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I would like to invite Treasurer Pax Collector Minahein to lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

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Thank you. Our next agenda item is the pet of the week. So I would like to introduce our pet of the week.

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Okay, here we go.

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Can you?

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Okay, all right, good morning, Luis, welcome.

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Who do we have today?

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This is Reba, Reba is a

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community that's really with everybody.

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What's out in the bow of thinking, that's going to be a facility where I've seen too much from

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work time.

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And then this weekend, we are going to be doing an adopted event, so we are going to be

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going

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to be doing an adopted event, so we are going to be doing an adopted event.

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I have a lot of other thoughts.

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So we're going to experiment with a presentation as we have to have a thing to want

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to do with the same chance.

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But this weekend, from the 13th to the 15th, we'll have Dr. Dean's to adopt the

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event.

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A dog, what even are bad is with the options in place.

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And he seems pretty much everything that he's saying.

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You're certain that he might get to the vaccine.

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He's wearing her seat.

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Take many things in.

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We get a huge heat test, start by about the structure of our force of the test, and hopefully we'll be in the second half of the heat test.

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Okay.

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All

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Our next item is our consent calendar, including special districts.

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And we have items A through Z.

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Z, we will be dropping item 4G from the consent calendar today.

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Do we have any board comments or items to pull off of the consent calendar this morning?

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Chair, I would ask, just given the importance and significance in this first step.

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I would ask that item 4x be pulled separately for discussion.

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Okay, for X, we'll be full for the discussion.

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Thank you, anything else?

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Okay, not seeing anything, then is there anyone present wishing

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to make a public comment on anything on the consent calendar?

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Is there anyone on the phones?

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Okay, there is no one on the phones.

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So, may I have a motion in a second to approve the consent calendar?

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item is A through G minus 4G, which has been dropped, and minus X, so moved.

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All right, all those in favor?

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Hi.

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Okay, that passes unanimously.

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Thank you.

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That was a motion by, that was a motion by Supervisor Romus.

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The second by, not a clue.

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Oh, motion by control, second by Romus.

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Thank you.

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That's why we check.

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So, so thank you. That's it for the consent calendar. Our next item on the agenda is public comment.

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We'll be discussing the item, the item pulled from the consent calendar later on the agenda.

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But for right now, it's public comment on any items not on the agenda.

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And that includes also items that are on the agenda includes sessions.

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So items 10 A and 10 B, 10 C, check the number in here.

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E, 10, it's the third, the third case in closed session.

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It will be dropped from closed session today.

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So are there any comments on the first two cases listed for closed session today?

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Please come forward.

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I'm having allergies and brain fog with medication this morning.

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So if it's OK, I'm going to play my recorded message.

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Yeah, that's fine.

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As long as it's under three minutes.

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It's under three.

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Shall we go to the audience?

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So to wage war against these small libraries,

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it makes absolutely no sense.

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So why am I concerned?

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wind kids in

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the club.

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And not because of them to partner.

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We went to elders in Yachtville as partners

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And we went to Lindsay Hoops to partner with her

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on basis at Farmstead and her farm in this interactive activity

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to get kids out of there.

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Boys and girls could have been a mood day,

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two experienced community activity, and the healthy practices.

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She immediately agreed.

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She said, yes, and she's going to help lead this project with us.

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That's who Lindsay Hoops is.

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Just a community minded small business owner homegrown in this valley who gives that to

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owners to see the system this last week.

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Thank you.

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I apologize that I didn't say this myself that I'm just not feeling well.

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And I'd like to leave it in the fire.

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If you could bring it to the clerk on the other.

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Thank you.

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including elders for this intergenerational path to encourage your participation.

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Okay, thank you for your comments today.

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Are there any other comments from anyone on any items not on the agenda or any items on a closed session?

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Good morning.

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Windell Coleman Napa.

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So I noticed this morning on the consent calendar.

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public employee discipline dismissal release.

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I'm not exactly sure what that's about, but what I am sure about is the fact that, well, let me

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lead into this a different way. I am African-American, and I'm also Native American, and I read

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an article, I started to read article in the Napa Register this morning about the celebration

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of Black History Month, which is the shortest month of the year, even shorter, every leap here,

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And I was almost enraged because of the fact that I have lived here for 23 years, and at no point in time, prior to moving to NAPA and being prosecuted by district attorney Allison Hayley, have I ever felt such strong and immense discrimination, not only based on race, but based on economics.

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I want to turn your attention to a confidential transcript of Ryan Cole's interview from November

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1st, 2019.

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He was a sergeant in the Napa Police Department until he was terminated for using the

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word Nigger several times during his tenure with the Napa Police Department and Fagget.

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This happened on multiple occasions.

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he was informally disciplined and the activity continued to happen and he was finally terminated.

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When I was prosecuted here in Napa in 2017 to 2019, at both of my trials,

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jurors wrote in and literally stated that racism was observed in the courtroom.

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One gentleman took it apart himself to reach out to Black Lives Matter,

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right letters to the board and he also wrote our congressmen about the issues that he

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witnessed in the judicial system. One juror wrote, I have served on two juries. The first

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made me question our trial system and this one caused me to lose complete faith in it. I found

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the judge was not impartial and felt forced to bring a guilty verdict because something was technically

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true. This was in the courtroom of Elliott Ortiz who is an absolute bonafide racist.

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One of the key notes of my trial is my ex spoke this on the record.

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I asked him about it, I said I want to get pregnant, and I remember laying out a few scenarios

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of how that could still happen.

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Would you be offended, for example, I asked him, if I got pregnant and then just slept your life

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completely and raised this child without you.

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I didn't have like a whole lot of men walking up to my door wanting to have a baby with me.

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I mean,

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ultimately, her dream is where-

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Can you conclude your comments please?

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Pardon?

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If you could conclude your comments.

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Ultimately, her goal was made to fruition.

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Thanks to the assistance of Keisha Land, Alison Hayley, and the other operators within

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the Napa Judiciary.

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I ask this board to engage in a productive dialogue to identify and cope with and deal with

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the racial situations here that are in existence in Napa County.

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Thank you, Mr. Coleman.

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No, my name.

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Okay, are there any other people making,

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wishing to make a comment in the room?

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Is there anyone on the phone?

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There's two on the phone?

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Okay, we do have, yeah, go ahead and come forward,

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and yeah, three minutes, please.

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Okay, thank you, get kind of funny timing,

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but good morning to the board.

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My name is Elizabeth Webb,

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and I am a deputy DA here in Napa and a Napa resident.

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I was proud to start my career as a DA here.

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in Napa 19 years ago, where I worked for six years in the career of their building.

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I returned to the Napa DA's office in 2025 after being away for a period of time for family

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reasons. It was quite nostalgic for me to return to the career of their building after 13 years

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away, but it was also a little bit shocking that the only things that seemed to have changed

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there was more case files and more employees and less comfortable space to function in in a severely

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dilapidated building. During my time away I worked as a DA for two other counties in places that are

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notoriously not not nearly as nice as a place of as Napa is. Yet the office space provided was

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significantly more functional than Krither.

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And I am basically here to express my gratitude to the board and to the county for the opportunity

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for the NAPA DA's office to work at 1250 Main Street, where the space to move.

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And the places that we have to work in are so much better and are on par with other DA offices across the state.

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So thank you to the county and the board for making that happen.

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Thank you.

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Welcome.

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Good morning, everybody.

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I am Pat Collins.

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I'm a Deputy DA at the DAP of DA's office along with my colleague, Ms. Web.

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I would like to express thanks for everything that the board and the CEO's office is done to move us into our new space.

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I've worked as a WGA for 12 years.

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Almost all that time in careers and it is a startling difference to see actual natural light.

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I've never worked in office with Windows before.

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So we just want to say thank you on behalf of the office.

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People in our office often deal with very difficult situations.

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The phone call cases can't be tough to come to work even on the best days.

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But the change in environment has been really wonderful.

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It's had a great effect on people.

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The morale in the office is really improved quite a bit.

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So we just want to say thank you very much.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair Collins.

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Okay, and I guess we'll go to the phone's now.

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I don't see anyone else in the room.

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We're wishing to make public comment on anything

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not on the agenda.

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You know, a couple people just walked in.

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Okay, so we'll go to the phone's.

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First commenter today is Shana.

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Shana, are you there?

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Yes, I am, can you hear me?

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Yes, you go ahead, you have three minutes.

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Thank you.

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Hi, my name is Shana Warlie,

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and I also work as a deputy district attorney for

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at the county. I have worked for the county now for almost four years after working for five

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years in the neighboring Tunis, Toronto. I work in our office in sexual assault unit where

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I prosecute sexual assaults of adult victims, the physical and sexual abuse of children, human

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trafficking, and I also serve as our office in animal abuse prosecutor. I wanted to give great

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thanks to the Board of Supervisors for supporting our office's move to 1250 Main Street.

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We appreciate the county's investment and facilities that allow us to do our jobs with dignity and pride.

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I cannot tell the Board how much the move has boosted morale in our office and how happy I personally am,

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much like Mr. Collins to have natural light and windows in my office.

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The ability to have a life plant to provide their

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Ramos actually happen to ride the elevator with me a couple of weeks ago

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with my plants when I was bringing them into the office.

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I'm sure she saw the big smile on my face.

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Most importantly, I now feel a sense of pride in being able to

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bring victims into the office to meet with me and

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investigators to talk about cases.

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I didn't feel this sense of pride working in the

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others building. I think it's important and we're so gracious to have the office that truly

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feel reflective of the important and difficult work that we do. So I thank you for your

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leadership and commitment to making it not the county a better place.

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Thank you Mrs. Whirlie. Is there there's a second person? Yes.

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Okay, next caller is John.

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Can you hear me?

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Yes.

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You have.

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Are you ready?

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We can hear you.

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Go ahead.

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You have three minutes.

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I want to begin by congratulating Amber Manfrey.

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I have it conferred for her or spoke to her since before she was promoted to the chair of the board.

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I voted for you twice.

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I was from Fort District. I'm very proud to see that you're up there, and I know you're going to do great things.

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I'm going to move right along to my next subject.

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In Washington, D.C., there's an active case before the United States Department of Justice in the Federal Court.

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It's John Anaya versus Napa County, or County of Napa at all.

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There's a case, John Anaya versus Department of Justice, and within the next 30 days,

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The DOJ is presently conferring with the agency's relative to this matter, and I'm actually pulling into the Eastern District of Virginia right now for the Federal Court House, where there's an additional case, John and Ia versus County of Napa at our Eastern District of Virginia.

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What is relative to is my first wife's father being kidnapped and murdered in his home in San Diego, and I was in the Army, and after I left the Army, I volunteered to the United States Department of Justice to go undercover for two years.

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And, after two years, I did my best to put my life together and I moved back to where

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I grew up in Napa, California, and was able to buy a home.

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Unfortunately, the irony is the action is preferred against the county in Napa to improve

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the district attorney's office, for willfully intentionally exposing me as a former federal

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DOJ asset.

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Action has been preferred against the county as providing material support to what is now

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SCOs, that's foreign bread organizations, specifically cartels, is a violation of 18 U.S.C.

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2339 Bravo.

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I'm protected by 19 CFR 1, 6, 1.15, and NAPA County has consistently violated that because

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you're not in full support of the information relative to my service to the United States

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Department of Justice, which the NAPA County District Attorney felt it was funny or to

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it make it public as they're Christine Percenio and the rest of the individuals with their

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overacts that are being sought after by the axiom I preferred. What you guys have done is

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placed me in a lethal conundrum and I have asked for the United States to hold those accountable

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for those who do it. You've never placed your life in harm's way, then you wouldn't know what it means

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and deter that it feels when cartels and organized crimes like the mafia that are connected

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to the people is at work in the county of Napa and for the county of Napa and that they

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sought to hide this. This is public information now so they wanted to public and that's

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a horse that they're going to have to ride. The DOJ is within the next 30 days will make the

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decision as to whether or not to prefer action against those responsible for willfully intentionally

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placing a former DOJ asset in a life and death commendru. Have a good day.

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Okay, so is there anyone else on the phone's that concludes public comment. Thank you that concludes public comment. Okay, so moving on to item six, which is Board of Supervisors reports and announcements. I welcome any of my colleagues to

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Oh, I see one, I see a supervisor Gallagher, and then after that vice chair, Lesia,

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you chair.

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As many of you can probably see, we have Dolly Parton joining us today from the Imagination

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Library, and wanted to tell you a little bit about this, it's a national program that has

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brought to Napa County by first five and the Napa County Office of Education and every family that

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enrolls their child in the program will receive a book every month from birth through their

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fifth year. So not only is this a literacy program but it really promotes the joy of

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reading together as a family and we have books in many different languages so that everyone can

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those to a diversity of both language and culture. So I wanted to invite our HHSA director, Jennifer

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Yalsamoto, so you can tell you a little bit about the partnership that we've developed through

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sponsorship and also Katherine Vantries and Jesse Ramer from Nap County 1st 5 and they can tell us

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just a little bit more about it and then if I can indulge the board if we could take a photo, that would be great.

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Okay, I think so. Yes. Welcome, Mrs. Jalsimato. Good morning.

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Chair Manfrey and Board members. Well thank you for indulging us in a little bit of fun today

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that's entirely designed to amplify as a supervisor.

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Gallagher said free books for any child, five and under.

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The program advances early learning and makes it really exciting because books are mailed directly to the home of our families.

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I'm really excited to also be joined by Katharine Vantries, who's the program's coordinator and Jesse Raymer, who's the operations manager at first five in the county.

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This is a program that's made possible because of the partnership between first five and

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NCOE and just a little explanation is to why we have Dolly.

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I know when I told people that Dolly was coming here, some people actually thought that I

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had secured the real Dolly.

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So the next best thing is the cutout Dolly because everybody loves Dolly.

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So helping human services is one of the sponsors and also partners in helping to get the

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And as part of this sponsorship, we get physical

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possession of Dolly's cutout, which we are happy to have

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for the months of January and February.

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So we brought Dolly here yesterday afternoons to bring her

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into the board room today, and we'll be taking her back to the

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agency, but this is all part of promoting just something that

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is pure good that is almost one of those is this

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really possible and is this something that we're doing for

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all of our residents here.

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So I've got flyers here that I want to leave in different county department lobbies because

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even children of our staff can enroll.

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There's no income or eligibility requirements.

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You just have to live in Napa County.

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And then everybody gets a book and it can be either in Spanish or English.

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And they're all the books that we grew up with and no in love.

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And so age appropriate.

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And with that, I'm going to turn it over to Katherine and she'll give a little bit more details

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about this wonderful program and again thank you for making time and space for this today

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because it really helps to amplify. And we want to get our enrollment numbers up and sort of

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break the ceiling on where we can go with this.

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Good morning, Chair Manfrey and members of the

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Board. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Catherine Vantris and I am the

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program's coordinator for first five Napa County and I'm here to highlight our exciting and impactful

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local partnership that is helping shape the future of Napa County's youngest residents.

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The Napa County Imagination Library in partnership with the Dalai Partner Imagination

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Library. Through this program, more than 1,465 children in Napa County are currently enrolled,

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which means nearly 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 across our county are receiving a brand

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high quality, and if requested, bilingual book, delivered directly to their home every month.

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Completely free of cost to families. That is an incredible reach, and it speaks to the strength

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of our community partnerships and shared commitment to early childhood development. And just

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to sign out this program only started in June. So we're about a quarter of the way there.

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but trying to get all kids under five enrolled.

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And we also have 155 graduates already,

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which are kids who were enrolled in the program

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and have already aged out.

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They graduate when they turn five.

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The imagination library in Napa County

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is administered by a first five Napa County and NCOE.

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We are especially grateful for our founding partners,

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including Napa County Health and Human Services Agency.

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Childs start ink and the coanness club of Greater Napa,

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whose early support helped launch the program and ensure that these amazing books could reach children across our county regardless of zip code or family income.

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Access to books in the earliest years of life matters. Early literacy is one of the strongest predictors of long-term academic success, health outcomes and economic stability.

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When young children are read to regularly, they develop stronger language skills, better social,

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social, emotional development, and a lifelong love of learning.

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Just as importantly, this program strengthens family bonds by encouraging caregivers to spend

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time reading and connecting with their children.

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While we are proud that our program continues to grow, we now there is still more work to do.

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Every child in Napa County deserves the opportunity to build a home library and start kindergarten

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ready to learn. Our goal is to reach all eligible children within the county and with continued

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collaboration and community support that goal is definitely within reach. Which is why we are here

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today to highlight our friend, Dolly Parton, as she makes her rounds throughout Napa County AJ JSA

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buildings and as she visits the board chambers today. As sponsoring partners, a special thank you

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to the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency is featured on the back of every book

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that is delivered to families in the months of January and February as a special community shoutout

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and reminder of their support and partnership. We welcome any other agencies or organizations who

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would like to join in this movement to get books to all of our county's children. Thank you so much

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for your ongoing commitment to Napa County's families and for supporting initiatives that invest

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early, invest wisely, and invest in our children's future. We appreciate you. Thank you.

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Thank you so much for bringing this wonderful program to us today and highlighting it here.

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I think it'd be great if we could all take a picture right now.

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So let's do that and we'll get back to reports right away.

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I'm going to get to the right.

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I'm going to get to the right.

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I'm going to take a surfer.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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That concludes your all.

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Galator's comments.

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Next.

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I'm sorry.

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Vice chair.

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Thank you.

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Well, I think that's a perfect administration of how unique it is.

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And I think special for an all women board supervisor.

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I mean, I don't think this has ever happened in the history of us, the coordination, right,

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on such efforts.

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So that was, that was really fun.

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Thank you for bringing that forward.

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I'm going to sign my granddaughter for this also.

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A few updates.

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I just want to share, you know that I'm on an, I've been appointed by this board to be a board member of the Marin Clean Energy Board.

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And there's a lot going on there, we are having, I've been appointed to an ad hoc committee, which is a represents, it's five people represents the five counties.

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We're doing work on that and it's a governance assessment of the board and then possibly the agency too.

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And we've also established a finance committee and I am the chair of the finance committee, so more work is going to be done there.

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And just for, you know, the customers of Marine Clean Energy, you know, the goal this year is really the board is looking at how can we reduce rates while still maintaining the mission and the programs.

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The programming is going to be really, it's going to be centered primarily around access to EV charging stations.

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So, which we know we need here are not the county.

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Also, I'm on the suicide prevention council and I have been something I personally

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been on since 2017 and I want to thank our director, Jennifer Yasimoto and our

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epidemiologist, Crystal Milton, thank you for really doing some work on terms of how we

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We can look at this public health issue with data that comes from several sources.

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It's really reliable, good data to help direct the efforts of this council.

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So thank you for that.

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I attended, I love this event, again, attend, you know, we all get to attend events.

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But this event, I really love, this is the Boys and Girls Club event I'm looking for

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their names and the youth of the year and so that was last week that the winner, they're all winners

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and they also had members of the year. So if you've never been to the annual Boys and Girls Club

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Youth of the Year, please keep an eye out for it next year. These kids are incredible and it

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really shows the demonstrates the great work of the Boys and Girls Club. This year,

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winner is Mariano Coronado. She was very inspiring, very heartfelt. Last year's youth of

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the year, Melody Condor, got to make the announcement give her that award. I also attended the

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Nebuchadnezzar Society. It was the documentary of Chinese, the Chinese history in Nepe Valley.

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There's a book written by John McCormick who's grew up here. It's kind of a retirement passion

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project that's turned into a documentary. It was a sold-out event at the

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Cameroon Theatre. Keep an eye out if you, to see that, if you're enjoying

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history like myself.

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I want to say I just want to recognize too that, you know, this

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month is Black History Month. It's also American Heart Month, National Dating Violence Awareness

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and preventive months, which I know News is doing work on,

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National Children's Mental Health Month,

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Library-Levers Month, which is perfect with Dolly.

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National check, a self-check month,

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which is about taking care of yourself

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and family support awareness month.

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On that, and I do wanna say, in 2020,

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and this kind of connects with some of my comments

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in the public comment.

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In 2020, the city of Napa passed a resolution declaring that systemic racism and discrimination

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is public health crisis and in this time in era, I think it's time that we do that again.

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And so if I can make a referral, I know we have certain amounts in terms of what you

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know making resolutions but I think it's time that we do that as a board and make that declaration

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again. That's it. Thank you. Thank you Supervisor Olesio. Supervisor Romance. Thank you so much

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chair and thank you to the partnership with first five and HHSA for bringing Dahlia and

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getting our day started off in a very positive way. One of the things I want to say

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Um, my family was recently stricken with the flu and we still have vaccinations available

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at Health and Human Services this month and those are continuing on Wednesdays.

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So I would highly, highly suggest that after some really rough weeks and in our household,

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I would highly suggest that you visit our Health and Human Services vaccinations on Wednesdays.

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And we do have that information available on our on our website.

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And I really love and I think if there's reminding, we didn't have a microphone when we came with Reba.

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And that is the adoption fees are being waived between February 13th and February 15th so you can get your loved ones, everyone knows.

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I have an adoptable at home, and I think he's the greatest fella on earth, and so just make sure you visit our shelter and get yourself a little furry Valentine.

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Many thanks to the library for having a really, really great, refreshing, grand opening at the American Canyon Library.

