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>> Good morning,

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everyone. I would like

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to call this meeting

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to order and acknowledge the

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High Desert and Joshua Tree

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video conferencing sites,

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and thank you all

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for joining us.

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Before we begin, if there are

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any property owners wishing

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to file written protests

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on item number 102, please see

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the special district staff

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available in the rotunda

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behind us out, out here.

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Additionally, if anyone is here

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regarding items number 3,

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103, and 104, we also have

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staff in the rotunda as well

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to assist

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with any questions that you

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may have related

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to delinquent water, sewer,

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or solid waste charges. This

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morning, our pledge and

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invocation will be led

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by the 5th District.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Good morning, everybody. Have

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the pleasure,

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pleasure and honor

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of introducing Bishop August

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L. Smith Jr., and he's here

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with his lovely wife and

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daughter. Want to welcome you

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to our chambers. Thank you

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for being here. He's from the

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True Light Community

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Fellowship in San Bernardino,

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is a very passionate spiritual

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leader, pastor,

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and community servant with

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over a decade

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of ministry experience. And I

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personally have had the

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opportunity to visit his,

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his church many, many times.

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He began pastoring in

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Compton, California in 2013 and

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now serves as a senior pastor

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in a growing congregation

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in the city of San

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Bernardino. He was consecrated

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as a bishop in 2020. He also

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holds the honorary doctorate

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degree in theology, from the

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Next Dimension University.

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In addition to ministry,

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Bishop Smith is a licensed

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vocational nurse, chaplain

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for San Bernardino Police

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Department, and vice president

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and general board member

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of the Neighborhood

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Association of Council

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for the city of San

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Bernardino, which is a

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volunteer group for

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Neighborhood Watch. He resides

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in San Bernardino

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with his wife Lady Jessica

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Smith. Welcome. And their

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daughter Autumn Smith, who's

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here. And he remains committed

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to serving and uplifting his

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community through faith,

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leadership, and compassion.

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Please lead us in prayer, Mr.

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>> Let us pray. Gracious

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Heavenly Father, Lord, we thank

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you for this day. We thank you

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for waking us up this morning

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in our right minds and starting

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us on our way. Lord, we thank

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you for each and every person

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that's assembled here

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for this meeting. Lord, it's

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in the mighty name of Jesus

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that we pray for the county

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of San Bernardino and every

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city within it. Lord, we ask

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that you watch

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over our elected officials.

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pray for those in rule

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over us. So we pray

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for our supervisors. We pray

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for the county members and

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everybody that serves this

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illustrious area. Lord, we ask

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that in this meeting that you

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would go forward,

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that you would touch our minds,

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touch our ears, touch our

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hearts, and allow us to receive

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what it is that you would have

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to help us be

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about a better county. It's

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in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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And now the Pledge of

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Allegiance. Ready? Begin.

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>> I pledge allegiance

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to the flag of the United

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States of America and

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to the republic

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for which it stands,

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one nation under God,

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indivisible,

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with liberty and justice

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for all.

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>> Thank you very much,

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Bishop. We will now move on

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to our memorial adjournments.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I do

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have one today. I'd like

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to take the opportunity

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to adjourn in memory of Miss

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Judy Coombs of Rialto. She was

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82 years of age,

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and I had the personal honor

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of knowing Miss Coombs. We

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served together on the

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Accountability Board for 12

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years in the city of Rialto.

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She was just a wonderful woman.

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They're having her services now

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as we speak, so just want

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to make sure we adjourn

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in memory of Miss Judy

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Coombs, 82, of Rialto. Thank

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you, Madam Chair.

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>> Thank you very much.

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Supervisor Cook. Supervisor

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>> Yes, I have two. First, I

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would like to, adjourn

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in memory of a friend.

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Sergeant Daniel Garcia's father

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passed away. He's a Fontana he

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was assigned to Fontana

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Sheriff's Station. He was 97

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years old. He was a veteran.

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in the United States Army,

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fought in the Korean War. He

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was one of the 25th Infantry

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Division, 4th Infantry

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Regiment. He was survived

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by his 2 sons, his daughter,

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and his wife and 4

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grandchildren. Our hearts go

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out to the family. And the

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other one is Al Castro-Leon,

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originally from Redlands. He

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passed away lived in Yucaipa

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when he passed away. Al was 79

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years old. This one was

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important to me. And thank you,

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Chair, for allowing me

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to do this one because Al, was

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one of the first people who

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trained me. I got my skills as

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a diesel mechanic

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under his watch,

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and he happens to be my

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sister's father-in-law,

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because who would have known,

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30 years later that everything

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would come fruition and his son

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would marry my sister. So, he

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was a great man. he was

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employed by Dalton Trucking

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for 37 years, Pepsi for 11

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years. He was a vet from the

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U.S. Navy. He's survived

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by his son, his daughter,

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his wife of 57 years, and his

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3 grandchildren. So I just want

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to say my heart goes out to

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them and the family and that's

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>> Thank you. Supervisor

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Hagman.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I

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have 2 today as well. First is

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for, like, to adjourn to

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Charles Nichols. Charles

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Nichols life was defined

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by hard work, vision, devotion

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to family,

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and enduring passion

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for aviation. He was born May

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2nd, 1936, and passed

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peacefully on May 4th, 2026.

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He lived a full and meaningful

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90 years, leaving behind a

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legacy that will continue

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for generations. Along

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with his wife Judy, he co-owned

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and operated Nichols Lumber

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in Baldwin Park

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for half a century. His work

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ethic was shown,

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but up every day,

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worked hard and take pride

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in what you built.

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passion was aviation. As the

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founder of Yanks Air Museum

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at Chino Airport, one of the

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largest aircraft collections

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in the world,

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he devoted countless hours

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to preserving the history

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of aircraft

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through collecting, restoring,

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and sharing these incredible

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machines

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for future generations. He

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began a museum collection in

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1973 and spent 40 years

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traveling the world in order

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to find rare American airplanes

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and parts. Because of his hard

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work and dedication, the Aix

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Museum is now home to over 200

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aircraft, many which are

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extreme extremely rare and the

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only one remaining species of

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their kind. he and his beloved

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wife Judith Nichols built a

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beautiful home and life

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centered around the work, love,

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and commitment. He was preceded

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in death

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by his wife and his son Brett

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Nichols, survived

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by his daughters Christine and

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Valerie, 8 grandchildren, as

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well as many beloved

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great-grandchildren who would

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carry on his memory forward.

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to adjourn to Lieutenant Jim

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Michael's memory. He was just

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5 months in his retirement

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after 28 years

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of dedicated service to

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when he passed away in 1993.

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Enlisted in the United States

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Army where he served 3 years in

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a light infantry air assault

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unit assigned to the 25th

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Infantry Division, out of

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Hawaii. He deployed to Japan,

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and Haiti as well. Lieutenant

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discharged in 1996. He attended

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Sheriff's Academy in '97.

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Lieutenant Jim Michael began

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his career with the Montclair

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Police Department in December

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1997. Lieutenant Michael worked

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he was a field training

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officer, DRE, a member of the

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POP team and a narcotics

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investigator. Lieutenant

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as a detective where he worked

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fraud, property crimes,

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and crimes against person. On

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August 13th, Lieutenant

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Michael supported the sergeant,

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and field training program.

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November 2018, he was promoted

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to lieutenant. As a field

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service lieutenant, he managed

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patrol operation dispatch

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Mobile Field Force, the Field

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Training Program, Specialized

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Enforcement Team, the Major

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Accident Investigation Team,

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volunteers, the Explorer

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Program, Recruitment, and

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Community Relations. As

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Supportive Services

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Lieutenant, he served as the

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department's POST coordinator

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and managed the Detective

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Bureau, Tech Services,

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Evidence and Records Bureau.

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And with that, I'd like to

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adjourn memory both those

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names, Madam Chair.

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>> Thank you,

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thank you very much. This

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morning, I would like

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to adjourn in memory of two

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Big Bear residents who lost

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their lives

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in a tragic automobile accident

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Kathy Greenwood was 85

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at the time of her passing,

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and Sandra Sense was 64. Both

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women were incredibly involved

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in their community and

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volunteered for the local

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Meals on Wheels program.

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Kathy's daughter was also

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in a vehicle with them

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at the time

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of the accident and currently

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is in critical condition. I'd

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like to ask everybody

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to keep their families

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in their prayers

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at this difficult time. Thank

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you. And this morning we have

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one special presentation. If

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everyone will join me

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in the well, please. Could I

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have Stephen Lee Castillo join

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us up here, please?

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>> Good morning and

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congratulations. We would like

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to present this certificate

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of resolution in honor of

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Stephen Lee Castillo, who is

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retiring after 30 years

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with the county. Stephen began

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his career as a fiscal clerk

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and has since advanced across

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11 departments He is concluding

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his career with County Fire,

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where he serves as a finance

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officer. Steven is a lifelong

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resident of the county and has

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committed numerous years

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to youth sports with the

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Grand Terrace Community

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Soccer Club and the Grand

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Terrace Little League. We thank

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you for your dedication to the

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county and happy retirement.

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>> Thank you. I just would

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like to say thank you. I

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completely appreciate the

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opportunity to have a career.

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I now intend

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to spend more time

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with friends and family,

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and thank you all.

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>> Actually, Stephen's been a

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very valued member

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of our team and has done so

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much for us to get us

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on the right fiscal track. And

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a little surprised I mean,

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kind of hinted over it,

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and I kept telling him 30 more

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years, but he didn't want

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to listen.

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But it's a great day

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for your family,

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and we're really proud

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of you, and thank you for

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supporting us the way you have.

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>> Congratulations.

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>> Thank you again.

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>> We will now move on

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to our reports from our CEO

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County Council. Laura.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I

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have nothing to report.

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>> Alright, due to the length

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of our meeting today,

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it will be exceptionally long.

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We're going

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to move our comments,

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our board member comments,

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and our CEO comments

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to the very end

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of today's agenda. And

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with that, Danette, do we have

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any changes or additions

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to the agenda today? We do.

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on item 99, recommendation 2A

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has been revised to approve the

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application and preliminary

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environmental description form,

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including the non-standard

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indemnification provision

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related to Local Agency

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Formation Commission proposal

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LAFCO 3279. Recommendation,

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recommendation 2B has been

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revised to delegate authority

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to the fire chief, fire warden,

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or the deputy chief to sign and

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certify the application and

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preliminary environmental

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description form and any other

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documents, which includes a

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nonstandard provisions related

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to Local Agency Formation

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Commission proposal, LAFCO

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3279, subject to review

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by county council. And

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recommendation 2C was revised

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to direct the fire chief,

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fire warden to transmit the

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application and preliminary

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environmental description form

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and any documents

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under recommendation to be

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to the Secretary of the Board

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of Directors within 30 days

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of execution. Those are all the

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changes that I have today.

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Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank

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you very much. if any board

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member has any conflict

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of interest to disclose,

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now would be the time

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to do so. All right, seeing

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none, we'll move on

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to our consent calendar,

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which today consists

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of items number 2 through 100.

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Do we have any board members

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wishing to pull an item

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for discussion? All right,

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we have 2 requests to speak

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this morning. first up is

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Garth Peasant, followed by

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Carlo. Do we have Garth

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in chambers? Oh, thank you.

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Good morning, sir. Now we can.

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>> Good morning. It's good

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to be before the honorable

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Board of Supervisors. Item

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50, probation,

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authorize the purchase

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of prepaid negotiables for from

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various transportation retail

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and food vendors for use

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by adult and juvenile offenders

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to assist with basic

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necessities and support

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adherence to program plans

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in an aggregate amount not

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to exceed $280,000

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for the period of July 1st,

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2026 through June 30th, 2027.

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Presenter Tracy Reese. I take

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my hat off to you.

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>> Thank you very much. Our

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next request is from Carlo.

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Good morning, sir.

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>> Good morning. The ankle's

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getting better,

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some things you do,

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serving your country,

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and you're like, all right,

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I got to fix this later.

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But anyways, I want

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to say thank you

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to the board first and foremost

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for allowing me

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to speak and some

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of the mothers and fathers

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to speak as well in regards

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to CFS. as we look

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at these agenda items,

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and especially with 29 and

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20, 30, we just don't know. We

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haven't had clear evidence that

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these false allegations and

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everything supporting the

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system has stopped. We're

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talking about $8 million today.

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Last week we were here for

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$147 million. And et cetera.

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But as these Latinos and Black

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families are going

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through these services

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for child abuse, mind you,

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child abuse, right? Let's think

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about that a little bit. What

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are group homes? They're filled

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with child abuse. The state,

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the county has pulled these

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kids out of their homes and you

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can't provide proof that

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they're based on false

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allegations and they're sitting

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in, wallowing in child abuse.

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Victorville, foster homes,

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torture, starvation,

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child abuse. People

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in suits who come

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to your home, take your kids,

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who falsify allegations

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on paper, put them

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in worse situations, but yet

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in court,

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you're abusing the families.

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This is family abuse.

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Emotional abuse, trauma,

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cycles of this. And we are

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targeting Latinos, Blacks, and

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poor whites. Now I am starting

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to see other races as Asians

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and whatnot. But I always ask

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these families when we are

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looking at these cases,

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because I want to give it a

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Maria test, right? The white

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Maria test. If you can grow up

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your kids, spray them

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in the face with oven cleaner

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and attack them for the Bible

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and not lose one day

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of custody, That should be the

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standard here in San

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Bernardino because the Equal

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Protection Clause says such.

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You cannot treat one person,

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her status, economic, standing,

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and class

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in the society and treat

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Black, brown, and Latina women

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different and then say, hey,

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guess what, we have all these

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kids that we need services

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because they were abused.

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Bam. What is really going

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on here? It just smells to me

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like a bunch of fraud.

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Seriously, we've had history

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and reports in other states of

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social workers and county

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council attorneys being

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arrested and charged

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for this. I'm telling you,

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it's going on now. It is going

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on now in San Bernardino, and

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all

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of us who are taxpayers pay

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for this. We are paying

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for this, and we'll pay

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for this because God is

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watching all of us. Silence is

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complicity. Thank you,

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and have a great morning.

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>> Thank you very much. That is

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last request to speak. Thank

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you for the motion, Supervisor

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Hagman, and the second, Vice

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Chair Baca. All those

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in favor?

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>> Aye.

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>> Any opposed? Any

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abstentions?

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>> With that, the consent

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calendar passes unanimously.

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>> Thank you very much. We will

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now move on

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to our discussion calendar,

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starting

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with agenda item number 101,

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which is a public hearing and

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ordinance related to the

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Option and Amendment of the

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2025 edition of the

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California Fire Code being

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presented this morning by

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Chief Muncy. I will open the

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public hearing while he makes

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his way down to join us. Good

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morning, Chief.

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>> Good morning. I'm going

602
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to be sitting here, but our

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Fire Marshal Monica Ronchetti

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will do the presentation.

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>> Good morning. Good morning.

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These microphones right

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in front of you are hard

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to hear. If you can pull it

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close to you,

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that would be fantastic. Is

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that better?

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>> Much better. All right.

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Good morning, Madam Chair,

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Board of Supervisors. The San

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Bernardino County Fire

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00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:04,100
Protection District ordinance

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related

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to the adoption and amendment

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of the 2025 edition of the

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California Fire Code. The

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California Fire Code contains

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regulations consistent

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with practices for safeguarding

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life and property

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from hazards,

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including the hazards

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of fire and explosion and use

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of hazardous materials. The

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California Fire Code is updated

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by the state every 3 years.

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The last update was the 2025

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edition of the California

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Fire Code. Pursuant to

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California Health and Safety

635
00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:43,100
Code Section 13869 and

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Government Code Section

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50022, the San Bernardino

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County Fire Protection

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District may adopt

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by reference the 2025 edition

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of the California Fire Code and

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amend as necessary based

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on certain findings. The

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proposed ordinance will repeal

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Ordinance FPD 23-01 and adopt

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the provisions of the 2025

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edition of the California

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Fire Code, along with certain

649
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changes that are reasonably

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necessary. Include existing

651
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local amendments carried over

652
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from the previous adoption and

653
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amend the 2025 edition of the

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California Fire Code and the

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edition 2025 edition of the

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California Wildland Urban

657
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Interface Code as appropriate.

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Some of the significant changes

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deleted Section 3 through 26

660
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and Section 28 through 34 of

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the previous ordinance as they

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have been included in Chapters

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1, 3, 5, 50, 57, and 58.

664
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Adopted Chapter 1 of

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California Fire Code. Adopted

666
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California Wildland Urban

667
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Interface Code by reference.

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00:22:59,100 --> 00:23:01,100
Increased idle pallet storage

669
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height to 20 feet in height

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00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:05,100
to match the California Fire

671
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Code. Amended requirements for

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00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:09,100
mechanically operated security

673
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:10,100
gates to require exit loops be

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installed at a fire access gate

675
00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:13,100
and required an infrared

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00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,100
automatic gate system for all

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00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:16,100
new and existing electrically

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operated gates. Adopted

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00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:21,100
Appendix P to provide codes

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for temporary haunted houses,

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00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,100
ghost walks and similar

682
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:30,100
amusement uses,

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00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:32,100
increased penalties

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for transportation and storage

685
00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:35,401
of dangerous fireworks from

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$1,250 to a maximum penalty

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of $15,000. Any questions? We

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00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:48,100
have any questions?

689
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:51,100
>> Nope. No.

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00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:54,100
>> Very good. I will close the

691
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:56,100
public hearing. I do not

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believe I have any requests

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00:23:57,100 --> 00:23:58,100
to speak

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00:23:58,100 --> 00:23:59,100
on this item. I have a motion

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from Supervisor Hagman and a

696
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:02,100
second from Vice Chair Baca.

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00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:03,100
All those in favor?

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00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:04,100
>> Aye.

699
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:05,100
>> Any opposed? Any

700
00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:06,100
abstentions?

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00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:08,100
>> With that, Item 101 passes

702
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unanimously.

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00:24:09,100 --> 00:24:11,100
>> Thank you very much. Item

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number 102 is a public hearing

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00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:14,401
on proposed adjustment to

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property-related service

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00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:20,100
charges for Community Service

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Area 70, Zone R-15, which is

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in Landers, being presented

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this morning by Noel Castillo.

