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>> GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
[CALL TO ORDER]
IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AND THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M. 5:32 P.M. WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ALONG WITH CEO DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY COUNSEL JOE LARMER, AND FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, STEPHANIE BLENKINSHIP, MARCY WINSTEAD, AND THE FOYER KRISTIN GOLDING SMITH.WE ENCOURAGE THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, FLAT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD, AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CLERK OF THE FOYER.
SPEAKER REQUEST CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR EACH REGULAR ITEM BEGINS.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO MISS BLANKENSHIP.
>> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY OF THE BOARD ROOM RULES OF ORDER AS OUTLINED IN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 101 WHICH 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 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 GRESS OR EGRESS.
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WHO WANT TO OBSERVE, RECORD, OR OTHERWISE DOCUMENT A BORDER 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 BORDER SUPERVISORS.
WE KINDLY ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ADHERE TO THESE RULES.
WITH THAT CHAIR, I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MISS BLANKENSHIP.
JUST A HOUSEKEEPING REMINDER AS WELL.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET WHEN WE RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION, WHICH WILL BE ITEM R5.
THE BOARD CHAMBERS WILL BE CLEARED, AND THEN EVERYONE WILL BE ALLOWED BACK IN WHEN WE REPORT OUT.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP JERRY KOPITZ FROM TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL FOR OUR INVOCATION.
I'D ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE LED BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
>> "OUR GOD AND GOD OF OUR ANCESTORS, ACCEPT OUR PRAYER ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY AND ITS GOVERNMENT.
PUT OUT YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS LAND, ITS INHABITANTS, ITS LEADERS, OFFICERS, AND OFFICIALS, WHO FAITHFULLY DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC.
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF JUSTICE YOU HAVE DECREED, SO THAT PEACE AND SECURITY, HAPPINESS, AND FREEDOM WILL NEVER DEPART FROM OUR LAND.
UPROOT FROM OUR HEARTS, HATRED AND MALICE, PETTINESS, AND STRIFE.
PLANT LOVE AND COMPASSION, PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG THE MANY PEOPLE AND FAITHS THAT DWELL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
GRANT OUR OFFICIALS THE KNOWLEDGE TO ACT JUSTLY, THE WISDOM TO ACT WITH COMPASSION, AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND COURAGE TO ROOT OUT POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN EVERY FORM FROM OUR LAND.
HELP THOSE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO BE GUIDED BY PROVERBS.
HE THAT DESPISES HIS NEIGHBOR, LACKS UNDERSTANDING, BUT A KIND HEARTED MAN CONSIDERS HOW TO HELP OTHERS.
MAY IT BE YOUR WILL THAT OUR COMMUNITY BE A BLESSING FOR ALL ITS INHABITANTS FROM THE GREATEST TO THE LEAST AMONG US.
[FOREIGN] BEST IT ARE YOU ANA, WHO HAS COMMANDED US TO OCCUPY OURSELVES WITH THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INVITATION, JERRY KOBACH, AND THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO R1,
[R1 Receive an update from the County Executive Officer on County issues and consider action on specific legislation related to Shasta County’s legislative platform and receive Supervisors’ reports on countywide issues.]
RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON COUNTY ISSUES, AND CONSIDER ACTION ON SPECIFIC LEGISLATION RELATED TO SHASTA COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND RECEIVE SUPERVISORY REPORTS ON COUNTY WIDE ISSUES. CEO RECORD.>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN CRY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, C DAVE RECORD COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTING.
ON 102325, I PARTICIPATED IN THE SHASTA REEDS 2025 PROGRAM.
IT WAS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SHASTA REEDS YEAR WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS.
228 SITES PARTICIPATED WITH STORY TIME, FAMILY CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS, KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE.
WE HAD 4,657 CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN CHILDREN REEDS AND 71 GUEST READERS. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.
I ENJOY DOING THIS EVENT WITH OUR GREAT SCHOOL KIDS TO TALK ABOUT COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND HOW WE INTERACT WITH OUR PUBLIC.
ANOTHER GOOD NEWS I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CTROLLER, MELIA COHEN, THAT SHASTA COUNTY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR COUNTY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTING,
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AND I OFFER CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR, NOLA SHORT, AND HER STAFF FOR RECEIVING THIS AWARD.IN ADDITION, SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF YOU DEPARTMENT HEADS AND STAFF WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EFFORT.
WE'LL START TO MY RIGHT WITH SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. FEW UPDATES.
THE FIRST ONE, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, SO AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS STAND ON THAT.
FIRST, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A LETTER ON CONSENT THERE, JUST URGING OUR REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SENATE LEVEL TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND TO OPEN THE GOVERNMENT UP AS IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT LOCALLY.
SPECIFICALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AN ABILITY TO FUND LOCAL PROGRAMS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS NEXT MONTH, ASIDE FROM ONE PARTICULAR PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM.
THERE THE COUNTY REALLY CANNOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR ALLOCATE ANY FUNDING TO DIRECT FUNDS TO THOSE EBT CARDS BECAUSE THAT IS CONTROLLED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IF THIS EXTENDS PAST NOVEMBER 1, THAT WE WOULD LIKELY EXPERIENCE AN IMPACT LOCALLY THROUGH.
AS A RESULT, AND BEFORE I SAY AS A RESULT, I PLAN TO IF THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, AND THIS OBVIOUSLY IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DENT, SO BUT JUST TO DO MY PART IN TERMS OF, I PLAN TO DONATE MY SALARY AS LONG AS A SHUTDOWN IS DONE TO OUR PRIMARY LOCAL FOOD BANK, THE DIGNITY HALTH CONNECTED LIVING.
[APPLAUSE] I DON'T SAY THAT TO I DON'T SAY THAT TO PUT PRESSURE ON ANY OF THE OTHER SUPERVISORS, AS I KNOW WE'RE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF INCOME, BUT I DO WANT US TO KEEP UPDATED ON THAT, AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T COME TO THAT, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED BEFORE NOVEMBER 1.
THE SECOND UPDATE IS RELATED TO THE SHERIFF'S CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION CAMPUS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, AND IN PARTICULAR, SUPERVISOR CRY AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON.
THE MOST RECENT UPDATE WAS A CONVERSATION THAT THE SHERIFF AND I HAD WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
THAT IS BECAUSE AS THE SHERIFF HAS SHARED PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE CONSIDERING THE IDEA OF PARTNERING FOR A WHAT'S CALLED A MALE COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY PROGRAM.
A RE-ENTRY PROGRAM, AS A REMINDER.
WE HEARD A PRESENTATION ON THIS BACK IN SEPTEMBER, BUT AS A REMINDER IS A WAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIX MONTHS TO TWO YEARS LEFT ON THEIR SENTENCE TO GET SET UP FOR SUCCESS.
IN PARTICULAR, SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS REDUCE RECIDIVISM, WHICH IS THE LIKELIHOOD TO RECOMMIT CRIMES BY 92%.
WE'VE BEEN EXPLORING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE, AND WE HEARD FROM THEM THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT FUNDING IN THEIR BUDGET, THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, WHICH WILL COME OUT JANUARY 10 TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT THEY COULD DIRECT TOWARDS THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM POTENTIALLY, TO FUND THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH US.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO WRITE A LETTER, URGING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR THIS IN HIS UPCOMING BUDGET.
THAT IN ADDITION, WE SEND THAT LETTER TO OUR THREE CITIES, AS WELL AS OUR TWO STATE REPS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEND A LETTER AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS, AND I'VE MENTIONED THIS IN THE PAST, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO USE THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US TO BRING MORE HOUSING ONLINE.
THAT IS TRUE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM FROM LOW INCOME TO MARKET RATE HOUSING.
TWO OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE OF IS ONE IS THERE'S A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OUT FOR HOME KEY PLUS DOLLARS.
THIS IS FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED TO FUND VETERAN HOUSING, AND IN PARTICULAR, THAT COULD FUND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UP TO $35 MILLION.
THAT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION THE COUNTY IS DUE TOMORROW.
IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU'RE LIKE I MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, I URGE YOU TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH THE COUNTY SO THAT THE COUNTY CAN DETERMINE WHETHER TO PUT FORTH, A COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL TO THE STATE FOR THIS FUNDING GOING FORWARD.
THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY, AND THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS THAT THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING, WHICH IS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
SUPERVISOR KELSTRM HAS MENTIONED THAT IN THE PAST, IT'S FOR THOSE WITH 80-120% AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
THAT IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
WE HAVE ABOUT $1.2 MILLION THAT WE'D LOVE TO PARTNER WITH
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A DEVELOPER ON TO BRING SOME OF THAT WORKFORCE HOUSING ONLINE, THOSE WHO OFTEN FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, MEANING THAT THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT MAKING ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD MOST HOUSING.THAT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS DUE NOVEMBER 6.
AGAIN, JUST IF YOU OR YOU KNOW SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO IS POTENTIALLY CAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO THOSE, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PARMER.
COUNCIL ARMOR, FOR THAT, WE CAN WE DON'T NEED TO NECESSARILY A VOTE.
WE CAN JUST BRING THAT LETTER BACK, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S JUST A REQUEST FOR STAFF TO BRING AN ITEM BACK.
>> WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE, SO WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTE.
>> WE'LL JUST PULL IT, AND WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK.
>> GOOD EVENING. I THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT HERE THIS EVENING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WENT DOWN TO NORTECH MEETING IN CHICO.
IT'S OUR EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE TRAINING.
WENDY ZANT IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR.
I DON'T KNOW I DIDN'T COUNT THEM, BUT I THINK THERE WAS 30 PLUS PEOPLE ON THAT BOARD.
THEY DISCUSS EVERYTHING FROM HOW TO CREATE JOBS, HOW TO CREATE ATTRACT BUSINESS AND A LOT ABOUT TRAINING.
WENDY USED TO BE HERE RUNNING OUR SMART PROGRAM.
I WAS HAPPY TO SEE HER A LOCAL READING ON THAT BOARD BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IT SIX COUNTIES.
>> I THINK IT'S SIX COUNTIES THAT ARE ON THAT THE NORTHERN COUNTIES, SHE'S A MOVER AND A SHAKER, SO I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT SHE'LL DO, AND I KNOW SHE'LL DO US A GOOD JOB.
THEN THURSDAY, I DID GO TO THE WHISKEY CREEK BRIDGE, CALTRANS MEETING THERE, AND IT WAS TO PRESENT THE WHOLE PROJECT AND MEET THEIR GOAL OF LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW.
THAT WAS INTERESTING. OF COURSE, I'M USED TO GOING TO CALTRANS.
THEN, OF COURSE, FRIDAY, WE HAD A MEETING, AND THEN SATURDAY NIGHT, WE HAD THE SHIELD TRAINING FUND RAISER DINNER, WHICH I DID SPONSOR, AND I BOUGHT A TICKET, AND I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE DINNER.
BUT JUST SO I HAD A GOOD EXCUSE.
>> MATT DID. SORRY. I THOUGHT HE WENT TOO, BUT ANYWAYS, IT'S OUR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR I THINK IT'S IT'S NOT JUST COUNTY.
ISN'T IT ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT?
>> CITIES AS WELL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
>> YES. IT'S A FACILITY WE HAVE OVER OFF OF CATERPILLAR ROAD. MY EXCUSE.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU MY EXCUSES, MY ANNIVERSARY THE DAY BEFORE, BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MY ANNIVERSARY THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE WE HAD A WEDDING AT THE RANCH, AND THEY WERE PERSONAL FRIENDS.
THEN I HAD, THAT WAS IT, SO I'M GOING TO CONCEDE HERE.
>> YOU SUE VISOR HARM. SUE VISOR KELSER.
>> AFTER LAST TUESDAY'S BOARD MEETING HERE, I ATTENDED THE ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THEN THE NEXT DAY I MET WITH CEO RICHARD STEWART BUTL AND HOPE FOR A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM OR A LITTLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WE WANT TO DO DOWN IN ANDERSON, GET PEOPLE'S INPUTS OF WHERE THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT CONCERNS THEM THE MOST.
THEN I WENT TO ANOTHER SPECIAL ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER OUR BOARD MEETING ON FRIDAY.
THEY HAD A SPECIAL MEETING TALKING ABOUT BODY CAMS AND CAMS FOR THE POLICE CARS. THAT WAS INTERESTING.
THEN ON SATURDAY, I WENT TO A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR ART JOHNSON, SO THE JOHNSON FAMILY OR SOME OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDING FAMILY UP THERE IN SHING TOWN, REALLY GREAT PEOPLE, AND ART PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY, SO WENT TO HIS SON, AJ'S HOUSE, AND THERE HAD BEEN AT LEAST 300 PEOPLE THERE, SO HE WAS VERY WELL THOUGHT OF.
THEN LAST NIGHT, I WENT TO THE MEETING WITH THE THE SHERIFF HELD UP IN THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING SOME LICENSE PLATE READERS.
THEY THINK IT'LL HELP THEM A LOT IN SILVER ALERTS AND AMBER ALERTS, AND NI FIND SUSPECTS THAT THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION FOR.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. WELCOME, EVERYONE.
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GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE.SUPERVISOR PLUMMER AND I ATTENDED THE ORL WORKSHOP, WHICH IS THE OFFENDER RELEASE PROGRAM WORKSHOP.
IT'S A GATHERING; THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE THAT WE WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS AND WORKING ON HOW TO BETTER PROMOTE COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION WHEN PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY, WHICH IS PARTIALLY BY CONTROLLING THE TIMING OF THE RELEASES AND PLUGGING THEM INTO HOUSING AND SERVICES.
SO WE ALL GAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THAT IN OUR DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS.
I THINK IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE, AND THEY'RE HOPING TO GET THIS LIVE SOMEWHERE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR.
SO MAYBE JANUARY, WE'LL BE SEEING THAT COME AND I THINK THAT SHOULD REDUCE RECIDIVISM, PEOPLE RETURNING TO THE JAIL IMMEDIATELY.
I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE GONE TO THE SHIELDS DINNER ON SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT I ATTENDED THE WEST CAMP FUNDRAISER, AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
IT WAS SKIT THEMED AND CAMP THEMED JUST LIKE YOU WOULD BE AS A CAMPER.
IT WAS FUN SINGING SONGS AND ALL THAT.
THEY LET US KNOW THAT THEY'VE RAISED CURRENTLY $5.8 MILLION.
THEY'RE TRYING TO REACH 7.5 MILLION, WHICH WILL KICK IN THE FEDERAL FUNDING OF ANOTHER 7.5 MILLION.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE RESULTS FROM THE AUCTION AND THE NIGHT HOW MUCH THEY RAISED ON THIS AND HOW THE NEEDLE WAS PUSHED FROM THE 5.8 MILLION.
THEIR GOAL IS TO GET TO 7.5 MILLION.
I ATTENDED THE CITY OF READINGS SPECIAL BUDGET HEARING MEETING THEY HAD LAST WEEK.
IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO WATCH THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO BACK.
NORMALLY, WE DON'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS OR MUNICIPALITIES SO MUCH, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE TALK ABOUT DOLLARS AND HOW THEY'RE SPENT.
I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNSELS STUDENT ADVOCACY CONFERENCE THIS WEEK AND I WAS ASKED TO BE A PANELIST ALONG WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY, STEPHANIE BRIDGETT, ASSEMBLY WOMAN HEATHER HADWICK, BRUCE ROSS FROM MEGAN DOLLY'S OFFICE AND CINDY BISHOP, FROM READING SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE GOT DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS.
THE ONE I WANT TO TOUCH ON BRIEFLY WAS I BELIEVE THE GROUP WAS TWO, I WANT TO SAY TWO ENTERPRISE, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND MAYBE THE THIRD ONE WAS FROM U PREP OR SHASTA.
BUT THE TOPIC THAT THEY PRESENTED ON WAS SCHOOL SAFETY, AND IT WAS REALLY EYE OPENING HEARING THE STUDENTS REALLY TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR CHANGE.
NOW, AGAIN, A LOT OF SCHOOLS, AND ESPECIALLY RURAL SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND THE LESS FUNDING SCHOOLS HAVE, THE MORE OFTENTIMES OPEN THE CAMPUSES ARE.
BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION AND REALLY ASSEMBLYWOMAN HADWICK, WHO'S BEEN IN EMERGENCY SERVICES PRIOR TO BEING AN OFFICE FOR QUITE SOME TIME SPOKE QUITE A BIT ABOUT SOME THINGS LEGISLATIVELY SHE'S WORKING ON.
SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT THAT FURTHER, I'D LOVE TO BEND YOUR EAR, IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THAT, EITHER AS EDUCATOR YOURSELF, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A TEACHER, PARAPROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATOR, DOESN'T MATTER, BUT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE STUDENTS BROUGHT UP ABOUT WHEN THEY DO DRILLS, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEY'RE COMING, SOME OF THE ANXIETY SOME STUDENTS GET.
I GUESS THERE WAS A DRILL AT ENTERPRISE, THERE WAS A MOB IN THE HALLWAY AND A KID WAS INJURED JUST BECAUSE THEY GOT RAN OVER.
IT JUST OPENED UP A LOT OF CONVERSATION IN THIS CONFERENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION AROUND HOW KIDS AND HOW YOUNG PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY START TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND CHANGE.
SO THEY WERE PUTTING SOME THINGS TOGETHER, AND I'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH EVERYBODY ON THAT LATER.
BUT THAT WAS CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION STUDENT COUNCILS. IT'S NOT A LOCAL THING.
THIS WAS REGION ONE, BUT I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT IT IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH A GREAT YOUTH ORGANIZATION.
I CONTINUE TO TALK WITH DOUG BOND, WHO'S THE CEO OF AMITY FOUNDATION.
HE'S ACTUALLY IN ISTANBUL CURRENTLY.
WE TALKED BASED ON SOME OF THE STUFF OF LAST WEEK.
HE'S STILL VERY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING AMITY HERE, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM.
HE'S ACTUALLY OVER THERE WITH THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AS WELL AS, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE LEAD OFFICIAL OR THE HEAD PERSON OF PELICAN BAY.
THEY'RE OVER THERE TALKING ABOUT THE PRISON SYSTEM AND REHAB.
BUT SHERIFF AND I ARE GOING TO TRY AND GET TO OR I'M GOING TO TRY AND GET TO ARIZONA NEXT WEEK TO MEET WITH HIM.
I'M NOT SURE IF THE SHERIFF'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO EXPEDITE THIS PROGRAM WITH THE ALTERNATIVE CUSTODY AS FAST AS WE CAN.
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I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT GETTING MORE SPACE IN THE JAIL IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND DOUG IS VERY COMMITTED TO GETTING THIS DONE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.AGAIN, I KNOW TROY FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND OTHERS HEAR THAT, AND IT PROBABLY MAKES THEM BRISTLE A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I KNOW THE TIMELINE IS 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING TO GET THAT DONE AS FAST AS WE CAN.
BASED ON SOME OF THE MEETINGS LAST WEEK, I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY HERE REMEMBERS A GROUP THAT WAS CALLED TRANSFORMATION READING OR READING TRANSFORMATION THAT STARTED IN 2003.
IT WAS A GROUP LED BY MOSTLY AT THE VERY BEGINNING A FEW CHURCHES THAT LEANED IN.
I HAD SAID THIS VERY EARLY IN MY CANDIDACY THAT I REALLY THINK CHURCHES AND PRIVATE GROUPS NEED TO STEP UP MORE AND REALLY LOOK AT THE IDEOLOGY OF SOME OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, DRUG ADDICTION, A LOT OF ITS NUCLEAR FAMILY, WHERE IT STARTS, THROWING MONEY AT PROBLEMS JUST DOESN'T REALLY SOLVE THINGS.
BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST THREE DAYS, HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT STARTED THAT GROUP, UNDERSTANDING WHY IT FELL APART.
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME STUFF WHERE I BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA.
I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT HERE, ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT WAS SO IMPACTFUL, WHY SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT STILL EXIST TODAY IN THIS AREA ARE FROM THAT MOVEMENT, BUT WHY IT FELL APART, AND THEN REVISITING WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET TURNED BACK AROUND BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF CHURCHES HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS IN FAITH.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY TRULY WANT TO HELP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT IT IS SO SPLINTERED IN TERMS OF HOW PEOPLE CAN LEAN IN AND HELP, WHETHER THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OR HAVE A LOT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT GROUP BACK TOGETHER.
DAVE RICKERT AND MY CEO ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH T. W. SHANNON AND THE USDA ON THE RURAL HEALTHCARE DOLLARS AND BRINGING SOME OF THAT TO SHASTA COUNTY.
SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE THAT THAT'S STILL IN PROCESS.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
OH, AND THEN FRIDAY, KALEIDOSCOPE, ATHENS COFFEE AT 8:00 A.M. COME YOU GET AS MUCH TIME AS YOU WANT.
HOWEVER LONG, WE'RE THERE. ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I SPONSORED SO I'M GOING TO HAVE DR. DAN SLOAN AND MR. GRIMSHAW COME ON OUT.
THIS IS A PRESENTATION FROM SIMPSON UNIVERSITY REGARDING THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES WITH SIMPSON UNIVERSITY AND THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION PROGRAM.
I THINK THIS IS A VERY EXCITING THING, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR SHASTA COUNTY AND SIMPSON UNIVERSITY.
SO, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR COMING, TAKE IT AWAY.
[R2 Receive a presentation from Simpson University regarding the Strategic Partnership and Leadership Initiatives: Simpson University & Ronald Regan Presidential Foundation (Program) and approve a letter of support for the Program (Sponsored by Supervisor Crye).]
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN CRY, FELLOW SUPERVISORS AND FRIENDS.I'M DR. SLOAN FROM SIMPSON UNIVERSITY.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT AND THE NBA PROGRAM, AND THIS IS MY PARTNER AND CO CHAIR.
I'M THE DEAN OF ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING AT SIMPSON UNIVERSITY.
YEAH, WE'RE HERE FOR A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
IT'S A PROPOSAL WE HAVE FROM THE REAGAN FOUNDATION REAGAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE, AND IT'S A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO DO SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S A FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES IN OUR NATION AT THIS LEVEL.
FOR UNIVERSITY, IT'S ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HOW WE CAN BRING SOME EDUCATION HERE IN THE NORTH STATE, SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN SIMI VALLEY.
WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN I FIRST VOTED AND WHEN I GET INTO POLITICS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S A NON PARTISAN, BY THE WAY, PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE CREATING. WELL, THAT.
YOU ALREADY ARE THE OLDEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY AND SOME OF YOUR STAFF SAY YOU WERE TIRED AFTER YOUR MOST RECENT ENCOUNTER WITH MR. MONDALE.
I RECALL YET THAT PRESIDENT KENNEDY HAD TO GO FOR DAYS ON END WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP DURING THE CUBA MISSILE CRISIS.
IS THERE ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO FUNCTION IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES? NOT AT ALL. MR. TRUITT, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ALSO, I WILL NOT MAKE AGE AN ISSUE OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
I AM NOT GOING TO EXPLOIT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, MY OPPONENT'S, YOUTH AND INEXPERIENCE [APPLAUSE].
HE WAS AN AMAZING MAN, AMAZING LEADER, AN ICON OF CALIFORNIA AND AMERICAN HISTORY, DID SO MANY THINGS AND DID IT WITH A FLARE, WITH A PRESENCE THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR YOUNG STUDENTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS ABOUT ABOUT HOW TO BRING IN CIVIL DISCOURSE.
WE'RE DOING THAT THROUGH SEVERAL PILLARS. THERE ARE SIX HERE.
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ONE IS WITH A LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS. WE HAVE A DEBATE.WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DATE ALREADY SET IF THIS ALL WORKS FOR US, APRIL 11, INTERNSHIPS, SIMULATION, A NATIONAL SPEAKER.
THERE'S ALREADY A CIVICS B THAT'S IN THE REGION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MORE OF A ROLE IN THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REGIONAL COORDINATOR THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP MAKE ALL OF THIS COME TO FRUITION AND MAKE IT WORK.
NOW, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A NONPARTISAN PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE HUGH AND HAZEL DARLING FOUNDATION.
IT'S A TWO YEAR PROJECT, INVESTMENT OF $500,000 INTO SIMPSON UNIVERSITY, SHASTA COUNTY, OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A UNIVERSITY IS UTILIZING OUR STUDENTS TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE ALSO GET BENEFITS FROM THESE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH IT.
[BACKGROUND] THE RONALD REAGAN STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS A WEEK LONG SUMMER LEADERSHIP CAMP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
TAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL THROUGH AN ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE, HANDS ON PROGRAM.
CREATE A LEADERSHIP ACTION PLAN TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
MEET WITH COMMUNITY MENTORS AND BE SURROUNDED BY LIKE MINDED PEERS.
I HAD AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE WITH THE STAFF.
I FELT LIKE EVERYONE WAS REALLY WELCOMING AND KIND.
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR SUMMER AND REGISTER FOR THE RONALD REAGAN STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TODAY.
THAT IS THE FIRST PILLAR OF THIS INITIATIVE.
THE PLAN IS TO BRING 125 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIMARILY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO OUR CAMPUS, AND TO SPEND PROBABLY THIS TIME THREE DAYS, TWO NIGHTS AS WE START OUT THE FIRST YEAR RATHER THAN GOING FOR A FULL WEEK.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN REAL WORLD SCENARIOS.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY.
LEADERSHIP IS IMPORTANT IN MATTER WHAT WALK OF LIFE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE GO INTO.
THE SECOND PILLAR THAT WE HAVE IS SCHOLARSHIPS.
THIS, OF COURSE, IS FOR SIMPSON UNIVERSITY.
WE'LL BE GIVING AWARDING FIVE $4,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO INCOMING FRESHMAN.
THERE'LL BE AN APPLICATION PROCESS, INTERVIEW PROCESS, ETC.
THOSE ARE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GIVE, AGAIN, INDIVIDUALS OPPORTUNITIES TO COME TO SIMPSON TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RONALD REAGAN.
THE THIRD PILLAR THAT WE HAVE IS PERHAPS THE ONE THAT IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH RONALD REAGAN AS THE GREAT COMMUNICATOR, AS HE WAS KNOWN.
THIS WILL BE A SPEECH DEBATE COMPETITION, WHICH AS WE SAID, IS PLANNING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 11.
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE NORTH STATE.
INDIVIDUAL WINNERS WILL THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON TO FURTHER COMPETITIONS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, IT'S A PLATFORM FOR DIALOGUE, FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AGAIN, PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT IN ALMOST EVERY WALK OF LIFE.
AGAIN, ONE OF THE PILLARS THAT RONALD REAGAN IS KNOWN FOR AS CIVIL DISCOURSE, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE.
EVEN AS YOU SAW IN THAT VIDEO, IT'S POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN ISSUE TO LAUGH, TO GET ALONG, TO SEEK COMMON GROUND.
SO THOSE ARE THE FIRST THREE PILLARS, AND DR. SLOAN HAS THE LAST THREE PILLARS.
SO PILLAR NUMBER FOUR, SIMI VALLEY REAGAN LIBRARY, SUMMER INTERNSHIPS.
IT'S A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE'LL HAVE STUDENTS THAT WILL GO DOWN TO THE LIBRARY.
THEY'LL STAY AT THE CAMPUS THERE AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY.
IT HELPS THEM INTEGRATE INTO WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THAT LEADERSHIP LEVEL AND HELPING LEAD THAT.
THE HOUSING, THE FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, EVERYTHING'S PAID BY THE LIBRARY.
THEY HELPED RUN THE GREAT AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AS I SAID, BY ASSISTING WITH ORGANIZATION, MARKETING, FILM, JUST A GREAT, GREAT PROPOSITION.
PILLAR NUMBER FIVE IS THE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP SIMULATION.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS CREATED IN ORDER TO SHOW STUDENTS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO LEAD.
THIS LEADERSHIP SIMULATION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
I'VE USED A HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, MOSTLY IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THE GRENADA, INVASION OF GRENADA.
IT WAS KIND OF SILLY, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAD US CITIZENS THAT WERE THERE, AND IT WAS A MEDICAL SCHOOL, IF YOU RECALL.
THEN WE HAD TO GO IN AND BRING THOSE CITIZENS BACK OUT.
SO THEY'RE FACED WITH THE KINDS OF SITUATION.
IT'S NOT NOTHING DIRE, BUT IT IS CHALLENGING.
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IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN A HIGH LEVEL LEADERSHIP ROLE.NOW, DOWN AT THE LIBRARY, THEY HAVE SPEAKERS CONSTANTLY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A NATIONAL PERSON COME HERE, AND IT WOULD HELP KICK OFF WHAT WE'RE DOING, PRESENT IT TO THE PUBLIC.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A COMMITTED SPEAKER YET.
THIS WAS FROM THE LIBRARY'S PAGE TO KIND OF SHOW WHAT THEY DO.
WE WANT SOMEBODY THAT WE COULD BRING IN AND SPEAK AND HAVE THE PUBLIC COME TO IT, WE COULD GO AT SIMPSON OR WE COULD GO AT THE CIVIC OR WHATEVER WE HAD TO DO TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
THE CIVICS B, AS WAS SAID BEFORE, IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING NOW AND IS AN ONGOING EVENT.
IT ALSO TO TEACH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTE CIVIC KNOWLEDGE, THE COMPETITION TEST STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF GOVERNMENT HISTORY, CITIZEN CITIZENSHIP, TO ENHANCE CIVIC KNOWLEDGE, SOMETHING I DON'T BELIEVE WE DO WELL ENOUGH.
ENCOURAGING CIVIC PRIDE TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE AND PROUD OF THE COUNTRY THEY LIVE IN.
IN CONCLUSION WE ARE, AND WE LIKE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS READINGS HOMETOWN UNIVERSITY.
WE TRY REALLY HARD TO CATER TO OUR REGION, NOT JUST READING OR SHASTA COUNTY, BUT TO OUR ENTIRE REGION.
BUT REHASTA COUNTY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET YOUR SUPPORT.
IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL YET, BUT IT'S CLOSE.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT INVESTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND BRINGING SOMETHING I THINK THAT'S SORELY NEEDED TO EVERYWHERE.
BUT WE'RE A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THAT REAGAN LEGACY.
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO ATTRACTIVE TO THEM.
IT'S ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTION.
IT'S ABOUT THE VALUES AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVICE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET AHOLD OF ME, AND IF YOU ARE TAKING A PICTURE, THERE'S A QR CODE UP THERE AND INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU TO GET AHOLD OF US.
YOU HAVE A LETTER, AND I'M PRAYING THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN AFFIRMATIVE SUPPORT FROM YOU THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU, MISS BACH, WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS, CORRECT? A WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THOSE SPEAKERS.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE LETTER THAT'S IN OUR STAFF REPORT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KELSTRO.
GO AHEAD AND CALL UP OUR SPEAKERS, MISS BLINKINSHI.
>> FIRST UP. CHRISTIAN GARDNER, WE JUST HAD A THIRD BEFORE WE GOT STARTED.
SECOND IS DELORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN BLAZE.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET AND QUEUE.
>> THIS IS HARDLY A NONPARTISAN PROPOSITION BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY.
HOWEVER, IT'S CERTAINLY LEGAL, AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT IN AMERICA TO DO THAT.
BUT PRESIDENT REAGAN, OFTEN CALLED THE FATHER OF MAGA, WAS THE FIRST TO USE THE MAKE AMERICAN GREAT AGAINST SLOGAN, AND HE WAS NOT A PROMOTER OF EQUALITY OR JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IN FACT, REAGAN PUBLICLY STATED HE WAS AGAINST THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.
STATING IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE RACIALLY AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE WHEN BUYING OR RENTING A HOME.
IN FACT, REAGAN ATTEMPTED TO GIVE TAX CREDITS AND STATUS TO OPENLY SEGREGATED NON BLACK SCHOOLS LIKE BOB JONES UNIVERSITY.
REAGAN OPPOSED AND VOTED FOR A BILL, OPPOSING AGAINST REAGAN WAS AGAINST SANCTIONS FOR APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA.