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It was so incredibly well attended and we literally had monkeys, not like, not like figurative monkeys, like actual literal monkeys that were there doing a little show, they live in American Canyon and they've been in movies and it was really really exciting and it was a great, great twist and it was really a personal pleasure for me to be reminded that I was on the council when we opened that library at that facility.

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in 2012, so to be able to continue with that is really, really great.

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I, yesterday, had the opportunity to go up to St. Alina, a place at the Montavista

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apartment, a place where I had friends that would live there growing up in St. Alina, to tour

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the facility, and one of the great things is in partnership with our town in St.

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Burbank Housing, Bobba, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, which is run through MTC, provided

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$3 million to purchase this property and to deed secure as affordable housing.

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And it was just a really great opportunity to see what that potential is for having that

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loan funding in place that can help projects be deed secure as affordable that otherwise

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don't meet those really competitive requirements for tax credits and other issues so those

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dollars that sometimes theme kind of out of reach made it all the way to St. Lena California.

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So I just wanted to share that with each of you. I'll be joining two of my colleagues at the

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I know it's been very important for all of our community, especially those in District 4, regarding airport operations.

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And so to stress the fact that we as a board recognize that the current that the current published flight path is impacting our residents.

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I will say that the 2025 landings had a 22% decrease over 2024,

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but in 2024 we had 34 noise

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complaints in 2025 we had 915 and so this stress is the importance and I appreciate the support

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from all of the board and working with our consultant and I know the airport staff has been

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working through the work plan and the deliverables and we should reach a conclusion on what those deliverables are this week so that we can get to work and again there is there there is no guarantee that it will work but certainly these numbers show that we do need to we do need to advocate for our community and next if you like soup I'm going to say you need to join me on Saturday.

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The American Canyon Q1 is food pantry that works with a community action app of Valley and American Canyon to distribute food has a fun razor from 12 to 2 at the American Canyon community church and you buy a bowl and there are about 30 different suits to try.

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So if you want to join me for soup on Saturday, I'll be having my bowl of soup. Thanks so much.

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Thank you, supervisor Ramon, supervisor Kitra.

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Thank you.

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Great to get all these updates.

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I wanted to share a few things last week.

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I was out at the far far reaches of North Barriasa on the east side of the lake for a meeting where residents and

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and can fire-wise, and Cal Fire, and Napa County Fire,

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and many other federal agencies were represented

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to talk about a new fire-safe council

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on that part of the county, which not very many people live out there.

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It's sparsely populated.

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There's a lot of land area, and it's a place that's burned a lot.

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So it was really encouraging to see all those residents out there.

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I want to say thanks to them, and also to all the partners

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who came together.

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we started looking at maps right away so I'm encouraged about that. Also Black History Month

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00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:06,000
celebration has come up was happy to attend that with a couple of my colleagues. Thank you

447
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:11,860
to Crosswalk Community Church for hosting that and to J. T. Thompson who had the original

448
00:42:11,860 --> 00:42:18,160
vision and really has kept that going and it's bigger and better every year and I particularly

449
00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:23,540
want to give a shout out to the Napa Valley College students who spoke and told a little bit

450
00:42:23,540 --> 00:42:29,680
about the programs they have at the at the school and then a wonderful keynote by Cameron

451
00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:34,040
Lipsen who I hope we keep hearing from because he did a great job.

452
00:42:34,440 --> 00:42:40,740
Up in Calestoga I wanted to just flag a specific issue but it flags a general issue.

453
00:42:41,340 --> 00:42:44,140
Hearts and Hands pre school is having a tough time.

454
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:50,220
I will be meeting with residents and city leaders up there to try to talk about what the

455
00:42:50,220 --> 00:42:56,060
are, you know, one of the great things in California is the advent of the TK program, which is

456
00:42:56,820 --> 00:43:04,720
where four-year-olds can begin school before they go to kindergarten, which is a great way to get kids

457
00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:10,580
into learning environments earlier, but it's a transition for a lot of the traditional

458
00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:18,800
preschools we've had. So that will be a community effort up in Calestoga. I wanted to also flag,

459
00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:24,360
You know, I've heard from many residents about smoke from ag burns, particularly when we have

460
00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:29,940
this sunny dry weather, it's a good opportunity for those ag burns, and we want to make

461
00:43:29,940 --> 00:43:34,140
sure that everyone is doing best practices to keep that smoke low.

462
00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:36,920
So we'll have ongoing conversations about that.

463
00:43:36,980 --> 00:43:41,700
I hear you and I also am working with industry partners on that as well.

464
00:43:42,340 --> 00:43:47,100
And finally in Yalphil, there was a terrific Marty Graparade this past weekend and was happy

465
00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:51,300
to see folks from Napa County Library, the sheriff's office,

466
00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,920
and also Napa County Fire, representing there too.

467
00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:56,440
So thank you.

468
00:43:56,660 --> 00:43:57,960
Fantastic, thank you.

469
00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:00,720
So for district four announcements,

470
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,780
I would like to make sure that we highlight

471
00:44:03,780 --> 00:44:06,720
that the third round of community workshops

472
00:44:06,720 --> 00:44:09,080
are coming soon for the baseline data report.

473
00:44:09,180 --> 00:44:12,860
And this is a process that feeds into our general plan,

474
00:44:13,540 --> 00:44:15,760
revision, which is upcoming.

475
00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:19,740
these workshops engage the public to review the public draft and give feedback.

476
00:44:20,260 --> 00:44:23,980
So there's a draft which is it out yet or it will be out soon.

477
00:44:25,140 --> 00:44:28,280
Okay, okay later this month it will be out great.

478
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:34,080
And I do know that staff are working really hard to include every last comment that they can.

479
00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:39,520
And so if you can find this time to comment on the drafts and get those comments in,

480
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:44,360
we will work hard to make sure that your perspectives are reflected as much as possible.

481
00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:52,260
And you can send your thoughts in any time of the day or night to BDR at countyofnabba.org anytime even right now.

482
00:44:52,660 --> 00:44:53,620
So no need to wait.

483
00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:59,920
And then I also want to highlight that we have a lovely celebration for Black History Month at Crosswalk Community Church class.

484
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:10,820
Saturday and three of us were there. And it was absolutely heartwarming and healing and just a wonderful thing that goes on in this community and I encourage you to to check it out next year.

485
00:45:11,240 --> 00:45:19,560
I heard that they're planning to keep it going. So that's a really great opportunity to go out and just participate in our community.

486
00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:35,400
We also celebrated World, World, Wetlands Day on February 2 with a Proclamation Recognizing Public Works Flood District Staff and the Resource Conservation District for their phenomenal world class work in restoring wetlands in our valley.

487
00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:43,020
then I haven't, and then the Navi County Bicycle Champion of the year, nominations are open.

488
00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:44,700
They'll be open until February 28th.

489
00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:50,480
So if you know of a bicycle champion in our community, you can't nominate them.

490
00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:56,780
And if you have, if you have questions, you can, I guess contact me about that about where to go or just Google it.

491
00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:01,220
Because the link is a little bit long to read, but I'm sure you can find it.

492
00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:09,020
And also the PG&E Foundation is awarding the Better Together STEM Scholarship for up to 60 students for

493
00:46:09,020 --> 00:46:15,440
suing STEM. The applications are due by March 12th. And they also have a website where you can find more information.

494
00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:24,800
So great opportunity for students. And lastly, the Citizens Academy run by the sheriff's office starts February 25th.

495
00:46:25,180 --> 00:46:29,840
And that program is at capacity this year. But I strongly encourage folks to sign up next year.

496
00:46:29,840 --> 00:46:36,260
It's a wonderful opportunity to see from a very up-close perspective, the work that our

497
00:46:36,260 --> 00:46:38,500
Fair of Staff Department does in keeping our community safe.

498
00:46:39,220 --> 00:46:40,780
So thank you very much.

499
00:46:41,180 --> 00:46:43,680
That concludes my comments on announcements.

500
00:46:45,040 --> 00:46:50,200
And the next item we'll be going to is discussions of item pulled from the consent calendar.

501
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:56,020
And so this will be item 4x relating to South Campus Building 4HFAC upgrades.

502
00:46:56,020 --> 00:46:59,860
So, Supervisor Ramones, would you like to kick us off?

503
00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:02,040
Thank you so much, Chair.

504
00:47:02,500 --> 00:47:08,020
And I just wanted to take a moment to highlight this.

505
00:47:08,780 --> 00:47:11,000
I'm going to go ahead and call it an accomplishment.

506
00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:16,740
It has taken years to get to this point,

507
00:47:17,320 --> 00:47:19,880
where we could find the collaborative space,

508
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:27,560
where we can work with labor in our contracting and in public work spaces and I just wanted

509
00:47:27,560 --> 00:47:34,200
to take the opportunity to thank all of our unions that participated in the building trades and

510
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:40,960
to thank our staff. You listened, you took our, I'm going to say it wasn't even direction. It was

511
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:45,940
more like feelings that we put out into space and you put it into words. And so I just wanted

512
00:47:45,940 --> 00:47:52,020
to take that opportunity and to really highlight that as we do this work on building four,

513
00:47:52,140 --> 00:47:57,820
we're going to do it and it's us looking at this from a pilot perspective of what's

514
00:47:57,820 --> 00:48:04,680
this going to look like so that we can understand how we call it a community workforce agreement,

515
00:48:05,180 --> 00:48:14,020
other agencies call it. Is it a PLA, a Project Labor Agreement, but community workforce, I think

516
00:48:14,020 --> 00:48:16,860
was far more reflective of the intent

517
00:48:16,860 --> 00:48:18,840
that we were trying to achieve here at the board.

518
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:21,320
So I just wanted to call that out.

519
00:48:21,860 --> 00:48:28,320
And thank everyone who is present and those who intend to sign,

520
00:48:28,520 --> 00:48:29,640
so that we can get this work started.

521
00:48:29,900 --> 00:48:30,360
Thank you.

522
00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:31,960
And if there's anything that they see here,

523
00:48:32,060 --> 00:48:33,660
I would like to add to that.

524
00:48:34,300 --> 00:48:36,740
Well, thank you, Madam Chair.

525
00:48:37,020 --> 00:48:38,720
Through the Chair, thank you to the opportunity.

526
00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:42,160
Yeah, it was all appreciate the labor partners.

527
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:52,140
but on the staff side it was all county council, Tom, and county council's office, Steve, our director of public works, it was all them, so credit to them.

528
00:48:52,540 --> 00:48:53,140
Thank you.

529
00:48:53,360 --> 00:48:53,860
Okay, thank you.

530
00:48:54,100 --> 00:49:01,460
I also see county council, is that or is that you share a button or no?

531
00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:02,480
I have it.

532
00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:03,120
Okay.

533
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:03,500
It's cleared.

534
00:49:03,760 --> 00:49:04,560
Thank you.

535
00:49:04,740 --> 00:49:06,720
And supervisor Gallagher, did you have something to say?

536
00:49:06,720 --> 00:49:15,660
I just wanted to echo things to our labor groups and to our staff for working really well together to put this together.

537
00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:22,720
It is a milestone and a really great opportunity for us as a county to support working families.

538
00:49:23,660 --> 00:49:29,500
Some proud of our board and proud of the work that we're doing and very excited to see this move forward.

539
00:49:32,820 --> 00:49:34,340
Supervisor, Supervisor Control?

540
00:49:35,260 --> 00:50:02,100
Yeah, thanks to my colleagues. I thank you. You guys really hit the nail on the head. So I will say did out to that. And then I also just want to in thanking staff and all of the labor folks who are here today. Also just make the point that there's a lot of rhetoric around PLAs and these kinds of agreements and I'm thankful for this opportunity to have a data point to get some experience to understand what works where there are challenges.

541
00:50:02,100 --> 00:50:13,420
So I think this is a great opportunity to build on a good working relationship and compare some notes, and we'll keep improving too. So thank you.

542
00:50:13,860 --> 00:50:31,100
Thank you. Yeah, and I will just I guess further echo the comments, but you know for some communities, it's a very standard procedure to go through this process and I'm, you know, I'm very helpful that this will go well and that we can build from here forward. So, so thank you so much for working with us and thanks to staff for working with unions.

543
00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:36,080
Very good. Are there any public comments on this item?

544
00:50:38,500 --> 00:50:38,500
Welcome.

545
00:50:41,720 --> 00:50:44,800
Thank you, Danny Bernardini, Napaslano, Building Trades, Business Manager.

546
00:50:45,060 --> 00:50:47,180
Thank you for your comments. I won't take up too much time.

547
00:50:47,380 --> 00:50:51,400
I did want to also thank staff, Thomas Steve and Ryan.

548
00:50:51,800 --> 00:50:54,140
Everybody that put a work in behind the scenes as well.

549
00:50:54,740 --> 00:50:58,040
And being able to call you all and let you know how it's going and answer your question.

550
00:50:58,700 --> 00:51:02,100
So again, like you said, years, we've been before you all.

551
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:07,920
And so we're really we're excited to show you what we can do and hopefully like you said build on this for the future.

552
00:51:08,140 --> 00:51:13,420
So again, thank you all for putting your faith in us and we're going to do what we do.

553
00:51:13,620 --> 00:51:14,300
So thank you again.

554
00:51:16,930 --> 00:51:17,790
Thank you, Mr. Rotty.

555
00:51:18,690 --> 00:51:19,930
Good morning, Board.

556
00:51:20,030 --> 00:51:25,810
It members of the Public Glenn Love all executive director of the NAPA Slono Central Labor Council AFL CIO.

557
00:51:26,370 --> 00:51:34,190
Just echoing of course what our labor siblings in the building trades have articulated and our great appreciation to this Board and staff.

558
00:51:34,190 --> 00:51:40,470
for the partnership that we are looking at here and taking this great step forward toward

559
00:51:40,470 --> 00:51:47,030
all the more equitable, inclusive economic development, uplifting workers, local residents,

560
00:51:48,050 --> 00:51:53,370
and all the important collaborations that it takes to move growth forward in the right direction.

561
00:51:53,830 --> 00:51:57,210
So thank you again, and we look forward to our next steps in the partnership.

562
00:51:58,190 --> 00:51:59,590
Thank you, Mr. Lovell.

563
00:52:01,050 --> 00:52:06,650
Hi Ryan O'Connell from Napa Selana for everyone, the local chapter of Yimbe Action.

564
00:52:07,090 --> 00:52:13,930
In support of the community workforce agreement, it's a pleasure because normally there's a lot of tension

565
00:52:13,930 --> 00:52:18,590
between workforce agreements and how things can slow down construction processes and public

566
00:52:18,590 --> 00:52:23,950
works but I think it's an excellent negotiation piece of an excellent negotiation agreement

567
00:52:23,950 --> 00:52:29,570
and then would also recommend that we include even more explicitly partners like the

568
00:52:30,890 --> 00:52:35,970
Carpentries in future agreements and that we have a lot more like these in the future. Thank you supporting

569
00:52:36,750 --> 00:52:38,950
Thank you Mr. O'Connell

570
00:52:38,950 --> 00:52:41,790
I don't see anyone else in the room. Is there anyone on the phone?

571
00:52:44,200 --> 00:52:45,080
Thank you

572
00:52:45,660 --> 00:52:49,440
I think that sounds like that concludes our discussion on this item

573
00:52:50,060 --> 00:52:56,280
So I will take item 4x to about we have a chair. I'll go ahead and make a

574
00:52:56,280 --> 00:52:59,420
motion that we approve item 4x.

575
00:52:59,600 --> 00:53:00,100
I'll second.

576
00:53:00,420 --> 00:53:01,340
Motion by Ramos.

577
00:53:01,360 --> 00:53:02,500
Second by LSEO.

578
00:53:02,500 --> 00:53:03,340
All those in favor?

579
00:53:03,940 --> 00:53:04,260
Aye.

580
00:53:05,060 --> 00:53:06,120
That passes unanimously.

581
00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:08,300
Very good.

582
00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:09,220
Okay.

583
00:53:14,260 --> 00:53:14,780
Okay.

584
00:53:14,900 --> 00:53:14,980
Okay.

585
00:53:14,980 --> 00:53:17,680
Thank you all for joining us today for that one.

586
00:53:18,360 --> 00:53:18,680
All right.

587
00:53:18,880 --> 00:53:20,240
So we are going to.

588
00:53:21,580 --> 00:53:22,100
Oh.

589
00:53:22,860 --> 00:53:24,920
I have a request for a recess.

590
00:53:25,080 --> 00:53:27,140
We will take a recess until 10.

591
00:53:27,740 --> 00:53:30,640
Let's try to come back your 10, 10 chart. Thank you.

592
00:58:09,050 --> 00:58:15,170
Okay. Thank you. We are back on air. So we're going to continue this meeting from our short break.

593
00:58:15,890 --> 00:58:18,370
And our next item will be item eight,

594
00:58:20,600 --> 00:58:23,650
which is administrative items and our first item 8A.

595
00:58:24,020 --> 00:58:28,640
Discuss and improve four transmission of position letter in support of California Senate Bill 299.

596
00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:31,840
Related to Secret Review of proposed child care facilities.

597
00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:36,860
I welcome legislative analyst, Mise, to explain this item to us.

598
00:58:37,120 --> 00:58:37,860
Thank you.

599
00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:40,780
Good morning.

600
00:58:41,140 --> 00:58:42,180
My name is Andrew Mise.

601
00:58:42,620 --> 00:58:46,440
I have a privilege of serving as the county's legislative and policy analyst.

602
00:58:47,480 --> 00:58:53,120
This matter is before your board upon referral by Supervisor Lesio at your boards January 27, 2026,

603
00:58:53,120 --> 00:58:53,860
regular meeting.

604
00:58:54,980 --> 00:59:03,960
The referral sought transmission of a five signature position letter in support of

605
00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:06,780
Democratic member representing among other counties in

606
00:59:06,780 --> 00:59:09,760
Napa County, and principally co-authored by a

607
00:59:09,760 --> 00:59:12,700
Sunder-Sasha Renee Perez, the Democratic member from

608
00:59:12,700 --> 00:59:13,240
Al-Hombra,

609
00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:19,700
the bill-exense, the exempt from

610
00:59:19,700 --> 00:59:23,100
secret review, daycare centers, and family daycare homes

611
00:59:23,100 --> 00:59:26,200
located on parcels zone exclusively for residential use.

612
00:59:26,980 --> 00:59:31,520
This is a fairly narrowly tailored exemption in that

613
00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:39,640
applies only to residential use parcels. And not all daycare centers in residential areas.

614
00:59:41,440 --> 00:59:46,420
As noted in the staff report, under current law, most child care facilities in residential areas

615
00:59:46,420 --> 00:59:53,860
are exempt from sequa using existing facilities, a class one, and infill, class 32 exemptions,

616
00:59:54,480 --> 00:59:59,480
or are likely considered by right facilities, meaning that they are not subject to sequa at all.

617
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:08,080
But the use of these exemptions requires the project proponent to demonstrate how their project meets the criteria for these exemptions.

618
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:19,740
And this rationale is subject to challenge. This bill provides a secret exemption that has fewer eligibility requirements than the class 1 and class 32 exemptions.

619
01:00:19,740 --> 01:00:29,060
The requirements of this exemption are straightforward, and as a result, the exemption proposed by SB299 would be difficult to challenge.

620
01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:42,740
Passage of this bill would substantially restrict grounds for neighbor challenges, two child care centers on residential parcels, on the basis of a project's non-adherence to sequo exemption eligibility requirements.

621
01:00:43,560 --> 01:00:47,660
challenges would have to stem from other non-sequa grounds.

622
01:00:48,920 --> 01:00:52,160
In addition to its broad impacts on the counties in corporate cities,

623
01:00:52,580 --> 01:00:55,860
areas of unincorporated Napa County with significant residential

624
01:00:55,860 --> 01:00:58,620
development where this exemption could be used,

625
01:00:58,920 --> 01:01:02,000
include VCU Springs, Silverado, Circle Oaks,

626
01:01:02,300 --> 01:01:04,240
Barriessa, England, and Pope Valley.

627
01:01:05,760 --> 01:01:10,340
This referral seeks authorization of five signature position

628
01:01:10,340 --> 01:01:17,680
letter in support of SB 299 to the committee currently considering the proposal and authorization

629
01:01:17,680 --> 01:01:22,000
for future transmissions to other committees which may later consider it.

630
01:01:22,080 --> 01:01:22,880
Thank you.

631
01:01:24,620 --> 01:01:26,040
Thank you, Mr. Rice.

632
01:01:27,520 --> 01:01:30,480
I would like to open this up for public comment.

633
01:01:30,880 --> 01:01:32,460
Next is there any of you from the public question, speak?

634
01:01:33,700 --> 01:01:34,360
Thank you.

635
01:01:36,660 --> 01:01:41,340
Good morning, Alex Pader with Senator Christopher Cabalvin here to speak in support of

636
01:01:41,340 --> 01:01:43,300
Let's be 299 when it has bills.

637
01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:49,100
SB 299 is a common-sense solution to prevent the weaponization of seek law.

638
01:01:49,460 --> 01:01:54,440
We've seen seek law weaponize in our own community, not to protect the environment, not to

639
01:01:54,440 --> 01:02:00,520
protect an endangered species, not to protect a unique, wildflower native to Napa County,

640
01:02:00,880 --> 01:02:05,560
but instead we've seen seek we use to keep those people out of our neighborhood, to prevent

641
01:02:05,560 --> 01:02:09,260
people from driving down their personal street just because they don't like people driving

642
01:02:09,260 --> 01:02:10,180
on their street.