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00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,100
Before I open the public

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00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:28,100
hearing, are there any property

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owners or persons registered

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to vote in the county service

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00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:33,100
area who wish

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00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:34,100
to file a written protest? If

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00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:35,100
so, they must be filed

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00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:38,601
with the clerk now. All right,

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I will open the public hearing.

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00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:42,100
Good morning, Noel.

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00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:43,100
>> Good morning. Good morning,

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00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:44,100
Chair, board members. I'm here

723
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to give a brief overview

724
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of the proposed adjustments to

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the property-related service

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00:24:49,100 --> 00:24:51,100
charge for CSA 70. Zone R-15.

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00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:53,401
Next slide. In 1984, property

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owners requested the formation

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of this road zone to support

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00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:00,100
maintenance and grading of, of,

731
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,100
for about 164 miles

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of dirt roads in the Landers

733
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:06,100
area. The annual parcel charge

734
00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:08,100
set at $20 has never been

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adjusted since its adoption.

736
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:12,401
Next slide. A recent 2025

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departmental review found that

738
00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:19,100
this fixed fee no longer covers

739
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,100
the cost of main maintaining

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the dirt roads. As a result,

741
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:23,100
routine grading has been

742
00:25:23,100 --> 00:25:24,100
suspended due to lack

743
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of adequate funding. The

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proposed changes are solely to

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00:25:27,100 --> 00:25:28,100
support operations maintenance,

746
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not capital projects. Next

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00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:32,100
slide.

748
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,100
To address this shortfall,

749
00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:38,100
we propose to update the annual

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00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:39,100
per parcel charge from $20 to

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00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:41,100
$75. Included with this

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00:25:41,100 --> 00:25:43,100
adjustment is an annual

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00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:45,100
inflationary adjustment of up

754
00:25:45,100 --> 00:25:46,100
to 3%. There is no allocation

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00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:48,401
for loans or capital

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00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:51,100
improvements. This is strictly

757
00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:53,100
about sustaining day-to-day

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00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:55,100
maintenance activities. This

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00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:56,100
adjustment is designed to

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restore sustainable maintenance

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00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,100
levels and ensure continued

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00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,100
service for the community. The

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road district is within the

764
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Landers area,

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00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:06,100
as you can see here. Next

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00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:08,401
slide. As required by

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00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:14,100
Proposition 218, process. If a

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00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:16,100
majority protest is received,

769
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:17,100
the adjustment cannot proceed

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00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:20,100
and the zone will be

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00:26:21,100 --> 00:26:23,100
dissolution, shifting road

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00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:25,100
maintenance responsibility

773
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:27,100
to the property owners. If the

774
00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:29,100
majority protest is received,

775
00:26:29,100 --> 00:26:31,100
the board may authorize a,

776
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a if no majority protest is

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00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:34,100
received, the board may

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authorize a mail ballot

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election with the earliest

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possible date being July 3rd,

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2026. An independent provider

782
00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:41,100
would conduct the election. A

783
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,100
majority yes vote from the

784
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:43,100
property owners would be

785
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,100
required

786
00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:46,100
for the would be required

787
00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:47,100
for the new rate

788
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,100
to take effect. We recognize

789
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:50,100
the road maintenance affects

790
00:26:50,100 --> 00:26:51,100
daily access, safety,

791
00:26:51,100 --> 00:26:52,100
and quality of life

792
00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:53,100
for residents in this area.

793
00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:54,100
Your participation today,

794
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:56,100
whether through questions,

795
00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:57,100
comments, or formal protests,

796
00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:59,100
is vital part

797
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:02,100
of this process. Next slide.

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And this concludes my

799
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:05,100
presentation.

800
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:06,100
>> Thank you very much. We have

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00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:08,100
a number of public speakers.

802
00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,100
We're going to start here in

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00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:10,100
San Bernardino, and then we're

804
00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,100
going to go out to our Joshua

805
00:27:12,100 --> 00:27:13,100
Tree conferencing site. First

806
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,100
up here is Ray Pessa, followed

807
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:18,601
by Mike Hawkins. Sir, the our

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00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:30,100
podiums

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00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:33,100
for public comment are up

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00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:36,100
in the okay, two. Good morning,

811
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:39,100
Ray. Our public commenters will

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00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:47,100
have 3 minutes. When it reaches

813
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:48,100
the 30-second warning, the

814
00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:49,100
light will flash yellow and

815
00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:52,100
then red at the end

816
00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:55,601
of the time. Thank you very

817
00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:59,100
much.

818
00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:04,100
>> Okay, thank you for hearing

819
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:06,401
me. And my concerns

820
00:28:07,100 --> 00:28:09,100
about the increase in, in cost

821
00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:11,401
to the special districts

822
00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:14,100
for road maintenance, pretty

823
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:16,100
made clear the last time we

824
00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:19,100
were up here. And, so I just

825
00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:20,100
thought I'd use my 3 minutes

826
00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:23,100
to bring a little more

827
00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:24,100
to your attention. The little

828
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:26,100
map that I handed

829
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:28,100
out is pretty old, kind of

830
00:28:28,100 --> 00:28:29,100
like my memory,

831
00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:31,100
but if you look at Section

832
00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:33,100
13, that's the section that I

833
00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:34,100
referred to when I talked

834
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:36,100
about the, letter from Tim

835
00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:39,100
Millington to get the, tractor

836
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:41,100
to stop grading the two roads,

837
00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:43,401
Wright Road and Touchstone,

838
00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:46,401
because they were being

839
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:48,100
destroyed, cutting the,

840
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:51,601
the hard crust off the top.

841
00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:53,100
And, he agreed as long as it

842
00:28:53,100 --> 00:28:55,100
preferred or agreed

843
00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:58,100
to continue paying the, the

844
00:28:58,100 --> 00:29:00,100
$20, which was nothing, but

845
00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:02,100
it's a little bit different

846
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:04,100
now. I mean,

847
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,100
I know this is not a lot

848
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,100
of money, but everybody

849
00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:08,100
in that Section 13 that I have

850
00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:10,100
circled there, signed it.

851
00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:11,100
Well, I shouldn't say

852
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,100
everybody. They signed that

853
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:14,100
petition,

854
00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:16,100
to make that happen. And, I

855
00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:18,100
would propose

856
00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:22,401
to special districts, that

857
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:25,100
Section 13 and the one

858
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:26,100
to the left To the left, 18,

859
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:28,100
which is

860
00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:30,100
in a different township, 18 is

861
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:32,100
completely barren. There's

862
00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:35,601
nothing on it. There's no taxes

863
00:29:36,100 --> 00:29:39,100
to be received there. And 13,

864
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:45,100
as I said last time we were

865
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:47,100
here, hasn't received,

866
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:50,401
any road maintenance since,

867
00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:57,100
2007, I think it was 7. And

868
00:29:58,100 --> 00:29:59,100
the, the property owners

869
00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:00,100
themselves maintain the roads

870
00:30:00,100 --> 00:30:02,100
as agreed to with Tim

871
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:05,100
Millington. And on the left,

872
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,401
Section 14, is another section,

873
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:12,100
and there are property owners

874
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:15,100
out there, and it probably

875
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:16,100
wouldn't take much me for me

876
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:19,601
to petition them and to, agree

877
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:24,100
with, my idea. And what I

878
00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:26,100
propose is to have special

879
00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:27,100
district draw a line

880
00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:29,100
across the bottom of those 3

881
00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:31,100
sections, on which

882
00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:33,100
on this map it says, Ritchie

883
00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:35,100
Road, but it's not Ritchie

884
00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:37,100
Road, it's Bodick, Bodick Road

885
00:30:37,100 --> 00:30:39,100
and remove those 3 sections

886
00:30:39,100 --> 00:30:41,401
from the special district,

887
00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:46,601
Zone 70 R-15. so that would be,

888
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:50,100
that would be my challenge,

889
00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:53,100
whether or not, the, increase

890
00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:55,100
of, of funds for,

891
00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:57,401
the road maintenance go

892
00:30:58,100 --> 00:30:59,100
through is to get those 3

893
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:01,100
sections removed. None of them

894
00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:02,100
are receiving road maintenance

895
00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:04,100
at this time.

896
00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:06,100
>> Thank you,

897
00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:10,100
sir. the next request

898
00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:12,100
to speak is Mike Hawkins, and

899
00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:13,100
then we're going to go out to

900
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:14,100
Joshua Tree. And as Mike is

901
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:16,100
waking making his way to the

902
00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:18,100
podium speakers will have

903
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:20,100
Jennifer Cusack out there,

904
00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:22,100
followed by Christine Hudson.

905
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,100
Good morning.

906
00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:26,100
>> Morning, board. I'm Mike

907
00:31:26,100 --> 00:31:28,100
Hopkins. I live in Yucca

908
00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:29,100
Valley, California, and I'm

909
00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:31,100
against the proposed increase,

910
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,100
and I oppose putting it

911
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:34,100
on the ballot. 40 years ago,

912
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:36,100
myself and another property

913
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:38,100
owner in what became the

914
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:39,100
northernmost portion of Road

915
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:41,100
District 15 attended meetings

916
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:45,100
to consider its formation. I

917
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:46,100
conveyed them that we were not

918
00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:47,100
interested

919
00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:49,100
in anyone grading our roads,

920
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:51,100
the roads in our area, Section

921
00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:54,100
13, as was mentioned by Ray,

922
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:57,100
Section 13, Township 3 North,

923
00:31:57,100 --> 00:31:59,401
Range 5 East of San

924
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:01,100
Bernardino Meridian. We were

925
00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:03,100
included nonetheless. Many

926
00:32:03,100 --> 00:32:04,100
property owners in our area are

927
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:06,100
the same families who acquired

928
00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:07,100
their places through the

929
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:10,100
Small Tract Act in the '50s.

930
00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:11,100
It was they who built our

931
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:13,100
roads. It was we who have

932
00:32:13,100 --> 00:32:14,100
maintained them better than 70

933
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:16,100
years, not the government,

934
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:18,100
not the taxpayer. They are not

935
00:32:18,100 --> 00:32:20,100
county roads, they are ours.

936
00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:22,401
19 years ago, we had

937
00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:25,100
to petition the district

938
00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:26,100
to stop work

939
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:27,100
in our area because

940
00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:29,100
of problems it was causing.

941
00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:30,100
Grading has scraped

942
00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:31,100
off many tons of decomposed

943
00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:33,100
granite that was laid down

944
00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:34,100
in the '50s. To fortify a

945
00:32:34,100 --> 00:32:36,100
quarter-mile stretch of

946
00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:37,100
Wright Boulevard, leaving it so

947
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,100
sandy that property owners on

948
00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:41,100
Robbenness and Ordway, Ordway

949
00:32:41,100 --> 00:32:42,100
began allowing the handful

950
00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:44,100
of neighbors

951
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,100
to the north access

952
00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:48,100
through their properties. Berm

953
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:49,100
work on both McKiska and

954
00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:51,100
Bodick, just west of Wright

955
00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:53,100
Boulevard, changed drainage in

956
00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:55,100
such a manner that it allowed

957
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:57,100
subsequent rain to flood 2

958
00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:58,100
occupied residences on Wright

959
00:32:58,100 --> 00:32:59,100
Road. When a resident

960
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:02,100
on the north side of

961
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:05,100
Touchstone decided

962
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:07,100
to put a fence

963
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,100
on his property line, never

964
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:09,100
mind that that's the middle

965
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,100
of the road,

966
00:33:11,100 --> 00:33:12,100
the grader simply moved the

967
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,100
road over

968
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,100
beyond the right-of-way

969
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:15,100
provided

970
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,100
on the opposite property. The

971
00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:18,100
district does not need our

972
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:20,100
roads. There is no access

973
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:21,100
through the district,

974
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:23,100
through our area,

975
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,100
to the district

976
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:26,100
through our area,

977
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:28,100
as it is open desert beyond.

978
00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:29,100
And our area is accessible

979
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:32,100
without the district as well.

980
00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:34,100
See the map. In 2007, special

981
00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:36,100
districts agreed

982
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:37,100
to stop the maintenance

983
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,100
in our area but continued the

984
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:41,100
annual charge. Our outlying

985
00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:43,100
area has subsidized the rest

986
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,100
of the district

987
00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:46,100
without benefit to us for 19

988
00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,100
years. That's okay. We, like,

989
00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:51,100
I mean, we like to help with

990
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:53,100
all the roads that everyone

991
00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:54,100
uses. Glad too that the

992
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:56,100
district stopped destroying

993
00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:57,100
ours, but I'm against

994
00:33:57,100 --> 00:33:58,100
quadrupling the cost nearly

995
00:33:58,100 --> 00:34:00,100
quadrupling the cost

996
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:01,100
of a service we didn't want

997
00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:03,100
in the first place,

998
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:05,100
haven't even had for 2 decades,

999
00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:06,100
and still won't have no matter

1000
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:08,100
what we are charged. Thank you.

1001
00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:11,100
>> Thank you very much. We'll

1002
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:12,100
now go out to our Joshua Tree

1003
00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:14,100
teleconferencing site. We'll

1004
00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:15,100
have Jennifer Cusack followed

1005
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:16,100
by Christine Hudson and then

1006
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:18,401
Mike Lipsitz. Good morning,

1007
00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:24,100
Chair, members of the board.

1008
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:25,100
Thank you for allowing remote

1009
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:27,100
participation today. My name is

1010
00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:28,100
Jennifer Cusack. I'm the new

1011
00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:30,100
general manager at Bighorn

1012
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:31,100
Desert View Water Agency in

1013
00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:33,100
Landers. Last week, our board

1014
00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:34,100
of directors adopted a

1015
00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:36,100
resolution in support of

1016
00:34:36,100 --> 00:34:38,100
County Service Area 70 Zone R15

1017
00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:40,401
for Landers. we strongly

1018
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:43,100
support increasing the

1019
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:45,100
assessment to maintain this

1020
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:46,100
critical basic service. The

1021
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:47,100
current assessment at only $20

1022
00:34:47,100 --> 00:34:50,100
per parcel that has not been

1023
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:52,100
increased since 1984 is no

1024
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:54,100
longer sufficient to keep pace

1025
00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:57,100
with the inflation or even

1026
00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:58,100
provide adequate emergency

1027
00:34:58,100 --> 00:35:00,401
repairs following rain events,

1028
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:04,100
flooding, and erosion. County

1029
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:06,100
staff have done a good job

1030
00:35:06,100 --> 00:35:07,100
with limited resources, but the

1031
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:09,100
current funding structure is

1032
00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,100
simply no longer sustainable.

1033
00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:11,100
Maintaining dirt roads and

1034
00:35:11,100 --> 00:35:13,100
landers is important not only

1035
00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:15,100
for residents and emergency

1036
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:16,100
access, but also for protecting

1037
00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:18,100
public infrastructure.

1038
00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:20,100
Flooding and erosion can expose

1039
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,100
water lines and damage

1040
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:23,100
infrastructure located

1041
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:25,100
within the roads. Ongoing

1042
00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:27,100
grading and storm repair help

1043
00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,100
reduce those risks and maintain

1044
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:30,401
safe and reliable access

1045
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:32,100
throughout the community. The

1046
00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:34,401
proposed increase to 55 of $55

1047
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,100
more per parcel annually with a

1048
00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:39,100
reasonable 3% inflationary

1049
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:40,100
adjustment is necessary to

1050
00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:42,100
maintain this critical service

1051
00:35:42,100 --> 00:35:44,100
into the future. It is our

1052
00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:45,100
understanding that

1053
00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:46,100
without your support, this

1054
00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:48,100
service will no longer be

1055
00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:49,100
viable. And is currently

1056
00:35:49,100 --> 00:35:51,100
already paused. We recognize

1057
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:53,100
the importance

1058
00:35:53,100 --> 00:35:54,100
of county road service funding,

1059
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:56,100
and we support maintaining this

1060
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:58,401
item and respectfully encourage

1061
00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:01,100
your support. Thank you

1062
00:36:01,100 --> 00:36:03,100
for your time. Thank you very

1063
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:05,100
much. Next up, we have

1064
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:06,100
Christine Hudson, followed by

1065
00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:08,100
Mike Lipsitz, and then Jose

1066
00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:10,100
Martinez. hello, I'm

1067
00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:17,100
Christine Hudson. I live on

1068
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:19,100
Yucca Mesa in Landers, and I'm

1069
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:22,100
for the increase in the road

1070
00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:24,100
maintenance. I've been

1071
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:26,100
out here for over 15 years.

1072
00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:29,601
I've seen the my road, Yucca

1073
00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:32,100
Mesa, degrade due

1074
00:36:32,100 --> 00:36:34,100
to increased traffic,

1075
00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:39,100
and I just support raising the,

1076
00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:42,100
the fee because we do need our

1077
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,100
roads maintained because

1078
00:36:45,100 --> 00:36:46,100
there's been some services that

1079
00:36:46,100 --> 00:36:48,100
won't come out

1080
00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:49,100
to my house because

1081
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:51,100
of the road. So I'd like

1082
00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:53,100
to see it on the ballot, and I

1083
00:36:53,100 --> 00:36:56,100
want, to have the ability

1084
00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:59,601
to have my road maintained for

1085
00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:06,100
traffic and also this my car. I

1086
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:08,100
mean, it's tearing my car up.

1087
00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:10,100
So, thank you.

1088
00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:12,100
>> Thank you very much. Mike

1089
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:13,100
Lipsitz followed by Jose

1090
00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:14,100
Martinez and then Jane

1091
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:16,100
Martinez.

1092
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,100
>> Good morning. Thank you

1093
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:25,100
for the opportunity to weigh

1094
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:26,100
in on the issue

1095
00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:28,100
of road maintenance in

1096
00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:29,100
Landers. My name is Mike

1097
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:30,100
Lipsitz. I'm president of the

1098
00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:32,100
Landers Homestead Valley

1099
00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:34,100
Community Association. And have

1100
00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:36,100
been a resident of Landers

1101
00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:38,100
since 2004. Take a drive

1102
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:40,100
along any 2 miles

1103
00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:42,100
of the more than 150 miles of

1104
00:37:42,100 --> 00:37:44,401
Landers graded dirt roads.

