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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
IT'S TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH AND THE TIME IS 9 A.M.
ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE WITH US TODAY, INCLUDING CEO DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY COUNCIL JOE LARMER, AND FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP, KRISTEN GOOLING-SMITH, MIRANDA ANGEL, AND IN THE FOYER, LISA TIERNEY.
WE ENCOURAGE THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CLERK IN 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 MS. BLANKENSHIP.
THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY OF THE BOARDROOM RULES OF ORDER AS OUTLINED IN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1-101.
THOSE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE THROUGH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD'S WEBSITE.
THIS POLICY INCLUDES SIGNAGE RESTRICTIONS, ATTENDEE SEATING, AND OVERALL CONDUCT TO ENSURE BUSINESS IS DONE IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND THAT ALL HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO 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 BOARDROOM IS ACCEPTABLE SO LONG AS NO PERSON BLOCKS THE INGRESS OR EGRESS.
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WHO WANT TO OBSERVE, RECORD, OR OTHERWISE DOCUMENT A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO SET UP EQUIPMENT ALONG THE SOUTH WINDOWS.
SHASTA COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN A PROFESSIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT, AND WE KINDLY ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ADHERE TO THESE RULES.
WITH THAT, I DO HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM C-18 REGARDING THE 2025 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT HAS BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENT ON THIS ITEM MUST SUBMIT A SEPARATE SPEAKER REQUEST CARD TO THE CLERK IN THE FOYER.
WITH THAT, CHAIR, I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO YOU.
WELL, THIS KIND OF LOOKS FAMILIAR, LIKE YESTERDAY AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY, ALL YOU GUYS STANDING WITH YOUR BACKS TO THE WALL.
SO MOVING ON TO R1, ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH RECOGNIZES JORDAN SUTTNER, DEPUTY SHERIFF, WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS CHESTER COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2026.
AND I HAVE TO YES, WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
THE INVOCATION TODAY IS BY PASTOR TOM LUCATORTA. IS HE HERE OR HE HAD JURY DUTY POSSIBLY? I DON'T SEE HIM HERE, SO ON DECK WE HAVE SHERIFF CHAPLAIN AARON RESNICK.
IF HE WOULD COME UP AND DO THE INVOCATION, THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
IF EVERYBODY COULD PLEASE RISE.
PLEASE JOIN WITH ME IN PRAYER.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER WITH HEARTS REJOICING IN YOUR ALMIGHTY PRESENCE AND GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE.
THANK YOU FOR EVERY PERSON ASSEMBLED HERE IN THIS CHAMBER AND FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES.
WE ASK YOU LIFT UP AND PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.
WE REFLECT ON ALL THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE COUNTLESS UNSEEN SACRIFICES, THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, BUT ALSO THE MOMENTS OF LAUGHTER AND JOY.
WE OFFER OUR COLLECTIVE THANKS, LORD, AS YOU HAVE CARRIED US THROUGH EACH OBSTACLE TOGETHER.
WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS FOR THE MANY PEOPLE BEING RECOGNIZED AS WE APPLAUD THEIR TALENTS, EFFORTS, MOTIVATION, AND RESULTS.
THEIR SELFLESS LABORS AND DEDICATION ARE INDICATIVE OF THE LOVE, HEART, AND SOUL THEY HAVE FOR SHASTA COUNTY, AND SO WE PRAY YOU GRANT THEM A SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL RENEWAL.
AS IT SAYS IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS, AND LET US CONSIDER HOW WE MAY SPUR ONE ANOTHER ON.
THEREFORE, WE PRAY WE MAY EACH BE FOUND FAITHFUL, SINCERE, AND SELFLESS IN OUR THOUGHTS, LABORS, AND ACTIONS.
GUIDE US AND DEFEND US FROM THAT WHICH LAY AHEAD, AND GIVE US UNITY AND STRENGTH AND PURPOSE.
YOUR SALVATION IS THE JOYFUL NEWS THAT FILLS OUR HEARTS.
WE EXALT YOUR POWERFUL NAME ABOVE ALL OTHERS ON THIS EARTH, AND IT IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
DUDE, I USED TO BE ABLE TO STAND OFF TO THE SIDE AND I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
[R1 Adopt a resolution which recognizes Jordan Setnor, Deputy Sheriff, with the Sheriff’s Office as Shasta County’s Employee of the Month for April 2026.]
TO R1, ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH RECOGNIZES JORDAN CENTAUR, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SHASTA COUNTY'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2026.AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, EVERY SINGLE SUPERVISOR OVER HERE WANTED TO DO IT.
IT WAS ALMOST AN ARM WRESTLE BETWEEN SUPERVISOR LONG AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, BUT SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO DO THIS BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN TO SPEND TIME WITH DEPUTY SETTNER OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS UP IN LAKEHEAD PRIMARILY, WHERE HE'S JOINED ME AT A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND TOWN HALLS AND ANSWERED HARD QUESTIONS WHEN I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER.
AND I'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE WHENEVER I GET A CALL OR TEXT FROM THE FOLKS UP THERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS? CAN YOU RESPOND TO THIS? AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
AND ALSO JUST RECENTLY GOT TO SPEND HALF A DAY
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WITH THEM RIDING AROUND IN THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, WHICH WAS REALLY INSIGHTFUL AND INFORMATIVE.SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND NOW I'LL READ THIS PROCLAMATION HERE.
SO WHEREAS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SHASTA HAS ADOPTED THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO COUNTY SERVICE, AND WHEREAS SUCH RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES MEETING THE CRITERIA OF THE PROGRAM, NAMELY EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROFESSIONALISM, HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS, INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, PRODUCTIVITY, AND SERVICE AS A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AND WHEREAS THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE THANK YOU.
HAS CONSIDERED ALL CURRENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, AND WHEREAS DEPUTY JORDAN CENTNER STARTED AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF ENTRY LEVEL IN 2018 WITHIN THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND HAS GROWN INTO A RESPECTED DEPUTY AND FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.
AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, JORDAN EFFECTIVELY BALANCES MENTORING NEW DEPUTIES WHILE MAINTAINING HIS OWN WORKLOAD, ENSURING THAT TRAINEES RECEIVE THOROUGH HANDS-ON GUIDANCE WHILE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS REMAIN UNCOMPROMISED.
THROUGH JORDAN'S STRUCTURED APPROACH TO TRAINING, NEW TEAM MEMBERS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE, CONTRIBUTING TO LONG-TERM DEPARTMENTAL SUCCESS.
AS A MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AERIAL DRONE TEAM, JORDAN BRINGS INNOVATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS WITH TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY AND STRATEGIC USE OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES, AND SUPPORT SAFER OUTCOMES DURING CRITICAL INCIDENTS.
WHETHER IN THE FIELD, DURING INVESTIGATIONS, OR IN TRAINING SCENARIOS, JORDAN BRINGS A STEADY TEAM FIRST MINDSET THAT ENHANCES MORALE AND PERFORMANCE.
JORDAN'S PEERS RECOGNIZE HIM NOT ONLY FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, BUT ALSO FOR HIS APPROACHABILITY AND LEADERSHIP, MAKING HIM A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION AND CULTURE.
DEPUTY JORDAN SETNER CONSISTENTLY DELIVERS EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHILE ON PATROL, EARNING THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS PROFESSIONALISM, EMPATHY, AND APPROACHABILITY.
WHILE PATROLLING THE COMMUNITY, JORDAN MAINTAINS A CALM, RESPECTFUL, AND VIGILANT PRESENCE, ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE FOSTERING TRUST THROUGH POSITIVE INTERACTIONS.
JORDAN'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND ACT DECISIVELY REFLECTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND INTEGRITY.
JORDAN'S INVESTIGATIVE WORK DEMONSTRATES THOROUGHNESS, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND SOUND JUDGMENT, APPROACHING EACH INCIDENT WITH OBJECTIVITY AND CARE, ENSURING THAT THE FACTS ARE GATHERED ACCURATELY AND THAT ALL PARTIES ARE TREATED FAIRLY.
JORDAN'S INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS CONSISTENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO EFFECTIVE CASE RESOLUTION AND COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE.
JORDAN IS ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS STRONG FOLLOW-UP SKILLS, ENSURING THAT INVESTIGATIONS, REPORTS, AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED THOROUGHLY.
DEPUTY JORDAN SETTNER QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A DEPENDABLE LEADER ON HIS SHIFT AND WITHIN THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.
HIS MATURITY, WORK ETHIC, AND ABILITY TO STAY COMPOSED UNDER PRESSURE MAKE HIM A STANDOUT FIGURE AMONG HIS PEERS.
JORDAN LEADS BY EXAMPLE, DEMONSTRATING CONSISTENT ACCOUNTABILITY, STRONG COMMUNICATION, AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN EVERY ASPECT OF HIS ROLE.
THROUGH HIS EXAMPLE, DEPUTY SETTNER PROMOTES A CULTURE OF PROFESSIONALISM, AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE COUNTY.
FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE, THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS JORDAN SETTNER, DEPUTY SHERIFF WITHIN THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BE SELECTED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT JORDAN SETTNER, DEPUTY SHERIFF WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, IS HEREBY NAMED SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2026.
AND I'LL INVITE THE SHERIFF UP TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
GOOD MORNING, BOARD CHAIR, CAPTAIN STONEHOUSE OF THE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, AND OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE ABOUT JORDAN, AND I HAVE JUST A FEW MORE WORDS TO SAY.
TODAY, WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TRULY EMBODIES THE VALUES, MISSION, AND SPIRIT OF THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
DEPUTY SETTNER IS THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL OF 2026.
FROM THE MOMENT DEPUTY SETNER STEPS IN HIS ROLE EACH DAY.
HE DEMONSTRATES WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE WITH PURPOSE.
HIS COMMITMENT TO EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EVIDENT IN EVERY INTERACTION HE HAS WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WHETHER RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR SERVICE, ASSISTING SOMEONE IN NEED, OR SIMPLY ENGAGING WITH RESIDENTS DURING PATROL, HE APPROACHES EACH SITUATION WITH EMPATHY, RESPECT, AND PROFESSIONALISM.
HIS CALM AND REASSURING PRESENCE BUILDS TRUST AND LEAVES LASTING IMPRESSION STRENGTHENING THE BOND BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
IN ADDITION TO HIS REGULAR ASSIGNMENT, DEPUTY SUTTNER PROUDLY REPRESENTS THE LAKEHEAD COMMUNITY IN HIS ROLE AS A RURAL DEPUTY.
IN THIS CAPACITY, HE SERVES AS A VITAL LINK BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE RESIDENTS OF A UNIQUE AND OFTEN UNDERSERVED AREA.
HE DEMONSTRATES A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, FOSTERS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, AND ENSURES THAT THOSE WHO...
HE SERVES, FEELS SUPPORTED, HEARD, AND PROTECTED.
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DEPUTY SETTNER'S PROFESSIONALISM IS SECOND TO NONE.ON PATROL, HE IS VIGILANT, COMPOSED, AND DECISIVE, ALWAYS PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE MAINTAINING A RESPECTFUL AND APPROACHABLE DEMEANOR.
IN HIS INVESTIGATIVE WORK, HE SHOWS DILIGENCE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, ENSURING THAT EVERY CASE IS HANDLED WITH FAIRNESS AND INTEGRITY.
HIS SOUND JUDGMENT AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES AND REINFORCE CONFIDENCE IN OUR AGENCY.
AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, DEPUTY SUTTNER HAS TAKEN ON THE IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY OF SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DEPUTIES.
HE LEADS BY EXAMPLE, INSTILLING THE CORE VALUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY, AND TACTICAL READINESS.
HIS PATIENCE, CLARITY, AND GENUINE INVESTMENT IN GROWTH OF OTHERS MAKE HIM NOT ONLY A SKILLED TRAINER, BUT ALSO A TRUSTED MENTOR AND ROLE MODEL.
INTEGRITY IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING DEPUTY SETTNER DOES.
HE CONSISTENTLY UPHOLDS THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, DEMONSTRATING FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF HIS WORK.
HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, SETS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE FOR HIS PEERS AND REINFORCES PUBLIC TRUST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IN ADDITION TO HIS STRONG FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS, DEPUTY SETTNER BRINGS INNOVATION AND INITIATIVE TO THIS AGENCY.
HE IS DEDICATED TO STAYING CURRENT WITH EVOLVING PRACTICES AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SHARING THAT KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS.
DEPUTY SETTNER IS ALSO WIDELY RESPECTED FOR HIS TEAMWORK.
HE IS KNOWN AS SOMEONE WHO CAN ALWAYS BE COUNTED ON.
HE IS RELIABLE, SUPPORTIVE, AND READY TO STEP IN WHENEVER HE IS NEEDED.
HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT FOSTER A STRONG SENSE OF UNITY WITHIN HIS SHIFT.
AND HIS LEADERSHIP HELPS ELEVATE THOSE AROUND HIM.
DESPITE THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES HE CARRIES, DEPUTY SETNER CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTIVITY.
HE SKILLFULLY BALANCES HIS ROLES AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER WITH HIS OPERATIONAL DUTIES, AS WELL AS HIS COMMITMENT TO THE LAKEHEAD COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT ALL ARE CARRIED OUT WITH EXCELLENCE.
HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ABILITY TO MANAGE MULTIPLE DUTIES MAKE HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
PERHAPS MOST IMPRESSIVE IS THE EXAMPLE HE SETS FOR OTHERS.
EVEN EARLY IN HIS CAREER, DEPUTY SETTNER ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A COMPOSED, DRIVEN, AND DEPENDABLE LEADER.
HIS WORK ETHIC, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE INSPIRE THOSE AROUND HIM AND REFLECT THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
DEPUTY SETTNER, YOUR DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, AND SERVICE DO NOT GO UNNOTICED.
YOU REPRESENT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE IMPACT YOU MAKE EVERY DAY.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OTHER THAN IT GIVES ME GREAT JOY TO WATCH THE DEPUTIES COME UP HERE.
THEY DON'T LIKE TO HAVE TO STAND UP HERE AND BE RECOGNIZED.
HE'S UNCOMFORTABLE AS HECK, AND I WAS KIND OF HAPPY TO SEE IT DRAG DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, WE'LL GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT AT FIRST I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.
MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DON'T.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY TO MY WIFE.
SPECIFICALLY, I ALWAYS JOKE THAT I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS LINE OF WORK IF IT WASN'T FOR HER SUPPORT.
I HAD TRIED PREVIOUSLY TO GET INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT BEFORE MEETING HER, KIND OF GAVE UP ON IT, AND SHE PUSHED ME, AND I TRIED MULTIPLE OTHER TIMES.
AND IF IT WASN'T FOR HER SUPPORT AND JUST...
HER MOTIVATING ME, I DON'T THINK I'D BE HERE RIGHT NOW.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT KNOW ME KNOW THAT I'M A PROCRASTINATOR.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
SHE DEFINITELY PUSHES ME EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE ME BETTER IN A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I AM WEAK IN.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE SHERIFF.
HE'S DONE A LOT OF AWESOME THINGS WITH THE AGENCY SINCE HE'S STARTED WITH US.
I KNOW EVERYBODY AGREES THAT IT'S VERY AWESOME AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT WITH WITH THAT WE'LL TAKE A VOTE TO MAKE SURE THAT ME BEFORE WE GIVE HIM THIS STUFF SO I THINK IT'S GONNA PASS BUT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
I KNOW NONE OPPOSED PASSES BY BOTH.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE THIS SO YOU GET TO BE UP HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
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SO HERE ARE THE AWARDS.A $30 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD FORUM.
$20 DUTCH BROS GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE SHERIFF'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATION.
$35 READING PUBLIC MARKET GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AND A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE SHASTA COUNTY VETERANS AFFILIATED COUNCIL.
AND WE'LL ALSO GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN WE'D LOVE TO DO A PICTURE WITH YOU IF YOU WANT TO INVITE ANYONE UP TO JOIN.
ALL RIGHT, AND I WAS IN SUCH A HURRY TO GET TO THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH THAT I THINK I FORGOT TO THANK OUR CHAPLAIN FOR FILLING IN THERE AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[R2 Receive a presentation from the Sheriff’s Office acknowledging Shasta County Sheriff’s Office volunteers (Sponsored by Supervisor Harmon).]
SO MOVING ON TO R2, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACKNOWLEDGING SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S VOLUNTEERS.THIS IS SPONSORED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON.
SUPERVISOR HARMON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE THE SHERIFF GETS UP THERE? CAN I SAY WHATEVER I WANT ABOUT THE SHERIFF? NO? OKAY.
I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP HERE IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WENT TO THAT CEREMONY YESTERDAY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEN SOME.
THERE WERE SOME OTHER RECOGNITIONS DOWN THERE, BUT VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
YOU ALL DID A GOOD JOB, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I LOVE SEEING ALL THE GUNS IN THE BACK ROOM.
IT MAKES ME FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON, CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.
GREAT WEEK FOR US, I GUESS, WE HAD THE CEREMONY AWARDS YESTERDAY AND EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HONOR OUR VOLUNTEERS.
YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY, I CAN'T REMEMBER, ONE OF THE LIEUTENANTS OR THE CAPTAINS MENTIONED HOW THE SUPPORT STAFF IS REALLY THE BACKBONE OF THE OPERATIONS, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
BUT THE OTHER PART OF THAT BACKBONE IS DEFINITELY THE VOLUNTEERS.
THEY FALL IN THE SAME VEIN AS IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SERVE THE CITIZENS AND GET THE JOB DONE.
VERY PROUD OF THE VOLUNTEERS WE HAVE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT VOLUNTEERISM IS KIND OF A DYING BREED AND DIFFICULT TO HAVE PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEERING, BUT THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THESE DEDICATED...
GROUPS THAT VOLUNTEER FOR US AND FILL VOIDS AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A FEW OF THE GROUPS AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEM.
WE'LL START OFF FITTINGLY SINCE WE HAD THEM STEP IN AND DO THE INVOCATION WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAINCY OF SHASTA COUNTY.
IT'S MADE UP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS WHO SERVE IN A NON-DENOMINATIONAL ROLE AND THEIR MISSION IS REFLECTED IN THEIR MOTTO.
WHICH IS SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
THEY TRY TO MEET THE SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.
CURRENTLY, THE CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY SIX CHAPLAINS.
IN 2025, THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 28 CALL-OUTS, DEDICATING OVER 363 HOURS COLLECTIVELY, AND THIS ENCOMPASSES CALL-OUTS, TRAININGS, MEETINGS, RIDE-ALONGS, WALK-THROUGHS, EVENTS.
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THEY PUT ON 2,720 MILES IN THEIR SUPPORT IN THESE OPERATIONS AND THEY'RE DEDICATED AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM.THANK YOU TO THE CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM.
THE CITIZENS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS, RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY, KIND OF EYES AND EARS OUT THERE AT THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ARE ALSO SPECIAL EVENTS DOING...
DOING TRAFFIC CONTROL AND DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN ENHANCING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION.
THEY'RE OUT THERE MEETING WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, CHECKING DOORS AT NIGHT, BEING THAT KIND OF LIAISON AND CONNECTION FOR US.
THERE ARE SIX VOLUNTEER PATROL GROUPS, BURNEY, COTTONWOOD, HAPPY VALLEY, CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, FALL RIVER, AND SHINGLETOWN.
IN ADDITION TO THE PATROL DUTIES, THEY CONTRIBUTE NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THOSE DIFFERENT REGIONS.