643
01:02:11,040 --> 01:02:14,760
We know that we don't have enough childcare in Napa County, and we know we don't have enough

644
01:02:14,760 --> 01:02:19,280
childcare across the state of California, and the childcare that we do have is far too

645
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:24,160
often unaffordable for too many families, even I struggle, personally.

646
01:02:27,680 --> 01:02:34,000
SB299 will help both with the access of childcare and the affordability of childcare, critical

647
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:39,640
to our local economy, and just the general well-being of Napa County families.

648
01:02:40,340 --> 01:02:47,520
There's currently no opposition to SB299, and some of the listed supporters are the California

649
01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:52,380
State Association of Counties, Community Resources for Children, the League of California

650
01:02:52,380 --> 01:02:59,180
Cities, the rural county representatives of California, and the urban counties of California,

651
01:02:59,960 --> 01:03:03,060
as well as Monterey County, and we hope we can add Napa County to that list.

652
01:03:03,060 --> 01:03:05,120
Thank you.

653
01:03:05,300 --> 01:03:07,000
Thank you, is there anyone else?

654
01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:09,620
I'm not seeing anyone approaching the podium.

655
01:03:10,480 --> 01:03:12,020
Is there anyone on the phones?

656
01:03:12,460 --> 01:03:12,860
On the side of them?

657
01:03:13,100 --> 01:03:13,280
Okay.

658
01:03:14,080 --> 01:03:20,340
Then I will bring it back to the board for discussion and any questions for staff.

659
01:03:26,160 --> 01:03:26,920
Vice Chair Lassia?

660
01:03:28,420 --> 01:03:28,980
Thank you.

661
01:03:29,120 --> 01:03:31,580
First of all, I think staff are bringing this back so quickly.

662
01:03:31,860 --> 01:03:34,300
I just made this referral the last meeting.

663
01:03:34,300 --> 01:03:38,680
So I appreciate the speed in what you took this.

664
01:03:39,060 --> 01:03:45,540
I also want to thank Alex Pader for being here representing Senator Christopher Kabaldon.

665
01:03:46,220 --> 01:04:00,520
I need to thank Christopher Kabaldon because last year Senator Weiner included protection of child care centers in child care in his bill.

666
01:04:00,520 --> 01:04:09,180
and went through the process, it came out exempting child care in all areas, commercial,

667
01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:15,520
industrial, I guess agricultural, but all areas except really where these child care centers

668
01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:20,400
are needed and where they're located, and that is in the neighborhoods where families live,

669
01:04:20,600 --> 01:04:23,720
work, and play. It makes zero sense.

670
01:04:23,720 --> 01:04:29,840
So, when St. Dr. Cobaldon and I had a conversation because he was actually congratulating us,

671
01:04:29,920 --> 01:04:33,540
I said, well, we took a bite, but it's not done.

672
01:04:34,260 --> 01:04:36,920
And he said, we're going to take care of this.

673
01:04:37,220 --> 01:04:43,240
And to my delight right after the beginning of the year, he had a bill all drafted and proposed,

674
01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:49,940
and we're circling the bill with great success, and invited me to speak on behalf of this.

675
01:04:49,940 --> 01:05:06,760
Just to share some things that we might know, but I want to state for the record, a significant portion of that residents, our child care burden was nearly 40% of all families lacking income free essentials, like housing and child care.

676
01:05:06,760 --> 01:05:15,180
over 78% to child care, lacking license care, meaning families are having to find alternatives

677
01:05:15,180 --> 01:05:23,920
to place their kids. These alternatives aren't necessarily safe, healthy, early learning,

678
01:05:24,240 --> 01:05:31,700
thriving environments. Well parents are doing their best in terms of earning enough money

679
01:05:31,700 --> 01:05:36,640
to keep a roof over their head. We know child care is a second largest financial

680
01:05:36,640 --> 01:06:03,780
burden now for working families. The state in terms of California is even worse. It's a significant portion of California families are child care burden with nearly 46% of young children lacking regular care and many households spending over 200 dollars a week 70% and 2023. Now these are these are this 2020 23 it's only gotten more expensive and more difficult.

681
01:06:03,780 --> 01:06:09,140
for working families. While millions of eligible and subsidized remain

682
01:06:09,140 --> 01:06:13,300
observed, we don't have enough subsidies. And that really leads to the

683
01:06:13,300 --> 01:06:18,780
conversation of one day that I hope we're here, writing a five-thin sure

684
01:06:18,780 --> 01:06:24,260
letters of Port of the Universal Child Care. I want to thank our staff member

685
01:06:24,880 --> 01:06:30,000
Holly Dawson for sending me this article that talked about a study done on

686
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:34,340
universal child care, the visibility of it, and actually, we know there's the economic

687
01:06:34,340 --> 01:06:36,220
development aspect to this.

688
01:06:36,480 --> 01:06:42,220
Now, only is this the right thing to do in providing the health and safety and early learning

689
01:06:42,220 --> 01:06:44,020
for these children and babies.

690
01:06:45,420 --> 01:06:51,300
If there's also a very important economic development aspect and universal child care based on

691
01:06:51,300 --> 01:06:58,380
different studies and well-known universities show and net gain if California was able to get

692
01:06:58,380 --> 01:07:01,460
enough political will for universal child care.

693
01:07:02,380 --> 01:07:05,080
So I just want to share that also.

694
01:07:06,480 --> 01:07:13,480
I do have a potential small minor change

695
01:07:13,480 --> 01:07:18,660
from the second to the last sentence where it says,

696
01:07:18,660 --> 01:07:20,520
where it's proposed, it says, quote,

697
01:07:21,660 --> 01:07:26,440
SB299, puts the prospect of small in-home daycare centers

698
01:07:26,440 --> 01:07:30,100
on level footing with centers in other areas.

699
01:07:30,760 --> 01:07:35,400
My concern is that that's focusing specifically on in-home day care centers, which is already

700
01:07:35,400 --> 01:07:35,980
exempt.

701
01:07:36,880 --> 01:07:39,260
So what I'd like to do is a couple of ways we can do this.

702
01:07:39,540 --> 01:07:47,000
We can say SB 299 provides a level footing with day care centers in other areas, so we're

703
01:07:47,000 --> 01:07:53,360
not really out the in-home small day care centers with the public comment from Elixir

704
01:07:53,360 --> 01:08:02,380
We can add in SB299 provides level footing providing access and affordability with daycare centers in other areas.

705
01:08:02,580 --> 01:08:05,220
I kind of like adding the access and affordability.

706
01:08:06,600 --> 01:08:14,640
And then it says this bill strikes the right balance in providing needed access to infinite child care for working families where they live or comply.

707
01:08:15,100 --> 01:08:17,180
So that actually that second part is mine too.

708
01:08:17,180 --> 01:08:34,160
So I'm open to staff thought on this, but let me go back and to say the revision I'm suggesting is SB 299 provides level footing with day care centers in other areas.

709
01:08:34,440 --> 01:08:36,040
Keep it short and clean.

710
01:08:36,720 --> 01:08:39,100
So we're just taking out that small section.

711
01:08:39,100 --> 01:08:50,540
This bill strikes the right balance in providing needed access and affordability to infant and child care for working families where they live, work and play.

712
01:08:52,870 --> 01:08:53,550
Thank you.

713
01:08:56,640 --> 01:08:59,520
Are there any other questions or comments from the board?

714
01:08:59,700 --> 01:09:00,860
I'm not seeing any.

715
01:09:01,480 --> 01:09:04,700
I have a couple of questions for staff.

716
01:09:05,940 --> 01:09:10,380
Council, I have not been through the process of creating a five signature letter before.

717
01:09:10,380 --> 01:09:13,280
could you give us a little clarification on how this works?

718
01:09:14,460 --> 01:09:14,700
Please.

719
01:09:15,800 --> 01:09:16,040
Sure.

720
01:09:16,820 --> 01:09:22,120
So, through the chair, the way the letter's been drafted and it's in front of you today,

721
01:09:22,520 --> 01:09:25,260
includes a signature line for each of you.

722
01:09:26,200 --> 01:09:32,580
As an alternative, a lot of times the letters that go out may just be signed by the chair,

723
01:09:32,720 --> 01:09:35,520
but are approved by the majority of the board.

724
01:09:35,520 --> 01:09:40,520
So, I'm happy to answer any questions on that.

725
01:09:42,500 --> 01:09:43,620
Thank you.

726
01:09:44,220 --> 01:09:46,740
I think that's helpful for me to know.

727
01:09:47,040 --> 01:09:49,860
And then I also noticed, as you were listening through,

728
01:09:49,860 --> 01:09:53,320
Legislative Analysts might, as you were listening through places where this would take effect.

729
01:09:53,540 --> 01:09:57,160
I also talked to our planning director about this,

730
01:09:57,500 --> 01:10:00,160
and some of the places I think aren't actually,

731
01:10:01,520 --> 01:10:04,140
so Brian Warden, I'm planning director Warden.

732
01:10:04,140 --> 01:10:12,040
And if I could just get some clarification as to whether this will or won't affect Pope Valley

733
01:10:12,040 --> 01:10:18,000
Angwin and Barriers of Highlands because those are the places where I wasn't quite clear

734
01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:21,840
because I got conflicting information about how the zoning would work.

735
01:10:29,720 --> 01:10:36,260
My brief read of the staff report in the bill seems to suggest that this is limited or strictly

736
01:10:36,260 --> 01:10:40,240
applicable to residential areas, which makes sense because that's where a lot of the people

737
01:10:40,240 --> 01:10:42,180
live in the infrastructure exists.

738
01:10:43,100 --> 01:10:47,480
In the review of our zoning code, our residential areas,

739
01:10:47,760 --> 01:10:50,040
our residential country, and residential single.

740
01:10:51,260 --> 01:10:55,120
That includes circle logs that does not include

741
01:10:55,120 --> 01:10:58,020
various of the highlands or the estates.

742
01:10:58,520 --> 01:11:00,460
There's nothing in Pope Valley that has that zoning.

743
01:11:01,060 --> 01:11:04,600
There are a couple pockets in Angwin and of course Silverado

744
01:11:04,600 --> 01:11:07,800
and the Cumesville area are definitely zoned for that.

745
01:11:08,120 --> 01:11:10,060
But I think by and large, this is a bill

746
01:11:10,060 --> 01:11:17,760
aimed at urban areas, like most state legislation, but yeah, I hope that answers your question.

747
01:11:17,900 --> 01:11:19,100
Yeah, that's really helpful.

748
01:11:20,480 --> 01:11:21,260
Yeah, that's really helpful.

749
01:11:21,380 --> 01:11:25,580
Thank you, and I also wouldn't want people having Paul's expectations for how this might

750
01:11:25,580 --> 01:11:29,440
play out in different parts of the community, so I think that's really helpful just clarifying.

751
01:11:29,620 --> 01:11:30,160
Thank you.

752
01:11:30,680 --> 01:11:31,020
Yeah, okay.

753
01:11:32,560 --> 01:11:39,080
So, let's see, I support childcare generally and the government assisting wherever it's helpful.

754
01:11:39,880 --> 01:11:45,640
with a provision of childcare. It's absolutely a basic need for the community and I support

755
01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:50,660
a NAPA County intervening to assist like the TIT elephant and their quest to help provide

756
01:11:50,660 --> 01:11:57,280
a significant amount of childcare spaces for the community. I'm struggling with this one because

757
01:11:57,280 --> 01:12:03,300
I don't, I'm struggling to understand how it pertains to the need because the primary things we

758
01:12:03,300 --> 01:12:08,440
can do to improve the provision of childcare are lowering cost to families and building workforce

759
01:12:08,440 --> 01:12:14,180
housing and I don't know that there's a major threat because of sequo being weaponized

760
01:12:14,180 --> 01:12:19,240
to against child care specifically like I I'm very open to hearing if anyone wants to provide

761
01:12:19,240 --> 01:12:26,840
information on instances of that happening but for me to sign on to something that's requesting

762
01:12:26,840 --> 01:12:35,700
a carve out or a reduction in the umbrella that's going to be covered under sequo when I'm not

763
01:12:35,700 --> 01:12:40,720
quite seeing the benefit. I'm struggling with that. And I'm also struggling where I haven't

764
01:12:40,720 --> 01:12:47,220
heard constituents asking for this in the community. And I know that it will have major

765
01:12:47,220 --> 01:12:53,680
or major maybe. I mean, but it will have more of a relevant impact to the cities. And I think

766
01:12:53,680 --> 01:12:58,540
it would be perfectly appropriate for the cities to step forward and advocate for in their own

767
01:12:58,540 --> 01:13:04,260
interests. And again, I have not heard much from, I haven't heard anything personally from them

768
01:13:04,260 --> 01:13:07,480
this, I don't know if there's something I've missed, but I'm open to getting information about

769
01:13:07,480 --> 01:13:14,820
that. So, I'm going to continue the discussion. I see a couple more lights here. I see

770
01:13:14,820 --> 01:13:21,640
supervisor control, and then we're going to pass. Okay. And then, okay. So then I see

771
01:13:21,640 --> 01:13:26,000
vice chair Alasio, and then after that, supervisor Gallagher.

772
01:13:28,230 --> 01:13:29,370
I'm going to let supervisor Gallagher

773
01:13:29,370 --> 01:13:31,570
go first, and then I'll go next to that. That's okay.

774
01:13:34,430 --> 01:13:36,370
Yeah, that's fine. Is that okay? But yeah,

775
01:13:36,370 --> 01:13:36,690
of course.

776
01:13:39,130 --> 01:13:43,150
So first I have a question and I want to make sure I'm reading this right.

777
01:13:44,230 --> 01:13:49,090
So residential zoning includes multifamily, correct?

778
01:13:49,510 --> 01:13:54,250
Where is exclusively residential basically refers to single family?

779
01:13:54,410 --> 01:13:56,270
How is that how you're reading this?

780
01:13:56,410 --> 01:14:01,010
Because the way I'm reading it is the exemption is for residential zoning.

781
01:14:01,250 --> 01:14:04,910
The exemption is not for exclusively residential zoning.

782
01:14:10,200 --> 01:14:12,020
If I made it with the chair,

783
01:14:14,890 --> 01:14:20,010
the way that the bill is phrased is for residential parcels.

784
01:14:20,650 --> 01:14:29,930
It does not make distinction as to local variants of what residential parcel means.

785
01:14:30,950 --> 01:14:32,990
It is simply residential parcels.

786
01:14:32,990 --> 01:14:41,390
So, it is not residential areas, which is the carve out in last year's bill.

787
01:14:42,370 --> 01:14:59,910
If the carve out was residential areas, broadly, this adds back in daycare centers and family daycares on residential parcels, without regard to what residential parcels mean.

788
01:15:00,690 --> 01:15:14,050
Okay. I don't know. In my reading, I felt like it made its distinction between exclusively residential and residential. But I just put that out there for if you think there's a special clarification on the needs we made.

789
01:15:14,530 --> 01:15:20,770
I believe it is exclusively residential, but it does not distinguish what kind of residential.

790
01:15:21,730 --> 01:15:22,210
Okay.

791
01:15:22,210 --> 01:15:29,070
the point I was making. Okay, great. Thank you. So I just wanted to address some concerns that seem

792
01:15:29,070 --> 01:15:37,410
to be coming up. You know, it is true that child care homes and centers are generally located

793
01:15:37,410 --> 01:15:43,110
in cities that absolutely makes sense. And we obviously don't have jurisdiction in cities,

794
01:15:43,730 --> 01:15:49,990
but I think there's a precedent for this board supporting critical community services such as

795
01:15:49,990 --> 01:15:59,350
child care. You know, a few years ago we allocated $3.8 million in ARPA funds to expanding

796
01:15:59,350 --> 01:16:03,670
child care in our communities regardless of jurisdiction, you know, knowing very well

797
01:16:03,670 --> 01:16:11,110
that most of those would be in cities and rightfully so. So I do believe it's a it's incumbent

798
01:16:11,110 --> 01:16:17,450
upon us to weigh in on the legislation, it makes sense, it follows with our values and what we

799
01:16:17,450 --> 01:16:21,630
support it. I don't generally endorse

800
01:16:21,630 --> 01:16:26,990
secret exemptions. However, because of last year's legislation and

801
01:16:26,990 --> 01:16:31,250
how the law stands now, child care businesses in industrial

802
01:16:31,250 --> 01:16:35,170
commercial areas are now really incentivized over residential

803
01:16:35,170 --> 01:16:39,010
areas, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. You know, these

804
01:16:39,010 --> 01:16:44,430
services are located in areas where families live and they can

805
01:16:44,430 --> 01:16:48,090
or easily access care within their neighborhood.

806
01:16:48,950 --> 01:16:55,530
So it does make sense for us to at least put on equal footing

807
01:16:55,530 --> 01:16:59,950
the incentivization of putting child care in residential areas.

808
01:17:00,790 --> 01:17:04,830
So I'm in favor of supporting this for those reasons.

809
01:17:06,360 --> 01:17:07,780
Thank you.

810
01:17:08,040 --> 01:17:09,220
Supervisor Kichorell.

811
01:17:09,260 --> 01:17:10,400
I don't see any.

812
01:17:13,200 --> 01:17:13,360
Yeah.

813
01:17:13,520 --> 01:17:13,900
I can just.

814
01:17:13,900 --> 01:17:14,340
Okay.

815
01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:16,120
Just weigh in briefly.

816
01:17:16,240 --> 01:17:22,960
I think what a Supervisor Gallagher lays out makes a lot of sense that, in general, particularly

817
01:17:22,960 --> 01:17:28,020
with the board action that has been taken previously with the ARPA funding.

818
01:17:28,280 --> 01:17:36,220
I think we did step into this arena, even though we can all agree that most of the childcare

819
01:17:36,220 --> 01:17:40,940
options that we have in the county are within the cities as they should be because those are

820
01:17:40,940 --> 01:17:48,400
the places where we have more residences where we have services and schools, things like that.

821
01:17:49,020 --> 01:17:54,840
Also, really appreciate the point that we don't want to be, I think, as individuals or a board

822
01:17:55,640 --> 01:18:05,360
being generally favorable to seek what exemptions without very good reason. And I think we do have a

823
01:18:05,360 --> 01:18:27,760
good reason supervisor Leslie laid out some of the path of how we got here that there was a bill in place and a carve out pretty late in the game that made it very challenging for day care centers. So in general, I'm in favor of I'm happy to sign on to this letter.

824
01:18:27,760 --> 01:18:36,560
I think your question about, do we all need to be signatories on it?

825
01:18:36,820 --> 01:18:37,620
We don't.

826
01:18:38,860 --> 01:18:40,440
So I think it's your choice.

827
01:18:40,880 --> 01:18:44,960
We can move forward as individuals as well.

828
01:18:46,680 --> 01:18:47,760
Thank you.

829
01:18:47,760 --> 01:18:49,920
Supervisor Alessia?

830
01:18:50,920 --> 01:18:51,580
Thank you.

831
01:18:52,160 --> 01:18:56,760
The purpose for the five signatures is just a unified,

832
01:18:58,700 --> 01:19:01,380
a unified force, you know,

833
01:19:01,460 --> 01:19:03,120
as we hear to supporting Dolly,

834
01:19:03,360 --> 01:19:04,680
we support other things.

835
01:19:05,600 --> 01:19:07,600
It's another way to show

836
01:19:09,180 --> 01:19:14,280
another way to emphasize our unified support of this.

837
01:19:15,460 --> 01:19:20,760
You know, I came from this, I came from City Council for six years and I always struggled

838
01:19:20,760 --> 01:19:23,360
when and this is in all respect.

839
01:19:24,140 --> 01:19:30,000
I always struggled when people put boundaries between what the city did and what the county

840
01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:30,600
did.

841
01:19:31,160 --> 01:19:36,120
There's too many silos and because we're caring for our entire community, when it comes

842
01:19:36,120 --> 01:19:42,220
to the city or the county we cannot silo our governance, we cannot silo what we do for

843
01:19:42,220 --> 01:19:51,060
people we serve. Personally, jurisdictionally, two-thirds of my constituents live in the city

844
01:19:51,060 --> 01:19:56,400
of Napa. I don't just serve the people outside of Napa. And I just don't serve people

845
01:19:56,400 --> 01:20:02,680
my jurisdiction. Or my district, I serve everybody in this county regardless of district,

846
01:20:08,180 --> 01:20:08,180
city,

847
01:20:08,180 --> 01:20:09,700
is similar to housing.

848
01:20:10,360 --> 01:20:14,900
The reason access to child care is so difficult

849
01:20:14,900 --> 01:20:17,940
is because it's not a big money maker.

850
01:20:18,360 --> 01:20:20,320
It takes money to start one.

851
01:20:20,460 --> 01:20:24,020
It takes somebody who has a passion and love and patience

852
01:20:24,020 --> 01:20:25,920
to open up a center.

853
01:20:26,120 --> 01:20:26,980
We don't have enough.

854
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:28,700
And because of the scarcity,

855
01:20:31,020 --> 01:20:33,370
we have a lot of access and families

856
01:20:34,460 --> 01:20:36,600
are having to pay a lot more than

857
01:20:36,600 --> 01:20:40,580
we would if we had more child care centers.

858
01:20:41,500 --> 01:20:45,640
As a single mom in the past, I had to have access to child care.