REAGAN ALSO CALLED UNITED NATIONS AFRICANS DELEGATES, SCHOLAS MONKEYS.
REAGAN, KNOWINGLY AUTHORIZED AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IRAN CONTRA ARMS FOR HOSTAGE DEAL.
REAGAN VETOED THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE, LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE EQUAL VIEWPOINTS IN THE MEDIA.
BE BROADCAST MEDIA IS ACTUALLY LICENSED BY THE PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO FAIR AND EQUAL ACCESS.
RONALD REAGAN IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED TO HAVE BEEN ANTI UNION AND IMPLEMENTED THE TRICKER DOWN ECONOMIC THEORY CALLED REAGANOMICS, WHICH IS DEVASTATING TO OUR COMEDY.
TO THE JOY OF MAGA, RONALD REAGAN, WHO USED THE MILITARY AGAINST HIS CITIZENS, ACTUALLY SAID, IF IT TAKES A BLOOD BATH, LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.
NOW, SIMPSON UNIVERSITY IS A FINE PLACE, IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE.
YOU GOT THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DO THAT.
BUT SIMPSON UNIVERSITY, HAS FACED SIGNIFICANT CONTROVERSY OVER ITS EXTREME,
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CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH BETHEL CHURCH, A FAR RIGHT CRISTO FASHION ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TIES TO TRUMP.THE SEVEN M AND ADVOCATES FOR THE SEVEN MOUNTAIN MANDATE.
NOT EXACTLY IN HIS JURISDICTION, IT SEEMS LOGICAL THAT THIS LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SIMPSON UNIVERSITY AND THE RONALD REAGAN FOUNDATION WAS REQUESTED BY FAR RIGHT SUPERVISOR CRY, WHO HAS REFERENCED ALL RIGHT BIBLICAL REASONS FOR HIS GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS.
THIS IS PATHETIC, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR IT.
IT'S TIME THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
>> LAURA SUERO, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN BLAZE.
>> MISS SALON, I ACTUALLY, WHEN I HEARD YOUR LITTLE PRESENTATION HERE, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME MAIN CONCERNS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY NONPARTISAN, IT'S NOT A NONPARTISAN.
WHEN YOU PUT SOMEBODY THAT WE ALL KNOW HE'S A REPUBLICAN, AND I'LL SAY, I'M A REPUBLICAN, BUT I BELIEVE WHAT'S RIGHT, IT'S RIGHT, AND WHAT'S WRONG IS WRONG.
YOU HAVE THIS IDEA THAT YOU WANT TO ABLE TO HELP CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND POLITICS, BASICALLY.
BUT YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT PROBABLY FINANCING IF YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MONEY.
I'M GUESSING THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF COMING FORWARD TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR, AND PRESENTING YOUR PRESENTATION AND WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS KIND OF COME DOWN TO MONEY.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE TRUST IN THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISOR? HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE TRUST IN THIS COUNTY? I HAVE TO SAY, I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY SO FAR.
NOT EVEN, MR. SOLON, AND I KNOW THAT YOU THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT YOU, WHATEVER. I KNOW THAT.
WHAT THE HELL'S RUN WITH YOU? DID YOU HEAR? AND SO I'M JUST SAYING, I KNOW THAT MR. SOLON WANTS TO DO SOMETHING FOR HIMSELF.
BUT IN THE END, YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO USE THE CHILDREN.
YOU CAN WANT TO EDUCATE THEM AND TEACH THEM WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY, CHILDREN.
YOU WANT TO USE CHILDREN TO EDUCATE THEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT.
BUT IF YOU BELIEVE IN GOD, YOU WILL KNOW THAT WE'RE IN THE END OF TIMES.
FOR YOU TO BE PLANNING THINGS AHEAD AND ASKING FOR MONEY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED MONEY IN. I DON'T GET IT.
WHY ARE YOU PLANNING WAYS AHEAD AND THINKING, WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER? WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER.
I JUST HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU SAY NONPARTISAN, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE A REPUBLICAN, BUT YOU ARE ALSO PART OF THE GROUP THAT ALSO ALWAYS WANTS TO SILENCE PEOPLE'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH WHEN THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION, BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF THEIR GROUP.
I KNOW, MR. CAROL ACTUALLY DATED KEVIN CRY.
SO, WHILE HE'S STILL MERRY, THAT TO ME IS A SIN. HOW DARE YOU? I ACTUALLY IS I HEARD HER COME TO ONE OF THE OFFICE AND BASICALLY WAS CRYING AND SAYING HOW YOU TREATED HER.
YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY TO TREAT A WOMAN THAT WAY? I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO WE CAN TRUST.
>> HELLO. GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISORS.
THE RONALD REAGAN FOUNDATION, IT'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE, HONESTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK INTO IT, I UNDERSTAND USING INVOKING THE NAME RONALD REAGAN, BECAUSE HE'S A BIG, IMPORTANT FIGURE IN REPUBLICAN HISTORY.
BUT THE ACTUAL FOUNDATION ITSELF AND HOW IT'S BEING RAN AND WHO IT'S RAN BY, I SWEAR TO GOD, LOOK IT UP.
IT'S REALLY, MAGA MANOSPHERE TYPE OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY RUNNING THE FOUNDATION NOW. I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING.
WHEN I SEE SIMPSON COLLEGE, WANTING TO BRING IN RHONDA SANTAS, THE GUY THAT LITERALLY BUILT ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ TO SHASTA COUNTY TO READING.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WE GOT OUR ROV FROM FLORIDA.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN RONDA SANTIS FROM FLORIDA.
WHAT THE HELL INTEREST DOES FLORIDA HAVE IN SHASTA COUNTY? IT DOESN'T MAKE THAT MUCH SENSE TO ME.
LIKE, I GET THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, BUT MAYBE NOT WITH SOMEBODY SO CONTROVERSIAL, THAT AUTOMATICALLY IS JUST GOING TO BE OPPOSED JUST AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS, THAT SOUNDS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FOR THE ACTUAL GOAL ITSELF.
BRING IN SOMEBODY THAT CAN ACTUALLY TEACH THESE CIVICS CLASSES THAT,
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AGAIN, IS NOT THE GUY THAT BUILT A CONCENTRATION CAMP.>> WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO BOARD DISCUSSION.
JUST TO HELP CLARIFY TO PEOPLE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THIS IS JUST A LETTER OF SUPPORT SAYING TO THE RONALD REAGAN FOUNDATION THAT WE SUPPORT ANY TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP THAT THEY WANT TO DO.
THIS DOESN'T COST US A DIME. NEVER WILL.
WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
>> I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE SIMPSON TEAM.
WHERE IS THIS IN THE PROCESS? ARE YOU WAITING ON THE FOUNDATION, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE DARLING FOUNDATION.
ARE YOU WAITING FOR THEM FOR FUNDING? WHAT IS KIND OF THE NEXT STEP?
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW.
THE KEY PEOPLE COULD NOT MAKE IT TOMORROW, OTHERWISE, WE'D BE WORKING ON THIS THEN.
I ANTICIPATE PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, WE'LL HAVE THINGS BUTTONED UP, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THE SUPPORT FROM YOU AND FROM OTHERS TO SHOW THAT WE ARE SERVING AS A COMMUNITY FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE JUST TO BE SAFE, START TO MY LEFT.
SUPERVISOR MISS BLING SHIP WILL START WITH SUPERVISOR LONG TO MY LEFT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, MISS BLANKENSHIP.
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HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE?>> CHAIR AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE 24 SPEAKERS, SO WE'LL GO WITH 2 MINUTES.
FIRST UP, DON DUCKETT FOLLOWED BY VICKY ONO, BRENDA, BRENT TURNER, THEN TWILA CARPENTER.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN KE.
>> GOOD EVENING. SUPERVISORS CRY KELRUM AND HARMON.
I COME BEFORE YOU DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT ACTIONS OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CLINT CURTIS.
ACTIONS THAT GO FAR BEYOND POOR JUDGMENT AND NOW CALL INTO QUESTION THE INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE.
RECENTLY, CURTIS WAS CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AFTER HOURS SHIRTLESS, WITH SUPPOSEDLY HIS WIFE, WHO'S NOT A COUNTY EMPLOYEE, INSIDE RESTRICTED AREAS OF THE ELECTIONS OFFICE.
THE FOOTAGE SHOWS HIM USING A CAR JACK, WITH HIS WIFE PHYSICALLY HARNESSED TO IT TO MOVE A VERY HEAVY SAFE.
THIS ISN'T SIMPLY UNUSUAL, IT'S UNSAFE.
IT'S AN OSHA VIOLATION, AND IT'S A CLEAR BREACH OF COUNTY FACILITIES PROTOCOLS.
COUNTY FACILITIES ARE NOT PERSONAL WORKSHOPS, AND NON EMPLOYEES HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING INSIDE SECURE ELECTION AREAS AFTER HOURS.THE OPTICS AND LIABILITY ARE BOTH UNACCEPTABLE.
BUT THE PROBLEM DOESN'T END THERE.
MR. CURTIS HAS ALSO DRAWN THE ATTENTION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION, FOR DENYING ACCESS TO PUBLIC ELECTION INFORMATION, NOT BASED ON LAW, BUT SEEMINGLY BECAUSE HE DISAGREES POLITICALLY WITH THE REQUESTING MEDIA OUTLET.
THAT VIEWPOINT DISCRIMINATION CANNOT EXIST WITHIN AN OFFICE CHARGED WITH SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY.
SUPERVISOR, THIS APPOINTMENT WAS A MISTAKE.
YOU HAVE THE POWER AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS FOR THE GOOD OF SHASTA COUNTY.
I URGE YOU TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BY CENSORING HIM AND ASKING HIM TO RESIGN.
SHASTA COUNTY DESERVES BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. VICKI ONO, FOLLOWED BY BRENDA, BRENT TURNER, THEN TWILA CARPENTER.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME TONIGHT.
THANK YOU BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I WANTED TO THANK JERRY OPITCH FOR HER WONDERFUL WORDS FROM PROVERBS IN OUR OLD TESTAMENT.
IT SAYS GRAND OUR OFFICIALS, THE KNOWLEDGE TO ACT JUSTLY, THE WISDOM TO ACT WITH COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING, ENCOURAGE TO ROOT OUT POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN EVERY FORM FROM OUR LAND.
PROVERB SAYS THE KIND HEARTED MAN CONSIDERS HOW TO HELP OTHERS.
I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS VOTED NOT TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTY.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1990, AND I'VE SEEN WHEN WE DID HAVE A MENTAL HOSPITAL AND I'VE SEEN WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE A MENTAL HOSPITAL.
I'VE HAD FAMILY MEMBERS IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WHO DIDN'T GET THE HELP THEY NEEDED, GOT ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMES.
I FEEL SAD FOR POLICE OFFICERS
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WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WHEN THEY'RE NOT TRAINED.I DON'T WANT OUR POLICE OFFICERS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.
I WANT MENTAL HEALTH CARE BACK IN SHASTA COUNTY.
I'M PROUD THAT TRUE NORTH IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR PROPOSAL TO GET THE GRANT MONEY.
IN MATTHEW IN THE BIBLE, IT SAYS, I TELL YOU WHATEVER YOU DID FOR THE LEAST OF THESE YOU DID FOR ME.
THAT IS THE TRUTH THAT'S IN EVERY RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE AROUND THE WORLD.
WE CAN GET ALL ACADEMIC AND QUOTE IT TO YOU.
BUT I REALLY JUST WANT TO INVITE YOU TO COME TO A MINISTRY THAT MY CHURCH HAS BEEN RUNNING, WHERE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE BRING MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE TO OUR CHURCH TO HAVE A DINNER.
WE KNOW THEM. WE GET TO KNOW THEM.
I HAD A PERSON IN OUR DINNERS WHO UNFORTUNATELY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
SHE NEEDED TO GO TO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.
SHE WOULDN'T GO BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN READING.
IT WASN'T IN SHASTA CUNTY, AND SHE'D HAVE TO BE AWAY FROM HER FAMILY.
WE NEED YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND VOTE TO SUPPORT GETTING THE GRANT MONEY THAT DOESN'T COST OUR COUNTY A PENNY.
PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT COMING TO THE MINISTRY THAT WE CALL.
>> BRENDA, BRENT TURNER, LA CARPENTER, STEVE KHAN.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
>> GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO BRING MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SANTA ROSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL RAN BY SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL SUFFERED A MAJOR DATA BREACH EXPOSING PATIENTS, PRIVATE MEDICAL, AND PERSONAL INFORMATION, A SHOCKING FAILURE FOR PEOPLE ALREADY IN CRISIS.
BEYOND THAT, THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM FAMILIES AND FORMER STAFF DESCRIBING UNSAFE CONDITIONS, POOR MANAGEMENT, AND PATIENT DISCHARGE TOO SOON.
WORKERS HAVE FILED LABOR COMPLAINTS CITING HIGH TURNOVER BURNOUT.
REVIEWS CONSISTENTLY POINT TO NEGLECT AND LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT OTHER SIGNATURE RUN FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS DESERVE DIGNITY AND COMPETENT CARE.
WE NEED TRANSPARENCY, OVERSIGHT, AND ACTION BEFORE BEFORE MORE HARM IS DONE.
SENIOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND ITS FACILITIES, INCLUDING SANTA ROSA, HAVE FACED DATA BREACHES, EMPLOYMENT LAWSUITS, AND REPEATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAFETY, MANAGEMENT, AND PATIENT CARE, A 30 YEAR COMMITMENT WOULD TIE YOU TO A COMPANY WITH A HISTORY OF REGULATORY AND LEGAL TURBULENCE.
THIRTY YEARS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY LENGTH OF TIME IN HEALTH CARE.
LEADERSHIP, OWNERSHIP, AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS CHANGE CONSTANTLY.
IF THE COMPANY'S REPUTATION WORSENS, OR THEY FACE FUTURE SANCTION, YOU LOCKED IN WITH LIMITED OPTIONS TO EXIT.
BECAUSE WE ARE A TRI COUNTY REGION, SERVING MULTIPLE COUNTIES WHO WILL HAVE PRIORITY ACCESS TO THESE BEDS.
HOW MUCH WILL EACH COUNTY ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TO SUPPORT THOSE PATIENTS.
I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THESE PATIENTS ARE GOING TO BE TREATED, HOW FAMILIES WILL BE INVOLVED IN EXIT UP ON TREATMENT.
I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS.
WE NEED GOOD DOCTORS, WE NEED GOOD THERAPISTS, AND THESE PEOPLE DESERVE THAT.
I ALWAYS SPEAK IN HONOR OF JOHN ADMAN, DAVID COUCH, THIRD, LEANNE MASSHAM, JOSH, JOSHUA WEEKS, AND TRAVIS. THANK YOU.
>> BRENT TURNER, FOLLOWED BY TWILA CARPENTER, STEVE KHAN, NICK GARDNER, THEN JEFF CARR.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN Q.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU, AND GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR TRYING TO HELP THE COUNTY HERE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS A SEEMS TO BE SOME THOUGHT THAT MR. CURTIS, THE REGISTRAR, IS ERRANT IN SOME WAY.
I'VE BEEN WITH HIM SINCE I CAME TO SHASTA COUNTY TO BE HELPFUL.
I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY ERRANT BEHAVIOR, THUS FAR.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME SORT OF A VIDEO OF HIM TRYING TO DO THE WORK OF PUTTING TOGETHER SOME CONSTRUCTION DOWN AT THE OFFICE.
I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT SHASTA COUNTY HAS UPGRADED THE PROCEDURES AROUND THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, THE HART SYSTEM, SO THAT, IN MY OPINION, AS A CIVIL RIGHTS, ACTIVIST THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR 25 YEARS PRO BONO, THAT MR. CURTIS IS SPOT ON, AND THAT THE SYSTEMS TODAY THAT TODAY WERE WITNESSED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S CREW AT THE OFFICE.
WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY ISSUES THAT WE CAN SPOT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON THAT SO THAT THE PUBLIC THAT IS OPEN MINDED, BY THE WAY, NOBODY'S REALLY REACHED OUT TO ME, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR CONVERSATION REGARDING ELECTION SYSTEM SECURITY.