1105
00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:47,100
You'll understand why there's

1106
00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:50,100
community support for the road

1107
00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:52,100
maintenance increase. Henry

1108
00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:54,100
Mack and his team at special

1109
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:55,100
districts have put together a

1110
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:56,100
solid proposal that is

1111
00:37:56,100 --> 00:37:57,100
reasonable in scope,

1112
00:37:57,100 --> 00:37:59,100
manageable as far as the cost

1113
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:01,100
to property owners, and

1114
00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:03,100
sustainable given the annual

1115
00:38:03,100 --> 00:38:05,100
inflation-based increase. A

1116
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:09,401
$75 annual er, a $75 annual

1117
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:12,100
assessment is a fraction the

1118
00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:15,100
cost of replacement shocks or

1119
00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:17,100
struts, tires, and alignment.

1120
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:19,100
Vehicle repair is an obvious

1121
00:38:19,100 --> 00:38:20,100
cost. Less obvious,

1122
00:38:20,100 --> 00:38:22,100
but just as certain,

1123
00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:23,100
are the costs associated

1124
00:38:23,100 --> 00:38:24,100
with depressed property values,

1125
00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:26,100
damages to utilities like phone

1126
00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:27,100
lines and water infrastructure,

1127
00:38:27,100 --> 00:38:29,100
and any of the other

1128
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,100
consequences seen when roads

1129
00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:33,100
turn to gullies and

1130
00:38:33,100 --> 00:38:35,100
bone-jarring washboards. How

1131
00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:39,100
about the cost of a human life

1132
00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:40,100
should first responders arrive

1133
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:41,100
too late to render aid because

1134
00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:42,100
bad roads require detours and

1135
00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:44,100
other delays?

1136
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:48,100
For these reasons, the

1137
00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:49,100
Landers Homestead Valley

1138
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,100
Association unanimously passed

1139
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:52,100
a resolution in support of the

1140
00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:53,100
road maintenance increase,

1141
00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:56,100
as did Bighorn Desert View

1142
00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,100
Water Agency. The dire need

1143
00:38:57,100 --> 00:38:59,100
for road maintenance in

1144
00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:01,100
Landers is a given. What our

1145
00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:02,100
community is asking for today

1146
00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:04,100
is a little different. We're

1147
00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:06,100
asking for the same opportunity

1148
00:39:06,100 --> 00:39:07,100
that you've given Copper

1149
00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:09,100
Mountain Mesa, Flamingo

1150
00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:12,100
Heights, Yucca Mesa, Pioneer

1151
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:14,100
Town, and Wonder Valley. What

1152
00:39:14,100 --> 00:39:15,100
we're asking

1153
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:18,100
for is the freedom to vote on

1154
00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:20,100
this road maintenance proposal.

1155
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:21,100
You're not deciding. If our

1156
00:39:21,100 --> 00:39:23,100
roads get fixed. You're

1157
00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:24,100
deciding whether or not

1158
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:25,100
property owners in Landers get

1159
00:39:25,100 --> 00:39:26,100
to make that determination

1160
00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:29,100
for themselves. We hope you'll

1161
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:31,100
make the right decision. And

1162
00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:32,100
very quickly, I'd like

1163
00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:34,100
to ask the clerk of the board

1164
00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:35,100
why many letters why the many

1165
00:39:35,100 --> 00:39:37,100
letters of support failed

1166
00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:38,100
to make it

1167
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:40,100
into the background material

1168
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:41,100
for the issue. That omission

1169
00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,100
was a disservice

1170
00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:44,100
to the board and the people

1171
00:39:44,100 --> 00:39:45,100
of Landers. Thank you. Good

1172
00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:47,100
morning.

1173
00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:49,100
>> Thank you. Jose Martinez

1174
00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:51,401
followed by Jane Martinez.

1175
00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:58,401
>> Good morning, Board of

1176
00:39:59,100 --> 00:40:01,100
Supervisors and Chairman

1177
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:05,100
Rowe. My name is Jose R.

1178
00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:06,100
Martinez. I am a homeowner of

1179
00:40:06,100 --> 00:40:07,100
3 properties in the Yucca

1180
00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:09,100
Valley area, and I'm here

1181
00:40:09,100 --> 00:40:10,100
to advocate not just for

1182
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:11,100
myself. I already have had the

1183
00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:13,100
privilege of voting

1184
00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:15,100
for my properties, voting yes

1185
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:17,100
that we need the roads

1186
00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:20,100
approved. I'm also a member

1187
00:40:20,100 --> 00:40:21,100
on the board of directors

1188
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:23,100
at the Bighorn Water

1189
00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:24,100
District, which indicated to

1190
00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:27,100
you that we need it as well. I

1191
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:28,100
understand that there are some

1192
00:40:28,100 --> 00:40:30,100
folks opposed,

1193
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:31,100
and I've been there since

1194
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:33,100
1987, and I understand that

1195
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:35,100
there's some folks opposed,

1196
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:36,100
but the reality is that all

1197
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:38,100
of us I'm not advocating

1198
00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:39,100
for myself because I'm able

1199
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:41,100
to vote now. I'm advocating

1200
00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:42,100
for the whole community.

1201
00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:44,100
Landers has a right to vote.

1202
00:40:44,100 --> 00:40:45,100
Let us make our own

1203
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:48,100
determination. Let us make our

1204
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:50,100
own determination as

1205
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:52,100
to what we need. That's what

1206
00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:53,100
we're asking for. I'm asking

1207
00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:55,100
for and advocating for my

1208
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:57,401
friends and neighbors and

1209
00:40:58,100 --> 00:40:59,100
Landers to have the same

1210
00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:01,100
opportunity that I have in

1211
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:03,100
Flamingo Heights, those that

1212
00:41:03,100 --> 00:41:05,100
are in the Mesa, those that are

1213
00:41:05,100 --> 00:41:07,100
in the Johnson Valley, all of

1214
00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:09,100
our communities that have right

1215
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:11,100
to vote, that Landers have the

1216
00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:12,100
right to vote. And those that

1217
00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:14,100
are opposed, they can oppose

1218
00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:15,100
it, but those of us that are

1219
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:17,100
for it, let us have that right

1220
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:19,100
and let us decide

1221
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:20,100
for ourselves your constituents

1222
00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:21,100
to decide

1223
00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:24,100
for ourselves what is right

1224
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,100
for us, not anyone else. Let us

1225
00:41:28,100 --> 00:41:29,100
have that right. I'm asking you

1226
00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:32,100
to consider Landers and give

1227
00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:34,100
them the opportunity to vote

1228
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:36,100
like I think that's the only

1229
00:41:36,100 --> 00:41:38,100
right thing, that all your

1230
00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:40,100
constituents have the same

1231
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:42,100
rights that I've had. I wanna

1232
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:43,100
thank you for your time, and I

1233
00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:46,601
hope that we have an approval.

1234
00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:48,100
>> Thank you, sir. Jane

1235
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:49,100
Martinez is our last request

1236
00:41:49,100 --> 00:41:51,100
to speak.

1237
00:41:55,100 --> 00:41:57,100
>> Thank you for allowing me to

1238
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,100
speak to you this morning.

1239
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:00,100
Landers is an anchor community

1240
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:03,100
in the Homestead Valley area.

1241
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:05,100
The population is approximately

1242
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:07,100
3,000. There is Landers

1243
00:42:07,100 --> 00:42:09,100
Elementary School, post office,

1244
00:42:09,100 --> 00:42:11,100
Moose Lodge, Homestead Valley

1245
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:13,100
Association, including a thrift

1246
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:15,401
store. Homestead Valley Park,

1247
00:42:16,100 --> 00:42:18,401
Goobler's Orchid Farm, the

1248
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:22,100
Integratron, and a couple of,

1249
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:24,100
event centers that are being

1250
00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:27,100
built, as well as 2 churches.

1251
00:42:28,100 --> 00:42:29,100
It is imperative that this

1252
00:42:29,100 --> 00:42:30,100
community have the opportunity

1253
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:32,100
to vote on improving its roads

1254
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:34,401
because it is needed

1255
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:37,100
for its citizens

1256
00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:39,100
to travel safely. Thank you.

1257
00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:42,100
Thank you very much. That is

1258
00:42:42,100 --> 00:42:43,100
the last request to speak. Any

1259
00:42:43,100 --> 00:42:45,401
questions of the board?

1260
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:48,100
>> Thank you. I realize I've

1261
00:42:48,100 --> 00:42:49,100
been around long enough

1262
00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:51,100
to see these. They were

1263
00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:52,100
established, what, 40 years ago

1264
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:54,401
and never been updated,

1265
00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:56,100
adjusted, and just the cost

1266
00:42:56,100 --> 00:42:58,100
of inflation from 1984

1267
00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:02,100
to today is 220.4%. So even

1268
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:04,100
at 75, it's less than what the

1269
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:05,100
inflation rate's been

1270
00:43:05,100 --> 00:43:06,100
since established 40 years ago.

1271
00:43:06,100 --> 00:43:09,100
I'm just wondering, Noel, how

1272
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:11,100
many, how many more are these

1273
00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:12,100
out there? Because I keep

1274
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:14,100
thinking of we finally found

1275
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:15,100
one that's no longer here.

1276
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:17,100
Nope, I guess there's a bunch

1277
00:43:17,100 --> 00:43:18,100
more. And how can we get them?

1278
00:43:18,100 --> 00:43:20,100
Because if we're doing the

1279
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:21,100
disservice, if we have an area

1280
00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,100
that's supposed to be

1281
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:23,100
maintained and we're not doing

1282
00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:25,100
it because we're not raising

1283
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:26,100
the, bringing the funds in,

1284
00:43:26,100 --> 00:43:28,100
we are doing the disservice

1285
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:29,100
to those, people are paying

1286
00:43:29,100 --> 00:43:30,100
those property taxes. How do we

1287
00:43:30,100 --> 00:43:32,100
get this up to more

1288
00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:33,100
of a modern type

1289
00:43:33,100 --> 00:43:34,100
of thing and not have to wait

1290
00:43:34,100 --> 00:43:35,100
40 years

1291
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:37,100
to do adjustments.

1292
00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:38,100
>> Thank you for the, the

1293
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:41,100
question, board member. I have

1294
00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:43,100
to give kudos

1295
00:43:43,100 --> 00:43:44,100
to our staff on, on the

1296
00:43:44,100 --> 00:43:46,100
concerted effort that they've

1297
00:43:46,100 --> 00:43:47,100
been doing,

1298
00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:48,100
on this front. so we're about

1299
00:43:48,100 --> 00:43:50,100
halfway there. so our folks

1300
00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:51,100
have been meeting

1301
00:43:51,100 --> 00:43:52,100
with the communities. It takes

1302
00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:53,100
a lot

1303
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:54,100
of community engagement and,

1304
00:43:54,100 --> 00:43:56,100
and meetings

1305
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:57,100
to make sure that we're

1306
00:43:57,100 --> 00:43:58,100
out there first of all and

1307
00:43:58,100 --> 00:43:59,100
trust making sure that they

1308
00:43:59,100 --> 00:44:00,100
have our trust that we're doing

1309
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:01,100
the right thing with the,

1310
00:44:01,100 --> 00:44:03,100
the monies that we're in,

1311
00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:04,100
stewards of, right, to make

1312
00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:05,100
sure that we are doing an

1313
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:06,100
efficient job. So

1314
00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:08,100
through those meetings,

1315
00:44:08,100 --> 00:44:09,100
we make sure that we're,

1316
00:44:09,100 --> 00:44:10,100
level-setting with them. They

1317
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:11,100
understand what,

1318
00:44:11,100 --> 00:44:13,100
services we're able

1319
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:14,100
to provide. And, as you may

1320
00:44:14,100 --> 00:44:15,100
know, this,

1321
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:16,100
special districts division

1322
00:44:16,100 --> 00:44:17,100
of the Public Works Department

1323
00:44:17,100 --> 00:44:19,100
was, taken over in 2020. So

1324
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:20,100
we've been working towards this

1325
00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:21,100
ever since to get us

1326
00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:23,100
to a sustainable entire system.

1327
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:25,100
So again, we're

1328
00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:26,100
about halfway there,

1329
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:27,100
and then we'll continue

1330
00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:28,100
to have those community

1331
00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:29,100
meetings with each community,

1332
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:30,100
make sure we have that

1333
00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:31,100
engagement, that we have that

1334
00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:32,100
buy-in as we continue

1335
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:33,100
to move forward,

1336
00:44:33,100 --> 00:44:34,100
because it really is up

1337
00:44:34,100 --> 00:44:36,100
to them. And as you can tell

1338
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:38,100
today, we put it up to

1339
00:44:38,100 --> 00:44:39,100
a vote through a ballot

1340
00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:40,100
to make sure that they want

1341
00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:41,100
to do this.

1342
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:42,100
>> No, and I appreciate that

1343
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:43,100
process,

1344
00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:45,100
appreciate your team's hard

1345
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:46,100
work on this too. And, but, to

1346
00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:48,100
the public who just saw this

1347
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:49,100
one item,

1348
00:44:49,100 --> 00:44:50,100
you're going up 400%. Well,

1349
00:44:50,100 --> 00:44:51,100
it's really been less than 3%

1350
00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:53,100
without adjustment

1351
00:44:53,100 --> 00:44:55,100
since the time, even

1352
00:44:55,100 --> 00:44:57,100
at 3% would be,

1353
00:44:57,100 --> 00:44:59,100
or just the cost

1354
00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:00,100
of inflation, be $81, not the

1355
00:45:00,100 --> 00:45:02,100
$75 that you're proposing today

1356
00:45:02,100 --> 00:45:03,100
with my rough calculations

1357
00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:05,100
here. But, it doesn't look good

1358
00:45:05,100 --> 00:45:06,100
to go from one thing

1359
00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:08,100
to the other. So yeah,

1360
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:09,100
as much as you can working

1361
00:45:09,100 --> 00:45:10,100
with the CEO staff

1362
00:45:10,100 --> 00:45:11,100
to bring those other ones

1363
00:45:11,100 --> 00:45:13,100
through and get them, get them

1364
00:45:13,100 --> 00:45:14,100
on track, or,

1365
00:45:14,100 --> 00:45:16,100
the alternative is for us to

1366
00:45:16,100 --> 00:45:17,100
let those things go as some and

1367
00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:19,100
I, I do like the idea

1368
00:45:19,100 --> 00:45:20,100
for the residents

1369
00:45:20,100 --> 00:45:21,100
to have their say

1370
00:45:21,100 --> 00:45:22,100
in it and have the vote

1371
00:45:22,100 --> 00:45:23,100
on it, what they want to do

1372
00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:24,100
with their community. But

1373
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:25,100
hopefully we give them a

1374
00:45:25,100 --> 00:45:27,100
service if we're gonna be

1375
00:45:27,100 --> 00:45:28,100
charging for it too. Thank you,

1376
00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:29,100
Madam Chair.

1377
00:45:29,100 --> 00:45:31,100
>> Thank you. Any other

1378
00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:33,100
comments? Supervisor Cook?

1379
00:45:34,100 --> 00:45:36,100
>> Yeah, Lander's

1380
00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:39,100
in the area that, talked I'm

1381
00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:41,100
in strong support of this.

1382
00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:43,401
It's an area that,

1383
00:45:44,100 --> 00:45:46,100
simply because it's,

1384
00:45:46,100 --> 00:45:48,100
in the middle of nowhere, the

1385
00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:50,100
desert, it has a tendency

1386
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:52,401
to be forgotten. And,

1387
00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:55,100
unfortunately,

1388
00:45:56,100 --> 00:45:58,100
I've had occasion

1389
00:45:58,100 --> 00:45:59,100
out there because,

1390
00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:01,100
even back when I was in the

1391
00:46:01,100 --> 00:46:03,100
Marine Corps, where you'd have

1392
00:46:03,100 --> 00:46:06,601
somebody that after a, a CACS,

1393
00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:10,100
one of the exercises that they

1394
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:13,100
would have out there, you would

1395
00:46:13,100 --> 00:46:15,401
be missing an individual.

1396
00:46:17,100 --> 00:46:20,100
And, I hate to tell you this,

1397
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:22,100
but, very rarely found them.

1398
00:46:22,100 --> 00:46:24,100
And, it's kind

1399
00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:28,100
of scary when you think

1400
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,100
about it. It's a huge area.

1401
00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:32,100
in the summer,

1402
00:46:32,100 --> 00:46:34,401
it's almost impossible to,

1403
00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:38,601
to be outside. And, there's a

1404
00:46:39,100 --> 00:46:40,100
lot of people that come in

1405
00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:42,100
from the big cities to go

1406
00:46:42,100 --> 00:46:44,100
out there. They don't even have

1407
00:46:44,100 --> 00:46:45,100
water. Going

1408
00:46:45,100 --> 00:46:47,100
out there. I mean,

1409
00:46:47,100 --> 00:46:49,100
how stupid can you be? And, and

1410
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:51,100
the desert is very,

1411
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:52,100
very unforgiving. It's very

1412
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:53,100
beautiful,

1413
00:46:53,100 --> 00:46:55,401
it's majestic and everything

1414
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,100
else, and sometimes the people

1415
00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:59,100
that live out there, because

1416
00:46:59,100 --> 00:47:01,100
they're just such a small

1417
00:47:01,100 --> 00:47:02,100
number, they, they don't have

1418
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:04,100
the,

1419
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:08,100
the power that other people in

1420
00:47:08,100 --> 00:47:10,401
other communities have because

1421
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:17,601
of the small numbers. I, I,

1422
00:47:18,100 --> 00:47:20,100
I don't know. There's a lot

1423
00:47:20,100 --> 00:47:23,100
of history. I, I think it's an

1424
00:47:23,100 --> 00:47:25,100
area that has a tendency

1425
00:47:25,100 --> 00:47:28,100
for people in all areas

1426
00:47:28,100 --> 00:47:29,100
to forget about them. and the

1427
00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:31,100
worst situation is when you

1428
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:33,100
have somebody left over from a

1429
00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:35,100
CACs or what have you that you

1430
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:36,100
can't find them, and you walk

1431
00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:38,100
constantly, or you,

1432
00:47:39,100 --> 00:47:42,100
you're trying to find them,

1433
00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:44,401
hopefully alive. sometimes it

1434
00:47:45,100 --> 00:47:47,100
doesn't turn out like that

1435
00:47:47,100 --> 00:47:49,100
because we all know the desert

1436
00:47:49,100 --> 00:47:52,100
is very, very unforgiving. So

1437
00:47:52,100 --> 00:47:54,100
I'm very, very supportive of,

1438
00:47:54,100 --> 00:47:58,201
of, what we can do on that.