859
01:20:45,760 --> 01:20:48,120
I spent a lot, not as much as people were paying today,

860
01:20:48,660 --> 01:20:52,380
but it was critical for me to keep a roof over my head

861
01:20:52,380 --> 01:20:57,240
and not be in a homeless shelter or live with my mother, mom,

862
01:20:58,060 --> 01:21:00,080
not to you, because I know she's watching.

863
01:21:00,080 --> 01:21:19,360
But, you know, it is, it falls in all the areas that we, that are important to us as this county and public health public safety equity for these families and it's also in our legislative platform that we just supported.

864
01:21:19,360 --> 01:21:27,180
So, I think it's important, we have unincorporated pockets within the city that are

865
01:21:27,180 --> 01:21:30,820
residentially zoned, that we need to consider too.

866
01:21:30,840 --> 01:21:36,200
I don't remember how many, but that thousands of homes, and it's also a statement to

867
01:21:36,200 --> 01:21:39,400
say, we support child care.

868
01:21:39,800 --> 01:21:47,780
I also say that majority of our child care centers and in home centers, our Latina Hispanic

869
01:21:47,780 --> 01:21:55,460
small businesses. And they have headwinds. We talked about a headwind earlier with the TK that

870
01:21:55,460 --> 01:22:01,760
there's a fallout with the TK. They're not the way that they design their business, you know,

871
01:22:01,780 --> 01:22:07,460
and the laws that we have, especially, you know, different state laws, there has to be specific space,

872
01:22:08,220 --> 01:22:15,280
that allows for enough events to be in these centers. They just have so many headwinds on them.

873
01:22:15,280 --> 01:22:23,660
The climate, the political climate that's out there, there's a lot of fear in our child care centers right now, too, with things that are going on.

874
01:22:24,480 --> 01:22:37,700
So, you know, they're the unsung heroes in our community as far as I'm concerned, and I just ask that everybody on this board site on this, and if not, then I appreciate they'll all those who will. Thank you.

875
01:22:38,160 --> 01:22:44,800
Okay, thanks. I'm still, I'm still wondering, I mean, yes, absolutely there are headwinds, yes, affordability is huge issue.

876
01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:52,040
So I'm still struggling to figure out how making this exemption in sequela is what's

877
01:22:52,040 --> 01:22:57,180
standing between the provision of childcare and not or how in what way the sequela is

878
01:22:57,180 --> 01:22:59,720
derailing the progress of childcare right now.

879
01:23:01,820 --> 01:23:03,300
Vice chair, Leslie, I'll go ahead.

880
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:05,040
Well I'll keep going on.

881
01:23:05,180 --> 01:23:09,040
I'm the staff wants to say, is the staff have anything you want to say on this?

882
01:23:09,180 --> 01:23:15,420
You want me to just talk about, I don't want to put you on the spot, and I'll go ahead and

883
01:23:15,420 --> 01:23:25,080
Okay, CEQA is, you know, CEQA is a very important policy, but it's been some years

884
01:23:25,080 --> 01:23:31,920
now that people have seen ways to use CEQA to weaponize CEQA for things that they don't

885
01:23:31,920 --> 01:23:33,000
want in their neighborhood.

886
01:23:33,980 --> 01:23:37,560
When I was on city council, it was Heritage House and Valley Verde.

887
01:23:38,440 --> 01:23:41,440
It was in my district actually.

888
01:23:42,060 --> 01:23:46,340
There was a lot of pushback from the local, from the residents.

889
01:23:46,980 --> 01:23:51,640
I did everything I could, because I knew that for the public good and well-being,

890
01:23:51,820 --> 01:23:56,040
but the public and those who are the most vulnerable and disenfranchised,

891
01:23:56,320 --> 01:23:59,740
are the homeless and house and those, you know, that they need houses.

892
01:23:59,940 --> 01:24:01,040
So they can move forward with their lives.

893
01:24:01,260 --> 01:24:02,240
But that was really important.

894
01:24:02,300 --> 01:24:04,760
But they were, they used Secret, and it worked for them.

895
01:24:04,760 --> 01:24:11,480
Sequas worked a lot in a lot of different ways to stop projects that are really in the better in the greater good for the community.

896
01:24:13,060 --> 01:24:31,980
When we saw this happen in the city of Napa, in your district, it was a church that had 1,000 members at one point with a home across the street that was overflow for childcare, not childcare and the church and childcare and a home across the street.

897
01:24:32,500 --> 01:24:37,900
You don't need a one-to-sequite lawsuit, all you need to need to do is file a single lawsuit.

898
01:24:38,260 --> 01:24:43,000
These child care providers don't have the bandwidth or the finances or the wherewithal legally,

899
01:24:43,900 --> 01:24:47,880
to be able to say, to be able to open up a center in that space.

900
01:24:48,620 --> 01:24:56,640
You know, there's a legislation as before, which is the affordable housing on faith land act.

901
01:24:57,580 --> 01:25:02,160
You know, there's more churches that are looking, what they can do with their space, schools,

902
01:25:02,440 --> 01:25:04,060
as a harvest mill school that's going to be available.

903
01:25:04,780 --> 01:25:10,940
But I just, you know, I think that we need to give every opportunity for child care providers

904
01:25:10,940 --> 01:25:17,180
to be able to open their center for identified need that we have in this community

905
01:25:18,040 --> 01:25:21,280
and not be worried that someone's going to file a SQL lawsuit.

906
01:25:21,700 --> 01:25:25,500
Because again, they don't need a one, they just need to file it, and anybody can file it.

907
01:25:25,500 --> 01:25:26,880
Thank you.

908
01:25:27,000 --> 01:25:27,140
Okay.

909
01:25:27,660 --> 01:25:28,100
Thank you.

910
01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:31,420
Mr. Hater, would you like to say a word?

911
01:25:34,680 --> 01:25:37,360
Thank you again for the opportunity to help address your question.

912
01:25:37,500 --> 01:25:42,780
I think there's really two ways that the current sequa impacts child care here in

913
01:25:42,780 --> 01:25:43,140
an app account.

914
01:25:43,500 --> 01:25:45,060
The first is a chilling effect.

915
01:25:45,540 --> 01:25:50,680
I am sure that every single child care operator in the county saw what happened to the

916
01:25:50,680 --> 01:25:55,580
love P.D. elephant and they were successful, but it took a big community lift.

917
01:25:55,580 --> 01:26:02,080
to took a seven figure sum from the county supervisor to get across the finish line, even though

918
01:26:02,080 --> 01:26:07,920
they got across, I am sure that there would be cautious to enter that realm again.

919
01:26:08,620 --> 01:26:10,360
This would eliminate that challenge.

920
01:26:11,320 --> 01:26:15,720
Secondly, I think there's a direct financial impact in the money that the county before

921
01:26:15,720 --> 01:26:23,040
that could have been a hundred plus child slots paid for a year directly paid for for someone

922
01:26:23,040 --> 01:26:28,780
are subsidized. Additionally, you love ET Delafin. They had a pay for their council. They had

923
01:26:28,780 --> 01:26:32,940
a pay for the county's council. I'm sure there's a number of other direct costs that

924
01:26:32,940 --> 01:26:38,880
they had. I know that they put substantial subsidies for many of their and scholarships for

925
01:26:38,880 --> 01:26:43,840
their students that otherwise wouldn't be able to attend. So those are direct slots that would

926
01:26:43,840 --> 01:26:48,680
be increased that if they didn't have to pay all their legal fees. And that would be expanded

927
01:26:48,680 --> 01:26:52,420
upon anyone else. I would have further expand. They could also have put that money into further

928
01:26:52,420 --> 01:27:00,420
expansion more child care slots or another child care facility down the line, we know it's not a high profit margin business.

929
01:27:00,580 --> 01:27:02,780
It's really a it's a lot of labor.

930
01:27:03,600 --> 01:27:04,200
Thank you.

931
01:27:04,660 --> 01:27:05,900
Thank you, Mr. Peter.

932
01:27:06,820 --> 01:27:17,180
Okay, so I'm not seeing anything anything else lighting up here. So I'm going to go ahead and ask for a motion to approve the letter and support of California Senate Bill 297.

933
01:27:17,180 --> 01:27:24,840
moved? Second, as amended? Oh, indeed, yeah. Yes. I'm going to let me ask, are you okay with

934
01:27:24,840 --> 01:27:30,120
that amendment or do you have a way to, that you want to finish it? Are you okay with

935
01:27:30,120 --> 01:27:35,000
that amendment? The amendment is fine. Thank you, Supervisor. Thank you. Thank you for your

936
01:27:35,000 --> 01:27:41,520
work on this. Yes. So, as amended, thank you. Okay. So, I have a motion as amended by

937
01:27:41,520 --> 01:27:45,540
to provide our vice chair, LSEO, and seconded by Supervisor Cattrell.

938
01:27:45,940 --> 01:27:46,600
All those in favor?

939
01:27:47,720 --> 01:27:47,900
Yes.

940
01:27:49,400 --> 01:27:54,320
I may chair, make a comment on the motion that is pending.

941
01:27:55,320 --> 01:28:01,180
I will say that the California State Association of Counties has already sent a letter

942
01:28:01,180 --> 01:28:11,320
of support, so in as far as that we are members of CSAC and actively involved in CSAC

943
01:28:11,320 --> 01:28:20,320
has already been transmitted. In addition, the first five association of California, which

944
01:28:20,320 --> 01:28:35,940
are first five division, is a member has also signed on board. I will say, you know, I do, I understand

945
01:28:35,940 --> 01:28:49,280
the desire to support in this space. I will just say, well, I will be voting in favor of this.

946
01:28:50,200 --> 01:29:00,600
I will say we do need to be cautious and to not enter spaces of writing the letter on everything

947
01:29:00,600 --> 01:29:07,540
where our associations have already stepped into that space, because

948
01:29:07,540 --> 01:29:14,380
per our platform, we are to take positions on things that are unique to us.

949
01:29:15,400 --> 01:29:21,300
This is not a unique to us scenario, and so I recognize that one of my

950
01:29:21,300 --> 01:29:27,400
colleagues has requested this, but I do not feel that this would be something

951
01:29:27,400 --> 01:29:31,060
we're not going to stand out in any unique space.

952
01:29:32,300 --> 01:29:38,200
If there is desire to support, I do believe that it's more in the future, I would say it's

953
01:29:38,200 --> 01:29:44,380
more appropriate for us to individually send letters, but we need to be very, very cautious

954
01:29:44,380 --> 01:29:49,040
as to not send a letter on everything.

955
01:29:49,220 --> 01:29:54,260
We need to look at, you know, when do we have money at stake, when do we have a specific policy

956
01:29:54,260 --> 01:29:59,880
that is at stake. And while we have, you know, with...

957
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:09,080
And while we have supported child care in this space that would have benefited, that issue is

958
01:30:09,080 --> 01:30:18,960
moot. So I would just say I will, I want to just be cautious for how we proceed with these

959
01:30:18,960 --> 01:30:26,940
letters, also knowing while we did include in our platform, child care as an economic development.

960
01:30:26,940 --> 01:30:33,060
that's how I see it. Economic development and child care are not county responsibilities.

961
01:30:34,200 --> 01:30:41,420
And so we also need to make sure that while we have the great luxury of having an

962
01:30:41,420 --> 01:30:49,930
recognizable name and that we can advocate in this space, we should be judicious in how we do that.

963
01:30:51,330 --> 01:30:52,810
Thank you, Supervisor Ramos.

964
01:30:54,050 --> 01:31:04,850
And I will, I guess, reiterate or expand that I certainly do support the provision of child care and anything we can do to help with that as an entity of government.

965
01:31:05,590 --> 01:31:07,690
I'm certainly open to exploring possibilities.

966
01:31:08,370 --> 01:31:13,030
You know, and as much as we can find child care for our employees, child care for our clients.

967
01:31:13,310 --> 01:31:17,590
You know, I went to Sacramento just the other week to do something.

968
01:31:17,590 --> 01:31:32,090
And I was walking into one of the state buildings and there was a child care facility in the building that I've passed on the way in and I was like how magical is this that everybody knows that they're taking care of kids every time they walk into work, whether they have kids or not in that child care facility like that's a great way to do it.

969
01:31:33,770 --> 01:31:42,910
So yeah, and universal child care, you know, certainly willing to to discuss that and explore that further. So I just want to be really clear about my support for child care generally.

970
01:31:43,790 --> 01:31:55,610
Okay. So let's see. So we have a motion a second on the floor. All those in favor. Any opposed?

971
01:31:59,100 --> 01:32:02,340
No. Seeing that motion passes unanimously.

972
01:32:06,690 --> 01:32:09,530
And we are going to move on to item eight.

973
01:32:09,530 --> 01:32:11,110
be a proven adopter resolution,

974
01:32:11,150 --> 01:32:14,850
amending napkins policy manual part one, section eight,

975
01:32:15,230 --> 01:32:16,950
and a proven adopter list of proclamations

976
01:32:16,950 --> 01:32:18,810
later for presentation in 2026.

977
01:32:19,630 --> 01:32:21,630
And Mr. Legislative analysts,

978
01:32:21,630 --> 01:32:24,530
if you'd like to present information on this item,

979
01:32:24,610 --> 01:32:26,270
you are welcome when you're ready.

980
01:32:33,510 --> 01:32:33,830
Thank you.

981
01:32:33,970 --> 01:32:36,130
Members of the Board, my name is Andrew Maiz,

982
01:32:36,870 --> 01:32:38,490
County's Legislative and Policy Analyst.

983
01:32:38,750 --> 01:32:40,610
This matter is before your board,

984
01:32:40,610 --> 01:32:42,590
upon referral by supervisor Ramos,

985
01:32:42,590 --> 01:32:50,510
at your board's January 13th, 2026 meeting, the referral sought that staff return with a list of

986
01:32:50,510 --> 01:32:55,810
annually recurring proclamations for approval by the board, upon further consideration of referral

987
01:32:55,810 --> 01:33:01,570
and discussions both internally and with the referral staff oppose amendments to NAPACONI policy

988
01:33:01,570 --> 01:33:07,930
manual POT-18, intended to bring greater efficiency and transparency to the board's regular functions.

989
01:33:07,930 --> 01:33:12,870
staff pose that moving forward the board approve a list of recurring

990
01:33:12,870 --> 01:33:18,390
proclamations. At the first regular meeting of each year, a change that is in

991
01:33:18,390 --> 01:33:19,490
trying in policy.

992
01:33:22,770 --> 01:33:25,770
Proclamations presented board meetings will by default include

993
01:33:25,770 --> 01:33:31,210
the electronic signatures of all five members, but all five signatures are not

994
01:33:31,210 --> 01:33:35,890
required for presentation. Board members may opt out of having their signature

995
01:33:35,890 --> 01:33:39,690
appear on any proclamation regardless of individual vote.

996
01:33:41,030 --> 01:33:45,710
Board members proposing additional proclamations not on the annual approved list may either

997
01:33:45,710 --> 01:33:50,390
present them individually signed outside of a board meeting or refer the proclamation

998
01:33:50,390 --> 01:33:53,310
to the CEO at a board meeting.

999
01:33:53,870 --> 01:33:57,950
Referrals must be supported by a vote of the majority of the board.

1000
01:34:00,470 --> 01:34:05,530
Staff have also included in this item subject to the approval of the change in policy.

1001
01:34:06,810 --> 01:34:12,750
A list of 2026 proclamations for approval today, which will in future years be approved

1002
01:34:12,750 --> 01:34:16,410
at the board's first regular meeting of each year.

1003
01:34:16,550 --> 01:34:22,510
In terms of actions, staff recommend first approval of the amendments to Section 8, and

1004
01:34:22,510 --> 01:34:29,210
then a vote subject to that policy change to approve the list of proclamations for 2026,

1005
01:34:29,810 --> 01:34:32,430
which will be subject to any amendments from the DIS.

1006
01:34:32,790 --> 01:34:33,390
Thank you.

1007
01:34:34,770 --> 01:34:36,070
Thank you, Mr. Mise.

1008
01:34:36,070 --> 01:34:42,370
do we have any public comment on this item? Is there anyone on the phone?

1009
01:34:43,070 --> 01:34:47,770
No, okay. I've seen no public comment. I welcome any board questions on this item. I see

1010
01:34:48,950 --> 01:34:57,890
supervisor Ramos and then supervisor Gallagher after that. Thank you and thank you so much to staff

1011
01:34:57,890 --> 01:35:02,870
for bringing this back and I do have a couple of questions and I'll just say I'm part of the

1012
01:35:02,870 --> 01:35:08,750
and why I wanted this to come is that we actually haven't had this list. So it's always a

1013
01:35:08,750 --> 01:35:14,330
surprise when the agenda comes out and thinking what what month is it and what are we

1014
01:35:14,330 --> 01:35:22,830
recognizing and it would be I think that the purpose here is twofold it's it's one to know

1015
01:35:23,570 --> 01:35:31,850
what we are observing and creating these auditory populations for but also it's a statement of

1016
01:35:31,850 --> 01:35:39,470
policy and direction and what we're valuing and so I think it makes it's important for us

1017
01:35:39,470 --> 01:35:45,870
to understand what that is at the front end and I think the staff's recommendation for

1018
01:35:45,870 --> 01:35:56,830
review and January is very appropriate and so when I I would ask you know from from staff's perspective

1019
01:35:56,830 --> 01:36:05,990
If we have this list of various proclamations, if you could kind of just explain, where this

1020
01:36:05,990 --> 01:36:12,490
list comes from, I mean, there obviously are others, but how did we get to this list?

1021
01:36:12,610 --> 01:36:16,030
Is this just brought from the prior agendas?

1022
01:36:18,160 --> 01:36:23,020
If I could ask the clerk to step in to talk about the genesis of it.

1023
01:36:23,380 --> 01:36:24,020
Thank you.

1024
01:36:26,940 --> 01:36:27,280
Thank you.

1025
01:36:27,280 --> 01:36:35,000
I'm a supervisor and through the chair I'd ask that if you'd like I can bring this list to everyone's screens for public viewing.

1026
01:36:35,660 --> 01:36:37,260
Okay, for transparency purposes.

1027
01:36:39,500 --> 01:36:39,560
Okay.

1028
01:36:40,020 --> 01:36:44,620
This is the list that the supervisor Ramus is referring to.

1029
01:36:44,840 --> 01:36:50,580
This list was given to the clerk by the board's board staff.

1030
01:36:50,580 --> 01:36:57,940
So we received this list and not everything that you see here on this list makes it onto the board's agenda.

1031
01:36:59,240 --> 01:37:03,740
The request sometimes come in through the clerk which are forwarded to the board staff.

1032
01:37:04,500 --> 01:37:10,640
Sometimes this board staff receives requests for having these proclamations at board meetings.

1033
01:37:11,460 --> 01:37:19,840
A lot of organizations we have found prefer and like when board members come to the event

1034
01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:27,940
social gathering, workshop, et cetera, outside of board meetings, so all these that you see here are different every year.

1035
01:37:28,200 --> 01:37:32,460
So sometimes we might see them year to year and sometimes we want.

1036
01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:48,480
So I think to supervise around most this point that maybe a reoccurring regular list would be more appropriate to have some transparency and some guidance as to what is coming in no surprises.

1037
01:37:50,110 --> 01:38:00,730
Thank you so much, and in terms of our meetings, we have between two and three meetings a month.

1038
01:38:01,410 --> 01:38:08,210
How do we decide which ones go on what meetings say the first meeting, the second meeting?

1039
01:38:08,370 --> 01:38:14,230
Do we have a maximum amount of target that we're trying to get out?

1040
01:38:14,230 --> 01:38:20,030
So an unwritten rule, a general rule of thumb, is most board chairs have preferred to have

1041
01:38:20,030 --> 01:38:26,430
three or less. There are some exceptions in the year, which is, I believe in, yes, May,

1042
01:38:26,790 --> 01:38:35,810
in May, where we seem to have a lot of celebratory proclamations that month. But the general

1043
01:38:35,810 --> 01:38:43,870
standard, if you will, has always been maximum three, and then we kind of take it from their

1044
01:38:43,870 --> 01:38:46,390
based on the board chair's preference.

1045
01:38:51,770 --> 01:38:59,710
That's, then I have just one question in regards to the policy.

1046
01:39:00,210 --> 01:39:00,970
I'm looking at exhibit,

1047
01:39:01,210 --> 01:39:03,570
I'm looking at the red line version

1048
01:39:04,390 --> 01:39:07,850
where it does say, I think it's E.

1049
01:39:08,390 --> 01:39:10,850
Does the chair's authorized to represent the county

1050
01:39:10,850 --> 01:39:13,370
at ceremonial functions that are similar events

1051
01:39:13,370 --> 01:39:16,890
the board has not otherwise designated one of its members to represent the county.

1052
01:39:17,170 --> 01:39:23,250
The chair may delegate public presentations at such events.

1053
01:39:23,550 --> 01:39:25,050
Sorry, that's not the right one.

1054
01:39:25,270 --> 01:39:27,010
I'm looking at.

1055
01:39:31,690 --> 01:39:38,550
Okay, so the question relates to actually see and it's that if it's at the board member,

1056
01:39:38,870 --> 01:39:47,010
all five signatures, however, all five are not required, any board may opt out of having

1057
01:39:47,010 --> 01:39:58,710
their signature. So my question then comes down to is that a population on behalf of the county

1058
01:39:58,710 --> 01:40:04,150
in the board, if it's less than five and how would we, and all I say this to my colleagues

1059
01:40:04,150 --> 01:40:12,390
from the perspective of, you know, when we take action here, it's five signatures, it's on

1060
01:40:12,390 --> 01:40:17,890
It's an act on behalf of the county, even if we have a four-fifth vote, it's an act on behalf of the county.