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BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE REST ASSURED THAT WE'RE IN GOOD POSITION FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION.AND I THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
>> TWILA CARPENTER, FOLLOWED BY STEVE KHAN, NICK GARDNER, JEFF CARR, THEN NATHAN BLAZE.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
>> MY NAME IS TWILA CARPENTER.
I'M AN AGENCY STAFF SERVICE ANALYST FOR THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
I'M REPRESENTED BY THE SHASTA COUNTY GENERAL UNIT.
MY STATEMENTS PRETTY MUCH SHORT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO PLEASE RETHINK, FUNDING PROJECTS ON THE BACKS OF YOUR RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES.
YOU GUYS GAVE YOURSELVES A RAISE OF OVER 55%.
BUT WHAT YOU HAVE OFFERED US DOESN'T COVER THE COST OF MEDICAL COVERAGE, THE INCREASED COSTS AND THE MEDICAL COVERAGE, INCREASED COSTS OF FOOD, GAS, HOUSING, AND UTILITIES.
WORKLOADS ARE HIGH, MORALE IS LOW.
>> STEVE PON, FOLLOWED BY NICK GARDNER, JEFF CARR, NATHAN BLAZE, AND LISA JENSEN.
>> GOOD EVENING. CRY, I'M STILL HAVING A HARD TIME IMAGINING THAT YOU WOULD INTENTIONALLY ATTEMPT TO SHUT DOWN THE TRUE NORTH CAMPUS GRANT FUNDING OF $150 MILLION OF STATE FUNDS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, YOU'VE CLAIMED IN THE PAST TO WANT TO ACCOMMODATE MORE INMATES, TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS, TO TREAT THE MENTALLY ILL AND DRUG ADDICTED.
ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE POSSIBILITY OF GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, YOU HAVE SEVERELY HURT ALL OF THOSE AREAS.
ALL OF THIS, APPARENTLY, BECAUSE OF YOUR VINDICTVITY, YOUR NARCISSISM, AND BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST A MEAN SPIRITED PERSON, A REPREHENSIBLE PERSON.
YOU WERE UNHAPPY WITH SEVERAL OF THE KEY PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, SO YOU ATTEMPT TO SHUT IT DOWN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOING TO HURT MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES TO COME.
I HAVE MANY DESCRIPTIONS OF YOU THAT I COULD SPEAK TO, BUT I ATTEMPT NOT TO BE VULGAR FROM THE PODIUM.
I BELIEVE THROUGH PRESSURE FROM YOU, CHRISTIE COLEMAN COMPLIED WITH YOUR DESIRES IN PREPARING HER OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT.
I REALIZE THAT CHRISTIE COLEMAN IS AN AT WILL EMPLOYEE.
THIS MEANS THAT YOU WITH YOUR BOARD MAJORITY, COULD FIRE HER AT WILL.
I KEEP IN MIND THAT CHRISTIE COLEMAN ORIGINALLY WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH NOW HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE POSITION.
WITH HER OPPOSITION TO THIS CAMPUS, SHE MAKES IT CLEAR SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO HELP SHASTA COUNTY WITH THESE ISSUES.
THE TRUE NORTH CAMPUS WAS SUPPORTED BY JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY THAT HELD A POSITION OF EXPERTISE. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]
>> NICK GARDNER, JEFF CARR, NATHAN BLAZE, LISA JENSEN, LARRY S. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET AND Q.
WAS SUPPORTED BY JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY.
THEY'VE GOT TO BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR PROTEST OUT THERE, LESS THAN 1% OF 1% OF THE POPULATION OF SHASTA COUNTY SHOWED UP.
THEY ACT LIKE THIS FEW PEOPLE HERE IS THE MAJORITY. THEY'RE NOT.
ACTUALLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHUTTING THAT DOWN FOR NOT SUPPORTING THAT GRANT BECAUSE THAT'S TAXPAYER MONEY, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE A REGIONAL FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FLOCK INTO OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THEM ALL.
AND THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AREN'T GOING TO BE SERVED.
JUST THIS MORNING, I WENT TO WORK AT A QUARTER AFTER SIX, AND A TALL BLACK GUY APPROACHED ME.
I MADE OUT THAT HE WAS HUNGRY.
I SAID, DO YOU WANT A SANDWICH? HE SAID, I GAVE HIM A SANDWICH.
HE TOOK HIS WRAPPER AND JUST THREW IT DOWN AND ATE IT, AND HE WENT ON DOWN, SOMEBODY ELSE BOUGHT HIM A JUICE AND A COUPLE OF DOUGHNUTS AND HE'S SITTING ON THE GROUND AND HE JUST LEFT HIS WRAPPER THERE.
WHEN I GOT DONE WITH MY WORK, I WALKED OVER TO HIM AND I SAID, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? HE SAID MISSISSIPPI. I SAID, WELL, LISTEN, DO YOU SEE THAT RIGHT DOWN THERE? THAT'S A TRASH CAN.
AROUND HERE, WE PICK UP OUR MESS.
HE DIDN'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
HE SAYS, I SAYS, WE WOULDN'T RESENT YOU SO MUCH IF YOU'D PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF.
THIS PROGRAM ISN'T GOING TO DEAL WITH HIM, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE OF THEM.
THREE QUARTERS OF THE MONEY IS GOING TO BE COMING FROM US TAXPAYERS.
I DARE SAY THAT A LOT OF TAXPAYERS AREN'T GOING TO BE WANTING TO SUPPORT IT.
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IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE THERAPIES THAT INCLUDE ART, MUSIC, ANIMAL INTEGATION, INTO PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, MILITARY, LBGTQ, CHILD ADOLESCENT, ADULTS.>> JEFF CARR, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN BLAZE, LISA JENSEN, LARRY S, THEN LESLIE.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE.
>> I ALSO WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT THE BOARD DID NOT WANT TO PROVIDE THAT LETTER OF SUPPORT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT IS HOW MUCH EXTRA WORK WE PUT UPON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AMBULANCE CREWS, AND THEN WHEN PEOPLE GET TO THE HOSPITALS.
ALL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
IT SEEMS SOMEWHAT STRANGE THAT THIS BOARD, WHICH REALLY HAS MADE A POINT OF TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO BACK FIRST RESPONDERS AND RESPECT THEM, THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEM SOME OTHER SUPPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT WOULD REDUCE OR AT LEAST GIVE SOME REFERRAL POINTS WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER PEOPLE WHO NEED THAT WORK.
I ALSO KNOW, TOO, I'M A DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF POVERTY IN COTTONWOOD AND ANDERSON, HAPPY VALLEY.
POVERTY HAS A WAY OF EXACERBATING BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND INCIDENTS.
IT SEEMS A LITTLE COUNTER-INTUITIVE TO ME, MR. KELSTROM, THAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BRING THOSE SUPPORTS AND THAT KIND OF FUNDING LEVEL THAT WOULD PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHOCKING, REALLY, AND SHAMEFUL.
>> THANK YOU. STEP, NATHAN BLAZE, FOLLOWED BY LISA JENSEN, LARRY S, LESLIE, THEN BRAD G.
>> JUST EVERYONE'S AWARE THERE'S A CAMERA ON MY CHEST, AND I'M RECORDING.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE AND SOME CONCERNS I HAVE WITH THEM.
THESE ARE NOT JUST STRICTLY POLITICAL CONCERNS.
IT'S ABOUT I RECENTLY HAD A MEETING WITH THE NEW ASSISTANT REGISTRAR VOTERS, AND HE MADE A HUGE POINT IN ASSURING ME THAT EVEN THOUGH HIRING BASICALLY ALL THE ELECTION DENIERS, WHICH I'M NEVER GOING TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE, I'M NOT EVEN THAT WORRIED ABOUT ALL OF THEM.
THIS ISN'T JUST A PERSONAL ATTACK.
THEY NOW OFFICIALLY WORK FOR OUR ELECTIONS OFFICE NOW.
AND IT'S LAURA HOBBS AND RICHARD GALARDO.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN HERE CAN PRETEND TO NOT KNOW THEIR HISTORY AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH PEOPLE'S PERSONAL AND PRIVATE INFORMATION.
DAN SLOAN WAS HERE EARLIER DURING LAURA HOBBS CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM, THAT REALLY LONG AND ANONYMOUS DOSSIER CAME OUT FULL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
WELL, IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHO DID THAT, IT WAS THEM. IT WAS LITERALLY THEM.
ROBERT EXTRA OVER THERE WITH THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR SHASTA AND ON THING, WHERE THEY GO AND DOX PEOPLE AND PUT PRIVATE INFORMATION OUT THERE.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO BE HANDLING OUR PRIVATE PERSONAL ELECTIONS INFORMATION NOW.
THAT MAKES ME A VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN.
I'VE BEEN AFRAID TO TURN MY BALLOT IN NOT BECAUSE I THINK THAT, LIKE CLINT CURTIS IS GOING TO FAIL, BUT BECAUSE THESE TWO SPECIFIC PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR FOR YEARS OF DISSEMINATING PEOPLE'S PERSONAL AND PRIVATE INFORMATION TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT'S DANGEROUS FOR ALL OF US, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WAY THAT THOSE TWO SPECIFIC PEOPLE SHOULD BE TRUSTED WITH OUR COUNTY'S PERSONAL AND PRIVATE INFORMATION THAT REALLY SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME. [APPLAUSE]
>> LISA JENSEN, FOLLOWED BY LARRY S, LESLIE, BRAD G, FOLLOWED BY JEFF ORDER.
>> WHAT HE SAID, BUT ALSO, I THINK THAT THE THING I WANT TO TALK MOST ABOUT TODAY IS THIS APPROVAL FOR A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.
IT'S $200 MILLION FROM THE STATE.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT BIG FANS OF THE STATE, AND I THINK THAT MY BEST RESPONSE TO THAT IS WHY NOT TAKE MONEY FROM THEM THEN? I KNOW THAT THE BOARD WAS NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH THE THE PROPOSAL AS PUT FORTH.
MY REACTION TO THAT IS, IN SOME WAYS, I WOULD AGREE BECAUSE I TRIED TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PROPOSAL, THEIR LETTERS OF SUPPORT, AND GOING TO THEIR WEBSITE REMINDED ME OF IF I WERE TO TRY TO FIND THEORY COLLABORATIVES WEBSITE.
IT'S JUST THIS VERY BETHALZED, STYLIZED THING, AND LISTENING TO THE MEETING, I'M A LAWYER WHO READS BORING THINGS FOR A LIVING.
THE FACT THAT I COULDN'T FOLLOW A LOT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON TELLS ME SOMETHING, WE NEED TO GET IT DOWN TO BRASS TAX, FIGURE OUT, DO WE NEED TO SHORTEN THE DURATION OF ANY APPROVAL? DO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAT MAYBE NEEDS TO RUN IT BECAUSE IT COULD BE A COMPETITIVE THING.
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I THINK WE SHOULD BE TAKING MONEY FROM THE STATE AS BEST WE CAN.IF ANYBODY DOESN'T THINK THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS A REAL PROBLEM, IT IS A REAL PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT LIKE HOW THE LOGO ON THE FRONT OF THE DAYS THERE IS JUST SLIGHTLY OFF HILTER.
IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU COULD BE TRYING TO GO TO THE BANK ONE DAY AND SOMEBODY COULD PULL A GUN ON YOU, BECAUSE THEY'RE MENTALLY ILL.
IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU COULD HAVE BODY THAT IS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT YOU LOVE AND THEY'RE HEARING VOICES.
I'VE MET MANY OF THESE PEOPLE, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE BAD.
SOME OF THEM CAN ACTUALLY BE REINTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY WITH SOME HELP AND SOME COUNSELING AND SOME PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS.
I WAS ON THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COURT FOR A WHILE THERE AND IT'S YOU MEET THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO GET BETTER.
I THINK WE DO NEED TO PURSUE A PROGRAM THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP THEM.
I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT, AND I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE A CONVERSATION, WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY.
>> LARRY S, FOLLOWED BY LESLIE, BRAD G, JEFF GORDER, THEN CHRISTIAN GARDNER.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET AND QUEUE.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I WAS FIRST GOING TO TALK ABOUT MY SUPPORT OF PROP 50, AND IT WAS GOING TO TAKE MY WHOLE 2 MINUTES, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, I SUPPORTED PROP 50, AND YOU SHOULD SEND A LETTER TO ON RONALD REAGAN.
HE'S ON MY MIND. TRUMP SAYING THAT YOU SUPPORTED ALSO.
>> SO I WATCHED THAT PRESENTATION FROM SIMPSON AND I SAW RONALD REAGAN'S FACE, AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE GUY.
AT THE TIME HE DID A LOT OF THINGS WRONG AND THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE.
WE SURVIVED CLINTON AND THE BUSHES, AND OBAMA AND BIDEN.
WE EVEN SURVIVED THE FIRST TERM OF TRUMP.
WHAT TROUBLES ME NOW IS THAT BECAUSE OF PROJECT 2025, AND PEOPLE LIKE RUSSELL VOTE, PETER TEAL, JD VANCE, THAT LITTLE WEASEL STEPHEN MILLER, AND OTHERS LIKE HIM, OH, OUR DEFENSE SECRETARY, YEAH.
AMERICA IS NOT MEANT TO SURVIVE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. IT'S NOT MEANT TO.
AS LONG AS YOU GUYS ARE ON BOARD, YOU'RE PART OF IT.
AT SOME POINT, IF THIS PROJECT 2025 THING, AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T DO SOMETHING TO WAKE YOU UP AND REALIZE JUST EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND YOU'RE ON BOARD ALL THE WAY, ALL THE WAY, NO MATTER WHAT, THEN YOU'RE PART OF THE POISON.
A BIG PART OF THE POISON AND SHAME ON YOU.
>> LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY BRAD G, JEFF GORDER, CHRISTIAN GARDNER, THEN LAURIE LUCERO.
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL FOR FREE MONEY.
ALL THE FREE MONEY WE CAN GET.
UNLESS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EDUCATING OUR YOUTH, EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME LEADERS, PREPARING THEM TO GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND.
PRETTY SURE WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION ON NOT TURNING AWAY FREE MONEY OUTSIDE.
BUT FREE MONEY TIED TO OUR YOUTH, FREE MONEY TIED TO EDUCATION, NOT INDOCTRINATION, EVIL.
NOTED. THE ACTIONS OF CLINT CURTIS AFTER OURS CLEANING MOVING THINGS.
I'M GUESSING AS SOMEBODY WHO LIVED IN THE FREE STATE OF FLORIDA, HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT HERE, CAL/OSHA WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE FOR GIVING YOURSELF A PAPER CUT.
MAYBE HE MIGHT NEED A WARNING SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR DOING MANUAL LABOR OUTSIDE OF HIS SCOPE OF WORK.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN OUR SOCIETY ENCOURAGED SUCH ACTIONS, BUT NOW IT'S FROWNED UPON, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL ON THAT.
BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE MANY FOIA REQUESTS.
ASKING FOR FOOTAGE FROM THAT SAME OFFICE DURING KATHY ALLEN DARLING'S REIGN.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE MANY, MANY FOIA REQUESTS ASKING FOR FOOTAGE FROM JOANNA'S TIME THAT ALL WERE DENIED, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR THE KEY CARDS FOR DOOR ENTRY.
TRUE NORTH. IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS MOVING FORWARD.
MATT, AS SOMEONE FROM DISTRICT 4.
I'M WONDERING WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO HOST A TOWN HALL, LETTING US KNOW THAT THAT WILL BE IN YOUR DISTRICT, SEEING HOW THE CITIZENS FEEL ABOUT THAT.
TOOK ABOUT A TWO SECOND GROCK SEARCH TO FIND OUT THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES BY GROCK WHO ACTUALLY LEANS LEFT A LOT OF THE TIMES,
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AND HE MENTIONED A WHOLE PAGE OF CONCERNS WITH THIS ORGANIZATION.>> BRAD G FOLLOWED BY JEFF GORDER, CHRISTIAN GARDNER, THEN LAURIE LUCERO.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO RUN OFF 200 JOBS AND $200 MILLION IN INVESTMENT IN THIS COUNTY.