THANK YOU TO THE CITIZEN VOLUNTEER PATROL.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE STATISTICS ACTUALLY FOR THEM BECAUSE THE HOURS THEY PUT IN.
THERE'S 57 ACTIVE MEMBERS, 03,749 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS.
31,448 MILES PUT ON THOSE PATROL CARS.
THIS IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT RANGE FROM THE AGES OF 14 TO 21.
THEY'RE SUPERVISED BY BOTH SWORN AND NON-SWORN STAFF FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER NUMEROUS HOURS ALSO IN KIND OF SUPPORT OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES.
RECORDS AND STUFF BACK TO THE DAY'S OFFICE THE COURTS AND AND FILL OF VARIOUS DUTIES THAT UH...
WE NEED THEM TO DO WHICH KEEP SUPPORT STAFF RUNNING SMOOTHLY IN THEIR OWN FOOTPRINT SO THANKS FOR EXPLORE PROGRAM AS WELL A RESERVE UNIT CONSISTS OF FOUR SWORN RESERVE DEPUTIES WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME IN THE COMMUNITY UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERGEANT THESE NON-PAID PROFESSIONALS ASSIST IN A VARIETY OF ROLES INCLUDING PUBLIC EVENTS MAJOR INCIDENTS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND PATROL OPERATIONS, ACTUALLY DEALING WITH ARRESTEES AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AND HELPING OUT ON PATROL AS NEEDED.
I WOULD SURE LIKE TO SEE THAT PROGRAM GROW BECAUSE THEY'RE A BIG HELP TO OUR ENFORCEMENT AGENCY STAFF.
THE ASPHALT COWBOYS WHO ARE BACK THERE IN THE YELLOW SHIRTS, ASPHALT COWBOYS, YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT EVERY YEAR, THEY ARE THE MOST ACTIVE AND BUSIEST SERVICE CLUB IN THIS COUNTY.
THEY DO SO MUCH FOR THIS COUNTY OTHER THAN JUST THE RODEO.
THEY SERVE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS EVENTS, THEY SERVE SPECIAL EVENTS, FUNDRAISERS, THEY HELP OUT PRETTY MUCH WHEREVER THEY'RE ASKED AND THEY'RE RELENTLESS, TIRELESS EVERY WEEKEND DURING THE WEEK GIVING THEIR TIME, EFFORT AND SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I INHERITED, AS YOU KNOW, THE ASPHALT COWBOYS WHEN I BECAME SHERIFF, RELUCTANTLY AND BEGRUDGINGLY.
BUT I'VE COME TO LOVE THESE GUYS, AND I'M VERY ACTIVE WITH THEIR ORGANIZATION AS WELL, MORE AS A FIGUREHEAD THAN ACTUALLY GIVEN THE TIME.
IT'S THE GUYS IN THE YELLOW SHIRTS THAT YOU SEE THAT DO ALL THE WORK.
SO THANK YOU, ASPHALT COWBOYS.
SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS ARE MY FINAL VOLUNTEER GROUP I'LL SPEAK ABOUT TODAY.
SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS ARE JUST INCREDIBLE.
I'LL READ OFF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND GROUPS IN THOSE, BUT THESE FOLKS COME OUT DAY OR NIGHT, RAIN OR SHINE, HAIL, SLEET, SNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THEY TRAIN A LOT ON THEIR OWN DIME.
A LOT OF THEIR EQUIPMENT COMES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET.
THEY ARE DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY HANDS DOWN.
WHEN SOMEBODY GOES MISSING OR THERE'S A CRIME SCENE THAT WE NEED HELP ON OR ANYTHING WE ASK OF THESE FOLKS, THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US.
AND I DON'T THINK I CAN STRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH TIME THESE FOLKS PUT IN AND SERVICE THEY DELIVER TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION POSSE.
DIRT RIDERS, DIVE TEAM, A FLYING POSSE, GROUND TEAM, A JEEP POSSE, A CANINE TEAM, A MOUNTED POSSE, A BIKE TEAM, MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM.
THEY'RE CALLED THE MOUNTAIN MONKEYS.
ALL THOSE TEAMS ARE COMPRISED OF SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THOSE TEAMS. AND, AGAIN, WE TRY TO SUPPLEMENT THEM WITH OUR BUDGET AND BUY EQUIPMENT
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FOR THEM.BUT REST ASSURED, A LOT OF THAT TIME, EFFORT, AND MONEY COMES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET.
SO IN TOTAL, WE ALSO HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE IN THE DIFFERENT SUBSTATIONS AT THE MAIN AND DIVISIONS THAT DO SOME CLERICAL WORK AS WELL.
WE'RE APPRECIATIVE FOR EVERY VOLUNTEER THAT SERVES THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE ALL APPRECIATE THEM AND RECOGNIZE THEM HERE TODAY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THESE FOLKS.
DO WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE OR IS THERE TOO MANY? NO, WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE.
LET'S MAKE THEM COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL.
IF YOU'RE IN A VOLUNTEER GROUP AT ALL, IF YOU CAN, CAN YOU COME ON DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE SUPERVISORS? ASPHALT COWBOYS, YOU SHOULD BE GETTING UP FIRST.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE FROM ANY OF THE OTHER VOLUNTEER GROUPS HERE? DEB, I KNOW YOU'RE ON MOUNTED POSSE.
ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE THAT'S ON A TEAM, PLEASE COME DOWN.
[R3 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.]
THE FUN STUFF IS OVER, WE'LL MOVE ON TO R3. 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 COUNTY-WIDE ISSUES.GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN KALLSTROM AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REPORTING.
WITH AN UPDATE ON COUNTY ISSUES, SHASTA COUNTY 2025 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST SUMMARY.
DURING CALENDAR YEAR JANUARY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, SHASTA COUNTY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 1,316 PUBLIC INFORMATION RECORDS REQUESTS THROUGH THE ONLINE NEXT REQUEST PRA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM.
REQUESTED BY ABOUT 670 UNIQUE OR ANONYMOUS INDIVIDUALS.
MINIMALLY, EACH PRA REQUEST...
REQUIRES INTERVENTION BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD INCLUDING ASSIGNING IT TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL COMMUNICATING WITH THE REQUESTER FOR REFINEMENT AND CLARIFICATION OF THE REQUEST SEARCHING FOR AND REVIEWING RECORDS THAT MAY BE RESPONSIVE TO A REQUEST IN UPLOADING THE INFORMATION INTO NEXT REQUEST THIS RESULTS IN A MINIMUM OF AN ESTIMATED TWO HOUR RESPONSE TIME REQUIRED FOR EACH REQUEST TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 2632 HOURS IN 2025.
THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN ONE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE DEDICATED TO RESPONDING TO PRA REQUESTS.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF SOME REQUESTS REQUIRING EXTENSIVE ADDITIONAL TIME, THERE ARE OUTLIERS REQUIRING WELL OVER 100 HOURS OF EXCESSIVE EXTRA TIME DEVOTED TO MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND ADEQUATELY GATHERING RECORDS TO RESPOND.
ON AVERAGE, FOR ALL BUT THE MOST ELABORATE, EXPANSIVE REQUESTS, THE COUNTY RESPONDED TO OTHERWISE CLOSE THE REQUEST.
REQUIREMENT WITHIN 6.5 DAYS OF THE REQUESTER'S CREATION AND SUBMISSION.
TOP REQUESTERS FOR 2025 ARE, NUMBER ONE, SHASTA SCOTT WITH 54 REQUESTS, NUMBER TWO, LAURA HOBBS WITH 42 REQUESTS, THREE, SUZANNE BARRYMORE WITH 37 REQUESTS, FOUR, JEFF GORDER WITH 28 REQUESTS, AND FIVE, CHRISTIAN GARDNER WITH 25 REQUESTS.
FIRST IS WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE
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VETERAN HOMELESSNESS ISSUE AND AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE THE KEY HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE KNOW IN REAL TIME HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS WHO ARE VETERANS AND WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THAT AND HAVING THAT UPDATED IN REAL TIME AND BEING ABLE TO CONNECT THOSE.FOLKS TO SERVICES MORE QUICKLY.
SO EXCITED FOR THAT TO CONTINUE AND I THINK WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH WILL BE WILL BE THERE.
SO SOME GOOD PROGRESS ON THAT AND THANKFUL TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MEETING WEEKLY TO GO THROUGH THE LIST OF THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THEM INTO HOUSING OR INTO TREATMENT.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN WAS CALLED THE COST OF POVERTY EXPERIENCE.
AND THAT WAS WHERE THERE WAS A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO BASICALLY SIMULATED BEING A FAMILY AND WERE GIVEN A CERTAIN BUDGET AND THEN HAD TO GO AROUND.
AND I WAS BASICALLY STATIONED AT LIKE A HEALTH CENTER AND THEY HAD TO USE THE MONEY THAT THEY WERE GIVEN TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION, PAY FOR HOUSING, PAY FOR THEIR BILLS.
REALLY INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS.
ONE, JUST THE DIFFICULTY FOR THEM OF BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING FOR THEM TO GET TO EVERYTHING.
THEY HAD 15 MINUTES EACH CYCLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WAS KIND OF ON THEIR CARD, AND THAT WAS VERY CHALLENGING FOR THEM.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT A FEW PEOPLE MENTIONED...
THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE, OH, IT WAS EASIER WHEN I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE THEN I WAS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS WITH FAMILY AND I HAD MORE STABLE INCOME BECAUSE I COULD DEPEND ON THE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES VERSUS, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO SOMETIMES NOT GET FULL HOURS AT WORK.
AND SO THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING OBSERVATION AND ONE THAT I'VE HEARD IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONTEXTS IS THAT OUR SYSTEM CURRENTLY ACTUALLY IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO TO NOT BE WORKING, TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENCY.
AND SO A LOT OF THAT IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL AT THE COUNTY LEVEL IN TERMS OF THOSE FEDERAL BENEFITS BEING DETERMINED IN TERMS OF CRITERIA AND THE AMOUNTS AT THE FEDERAL OR STATE LEVELS.
BUT I DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT TO SEE, ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MOVE UP TOWARDS BEING ABLE TO WORK, BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR OWN HOUSE, AND MOVE THROUGH THAT.
SO THAT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE TO KIND OF GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT THAT.
A THIRD POINT HERE, WHICH IS MORE OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT, IS I AM DOING A PROGRAM THIS SUMMER THAT I'M CALLING THE SHASTA COUNTY CHANGEMAKERS FELLOWSHIP, WHICH IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BASICALLY SHADOW ME AND MY ROLE AS COUNTY SUPERVISOR FOR A FEW HOURS A WEEK.
AND TAKE ON A PROJECT OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PICK SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO SEE CHANGE IN SHASTA COUNTY, AND I'LL HELP THEM WORK ON THAT.
SO APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY APRIL 15TH. IF YOU KNOW ANY HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS SUMMER, IT'S ONLY ABOUT FIVE HOURS A WEEK.
THEY CAN GO TO MY WEBSITE, MATTPLUMMER.COM, AND APPLY THERE.
SO THAT IS THROUGH APRIL 15TH AGAIN.
I DO WANT TO MAKE A MOTION NOW, WHICH IS A REFLECTION OF...
SOMETHING I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WE'VE BEEN GIVING OUT SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO A NUMBER OF NON-PROFITS IN THE COMMUNITY IS THAT I THINK THERE WE WE NEED TO HAVE KIND OF A STANDARD BASELINE OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE DO FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND SO I HAD BEEN TALKING WITH COUNTY STAFF ABOUT THIS AND THEY SUGGESTED BRINGING IT FORWARD HERE TO AGENDIZE FOR A FUTURE MEANING AND BASICALLY I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BRING BACK FOR DISCUSSION UPDATES TO A POLICY THAT ANYTIME WE'RE GIVING MONEY TO A NONPROFIT THAT WE REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE TO SUBMIT THREE YEARS OF THEIR TAX FORMS THE FORM 990 AS WELL AS HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT POLICIES IN PLACE THAT ARE ASKED ABOUT ON THAT 990 SO SO FOR EXAMPLE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THERE'S A FEW MORE DETAILS, BUT BASICALLY JUST THE VERY BASICS SO THAT WE CAN SAY OKAY WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL RIGOR EVENT SO I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE BRING THAT BACK FOR FUTURE BOARD CONSIDERATION.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SECOND BY ALAN LONG.
AND YOU WANT TO REPEAT THE MOTION.
YOU WANT 10-9 TAX FORMS FOR ANY NONPROFIT THAT WE GIVE MONEY TO.
ARE YOU TALKING JUST OPIOID FUNDS OR? NO, ANY NONPROFIT.
KIND OF DRAFTED IS THAT IT WOULD BE OVER A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT SO IF IT'S REALLY SMALL AMOUNT WE NEED TO JUST HAVE THE ITEM AND AND NOT THE DISCULCATED AND DISCUSS IT OKAY, THIS IS JUST YOU KNOW LEGIT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE CONCEPT THEN YOU'LL VOTE
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TO BRING IT BACK AND HAVE THE DISCUSSION ALRIGHT SHOWED WE WE DON'T REQUIRE IT WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING LET'S DO A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.DOESN'T NOLDA SHORTS OFFICE ALREADY DO THAT? WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK.
SUPERVISOR KELLSROM, SUPERVISOR HARMON, AND SUPERVISOR LONG.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.
ALL RIGHT, ATTENDED THE YOUTH OPTIONS BOARD MEETING.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO PUT MORE METRICS IN OUTCOMES OF YOUTH PEER COURT AND WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OPIOID DOLLARS IN RAISING SHASTA IS PRODUCING.
SO I'LL HAVE A REPORT ON THAT THIS NEXT WEEK.
YOUTH PEER COURT IS ACTUALLY DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL.
I'D LIKE TO STILL SEE US REACH OUT.
AGAIN, THIS ISN'T A DISTRICT 1 THING, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE US HAVE MORE INTERACTION FROM UM...
COMMUNITIES LIKE YOU KNOW SHINGLE TOWN BERNIE FALL RIVER MOUNTAIN GATE ETC SO IT EXPANDS OUT FARTHER THAN JUST THE HEART OF THE CITY I ATTENDED A MEETING IN CONFERENCE ABOUT A COGNITIVE VERSUS BEHAVIORAL MODEL IN SCHOOLS THAT WAS WITH MIKE FREEMAN THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL AS AUTHOR GORMAN WHO SITS ON THE SCOE BOARD AND THEN I MET SEPARATELY WITH BOARD CHAIR MICHAEL ORLICKI, AS WE LOOK AT HHSA DOLLARS AND SOME OF THE STUFF WE'RE DOING WITH YOUNG KIDS, I MEAN THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT HOMELESS MENTAL HEALTH, I MEAN IT REALLY, I MEAN MOST OF US ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT IT JUST REALLY DRIVES HOME THE FACT FOR ME OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH KIDS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND TO STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS.
I MET WITH A FEW FEW HOTEL OWNERS AND MANAGERS ABOUT TOURISM DOLLARS AND THEIR PROJECTIONS FOR THIS SUMMER, COMPARING IT TO THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY FORUM.
I YESTERDAY MET WITH MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST LYNN FRITZ YESTERDAY ABOUT DISCUSSING POLICY AND ISSUES FACING THE COUNTY SO SHE RECORDED THAT SO THAT WILL BE OUT AND I HAD A DEPOSITION OFTEN MANY OF US WHETHER IT'S GRAND JURY OR DIFFERENT ENTITIES WILL SUBPOENA US SO I HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GET A GOOD LAUGH AT HOW BROKEN SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COUNTY ARE AND HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO DESTROY, GO AHEAD AND REACH OUT TO ME AND I'LL GIVE YOU THAT DEPOSITION HARD COPY.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TOM SCHREIBER WHO'S ACTUALLY HERE.
SHASTA COUNTY IS A VERY MASSIVE, OBVIOUSLY, ENTITY ORGANIZATION AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF NETWORKS AND INTERWEBS AND GOOGLES, AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT'S OUT THERE, THE WAY HE AND HIS OFFICE KEEP THIS PLACE RUNNING, I'M JUST VERY, VERY THANKFUL BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL STAFF OF A FEW HUNDRED, BUT EMAIL GOES DOWN, IT'S LIKE THE PLACE IS ON FIRE, AND TOM AND HIS STAFF KEEP THIS PLACE RUNNING.
SO, TOM, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND WHAT YOU DO.
SO ON THE 25TH, SUPERVISOR KELSUM AND I TRAVELED UP TO...
CASSELL, A LITTLE COMMUNITY, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, BETWEEN, SAY, JOHNSON PARK AND FALL RIVER, A LITTLE BIT OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
AND WE HAD A COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING DISCUSSING ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF THE CASSELL FIRE HALL HAD BEEN PRETTY MUCH SHUT DOWN, AND THEY WERE REACHING IT FROM THE HAT CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE, AND THEN BERNIE AND CAL FIRE.
SO THE DISCUSSION, AND IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT ONGOING, WAS HOW WE WERE GOING TO COVER THAT.
AND I WON'T GO INTO ANY MORE DETAIL WITH THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT.
I'LL LET YOU TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE IF YOU WANT.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, RIGHT? EMPHASIS ON BIG BOY.
AND THEN WE DID A WENT TO A LAFCO MEETING.
SAME DAY I WENT TO LOOK AT A PRIVATE PROPERTY CLEANUP THAT WAS JUST A TOTAL MESS PRIOR.
I'D SEEN A BUNCH OF VIDEOS AND PICTURES.
I KNOW WE HAVE THIS SITUATION GOING ON IN LOTS OF PLACES AROUND TOWN.
I DID GET SOME GOOD KUDOS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HELP.
BUT IT WAS OVER BY THE WIND RIVER.
CASINO, NOT THE WIND RIVER CASINO, BUT IT WAS NEARBY.
AND IT WAS JUST TERRIBLE HOW MUCH GARBAGE WAS DUMPED IN THERE.
AND PEOPLE, ANYWAY, I THINK THEY NEED HELP.
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ALL GO ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MAKING THE MESS.AND I FEEL LIKE WE AS A SOCIETY ARE ALLOWING SOME OF THIS TO HAPPEN.
I'M GOING TO PROBABLY GET IN TROUBLE HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT I DON'T CARE.
WELL, I WENT TO THAT AWARD CEREMONY AT THE OES OFFICE.
THAT WAS VERY INSPIRATIONAL, AND WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT.
BUT FROM THERE, I WENT OVER TO MY CONSTRUCTION YARD, WHICH IS OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT, AND WE'D SET UP A...
THROUGH ED BOOTINGER AND THE PROGRAM, THEY CALL IT THE ELOPE PROGRAM FOR KIDS.
WE PARKED A BUNCH OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN A BIG CIRCLE.
AND THEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE CIRCLE, I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING LIABILITY, WE HAD IT ALL ROPED OFF, AND WE DID A GOOD JOB.
BUT THEY BROUGHT IN A WHOLE CLASSROOM FULL OF LITTLE KIDS.
THEY ALL HAD THEIR OWN LITTLE HARD HATS AND THEIR VESTS.
EXCAVATOR, DOZER, LOADER, ARTICULATING HAUL TRUCK, AND THEN THEY PUT A BIG PILE OF SAWDUST.
YOU KNOW, IMITATING MATERIALS.
ARE YOU GETTING EXCITED? YEAH.