1061
01:40:18,710 --> 01:40:28,290
And so I just want to make sure we don't run a mark here of Brown Act and representations that we make of the county.

1062
01:40:28,390 --> 01:40:31,410
How do we handle that if we're dealing with two signatures?

1063
01:40:33,310 --> 01:40:35,770
Oh, I'm like falling over to a county council.

1064
01:40:36,770 --> 01:40:38,430
Everyone's involved. I love it.

1065
01:40:38,430 --> 01:40:45,110
through the Jared as supervisor Ramos because of the brand act we were trying to come up with

1066
01:40:46,290 --> 01:40:53,290
systems that that work and aren't thinking was that the board of proves in January the annual

1067
01:40:53,290 --> 01:41:02,050
list that and it's a majority approval that we have the green light to go ahead and prepare these

1068
01:41:02,050 --> 01:41:08,970
as they come forward with electronic signatures because otherwise there's this signing

1069
01:41:08,970 --> 01:41:15,450
it, you know, Windows of board member actually sign it and it gets into a brown act

1070
01:41:15,450 --> 01:41:23,650
conundrum. So you had mentioned if only two board members approve it, it's not approved

1071
01:41:23,650 --> 01:41:29,730
as a county proclamation. It takes a majority vote at that.

1072
01:41:29,930 --> 01:41:35,410
In the case of two, then two individual supervisors get sent on their district.

1073
01:41:35,530 --> 01:41:40,970
You know, let her head, there's support or a particular celebration.

1074
01:41:41,910 --> 01:41:43,210
Is that answer your question?

1075
01:41:43,210 --> 01:41:50,790
So we do have, I will say, and maybe Mr. Mise, you can help me out on this.

1076
01:41:50,790 --> 01:41:52,970
We have, say,

1077
01:41:55,670 --> 01:42:02,650
someone who is arriving at an Eagle Scout designation that we get requests

1078
01:42:02,650 --> 01:42:03,990
for recognition.

1079
01:42:04,630 --> 01:42:13,050
That is not something that we typically present here at the board, but we do participate

1080
01:42:13,050 --> 01:42:15,470
in the individual ceremony.

1081
01:42:15,470 --> 01:42:26,470
And we do put such a proclamation or recognition on the county standard presentation.

1082
01:42:27,790 --> 01:42:30,350
How does that get worded and convey?

1083
01:42:30,530 --> 01:42:33,560
Because we still do need to be able to do these recognitions.

1084
01:42:34,090 --> 01:42:36,790
For example, we have a retirement, right?

1085
01:42:37,010 --> 01:42:41,750
And one of the supervisors may be asked to recognize the retiree.

1086
01:42:41,750 --> 01:42:48,250
I just want to make sure that we have the enough space to do the ceremonial functions that

1087
01:42:48,250 --> 01:42:54,410
we're asked and also recognizing the importance of five signature proclamations and respecting

1088
01:42:54,410 --> 01:42:55,730
the brown act at the same time.

1089
01:42:55,850 --> 01:42:57,970
That's where I'm trying to get at.

1090
01:42:58,270 --> 01:43:04,930
Supervisor, you've asked a really great question and I think you've gotten at some of

1091
01:43:04,930 --> 01:43:12,570
attention that we struggled with in this, because when you put a recognition like that,

1092
01:43:12,670 --> 01:43:14,370
uncountry letterhead,

1093
01:43:16,550 --> 01:43:20,850
it appears to have the support of the county's board of supervisors.

1094
01:43:22,290 --> 01:43:29,570
But if that has not gone before the board for a vote, that would not be proper on a brown

1095
01:43:31,950 --> 01:43:41,730
So when you, you brought up two different scenarios there, and I want to address them separately because I think the answer is different for both.

1096
01:43:42,910 --> 01:43:55,970
In the case where a supervisor receives a request from a constituent as to an achievement by a constituent or a member of a constituent's family.

1097
01:43:58,130 --> 01:44:04,230
There's a special relationship that exists between members of the board and their constituents,

1098
01:44:05,630 --> 01:44:13,770
and we wanted to make sure to preserve the ability for board members to continue those relationships.

1099
01:44:14,790 --> 01:44:25,070
I'm not sure that they could be that they are properly on the board's letterhead, without vote by the board.

1100
01:44:25,070 --> 01:44:31,730
I think they would have to be on an individual

1101
01:44:31,730 --> 01:44:37,610
supervisors let her head and council can correct me if that's that's incorrect.

1102
01:44:40,310 --> 01:44:44,970
If I may rate if we look at D for D if a board member wishes to present a

1103
01:44:44,970 --> 01:44:48,970
proclamation that is not included on the annually approved proclamation was

1104
01:44:48,970 --> 01:44:52,850
there are two options available to the board member and it is to individually

1105
01:44:52,850 --> 01:44:57,810
sign the proclamation so that would seem that we would need to make sure that we

1106
01:44:57,810 --> 01:44:59,930
language that says it is coming from.

1107
01:45:04,560 --> 01:45:22,200
And so I just want to make sure we're clarifying that that's still available, as long as it says that it's coming from supervisor Ramos, because I didn't take it to a vote, and it's only one signature.

1108
01:45:23,260 --> 01:45:33,280
Yeah, if I may, it's super�er from the literature, this was an attempt on the referral to make this process easier.

1109
01:45:35,880 --> 01:45:40,160
I don't, when looking at this list, I see no scenario.

1110
01:45:41,300 --> 01:45:44,240
And your five signatures would be automatic because you had a boat.

1111
01:45:44,240 --> 01:45:48,580
I see no scenario where just based on my experience with you all and through these meetings,

1112
01:45:48,580 --> 01:45:52,600
where one of you would come and say, don't put my signature on that.

1113
01:45:54,080 --> 01:45:58,780
I will, in full transparency, give you an example,

1114
01:46:00,820 --> 01:46:03,240
a situation where you may want your signature pull.

1115
01:46:03,480 --> 01:46:07,520
You all work well together, everything's great, but, you know, in the future,

1116
01:46:07,800 --> 01:46:12,860
there may be a board that doesn't, and you may have somebody that, you know,

1117
01:46:13,200 --> 01:46:16,320
you get a majority vote, and you are in the minority,

1118
01:46:17,300 --> 01:46:21,700
and you don't like it, and you can, it will go out with four signatures you can with

1119
01:46:21,700 --> 01:46:26,420
holder signature. It's really to address that. That is not the situation here

1120
01:46:26,420 --> 01:46:32,760
that we have in the county. On the Eagle Scout, I don't recall in the time that

1121
01:46:32,760 --> 01:46:40,360
I've been here doing that here. That would be a perfect thing for you to do at the

1122
01:46:40,360 --> 01:46:45,780
Eagle Scout ceremony on your own letterhead. However, if you want to make a

1123
01:46:45,780 --> 01:46:52,100
deal out of it, you can certainly do that, you make a referral, to do that, that's a special occasion.

1124
01:46:52,380 --> 01:47:00,480
We're a small county, probably pretty rare, that we would be doing that. Also, retirements, very rare.

1125
01:47:00,640 --> 01:47:06,360
It's really at the department head level. We've had maybe one, two, since I've been here, rare.

1126
01:47:07,000 --> 01:47:14,660
We would certainly work with your board to set that up in advance to make sure that it's done through this process.

1127
01:47:14,660 --> 01:47:18,740
But look, going forward at any time,

1128
01:47:18,860 --> 01:47:20,440
whether wherever the solicits stands,

1129
01:47:20,500 --> 01:47:22,980
whether it's just after it's voted on at the beginning of the year,

1130
01:47:23,080 --> 01:47:24,140
or in the middle of the year,

1131
01:47:24,760 --> 01:47:26,880
if there is something that your board,

1132
01:47:27,040 --> 01:47:30,340
a member of your board would like to bring forward publicly,

1133
01:47:30,740 --> 01:47:31,920
you simply make a referral,

1134
01:47:32,440 --> 01:47:34,980
you get the support of your majority of your colleagues,

1135
01:47:35,040 --> 01:47:39,100
two others, and we add it and bring it back on the date request.

1136
01:47:40,120 --> 01:47:41,680
Perfect, those are my questions.

1137
01:47:41,980 --> 01:47:42,840
And thank you so much.

1138
01:47:42,900 --> 01:47:43,920
I know that this was a lot,

1139
01:47:43,920 --> 01:47:47,940
but I just want to make sure we're

1140
01:47:47,940 --> 01:47:51,820
we're out acting at all possible moments around here.

1141
01:47:51,820 --> 01:47:54,280
Yeah, I appreciate I appreciate all those questions.

1142
01:47:54,280 --> 01:47:56,640
Supervisor Gallagher and then vice chair, Leslie.

1143
01:47:58,460 --> 01:47:59,280
Thank you.

1144
01:47:59,460 --> 01:48:01,020
Thank you for the clarification.

1145
01:48:01,760 --> 01:48:04,920
And I think that it makes sense to have this list become

1146
01:48:04,920 --> 01:48:07,600
prehensive because as we know not everything's going to

1147
01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:09,400
necessarily come into the meeting,

1148
01:48:09,500 --> 01:48:12,720
but we want to have pre-approved it in case there's a presentation

1149
01:48:12,720 --> 01:48:17,700
outside the meeting or something like that. So there are a couple that we traditionally do that I just

1150
01:48:17,700 --> 01:48:25,380
wanted to mention that should probably be on the list. So February, Black History Month, March,

1151
01:48:25,940 --> 01:48:34,920
Women's History Month, May, Bike Month, and September, Library, Card, Sign up Month.

1152
01:48:39,940 --> 01:48:40,380
Okay, thank you.

1153
01:48:40,380 --> 01:48:44,340
Thank you for those good suggestions. I'm busy noting them, which is why I'm not talking.

1154
01:48:45,440 --> 01:48:49,240
I understand Supervisor Lasio, do you want to comment?

1155
01:48:49,480 --> 01:48:49,920
Okay, go ahead.

1156
01:48:52,450 --> 01:48:52,850
Thank you.

1157
01:48:52,930 --> 01:48:55,550
Thank you for inviting me for bringing those forward.

1158
01:48:57,970 --> 01:49:02,530
Would I want to make sure it is in here in the red line version?

1159
01:49:03,910 --> 01:49:07,390
Is that there is flexibility to add

1160
01:49:10,770 --> 01:49:22,190
And it's through the process of making a referral and a request of the board support something that we might have missed or something that's new that we want to recognize.

1161
01:49:23,010 --> 01:49:26,330
So that flexibility is there. That's really important to me.

1162
01:49:27,110 --> 01:49:31,050
If I may through the chair, that flexibility is there. You would bring a referral.

1163
01:49:31,050 --> 01:49:38,230
Yes, and that referral would be voted on by the board. I'm a majority vote be required and ideally as part of that referral

1164
01:49:38,230 --> 01:49:41,210
You would make a note of when you wanted that

1165
01:49:43,150 --> 01:49:45,010
Proclamation to come back

1166
01:49:45,010 --> 01:49:50,010
Perfect, and I see I know I see the benefit of having this list

1167
01:49:50,750 --> 01:49:56,170
I don't know if you will blessed or approved in advance. It gives staff that like what is that nose?

1168
01:49:56,550 --> 01:50:00,470
What's coming and then we can add or have that flexibility

1169
01:50:01,050 --> 01:50:04,710
to add if we want, and we have the support to do so.

1170
01:50:05,270 --> 01:50:08,250
So I think the support to staff and to sell us flexibility

1171
01:50:08,250 --> 01:50:10,950
for us to respond to community,

1172
01:50:11,770 --> 01:50:14,790
recognitions, whether it be Eagle Scouts or Retirement or others.

1173
01:50:15,950 --> 01:50:17,570
So I'm fine with it. Thank you.

1174
01:50:17,810 --> 01:50:21,030
Okay, very good. I want to ask a follow up question on that same subject

1175
01:50:21,030 --> 01:50:26,190
actually, which is how much lead time the staff need to get things in order

1176
01:50:27,090 --> 01:50:28,710
because I ran into that recently.

1177
01:50:28,710 --> 01:50:32,510
myself. So how much leave time would you like us to give you?

1178
01:50:33,110 --> 01:50:34,570
Surveyser, I think it depends.

1179
01:50:39,350 --> 01:50:45,570
If I could ask the clerk to indicate sort of how often she took the likes,

1180
01:50:45,790 --> 01:50:48,250
I think it depends on the topic at issue.

1181
01:50:49,050 --> 01:50:52,710
If it requires coordination of a lot of members of the community come in,

1182
01:50:53,750 --> 01:50:55,090
more importantly times prefer.

1183
01:50:56,370 --> 01:51:02,870
I generally, Madam Chair, I would recommend at least a month, at least a month.

1184
01:51:03,650 --> 01:51:08,630
If you have a big group coming in maybe a little bit more than that because your board

1185
01:51:08,630 --> 01:51:14,230
staff has to coordinate everything, I just get to put it on the agenda for you, that's really

1186
01:51:14,230 --> 01:51:14,970
it.

1187
01:51:15,190 --> 01:51:15,270
Okay.

1188
01:51:15,710 --> 01:51:19,350
Maybe they would like some more lead time on the bigger ones.

1189
01:51:19,670 --> 01:51:20,670
Madam Chair.

1190
01:51:21,230 --> 01:51:21,450
Yeah.

1191
01:51:22,450 --> 01:51:22,930
Okay.

1192
01:51:22,990 --> 01:51:23,930
Thank you.

1193
01:51:23,930 --> 01:51:25,290
Thank you, Clerk Hoskins.

1194
01:51:26,430 --> 01:51:27,150
You've been waiting.

1195
01:51:27,330 --> 01:51:27,510
I'm sorry.

1196
01:51:27,630 --> 01:51:27,930
Go ahead.

1197
01:51:28,150 --> 01:51:35,710
No, I just, I, I would just, on the clerk's comments, I would say ideally best practices

1198
01:51:35,710 --> 01:51:42,650
the sooner the better, obviously, if you make a referral, the meeting before, the meeting

1199
01:51:42,650 --> 01:51:46,970
that you want, we will take care of that and handle it.

1200
01:51:46,970 --> 01:51:53,790
Best practices, sooner the better, but I would just say that, you know, there are a few

1201
01:51:53,790 --> 01:52:03,630
There are several opportunities for you to honor individuals or organizations, obviously one is here at this board meeting and we have just walked through what's required of that.

1202
01:52:04,070 --> 01:52:10,730
The second opportunity is for you, you can give out, as many, you did it, I think the wetlands, right?

1203
01:52:12,130 --> 01:52:18,310
It give out, as many, you can give out 7,550 protections on your own to any group that you want.

1204
01:52:18,450 --> 01:52:22,230
And sometimes, I mean, we did that for Black History Month this year, we went to the event.

1205
01:52:22,410 --> 01:52:25,210
That was very meaningful, I think, at that event.

1206
01:52:26,410 --> 01:52:28,010
So, you know, it gives you some flexibility.

1207
01:52:28,010 --> 01:52:42,590
I would also say during board member announcements and reports, you have the opportunity to really say anything you'd like and if there are people that you would like to note and honor during your time on that agenda.

1208
01:52:43,110 --> 01:52:46,110
You certainly are able to do that.

1209
01:52:46,770 --> 01:52:51,130
Thank you. Okay. I also, there's a lot of, there's a lot of conversation going on here.

1210
01:52:51,130 --> 01:52:55,010
So I see supervisor control, Ramas, and then Gallagher on the queue.

1211
01:52:55,450 --> 01:52:58,090
And then council, if you're, no, okay.

1212
01:52:58,710 --> 01:52:59,350
Thank you, Chair.

1213
01:52:59,690 --> 01:53:05,410
And thank you, Mr. Mice, for putting this all together, and Ms. Bratton, this is very helpful.

1214
01:53:05,870 --> 01:53:06,590
A couple of questions.

1215
01:53:07,430 --> 01:53:13,490
So one of the things that we do right now is we get the language from the, for the

1216
01:53:13,490 --> 01:53:19,050
proclamation before the meeting so that we can read it through, and then we have a vote

1217
01:53:19,050 --> 01:53:19,530
on that.

1218
01:53:19,530 --> 01:53:21,510
will that practice continue?

1219
01:53:24,410 --> 01:53:27,530
Yes, that's my understanding. We'll still have the draft

1220
01:53:27,530 --> 01:53:33,150
proclamation as part of the agenda item. So, you know, even though there's a electronic

1221
01:53:33,150 --> 01:53:38,990
signature ready to go behind the scenes, if a board member ultimately wants to change the

1222
01:53:38,990 --> 01:53:45,170
language or doesn't support it, we have that opportunity to make those changes that day.

1223
01:53:45,450 --> 01:53:50,510
Great, great. Thank you. I think that practice is important because it's one thing to, you know,

1224
01:53:50,510 --> 01:53:53,290
support the general issue, but it's important for us,

1225
01:53:53,390 --> 01:53:54,470
words matter, right?

1226
01:53:54,470 --> 01:53:57,470
So we want to be able to make sure that we can see those going

1227
01:53:57,470 --> 01:53:58,270
for it.

1228
01:53:58,270 --> 01:54:01,190
And then on the referral, I think what was just laid out

1229
01:54:01,190 --> 01:54:04,250
makes a lot of sense that there's, we build in time,

1230
01:54:04,430 --> 01:54:06,810
and there is a board vote on that.

1231
01:54:07,090 --> 01:54:10,530
I would also just point out that there's a variation

1232
01:54:10,530 --> 01:54:13,650
to that the board could approve a proclamation

1233
01:54:13,650 --> 01:54:18,910
that we will all sign and also say, gosh, the month is very busy.

1234
01:54:18,910 --> 01:54:21,770
Could you please do that off site?

1235
01:54:22,410 --> 01:54:34,130
So I think and Mr. Miles, I guess I don't have the item pulled up the specific language right now, but we talked about the fact that the maximum would be three and

1236
01:54:34,690 --> 01:54:38,310
the optimum is probably optimal is probably two.

1237
01:54:39,050 --> 01:54:40,930
Is that baked into this here?

1238
01:54:43,230 --> 01:54:49,650
So, two questions there. First, it is baked in that the chair can delegate presentation.

1239
01:54:50,730 --> 01:54:57,110
So, the way that I read that is, the chair doesn't sign that the chair has the authority

1240
01:54:57,110 --> 01:55:03,650
to delegate proclamations that are approved by the board. So, if the board approves something,

1241
01:55:04,130 --> 01:55:07,690
but it isn't at a meeting that chair has the authority to delegate that presentation.

1242
01:55:10,510 --> 01:55:12,290
to an off-site location.

1243
01:55:15,560 --> 01:55:16,880
You're doing great, Mr. Miles.

1244
01:55:17,160 --> 01:55:19,440
I don't mean the 70 of I'm complimenting you.

1245
01:55:19,640 --> 01:55:20,980
You're doing a very good job.

1246
01:55:22,580 --> 01:55:24,900
Yeah, we work with the chair to delegate meetings,

1247
01:55:25,160 --> 01:55:28,900
but our practice is about three ideally two.

1248
01:55:29,160 --> 01:55:31,980
We may have four, but I could tell you on this list

1249
01:55:31,980 --> 01:55:35,400
there may be opportunities throughout the year

1250
01:55:35,400 --> 01:55:42,400
with a variety of these different things to maybe a better thing to actually go to an event

1251
01:55:42,400 --> 01:55:47,480
and make the presentation and in that case it would be a presentation of a proclamation

1252
01:55:47,990 --> 01:55:55,200
that would have your five signatures on it as opposed to you alone doing your own thing.

1253
01:55:55,860 --> 01:56:02,860
So it may thin out organically because of that any given year, so we will just sort of practice

1254
01:56:02,860 --> 01:56:09,140
that way, and in subsequent months and years, your board can always come back to this and

1255
01:56:09,140 --> 01:56:15,860
tighten it up and do some things to make it something that's a little bit more functional

1256
01:56:15,860 --> 01:56:16,380
for you.

1257
01:56:17,740 --> 01:56:17,980
Sorry.

1258
01:56:18,720 --> 01:56:22,860
If I may, to that end, we don't have a specific number baked into the policy.

1259
01:56:23,360 --> 01:56:26,920
And that's on purpose because chairs vary, and we don't want to have to come back and

1260
01:56:26,920 --> 01:56:27,660
change it every year.

1261
01:56:28,120 --> 01:56:35,360
No, that makes sense. I just I think I would make the observation that we have when when we do make the time and space for proclamation

1262
01:56:35,360 --> 01:56:43,500
It's a very powerful thing and it's great when we have people come interact and when we have a lot of them

1263
01:56:43,500 --> 01:56:57,680
It delutes the power of those, right? So we want to make sure that we're making time and also getting on we you know we invite people into this space for a

1264
01:56:57,680 --> 01:56:59,440
we're having this discussion as well.

1265
01:57:00,880 --> 01:57:01,660
All good considerations.

1266
01:57:02,020 --> 01:57:02,940
Yes, we're Professor Ramos.

1267
01:57:03,460 --> 01:57:03,780
Thank you.

1268
01:57:04,120 --> 01:57:07,560
I thank you all for this input and this is exactly the discussion

1269
01:57:07,560 --> 01:57:09,520
I wanted to have and I've been wanting to have three years.