1439
00:47:59,100 --> 00:48:01,100
And correct,

1440
00:48:01,100 --> 00:48:03,100
an area is simply because

1441
00:48:03,100 --> 00:48:05,100
of the small number of people

1442
00:48:05,100 --> 00:48:06,100
there. I think they their,

1443
00:48:06,100 --> 00:48:09,100
their power to be represented

1444
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:12,100
is often forgotten. Thank you.

1445
00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:14,100
>> Thank you. Luther.

1446
00:48:14,100 --> 00:48:15,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

1447
00:48:15,100 --> 00:48:16,100
Just a comment I'd like

1448
00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:18,100
to make

1449
00:48:18,100 --> 00:48:19,100
about the rate increases

1450
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:20,100
in general as it relates

1451
00:48:20,100 --> 00:48:22,100
to these special districts,

1452
00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:23,100
as well as the annual inflator,

1453
00:48:23,100 --> 00:48:25,100
as Supervisor Hagman was

1454
00:48:25,100 --> 00:48:27,100
mentioning,

1455
00:48:27,100 --> 00:48:28,100
that it while it's not popular

1456
00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:30,100
to increase rates,

1457
00:48:30,100 --> 00:48:32,100
equally not popular

1458
00:48:32,100 --> 00:48:34,100
to have an annual inflator,

1459
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:36,100
what we found in reviewing

1460
00:48:36,100 --> 00:48:38,100
these is that those special

1461
00:48:38,100 --> 00:48:39,100
districts that were established

1462
00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:41,100
with an annual inflator built

1463
00:48:41,100 --> 00:48:44,100
into it have been able

1464
00:48:44,100 --> 00:48:45,100
to self-sustain. And the way

1465
00:48:45,100 --> 00:48:47,100
the law works and the legal

1466
00:48:47,100 --> 00:48:48,100
process, the administrative

1467
00:48:48,100 --> 00:48:49,100
process that goes into,

1468
00:48:49,100 --> 00:48:51,100
addressing rate increases

1469
00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:55,100
with these they're expensive,

1470
00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:56,100
and those,

1471
00:48:56,100 --> 00:48:59,100
those processes are paid for

1472
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:01,100
from those districts. So the

1473
00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:03,100
funds that could be used for

1474
00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:04,100
road maintenance end up being

1475
00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:05,100
used

1476
00:49:05,100 --> 00:49:06,100
for the administrative process

1477
00:49:06,100 --> 00:49:08,100
to get rate increases. So in

1478
00:49:08,100 --> 00:49:09,100
Noel and my conversations,

1479
00:49:09,100 --> 00:49:11,100
we are strong advocates for

1480
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:12,100
when we do bring these forward,

1481
00:49:12,100 --> 00:49:13,100
bringing them forward

1482
00:49:13,100 --> 00:49:14,100
with some sort

1483
00:49:14,100 --> 00:49:16,100
of annual increase

1484
00:49:16,100 --> 00:49:18,100
in that amount so that it paces

1485
00:49:18,100 --> 00:49:19,100
with inflation,

1486
00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:21,100
so that we're able

1487
00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:23,100
to keep talented, qualified

1488
00:49:23,100 --> 00:49:25,100
employees there serving and

1489
00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:26,100
working on those roads,

1490
00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:28,100
and any labor costs or

1491
00:49:28,100 --> 00:49:29,100
in materials costs,

1492
00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:30,100
equipment costs also pace

1493
00:49:30,100 --> 00:49:31,100
with that. So I just wanted

1494
00:49:31,100 --> 00:49:32,100
to share that. I know it's not,

1495
00:49:32,100 --> 00:49:34,100
not fun

1496
00:49:34,100 --> 00:49:36,100
to have rate increases. It's

1497
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:37,100
not, it, it impacts people,

1498
00:49:37,100 --> 00:49:39,100
but that is not our goal. Our

1499
00:49:39,100 --> 00:49:40,100
goal is to keep them small,

1500
00:49:40,100 --> 00:49:42,100
modest, and, the districts

1501
00:49:42,100 --> 00:49:44,100
in good repair.

1502
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:47,100
>> Thank you.

1503
00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:48,100
>> Thank you. I would like to

1504
00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:49,100
address the comment that we had

1505
00:49:49,100 --> 00:49:50,100
from Mr. Lipsitz about the

1506
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:52,100
public comments that were

1507
00:49:52,100 --> 00:49:53,100
received. They were emailed

1508
00:49:53,100 --> 00:49:54,100
to the clerk of the board, a

1509
00:49:54,100 --> 00:49:55,100
specific board member comment

1510
00:49:55,100 --> 00:49:57,100
email address, and the

1511
00:49:57,100 --> 00:49:58,100
residents and landowners that

1512
00:49:58,100 --> 00:49:59,100
were in favor

1513
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:01,100
of this sent them in,

1514
00:50:01,100 --> 00:50:03,100
by the close of business on

1515
00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:05,100
Thursday is what I was told.

1516
00:50:05,100 --> 00:50:06,100
But apparently, according

1517
00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:07,100
to the clerk,

1518
00:50:07,100 --> 00:50:08,100
that email address doesn't open

1519
00:50:08,100 --> 00:50:09,100
until Friday when the agenda is

1520
00:50:09,100 --> 00:50:11,100
published, and then the

1521
00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:13,100
comments are received

1522
00:50:13,100 --> 00:50:14,100
during the period of time

1523
00:50:14,100 --> 00:50:17,100
until we start the meeting, and

1524
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:19,100
then they are distributed

1525
00:50:19,100 --> 00:50:20,100
electronically to the Board

1526
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:21,100
of Supervisors. So when I

1527
00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:22,100
realized that that happened,

1528
00:50:22,100 --> 00:50:23,100
I asked for all of those

1529
00:50:23,100 --> 00:50:24,100
to be pulled out,

1530
00:50:24,100 --> 00:50:26,100
and then they were there were

1531
00:50:26,100 --> 00:50:27,100
17 of them. They were then

1532
00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:28,100
emailed

1533
00:50:28,100 --> 00:50:29,100
to the board electronically,

1534
00:50:29,100 --> 00:50:30,100
even though they may not have

1535
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:32,100
made it into the background

1536
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:33,100
for the record on this, but

1537
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:35,100
that the supervisors did

1538
00:50:35,100 --> 00:50:37,100
receive them in support

1539
00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:38,100
of this. And maybe we can

1540
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:39,100
discuss how we keep that email

1541
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:40,100
open at all times

1542
00:50:40,100 --> 00:50:41,100
in the future. It was confusing

1543
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:43,100
to me as well as the residents.

1544
00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:44,100
So, and with that, I'll

1545
00:50:44,100 --> 00:50:45,100
entertain a motion.

1546
00:50:45,100 --> 00:50:46,100
>> I'll move it.

1547
00:50:46,100 --> 00:50:47,100
>> Second

1548
00:50:47,100 --> 00:50:48,100
>> Thank you for the motion,

1549
00:50:48,100 --> 00:50:49,100
Supervisor Hagman, and second,

1550
00:50:49,100 --> 00:50:50,100
Vice Chair Baca. All those

1551
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:51,100
in favor oh wait, I'm gonna

1552
00:50:51,100 --> 00:50:52,100
close the public hearing

1553
00:50:52,100 --> 00:50:53,100
before I call for the vote.

1554
00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:55,100
All those in favor?

1555
00:50:55,100 --> 00:50:56,100
>> Aye.

1556
00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:57,100
>> Any opposed? Any

1557
00:50:57,100 --> 00:50:59,100
abstentions?

1558
00:50:59,100 --> 00:51:00,100
>> With that, recommendations

1559
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:02,100
1 and 2 passes unanimously.

1560
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:03,100
>> Thank you very much. And

1561
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:06,601
with that, we will move on

1562
00:51:09,100 --> 00:51:11,100
to let's see here. We have

1563
00:51:11,100 --> 00:51:14,100
to tabulate now. We did not

1564
00:51:14,100 --> 00:51:16,100
receive any,

1565
00:51:17,100 --> 00:51:19,100
so nothing has been received,

1566
00:51:19,100 --> 00:51:20,100
correct? So a majority we

1567
00:51:20,100 --> 00:51:22,100
didn't receive it today,

1568
00:51:22,100 --> 00:51:24,100
but there, there is not a

1569
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:25,100
majority protest that exists.

1570
00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:26,100
So now we move on

1571
00:51:26,100 --> 00:51:28,100
to the board recommendations,

1572
00:51:28,100 --> 00:51:29,100
item 3 and 4, correct? Thank

1573
00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:31,100
you for the motion, Supervisor

1574
00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:32,100
Hagman, and the second, Vice

1575
00:51:32,100 --> 00:51:33,100
Chair Baca. All those in favor

1576
00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:34,100
of recommendations 3 and 4?

1577
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,100
>> Aye.

1578
00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:37,100
>> Any opposed?

1579
00:51:37,100 --> 00:51:38,100
>> With that, recommendations

1580
00:51:38,100 --> 00:51:40,100
3 and 4 passes unanimously.

1581
00:51:40,100 --> 00:51:42,100
>> Thank you very much. Thank

1582
00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:43,100
you, Noel. Appreciate the

1583
00:51:43,100 --> 00:51:46,100
patience on this agenda item.

1584
00:51:46,100 --> 00:51:47,100
Item number 103 is a public

1585
00:51:47,100 --> 00:51:48,100
hearing regarding the placement

1586
00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:49,100
of delinquent water and sewer

1587
00:51:49,100 --> 00:51:51,100
charges

1588
00:51:51,100 --> 00:51:53,100
on the 2026-2027 tax roll

1589
00:51:53,100 --> 00:51:55,100
for collection,

1590
00:51:55,100 --> 00:51:56,100
also being presented by Noel.

1591
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:57,100
As a reminder, there is staff

1592
00:51:57,100 --> 00:51:59,100
in the rotunda area available

1593
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:00,100
to answer any questions that

1594
00:52:00,100 --> 00:52:02,100
you have

1595
00:52:02,100 --> 00:52:03,100
on this. as well as item number

1596
00:52:03,100 --> 00:52:05,100
104. So I will open the public

1597
00:52:05,100 --> 00:52:06,100
hearing and turn it over to

1598
00:52:06,100 --> 00:52:08,100
Noel.

1599
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:09,100
>> Thank you once again,

1600
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:11,100
Chair Rowe. Next slide.

1601
00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:13,100
Special Districts provides

1602
00:52:14,100 --> 00:52:15,100
water and sanitation services

1603
00:52:15,100 --> 00:52:17,100
for a total of 13 county

1604
00:52:17,100 --> 00:52:19,401
service areas, CSAs. There's

1605
00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:21,100
within that, there is 5

1606
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,100
water-only, 6 sanitation-only,

1607
00:52:23,100 --> 00:52:25,100
and 2 water and sanitation

1608
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:26,100
combo CSAs. Any water or

1609
00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:28,100
sanitation accounts 60 days

1610
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:31,100
delinquent as of May 1st are

1611
00:52:31,100 --> 00:52:32,100
added to our county tax roll

1612
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:34,401
for collection. Collection of

1613
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:36,100
delinquent charges supports

1614
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:38,100
fiscal solvency of the CSAs

1615
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:40,100
by ensuring revenues for the

1616
00:52:40,100 --> 00:52:42,100
operation and infrastructure

1617
00:52:42,100 --> 00:52:43,100
maintenance

1618
00:52:43,100 --> 00:52:44,100
of each separate system. The

1619
00:52:44,100 --> 00:52:45,100
total number

1620
00:52:45,100 --> 00:52:46,100
of delinquent water accounts is

1621
00:52:46,100 --> 00:52:49,100
136 out of 8,387, which is an

1622
00:52:49,100 --> 00:52:51,100
average delinquency rate

1623
00:52:51,100 --> 00:52:52,100
of 2%. No change in percentage

1624
00:52:52,100 --> 00:52:55,100
from last year. The total

1625
00:52:56,100 --> 00:52:58,100
number of delinquent sanitation

1626
00:52:58,100 --> 00:53:00,100
accounts is 512 out of 9,011,

1627
00:53:00,100 --> 00:53:03,100
which is an average delinquency

1628
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:05,100
rate of 6%, a decrease

1629
00:53:05,100 --> 00:53:07,100
from 8% last year. Next slide.

1630
00:53:07,100 --> 00:53:10,100
All CSA bills are mailed

1631
00:53:13,100 --> 00:53:14,100
on a bimonthly basis

1632
00:53:14,100 --> 00:53:15,100
for a total of 6 cycles

1633
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:17,100
annually.

1634
00:53:17,100 --> 00:53:19,100
To mitigate delinquent fees,

1635
00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:20,100
special districts notified

1636
00:53:20,100 --> 00:53:21,100
customers

1637
00:53:21,100 --> 00:53:22,100
of delinquent accounts by

1638
00:53:22,100 --> 00:53:23,100
completing the following

1639
00:53:23,100 --> 00:53:24,100
actions before applying

1640
00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:25,100
delinquent charges to the

1641
00:53:25,100 --> 00:53:27,100
county tax roll: regular

1642
00:53:27,100 --> 00:53:29,100
bimonthly bill mailed,

1643
00:53:29,100 --> 00:53:31,100
30-day delinquent notice mailed

1644
00:53:31,100 --> 00:53:32,100
with past due messages and late

1645
00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:33,100
charges applied,

1646
00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:35,100
45-day final notice mailed,

1647
00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:37,100
and for water only,

1648
00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,100
60-day service disconnected. 7

1649
00:53:40,100 --> 00:53:42,100
days prior to the disconnect,

1650
00:53:42,100 --> 00:53:44,100
disconnection, customers

1651
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:46,100
receive a courtesy phone call,

1652
00:53:46,100 --> 00:53:47,100
on a red door tag if unable

1653
00:53:47,100 --> 00:53:50,100
to reach customer by phone.

1654
00:53:50,100 --> 00:53:51,100
for sanitation only,

1655
00:53:51,100 --> 00:53:52,100
90-day intent

1656
00:53:52,100 --> 00:53:54,100
to lien notice mailed,

1657
00:53:54,100 --> 00:53:56,100
including payment plan option.

1658
00:53:56,100 --> 00:53:57,100
Special districts mailed a

1659
00:53:57,100 --> 00:53:59,100
hearing notice letter to,

1660
00:53:59,100 --> 00:54:00,100
letter prior to May 1st,

1661
00:54:00,100 --> 00:54:01,100
2026,

1662
00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:03,100
to notify property owners

1663
00:54:03,100 --> 00:54:04,100
with delinquent accounts

1664
00:54:04,100 --> 00:54:05,100
of hearing. In addition,

1665
00:54:05,100 --> 00:54:07,100
all attempts by customers

1666
00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:08,100
to contact special districts

1667
00:54:08,100 --> 00:54:10,100
by phone, email, or

1668
00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:11,100
in person regarding, regarding

1669
00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:12,100
the delinquent water and

1670
00:54:12,100 --> 00:54:14,100
sanitation charges are actively

1671
00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:16,100
offered a payment option plan.

1672
00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:17,100
Customers are also offered an

1673
00:54:17,100 --> 00:54:19,100
external, external resource

1674
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:20,100
for financial assistance. If

1675
00:54:20,100 --> 00:54:22,401
the delinquent accounts amounts

1676
00:54:24,100 --> 00:54:26,100
owed are still outstanding on

1677
00:54:26,100 --> 00:54:28,100
August 3rd, special districts

1678
00:54:28,100 --> 00:54:30,100
will submit a final list

1679
00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:32,100
of accounts to the county

1680
00:54:32,100 --> 00:54:34,100
to collect funds

1681
00:54:34,100 --> 00:54:36,100
through the property tax roll.

1682
00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:38,100
Any delinquent fees resolved

1683
00:54:38,100 --> 00:54:40,100
by August 3rd will not be added

1684
00:54:40,100 --> 00:54:43,601
to the tax roll. Next slide.

1685
00:54:44,100 --> 00:54:45,100
Currently, there are a total

1686
00:54:45,100 --> 00:54:46,100
of 648 delinquent accounts

1687
00:54:46,100 --> 00:54:48,401
through early May of 2026,

1688
00:54:49,100 --> 00:54:51,100
with approximately $466,000

1689
00:54:52,100 --> 00:54:54,100
in unpaid fees. It is important

1690
00:54:54,100 --> 00:54:56,100
to mention, historically,

1691
00:54:56,100 --> 00:54:57,100
we have found 25% of delinquent

1692
00:54:57,100 --> 00:54:59,100
accounts are resolved before

1693
00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:00,100
the final list is submitted

1694
00:55:00,100 --> 00:55:02,100
to the tax collector's, in,

1695
00:55:02,100 --> 00:55:04,100
collector's office in August.

1696
00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:05,100
Special District's customer

1697
00:55:05,100 --> 00:55:06,100
service staff are

1698
00:55:06,100 --> 00:55:07,100
in the rotunda available

1699
00:55:07,100 --> 00:55:08,100
to answer any questions

1700
00:55:08,100 --> 00:55:09,100
to the public that they may

1701
00:55:09,100 --> 00:55:11,100
have. This concludes my

1702
00:55:11,100 --> 00:55:13,100
presentation.

1703
00:55:13,100 --> 00:55:15,100
>> Thank you very much. Do we

1704
00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:17,100
have any requests to speak

1705
00:55:17,100 --> 00:55:19,100
on this item at all? We do not.

1706
00:55:19,100 --> 00:55:21,100
>> Just a comment. No, you

1707
00:55:21,100 --> 00:55:23,100
brought it up

1708
00:55:23,100 --> 00:55:26,100
in your presentation, but not

1709
00:55:26,100 --> 00:55:27,100
on the paperwork that we

1710
00:55:27,100 --> 00:55:29,100
received. I'm a big trend

1711
00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:30,100
person. I'd love to see 5

1712
00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:31,100
years, just, are we going

1713
00:55:31,100 --> 00:55:32,100
trending one way or the other,

1714
00:55:32,100 --> 00:55:34,100
and is it mostly the sewer or

1715
00:55:34,100 --> 00:55:35,100
the water? Just some

1716
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:36,100
historical,

1717
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:38,100
having a certain number at a

1718
00:55:38,100 --> 00:55:40,100
year date doesn't help too

1719
00:55:40,100 --> 00:55:41,100
much. But if I know the trend's

1720
00:55:41,100 --> 00:55:42,100
going worse or it's getting

1721
00:55:42,100 --> 00:55:44,100
less, kind of give you a sense

1722
00:55:44,100 --> 00:55:45,100
of the microeconomies

1723
00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:47,100
throughout the county.