IF WE DON'T GET THE MONEY, SOME OTHER COUNTY'S GOING TO GET IT.
I HAVE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAD A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, AND HE GOT SHIPPED TO SANTA ROSA BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ROOM FOR HIM.
WE NEED THIS, AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE OPPOSED TO IT, AND YOU'RE OPPOSED TO THE JOBS AND YOU'RE OPPOSED TO THE INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTY.
MR. KELSTRUM, WHAT HYPOCRISY YOU SAID, OH, I CAN'T GO AGAINST STAFF, AND THEN WHEN THE RANCHERIA DEAL CAME UP, EVERY STAFF MEMBER SAID, DON'T DO IT, AND YOU VOTED FOR IT.
YOU'RE A HYPOCRITE. A COMPLETE HYPOCRITE TO THE BONE.
MR. CRY, YOU'RE MISREPRESENTING MY TALK ABOUT IMPACT FEES.
THE IMPACT FEES ARE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO PAY.
THEY ARE NOT FOR THE TAXPAYERS TO PAY.
WHEN DEVELOPERS DEVELOP, WE NEED MORE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT SHOULD BE ON THE DEVELOPER.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE TAXPAYERS OF SHASTA COUNTY.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE HE'S YOUR MAN, AND YOU ARE OUT OF 340 MILLION AMERICANS, YOU PICKED HIM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
YOU ARE JUST A FAILED INDIVIDUAL, MR. CRY.
I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU'RE OUT OF HERE.
WE NEED A NUMBERS, GUY, 'CAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND NUMBERS.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE MONEY THAT COME INTO THIS COUNTY, YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
YOU JUST IT'S ALL ABOUT POLITICS FOR YOU.
>> JEFF GORDER, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN GARDNER, LAURIE LUCERO, MAX WALTER.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO SEE THE BOARD VOTE TO OPPOSE THE GRANT APPLICATION OF THE PROPOSED $200 MILLION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS ON FRIDAY.
IN MY VIEW, THE WAY HHSA AND THE BOARD HANDLED THIS WAS UNWORTHY OF A GOVERNMENTAL DELIBERATIVE BODY, GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, $150 MILLION GRANT AND $50 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT.
THE BOARD DECIDES WITHIN 48 HOURS WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TO THE PROJECT PROPONENTS TO PROVIDE THEM A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS.
NOW, THIS CHAIR CRY, IT ALL RESTS WITH YOU FOR PUTTING THAT ON IN SUCH A WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL AN UNFAIR PROCESS.
I HOPE I'M WRONG, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HHSA DIRECTOR COLEMAN GAVE US THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
WHAT I SUSPECT WAS IN EFFECT AN EFFORT TO SPIN THIS PROJECT NEGATIVELY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT SUPERVISOR CRY.
ALSO EXTREMELY TROUBLING TO ME WAS TO SEE CHAIR CRY GO OFF ON AN IMPASSIONED DIATRIBE, IN WHICH HE SAID THAT THE PROJECT WAS EVIL, WRONG, AND NOT THE RIGHT PATH.
HE SEEMED TO PICTURE HIMSELF AS AN OLD TESTAMENT FIGURE JOSHUA, WHO GOES OUT AND CUTS THE HEADS OFF OF HIS ENEMIES, AND HE WANTED TO PUT IT DOWN AS IF IT WAS A RABID ANIMAL THAT WAS GOING TO INFECT THE COMMUNITY.
FIRST, WHEN YOU LABEL SOMETHING EVIL, YOU ELIMINATE THE IDEA OF REASON DEBATE.
YOU CAN'T COMPROMISE WITH EVIL.
YOU CAN'T DISCUSS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THOSE WHO SUPPORT IT ARE EVIL.
IT'S JUST WRONG, AND IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE QUALITIES THAT WE EXPECT IN OUR CIVIC LEADERS.
THANK YOU TO MR. PLUMMER AND MR. LONG WHO EXEMPLIFIED REASON REASONABLE DEBATE ABOUT THIS.
EVEN SUPERVISOR KELSTRUM DID NOT ENGAGE IN HYPERBOLIC RHETORIC OF THE KIND THAT CHAIR CRY DOES.
WE NEED BETTER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> CHRISTIAN GARDNER, FOLLOWED BY LAURIE LUCERO, MAX WALTER, THEN BENJAMIN NOWAIN.
>> FOLKS, YOU'RE WRITING THE WRONG LETTER TO THE WRONG PEOPLE. HERE'S THE DEAL.
REPUBLICANS COULD END THEIR SHUTDOWN TOMORROW.
THEY CONTROL THE CONGRESS, AND THEY CONTROL THE PRESIDENCY.
IT COULD BE DONE, BUT IT'S NOT. HERE'S THE DEAL.
YOUR ADJUDICATED RAPIST, 34 ACCOUNT FELON IS USING THIS AS A TOOL TO GAIN SOME SORT OF PRESTIGE AND IT'S FAILING.
BY THE WAY, THIS IS NOTHING. THIS IS NOTHING.
YOU VOTED FOR IT. THIS IS NOTHING.
WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE, DUE TO TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICANS IS $1 TRILLION CUT FROM MEDICAID, WHICH WILL KILL SERVICES TO 72 MILLION PEOPLE.
WHAT'S COMING DOWN TO THE PIKE IS $1 TRILLION CUT TO THE CHIP PROGRAM.
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IN FACT, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY KIND OF FUNNY.TRUMP, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, SAID, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO RELEASE THE FUNDS FOR SNAP THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE IN EMERGENCY.
HE SAID, LET HIM EAT CAKE, AND HE RELEASED $20 BILLION OF TAXPAYER FUNDS TO A FASCIST DICTATOR IN ARGENTINA.
THAT COULD TAKE CARE OF SNAP FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
BASICALLY, YOU SHOULD BE SENDING A LETTER TO NEWSOM FOR ALLOCATING OVER $80 MILLION TO KEEP SNAP GOING, AND YOU SHOULD BE THANKING HIM FOR SUING THE ADJUDICATED RAPIST WHO'S TRYING TO CUT SNAP MONEY DOWN AS WE SPEAK.
>> LAURIE LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY MAX WALTER, BENJAMIN NOWAIN, THEN TIM GARMIN.
COMING TO THESE MEETINGS ALL THE TIME.
KEVIN CRY. WE ALL KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKING TO BE CHAIR AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
HE'S GOING TO RUIN OUR COUNTY.
YOU KNOW, KEVIN, THIS IS YOUR GUY WHO ACTUALLY, YOU APPOINTED.
YOU APPOINTED CLINT CURTIS TO THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT.
IT'S EMBARRASSING FOR YOU TO HAVE THIS GUY THERE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S MORE. HIS WIFE WAS PULLING THE DOLLY.
YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DID IT FOR YOU.
I SENT A COMPLAINT TO OSHA WITHIN 10 MINUTES.
I GOT THE CALL, AND THEY GOT THE COMPLAINT.
SO OSHA IS ON TOP OF THIS ALREADY.
THEN I SENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE 161 PAGES IN REGARDING THE ELECTION, BECAUSE THE 10,000 SIGNATURES, THOSE PEOPLE LIKE RICHARD, LAURA HUBB, WHO THINKS THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
ALL THE SIGNATURES ACTUALLY SHOULD BE A VOID BECAUSE WE WERE NOT A CHARTING TO SEPTEMBER 9.
THEREFORE, THEY ALL BECOME A VOID BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HOW STUPID THESE PEOPLE ARE, BECAUSE THEY VIOLATED SO MANY LAWS AND WHAT THEY DONE, AND THEY THINK THEY COULD ACTUALLY GO IN THERE AND CHECKED THEIR BALLOTS, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY TAMPERING WITH THE BALLOTS REGARDLESS BECAUSE THEY WENT OUT THERE TO GATHER THEM AND GOT PEOPLE TO SIGN.
THEN THEY WENT IN THERE AND TOOK THEM IN, AND THEY'RE NOW STILL WORKING THERE, AND NOW THEY'RE WORKING AND OVERSEEING ALL THOSE BALLOTS.
IT TOOK ME A WHILE. BUT I GOT IT.
>> MAX WALTER, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NOWAIN, TIM GARMIN, AND THEN MARY RICKER.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THAT ON FRIDAY, IT REMINDED ME OF THAT OLD MOVIE CITY SLICKERS WITH BILLY CRYSTAL, BECAUSE THAT MOVIE IS ABOUT DEPRESSION.
IT'S ABOUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN THAT.
ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS, EVERY YEAR, ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS SUFFER A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER.
SOME PEOPLE GO DOWN THE WORM HOLE OF SUICIDE AND CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE.
IT MAKES SENSE TO THEM BECAUSE THEIR SELF TALK IS ALL GOOFED UP.
SOME PEOPLE WILL GO IN THEIR ROOM OR DON'T COME OUT OF THEIR HOUSE FOR WEEKS.
I THINK WE PROBABLY ALL KNOW SOMEONE LIKE THAT.
SOME PEOPLE LOAD THEIR FIREARMS AND GO TO A SCHOOL.
THIS ALL REMINDED ME OF CITY SLICKERS BECAUSE THERE'S A SCENE AROUND THE CAMPFIRE WHERE PHIL IS HAVING A MENTAL DISORDER, A BREAKDOWN, AND HIS WIFE LEFT HIM, HIS WHOLE LIFE IS FALLING APART.
MITCH SAYS TO HIM, HEY, PHIL, PHIL, REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE KIDS, AND WE WERE PLAYING BALL, AND THE BALL WOULD GET STUCK UP IN THE TREE, AND WE'D SAY, DO OVER, DO OVER, AND YOUR LIFE IS A DO OVER, AND I URGE ALL THREE OF YOU WHO VOTED LAST WEEK TO RECONSIDER THIS.
I URGE YOU TO REMEMBER THE OLD REPUBLICAN ADAGE.
WE BELIEVE IN GIVING A HAND UP,
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NOT A HAND OUT.THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY FOR A HAND UP.
THESE ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY, WHO'S ANYBODY IS ON HERE, HEALTHCARE CEOS.
>> MAX WALTER, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NOWAIN, TIM GARMIN, MARY RICKER, THEN MARGARET HANSON.
>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR CRY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
CHAIR CRY, ON FRIDAY, YOU CALLED AN EMERGENCY MEETING THAT BLINDSIDED THE PUBLIC AND YOUR COLLEAGUES.
THEN YOU WENT ON THE RADIO TO JUSTIFY IT USING FEAR.
YOU READ HORROR STORIES FROM A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY AND TOLD LISTENERS THAT THE SAME COMPANY IS BEHIND SHASTA COUNTY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROPOSAL.
THAT'S FALSE, AND I SUSPECT YOU KNEW IT BEFORE YOU EVEN SAID IT.
YOU USED A LIE TO KILL A PROJECT THAT COULD HAVE EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTY.
THEN YOU FRAMED YOURSELF AS THE SAVIOR, THE LONE VOICE PROTECTING TAXPAYERS FROM EVIL OUTSIDERS.
YOU EVEN QUOTED SCRIPTURE ABOUT KILLING KINGS AND SAID, WE MUST PUT IT DOWN SO IT NEVER INFECTS OUR COUNTY.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT A PERFORMANCE ART MAN.
THE FAMILIES WAITING FOR TREATMENT, THE PROVIDERS DOING THE REAL WORK, THE RESIDENTS TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT'S TRUE AND CHILDREN WHOM YOU ALWAYS PRETEND TO CHAMPION.
THEY ALL PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR MISINFORMATION.
>> YOU CALLED THE PRESS WORTHLESS.
BUT THE REPORTERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE VERIFYING YOUR DISTORTED INFORMATION.
YOU HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE TRUTH, BUT INSTEAD, YOU ARE MISLEADING YOUR LISTENERS AND THIS COUNTY.
ARE YOU SERIOUS WITH THIS? YOU COMPARED YOUR EMERGENCY MEETING TO HEARING A GARBAGE TRUCK COMING AND RUNNING OUTSIDE HALF DRESSED TO DRAG THE CANS TO THE CURB.
YOU SAID, SOMETIMES YOU FORGET, AND THAT'S JUST REAL LIFE.
YOU DON'T RUN GOVERNMENT BY PANIC REACTING TO NOISE IN THE STREET.
CALLING AN EMERGENCY MEETING ON HEARSAY, YOU AREN'T TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE, YOU'RE DUMPING IT ON YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
>> TIM GARMIN, FOLLOWED BY MARY RICKERT, MARGARET HANSON, AND DAVID HALLIGAN.
>> GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR THE NIGHT MEETING.
WE APPRECIATE AS MANY OF THOSE AS WE CAN GET.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE THE LETTER THAT I WROTE IN SUPPORT OF THE TRUE NORTH PROJECT.
TO MY MANY CONCERN, SHASTA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS A GROWING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ON OUR HANDS.
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH DOCTORS OR FACILITIES TO CARE FOR OUR LOVED ONES.
THIS CREATES AN UNFAIR SITUATION FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
OFTENTIMES THE PATIENTS HAS TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE AWAY FROM HOME.
THIS PUTS THE FAMILY IN A TERRIBLE SITUATION.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU NEED TO BE THERE FOR YOUR LOVED ONES, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE FACING THE MOST TRAUMATIC TIME OF THEIR LIFE.
THIS CREATES HARDSHIPS FOR THE FAMILY.
PAYCHECKS ARE MISSED, BILLS GO UNPAID.
THIS CREATES EVEN MORE STRESS FOR AN ALREADY STRUGGLING FAMILY.
THE TRUE NORTH PROJECT WOULD STOP FAMILIES FROM HAVING TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO BE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES, ALLEVIATING THE STRESSES OF CHOOSING WORK OR BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR LOVED ONES.
IT WOULD ALSO HELP OUR COUNTIES SAVE MONEY.
WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY HIGHER PRICES OF SHIPPING OUR PATIENTS OUT OF THE AREA.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SAVE EVERY PENNY WE CAN.
WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR YEARS THAT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS FACING OUR COUNTY AND STATE.
THE TRUE NORTH PROJECT ADDRESSES THESE NEEDS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, WE CAN SEE SOME HOPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL.
THE TRUE NORTH PROJECT HAS MY FULL SUPPORT.
IT'S A WIN WIN FOR SHASTA COUNTY AND THE REST OF RURAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
I WANT TO THANK ARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR PLAYING THE ROLE IN MAKING THIS PROJECT A REALITY.
REALITY, AND I'M GLAD THEY DID NOT GIVE UP IN THE PROJECT, AND IT'S STILL MOVING FORWARD.
IF ANYBODY OUT THERE WANTS TO SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT, YOU CAN SEND IT TO PROP 1 AT ARCCLLECTIVE.ORG.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO SHIP $3.4 MILLION TO AN OUT OF TOWN FACILITY TO HELP OUR MENTAL HEALTH.
LET'S KEEP THE DOLLARS LOCAL. THANK YOU.
>> HARRY RICKER, FOLLOWED BY MARGARET HANSON, DAVID HALLIGAN, BEN JENNY.
>> GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME INSIGHTS INTO SHASTA COUNTY'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LOCALLY.
AS A FORMER 10 YEAR MEMBER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ALCOHOL AND DRUG BOARD, AND A FORMER MEMBER OF THIS BODY, I HAVE SERVED ON COMMITTEES TO EXPAND THE ABILITY TO SERVE OUR MOST MENTALLY, CRITICALLY ILL AMONG US.
I WAS APPOINTED TO A GROUP TO ADVISE OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THE TIME TO KEEP OUR COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH FACILITY OPEN, AND ANOTHER COMMITTEE TO DECIDE WHO WOULD OPERATE RS PAD WHEN INTO IS ESTABLISHED.
I BROUGHT MR. SAM KANIONAS TO READING IN 2017 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON OPIOID ADDICTION AND HOW IT WAS DEVASTATING OUR COMMUNITY.
OVER 300 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THAT EVENT.
