>> GOOD MORNING. TODAY'S THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. [00:00:04] IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, AND THE TIME IS 9:00 A.M. WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ALONG WITH CEO DAVE RICKERT COUNTY COUNCIL, JOE LARN FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP, KRISTEN GOSLING SMITH, AND IN THE FOYER MARCY WINSTEAD. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR SPEAKER REQUEST CARD AND SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK IN THE FOYER. SPEAKER REQUEST CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR EACH ITEM BEGINS. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO MISS BLANKENSHIP. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY OF THE BOARD ROOM RULES OF ORDER AS OUTLINED IN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1-101. THOSE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE THROUGH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD'S 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 BOTH OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE. UNLESS ADDRESSING THE BOARD, ALL THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE SHALL REMAIN SEATED IN THE CHAIRS PROVIDED. STANDING ALONG THE BACK WALL OF THE BOARD ROOM IS ACCEPTABLE, SO LONG AS NO PERSON BLOCKS THE INGRESS OR EGRESS. MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WHO WANT TO OBSERVE, RECORD, OR OTHERWISE DOCUMENT, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO SET UP EQUIPMENT FROM THE DESIGNATED AREA ALONG THE SOUTH WINDOWS. SHASTA COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING 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 HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEM C5 IN AGREEMENT WITH REDWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY SUPERVISOR KELSTRUM, AND ITEM R4, A RESOLUTION OF INTENT WITH CALPAS HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REMOVE THE B IT FURTHER RESOLVED RECITAL. WITH THAT, CHAIR, I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS BLANKENSHIP. WITH THAT, I WANT TO INFORM EVERYBODY THAT MOVING FORWARD AND EFFECTIVELY AT THIS MEETING TODAY, WE WILL BE CLOSING CHAMBERS DURING CLOSED SESSION, AND WE'LL RE OPEN IT UPON THE RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION, BUT BEFORE WE REPORT OUT. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP PASTOR NATHAN BLANK FROM LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION. I'D ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE BY SUPERVISOR KELSTER. >> PRAY FIRST. >> LET'S GO. LET'S DO THIS. GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT LEAD AND GUIDE OUR COUNTY. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM GREAT WISDOM AS THEY SEEK WHAT'S BEST FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THIS COUNTY. WOULD YOU LEAD THEM, FATHER TO ACT JUSTLY, TO LOVE MERCY, TO WALK HUMBLY IN THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE AUTHORITY YOU'VE GIVEN THEM. AFFIRM THEM IN THEIR ROLES TODAY, FILL THEM WITH COURAGE, COMPASSION IN THEIR DECISION MAKING. LORD, I ASK THAT WHEN THEY GO HOME TODAY, THEY WOULD GO HOME WITH PEACE, THAT YOU WOULD COMFORT, YOU WOULD PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES. YOU'D LEAD THEM TO BE EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY PRESENT WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT THE END OF THIS DAY. WE LOVE YOU. WE TRUST YOU. AMEN. >> AMEN. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. >> >> THANK YOU, PASTOR BLANK. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTRUM. MOVING ON TO R1, [R1 Adopt a resolution which recognizes Rachelle Kaschke, Chief Fiscal Officer, of the Department of Public Works as Shasta County’s Employee of the Month for October 2025.] ADOPT A RESOLUTION, AND I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO SUPERVISOR HARMON. >> WE'RE DOING OUR BOARD REPORT. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING? >> NO. WE'RE DOING THE RESOLUTION FIRST. >> GOT YOU. THIS IS EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION FOR RACHELLE KASCHKE. I HOPE I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT. >> KASCHKE. >> KASCHKE. THANK YOU. SORRY. STARTED HER TIME WITH PUBLIC WORKS IN 2011 AS AN EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEE. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING AS PUBLIC WORKS CHIEF PHYSICAL OFFICER AND HAS WORKED IN THIS CAPACITY FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. RACHELLE HAS EFFECTIVELY MANAGED THE DEPARTMENT DESPITE OPERATING WITH CONSTRAINED STAFFING LEVELS. RACHELLE CONSISTENTLY DELIVERS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO BOTH INTERNAL STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS. WHEN CUSTOMERS ARE FRUSTRATED, SHE RESPONDS WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPOSURE, TURNING CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLUTION. SOUND LIKE YOU MIGHT MAKE A GOOD SUPERVISOR. HER APPROACHABLE DEMEANOR FOSTERS OPEN COMMUNICATION, BUILDING TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WITH EVERYONE SHE SERVES. MOST RECENTLY, TO BETTER SUPPORT COUNTY SERVICE AREA CUSTOMERS, RACHELLE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED CLEAR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR STAFF, [00:05:05] STRENGTHENING BOTH CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT. RACHELLE IS OFTEN THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AND THE LAST TO LEAVE, MAKING SURE OTHERS HAVE THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. SHE WILLINGLY ASSISTS COLLEAGUES ACROSS DIVISIONS EVEN ON PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF HER USUAL SCOPE. ALWAYS BRINGING A COLLABORATIVE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE. I STILL THINK YOU MAKE A GOOD SUPERVISOR. THAT'S 101 RIGHT THERE. PATIENT AND GENEROUS WITH HER TIME. SHE ENSURES THAT NEW EMPLOYEES FEEL SUPPORTED AND CONFIDENT AS THEY LEARN THEIR ROLES. DESPITE CARRYING A HEAVY WORKLOAD, RACHELLE HAS SPENT THE PAST THREE MONTHS TRAINING AND MENTORING AND EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEE, DEMONSTRATING HER COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING OTHERS. THIS YEAR, RACHELLE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE ROADS REPORT. FOR THE FIRST TIME, A HIGH COMPLEX AND CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED DOCUMENT DETAILING THE USE OF ROAD TAX DOLLARS, WHICH PASSED STATE REVIEW WITH NO FINDINGS OR CORRECTIONS. HER RELIABILITY AND CONSISTENCY SET A POSITIVE TONE FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. RACHELLE FREQUENTLY COLLABORATES ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, OFTEN BEING PRAISED FOR BOTH THE ACCURACY OF HER WORK AND HER PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR. RACHELLE EMBODIES THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE DEDICATED ETHICAL AND ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE. HER SUCCESS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF HER EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL EXPERTISE AND HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DEDICATING THE TIME AND EFFORT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK WITH ACCURACY AND PROFESSIONALISM. RACHELLE'S COMMITMENT, POSITIVE SPIRIT, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR HER COLLEAGUES, SET THE GOLD STANDARD FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. RACHELLE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, COMBINED WITH HER OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, HIGHLIGHT HER AS BOTH AN EXEMPLARY ROLE MODEL AND DEEPLY VALUED PUBLIC WORKS AND SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE. FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE, THE EMPLOYEES RECOGNITION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS RACHELLE KASCHKE. SORRY. CHIEF PHYSICAL OFFICER IN THE SHASTA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, B SELECTED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT RACHELLE KASCHKE CHIEF PHYSICAL OFFICER IN THE SHASTA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS HEREBY NAMED SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2025. >> MOTION TO ACCEPT IT. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS. >> SECOND. >> THEN I'M GOING TO ASK TROY TO COME UP. >> GOOD MORNING. AM I ON HERE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS TO OCCASION PRESENT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. SUPERVISOR HARMON. THIS IS VERY HARD FOR ME. YOU TALKED ABOUT HER WANTING TO MAKE A GOOD SUPERVISOR. I'VE GOT ABOUT SIX REALLY GOOD JOKES LINED UP, BUT I WANT TO WORK HERE A LITTLE LONGER, SO I'M KEEPING THEM TO MYSELF, BUT BOY, THEY'RE FUNNY. BUT ANYWAY, NOT ABOUT ME ABOUT RACHELLE. YOU'VE COVERED MOST EVERYTHING THAT I'VE PUT HERE IN MY NOTES TO TALK ABOUT. SHE CAME TO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE 7, 2010 AS AN EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SHE GRADUATED FROM WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY IN MAY OF 2011. SHE HAD THREE DIFFERENT SCHOLARSHIPS, ONE FOR ACADEMICS, TWO FOR SPORTS. SHE WAS A TWO SPORT ATHLETE AT WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY. SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT MUCH OF THAT IS SPILLED OVER INTO HER WORK ETHIC, AND THE KIND OF PERSON SHE IS. IF YOU EVER HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S A TWO SPORT ATHLETE FROM COLLEGE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO MAKE A VERY GOOD EMPLOYEE. I PROMISED SHE WAS A WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. SHE PLAYED VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL THERE, AND SHE PLAYED WITH TABYTHA WAMPLER, AND I PROMISED HER I WOULD NOT MAKE ANY TABYTHA WAMPLER JOKES TODAY BECAUSE SHE SAID THE CHAIRMAN KNOWS WHO SHE IS. SHE SAID THAT WOULD BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HER, SO I'M NOT GOING TO EMBARRASS YOU, RACHELLE. THERE WAS A LITTLE COMPETITION AS THE BEST ATHLETE THERE, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ANYWAY, AS YOU MENTIONED, HER TALENTS AND WORK AT, SHE MOVED UP FROM ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN ALL THE WAY TO COUNTY AUDIT 3, OR SHE WORKED DIRECTLY UNDER THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION. 2023-2024 WAS A ROUGH YEAR FOR PUBLIC WORKS. WE PROBABLY HAD AS MANY PHYSICAL INJURIES AS THE 49ERS HAVE HAD. [00:10:03] WE LOST ALL OFF WORK INJURIES. WE LOST OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION. I WAS IN CHARGE OF OUR ACCOUNTING DIVISION AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR ACCOUNT AUDITOR TWOS. THESE ARE BOTH THE ACCIDENTS. THEY'RE BOTH STILL NOT WITH US TODAY. FROM THAT TIME, RACHELLE HAS BEEN PROMOTED AND WORKING OUT OF CLASS AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION PERFORMING THE ACCOUNTING FISCAL DUTIES. SHE'S DOING THAT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT AUDITOR 3, WHICH WAS HER POSITION AND THE ACCOUNT AUDITOR 2 THAT WAS INJURED AND NOT WITH US. WE'VE JUST REPLACED THAT ACCOUNT AUDITOR 3 TODAY. NOW, I SAY THIS, AND THERE'S ONLY FIVE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF THAT TAKE CARE OF OUR ACCOUNTING BUSINESS IN THERE. SHE'S BEEN WORKING VERY SHORTHANDED. LIKE THE RESOLUTION SAID, SHE COMES IN EARLY. SHE COMES IN LATE, SHE COMES IN ON THE WEEKENDS. SHE'S ALWAYS THERE. NOW, BEFORE EVERYBODY SAYS, WELL, THAT'S VERY EFFICIENT. LET'S CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, I WILL NOT HAVE HER AS AN EMPLOYEE ANYMORE, BECAUSE, AS YOU MENTIONED, SHE PERFORMED THE ROAD REPORT. THAT'S ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT FISCAL DOCUMENT THAT WE DO. IT'S LARGE, IT'S COMPLICATED. SHE SHOWS ME WHERE TO SIGN IT, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AS WE MENTIONED, SHE FINISHED HER FIRST ONE WITH NO FINDINGS. WE LITERALLY HAVE OTHER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SMALL RURAL COUNTIES CALLING US TO ASK FOR OUR ASSISTANCE TO PREPARE THEIR ROAD REPORTS. A LOT OF COUNTIES DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. THEY GO TO THIRD PARTIES. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BEFORE HER WAS VERY SAVVY, KNEW HOW TO DO. WAS A CPA, KNEW HOW TO HANDLE A REPORT, AND UNDERSTOOD THE REPORT. IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO TURN INTO THE STATE. THAT PROMISES AND VERIFIES AND SHOWS THEM, WE DID NOT USE ANY GAS FUND DOLLARS WHERE IT SHOULD NOT BE SPENT. AGAIN, SHE DID THAT ON HER OWN. THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LOVE TO STEP IN AND GRAB HER FROM US TO HAVE HER JUST DO THAT ROAD REPORT. PHYSCALLY, SHE'S A BENEFIT TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE'RE GETTING HER HELP. SHE NEEDS HELP. WE JUST GOT HER HER REPLACEMENT YESTERDAY. WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL THAT LEFT TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND HE HAS RETURNED TO WORK WITH US NOW, AND HE'LL BE FILLING IN FOR HER OLD ACCOUNT AUDITOR 3 POSITION. THAT'S LARGE BLESSING THERE. LAST OF ALL, HER WORK ETHIC AND SUCH PROBABLY COMES FROM HER FAMILY. HER MOTHER HAS BEEN THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SINCE 2011. SOME PEOPLE JOKE AND SAY THAT SHE'S THE ONE THAT RUNS THE DEPARTMENT. IT MIGHT BE TRUE. WE NEVER LET HER MOM AND HER TRAVEL ANYWHERE TOGETHER IN THE SAME CAR, BECAUSE OUR ACCIDENT HISTORY LATELY HAS NOT BEEN GOOD, SO WE COULD GET WIPED OUT. BUT ALL JOKING ASIDE, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT RACHELLE KASCHKE AS THE OCTOBER 2025 EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. I'M SURE SHE'S DYING TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, TROY, FOR USING MY WORDS AGAINST ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M TRULY HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY INCREDIBLE CO WORKERS. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONG SUCH HARDWORKING, SUPPORTIVE, AND TALENTED PEOPLE. I'M TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF A TEAM THAT LIFTS EACH OTHER UP. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, INCLUDING MY WIFE WHO SUPPORTS ME EVERY DAY. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> STEPHANIE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> NO CHAIR, NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> ARE WE ON? RACHELLE, CONGRATULATIONS. SORRY, ABOUT YOUR NAME. NOT TOO BAD, THOUGH. THIS IS YOUR CERTIFICATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THEN I THERE A LIST IN HERE? IT'S ON THE OUTSIDE. THERE WE GO. AWARDS TO BE GIVEN TO RACHELLE. SHASTA COUNTY ROSEWOOD PENN. DON'T LET HIM HAVE IT. $30 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD FORUM, $20 DUTCH BROS GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE SHERIFF'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATION, $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE, PETE'S BREW HOUSE, GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 137, $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE, DONATED BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 137 FOR CINEMARK. [00:15:02] SORRY, $25 TARGET GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 137, $25 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, $25 ONE FOR ALL GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE UNITED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA, GENERAL BARGAINING UNIT, $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE SHASTA COUNTY VETERANS AFFILIATED COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> WE DOING PICTURES? >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. I WANT TO POINT OUT, THANK YOU, STEPHANIE FOR ALWAYS ARRANGING THE CHAIRS BECAUSE THOSE LITTLE THINGS THE PUBLIC DOESN'T NOTICE, BUT WE NOTICE, AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE OUR BACK. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO R2, [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.] RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON COUNTY ISSUES AND CONSIDER ACTION ON SPECIFIC LEGISLATION RELATED TO SHASTA COUNTY'S PLATFORM AND RECEIVE SUPERVISORS REPORTS ON COUNTY WIDE ISSUES. CEO RICKERT. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN CRANE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DAVE RICKERT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTING. FIRST, NEWS ON BILLS THAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAVE SIGNED. WE'LL START WITH AB-418, WHICH ENACTS NEW REQUIREMENTS ON COUNTIES BEFORE A PROPERTY CAN BE SOLD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 8 TAX SALE. THIS MEASURE WAS SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY TREASURES AND TAX COLLECTORS. NEXT, WE HAVE AB-518, WHICH EXEMPTS LOW IMPACT CAMPING AREAS FROM THE SPECIALTY OCCUPANCY PARKS ACT, IF IT IS LOCATED IN A COUNTY THAT HAS ENACTED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING LOW IMPACT CAMPING THAT MEETS SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS. NEXT, WE HAVE SB-72. REVISES AND UP DATES THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN REQUIRES DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A LONG TERM WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TARGET FOR 2050. FINALLY, WE HAVE SB-81, THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION ACT. THIS ACT ESSENTIALLY MAKES A NUMBER OF CHANGES INTENDED TO LIMIT THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL AND IMMIGRATION ACTIONS. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, CEO RICKERT. I BELIEVE IT'S SUPERVISOR LONG'S TERM, SO WE'LL START TO MY LEFT. IS THAT CORRECT, MA'AM? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME, EVERYONE. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE. I WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE 299 BRIDGE PROJECT OVER WHISKEY CREEK. THAT'S GOING TO START REPLACEMENT NEXT YEAR IN 2026. I HAD THOUGHT THAT BASED ON AN E-MAIL THAT POSSIBLY I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO ISSUE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR FUNDING FOR THAT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST TALKED TO ALCALTRANS TEXTED HER YESTERDAY THAT I KNOW. SHE SAID THE FUNDING IS ALREADY SECURED, BUT I WANTED TO BRING TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. THEY'VE GOT AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING COMING UP, AND IT WILL BE, LET'S SEE, WHERE WAS THAT DATE? OCTOBER 23, FROM 5:00 PM-7:00 P.M. IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, AND THE ADDRESS WILL BE 1031 BUTE STREET. CALTRANS WILL BE THERE AND THEY'LL BE EDUCATING EVERYONE ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AS EVERYONE MAY BE AWARE ALREADY. BUT I TOOK A TOUR OUT THERE AND JOSH HONUS FROM WHISKEY TOWN PARK LED ME THROUGH HOW THIS BRIDGE IS GOING TO LOOK, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ADDING BIKE LANES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING OFF THE CURRENT EXISTING ABUTMENTS IN THE LAKE AND SO THEY'LL JUST BE EXPANDING THE BRIDGE, [00:20:03] AND IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL PROJECT. THAT'S COMING TO US SOON. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, I, NOLDA SHORT, AARON BERTINE, AND CEO RICKERT, ALL ATTENDED ANOTHER STRATEGIC VISION PLANNING DATE MEETING JUST RECENTLY, AND WE MET WITH HOPE SETH, WHO IS OUR PROVIDER, WHO IS DOING THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER INPUTS. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME UPDATES AS TO THE TIMELINE THAT I LEARNED FROM THIS MEETING SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN KEEP TRACK OF THIS. BASICALLY, SHE HAD THE FIRST MEETING ALREADY WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TOGETHER, AND THAT WENT REALLY WELL. SHE WAS SWORN TO CONFIDENTIALITY. WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW THE CONTENTS OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD LEVEL. THEN WHAT SHE'S GOING TO BE DOING IS REACHING OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS INDIVIDUALLY AND CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH THEM TO SEE WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS. SHE WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SETTING INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS WITH US. I'VE ALREADY SET MY APPOINTMENT TO MEET WITH HER TO DISCUSS MY THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. SHE'LL CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN OCTOBER. THEN THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD DRAFTING THE ACTUAL SURVEY THAT WE WILL PUT FORTH. THEN IN NOVEMBER, THEY'RE GOING TO LAUNCH THE SURVEY. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT. THE FIRST HALF OF DECEMBER, THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING DATA COMPILATION. THEN FINALLY, WE'VE SET A TENTATIVE DATE FOR DECEMBER 16, WHERE WE HOPE TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD THE FINDINGS OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THAT'S A ROUGH TIMELINE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT I LEARNED THIS WEEK IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING. LET'S SEE. I ALSO ATTENDED, LET ME SEE IF I GOT. YOU GUYS PROBABLY CAN'T SEE THIS, BUT IT WAS THE HARVEST OF HOPE SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, AND I ATTENDED THIS DINNER ON SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT. I TOOK SOME NOTES OF WHAT THE GOOD NEWS RESCUE MISSION HAS BEEN DOING, AND THIS WAS THEIR GALA EVENT AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE PHENOMENAL. THEY'VE PURCHASED AND RENOVATED AND OPENED A SOBER LIVING HOME FOR EIGHT INDIVIDUALS COMPLETING RECOVERY PROGRAMS. THEY BUILT AND OPENED A 17 UNIT MICRO SHELTER TO PROVIDE INTERIM HOUSING FOR THOSE TRANSITIONING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THEY'VE CONSTRUCTED AN ONSITE CARETAKER HOUSING TO PROVIDE PERMANENT STABILITY FOR STAFF AND RESIDENTS. THEY FINALLY BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW ADULT REHABILITATION CAMPUS, WHICH IS EXCITING. IT WILL INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY DAY CENTER. PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK INTO THE DAY CENTER AND THEN GET ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE AND TO TRY TO DECREASE HOMELESSNESS. ON THE SAME CAMPUS FOR THE DAY CENTER, THEY OPENED A 75 BED MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT FACILITY, OFFERING THOSE BATTLING WITH DRUG ADDICTIONS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS, SOME TREATMENT FOR FENTANYL, HEROIN, METHAMPHETAMINE, DIFFERENT DRUGS THAT ARE CAUSING PEOPLE TO LAPSE. THEY'VE BEGUN A LONG TERM RENOVATION EFFORT TO MODERNIZE AND DIGNIFY THEIR 60-YEAR-OLD FACILITIES AND THEN WHAT THEY SHARED. THEY HAD A KEYNOTE SPEAKER THAT WAS VERY POWERFUL, I THOUGHT. WHAT THEY ALSO DID WAS THEY LAID OUT THEIR ROADMAP. THEIR ROADMAP IS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE GOING FORWARD AND ENCAMPMENTS ON THE STREETS AND START GETTING THEM PLUGGED INTO SERVICES. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR DAY CENTER TO PROVIDE WRAP AROUND SERVICES. THEY'LL TRY TO TRANSITION PEOPLE FROM SHELTER. TO SHELTER OR MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THEY WENT ON AND ON. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, ACTUALLY, AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL. THAT WAS A GOOD UPDATE FROM THEM. I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> SUPERVISOR KELSTER. >> YEAH, ON WEDNESDAY, AFTER OUR BOARD MEETING, I HAD COFFEE WITH THE COPS DOWN IN ANDERSON, AND MOST OF THE AMAZON CITY COUNCIL WAS THERE, [00:25:02] AS WAS CHIEF OLIVER COLLINS. IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR THEM TO GET TO MEET THE PUBLIC AND HEAR SOME CONCERNS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AND STUFF. THEN LATER THAT DAY, I MET WITH SUPERVISOR PLUMMER AND KIMBERLY JOHNSON AND DOCTOR MARK MONTGOMERY. I'LL LET SUPERVISOR PLUMMER SPEAK MORE TO THAT. THAT'S MORE OF HIS WHEEL HOUSE THAN MINE. THEN, THE NEXT DAY I WENT UP TO A LAFCO MEETING AND BERNIE. I WAS AT BEING HELD AT THE FIRE STATION UP THERE. THEY WANTED TO EXPAND THEIR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE TO TAKE IN CASTLE. I RODE UP THERE AND MAYOR SUSIE BAH RODE WITH ME UP THERE, AND SUPERVISOR HARMON WAS THERE AS WELL. THEN LATER THAT DAY, I HAD A STORY TIME AT THE ANDERSON LIBRARY. I READ THE KIDS THE BOOK AGGIE THE AUCTIONEER. THEN AFTERWARDS, I DID AN AUCTION WITH THE KIDS AND SHOUT OUT TO SHASTA 5 BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE ALL THESE STUFFED ANIMALS. EACH KID GOT A STUFFED ANIMAL. EVERY ONE OF THEM WON TO BID. THAT WAS COOL. THEN THAT NIGHT, I WENT OUT TO SUPERVISOR HARMON'S TOWN HALL, AND I STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR UNTIL SOMETHING CAME UP THAT HE HAD TALKED TO PLUMMER ABOUT, AND I RAPIDLY LEFT THE ROOM BEFORE THERE WAS ANY BROWN ACT VIOLATION. THEN I HAD A ZOOM MEETING WITH ROB STALL FOR THE SACRAMENTO BASIN AIR QUALITY BOARD. THAT WAS ON FRIDAY. THEN ON SATURDAY, I HAD FIVE EVENTS ON SATURDAY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TWO OF THE FIVE. THERE WAS A SHINGLE TOWN FALL FESTIVAL, THE MATON APPLE FESTIVAL, WHICH I LOOKED FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR. I GOT CALLED THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT THERE WAS A HAPPY VALLEY CLEAN UP, BUT I ENDED UP MC AND THE INVITING CULTURES EVENT DOWN AT MT LANE SCHOOL WITH AMORITE SING FROM THE SC CENTER. IT WAS REALLY COOL. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF COUNTY STAFF THERE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FROM THE ELECTIONS OFFICE WAS THERE. THEN WE HAD OUR MOBILE HEALTH VAN WAS THERE. DOCTOR MOU WAS THERE. I GOT TO MEET NURSE CONNIE AND SHAWNA IS THE ONE THAT DROVE THE BIG BEAST OF THE HEALTH VAN DOWN THERE. THAT WAS A PRETTY REAL GOOD EVENT. THEN AFTERWARDS, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE STILLWATER POW WOW WITH CHAIR CRYE AND CEO RICKERT. WE WERE BOTH THERE AND GOT TO EXPERIENCE THAT SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN, YES, EVERY SUNDAY. I DID THE ANDERSON SENIOR CENTER BREAKFAST EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND THEN LATER ON, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN TO RAW MILK AND COOKIES DAY DOWN AT DUVAN DORVIN FARM. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KELSTER, SUPERVISOR HARMON. >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ATTENDED. AS SUPERVISOR KELSTER MENTIONED, WE DID THE TOWN HALL MEETING IN [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THAT. THE SECOND THURSDAY, FIRST THURSDAY. HOLD ON A SECOND. FIRST THURSDAY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AT THE COUNTRY STRONG GYM. IT WAS A GREAT LITTLE FOR HIM. I ENJOYED THE FACE TO FACE WITH EVERYBODY. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PROMOTE THAT IN BERNIE, AS WELL AS FALL RIVER, LITTLE HICCUP IN FALL RIVER. WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT AT THE LIONS HALL, BUT I GUESS THE LIONS HALL IS BEING SOLD WHICH IS PRETTY SAD BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR COMMUNITY CENTER, REALLY. WAY EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN UP THERE FOR ANYTHING, IT'S AT THE LIONS HALL. HOPEFULLY, SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S COMMUNITY MINDED WILL PICK UP THAT, OR MAYBE THAT CAN I DON'T KNOW, TURN INTO SOME PROJECT FOR SHASTA COUNTY, BUT AS SOON AS THE DATES ARE SET FOR THE MEETINGS, I'LL ANNOUNCE THEM. I'M A LITTLE DISTRACTED THIS MORNING BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I WERE WATCHING THE, I'M GOING TO LET YOU TALK ABOUT THE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WOLVES. EVERYBODY'S TIRED OF HEAR ME. TALK ABOUT THE WOLVES. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO ME AFTER THE MEETING LAST WEEK AND WE DID SOME CONFERENCE CALLS. HE'S GOT GREAT IDEAS, AND I'M IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? >> I WANT TO GIVE SOME OF MY TIME TO SUPERVISOR'S LINE. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP ON THAT. BUT LAST NIGHT, MY WIFE AND I WERE WATCHING A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS BEFORE WE WENT TO BED. I I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT TIME IT WAS. I WANT TO SAY 9:00. THERE WAS A POP UP ON THE LOCAL NEWS. I'M SURE MIKE'S COMPLETELY UP ON THIS. BUT OUR REACH HELICOPTER. I THINK THEY JUST DROPPED SOMEBODY OFF AT UC DAVIS, BUT THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER LIKE A MAY DAY CALL. [00:30:05] WHAT I SEEN ON THE VIDEO WAS IMPRESSIVE. THIS IS JUST ARMS CHAIR QUARTERBACK HERE, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE ON THE VIDEO, HE AIMED FOR PUTTING IT DOWN WAS IN AUTO ROTATE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO SET THE MACHINE DOWN WITHOUT A COMPLETE CATASTROPHE. BUT IT'S ROUGH WHEN YOU SEE HOW HARD IT HIT. BUT HE WAS ABLE TO MISS EVERYTHING AROUND HIM AND PUT IT DOWN ON HIGHWAY 50, WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE FASTEST EMERGENCY SERVICE. I'M SURE HE KNEW THAT. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS EVERYBODY SURVIVED. THEY WERE ALL BEING TRANSPORTED TO UC DAVIS. THEY DID ALL SURVIVE. I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT. I STAYED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT BECAUSE SUSIE SMITH ON THAT FLIGHT, SHE'S AT EMT IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE AND MY NEIGHBOR. IT WAS EVERY TIME THE PHONE BEEPED TRYING TO SLEEP, NOT REALLY SLEEPING UP HALF THE NIGHT. BUT I WILL REPORT A LITTLE BIT ON HER. SHE'S PRETTY BUSTED UP, RIBS, PELVIS, BROKEN BONES, BROKEN LEGS, BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN, BUT SHE'S SHE DID OPEN HER EYES THIS MORNING. I CAN'T REPORT MUCH DETAIL ON THE REST, AND I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T IF I KNEW MORE, BUT I FEEL AT EASE TO DO THAT WITH SUSIE BECAUSE BECAUSE SHE'S SUCH A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE, AND I STAYED IN TOUCH WITH HER BROTHER ALL NIGHT. YEAH, WHAT A ROUGH DEAL. KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> ANY SUPERVISOR. I'M SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YOU GOT 35 EXTRA SECONDS AT CORKEY. >> YEAH, I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH SOME THINGS PRETTY QUICKLY, AND THEN I DO WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THE LAST TWO ITEMS, BUT REAL QUICKLY, I'LL JUST COMMENT ON A FEW OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. SUPERVISOR KELSTER MENTIONED THE CONVERSATION WITH MARK MONTGOMERY AND KIMBERLY, AND THAT'S AROUND THE PROP 1 APPLICATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS. THAT APPLICATION IS DUE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, AND THERE'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM BOTH WITHIN THE COUNTY AND AROUND THE REGION FOR THAT PROJECT. IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE RALLYING AROUND THIS NEED. EVEN AS YOU LOOK AT THE CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY, YOU SEE THAT WE'RE CONTRACTING WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA TO SEND PEOPLE TO RECEIVE CARE, AND THAT'S GREAT THAT THEY'RE THERE, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES IN COUNTY. SO THAT'S THE HOPE, AND WE URGE THE STATE TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING. THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE WOLVES JUST REALLY QUICKLY THERE. >> THE IDEA WAS THIS IS AFFECTING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STATES, AND SO IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS AT A FEDERAL LEVEL. WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE LEADER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND SAID, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO CONNECT WITH KIND OF YOUR PEERS IN THE OTHER FOUR OR FIVE STATES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS, AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN PULL A CONTINGENT TOGETHER TO APPEAL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THIS ISSUE. HE'S HAVING SOME EARLY CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS IN A FEW OF THE STATES, AND SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE. SEPARATE TOPIC. ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE HOMELESSNESS FRONT IS THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A COORDINATED BOTH RESPONSE AND A SINGLE CALL TO ACTION SO THAT IF ANYONE WHO IS HOMELESS OR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO, ENGAGES SOMEONE WHO'S HOMELESS AND WANTS TO HELP HAS A REALLY SIMPLE WAY TO HELP THEM FIND CARE, AND THAT WE CAN THEN ACTIVATE WHAT WE'VE CALLED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TO GO OUT AND ENGAGE THEM THERE AND SEE IF THEY WANT HELP OR WHAT TYPE OF HELP THEY WANT. I HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS, ONE WITH OUR SRT TEAM, ANOTHER WITH UNITED WAY, WHICH RUNS 211, WHICH IS A CENTRAL ACCESS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. THEN ALSO WITH THE READING POLICE OFFICER WHO OVERSEES SHASTA COUNTY. THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHERE DO THOSE CALLS FLOW TODAY, WHAT HAPPENS, WHO TAKES THEM, JUST THE FLOW OF INFORMATION THERE, AND TO SEE IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO COORDINATE THAT AND STREAMLINE THAT A BIT MORE. I ALSO MET WITH OUR CHIEF OF PROBATION, TRACIE NEAL, TO TALK ABOUT CRIME DATA. IF YOU REMEMBER BACK TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETINGS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY PRESSED ON, I WOULD SAY, IS THE IDEA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HIGH LEVEL COMMUNITY PUBLIC SAFETY DATA, SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT ARE THE CRIME RATES IN SHASTA COUNTY ACROSS ALL JURISDICTIONS? WE KNOW IF THAT'S INCREASING OR DECREASING, [00:35:01] WE UNDERSTAND ARREST RATES AND HOW IT FLOWS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VALUE CHAIN, FROM THE ARREST, ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE JAIL AND TO THE DA. CHIEF NEAL SHARED WITH ME, BASICALLY, A SUMMARY SHEET THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO ADD TO THE CCP, WHICH IS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP, THEIR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH WILL BEGIN, I THINK, TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF DATA. I WAS REALLY ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR HER EFFORT AND THOSE WHO ARE THERE. I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT AS IT RELATES TO DATA, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN FEEL A BURDEN TO LIKE, OH, WELL, WE HAVE TO COLLECT THIS EXTRA DATA. WHAT IS THIS FOR? AS WE ARE IN A TIME OF WHAT I'LL CALL CONSTRAINED GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT. I THINK THE WAY WE WILL DO THAT WILL BE TO USE DATA TO IDENTIFY HOW TO BE TARGETED AND FOCUSED AND TO DIRECT OUR EFFORTS IN A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES OUR IMPACT WITH EFFICIENT RESOURCES. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST DO THANK YOU TO OUR HSA AND OUR HOUSING TEAM. SO CHRISTIE AND EMILY AND THE TEAM THERE, THEY PUT OUT IN THE LAST PROBABLY TWO WEEKS, TWO RFPS, TWO DEVELOPERS, ONE IS FOR PLHA, WHICH IS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING, AND ANOTHER IS HHAP AND THEN AN RFI, WHICH IS FOR HOME KEY PLUS, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR VETERAN HOUSING. SO THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO BRING MORE HOUSING ONLINE IN THIS COMMUNITY. IF YOU'RE A DEVELOPER, BUILDER OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICE PROVIDER, LOOK THOSE UP ON OUR PROCUREMENT WEBSITE AND LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE INTEREST IN THAT. I HAVE TWO SECONDS LEFT. I'M GOING TO SKIP ONE OF THE THINGS. JUST REALLY QUICKLY MENTION, I'VE BEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FOLKS ON THE MEASURE A, WHICH IS THE CITY OF READING SALES TAX INITIATIVE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND INCREASINGLY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TELL YOU WHAT MY OPINION IS IN THIS CONTEXT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T USE COUNTY RESOURCES TO ADVOCATE FOR AGAINST A BALLOT INITIATIVE. BUT I WILL BE RELEASING A PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THAT FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, AS WELL AS A DETAILED PERSPECTIVE OF MY OPINION ON THAT, EITHER TOMORROW MORNING OR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. IF THAT'S OF INTEREST TO YOU, YOU CAN LOOK FOR THAT ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA OR WEBSITE. THANKS. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. IN NO PARTICULAR OR. I DO WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR KELSER FOR STEPPING IN FOR ME FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD. THANK YOU TO MR. STALL, WHO DOES A GREAT JOB KEEPING THE COUNTY ABREAST AS IT RELATES TO THAT PARTICULAR BOARD. I HAD MY PHONE CALL WITH HOPE SETH. I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE A LONG MEETING. IT'S JUST A REALLY, I THINK, SIMPLE CALL. I KNOW THIS NEEDS TO BE PUSHED ALONG. I'D APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR PLUMMER AND SUPERVISOR LONG'S EFFORTS IN THIS. I ENCOURAGED HOPE SETH THAT SHE COULD SPEND AN HOUR AT COSTCO, AN HOUR AT WINCO, AN HOUR AT A BALL FIELD AND REALLY GET A FEEL OF WHAT THE PUBLIC IS SAYING, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO OVER GOVERNMENT AND OVER PROCESS WHAT MANY PEOPLE THINK WE WANT TO BE SAFER. WE WANT TO HAVE A MORE AFFORDABLE WAY OF LIFE, AND WE WANT ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. WE WANT OUR KIDS TO HAVE A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD TO RIDE THEIR BIKE IN. NONE OF THIS STUFF IS ROCKET SCIENCE. I DO APPRECIATE MISS NOLDA SHORT AND DAVE RICKERT AND THE EFFORTS THEY'RE MAKING TOWARDS, AS WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AND COMING UP WITH THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES THE COMMUNITY IS SEEKING THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLAN. I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. I'M SURE ALL THE SUPERVISORS GET DIFFERENT EMAILS FROM DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE. I TEND TO GET A LOT FROM PEOPLE SEEKING HELP AS IT RELATES TO CHILD WELFARE ISSUES. I JUST WANT TO STATE PUBLICLY, AGAIN, IT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR ME OR ANYBODY WHO CARES ABOUT KIDS. BUT WE HAVE ZERO JURISDICTIONAL ABILITY TO STEP IN AND BE AN ADVOCATE FOR YOU. THE COURT IS EXTREMELY CLEAR WITH HOW THOSE RECORDS ARE SEALED. WE CAN'T GO TALK TO STAFF. WE CAN'T GO WE CAN LISTEN TO THE EMAILS. WE CAN HEAR YOU AS PARENTS OR AS CAREGIVERS, BUT WE HAVE ZERO THAT WE CAN DO WHEN IT COMES TO STEPPING INTO THE GAP IN THOSE COURT PROCESSES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE REITERATE THAT. I ATTENDED THE POW WOW WITH SUPERVISOR KELSER. I CAN TELL YOU, AND I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A MULTICULTURAL EVENT AND SEEING DIFFERENT GROUPS COME TOGETHER, [00:40:06] IT'S THE PHENOMENAL THING, SO I'D ENCOURAGE TO GO TO THAT. THEN ALSO, I WANT TO THANK CEO RICKERT AND HIS STAFF, ESPECIALLY STUART BUTLER AS WE'RE WORKING WITH TW SHANNON AND THE USDA ABOUT RURAL HEALTHCARE DOLLARS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD IN IMPROVING MEDICAL SERVICES HERE IN THE COUNTY. ALSO, AS A QUICK UPDATE. COUNSEL ARMOR, CAN I GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT THE FOUNTAIN WIND AND WHERE THAT IS, HOW THAT'S BEEN? AM I ALLOWED TO DO THAT? >> YOU CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION. >> SO THE CEC, WHICH, AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK FOR A LONG TIME, WE'RE WAITING ON A DECISION, WAITING ON A DECISION. WELL, FOR OCTOBER, THEY'VE PUNTED IT YET AGAIN. SO THAT IS ONGOING. THERE'S MORE TO FOLLOW. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING THAT WE ARE HOPING FOR A DECISION THIS MONTH. THEN AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THIS BOARD, I'VE JUST AS WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE, I'VE RECEIVED A TON OF EMAILS ABOUT INTERVIEWS AND STATEMENTS ABOUT SO IT'S FRUSTRATING. WE'D LIKE TO SEE THEM. THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION. WE'D LIKE TO SEE THEM MAKE THEIR DECISION, BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING LIKE ALL OF YOU. WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. [PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - OPEN TIME] MISS BLANKENSHIP, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START PUBLIC COMMENT IF WE COULD. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? >> CHAIR, WE HAVE 20 REQUESTS TO SPEAK. >> YOU HAVE 20. GREAT. TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE AS MISS BLANKENSHIP CALLS YOUR NAME. >> FIRST UP, STEVE WOODRUM, FOLLOWED BY MO, THEN BEV, THEN MARGARET HANSON. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE, GET IN QUEUE. >> WELCOME, SIR. >> YOUR BALLOT MUST BE POSTMARKED BY OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY. IF THE POSTMARK IS AFTER NOVEMBER 4TH, YOUR BALLOT IS LATE, AND IT'S REJECTED. NOW, IN SHASTA COUNTY IN MOST OF RURAL CALIFORNIA, MAIL IS COLLECTED AND SENT TO A POST OFFICE HEADQUARTERS. FOR US, IT'S A HEADQUARTERS IN SACRAMENTO. THAT EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MEANS THAT YOU CAN DROP YOUR BALLOT OFF AT YOUR POST OFFICE ON THE FOURTH. YOU THINK YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT. IT GOES TO SACRAMENTO, AND IT'S POSTMARKED ON THE FIFTH AND YOUR BALLOT IS LATE, AND IT'S TOSSED OUT. NOW, THIS LAST WEEK, OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL TALKED ABOUT THIS AND HE WARNED THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, OUR REGISTER OF VOTERS HAS SAID NOTHING. POINT OF COMPARISON, I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT KATHY ALLEN WOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, OUR REGISTER OF VOTERS HAS NOT YET PUBLICLY PROVEN THAT HIS NEW VOTE COUNTING SYSTEMS ARE EVEN LEGAL. THAT MEANS THIS ELECTION, WHICH IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, MIGHT BE DECLARED ILLEGAL AND A COLOSSAL WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY AND TIME. YOU VOTED TO GIVE THE REGISTRAR THE EXTRA MONEY THAT HE WANTED NOW DEMAND THAT HE DO A GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ONE MINUTE. MO FOLLOWED BY BEV, THEN MARGARET HANSON, FOLLOWED BY DOLORES LUCERO. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. HELLO, FELLOW CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK. MY NAME IS MONIQUE IN. I'VE GOT TWO MINUTES. ANYWAYS, I'M HERE BECAUSE MY DEAR FRIEND, CHERI, WHO I WORKED WITH FOR TWO YEARS AT SAFEWAY, JUST PASSED. SHE WAS 22-YEARS-OLD. SHE HAD AN AUTO-IMMUNE ISSUE. MR. MANGUS, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. I GAVE THE INFORMATION TO CHERI. SHE'S GOING TO CONTACT YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M HERE TO ASK PEOPLE TO HELP ME HELP MY FRIEND, JUST AS I'VE ALWAYS DONE FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. MY FRIEND, CHERI, IS ON DISABILITY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SHE TRIED TO HELP HER DAUGHTER. HER DAUGHTER SPENT 117 DAYS AND PASSED ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AT HOSPITAL IN SAN FRANCISCO. I DROVE DOWN TO GOSAR TO SHOW HER THAT WE CARE, AND WE LOVE HER. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE DID NOT MAKE IT AND NOW, CHERI, HAD TO MAKE ONE OF THE HARDEST DECISIONS THAT A MOTHER, A PARENT, A PERSON COULD EVER HAVE TO MAKE, AND THAT WAS TO TELL HER BABY, IT'S OKAY. WE CAN MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU. YOU CAN GO HOME. THAT SAID, MY FRIEND, CHERI, NEEDS HELP. THERE'S A GO FUND ME FOR CHERI. [00:45:05] ON OCTOBER 17TH, THERE'S A CELEBRATION OF LIFE. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME, IT'S ON FACEBOOK, YOU CAN FIND IT. IF YOU JUST WANT TO SHOW LOVE TO A WOMAN WHO HAD TO MAKE A HARD DECISION AND AND LOST HER CHILD, THAT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. ANYBODY WHO CAN HEAR MY VOICE, PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND. HER NAME IS KYRIE JEWETT, AND HER MOTHER IS CHERI STEFFEN, AND SHE WORKS AT THE SAFE WAY THAT I WORK AT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. MANGUS. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, BEV, FOLLOWED BY MARGARET HANSON, DOLORES LUCERO, THEN LUKE PEARSON. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> GOOD MORNING. MATT, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT THE 4002020 VOTES THAT WERE EITHER FRAUDULENT OR ILLEGAL. YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO REVIEW THEM WITH ME. I TOLD YOU TO GET A COPY OF THE VOTER ROLLS, SO YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO ANY DOUBTS THAT THE FILE HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU. AGAIN, DO YOU NOT WANT TO SEE IT? SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY, YES, WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR ELECTION SYSTEM. IT IS EASY TO DENY SOMETHING IF YOU REFUSE TO SEE IT. WHEN LOOKING AT THE STATE VOTER ROLLS FOR SHASTA COUNTY, I WAS REALLY BOTHERED BY SOME RECORD DATE FIELDS. SOME RECORDS WERE IN THE STANDARD DATE FIELD FORMAT, WHILE OTHERS WITH THE SAME ADDRESS WERE IN JULIAN DATE FORMAT. THERE'S SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT MIGHT LIVE AT THE SAME ADDRESS. TWO OF THEM MIGHT BE STANDARD DATE FORMATS FOR EVERY DATE, AND THE OTHER TWO MIGHT BE JULIAN FORMAT. THERE IS NO REASON A PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE TWO DIFFERENT FILE DEFINITIONS FOR A SINGLE FIELD. IF IT WAS TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECORDS, LIKE YOU'D HAVE AN A RECORD AND A B RECORD, THAT WOULD IDENTIFY EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE FORMAT. BUT THAT'S NOT AND I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY WE WOULD HAVE THOUSANDS OF RECORDS THAT DO HAVE THESE TWO DIFFERENT FORMATS, UNLESS IT'S TO IDENTIFY SOMETHING SPECIAL YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE PROGRAM. LIKE VOTE YES AND NOT EVEN SEND THE BALLOT OUT. WE HAVE THAT PROBLEM A LOT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE RECORDS OUT THERE THAT ARE ADDRESSES THAT DO NOT EXIST. WE HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS, AND WE NEED TO CLEAN IT UP, AND IT'S STATEWIDE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MARGARET HANSON, FOLLOWED BY DOLORES LUCERO, LUKE PEARSON, THEN BRENT TURNER. >> WELL, GOOD MORNING. I WAS GOING TO MENTION, I KNOW SUSIE SMITH, AND SO MY PRAYERS ARE WITH HER. LET HER KNOW. WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON IN THE COUNTY. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER AND JUST GIVEN IT A SHOT HERE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU HEAR THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO SAY. ANYWAY, I'LL BE SPEAKING LATER ON SOME THINGS. THANK YOU, AND I'LL JUST FOREGO THE REST OF MY TIME, SO GET ON WITH IT. >> THANK YOU. >> DOLORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY LUKE PEARSON, BRENT TURNER, THEN RICK. >> HERE WE ARE. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER WASTED TIME. I HAVE 688 EMAILS, JUST SO YOU KEEP THIS IN MIND, MR. CHRIS, CALLSTROM AND MR. LAURIE FREEBRIDGE. KEEP THAT IN MIND, 688 EMAILS ABOUT HOW AND WHAT YOU ALL SAID, INCLUDING PATRICK JONES AND ALL THOSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE, WHAT YOU ALL SAID BEHIND PEOPLE'S BACK. KEEP THAT IN MIND. CHRIS, YOU'RE NOT A VERY RESPONSIBLE PERSON. BACK IN 2019, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A GUN. YOUR EX-WIFE, ACTUALLY, HAD POSSESSION OF THAT GUN, AND WAS INVOLVED IN SOME CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY DIDN'T DO THE DUE PROCESS ON THAT GUN TO TRANSFER THAT, IT WAS PATRICK JONES. THIS IS NOT HIS FIRST TIME HE'S DONE THIS BEFORE, CAUSE I HAVE EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER PERSON HE DID THIS, TOO, THAT YOU HAVE TO PROVE THE SALE OF THAT GUN. I'M LOOKING INTO THAT, AND I WILL FILE SOME COMPLAINTS WITH THE FBI IN REGARDING HOW HE PROCESS GUNS AND HOW HE DOESN'T DO HIS WHO FOLLOWS THE LAWS. ALSO, MR. CORKY, HOW DARE YOU USE THE COUNTY TO PUT A ITEM FOR YOU TO BE YOUR ITEM THAT YOU WANT THE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR YOU? THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE REZONING [00:50:03] A PROPERTY THAT YOU WORKING ON, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR PROHIBIT LAW. HOW DARE YOU INSULT US THINKING THAT? IT'S OKAY, WHILE YOU'RE SERVING THE PEOPLE. DIDN'T YOU TAKE A OATH TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OR YOURSELF SERVING, BECAUSE THAT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ITEM, WHAT IS IT? R-5 OR THAT ITEM. YOU CAN'T EVEN RECUSE YOURSELF. SHOULDN'T IT BE ON THE AGENDA, PERIOD. >> THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] >> LUKE PEARSON, FOLLOWED BY BRENT TURNER, RICK, THEN THOMAS H. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> WELCOME. >> HI. HOW YOU GUYS DOING? I'M LUKE PEARSON, FROM SHASTA COUNTY HERE. I'VE BEEN BUILDING HERE FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE RECENTLY STARTED A NONPROFIT CALLED THE CODE RELIEF COALITION. THE REASON FOR IT IS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, WE'VE HAD LAYERS OF CODE THAT HAVE COME ABOUT EVERY THREE YEARS THAT HAVE REDUCED THE ABILITY TO BUILD FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES THAT HAVE BEEN PRETTY FAR REACHING AND DEVASTATING TO THE ABILITY TO BUILD HOUSES, BARNS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BUILD ON YOUR OWN PIECE OF PROPERTY. I STARTED TO BEGIN REDUCING SOME OF THE CODE. THE ICC IS ACTUALLY WHO IS OVERSEEING OUR CODE RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS ORIGINALLY, IT WAS THREE CODE ENTITY. I WAS THE BOCA, THE SBCC, AND THEN THERE WAS ONE MORE. ALL OF THESE CODE ENTITIES, THESE THREE THAT STARTED THE ICC STARTED BACK IN AROUND 1994, AND IN 1998, I BELIEVE, THEY WERE GROUPED INTO THE ICC, WHICH WITH FUNDING FROM USAID, THEY TURNED THIS INTO AN INTERNATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE ORGANIZATION THAT OVERTLY INSERTED ITSELF INTO 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, AND IT'S FINALLY COME TO THE POINT WHERE SOMEBODY HAS TO START REDUCING IT. I WANT TO START ON A LOCAL LEVEL. I'D LIKE TO START FIRST BY BRINGING BACK THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS IN SHASTA COUNTY, WHICH WE USED TO HAVE, SO WE CAN BUILD A BUILDING ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY WITHOUT A HOUSE, LIKE A STORAGE OR A BARN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE OVER 1,000 SQUARE FEET. THEN THE SECOND FOCUS I'D LIKE TO HAVE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS LOCAL WOULD BE, WE NEED TO REVAMP OUR FARM EXEMPT STATUS. LIKE IN TAMA COUNTY, FOR INSTANCE, REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. IF YOU HAVE OVER AN ACRE, THEY GIVE YOU 100 SQUARE FEET PER PER ACRE. IF YOU HAVE FIVE ACRES, IT'S 500 SQUARE FEET, IN YOUR FARM EXEMPT. IN SHASTA COUNTY, IN 25 YEARS, I'VE GOT ONE FARM EXEMPT BUILDING. IN TAMA COUNTY, I'VE BUILT A DOZEN. >> ONE SECOND. >> I WOULD LIKE TO BRING LUKE BACK TO DO A PRESENTATION. CAN I GET THAT AGENDIZED, OR DO I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? >> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE AND LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD [OVERLAPPING]. >> DO YOU KNOW THIS GENTLEMAN? >> I'VE BEEN TALKING TO HIM YET. DID ANY OF THAT INFORMATION THAT I'VE PASSED FORWARD TO YOU FROM JOSH FU, DID THAT HELP AT ALL? >> PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH THE CLERK, OR IF STEWART'S AROUND SOMEWHERE, STUART BUTLER IS PROBABLY GOING TO TRY AND HUNT YOU DOWN. HE'S PROBABLY RUN DOWN THE STAIRS RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, LUKE. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, BRENT TURNER, FOLLOWED BY RICK, THOMAS H., THEN LESLIE. >> THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BRENT TURNER. I'M CURRENTLY YOUR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR IN THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT DOWNSTAIRS AND OVER AT MARKET STREET, WHERE WE'RE NOW OPEN AND SERVING THE PUBLIC. I WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO, EVERYONE HERE. I HAVEN'T MADE STATEMENT PREVIOUS, BUT I'VE HEARD LOTS OF COMMENTS, AND I THINK MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, IF NOT BEFORE THE ELECTION, WE'LL HAVE SOME TOWN HALLS AND THINGS TO DISCUSS AND DEVELOP SOME FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING HERE REGARDING ELECTIONS AND ELECTION PRACTICES. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME COMMENTS IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF THE UNION IN THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND MENTION. EVERYTHING IS CALM, COOL AND COLLECTED IN THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW. ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME BY AND SEE MARKET STREET AND THE FUNCTIONALITY AND LEARN ABOUT ELECTIONS. IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS EFFORT TOWARD TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE APPLAUDED. I THINK SHASTA COUNTY IS GOING TO SHINE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE STATE AND MAYBE EVEN THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE IMPORTANT MOMENTS HERE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HE TO EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WARM WELCOME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> RICK, FOLLOWED BY THOMAS H., FOLLOWED BY LESLIE, THEN STEVE KAHN. >> CLOSER. >> FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY PRAYERS TO THE FLIGHT CREW, AND SUSIE WORKED WITH HER, AND THAT'S REALLY SAD, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CO-WORKERS. [00:55:01] I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE TRANSPARENCY THAT I'M SEEING DOWN THERE IN THE ELECTION OFFICE. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. PLUMMER OVER HERE, HE SAID THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT WE DON'T LOOK AT WHERE THEY WERE SAYING, WE DON'T LOOK AT IT. IT'S SO GLARING US IN THE FACE, ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTIONS NATIONWIDE, AND ESPECIALLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND ESPECIALLY WITH PROP 50. WE NEED TO REALLY SERIOUSLY GET DOWN TO THE BASICS HERE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT ELECTIONS ARE, AND WHY WE'RE NOT DOING MUCH TO REALLY SECURE THE PEOPLE'S VOTES. THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEMS ARE SO AMAZING. THERE'S SO MUCH OUTRIGHT NOW AND WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE 2020 ELECTION THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AND JUST TO SEE. MAYBE THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO START IS TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST BEFORE WE TRY TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT PROBLEMS NOW, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS STILL IN OUR CURRENT LOCAL ELECTIONS, AND WE NEED TO FIX THOSE PROBLEMS. THERE'S NO WAY TO MOVE ON WITH ANY OF THESE ISSUES FOR FUNDING, AND YOU SAID HEROIN AND FENTANYL, BUT YOU DON'T MENTION SSRIS AND ALL THESE OTHER DRUGS THAT CAUSE PEOPLE TO END UP IN THOSE SITUATIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW, AND WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE PICTURE. WE CAN'T PUT LITTLE TINY PIECES OF PICTURES OR HALF PUZZLES TOGETHER. WE NEED THE ENTIRE PUZZLE TO BE PUT TOGETHER BEFORE WE CAN MOVE ON AND HAVE FAIR AND FREE ELECTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA AND SHASTA COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THOMAS H., FOLLOWED BY LESLIE, THEN STEVE KAHN, FOLLOWED BY LORI BRIDGEFORD. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> WELCOME. >> YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND TAMA COUNTY, I THINK IT IS NEXT DOWN BELOW US A LITTLE BIT. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION HEAD ON, AND IT WAS DRUGS, ETC., ETC. THE THING I LIVED THROUGH. BRITTANY OR DA BASICALLY CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR, WELL, IN TAHAMA. THE PERSON WAS CHARGED WITH, I THINK WITH ATTEMPTED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, BUT THEY GOT 14 YEARS. ON MY SITUATION, WE'RE STILL PROVIDING COUNSEL. IT'S GOING INTO OVER THREE YEARS. I GUESS IT COMES UP AGAIN IN JANUARY. BUT I THINK THAT A MISDEMEANOR FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, YOU MIGHT SAY, IS A LITTLE LIGHT. BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT, COME TO READING, BECAUSE SHASTA COUNTY IS VERY LENIENT ON THAT TYPE OF SITUATION, OR MAYBE SOMEBODY KNEW SOMEBODY. I DON'T KNOW. CLOSED DOORS. KEVIN, I THINK YOU WERE BASICALLY GOING TO OPEN UP SOME CLOSED DOORS FOR US. LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL HOW THE CITY OF READING IS IN SHAPE NOW. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. AGAIN, EVERY TIME I SEE THE AGENDA ON THE BACK PAGE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IS, WE NEED MORE MONEY. I THINK THE REST OF THE PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIMES, AND IT'S GOING TO GET TIGHTER. BUT IF SOMEBODY CAN'T SAY NO, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO RAISE THIS. I'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE I HAD TO GO AND SAY, "I'M SORRY, THERE'S EITHER TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT." NO ONE'S GOING TO RUN BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING PAID ENOUGH. BUT I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO STEP UP AND LOOK OUT FOR THE SMALL KIDS. IT'S OUR MONEY. >> LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY STEVE KAHN, FOLLOWED BY LORI BRIDGEFORD, THEN LINDA GLASS. >> WELCOME. >> HI. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT DURING YOUR ITEM, BUT CORKY'S HAD THAT PROJECT GOING FOR SEVEN YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME BEFORE HE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT BEING A SUPERVISOR. MAYBE BEFORE PEOPLE COME PUT THEIR FOOT IN THEIR MOUTH TO TRY TO SKEW PUBLIC OPINION, THEY SHOULD KNOW THE FACTS. I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE YOU NOT SPEAKING ON MEASURE A HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT YOUR JURISDICTION, SO IT'S REALLY NOT APPROPRIATE TO DO IT HERE. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OWN OPINION. I HAVE MY OWN OPINIONS. I POSTED MINE, YOU POSTED YOURS. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF UNEDUCATED VOTERS THAT NEED TO HAVE AS MUCH EXPOSURE TO BOTH SIDES. THE MORE INFORMATION WE CAN PUT OUT THERE, THE BETTER. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW THEY WANT TO VOTE ON THAT TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AND LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING. MAYBE GO BACK AND LOOK. [01:00:02] I DID A DETAILED BREAKDOWN ON THEIR QUARTERLY BUDGET AND SEE HOW THAT'S GOING BEFORE YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM MORE MONEY. BUT AS FAR AS THE COUNTY GOES, I'M REALLY ANNOYED AND OFF PUT BECAUSE YOU HAD MADE MENTION, I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE ANYBODY $135,000 WITHOUT QUESTIONING EVERYTHING. IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE YOU LOSE A LOT OF CREDIBILITY. THIS BOARD'S WORKING REALLY WELL TOGETHER. THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL, BUT YOU LOSE CREDIBILITY WHEN YOU MAKE STATEMENTS LIKE THAT. BUT THEN YOU ASK NOTHING ABOUT WHAT'S IN CONSENT. DO YOU REALIZE THERE'S THINGS IN CONSENT THAT I READ ALL 450 PAGES OF IT, AND THERE'S WAY MORE THAN $150,000 THAT SEEMS QUESTIONABLE, AND HOW MUCH OF THAT ARE YOU ASKING AND BRINGING TO THE PUBLIC AND TRYING TO MAKE PUBLIC? NONE OF IT. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE CLINT CURTIS LOOK BAD, BECAUSE POLITICALLY HE DOESN'T ALIGN WITH WHATEVER YOU'RE PUSHING, IT LOOKS BAD. >> THANK YOU. >> STEVE KAHN, FOLLOWED BY LORI BRIDGEFORD, THEN LINDA GLASS. FOLLOWED BY DON DUCKETT. >> MORNING BOARD, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FOR ONE THING, I REALLY DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN SPEAK, BECAUSE WELL, LIKE TODAY, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HEARD THE REST OF WHAT MATT HAD TO SAY. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. IT IS THE TIME THAT THE BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH THE PUBLIC THEIR CONCERNS AND VERY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS. NOW, ADMITTEDLY, SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT IS IRRELEVANT. BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT RELEVANT THINGS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT THOUGHT. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE SPEAKERS. I DID LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO TALK SHOW BECAUSE PEOPLE EXPRESSED CONCERNS. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD SPEAK AGAINST YOU OR CRITICIZE YOUR DECISIONS. YOU LAMBASTED ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, AND EVEN ATTACKED HIS WORK OR HIS BUSINESS. THIS IS A QUOTE, YOU SUGGESTED THAT PEOPLE, "SECOND GUESS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL." TO DO THAT IN A PUBLIC FORMAT, I THINK IS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY REPREHENSIBLE AND INAPPROPRIATE. I THINK IT SHOULD UPSET THE PUBLIC BECAUSE NOW ARE YOU WORRIED THAT HE MAY COME AFTER YOU ON A RADIO PROGRAM BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE WITH HIM ABOUT SOMETHING? IT SHOULD ALSO CONCERN THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, BECAUSE ANYBODY IN HIS POSITION THAT IS GOING ONTO A PUBLIC FORUM AND GOING AFTER SOMEBODY'S BUSINESS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SPOKE HERE IS VERY INAPPROPRIATE AND IS NOT THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL I WANT REPRESENTING US, DEFINITELY. >> THANK YOU. >> SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO CLARIFY THAT WHILE THERE IS A TIMER FOR THE SUPERVISOR REPORT, WE ARE ABLE TO GO OVER THAT, BUT WE TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FLOW OF THE MEETING TO STICK TO THAT. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER FOR CLARIFYING THE INACCURACIES. COME ON UP. >> NEXT UP, LORI BRIDGEFORD, FOLLOWED BY LINDA GLASS, THEN SUSAN WEIS, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND BOARD. OCTOBER IS VACCINE INJURY AWARENESS MONTH, SO IT'S NOT VACCINE GO GET ONE, IT'S VACCINE INJURY AWARENESS MONTH. STOP IT. THANK YOU. SHE'S STILL YAMMERING ABOUT IT. >> CAN YOU PLEASE RESTART HER TIME? >> I'D APPRECIATE THAT. LORI BRIDGEFORD, NOT FREEBRIDGE. I HOPE THAT DOESN'T SCREW UP MY VOTING RECORDS WITH HER, KEEP CALLING ME A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LAST NAME. I SPOKE TO REGARDING THE INJURY AWARENESS MONTH. WALMART GIVES UP TO SEVEN DIFFERENT VACCINES. I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PICK WHAT YOU WANT. YOU CAN HAVE UP TO FOUR SHOTS AT ONE TIME, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE IT ONE INCH APART. NOW, I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE NONSENSE OF THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY DO FOUR AT A TIME. PREVIOUSLY, I'D MENTIONED THAT THE PCR SWAB, IT'S ACTUALLY A MICRO NEEDLE DELIVERY SYSTEM. I LOOKED UP THE PATENT. IT'S FROM 2013, WAY BEFORE COVID HIT. THERE'S A PATENT THAT CAN DELIVER, I GUESS, WHATEVER THE SWAB MANUFACTURER WOULD LIKE TO PUT INTO YOUR NASAL CAVITY OR WHEREVER YOU'RE SWABBING. THAT'S JUST PAY ATTENTION TO THAT WHOLE THING. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THAT SHASTA ANON ON YOUTUBE DELIVERED ANOTHER 16 MINUTE VIDEO. [01:05:03] I BELIEVE THEY RELEASED IT MONDAY MORNING. YOU CAN EASILY LOOK THAT UP IF YOU'RE ONLINE OR ON THE COMPUTER. IT DISCUSSES AND COVERS THOSE FREQUENT PEOPLE THAT DISTURB AND BREAK OUR CODE OF CONDUCT. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THAT AND GET CLEAR ON WHO SOME OF THESE BAD ACTORS ARE. IT JUST NEVER ENDS. THAT'S THAT PART OF IT. AB 495, PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT. THAT'S CALLED FAMILY PREPAREDNESS PLAN ACT OF 2025. THAT'S WHERE ANYONE CAN BE DESIGNATED AS A RELATIVE AND PICK UP YOUR KIDS, TAKE THEM WHERE THEY WANT. IT'S ALL ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND CHILD EXPLOITATION. YOU CAN CALL AREA CODE 916-445-2841, AND THAT IS GOVERNOR GAVIN'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> LINDA GLASS, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN WEIS, MICHELLE, THEN JENNY. >> WELCOME. >> CALIFORNIA HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING SECOND TO THE LAST ON HERITAGE FOUNDATION ELECTION INTEGRITY SCORECARD. MOSTLY DUE TO LACK OF VOTER ID IMPLEMENTATION AND INACCURACY OF VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WHEN TYLER AND FRANCESCA RAN THE 2024 ELECTION, THERE WERE 2,783 MORE BALLOTS THAN VERIFIED VOTERS. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? BECAUSE THAT ALTERED THE RESULTS OF CANDIDATES AND MEASURES THAT WERE UP FOR ELECTION. TWO EXAMPLES THAT ALARM ME WERE FIRSTLY THAT THE COMPUTERS CALCULATING THE VOTES WERE HACKED INTO SEVERAL TIMES AS THE AUDIT LOG BREACHES INDICATE. SECONDLY, THAT EXTRA BALLOTS WERE MAILED AND THEN RETURNED TO THE CLERK FROM VOTERS WHOSE ADDRESSES HAD BEEN DESIGNATED AS UNDELIVERABLE. IN LIGHT OF THESE FACTS, I'M SUGGESTING THAT THE LAD TOLER CASE BE SETTLED OUT OF COURT TO AVOID AS MUCH NEGATIVE PRESS AND COST AS POSSIBLE. IN FACT, MORE THAN 10,000 OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS SIGNED THE PETITION TO CLEAN UP THE ELECTION PROCEDURE. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF OUR CITIZENS DON'T TRUST THE ELECTION RESULTS? IN FACT, IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CHARTER AMENDMENT AND START THE CLEANUP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> SUSAN WEIS, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE, THEN JENNY, THEN DAVID HALLIGAN. >> CORKY, I WAS REALLY SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT YOU SAID TODAY. I GLAZED OVER THAT ARTICLE. I HAD NO IDEA, IT WAS OUR HELICOPTER, SO I HOPE EVERYTHING'S OKAY WITH YOUR FRIEND. KEVIN, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR RADIO SHOW, BECAUSE ONCE YOU MAKE A DECISION TO GO PUBLIC, AND YOU SAY THINGS IN PUBLIC, IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION. I'M SHARING PUBLIC INFORMATION. ON YOUR SHOW, YOU CLAIM THAT YOU'RE UNITER, THAT EVERYONE CAN BE RESPECTFUL AND CAN WORK TOGETHER AND THAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. YOU ALSO SAID, I'M TIRED, I'VE HAD IT WITH BEING NICE. YOU ADMIT YOU HAVE TROUBLE GOING BACK AND FORTH. BUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING, LIKE STEVE SAID, IS YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE NOT WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK. PUBLIC SPEAKING IS NOT AN EASY THING AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO COME UP AND SAY THING, WHETHER YOU THINK WE'RE 'CRAZIES', 'LUNATICS'. YOU CALLED THE SPEAKER FROM THE LAST MEETING A FAILED INDIVIDUAL AND PEOPLE SHOULD SECOND GUESS DOING BUSINESS WITH HIM. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A UNITER, GO AHEAD, YOU'RE DOING GREAT THINGS WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS. THE BOARD IS WORKING WELL TOGETHER. BUT WHEN YOU ASK WHY PEOPLE COME, WHY I CAME IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU VOTED TO TAKE THE DOMINION VOTING MACHINES OUT, I STARTED BEING INTERESTED. I HAVEN'T READ RULES FOR RADICALS. I HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY GEORGE SOROS. I'M NOT PAID TO COME HERE AND SPEAK AT THESE MEETINGS. I AM AN INTERESTED PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT HAPPENS HERE. I URGE YOU TO BE A UNITED. IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT ABOUT YOU. >> THANK YOU, SUSAN. >> MICHELLE, FOLLOWED BY JENNY, DAVID HALLIGAN, THEN BENJAMIN NOWEIN. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> WELCOME. >> I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT. [01:10:01] IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE SERVED, COULDN'T THEY PICK A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN THIS FORUM? I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN SAY THIS. THE REMARKS MADE BY DELORES SAYING, SHUT UP YOU BITCH. I HEARD IT, IS UNCALLED FOR. PEOPLE ARE SICK OF HEARING THIS GOING BACK AND FORTH. I KNOW, AGAIN, AS POLITICIANS, YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH A LOT, BUT I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE AS CITIZENS TRYING TO BE GOOD CITIZENS HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT. ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE HERE FOR OUR THREE, BUT WE DID GET THE 10,000 SIGNATURES. I UNDERSTAND THE 500 WENT THROUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AN UPDATE ON THAT. THERE'S BEEN THIS CONTROVERSY THAT NO ONE'S INTERESTED. WELL, OBVIOUSLY, THE PUBLIC IS VERY INTERESTED AND WHOEVER MENTIONED THE FACTS, THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTION, YOU KNOW, THERE'S INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE MACHINES. CAN THEY MAKE BALLOTS? WHY ARE WE UP TO THE MERCY OF THE OUTSIDE TECH PERSON? WE HAVE CLIENT THAT CAN'T LOOK AT IT. THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM. I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME EXCEL SHEET OR SOMETHING WITH THE COST OF A REGULAR ELECTION VERSUS HAND COUNTING, AND MAYBE A LIST OF ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE DIFFERENT MACHINES THAT THEY'RE USING AND THEY HAVE BEEN NOTED AND THEY'RE OUT THERE FOR THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> JENNY, FOLLOWED BY DAVID HALLIGAN, BENJAMIN NOWEIN, THEN MARY RICKARD. >> I JUST WANT TO HELP YOU THAT NO ONE CAN READ THAT. IT'S NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. >> IF IT'S TRUE THAT THE COUNTY CHARGED FOR THE SIGNATURE GATHERING OF SIGNATURES I DON'T AGREE WITH, THAT'S ILLEGAL AND IT BREACHES OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. MY TRIAL FOR THE BREACH OF MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS OCTOBER 14TH SAME DAY AS YOUR PROCLAMATION. >> DAVID HALLIGAN, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NOWEIN, MARY RICKARD, THEN NICK GARDNER. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET AND IN QUEUE. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THEIR VOTER GUIDE, AND I HEAR BALLOTS ARE IN THE MAIL. I WANT TO SPEAK AGAIN ON MEASURE A. I DON'T SEE THIS AS A SALES TAX INCREASE. I SEE IT AS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY. THIS MEASURE PROTECTS READING'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY INVESTING IN FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. FULLY STAFFED FIRE STATIONS AND STRONGER PUBLIC SAFETY MEAN IMPROVED RESPONSE TIME AND THAT SMALL INVESTMENT MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU, A FAMILY MEMBER AND YOUR PROPERTY. IN ADDITION, FUNDS WILL HELP REPAIR AND MAINTAIN LOCAL ROADS. >> WHO'S HAPPY WITH THE CITY ROADS RIGHT NOW? THAT'S RIGHT. NOBODY. ADDING A $0.01 SALES TAX INVESTMENT WILL IMPROVE THE USE SPORTS FIELDS, PARKS, IMPROVING SAFETY, RECREATION, AND PROPERTY VALUES AND THIS MEASURE A, $0.01 INVESTMENT FUNDS MUCH MORE. WILL THE INVESTMENT REVENUE GENERATED STAY IN READING? RIGHT NOW, TOO MUCH GOES TO SACRAMENTO. THIS MEASURE AND INVESTMENT GUARANTEES EVERY PENNY STAYS HERE STAYS LOCAL, FUNDING LOCAL NEEDS FOR OUR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WHAT ABOUT TOURISTS AND TRAVELERS? THEY USE OUR ROADS, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PARKS. THEY BUY GAS, EAT AT OUR RESTAURANTS, STAY IN OUR HOTELS, AND SHOP IN OUR STORES. THIS $0.01 SALES TAX INVESTMENT ENSURES [01:15:04] VISITORS HELP PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY USE INSTEAD OF RENTING RESIDENTS BEARING THE FULL COST. THAT'S A BIG DEAL. HOW WILL THE CITY STAY ACCOUNTABLE? STRONG FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT WITH AN INDEPENDENT CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND MANDATORY ANNUAL AUDITS. FUNDS ARE LEGALLY DEDICATED TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY. A SAFER, MORE AFFORDABLE, AND MORE PROSPEROUS READING STARTS NOW. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON MEASURE A. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> BENJAMIN NOWEIN, FOLLOWED BY MARY RICKARD, NICK GARDNER, THEN CHRISTIAN. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE AND THE BOARD. WE'RE IN A CURRENT TUG WAR OF PROPAGANDA. WHEN WE SAY FACTS, WE SHOULD ACTUALLY MEAN ITS FULL CONTEXT. EARLIER, A SPEAKER NOTED THAT SUPERVISOR HARMON'S PRD PROJECT EXISTED FOR YEARS. THE THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS IT FINALLY MOVED IN THE SAME YEAR THAT HE TOOK OFFICE. NOW, SEE, THAT TIMING MATTERS. IT LOOKS LIKE AN INSIDER ADVANTAGE. WE SAW A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH FORMER SUPERVISOR PATRICK JONES GUN RANGE. IT SAT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE THEN SUDDENLY MOVED, WHICH WE KNOW NOW WAS DONE IMPROPERLY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NOW HAS TO BE REDONE. EVEN WHEN ACTIONS ARE TECHNICALLY LEGAL, THIS KIND OF SEQUENCING BREEDS DISTRUST. THE CURE IS SUNLIGHT AND STRONG RECUSALS. NOW, ON ELECTIONS, WE DO NOT KNOW YET IF MR. CURTIS CHANGES ARE EVEN GOING TO HELP AT ALL. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE TRUST IS FRAGILE. PEOPLE TIED TO LITIGATION AGAINST THE COUNTY WERE HIRED AS EXTRA HELP AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO HANDLE BALLOTS. THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A CLOSE CALL. THE PUBLIC DESERVES CLARITY ON WHO WAS HIRED, WHAT ROLES THEY WILL HAVE, AND WHAT GUARD RAILS WILL BE IN PLACE. NOW, CHAIR CRYE, ON YOUR RECENT RADIO APPEARANCE, YOU FRAMED SCRUTINY AGAINST YOU AS A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF YOUR NEXT CAMPAIGN YEAR. ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT A SMEAR. YOU SPENT A SIGNIFICANT TIME INVOKING SAUL ALINSKY AS THE OTHER SIDE'S PLAYBOOK WHILE USING THOSE SAME TOOLS YOURSELF, RIDICULE, CONSTANT BARRAGE, SELECTIVE FRAMING. THAT'S PROJECTION. IF YOU BELIEVE THOSE TACTICS ARE CORROSIVE, STOP USING THEM. IF YOU BELIEVE THEY WORK, BE HONEST ABOUT WHY YOU USE THEM. THIS COMMUNITY CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH. WHAT WE CAN'T HANDLE IS CRONYISM BY TIMING, DIVIDED BY TALK RADIO ON SUNDAYS AND DAMAGE CONTROL ON WEDNESDAYS. ADOPT A CLEAR CONFLICT POLICY. REQUIRE RECUSALS WHEN THERE'S EVEN AN APPEARANCE OF A. >> THANK YOU. >> MARY RICKARD, FOLLOWED BY NICK GARDNER, THEN CHRISTIAN [APPLAUSE] >> MORNING, GENTLEMEN. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING THIS MORNING, BUT AS I WALKED IN, I HEARD MR. PLUMMER TALK ABOUT WOLVES SO I THOUGHT I'D MAKE A FEW COMMENTS TO UPDATE YOU ON WHAT'S GOING ON. THE WOLF ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL. JUST RECENTLY, SOME VERY GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE, SOME OF THEM 30, 40 YEAR FRIENDS WENT AS A CONTINGENCY TO WASHINGTON, DC. THEY MET WITH LA MALFA. HE GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CONGRESSIONAL FLOOR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS STATE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH ERIN RYAN MANY TIMES, BRUCE ROSS MANY TIMES. I SAW MEGAN DALLY SATURDAY NIGHT SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THERE IS MUCH MOVEMENT ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I AM IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH RICK ROBERTI, THE PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. I TALKED TO KIRK WILBER, WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT, THIS ISSUE FOR 13 YEARS. HE WORKS FOR THE CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN ASSOCIATION. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO WORK WITH THE UC BERKELEY WOLF RESEARCH PROGRAM. WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON FROM THAT PROJECT COMING UP TUESDAY. I WILL SEE IN CISCO COUNTY. LET'S SEE. WE'VE ALSO DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THIS ISSUE BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON EVEN ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. WE'VE BEEN ON CBS NEWS, THE LA TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE. LAST WEEK, I JUST DID A UK PODCAST IN THE UK BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START WANTING TO INTRODUCE WOLVES IN THE UK SO EVEN ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, I'M BRINGING AWARENESS TO THIS. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND BY THE WAY, MR. HARMON, I'VE HAD PEOPLE TELL ME THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM IN SURPRISE VALLEY, IT'S SIERRA VALLEY. SIERRA VALLEY HAS LOST 85 PLUS HEAD, AND I KNOW MANY OF THOSE RANCHERS AND I SPEAK WITH THEM. >> THANK YOU. >> NICK GARDNER, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN. >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. I WENT BY THE ROVS OFFICE, [01:20:03] AND I TALKED TO CLINT CURTIS BRIEFLY, AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT STEVE KAHN IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE PICKING UP BALLOTS AND TAKING THEM BACK TO THE OFFICE THERE AND HE SAID, STEVE'S WELCOME TO COMING RIDE ALONG SO WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT, STEVE, AND ANYBODY ELSE YOU WANT TO TAKE ALONG AND MAKE SURE THE BALLOTS DON'T DISAPPEAR. WELL, NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU BELIEVE. YOU DON'T MAKE THE RULES. THE FACT IS THAT IT'S A MATTER OF TRUST AND CLINT SAID, ANY OF YOU PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME IN, HE'LL FIND A PLACE FOR YOU. YOU CAN WATCH AND SEE HOW IT GOES ON, MAYBE EVEN PARTICIPATE SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. I SAW A VIDEO THE OTHER NIGHT AND CLINT SAID THE LAST ELECTION, SOMEBODY THAT WAS COLLECTING BALLOTS TOOK THEM ON HOME AND LEFT THEM IN THEIR CAR WHILE THEY SPENT THE NIGHT. ANOTHER ONE STOPPED AND ATE LUNCH AND LEFT THE BALLOTS UNGUARDED. WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, AND WITH JUST FOUR DROP BOXES, IT WON'T. THEY WON'T BE RUNNING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT'S SAID ON A RADIO SHOW, I NEVER HEARD ANY NAMES MENTIONED, BUT I DO REMEMBER NINJA GYM BEIN BOYCOTTED. THAT'S NOT HITTING BELOW THE BELT, IS IT? THEN WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING UP HERE SPEAKING ABOUT THINGS THAT THE SUPERVISORS HAVE NO CONTROL ON. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO LISTEN TO ABOUT A $0.01 TAX FOR THE CITY OF READING? THESE GUYS CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT FOR THE REST OF IT. ANYWAY, TRANSPARENCY, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL HAVE IN THIS ELECTION. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT, GO FIND A PLACE THERE AT ROV CONTACT. CURTIS, HE'LL FIND A PLACE FOR YOU, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY'RE TRANSPARENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OUR LAST SPEAKER, CHRISTIAN. >> WELCOME. >> HEY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE ROV OFFICE, AND I WANT TO THANK COUNSEL LAMAR FOR COOPERATION ON THE CPRA FILED, ASKING FOR A DETAILED LIST OF PEOPLE HIRED FROM SHASTA 5 AND FROM THE ELECTION INTEGRITY COMMISSION, AS WELL AS MILITIA MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON THE PAY ROLL AT THE ROVS OFFICE. I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD, KNOW THAT I WAS ON THE PHONE TO THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS COMMISSION YESTERDAY, AND THEY WERE VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING THAT WE DO HAVE THESE PEOPLE ON THE PAYROLL, THAT THE ROV LIED WHEN SAYING HE WAS IN COMPLIANCE AND HAD GOT THE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THAT'S BALONEY. IT'S NOT TRUE. THE OTHER THING. BY THE WAY, IT WASN'T JUST THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE THAT WAS INTERESTED. IT WAS THE HONORABLE REPRESENTATIVE PALIN, WHO WROTE AB 96 AND I'M VERY INTERESTED, AS WELL AS THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS. SO, I EXPECT THAT WE'LL HAVE QUITE A GATHERING OF PEOPLE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE OBSERVING CLINT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE DETAILED REPORT OF PEOPLE THAT CLINT HAS HIRED AS STIPULATED IN THE CRPA AND THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR JOB. TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT, AND THE PUBLIC DOES DESERVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE ARE THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT. GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [CONSENT CALENDAR] WE HAVE C5 POLLED. WE WILL TAKE THE REMAINING OF THE C OR THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ENTERTAIN A MOTION, IF ANYBODY HAS ONE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KELSTER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR LONG AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE THAT VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> PASSES FIVE, C5 SUPERVISOR KELSTER [BACKGROUND] [C5 Approve a retroactive amendment to the agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc., for youth residential specialty mental health services which increases the maximum compensation to $1,200,000 and adjusts insurance limits.] >> I PULLED THIS BECAUSE, I'M LOOKING AT THIS THING, AND WE'RE GOING BACK RETROACTIVE ALMOST TWO YEARS TO JANUARY OF 2024. THEN WE'RE BASICALLY TRIPLING THE SIZE OF THIS CONTRACT, SO I JUST HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS. >> SURE. WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING WITH THIS IS THAT WE HAD A CONTRACT IN PLACE. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT DUE TO THE INCREASED IN COSTS TO UP THE MAX COMP. WE'VE HAD A CONTRACT IN PLACE SINCE JANUARY OF 2024. WE HAD A YOUTH PLACED FROM JANUARY 2024 THROUGH JANUARY OF 2025. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IN MAY THAT BASED ON OUR INVOICES, [01:25:02] AND SPENDING THAT WE WERE PROJECTING TO GO OVER MAX COMP, AND SO IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT WE BEGAN THE CONTRACT PROCESS TO DO AN AMENDMENT SO THAT WE COULD COVER THE INVOICES FOR THAT YOUTH THAT HAD BEEN PLACED THERE. >> WE'RE NOT GOING BACK TWO YEARS. IT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE TWO YEARS AGO. >> YES. >> WE'RE JUST MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO IT. >> YES. >> THEN WE LOWERED THE INSURANCE LIMITS? >> YES. >> BUT IT STILL TRIPLES THE PRICE EVEN AFTER LOWERING THE INSURANCE LIMIT. >> SURE. PART OF THAT WAS THAT WE ALSO EXTENDED THE TERM FOR THIS CONTRACT. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FROM JANUARY TO JANUARY. THIS EXTENDS IT UNTIL 2027, AND SO THAT WAY WE HAVE A PLACEMENT OPTION, SHOULD WE HAVE ADDITIONAL YOUTH THAT NEEDS THAT PLACEMENT? WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING ANOTHER AGREEMENT TO THE BOARD, AND GO THROUGH THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT, BAILEY I APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAGER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SPECIFY WHETHER WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM? I DON'T BELIEVE WE DO, BUT GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT TO DOUBLE CHECK. [OVERLAPPING] JUST FOR THE RECORD. WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK. >> I DID CHECK. OUR VOTE STILL HOLDS. FIVE VOTE. >> CASTRO MADE THE MOTION. WHO SECONDED? >> I SECOND IT. >> CAN YOU PLEASE RETAKE THE VOTE? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THANK YOU. >> FIVE VOTE. MOVING ON TO R3. [R3 Receive a presentation from the Clerk of the Board regarding the current status of various local committees and commissions and consider providing direction to staff.] RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD REGARDING THE CURRENT STATUS OF VARIOUS LOCAL COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS AND CONSIDER PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF. THIS IS SOMETHING JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS CONVERSATION FOR A WHILE. THE BOARD DID WANT THIS BROUGHT BACK. IT'S NOT SPONSORED BY ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR. IT'S ALL OF US WE'RE WONDERING ABOUT. WHAT MISS BLANKENSHIP IS GOING TO PRESENT? >> WELL, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP, CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD. I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE REVIEW OF THE COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS DIRECTED. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, STAFF HAVE CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH INTO STATE CODE, FEDERAL STATUTES, AND LOCAL ORDINANCES, WITH A GOAL TO DETERMINE WHICH COMMITTEES ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED AND WHICH ARE NOT. I WANT TO START THIS PRESENTATION WITH A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENT EXPERT ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, KRISTEN GOSLING SMITH. AS SHE IS THE CLERK ASSIGNED TO MANAGING ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS UNDER THE BOARD'S PURVIEW AND ASSISTED WITH CONDUCTING THIS RESEARCH. >> THANK YOU, KRISTEN. >> CURRENTLY, THE COUNTY HAS MORE THAN 80 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN TOTAL, INCLUDING 30 THAT ARE REQUIRED OR MANDATED, 10 THAT ARE OPTIONAL, AND SIX THAT ARE DISCRETIONARY. IN ADDITION, THE COUNTY HAS 32 INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS. THESE ARE SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITIES FORMED BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC LOCALIZED SERVICES WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. WHILE THESE DISTRICTS OPERATE OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION, I'M INCLUDING THEM HERE BECAUSE 12 OF THEM HAVE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THIS BOARD, AND THE REMAINING DISTRICTS EITHER HAVE ELECTED BOARDS APPOINTED IN LIEU OF ELECTION, WHICH ALSO COMES BEFORE THIS BOARD, FOR CONSIDERATION OR HOLD ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED BY OUR VERY OWN COUNTY CLERK REGISTER OF VOTERS. TO CLARIFY, REQUIRED ARE THOSE MANDATED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, OBLIGATED MEANS THAT THE COUNTY IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED BY WAY OF A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OR JPA, MOU, OR OTHER AGREEMENT, OR BY COUNTY POLICY OR COUNTY CODE. WHILE THE OBLIGATED ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED, WITHDRAWING FROM OR DISOLVING THESE WOULD REQUIRE NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL ENTITIES, IN ADDITION TO ACTION TAKEN BY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, COUNTY COUNCIL, AND SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS TO REMOVE THE COUNTY FROM THOSE OBLIGATIONS. CHANGE POLICY OR COUNTY CODE OR DISSOLVE JPA'S OR MOU'S. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT SUCH ACTIONS MAY RESULT IN THE COUNTY NO LONGER HAVING A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR THINGS LIKE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL GROUNDWATER PLANNING AND PROJECTS. DISCRETIONARY MEANS THEY ARE ALLOWED BY FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED. HOWEVER, IN SOME CASES, IF THESE COMMITTEES WERE DISSOLVED, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD NEED TO ASSUME THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SIT AS THOSE BOARDS DIRECTLY. OPTIONAL MEANS THAT THEY ARE FORMED THROUGH BOARD ACTION, BUT ARE NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW, CODE, AGREEMENT OR POLICY. OPTIONAL COMMITTEES INCLUDE THE COMMISSION ON AGING, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1977, AND SERVES AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND AIMS TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR THE OLDER ADULTS IN SHASTA COUNTY. THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AT THE REQUEST OF STAFF, ADVISES AND ASSISTS HSA PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS ON COMMUNITY ISSUES. [01:30:01] ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT MANDATED, IT DOES HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT FULFILL MANDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVELY WORKS WITH HHSA STAFF FOR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE EIGHT CSA COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS WHICH PROVIDE INPUT ON SERVICES IN SPECIFIC COUNTY SERVICE AREAS DEPENDING ON THEIR LOCAL PARTICIPATION. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE HAVE SIX DISCRETIONARY BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS. SOME ARE REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, AND ARE TIED TO FUNDING OR LOCAL CODE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE HISTORIC HERITAGE COMMISSION, IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. AS PART OF THAT PROGRAM, FEDERAL GRANTS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS. THE REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK BOARD IS A UNIFIED STATEWIDE NETWORK OF EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES, ALLOWING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DIRECT ACCESS TO THE CALIFORNIA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. THIS BOARD IS ONLY REQUIRED IF WE RECEIVE RN FUNDING. WE ALSO HAVE THE SHASTA COUNTY ELECTIONS COMMISSION, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023 AS YOU KNOW, AND EXISTS UNDER SHASTA COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 2.07 TO ADVISE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS BOARD ON ALL ELECTION RELATED ACTIVITIES IN SHASTA COUNTY. THE FOLLOWING ARE ALSO DISCRETIONARY COMMITTEES. HOWEVER, IF DISBANDED, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD DIRECTLY PRESIDE OVER. WHILE IT WOULD BE LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS THESE BOARDS WERE CREATED TO ENSURE THAT HIGHLY TECHNICAL, AND SPECIALIZED MATTERS ARE REVIEWED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND, AND EXPERTISE. FOR EXAMPLE, MEMBERS OF THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD MUST HAVE FIVE YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS SUCH AS REAL ESTATE, APPRAISALS, ACCOUNTING, OR LAW. THIS LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE HELPS TO ENSURE COMPLEX PROPERTY AND VALUATION ISSUES ARE HANDLED FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY. IN ADDITION, THESE BOARDS PROVIDE A VITAL LAYER OF CHECKS AND BALANCES, WHICH HELPS MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY, AND PUBLIC TRUST. REMOVING THIS LAYER WOULD CONCENTRATE AUTHORITY INTO ONE BODY, AND WEAKEN THE APPEARANCE OF IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKING. IN SHORT, IT PREVENTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR BIAS FROM OCCURRING. NOW YOU ARE AWARE OF WHICH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED AND WHICH ARE NOT. SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE TO DIRECT STAFF TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ANY OF THE BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS MENTIONED HERE TODAY, IT WOULD REQUIRE STAFF TO CONDUCT FURTHER OR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, AND BRING IT BACK AT A LATER DATE FOR FURTHER BOARD CONSIDERATION. WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> MISS BLANKENSHIP, I HAVE A QUESTION. >> WHEN YOU GUYS DID THIS, DID YOU HAVE ANY FUNDING OR ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN, OR DID THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER PROVIDE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF ALLOCATION FOR ANY OF THAT? >> SURE. AS PART OF OUR REVIEW, WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT POTENTIAL BUDGET IMPACTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT NO BOARDER COMMISSION HAS DIRECT GENERAL FUND BUDGET. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME THAT RECEIVE INDIRECT FUNDING THROUGH DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS. WHEN DEPARTMENTS PREPARE THEIR BUDGETS, THEY INCLUDE EXPENSES TIED TO THEIR ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES, WHICH IN SOME CASES, SPECIFICALLY COULD INVOLVE CERTAIN BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS. FOR AN EXAMPLE, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25/26 INCLUDED AN EXTRA HELP POSITION DEDICATED SOLELY TO SUPPORTING THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION SHOULD IT BECOME ACTIVE, A ROLE THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN NEEDED. ANOTHER EXAMPLE ON THIS, IS THE OFFICE ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR POSITION IN HHSA, WHICH SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION ON AGING. ALTHOUGH THAT POSITION MAY BE FUNDED THROUGH A SEPARATE FUNDING SOURCE OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND, IT IS NOT SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE COMMISSION ON AGING, AS IT DOES PERFORM OTHER DUTIES OUTSIDE OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY. SIMILARLY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS A GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT, AND THEY BUDGET ACCORDINGLY FOR STAFF TIME, AND RESOURCES FOR THINGS LIKE SAY, THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ALTHOUGH THESE POSITIONS ARE NOT SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THEY DO PERFORM DUTIES OUTSIDE OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL. >> SUE ROGER PLUMMER. I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, BUT I'LL LET YOU IN QUE, SO GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. ON THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE COMMISSION, ARE WE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THIS FUNDING TO PRESERVE RECORDS? >> WE ARE NOT AT THIS TIME, THAT COMMITTEE IS INACTIVE. THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THAT. NO, WE ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY FUNDING AT THIS TIME. >> EACH OF US ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO THAT, IS THAT? >> LET ME TAKE A LOOK, GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND. >> KRISTEN, DO YOU KNOW THAT OFFHAND? >> IF I MAY, CHAIR. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. STEPHANIE STRUGGLING, AND I SAW YOU SMILING. [01:35:04] >> THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE COMMISSION HAS BEEN IN ABEYANCE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHILE THE BOARD HAS IN THE PAST, APPOINTED THEMSELVES AS MEMBERS WHEN AN ACTION WAS NECESSARY TO BE TAKEN, IT DOES HAVE SPECIFIC MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS LAID OUT IN LAW, WHICH ARE BASED ON DIFFERENT COUNTY POSITIONS. I WOULD LET ME PULL THAT UP. >> HERE IS WHAT I WOULD I'M TALKING TO YOU FOUR GENTLEMEN. DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> YEAH, JUST TO ANSWER THAT, FOR KRISTEN, IT'S COMPOSED OF THE COUNTY CLERK OR THEIR DESIGNEE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, THE COUNTY LIBRARIAN OR THEIR DESIGNEE, THE COUNTY MUSEUM DIRECTOR, IF A POSITION SO EXISTS, OR THEIR DESIGNEE, AND THEN THREE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE MEMBERS. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT? SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, I'LL YOU ASK THAT QUESTION, IF YOU WANT. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THIS INFORMATION IS SOMETHING I'VE ASKED FOR NEVER HAD DONE IT AS A BOARD ACTION, BUT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, JUST WONDERING AS WE TALK ABOUT THE NECESSARY ONES. FOR ME, I WANT SOME TIME JUST TO LOOK THROUGH THIS AND ACTUALLY ASK SOME OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I'M NOT PERSONALLY LOOKING TO GET RID OR ADD ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. I JUST WANTED TO GET THIS INFORMATION, AND NOW WE ALL HAVE IT, SO NOW WE CAN I THINK ADDRESS. I MEAN, THE COMMISSION ON AGING WAS THE ONE THAT I WAS THE MOST INTERESTED IN. I KNOW WE SIT ON PSA 2, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, AND SUPERVISOR KELSTER, I KNOW YOU'VE ATTENDED AS AN ALTERNATE, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE MY QUESTIONS REALLY STARTED DOWN THIS PROCESS A LONG TIME AGO, ACTUALLY, WAS BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT PSA 2 AND HOW THAT IS REQUIRED. BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT THE OUTCOMES, OR I PERSONALLY LOOK AT THE OUTCOMES AND THEN ASK ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION ON AGING WANTS TO DO. >> JUST TO CLARIFY THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE COMMISSION, YOU'RE SAYING WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THIS FEDERAL FUNDING, CURRENTLY, HAVE WE IN THE PAST, AT SOME POINT IN TIME? LIKE, WHEN YOU SAID THAT AT TIMES WE'VE ACTIVATED IT, AND THE BOARD HAS SAT ON IT, WAS THAT TO RECEIVE OR ACCEPT FUNDING OR TO MAKE DECISION. >> THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK INTO. LOOKING BACK AT THE VACANCIES, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD A QUORUM SINCE PRIOR TO 2017, WHICH PREDATES MY TIME HERE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I COULD CERTAINLY LOOK INTO, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW. >> I BELIEVE THE SUPERVISOR TRISH CLARKE, WHO WAS HERE PRIOR TO LES BA, WHO WAS HERE 16 YEARS. IT GOES BACK WELL OVER 20 YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. >> IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE'VE BEEN ACCESSING THIS PROGRAM FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. >> IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING JUST TO HAVE IT SET UP. >> THE REASON FOR MISS GOLING SMITH'S SMILE IS BECAUSE SHE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HISTORICAL RECORD PRESERVATION, AND SO SHE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BEING ACTIVE. >> THAT COMMISSION HAS ACTUALLY ONLY EVER, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, TAKEN TWO ACTIONS. ONE WAS TO ESTABLISH A POLICY REGARDING THE LOAN OF HISTORICAL ITEMS, AND ONE WAS TO DECLARE THE EATON HOUSE A HISTORICAL LED MARK. >> THEN WHAT ABOUT THE REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK BOARD? DOES THE COUNTY RECEIVE FUNDING FOR REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK? >> THAT IS ONE THING THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD HAVE INFORMATION ON. I KNOW WE HAD ASKED ABOUT IT, BUT WE DID NOT GET THAT INFORMATION AT THIS POINT. WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO YOU. >> MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A SHERIFF LEAD THAT BOARD UP. >> I'M SURE HE'D LOVE THAT. THEN I HAD TWO OTHER QUESTIONS. THESE WERE IN THE OBLIGATED AREA. COULD YOU PROVIDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SHASTA AREA SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY, AND THE SHASTA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL? >> SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT WHICH ONES THOSE WERE? >> SHASTA AREA SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY, AND SHASTA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. >> YEAH, SO I'LL START WITH THE SHASTA AREA SAFETY COMMUNITY AGENCY, ALSO KNOWN AS SHAS COM. THIS IS A MEMBERSHIP THAT ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A JPA, AND NOT APPOINTMENT. THE SPECIFICS ON THAT ARE ALL THROUGH THAT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE. >> THAT WAS THE COMMUNICATIONS ONE. THAT'S SHAS COM YOU SAID? >> THAT'S SHAS COM YES. >> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THAT'S WHAT SHAS COM STANDARD FOR. THEN WHAT ABOUT THE SHASTA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL? >> JUST ONE MOMENT. >> THIS ONE IS A LITTLE TRICKY TO READ. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REQUIRED. [01:40:04] THERE'S SOME MENTION OF IT IN STATE OR FEDERAL CODE OR GOVERNMENT CODE 8610, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY SET BY SHASTA COUNTY CODE 272.030 AND 2.72 0.404. >> AND IS IT CURRENTLY ACTIVE? >> GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT. YES, THAT ONE IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AND SUPERVISOR BEFORE YOU START ASKING QUESTIONS, I DID JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ONE THING FROM SUPERVISOR PLUMER'S REQUEST. IT WAS A LITTLE HARD TO READ HERE. THE DESCRIPTION ON THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL IS THAT IT DEVELOPS EMERGENCY AND MUTUAL AID PLANS AND AGREEMENTS, AS WELL AS ANY ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES, OR REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. SORRY, SUPERVISOR LONG, GO AHEAD. >> NO PROBLEM. SO AS I SEE IT, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND ALL THIS INFORMATION. THIS IS GREAT. I'LL DIGEST SOME OF THIS THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO US PRIOR. BUT SO THE WAY I SEE IT, WE'VE GOT THE REQUIRED CATEGORIES. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. WE'VE GOT THE OBLIGATED. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. WE COME DOWN TO THE ONES THAT ARE DISCRETIONARY AND OBLIGATED. AND YOU'VE SAID THAT SOME OF THOSE LIKE THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD WOULD THEN FALL ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. SO I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY'VE GOT REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU BE A REALTOR, A CPA, VERY STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS, FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOARD WOULD POSSIBLY DO THAT MISSION JUSTICE. AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE. THIS WOULD BE MY QUESTION, WOULD WE EVEN BE ABLE TO CIRCUMVENT THE LAW? IN THE SENSE THAT THE LAW HAS SPECIFIED CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE'RE GOING TO STEP IN AS AN INEXPERIENCED BOARD TO HEAR THESE CASES. SO IN MY BOOK, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE COULD DO THAT. >> IT IS LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE TO DO THAT. I WILL DEFER TO COUNSEL IF HE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION ON THAT. BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THE BOARD IS GOING TO APPOINT TO THESE POSITIONS, THEN THESE APPOINTEES NEED TO FALL WITHIN CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD SAY THAT THAT'S WHERE THOSE REQUIREMENTS COME FROM. OTHERWISE, IF THIS BOARD WERE TO SIT AS THE BOARD, YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MEET THOSE SAME REQUIREMENTS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IT WOULD NOT BE ADVISABLE IN MY OPINION TO GET RID OF THESE AND THEN PUT THOSE DUTIES ON BECAUSE WE WANT THE BEST OUTCOME, THE BEST PRODUCT, AND THAT REQUIRES A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EXPERTISE, SO I DON'T SEE THE REASON. SO WE'RE REALLY DOWN TO VERY FEW OF THESE COMMISSIONS THAT ARE REALLY COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. AND SO I THINK WE KNOW WHICH ONES THOSE ARE NOW. AND I APPRECIATE THE IDEA THAT WE CAN NOW ALL GO DIGEST THIS INFORMATION, THEN MAYBE WE CAN BRING THIS BACK AT A FUTURE TIME, IF NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THOSE. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR LONG. SUPERVISOR KELSTER. >> MY QUESTION. SO I WENT TO THE COMMISSION ON AG MEETING AS WELL AS ATTENDED THE PSA 2 MEETING THAT SAME WEEK. AND AT THE HOW IS PSA 2? NOW, PSA 2 IS OBLIGATED AND HOW ARE THEY FUNDED? WHERE DID THEY GET THE FUNDING? MIGHT BE KRISTIE QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE. >> SO, I'M SURE KRISTIE COULD PROBABLY SPEAK TO THIS BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT THOSE ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE. SO THOSE WOULD NOT BE DOLLARS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE COUNTY. >> BECAUSE WHAT I NOTICED IS THE COMMISSION ON AGING. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME REALLY, REALLY GREAT PEOPLE ON THAT BOARD, INCLUDING TRISH CLARKE, KEVIN CHAIRMAN CRY, JUST MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, BONNIE SIMMONS, AND ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY HAVE NO FUNDING WHATSOEVER. SO I KNOW WHEN I WENT TO THE PSA 2 MEETING, IT WAS A ZOOM MEETING, AND I WAS IN A BACK ROOM THERE, AND JUST GLANCING AROUND. I NOTICED THERE WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE POP UPS THAT WERE LOOKED PRETTY NEW IN THEIR ZIPPED UP CONTAINERS. AND THEN THERE WAS LIKE THREE OR FOUR MORE CARDBOARD BOXES THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD POP UPS IN THEM THAT HADN'T EVEN OPENED YET. AND THEN WHEN I GO TO THE COMMISSION ON AGING, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, SINCE THEY HAVE NO FUNDS, I THINK TRISH CLARKE BOUGHT A POP UP FOR THEM TO USE TO GO PLACES, AND ONE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS BOUGHT A TABLE. THEY'RE SO IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND IT'S LIKE THEY'RE DOING THE SAME WORK. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE THEM SOMEHOW, MAYBE, POSSIBLY SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION ON AGING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF PSA 2, SO THEY'D HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING. BUT ANYWAYS, THOSE ARE JUST MY OBSERVATIONS. AND I DO KNOW THAT THE PSA 2, [01:45:03] BEING THAT THAT IS A REGIONAL AGENCY, IT DISTRIBUTES FUNDS TO DIFFERENT GROUPS OR AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THOSE SENIOR SERVICES. SO THAT'S ONE WAY THAT THE FUNDING TRICKLES DOWN TO THE COUNTY. BUT AGAIN, IF KRISTIE, IF I'M SAYING THAT INCORRECTLY, I'M SURE SHE'LL CORRECT ME. >> SO, SUPERVISOR KELSMY, SUPERVISOR PLUMER, DO YOU HAVE? I KNOW YOU'RE NEW TO THAT, AS WELL. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT AND I DON'T WANT TO TRY AND PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS. I CAN'T TALK TO SUPERVISOR KELTRAM AND YOU, BUT WE CAN DO IT HERE. SO WHAT ARE YOUR I MEAN, BECAUSE I IN SO MANY OF THESE COMMISSIONS, JUST LIKE EMPLOYEES OR ANYTHING ELSE YOUR PRODUCT AND PROCESS IS ONLY GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE FUELING IT. AND THE COMMISSION ON AGING RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SENIORS, AND I WOULD HATE TO LOSE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, AND THEY'RE DOING IT LIKE ON THEIR OWN DIME. AND LIKE SUPERVISOR KELSTER MENTIONED, FORMER SUPERVISOR CLARK IS PERSONALLY FUNDING SOME OF THAT STUFF. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? >> SUPERVISOR DID MENTION THIS TO ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND I THINK ONE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT GRANT A BUDGET TO ONE COMMISSION THAT THEN WOULD CREATE A PRECEDENT FOR OTHERS. SO I WOULD SAY THAT, AND I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT AS A BOARD PREVIOUSLY. I DO THINK ONE OF THE IDEAS, WHICH IS AN INTERESTING ONE AND ONE THAT I ASKED TERRY GABRIEL, WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PSA 2, IS, ARE THERE WAYS THAT PSA 2 COULD ACTUALLY FUND SOME OF THE DESIRED EFFORTS OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING, EITHER THROUGH IN KIND, THINGS LIKE POP UPS THAT SUPERVISOR KELSTER MENTIONED OR POTENTIALLY THROUGH ACTUAL DOLLARS, AND THERE WAS OPENNESS TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION FROM TERRY, AND IT SEEMS LIKE WITHIN SOME RESTRICTED WINDOWS IN TERMS OF, LIKE, WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK, THAT THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY, PARTICULARLY IF IT MEANS CREATING SHARED DOCUMENTATION OF RESOURCES OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS OR PROMOTION AT CERTAIN EVENTS. SO I THINK WITHIN CERTAIN CONFINES, THAT COULD HAPPEN. AND I KNOW CAROL, ARNETT, WHO'S MY APPOINTEE TO THE COMMISSION ON AGING NOW SITS ON THE PSA 2 ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE'RE ON, BUT ALSO INFORMS THAT. AND SO I THINK THE GREATER INTERSECTION BETWEEN THOSE TWO WILL BE HELPFUL AND THAT THERE WILL BE WAYS FOR THOSE TO OVERLAP. AND ACHIEVE THINGS TOGETHER. I DO THINK THAT AND I TALKED TO TERRY ABOUT THIS, AND SHE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT HOW THIS FUNCTIONS ACROSS OTHER COUNTIES. AND I DO THINK THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO OPERATE IN DIFFERENT LANES. WHEREAS, I SEE PSA 2 IS PRIMARILY A DISTRIBUTOR OF FUNDS TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK LIKE CONNECTED LIVING, WHICH IS PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEALS AROUND THE FIVE COUNTY REGION. COMMISSIONER ON AGING IS NOT GOING TO DO THAT. THEY'RE NOT POSITIONED TO DO THAT. BUT I DO THINK THE COMMISSION ON AGING CAN SERVE A FUNCTION AS HEARING THE VOICES OF SENIORS, UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE, INCREASING THEIR AWARENESS OF COUNTY AND OTHER SERVICES, AND PLAYING BACK TO THE BOARD, WHAT THEY'RE HEARING FROM THOSE SENIORS THAT COULD BE HELPFUL TO US. >> STEPHANIE DO YOU MIND IF SUPERVISOR LONG. >> SURE. GO AHEAD. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO REITERATE BASICALLY WHAT SUPERVISOR PLUMMER HAD SAID IS THAT I WOULD JUST CAUTION THE BOARD I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE ON FUNDING ADVISORY BODIES, BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THAT DOES OPEN THE DOOR FOR ADVISORY BODIES TO COME FORWARD AND ASK FOR FUNDING AS WELL. >> SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. JUST TO PICK YOU BACK ON WHAT MATT WAS JUST SAYING. I ALSO SPOKE WITH TERRY GABRIEL FROM THE PSA 2, AND THEY REPRESENT SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. AND WE WERE BRAINSTORMING A LITTLE BIT. AND I THINK THIS COULD BE FUTURE DISCUSSION AS TO HOW COULD OUR LOCAL COMMISSION ON AGING COOPERATE AND WORK IN WITH THE PSA 2. AND THEN ALSO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EFFICIENCIES IN GETTING WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DONE, WHETHER IT BE ZOOM MEETINGS AND SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A LOT OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND A LARGE BUDGET. SO I THINK WE CAN HAVE SOME CREATIVE DISCUSSION GOING FORWARD TO MAINTAIN BOTH COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE I THINK THEY BOTH DO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FUNCTION, AND OUR SENIORS ARE HUGELY IMPORTANT AND THE CONSIDERATIONS OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO THEM. SO I THINK THIS CAN BE AN ONGOING DISCUSSION. >> ALSO, TO CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, KRISTIE COLEMAN HAS LET ME KNOW THAT SHE MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC IF THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING IT. >> KRISTIE UP, PLEASE. [01:50:05] BECAUSE ONE THING THAT I JUST CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE PSA 2 THERE'S NO JURISDICTION THERE, CORRECT? >> JURISDICTION FOR THE COMMISSION ON AGING. SO WE DID MEET WITH THE COMMISSION ON AGING AND I TASKED THEM WITH FIGURING OUT HOW THEY COULD BECOME A VALUABLE COMMISSION TO THE BOARD. AND THEY CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO EVALUATE AGENCIES. HOWEVER, THE AGENCIES THEY WANT TO EVALUATE, THEY HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO GET INFORMATION. AND THE FIRST AGENCY THEY WANT TO EVALUATE IS THE PSA AREA ON AGING 2 DIGNITY HEALTH. AND SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM PSA AREA ON AGING 2 AND EVALUATE THEM AND AUDIT THEM, THERE'S A LOT OF CONFLICT GOING ON THERE. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. I'VE MENTIONED THAT TO THE COMMISSION ON AGING IN TERMS OF THEIR CURRENT BYLAWS, THAT I THINK THAT ACTUALLY IS THE ONE THING THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY WELL SUITED FOR THEM TO DO BECAUSE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP OR LACK OF WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY WOULD BE EVALUATING. >> WHO DOES IT, THEN? HELP FROM A CONVERSATION STANDPOINT? >> I WOULD SAY IT'S PSAT, BECAUSE USUALLY, AS WE DO, WHEN WE GIVE PEOPLE FUNDING OR ORGANIZATIONS FUNDING, THERE ARE REPORTING AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT THEN THOSE GRANTEES OR RECIPIENTS OF THAT FUNDING HAVE TO PROVIDE BACK TO THE FUNDERS. SO THERE'S ALREADY THAT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. >> SOME OF THAT SEEMS ERA, HERE'S THE BUZZ KILL. >> YOU'RE GOING TO AS FAR AS I COULD. BUT WHAT WAS AGENDIZED WAS THIS PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO BRING BACK PARTICULAR ISSUES WITH PARTICULAR COMMISSIONS, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO BRING ON ANOTHER ISSUE. >> SO I MOTION THAT WE BRING BACK, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF HOW I'M VERY ENCOURAGED, SUPERVISOR LONG THAT YOU TALK TO MISS GABRIEL AS WELL. SENIORS IS IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. PROBABLY MUCH MORE SO TO SUPERVISOR LONG AND SUPERVISOR HARMON. I'M JUST KIDDING. DON'T SAY, WOW. WE'VE GOT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIVE OF US. AND ANYWAY. SO I WOULD ACTUALLY, IF I COULD MAKE A MOTION, AND THEN I HAVE AN ID ON THE COMMISSION ON AGING THAT I THINK WOULD. WELL, ONE, I WOULD LIKE SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BRING BACK MORE INFORMATION ON THOSE TWO THAT I WAS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK BOARD. TO CONSIDER IF WE SHOULD RETAIN THOSE. AND THEN ON THE COMMISSION ON AGING, I'D LIKE TO BRING BACK AT A FUTURE TIME BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR BY LAW SAYS THAT THE BOARD CAN DIRECT THEM TO ENGAGE IN A FEW STUDIES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION, THE BOARD CONSIDERING WHETHER TO DIRECT THEM TO ENGAGE IN A STUDY AROUND SENIOR SUICIDE AND SENIOR HOMELESSNESS. >> SO DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT NARROW FOR THOSE TWO, THOUGH? I MEAN, 'CAUSE I'D LIKE THAT. I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SECOND IT IN TERMS OF BRINGING IT BACK, LOOKING AT HAVING THEM. BECAUSE I DO, I THINK IF WE HAVE A BOARD OF VOLUNTEER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ASKING TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF RESEARCH AND DO ALL OF THAT WORK, AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR IT OR DO IT OURSELVES. I THINK THAT'S A COMPLETE WIN, AND WE HAVE THAT. WE ALL HAVE APPOINTEES THAT ARE VERY DRIVEN, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT YOU ELIMINATE THE SUICIDE AND THE HOMELESSNESS PART, AND LET'S HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE COULD HAVE THEM DO. SO IF YOU'D AMEND YOUR MOTION, I'LL SECOND THAT. >> YEAH, WE CAN MAKE IT BROADER. >> AND I'M NOT THAT RIGHT. I DON'T DO THIS. AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO GO REALLY WIDE, NOT VERY DEEP? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IT HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OF WHAT WE BECAUSE I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE FISCAL PART OF IT, ABOUT OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR. >> I PERSONALLY WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE MORE OF A GLOBAL VIEW AS TO THE SCOPE. AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE LOCAL COMMISSION ON AGING IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ONLY. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DECISION MAKING LIKE PSA 2 DOES. >> SO BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE, IF I'M WRONG, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SUPERVISOR ON THAT IF WE DIRECT THEM TO DO IT, BECAUSE IT'S A BOARD ACTION, IT COULD HOLD A DIFFERENT WEIGHT. IS THAT TRUE THAT I GET THAT CORRECT, JOE? NO. >> WELL, I'M NOT SAYING I'M SAYING THAT AND THE LANGUAGE IN THEIR BYLAWS IS AROUND STUDIES. SO I'M NOT ASKING THEM TO EVALUATE OR PERFORM ANY OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I'M ASKING THEM TO GO TALK TO SENIORS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S OUT THERE IN TERMS OF THIS AND COME BACK TO WHAT ARE THE NEEDS? WHAT ARE THE GAPS, AND HELP US UNDERSTAND THAT? [OVERLAPPING]. [01:55:04] >> CAN WE MAKE IT A SINGLE ITEM AND LEAVE OUT THE HERITAGE THING? I KNOW KRISTIE MAYBE'S GOING TO BASE PICK THESE IF I'M JUST JOKING, BUT IT'S BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS. CAN WE TACKLE THE PSA AND THE COMMISSION ON AGING ITEM FIRST. >> I'M GOING TO DO TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE ONE MOTION PERSONALLY. THE HISTORICAL ONE, I'D LIKE TO JUST PUNT AND JUST HAVE THE STAT. >> I'M GOING TO DO BOTH, BUT YOU CAN SEPARATE SIDE. SO I'LL DO THE ONE ON COMMISSION AGING, WHICH IS TO BRING BACK THE COMMISSION ON AGING FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AROUND TAKING ACTION ON DIRECTING THE COMMISSION ON AGING TO ENGAGE IN POTENTIAL FUTURE STUDIES. >> YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE TAKE A VOTE OR DO WE DO I DO THE SECOND MOTION? OR WE HAVE TO DO THE PUBLIC. >> THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO MOTIONS. WE HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. MY DIS THING ON THE HISTORICAL THING IS I KNOW THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME THAT THEY DID INTO THIS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US KNOCK ONE OUT BEFORE WE BRING THE OTHER ONE BACK. SO IF YOU MEAN THE HISTORICAL ONE, I'LL VOTE FOR IT, BUT I'M CAN WE PUSH IT FOR LIKE SIX MONTHS OUT, IF IT HAS TO BE? >> YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S A PRIORITY IN TERMS OF TIMELINESS, BUT I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT AT SOME POINT WE BRING BACK WITH MORE INFORMATION ON THE HISTORICAL WHAT WAS IT HERITAGE COMMISSION AND THE REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK BOARD TO SEE IF THOSE ARE NECESSARY. >> IT'S GREAT. MISS BLANKENSHIP, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND JUST BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A TON OF EMAILS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AS THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP, UNDERSTAND WE'VE MADE TWO MOTIONS ON TWO COMMISSIONS THAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU COME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO CUT OR GET RID OF ANYTHING. WE'RE JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THOSE TWO MOTIONS. >> CHAIR, CAN YOU CONFIRM, DID YOU MAKE THE MOTION OR THE SECOND ON THE SECOND MOTION? >> BOTH OF THEM, YES. >> THANK YOU. >> SORRY, I HAVE, LIKE 10 WINDOWS OPEN. ONE MOMENT. FIRST UP, MARGARET HANSON, FOLLOWED BY DOLORES LUCERO, BEV, THEN LORI BRIDGEFORD. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. WE DO HAVE OVER 10 SPEAKERS, SO TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES, CHAIR? >> TWO MINUTE. >> I'M SPEAKING ON JUST THE BEHALF OF MYSELF, NOT FOR ANY OTHER GROUP OR ANY OTHER PERSON. BUT BECAUSE YOU INCLUDED ALL OF THESE IN HERE, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION. DECEMBER 16 WAS OUR LAST MEETING. JANUARY 27 WAS CANCELED IN 2025, AND FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN PUNTED DOWN THE ROAD. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, BUT AS FOR MYSELF, I HAVE CONDUCTED MYSELF WITH DUE DILIGENCE AND TAKE MY COMMISSION SERIOUSLY. IT'S IMPORTANT AND A VITAL PART OF TRANSPARENCY AND GIVING YOU THE BOARD INFORMATION AND LETTING THE PUBLIC BE INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSPARENCY AS WELL. ROV CURTIS HAS ASKED FOR US TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. I'M JUST GIVING YOU THE LIST OF GOING DOWN MY LIST. ONE OR MORE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ASKED TO LET THIS COMMISSION DO THEIR IMPORTANT WORK, AND THE PUBLIC HAS ASKED FOR IT AS WELL. THERE ARE OVER SIX RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE VOTED ON IN THE COMMISSION AND SENT FORWARD FOR THE BOARD'S ACTION OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. THERE'S STILL NUMEROUS AD HOC COMMITTEES TO WORK ON, AND I HAVE PATIENTLY BEEN WAITING TO GET ON BOARD AGAIN AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY. I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, DOLORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY BEV LORI BRIDGEFORD, THEN DON DUCKETT. >> ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BRING THAT BACK BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS PUT THE SAME PEOPLE IN THE COMMISSIONS IN THE COMMITTEES. YOU ALWAYS JUST REPEAT THE SAME THING LIKE RIGHT NOW IN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT, WHO'S RUNNING THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT? PATTY PLUM, LAURA HUBB? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? PUT THESE WOMEN UP HERE, TOO. YOU KNOW THAT'S A CONFLICT? FOR THEM TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE IF YOU CONSIDER THAT? YOU GUYS THERE'S FIVE OF YOU, FIVE MEN OF YOU. ANY OF YOU AT ALL, I'M TALKING ABOUT THOSE THREE, BUT ALSO TO YOU, MR. PLUMMER, BECAUSE LATELY I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING. BUT YOU GUYS NEED TO LEARN THE LAWS, WHAT ARE PROHIBIT LAWS FOR YOU TO ABLE TO DO. YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO APPOINT PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEES THAT IT'S ACTUALLY THEY'RE HOLDING A POSITION IN THE ELECTION. YOU GOT TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE DOING, [02:00:03] BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTUALLY COMMITTING SOME CRIMES HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. YOU TOOK AN OATH TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL AND FAIR. BEING PUTTING THE SAME PEOPLE ON THESE COMMITTEES, YOU'RE NOT. THE REASON I'M SPEAKING TO YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE SWING VOTE ALSO FOR THESE GUYS. I SEE THAT WE DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION IN DISTRICT 4. I DON'T THINK WE DO. IF YOU ALSO TOO IN THE AGING COMMITTEE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY ABUSE ELDER PEOPLE, AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO GO. LIKE, SUSAN HERE, WHO'S SITTING HERE, AND THEN YOU GOT LESLIE BARKING AT HER. SHE'S OLDER THAN LESLIE. THAT TREATMENT? SHOULD BE REPORTED, BECAUSE THAT'S ELDER ABUSE. YOU ALSO GOT TO RECOGNIZE ELDER ABUSE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE GET TREATED LIKE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> BEV, FOLLOWED BY LORI BRIDGEFORD, DON DUCKETT, THEN MICHELLE. >> HELLO. WE NEED TO KEEP THE ELECTION COMMISSION, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE IT ACTIVE. WHAT GOOD IS IT IF IT'S NOT ACTIVE? I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT THAT I'VE SEEN ON THE VOTER ROLLS, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TWO DIFFERENT FORMATS. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM OR A POSSIBILITY. WHEN I CAME ACROSS SOMEONE THAT HAD SOMEONE LIVING WITH THEM, A COUPLE LIVING WITH THEM. THEY MOVED OUT A LONG TIME AGO. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY GET MALE WITH THE SAME LAST NAME, BUT THEY'RE TWO OTHER RELATIVES THAT HAVE NEVER LIVED AT THAT PLACE. BUT YET THEY'RE NOW GETTING MALE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BALLOTS ARE COMING OUT. NOW, ARE THEY GOING TO BE ON THE VOTER ROLLS? I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CHECK YET. BUT THE THING IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE PATTERN OF, HERE'S AN ADDRESS. IT MIGHT HAVE FOUR OR FIVE RESIDENTS LIVING THERE. THREE OF THEM HAVE THE JULIAN DATE. TWO OF THEM HAVE THE REGULAR DATES. I BELIEVE THAT THE JULIAN DATES ARE BEING PROGRAM GENERATED, BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE THAT HAS MOVED OUT OF A PLACE AND REPLACE THEM WITH SOME OTHER PEOPLE, WITH THE SAME LAST NAME. PEOPLE THAT ARE THEN LIVING AT THAT RESIDENCE AREN'T GOING TO KNOW IF THOSE PEOPLE EVER LIVED THERE OR NOT. IT'S THE SAME LAST NAME. THEY MUST HAVE LIVED HERE. THAT IS A WAY THAT YOU CAN GET THE RESULTS THAT YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU CAN GET ANY RESULTS YOU WANT THROUGH JUST A FEW LINES OF CODE IN THE PROGRAM. SINCE IT IS A CLOSED SOURCE, WE HAVE TO JUST SPECULATE. BUT IF WE NEED THE COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO ALL THIS, AND THEY NEED THEIR HANDS TO NOT BE TIED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT UP, LORI BRIDGEFORD, FOLLOWED BY DON DUCKETT MICHELLE, THEN BENJAMIN NOWEIN. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO BE ADDRESSING R3. HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE A SECURITY QUESTION. IF DELORES COMES NEAR ME AGAIN. SHE DEMANDED OF YOU. >> STRIKE STICK. >> I KNOW, BUT I DO WANT HELP ON THIS BECAUSE SHE'S TERRIFYING ME WHEN SHE'S BROKE THE ROLL. NO, SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO STAY AWAY. I STAY AWAY, AND SHE CAME WITHIN INCHES OF ME AT 10:05. JUST WANT THAT ON RECORD. PLEASE STAY AWAY, DELORES, AND PLEASE YOU SHOULD HAVE A WARNING BY NOW. YOU KEEP SHOUTING OUT. ON MY TIME. YELLING OUT. >> THAT'S YOUR FIRST WARNING. >> THANK YOU LORD JESUS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS R3, IN PARTICULAR, AND I'M GLAD IT'S STILL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AS YOU ALLUDED TO. IT'D BE HELPFUL. IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IF I CAN FOCUS WITHOUT HAVING TO TRY TO LISTEN TO THAT INDIVIDUAL BACK THERE AGAIN. PLEASE BRING BACK THESE PEOPLE FROM THE ELECTION COMMISSION AS VOLUNTEERS, EVEN IF IT'S A MINIMUM OF FOUR TIMES A YEAR. IT SHOULDN'T BREAK THE BUDGET. IT USED TO BE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH IN THE VERY BEGINNING. THEY HAVEN'T MET SINCE WELL, ALL OF THIS YEAR. I THINK THIS IS THE WHOLE THING BETWEEN ELECTIONS CAN'T BE WITH JUST THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE ROV. ROV CLINT CURTIS IS VERY NEW. HE HAS SOME NEW PROTOCOLS. HE WANTS SOME THINGS THAT HE'D LIKE TO TRY. SHASTA COUNTY WE'RE NOT A SACRAMENTO THING. WE'RE A CHARTER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAVING EITHER MORE DISCUSSION AND THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE TRUST. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE PEOPLE. [OVERLAPPING]. >> IT'S ABOUT THE COMMISSIONS. >> YEAH. ELECTION COMMISSION. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO FOCUS ON I'M BEING CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED AND MIDDLE FINGERED AND SWORN AT AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT. IT'S DIFFICULT. RONIN LAN HAS [02:05:02] BEEN SOMEHOW SHE WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOARD THIS WHOLE TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A BROWN ACT VIOLATION OR WHAT, BUT I'M GLAD WE CAN KEEP THE DISCUSSION GOING TO KEEP A VERY VITAL COMMISSION ON BOARD. THANK YOU. >> DON DUCKETT FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE, BENJAMIN NOWEIN, THEN ANTONIA. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN COME AND OBSERVE THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IT'D BE HARD TO DO WITH ADULTS SQUABBLING AND ACTING LIKE CHILDREN. I JUST LIKE EVERYBODY TO MIND THEIR LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR. I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR THE IN DEPTH PRESENTATION ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. BASED ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE BOARD AND ALSO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MORE DISCRETIONARY OR OPTIONAL COMMITTEES AND LOOK AT MAYBE JUST A SIDE BY SIDE SPREADSHEET OF THEIR SOURCE OF FUNDING OR REVENUE, IF THERE IS ONE, AND ALSO THE IDENTIFIED COST, IF THERE ARE ANY FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS OR PARTIAL THEREOF ASSIGNED TO THOSE TO REALLY LOOK AT EFFICIENCY AND THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF SOME OF THOSE COMMITTEES. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. IN TERMS OF I REALIZE THAT THE BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION ON AGING SAYS THAT THE BOARD CAN DIRECT THEM TO DO STUDIES. HOWEVER, IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT YOU'RE MOVING IN A DIRECTION OF REALLY PLACING SOME ONEROUS STUDIES ON A COMMITTEE THAT HAS NO FUNDING, AND THEREFORE, YOU MAY BE OPENING UP THE DOOR FOR A BIG ASK. I JUST WANTED TO CAUTION YOU TO THAT EFFECT. TO REALLY ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO EDUCATE YOURSELF, IF THERE'S ANY DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS ON THE TWO PARTS OF THE TWO AGENCIES THAT YOU'RE BRINGING BACK TO LOOK AT AND FUNDING, I KNOW THE PSA DOES HAVE FUNDING, BUT IS IT RESTRICTED AND TO REALLY EDUCATE YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY DECISIONS ON THESE COMMISSIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MICHELLE, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NOWEIN, THEN ANTONIA, THEN RONIN. >> WELCOME. >> AS FAR AS THE COMMISSION, I THINK THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE A CONDUIT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH INTEREST ABOUT THE PUBLIC WANTING TO GO TO PAPER BALLOTS AND THE THINGS THAT THEY GOT THE 10,000 SIGNATURES FOR. IT'S NECESSARY BECAUSE I CAN SEE IT ON BOTH SIDES. YOU KNOW HOW THEY SAY, THERE'S THIS PERSON'S TRUTH AND THAT PERSON'S TRUTH. SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN, THERE'S THE TRUTH. BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONDUIT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. I PERSONALLY, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE. I WOULDN'T CARE WHAT CITY I WAS IN. I'M AGAINST ELECTRONIC VOTING BECAUSE THERE'S INHERENT PROBLEMS WITHIN IT, AND WE CAN'T STOP IT. WHAT'S THAT GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE GET THE NEXT PERSON IN? WE CAN'T GET HARD TO COME OVER TO EVEN LOOK AT THE EQUIPMENT. >> KEEP IT TO THE COMMISSIONS PLEASE. >> I'M DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> BENJAMIN NOWEIN, FOLLOWED BY ANTONIA, RONIN, THEN JIM BURNETT. >> NOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT THE COMMISSIONS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME COMMISSIONS THAT THE BOARD ISN'T WILLING TO SPEAK ABOUT. I ACTUALLY LISTENED TO CHAIR CRYE EARLIER, STATE THAT HE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF REMOVING ANY COMMISSIONS AT THIS TIME. NOW, I JUST WANT TO BRING THE COMMUNITY IN WITH WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A INTERNAL BATTLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO MR. GALARDO'S RECENT PODCAST THAT HE PUT TOGETHER, ACTUALLY. I AGREE WITH HIM. >> IS THIS ABOUT COMMISSIONS? >> IT'S ACTUALLY RELATED TO THE FACT THAT THE COMMISSION, THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION SPECIFICALLY, WHICH EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH IT, I ACTUALLY TEND TO AGREE WITH WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO AT ITS BASE LEVEL TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND TO TRY TO. I DISAGREE WITH THEIR MESSAGING, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHY I WANTED TO BE A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE. WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, LISTEN TO THAT PODCAST, AND YOU'LL SEE WHY MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COMMUNITY ARE UPSET BECAUSE HALF OF THEIR PEOPLE WERE SUED, AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET BACK IN TO THE COMMUNITY TO DO THEIR ELECTIONS. THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER HALF THAT BELIEVE THAT OUR ELECTIONS ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES. NOBODY'S FEELING GOOD ABOUT THIS SITUATION. [02:10:03] THAT PARTICULAR COMMISSION, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BRING IT BACK. >> THANK YOU. >> ANTONIA, FOLLOWED BY RONIN, JIM BURNETT, THEN JEREMIAH. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUE. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. YES, WE DO NEED THE ELECTION COMMISSION. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE CITIZEN LED ELECTION COMMISSION IS FOR CITIZENS TO HAVE A PLATFORM TO ADDRESS ELECTION CONCERNS, AND FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO THE BOARD BASED ON THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE CITIZENS. UNTIL OUR ELECTIONS ARE FIXED, WE NEED THE ELECTION COMMISSION TO CONTINUE MEETING. I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO RESUME MEETINGS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS MUCH TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. YOU CAN START BY ENACTING THE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION CREATED LAST YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> RONIN, FOLLOWED BY JIM BURNETT, JEREMIAH, THEN CASEY. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUE. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD. AS FORMER CHAIR OF THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION. I WANT TO BEG YOU TO NOT DISSOLVE THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION. WITH ALL THE TIME ENERGY AND MONEY THAT WAS USED BY BOTH THE PUBLIC AND COUNTY STAFF TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION, IT MAKES NO SENSE TO DISSOLVE THE COMMISSION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SINCE THE COMMISSION IS NOT CURRENTLY USING ANY COUNTY RESOURCES, I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO KEEP THE COMMISSION STANDING UNTIL IT'S DETERMINED WHETHER SHASTA COUNTY ELECTIONS ISSUES ARE RESOLVED BY OUR NEW REGISTRAR VOTERS, WHICH WILL TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR TO DETERMINE. I'M ASSUMING YOU DON'T WANT THE COMMUNITY IN AN UPROAR AGAIN OVER ELECTION ISSUES. TO RE-ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION WOULD BE A HUGE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. YOU CAN ALWAYS DISSOLVE THE COMMISSION A YEAR FROM NOW IF THE ELECTION ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. FOR THESE REASONS, PLEASE DO NOT DISSOLVE THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT OUR NEW ROV HAS ACTUALLY ENACTED ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE COMMISSION SENT TO THE BOARD THAT I KNOW OF. HE MIGHT HAVE DONE MORE. I HAVEN'T COMMUNICATED WITH HIM LATELY, BUT I KNOW THAT HE HAS ACTUALLY ENACTED ONE OF THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS OR THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S NOT LIKE THE COMMISSION WAS TOTALLY USELESS. >> THANK YOU. >> JIM BURNETT, FOLLOWED BY JEREMIAH, THEN CASEY. >> GOOD MORNING. SUPERVISOR CRYE IS THE ONLY SITTING SUPERVISOR THAT I KNOW OF WHO PERSONALLY OBSERVED SOME OF THE ELECTION PROCESSES DURING THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION. HE TOOK THE TIME TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THE SAUSAGE WAS MADE. I RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD TAKE THE TIME TO OBSERVE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS ELECTION IN ORDER TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW OUR BALLOTS ARE HANDLED, PROCESSED, AND COUNTED. IT'S A COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT. >> HEY, JIM, CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOU TIED TO THE COMMISSION? >> BECAUSE THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ELECTIONS, THE MORE YOU WILL LIKELY SUPPORT REINSTATING THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION. THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU FIVE HAVE A MYRIAD OF THINGS TO OVERSEE AND RESOLVE FOR THE PUBLIC, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING A SEPARATE BOARD OF MOTIVATED CITIZENS WHO ARE WILLING TO DO THE RESEARCH AND COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS. BEING BRIEFED BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION SAVES YOU TIME AND GIVES YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. I AM DISMAYED BY THE BLIND FAITH THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE IN OUR PAST ELECTIONS, A FAITH THAT UNCRITICALLY ACCEPTS EACH STATEMENT OF VOTE AFTER EVERY ELECTION, ASSURING EVERYONE DID EVERYTHING APPROPRIATELY WITHOUT ERROR. THERE IS TOO MUCH AT STAKE IN EVERY ELECTION FOR ANYONE, ESPECIALLY SUPERVISORS TO ACCEPT THIS ONE SIDED, SELF GRADED STATEMENT OF VOTE REPORT WITHOUT MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR ELECTION COMMISSIONS CAN DO FOR YOU. THANK YOU. >> JEREMIAH, COME ON UP, AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER AFTER THAT IS CASEY. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JEREMIAH ANDREJESKI. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SHASTA COUNTY ELECTIONS COMMISSION RENEWED AND CONTINUED. BUT I WAS MORE SO CURIOUS WITH THE PRESENTATION, THERE'S A LOT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. IS THERE A CHECK FOR CONFLICTING REGULATIONS BY CHANCE. >> THIS IS YOUR TIME. >> IS THERE ANY OR NO. [02:15:03] >> THIS IS YOUR TIME. >> IS IT NOT POSSIBLE FOR QUESTIONS OR NO. >> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US CORRESPONDENCE, YOU CAN PUT IT IN THERE, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE BREAK, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION I COULD. THIS IS YOUR TIME THOUGH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, CASEY. >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I'M A CONCERNED RESIDENT OF SHASTA COUNTY SPEAKING TODAY ON R3. FIRST, LET ME EXPRESS MY DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE BOARD'S DECISION LAST YEAR TO SUSPEND THE COMMISSION'S WORK. THAT HALT CAME AT A CRITICAL TIME AMID LAWSUITS AND ELECTION INTEGRITY DEBATES, AND IT SILENCED A VITAL VOICE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THE COMMISSION WAS CREATED TO ADVISE YOU ON ELECTION RELATED MATTERS, YET SUSPENDING IT FELT LIKE AN ADMISSION OF DEFEAT RATHER THAN A STEP FORWARD TOWARD SOLUTIONS. WORSE, WE'VE SEEN HOW CERTAIN BOARD REPRESENTATIVES HAVE UNDERMINED THE COMMISSION FROM WITHIN, APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS WHO PUBLICLY ADVOCATE FOR ITS DISMANTLEMENT. THAT'S NOT OVERSIGHT, IT'S SABOTAGE. THESE COMMISSIONERS DIDN'T COLLABORATE WITH THE ONES THAT WERE WORKING HARD. THEY STALLED MEETINGS, IGNORED EVIDENCE, AND THWARTED PROGRESS AT EVERY TURN. IT'S AS IF THE FOX WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF THE HENHOUSE. DESPITE THE COMMISSION'S MANY THOUGHTFUL RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD HAS LARGELY DISMISSED THEM, LEAVING US WITH UNRESOLVED ISSUES FOR THE PAST YEARS THAT HAVE ERODED TRUST IN OUR ELECTIONS. THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN THE VICTIM HERE, PAYING A HEAVY PRICE FOR THE BOARD'S POLITICAL SHENANIGANS. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT SEEMS SOME BOARD MEMBERS HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO BLOCK COMMON SENSE MEASURES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND SECURITY. IN THE LAST THREE ELECTIONS ALONE, I'VE SPENT DOZENS OF HOURS AS AN OBSERVER, AND THE BOARD HAS HEARD PUBLIC TESTIMONY, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF SWORN AFFIDAVITS DETAILING THESE FAILURES. YET IT HAS BEEN AN OUTRIGHT ASSAULT ON THE PEOPLE OF SHASTA COUNTY. TODAY. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. IS THAT THE LAST ONE, STEPHANIE? >> YES. >> WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK. THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT SPOKE. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, STAFF'S ASKING IF YOU COULD GIVE US THOSE MOTIONS AGAIN CONDENSED. >> YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO BRING BACK FOR FUTURE BOARD CONSIDERATION ON DIRECTING THE COMMISSION ON AGING TO ENGAGE IN WORK WITHIN THEIR SCOPE. >> THAT DISCUSSION, I'LL SECOND THAT. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASS 5/0 YOUR SECOND MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO BRING BACK FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE COMMISSION AND THE REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK BOARD SHOULD EXIST. WITH INFORMATION THAT WAS ASKED DURING THIS MEETING. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> 5/0. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OUT OF THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR FOUR. [R4 Adopt a Resolution of Intention to amend the County’s Contract with the Board of Administration California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and introduce and waive the reading of, “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.”] MS. FUGITT. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL THAT. YOU CAN GO SO. >> IT'S OKAY. I'LL COVER IT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CRYE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MONICA FUGITT DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT WHICH IMPLEMENTS PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 20516 AS IT RELATES TO EMPLOYEE COST SHARING. THE AMENDMENT ONCE EXECUTED WOULD IMPLEMENT NECESSARY CHANGES TO ESTABLISH THAT THE IDENTIFIED EMPLOYEE GROUPS WOULD PAY 1% OF THE EMPLOYER'S SHARE OF CALPERS RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE FULL EMPLOYEE SHARE. THE COST SHARE WAS PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO BY BOARD MEMBERS AND ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS IN 2024, AS A RESULT IN MAY OF 2024, AN AMENDMENT TO THE PERSONNEL RULES WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE BOARD, WHICH INCORPORATED LANGUAGE INTO CHAPTER 39, ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEAD AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BENEFITS, SECTION 39.9 B, ESTABLISHING THAT THOSE ELECTED EMPLOYEES WOULD BEGIN PAYING THE CONTRIBUTIONS AT SUCH TIME AS THE CONTRACT COULD BE AMENDED THEREAFTER. SIMILARLY, THE LANGUAGE IDENTIFYING A COST SHARE IN FUTURE RETIREMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO INCORPORATE THE CHANGES WAS INCLUDED IN THE MOU FOR THE DEPUTY CORNER INVESTIGATOR UNIT WITH THEIR TRANSITION TO TEAMSTERS FOR THEIR CONTRACT BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2023, IN THE MOU FOR UPEC PROFESSIONAL UNIT IN MAY OF 2023, AND IN THE MOU FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IN AUGUST OF 2022. CALPERS SETS FORTH THE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES [02:20:01] WE HAVE TO FOLLOW TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR CONTRACT. IT IS A LENGTHY AND CONVOLUTED PROCESS. WE ATTEMPTED TO PROCESS THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT BACK IN MAY OF 2024. HOWEVER, CALPERS REJECTED THE AMENDMENT DUE TO A MINOR TECHNICAL ERROR AND REQUIRED US TO RESTART THIS PROCESS. WHILE THE CONCESSIONS MAY HAVE BEEN AGREED TO, IN SOME CASES MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT CHANGES WILL BE PROSPECTIVE AND THE EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE RECEIVED THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY CONTINUING TO PAY THE 1% THAT WAS ANTICIPATED TO BE PAID BY THEM DURING THE TIME THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS BEING PROCESSED. FOLLOWING THE RESOLUTION BEING ADOPTED, A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION PROCESS WILL BEGIN. SHOULD THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES FAIL TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE EMPLOYEE COST SHARE. THE COST SHARE WOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED, AND THE COUNTY WOULD NEED TO LOOK TO REOPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AFFECTED BARGAINING UNITS WHO AGREED TO THOSE CHANGES. AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ITS TIME HAS ELAPSED SINCE THE UNITS AGREED TO THE COST SHARE, THE LABOR NEGOTIATORS OF THE AFFECTED UNITS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROCESS THAT'S UNDERWAY, SO THEY CAN COMMUNICATE THAT TO THEIR MEMBERS. THE BENEFIT OF THIS IS THAT THE 1% THAT THE EMPLOYEES IS PICKING UP. THE COUNTY IS TAKING THAT 1% THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THIS COST SHARE AND PUTTING IT TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED LIABILITIES. ON NOVEMBER 18TH, THE RELATED ITEM WILL RETURN TO THE BOARD ENACTING THE ORDINANCE INTRODUCED TODAY, WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT 30 DAYS THEREAFTER. AFTER THE ORDINANCE PROCESS IS COMPLETED, AND CALPERS ACCEPTS THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE CHANGES. IT'S REQUIRED THAT A BENEFIT CHANGE BE EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PAY PERIOD. THEREFORE, IT'S ANTICIPATED THE CHANGES WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 28TH OF 2025. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, MONICA, FOR THAT PRESENTATION, UPDATE. THE COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO ITERATE AND TO REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT, BUT THIS IS NOT RETROACTIVE, MEANING THAT THIS WILL NOT GO BACK AND BE APPLIED FROM MAY OF 2024, CORRECT? THE EMPLOYEES GOT THE BENEFIT OF NOT PAYING THIS 1%. THAT'S THE WAY THAT IS. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. >> CORRECT. >> THE SECOND THING WOULD BE THE PART THAT I HADN'T HEARD BEFORE, WHICH WAS, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE AT THIS POINT. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DECIDED, AND WE'RE JUST IMPLEMENTING IT. BUT HOW DOES THAT VOTE TIE INTO? >> WHAT IS THAT? >> CALPERS'S REQUIRES IT BY THEIR PROCEDURES. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THEY VOTED THROUGH THEIR NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES AND ACCEPT THAT CONCESSION. WE HAVE TO NOW GO THROUGH A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION PROCESS THAT CALPERS ESTABLISHES, AND A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS WHO VOTE HAVE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT FOR IT TO BE IMPLEMENTED. IF IT WERE TO FAIL, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THOSE UNITS AND DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT NEGOTIATION WAS THEY RECEIVED CERTAIN COLAS IN COORDINATION WITH ARE RECEIVING THE 1% EMPLOYEE COST SHARE. THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE ANOTHER CONVERSATION TO FOLLOW ABOUT, OKAY, WELL, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT AGREEING TO THIS 1% COST SHARE, DO WE NEED TO REFLECT THAT IN SALARIES? DO WE NEED TO REFLECT THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY? I MEAN, I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULDN'T BE THE CASE, ESPECIALLY AS IT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE LABOR NEGOTIATORS. BUT YES, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT BALLOT PROCESS. THAT IS A CALPERS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT. >> WHEN WILL THAT BALLOT BE? >> IT SHOULD GO OUT THIS WEEK, AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING CLOSING IT IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS THEREAFTER. >> AT TWO WEEKS. THEN THE ONLY THING I'M THINKING IS THAT MAN, THAT'S TWO YEARS AGO. THEY MAY NOT REMEMBER. THIS MAY CATCH THEM OFF GUARD. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO GET THAT COMMUNICATION OUT THROUGH THE LABOR REPS JUST TO EDUCATE THEIR POPULATION, HEY, THIS IS A FORMALITY. WE ALREADY AGREED TO THIS AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IN THE BALLOT SURVEY. BUT THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE WILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AGO. >> I DID HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE UNION REPS ALREADY. THEY SHOULD BE ASSISTING IN SOME OF THAT COMMUNICATION. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION SUPERVISOR LONG? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT REGULAR CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 4, WHICH IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE COUNTY'S CONTRACT WITH THE CALPERS SYSTEM REGARDING THE 1%. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY [OVERLAPPING] >> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, JUST REAL QUICK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR APPROVAL OR YOUR MOTION [02:25:03] INCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION AND WAVING OF THE ORDINANCE AS WELL. >> YES. I WILL MODIFY TO INCLUDE THE WAIVING OF THE ORDINANCE. >> [INAUDIBLE] YES. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, MS. BLANKENSHIP. >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM. >> WE WOULDN'T TAKE UP ANY DISCUSSION. GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THANK YOU, MS. FUGITT R5, JOHN HEATH. >> MORNING, CHAIR CRYE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MY NAME IS JOHN HEATH. >> JOHN. >> ROSARY. >> HARMON? >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT SO THAT THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS TO THE PUBLIC. THIS PROJECT I STARTED YEARS AGO. IT WAS APPROVED ROUGH INFORMATION A YEAR AGO. BEFORE I GOT INTO OFFICE, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF. I THINK I'M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE ROOM, CORRECT? BUT I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO MISUNDERSTAND BECAUSE APPARENTLY. >> SUPERVISOR HARMON, THANK YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUSTIFY. SOMEONE COMES UP AND SAYS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. IT WAS LAST YEAR. >> NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THIS JUST SO PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO MISUNDERSTAND. THIS PROJECT WAS ALREADY APPROVED. IT WAS ALL DONE DEAL, EXCEPT I WENT BACK TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE I REALIZED THAT TO CAB A TRUE SECURITY GATE WHERE YOU NEEDED TO HAVE A KEY PAD AND NOT JUST A PUSH BUTTON. IT HAD TO BE A PRIVATE ROAD. I'VE CHANGED IT BACK FROM A PRD TO A PRIVATE ROAD. >> COUNSEL WHAT WAS THAT? >> WE'RE GETTING BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION OF EVER ACCUSAL. >> GO AHEAD. >> MS. BLANKENSHIP, WILL YOU GIVE MR. HEATH BACK HIS EIGHT SECONDS? I DON'T WANT HIM ANGRY TEXTING ME LATER THAT HE GOT CHIPPED OUT OF 8 SECONDS. MAYBE TROY IS JUST NUDGING HIM. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, JOHN HEATH, ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS CONCERNING THE SILVERBRIDGE, HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION. THIS SUBDIVISION IS A 16 LOT SUBDIVISION, WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN 2022, WAS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2006 AND 2010. AS OF 2023, ALL OF THE REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED. TO DATE, NO LOTS HAVE BEEN SOLD. THE DEVELOPER CONTINUES TO OWN ALL THE LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION. WHEN THE SUBDIVISION WAS APPROVED IN 2022, A COUNTY ORDINANCE WAS IN PLACE THAT REQUIRED ALL SUBDIVISION ROADS TO BE MAINTAINED BY A PERMANENT ROAD DIVISION, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A PRD. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN EARLY 2024, PUBLIC WORKS BROUGHT AN ITEM TO THE BOARD TO CONSIDER TO ALLOW SUBDIVISIONS TO BE MAINTAINED NOT ONLY BY PRDS, BUT ALSO BY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THAT, AND A SUBSEQUENT ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED THAT ALLOWED SUBDIVISION MAINTENANCE BY PRDS AND HOAS. >> SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THE DEVELOPER OF SILVERBRIDGE HIGHLANDS, DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PRIVATE ROADS AND GATED ACCESS IN HIS DEVELOPMENT. SINCE THE DEVELOPMENT INITIALLY WAS CONDITIONED WITH PRDS, NEITHER ONE OF THOSE PRIVATE ROAD OR GATED ACCESSES ARE ALLOWED ON PRDS, SO THE DEVELOPER ASKED IF HE COULD CHANGE HIS ROADS FROM PRD MAINTAINED ROADS TO HOA MAINTAINED ROADS, AND THAT IS WHY WE WERE HERE. RIGHT NOW IS TO UNDO THAT PROCESS OF THE PRD ROADS. WE WOULD DISSOLVE THE PRDS AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY VACATE THE PUBLIC EASEMENTS THAT WERE DEDICATED ON THE MAPS. I'LL NOTE THAT IF THE DEVELOPER OR ANY DEVELOPER THAT CAME IN AFTER AUGUST 2024, THIS WOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC EVENT. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND IS ALLOWABLE UNDER THE COUNTY ORDINANCES RIGHT NOW. WE'RE HERE FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT AND GET RID OF THE PRDS AND THE PUBLIC EASEMENTS. THERE'S A SERIES OF STEPS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO GOING OVER THOSE STEPS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT I'VE PRESENTED SO FAR. >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR LONG, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN WE'LL DO THAT. IS THAT OKAY? >> SUPERVISOR? >> YES. >> I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHICKEN AND EGG THING WITH THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, [02:30:03] SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE PRD. THAT'S ONE PROCESS, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO VACATE THE EASEMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> SUPERVISOR LONG. >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, AND YOU AND I SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIFURCATED PROCESS TODAY. WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PRDS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOA. MY QUESTION TO YOU WOULD BE, I GUESS WE HAVE TO KEEP THE QUESTION. I AM GOING TO ASK YOU OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, SO I'M NOT SURE WHICH QUESTION THIS WOULD FALL MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME CLARIFY. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ASSESSMENT THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED UNDER THE PRDS. WE'RE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT, SO THE ASSESSMENT THAT OCCURS UNDER THE PRD WILL BE REPLACED BY THE HOA DUES THAT THEY COLLECT FOR THE SAME LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE. CAN YOU JUST, TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOU TOLD ME YESTERDAY ABOUT THE GUARANTEES THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT THESE ROADS WILL BE MAINTAINED TO THE SAME LEVEL, THE SAME STANDARD, AND THAT IT WOULDN'T FALL INTO DISARRAY, SHOULD THE HOA SAY, WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN MAINTAINING THIS ROAD. LET'S LET IT TURN TO. >> [LAUGHTER] SURE. >> BOULDER ROAD, BUT ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU. >> REGARDING THE PRD AND THE ASSESSMENT NOW, SO WHEN THE PRDS ARE FORMED, THE COUNTY MAKES AN ESTIMATE OF COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE, AND THE ASSESSMENTS ARE THEN BASED ON THAT COST ESTIMATE. WHEN THE PRD GETS DISSOLVED, THAT WILL GO AWAY. NOW, THERE WILL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE HOA TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS. NOW, WHATEVER COST ESTIMATE THEY COME UP WITH, THAT IS STRICTLY THEIR PREROGATIVE. THE ONE THING I'LL NOTE REGARDING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS IS THE HOA IS ACTUALLY A LEGAL ENTITY. IT IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE. IT HAS CODES, COVENANTS, AND REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY CREATE A LEGALLY BINDING OBLIGATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS IN THE SUBDIVISION AND THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE ENTITY, THAT IS THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. NOW, AS A LEGAL ENTITY, AND THROUGH THAT CONTRACT, WHICH IS THE CC&RS, THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEVY FEES UPON RESIDENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE ROAD. SHOULD THOSE RESIDENTS NOT PAY THOSE FEES, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE STANDARD LEGAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE TO ANY ENTITY TO COLLECT DEBTS. >> THANK YOU. THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE, WOULD YOU LET US KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO CONSTITUENTS THAT LIVE ON SILVERBRIDGE THAT ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, AND THEIR CONCERNS WERE EVERYTHING UNDER THE SIGN AND IT'S GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC. I SAID, NO, THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SETTLED. THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED. THERE ARE 16 LOTS, AND IT WILL NOT AFFECT ANYONE ELSE ON SILVERBRIDGE. CAN YOU JUST TALK ABOUT THAT REAL? IF WE GET RID OF THESE DISTRICTS IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT ANY OTHER FOLKS ON SILVERBRIDGE. >> THAT IS CORRECT. THERE'LL BE NO CHANGE TO THE TRAFFIC ON SILVERBRIDGE ROAD. THE ONE THING I WILL NOTE, THE VACATION OF THE EASEMENTS TO VACATE THOSE PUBLIC EASEMENTS IS A PROCESS THAT HAD TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR TO DETERMINE IF THAT ACTION WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN. PRIMARILY, WOULD IT AFFECT TRAFFIC CIRCULATION WITHIN THE COUNTY? PLANNING COMMISSION DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND THAT THE ACTION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN. THE ONE THING I'LL NOTE ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION IS THAT ALL OF THE ROADS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE DEAD END ROADS. THERE'S NO TRAFFIC THAT WILL CIRCULATE THROUGH THEM OTHER THAN RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUESTS THAT ARE VISITING THE SUBDIVISION. AT THE BACK OF THE SUBDIVISION, THERE IS AN EMERGENCY FIRE ESCAPE ROAD. THAT PUBLIC EASEMENT WILL PERSIST. WE ARE NOT VACATING THAT PUBLIC EASEMENT, SO THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, NO, [02:35:01] THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT TO TRAFFIC ON SILVERBRIDGE ROAD. >> REALLY NO IMPACT TO ANY OTHER RESIDENT ON SILVERBRIDGE OTHER THAN THE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BUY LOTS ON SUMMIT. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> MORE QUESTIONS? >> NO. >> IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, THEN THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO DISSOLVE THE PRD. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO DISSOLVE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION PROPOSED BY ADVISOR CALTRAM, SECONDED BY MYSELF. BLING SHIP FOR THIS PART, I KNOW WITH HEARING WHEN WE OPEN THE PUBLIC, HERE WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT, SO IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THAT OR NO? >> I'LL DEFER TO COUNSEL ON HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THAT. >> THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL NOT HAPPEN UNLESS YOU APPROVE THE DISSOLUTION OF THE PRD, AT THAT POINT, YOU'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. >> DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS FOR THIS ONE PARTICULAR VOTE? >> WE DO HAVE FOUR REQUESTS TO SPEAK, BUT IT'S NOT FOR THIS SPECIFIC ITEM, SO HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANDLE THAT VOTE? >> ESSENTIALLY, IF THE BOARD APPROVES THIS, THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAPPEN, THEY'LL BE CALLED A VOTE. >> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. > AYE. >> FOUR OH WITH SUPERVISOR HARMON RECUSING HIMSELF. >> WITH THAT, I'D ASK THE BOARD TO CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF THE PUBLIC EASEMENTS IN THE SILVERBRIDGE HIGHLANDS. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. >> OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, MS. BLANKENSHIP, IS ALL CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. >> YES, CHAIR. >> YES. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? >> YES. WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS. FIRST UP, DOLORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY MARY RICKARD, JENNY, THEN LESLIE. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. >> AS IT'S NINE OR LESS SPEAKERS, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> YOU'RE GOING TO ABLE TO HANDLE US SPEAKING THREE MINUTES. THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOESN'T MATTER IF HE STARTED THIS PROJECT A LONG TIME AGO. YOU, AS A PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO VOTE ON THE ITEM AS YOUR OTHER FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THAT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT'S LIKE PUTTING THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN. YOU WILL BE PUTTING THE NAIL ON THE COFFIN, AND IF YOU VOTE ON THIS ITEM, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG HE STARTED. HE'S ON THE BOARD. HE'S A SUPERVISOR. HE HAS TO WAIT UNTIL HE'S OUT OF OFFICE EVEN WHEN HE'S OUT OF OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 12 MONTHS AFTER HE LEAVES OFFICE TO ABLE TO COME BACK TO EVEN TO REQUEST FOR ANY PROJECTS THAT HE HAS IN CONSTRUCTION, PERIOD. THAT'S END OF STORY. THAT'S PART OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LAWS. IF YOU GO ON THERE, IT TELLS YOU IT'S PROHIBITED. ACTUALLY, YOU COULD ACTUALLY BE CHARGED CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND I CARRY THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE ALWAYS BREAK THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NOBODY THINKS IT'S REAL BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE NOTHING HAPPENING, BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME, BECAUSE FBI TAKES THESE CASES, AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO THEM. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT FAST, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU. AND SO THIS, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU DO THIS, CHRIS, YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOUR OWN NAIL IN YOUR OWN COFFIN. SAME THING WITH YOU, MR. PLUMMER, CAUSE I BELIEVE I HAVE TO SPEAK TO YOU, AND CHRIS, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE 688 EMAILS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED. WHAT YOU DO TODAY TOO, AND I'M NOT JOKING. THIS IS CRIMINAL. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BREAK THE LAW AND BE PART OF THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CONSTANTLY BREAK THE LAW, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT THE PUBLIC WORKS. YOU'VE GOT THE PEOPLE FROM THE STAFF AND ALL OF THAT COMING UP HERE AND EXPLAINING TO YOU WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. BUT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO DO THEIR PART. BUT YOU AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS, YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT BREAKING ANY LAWS AT ALL, AND I COULD GUARANTEE YOU WITHOUT A DOUBT, 100%. THIS WILL BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT'S THE SAME THING WHAT YOU DID WITH PATRICK JONES, WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE. YOU GUYS VOTED ON HIS PROJECT SHOOTING RANGE. THAT'S WHY HE'S UNDER INVESTIGATION. THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LITIGATION PENDING STILL. THIS WILL COST YOU BIG TIME. IF YOU VOTE ON IT, I WON'T BE SURPRISED, BUT I KNOW KEVIN CRIDE WILL VOTE ON IT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE ENFORCING THE LAWS OR DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT LAWS APPLY TO HIM. BUT IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW HIM, THEN YOU WILL BE PUTTING THAT NAIL ON THE COFFIN, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR DECISION, BUT I ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. >> THANK YOU. [02:40:02] >> MARY RICKARD, FOLLOWED BY JENNY, LESLIE. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD. NOT QUITE YET. GOOD MORNING, SO I'D LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE STORY. WHEN MR. HARMON DECIDED TO RUN FOR DISTRICT THREE SUPERVISOR, WE HAD A MEETING. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT HE HAD ABOUT THE COUNTY OR RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SUPERVISOR. HIS ONLY QUESTION WAS, HOW WOULD HE GO ABOUT GETTING HIS SUBDIVISION SILVERBRIDGE HIGHLANDS, TRACK 1,900 PRD DISSOLVED, SO HE COULD TRANSITION IT INTO HOA. HE HAD NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME. THIS REMINDS ME OF A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH A FORMER SUPERVISOR, SO CONGRATULATIONS, MR. HARMON. YOU ACCOMPLISHED YOUR GOAL. AS I SAY, PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT, MR. RICH? >> JENNY, LESLIE, THEN FOLLOWED BY GARRETT MILLER. >> I'M SURE OTHERS WILL SPEAK WHO ARE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN I AM. BUT THIS ITEM DOES NOT BELONG ON THE BOARD, WHILE CORKY HARMON IS IN OFFICE, AND CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD BY THE SITTING SUPERVISOR HIMSELF. IT REEKS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO MATTER HOW LONG HE'S BEEN WORKING ON THE PROJECT, AND BEING APPROVED BY HIS BUDDIES IN OFFICE PREVIOUSLY DOESN'T REALLY SWEETEN THE DEAL. DID YOU NOT LEARN YOUR LESSON THAN WITH PATRICK JONES WITH HIS SHORTCUTS, WHO ALSO SPENT 10 YEARS TRYING TO GET MOVEMENT ON HIS PROJECT. THE CHANGES HE MADE ON THE MILLVILLE PLAINS WERE ALL OVERTURNED AND NOT UPHELD IN COURT, BECAUSE HE TOOK SHORTCUTS WHILE IN THE BOARD. HE USED HIS POSITION ON THE BOARD TO GET MOVEMENT ON A PERSONAL PROJECT. I TOLD YOU DURING THE MILLVILLE PLAINS, AND I'LL TELL YOU NOW, YOU CANNOT USE YOUR POSITION FOR SELF GRATIFICATION PURPOSES. AS A LEADER IN THE COUNTY, YOUR JOB IS TO SERVE THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE, NOT YOUR OWN PERSONAL INTEREST. >> JENNY, LESLIE, THAN GARRETT MILLER. >> SO FOR A PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED IN 2006, AND THE EXPERTS ARE SPEAKING. BUT BECAUSE THE NARRATIVE DOESN'T GO ALONG WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] FOR VENDETTA CROWD WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY, COMMENTS TO MAKE, NOISES TO MAKE EVERY TIME THEY DON'T LIKE SOMETHING, CONSIDER THE SOURCE. ON YOUR LEGAL ADVICE, DO YOU TRUST SOMEBODY WHO MADE UP THEIR OWN PHD IN LAW OR THE ONE THAT YOU'VE CONTINUALLY TO KEEP ON STAFF? ALSO, IF I WAS AN INCOMING SUPERVISOR, THE LAST PERSON I WOULD CALL FOR ADVICE WOULD BE THE PERSON WHO SAT HERE WHEN WE HAD MOST OF THE INCOMING LAWSUITS DURING HER REIGN, INCLUDING THE ONE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR LATER TODAY. SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY HE WOULD ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION AS MAYBE A NEIGHBOR GENERAL AREA PERSON. BUT I'M SURE HE WENT TO MUCH SMARTER PEOPLE FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO BE A SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S DOING THIS, AND JUST AS HE SAID, IT IS ANYBODY ELSE, ANY OTHER SITUATION, THIS WOULD BE APPROVED, WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO COME TO YOU, BUT BECAUSE IT WENT BACKWARD, AND IT'S BEEN IN PROCESS FOR SO LONG. ALSO, THANK YOU, CHRIS KELTRUM, BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THESE TYPES OF THINGS GET DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE THIS SITUATION. BUT I GUARANTEE THE THINGS THAT SUPERVISOR HARMON AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT CHOSE TO TAKE THIS POSITION HAVE LOST, HAVE BEEN WAY MORE THAN YOU HAVE GAINED SITTING IN THOSE CHAIRS. THANK YOU. >> GARRETT MILLER. >> THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME, PUBLIC SUPERVISORS, COUNTY STAFF FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS GARRETT MILLER. I AM THE ENGINEER WORKING WITH CORKEY AND CINDY HARMON ON THIS SUBDIVISION. I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT I WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THESE MOTIONS BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH COUNTY STAFF TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS THE LAST STEP IN A LONG PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH, PROBABLY THE LAST TWO YEARS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WORKING WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS, NOT JUST CORKEY, WILL ALLOW FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY BY ALLOWING MORE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALLOWED PRETTY MUCH UP TO 2007, AND THEN THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 667 WAS PUT IN PLACE THAT PUT THEM A MORATORIUM ON HOAS. WE'RE GETTING BACK TO ALLOW MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COUNTY, TO ALLOW FOR GATED, SUBDIVISIONS THAT GIVE SECURITY TO OUR RESIDENTS. IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE, FEEL FREE. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE WE ASK YOU QUESTIONS, [02:45:01] BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING. I JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, ROUGHLY, HOW MANY DEVELOPERS DO YOU WORK WITH? >> IN THE PAST, I'VE WORKED WITH 10S. NOW, I WORKED FOR CORKEY HARMON FULL DISCLOSURE AS HIS ENGINEER. [LAUGHTER] >> NO, TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SHAY. >> IS THERE ANY OTHER. LISTEN. LET US KEEP GOING. IS THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? >> NO, CHAIR. >> I'M GOING TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING. THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. I HAVE SUPERVISOR PLUMMER AND Q THEN YOU NEXT. >> I GOT IT. >> SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. >> YES. JOHN, WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WERE THERE ANY, BASICALLY OBJECTIONS TO IT AT THAT TIME, THROUGH THE PUBLIC OR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS? >> TO BE HONEST, I WAS NOT AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY UNDERSTANDING, I CAN'T SPEAK TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE WERE A FEW QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSIONERS, I BELIEVE, RELATED TO EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS, BUT THAT WAS IT. I BELIEVE IT PASSED THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY. >> IT DID. ROGER LONG. >> WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE STATEMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY, THE PARALLELS BEING DRAWN, AND THIS ISN'T DIRECTED AT YOU, BUT I GUESS, IN GENERAL, TO THE PUBLIC. THE PARALLELS BEING DRAWN BETWEEN THE GUN RANGE PROJECT AND THIS ONE. I THINK THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION IS THAT DURING THE GUN RANGE, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CONTROVERSY AND A DIVIDED COMMUNITY OVER WHETHER THAT WAS THE RIGHT PROJECT. WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE LAWS AROUND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THAT WAS THE KEY, IMPETUS FOR THAT. IN THIS CASE, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE PRESENT ANY REASON WHY THIS ISN'T, A GOOD THING FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU ALL THAT THERE'S ANY REASON TO NOT DO THIS, EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. >> SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, THAT'S WELL STATED. IF I WANTED TO SUFFOCATE PEOPLE, I CAN SAY OXYGEN IS THE BEST THING EVER, AND YOU'D HAVE ABOUT EIGHT OF PEOPLE IN HERE HOLD THEIR BREATH. JUST TAKE THIS FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. THIS IS A COMPLETE HIT ON SUPERVISOR HARMON. YOU GUYS, JOHN, AND TROY AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THE MANY DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE COME IN AND SAID, THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING. I JUST WANT TO MOVE ON BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THESE IDLE THREATS. THEY JUST KEEP COMING, AND THEY'RE JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST SPITEFUL. SUPERVISOR LONG. THAT'S YOUR SECOND WARNING. >> GO AHEAD. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AND I DON'T USUALLY DO THIS, BUT AS EVERYONE HERE KNOWS, I AM MARRIED TO A COUNTY COUNCIL, AND I'M GOING TO ASK JOE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> NOT A COUNTY COUNCIL WITHIN SHASTA? >> NOT WITHIN SHASTA. SURROUNDING COUNTIES. BUT SO I HAVE HAD LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH MY WIFE ON THIS TOPIC. JOE, I WOULD LIKE CONFIRMATION ON THIS SO THAT WE CAN NIP THIS ONE IN THE BUD RIGHT HERE SO THAT THE PUBLIC HEARS WHAT IS A CONFLICT, WHAT IS NOT. MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME, AND I HOPE JOE WILL WEIGH IN ON THIS AS WELL. WHEN A CANDIDATE HAS NOT DECLARED THAT THEY ARE RUNNING AS A SUPERVISOR, THEY'RE FREE TO CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY IN ANY CAPACITY. ONCE THEY'VE DECLARED THAT THEY ARE A CANDIDATE, IT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A GRAY AREA. THEN ONCE THEY ARE IN SEAT AS A SITTING SUPERVISOR, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO RECUSE AND NOT BE ALLOWED TO GAIN FROM CONTRACTS AND THINGS THAT WOULD BE A RESULT OF THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY. THIS OCCURRED HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MANY MANY YEARS, AND THIS IS WELL BEFORE MR. HARMON WAS EVER DECLARED AS A CANDIDATE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT ANY CONTRACT THAT HE HAD MADE WITH THE COUNTY AT THAT POINT, AND THIS IS MY QUESTION FOR YOU, WOULD BE WELL WITHIN HIS RIGHTS. >> FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T ADVISE ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISORS. THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S NO CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED HERE. THIS IS A LAND USE DECISION SPECIFICALLY. UNDER THE SECTIONS OF 1090, THIS ISN'T APPLICABLE. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, LIKE, SUPERVISORS, AS WE TALK ABOUT CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WE'VE HAD SUPERVISORS IN THE PAST, HIGHLY BENEFIT FROM THINGS LIKE THE WILLIAMSON ACT. PEOPLE JUST LET THAT STUFF GO. WE'RE HERE. WE DO A JOB. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. [02:50:02] IS THERE A MOTION? TROY. GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO CLARIFY ONE QUICK THING. WE USED TO DO PRDS OR HOAS. THEY WERE DONE AWAY WITH AROUND 2007, BECAUSE THE COMPLICATIONS WITH THE PROP 218 PROPOSALS. MANY DEVELOPERS CAME FORWARD, REQUESTED THIS. THIS ORDINANCE WAS CHANGED IN, I BELIEVE AUGUST OF 2014 TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO DO THIS. ANY DEVELOPER HAS ACCESS TO THIS. SUPERVISOR HARMON WAS NOT PART OF THE BOARD THAT PROVIDED THAT ORDINANCE. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. >> 2024. I BELIEVE TROY REFERENCED 2014, BUT IT WAS 2024. >> [OVERLAPPING] LET ME CHANGE THE RULES THAT WE COULD DO IN HOA [OVERLAPPING] BECAUSE PROPERTY UP IN SINGLE TOWN THAT THE GUY WAS WORKING. >> THAT DEVELOPER, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS PROCESS WITH HIM AS WELL. HE WAS ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS THAT APPROACHED [OVERLAPPING] >> IT IS CORRECT. >> WELL, WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> [OVERLAPPING] UNNECESSARY FOR PRESENT PROSPECTIVE PUBLIC USE, ORDERS THE VACATION. I'LL SECOND THAT. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO. >> WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. PASSES FOR WITH SUPERVISOR HARMON ABSTAINING OR NOT ABSTAINING, RECUSING. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION, R6 AND R7. [CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT] AGAIN, TROY AND JOHN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. PUBLIC COMMENTERS FOR THOSE, MISS BLANKENSHIP. >> CHAIR FOR R6, WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK. FOR R7. WE HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUALS. FIRST UP, LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY DON DUCKETT, DOLORES LUCERO. THEN STEVE KAHN. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US JUST A MOMENT, WE NEED TO TRACK DOWN SUPERVISOR HARMON. >> ON HIS WAY. >> FIRST STEP, LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY DON DUCKETT, DOLORES LUCERO, THEN STEVE KAHN. >> I'LL JUST BE VERY VERY BRIEF. THIS MAGRINI THING'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE BEFORE MOST PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM STARTED IN POLITICS. YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR A BUNCH OF SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT HOW IT'S THIS BOARD'S FAULT, WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE ALL THESE LAWSUITS. ONE OF THE MAIN PEOPLE YOU CAN THINK HAS BEEN HERE ALL DAY. SHE WAS HERE DURING ALL OF IT. SHE WAS A BIG PART OF GETTING HIM IN THE POSITION HE WAS IN. SHE'S A BIG PART OF WHY WE HAVE LAWSUITS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS BOARD. JUST WANT TO CORRECT THE NARRATIVE BEFORE YOU HEAR FIVE SPEAKERS WHO SPEAK ON EVERYTHING THAT JUST HATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, DON DUCKETT, DOLORES LUCERO, THEN STEVE KAHN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD. I'LL BE SPEAKING TODAY MOSTLY ABOUT CLOSED SESSION, CONFIDENTIALITY, THE BROWN ACT. WITH REGARDS TO THIS CASE, MAGRINI VERSUS SHASTA COUNTY, CHAIRMAN CRYE, I DON'T LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO SHOW, BUT I DID RUN ACROSS A TRANSCRIPT OF YOUR LAST SHOW WHERE YOU SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON YOUR RADIO SHOW EXPRESSING SOME REALLY STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT THE PLAINTIFF IN THIS CASE. WHILE I DON'T REALLY HAVE AN OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THIS CASE. I DON'T KNOW MR. MAGRINI OR ANY OF THAT. I AM CONCERNED, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND REPRESENTING SHASTA COUNTY, WHO IS A PARTY TO THIS LAWSUIT, YOU EXPRESSING OPINIONS ABOUT A CASE IN A PLAINTIFF WHILE IT'S AN ACTIVE CASE IN THE COURT OF LAW. DOING SO COULD INADVERTENTLY PUT THE COUNTY IN A WEAKER POSITION. I'M CONCERNED WITH THE RISK AND LIABILITY. I'D LIKE TO URGE YOU, MR. CRYE, I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS BEFORE, ABOUT TALKING ABOUT ACTIVE CASES. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE YOUR OPINIONS, WHICH YOU CAN EXPRESS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY. BUT ON THE RADIO SHOW, YOU'RE STILL THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS BOARD. I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU EXERCISE BETTER JUDGMENT AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL OVER WHAT YOU SAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> DOLORES LUCERO, [02:55:01] FOLLOWED BY STEVE KAHN. >> CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ALL BROKE THE LAW. YOU COULD LAUGH ALL YOU WANT. KEVIN, I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED WITH MR. PLUMMER, AND I'M SORRY, MR. ALLEN. YOU ALL VOTED FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU ACTUALLY PUT THE NAIL ON THE COFFIN. REGARDING MR. MAGRINI, HERE'S ANOTHER SITUATION, LIKE I SAID. YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING. THE LITIGATION REGARDING MAGRINI AGAINST THE COUNTY, YOU CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. MR. CRYE. YOU CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THAT'S WHY HE'S SUING THE COUNTY. BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? YOU YELLED AT HIM. YOU SAID THAT YOU WANTED TO PRAY FOR HIM DURING WORK HOURS. YOU ACTUALLY WENT TO HIS WIFE'S JOB. THAT'S RIGHT. TO HER JOB. YOU HARASSED HER. YET, YOU DO ALSO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE THIS LITIGATION WHEN IT'S PENDING. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT IT. THAT ACTUALLY WILL HURT THE COUNTY. I HOPE THAT HE DOES WHATEVER HE HAS TO DO, BUT I DON'T LIKE MAGRINI IN THE FIRST PLACE. I DON'T LIKE HIM ONE BIT BECAUSE HE IS A LIAR. HE WILL DO WHATEVER HE TAKES TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS. BUT I DON'T AGREE WITH HIM AT ALL. BECAUSE I SEEN THE DIRTY WORK HE DOES BEHIND THE SCENES. I'VE SEEN IT. FOR MR. CRYE TO SIT IN CLOSED SESSION. IF YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DAMN LAW, EVEN WHEN YOU ASK YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL HERE FOR ADVICE, HE DOESN'T EVEN GIVE YOU THE ADVICE. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? YOU'RE GOING INTO LITIGATION? YOU'RE DOING THINGS THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO. YOU KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING THAT IS TO ME TO SEE YOU GUYS DOING THAT? WHY YOU THINK WE KEEP ON COMING HERE? BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE TO BE TREATED LIKE CHILDREN, BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. FIVE MEN. ANY OF YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE TO KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG? DON'T YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK TO KNOW WHAT THE LAWS OR YOU'RE BREAKING? THAT LEGAL COUNSEL GAVE YOU BAD ADVICE. IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING THE WAY YOU DID EARLIER. NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW KEVIN CRIDE TO SIT IN CLOSED SESSION? REGARDING MAGRINI? HE SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF. HE SHOULDN'T BE IN THERE BECAUSE HE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. ANYBODY WHO CAUSES A PROBLEM REGARDING THE LITIGATION. AS YOU SAW THE DOCUMENTS, WHAT HE WROTE, MAGRINI. WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ALLOW HIM? YOU GUYS NEED TO ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSON WHO'S SITTING IN CLOSED SESSION. THIS IS WHERE I KNOW HOW TO SEPARATE MYSELF FROM BUSINESS AND HAVING A FRIEND. IF HE'S BREAKING THE LAW, I'M GOING TO SEPARATE MYSELF. I'M GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT THERE. I'M NOT GOING TO JUMP IN THE SAME BOAT HE IS. >> STEVE KAHN. SURE THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> STILL MORNING. GOOD MORNING, STAFF. COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE LEFT. DON DUCKETT HIGHLIGHTED A LOT OF MY CONCERNS, AND THAT WAS WHAT YOU SAID ON THE RADIO PROGRAM. I THINK PUTS SHASTA COUNTY IN A BAD POSITION, WHICH IS WHY I THINK WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS WE'RE HAVING WITH SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT CRYE HAS DONE, EITHER AGAINST EMPLOYEES OR INTIMIDATING EMPLOYEES OR WHATEVER. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID HE'S JUST, GOING BY THE PLAYBOOK OF RULES FOR RADICALS. HE'S UNDOUBTEDLY USING THAT. THEN YOU SAID THAT HE WAS SCHEMING TO TRY TO GET A PAY DAY. THE IRONY IS HE'S USING CAPTAIN CROPOLER'S SETTLEMENT. WELL, AND YOU SAID WE HAD TO PAY THAT SETTLEMENT. WELL, THAT'S UNTRUE. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY THAT SETTLEMENT. YOU AND THE BOARD MAJORITY OPTED TO PAY CROPOLER ESSENTIALLY $2.8 MILLION. A FRIEND BASICALLY OF SEVERAL OF YOU, I THINK, IF NOT ALL OF YOU, AND BYPASS THE COURT SYSTEM. NOW WE'RE HEADED TO THE COURT SYSTEM, AND YOU VERY WELL COULD BE MAKING VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS ON THIS CASE, AND YOU PUBLICLY COME OUT AND MAKE THESE STATEMENTS, SAYING THAT HE'S A LIAR, STATING HE'S A LIAR. IT'S GOT TO GO TO COURT. THAT'S IRRESPONSIBLE. I MEAN I THINK THAT ANY OF THE PUBLIC CAN REALIZE THAT'S AN IRRESPONSIBLE THING TO DO TO GO ON PUBLIC MEDIA ON THE RADIO AND SAY THOSE STATEMENTS. I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR. WE'LL SEE. BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR. [03:00:03] >> THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER, AS NOTED AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING. NOT JUST FROM TODAY, BUT MOVING FORWARD, THESE CHAMBERS WILL BE CLOSED SO WHEN WE RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE, AND THEN WE WILL OPEN IT BACK UP AND BEFORE WE REPORT OUT. CLOSED SESSION IS ESTIMATED FOR BEING ONE HOUR. I'M GOING TO SAY WE WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE I'M GOING TO SAY 12:30. WE WILL NOT BE BACK ANY EARLIER THAN 12:30. IT'S ESTIMATED FOR AN HOUR. I'M TELLING YOU, BUT I KNOW SOMETIMES IT DOES GO SHORTER. WITH THAT, GOD BLESS, AND WE WERE AT RECESS. [REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS] >> RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION, COUNSEL LARMOR, IS THERE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, ITEM R6 WAS HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION, NO REPORTABLE ACTION. R7 WAS HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD VOTED 5-0 TO DEFEND THE CLAIM AND HIRE OUTSIDE COUNSEL. NO FURTHER REPORT. >> THANK YOU. MISS BLANKENSHIP, IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS? >> NO, CHAIR. >> CEO RICKERT? >> NOTHING HERE CHAIR. >> WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.