1724
00:55:47,100 --> 00:55:48,100
>> I agree. Yes, we'll

1725
00:55:48,100 --> 00:55:49,100
definitely do that, maybe

1726
00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:51,100
for the 5 years to see the,

1727
00:55:51,100 --> 00:55:52,100
the longer trend line.

1728
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:53,100
>> Thank you. I'll move the

1729
00:55:53,100 --> 00:55:54,100
item.

1730
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:55,100
>> I'm going to close the

1731
00:55:55,100 --> 00:55:56,100
public hearing. Thank you very

1732
00:55:56,100 --> 00:55:57,100
much for the motion,

1733
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:58,100
Supervisor Hagman, and the

1734
00:55:58,100 --> 00:55:59,100
second, Vice Chair Baca. All

1735
00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:00,100
those in favor?

1736
00:56:00,100 --> 00:56:01,100
>> Aye.

1737
00:56:01,100 --> 00:56:02,100
>> Any opposed? Any

1738
00:56:02,100 --> 00:56:04,100
abstentions?

1739
00:56:04,100 --> 00:56:05,100
>> With that, Item 103 passes

1740
00:56:05,100 --> 00:56:06,100
unanimously.

1741
00:56:06,100 --> 00:56:07,100
>> Thank you very much. Item

1742
00:56:07,100 --> 00:56:08,100
number 104 is a public hearing

1743
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:09,100
for the collection

1744
00:56:09,100 --> 00:56:11,100
of solid waste handling fees,

1745
00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:12,100
also presented by Noel, and I

1746
00:56:12,100 --> 00:56:13,100
will open the public hearing.

1747
00:56:13,100 --> 00:56:15,401
>> Thank you. Last item,

1748
00:56:18,100 --> 00:56:21,100
I promise. Good morning once

1749
00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:23,100
again. We'll go on

1750
00:56:23,100 --> 00:56:25,100
to slide number 2. Uniform

1751
00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:27,100
handling, or mandatory trash

1752
00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:28,100
collection, was established

1753
00:56:28,100 --> 00:56:30,100
by the county in 2004 for, er,

1754
00:56:30,100 --> 00:56:32,100
residential property owners

1755
00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:33,100
in Valley and most

1756
00:56:33,100 --> 00:56:34,100
of the mountain areas

1757
00:56:34,100 --> 00:56:36,100
to assist the county with,

1758
00:56:36,100 --> 00:56:38,100
meeting Assembly Bill 939 and

1759
00:56:38,100 --> 00:56:40,100
Senate Bill 1383. Assembly

1760
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:42,100
Bill 939 mandates the county

1761
00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:43,100
to divert 50% of all waste

1762
00:56:43,100 --> 00:56:45,100
from landfills, and Senate

1763
00:56:45,100 --> 00:56:46,100
Bill 1383 mandates the county

1764
00:56:46,100 --> 00:56:48,401
to adopt enforceable mechanisms

1765
00:56:49,100 --> 00:56:51,100
to provide organic collection

1766
00:56:51,100 --> 00:56:53,100
service to all generators. In

1767
00:56:53,100 --> 00:56:55,100
2022, uniform hauling was

1768
00:56:56,100 --> 00:56:58,100
approved for all unincorporated

1769
00:56:58,100 --> 00:56:59,100
residential and commercial

1770
00:56:59,100 --> 00:57:00,100
properties. Unless granted a

1771
00:57:00,100 --> 00:57:01,100
low population waiver

1772
00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:03,100
from the state in order

1773
00:57:03,100 --> 00:57:04,100
to comply with Senate Bill

1774
00:57:04,100 --> 00:57:06,100
1383 regulations. Uniform

1775
00:57:06,100 --> 00:57:07,100
handling service is a

1776
00:57:07,100 --> 00:57:09,100
standardized way to provide

1777
00:57:09,100 --> 00:57:10,100
refuse collection service,

1778
00:57:10,100 --> 00:57:12,100
reduce illegal dumping,

1779
00:57:12,100 --> 00:57:13,100
and enhance recycling programs

1780
00:57:13,100 --> 00:57:15,100
to provide flexibility

1781
00:57:15,100 --> 00:57:17,100
to residents and businesses.

1782
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:18,100
There are alternatives to

1783
00:57:18,100 --> 00:57:19,100
uniform handling service that

1784
00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:21,100
include the county's self-haul

1785
00:57:21,100 --> 00:57:22,100
exception program, where

1786
00:57:22,100 --> 00:57:23,100
residents and businesses can

1787
00:57:23,100 --> 00:57:25,100
haul their own waste in lieu

1788
00:57:25,100 --> 00:57:26,100
of paying

1789
00:57:26,100 --> 00:57:27,100
for mandatory service to the

1790
00:57:27,100 --> 00:57:29,100
franchise waste and haulers,

1791
00:57:29,100 --> 00:57:31,100
and the hauler-provided fee

1792
00:57:31,100 --> 00:57:32,100
waiver program,

1793
00:57:32,100 --> 00:57:33,100
where the residents in some

1794
00:57:33,100 --> 00:57:35,100
franchise areas that

1795
00:57:35,100 --> 00:57:36,100
infrequently use their

1796
00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:37,100
properties and have less than

1797
00:57:37,100 --> 00:57:39,100
6 kilowatts of daily average

1798
00:57:39,100 --> 00:57:40,100
power usage per month can opt

1799
00:57:40,100 --> 00:57:42,100
out of mandatory service and

1800
00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:43,100
receive bill credits

1801
00:57:43,100 --> 00:57:45,401
through the haulers. Next

1802
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:48,401
slide. In areas subject

1803
00:57:50,100 --> 00:57:52,100
to uniform hauling services,

1804
00:57:52,100 --> 00:57:53,100
county code and the franchise

1805
00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:54,100
agreements prohibit that

1806
00:57:54,100 --> 00:57:56,100
franchise waste hauler from

1807
00:57:56,100 --> 00:57:57,100
discontinuing service because

1808
00:57:57,100 --> 00:57:58,100
of nonpayment

1809
00:57:58,100 --> 00:58:00,100
of service fees. Accounts that

1810
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:01,100
are unpaid for 90 days or more

1811
00:58:01,100 --> 00:58:03,100
become delinquent,

1812
00:58:03,100 --> 00:58:04,100
and fees are considered a debt

1813
00:58:04,100 --> 00:58:05,100
to the county that are subject

1814
00:58:05,100 --> 00:58:07,100
to collection

1815
00:58:07,100 --> 00:58:08,100
through property tax as a lien.

1816
00:58:08,100 --> 00:58:10,100
To mitigate delinquent fees,

1817
00:58:10,100 --> 00:58:11,100
waste haulers notify customers,

1818
00:58:11,100 --> 00:58:12,100
customers

1819
00:58:12,100 --> 00:58:13,100
of their delinquent accounts

1820
00:58:13,100 --> 00:58:15,100
through monthly robocalls,

1821
00:58:15,100 --> 00:58:16,100
messages

1822
00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:18,100
on billing statements,

1823
00:58:18,100 --> 00:58:21,100
and direct notices. The county

1824
00:58:21,100 --> 00:58:23,100
generated a hearing notice

1825
00:58:23,100 --> 00:58:24,100
letter that was mailed out

1826
00:58:24,100 --> 00:58:25,100
by the waste haulers on May

1827
00:58:25,100 --> 00:58:26,100
5th, 2026

1828
00:58:26,100 --> 00:58:27,100
to notify property owners

1829
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:29,100
with delinquent accounts

1830
00:58:29,100 --> 00:58:30,100
of the hearing and the option

1831
00:58:30,100 --> 00:58:32,100
to pay any delinquent fees by

1832
00:58:32,100 --> 00:58:33,100
July 27th

1833
00:58:33,100 --> 00:58:35,100
to avoid the fees going

1834
00:58:35,100 --> 00:58:37,100
to their property tax bill. If

1835
00:58:37,100 --> 00:58:38,100
the delinquent amounts owed are

1836
00:58:38,100 --> 00:58:40,100
still outstanding after July

1837
00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:41,100
27th, the waste haulers will

1838
00:58:41,100 --> 00:58:43,100
submit a final list

1839
00:58:43,100 --> 00:58:44,100
of accounts to the county

1840
00:58:44,100 --> 00:58:45,100
to collect funds

1841
00:58:45,100 --> 00:58:47,100
through the property tax roll,

1842
00:58:47,100 --> 00:58:48,100
and liens will be recorded

1843
00:58:48,100 --> 00:58:50,401
against the properties. Any

1844
00:58:51,100 --> 00:58:52,100
delinquent fees subject to the

1845
00:58:52,100 --> 00:58:53,100
lien process are not sorry,

1846
00:58:53,100 --> 00:58:56,100
any delinquent fees subject to

1847
00:58:56,100 --> 00:58:58,100
the lien process that are not

1848
00:58:58,100 --> 00:59:00,100
resolved by July 27th will not

1849
00:59:00,100 --> 00:59:04,100
be added to the tax roll. Next

1850
00:59:04,100 --> 00:59:07,100
slide. Currently, there is a

1851
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:11,100
total of 9,015 delinquent

1852
00:59:11,100 --> 00:59:13,100
accounts through March 2026,

1853
00:59:13,100 --> 00:59:15,100
which is approximately $3.6

1854
00:59:15,100 --> 00:59:17,100
million in unpaid fees. This

1855
00:59:17,100 --> 00:59:19,100
equates to

1856
00:59:19,100 --> 00:59:21,100
about a 13% delinquency rate.

1857
00:59:21,100 --> 00:59:22,100
The percentage

1858
00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:23,100
of delinquent accounts dropped,

1859
00:59:23,100 --> 00:59:26,100
to 9% in 2025 but rose to 13%

1860
00:59:26,100 --> 00:59:28,401
in 2026. A shift influenced

1861
00:59:30,100 --> 00:59:31,100
expanded by mandatory service

1862
00:59:31,100 --> 00:59:33,100
areas as well as the annexation

1863
00:59:33,100 --> 00:59:36,100
of some additional parcels as

1864
00:59:36,100 --> 00:59:38,401
well as SB 1383 requirements

1865
00:59:42,100 --> 00:59:43,100
and earlier administration

1866
00:59:43,100 --> 00:59:44,100
deadlines that increased the

1867
00:59:44,100 --> 00:59:45,100
number of accounts appearing on

1868
00:59:45,100 --> 00:59:46,100
initial administrative

1869
00:59:46,100 --> 00:59:49,100
deadlines I'm sorry, the last

1870
00:59:49,100 --> 00:59:51,100
item that caused the increase

1871
00:59:51,100 --> 00:59:52,100
was administrative deadlines

1872
00:59:52,100 --> 00:59:53,100
that increased the number

1873
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:54,100
of accounts appearing

1874
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:56,100
on initial delinquency list.

1875
00:59:56,100 --> 00:59:58,100
So although more accounts were

1876
00:59:58,100 --> 01:00:00,100
flagged as delinquent

1877
01:00:00,100 --> 01:00:01,100
to these changes, historical

1878
01:00:01,100 --> 01:00:02,100
trends suggest that the same

1879
01:00:02,100 --> 01:00:03,100
number

1880
01:00:03,100 --> 01:00:05,100
of liens will be resolved prior

1881
01:00:05,100 --> 01:00:06,100
to the liens being recorded.

1882
01:00:06,100 --> 01:00:08,100
In the past, on average,

1883
01:00:08,100 --> 01:00:09,100
this equates

1884
01:00:09,100 --> 01:00:11,100
to approximately a third

1885
01:00:11,100 --> 01:00:13,100
of the number

1886
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:14,100
of potential liens being,

1887
01:00:14,100 --> 01:00:16,100
initially reported Therefore,

1888
01:00:16,100 --> 01:00:17,100
the final number

1889
01:00:17,100 --> 01:00:18,100
of liens recorded in 2026 is

1890
01:00:18,100 --> 01:00:20,401
expected to resemble the 2025

1891
01:00:21,100 --> 01:00:22,100
levels. As of Friday, May 15th,

1892
01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:23,100
the total number

1893
01:00:23,100 --> 01:00:24,000
of liens had been reduced

1894
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:26,000
by 30%, from 6,246, to 6,246

1895
01:00:28,100 --> 01:00:31,100
instead of the 9,015, and we

1896
01:00:31,100 --> 01:00:32,100
expect the number to continue

1897
01:00:32,100 --> 01:00:33,100
to decrease prior

1898
01:00:33,100 --> 01:00:36,100
to the liens being recorded.

1899
01:00:36,100 --> 01:00:39,100
Next slide. This concludes my

1900
01:00:39,100 --> 01:00:41,100
presentation.

1901
01:00:41,100 --> 01:00:42,100
>> Thank you very much. I do

1902
01:00:42,100 --> 01:00:44,100
not have any requests to speak

1903
01:00:44,100 --> 01:00:45,100
on this item. Any members of

1904
01:00:45,100 --> 01:00:47,100
the board have questions?

1905
01:00:47,100 --> 01:00:48,100
>> Just the same general

1906
01:00:48,100 --> 01:00:50,100
comment. I mean, that's a big

1907
01:00:50,100 --> 01:00:52,100
number, $3,600,000. I'm just

1908
01:00:52,100 --> 01:00:53,100
wondering what the trend lines

1909
01:00:53,100 --> 01:00:54,100
are for year over year

1910
01:00:54,100 --> 01:00:56,100
on that. Is this normal? This

1911
01:00:56,100 --> 01:00:57,100
is higher, that type

1912
01:00:57,100 --> 01:00:59,100
of thing. So thank you. I'll

1913
01:00:59,100 --> 01:01:00,100
move it.

1914
01:01:00,100 --> 01:01:01,100
>> I'm going to close the

1915
01:01:01,100 --> 01:01:02,100
public hearing. Thank you

1916
01:01:02,100 --> 01:01:03,100
for the motion, Supervisor

1917
01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:04,100
Hagman.

1918
01:01:04,100 --> 01:01:05,100
>> Second.

1919
01:01:05,100 --> 01:01:06,100
>> Thank you. All those

1920
01:01:06,100 --> 01:01:07,100
in favor?

1921
01:01:07,100 --> 01:01:08,100
>> Aye.

1922
01:01:08,100 --> 01:01:09,100
>> Any opposed? Any

1923
01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:10,100
abstentions?

1924
01:01:10,100 --> 01:01:11,100
>> With that, Item 104 passes

1925
01:01:11,100 --> 01:01:13,100
unanimously. Thank you very

1926
01:01:13,100 --> 01:01:14,100
much. Item number 105 is

1927
01:01:14,100 --> 01:01:15,100
requested by Ensign Mason to

1928
01:01:15,100 --> 01:01:16,100
retain independent legal

1929
01:01:16,100 --> 01:01:17,100
counsel, being presented by

1930
01:01:17,100 --> 01:01:19,100
Laura Feingold.

1931
01:01:19,100 --> 01:01:20,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair and

1932
01:01:20,100 --> 01:01:21,100
members

1933
01:01:21,100 --> 01:01:22,100
of the board. as referenced

1934
01:01:22,100 --> 01:01:25,100
by the chair, this item is

1935
01:01:25,100 --> 01:01:26,100
to consider Ensign Mason, the

1936
01:01:26,100 --> 01:01:27,100
county's elected auditor,

1937
01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:29,100
controller, treasurer,

1938
01:01:29,100 --> 01:01:31,401
and tax Collector's request

1939
01:01:33,100 --> 01:01:35,100
made on May 12th that the

1940
01:01:35,100 --> 01:01:36,100
county retain independent

1941
01:01:36,100 --> 01:01:38,100
counsel

1942
01:01:38,100 --> 01:01:39,100
to represent his interests

1943
01:01:39,100 --> 01:01:41,100
in an ongoing investigation.

1944
01:01:41,100 --> 01:01:43,100
That investigation was

1945
01:01:43,100 --> 01:01:44,100
requested by the chair on

1946
01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:46,100
February 24th, 2026, to

1947
01:01:47,100 --> 01:01:48,100
evaluate two issues regarding

1948
01:01:48,100 --> 01:01:50,100
Mr. Mason. The first was to

1949
01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:51,100
consider whether the operation

1950
01:01:51,100 --> 01:01:53,100
of Mr. Mason's private

1951
01:01:53,100 --> 01:01:54,100
investment business and SIN

1952
01:01:54,100 --> 01:01:56,401
Financial Services creates an

1953
01:01:57,100 --> 01:01:58,100
actual or perceived conflict

1954
01:01:58,100 --> 01:02:00,100
of interest

1955
01:02:00,100 --> 01:02:01,100
with his elected position. The

1956
01:02:01,100 --> 01:02:03,100
second part of the

1957
01:02:03,100 --> 01:02:04,100
investigation concerns an

1958
01:02:04,100 --> 01:02:06,100
allegation of whether Mr.

1959
01:02:06,100 --> 01:02:08,100
Mason is able to fulfill his

1960
01:02:08,100 --> 01:02:10,100
county duties while also

1961
01:02:10,100 --> 01:02:11,100
managing his private business.

1962
01:02:11,100 --> 01:02:13,401
to complete this investigation,

1963
01:02:14,100 --> 01:02:17,100
my office hired two firms,

1964
01:02:17,100 --> 01:02:18,100
two independent firms, one a

1965
01:02:18,100 --> 01:02:19,100
law firm and one an accounting

1966
01:02:19,100 --> 01:02:21,100
firm. One portion of that

1967
01:02:21,100 --> 01:02:23,100
investigation has been

1968
01:02:23,100 --> 01:02:24,100
completed. The report is

1969
01:02:24,100 --> 01:02:27,100
submitted to my office. the

1970
01:02:27,100 --> 01:02:29,100
second portion has not been

1971
01:02:29,100 --> 01:02:31,401
completed and remains ongoing.