I TAUGHT NAMI CLASSES FOR YEARS AND HEARD THE HEARTBREAKING STORIES OF HOW PATIENTS AND
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THEIR FAMILIES HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND BEDS LOCALLY FOR THEIR LOVED ONES IN CRISIS.WITH MY HISTORY OF 25 YEARS OF ADVOCATING ON HOW TO PROMOTE BETTER SERVICES IN SHASTA COUNTY, I AM IN DISBELIEF HOW YOU TRIED TO JUSTIFY YOUR DECISION WHEN YOU VOTED TO OPPOSE THE TRUE NORTH APPLICATION PROPOSAL.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SO MANY WAS PLACED BEFORE YOU AND YOU FAILED MISERABLY THE PEOPLE OF SHASTA COUNTY.
DATA REVEALS THAT FOR THOSE UNDERGOING HOSPITALIZATION DURING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, HAVING FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CLOSE BY FOR SUPPORT PROVIDES FOR BETTER OUTCOMES.
THIS IS A FINANCIAL COST SAVING FOR THE COUNTY, TOO, WHEN PEOPLE ARE STABILIZED MORE QUICKLY AND SENT HOME SOONER.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU NOT SUPPORTING THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO HEAL MORE QUICKLY, BUT ULTIMATELY LONGER HOSPITAL STAYS EQUATE TO MORE MONEY SPENT ON THE COUNTY LEVEL AND FEWER BEDS AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT PATIENT IN CRISIS.
I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN MR. CRYE, MR. HARMON, AND KEL STROM.
YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF SHASTA COUNTY AT HEART.
YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT FOLLOW POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND TRY TO ENHANCE YOUR OWN PLATFORM AND PERSONAL AGENDAS.
THIS WILL BE PART OF YOUR LEGACY, TURNING YOUR BACKS ON THOSE DESPERATE IN NEED OF TREATMENT. I HAVE ONE.
>> HAGAR HANSON. FOLLOWED BY DAVID HALLIGAN.
>> GOOD EVENING. BEFORE THE COUNTY JOINS WITH THIS ENDEAVOR, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, THERE ARE MORE PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
AT THIS TIME, THE SUPERVISORS MADE THE CORRECT CALL AT THIS TIME.
I AGREE THAT WE NEED A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.
BUT MAYBE THE POWERS THAT B THAT ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING IT NEED AN INVESTIGATION.
IT SHOULD BE VISITED WHEN ALL THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND TRUTHFUL.
WHO GETS THIS MONEY? HOW LONG WILL IT SUSTAIN THIS ENDEAVOR? WHAT IS THE SHASTA COUNTY ROLE IN THIS FINANCIALLY, AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU ON THE HOOK FOR IF THINGS GO SOUTH? WHAT ARE THE SALARIES FOR THE TOP LEADERSHIP, THE MODERATE LEVEL LEADERSHIP, AND THE WORKERS? WHAT IS THE INFORMATION ON THESE FACILITIES OR THESE ENTITIES THAT ARE PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER? ARE THERE LAWSUITS? ARE THERE PROBLEMS? APPARENTLY, I'VE HEARD THERE ARE.
HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD GO FOR SALARIES, HOW MUCH FOR ACTUAL TREATMENT AS OPPOSED TO SALARIES? JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH HIGH DOLLAR GRANTS, DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL GO TO THE RIGHT PLACES.
JUST BECAUSE THIS SHINY OBJECT IS DANGLED IN FRONT OF YOU, DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD BITE THE LURE WITHOUT ALL THE INFORMATION ATTACHED.
LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FACTS, AND THEN BRING IT BACK WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.
>> DAVID HALLIGAN, FOLLOWED BY JENNY, THEN DON.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. GOOD EVENING.
I E MAILED MR. CRYE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22.
MR. CRYE, WOULD YOU HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH ME TO DISCUSS MEASURE A? MR. CRYE'S RESPONSE ON SUNDAY.
MR. CRYE WROTE, SORRY, BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING MEASURE A.
IT'S NOT MY JURISDICTION, AND THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS I'M FOCUSING ON, KEVIN.
REALLY, NOT YOUR JURISDICTION.
REALLY NOT INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING MEASURE A. HECK, KEVIN, THE WEEK BEFORE, YOU HAD A GENTLEMAN ON YOUR RADIO SHOW, YOU GAVE HIM THE WHOLE HOUR TO RAIL.
LET'S LOOK AT THE BENEFITS. YES ON A.
12% FOR JAIL SERVICES, $3.6 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE SHERIFF'S ALTERNATIVE CUSTODY PROGRAM.
YOUR JURISDICTION, THE JAIL, MR. CRYE, 12% FOR POLICE SERVICES.
YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE HOMELESS ISSUE IN OUR CITY AND MARKET STREET.
YOU'RE GOOD WITH FELONS IN DOWNTOWN HOTELS, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF YOUR DISTRICT.
NO EXTRA POLICE HELP NEEDED HERE, SAYS CHAIR MR. CRYE.
13% FOR FIRE PROTECTION, $3.9 MILLION FOR NEW HIRES AND EQUIPMENT, FIRE MITIGATION AND IMPROVED RESPONSE TIMES IN YOUR DISTRICT, MR. CRYE, NOT YOUR JURISDICTION, YOU SAY, 30% OR $9 MILLION FOR ROAD REPAIRS IN OUR CITY.
THE RODEO GROUNDS, THE PARKS, THE AQUATIC CENTER, ALL IN HIS DISTRICT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS AND FAMILIES, RIGHT, KEVIN, BUT NOT TODAY.
KEVIN SAYS I'M FOCUSING ON OTHER THINGS.
HEY, MR. CRYE, WE ALL KNOW YOU'RE WORKING HARD ON PUTTING DOWN THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP, PUTTING THEM DOWN LIKE A DOG, ROOTING OUT EVIL AND CUTTING OFF THEIR HEADS.
YEAH, YOU DON'T THINK THEY'RE HEADING THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR COUNTY.
KEVIN SAYS I'M BUSY RAILING AGAINST PROP 50, WRITING LETTERS TO DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATORS, BUT NOT REPUBLICANS OR THE PRESIDENT.
MR. CRYE, YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON THE FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER ISSUES IN OUR COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN DEEP AND DEEP AND DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
OUR CITIZENS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR KIDS, THEY NEED HELP NOW.
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BUT WHAT ELSE, CHAIR CRYE? HOW ARE WE GONNA STEP UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF SHASTA COUNTY?>> I DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.
THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW BETWEEN OUR HALF NAKED ROV WANDERING AROUND, HARNESSING HIS WIFE LIKE A PACK MULE TO CARRY A SAFE.
THAT IS AGAINST SO MANY COUNTY REGULATIONS.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S MORE SERIOUS ISSUES TO TALK ABOUT, LIKE, THE MENTAL HEALTH.
I DIDN'T TALK LAST WEEK BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY CLOSE ISSUE TO ME, AND I FIND THAT WHEN I FEEL EMOTIONAL ABOUT THINGS, I'M MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A NEGATIVE PHYSICAL RESPONSE.
BUT I DO HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THAT.
I THINK WHEN YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS A SENIOR YEAR THAT THEY LOST TO ALCOHOL, LIKE TO DRUNK DRIVING.
BUT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY HAD SOBER GRAD AND WHAT WE LOST KIDS TO WAS SUICIDE.
I HAVE CLASS MEMBERS THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH US BECAUSE THEY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE, BECAUSE THEY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
SO MANY. I CAN TELL YOU, MAYBE SANTA ROSA ISN'T THE BEST FACILITY.
BUT IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WE CONTRACT WITH.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES DAYS TO SEND SOMEBODY THERE.
MY KID WAS THERE FOR CHRISTMAS.
THEY SPENT CHRISTMAS ALONE IN A MENTAL FACILITY.
I'D JUST BE NICE IF THAT WAS HERE INSTEAD OF THERE. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. SUPERVISOR LONG AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
SUPPORT STAFF, MY BELOVED COMMUNITY.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
YOU AND YOUR PUPPET MASTER ARE USING THINGS TO DISTRACT US AND REDIRECT TO DIVERT US FROM WHAT IS GOING ON SO THAT WE CAN'T GET TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SHENANIGANS.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, I WAS TRYING TO WATCH IT ON VIDEO.
THERE WERE SO MANY CHANGES SO QUICKLY, IT WAS LIKE A HERD OF CATS ON A FROZEN PAWN TRYING TO COVER UP A SCAT WITH YOU REDIRECTING THE INFORMATION.
WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, YOU SWITCHED TO WHACK A MOLE WITH KRISTI COLEMAN WHENEVER SHE DIDN'T SAY THINGS EXACTLY THE WAY YOU WANTED.
SOME OF THE MORE EGREGIOUS COUPLE OF THE EGREGIOUS THINGS THAT YOU DID WAS WHEN YOU RIDICULED AND MOCKED THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF SOMEBODY AND WHO YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN CAUSING EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
THAT WAS SO BELIEVING THAT WAS SO BENEATH YOU.
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS IS WHAT WE THE PEOPLE THINK OF YOUR GOVERNMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
>> WITH THAT, THAT ENDS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SERIOUSLY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CONSENT.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> YEAH. WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR CALSTRO.
IS THERE ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? NOTHING'S BEEN PULLED. CORRECT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
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>> AYE. PASS IS FIVE. MOVING ON TO R3 I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO SUPERVISOR CALSTRO.
[R3 Receive a presentation from Luke Pearson, President of the Code Relief Coalition, regarding Housing Freedom & Homelessness (Sponsored by Supervisor Kelstrom).]
THIS IS HIS ITEM. SUPERVISOR CALSTRO.>> I WAS REACHED OUT BY LUKE, AND HE'S HERE TONIGHT.
I BELIEVE HE'S GOING TO DO US A PRESENTATION.
HE HAS A WAY OR HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN'T CUT OUT A FEW REGULATIONS.
I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING, SOME GUYS THAT I HAD BREAKFAST WITH EVERY MORNING OR COFFEE WITH EVERY MORNING.
ONE OF THEM WAS ON TAMA COUNTY SIDE OF THE CREEK, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS ON CHASSE COUNTY SIDE OF THE CREEK.
THE TAMA COUNTY GUY HAD BUILT A BARN ON HIS PLACE.
NO PERMITS, NO COUNTY INVOLVEMENT, NO INSPECTIONS, NO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED AG, AND HE JUST HAD FREE REIGN.
AT THE SAME TIME, I HAD ANOTHER GENTLEMAN, A FRIEND OF MINE TRYING TO BUILD ONE ON OUR SIDE OF THE CREEK, COTTONWOOD CHESS COUNTY SIDE OF THE CREEK.
OUR DEPARTMENT NOW HAS BEEN DOING TREMENDOUS WORK. THIS WAS THREE YEARS AGO.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR.
BUT HE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING HIS PLANS THROUGH, GETTING HIS PERMITS.
HE WAS HAVING AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME.
I JUST IT BOTHERED ME THEN, IT BOTHERS ME NOW.
IT'S LIKE, HOW CAN YOU BUILD A BAR IN TAMA COUNTY? IT'S CONSIDERED AG, AND THERE'S NO RED TAPE INVOLVED AT ALL YET IN SHASTA COUNTY WE STILL HAVE SOME PROBLEMS. LUKE, ARE YOU READY WITH THE PRESENTATION? PERFECT. THANK YOU.
>> I'D LIKE TO START WITH THINKING SHASTA COUNTY, THEY'RE GREAT, AND I DON'T THINK THEY'RE AT ALL TO BLAME FOR ANY OF OUR CODES. I THINK IT'S MORE OF A.
>> COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THAT CREW.
>> THEY'RE GREAT. WELL, I THINK WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE WORDS CODE, THEY THINK SAFETY OR THEY SAY SOLAR PANELS OR FIRE SPRINKLERS OR TITLE 24.
BUT WHAT THEY DON'T SEE IS THE COSTS AND DOLLARS AND FREEDOM.
EVERY NEW CODE CYCLE ADDS COSTS WITHOUT ADDING VALUE.
WHEN THE RULES DRIVE UP THE PRICE OF A NEW HOME BY $150,000, BUT THE HOUSE ISN'T ANY STRONGER OR SAFER, IT'S JUST PROGRESS.
IT'S NOT PROGRESS AS ECONOMIC CONTROL.
EVERY LAYER OF NEW CODE INFLATES THE PRICE OF HOUSING.
WHAT USED TO BE $250,000 FOR A HOUSE IS NOW $400,000, NOT BECAUSE THE HOMES GOT BETTER, BUT BECAUSE THE REGULATIONS DID AND WHEN THE COST RISES THAT HIGH, THE WHOLE SYSTEM BREAKS.
FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD HOMES, AND BUILDERS CAN'T MAKE A PROFIT, TRADESMEN, THE ONES OUT IN THE MUD, THEY PAY THE PRICE.
WHEN THE PROFIT MARGINS SHRINK, THE WAGES DROP.
CREWS GET SMALLER, HOURS DISAPPEAR AND SMALL CONTRACTORS, THEY START GOING UNDER.
THAT'S HOW OVER REGULATION DESTROYS ONE CODE AT A TIME.
FOR DECADES, CALIFORNIA BUILT UNDER THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE.
IT WAS A PRACTICAL LOCAL CODE WRITTEN BY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTOOD OUR LAND.
BUT IN 2007, THAT WAS REPLACED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, AND THEN THE ICC, THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL.
THAT SHIFT DIDN'T JUST CHANGE THE PAPERWORK, I CHANGED THE ENTIRE FOUNDATION OF HOW WE BUILD.
IT CAME RIGHT BEFORE THE 2008 HOUSING, WHICH I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH, AND IT PLAYED A PART IN IT WHILE THE ECONOMY WAS ALREADY STRAINED BY BAD LENDING AND SPECULATION, THE NEW CODE SYSTEM ADDED WEIGHT AND THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME.
COST SPIKE, PROJECT STALLED, AND BUILDERS WERE BURIED UNDER NEW REQUIREMENTS THAT MANY COUNTIES DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ENFORCE.
THOUSANDS OF SMALL CONTRACTORS, FAMILY BUILDERS, WHICH WERE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN, COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH THE NEW MANDATES.
THE RESULT, JOBS DISAPPEARED, HOUSING SLOPE, AND LOCAL ECONOMIES CRACKED RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE NATIONAL MARKET.
SINCE THEN, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, AND 2022, EVERY UPDATE HAS ADDED MORE RULES, MORE COSTS, AND LESS FREEDOM.
TODAY, WE'RE NOT BUILDING FOR PEOPLE ANYMORE WE'RE BUILDING FOR PAPERWORK AND IT'S WORTH NOTHING.
THE SAME INTERNATIONAL CODE GROUPS HAVE PARTNERED WITH USAID AND PUSHED THESE CODES THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA, AND THOSE COUNTRIES DID NOT FARE TOO WELL.
THERE'S GOOD NEWS, WE CAN CHANGE THIS, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
A NUMBER OF STATES IN THIS COUNTRY STILL BELIEVE IN LOCAL CONTROL, MISSOURI, COLORADO, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, DELAWARE.
THEY DO NOT HAVE MANDATORY STATEWIDE BUILDING CODES.
INSTEAD, THEY FOLLOW COUNTY AND TOWN CODES ADOPTED BY THEIR OWN.
IN ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND PARTS OF TEXAS, RURAL COUNTIES HAVE CHOSEN TO OPT OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE ENTIRELY.
THEY USE A SIMPLE COMMON SENSE STANDARD WRITTEN LOCALLY ENFORCED LOCALLY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE THRIVING.
IN TEXAS, WE HAVE A 300% INCREASE IN BUILDING COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA'S 3%.
EVEN IN STATES WHERE THE ICC AND DOZENS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES AND SMALL TOWNS, WE KNOW OUR LAND, WE KNOW WHAT'S SAFE, AND WE'LL DECIDE FOR OURSELF, THAT PROVIDES SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
LOCAL CONTROL STILL EXISTS IN AMERICA, IT WORKS, AND WE CAN DO THE SAME THING HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
IF ENOUGH COUNTIES CAN STAND TOGETHER AND ENOUGH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY NO MORE,
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WE CAN RESTORE FREEDOM AND BUILDING ONE COUNTY AT A TIME.THE REASON WE NEED TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S CONSEQUENCES, WE'VE SEEN THE DAMAGE FIRSTHAND.