BUT NO, BUT THEY'RE DOING THE SAME KIND OF PROGRAM IN OTHER AREAS, WHETHER IT'S FOR WOODWORKING, JUJITSU, SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO THE ZOO, BUT THEY'RE ALL GETTING INTRODUCED TO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WHICH, YOU KNOW, COULD AFFECT.
WHEN HE WAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD, I GOT HIM A VEST AND A HARD HAT, AND NOW HE'S A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT IMPACT SOME OF THESE KIDS.
BUT WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM THAT IS THAT I WAS ABLE TO WATCH.
AND THEN I JUST WANT TO THROW THIS OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE DEALING WITH ASTRONOMICAL INCREASES IN...
INSURANCE FOR YOUR BUSINESSES.
I KNOW WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH IT WITH OUR HOUSING INSURANCE BUT WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO THE POINT OF UNSUSTAINABLE COSTS IN THE BUSINESS INSURANCE SIDE OF IT CONSTRUCTIONS THE AND WE HAVE A GREAT IN OUR COMPANY WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM OUR MOD RATES ARE GOOD THERE'S NO ISSUES THERE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THEY'VE DOUBLED, THEN TRIPLED, THEN DOUBLED AGAIN, AND IT'S JUST ABOUT PUTTING, AND NOT JUST ME, IN OUR INDUSTRY, JUST ABOUT PUTTING PEOPLE OUT OF BUSINESS.
ANYWAY, WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE IT OVER TO...
THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING MY NAME.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
I ATTENDED A SHASTA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL BOARD MEETING WHERE I'M ON THE BOARD CURRENTLY.
AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2026 GOALS FOR FIRE SAFE COUNCIL WILL BE CLOSE OUT, AND I'M JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THESE, CLOSE OUT THE BULLSKIN FUEL BREAK, APPLY FOR A NEW CHIPPING GRANT.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN, CWPP, JUST SIGNED THEIR NEW DIRECTIVE IN DECEMBER OF 25, SO JUST RECENTLY.
AND SO THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL WANTS TO WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP HAZARD MAPS AND FUEL MITIGATION EFFORTS UNDER THE CWPP.
SO THAT'S EXCITING TO BE PART OF THAT.
ONE OF THEIR GOALS IS TO DEVELOP A PRESCRIBED BURN.
ASSOCIATION AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR SHASTA COUNTY.
AND THEY WANT TO BEGIN MEETING REGULARLY WITH GRANT FUNDERS AND INVITING THEM TO OUR QUARTERLY FUELS REDUCTIONS MEETINGS AND SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND THEN I GOT A LITTLE MORE OF AN UPDATE ON THE ITEM THAT I MENTIONED LAST TIME, WHICH WAS A PG&E GRANT.
IT'S GOING TO GO OUT ON SWAYZE FOR FUELS REDUCTION.
SO EXCITED TO GET THAT STARTED.
THAT WAS AN INTERESTING MEETING.
AND I MET WITH THE STRATEGIC VISION PLANNING UPDATE COMMITTEE, AND WE ARE KIND OF FINALIZING GOALS FROM EACH OF THE FIVE GOAL-PROVIDING TEAMS. AND ONE INTERESTING FACT THAT
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KIND OF CAME OUT OF THAT, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW, WAS CHIEF SEAN O'HARA FROM CAL FIRE.HE'S THE SHASTA COUNTY FIRE CHIEF AS WELL.
HE SAID THAT THE STATE CDF OR CAL FIRE WEBSITE MAINTAINS ALL PROJECTS FOR FUELS REDUCTION IN SHASTA COUNTY.
AND SO I ALWAYS WONDERED WHETHER FOLKS WERE KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PLAYERS WITH BLM, CAL FIRE.
FIRE SAFE COUNCILS, LASSEN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY, A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT ARE ALL IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS.
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OUT IN WHISKEYTOWN AND SO THEY HAVE A ONE COORDINATED SITE THAT KEEPS TRACK OF ALL THESE PROJECTS IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN GOING TO LOOK AT THAT IT'S IT'S PRETTY FASCINATING.
AND THEN AS STATED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON, I WENT TO THE SHERIFF'S AWARDS CEREMONY YESTERDAY AND IT WAS AWESOME.
AND I THINK PEOPLE THAT ARE BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND LINE STAFF, SWORN DEPUTIES, AND EVERYBODY ALL ACROSS THE MAP, THEY DO OUR COMMUNITY AN INVALUABLE SERVICE.
AND I THINK THE RECOGNITION WAS...
IT WAS JUST WELL-DESERVED, AND IT WAS A VERY FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS.
AND ONE OF THE AWARDS, THE SHERIFF GAVE OUT AN AWARD TO OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SENIOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY KELLY KAEFL, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY COOL AWARD THAT SHE GOT AS WELL.
AND BASICALLY, SHE HAS WORKED WITH...
SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND HOMICIDES AND PROSECUTIONS OF MAJOR CRIMES.
AND SO SHE'S JUST, WE USED TO CALL HER THE HAMMER.
SHE WAS JUST A DYNAMITE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND THAT WAS VERY WELL DESERVED.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE MY REPORT.
SO ON THE 25TH, I ATTENDED AN EAGSA MEETING IN ANDERSON.
IT STANDS FOR ENTERPRISE ANDERSON GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY.
AND THEN LATER ON I WENT UP TO THE MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR HARMER AND CASTLE.
THE BERNIE FIRE DISTRICT ON LAFCO, WE VOTED TO INCREASE THEIR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND COVER THE CASTLE AREA.
THE PEOPLE IN CASTLE WERE NOT HAPPY, SO NOBODY HAD CONTACTED THEM BEFORE WE HAD MADE THAT VOTE.
SO WE WENT UP THERE AND LISTENED TO THEIR CONCERNS.
AND THEN I HAD A FIREWISE COUNCIL MEETING IN HAPPY VALLEY ON THE 26TH.
AND THE 27TH I DID SOME INTERVIEWS WITH CEO RICKERT AND MONICA FUGIT.
AND THEN I HAD A COTTONWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SOCIAL MIXER LATER ON THAT DAY.
AND ON THE 29TH, I DID AN EASTER EGG HUNT IN HAYMAN COUNTY.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS THERE, MOST OF THEM FROM OUR SIDE OF THE CREEK, BUT WE DID HOLD IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK.
BUT ONE OF MY FRIENDS THERE IS A HELICOPTER PILOT.
SO EVERY YEAR HE HAS HIS HELICOPTER OUT THERE, AND HE GETS SOMEBODY TO PUT THE EASTER BUNNY SUIT ON, AND THEN HE FLIES THE EASTER BUNNY AROUND IN THE CROWD, AND THEN THEY GO GET EGGS.
IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD TIME.
THEN I HAD A GENDER REVIEW ON THE FIRST, AND ON THE SECOND WE HAD A LAPCO MEETING, CITY OF ANDERSON.
AND THEN LATER ON THAT DAY I HAD A MEETING ABOUT THE PROJECT I'VE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE TIMES BETWEEN ANDERSON AND COTTONWOOD THAT'S PLANNING ON GOING IN.
REBECCA BAIRD, WE HELD IT IN HER OFFICE, HEAD OF THE EDC.
THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF GOING PUBLIC, BUT THEY STILL HAVE NOT GONE PUBLIC YET, SO I CAN'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT.
ON THE THIRD I DID THE CARBOT RADIO SHOW.
ON THE 4TH, I WAS BACK UP IN SHINGLETOWN, OR JUST BELOW SHINGLETOWN AT BLACK BUTTE SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE A GIANT EASTER EGG HUNT EVERY YEAR UP THERE.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF KIDS THERE, SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME THERE.
AND THEN ON THE 5TH, I WENT TO THE ANDERSON SENIOR CENTER BREAKFAST.
NORMALLY, I JUST ENJOY BREAKFAST THERE, BUT THIS TIME I WAS SERVING COFFEE ALL MORNING.
AND THEN AS THE SUPERVISORS HAVE MENTIONED, WE HAD THE SHERIFF'S AWARD CEREMONY YESTERDAY,
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AND THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT, AND THANK YOU, SHERIFF, AND ALL YOUR STAFF.WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE DO, CHAIR.
WE HAVE 17 SPEAKERS, SO IT WILL BE TWO MINUTES EACH.
FIRST UP, SHERIFF MICHAEL JOHNSON, FOLLOWED BY DR.
KAVEH OFAG, AND FOLLOWED BY STEPHEN WOODRUM.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
STEVE, YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? SHERIFF'S COMING IN NOW.
SHERIFF, YOUR CLOCK IS RUNNING.
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TO LET THE SHERIFF.MY PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS TO INTRODUCE DR.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A TRANSITION FROM WELLPATH TO MEDECO, TAKING OVER MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE JAIL.
THAT TRANSITION HAPPENS ON JUNE 1ST.
HE IS HERE TODAY TO MEET YOU AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND GRACIOUS IN MITIGATING THE CHANGEOVER, SO WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT.
O, I MET HIM A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, I REALLY LIKE THIS GUY.
HE IS A SELF-MADE MAN WHO TRULY CARES ABOUT HIS COMPANY.
HE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AND ABOUT DELIVERING SERVICES TO ALL.
ALL THOSE WHO NEED SERVICES AND HE'S GOING TO EXPAND OUR MAP PROGRAM.
HE'S GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS WITH THIS HEALTH CARE AT THE JAIL.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE MAKING THIS TRANSITION JUST BECAUSE IT'S VERY TIMELY IN THAT WE HAVE A NEW CAPTAIN IN CHARGE OF THE CUSTODY DIVISION.
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE JAIL REMODEL THAT'S GOING.
WE HAVE PROGRAMMING THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED.
AND THIS IS THE RIGHT GUY TO DO IT.
WHEN I SAY A SELF-MADE MAN, HE ARRIVED HERE ABOUT FOUR DECADES AGO AS AN IMMIGRANT AND STARTED FROM SCRATCH AND HAS BUILT WHAT HE'S BUILT ALONG THE EAST COAST.
AND NOW THE WEST COAST IS HIS EXPANSION.
O BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT.
COME ON UP, FOLLOWED BY STEPHEN WOODRUM, DON DUCKETT, THEN LINDA RADFORD.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
AS SHERIFF JOHNSON MENTIONED, MY NICKNAME IS DR.
I'M A PHYSICIAN, LICENSED IN CALIFORNIA, 31 YEARS, WHO STARTED MY COMPANY IN VIRGINIA 30 YEARS AGO.
MY PASSION HAS BECOME DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY, A STANDARD OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO GET INCARCERATED.
OUR COMPANY IS BASED IN VIRGINIA.
WE CURRENTLY OPERATE IN SEVEN STATES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON STATE, BUT MAJORITY OF THEM ARE IN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
AS A PHYSICIAN, I'VE TAKEN HIPPOCRATIC OAT.
TO DELIVER A STANDARD OF CARE FOR MY PATIENTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE.
I ALSO HAVE LEARNED OVER PRACTICING MEDICINE IN THE CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRY FOR 30 YEARS.
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARRIVE TO THE JAILS ARE FROM LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS.
THEY SUFFER FROM MORE EXTENSIVE, UNDERDIAGNOSED OR UNDIAGNOSED CHRONIC, SERIOUS MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS. AND THEY ARRIVE TO THE CHANCE.
THEY HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO RECEIVE QUALITY, HIGH QUALITY CARE WHILE THEY GET INCARCERATED.
I ALSO BELIEVE THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY HAVE SOMEONE OUTSIDE WHO LOVES THEM.
THEY HAVE A FATHER, THEY HAVE MOTHER, THEY HAVE BROTHERS, THEY HAVE SISTERS, THEY HAVE CHILDREN.
AND OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE WE DELIVER PROACTIVE, COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE.
I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOW OR MAYBE LATER ON.
I'M PLANNING TO BE HERE AS LONG AS YOU WANT ME TO STAY HERE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
I'D BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING.
NEXT UP, STEPHEN WOODRUM, FOLLOWED BY DAWN DUCKETT, LINDA RADFORD, THEN ROBERT.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
SOME THOUGHTS ON MEASURE IMAGINE A CITY WHERE A SCHOOL SHOOTER HAS JUST KILLED 20 KIDS.
THE ANGUISHED RESIDENTS NULLIFY THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
THEY CLAIM THAT WITHIN THEIR CITY LIMITS, ALL GUNS ARE OUTLAWED.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT MEASURE B WANTS TO DO.
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YOU DON'T LIKE ELECTION LAWS? WELL PRETEND THEY DON'T APPLY TO YOU AND DO YOUR OWN THING.THIS WON'T WORK AND IT COULD COST THE COUNTY TONS OF MONEY.
CLINT CURTIS, PUBLICLY REFERRED, SAID THAT OUR COUNTY COUNCIL WAS UNQUALIFIED TO SHARPEN PENCILS.
IF HE SAYS THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU CAN IMAGINE, THINK ABOUT WHAT HE SAYS PRIVATELY ABOUT YOU SUPERVISORS.
MR. CURTIS'S RECORD OF CONTEMPT SHOWS THAT HE DOESN'T PLAN ON STICKING AROUND.
I SUSPECT HE'LL BLOW UP SHASTA COUNTY OVER MEASURE B AND THEN GO ON TO AN EVEN BIGGER JOB.
WELL, MEASURE B IS ATTRACTIVE, BUT IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VERY LIKELY A DOOMED, EXPENSIVE FAILURE.
JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS IT.
I HOPE THE SUPERVISORS, AS THEY APPROACH THIS UPCOMING ELECTION, EACH OF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO LEVEL WITH THE VOTERS.
NEXT UP, DAWN DUCKETT, FOLLOWED BY LINDA RADFORD, ROBERT, THEN WENDY DICKENS.
I SPOKE LAST WEEK IN FAVOR OF GRANTING THE OPIOID FUNDING TO THE YOUTH BEHAVIORAL FACILITY IN ANDERSON, AND I'M STILL IN FAVOR OF THE CONCEPT.
HOWEVER, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS THE CITY OF ANDERSON, WERE NOT BROUGHT INTO THE LOOP ON THAT PROJECT, AND ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THAT ACTUALLY CAME OUT IN THE MEETING.
SO MY CONCERN IS THAT THE OPIOID FUNDING IS PRECIOUS ONE-TIME FUNDING, AND I WOULD HATE FOR THE COUNTY, IN ITS RUSH TO MAKE THAT DECISION, TO START TO FUND THAT PROJECT LONG BEFORE THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS OR BUILDING PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, WHICH MAY NEVER GET APPROVED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF ANDERSON.
SO I WANT TO URGE THE COUNTY TO BUILD IN SOME SAFEGUARDS INTO THE CONTRACT WITH THAT NONPROFIT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST DON'T START PUSHING OUT FUNDS TO A PROJECT THAT WILL NEVER COME TO FRUITION.
WE CAN NEVER GET THAT MONEY BACK IF WE JUST LET IT GO INTO THE WIND LIKE THAT.
NEXT UP, LINDA RADFORD, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT, WENDY DICKENS, THEN JOHN RUIZ.
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE USE PERMIT 24-009 FOR THE MANTON SOLAR PROJECT WAS BASED UPON THE INCORRECT VERSION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S JANUARY 22ND MEETING MINUTES.
I AM REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS AND RESCIND THE PROJECT'S USE PERMIT.
THE MEETING MINUTES WERE REVISED IN MARCH TO INCLUDE THE EIR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING DECISIONS BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
BUT THE CORRECTED MINUTES WERE NOT SENT FORWARD TO YOU PRIOR TO VOTING TO APPROVE THE SOLAR PROJECT.
THE INFORMATION WAS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO MAKE AND INFORM DECISIONS BASED UPON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS REQUIRED BY CEQA.
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TWO OF THE EXPERTS ON THE BOARD, COMMISSIONER STEVE KEARNS, A FORESTER BY TRADE, AND COMMISSIONER JAMES CHAPMAN, A BIOLOGIST, REPEATEDLY TOLD THE OTHER THREE COMMISSIONERS THAT THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN STUDIES IN THE SURVEYS.
AND THERE WERE SEVERAL EXPERT WRITTEN TESTIMONIES RECEIVED THAT NOTED THE PROJECT WOULD RECEIVE, WOULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND THIS TRIGGERS AN EIR.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER CHAIR DON WALGAMUTH ALSO NOTED THAT THE COUNTY'S MITIGATION AND CEQA POLICIES WERE INADEQUATE BUT DID NOT WANT TO DELAY THE PROJECT WHILE THIS WAS REVIEWED AND REVISED.
SO DUE TO THE BOARD SUPERVISORS NOT HAVING THE REVISED MEETING MINUTES TO CONSIDER THE ABUNDANCE OF CEQA ISSUES.
THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR ANY OF THE SUBMITTED EXPERT MATERIALS, I'M ASKING THAT YOU RESCIND THE APPROVAL OF THE USE PERMIT, PREPARE AND CIRCULATE THE EIR, AND PROVIDE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW AND COMMENT.
AND SUPERVISOR KALLSTROM, YOU LISTENED TO US FOR THE LAST VOTE.
PLEASE LISTEN AGAIN AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND RESCIND THIS USE PERMIT.
NEXT UP, ROBERT, FOLLOWED BY WENDY DICKENS, JOHN RUIZ.
I'LL TRY TO GET THIS DONE IN TWO MINUTES.
I WANT A GUY IN OFFICE WHO'S NOT ONLY OUT FOR HIMSELF, LINING HIS POCKETS AND GREASING HIS CRONIES WITH THE ATTACHED STRINGS OF COMPLETE OBEDIENCE AND DOCILITY.
LET'S REVIEW A PARTIAL LIST OF A CERTAIN SUPERVISOR'S DISHONESTY, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, AND TOUTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN NOW ABOUT 90 GENEROUS SECONDS.
ONE, THE DUMPING OF OUR DOMINION VOTING SYSTEM WITHOUT CAUSE.
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BIG LIE COST 3.7 MILLION TO 4.15 MILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY.CONEY CHRIS STREET, VP OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA SECESSIONIST MOVEMENT, WAS PAID $40,000 IN COUNTY TAXPAYER FUNDS TO EXPLORE MEDICAL SCHOOL FEASIBILITY IN SHASTA COUNTY.
NO MEDICAL SCHOOL WILL MATERIALIZE ANYTIME SOON AND SHOULD NOT BE BUMPED TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE BEFORE RECRUITING DOCTORS AND FOCUSING ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIVABILITY.
THE TRUE NORTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS CALLED IT A BOONDOGGLE AND A MORAL EVIL, EXPRESSED DESIRE TO KILL IT SO IT WOULD NOT INFECT THE COUNTY, THEN VOTED 5-0 TO SUPPORT TRUE NORTH AFTER CEO COLEMAN REVERSED HER POSITION, LIKELY DUE TO CRY REALIZING HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FOOT ONE TOO MANY TIMES, AND HIS BRUSQUE AND FURIOUS DISMISSAL OF TRUE NORTH SEALED HIS LEGACY AS A FAILED POLITICIAN.
THEN HE SOUGHT TO SHOVE FORWARD AN ILL-THOUGHT-OUT SCHEME WITHOUT CONSULTATION OR ENDORSEMENT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SCHEME IS NOT A LOCKDOWN FACILITY BUT WILL ENABLE TROUBLED YOUTH TO GO OUT ON THE STREETS AND REOFFEND IN USE.
THE ANDERSON FACILITY, HANDILY ENOUGH, IS ON LES BAUGH'S CHURCH PROPERTY.