1972
01:02:32,100 --> 01:02:33,100
Mr. Mason is requesting

1973
01:02:33,100 --> 01:02:34,100
representation

1974
01:02:34,100 --> 01:02:35,100
for the remainder

1975
01:02:35,100 --> 01:02:36,100
of that investigation. The law

1976
01:02:36,100 --> 01:02:38,100
permits Mr. Mason to make that

1977
01:02:38,100 --> 01:02:40,100
request when he believes the

1978
01:02:40,100 --> 01:02:41,100
County Council has a conflict

1979
01:02:41,100 --> 01:02:43,100
of interest and that,

1980
01:02:43,100 --> 01:02:45,100
that prevents him

1981
01:02:45,100 --> 01:02:47,100
from that prevents my office

1982
01:02:47,100 --> 01:02:48,100
from providing legal services

1983
01:02:48,100 --> 01:02:49,100
to help him perform his job

1984
01:02:49,100 --> 01:02:52,100
duties. Because my office is

1985
01:02:52,100 --> 01:02:54,100
overseeing this investigation,

1986
01:02:54,100 --> 01:02:56,100
We do have a conflict

1987
01:02:56,100 --> 01:02:58,100
of interest. However, Mr.

1988
01:02:58,100 --> 01:03:00,100
Mason's request is specifically

1989
01:03:00,100 --> 01:03:02,100
for counsel

1990
01:03:02,100 --> 01:03:03,100
to represent his interest

1991
01:03:03,100 --> 01:03:05,100
in the investigation. He is not

1992
01:03:05,100 --> 01:03:06,100
requesting counsel

1993
01:03:06,100 --> 01:03:07,100
to assist him in carrying

1994
01:03:07,100 --> 01:03:08,100
out the official duties

1995
01:03:08,100 --> 01:03:09,100
of his office. The law does not

1996
01:03:09,100 --> 01:03:11,100
require the county to pay

1997
01:03:11,100 --> 01:03:12,100
for legal representation for

1998
01:03:12,100 --> 01:03:14,100
Mr. Mason personally because it

1999
01:03:14,100 --> 01:03:15,100
is not necessary

2000
01:03:15,100 --> 01:03:17,100
to the performance

2001
01:03:17,100 --> 01:03:18,100
of his duties. The question

2002
01:03:18,100 --> 01:03:20,100
before the board today is

2003
01:03:20,100 --> 01:03:21,100
whether the county would, like

2004
01:03:21,100 --> 01:03:23,100
to authorize payment

2005
01:03:23,100 --> 01:03:25,100
for independent counsel

2006
01:03:27,100 --> 01:03:29,100
to represent Mr. Mason

2007
01:03:29,100 --> 01:03:30,100
in connection with this

2008
01:03:30,100 --> 01:03:32,401
investigation as he has

2009
01:03:33,100 --> 01:03:34,100
requested. Do we know what

2010
01:03:34,100 --> 01:03:35,100
caused the delay

2011
01:03:35,100 --> 01:03:36,100
in the second investigation?

2012
01:03:36,100 --> 01:03:37,100
Mr. Mason made a request

2013
01:03:37,100 --> 01:03:39,100
to delay his interview

2014
01:03:39,100 --> 01:03:40,100
initially until

2015
01:03:40,100 --> 01:03:42,100
after the election,

2016
01:03:42,100 --> 01:03:43,100
but ultimately agreed

2017
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:44,100
to be interviewed on May 11th.

2018
01:03:44,100 --> 01:03:46,100
That interview was completed it

2019
01:03:46,100 --> 01:03:47,100
resulted in the production of

2020
01:03:47,100 --> 01:03:48,100
documents that are being

2021
01:03:48,100 --> 01:03:50,100
evaluated before the final

2022
01:03:50,100 --> 01:03:52,100
report is prepared and sent

2023
01:03:52,100 --> 01:03:54,100
to our office. And do we know

2024
01:03:54,100 --> 01:03:56,100
if Mr. Mason has representation

2025
01:03:56,100 --> 01:03:58,100
now, any interaction with an

2026
01:03:58,100 --> 01:04:00,100
attorney? I am not aware, but

2027
01:04:00,100 --> 01:04:02,100
I've also not asked him.

2028
01:04:02,100 --> 01:04:03,100
>> Okay, I have one request

2029
01:04:03,100 --> 01:04:04,100
to speak on this,

2030
01:04:04,100 --> 01:04:05,100
and then we'll bring it back

2031
01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:08,100
to the board. Mr. Mason?

2032
01:04:15,100 --> 01:04:17,100
>> Good morning, board. The

2033
01:04:17,100 --> 01:04:18,100
item you have

2034
01:04:18,100 --> 01:04:19,100
before you is a, Government

2035
01:04:19,100 --> 01:04:21,100
Code 995 demand letter, which

2036
01:04:21,100 --> 01:04:22,100
creates a situation where

2037
01:04:22,100 --> 01:04:23,100
litigation is reasonably

2038
01:04:23,100 --> 01:04:24,100
anticipated whether you vote

2039
01:04:24,100 --> 01:04:26,100
yes or no,

2040
01:04:26,100 --> 01:04:27,100
and it should be addressed

2041
01:04:27,100 --> 01:04:29,100
in closed session. Discussion

2042
01:04:29,100 --> 01:04:30,100
of the legal merits and scope

2043
01:04:30,100 --> 01:04:31,100
of the investigation or the

2044
01:04:31,100 --> 01:04:33,100
county's potential exposure in

2045
01:04:33,100 --> 01:04:35,100
open session would prejudice

2046
01:04:35,100 --> 01:04:36,100
the county's legal position

2047
01:04:36,100 --> 01:04:38,401
in any such proceedings.

2048
01:04:40,100 --> 01:04:42,100
Closed session is appropriate

2049
01:04:42,100 --> 01:04:44,100
and recommended under

2050
01:04:44,100 --> 01:04:46,401
Government Code 54956.9. I have

2051
01:04:47,100 --> 01:04:49,100
asked for a copy

2052
01:04:49,100 --> 01:04:50,100
of the first investigation,

2053
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:51,100
which has been completed, and

2054
01:04:51,100 --> 01:04:52,100
that, that request was denied

2055
01:04:52,100 --> 01:04:54,100
under attorney-client

2056
01:04:54,100 --> 01:04:55,100
privilege. If anything is

2057
01:04:55,100 --> 01:04:56,100
discussed here

2058
01:04:56,100 --> 01:04:57,100
about that investigation, it

2059
01:04:57,100 --> 01:04:59,100
becomes immediately disclosable

2060
01:04:59,100 --> 01:05:02,100
to me under, under Labor Code

2061
01:05:02,100 --> 01:05:04,401
1198.53. You will be waiving

2062
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:07,100
client-attorney privilege

2063
01:05:08,100 --> 01:05:10,401
under, Evidence Code 912. if

2064
01:05:12,100 --> 01:05:13,100
you discuss anything other than

2065
01:05:13,100 --> 01:05:14,100
the attorney request, that you

2066
01:05:14,100 --> 01:05:16,100
would once again be violating

2067
01:05:16,100 --> 01:05:17,100
the Brown Act, which is also

2068
01:05:17,100 --> 01:05:19,401
known as Government Code

2069
01:05:20,100 --> 01:05:21,100
54950. The investigation itself

2070
01:05:21,100 --> 01:05:23,100
was a Brown Act violation. As

2071
01:05:23,100 --> 01:05:24,100
everybody

2072
01:05:24,100 --> 01:05:26,100
on the dais should know,

2073
01:05:26,100 --> 01:05:27,100
you are not permitted

2074
01:05:27,100 --> 01:05:28,100
to discuss nor take action

2075
01:05:28,100 --> 01:05:30,100
on any item that's not

2076
01:05:30,100 --> 01:05:31,100
on the agenda. You discussed

2077
01:05:31,100 --> 01:05:33,100
the item and took action

2078
01:05:33,100 --> 01:05:35,100
on an item and it was not

2079
01:05:35,100 --> 01:05:36,100
on the agenda. You have

2080
01:05:36,100 --> 01:05:38,100
violated the Brown Code. If you

2081
01:05:38,100 --> 01:05:39,100
discuss the investigation here

2082
01:05:39,100 --> 01:05:40,100
today, you will be doing so

2083
01:05:40,100 --> 01:05:43,601
again. all the other folks that

2084
01:05:45,100 --> 01:05:47,100
come up here, especially the

2085
01:05:47,100 --> 01:05:49,100
CPS people who are concerned

2086
01:05:49,100 --> 01:05:50,100
about CPS, every meeting beg

2087
01:05:50,100 --> 01:05:51,100
for your help, beg

2088
01:05:51,100 --> 01:05:53,100
for your involvement,

2089
01:05:54,100 --> 01:05:56,100
and you do nothing. You say

2090
01:05:56,100 --> 01:05:58,100
nothing because you can't,

2091
01:05:58,100 --> 01:05:59,100
because it's a Brown Act

2092
01:05:59,100 --> 01:06:00,100
violation.

2093
01:06:00,100 --> 01:06:02,100
But you decided whatever it was

2094
01:06:02,100 --> 01:06:05,100
for me to not do that. You won't

2095
01:06:05,100 --> 01:06:08,100
help children when people come

2096
01:06:08,100 --> 01:06:10,100
up here every single meeting and

2097
01:06:10,100 --> 01:06:11,100
ask, but you will attack me.

2098
01:06:11,100 --> 01:06:13,100
So I'm asking that you don't do

2099
01:06:13,100 --> 01:06:16,601
that again. They don't get as

2100
01:06:19,100 --> 01:06:22,100
much as a reassuring word,

2101
01:06:22,100 --> 01:06:23,100
but you, you will go out

2102
01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:25,100
of your way

2103
01:06:25,100 --> 01:06:26,100
to harm my reputation This is

2104
01:06:26,100 --> 01:06:28,100
the last meeting before

2105
01:06:28,100 --> 01:06:29,100
election. I don't I think

2106
01:06:29,100 --> 01:06:31,100
everybody who's listening

2107
01:06:31,100 --> 01:06:32,100
to this knows what's,

2108
01:06:32,100 --> 01:06:33,100
what's going on here,

2109
01:06:33,100 --> 01:06:35,100
why this investigation is

2110
01:06:35,100 --> 01:06:36,100
being, performed, and, and

2111
01:06:36,100 --> 01:06:38,100
probably, the motive

2112
01:06:38,100 --> 01:06:40,100
behind the words you're about

2113
01:06:40,100 --> 01:06:42,100
to say. So thank you.

2114
01:06:42,100 --> 01:06:43,100
>> That's the last request

2115
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:46,100
to speak that I have. so,

2116
01:06:46,100 --> 01:06:47,100
Laura, can you clarify? The

2117
01:06:47,100 --> 01:06:49,100
motion today is

2118
01:06:49,100 --> 01:06:52,100
to authorize payment of his

2119
01:06:52,100 --> 01:06:54,100
attorney's fees that we're

2120
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:56,100
unaware of, or to deny that.

2121
01:06:56,100 --> 01:06:57,100
Is that correct?

2122
01:06:57,100 --> 01:06:58,100
>> Correct.

2123
01:06:58,100 --> 01:07:00,100
>> So I need a board motion one

2124
01:07:00,100 --> 01:07:02,100
way or the other.

2125
01:07:02,100 --> 01:07:03,100
>> I'll make a motion that we

2126
01:07:03,100 --> 01:07:05,100
deny.

2127
01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:09,100
>> Do I have a second?

2128
01:07:09,100 --> 01:07:10,100
>> I'll second the motion

2129
01:07:10,100 --> 01:07:12,100
to deny.

2130
01:07:12,100 --> 01:07:13,100
>> All those in favor?

2131
01:07:13,100 --> 01:07:14,100
>> Aye.

2132
01:07:14,100 --> 01:07:16,100
>> Any opposed?

2133
01:07:17,100 --> 01:07:19,100
>> All right. And I have a

2134
01:07:19,100 --> 01:07:21,100
question for you. We have heard

2135
01:07:21,100 --> 01:07:23,100
Mr. Mason make a lot

2136
01:07:23,100 --> 01:07:24,100
of accusations directly

2137
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:25,100
to the media, as well as

2138
01:07:25,100 --> 01:07:27,100
on social media,

2139
01:07:27,100 --> 01:07:28,100
that I do not believe at all

2140
01:07:28,100 --> 01:07:30,100
to have merit or truth

2141
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:31,100
in them. Could you please bring

2142
01:07:31,100 --> 01:07:32,100
back an item for the board to

2143
01:07:32,100 --> 01:07:34,100
consider censure or removal?

2144
01:07:34,100 --> 01:07:36,100
>> Yes, thank you. With that,

2145
01:07:36,100 --> 01:07:38,100
we will move on

2146
01:07:38,100 --> 01:07:39,100
to our next agenda item,

2147
01:07:39,100 --> 01:07:42,100
number 106. It is the appeal

2148
01:07:45,100 --> 01:07:46,100
of the Planning Commission's

2149
01:07:46,100 --> 01:07:48,100
approval of the Maverick

2150
01:07:48,100 --> 01:07:49,100
convenience store and gas

2151
01:07:49,100 --> 01:07:50,100
station project. This item is

2152
01:07:50,100 --> 01:07:52,100
being continued to the June 9th

2153
01:07:52,100 --> 01:07:53,100
board meeting, but I would

2154
01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:54,100
like to open the public hearing

2155
01:07:54,100 --> 01:07:56,100
and have anybody here today

2156
01:07:56,100 --> 01:07:57,100
provide public comment that

2157
01:07:57,100 --> 01:07:58,100
came down for this. And I

2158
01:07:58,100 --> 01:08:00,100
believe we have 4 requests

2159
01:08:00,100 --> 01:08:02,100
to speak so far. So your

2160
01:08:02,100 --> 01:08:04,100
comments today will remain a

2161
01:08:04,100 --> 01:08:07,100
part of the official record,

2162
01:08:07,100 --> 01:08:08,100
and then we will continue this

2163
01:08:08,100 --> 01:08:11,100
to that future meeting on June

2164
01:08:11,100 --> 01:08:13,100
9th. Our first request

2165
01:08:13,100 --> 01:08:14,100
to speak is Debbie McCaffee,

2166
01:08:14,100 --> 01:08:17,100
followed by Anne Hale. And then

2167
01:08:17,100 --> 01:08:19,100
Barbara Fredette.

2168
01:08:51,100 --> 01:08:52,100
>> Hi, my name is Debbie

2169
01:08:52,100 --> 01:08:53,100
McAfee. I moved to Pinion

2170
01:08:53,100 --> 01:08:54,100
Hills 21 years ago from Los

2171
01:08:54,100 --> 01:08:56,401
Angeles. I moved here

2172
01:08:57,100 --> 01:08:59,100
specifically because I wanted

2173
01:08:59,100 --> 01:09:00,100
to live in a rural and natural

2174
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:02,100
environment. I would have moved

2175
01:09:02,100 --> 01:09:04,100
to Hesperia or Victorville if I

2176
01:09:04,100 --> 01:09:06,100
had wanted more services. 21

2177
01:09:06,100 --> 01:09:07,100
years later, I still marvel

2178
01:09:07,100 --> 01:09:08,100
at the mountains

2179
01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:10,100
behind my home and the valley

2180
01:09:10,100 --> 01:09:11,100
to the north.

2181
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:12,100
In the mornings,

2182
01:09:12,100 --> 01:09:14,100
I wander my yard listening

2183
01:09:14,100 --> 01:09:15,100
to the birds and looking for

2184
01:09:15,100 --> 01:09:17,100
wildflowers. I do not want a

2185
01:09:17,100 --> 01:09:18,100
Maverick truck stop a stone's

2186
01:09:18,100 --> 01:09:21,100
throw away from my home.

2187
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:22,100
Since December, our team has

2188
01:09:22,100 --> 01:09:24,100
been talking with hundreds

2189
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:25,100
of local residents,

2190
01:09:25,100 --> 01:09:26,100
and the majority

2191
01:09:26,100 --> 01:09:28,100
of folks are opposed

2192
01:09:28,100 --> 01:09:29,100
to having a Maverick truck stop

2193
01:09:29,100 --> 01:09:30,100
in our community. If this is

2194
01:09:30,100 --> 01:09:32,100
built,

2195
01:09:32,100 --> 01:09:33,100
it will become the anchor of

2196
01:09:33,100 --> 01:09:35,100
our town a large gas station

2197
01:09:35,100 --> 01:09:37,100
truck stop will turn this town

2198
01:09:37,100 --> 01:09:39,100
into a pass-through town

2199
01:09:39,100 --> 01:09:41,100
for travelers. In addition,

2200
01:09:41,100 --> 01:09:43,100
the proposed site is directly

2201
01:09:43,100 --> 01:09:44,100
across from several folks'

2202
01:09:44,100 --> 01:09:46,100
personal residences. The

2203
01:09:46,100 --> 01:09:47,100
proposed station will

2204
01:09:47,100 --> 01:09:49,100
negatively impact the quality

2205
01:09:49,100 --> 01:09:50,100
of those folks' lives

2206
01:09:50,100 --> 01:09:51,100
drastically and possibly the

2207
01:09:51,100 --> 01:09:54,100
value of their homes. This will

2208
01:09:54,100 --> 01:09:56,100
greatly interfere

2209
01:09:56,100 --> 01:09:58,100
with our local community going

2210
01:09:58,100 --> 01:10:00,100
to pick up their mail

2211
01:10:00,100 --> 01:10:01,100
at the post office. Our team

2212
01:10:01,100 --> 01:10:03,100
had a personal conversation

2213
01:10:03,100 --> 01:10:05,100
with the postmaster She told us

2214
01:10:05,100 --> 01:10:08,100
that no one in, the office of

2215
01:10:08,100 --> 01:10:10,100
the applicant had made any

2216
01:10:10,100 --> 01:10:12,401
contact with them talking

2217
01:10:13,100 --> 01:10:15,100
about the Mavericks'

2218
01:10:15,100 --> 01:10:16,100
requirement that the traffic

2219
01:10:16,100 --> 01:10:18,100
pattern going in and out

2220
01:10:18,100 --> 01:10:19,100
of the post office be changed.

2221
01:10:19,100 --> 01:10:21,100
And she specifically said

2222
01:10:21,100 --> 01:10:23,100
they're not willing

2223
01:10:23,100 --> 01:10:24,100
to do it because

2224
01:10:24,100 --> 01:10:26,100
of how the mail gets delivered

2225
01:10:26,100 --> 01:10:29,100
from their main station. Let's

2226
01:10:29,100 --> 01:10:32,100
see, Kevin Deitz at the last

2227
01:10:32,100 --> 01:10:34,100
meeting said he had talked

2228
01:10:34,100 --> 01:10:37,100
to them and they did not. We

2229
01:10:37,100 --> 01:10:39,100
request that the county provide

2230
01:10:39,100 --> 01:10:41,100
written proof that the U.S.