JOHN DARCH A FARMER FROM TAMA COUNTY WAS FINED MILLIONS FOR PLOWING HIS OWN FIELD WITHOUT A PERMIT.
HE DIDN'T PARK CONCRETE OR BUILD A HOUSE, HE JUST TILLED HIS SOIL.
THEN THERE'S MICHAEL BILLER, A VINEYARD OWNER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
HE LET ONE OF HIS LONG TIME WORKERS LIVE IN AN RV ON THE PROPERTY, A SIMPLE ACT OF DECENCY, IT WASN'T UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHY.
BUT THE COUNTY SAW THAT IT WAS A CODE VIOLATION AND FIND HIM $120,000.
THIS ISN'T JUST A SHASTA COUNTY DEAL, THIS IS STATEWIDE.
THIS ISN'T SAFETY, EITHER, THIS IS PUNISHMENT.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN REGULATION REPLACES REASON.
THIS IS WHY HOUSING COSTS KEEP CLIMBING, AND THAT'S NOT JUST LAND PRICES AND MATERIAL, IT'S CODE FLATION.
EVERY TIME A NEW REGULATION IS ADDED, THE COST OF BUILDING RISES, EVERY LAYER OF CODE ACTS LIKE ANOTHER HIDDEN TAX ON EVERY CALIFORNIAN WHO JUST WANTS A PLACE TO LIVE.
THAT'S WHY CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING CRISIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ECONOMICS, IT'S ABOUT OVER REGULATION, THE CODE HAS BECOME A CAGE.
WHILE SITE BUILT HOMES ARE BURIED UNDER CODE REQUIREMENTS, SOLAR MANDATES FIRE SPRINKLERS ENERGY AUDITS AND COSTLY INSPECTIONS, MOBILE HOMES ARE EXEMPT FROM ALMOST ALL OF IT.
A FACTORY BUILT HOME DOESN'T HAVE TO MEET CALIFORNIA TITLE 24.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE SOLAR, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS, AND IT DOESN'T FOLLOW THE SAME SEISMIC ENERGY STANDARDS AS A STICK FRAMED HOUSE.
A BUILDER CONSTRUCTING A PERMANENT HOME ON PRIVATE LAND IS FORCED TO FOLLOW 40,000 CODES, ACTUALLY IS WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BOOKS ROUGHLY, 40,000 PAGES OF CODE, BUT A MOBILE HOME PARK CAN ROLL IN HUNDREDS OF UNITS WITHOUT ANY.
IF THAT'S CALIFORNIA'S TRUE GOAL, SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY, EVERY HOME WOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY.
INSTEAD, WE'VE CREATED A TWO TIER SYSTEM, ONE FOR BUREAUCRATS AND BIG MANUFACTURERS AND WHO SKIRT THE RULES, AND ONE FOR LOCAL BUILDERS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE CRUSHED BY THEM.
IT'S NOT POLICY, THAT'S CORRUPTION.
NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HUMAN SIDE.
COUNTY IS WRESTLING WITH HOMELESSNESS.
CALIFORNIA HAS NEARLY 187,000 HOMELESS PEOPLE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN AMERICA, THAT'S 28% OF THE NATION'S HOMELESS POPULATION, ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THEM LIMA UNSHELTERED.
THE NUMBER 1 REASON IS COST, A 2023 STATEWIDE SURVEY FROM UCSF FOUND THAT OVER 70% OF CALIFORNIANS WHO BECAME HOMELESS SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD RENT OR MORTGAGE.
NOW, CONSIDER THIS, WHEN CODE FLATION ADDS $150,000 TO THE COST OF A HOME, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS ESTIMATES THAT 1-1.5 MILLION CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS ARE PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET.
IF EVEN 10% OF THOSE FAMILIES END UP HOMELESS, THAT'S MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE, NEARLY THE ENTIRE HOMELESS POPULATION OF THE STATE.
THIS ISN'T SPECULATION, IT'S MATH.
WE COULD POSSIBLY LIFT OVER HALF OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, SIMPLY BY REDUCING THE COST OF CODE COMPLIANCE, BY LETTING HOMES BE BUILT AT PRICES PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD.
NO GOVERNMENT GRANT, NO NEW TAXES, JUST AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT DOESN'T START WITH SUBSIDIES, IT STARTS THE REDUCING CODE.
IT STARTS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTIES AND OUR OWN BUILDING DEPARTMENTS, SO WE CAN START BY BRINGING BACK ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS, SO BARNS OVER 1,000 SQUARE FEET CAN BE BUILT ON LAND WHEN THERE ARE NO HOUSES ON THE PROPERTY.
THAT ONE CHANGE WOULD IMMEDIATELY HELP FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND SMALL OPERATORS GET BACK TO WORK WITHOUT SPENDING MONTHS FIGHTING RED TAPE.
NEXT, WE NEED TO STREAMLINE FARM EXEMPTIONS.
IT SHOULD BE SIMPLE, 100 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING AREA PER ACRE OF LAND, STARTING WITH ONE ACRE.
NO REZONING, NO VARIANCES, NO ENDLESS HEARINGS, NO MATTER WHAT IT ZONED, AND THE RULES WON'T EDGE OUT SMALL GUYS THAT WAY.
MICRO FARMS AND FAMILY RANCHES THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LIVING ON AND WORKING THEIR LAND WILL BE INCLUDED.
THAT'S LOCAL CONTROL AND ACTION, RESTORING THE RIGHT TO BUILD, RESTORING THE RIGHT TO WORK, RESTORING THE RIGHT TO LIVE FREE ON YOUR OWN LAND.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE BACK CONTROL COUNTY BY COUNTY, TOWN BY TOWN.
WE CAN DECIDE WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR LAND FOR OUR PEOPLE AND FOR OUR ECONOMY.
THAT'S WHY I STARTED THE CODE RELIEF COALITION.
GO TO THE CODE RELIEF COALITION.ORG, DONATE, SHARE A MESSAGE, BECOME A MEMBER.
BECAUSE FREEDOM DOESN'T DEFEND ITSELF, WE HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT CODES, IT'S ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS FREE PEOPLE, RAISING OUR FAMILIES WITH THE RIGHT TO WORK OUR SOIL AND BUILD OUR FUTURE WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION.
FREEDOM BUILT THE STATE TOGETHER, I THINK WE CAN BUILD IT BACK AGAIN.
>> I AGREE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU SAID THERE.
BUT THOSE ARE ALL STATE REGULATIONS.
I KNOW I HEAR A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SAY, WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
NO KIDDING, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT, WE ABSOLUTELY NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BUT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO BUILD A HOUSE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOLAR, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TESLA PLUG, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES.
YOU'RE ADDING $100,000 ON THE PRICE OF EVERY STRUCTURE YOU BUILD HERE AND THEN WE COMPLAIN WE DON'T HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN WE AS A COUNTY CHANGE? BECAUSE THESE GUYS' HANDS ARE TIED BY THE STATE,
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AND THE STATE REGULATIONS ARE OVER BURDENSOME, AND THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE RED TAPE IF THEY COULD.
BUT IS THERE A PATH FORWARD TO DOING THAT?
>> I FOUND, I BELIEVE A FEW PATHS FORWARD.
I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THE SUPERVISORS TO RESEARCH THIS CLOSER, BUT WE NEED TO GATHER LOCAL FINDINGS.
I THINK WE CAN USE FIRE MAPS AND RURAL DATA TO SHOW THAT THAT MOST OF OUR HOUSES ARE LOST DUE TO FOREST FIRES, NOT FIRES THAT HOUSES ARE, IT'S NOT STARTING INSIDE, IT'S STARTING FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WE HAVE NOT ONE SINGLE PROVEN CASE OF FIRE SPRINKLER SAVING A HOUSE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WE DO IN MARYLAND, FOR SOME REASON, BUT NOT HERE.
SOMEHOW 50,000 HOMES IN MARYLAND WERE SAVED DUE TO FIRE SPRINKLERS, BUT NONE IN CALIFORNIA.
WE COULD SHOW USING ACTUALLY TITLE 24 THAT SINCE OUR PROBLEM IS COMING FROM WITHOUT, WE COULD INVEST THAT MONEY INTO HARDENING AND LANDSCAPING AND DIFFERENT THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE AND GET RID OF FIRE SPRINKLERS, WHICH IS A LONGER RUN GOAL.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE REAL TIME AND EFFORT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.
BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET HERE.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT AGAIN, THE TEAM'S HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE THAT'S A STATE REGULATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS IN EVERY NEW HOME.
HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY GET AROUND THAT?
>> WE HAVE TO TURN IT POLITICAL.
IT HAS TO GET TO THE STATE, ARE YOU ASKED TO GET TO DALLY AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO START BRINGING UP IN THE STATE CAPITOL SAYING, HEY, YOU MAY BE PUTTING FIRE SPRINKLERS.
THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE WET AND DEAD, BUT NOBODY CAN AFFORD A HOUSE, SO THEY DON'T HAVE A HOUSE ANYWAYS TO LIVE IN.
>> THANK YOU. DOES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I KNOW. SUPERVISOR PLUMBER.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU OR I KNOW OUR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TEAM IS THERE.
BUT I'M CURIOUS TO THE POINT THAT SUPERVISOR KELSTROM IS MAKING REGARDING HOW MUCH OF OUR CURRENT BUILDING CODES ARE STATE DRIVEN VERSUS THINGS THAT THE COUNTY HAS ADDED.
>> VERY LITTLE, I BELIEVE THE COUNTY IS PRETTY EASY TO WORK WITH.
THEY JUST BASICALLY ARE HANDED A BUNCH OF CODE AND THEY HAVE TO ENFORCE IT.
THE REALITY IS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND GET OTHER COUNTIES INVOLVED AND SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO FOLLOW THIS BECAUSE NOBODY CAN AFFORD TO BUILD.
YOU LOOK AT CALIFORNIA IN 2006, 2007, 2005, WE BUILT AN AVERAGE OF 1,500 HOMES IN SHASTA COUNTY AND I THINK THE LAST YEAR, WHAT IS IT 300 HOMES WE BUILT PER YEAR? IT'S SOMEWHERE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 300-340 HOMES A YEAR.
IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE CODE HAS INCREASED SO MUCH.
THE COST IS OUTPACING ANYBODY'S WAGES, OUR WAGES HAVE WENT UP SINCE THE 80S, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ROLL SOME THINGS BACK.
>> I'M WONDERING SPECIFICALLY, IF THERE ARE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF COUNTY ADDED CODES, THAT IT'S WORTH REVIEWING THOSE IN WHOLE, AND I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THAT AND THE CAPACITY WITH OUR CURRENT STAFF, SO I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE DO THAT IMMEDIATELY.
BUT I'M WONDERING, ARE THERE AND I DON'T KNOW, SEAN, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT, BUT ARE THERE ENOUGH COUNTY ADDED CODES THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO REVIEW SOMETHING LOCALLY.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN I SPEAK, PLEASE?
>> I'D LOVE TO TALK WITH THE PRESENTER ABOUT CODES AND CODE VIOLATIONS AND WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.
THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS ENOUGH PROJECTS CURRENTLY THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, SUPERVISOR PLUMBER, I'D LOVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE FLESH THIS OUT.
>> I CAN GIVE YOU A REAL QUICK ANSWER, MATT.
THIS IS MY WHEEL HOUSE, AND AGAIN, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THAT TEAM RIGHT THERE.
THEY'VE DONE THEY'RE AMAZING AND BUT SO FAR, I'VE COME ACROSS ONE COUNTY REGULATION THAT OVERRIDES STATE LAW, AND THAT'S THE ADU 1.
EVERYTHING ELSE, EVERY OTHER PROBLEM IS STATE MANDATED ALL OF THEM.
WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF DON'T I MEAN, I WOULD SAY IT'S 99%, PROBABLY, SO.
>> THEN, COULD I ASK YOU, SUPERVISOR STRUM IN BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION FORTH? WERE THERE IS IT MORE INFORMATIVE IN TERMS OF LETTING OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE STATE IS A KEY CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF THAT OR WERE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU HAD IN MIND THAT YOU THINK COUNTY SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO THIS S?
>> WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE EXEMPTION PERMIT? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET MORE LIBERAL WITH GIVING THOSE OUT RIGHT NOW.
I CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SHAWN, BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE, WE DON'T LIKE TO GIVE OUT PERMITS TO PROPERTIES TO PUT BUILDINGS ON WHEN NOBODY LIVES ON THE PROPERTY? BECAUSE, FOR A LOT OF TIMES IF WE HAD TROUBLE WITH MARIJUANA GROWS AND WHATNOT.
THEY ALSO DON'T LIKE TO GIVE PERMITS TO RUN POWER TO PROPERTIES THAT DON'T HAVE A STRUCTURE ON THEM OR A HOME ON THEM.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS LUKE WAS SAYING BECAUSE HE BUILDS BARNS AND IF YOU HAVE A BIG EMPTY FIELD OUT THERE WHERE THE FARMER WANTS TO STORE HEY WE DON'T GIVE A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE EXEMPTION PERMITS, BUT AGAIN, THIS TEAM IS GREAT.
THEY DO FANTASTIC WORK, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IN A CASE BY CASE BASIS, THEY'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP OUT IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
DID I OVERSTEP MY BOUNDS, SHAWN?.
>> NO. GOOD EVENING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
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SAN EWING, DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.THE QUICK ANSWER IS OUR COUNTY CODES, BUILDING STANDARDS CODE ARE NOT MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE STATES.
WE ENFORCE THE STATE BUILDING STANDARDS CODE.
IN REGARDS TO THE BUILDING OF A RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ON VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT, IS THERE IS A LIMIT OF 100 SQUARE FEET? THE REASON BEING IS IF YOU GO LARGER THAN THAT, YOU START GETTING INTO MORE COMPLICATIONS AND OVER THE YEARS, THE COUNTY CODE THAT'S A ZONING CODE IN THIS CASE, HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO ALLOW SOME FLEXIBILITY, AND THEN IT ENDED UP TIGHTENING UP TO BACK OR TO WHERE IT'S AT NOW, WHICH IS 100 SQUARE FOOT MAX.
THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE AGRICULTURAL, IF IT'S AGRICULTURAL AND THAT CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE PLANNING REVIEW, THEN IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO THAT 1,000 SQUARE FEET.
IT ACTUALLY COULD BE BEYOND THAT 1,000 SQUARE FEET.
I GUESS, EXEMPTIONS IS THE COUNTY DOES HAVE AN AG EXEMPTION PROCESS, WHICH ESSENTIALLY DOES NOT REQUIRE A BUILDING PERMIT FOR PURELY AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS, FULL TIME AG USE.
SIMILAR TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE RELAXED THAN SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
>> CAN THEY PULL POWER TO ONE OF THOSE EXEMPTION BUILDINGS?
>> THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS IN THE PAST, THERE WAS A POLICY THAT LIMITED THE ABILITY TO HAVE POWER LAWFULLY INSTALLED ON A VACANT LAND WITHOUT A RESIDENCE, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, I THINK PAUL HERMAN SPEARHEADED THAT, WHERE WE ESTABLISHED A POLICY TO ALLOW IT UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES YOU HELPED ME WITH.
>> TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT ABUSED.
>> WE TRY TO BE FLEXIBLE WHERE WE CAN.
>> APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> WE DO HAVE THREE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
IT IS A NO VOTE ITEM, BUT SINCE QUESTIONS AND THERE WAS DIALOGUE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE THREE. MISS BLANKENSHIP.
>> THANK YOU. DELORES SUERO IS FIRST, THEN TIM GARMIN, FOLLOWED BY LESLIE.
>> WELCOME BACK. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WRITE THIS NUMBER.
MR. LUKE PERRY ACTUALLY IS UNDER INVESTIGATION UNDER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
THERE'S 18 PAGES HERE, AND HIS LICENSE IS PENDING.
IT'S PENDING, AND I SPOKE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HE'S ALSO BEING SUED FOR TWO FEDERAL LAWSUITS, WHICH ARE HERE.
ACTUALLY, BECAUSE OF THE OAK RUN, WHO ACTUALLY WAS INVOLVED WITH THE FUNDS OF THE 825,000 THAT HAS TO BE PAID TO THE SCHOOL.