HE VOTED AGAINST THE 59% SUPERVISOR RAISE, THEN ACCEPTED THE MONEY AND BLOCKED VOTER OVERSIGHT IN DECEMBER OF 2024. WHEN SUPERVISOR PLUMLEE...
PROPOSED A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO IT.
WENDY DICKENS FOLLOWED BY JOHN RUIZ, MARGARET HANSON, THEN DAVID HALLIGAN.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE EXCITEMENT THAT SUPERVISOR HARMON TALKED ABOUT WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF THINGS.
SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF FIRST FLASH ASTON AND OUR PARTNERS.
AROUND THE GIFT OF THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD.
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS SHINE A LIGHT ON THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE EARLIEST MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY'RE GROWING AND LEARNING.
THIS YEAR, THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD WILL BE APRIL 11TH THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE 18TH WITH LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN, HELPING HOPEFULLY MODEL SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN AND DEVELOP THOSE BRAIN CELLS THAT WE WANT THEM TO DEVELOP AS THEY'RE MOVING INTO A, YOU KNOW, MORE FORMALIZED EDUCATIONAL SETTING, AS WELL AS BECOMING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
YOU KNOW, THE EARLIEST MEMBERS BECOME OUR LAWYERS, THE DOCTORS, THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, THE...
PEOPLE WHO BUILD OUR HOUSES THE PEOPLE WHO LAY OUR PLUMBING ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND WE NEED TO GIVE THEM AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THAT AS POSSIBLE THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR YOUNGEST COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE FAMILIES WHO NURTURE THEM AND THE EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THEM ALL IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM I HAVE LEFT SOME CARDS THAT HAVE A QR CODE TO GIVE FAMILIES AND OR PEOPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THEIR LIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT IS ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR, AS WELL AS THERE IS A, WE'LL LEAVE THIS UP HERE, YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AT THIS AS THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS WEEK.
NEXT UP, JOHN RUIZ, FOLLOWED BY MARGARET HANSON, DAVID HALLIGAN, THEN DOLORES LUCERO.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEPUTY SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD.
WE'VE ATTEMPTED FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST YEAR OR SO TO FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH EACH OF YOU SO WE CAN JUST HAVE A SIMPLE SIT DOWN, ONE-ON-ONE, GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER MEETING.
NO SPECIFIC AGENDA, JUST TO SAY HI AND PUT A FACE AND A VOICE AND COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER.
I'VE SENT SEVERAL EMAILS, AND IN FACT, I WAS HERE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO TO TRY TO FACILITATE THOSE MEETINGS.
AND THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, LIKE I SAID, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS ADVISED BY YOU, THE BOARD, TO SEND AN EMAIL, WHICH I DID.
THAT RESULTED IN A MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR PLUMMER AND SUPERVISOR LONG.
HOWEVER, TWO OF YOU DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL, AND ONE OF YOU RESPONDED, AND WE HAD A MEETING SET UP WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR LAST WEDNESDAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT SHOW UP TO THAT MEETING.
SO I'M HERE AGAIN TODAY TO ASK YOU WHAT WE CAN DO, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, TO SET UP A MEETING WITH YOU TO, AGAIN, SIT DOWN, SAY HI.
THAT'S THE ONLY GOAL THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT.
SO I COULD, AGAIN, SEND ANOTHER EMAIL IF THAT WILL DO.
OR I COULD PROVIDE YOU MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER RIGHT HERE
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OVER THE PA SYSTEM, IF THAT WOULD WORK.I KNOW YOU TYPICALLY DO NOT RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UP HERE, BUT IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DO SO.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ROUTE TO GO OTHER THAN HUNT YOU DOWN INDIVIDUALLY, AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
SO IF YOU HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR ME THAT I CAN PASS ALONG TO THE BOARD TO HELP FACILITATE THAT MEETING, I'D BE GLAD TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE WITH THE LAST 10 SECONDS OF MY TIME.
JOHN, AND THAT WAS ME FOR THOSE OF YOU.
I HAD MY CHEMO APPOINTMENT SWITCHED TO WEDNESDAY.
SO I HAD MY STAFF CLEAR MY SCHEDULE.
AND IF YOU WEREN'T CONTACTED, THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE YOUR NUMBER.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO RESCHEDULE THAT STILL.
MARGARET HANSEN, FOLLOWED BY DAVID HALLIGAN, DOLORES LUCERO, THEN FRANK HOLTZ.
I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE FAMILY DYNAMICS RESOURCE CENTER IN ANDERSON.
I'M NOT AGAINST THIS PROJECT BEING A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, AND WE NEED THOSE IN THIS AREA.
BUT THERE ARE A FEW CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.
AND I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU GUYS GET YOUR HANDS ON THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY HAD SET UP FOR DOING ALL THIS, THE LLC OR THE INCORPORATION.
AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THIS WAS ALL DONE LAST YEAR IN 2025.
THE FACILITY IS AN UNLOCKED FACILITY, AND THAT'S FINE BECAUSE THAT MEANS VOLUNTARY.
THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA WERE NOT INFORMED.
ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ANDERSON ACTUALLY LIVES NEXT DOOR, SO HE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE SUPPORT.
I'M GOING TO PUT IT TO YOU THAT WAY.
IT IS ACTUALLY LOANED PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE'S A JOINT OWNERSHIP WITH THE ANDERSON COMMUNITY CHURCH.
AFTER 30 YEARS, THE CHURCH WILL HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP OF THAT FACILITY.
I'M NOT AGAINST THESE KIND OF PROJECTS, BUT I WANT TRANSPARENCY.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT HERE SO I WOULD ASK A LOT MORE QUESTIONS AND I THINK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THIS A PENDING THING RATHER THAN JUST RUBBER STAMPING IT SO THANK YOU NEXT UP DAVID HALLIGAN FOLLOWED BY DOLORES LUCERO FRANK PAUL THEN KIM MOORE IF I CALLED YOUR NAME PLEASE GET IN QUEUE GOOD MORNING BOARD AT THE LAST BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING MR CRY AND THE BOARD MOVED TO APPROVE A ONE POINT NINE TWO MILLION DOLLAR COUNTY COMMITMENT TO FAMILY DYNAMICS PROJECT IN ANDERSON.
THE MOTION PASSED 4-1 WITH LONG AS THE ONLY NO VOTE.
SUPERVISOR LONG, A 30-YEAR PLUS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT WAS ON THE STREETS, IN THE TRENCHES, WORKING WITH THESE YOUTH GROUPS, YEAH, SOME OF YOU UP HERE JUST BLEW OFF HIS PERSPECTIVE.
MR. LONG ARTICULATED NEARLY VERBATIM THE SAME CONCERNS MR. CRYE HAD RAISED IN THE JUNE 2024 BUDGET HEARINGS, THAT OUTSIDE COUNTY YOUTH PLACED IN UNLOCKED FACILITIES WALK AWAY COMMIT CRIMES AND BECOME LONG-TERM RESIDENTS OF SHASTA COUNTY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
CRY THEN ACCUSED LONG OF DOUBLE-TALKING AND POLITICAL MANEUVERING.
REALLY, MR. CRY, NOW'S THE TIME.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE KEVIN CRY FLIP-FLOP.
IT REFERS TO A SUDDEN OR UNEXPECTED REVERSAL OF A PREVIOUSLY HELD POSITION BELIEF THAT YOU HAD ON THE SUBJECT OF OVER TWO YEARS AGO.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE, MR. CRY.
HERE'S MR. CRY WITH TRACY NEAL REGARDING THE TROUBLED YOUTH COMING FROM OUTSIDE SHASTA COUNTY.
KIND OF A CHANGE OF DIRECTION, LIKE 180 DEGREES.
AT THE JUNE 6, 2024 BUDGET HEARINGS, MR. CRY QUESTIONED CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER TRACY NEAL ABOUT THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-COUNTY YOUTHS HELD AT THE JUVENILE REHABILITATION FACILITY.
CRY FRAMED THOSE YOUTH AS A FINANCIAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY BURDEN.
NEAL EXPLAINED THAT OUT-OF-COUNTY PLACEMENTS ARE REVENUE GENERATING.
CRY PUSHES BACK WITH A HIDDEN COST THEORY.
MR. CRY STATES TO HAVE THE YOUTH IN YOUR FACILITY WHO DIDN'T GROW UP HERE, WEREN'T BORN HERE, WERE IMPORTED HERE BY ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BEAR THE COST DURING AND AFTER THEIR RELEASE.
SO WHAT'S THE COST TO SHASTA COUNTY HERE, MR. CRY? HAVE YOU RUN THE NUMBERS FOR THE SHERIFF, PROBATION, HHS, AND SCOE? NOPE, I DIDN'T THINK SO.
I'M GOING TO RESPOND TO THAT REAL QUICK BECAUSE THAT GENTLEMAN IS SO CLUELESS.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHO'S INCARCERATED AT THE JRF VERSUS YOUNG CHILDREN.
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WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.ONCE AGAIN, FAILED, FAILED MISERABLY.
I WAS A COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE CITY OF SHASTA LAKE IN 2010 TO 2012.
I DISCOVERED THE CITY WAS BREAKING THE STATE LAW FOR 14 YEARS.
I STARTED TO EXPOSE THE CORRUPTION IN SHASTA LAKE.
I REPORTED THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF TOM PASECO AND THE SHASTA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEPHEN CARLTON.
FOR REPORTING THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, I WAS WRONGLY CONVICTED IN 2014 IN SHASTA COUNTY.
SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE CONTINUED TO FIGHT TO PROVE MY INNOCENCE.
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2026, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL POST-CONVICTION JUSTICE UNIT OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED MY APPLICATION, CAGED FOR REVIEW.
ON MARCH 23, 2026, I FILED A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABER-KOOP.
IN SHASTA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
I HAVE EVIDENCE SHOWING THE SHASTA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR, RANDY KNOX, ENGAGED IN TAMPERING WITH A KEY WITNESS IN A RECORDING CONVERSATION.
THE INVESTIGATOR SUGGESTED A JOB OPPORTUNITY TO THE WITNESS AFTER HE TESTIFIED AGAINST ME.
I DISCOVERED THAT THE RELATIVE OF SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF, DEPUTY MCGREENEY, WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION, SAT IN A GRAND JURY.
MY COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY, AARON WILLIAMS, FAILED TO REVIEW THESE CRITICAL EVIDENCE.
HE LATER ADMITTED THAT HE NEVER LISTENED TO THE AUDIO RECORDING INVOLVING THE INVESTIGATOR AND THE WITNESS.
MY ATTORNEY, AARON WILLIAMS, FAILED TO CALL THE KEY WITNESS, ATTORNEY ANDREW JAREK, WHO DRAFTED THE VERY DECLARATION THAT I WAS ACCUSED OF FALSELY.
FRANK PALTZ, FOLLOWED BY KIM MOORE, BRENT TURNER, THEN STEVE KAHN.
HARD TO FOLLOW THAT ONE, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY ANYWAYS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU RESCIND THE APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT 24-889, THE SOLAR FIELD THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
WE WANT TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROCESS THAT LED TO YOUR DECISION, HOW IT WAS AN INFORMED DECISION MADE BASED ON PLANNING COMMISSION'S VOTE WHEN THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 22ND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HAD NOT BEEN APPROVED.
THOSE MINUTES WERE A CRITICAL PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
THE DOCUMENT KEY DISCUSSIONS, CONCERNS, AND EXPERT OPINIONS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY AVAILABLE AND CONSIDERED BEFORE ANY FINAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DURING THE JANUARY 22ND MEETING TO PLANNING COMMISSIONER, STEVE KEARNS AND JAMES CHAPMAN, BOTH HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED IN THEIR FIELDS, CLEARLY STATED THAT THE EIR IS NECESSARY FOR THIS PROJECT.
THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE HEART OF WHETHER THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PROPERLY EVALUATED UNDER CEQA.
YET, DESPITE THE APPEAL, DESPITE THE APPEAL, WAS PLACED ON A MARCH 24TH AGENDA AND ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE JANUARY 22ND MEETINGS WAS NOT OFFICIALLY COMPLETED DUE TO THE LACK OF APPROVAL MINUTES APPROVED MINUTES THAT RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE DUE PROCESS TRANSPARENCY AND WHETHER THE PROPER PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED BEFORE MAKING SUCH AN IMPACTFUL DECISION THIS IS NOT JUST A PROCEDURAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNICALITY THIS IS ABOUT ENSURING THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE PROPER AND BASED ON COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RECORDS AND THAT THE PUBLIC AND THIS BOARD HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THAT PROCESS.
AT THIS TIME, I'M ASKING YOU TO RESCIND THE APPROVAL AND TAKE A STEP BACK.
LET'S ENSURE THE RECORD IS COMPLETE.
LET'S FULLY CONSIDER THE EXPERT'S INPUT AND CALL FOR AN EIR.
AND LET'S MAKE SURE THE PROJECT IS EVALUATED WITH THE LEVEL OF SCRUTINY AND TRANSPARENCY THAT IT DESERVES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS' TIME.
NEXT UP, KIM MOORE, FOLLOWED BY BRENT TURNER, STEVE KAHN, THEN MIKE GALLAGHER.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
MORNING, SUPERVISORS COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
WE HAD A MASSIVELY SUCCESSFUL EASTER EVENT AT THE WOODLANDS.
IT WAS PUT ON BY THE TENANTS' MANAGEMENT.
NBCSS WANTED TO PUT ON THE EVENT, BUT WE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WE WANTED THE EVENT, AND THEY STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY AND ALLOWED THE TENANTS TO DO IT, AND AS A RESULT, THE ROOM WAS PACKED.
THERE'S JUST REALLY GOOD TIMES.
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NEW ON-SITE MANAGER, WHO IS PHENOMENAL.I'VE READ HER UP AND DOWN, CHECKED HER INSIDE AND OUT.
SHE HAS BROUGHT IN A COMMUNITY PANTRY, NOT JUST FOR FOOD, BUT THERE'S CLOTHING AND DISHES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT IF OTHER TENANTS NEED THEM THAT THEY CAN COME AND GET THEM.
I'D LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO SOMETHING HERE.
WE'RE ALL STILL GETTING HOODWINKED ON A COUPLE OF ISSUES.
ONE, THE FUNDING, THE GRANT FUNDING THAT YOU GIVE THEM FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOMEWORK CLUB AND THE SNAP PROGRAM, ONLY $200 A MONTH OF THAT IS MAKING IT INTO THE COMMUNITY.
FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAS 74 UNITS WITH A LOT OF THEM BEING THREE BEDROOMS, SOME FAMILIES HAVING UP TO SIX CHILDREN.
A $200 BUDGET, IT'S LIKE, I DON'T EVEN NEED TO SAY IT.
AND THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE'RE REALLY GETTING HOODWINKED ON IS SECURITY.
SO WHAT THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED IS, BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE GATES FIXED, AND THEY'RE SAYING MAYBE JUNE, BUT THERE'S SOMEBODY COMING IN AROUND 1230 AT NIGHT THAT CHECKS THE LOCKS, DRIVES AROUND THE FACILITY, AND THEN LEAVES.
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN DONE IT.
WHY BOTHER WITH THAT? IT DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD, ESPECIALLY IF PALM COMMUNITIES, AS THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING, DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THE LOCKS.
AND WE HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME, I CAN SHOW YOU THE PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS.
BRENT TURNER, FOLLOWED BY STEVE KAHN, MIKE GALLAGHER, THEN JENNY.
IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE.
FOLLOWED BY MIKE GALLAGHER, JENNY, THEN NICK GARDNER.
MORNING BOARD, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FOLLOWING UP ON DAVE HALLIGAN'S COMMENTS.
CRY CAME OUT VERY STRONGLY AGAINST TRUE NORTH WHEN HE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS AN OPEN CAMPUS AND DIDN'T WANT, YOU KNOW, THE CRIMINALS BEING ABLE TO, OR THE PEOPLE THAT HAD COMMITTED OFFENSES.
WANDERING AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND YET SUPPORTS THIS SITUATION IN ANDERSON, THE FAMILY DYNAMICS SITUATION, WHEN CLEARLY THAT WOULD BE THE CASE THAT WE WOULD END A MAJORITY OF THESE PEOPLE, THREE-QUARTERS OF THEM APPARENTLY, WOULD BE BROUGHT FROM OUTSIDE OF THE AREA.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING IN PEOPLE FROM AREAS LIKE OAKLAND OR L.A.
OR WHEREVER THAT HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AND MIXING THEM WITH OUR LOCAL CHILDREN THAT ARE GOING TO ONLY LEARN MORE SEVERE CRIMES.
AND THEN ALLOWING THEM TO COME AND GO FROM THE STREETS.
WE'VE HAD IT BEFORE, AS SUPERVISOR LONG MADE A POINT OF.
SO YOU CAN SMILE AND LAUGH ALL YOU WANT, CRY, BUT THAT IS THE SITUATION.
ALSO, I REALLY WONDER WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THIS SITUATION FAILS DOWN THE ROAD WITH ALL THESE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF IMPROVEMENTS.
IF, IN FACT, THIS IS A LOAN ON THE PROPERTY.
FORMER SUPERVISOR BOGG GOING TO END UP WITH GREAT ASSETS OR A SWEET DEAL? WE'VE GOT A NINJA GEM ON THERE.
IS CRY INVOLVED IN THIS THING AS HE LEAVES? ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS.
ALSO, I HAD A CONCERN WITH CURTIS SAYING THAT 511 REPUBLICANS, BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS SHOULD HAVE VOTED FOR CRY.
APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED THE RECALL WERE REPUBLICANS.
SO MAKING THAT ASSUMPTION SHOWS HOW INEPT HE IS, IS WHAT IT DOES.
MIKE, COME ON UP, FOLLOWED BY JENNY, THEN NICK GARDNER.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, SUPERVISORS.
I'M MIKE GALLAGHER, ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, RESIDENT SINCE OCTOBER 31ST, 2013, AND A CONCERNED CITIZEN.
I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF MANY VERY CONCERNED CITIZENS OF ANDERSON, OF WHICH NO ONE PERSON, INCLUDING MYSELF, IS IN DENIAL OF THE REAL NEED OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SHASTA COUNTY, FOR ALL AGES, NOT JUST YOUTH.
I'M BEFORE YOU TO POINT OUT REAL DISCREPANCIES IN THE APPLICATION FOR THE BCHIP FUNDING GRANT.
PAGE 107, FIRST PARAGRAPH, THE VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY STATED IS $1.5 TO $2 MILLION, AND IT'S AS HIGH AS $10 MILLION IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE GRANT APPLICATION.
SECOND PARAGRAPH, THERE WAS ZERO MEETINGS WITH THE CITY PLANNING AND ENGINEERING AND WASN'T BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT ALL.
IN FACT, THE CITY ONLY BECAME AWARE LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE MARCH 24, 2026 BOS MEETING WHERE ITEM R4 WAS DISCUSSED.
THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE CEO RICKER WAS PROFESSIONAL ENOUGH TO CALL ANDERSON CITY MANAGER FORSETH DESHAIES.
THIRD PARAGRAPH, NEIGHBORHOOD CANVASSING WAS NEVER DONE.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL AT LEAST TO ASK APD THEIR THOUGHTS, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN
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EITHER.IT WILL BE A HUGE DRAW ON RESOURCES.