1270
01:57:09,640 --> 01:57:11,580
So I'm going to make a recommendation here for language

1271
01:57:11,580 --> 01:57:16,660
that there be a section on the agenda

1272
01:57:16,660 --> 01:57:20,080
for under consent for proclamations approved by the board

1273
01:57:20,080 --> 01:57:21,800
to be presented outside of the board.

1274
01:57:22,460 --> 01:57:24,740
So that we have, for example, bike month.

1275
01:57:24,740 --> 01:57:32,040
Bikeman gets presented at Bikfest, but we would love to have all five signatures, so if we

1276
01:57:32,040 --> 01:57:37,800
add a section in consent that is proclamations approved by the board presented elsewhere,

1277
01:57:38,420 --> 01:57:44,660
where the chair can delegate the presentation of that. That would be great. Another example of that

1278
01:57:44,660 --> 01:57:49,880
is Grower of the Year. Interestingly, this is where I think we need to look at the power of our

1279
01:57:49,880 --> 01:57:56,820
presentation. We, the chair presents the grower of the year, Proclamation at the membership meeting

1280
01:57:56,820 --> 01:58:01,680
of the grape growers, but then it gets done here again. And so we need to look at making sure

1281
01:58:01,680 --> 01:58:09,520
that the most powerful impact of presentation is there. I do think that we need to look

1282
01:58:11,820 --> 01:58:18,120
specifically, I think we need to want to get to this list and give some inputs on this list.

1283
01:58:18,120 --> 01:58:26,440
there are some other things missing, but I also think that we need to look at empowering our

1284
01:58:26,440 --> 01:58:32,380
chair to make the agenda decision as to what's the right amount. I just think that we need

1285
01:58:32,380 --> 01:58:38,540
to have that courtesy and respect to our chair that are all those that will serve here in this

1286
01:58:38,540 --> 01:58:44,680
capacity of heard we really don't like more than three. But you know, you do you do you. Beyond that,

1287
01:58:44,680 --> 01:58:52,920
If we provide that space for consent approval of a proclamation, we meet the Brown Act requirements,

1288
01:58:53,260 --> 01:58:57,540
we can get all signatures, we see the language, and then someone can present that offsite.

1289
01:58:57,720 --> 01:59:03,200
I think that's a pretty fair solution to that. Additionally,

1290
01:59:05,880 --> 01:59:08,440
when we get through,

1291
01:59:12,510 --> 01:59:21,850
When we look at this list, there are a few spaces where I personally have been doing this now for nine years,

1292
01:59:21,970 --> 01:59:30,930
feel like there are certain spaces where we have commissions and committees that are doing the exact work that we're talking about.

1293
01:59:31,030 --> 01:59:37,110
And I think it is incredibly meaningful for us to meet them where they are and recognizing that.

1294
01:59:37,110 --> 01:59:45,130
So, for example, like older Americans month, not every member of the commission on aging

1295
01:59:45,130 --> 01:59:47,930
is able to come here, but they do attend the meetings.

1296
01:59:48,570 --> 01:59:53,170
And so that would be very appropriate for that meeting, for the chair to be able to go to

1297
01:59:53,170 --> 01:59:56,330
the meeting, thank them for the work that they're doing and present that proclamation.

1298
01:59:56,890 --> 01:59:59,790
Mental health awareness month, you know, at the Behavioral Health.

1299
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:16,760
Board to be able to take that on. And I think that this is where this list we can add to it. And our staff can work with our department has, I think, to look at what would be most meaningful.

1300
02:00:16,760 --> 02:00:25,960
I definitely do want to make sure that those proclamations that deal with our own employees

1301
02:00:25,960 --> 02:00:29,720
are prioritized for presentation at the board.

1302
02:00:30,420 --> 02:00:36,160
We have like probation, week, piece of officer, memorial, week, public health, week.

1303
02:00:36,940 --> 02:00:43,400
I think it's important for us to make sure that we prioritize those proclamations here because

1304
02:00:43,400 --> 02:00:53,180
as a supervisor, control said, you know, we, we need to make sure that the power of that delivery is there that we're evaluating our employees.

1305
02:00:54,000 --> 02:01:01,140
And we do have EMS month that's missing.

1306
02:01:01,720 --> 02:01:06,800
I do see we have wildfire preparedness month, but there is also

1307
02:01:09,780 --> 02:01:13,800
air prevention month, I think we've done in October as well.

1308
02:01:13,800 --> 02:01:18,260
So that coincides, I believe, with the great Chicago fire.

1309
02:01:18,980 --> 02:01:21,960
So just for us to really look at this list,

1310
02:01:22,100 --> 02:01:27,000
I don't think this has been said to us as not set in stone,

1311
02:01:27,180 --> 02:01:30,500
but it's an opportunity for us to align our values

1312
02:01:30,500 --> 02:01:31,960
and include them here.

1313
02:01:31,960 --> 02:01:35,820
And I think our department has, should likewise have a say

1314
02:01:35,820 --> 02:01:39,040
in this, but I do want to just put that out there.

1315
02:01:39,040 --> 02:01:42,640
If we can prioritize presenting these in the correct,

1316
02:01:42,640 --> 02:01:50,220
in the most impactful places, which is not always a board meeting where no public is currently attending.

1317
02:01:53,270 --> 02:01:56,150
Okay. Thank you. Supervisor Gallagher.

1318
02:01:56,890 --> 02:02:01,930
Just wanted to add a few more and just remembering that not everything that's going to come before us,

1319
02:02:02,310 --> 02:02:07,610
so not trying to make the meetings longer, but just to have them there in their group, so they can be given

1320
02:02:07,610 --> 02:02:16,030
wherever they are. Thank you, Supervisor Romus, for mentioning M.S. Week, Erasmus, and April, and

1321
02:02:16,030 --> 02:02:20,430
also national community planning month in October.

1322
02:02:28,810 --> 02:02:30,190
Okay, thank you, Supervisor Gallagher,

1323
02:02:30,670 --> 02:02:36,150
and let's see, where are we? Where are we? Gallagher, and then? We're at Vice Chair

1324
02:02:36,150 --> 02:02:45,010
Laseo, go ahead. Thank you. We're really getting into the weeds here. My biggest concern

1325
02:02:45,010 --> 02:03:01,430
One year under my belt as a county supervisor, I know that our board aids work really hard on these with the help of our public information officer and communications team.

1326
02:03:01,430 --> 02:03:03,670
We haven't heard from them.

1327
02:03:03,690 --> 02:03:08,610
I don't know if Holly or Leah has been mentoring.

1328
02:03:09,890 --> 02:03:12,130
She's the board aide for Supervisor Control.

1329
02:03:12,290 --> 02:03:15,490
She's been mentoring my board aide, Victoria.

1330
02:03:15,890 --> 02:03:18,150
So I don't know if you have anything you want to add or Holly.

1331
02:03:18,330 --> 02:03:19,670
You want to add to this discussion.

1332
02:03:20,670 --> 02:03:25,910
But this is a moment because we're about to make some decisions here.

1333
02:03:26,630 --> 02:03:30,190
I want to make sure we hear from everybody, especially those who are actually doing the work.

1334
02:03:30,190 --> 02:03:38,530
Thank you, Supervisor Alessio, Chair Manfree, members of the Board, Leo Doyle Stevens, as mentioned I am a board aid for District 3.

1335
02:03:38,730 --> 02:03:46,370
I've also been working here in this county for nearly six years. I've been the lead aid on proclamations and commendations.

1336
02:03:46,870 --> 02:03:51,050
I was actually responsible for the redesign and the ad of the five signatures.

1337
02:03:51,990 --> 02:03:59,650
When I came on, it was a very simple 11 and a half by eight document that was not consistent at all.

1338
02:03:59,650 --> 02:04:04,770
It was the county logo was stretched, squeezed, it was just kind of a mess.

1339
02:04:05,470 --> 02:04:11,150
So in my time here, it was something that I was very proud of to kind of unify it to make it very consistent month to month.

1340
02:04:11,810 --> 02:04:18,650
This list that you see here, I actually put together this list is based on five and a half years of experience in the

1341
02:04:18,650 --> 02:04:27,230
that are requested of this board, and as mentioned, not everything is up here, not all

1342
02:04:27,230 --> 02:04:32,730
of populations and combinations are actually asked of this board, so if you don't see it

1343
02:04:32,730 --> 02:04:39,310
here and maybe it used to be here, it's because that entity no longer wanted it, such as

1344
02:04:39,310 --> 02:04:47,410
EMS week, we also had a couple of others, so this list is, as I said, not completely comprehensive,

1345
02:04:47,410 --> 02:04:56,970
But for the most part, it's organizations that want to be here and organizations that the members of this board also have wanted to recognize.

1346
02:04:57,710 --> 02:05:07,450
In terms of the proclamations and commendations presented outside of this board, those are typically requested of organizations or individual parties.

1347
02:05:08,010 --> 02:05:16,390
In my time here, I created the I didn't personally, the commendation was the thing in other jurisdictions I brought it here.

1348
02:05:16,590 --> 02:05:19,810
It looks just like the proclamation, however it's less formal.

1349
02:05:20,470 --> 02:05:23,930
That can be signed by all five members or just one.

1350
02:05:24,630 --> 02:05:32,010
And those are for when supervisors will go out to events and choose to recognize the individuals who are doing the work there.

1351
02:05:32,010 --> 02:05:41,050
to supervisor Ramos's point, yes, individual supervisors can prepare and present proclamations on their own.

1352
02:05:41,050 --> 02:05:48,990
And I have a specific wording for that, where it is not on behalf of the board, but rather on behalf of the supervisor representing the district.

1353
02:05:50,470 --> 02:05:57,490
So there is quite a bit of strategy here that's been put in over the last six years, at least in my experience.

1354
02:05:57,490 --> 02:06:00,610
So this isn't something that's kind of been willy-nilly.

1355
02:06:01,810 --> 02:06:05,930
It's a lot of thought and a lot of attention goes to these.

1356
02:06:06,230 --> 02:06:08,130
And they ask a question real quick of all the questions.

1357
02:06:08,770 --> 02:06:13,630
Yes, how much time do you, is it's your doing a lot of the labor care?

1358
02:06:14,010 --> 02:06:17,090
How much, how much lead time do you like to know?

1359
02:06:17,550 --> 02:06:19,210
Thank you, that's a really important question.

1360
02:06:19,990 --> 02:06:23,210
We technically only need two weeks to get it on the agenda.

1361
02:06:23,710 --> 02:06:27,230
However, a lot of commendations and proclamations don't make it to the agenda.

1362
02:06:27,230 --> 02:06:30,170
It's more important that we do them out at the event.

1363
02:06:30,770 --> 02:06:32,830
And there are, as I mentioned, there are quite a few that are not

1364
02:06:32,830 --> 02:06:36,690
on this list that we know that we do annually or one supervisor takes

1365
02:06:36,690 --> 02:06:39,550
the lead because it's a priority area of theirs.

1366
02:06:40,030 --> 02:06:44,190
So in terms of getting it on the agenda, we'd like to have it in advance.

1367
02:06:44,330 --> 02:06:47,490
I know that the clerk team puts a lot of time and effort in

1368
02:06:47,490 --> 02:06:53,450
curating their agendas, but if they are not already three, which has been the

1369
02:06:53,450 --> 02:07:01,170
ask preference of the chair, then technically only two weeks, but if an organization or individual

1370
02:07:01,170 --> 02:07:06,030
wanted to be sure that it were to get on the agenda on a certain date, the sooner or the

1371
02:07:06,030 --> 02:07:06,370
better.

1372
02:07:07,270 --> 02:07:12,830
If there are annual proclamations and they come back to you, basically take the year before

1373
02:07:12,830 --> 02:07:16,510
the proclamations would be a year before and kind of update and tweak it, but you have kind of

1374
02:07:16,510 --> 02:07:18,730
a template and majority of the wording done.

1375
02:07:18,730 --> 02:07:25,090
Sometimes yes, sometimes now it really depends on the organization and the work that they're doing.

1376
02:07:25,530 --> 02:07:35,030
There are some that it is kind of recycled language updated, numbers updated, entities that they work with.

1377
02:07:35,870 --> 02:07:43,770
But a lot of work goes into these and sometimes they are rewritten fresh for the year, sometimes they're recycled language.

1378
02:07:43,770 --> 02:07:49,330
I have to say I'm very impressed I'm always glad that I'd have to write that because it's very well done

1379
02:07:49,330 --> 02:07:56,040
So thank you for your work and the work is staff that you know the time and everything you put into the problem of proclamations. Thank you

1380
02:07:56,950 --> 02:08:00,670
For me, Dickie word really here is a flexibility

1381
02:08:00,670 --> 02:08:07,290
I feel like we're coming with so many things that we need to do and so forth we're boxing ourselves into a corner

1382
02:08:07,290 --> 02:08:11,610
And I want to make sure we have flexibility that the the chair has some flexibility

1383
02:08:12,290 --> 02:08:16,010
So, I don't want us to overthink this or over bake this.

1384
02:08:16,270 --> 02:08:19,850
I understand the premise to try to simplify it.

1385
02:08:20,690 --> 02:08:24,770
And so I'm supportive of simplifying without boxing us in and making it so restrictive.

1386
02:08:25,430 --> 02:08:30,830
We lose that flexibility and don't aren't able to meet the moment when the moment shows up.

1387
02:08:31,170 --> 02:08:37,370
And I think it's really important to keep in mind that the groups and individuals and entities that come here.

1388
02:08:37,530 --> 02:08:39,090
This is really their five minutes.

1389
02:08:39,090 --> 02:08:44,930
This is really really important to them for a year-long work or projects that they've done for decades.

1390
02:08:45,550 --> 02:08:48,370
This is their kind of opportunity to be publicly recognized.

1391
02:08:49,630 --> 02:08:54,990
And I think it's maybe more meaningful than we remember when we do them over and over.

1392
02:08:55,430 --> 02:08:59,030
I completely agree on the behavior health board that I'm on.

1393
02:08:59,850 --> 02:09:01,310
This is the biggest thing of the year.

1394
02:09:01,310 --> 02:09:05,010
I mean, we have so many committees when they, we do a proclamation for them.

1395
02:09:05,030 --> 02:09:09,850
I know that one is specifically, it means a tremendous amount in terms of the recognition

1396
02:09:09,850 --> 02:09:12,250
of their service and work.

1397
02:09:12,890 --> 02:09:13,510
So, thank you.

1398
02:09:13,950 --> 02:09:14,350
Thank you.

1399
02:09:15,790 --> 02:09:16,070
Okay.

1400
02:09:16,110 --> 02:09:16,510
Thank you.

1401
02:09:16,830 --> 02:09:21,150
So, I could use a little guidance on how we're moving forward with this list because I've

1402
02:09:21,150 --> 02:09:25,910
heard requests from a couple of people on the board here for additions.

1403
02:09:26,110 --> 02:09:30,950
I've also heard some conversation about like, there's a reason why the list is the way

1404
02:09:30,950 --> 02:09:35,870
is. So are we voting to approve this list right now? Do we need to amend it if there's

1405
02:09:35,870 --> 02:09:39,150
going to be changes? What's happening with this list?

1406
02:09:41,400 --> 02:09:49,420
Well, uh, supervisor, I've written down the changes with the exception of MS week because I'm

1407
02:09:49,420 --> 02:09:58,120
not sure. I don't know that it was mentioned when that is. Um, I've got the list. Uh, we can

1408
02:09:58,120 --> 02:10:03,740
approve it with the additions. I can read those out into the record and we can

1409
02:10:03,740 --> 02:10:04,960
approve it with the additions.

1410
02:10:08,240 --> 02:10:12,760
There is a risk that as Mr. Steve has mentioned we

1411
02:10:12,760 --> 02:10:19,060
could, this is just a pre-approval. So we need not present, actually present them.

1412
02:10:22,470 --> 02:10:28,930
Some of them may not be presented, but we can have the list pre-approved so that it doesn't

1413
02:10:28,930 --> 02:10:30,330
need to come back before the board.

1414
02:10:30,490 --> 02:10:33,070
And I think that would be an interest of efficiency.

1415
02:10:35,520 --> 02:10:38,820
So if you'd like, I'm happy to read the additions

1416
02:10:38,820 --> 02:10:39,460
into the record.

1417
02:10:39,900 --> 02:10:40,940
Yes, please go ahead.

1418
02:10:41,180 --> 02:10:41,500
OK.

1419
02:10:42,240 --> 02:10:43,780
Additions for February.

1420
02:10:44,720 --> 02:10:46,560
We've added black history month.

1421
02:10:48,140 --> 02:10:50,400
For March, we've added women's history month.

1422
02:10:51,000 --> 02:10:52,980
For April, we've added earth month.

1423
02:10:53,360 --> 02:10:55,140
For May, we've added white month.

1424
02:10:56,220 --> 02:10:59,520
For September, we've added library card senate month.

1425
02:11:00,360 --> 02:11:07,720
for October, we've had a fire protection month and national community planning month.

1426
02:11:08,740 --> 02:11:13,700
And that is, we have an EMS week too, but I'm not sure when that is.

1427
02:11:14,440 --> 02:11:18,640
And for May, we've had an EMS month as well.

1428
02:11:18,920 --> 02:11:20,860
For clarification, I heard fire prevention month.

1429
02:11:21,060 --> 02:11:22,800
Is it prevention or is it

1430
02:11:26,770 --> 02:11:27,150
preparedness?

1431
02:11:27,930 --> 02:11:31,330
I wrote down fire prevention month because it's related to Chicago fire.

1432
02:11:31,330 --> 02:11:35,210
Okay. Which would be, okay. Great.

1433
02:11:39,660 --> 02:11:46,780
And then, and then, say, I heard National Community Preparedness Month, not Planning Month, but was it Planning or Prepared Planning?

1434
02:11:47,100 --> 02:11:50,440
Okay, it's planning. Thank you. Okay. Really want to make sure before we.

1435
02:11:50,640 --> 02:11:56,240
We can, we can make it approved as Fire Preparedness and Prevention Month.

1436
02:11:56,500 --> 02:11:59,620
And then, with the Board, we have a Preparedness Month.

1437
02:11:59,820 --> 02:12:02,360
Yeah. Okay. Great. Thank you. Okay.

1438
02:12:02,360 --> 02:12:09,460
Madam chair, if I may. I'm hearing from Leah back there that in California, it's preparedness month.

1439
02:12:09,880 --> 02:12:16,320
Okay. Fire preparedness month. Is that right? Okay. Thank you, Leah. I just want to put that on the record till we get this list right the first time.

1440
02:12:16,320 --> 02:12:19,780
Yeah, I would like to get it right the first time. So any Googling that needs to happen.

1441
02:12:20,440 --> 02:12:30,440
If I may, I understand preparedness month to be an all hazards month, not just fire. So it is flood. It is high winds.

1442
02:12:31,260 --> 02:12:32,660
And that's in September.

1443
02:12:32,880 --> 02:12:32,960
And that's in September.

1444
02:12:34,060 --> 02:12:39,600
And then there is a specific additional request that was made for.

1445
02:12:39,840 --> 02:12:42,840
It sounds like more of a domestic fire prevention.

1446
02:12:43,280 --> 02:12:45,480
So residential fires, that sort of thing.

1447
02:12:45,800 --> 02:12:49,680
And that took coincide with the great Chicago fire anniversary.

1448
02:12:49,940 --> 02:12:50,400
Right.

1449
02:12:50,540 --> 02:12:51,380
I think in October.

1450
02:12:51,960 --> 02:12:52,300
Okay.

1451
02:12:53,120 --> 02:12:53,580
Thank you.

1452
02:12:53,580 --> 02:12:55,260
Do we have enough clarity around that?

1453
02:12:55,420 --> 02:12:55,620
Yeah.

1454
02:12:58,030 --> 02:12:58,370
Yes.

1455
02:12:58,390 --> 02:12:58,950
Thank you.

1456
02:12:59,010 --> 02:12:59,210
Okay.

1457
02:12:59,210 --> 02:13:05,190
I really appreciate all of staff's work and for this lively, lively discussion on and item I did not realize would have such.

1458
02:13:05,550 --> 02:13:06,450
Oh, yeah.

1459
02:13:08,010 --> 02:13:12,690
If you're a advisor, I just wanted to reflect back on what something supervisor Ramos said.

1460
02:13:13,110 --> 02:13:14,190
I think it would be good.

1461
02:13:14,550 --> 02:13:16,430
Let's go ahead and improve the list.

1462
02:13:16,710 --> 02:13:24,290
But then ask the department heads for anything additional, and then maybe we can just bring them back and add them.

1463
02:13:24,290 --> 02:13:25,590
I think that would be helpful.

1464
02:13:27,420 --> 02:13:35,060
Okay. I'm okay with that. And I also just want to just say out loud I support the

1465
02:13:35,060 --> 02:13:42,460
additions suggested by that happens suggested and that this, the language suggested by

1466
02:13:42,460 --> 02:13:46,020
Supervisor Ramos on the five new signatures needed for offsite presentations. I really

1467
02:13:46,020 --> 02:13:54,480
appreciate how you suggested rephrasing that so thank you. Okay. So with that, we already

1468
02:13:54,480 --> 02:14:01,480
did public comment, right? Yes, okay, great. So I will ask for a motion to approve the resolution

1469
02:14:01,480 --> 02:14:08,900
and adopt the list of proclamations as amended for 2026. With all the additional instructions

1470
02:14:08,900 --> 02:14:11,820
that we have given to Mr. Mise, I make that motion.