BEFORE YOU DO ANY BUSINESS WITH SIR MR. LUKE PERRY, I KNOW HIM.
THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, NINE VIOLATIONS, PENDING TO LOSE HIS LICENSE PERMANENT.
HE ACTUALLY JUST OPENED HIS BUSINESS AS AUGUST 21ST OF THIS YEAR, BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO LOSE HIS LICENSE PERMANENT, AND HE WILL BE LOSING HIS LICENSE PERMANENT.
THESE TWO LAWSUITS, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE FEDERAL, AND THAT'S STILL PENDING.
THAT MEANS HE'S LIABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF THE MONEY, AND THE STATE ACTUALLY HAS BEEN CONTACTING MULTIPLE PEOPLE REGARDING WAS TAKING PLACE OF THAT MONEY BECAUSE THE ADA WAS ACTUALLY FRAUD IN THE ALTERED DOCUMENTS AND A LOT OF STAFF.
WE HAVE PICTURES AND PHOTOS OF THE STAFF WHO ACTUALLY ALTERED DOCUMENTS.
BEFORE YOU START GOING INTO DOING ANY BUSINESS, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK UNDER THAT LICENSE AND THAT CASE NUMBER, 18 PAGES.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO FORWARD IT TO YOU GUYS OF THE CASE IN THE INFORMATION.
WHEN I GET HOME TONIGHT, I'LL FORWARD YOU THAT INFORMATION, BUT PERRY, MR. LUKE, ACTUALLY IS ACTUALLY UNDER INVESTIGATION TO LOSE HIS LICENSE.
>> TIM GARMIN, FOLLOWED BY LESLIE. LESLIE, COME ON UP.
SHE SAT IN THE BACK OF ONE OF MY CUSTODY HEARINGS.
SHERIFF NO BADGE FILED SOMETHING ON YOU.
CONGRATS. THAT MEANS YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT IN SHASTA COUNTY.
I NEEDED TO GET UP HERE FIRST TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE SCREAMING AT YOU ALL NIGHT.
THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE DOING BUSINESS TO MAKE SHASTA COUNTY BETTER.
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IT WAS A PROMISE YOU MADE DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN. YOU'VE KEPT IT.YOU DO NOT GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR IT, BUT THIS BOARD IS DOING GOOD WORK.
UNFORTUNATELY, EVERYBODY WHO WAS IN SUCH A HURRY TO COME COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY IS NOT DOING DOESN'T STAY TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
SEAN AND YOUR TEAM, THANK YOU.
YOU GUYS, YOU CARE ABOUT OUR CONSTITUENTS, YOU CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT.
LUKE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE PEOPLE WHO DID STAY, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLY WATCH ONLINE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STAND THE CIRCUS THAT HAPPENS IN HERE THAT WE ALL GOT TO WITNESS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED.
IF WE CAN'T MAKE A COMMITTEE THAT THE BOARD ENDORSES, ONE OF THE 81 COMMITTEES, IS THAT WHAT IT WAS THAT WE HAVE? IF WE CAN'T MAKE ONE THAT CAN TAKE SOME OF WHAT'S ON THEIR PLATE OFF THEIR PLATE TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD, MAYBE LOOK AT LEGISLATION, MAYBE LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO IN SACRAMENTO, MAYBE IT COULD JUST BE A CITIZEN LED THING.
BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS IS THE TYPE OF STUFF WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE LOCAL CONTROL DOWN TO SACRAMENTO.
I'M DOING IT IN THE PRINCAL ADVOCACY GROUP.
IT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO PUSH BACK ON SACRAMENTO.
IT'S WHY WE'RE A CHARTER COUNTY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALWAYS DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR SHASTA COUNTY, EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE TO HEAR AND LISTEN TO ALL OF THIS STUFF.
I DON'T KNOW. MY NOTES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, BUT BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM THIS.
THANK YOU. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO R4,
[R4 Receive a presentation from the Deputy Sheriffs' Association regarding negotiations with the Deputy Sheriff, Sergeant, and District Attorney Investigator Unit.]
RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FOR THE DEPUTY SHERIFF ASSOCIATION REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEPUTY SHERIFF, SERGEANT, AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR UNIT.>> GOOD NIGHT, BOARD. I'M SERGEANT JAKE DUNCAN WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION.
I'M JOINING HERE TODAY WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, KILEE HOLROYD.
OF COURSE, I GOT SOME CALM MY THROAT.
PURPOSE TODAY IS ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE WITH THE BOARD IN A MANNER WHERE WE CAN, SOMETHING. SORRY, GUYS.
>> SORRY, GUYS. I SWEAR MY VOICE.
>> CORKY'S COUGH DROPS HAVE BEEN IN HIS POCKET SINCE LIKE 1987, SO THEY'RE STALE.
I MIGHT HAVE TO TAP KILEE IN HERE.
SORRY. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT NUMBERS, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE.
THE 112 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DEPUTY SHERIFF ASSOCIATION AREN'T JUST EMPLOYEES.
THEY'RE THE BACKBONE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR SHASTA COUNTY.
THEY RUN TOWARDS WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE RUNS FROM, AND THEY STAND IN THE GAP WHEN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS THEM THE MOST.
I'M HUMBLED TO REPRESENT THESE HEROES TONIGHT.
THEIR LOYALTY, COURAGE, AND RESILIENCE DEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE.
THE ISSUES WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD AREN'T COMPLAINTS, THE SOLUTIONS.
SOLUTIONS FROM US, THE EXPERTS WHO LIVE THIS JOB EVERY DAY ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND EMPLOYEE MORALE.
WE'RE NOT HERE ASKING YOU GUYS FOR LARGE RAISES.
WE'RE HERE WITH THEIR HANDS OUT.
WE'RE ASKING TO HELP DECIDE HOW THE MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED IS SPENT TO USE IT WISELY AND FIX THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT STAFFING, SCHEDULING, AND SUSTAINABILITY.
WE WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS ISN'T DEMAND.
WE'RE HOPING THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP.
WE SUPPORT SHERIF JOHNSON'S LEADERSHIP, AND WE WANT TO BUILD UP THE PROGRESS THAT'S ALREADY BEEN MADE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ISN'T JUST ANOTHER JOB.
OUR PEOPLE RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY.
THEY MISS HOLIDAYS, FAMILY DINNERS, AND THEY STILL SHOW UP DAY AFTER DAY BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR COMMUNITY TOO.
WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT ISN'T JUST A CONTRACTUAL PROPOSAL.
IT'S A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROTECT THIS COUNTY IN THE FUTURE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
I THREW THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER PRETTY LAST MINUTE.
I'M GOING TO BLAZE THROUGH SOME OF THIS JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO GET TO SOME OF THE IMPORTANT STUFF.
WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND IS THAT THROUGHOUT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, WE PRESENTED IN GOOD FAITH TO REACH FULL SETTLEMENT ON OPEN ITEMS. OUR CONTRACT THAT WE OFFERED THE COUNTY COSTS LESS THAN THE COUNTY'S PROPOSAL, WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING.
WE'VE INCLUDED MANAGEMENT COMPACTION PROTECTIONS, AND IT REPRESENTS A COLLABORATIVE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPROMISE.
WE MAINTAINED THAT STANCE THROUGHOUT ALL OF NEGOTIATIONS.
OUR GOAL HERE IS TO COMMITMENT TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORKFORCE STABILITY,
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AND IT ENCOURAGES RECRUITMENT RETENTION AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR COST ESTIMATES ARE THE COUNTY'S NUMBERS.
WE USED THOSE NUMBERS WHEN WE WERE BEING COLLABORATIVE WITH THE COUNTY IN NEGOTIATIONS.
I'M GOING TO BLAZE THROUGH THIS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS AT THIS POINT.
WHAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND IS WE MET WITH OUR DEPUTIES, AND WE SAID, WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU GUYS? WE ALL KNOW, 22 AND ONE ISN'T MUCH.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE THE GAP WITH READING AND ANDERSON, 22 AND ONE.
BUT IF WE CAN SPEND THE $1.1 MILLION THAT WOULD COST THE COUNTY ANOTHER WAY THAT'S IMPROVE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS, MORALE, RETENTION, RECRUITMENT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE MAINTAIN THE STANCE THAT THE DSA IS THE EXPERT ON THAT WITH OUR OWN MEMBERS.
WE KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE.
WE CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND WE TOLD YOU GUYS, HEY, WE'LL FOREGO RAISES FOR THE ENTIRE ASSOCIATION, IF WE CAN FOCUS ON THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS. THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE CAME UP WITH.
THE COMPENSATORY TIME OFF, CURRENTLY, OUR COMPENSATORY TIME OFF IS ONLY 120 HOURS.
WE ASKED TO INCREASE THAT TO 160 HOURS.
THAT'S WELL WITHIN INDUSTRY STANDARD.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, THE RIDING POLICE DEPARTMENT IS 480 HOURS.
WHAT IT DOES, IT PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR EMPLOYEES MANAGING SHIFT FORK FAMILY AND WELLNESS.
IT ALSO REDUCES THE COUNTY'S IMMEDIATE OVERTIME PAYOUT OBLIGATIONS.
IT ALIGNS WITH THE COMMON PRACTICE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE COUNTY'S CONCERN ON THIS WAS COUNTY PAYOUTS WHEN PEOPLE PROMOTE TO LIEUTENANTS OR THEY DECIDE TO RETIRE.
HOWEVER, THE COUNTY COULDN'T PROVIDE US A COST ESTIMATE BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO THE ARGUMENT THAT THERE'S A COST SAVINGS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BANKING THEIR OVERTIME RATHER THAN ACTUALLY CASHING IT OUT IMMEDIATELY.
PROPOSAL 3 OF THE OVERTIME CALCULATION.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S ACTUALLY A MISTAKE IN THE POWERPOINT.
VACATION TIME AND CREDIT TIME HOLIDAYS, THE ONLY THING THAT COUNTS AND PHYSICAL HOURS WORKS.
ONLY THING THAT COUNTS TOWARDS OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY.
WE'RE PROPOSING THAT YOU GUYS TRUST US WITH A GUN AND A BADGE.
YOU GUYS VET US THROUGH A VIGOROUS BACKGROUND PROCESS.
THE COUNTY'S CONCERN ABOUT INCLUDING ALL PAID LEAVE IN THAT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ABUSE SICK TIME BECAUSE OF INCIDENTS THAT WERE CITED YEARS AGO.
READING AND ANDERSON, THEIR MOUS, ALL HOURS OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED WORK HOURS IS OVERTIME.
WE'RE ASKING FOR OUR MOU TO BE COMPARABLE TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HIRE OUR EMPLOYEES.
THEY HAVE LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT PROTECTS MANAGEMENT RIGHTS FOR ABUSE OF SICK TIME, BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
WE'RE JUST ASKING TO BE TREATED SIMILARLY TO OTHER SAFETY UNITS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR AREA.
PROPOSAL 5 AND 9 IS PROBABLY WHERE THE BULK OF THAT OUR PROPOSAL COMES FROM.
WE'RE ASKING TO ADD 5% TO THE TOP STEP SERGEANT AND SUPERVISING DAI, DEPUTY DA OR DA INVESTIGATOR.
THEN ALSO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE A 5% INCENTIVE FOR SERGEANT SUPERVISORY DAI.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE GOING THIS ROUTE IS BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIGGER ISSUES WE HAVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS OUR SMALL COMPACTION BETWEEN TOP STEP DEPUTY AND TOP STEP SERGEANT.
YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, COMPARED TO ALL THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE ARE THE SECOND LOWEST IN COMPACTION BETWEEN THE TOP STEP DEPUTY AND TOP STEP SERGEANT.
THE ONLY THING LOWER THAN THAT IS LASSEN COUNTY AT 12.5%.
ANDERSON PD, THEY'RE CURRENTLY FLYING FOR A SERGEANT.
I COULD GO OVER THERE TOMORROW AND MAKE $40,000 MORE A YEAR.
THE READING POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE AT 41%.
THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY $60,000 MORE THAN US.
WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU GUYS TO PAY US THAT MUCH.
WE'RE SAYING THAT CLOSE THE GAP A LITTLE BIT.
OUR PROPOSAL IS ONLY GOING TO CLOSE THAT GAP $13.5,000.
THAT'S STILL A LARGE BASE OFF FROM THE CURRENT SERGEANTS AND SUPERVISORS AT THE OTHER AGENCIES.
THE SUPERVISORY CERT IS THE ONLY CERT POST CERT IN OUR MOU THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN INCENTIVE.
IT REQUIRES 60 COLLEGE UNITS AND TWO YEARS AS A SERGEANT TO OBTAIN THAT.
WE'RE OFFERING YOU GUYS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PAY OUR SERGEANTS MORE SO THAT WAY WE HAVE THE BIGGER GAP IN A SUPERVISORY CERTIFICATE OR SUPERVISORY REALM, AND WE'RE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OUR OTHER AGENCIES.
NOT ALIGNED WITH THEM, MORE COMPETITIVE. SECOND TO LAST.
WE'RE ASKING FOR SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT PAY IN THE AMOUNT OF 5% WHEN YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT COLLATERALS WE HAVE WHILE YOU'RE DOING THEM.
THOSE ARE YOUR CNT TEAM THAT RESPOND TO THE MOST DANGEROUS CRITICAL INCIDENTS, INCLUDING BARRICADE SUBJECTS, YOUR DIVE TEAM THAT LITERALLY SWIMS ACROSS RIVERS AND DIVES OUR LAKES TO RECOVER THEIR DECEASED OR LOVED ONES, YOUR BOMB TECHNICIANS THAT GO AND DISARM BOMBS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR DRONE TEAM, WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO GET A PILOT'S LICENSE AND OUR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, WHICH TIRELESSLY LOOKS FOR OUR MOST AT RISK POPULATION.
AGAIN, THE COUNTY CITED NEGOTIATIONS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ISSUES FILLING THESE POSITIONS.
THEY DON'T NEED INCENTIVE OUTSIDE OF OVERTIME.
HOWEVER, OUR POSITION IS EXTENSIVE TRAINING, DEDICATION, LOYALTY AND CARING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE REWARDED RATHER THAN PUNISHED.
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IT'S AN INDUSTRY STANDARD OR IN OUR AREA THAT THOSE COLLATERALS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE COLLATERALS THAN OTHER AGENCIES, BUT THOSE SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD GET PAID ACCORDINGLY.THIS IS A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE OUR DETECTIVES ASSIGNED TO 10 HOUR SCHEDULES, TELL THEM TO TAKE THE DAY OFF ON HOLIDAYS.
WE SAY, YOU SHALL TAKE THIS DAY OFF, AND THEY ONLY GET EIGHT HOURS.
THEY HAVE TO USE TWO HOURS OF THEIR PERSONAL LEAVE TIME TO MAINTAIN A FULL PAYCHECK.
WE'RE ASKING THEY RECEIVE ONLY THAT DAY OFF.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE DAY OFF.
MOST CONCERNING, IT'S ONLY TO COST THE COUNTY $2,000 A YEAR TO GIVE THOSE EMPLOYEES A FULL DAY OFF, OR THEY DON'T HAVE TO USE THEIR PERSONAL LEAVE TIME.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. VERY MUCH.
>> YES. TIE. [LAUGHTER] HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE FOR OUR FIVE? THANK YOU, DETECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> JUST ONE MOMENT, CHAIR. FOR OUR FIVE CLOSED SESSION, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
SURPRISED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT'S ESTIMATED 30 MINUTES.
I'M GOING TO SAY COUNCIL ARMOR, DO YOU THINK 30 MINUTES COULD BE? I'M GOING TO SAY THAT WE WON'T COME BACK BEFORE 10 MINUTES.
WE ARE GOING TO RECESS UNTIL 7:45.
[CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT]
REMEMBER, WE DO NEED THE BOARD CHAMBERS CLOSED DURING THAT TIME, AND WE WILL OPEN THE CHAMBERS BACK UP WHEN WE REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.[REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS]
RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION, COUNCIL ARMOR, IS THERE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION?>> MR. CHAIRMAN, ITEM R5 WAS HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION, NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
>> MISS BLANKENSHIP, EVERYTHING COVERED?
>> WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. HAVE A SAFE EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.