NOW, I WOULD DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO PAGES 300 TO 310, FORM 700, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THESE WERE PLANNING MEETINGS, WHICH I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND NEED TO TAKE PLACE, BUT THESE MEETINGS ARE NOT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
TO BE CLEAR, I TAKE REAL ISSUE WITH THE MAYOR SLASH SECRETARY OF THE CHURCH SLASH WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT APPEARING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SHE IS ONE-FIFTH OF THE COUNCIL AND WAS NEVER AUTHORIZED BY THE FOUR-FIFTHS TO REPRESENT.
BACK TO PAGE 95, 24 HOURS TO 14 DAYS.
THAT'S KEEPING YOUTH IN TREATMENT, AND IT IS A NON-LOCKDOWN FACILITY.
PAGE 94, AGES 15 AND YOUNGER AND 65 AND OLDER, THAT'S THE AGE GROUP.
PLEASE PULL YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT BASED ON THE MISREPRESENTATION OF THE TRUTH THAT DUE DILIGENCE WAS DONE.
THESE TAX DOLLARS NEED TO BE ALLOCATED BASED ON TRUTH, AND THERE ARE MANY MORE ISSUES.
JENNY, FOLLOWED BY NICK GARDNER.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY PASS, I'M STILL THANKFUL THAT IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED, AND I'M ALSO A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT IT DOESN'T GET ITS OWN PRESENTATION.
IT'S SUCH A FUN PART OF THE MONTH THAT ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY AND HELPS CONNECT CHILDREN NOT ONLY WITH HELPFUL SERVICES, BUT ALSO WITH BOOKS AND READING PROGRAMS. I PERSONALLY THINK SEEING A WHOLE PRESENTATION TO SEE JUST WHAT THE WEEK DOES FOR THE AREA WOULD NOT ONLY CREATE AWARENESS, BUT ALSO MIGHT ENLIGHTEN THINGS UP IN THIS VERY OTHERWISE DRAB AND FRUSTRATING MEETING.
FEW PEOPLE FIND CHILDREN CONTROVERSIAL, FOR ONE.
IT MIGHT BE FUN TO SEE PICTURES OF CHILDREN'S PAPER DOLLS THAT THEY MAKE EVERY YEAR, SEE THE RED BOOK BAGS, OR THE FIRST FIVE FAMILIES THAT ARE HELPED, AS WELL AS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. BEING MADE AWARE FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN OR OTHER DIFFICULTIES.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE THIS HIGHLIGHTED AND MAYBE SEE MORE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY BROUGHT FORTH.
NICK GARDNER AND CHAIR, THIS IS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYWHERE IN THE PRESENTATION OF FAMILY DYNAMICS THAT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE KIDS WERE COMING FROM OUT OF THE AREA.
AND I'M WONDERING HOW DOLORES' COMMENTS UP HERE THIS LAST TIME HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PRESENT BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL.
I THINK IT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.
WE NEED TO PUT AN END TO THAT.
I RESENT THIS BARRIER RIGHT UP HERE.
IT INHIBITS ME FROM COMING UP AND TALKING TO A SUPERVISOR BEFORE THE MEETING.
THE FACT IS THAT'S PUT UP THERE FOR ONE PERSON'S PROBLEM.
THAT'S A JENNY, I ASSUME, SO THEY CAN'T TAKE PICTURES UP HERE.
THAT'S GIVING A HANDICAP TO ALL OF US BECAUSE OF THAT.
I DON'T SEE WHY YOU COULDN'T PUT HER BACK THERE IN THAT ROOM IF THAT'S A PROBLEM WITH HER.
I DO SYMPATHIZE WITH HER PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE PUNISHED BECAUSE OF IT.
AND I BELIEVE SUPERVISOR CRY DESERVES A PAT ON THE BACK FOR STARTING A HIGH SCHOOL.
IF HE NEEDS ANY HELP FROM THE COUNTY, THAT THEY SHOULD GIVE IT WITH THEIR BLESSINGS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY MAYBE HE SEES HOW HE CAN DO IT BETTER.
DON'T YELL OUT FROM THE CROWD AND INTERRUPT THE MEETING.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO CONSENT.WE HAVE ONE ITEM PULLED, C-18, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF CONSENT.
[C18 Consider oral testimony and written comments from members of the public and accept the Shasta County 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report.]
PLUMMER, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LONG.ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO C-18.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? WE DO NOT, CHAIR.
OKAY, SO SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, YOU PULLED THIS.
YES, SO I KNOW THAT IN TERMS OF A...
YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL ACTION HERE OF ACCEPTING THE REPORT, THAT'S KIND OF ADMINISTRATIVE.
BUT I THINK, IN MY MIND, THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT AND OUR DUTY IN ACCEPTING IT IS TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE, OKAY, WHERE DO WE STAND AND WHAT ADJUSTMENTS DO WE NEED TO MAKE? AND I BELIEVE, SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, I PULLED THIS BECAUSE WE ARE FAR FROM ON TRACK TO HIT OUR GOALS FOR THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION BY 2028. AND SO I DID WANT TO...
I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS HERE, BUT ALSO WANTED TO KIND OF RAISE SOME THINGS THAT I BELIEVE WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THIS.
AND I KNOW THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH SEAN AND THE TEAM THAT THERE'S A LOT ALREADY HAPPENING AS IT
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RELATES TO THIS AND THAT THERE'S BEEN EFFORTS OVER THE LAST YEAR.BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER IDEAS THAT CAME UP.
ONE I SAW IN THE SPREADSHEET THAT WAS ATTACHED, THE...
WHERE IT SAID HOUSING APPLICATION SUMMARY AND THEN THERE WAS 96 SUBMITTED AND THEN 66 APPROVED IS THAT JUST BECAUSE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NONE DISAPPROVED IS THAT BECAUSE JUST THE 30 OTHERS HADN'T GOTTEN THROUGH THE PROCESS YET I'M CHRIS SALAZAR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CHEF'S COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
SO IN THAT TABLE, IT BASICALLY FOLLOWS THE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE LIFE OF THEIR PROCESS.
FIRST WITH, DID THEY SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION, WHICH IS THE ONE YOU REFERRED TO.
THEN, WAS THAT APPLICATION REVIEWED AND APPROVED? AND SUBSEQUENTLY, IS IT ISSUED, OR EXCUSE ME, THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE ISSUED.
APPROVED AND ISSUED AND THE THIRD WOULD THEN BE CONSTRUCTED AND FINALED.
SO SOMETIMES THE PERMITS GO THROUGH ALL THREE IN ONE YEAR, THREE PHASES.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE SPLIT UP OVER A DIFFERENT REPORTING YEARS AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T MAKE IT TO THE END BECAUSE THEY'RE WITHDRAWN OR SOMEONE DECIDES NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
AND THEN, AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SITUATION, BUT SOMETHING THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, REQUIRES FURTHER ANALYSIS, UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS IS WHEN THE COMMENT ABOUT THE CAR FIRE PROPERTIES, AND I THINK IT'S 300 SOME OUT OF THE ALMOST 900 PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN REBUILT.
DO WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THOSE OTHER MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF PROPERTIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REBUILT AND WHY? I CAN'T SAY THAT WE DO.
ANYTIME AN OWNER OF A LOT IN THE CAR FIRE AREA REACHES OUT, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY THERE TO HELP NAVIGATE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
MOST OF THE YOU KNOW, BENEFIT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT, BENEFIT, BUT THE STREAMLINING THAT WAS ADOPTED IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRE HAS EXPIRED NOW.
SO WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS A FACTOR, I COULDN'T SAY.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT WHY THEY'RE NOT BEING REBUILT.
YEAH, I KNOW THERE WERE SOME PROPERTIES THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE.
YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, AND SO WHEN THEIR HOUSE BURNED DOWN, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REBUILD OR THEY DECIDED TO MOVE ELSEWHERE.
BUT IT DOES SEEM IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY HIGH NUMBER.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING AND I KNOW, SUPERVISOR LONG, YOU'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR US AS A COUNTY TO I MEAN, THOSE ARE 400 TO 500 LOTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED.
AND NOW MAYBE THEY'RE SITTING VACANT.
MAYBE THERE'S A BURNT STRUCTURE STILL ON IT.
DO WE KNOW IF THERE'S, DID THE BURNT STRUCTURES HAVE TO BE REMOVED FOR? SAFETY CODE OR IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE'S STILL BURNT STRUCTURES THERE? YEAH, I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY IF NOT ALL THE STRUCTURAL BURNT STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND CLEANED UP.
SO THEY ARE YOU KNOW LOTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO BE BUILT I'M SURE SOME HAVE BEEN SOLD SOME PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REBUILD I DON'T KNOW OFFHAND HOW IT WOULD COMPARE TO OTHER INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SEEING VERY YOU KNOW, 100% REBUILD OF LOTS OR ANYTHING REALLY, EVEN PROBABLY MORE THAN LIKE 50 TO 70% REBUILD.
IT SEEMS IF THERE'S, IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE, I DON'T WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO YOUR PLATE, BUT I JUST AM PUTTING OUT THERE THAT, AND MAYBE IT'S ANOTHER ORGANIZATION IF WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK BACK, BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE COULD GET A LIST OF THOSE PROPERTIES, CORRECT? AND THEN HAVE SOMEONE ANALYZE THAT.
YOU KNOW, IN THE COMMUNITY IF THERE'S GRANT DOLLARS, FOR EXAMPLE, AVAILABLE TO DO THAT TYPE OF WORK OR SOMETHING? YEAH, WE CERTAINLY DETERMINE THE LOTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN REBUILT AND, YOU KNOW, SEE IF THERE'S ANY, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS OR ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE THAT MIGHT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REBUILD THEM.
I ASSUME WE COULD PROBABLY MAYBE POLL OWNERS TO SEE WHY THEY HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, CHOSE TO REBUILD AND JUST GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHY THOSE LOTS HAVEN'T BEEN REBUILT.
A SECOND ISSUE, WHICH I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A FAIR BIT ABOUT, IS INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY AROUND COTTONWOOD CSA AND THEIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
I SAW IN THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE LISTED, PROGRAM H1D, WHICH IS AROUND WATER AND SEWER PROVIDER COLLABORATION.
AND I THINK RECENTLY, SEAN, YOU MENTIONED THAT IN TERMS OF A RECENT EMAIL.
THIS SEEMS TO BE, YOU KNOW, I THINK...
THE BOARD BEFORE ELIMINATED IMPACT FEES WITH THE HOPE THAT THAT WOULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HOUSING.
IT'S BECAUSE IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WELL, WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
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IN HOUSING AS A RESULT OF ELIMINATING IMPACT FEES.IN FACT, WE'RE SEEING A DECLINE.
AND MY READ ON IT FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS FROM SOME OF THE DEVELOPER ROUNDTABLES IS THAT THE PRIMARY OBSTACLE TO THAT IS LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER THAT'S WATER OR WASTEWATER.
IN FACT, JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A DEVELOPER WHO I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, AND THEY SAID, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO, AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED HIS MATH ON THIS, BUT HE SAID THAT IT COULD PROVIDE 40% OF THE NEEDED HOUSES FOR OUR REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION, OR UNITS, SORRY, NOT HOUSES, BUT UNITS.
AND HE'S BEING TOLD BY THE WATER DISTRICT.
NOT ONLY WILL YOU NOT ADD ANY SERVICE, BUT ALSO YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DIG A WELL HERE BECAUSE WE'RE WORRIED THAT THAT WILL DRAW FROM OUR UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS.
AND THEN ON THE SEWAGE, HE WANTED TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF REDDING ON JUST SEWAGE BUT NOT DO THE FULL ANNEX, AND THEY'RE SAYING YOU NEED TO DO A FULL ANNEX AND YOU NEED TO BRING IN 25 OTHER PARCELS.
AND SO I THINK THAT FEELS LIKE THE PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO SOLVE IS HOW DO WE THAT'S NOT LIKE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE THAT'S RIGHT OFF OF $2.99 BY SHASTA COLLEGE AND IN FACT HE OFFERED TO PUT IN AND PAY FOR A PUMP STATION ON SHASTA COLLEGE WHICH SHASTA COLLEGE CURRENTLY IS LIMITED BECAUSE OF THE SAME WASTEWATER SITUATION AND SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THESE WATER DISTRICTS AND I KNOW WASTEWATER DEPENDING ON WHERE IT IS IT VARIES BUT I WOULD JUST I DON'T KNOW DO YOU HAVE I KNOW THERE'S SOME INTENT IN HERE IN TERMS OF ENGAGING THEM I'M AS PART OF THIS PLAN COULD YOU JUST SHARE KIND OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE THINKING CURRENTLY YES SO THERE IS AS PART OF THE PLAN PROGRAMS THAT UH YOU KNOW REQUIRE US TO REACH OUT AND ENGAGE WITH THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS I KNOW THAT WE HAVE UH ENGAGED OVER WATER IN PARTICULAR BUT UH SEWER I THINK THERE COULD BE PROBABLY MORE ENGAGEMENT CERTAINLY WITH THE CITY IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY HAVE POLICIES WHERE THEY WILL NOT EXTEND THEIR SEWER SERVICES BEYOND THEIR BOUNDARY, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE EVEN PROBABLY 10 YEARS AGO, WHERE THEY WOULD PRETTY REGULARLY EXTEND SERVICES BEYOND THEIR BOUNDARY.
THEY WANTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU FIND THE DEVELOPER THAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED, WHICH WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH AND ASSIST THEM IN ANY WAY WE CAN.
THE RESISTANCE THAT HE'S SEEING THERE.
DO WE KNOW WHY THE CITIES HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THAT APPROACH? I THINK GENERALLY BECAUSE THE FURTHER THEY EXTEND THEIR SERVICES, THE GREATER THE COST.
I MEAN, THERE ARE PROBABLY LOTS OF AREAS WITHIN THE CITY POTENTIALLY THAT COULD BE REDEVELOPED WITH INFILL.
SO THERE IS A MOTION COMING? NICK, PART OF THIS IS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE FAR FROM ON TRACK FOR HOUSING.
AND IF WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, SATISFY THIS AND ARE NOT MOVED TOWARDS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, THE STATE COULD COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, REQUIRE US TO REZONE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IS SO THAT WE CAN COLLECTIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE ON HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS MAKING IT EASIER TO BUILD HERE.
THE OTHER QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK WAS AROUND, IT LOOKS LIKE ADUS HAS BEEN THE ONE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY BRIGHT SPOT.
IN TERMS OF WHERE HOUSING HAS HAPPENED.
DO WE THINK THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S REDUCED SQUARE FOOTAGE, IT'S LOWER COST, AND SO IT'S JUST, OKAY, WE CAN GET SOME LOW COSTS, OR BECAUSE YOU HAVE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE SAYING, OKAY, I WANT TO ADD OCCUPANCY TO MY EXISTING PROPERTY.
AND WHERE I'M KIND OF GOING WITH THAT IS IF WE WERE TO ENCOURAGE AND EVEN LOOK FOR GRANT DOLLARS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPERS WHO ARE DOING MORE OF LIKE STARTER HOMES OR TINY HOMES.
CONCEPTS, MODELING OFF OF SOME OF THE SUCCESS WE'RE SEEING WITH THE ADUS.
DO WE THINK THAT WOULD BE, AND I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS, IF THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY SUCCESSFUL GIVEN WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH ADUS, OR IF THAT'S PRIMARILY JUST OWNERS WHO ARE SAYING, I WANT TO ADD OCCUPANCY TO MY SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
CALIFORNIA RELAXED THEIR REGULATIONS ON ADUS.
YEAH, THE STATE IS DEFINITELY ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADUS, THE COUNTY IS AS WELL.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ADOPTED SOME PRE-APPROVED ADU PLANS THAT PEOPLE CAN USE TO REDUCE THE COST OF THEIR BUILD AND STREAMLINE THE REVIEW PROCESS.
SO CERTAINLY THERE'S A LOT OF FOCUS ON ADUS.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY A GOOD SOLUTION FOR MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTY BECAUSE THEY DON'T RELY ON A SANITARY SEWER.
THEY USE ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. SO THAT IS A LIMIT IN TERMS OF HOW YOU MIGHT APPROACH THAT IN A MORE DENSE
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SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S LIKE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH AREA.BUT DEFINITELY WORKS ON SOME OF THE RURAL SIZE LOTS AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING IT.
ARE WE GOOD, SUPERVISOR PALMER? YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PLAN AND LOOK TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ALL IN TERMS OF AND SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE CITIES AND WATER DISTRICTS, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THIS IS.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE NEED TO SOLVE FOR.
WE CAN'T SEE THIS CONTINUE TO DECLINE.
AND I NEED A SECOND ON THE MOTION, TOO, SO...
LEO, AND I WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THIS, BUT IF TWO-THIRDS OF THE PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED IN CAR FIRE BURN FOOTPRINT AREAS, THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE IT WAS A GRACE PERIOD WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN MOBILE HOMES, TRAILERS, THINGS ON THE PROPERTIES.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF SOME OF THOSE, BECAUSE I GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEY'VE OVERSTAYED THEIR WELCOME AND THEY'RE LIVING IN A TRAILER AND THEY STOP, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ESTIMATE, AND I WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU TO, OF THE NUMBER OF THESE PROPERTIES THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST LIVING IN MOTORHOMES NOW OR TRAILERS AND THEY JUST REALLY ARE NOT IN ANY GREAT HURRY TO REBUILD? GOOD MORNING, BOARD.
SEAN EWING, DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
IN REGARDS TO THE EXPIRATION OF THAT RV LIVING SITUATION IN THOSE FIRE-IMPACTED AREAS, THOSE ORDINANCES HAVE EXPIRED, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TO GO AROUND AND ENFORCE.
WE JUST, AS COMPLAINTS COME IN, WE'LL MOVE THROUGH THOSE.
AND SO WE HAVEN'T, WE DON'T TRACK THAT AS FAR AS I'M SURE WE PROBABLY COULD.
POTENTIALLY TRACK THAT AND GO OUT AND KNOCK ON DOORS AND AND TRY TO REMIND THEM OF THAT BUT DO YOU THINK THAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELAY IN REBUILDING AS WELL MIGHT I'M TRYING TO ANSWER SUPERVISOR PLUMBERS QUESTIONS UH...
AND IF THAT MIGHT BE A FACTOR THIS IS JUST MY OPINION BUT I I DON'T KNOW THAT IT DOES I THINK IT JUST REALLY COMES DOWN TO RESOURCES LIMITED RESOURCES GOT OKAY THANK YOU IT'S A VERY LONG SUPERVISOR HARMAN WELL THAT THAT JUST COUPLE QUICK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
AND YOU PROBABLY ALREADY COVERED MOST OF IT, BUT ISN'T MOST OF THOSE LOTS IN THE CITY LIMITS? SO THE ONES THAT WE'RE REPORTING ON ARE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.
SO AS FAR AS HOW MANY MIGHT STILL BE UNDEVELOPED OR REDEVELOPED IN THE CITY, I WOULDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
BUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I KNOW THAT THERE'S AT LEAST A COUPLE LOTS STILL THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DEVELOPED.
I WAS JUST FEELING LIKE, WELL, THE ONUS IS ON THE CITY.
ORDINANCES AS FAR AS THEM PROMOTING THE REBUILDS OR WHATEVER BUT I THINK THAT I THINK THAT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING A LOT OF THE THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT BUT THE THE INSURANCE COST PEOPLE ARE SAYING WELL WE CAN'T AFFORD TO REBUILD BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COST IT WENT SO HIGH AND WHEN THEY TAG THAT ALONG WITH WHAT THEIR MORTGAGE IS GOING TO BE THERE THAT'S AFFECTING I KNOW IT'S AFFECTING, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, BUT AND, CORKY, A LOT OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN SOME OF THESE TARGET AREAS WERE NOT INSURED, SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REBUILD.