2231
01:10:41,100 --> 01:10:42,100
Postal Service was informed and

2232
01:10:42,100 --> 01:10:44,100
is agreeable to the changes as

2233
01:10:44,100 --> 01:10:45,100
per the statement that Kevin

2234
01:10:45,100 --> 01:10:46,100
Deitz made

2235
01:10:46,100 --> 01:10:48,100
at the last meeting.

2236
01:10:48,100 --> 01:10:49,100
In addition,

2237
01:10:49,100 --> 01:10:50,100
this will create more traffic

2238
01:10:50,100 --> 01:10:52,100
on Oasis Road in front of the

2239
01:10:52,100 --> 01:10:54,100
Pinion Hills Elementary School

2240
01:10:54,100 --> 01:10:55,100
with more big rigs going up and

2241
01:10:55,100 --> 01:10:58,100
down. It will create a danger

2242
01:10:58,100 --> 01:10:59,100
for the children entering and

2243
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:01,100
exiting the school and will

2244
01:11:01,100 --> 01:11:02,100
interfere with multiple bus

2245
01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:04,100
stops. I am not here to hate

2246
01:11:04,100 --> 01:11:05,100
on Maverick. We all want

2247
01:11:05,100 --> 01:11:07,100
cheaper gas,

2248
01:11:07,100 --> 01:11:08,100
don't get me wrong. We are

2249
01:11:08,100 --> 01:11:10,100
saying the location of this is

2250
01:11:10,100 --> 01:11:11,100
completely wrong. I know the

2251
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:13,100
county wants the sales tax

2252
01:11:13,100 --> 01:11:15,100
revenue. San Bernardino County

2253
01:11:15,100 --> 01:11:17,100
is the largest county in the

2254
01:11:17,100 --> 01:11:18,100
nation. I know that a better

2255
01:11:18,100 --> 01:11:20,100
location can this

2256
01:11:20,100 --> 01:11:21,100
for this can be found

2257
01:11:21,100 --> 01:11:23,100
in the county. As far as I'm

2258
01:11:23,100 --> 01:11:25,100
aware, also, the applicant does

2259
01:11:25,100 --> 01:11:26,100
not even own the property

2260
01:11:26,100 --> 01:11:29,601
in question. it is not recorded

2261
01:11:30,100 --> 01:11:32,100
in the applicant's name,

2262
01:11:32,100 --> 01:11:33,100
and the realtor whose sign is

2263
01:11:33,100 --> 01:11:34,100
on the property only tells us

2264
01:11:34,100 --> 01:11:37,100
the property is in escrow. If

2265
01:11:37,100 --> 01:11:38,100
the applicant were to find an

2266
01:11:38,100 --> 01:11:40,401
additional location that would

2267
01:11:41,100 --> 01:11:42,100
not impact the local residents

2268
01:11:42,100 --> 01:11:44,100
or the local post office

2269
01:11:44,100 --> 01:11:45,100
in another location in San

2270
01:11:45,100 --> 01:11:48,100
Bernardino County, It would be

2271
01:11:48,100 --> 01:11:51,100
a win-win for all of us.

2272
01:11:51,100 --> 01:11:53,401
>> Thank you. And Hale,

2273
01:11:56,100 --> 01:11:57,100
followed by Barbara Fredette

2274
01:11:57,100 --> 01:11:59,401
and then Jan Grogan.

2275
01:12:02,100 --> 01:12:03,100
>> Morning, my name is Anne

2276
01:12:03,100 --> 01:12:05,100
Hale. I've lived in Pinion

2277
01:12:05,100 --> 01:12:06,100
Hills for 36 years. I'm

2278
01:12:06,100 --> 01:12:08,100
in opposition to the Mavic

2279
01:12:08,100 --> 01:12:10,100
project. Traffic at the signal

2280
01:12:10,100 --> 01:12:11,100
on Highway 138 and Oasis Road

2281
01:12:11,100 --> 01:12:14,100
can back up for over a mile

2282
01:12:14,100 --> 01:12:16,100
during peak hours. Getting to

2283
01:12:16,100 --> 01:12:17,100
the post office will be very

2284
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:19,100
difficult, if not dangerous.

2285
01:12:19,100 --> 01:12:21,100
Most residents in Pinion Hills

2286
01:12:21,100 --> 01:12:22,100
must pick up their mail on-site

2287
01:12:22,100 --> 01:12:24,100
since there are no, home

2288
01:12:24,100 --> 01:12:26,401
deliveries. the post office

2289
01:12:27,100 --> 01:12:28,100
also serves home-based

2290
01:12:28,100 --> 01:12:29,100
businesses, people wanting

2291
01:12:29,100 --> 01:12:31,100
to apply for passports,

2292
01:12:31,100 --> 01:12:32,100
purchase stamps, ship packages,

2293
01:12:32,100 --> 01:12:34,100
or buy money orders. Hmm,

2294
01:12:34,100 --> 01:12:36,100
approximately 1,880 patrons

2295
01:12:36,100 --> 01:12:38,100
pick up their mail regularly.

2296
01:12:38,100 --> 01:12:40,100
Truck and vehicle traffic

2297
01:12:40,100 --> 01:12:42,401
entering and exiting the

2298
01:12:44,100 --> 01:12:45,100
Maverick Fueling Center would

2299
01:12:45,100 --> 01:12:47,100
add an intense burden

2300
01:12:47,100 --> 01:12:49,401
to the narrow roads

2301
01:12:50,100 --> 01:12:51,100
by the post office. Truck and

2302
01:12:51,100 --> 01:12:52,100
vehicle paths crossing

2303
01:12:52,100 --> 01:12:54,100
at the intersection of

2304
01:12:54,100 --> 01:12:56,100
Buckthorn Road and Oasis Road

2305
01:12:56,100 --> 01:12:57,100
would be dangerous. Traffic

2306
01:12:57,100 --> 01:12:59,100
buildup on Highway 138

2307
01:13:00,100 --> 01:13:01,100
behind slow trucks leaving the

2308
01:13:01,100 --> 01:13:04,100
Maverick Station or slow or

2309
01:13:04,100 --> 01:13:05,100
stopped excuse me trucks

2310
01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:07,100
waiting to turn right on

2311
01:13:07,100 --> 01:13:08,100
Oasis Road to enter the station

2312
01:13:08,100 --> 01:13:09,100
would make it difficult

2313
01:13:09,100 --> 01:13:11,100
for patrons to easily access

2314
01:13:11,100 --> 01:13:12,100
the post office. The Maverick

2315
01:13:12,100 --> 01:13:14,100
project would be

2316
01:13:14,100 --> 01:13:15,100
across the street

2317
01:13:15,100 --> 01:13:16,100
from the post office. Trucks

2318
01:13:16,100 --> 01:13:17,100
entering and leaving the

2319
01:13:17,100 --> 01:13:19,100
fueling station onto Oasis

2320
01:13:19,100 --> 01:13:20,100
Road from Buckthorn Road would

2321
01:13:20,100 --> 01:13:22,100
be mixing with vehicles trying

2322
01:13:22,100 --> 01:13:24,100
to enter or leave the post

2323
01:13:24,100 --> 01:13:25,100
office parking lot. There are

2324
01:13:25,100 --> 01:13:26,100
no approved plans

2325
01:13:26,100 --> 01:13:28,100
for the county

2326
01:13:28,100 --> 01:13:29,100
to reconfigure the intersection

2327
01:13:29,100 --> 01:13:31,100
at Buckthorn at Buckthorn and

2328
01:13:31,100 --> 01:13:32,100
Oasis where traffic exits the

2329
01:13:32,100 --> 01:13:35,100
post office. No one has contact

2330
01:13:35,100 --> 01:13:37,100
contacted anyone

2331
01:13:37,100 --> 01:13:38,100
at the post office

2332
01:13:38,100 --> 01:13:40,100
from the postmistress on up

2333
01:13:40,100 --> 01:13:41,100
about the proposed Maverick

2334
01:13:41,100 --> 01:13:44,100
project. This is quite an

2335
01:13:44,100 --> 01:13:46,100
oversight considering that

2336
01:13:46,100 --> 01:13:49,100
at the last hearing, Kevin

2337
01:13:49,100 --> 01:13:51,100
Dice stated that he'd gotten

2338
01:13:51,100 --> 01:13:53,100
word from the post office that

2339
01:13:53,100 --> 01:13:55,100
they were amenable to

2340
01:13:55,100 --> 01:13:56,100
reconfiguring the entire

2341
01:13:56,100 --> 01:13:57,100
parking lot,

2342
01:13:57,100 --> 01:13:59,100
changing the traffic pattern.

2343
01:13:59,100 --> 01:14:00,100
Again, the post office knows

2344
01:14:00,100 --> 01:14:02,100
of no such discussion. The

2345
01:14:02,100 --> 01:14:04,100
project was approved by land

2346
01:14:04,100 --> 01:14:06,100
use staff even though these

2347
01:14:06,100 --> 01:14:08,100
statements and certain site

2348
01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:10,401
maps were not previously

2349
01:14:13,100 --> 01:14:15,100
approved. Thank you.

2350
01:14:15,100 --> 01:14:16,100
>> Thank you very much, Barbara

2351
01:14:16,100 --> 01:14:17,100
Furdette, followed by Jan

2352
01:14:17,100 --> 01:14:19,100
Grogan.

2353
01:14:23,100 --> 01:14:25,100
>> Good morning Supervisors.

2354
01:14:25,100 --> 01:14:26,100
Regarding item 106, my husband

2355
01:14:26,100 --> 01:14:28,100
and I own a home less than 1

2356
01:14:28,100 --> 01:14:30,100
mile from the approved Pinion

2357
01:14:30,100 --> 01:14:32,100
Hills construction site for a

2358
01:14:32,100 --> 01:14:34,100
Maverick truck stop. I'm here

2359
01:14:34,100 --> 01:14:35,100
today to ask you to reject this

2360
01:14:35,100 --> 01:14:36,100
construction project

2361
01:14:36,100 --> 01:14:38,100
specifically because the

2362
01:14:38,100 --> 01:14:40,100
station will service large

2363
01:14:40,100 --> 01:14:41,100
trucks. Given that over half

2364
01:14:41,100 --> 01:14:43,100
of the property area, 5

2365
01:14:43,100 --> 01:14:45,100
of the fueling stations, and 2

2366
01:14:45,100 --> 01:14:46,100
of the 3 entrances are

2367
01:14:46,100 --> 01:14:48,100
specifically designed

2368
01:14:48,100 --> 01:14:50,100
for large commercial trucks,

2369
01:14:50,100 --> 01:14:51,100
it is not unreasonable to

2370
01:14:51,100 --> 01:14:53,100
expect that large trucks will

2371
01:14:53,100 --> 01:14:54,100
comprise a large portion

2372
01:14:54,100 --> 01:14:56,100
of the station's customers.

2373
01:14:56,100 --> 01:14:57,100
The commercial property that

2374
01:14:57,100 --> 01:14:58,100
has been proposed

2375
01:14:58,100 --> 01:15:00,100
for the project is poorly

2376
01:15:00,100 --> 01:15:01,100
suited

2377
01:15:01,100 --> 01:15:02,100
for large truck access, and I

2378
01:15:02,100 --> 01:15:03,100
believe will be extremely

2379
01:15:03,100 --> 01:15:05,100
problematic and unsafe not only

2380
01:15:05,100 --> 01:15:06,100
for the Pinion Hills residents

2381
01:15:06,100 --> 01:15:08,100
but for also the truck drivers

2382
01:15:08,100 --> 01:15:09,100
and car drivers who will use

2383
01:15:09,100 --> 01:15:11,100
the station. Here are my

2384
01:15:11,100 --> 01:15:13,100
specific reasons. First

2385
01:15:13,100 --> 01:15:14,100
of all, the truck stop has no

2386
01:15:14,100 --> 01:15:15,100
direct access to Route 138 and

2387
01:15:15,100 --> 01:15:17,100
instead proposes indirect

2388
01:15:17,100 --> 01:15:20,100
access via Oasis Road and

2389
01:15:20,100 --> 01:15:22,401
Buckthorn Road. While Highway

2390
01:15:23,100 --> 01:15:25,100
138 meet state standards

2391
01:15:25,100 --> 01:15:27,401
for STAA truck travel.

2392
01:15:28,100 --> 01:15:29,100
Neither Oasis Road nor

2393
01:15:29,100 --> 01:15:30,100
Buckthorn Road meet these

2394
01:15:30,100 --> 01:15:32,100
standards. Commercial truck use

2395
01:15:32,100 --> 01:15:34,100
of these roads may even be

2396
01:15:34,100 --> 01:15:36,100
in violation of AB 98 and SB

2397
01:15:36,100 --> 01:15:38,401
415. These local rural roads

2398
01:15:39,100 --> 01:15:41,100
are not suited

2399
01:15:41,100 --> 01:15:43,100
for STAA truck travel. Simply

2400
01:15:43,100 --> 01:15:45,100
paving them between 138 and the

2401
01:15:45,100 --> 01:15:46,100
station entrance will not make

2402
01:15:46,100 --> 01:15:48,100
them suited or safe

2403
01:15:48,100 --> 01:15:50,100
for large truck travel. The

2404
01:15:50,100 --> 01:15:51,100
Maverick Corporation should

2405
01:15:51,100 --> 01:15:52,100
have sought a better suited

2406
01:15:52,100 --> 01:15:54,100
commercially zoned property.

2407
01:15:54,100 --> 01:15:55,100
one that has Caltrans-approved

2408
01:15:55,100 --> 01:15:56,100
access

2409
01:15:56,100 --> 01:15:57,100
to a designated truck route,

2410
01:15:57,100 --> 01:15:59,100
thus ensuring safe and legal

2411
01:15:59,100 --> 01:16:00,100
access to the station.

2412
01:16:00,100 --> 01:16:02,401
Secondly, in the Maverick

2413
01:16:04,100 --> 01:16:06,100
Project plan, Oasis Road serves

2414
01:16:06,100 --> 01:16:08,100
not only as an entrance

2415
01:16:08,100 --> 01:16:10,100
to the gas station

2416
01:16:10,100 --> 01:16:11,100
but also as an entrance

2417
01:16:11,100 --> 01:16:13,100
to the Pinion Hills Post

2418
01:16:13,100 --> 01:16:14,100
Office. Residents of Pinion

2419
01:16:14,100 --> 01:16:15,100
Hills have no mail delivery

2420
01:16:15,100 --> 01:16:17,100
to their homes. 1,880

2421
01:16:18,100 --> 01:16:20,100
households must retrieve their

2422
01:16:20,100 --> 01:16:21,100
daily mail deliveries

2423
01:16:21,100 --> 01:16:22,100
from post office boxes located

2424
01:16:22,100 --> 01:16:24,100
inside the post office. The

2425
01:16:24,100 --> 01:16:25,100
Maverick Company has proposed

2426
01:16:25,100 --> 01:16:27,100
the traffic will run smoothly

2427
01:16:27,100 --> 01:16:28,100
and safely on Oasis and

2428
01:16:28,100 --> 01:16:30,100
Buckthorn Roads because they

2429
01:16:30,100 --> 01:16:31,100
claim that Caltrans will post

2430
01:16:31,100 --> 01:16:33,100
signage, signal signage on

2431
01:16:33,100 --> 01:16:35,100
Oasis Road, and also that the

2432
01:16:35,100 --> 01:16:37,100
post office has agreed

2433
01:16:37,100 --> 01:16:39,100
to alter their traffic flow

2434
01:16:39,100 --> 01:16:41,100
through their parking lot and

2435
01:16:41,100 --> 01:16:43,100
alter their entrance and exit.

2436
01:16:43,100 --> 01:16:46,100
But does the Maverick proposal

2437
01:16:46,100 --> 01:16:47,100
include documented proof that

2438
01:16:47,100 --> 01:16:49,100
Caltrans or the Pinion Hills

2439
01:16:49,100 --> 01:16:50,100
Post Office to show that these

2440
01:16:50,100 --> 01:16:53,100
precautions will occur? If such

2441
01:16:53,100 --> 01:16:54,100
documents were not included

2442
01:16:54,100 --> 01:16:56,100
in the proposal, then why was

2443
01:16:56,100 --> 01:16:57,100
this project approved by the

2444
01:16:57,100 --> 01:16:59,100
Planning Commission? The

2445
01:16:59,100 --> 01:17:01,100
current plan presents a

2446
01:17:01,100 --> 01:17:02,100
dangerous traffic situation

2447
01:17:02,100 --> 01:17:04,100
on Oasis and, Road for Pinion

2448
01:17:04,100 --> 01:17:06,100
Hills residents and for

2449
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:07,100
Maverick customers accessing

2450
01:17:07,100 --> 01:17:08,100
the gas station. Surely there

2451
01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:10,100
must be commercial ventures

2452
01:17:10,100 --> 01:17:11,100
that are better suited for this

2453
01:17:11,100 --> 01:17:12,100
commercial property. I urge the

2454
01:17:12,100 --> 01:17:14,100
San Bernardino County Board

2455
01:17:14,100 --> 01:17:16,100
of Supervisors

2456
01:17:16,100 --> 01:17:18,100
to overturn the Planning

2457
01:17:18,100 --> 01:17:19,100
Commission's decision This

2458
01:17:19,100 --> 01:17:21,100
poorly planned project should

2459
01:17:21,100 --> 01:17:22,100
never have been approved.

2460
01:17:22,100 --> 01:17:24,100
Thank you.

2461
01:17:24,100 --> 01:17:27,601
>> Thank you very much. Is that

2462
01:17:28,100 --> 01:17:31,100
the last request? One more? It

2463
01:17:31,100 --> 01:17:34,100
has disappeared for me. If you

2464
01:17:34,100 --> 01:17:36,100
can read the name oh, Jan

2465
01:17:36,100 --> 01:17:38,100
Grogan, there it is. Good

2466
01:17:38,100 --> 01:17:39,100
morning.