1471
02:14:14,580 --> 02:14:17,580
I'll second that. Okay, so motion by Supervisor

1472
02:14:17,580 --> 02:14:24,740
Ramos, second by Supervisor Petrell. All those in favor? I, I, any opposed? All right, that motion

1473
02:14:24,740 --> 02:14:32,360
passes unanimously. Thank you very much. All right, item 8C. I welcome, I want to check it on the

1474
02:14:32,360 --> 02:14:40,300
time or people okay continuing on right now without a break. I'm not seeing anybody. Okay, so

1475
02:14:40,300 --> 02:14:44,360
yes, Director Gastrograms about it. I welcome you to join us for a presentation. I'd

1476
02:14:44,360 --> 02:14:50,800
may see on the Health and Human Services Agency while mobile services program and how that's going.

1477
02:14:52,020 --> 02:14:53,180
Whenever you're ready,

1478
02:14:57,660 --> 02:14:59,920
good morning, Jennifer Yasimoto, health and human services eat.

1479
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:29,900
And I'm pleased to be joined here with Casey Rockwood. He's a Health and Human Services Management Analyst. And we are really excited to be before you today. Thank you for the time. As your board knows, we launch Bewell Mobile Services on. We had ribbon cutting and you were all there on September 29th of 2005. And although it's been four months, we thought it would be a nice thing to bring a presentation for your board. We actually had an all-staff

1480
02:15:29,900 --> 02:15:32,220
Health and Human Services Agency meeting,

1481
02:15:33,040 --> 02:15:35,240
and we did a variation of this presentation,

1482
02:15:35,700 --> 02:15:38,260
and it was to say heartwarming and uplifting,

1483
02:15:38,400 --> 02:15:40,040
probably is an understatement.

1484
02:15:40,700 --> 02:15:42,720
We know there's a lot happening right now

1485
02:15:42,720 --> 02:15:45,760
directed at the safety net that is regressive.

1486
02:15:46,340 --> 02:15:48,460
And we want to highlight things that we

1487
02:15:48,460 --> 02:15:51,540
are doing to counterbalance that and be progressive

1488
02:15:52,020 --> 02:15:54,240
and show how that we're caring for our community

1489
02:15:54,240 --> 02:15:58,800
by increasing access to foundational benefits and services

1490
02:15:58,800 --> 02:16:04,520
in a person centered, equitable and thoughtful way, meeting people where they are.

1491
02:16:04,980 --> 02:16:09,660
As your board knows, over the years, Health and Human Services has increased the extent

1492
02:16:09,660 --> 02:16:14,600
to which we're embedded in various locations throughout the county, from up Valley to

1493
02:16:14,600 --> 02:16:20,380
down in American Canyon, nested with family resource centers and also in many of our partner

1494
02:16:20,380 --> 02:16:24,640
locations from probation to law enforcement, et cetera.

1495
02:16:24,640 --> 02:16:54,620
Be well mobile services is a really good example of partnerships, and also the really hard work of staff and I think through the presentation you will see it literally takes a village to operationalize this, but also really proud of the way in which we're working in a truly integrated way somebody made a point earlier in this meeting around working in silos versus working integratively and health and human services is definitely leveraging our status as a super age.

1496
02:16:54,640 --> 02:17:01,820
So with that said, I'm going to turn it over to Casey, and he's going to walk you through our presentation that includes a really lovely video too.

1497
02:17:03,280 --> 02:17:05,720
Thank you, Jennifer, and thank you, Chair Man, for you in the board.

1498
02:17:06,640 --> 02:17:19,660
So the well-mobile services was inspired to meet the challenges of Napa's unique geography and to increase access to health and human service programs by meeting people where they are at.

1499
02:17:19,660 --> 02:17:27,580
Core HHSA services are provided out of our 34-foot mobile office delivered by bilingual staff from across

1500
02:17:27,580 --> 02:17:35,660
our programs. B-well became a natural name for the program linking to HHSA's B-well newsletter

1501
02:17:36,220 --> 02:17:40,220
and to our mission to serve our community and support its health and well-being.

1502
02:17:41,180 --> 02:17:47,420
HHSA B-well mobile services, advances several HHSA strategic plan goals and objectives,

1503
02:17:47,420 --> 02:17:53,660
particularly related to place-based services and increasing access, as well as objectives from our

1504
02:17:53,660 --> 02:17:58,620
aligned community health improvement plan that focus on serving undocumented individuals and

1505
02:17:58,620 --> 02:17:59,840
mixed status households.

1506
02:18:04,650 --> 02:18:05,490
Clicker.

1507
02:18:13,110 --> 02:18:22,350
So, to develop the programming and service locations for be well, our team engaged community-based partners

1508
02:18:22,350 --> 02:18:25,730
through our Live Healthy Napa County Forum.

1509
02:18:27,310 --> 02:18:33,730
We developed a subcommittee of community partners to seek input on program design and location

1510
02:18:33,730 --> 02:18:34,310
development.

1511
02:18:34,710 --> 02:18:40,850
We met with other mobile service providers in the community to get an idea of best practices

1512
02:18:40,850 --> 02:18:42,650
for operating a mobile program.

1513
02:18:43,030 --> 02:18:48,830
We looked at our data to see where our clients are residing and where best we can reach

1514
02:18:48,830 --> 02:18:49,350
them.

1515
02:18:49,350 --> 02:18:56,550
And through this input from our partners and through our data, we are currently at seven different recurring locations.

1516
02:18:56,890 --> 02:19:02,290
This doesn't include one off events we might get invited to and be present at.

1517
02:19:02,710 --> 02:19:06,130
But we are at seven regularly occurring locations.

1518
02:19:06,550 --> 02:19:14,210
In many of these locations, we partner with trusted messengers and other service providers to maximize reach and impact.

1519
02:19:14,210 --> 02:19:25,090
For example, at St. Thomas, we're co-located with Port-Thusavierthus and St. Edventus Hospital Foundation for their food distribution event, reaching a predominantly Spanish-speaking population.

1520
02:19:25,930 --> 02:19:33,810
We are at two permanent supported housing facilities operated by a boat, heritage house and valley lodge apartments.

1521
02:19:34,290 --> 02:19:38,390
We're co-located there with a lay-mobile health clinic as well.

1522
02:19:38,390 --> 02:19:42,370
We partnered with up Valley Family Centers during their holiday assistance program distribution

1523
02:19:42,370 --> 02:19:48,110
at the Calestoga Community Center and we're looking partner with Canvie at a food distribution

1524
02:19:48,110 --> 02:19:55,530
site in American Canyon in March. In February at February 20th, we'll be at Crosswalk Church

1525
02:19:55,530 --> 02:20:04,410
and at St. Thomas also adding the flu clinics to those locations and from there on out.

1526
02:20:08,030 --> 02:20:15,070
At our, at each location, we operate really as a, as a mini HHSA. So anything that you can access

1527
02:20:15,070 --> 02:20:21,690
at one of our campuses, South Campus, or at CSWA, you can access at our BWL Mobile Office.

1528
02:20:22,030 --> 02:20:28,470
We have staff there that connect you with Medical, EBT cards, CalFresh, CalWorks. We have behavioral

1529
02:20:28,470 --> 02:20:33,030
health staff on board doing outreach and screening and connecting people to access.

1530
02:20:33,030 --> 02:20:48,030
But we also have the ability to remotely connect people to any one of our lobbies in case we don't have staff directly there providing a service they have and can connect through, you know, through telehealth to one of our lobby locations.

1531
02:20:50,230 --> 02:21:02,310
Here's a snapshot of our services that we provided since opening on September 29th, so through February 3rd, we have reach 120 people.

1532
02:21:03,030 --> 02:21:15,250
we've done 36 events. You can see that we are reaching a high percentage of our Spanish speaking

1533
02:21:15,250 --> 02:21:20,390
and Latino population. We're able to reach a much higher proportion as population through our

1534
02:21:20,390 --> 02:21:26,770
B-well-mobile services than we are at our campus locations and so we're really meeting that

1535
02:21:26,770 --> 02:21:30,450
desire to meet our most vulnerable populations where they are at.

1536
02:21:34,060 --> 02:21:40,040
We also have incorporated client feedback on board, so I'm happy to report that our clients

1537
02:21:40,040 --> 02:21:43,740
are very satisfied with the services they're receiving, their final locations convenient.

1538
02:21:44,380 --> 02:21:47,920
We are able to connect them and help them with the services that they are reaching.

1539
02:21:49,080 --> 02:21:52,220
And we are very close to a five star rating.

1540
02:21:56,860 --> 02:22:01,680
So I want to share a short video that we've prepared here just kind of give you an idea of

1541
02:22:01,680 --> 02:22:05,600
impact of our of our program.

1542
02:22:06,820 --> 02:22:09,760
HHSA, B well mobile services brings

1543
02:22:09,760 --> 02:22:13,400
napaccounty health and human services programs directly into neighborhoods

1544
02:22:13,400 --> 02:22:16,720
and community gathering places across the county.

1545
02:22:17,160 --> 02:22:21,340
Reducing barriers and expanding access to health and well-being.

1546
02:22:21,740 --> 02:22:25,680
Growing up, I would see my mom's struggle to find

1547
02:22:25,680 --> 02:22:27,180
reliable transportation.

1548
02:22:27,840 --> 02:22:34,620
So being part of this project and having the opportunity to be out in the community, reaching

1549
02:22:34,620 --> 02:22:40,520
all those people that truly do need our services, is extremely rewarding.

1550
02:22:41,260 --> 02:22:48,600
My family, we've grown up here and just being a part of this community and receiving just

1551
02:22:48,600 --> 02:22:54,540
that extra little push that you need to be able to meet your basic needs and be able to

1552
02:22:54,540 --> 02:22:56,460
to create a healthy and fulfilling life.

1553
02:22:56,760 --> 02:23:01,000
It's made all of the difference and I feel like that should be shared.

1554
02:23:02,000 --> 02:23:06,720
And I don't know, Napa has something special and I'm so happy that I get to share it.

1555
02:23:07,240 --> 02:23:17,200
Through BWell Mobile Services, HHSA Biling will staff help residents access many of the same services available at county offices right in the community.

1556
02:23:17,940 --> 02:23:23,200
So what we are, we are available here to support you for services in which if you want to,

1557
02:23:23,200 --> 02:23:25,100
to apply or just get information,

1558
02:23:25,280 --> 02:23:27,100
general information about general assistance.

1559
02:23:27,740 --> 02:23:29,680
Public assistance will be medical,

1560
02:23:30,160 --> 02:23:33,360
cow fresh, cow words, general assistance.

1561
02:23:34,320 --> 02:23:35,760
Anything that you can be able to

1562
02:23:35,760 --> 02:23:38,200
refer you to mental health services.

1563
02:23:38,580 --> 02:23:40,700
We have the eligibility worker inside.

1564
02:23:41,040 --> 02:23:44,600
They can process and accept your application at any

1565
02:23:44,600 --> 02:23:47,260
time when you're willing to apply for the service.

1566
02:23:47,600 --> 02:23:49,940
If you just want to walk by and say hello

1567
02:23:49,940 --> 02:23:52,600
and get that information where you're for you.

1568
02:23:52,600 --> 02:23:57,800
For many residents, B. Well Mobile Services is their first connection to help.

1569
02:24:22,600 --> 02:24:25,320
that they say, and they can get them, and they can't even get them.

1570
02:24:26,360 --> 02:24:27,640
And they can't even get them.

1571
02:24:29,120 --> 02:24:29,280
And they can't even get them.

1572
02:24:30,580 --> 02:24:31,780
They can't get them.

1573
02:24:31,820 --> 02:24:35,900
They can protect us, they can't go to the hospital, and they can't get them.

1574
02:24:36,560 --> 02:24:37,280
They can't even get them.

1575
02:24:38,720 --> 02:24:39,340
They can't get them.

1576
02:24:39,960 --> 02:24:42,040
So this is the second time I see it.

1577
02:24:42,260 --> 02:24:43,420
And I was wondering what it is.

1578
02:24:43,500 --> 02:24:44,620
I wanted to be taking help me.

1579
02:24:44,800 --> 02:24:51,200
I was almost about to lose my EVT money for the next month.

1580
02:24:51,200 --> 02:25:01,800
So I believe they were able to help me, I believe they are approachable, they're trying to help me and I think it's good for me to find

1581
02:25:01,800 --> 02:25:07,940
So I don't have to go anywhere else, so what's easy for me just to come here and have this on site

1582
02:25:07,940 --> 02:25:14,460
I would encourage for you to come, you know, all of the people that are here, it's not always a thing group of people

1583
02:25:14,460 --> 02:25:18,140
But whatever is here is more than willing to help and answer questions

1584
02:25:18,140 --> 02:25:20,800
Don't feel like you have to provide information first.

1585
02:25:20,880 --> 02:25:22,300
You can always come in and choir.

1586
02:25:22,480 --> 02:25:24,000
You can always come in and ask questions.

1587
02:25:24,260 --> 02:25:26,320
We'll answer anything that you have questions about.

1588
02:25:26,800 --> 02:25:28,080
We have open to flyers.

1589
02:25:28,360 --> 02:25:29,820
We have our website.

1590
02:25:30,040 --> 02:25:31,540
We'll help you have an navigate it.

1591
02:25:31,540 --> 02:25:33,640
It is accessible and multiple languages.

1592
02:25:34,020 --> 02:25:35,860
We'll provide all of the information we need.

1593
02:25:35,880 --> 02:25:38,080
You don't have to provide anything to us.

1594
02:25:40,500 --> 02:25:45,140
Yeah, we're here with open arms and we're here to help to the extent that you'll allow us to.

1595
02:25:45,140 --> 02:25:51,700
By meeting people where they are, HHSA, B-well, mobile services reduces barriers, strength

1596
02:25:51,700 --> 02:25:56,720
and stress, and expands access to critical safety net services across Navic County.

1597
02:25:57,700 --> 02:26:02,880
Services are available at multiple locations countywide, including third and two to down

1598
02:26:02,880 --> 02:26:06,740
town map, every left visit our website to the full scale.

1599
02:26:24,560 --> 02:26:25,200
Thank you.

1600
02:26:25,340 --> 02:26:26,040
That was lovely.

1601
02:26:26,760 --> 02:26:27,500
Is there?

1602
02:26:27,500 --> 02:26:33,300
Just to acknowledge, so obviously it takes an entire team of staff to make all of this happen.

1603
02:26:34,140 --> 02:26:45,660
I had just an acknowledgement slide that takes from our program, staffing, delivering actual services to the drivers, to the setup team, to our data collection team, communications.

1604
02:26:45,680 --> 02:26:47,440
It just takes a lot to put this together.

1605
02:26:47,640 --> 02:26:51,900
I want to acknowledge all of the staff that make that happen.

1606
02:26:51,900 --> 02:26:57,420
We have a director, you also want to acknowledge our county partners, director, leder, and deputy director,

1607
02:26:57,700 --> 02:27:02,980
Sharpe Public Works, director Reagan, the communications team at ITS, Mark Witzow, and Catherine

1608
02:27:02,980 --> 02:27:06,300
Bales at the airport for helping us with a parking solution.

1609
02:27:06,840 --> 02:27:11,360
And of course, the board for supporting this innovative effort, ensuring continued and

1610
02:27:11,360 --> 02:27:15,600
increased access to critical safety net services for all NAFAC County residents.

1611
02:27:20,130 --> 02:27:26,230
Just in closing, you know, we know that there are many requirements that are coming for

1612
02:27:26,230 --> 02:27:29,290
staying and retaining and benefits and programs.

1613
02:27:29,550 --> 02:27:34,070
And so the timing of bringing BOL mobile service on line, I think, could not come at a better

1614
02:27:34,070 --> 02:27:34,770
time.

1615
02:27:35,450 --> 02:27:37,590
And we continue to get the word out.

1616
02:27:38,270 --> 02:27:43,410
So the marketing piece, we're canvassing neighborhoods in the days beforehand and have

1617
02:27:43,410 --> 02:27:48,250
been really appreciated of your board and your newsletters and getting the word out through

1618
02:27:48,250 --> 02:27:54,390
your reach, because marketing still is and getting people to know where we are, remains

1619
02:27:54,390 --> 02:27:59,770
an ongoing challenge, but through videos and outreach and social media, we are doing

1620
02:27:59,770 --> 02:28:05,870
our very best and as in the first four months in the launch and we, as we add locations

1621
02:28:05,870 --> 02:28:13,910
again using data to source the most ideal locations. This is one of our anecdotes to the

1622
02:28:13,910 --> 02:28:17,230
times that we're living in right now, so thank you very much.

1623
02:28:18,470 --> 02:28:19,090
Okay, thank you.

1624
02:28:20,110 --> 02:28:22,310
I will go to public comment and then bring it back

1625
02:28:22,310 --> 02:28:23,150
to the board for discussion.

1626
02:28:23,270 --> 02:28:25,110
Are there any public comments on this item?

1627
02:28:25,710 --> 02:28:27,490
Don't see any in the room.

1628
02:28:27,490 --> 02:28:28,650
Is there anyone on the phones?

1629
02:28:29,350 --> 02:28:29,510
No.

1630
02:28:30,070 --> 02:28:32,890
Okay, then I welcome my colleagues to comment.

1631
02:28:33,130 --> 02:28:39,670
I see Supervisor Catrell followed by Supervisor Gallagher.

1632
02:28:40,530 --> 02:28:43,230
Thank you, Chair, and thanks to both for the presentation

1633
02:28:43,230 --> 02:28:51,570
and for the whole team, for the video, and just you anticipate my question, which is about locations,

1634
02:28:53,910 --> 02:29:00,030
and, you know, it's a balance between consistency, right? We'll always be here, and then also

1635
02:29:00,030 --> 02:29:07,870
optimizing the place. So how do you give yourself an on-ramp to say, of course, when you first open the doors

1636
02:29:07,870 --> 02:29:22,150
in a new location, you're not going to have the same traffic, and then the second part of that is how, again, can we support you and that, is it helpful to actually list dates and times?

1637
02:29:23,090 --> 02:29:27,910
And so that we can start to drill down on, it will always be the second Thursday you can always see.

1638
02:29:28,770 --> 02:29:30,850
So any thoughts on those topics would be great.

1639
02:29:30,850 --> 02:29:59,890
Yes, on the first one, one of the reasons for being really rigorous in our data collection at the front end is to really look at the locations that we have started and are those locations ultimately the best locations and so we're going to have to have a period of time we think at least six to 12 months where we're at a location to really know and also whether dependent we're in the middle of winter right now people are just maybe not out and about as much so I think we do need to really look at and that's why.

1640
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:28,840
We're tracking it by location as well. And also using data to go to places where we have, we know we have, you know, a concentration of clients and also location. So Walmart was a new location that we source. Obviously people don't live at Walmart, but they're going to Walmart. So it's a combination of where people reside, but also where they normally exist in their day to day live. So the teams being really thoughtful about that because we know we can't be everywhere all the time.

1641
02:30:28,840 --> 02:30:34,320
It takes at least an hour and a half to two hours just to move and demo the vehicle.

1642
02:30:34,680 --> 02:30:37,900
So we have to sort of make our bank for our buck.

1643
02:30:39,160 --> 02:30:41,080
And then we keep a live calendar.

1644
02:30:41,240 --> 02:30:44,020
It is always available online.

1645
02:30:44,260 --> 02:30:50,480
It is regularly updated as we add locations, but we're not taking down existing location.

1646
02:30:51,220 --> 02:30:53,460
So that the public can always find it.

1647
02:30:53,580 --> 02:30:54,440
We have it in flyers.

1648
02:30:54,600 --> 02:30:56,800
We have QR codes that will launch at the schedule.

1649
02:30:56,800 --> 02:30:58,800
Is there anything you wanted to add, Casey?

1650
02:30:59,280 --> 02:30:59,600
I'm not.

1651
02:31:01,000 --> 02:31:01,340
Great.

1652
02:31:01,460 --> 02:31:02,620
And just one follow-up question.

1653
02:31:02,900 --> 02:31:08,540
When you're doing that survey, asking people about the services that great, that's amazing,

1654
02:31:08,720 --> 02:31:09,780
at 4.8.

1655
02:31:10,760 --> 02:31:15,280
But can you embed a question in that gives you some feedback about the location?

1656
02:31:16,460 --> 02:31:18,320
Because, again, it's where you are.

1657
02:31:18,420 --> 02:31:20,600
That's better than not being anywhere.

1658
02:31:21,180 --> 02:31:25,340
But I'm wondering too, I bet we'll learn some things we didn't know, right?

1659
02:31:25,340 --> 02:31:28,040
like, oh, this location is handy because it's near a school.

1660
02:31:28,280 --> 02:31:30,960
Actually, this location, I don't feel so comfortable there.

1661
02:31:31,060 --> 02:31:31,900
You know, things like that.

1662
02:31:31,980 --> 02:31:34,140
I don't know how we tease that stuff out.

1663
02:31:34,740 --> 02:31:37,080
Yeah, I think we're developed a survey

1664
02:31:37,080 --> 02:31:39,680
and can obviously add data fields to it

1665
02:31:39,680 --> 02:31:42,360
to have open-ended text for, by the way,

1666
02:31:42,480 --> 02:31:43,880
something else we just haven't thought about

1667
02:31:43,880 --> 02:31:45,800
or a location that you think would be great.