ARE WE GOOD? IT'S A GOOD COST.
THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE WOULD REFUSE TO REBUILD IN THOSE AREAS THAT WERE AFFECTED.
YEAH, I WAS JUST THINKING OUT LOUD AND TRYING TO, YEAH, BUT THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, SEAN, TROY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SMILES, TROY, AS THIS CONVERSATION HAS GONE ON.
I JUST THINK SO MANY PEOPLE, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE UP HERE HAVE DONE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
AND A LOT OF OUR JURISDICTIONS HERE WITHIN THE COUNTY, ANDERSON, SHASTA LAKE, REDDING, SHASTA COUNTY, THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT VARIANCES.
SUPERVISOR KELSCHER AND I HAVE DONE IS WE'VE CONSISTENTLY TRIED TO ROLL BACK ANY REGULATION THAT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE STATE MANDATES.
AND UNTIL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAKE IT EASY TO BUILD, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS BUT COMMERCIAL AS WELL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ROLL BACK SOME OF THE STATE MANDATES.
[R4 Receive a presentation from Shasta County Probation regarding the Mobile Probation Van (Sponsored by Supervisor Kelstrom).]
SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, SECOND BY...RECEIVER PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU, LEO.
RECEIVER PRESENTATION FROM SHASTA COUNTY PROBATION
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REGARDING THE MOBILE PROBATION BAN.MORNING CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ERIC JONES, ASSISTANT CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER.
EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST ENDEAVOR, WHAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE TO EVERYONE IS OUR MOBILE PROBATION VAN.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM SINCE 2023 AND ARE NOW READY TO LAUNCH THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.
WE WERE ABLE TO PROCURE A GRANT TO ALLOW US TO MOBILIZE PROBATION SERVICES TO OUTLYING RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY.
IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER SERVE OUR POPULATION.
THIS WAS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROBATION DEPARTMENTS.
WITHIN THE STATE, AS 25 COUNTIES WERE AWARDED THESE FUNDS, TO DATE, SHASTA COUNTY IS THE ONLY NORTHERN COUNTY MOVING FORWARD.
WE WILL HAVE ONE DEDICATED OFFICER ASSIGNED TO THE MOBILE PROBATION VAN WHO WILL BE PARTNERING WITH OTHER OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT EACH MONTH.
TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE DIFFICULTY.
THIS WILL ALLOW COUNTY STAFF TO STRENGTHEN TRUST AND RAPPORT OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL OFFICE SETTING AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THOSE IN NEED.
OFFENDERS LIVING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES HAVE HISTORICALLY SEEN BARRIERS TO SUPERVISION.
WHETHER IT BE TRANSPORTATION OR HOMELESSNESS, BUT DEFINITELY A LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCESS RESOURCES OR EVEN CONNECT WITH A PROBATION OFFICER.
THIS WILL ALLOW PROBATION AND OTHER COUNTY STAFF TO LIMIT THOSE BARRIERS BY MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.
IN ADDITION TO CONNECTING WITH PROBATION, COMMUNITY PARTNERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ASSESSMENTS AND THE ABILITY TO CONNECT PEOPLE WHO TYPICALLY WOULD STRUGGLE TO RESOURCES THAT WILL PROMOTE REHABILITATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS.
AGAIN, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING THE VAN IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK WITH READYING LOCATIONS INCLUDED ON ALTERNATIVE DAYS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE US AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THE VAN ITSELF IS HERE TODAY FOR AN OPEN HOUSE UNTIL 2 P.M.
IT IS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF THE CHAMBERS ALONG TEHAMA STREET, JUST OUTSIDE THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
AND WITH OUR PROBATION TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY, WE INVITE EVERYONE TO STOP BY AND SEE WHAT WE WILL BE OFFERING.
THE STAFF ARE HERE TO ENGAGE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MAY HAVE.
ABOUT PROBATION SERVICES AND SUPERVISION STANDARDS.
AND THEN JUST ONE LAST QUICK NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO OUR COUNTY PARTNERS WHO ASSISTED US THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS, WHICH IS ALWAYS AN EXTRA LIFT TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, INCLUDING BUCK AT FLEET, JEN ROSSI HERE AT THE CEO'S OFFICE, AND, OF COURSE, OUR INTERNAL TEAM WHO ALL WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU MENTIONED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND SUBSTANCE USE REFERRALS.
IS YOUR STAFF DOING THE ASSESSMENTS, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE...
NO, WE'LL PARTNER WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS.
AGAIN, WE'RE JUST KICKING THIS OFF, HOPING TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST AS WE GO.
SOME OF OUR DRC STAFF, ONCE WE GET GOING, GEOSERVICES, DEPENDING ON WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, OR WHAT WE FIND THE NEED TO BE.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING UP IN THE INNER MOUNTAIN ON THE SCHEDULE.
ARE YOU GOING TO ADD LOCATIONS? AGAIN, THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
BUT WE DO PLAN ON BEING IN THE BURNEY AREA TO START AND THEN TRICKLING OUT TO FALL RIVER, MACARTHUR, IF THAT'S THE AREA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY ON OUR RADAR.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK IS GOING TO BE.
SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OFFENDERS DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO REACH IN MACARTHUR, FALL RIVER VERSUS BURNEY.
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AND THE HOPE WOULD BE THAT BURNEY WOULD AT LEAST LIMIT SOME OF THAT DISTANCE.TO GET SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THERE, BUT IT WOULD JUST KIND OF DEPEND ON WHERE WE CAN GET THE MOST, AGAIN, BANG FOR OUR BUCK.
THIS IS A NO-VOTE ITEM, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? CHAIR, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER, NICK GARDNER.
NICK, YOU PROBABLY WILL BE IN THAT VAN ONE DAY.
YOU KNOW, THIS SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE NOT HOLDING THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BROKEN OUR LAWS AND OUR RULES ACCOUNTABLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T GET TO PROBATION, SO WE'LL GO TO YOU.
THAT JUST LEAVES A SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH.
WHERE'S THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM TO SHOW UP AND FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE THINGS THEY'VE DONE AGAINST US? I SAW IN THE PAPER THIS MORNING WHERE THE SHERIFF'S CHANGING HIS APPROACH TO A BUNCH OF JUVENILE HOOLIGANS OUT IN SHASTA LAKE CITY THAT ARE EGGING ON THE POLICE TO CHASE THEM ON E-BIKES AND EVEN MOTORCYCLES, DIRT BIKES.
AND WHAT'S THIS? IS THIS GOING TO GO OUT AND STRAIGHTEN THOSE GUYS OUT? AND ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE ENCOURAGED NOT TO COME TO TOWN FOR THEIR PROBATION? SCHEDULED HEARING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THEM IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE CODDLING THE UH...
PEOPLE THAT CAN'T LIVE BY THE RULES OF SOCIETY AND UH...
THAT JUST LEAVES A SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH I WOULDN'T DO THIS IF IT WAS ME THANK YOU ALRIGHT UH...
SO BEFORE WE GO TO OUR SCHEDULED HEARING UH...
I THINK WHEN WE RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION LINE OH, FOR CLOSED SESSION? YEAH.
NOT FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLOSED SESSION? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO, DO I HAVE A SCRIPT BY CHANCE? FOR THE SCHEDULED HEARING? YES.
THEN WE WILL RECESS AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
IF I MAY, ARE WE GOING TO RECESS AND DO CLOSED SESSION BEFORE WE GET TO R5, WHICH IS THE SCHEDULED HEARING? I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST GO TO R5, LET THEM GET BACK TO WORK,
[R5 Take the following actions regarding County Service Area (CSA) No. 17-Cottonwood Sewer: (1) Approve and adopt the Shasta County Service Area No. 17 Cottonwood 2022 Amendment to 2013 Sewer Master Plan; (2) conduct a public hearing; and (3) introduce, waive the reading of, and enact “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta, Setting Forth a Capital Improvement Fee for County Service Area No. 17-Cottonwood Sewer.”]
AND THEN WE'LL RECESS AND DO A CLOSED SESSION.OKAY, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
A COURT CHALLENGE TO ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON ANY PROJECT OR DECISION MAY BE LIMITED TO ONLY THOSE ISSUES RAISED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DURING OR PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING.
TROY BARTOLOME, THIS IS REALLY HORRIBLE TIMING FOR MY DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.
WELL, BUT I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T WANT TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN HERE BECAUSE WE'VE KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
THERE'S, YEAH, IT'S HORRIBLE TIMING, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSED SESSION TO PICK MY SUCCESSOR, SO I VOLUNTEERED THAT.
I WOULD BRING IT BEFORE I RETIRED.
THAT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD OF YOU.
ANYWAY, TROY BARTLEMY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
EXCUSE ME, LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.
CHAIRMAN KELLSTROM, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, TROY BARTLEMY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
I'M HERE TODAY BEFORE YOU, BRINGING AN ITEM.
IT IS TO PROPOSE TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE FOR CSA 17 COTTONWOOD SEWER.
THIS PROPOSAL IS GOING TO ACTUALLY INCORPORATE...
ONE WILL BE TO APPROVE AND ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2013 SEWER MASTER PLAN.
THE NEXT TWO WILL BE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEN LAST OF ALL, TO INTRODUCE, WAIVE THE READING OF, AND ENACT AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE FOR THE SEWER SYSTEM.
NOW BEFORE WE GO FURTHER, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO GIVE YOU SOME HISTORY AND BACKGROUND TO WHAT ALL THESE THINGS ARE AND HOW WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT.
COTTONWOOD SEWER SERVES 01,436 CUSTOMERS WITH...
A HOUSEHOLD EQUIVALENT IS THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF SEWAGE THAT IS PRODUCED BY ONE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD.
IN 1980S, EARLY 80S, THERE WAS A PROBLEM DOWN IN COTTONWOOD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND GROUNDWATER WELLS, SMALL LOTS, AND THE GROUNDWATER WAS GETTING CONTAMINATED BY THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS, FAILING SYSTEMS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THE STATE STEPPED IN AND OFFERED FUNDING TO HELP THEM PUT IN A SEWER SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.
SO AS PART OF THAT FUNDING FOR THAT SYSTEM, THERE WAS A LOAN COMPONENT.
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WHERE THE SERVICE FEEDS AND THEN A PLANT THAT HANDLES THE SERVICE.AND THERE'S A FINITE AMOUNT OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIVALENTS THAT THAT PLANT CAN HANDLE.
YOU EVERYBODY BOUGHT IN AT THAT TIME, EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY WAS ASSESSED FOR 30 YEARS, AND ALL THE EXISTING CUSTOMERS OR EXISTING PEOPLE IN THERE NOW HAVE PAID THEIR WAY.
THEY PAID FOR THEIR PIECE TO HAVE THAT PLANT BY THEIR LOW-INTEREST LOAN.
SO AS WE GO FORWARD, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE STATE DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR INCREASING CAPACITY OR GROWING THE PLANT.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S NOT LOW-INCOME DEVELOPMENT MONEY TO HELP DEVELOPERS TO MAYBE PAY THESE FEES OR SUCH, BUT WE CANNOT ATTAIN, THERE IS NO HELP FOR, I CAN'T GET GRANT FUNDING FOR JUST INCREASING CAPACITY.
IT HAS TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, AND IT HAS TO BE A LOW-INCOME DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.
SO, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE IS FOR...
ANYBODY WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY THAT WANTS TO BUILD ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD EQUIVALENT DEMAND ON THE SYSTEM, THERE'S A FINITE AMOUNT RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU COME IN AND, HEY, I WANT TO DEVELOP THIS AND MAKE SOME APARTMENTS OR I WANT TO DEVELOP THIS AND MAKE A SHOPPING CENTER OR A LAUNDROMAT, THINGS LIKE THAT, THERE ARE STILL SOME ORPHAN HES OUT THERE YOU CAN BUY FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT YOU COULD GO PURCHASE.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE HE FOR THE FUTURE BUILD OUT OF THE PLANT TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.
WITHOUT THAT MONEY TO BUILD THE PLANT, EXPAND IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU DON'T EXPAND THE PLANT IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL HES AND THESE WILL START TO ADD UP OVER TIME.
NOW, THIS FEE WAS LAST EVALUATED IN 2005.
WE HAD A STUDY DONE IN 2022 BY PACE ENGINEERING TO COME UP WITH THE NEW FEE.
NOW, THE FEE IS GOING TO GO, THE CALPROVENT FEE IS GOING TO GO FROM $6,790 IN HE TO AN ALARMING $28,300 IN HE.
I'M SURE THE QUESTIONS GO, WHY DID YOU KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD? WHY DIDN'T WE HANDLE THIS EARLIER? WELL, THERE'S A BUNCH OF REASONS.
ONE, THE DEVELOPMENT HAD SLOWED DOWN IN THE AREA.
TO UM IT'S NEVER POPULAR TO BRING SOMETHING LIKE THIS FORWARD.
AND THREE, IN 2017, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING AN $8 MILLION PLUS FUNDING TO HELP DO PLANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COTTONWOOD AREA.
THE THING ABOUT SEWER IS THE STATE CONTINUALLY INCREASES REGULATIONS, INCREASES REGULATIONS, INCREASES REGULATIONS, MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT.
WE LITERALLY GET FINED FOR THINGS THAT USED TO BE ACCEPTABLE.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO MEET OUR EFFLUENT, IF WE HAVE IMPROVED EFFLUENT NUMBERS, IF WE DO THAT FOR A WHILE, THE STATE COMES IN AND CHANGES OUR DYNAMIC OR CHANGES OUR LIMITS TO MATCH THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A BETTER JOB.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE, WHY DID I BOTHER? THEY CALL THAT THE NO BACKSLIDING.
THAT'S THEIR FAVORITE THING TO USE.
SO NONETHELESS, WE GET FINE TIMES FOR THINGS.
WHAT WAS THAT CALLED AGAIN? NO BACKSLIDING.
NO BACKSLIDING PRINCIPLE BY THE STATE WATER REGIONAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD.
AS I'M CLOSE TO RETIREMENT, THEY'RE NOT MY FAVORITE PEOPLE.
BUT ANYWAY, I HOPE I DON'T GET IN TROUBLE FOR THAT.
I PROMISED DAVE I'D BE GOOD FOR THE REST OF MY CAREER HERE.
BUT ANYWAY, SO THIS MAKES THINGS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AS TIMES GO ON.
SO BACK TO THE 2017 $8 MILLION FUNDING WE GOT.
WE GOT THE MONEY AT THAT TIME TO QUALIFY FOR THE FUNDING.
YOU HAD TO BE A LOW ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY AND YOUR.
SEWER, AVERAGE SEWER RATE PER CUSTOMER HAD TO BE 2% OF THE MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
WELL, OUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT THAT TIME WERE ONLY PAYING 1%.
SO WE HAD TO RAISE OUR RATES TO QUALIFY, TO EVEN QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT FUNDING.
AND THEY ALLOWED US TO DO THAT DURING THE TIME WHILE THE FUNDING CAME IN.
SO TO GET OUR RATES UP TO 2%, WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE WAS A LOAN COMPONENT OF ABOUT $2 MILLION TO BE PAID BACK ON THIS $8 MILLION GRANT FUNDING.
SO WE FIGURED WITH THAT 2% OF THE MHI, WE FIGURED THOSE NEW RATES, WE CALCULATED WE COULD ABSORB THE LOAN PAYBACK IN THE RATE INCREASE AT THE TIME.
SO THAT PREVENTED US FROM HAVING TO PUSH ANOTHER ASSESSMENT AND LOAN ON TO THE RATE PAYERS OR TO THE CUSTOMERS.
SO IT WAS DECIDED, LET'S WAIT UNTIL WE START PAYING THAT LOAN BACK AND SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT.
BECAUSE OUR FUND BALANCE WAS GROWING.
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DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND WHILE THE GRANT WAS GOING ON.I MEAN, WE STARTED THIS IN 2017 AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS, EVERYTHING.
YOU HADN'T GONE TO 2% YET OR YOU'D ALREADY GONE TO 2%? NO, WE TIERED IT UP TO 2% OVER FIVE YEARS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.
SO ABOUT 2000, LET'S SEE, WHAT DID WE DO, 2022, WE WERE HITTING THE FULL 2% OF THE MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR OUR RATES.
WELL, WE WERE BUILDING UP SOME FUND BALANCE BECAUSE WE WEREN'T PAYING THE LOAN BACK TILL THE WORK WAS DONE.
AND SO WE STARTED MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE LOAN IN 2022.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE YEARS DATA TO LOOK AT, AND IT'S COMING TO FRUITION THAT, OKAY, THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITH THIS STUDY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INCREASED CAPACITY.
AND THE NUMBER FOR THE DESIRED INCREASED CAPACITY IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY BY 01,659 HOUSEHOLD EQUIVALENTS TO A NUMBER OF 3,362.
AND THAT 3,362 COMES FROM THE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT'S PERMITTED TO BE BUILT IN THERE.
SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME IN AND DO DEVELOPMENT, THEY'VE GOT TO PAY SO THAT THAT PLANT CAN HANDLE THAT DEVELOPMENT.
I WANT TO REITERATE LAST OF ALL THAT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT EXISTING CUSTOMERS.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO THESE AND THESE ARE ALL HES ARE ALREADY SOLD, CORRECT? I MEAN THE HES? NO.
SO THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE IT.
THESE ARE HES THAT YOU COULD PURCHASE FROM THE COUNTY.
YOU CAN STILL GO OUT AND PURCHASE THEM PRIVATELY.
NOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BONA FIDE PROJECT TO PURCHASE HES.
YOU CAN'T JUST GO BUY THEM AS A COMMODITY AND HANG ON TO THEM.
BUT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE 10 HES ON A...
ON A LOT THAT THEY NEVER PLAN ON USING, AND THERE'S SOME THAT HAVE THEM, YOU CAN STILL GO PURCHASE THOSE.
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE.
IT'S JUST WHEREVER THE MARKET WILL BEAR.
THEY JUST HAVE TO LEAVE ONE HE PER PARCEL.
I'M HELPING SOMEBODY WITH A PROJECT DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW, AND, I MEAN, THIS LITERALLY IS PROBABLY GOING TO KILL IT.
I MEAN, THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THE COST BY $2 MILLION.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AND JOHN'S NOT.
AND, I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING, AND IT'S A PROJECT THAT WOULD REALLY HELP OUR HOUSING ELEMENT TOO, AND IT'S LIKE THE TIMING.
FOR ME PERSONALLY, IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD EXPAND THESE, YOU KNOW, TAKE A HIT THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR, SPREAD IT OUT OVER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS? WOULD THAT BE A POSSIBILITY OR NO? TIER THE RATES? NOT REALLY BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ENGINEERING STUDY THAT THIS WAS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE HAD TO COLLECT.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ESCALATOR IN THERE FOR COST OF LIVING INCREASES, THE CPI INCREASES.
IF WE BUILD OUT ALL THESE HES...
YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST INCREMENTALLY MAKE THE PLANT BIGGER, IT'S GOING TO BE ONE BIG CHUNK AT ONE TIME WHEN WE GOT THE MONEY.
THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THE COST FOR THE NEW HES THAT SOMEBODY WOULD BUY FROM THE COUNTY, BUT IT WILL ALSO INCREASE THE COST FOR THE EXISTING HES BECAUSE NOW THAT'S THE FAIR MARKET VALUE.
