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU DID NOT DO THE ELECTION CORRECTLY. YOU'VE AGREED YOU DIDN'T DO IT CORRECTLY. IT'S DISGUSTING THAT YOU'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY HAVING ATTORNEYS FIGHT ME, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. THE PRIDE IS IN THE WAY, MAN. >> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. JACQUELINE, FOLLOWED BY JENNY, LAURA HOBBS, LESLIE, AND MARGARET HANSON, IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. I FOUND THE LAST FOURTH OF JULY IN ANDERSON VERY MOVING. AS WE SAYING, I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I'M FREE, AND GOD BLESSED THE USA. AS I WAS SINGING, I WAS BROUGHT TO TEARS, BUT THERE IS STILL ONE MORE SEGMENT OF THE AMERICANS THAT ARE NOT FREE, NOT FREE TO PURSUE LIFE, LET ALONE LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS. THESE ARE THE NEURODIVERGENT, CHRONIC HOMELESS, AND THAT IS THE IRONY FOR THE INDICATIONS THAT THE CONSTITUTION WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE NEURODIVERGENCE WHO HAVE A GREAT CAPACITY FOR THAT FOCUS AND PROBLEM SOLVING. THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED, THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE TRIED HAVE MISSED THE MARK IN OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT DON'T FIT AND ACTUALLY MADE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS EVEN WORSE IN THEIR EFFORTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS I HAVE BEEN FEEDING YOU TWO MINUTES WORTH OF DATA, EVEN MEETING YOU. EACH MEETING SO YOU COULD BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND. JUST LIKE THE US DIDN'T GET THESE BLESSINGS WITHOUT FIGHTING A WAR FOR THEM, I FEEL THAT I'M STANDING HERE TODAY TRYING TO LEAD THE CHARGE FOR ANOTHER KIND OF WAR, A WAR OF COMPASSION. RIGHT NOW, THE DEVELOPING DIAMONDS COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION WITH YOU THAT AT NO COST TO YOU. BUT WE'RE ASKING THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE CHARGED WITH THE WELL BEING OF THE HUMANS LIVING UNDER THEIR AUTHORITY TO GET FULLY INFORMED OF THE NEEDS AND CAPACITIES AND COLLABORATION THAT IT WOULD HAVE WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT SPOKE TODAY AND TO ACCEPT AND MAKE A POWERPOINT, ACCEPT THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT WOULD FULLY [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU. >> JENNY, FOLLOWED BY LAURA HOBBS, LESLIE, MARGARET HANSON, AND BENJAMIN NUINE. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M SURE THAT I SHOULD STAND UP HERE AND HAVE SOME INDIGNANCY OR ANGER OR RAGE. BUT ACTUALLY, TODAY, UPON WALKING IN, I'VE HEARD TWO COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR THAT I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR. THE FIRST ONE BEING VERY QUIETLY SPOKEN, THAT HE WOULD BE LESS ADVERSARIAL. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN I THANK YOU GREATLY FOR THAT. THE SECOND ONE IS DURING THE VETERANS PRESENTATION. [02:05:01] YOU THANKED MATT FOR BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD IN THE FIRST PLACE, THAT YOU DID GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT WAS DUE, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT, TOO. I SUPPOSE THAT I SHOULD BE ANGRY WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE WAY THAT I HAVE BEEN TREATED IN RECENT YEARS. BUT ANGER TAKES ENERGY. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT. I'LL LEAVE IT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BETTER AT IT. INSTEAD, I SUPPOSE THAT I'LL PRACTICE A GOOD QUICKER TRADITION OF FORGIVENESS AND HOLDING THE BOARD IN THE LIGHT TO THE GREATEST OF MY ABILITY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR WHERE IT'LL BE. BUT WHEREVER IT IS, I HOPE THAT PEOPLE LISTEN AND FOLLOW AFTER ME IN THE WAY TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU. >> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> LAURA HOBBS FOLLOWED BY LESLIE, MARGARET HANSON, BENJAMIN NUINE, AND ANTONIA. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. THANK YOU FOR INITIATING THE CHARTER COUNTY. I APPRECIATE THAT AND VALUING SHASTA COUNTY SOVEREIGNTY. IT'S THROUGH THIS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY THAT CITIZENS OF SHASTA COUNTY HAVE INTRODUCED BOLD ELECTION REFORM TO RESIST TYRANNICAL STATE OVERREACH. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED THE VOTER ID PETITION, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO SAVESHASTAELECTIONS.COM WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER OR FIND SIGNING LOCATIONS. I ENCOURAGE THIS BOARD TO REINSTATE THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION. IT'S BEEN SUSPENDED, WRONGFULLY SUSPENDED FOR OVER SEVEN MONTHS NOW. THIS IS VALUABLE TIME. THE NON ELECTION YEARS IS WHEN THEY RECOMMENDED THAT REFORM BE MADE. WE HAVE YET TO DO A POST MORTEM ON THE LAST ELECTION. IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WRONG, THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE CAN FIX IT. WE NEED TO LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES. THERE WERE MANY MISTAKES IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION BY JOANNA FRANCESCUT AND THOMAS TOLLER. THE LAB V. TOLLER CASE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR APPEAL. PREVIOUSLY, THE COUNTY SPENT TAXPAYER MONEY TO GET THE CASE DISMISSED ON A TECHNICALITY. THE CITIZENS DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN STATE ELECTION LAWS ARE VIOLATED. WE BROUGHT THE COMPLAINTS TO THE ROV, AND THEY IGNORED US. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE COMPLAINTS TO YOU, YOU IGNORED US. THEN WE BROUGHT THE COMPLAINTS TO THE COURT. YOU PAID TOP DOLLAR TO GET THE COMPLAINTS DISMISSED. YOU PREVENTED THE CASE FROM BEING HEARD BASED ON ITS MERITS. YOU PREVENTED THE CITIZENS FROM RECEIVING JUSTICE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE CITIZENS SHOULD GO. WHAT'S OUR FINAL RECOURSE? BROKEN ELECTION LAWS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. IF YOU BELIEVE IN LAW AND ORDER, THEN STOP USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO SUPPORT SCOFF LAWS SUCH AS JOANNA FRANCESCUT AND THOMAS TOLLER. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU. LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY MARGARET HANSON, BENJAMIN NUINE, AND ANTONIA. >> WELCOME. >> HI. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO HELP WITH OUR VETERANS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE. I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN PASSIONATELY WORKING ON HELPING WITH THE BSO MOVE AND GETTING A LOT OF THIS GOING, AND I WISH THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO BE PART OF IT, AND SO I'M SAD THAT THEY'RE NOT. I HOPE THAT THEY'RE WATCHING ONLINE, AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WERE A BIG PART OF THAT. THANK YOU TO KRISTIE AND CHAIR CRYE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK AND SOME CHAOS REGARDING C12. IT IS NOT A NEFARIOUS THING. IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD THING FOR OUR COUNTY, AND I THINK THAT I HAVE CONVERSED WITH ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WELL MEANING, AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND EVERYBODY KNOW THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OR ANY OF THE NEFARIOUS STUFF AGAINST OUR YOUTH AND KEEPING PARENTS OUT OF MEDICAL DECISIONS. THIS IS STRICTLY JUST GETTING OUR COUNTY COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT SO THAT KRISTIE'S DEPARTMENT CAN WORK AND BETTER FUNCTION. UNDER YOUR GUIDANCE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DIRECTION OF HHSA, AND I FOR THE MOST PART, CAN TRUST IT WHILE IT'S UNDER HER GUIDANCE. I HOPE THAT IT STAYS UNDER SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO COME. AS FAR AS CONSENT, WE JUST HAD BUDGET HEARINGS. I'M A LITTLE BIT ALARMED BY HOW MANY THINGS ARE RETROACTIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS BECAUSE OF BUDGET HEARINGS AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW MISSING MEETINGS OR SPACE BETWEEN MEETINGS. I'LL LET THAT GO FOR NOW AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T CONTINUE. I AM A LITTLE DISHEARTENED BY C7. IT LOOKS LIKE 860,000 FOR ONLY 10 BENEFICIARIES. [02:10:02] I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION, BUT I TRUST THAT YOU GUYS LOOKED INTO IT AND DID THE RESEARCH AND THAT KRISTIE DID. I APPRECIATE C9 THAT THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY THEY DID DO A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GAVE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS TO US WHEN WE'RE LOOKING. >> THANK YOU. >> MARGARET HANSON, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NUINE AND ANTONIA. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, NO COMPLAINTS, BY THE WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE HOMELESSNESS AND THE VETERANS ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE PAYING TO THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS COUNTY THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH. BUT THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. ALL YOUR CARE, ALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ALL OF YOU. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY INSTEAD OF COMING UP HERE WITH AN ISSUE THAT I NEED TO DEAL WITH. JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. >> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> BENJAMIN NUINE, AND THEN ANTONIA, I'M SURE THAT WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> I ACTUALLY DID WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ITEM C12 BECAUSE IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A COUNTY'S LETTER OF INTENT TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT WHOLE CHILD MODEL COUNTY FOR THE CALIFORNIA CHILDREN SERVICES PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO TRY TO STICK WITH JUST THE FACTS. THIS WOULD SHIFT FULL CONTROL OF THE SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TIMELINES AND APPEALS FOR CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS MEDICAL NEEDS FROM THE STATE TO THE COUNTY. SHASTA CURRENTLY OPERATES UNDER A HYBRID MODEL, WHICH DOES MOST OF THE WORK, AND THE STATE OVERSEES SOME COMPLEX CASES AND APPEALS. WELL, THIS PROPOSAL WILL END THAT OVERSIGHT ENTIRELY. NOW, THE QUESTION I HAD WAS, ARE WE EQUIPPED TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MORE THAN 1,000 CHILDREN. IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE, FOR THE MOST PART. BUT WHAT CONCERNED ME IS THAT SHASTA HAS, EVEN IN THE LETTER, 1.5 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT NURSE CASE MANAGER FOR THE ENTIRE CCS CASE LOAD. NO DEDICATED MEDICAL CONSULTANT IS IDENTIFIED, AND