1668
02:31:45,800 --> 02:31:48,080
And then we're getting direct client feedback.

1669
02:31:50,490 --> 02:31:52,730
Thank you, Supervisor Control, Supervisor Gallicor,

1670
02:31:52,870 --> 02:31:53,490
and then Alasio.

1671
02:31:54,090 --> 02:31:54,670
Thank you.

1672
02:31:54,890 --> 02:31:56,110
Thank you so much for the presentation.

1673
02:31:56,110 --> 02:32:03,190
the video is great, so great to hear from real people that we're serving and see that we're actually

1674
02:32:03,190 --> 02:32:09,950
having that great impact and how important it is to go where people are. I thank you for reminding

1675
02:32:09,950 --> 02:32:15,590
me of the live calendar. I think we can probably help by taking a look at that each day and maybe

1676
02:32:15,590 --> 02:32:21,070
promoting through our social media. Here's where we are today. You guys probably already do that.

1677
02:32:21,070 --> 02:32:28,070
could probably repost. So that's a good reminder. Do you sense this data in thinking ahead about

1678
02:32:28,070 --> 02:32:35,890
where you might want to go in terms of places in the community neighborhoods? Yes. Okay, I mean,

1679
02:32:35,890 --> 02:32:42,550
I thought you did. And if there's time and there's a way to let us know if something's coming up

1680
02:32:42,550 --> 02:32:49,370
in our district, I think that's great because then we can help promote that within the neighborhoods

1681
02:32:49,370 --> 02:32:56,470
where we we are and what we represent and do maybe a little extra reach in those areas.

1682
02:32:58,370 --> 02:33:03,750
That would be great. Thank you so much. Yeah. Amplifying and honing in on just the messaging we need.

1683
02:33:06,550 --> 02:33:11,390
Okay, thank you. Supervisor, Vice Chair, Leslie, and then Supervisor Aromas.

1684
02:33:12,110 --> 02:33:20,110
Thank you. Dr. Gasmodo and Casey Rackwood. Congratulations on the continued expansion and

1685
02:33:20,110 --> 02:33:26,790
touch you're making in the community, looking at your strategic design, I love the words

1686
02:33:26,790 --> 02:33:33,030
increase access. As we know, access is such a key area, especially when it comes to help.

1687
02:33:35,050 --> 02:33:41,910
Expand, reduce barriers, enhance language access, creating welcoming spaces, inclusive

1688
02:33:41,910 --> 02:33:46,570
It includes the activity, thank you, I can say it, and belonging.

1689
02:33:46,810 --> 02:33:52,810
I mean, those are great parameters in terms of like how we're going to reach and meet these

1690
02:33:52,810 --> 02:33:53,310
folks.

1691
02:33:54,310 --> 02:34:00,490
We know that the intervention and prevention is best practice.

1692
02:34:01,810 --> 02:34:09,190
It's hopefully meets people where they're at in terms of human dignity and it really prevents

1693
02:34:09,190 --> 02:34:15,530
real serious critical situations, whether it be behavior health issues or physical health issues,

1694
02:34:15,690 --> 02:34:20,610
to get much bigger to the point of, there may not be a return to that.

1695
02:34:21,450 --> 02:34:23,950
So what you're doing, you're not being understated.

1696
02:34:25,050 --> 02:34:29,910
I was happy to see the Queen's Children's Mobile Unit because they've been doing this for

1697
02:34:29,910 --> 02:34:36,230
a long time and they have, they've already vetted and figured out where families are with

1698
02:34:36,230 --> 02:34:43,810
children that are low income, that are underserved, and that need access to health, and oftentimes

1699
02:34:43,810 --> 02:34:49,390
it's not just the children, it's the family, so continue to talk to them and get the data

1700
02:34:49,390 --> 02:34:55,230
back in terms of what they're doing. I have a couple of ideas, but they can tell you my

1701
02:34:55,230 --> 02:35:05,370
information is probably dated this point. I do want to ask you about, have you, do you have

1702
02:35:05,370 --> 02:35:13,670
be thought about having kind of a confidential community hotline. Like where people can call you,

1703
02:35:13,770 --> 02:35:20,190
while you're out in the field, you may not be in their neighborhood, but where they can reach you,

1704
02:35:20,310 --> 02:35:26,470
if we do enough advertising, then you can do we have that? Because you know having a hub, I mean

1705
02:35:26,470 --> 02:35:32,810
that would brought me to mind as the testimony about her mom didn't have transportation. And we know

1706
02:35:32,810 --> 02:35:37,810
transportation, having a hub for people to know how to get transportation is really important.

1707
02:35:38,770 --> 02:35:43,930
But you're a hub of all, you know, health and those areas.

1708
02:35:44,810 --> 02:35:48,650
So, you know, the biggest thing which seems so simple because we're in this work and, you know,

1709
02:35:49,010 --> 02:35:52,470
I've been the nonprofit area at Filsons 2008.

1710
02:35:53,150 --> 02:36:02,010
And so I have just the knowledge of being it for so long, but very few people really even know where to start.

1711
02:36:02,010 --> 02:36:08,510
And where to go is a very daunting overwhelming kind of question that people have.

1712
02:36:09,270 --> 02:36:14,570
So I'm wondering if there's a, you know, of course there's a calendar, but is there a

1713
02:36:14,570 --> 02:36:17,390
of a phone line or something that they can reach get directed?

1714
02:36:18,950 --> 02:36:23,630
So I think there's two things, one, if you're at Bewell Mobile Services, obviously we can't

1715
02:36:23,630 --> 02:36:30,770
shove 100 programs into the vehicle, but as Casey had indicated, if you come up to the vehicle

1716
02:36:30,770 --> 02:36:35,190
and it's not a service that there's a person who can directly connect you and serve you right

1717
02:36:35,190 --> 02:36:41,730
then and there. We do have the capability because it's sort of hardwired with computers that

1718
02:36:41,730 --> 02:36:48,050
patch into different lobbies so we can have a virtual experience so that's the great thing about

1719
02:36:48,050 --> 02:36:54,410
the vehicle. You come there, you can be patched into any of the locations and lobbies and navigators

1720
02:36:54,410 --> 02:36:59,410
too that will help connect you to what you need, whether it's something we provide or something

1721
02:36:59,410 --> 02:37:02,910
that a community-based organization provides, so that's one piece.

1722
02:37:03,090 --> 02:37:08,070
The other piece is we do have system navigators and we developed a flyer that I think I shared

1723
02:37:08,070 --> 02:37:14,410
with one board member recently that our system navigators who are really knowledgeable

1724
02:37:14,410 --> 02:37:18,970
about all the resources in the community and they will help anybody and navigate you.

1725
02:37:19,310 --> 02:37:24,850
So that would be, it's not a hotline, but it is a resource that's just sort of baked into

1726
02:37:24,850 --> 02:37:26,430
what we provide to our community.

1727
02:37:26,430 --> 02:37:56,410
Okay, I'm just going to say, I do think that they're having the central line or a hub would be great in terms of where to direct people, most likely to non-profits, whether it be the emergency, the domestic shelter, or co-family center, because again, we've been in this so long that, you know, they're folks who are in this community, they don't, they have no idea where to start, and there's no one place for them to go to.

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other than 911. I mean, people know about 911, but, you know, they don't want to call 911. They have a hungry baby, or they've got an issue that's, you know, in me, so anyways, just a thought, not to add that onto you, because I know this, this is a big lift already, and I want to congratulate you on this. And thank you for also the reminder of, you know, adding it to my newsletter and social media. In terms of other outreach, have you worked with, like,

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02:38:26,290 --> 02:38:33,790
do with the food bags, the food bank, and the Salvation Army in terms of getting the flyers out

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02:38:33,790 --> 02:38:40,450
or information out to those folks that they serve. We have engaged with all of our, so the

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02:38:40,450 --> 02:38:45,610
good thing about how we've done about this is we've engaged with all of the partners who are

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02:38:45,610 --> 02:38:51,290
part of Link and also partners that we've met with specifically in implementing and launching

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be well mobile services. So I think we pretty well can't visit all of our partners. We have

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02:38:57,750 --> 02:39:03,270
flyers available as well, QR code. So I think it's a matter of getting kind of the

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02:39:03,270 --> 02:39:07,590
word out to the individuals that we're trying to reach and also to our existing clients

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02:39:07,590 --> 02:39:11,930
because one of the things that you probably noticed there, you can apply for CalFresh and get your

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02:39:11,930 --> 02:39:21,270
EBT card right on-prem. Wow. There is an EBT technology that we've installed. So yeah, that's that's

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02:39:21,270 --> 02:39:24,150
And again, Link, I want to say it's living healthy now for counties.

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02:39:24,590 --> 02:39:26,810
So for people, that's a great place to go to.

1740
02:39:26,990 --> 02:39:28,210
Thank you very much. Congratulations.

1741
02:39:29,610 --> 02:39:29,990
Thank you. Thank you.

1742
02:39:30,230 --> 02:39:42,530
Thank you. I will just say I appreciate the vision that that's all started with was exactly what was repeated back in the video.

1743
02:39:42,950 --> 02:39:45,290
And that is that we meet people where they're at.

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02:39:45,510 --> 02:39:50,830
And I think that that's incredibly important to what our responsibility is here at the county.

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02:39:52,810 --> 02:40:22,030
Okay, wonderful. Yeah, I'll just add that this was an incredibly helpful update. I really appreciate that you're pro actively coming to us with updates and we're not necessarily having to do referrals to find out what's going on with our program. So thank you so much for bringing this to us today and also for bringing this incredibly meeting full improvement to the level of service we can provide the county. So wonderful. Thank you so much. Thank you. Okay, so we will move on to item.

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02:40:25,330 --> 02:40:33,030
Okay, we're moving on to item 9A, public hearings, adopt an ordinance, consider the adoption of an ordinance,

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02:40:34,650 --> 02:40:41,730
mending water conservation regulations for landscape design, and I welcome a presentation by planning staff Emily Hedge.

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02:40:48,680 --> 02:40:50,940
So go ahead whenever you're ready.

1749
02:40:57,060 --> 02:41:19,340
Good morning chair and supervisors Emily hedge presenting today. I will go through a brief introduction to the state requirements a little background on the current county code followed by what we are proposing in the text amendment and then the planning commission recommendation you received and the actions for you to take today.

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02:41:19,340 --> 02:41:27,540
The California Department of Water Resources, DWR, has a state model water-efficient landscape

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02:41:27,540 --> 02:41:30,720
ordinance, often referred to as the MWLO.

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02:41:31,700 --> 02:41:37,160
It is a statewide water efficiency regulation for new development and retrofitted landscapes.

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02:41:37,960 --> 02:41:43,920
It applies to development projects that require a building permit, plan check, or design

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02:41:43,920 --> 02:41:44,400
review.

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02:41:45,280 --> 02:41:53,940
It provides a model for local agencies to enforce minimum standards related to landscape, design, efficiency, and water use.

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All local agencies must adopt, implement, or enforce the MWLO, or a local WLO that is at least as efficient.

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02:42:03,780 --> 02:42:11,400
In 1992, these supervisors adopted ordinance number 1029, which added Napa County code,

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02:42:11,780 --> 02:42:16,780
Chapter 18.18, water conservation regulations for landscape design.

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02:42:17,380 --> 02:42:22,100
This local program was implemented through the landscape guidelines, which was adopted

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02:42:22,100 --> 02:42:24,660
by a resolution at the same time.

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County Code and the Landscape Guidelines have not been amended since 1992, but during that time DWR has amended portions of the state MWLO in 2009, 2015 and most recently in January of last year.

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02:42:42,780 --> 02:42:49,620
Since the county code hasn't been updated, there are portions that are no longer as efficient as the MWLO.

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02:42:49,620 --> 02:43:00,840
In order to comply with the state standards, county staff currently directs people to use the Emily low as opposed to the specifics that are listed in county code.

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02:43:03,600 --> 02:43:16,040
The proposed ordinance, you have in attachment A, a redlined version, which shows the recommended edits, and proposed B is the clean version, which shows the final ordinance should it be adopted.

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02:43:16,040 --> 02:43:24,780
The primary proposed change is to include direct reference to the state MWLO, which is found in the county code of regulations.

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02:43:25,780 --> 02:43:28,680
This one sure continued compliance with state standards.

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02:43:29,500 --> 02:43:41,920
The direct reference ensures that we don't become inconsistent with state standards, and we also do not have to return for these zoning text amendment changes in the future.

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02:43:42,860 --> 02:43:57,400
It also results in a more concise code section because a number of the individual lists that are currently in the code in the guidelines are replaced by the direct reference to the MWLO which has that same information.

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02:43:58,940 --> 02:44:04,600
Additionally, the standardized documents simplifies the review process for staff and our annual reporting.

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02:44:06,810 --> 02:44:15,490
Under Review for the California Environmental Quality Act, the Proposed Action is categorically exempt under class eight,

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02:44:15,930 --> 02:44:22,010
actions by regulatory agencies for the protection of the environment and also under the general rule.

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02:44:24,000 --> 02:44:33,820
At the Planning Commission hearing on December 17, the Commission considered the item and recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt the proposed revisions.

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Today, staffs recommendation to you is to find the proposed amendments categorically exempt from

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02:44:40,920 --> 02:44:49,240
sequa and to adopt the ordinance amending chapter 18.18. And this will also repeal the landscape

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02:44:49,240 --> 02:44:54,400
guidelines, which were adopted under that separate ordinance, because that information and

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02:44:54,400 --> 02:44:59,890
direction is also included in the MLA and that concludes.

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02:45:00,580 --> 02:45:18,140
Okay, thank you so much. I welcome any public comment on this item at this time. I don't see anyone in the room. Is there anyone on the phone? No, okay. Then I will close the public hearing and ask for any board questions about this item.

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02:45:19,300 --> 02:45:22,400
I'm noting that this item didn't have a correction memo.

1779
02:45:27,960 --> 02:45:31,680
Supervisor Elasio and then supervisor control.

1780
02:45:34,710 --> 02:45:35,850
Thank you for this update.

1781
02:45:35,890 --> 02:45:36,850
I appreciate it.

1782
02:45:36,850 --> 02:45:38,850
And the work that goes into this.

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02:45:39,350 --> 02:45:42,150
At the planning commission meeting,

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02:45:43,610 --> 02:45:44,210
it happened, like I said,

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02:45:44,390 --> 02:45:45,650
I think you said it in October.

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02:45:46,790 --> 02:45:50,730
Was that a 501 anonymous vote by the planning commissioners

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02:45:50,730 --> 02:45:55,210
and did any of them have any comments or input on our changes that you recall?

1788
02:45:55,910 --> 02:45:59,710
It was 50 and they did not recommend any changes to what we had proposed.

1789
02:46:00,590 --> 02:46:01,610
Thank you.

1790
02:46:02,510 --> 02:46:03,270
Supervisor Control.

1791
02:46:05,190 --> 02:46:05,550
Thank you.

1792
02:46:05,550 --> 02:46:07,590
Thanks for the presentation and the update.

1793
02:46:07,790 --> 02:46:12,730
This makes a lot of sense to me that it's making for more efficient order in the

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02:46:12,730 --> 02:46:19,750
to. And then when there are changes, they can happen, you know, we don't have to do a text

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02:46:19,750 --> 02:46:24,910
amendment, as you pointed out. I have a question more about the fact that this is triggered

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02:46:24,910 --> 02:46:31,830
when someone walks in the door for a building permit for this list of things that they need from

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02:46:31,830 --> 02:46:39,150
the county. Can you tell us a little bit how, you know, how we're tracking the properties that aren't

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02:46:39,150 --> 02:46:46,270
walking in for that. Do we have any education outreach, if there are, you know, helpful conservation

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02:46:46,270 --> 02:46:52,110
updates in the Milo, how can we get those out to the general public, too?

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02:46:54,110 --> 02:46:59,390
So, if a building permit were to come in and show landscaping, which triggers the requirements

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02:46:59,390 --> 02:47:07,050
of it, then we would ask for a landscaping plan and ask for the Milo documentation to go with it.

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In our permit tracking system, we note the projects that have a wheelo document associated with it

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02:47:14,250 --> 02:47:21,010
and we collect the data on the square footage for that and then annually we report a total

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02:47:21,010 --> 02:47:26,730
of the number of building permits that had this associate landscape plan and also the total

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02:47:26,730 --> 02:47:29,990
square footage or acreage that was completed.

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02:47:31,670 --> 02:47:32,270
Thanks.

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02:47:32,390 --> 02:47:34,150
Let me try to ask the question in another way.

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02:47:34,150 --> 02:47:38,870
what I'm interested in hearing about are the properties we have a lot of properties out there

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02:47:38,870 --> 02:47:43,810
that are not, you know, knocking on the door to get a building permit. So may not be going through

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02:47:43,810 --> 02:47:50,310
the exercise here. So I'm asking questions kind of outside the four corners of the ordinance language,

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02:47:50,310 --> 02:47:59,050
but about how the department is or how we as a county can educate folks about water efficiently

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02:47:59,050 --> 02:48:07,430
landscaping, perhaps using this as a guide, it's not required, right? But we're all working

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02:48:07,430 --> 02:48:12,830
for water conservation. So just interested in that topic.

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02:48:16,510 --> 02:48:22,390
When we do have discretionary projects that come in through planning, and there's landscaping

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02:48:22,390 --> 02:48:27,790
involved, we have the opportunity at that time to share with them, and depending on what it is,

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02:48:27,790 --> 02:48:30,010
it would be required to meet the wheelo.

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02:48:30,230 --> 02:48:33,850
So at that point, that requirement is provided to them.

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The state has a number of, it includes formulaes

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and calculations and water data.

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It has sort of best quality standard.

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02:48:48,870 --> 02:48:51,650
So all that information is in their calculations

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02:48:51,650 --> 02:48:53,010
and what they present.

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02:48:53,010 --> 02:48:59,730
So as I said, currently we direct people to use that and we're always supportive of,

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02:48:59,730 --> 02:49:05,470
like you said, water conservation, I don't think we currently have any sort of active

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02:49:05,470 --> 02:49:11,930
practice of presenting that information, but if a project comes in that meets the requirements of it,

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02:49:12,030 --> 02:49:19,450
then we would direct people to that. Got it. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. I don't see any other comments

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02:49:19,450 --> 02:49:27,630
from the board, so I would ask for a motion to adopt an ordinance of the Napa County Board

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02:49:27,630 --> 02:49:33,910
of Supervisors State of California, amending chapter 18.118 water conservation regulations

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02:49:33,910 --> 02:49:39,630
for landscape design of Title 18 zoning of the Napa County Code to achieve consistency with

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02:49:39,630 --> 02:49:49,430
the California Code of Regulations Title 23, Division 2, Chapter 2.7, model efficient model water

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02:49:49,430 --> 02:49:57,470
priority resolution number 92-161 establishing the existing water conservation in landscape guidelines.

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So boot.

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02:49:59,910 --> 02:50:04,290
Second, moved by Vice Chair Alessia seconded by Control.

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02:50:04,710 --> 02:50:05,830
All those in favor.

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02:50:06,190 --> 02:50:06,550
Hi.

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Any pose?

1837
02:50:08,890 --> 02:50:09,010
Okay.

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02:50:09,030 --> 02:50:10,050
That passes unanimously.

1839
02:50:10,270 --> 02:50:11,530
Thank you so much for your presentation.

1840
02:50:12,150 --> 02:50:14,830
And I'm glad to know that we have aligned our policies.

1841
02:50:15,550 --> 02:50:16,130
That's great.

1842
02:50:17,530 --> 02:50:45,510
So very good, so our next that concludes the public hearing section of our meeting today and our next item is closed session and we'll be taking up items 10A and 10B in closed session and with the note that we have dropped the third case in item 10A from our agenda today and we'll not be discussing an enclosed session and we will return after closed session for a report out.

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I would like to recess to close session at this time.

1844
02:52:14,900 --> 02:52:15,220
Thank you.

1845
02:52:15,340 --> 02:52:17,300
We have returned from close session.

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02:52:17,480 --> 02:52:21,260
And before we adjourn, I would like to ask County Council to report out.

1847
02:52:21,760 --> 02:52:22,420
Thank you, Chair.

1848
02:52:22,480 --> 02:52:23,080
Man, free.

1849
02:52:23,200 --> 02:52:27,240
The board met in close session this morning under item 10A.

1850
02:52:28,160 --> 02:52:33,360
Name a case, Napa County versus Hoops family, winery partners.

1851
02:52:34,900 --> 02:52:36,840
There's no reportable action.

1852
02:52:36,840 --> 02:52:42,060
The board also met today in closed session under the name of the case.

1853
02:52:42,420 --> 02:52:47,920
Hips Vineyard LLC at all versus County of Napa.

1854
02:52:48,440 --> 02:52:50,620
There's no reportable action.

1855
02:52:51,260 --> 02:52:56,220
The board did not meet today on the third case under 10A.

1856
02:52:57,020 --> 02:53:01,960
The board also met in closed session today under 10B, public and boy discipline,

1857
02:53:01,960 --> 02:53:09,780
and dispensal release, pursuant to government code section 54957, there is no reportable action.

1858
02:53:10,980 --> 02:53:15,260
Thank you, Council. We will now adjourn to the next Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday,

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March 10th, 2026 at.