SUPERVISOR HARMON, YOU'RE IN QUEUE.
TROY, YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.
PREVIOUSLY, SO I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THAT.
AND YOU JUST ANSWERED PART OF ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
PACE ENGINEERING CAME UP WITH THE $28,000 IN 2022, FOUR YEARS AGO.
IS THAT THE $28,000 THAT'S BEEN ADJUSTED FOR COLAS, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE ADJUSTED UPWARD IN THE FUTURE? WE WENT AHEAD AND DIDN'T ADJUST IT THIS TIME BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE DOING IS THERE'S THREE OR FOUR OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO.
SO WE'VE TAKEN THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OPTION AND IT'S NOT A PRECISE NUMBER BECAUSE IT DEPENDS WHAT THE STATE'S GOING TO LET US DO.
WE'VE GOT THREE OR FOUR OPTIONS BEFORE THEM RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW WE DISCHARGE EFFLUENT TO COTTONWOOD CREEK AND THEY DO NOT WANT THAT TO INCREASE AT ALL.
SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME WAYS TO REDUCE OR NOT INCREASE THAT EFFLUENT.
ONE'S CALLED SHOULDERING, WHERE WE BUILD BIG DETENTION PONDS AND YOU COLLECT IT AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY WAIT AND DISCHARGE DURING THE WET WEATHER SEASON.
AND THE REASON YOU DO IT DURING THE WET WEATHER SEASON IS BECAUSE THEY MEASURE THINGS, THE SIMILAR CAPACITY OF CERTAIN THINGS ARE ALLOWED IN THE CREEK, THE MORE THE VOLUME, THE SOLUTION TO POLLUTION IS DILUTION.
SO YOU SHOULDER THAT AND THE SOLAR THERE YOUR AFFLUENT.
TREAT EFFLUENT UNTIL THE WINTERTIME.
ANOTHER OPTION THEY HAVE IS THEY MIGHT WANT US TO SOMEHOW RUN THE THING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SACRAMENTO RIVER.
HOPEFULLY NOT THAT OPTION BECAUSE RIGHT AWAY IN CONSTRUCTION, IT'D BE A NIGHTMARE.
ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO DETAIN IT ALL ON SITE AND NOT INCREASE ANY EFFLUENT.
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SO IT WILL BE...THE CPI WILL INCREASE IT FROM HERE ON OUT.
BUT WE DIDN'T INCREASE IT IN THIS FIRST BIT BECAUSE IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT THAT FINITE OF A NUMBER BECAUSE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW YET WHAT THE STATE'S GOING TO LET US DO TO HANDLE THIS INCREASED CAPACITY.
AND IN RESPONSE TO SUPERVISOR KELLSTROM'S QUESTION ABOUT THE COST OF $28,000 PER HE, SO IF A DEVELOPER WANTS TO COME IN, THEY'RE GOING TO PAY ONE HE PER LOT TIMES THE NUMBER OF LOTS.
AND AND SO WHAT I WANT THAT MAYBE YOU CAN CLARIFY THIS IF THE BOARD WERE NOT TO IMPROVE THIS THERE WOULD BE NO POTENTIAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE NECESSARY H E'S IS THAT IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT OR WOULD AND WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY BUT WHAT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE BOARD SAID WE'RE NOT GONNA APPROVE THIS INCREASE TO 28,000 NOBODY COULD GO THROUGH WITH.
THAT'S THE BETTER WORD FOR IT.
I CANNOT GO FORWARD TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL SEWAGE WHEN I DON'T HAVE A FISCAL AND ENGINEERING MODEL TO SHOW THAT I CAN HANDLE IT.
OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS YOU USED A GREAT WORD FOR THAT, MORATORIUM.
BUT IN MY OPINION, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO PURCHASE LOTS AND GO FORWARD IF WE CAN'T COST RECOVER.
WELL, THERE'S 300 EXISTING HES RIGHT NOW THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THOSE ARE THOSE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED OR COUNTY OWNED, YES.
YEAH, AND THOSE WILL BE A FAIR MARKET VALUE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT EFFECT ON THE EQUATION WOULD BE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO JUMP UP TO FAIR MARKET VALUE ONCE THE PRICE IS ESTABLISHED TO HAVE THE BUILDABILITY IN THAT COMMUNITY.
SO, OKAY, SO MORATORIUM WOULD BE THE LIKELY OUTCOME IF THE FEES ARE NOT APPROVED.
YES, WE HAVE A FINITE AMOUNT LEFT.
THAT COULD STILL BE SOLD, YOU KNOW, THREE, FOUR HUNDRED.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO DEVELOPMENT WITH THAT.
AND THEN AT THAT POINT IN TIME, BOOM, WE CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE.
BECAUSE THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE THAT WE COULD SELL BEFORE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE.
AND THIS $28,000 WOULD BE SOMEWHAT A FLEXIBLE NUMBER THEN, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE STATE ALLOWS FOR TREATMENT? PURPOSES, WHETHER IT IS, OR IS THAT 28 KIND OF SET? IT'S SET.
IT'S, I DOUBT IT WOULD BECOME SMALLER.
JUST TO CLARIFY IN THE TIMEFRAME THERE.
SO THE, THE LOAN, THE $8 MILLION LOAN WAS TAKEN OUT TO MAKE THE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS OR? NO, THAT WASN'T CAPACITY.
WE HAVE MANY LIFT STATIONS WE HAVE TO IMPROVE.
WE HAD SOME TREATMENT PROCESSES THAT DID NOT COMPLY ANYMORE.
WE FIXED A LOT OF SAGGING, LEAKING PIPES IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM JUST TO UPGRADE AND BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE.
WE PUT IN A NEW, WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS.
A SAND FILTER, IT WAS JUST ALL FOR PLANT UPGRADES.
THEY'LL GIVE YOU MONEY TO UPGRADE AND MAINTAIN, BUT THEY DON'T, THEY WILL NOT GIVE YOU MONEY FOR INCREASED CAPACITY.
AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF CDBG OR SOMEBODY OUT THERE DOESN'T HAVE MONEY, YOU KNOW, TO HELP SPUR.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE TO HELP SPUR DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW INCOME OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
YOU KNOW, WHERE MAYBE THOSE MONIES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THAT'D PROBABLY BE MORE ON THE...
DEVELOPER SIDE TO HELP PAY THE COSTS BECAUSE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THE IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE BUILT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE MORE AFFLUENT OR MORE INFLUENT SORRY AND WHAT'S THE TOTAL PROJECTED COST OF THE INCREASING DOUBLING THE CAPACITY OKAY YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LOOK SOMETHING UP JUST ROUGHLY, IF IT'S...
I THOUGHT I WAS READY FOR EVERYTHING.
DID YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO FIRE ME? WHAT? NO, THEY AIN'T GOING TO FIRE YOU, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
WELL, IT TAKES A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THAT'S 30 DAYS
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NOTICE, SO I THINK I'M SAFE.AND THE 300 TO 400 THAT ARE REMAINING ESSENTIALLY BEING UNUSED.
THAT'S LIKE EXTRA WHAT WE GOT LEFT, RIGHT? OUT OF 1,700? YES.
I MEAN, BECAUSE THAT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT 25% OF THE TOTAL, WHICH IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT.
THOUGH I DO HEAR YOUR POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE...
I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, THAT'S ON PAPER.
OVER TIME, THE SYSTEM'S OLD, SO WE GET A LOT OF WHAT'S INI, INFILTRATION, AND RAIN PRECIPITATION.
SO OUR PLANT'S ALLOWED TO DO AN AVERAGE OF 1 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF DISCHARGE.
AND WE'RE KIND OF PUSHING AGAINST THAT NUMBER.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE BROUGHT ALL THOSE ON THAT WE COULD PUSH UP AGAINST THAT PERMITTED NUMBER OR NOT.
I HATE TO PUT THAT NUMBER OUT THERE, BUT ON PAPER, THAT IS THE NUMBER RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN THE $28,000, YOU MENTIONED THAT'S GOING TO GO UP BY SOME INFLATIONARY INDEX.
IS THE $6,000 THAT THE OTHER FOLKS ARE PAYING, IS THAT INCREASING WITH AN INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT? THEY'RE ALREADY SOLD.
THEY'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THOSE.
AND THAT'S A ONE-TIME FEE? YEAH.
DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN QUEUE.
I GUESS THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT FOR YOU, TROY.
LIKE I SAY, THE TIMING IS HORRIFIC, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT'S MY LAST ITEM.
MAYBE THIS IS MY LAST PUBLIC HEARING.
WELL, YOU ENDED ON A GOOD NOTE, TROY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? WE DO, CHAIR.
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS, SO THEY HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH.
FIRST UP, DOLORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY MIKE GALLAGHER.
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED REGARDING THIS, ESPECIALLY IN THAT AREA? HAVE A LETTER OR SOMETHING HAS BEEN GONE ON TO THE CITIZENS THAT THIS IS TAKING PLACE? AND ALSO TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THOSE, ANY PROPERTY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THAT PEOPLE OWN, THEY PLAN TO BUILD OR ANYTHING? I MEAN, YOU'RE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT HAVE YOU NOTIFIED THE CITIZENS? BECAUSE I'M SURE...
IF THEY WERE BEING NOTIFIED, A LOT OF THEM WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS THIS.
SO THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS IS THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR JOB TO NOTIFY THESE CITIZENS, YOU ACTUALLY COULD CAUSE HARM TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO OWN PROPERTIES BECAUSE THEN YOU ALSO COULD BE LIABLE FOR NOT NOTIFYING THEM BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WHERE THEIR PROPERTY IS NOT GOING TO HAVE VALUE.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP.
SO THEREFORE YOU BECOME LIABLE BECAUSE YOU JUST HARMED THEM FOR NOT ABLE TO BUILD OR MOVE FORWARD TO ABLE TO USE THEIR PROPERTY THAT MAYBE THEY'VE BEEN SITTING ON IT FOR A WHILE WAITING FOR SOME KIND OF PROGRAM TO COME UP OR TO BE ABLE TO BUILD SOMETHING.
SO YOU ACTUALLY COULD BECOME LIABLE IF YOU DON'T DO YOUR JOB CORRECTLY TO NOTIFY THESE CITIZENS.
SO WHY IS THE CITIZENS ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING ON THEIR LAND AND TO MAKE...
MAKE SURE THAT THEY MAKE ENOUGH PROFIT TO ABLE TO COMPENSATE THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO.
WHY WASN'T THIS DONE A WHILE BACK? WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE THE ONE WHO HAVE TO PAY MONEY? I DON'T GET IT.
THE LAND BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.
IF THEY BOUGHT IT AND THEY PAID FOR IT, SO NOW THE GOVERNMENT, THE ENTITY, HAS A PROBLEM TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAW.
NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND SAY, HEY, SORRY, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY EITHER WAY.
WELL, YOU ALWAYS BLAME THE STATE FOR THE PROBLEMS, BUT HAVE YOU GOTTEN OUT OF THE BOX TO FIND A DIFFERENT SOLUTION? I MEAN, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP ABUSING THE CITIZENS AND TAKING THEIR RIGHTS TO BAIL OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS ALWAYS COME UP WITH? I DON'T GET IT.
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YOU EVEN ASK IF THERE WAS ANY NOTIFICATION? TO THE CITIZENS, YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA, CHRIS.SO I HOPE IF YOU LIVE THERE, I HOPE YOU DON'T TURN AROUND AND SAY YOU VOTE ON THIS AND GO AGAINST YOUR OWN PEOPLE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
WITH THAT, CHAIR, MIKE GALLAGHER HAS RESCINDED HIS PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO NOTATE FOR THE RECORD THAT ANY CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO THIS MATTER IS ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.
WELL, WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC.
SO YEAH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S BAD TIMING, BUT SUPERVISOR LONG.
I KNEW I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
SO WE JUST HEARD THE COMMENTS FROM A SPEAKER AND I WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT IN.
AND I THINK WHAT'S BEING MISSED IS THE FACT THAT THIS WILL ONLY AFFECT FUTURE OWNERS.
IT WILL NOT AFFECT CURRENT PEOPLE IN THE SUBDIVISION, AND THEY ALREADY HAVE THEIR HE CORRECT FOR THEIR PROPERTY AND FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND FOR THEIR PURPOSES, AND THEIR LOAN HAS BEEN PAID BACK.
SO IT REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT CURRENT FOLKS.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FUTURE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE COST OF THE EXPANSION FOR THE SEWER SYSTEM.
IS THAT CORRECT? PRETTY MUCH, YEAH, CORRECT.
IF YOU HAVE AN EXISTING HE, IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR EXISTING CUSTOMER, IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU.
IT'S ONLY FOR ANY PROJECT THAT WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL CAPACITY NEEDS TO THE SYSTEM.
SO AS FAR AS NOTIFICATIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS JUST RAISED BY A SPEAKER.
WELL, THERE WAS PROPER, PROPER NOTIFICATION.
COUNTY COUNCIL AND CLERK OF THE BOARD MAKE SURE I DO THAT.
THE REPORT WAS ON RECORD FOR 14 DAYS, AND IT WAS PROPERLY NOTICED.
SO IF SOMEBODY, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AND THEY ADD AN ADU TO THERE, WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE A NEW HE, OR IS THAT? I BELIEVE ADUS ARE EXEMPT.
YOU GET TO USE YOUR EXISTING SEWER.
AND THEN I'M TRYING TO THINK THROUGH HOW THE MECHANICS OF THIS WOULD WORK.
A NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES AND IT ADDS 250 HES AND IT EXCEEDS THE CAPACITY OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.
THEN WE'LL INVEST THE MONEY TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM.
BUT IF THE REMAINING, LET'S SAY 1500 HES DON'T END UP COMING THROUGH, LIKE NOBODY MOVES, THERE ISN'T FURTHER DEVELOPMENT TO SELL THOSE 1700 NEW HES.
IS THE COUNTY, ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME? YES.
IS THE COUNTY GOING TO BASICALLY COVER THE COST OF THAT SYSTEM, AND THEN IT WILL BE AS NEW PEOPLE COME IN AND PAY THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE, IT WILL COVER THE COST OF IT? WE'D HAVE TO.
DELICATE SITUATION THERE, BUT YES, YES AND NO.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THOSE 300 HES.
AS YOU SELL THOSE, YOU COULD BRING IN SOME CAPITAL.
SO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE.
THERE'S ALWAYS A BOTTLENECK IN THE SYSTEM SOMEWHERE.
SO THE FIRST THING I MIGHT NEED IS AN ADDITIONAL CLARIFIER OR AN ADDITIONAL FILTER.
OR EVENTUALLY THE BIG PROJECT IS GOING TO BE HOW WE SHOULDER THE WATER.
SO THESE THINGS CAN BE DONE IN CHUNKS.
AND THAT'S WHERE THAT 300 HES COMES IN.
SO AS YOU COLLECT THAT MONEY, THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE THAT.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME ELEMENT.
LATER ON THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT.
OTHERWISE, MIGHT HAVE TO DO A LOAN COMPONENT BECAUSE ALL THESE WATER SYSTEMS AND SEWER SYSTEMS THAT WE'VE INHERITED RUN ON A SHOESTRING AND THEY HAVE TO GENERATE THE REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM.
THERE IS NO, YOU KNOW, I'D ALWAYS BE HAPPY TO TAKE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT.
WE COULD BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN ADD CAPACITY INCREMENTALLY TO KIND OF MATCH AS THE HES ARE GOING UP, WHICH WOULD BE PERFECT, BECAUSE THEN WE'RE BRINGING IN THE REVENUE TO PAY FOR IT.
BUT AT SOME POINT, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A STEP CHANGE WHERE WE HAVE TO INVEST SOME LARGE PORTION OF THAT $29 MILLION, AND WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL THE HES TO PAY FOR THAT.
YES, AND THEN ALSO THERE WILL HAVE TO BE AN ELEMENT OF THE RATE STUDY.
IN THE RATES, THERE IS A COMPONENT FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
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YOU KNOW, JUST FOR AS I&I INCREASES OR THESE OTHER ORPHANED HES MIGHT COME ON.SO THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THE RATES DO TAKE IN A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, BUT, YEAH, IT'S A DELICATE BALANCING ACT.
WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS.
YOU KNOW WHILE IT'S IT'S A BIG JUMP AND IT'S HARD FOR THOSE POTENTIALLY WHO ARE GOING TO DEVELOP ALSO WITHOUT IT IT'S IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'LL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP AND SO I THINK THERE'S A COST OF INCREASING INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY AND UH...
AS A COMMUNITY THAT THAT COST NEEDS TO BE UH...
BORN AND SO I WILL SECOND AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION SUPERVISOR PLUMBER AND SUPERVISOR LONG ARE YOU APPROVING NOT ONLY THE PLAN BUT ALSO THE INTRODUCTION WAVING THE READING OF AND ENACTING THE ORDINANCE? ALL FOUR PARTS.
SO THE 95 THAT ARE IN DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW, HOW LONG HAS THAT PROJECT BEEN IN QUEUE? THEY'RE IN DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW? WELL, IT'S STILL IN THE IDEA STAGE.
IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN APPLIED TO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BEING ATTEMPTED WAS TO BUY EXISTING HES.
HOW LONG HAS THAT CONVERSATION HAPPENED, I MEAN, FOR THOSE 95? I MEAN, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH...
THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN WITH ME.
SO I GOT A WILL-SERVE LETTER, CONDITIONAL WILL-SERVE LETTER, MOVED FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING EXISTING HES AS WE SPEAK.
I MEAN, I MOVED TO SHASTA COUNTY.
I MOVED TO WEST ANDERSON DRIVE IN COTTONWOOD IN 1979, AND THAT'S REALLY THE LAST TIME I'D SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IN COTTONWOOD.
I MEAN, LAKE CALIFORNIA DOESN'T HAVE...
ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING, DOES IT? NO, I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH ALL BUILT OUT.
YEAH, SO I MEAN, I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW MANY, LIKE, BECAUSE REALLY, I HEAR WHAT SUPERVISOR PLUMMER IS SAYING, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PROJECTS HE'S DEVELOPED OR HOW MUCH CAPITAL HE'S HAD TO PUT FORWARD TO DO A PROJECT.
BUT THERE'S NO CHANCE WITH THIS FEE INCREASE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PROBABLY LOOK TO BUILD IN SOUTH COUNTY.
I MEAN, AND I'M NOT ASKING YOU FOR AN OPINION BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST BE SPECULATION.
YOU KNOW, I'M AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR LONG AND I BOTH LIVE IN THE CAR FIRE AREA, AND THERE'S PEOPLE STILL DEVELOPING.
COSTS ARE STILL THROUGH THE ROOF.
SO, YOU KNOW, FROM A BOARD DISCUSSION STANDPOINT, CHRIS, SUPERVISOR SHERIFF, I WOULD SAY, LIKE, I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT WE JUST DON'T DO IT AND JUST SAY, LOOK, WE'VE GOT 300 ON PAPER, ROUGHLY.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, HOW MANY HAVE BEEN BUILT? I DID THE LAST...
FIVE YEARS AND THERE'S EIGHT HE'S THEY'VE BEEN PURCHASED LAST FIVE YEARS I MEAN WE'RE LOOKING TO PILE ON MORE GOVERNMENT AND THE CHANCES OF EIGHT BEING BUILT NEXT YEAR ARE SLIM ON TOP OF THAT YOU'RE TALKING PLUMBERS TALKING ABOUT MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE YET AGAIN TO BUILD IN SHASTA COUNTY AND THIS IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I THINK YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW MATT SO WE REALLY WE REALLY DON'T NEED TO SPEND THE 29 MILLION DOLLARS TODAY TO INCREASE THAT THAT SEWER SYSTEM, THE PLANT, I MEAN...