THERE'S NO MENTION OF SOCIAL WORK OR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. BY COMPARISON, LARGE INDEPENDENT COUNTIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO OFTEN STAFF FIVE TO SEVEN NURSES PER 1,000 CASES, PLUS MEDICAL CONSULTANTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS. THAT'S SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEGAL REVIEW. THAT'S THE SCALE IT TAKES TO MANAGE CCS RESPONSIBLY. NOW, IF SHASTA COUNTY MOVES FORWARD WITH INDEPENDENCE AT THE CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, IT'S GOING TO ASSUME FULL ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL RISK WITHOUT THE STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT. YET WE'RE ASKING THE STATE TO HAND OVER THE FINAL AUTHORITY WITHOUT COMMITTING TO IMPROVE STAFFING, OVERSIGHT OR ANY PUBLIC REPORTING ON OUTCOMES. IF WE TAKE FULL CONTROL, WE OWE FAMILIES CLEAR ANSWERS. LOCAL CONTROL SHOULDN'T MEAN FEWER SAFEGUARDS. THE MOVE NEEDS A REAL TRANSITION PLAN, SERVICE BENCHMARKS, AND SOME PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. >> [APPLAUSE] ANTONIA. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. THE ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS TO BE REINSTATED. THIS HAS GONE ON TOO LONG TO BE WITHOUT THE ELECTION COMMISSION. THESE LADIES ARE DEDICATED IN RESEARCH AND COLLECTS VALUABLE INFORMATION TO HELP EDUCATE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND TO CREATE SOLUTIONS AND A PATH FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO SAY, STOP USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO DEFEND COUNTY WORKERS SUCH AS JOANNA FRANCESCUT AND TOLLER THAT BROKE CALIFORNIA ELECTION LAWS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. LAST SPEAKER, MS. ANGEL? THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [CONSENT CALENDAR] I BELIEVE, SUPERVISOR HARMON FOLD WAS A C11. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF EVERYBODY HAS ONE. >> I'D LIKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PLUMBER AND THEN RIGHT AFTER WITH SUPERVISOR LONG. DID YOU GET THAT, MS. ANGEL? NO BOARD DISCUSSION FOR THAT, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS C11. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. [C11 Approve a retroactive renewal agreement with the California Department of State Hospitals for use of state hospital beds and designate authority to the Health and Human Services Agency Director, or their designee, to sign amendments and other documents, including retroactive.] WE'LL BRING UP C11. SUPERVISOR HARMON, YOU PULLED THIS. WHAT QUESTIONS MAY YOU HAVE FOR MS. COGER, OR JUST IN GENERAL AS A DISCUSSION POINT? >> I GUESS, IT'S STILL MORNING. GOOD MORNING. NO, I DIDN'T PULL THIS TO OPPOSE IT. I PULLED IT BECAUSE I JUST HAD A QUESTION OF GIVING UP THE FORGE, RIGHT. [02:15:10] >> SIGNING AUTHORITY. >> THE SIGNING AUTHORITY. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> I JUST FEEL LIKE, WELL, IS THAT WHAT THE BOARD'S HERE FOR? >> I KNOW WE WERE ABLE TO TALK RIGHT BEFORE, AND YOU HAD ALREADY PULLED IT. MS. COGER, CAN YOU JUST GIVE AND THIS IS MORE, MAYBE JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL WHEN THE BOARD VOTES TO SIGNING AUTHORITY, HOW THAT IN TERMS OF A TIME SAVER FOR STAFF. BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS BOARD LAST YEAR DID PULL SIGNING AUTHORITY FROM THE CEO BECAUSE FOR ME, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SCOWE THAT I WANTED TO BE VERY ABREAST OF, WHICH PASSED, I BELIEVE. >> BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT REAL CLEAR. IT HAD NOTHING TO NOT TRUSTING. >> CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY. >> CEO RECORD. BUT SCOWE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. >> REALLY QUICK. >> ULTIMATELY, THE BOARD HAS OVERALL OVERSIGHT AND AUTHORITY FOR SIGNING OUR AGREEMENTS, AND THEN WITHIN THAT, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DELEGATE THAT TO THE CEO, WHICH THEN CAN BE DELEGATED DOWN TO DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SO IT'S ALWAYS I THINK IF THERE'S SOMETHING, WITH THE SCOWE AGREEMENT, IF THERE ARE CONCERNS AND THAT WANTS TO BE PULLED BACK, THEN THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALWAYS ABLE TO BE DONE. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTS PROCESSING, THOUGH, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THINGS ALONG MORE QUICKLY, THEN WE CAN DELEGATE THAT DOWN TO THE CEO OR LIKE I SAID, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND THEN THAT AVOIDS US HAVING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR THINGS THAT ARE MINIMAL, SMALL AMENDMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WOULDN'T CAUSE ANY BIG MATERIAL CHANGE. THAT'S ALL OUTLINED WITHIN THE REGULATIONS OF OUR CONTRACTS MANUAL IN 6-101. >> GOOD? >> I'M GOOD. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE C11. >> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU, BAILEY, MS. COGER. [R4 Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution which authorizes the application and approves the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) amended Five-Year Plan which adds homeownership opportunities, including, but not limited to, down payment assistance, in an amount not to exceed $1,804,910.] MOVING ON TO R4. DWAYNE GREEN, BRANCH DIRECTOR. WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION, WHICH AUTHORIZE THE APPLICATION AND APPROVES A PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION, ALSO KNOWN AS PLHA, AMENDED FIVE YEAR PLAN, WHICH ADDS HOME-OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,804,110. MR. GREEN. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN CRYE AND SUPERVISORS. AS STATED, THIS IS TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH AUTHORIZES THE APPLICATION AND APPROVES THE PLAN FOR THE HOUSING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S AMENDMENT TO THEIR 2021, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FIVE YEAR PLAN, WHICH ADDS HOME-OWNERSHIP, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE CURRENT ACTIVITY NUMBER 2, WHICH INCLUDES PREDEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND OWNERSHIP HOUSING THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF A GROWING WORKFORCE, EARNING UP TO 120% OF THE AMI, INCOME AS ELIGIBLE LOAN ACTIVITIES. HOUSING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY PUBLISHED RFP TO IDENTIFY ELIGIBILITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS. THE HOUSING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY FELT IT WAS IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST TO AMEND THE FIVE YEAR PLAN TO INCLUDE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. IN 2023, THE COUNTY OF SHASTA ENTER INTO A STANDARD AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT INCLUDED THE 2019, '20 AND '21 AWARD ALLOCATIONS, TOTALING $100,347,041. UNDER THE CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLAN, THESE FUNDS WOULD GO TOWARDS ACTIVITY NUMBER 2. IN MAY OF 2025, THE PUBLIC LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY PUBLISHED AN AMENDED NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND AWARDED THE 2022 AND '23 SCHEDULED ALLOCATIONS. SHASTA WILL RECEIVE $267,637 FOR 2022, AND $190,232 FOR 2023. THIS INCREASES THE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARD BY $457,869 FOR A TOTAL AWARD OF $100,804,910. DUE TO THIS NEW AWARD, THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO ENTER A NEW AMENDED STANDARD AGREEMENT WITH HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UPON SUBMISSION OF AN AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. THE BOARD COULD DEFER ADOPTION OF THE PLAN OR PROVIDE DIRECTION TO MODIFY THE PLAN. IF THE BOARD DOES NOT APPROVE THE AMENDED FIVE YEAR PLAN, THE HOUSING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER HOME-OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE COUNTY OF SHASTA RESIDENTS. NEW ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUNDING IMPACT, REVENUES AND APPROPRIATION ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY BUDGETS FOR FY 2025 THROUGH 2026. PROJECT COSTS WILL BE PAID FROM PHLA ALLOCATIONS RECEIVED ON A REIMBURSABLE BASIS. [02:20:01] >> WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MS. ANGEL, IS ALL CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD? >> YES, CHAIR. ANY AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED REGARDING THIS ITEM IS ON FILE AND AVAILABLE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. >>FANTASTIC. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS CARDS TURNED IN FOR THIS ITEM? >> NO, CHAIR. WE DO NOT. >> WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. SUPERVISOR HARMON. ARE YOU IN CUE FROM EARLIER? >> YEAH. >> SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. DWAYNE, THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. A QUESTION THAT I HAD WHEN REVIEWING THIS PACKAGE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION DOLLARS AND YOU'RE MODIFYING THAT TO NOW OFFER DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. IS THAT PARTIALLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS FOR THIS OWNER OCCUPIED, AND WHAT ARE THE MERITS AND THE BENEFITS BETWEEN THE TWO? I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THIS? >> WELL, ONE PARTICULAR REASON WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS ON THAT BECAUSE THE AMOUNT WASN'T VERY LARGE. A LOT OF DEVELOPERS WANT TO FOCUS ON MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, AND THIS WAS NOT THE CASE, AND THERE WAS ALSO A SHORT SUSPENSE TIME ON THIS. BUT BY APPLYING THESE FUNDS, THE HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FOR DOWN PAYMENT, WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN GET MORE WORKFORCE ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS INTO HOUSING. >> TO GET THE MONIES INTO MORE PEOPLE. >> I JUST WANT TO CORRECT ONE THING THAT YOU SAID. IT WASN'T THAT WE DIDN'T GET APPLICATIONS FOR OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB, WE DIDN'T GET APPLICATIONS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING. >> WORKFORCE HOUSING? >> YES. >> THIS WHOLE THING AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU, BUT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SPENDING ALL THE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US, AND WE'RE OPENING UP DIFFERENT OPTIONS BY OFFERING A DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANT TO GET THESE DOLLARS PLUGGED INTO OUR COMMUNITY? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU GOOD, SUPERVISOR LONG? >> YES. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PLUMBER TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. WE'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC DURING THE HEARING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. MR. GREEN, THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> AT THIS TIME, THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL [SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY] RECESS AND CONVENE AS THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR STIPEND FOR ACTING AS THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN THAT AND CONVENE AS SHASTA. >> CHAIR? >> YES. >> GO AHEAD. >> GO AHEAD. >> WE'RE JUST RECESSING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND GOING INTO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. >> CORRECT. DID I MISS? >> I JUST HEARD ADJOURN AND O I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> NO. I'M SORRY. I THINK I CAN COMBINE THOSE. WE ARE NOW CONVENING AS THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> NO, CHAIR. >> NO? WE HAVE ONE ITEM. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE C1. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. WE'LL TAKE THAT VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. MOVING ON TO R1, WHICH IS OUR SCHEDULED HEARING. MR. GREEN IS BACK AS THE BRANCH DIRECTOR. I GUESS, YOU'RE BACK FOR R1 AND R2 SO WE'LL GO AND THESE ARE BOTH HEARINGS. WE'LL TAKE R1 FIRST. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN CRYE AND SUPERVISORS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH APPROVES THE FY 2025 TO 2026 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY'S ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. AS REQUIRED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DESIGNATES THE SIGNING AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AUTHORITY OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE PHA CERTIFICATIONS OR COMPLIANCE RELATED TO THE PLAN AND REQUIRED REGULATORY FORMS. [INAUDIBLE] REQUIRES EACH HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PREPARE AN ANNUAL PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS ON BEHALF OF 1016 LOW INCOME TENANTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 707 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS LEASED UP. THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES MODOC, SISKIYOU, TRINITY, AND SHASTA COUNTIES, EXCEPT FOR THE CITY OF REDDING. THE BOARD COULD DEFER ADOPTION OF THE PLAN OR PROVIDE DIRECTION TO MODIFY THE PLAN. SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE NOT TO APPROVE A PLAN, THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM WILL BE JEOPARDIZED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF FUNDING AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING RENTAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS PROGRAM IN SHASTA COUNTY. [02:25:02] NO COUNTY ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH THE PLAN AS THE FUNDING FOR THIS HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. >> WITH THAT, MS. ANGEL, IS ALL CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD? >> YES. ANY AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVING THESE ITEMS ARE ON FILE AND CAN BE FOUND WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. >> GREAT. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS THAT HAVE TURNED CARDS IN? >> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. >> NO SPEAKERS. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM HAS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. MOVING ON TO R2. MR. GREEN. >> GOOD MORNING AGAIN, CHAIRMAN CRYE AND SUPERVISORS, DWAYNE GREEN, BRANCH DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH APPROVES THE FY 2025 TO 30 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY'S FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, AS REQUIRED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. DESIGNATES THE SIGNING AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OR THE DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE PHA CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE RELATED TO THE PLAN AND REQUIRED REGULATORY FORMS. WHOEVER REQUIRES EACH HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PREPARE A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS ON BEHALF OF 1016 LOW INCOME TENANTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 707 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS LEASED UP. THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY SERVICE AREAS INCLUDES MODOC, SISKIYOU COUNTY, TRINITY, AND SHASTA COUNTIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CITY OF REDDING. THE BOARD COULD DEFER THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN OR PROVIDE DIRECTION TO MODIFY THE PLAN. NOT APPROVING THE PLAN WILL RESULT IN JEOPARDIZING THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF FUNDING AND THEREBY NEGATIVELY IMPACT HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING RENTAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS PROGRAM IN SHASTA COUNTY. THERE IS NO GENERAL FUND IMPACT IN APPROVING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLAN ARE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENCY'S BUDGET FOR FY 2025, 2026, AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FUTURE YEAR BUDGET REQUEST. >> THANK YOU, MS. ANGEL. ONCE AGAIN, IS ALL CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD? >> YES, CHAIR. ANY AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED REGARDING THIS ITEM IS ON FILE AND AVAILABLE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. >> GREAT. WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS THAT HAVE TURNED IN A REQUEST CARD TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, R2? >> WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS, CHAIR. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING. AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE R2. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTROM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. PASSES 5-0. WITH THAT THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL ADJOURN AND [SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD] CONVENE AS THE SHASTA COUNTY IN HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD. AND THAT IS YOUR YELLOW AGENDA IF YOU'RE LOOKING OR HAVE ONE. ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT ARE WISHING TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS GOVERNING BOARD, MS. ANGEL? >> YES. WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS. >> YOU HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS. PARDON ME. >> THOSE SPEAKERS ARE FOR THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS SO NOT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN TIME. >> NOT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN TIME. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTERS OR NOT? NO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION ITEM. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PLUMBER. SECOND BY SUPERVISOR HARMON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. 5-0. MOVING ON TO R1, WHICH IS OUR CLOSED SESSION, AND WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. >> LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THEM AND Q. EACH WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES, FIVE SPEAKERS EACH. GO AHEAD. >> WE WILL BEGIN WITH MADELEINE CLARK, FOLLOWED BY HARRY MADISON, RONNIE DILLON, SUSAN MCMAINES, AND RUTH RHODES. >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, BOARD. NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN AFTER THE NICE BREAK WE'VE HAD FROM HAVING TO COME HERE AND VISIT WITH YOU GUYS. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AGAIN THAT THIS HEALTHCARE SHORTAGE KEEPS BEING BROUGHT UP CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING, AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO REITERATE TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT IHSS CAREGIVERS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE BEFORE THESE HOSPITAL TRIPS, BEFORE THESE INJURIES, BEFORE THESE INFECTIONS, BEFORE THESE FALLS, BEFORE ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT EXACERBATE OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HERE. IHSS PROVIDERS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AND KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE IN THEIR HOMES AND KEEPING THEM WELL TAKEN CARE OF TO AVOID MORE HOSPITAL VISITS, [02:30:04] MORE DOCTORS' VISITS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S BASICALLY THE ONLY INFORMATION I WANTED TO REITERATE TO YOU GUYS MYSELF TODAY. I WON'T TAKE ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME, BUT JUST REALLY TRYING TO HONE IN ON, WITH THE HEALTHCARE SHORTAGE THAT WE'RE ALREADY SUFFERING, IF WE DON'T INVEST IN THIS IHSS PROGRAM, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOSE QUALITY CAREGIVERS, WHICH WILL JUST FURTHER EXACERBATE OUR HEALTHCARE SHORTAGE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> HARRY MADISON, FOLLOWED BY RONNIE DILLON, SUSAN MCMAINES, AND RUTH RHODES, IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. >> GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. SPEAKING ON THE IHSS, ACTION, MARGINALIZATION IS NOT A DISTANT CONCERN. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND RIGHT HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY. THE QUIET CRISIS UNFOLDING IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS COMPOUNDED BY DECISIONS, OR THE LACK THEREOF, MADE BY THOSE WITH THE POWER TO EFFECT A POSITIVE CHANGE. AS MEMBERS OF THE SHASTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND VISION ARE NEEDED MORE NOW THAN EVER. IT'S TROUBLING TO WITNESS THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS IN OUR COUNTY STRUGGLING TO GET ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTH CARE THEY NEED AND DESERVE. PROGRAMS LIKE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SERVE AS A LIFELINE FOR MANY, ALLOWING THEM TO SPEND THEIR LATER YEARS WITH SOME DIGNITY, SECURITY, AND THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS. BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, IHSS MORE THAN CARES FOR INDIVIDUALS. IT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY. YET, INSTEAD OF CHOOSING TO INVEST IN IHSS AND SIMILAR PROGRAMS, RESOURCES ARE BEING DIVERTED, AND FAMILIES ARE LEFT TO SHOULDER OVERWHELMING BURDENS. WE ARE TOLD THAT FAMILIES MUST TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN. BUT IS IT THEIR FAULT THAT THE COST HAVE BECOME TOO GREAT? IS IT THEIR FAULT, THEIR PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, ONCE MEANT TO SECURE A HEALTHY FUTURE, HAVE LOST VALUE IN THE FACE OF RISING EXPENSES AND DWINDLING BENEFITS? MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS IT FAIR TO PLACE THE BLAME AT THE FEET OF FAMILIES WHEN IT'S GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR ALL ITS CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE LEAST ABLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES. YOU, THE BOARD, HAVE WASTED PUBLIC FUNDS THAT PROPERLY HANDLED, COULD HAVE COVERED THE RAISES ASKED FOR BY OUR CAREGIVERS AND THEIR RECIPIENTS. WHY? YOUR PRIORITIES ARE CLEAR, BUT ARE THEY JUST? THE CONSEQUENCE OF MARGINALIZATIONS ARE NOT ABSTRACT. THEY ARE REAL AND PRESENT IN THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, AND LOVED ONES. WHEN GOVERNMENT TURNS A BLIND EYE TO THOSE IN NEED, THE RIPPLE EFFECTS ARE FELT BY ALL, THE COST OF INACTION IN HUMAN TERMS IS FAR GREATER THAN ANY BUDGET ITEM. IT'S TIME FOR OUR COUNTY'S LEADERSHIP TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND REAFFIRM THE COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC WELFARE. SUPPORTING IHSS IS NOT MERELY A POLICY DECISION; IT IS A DECLARATION OF OUR COLLECTIVE HUMANITY AND COMPASSION. THEY DESERVE LEADERSHIP, THEIR RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS WITH EMPATHY AND RESOLVE THAT CHOOSES TO FUND CARE OVER NEGLECT AND THAT RECOGNIZES THE TRUE MEASURE OF A COMMUNITY AS HOW IT TREATS IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> RONNIE DILLON, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN MCMAINES AND RUTH RHODES. >> I DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL SPEECH PREPARED FOR TODAY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO LIGHT SOME STATISTICS. NOW, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT IHSS PROVIDES CRITICAL CARE HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY. IN FACT, THEY ARE, AS MANY HAVE ALREADY SAID PREVIOUS, THEY ARE THE FRONT LINES OF CARE IN SHASTA COUNTY. THE CARE THAT THEY PROVIDE HELPS ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURES ON OUR HOSPITALS AND OUR CARE FACILITIES. THIS OPENS UP BEDS FOR MORE AVAILABILITY AS WELL AS FREEING UP TIMES OF OUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THEY ARE A VITAL SERVICE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. BUT ON THE ECONOMIC ASPECT OF IT, I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE COUNTY SPENDS ON IHSS, THEY RECEIVE $5 THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING. AS I'M STANDING HERE LOOKING AT ALL OF YOU, AS SOMEBODY WHO USED TO OWN A BUSINESS, AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE, AS WELL. IF YOU WERE TO GO AND INVEST IN SOMETHING THAT YOU INVESTED $1 AND COULD GET A $5 RETURN ON EACH DOLLAR THAT YOU [02:35:03] SPENT ON SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY BENEFITS YOUR COMMUNITY, WOULD YOU NOT LEAP AT THAT AND WANT TO INVEST MORE INTO IT? I WOULD. BUT THAT'S ME. NOW, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY ALONE. WE ARE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 20,000 HOURS A YEAR THAT ARE NOT BEING UTILIZED IN CARE. ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME RETAINING AND KEEPING PEOPLE WHO WILL STAY AS IHSS PROVIDERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET PAID ENOUGH. MANY IHSS PROVIDERS ARE RIGHT NOW HAVING TO LOOK AT OTHER PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT THAT OFFER MORE MONEY. IF WE'RE INVESTING INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITHIN THE CARE CRISIS THAT WE HAVE IN SHASTA COUNTY, INVESTING IN IHSS, ALL THE WAY AROUND ACTUALLY BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY MORE THAN IT HURTS IT. I'M HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WILL TAKE THE TIME TO REALIZE THAT INVESTING IN SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS, TAKING CARE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I CAN'T SEE HOW YOU COULD NOT SEE THIS AS SOMETHING THAT'S WINNING. YOU'RE BENEFITING OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE, AND YOU'RE ALSO HELPING TO ENSURE THAT OUR CARE PROVIDERS, OUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS, HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE BACKING THEM 100%, THAT'S GIVING THEM THE AVAILABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF MORE PEOPLE BY SUPPORTING THEIR BACKBONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> SUSAN MCMAINES, FOLLOWED BY RUTH RHODES. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD DAY, GENTLEMEN. I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS A STATISTIC. THAT SAID, I'M ONE OF 56.4% WHO ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO AFFORD MEDICATION DUE TO THE COST OF PRESCRIPTIONS. I'M ONE OF 51.6% WHO OFTEN DON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR DUE TO THE COST OF AN OFFICE VISIT. I'M ONE OF TOO MANY WHO STILL NEED SURGERIES, THAT I DON'T SEE HOW I'LL AFFORD ANY TIME SOON. A LIVABLE WAGE CAN MAKE A HUGE IMPACT TOWARDS MAKING LIFE MORE LIVABLE FOR US. THE WORK WE DO AS IHSS PROVIDERS KEEPS OUR CLIENTS OUT OF FAR MORE EXPENSIVE INPATIENT CARE FACILITIES. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A HANDOUT AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR 150 AN HOUR, JUST SOMETHING APPROACHING LIVABLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> RUTH RHODES, AND THEN THAT WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> WELCOME. >> HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU AND TO THE PUBLIC WHO HAS SHOWN UP FOR THIS HEARING OR THIS MEETING. MY NAME IS RUTH RHODES. I'M SECRETARY TREASURER OF FIVE COUNTY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, AND ALSO, I'M A MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF RETIRED AMERICANS. MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS ARE IHSS RECIPIENTS OR HAVE RELATIVES THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM AND FRIENDS. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR DISABILITIES. WITHIN THE LABOR COUNCIL THAT I DO REPRESENT, WE'RE ALMOST 8,000 MEMBERS OF 26 UNIONS, OF WHICH SAIU 2015 IS AN AFFILIATE OF OUR COUNCIL. I'VE COME UP TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH YOU. OUR MAJOR ISSUES WHEN WE SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR UNIONS, THEIR WAGES, THEIR BENEFITS, RESPECT IN THE WORKPLACE AND THEIR VOICE IN THE WORKPLACE. THOSE ARE OUR MAJOR CONCERNS FOR WORKING PEOPLE AND OUR UNIONS, AND OUR MEMBERS. I'M GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF ABOUT THE NUMBERS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DISCUSSING TODAY. THESE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A BENEFIT PROGRAM. MY OTHER UNIONS DO, BUT THESE PEOPLE DO NOT. THEY BASICALLY WORK FOR THE WAGES, AND THEN IF THEY'RE LOW ENOUGH, THEY APPLY FOR MEDICAL. IF NOT, MAYBE THEY'RE IN PARTNERSHIP, BUT THEY'RE LOW-INCOME. A GOOD PORTION OF THE PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN WITH OVER THE YEARS THAT I'VE KNOWN THIS ORGANIZATION, THEY'RE NOT THE HOURLY WORKERS WHO COME TO IHSS AND JUST TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY OUTSIDE THEIR FAMILY. FOR THEM, THESE WAGES ARE DESPICABLY LOW. 18, 10 AN HOUR. HAVE YOU EVER DONE THIS WORK? TAKING CARE OF A PERSON WHO CAN'T FULLY TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES IS DIFFICULT WORK. [02:40:03] ONE-ON-ONE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN'T CONTROL ALL THE WORKING CONDITIONS. SO 18, 10 IS DESPICABLY LOW AND NO BENEFITS. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO GIVE UP THEIR GOOD-PAYING JOB TO TAKE CARE OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHO'S NOT GETTING ADEQUATE CARE. THEY CHOOSE TO TAKE CARE, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SPEND DOWN THEIR DOLLARS TO QUALIFY FOR IHSS. ON 40 HOURS A WEEK, THEY CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET. I FIGURED OUT THIS. FAMILY OF THREE AT 104 HOURS A MONTH, AT $20 AN HOUR, THEY ARE QUALIFYING FOR MEDICAL. THEY CAN'T WORK OVER THAT BECAUSE THEN THEY DON'T QUALIFY. [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THAT IS OUR LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER FOR CLOSED SESSION. FOR R1, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. THAT'S CORRECT. >> YES. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AS THE SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES. >> CHAIR? >> YES. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ITEM? >> NO. BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, YOU HAVE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. C. >> WE HAVE TO RECESS. WE'RE NOT ADJOURNING. WE'RE RECESS. SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS AND THEN GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. WHAT'S THE ESTIMATED TIME FOR THAT? >> THIRTY MINUTES, CHAIR. >> THIRTY MINUTES. THEN WE WILL COME BACK OUT AND THEN GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WITH THAT, WE'RE AT RECESS, WE'LL BE IN 3:11. RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION AS THE SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD, COUNSEL LARMER, IS THERE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT A CLOSED SESSION AS IT RELATES TO THE IN-HOME SUPPORT OF SERVICES. >> WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN AS THE SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES AND RECONVENE AS THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. [CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT] MISS BLANKENSHIP, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS R5 AND 6 AND 7 AND EIGHT8AND I BELIEVE WE ADDED NINE, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. WE ONLY HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK. ONE FOR R7, JENNY, AND I DON'T SEE HER HERE. THEN FOR R8, WE ALSO HAVE JENNY, WHICH I ALSO DON'T SEE HER HERE. IN THAT CASE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK. >> WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND RECESS. WE'RE ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO TAKE, SAYS AN HOUR AND 45. JUST TO BE SAFE, WE WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE 1:15. WE'LL JUST SAY 1:00. WE WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE 1:00 P.M. WITH THAT WE'RE AT RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION. >> I HAVE A MEETING IN ANDERSON. [REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS] >> RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION, COUNSEL LARMER, IS THERE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, ITEMS R5 THROUGH R8 WERE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION. THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION. >> THANK YOU. MISS BLANKENSHIP OR MS. ANGEL, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE NOT COVERED? >> NO, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.