NO, BUT IF I DON'T AND SOMEONE DOES AN APPLICATION TOMORROW AND DOES 60 HES, I MISSED MY OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE MONEY I NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE 60 HES.
ALTHOUGH THERE'S ALREADY 60 HES AVAILABLE.
AND WE'RE TALKING THE WEST SIDE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE EAST SIDE.
SO THIS PROJECT HAPPENS TO BE ON THE EAST SIDE.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I SAY IT'S GOING TO KILL A PROJECT THAT IS MUCH NEEDED, YOU KNOW.
AND I DON'T SEE THE NECESSITY OF DOING IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, I MEAN, IF WE WERE TO ADD ANOTHER HUNDRED HOMES DOWN THERE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT CURRENTLY WITH THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE AND EXISTING HES.
ALL THE MAJOR BUILDERS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, HAVE PULLED OUT OF MOST PROJECTS IN SOUTH COUNTY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
WELL, OKAY, IN MY 35 YEARS WORKING FOR SHASTA COUNTY.
I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE DEVELOPERS AT THIS STAGE COME FORWARD WITH LARGE DREAMS OF LARGE SUBDIVISIONS, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE BUILT YET.
AND SO FOR ME, AGAIN I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUT AHEAD OF IT, AND WE HAVEN'T SAID I MEAN, IT'S THE SAME THING I'M DEALING WITH WITH THIS ONE DEVELOPER JUST OUTSIDE OF READING WHERE THEY'RE SAYING WHICH DEVELOPER? HIS NAME IS SERGEY.
BUT BASICALLY HE'S SAYING I'M READY TO PUT $6 MILLION IN
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TO PAY FOR A PUMP STATION FOR THE SEWAGE.AND IN THAT CASE, HE'S STRUGGLING BECAUSE THERE ISN'T THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EXISTS.
AND SO IF WE WANT TO SEE DEVELOPMENT, WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS HASN'T WORKED TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE NEED TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THIS, AND WE NEED TO SOLVE FOR THIS.
AND YEAH, IT'S PAINFUL, BUT THE OPPOSITE IS THAT WE ARE CAPPED HERE.
WELL, THIS GOES BACK TO THE NEXUS STUDY ABOUT IMPACT FEES THAT I BROUGHT UP.
BY THE STUDY THAT WAS DONE, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE HERE BY NOW, AND THERE'S NOT.
WE'RE UP OR DOWN 2,000 PEOPLE.
AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO SPUR GROWTH.
WELL, I HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO...
THIS IS GOING TO KILL THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS GOING TO KILL THE GROWTH.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE JUST WITH A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY I'M DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW.
AND THIS PLACE IS DILAPIDATED.
IT'S BEEN HORRIBLE FOR 10, 15 YEARS.
AND THEY WANT ME TO DO ALL OF THIS GREENSCAPE AND ALL THIS, YOU KNOW, THE FRONT FACADE.
IT'S LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS PLACE HAS BEEN A DUMP FOR 15 YEARS, AND YOU WANT TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR ME.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT, BUT IT'S STILL, IT'S LIKE, IT'S ASININE WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT, YOU KNOW.
AND I JUST TALKED TO THE GUY THAT DID THE PREMIER OIL CHANGE OFF OF CYPRUS.
I MEAN, THIS GOES ON AND ON AND ON.
PEOPLE JUST WANT TO MAKE THINGS MORE EXPENSIVE AND SHASTA COUNTY IS GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY, A COUNTY OF A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE, TOPS.
AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT TO GET BIGGER THAN THAT.
WE WANT GROWTH, BUT WE WANT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND WE DON'T WANT GROWTH BROUGHT ON BY GRANTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE WANT PEOPLE MOVING AND LIVING HERE THAT ARE SUSTAINING THEIR LIVELIHOOD THROUGH HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK WE, AS LONG AS YOUR INFORMATION IS TRUE, AND I CAN ONLY BELIEVE IT IS, IF THERE'S 300 OF THOSE UNITS STILL ON PAPER, YOU SAY IT MAY BE 200.
BUT THERE'S BEEN EIGHT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
AND YOU JUST SAID, 35 YEARS YOU'VE BEEN HERE, NO DEVELOPER.
I MEAN, WHAT WAS IT, NOT JEB ALLEN, WHO WAS IT? JEB ALLEN, THERE WAS DEL WEBB.
I WAS GOING TO SAY DALE, BUT IT WAS DEL WEBB.
AND I'VE LIVED HERE LONG ENOUGH TO REMEMBER ALL OF THOSE BIG PROJECTS THAT THEY WANTED TO DO.
SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO HAPPENED AT THOSE PARCELS BEHIND JUNCTION SCHOOL.
I THINK THEY WENT FROM A SMALL AMOUNT UP TO ABOUT $18,000 FOR THIS, AND THE GUY THAT OWNED ALL THE LOTS CAME IN, SPOKE AGAINST IT, HAD A FIT, AND I THINK ALL THOSE LOTS ARE...
SO IT DOES GET ABSORBED EVENTUALLY, MAYBE NOT TODAY, BUT...
I MEAN, I HAVE NO, I'VE GOT NO SKIN IN THE GAME.
IT'S JUST WITHOUT THE MONEY, WE CAN'T GROW.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE LIKE THE, WHAT WAS THAT THING, DAVE, THAT WE HAD THAT THE BOARD KICKED IT DOWN THE ROAD FOR 20 YEARS AND WE HAD TO, THAT WASN'T THE AIRPORT.
THAT WAS, IT WAS LIKE A YEAR AGO.
ALL THESE DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE PULLED OUT, WHY HAVE THEY PULLED OUT? JUST ON YOUR EXPERIENCE.
THE ONE THAT CAME THE CLOSEST WAS AROUND 2007, 2008, AND THE MARKET, BOOM, HE WAS THE CLOSEST.
AND, IN FACT, YOU'LL SEE THAT EMPTY FIRST STREET SUBDIVISION SITTING DOWN THERE.
RUMOR HAS IT THAT THOSE WERE LOW-INCOME HOMES, BUT APPARENTLY THEY WERE COTTAGE HOMES OR THEY WERE YEAH.
DEVELOPERS, IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE UNITS ABOVE THE PUBLIC MARKET, I BELIEVE THE POVERTY RATE OF THOSE I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK IF IT'S 20 OR 18 PERCENT, BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY BAD ON THE NUMBERS.
TROY, COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 300 OF THESE STILL LEFT IN THE SYSTEM, CORRECT? OKAY.
AND WHAT WOULD THE CAPACITY WITH THE BASICALLY DOUBLING THE SEWER CAPACITY, HOW MANY WOULD WE ADD TO THAT 300 EXISTING? WHAT DID I SAY, 1,600? YES.
SO IT COULD BE UP TO 1,600 NEW HOMES.
FOR THAT SO I THINK I THINK THE QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IS DO WE BUILD OUT FOR FUTURE CAPACITY AND LET A FUTURE DEVELOPER ABSORB THE COST OF THE PROJECT AND THEY'RE EITHER GOING TO SAY YES OR NO IT PENS OUT FOR THEM OR IT DOESN'T AND WE WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF ANY FUTURE LARGE SUBDIVISION LIKE A JEB ALLEN POLYMER OR SOME OF THOSE SUBDIVISIONS WE'VE SEEN GOING IN SOUTH OF BONNEVUE, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THOSE SITES BECAUSE THE
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300 IS NOT GOING TO HANDLE THAT KIND OF A SUBDIVISION.SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF CLOSE THE DOOR ON THIS POSSIBILITY OF LETTING BUILDERS ABSORB THEIR OWN COST STRUCTURE AND FIGURE OUT IF IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM ECONOMICALLY TO MOVE FORWARD.
ALAN, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SO, LIKE, I UNDERSTAND, LIKE, THE DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE CAPITALISTS.
THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE THE NUMBERS WORK.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE, LIKE, INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER? LIKE, FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE WANTS TO BUILD A HOUSE, AND NOW THAT FEE JUMPS FROM THAT TO THAT.
LIKE, THERE'S ONLY BEEN EIGHT BUILT IN A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
IF IT'S A DEVELOPER, JEB ALLEN, DEL WEBB, WHOEVER, YOU KNOW, WINDSOR HOMES, WHOEVER.
LET THEM PAY IT AND LET THEM HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
BUT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT A FAMILY.
IT'S KIND OF APPLES AND ORANGES BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE LOT HAS TO HAVE AN HE ASSIGNED TO IT.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO COME AND BUILD A HOME, THAT HE'S ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED.
IT'S THE DEVELOPER THAT WANTS TO TAKE THE 40-ACRE LOT AND MAKE IT INTO A SUBDIVISION.
WELL, NOW HE'S GOT TO GO BUY 40 FOR THE HOUSES.
SO YOU WANT TO COME BUILD A HOUSE, EACH LOT HAS TO HAVE AN HE ON IT ALREADY.
SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE...
SUBDIVIDING THE LOTS THEN? YEAH.
ARE THERE 40 ACRE PARCELS THAT THEY WANT TO SPLIT THOSE UP? OH, HOW BIG'S THE ONE? I THINK IT'S ABOUT A 40 ACRE.
ABOUT 40? AND HE WANTS TO PUT 40 HOMES, 60 HOMES? 95.
COTTONWOOD, THAT'S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO SOMEONE COULD BUY AN EXISTING LOT BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE AN HE ATTACHED.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A LOT IN THE DISTRICT WITHOUT AN HE.
SO WE KNOW THAT THAT'S ACCOUNTED FOR, BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOCKING OUT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPERS TO COME IN AND ABSORB ALL THE COST AND TO BUILD OUT PROPERTIES THAT ARE FITTING MAYBE FOR OUR SEVERE LACK OF HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND MAYBE IT WILL BE SEMI-AFFORDABLE HOUSING BASED ON THAT CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE DOOR TO MORE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO, THE 300 EXISTING HES ARE NOW GOING TO GO FROM $6,500 TO $28,000.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE FAIR MARKET VALUE.
I JUST THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT.
I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THE STATISTICAL DATA.
EIGHT HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT IN HOW LONG? WELL, NOW...
THAT'S EIGHT HES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT ON LOTS WITH HES.
SO FOR PROJECTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, SOMEBODY HAD TO BUY EIGHT DIFFERENT HES.
I COULDN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY HOUSES HAVE BEEN BUILT DOWN THERE.
I PERSONALLY HAVE A HARD TIME.
YOU JUST HAVE A HARD TIME DOING IT.
I MEAN, I COULD, YOU KNOW, IF A BIG DEVELOPER COMES IN.
THREE YEARS FROM NOW, GOD BLESS HIM, THEN I WOULD BE ALL FOR RAISING IT AT THAT POINT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO OVERNIGHT RAISE THE RATES OF THE EXISTING HES, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT AT CAPACITY YET, WE'RE NOT AT FULL CAPACITY, AND TO JUST RAISE THE RATES OF EXISTING HES.
YOU WANT TO HAVE THE MONEY IN PLACE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY LONG BEFORE YOU ARRIVE AT IT.
AND I GET THE WHOLE THING THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE INSURANCE.
YOU NEED IT WHEN YOU NEVER HAVE IT, AND YOU HAVE IT WHEN YOU NEVER HAVE IT, AND THEN YOU DON'T WIND UP NEEDING IT.
WE'RE RAISING IT BY LIKE $22,000 PER HE.
AND WHAT WOULD BE THE ABILITY TO RAISE IT TO $2,000 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 11 YEARS? WE COULD DO THAT, BUT THEN I'M BACK IN THE SAME SITUATION.
SOME POOR SOUL IS GOING TO SAY, OKAY, YOU GOT ALL THIS MONEY, YOU GOT ALL THIS CAPACITY, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY? WELL, I GAVE THEM A DISCOUNT FOR 11 YEARS.
THE MODEL DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THAT.
WOULD THERE BE ANY WAY TO TAG CERTAIN HES, THE 300 REMAINING, TO CERTAIN LOTS AND THEN LET THEM HAVE THEIR OWN? MARKET VALUE WITH THOSE BECAUSE THEY'RE TIED TO THAT AND THEN FUTURE LOT DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE THE DEVELOPERS UM RIGHT NOW YOU YOU CAN'T PURCHASE AN HE WITHOUT A PROJECT THAT IT'S ASSIGNED TO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PROJECT OTHERWISE PEOPLE COULD BUY THESE HE'S AND JUST MAKE A COMMODITY OUT OF THEM AND HOARD THEM AND WHICH THEY KIND OF ARE RIGHT NOW OR CHAIR I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE UH THIS THERE'S THIS ISN'T SUPER TIME SENSITIVE CORRECT YOU NO, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BRING THIS BACK.
I WANT TO LEARN HOW MANY ACTUAL HOMES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED, SINGLE-FAMILY
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RESIDENCES, AND THEN HOW MANY PARCELS THERE ARE.SO I'LL JUST, YEAH, MY MOTION IS I WANT TO BRING IT BACK.
I'M ONLY SMILING BECAUSE THAT WON'T BE ME.
MOTION MADE BY SUPERVISOR CHRIST, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON.
YEAH, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY HOMES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN...
LIKE PHYSICAL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES HAVE BEEN BUILT, HOW MANY PARCELS ARE 30, 40, 50 ACRES OR MORE, AND WHAT THOSE WILL BE BROKEN DOWN INTO, AND THEN GET REALLY CLEAR ON WHAT THE LIKELIHOOD.
WHEN WOULD YOU PROPOSE BRINGING THIS BACK? IF WE COULD DO IT ON TROY'S LAST DAY WORKING FOR THE COUNTY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MAY, FIRST TUESDAY IN MAY, PLEASE.
PROBABLY, I WOULD GUESS MAYBE.
I MEAN, AFTER THE BUDGET HEARINGS, IF IT'S NOT OF...
I MEAN, AGAIN, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THOSE ANSWERS TODAY, AND I WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE THOSE.
YOU'LL BE HERE FOR BUDGET HEARINGS.
AND SUPERVISOR PLUMMER BROUGHT UP A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS, AND SO DID SUPERVISOR LONG, BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THAT...
I THINK WE'RE PREPARING FOR SOMETHING THAT, MUCH LIKE THE NEXUS STUDY THAT SAID WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY, YOU KNOW, SHASTA COUNTY'S DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S A REASON DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, COME AND GO, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE JACKSON-BAKERS AND SOME OF THAT WE DO THAT HAVE DONE BIG PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THE COUNTY.
I DO THINK THE OTHER OVERLAY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IN THAT IS THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION, WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE PROJECTING THE CAPACITY INCREASE BASED ON WHAT WAS IN THERE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO THE STATE.
IT'S BASED ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
SO IF WE'RE NOW COMMITTED TO THE STATE, THEORETICALLY, TO BUILD THOSE UNITS, AND NOW IF WE AS THE BOARD SAY WE'RE GOING TO REJECT BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY TO SATISFY WHAT WE'VE COMMITTED THE STATE TO BUILD, THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
SO I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A BIT MORE ABOUT THAT DYNAMIC BECAUSE IF WE DO GO OUT OF I KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT MEETING IT, WHICH I DOUBT WE'LL MEET IT BY 2028.
GIVEN THAT WE'RE AT 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
AND THEN THERE'S IF YOU'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, THEN THE STATE CAN STEP IN AND JUST REZONE AND FORCE US TO DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO TAKE THIS STEP TO PUNT IT DOWN THE ROAD TOO FAR AND THEN THE STATE SAY, WELL, YOU COMMITTED TO THIS AND NOW YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO FUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR RAISE THE RATES TO SATISFY THAT GROWTH.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT WOULD BE WORTH AND MAYBE THAT'S FROM SEAN AND HIS TEAM.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISN'T GOING TO GO IN COTTONWOOD.
JUST LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO GO IN PALISADRO.
IT'S GOING TO GO IN OUR DISTRICTS IN REDDING.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE, YOU KNOW, NEITHER OF US WERE HERE WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION FROM 2019-2020.
BUT THAT'S WHAT'S ON PAPER, RIGHT? SO THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT.
I'M OKAY WITH AS LONG AS WE SET A DATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS BACK BY THE END OF JULY.
I MEAN, AFTER BUDGET HEARINGS, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, WE, OKAY. OKAY. IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. DO YOU WANT TO RETRACT YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION AND RETRACT THE SECOND? OKAY. SO MOTION ON TABLE IS WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THIS AGAIN IN JULY AND TROY IS NOT GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
AND TROY, COULD YOU JUST FOR THE BOARD, I'LL JUST ASK FOR MYSELF, BUT PROBABLY GIVE IT TO EVERYBODY, LIKE HOW MANY ACTUAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST THOSE QUESTIONS I HAD, IF YOU COULD GET THAT INFORMATION. WITHIN THAT SEWER DISTRICT YOU'RE TALKING. CORRECT. YEAH.
OKAY. YEAH, NOT FOR THE COUNTY. AND TROY, I WOULD ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK FOR THAT MEETING IN JULY, JUST TO KIND OF REMINISCE.
WE'LL SAVE YOU A SEAT, TROY. DON'T. I MAY BE LATE, BUT DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL BE HERE. DON'T START WITHOUT YOU. DON'T START WITHOUT ME. GO AHEAD AND START WITHOUT ME. THANK YOU, TROY. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE YOU. YEP, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 5-0. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE WILL GO BACK
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TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THERE WE ARE IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA. OKAY. SO LET'S GO TO CLOSED SESSION BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING.DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON CLOSED SESSION? WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER SCHEDULED HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLOSED SESSION, THEN RECESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND GO AND CONVENE AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
PERFECT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED AGENDA ITEMS? GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT, NOT FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA. OKAY, THEN WE WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH, RECESS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, THANK YOU. SO, SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR STIPEND FOR ACTING ON THE SHASTA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY. I WILL CALL THE
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MEETING TO ORDER AT THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN TIME THAT COVERS CONSENT AS WELL.DOLORES LUCERO? OKAY, SHE PASSES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY SUPERVISOR LONG. HE BEAT YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 5-0. OKAY, REGULAR CALENDAR. WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION ITEM ON IN-HOME SERVICES. AND, CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM. NO REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR THAT.
OKAY. THEN WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. YEAH, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS ONE. WE WON'T ADJOURN THIS ONE.
WE'LL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THIS ONE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. ALL RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE, WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED TIME? WE CAN ESTIMATE FOR 30 MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE. IHSS IS ESTIMATED FOR 15, AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS ESTIMATED FOR 30, BUT WE CAN... OKAY, SHE'S DOING BACK SOONER THAN 30 MINUTES. WE WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE 12. SESSION OF HUMAN
[REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS]
SERVICES AGENCY. COUNCIL ARMOR DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION? SO I THINK YOU ARE THE. IHB. IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AUTHORITY. IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, YES. DO WE HAVE, COMING BACK FROM THAT. NO REPORTABLE ACTION. NO REPORTABLE ACTION. OKAY, SO I WILL CLOSE THAT.DURING THAT MEETING, AND NOW WE COME BACK AS THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COMING BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION, DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION? ITEMS R6, R7, R8 WERE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION. THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION. ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS THIS MEETING TO, IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.