2467
01:17:39,100 --> 01:17:40,100
>> Good morning, and thank you

2468
01:17:40,100 --> 01:17:41,100
for listening to us. These

2469
01:17:41,100 --> 01:17:43,100
three ladies have just covered

2470
01:17:43,100 --> 01:17:45,401
everything. and I want

2471
01:17:46,100 --> 01:17:50,100
to say that, I have lived in

2472
01:17:50,100 --> 01:17:53,100
Pinion Hill since 2002, and it

2473
01:17:56,100 --> 01:17:59,100
is the most wonderful place

2474
01:17:59,100 --> 01:18:01,100
that I've ever lived. Our

2475
01:18:01,100 --> 01:18:03,100
neighbors are like family.

2476
01:18:03,100 --> 01:18:05,100
They're it's so different than

2477
01:18:05,100 --> 01:18:08,100
other places I've lived that

2478
01:18:08,100 --> 01:18:09,100
were also nice, but the people

2479
01:18:09,100 --> 01:18:12,100
did not have the ethics and the

2480
01:18:12,100 --> 01:18:14,100
responsibility disability these

2481
01:18:14,100 --> 01:18:16,100
people have. And one day I was

2482
01:18:16,100 --> 01:18:17,100
going down Goss Road to

2483
01:18:17,100 --> 01:18:19,100
Oasis, and that's

2484
01:18:19,100 --> 01:18:20,100
about a half a mile south or,

2485
01:18:20,100 --> 01:18:22,100
no, excuse me, north of,

2486
01:18:22,100 --> 01:18:24,100
Pinon Hills Elementary

2487
01:18:25,100 --> 01:18:28,100
School. And a large semi flew

2488
01:18:28,100 --> 01:18:30,100
past the stop sign I was at.

2489
01:18:30,100 --> 01:18:33,100
He had a long flatbed

2490
01:18:33,100 --> 01:18:36,601
behind him. And when he got

2491
01:18:39,100 --> 01:18:40,100
to the, school area, and where

2492
01:18:40,100 --> 01:18:43,100
it says the speed limit should

2493
01:18:43,100 --> 01:18:45,100
drop to 25. He did not slow

2494
01:18:45,100 --> 01:18:47,100
down. I was had turned left,

2495
01:18:47,100 --> 01:18:49,100
and I was behind him, and he

2496
01:18:49,100 --> 01:18:50,100
was completely past that school

2497
01:18:50,100 --> 01:18:52,100
before I even came to it. The

2498
01:18:52,100 --> 01:18:54,401
playground on that elementary

2499
01:18:56,100 --> 01:18:59,601
school is right next to Oasis

2500
01:19:00,100 --> 01:19:02,100
Road. There's a sidewalk that's

2501
01:19:02,100 --> 01:19:04,100
about 4 feet wide, and then the

2502
01:19:04,100 --> 01:19:05,100
fence that keeps the students

2503
01:19:05,100 --> 01:19:08,100
in there. In the afternoons,

2504
01:19:08,100 --> 01:19:11,100
the parents pick these students

2505
01:19:14,100 --> 01:19:15,100
up. Some

2506
01:19:15,100 --> 01:19:16,100
of the students cross Oasis

2507
01:19:16,100 --> 01:19:18,100
Road. They do have somebody

2508
01:19:18,100 --> 01:19:20,100
holding a stop sign, but when

2509
01:19:20,100 --> 01:19:22,100
you have that much traffic,

2510
01:19:22,100 --> 01:19:24,100
those students are put

2511
01:19:24,100 --> 01:19:26,100
at extreme danger. The thoughts

2512
01:19:26,100 --> 01:19:30,201
of losing what we have in that

2513
01:19:31,100 --> 01:19:33,401
rural community just devastates

2514
01:19:35,100 --> 01:19:36,100
me, and it does my neighbors

2515
01:19:36,100 --> 01:19:38,100
too,

2516
01:19:38,100 --> 01:19:41,100
and other people that live in

2517
01:19:41,100 --> 01:19:44,100
Phelan and even up to Hesperia

2518
01:19:44,100 --> 01:19:46,100
realize what we have

2519
01:19:46,100 --> 01:19:49,100
in our area. And why would a

2520
01:19:49,100 --> 01:19:51,100
truck stop be allowed

2521
01:19:51,100 --> 01:19:53,401
to devastate a community

2522
01:19:54,100 --> 01:19:56,100
like this? It's a rural

2523
01:19:56,100 --> 01:19:59,100
community. Why don't they put

2524
01:19:59,100 --> 01:20:00,100
that next to a freeway or in a

2525
01:20:00,100 --> 01:20:02,100
larger city where it would be

2526
01:20:02,100 --> 01:20:04,100
welcomed and,

2527
01:20:05,100 --> 01:20:07,100
people could use that. We don't

2528
01:20:07,100 --> 01:20:08,100
need that in our community

2529
01:20:08,100 --> 01:20:10,100
to destroy or kill or anything

2530
01:20:10,100 --> 01:20:13,100
like that. And will our

2531
01:20:13,100 --> 01:20:15,100
property taxes be raised to

2532
01:20:15,100 --> 01:20:17,100
accommodate the road changes

2533
01:20:17,100 --> 01:20:19,100
that'll have to be made

2534
01:20:19,100 --> 01:20:22,100
for these big trucks? And can

2535
01:20:22,100 --> 01:20:25,100
the people afford them? We have

2536
01:20:25,100 --> 01:20:26,100
wonderful young people

2537
01:20:26,100 --> 01:20:28,401
with children, the most

2538
01:20:29,100 --> 01:20:31,100
wonderful parents I've met

2539
01:20:31,100 --> 01:20:33,100
in my life. They're so

2540
01:20:33,100 --> 01:20:34,100
dedicated to their children.

2541
01:20:34,100 --> 01:20:36,100
Why should they give this up so

2542
01:20:36,100 --> 01:20:38,100
we can have a truck stop up

2543
01:20:38,100 --> 01:20:39,100
there that will devastate

2544
01:20:39,100 --> 01:20:41,100
that's time. Thank you very

2545
01:20:41,100 --> 01:20:43,100
much.

2546
01:20:47,100 --> 01:20:48,100
>> With that, I will entertain

2547
01:20:48,100 --> 01:20:49,100
a motion to continue this item

2548
01:20:49,100 --> 01:20:50,100
to June 9th.

2549
01:20:50,100 --> 01:20:52,100
>> Second.

2550
01:20:52,100 --> 01:20:54,100
>> Thank you, Supervisor

2551
01:20:54,100 --> 01:20:55,100
Hagman. And for the second,

2552
01:20:55,100 --> 01:20:56,100
Vice Chair Baca. All those

2553
01:20:56,100 --> 01:20:57,100
in favor?

2554
01:20:57,100 --> 01:20:58,100
>> Aye.

2555
01:20:58,100 --> 01:20:59,100
>> Any opposed? Any

2556
01:20:59,100 --> 01:21:01,100
abstentions?

2557
01:21:01,100 --> 01:21:02,100
>> With that, Item 106, open

2558
01:21:02,100 --> 01:21:03,100
hearing, has been continued

2559
01:21:03,100 --> 01:21:05,100
to June 9th, 2026. Thank you

2560
01:21:05,100 --> 01:21:07,100
very much. Item number 107 is a

2561
01:21:07,100 --> 01:21:08,100
presentation on the state of

2562
01:21:08,100 --> 01:21:09,100
healthcare and key impacts

2563
01:21:09,100 --> 01:21:11,100
facing hospitals,

2564
01:21:11,100 --> 01:21:13,100
being presented this morning

2565
01:21:13,100 --> 01:21:14,100
by Andrew Goldfrack. Good

2566
01:21:14,100 --> 01:21:16,100
morning.

2567
01:21:21,100 --> 01:21:23,100
>> Good morning, Chair Rowe,

2568
01:21:23,100 --> 01:21:25,100
members of the board. I'm

2569
01:21:25,100 --> 01:21:26,100
Andrew Gofrack, the Chief

2570
01:21:26,100 --> 01:21:27,100
Executive Officer for

2571
01:21:27,100 --> 01:21:29,100
Arrowhead Regional Medical

2572
01:21:29,100 --> 01:21:30,100
Center. Today I'm going

2573
01:21:30,100 --> 01:21:31,100
to provide a brief overview

2574
01:21:31,100 --> 01:21:32,100
on the state of healthcare and

2575
01:21:32,100 --> 01:21:33,100
understanding key impacts, and

2576
01:21:33,100 --> 01:21:35,100
the healthcare landscape that

2577
01:21:35,100 --> 01:21:36,100
we're facing related to HR 1.

2578
01:21:36,100 --> 01:21:38,100
This slide deck should only be,

2579
01:21:38,100 --> 01:21:39,100
about 10 minutes or so, and

2580
01:21:39,100 --> 01:21:41,100
then I'll entertain questions

2581
01:21:41,100 --> 01:21:43,100
as we going to, go

2582
01:21:43,100 --> 01:21:44,100
through this. The objective,

2583
01:21:44,100 --> 01:21:45,100
as I mentioned, is really

2584
01:21:45,100 --> 01:21:47,100
to provide you

2585
01:21:47,100 --> 01:21:48,100
with a clear understanding

2586
01:21:48,100 --> 01:21:49,100
of the healthcare landscape

2587
01:21:49,100 --> 01:21:50,100
within San Bernardino County

2588
01:21:50,100 --> 01:21:52,100
and the potential impacts that

2589
01:21:52,100 --> 01:21:53,100
we all face relating to HR 1.

2590
01:21:53,100 --> 01:21:56,100
the goal really is to look

2591
01:21:56,100 --> 01:21:57,100
at the current landscape,

2592
01:21:57,100 --> 01:21:59,100
provide a, an understanding

2593
01:21:59,100 --> 01:22:00,100
of our current landscape,

2594
01:22:00,100 --> 01:22:02,100
the financial overviews

2595
01:22:02,100 --> 01:22:03,100
of the healthcare systems, and

2596
01:22:03,100 --> 01:22:04,100
then the key headwinds and

2597
01:22:04,100 --> 01:22:06,100
challenges that we're,

2598
01:22:06,100 --> 01:22:08,100
we're facing. Across San

2599
01:22:08,100 --> 01:22:10,401
Bernardino County, there are

2600
01:22:11,100 --> 01:22:12,100
19 acute care hospitals, 15

2601
01:22:12,100 --> 01:22:14,100
of which are private, 1 owned

2602
01:22:14,100 --> 01:22:15,100
by the county, 2 district

2603
01:22:15,100 --> 01:22:17,100
hospitals, and 1 federal VA

2604
01:22:17,100 --> 01:22:19,100
facility. In addition,

2605
01:22:19,100 --> 01:22:20,100
we have a fair number

2606
01:22:20,100 --> 01:22:21,100
of specialty care hospitals,

2607
01:22:21,100 --> 01:22:23,100
children's hospitals,

2608
01:22:23,100 --> 01:22:24,100
post-acute facilities,

2609
01:22:24,100 --> 01:22:25,100
hospital-based ambulatory

2610
01:22:25,100 --> 01:22:26,100
clinics,

2611
01:22:26,100 --> 01:22:28,100
federally qualified healthcare

2612
01:22:28,100 --> 01:22:30,100
centers, private physician

2613
01:22:30,100 --> 01:22:31,100
practices, mobile clinics,

2614
01:22:31,100 --> 01:22:32,100
etc. These are the services

2615
01:22:32,100 --> 01:22:34,100
that really provide most

2616
01:22:34,100 --> 01:22:35,100
of the healthcare services

2617
01:22:35,100 --> 01:22:37,100
for the residents of San

2618
01:22:37,100 --> 01:22:39,100
Bernardino County. This is just

2619
01:22:39,100 --> 01:22:41,100
a quick snapshot of just the

2620
01:22:41,100 --> 01:22:42,100
different hospitals that we

2621
01:22:42,100 --> 01:22:43,100
have within the county, just

2622
01:22:43,100 --> 01:22:45,100
to kind of give a frame

2623
01:22:45,100 --> 01:22:46,100
of reference.

2624
01:22:46,100 --> 01:22:47,100
But what I really want

2625
01:22:47,100 --> 01:22:48,100
to illustrate is really

2626
01:22:48,100 --> 01:22:49,100
on the next slide, which is the

2627
01:22:49,100 --> 01:22:50,100
inpatient utilization

2628
01:22:50,100 --> 01:22:52,100
of services broken down by the

2629
01:22:52,100 --> 01:22:54,100
payer or how those services are

2630
01:22:54,100 --> 01:22:56,100
funded. Over 40%

2631
01:22:56,100 --> 01:22:58,100
of all inpatient care services

2632
01:22:58,100 --> 01:22:59,100
within San Bernardino County is

2633
01:22:59,100 --> 01:23:01,100
done and paid through,

2634
01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:03,100
Medi-Cal or Medi-Cal managed

2635
01:23:03,100 --> 01:23:05,100
programs. Of that,

2636
01:23:06,100 --> 01:23:08,100
the vast majority

2637
01:23:08,100 --> 01:23:09,100
of those are 83% of that is

2638
01:23:09,100 --> 01:23:12,100
from IEHP. Over 70% overall is

2639
01:23:12,100 --> 01:23:14,100
from a government payer,

2640
01:23:14,100 --> 01:23:17,100
which relates to both Medicare

2641
01:23:17,100 --> 01:23:19,100
and Medi-Cal services. And you

2642
01:23:19,100 --> 01:23:20,100
could see that the top 5

2643
01:23:20,100 --> 01:23:22,100
hospitals that present or that

2644
01:23:22,100 --> 01:23:25,100
receive patient care, from a

2645
01:23:25,100 --> 01:23:26,100
Medi-Cal standpoint is

2646
01:23:26,100 --> 01:23:28,100
Arrowhead Regional Medical

2647
01:23:28,100 --> 01:23:29,100
Center, Loma Linda, Community

2648
01:23:29,100 --> 01:23:31,100
Hospital San Bernardino, St.

2649
01:23:31,100 --> 01:23:33,100
Bernardine, and Providence

2650
01:23:33,100 --> 01:23:35,100
St. Mary's. while there's,

2651
01:23:35,100 --> 01:23:37,100
again, the 19 hospitals,

2652
01:23:37,100 --> 01:23:38,100
these are the top 5 that

2653
01:23:38,100 --> 01:23:40,100
receive Medi-Cal patients on

2654
01:23:40,100 --> 01:23:43,100
the inpatient setting or the

2655
01:23:43,100 --> 01:23:44,100
admitted patients. this is

2656
01:23:44,100 --> 01:23:46,100
different than the emergency

2657
01:23:46,100 --> 01:23:47,100
department services, which,

2658
01:23:47,100 --> 01:23:48,100
as you can see

2659
01:23:48,100 --> 01:23:49,100
on the next slide, similar

2660
01:23:49,100 --> 01:23:50,100
in terms of number

2661
01:23:50,100 --> 01:23:51,100
of hospitals, where the top 5

2662
01:23:51,100 --> 01:23:52,100
hospitals that receive

2663
01:23:52,100 --> 01:23:54,100
Medi-Cal

2664
01:23:54,100 --> 01:23:55,100
on the emergency department is

2665
01:23:55,100 --> 01:23:56,100
Arrowhead, St. Bernardine's

2666
01:23:56,100 --> 01:23:58,100
Community Hospital San

2667
01:23:58,100 --> 01:24:00,100
Bernardino, Providence St.

2668
01:24:01,100 --> 01:24:03,401
Mary's Medical Center, and

2669
01:24:04,100 --> 01:24:05,100
Kaiser Fontana. But what I

2670
01:24:05,100 --> 01:24:06,100
really want to illustrate on

2671
01:24:06,100 --> 01:24:08,100
this slide is the numbers that

2672
01:24:08,100 --> 01:24:10,100
are in front of you. The number

2673
01:24:10,100 --> 01:24:12,100
of population, or for every,

2674
01:24:12,100 --> 01:24:14,100
number population

2675
01:24:14,100 --> 01:24:15,100
within the county for every

2676
01:24:15,100 --> 01:24:17,100
emergency department bed, is

2677
01:24:17,100 --> 01:24:19,100
about 4,445. So

2678
01:24:19,100 --> 01:24:21,100
for every one er bed

2679
01:24:21,100 --> 01:24:22,100
in the county, that represents

2680
01:24:22,100 --> 01:24:24,100
4,445 residents. That ranks 20

2681
01:24:25,100 --> 01:24:27,100
in the, in the county rankings

2682
01:24:27,100 --> 01:24:28,100
across all 58 counties.

2683
01:24:28,100 --> 01:24:30,100
However, when you look

2684
01:24:30,100 --> 01:24:32,100
at the, counties

2685
01:24:32,100 --> 01:24:34,100
with populations of 2 million

2686
01:24:34,100 --> 01:24:36,100
or more, we're the 3rd highest

2687
01:24:36,100 --> 01:24:38,100
ranked, county in the state.

2688
01:24:38,100 --> 01:24:40,100
The higher the ranking

2689
01:24:40,100 --> 01:24:42,100
in this case is not good. It

2690
01:24:42,100 --> 01:24:44,100
is, it is bad. And then when

2691
01:24:44,100 --> 01:24:45,100
you look at the number of

2692
01:24:45,100 --> 01:24:47,100
emergency department visits per

2693
01:24:47,100 --> 01:24:50,100
bed, we actually rank number 1

2694
01:24:50,100 --> 01:24:51,100
in terms of large counties.

2695
01:24:51,100 --> 01:24:53,100
What this really tells us is

2696
01:24:53,100 --> 01:24:54,100
that we are very much currently

2697
01:24:54,100 --> 01:24:56,100
over underbedded and

2698
01:24:56,100 --> 01:24:57,100
overutilized

2699
01:24:57,100 --> 01:24:59,100
in our emergency departments.

2700
01:24:59,100 --> 01:25:00,100
This is gonna play heavily as

2701
01:25:00,100 --> 01:25:02,100
we talk through some

2702
01:25:02,100 --> 01:25:04,100
of the impacts that we're

2703
01:25:04,100 --> 01:25:05,100
facing over the next 10 years,

2704
01:25:05,100 --> 01:25:07,401
under HR1. In addition

2705
01:25:09,100 --> 01:25:10,100
to the, the hospitals

2706
01:25:10,100 --> 01:25:12,100
themselves, we have 44

2707
01:25:12,100 --> 01:25:14,100
federally qualified healthcare

2708
01:25:15,100 --> 01:25:16,100
centers and 12 community

2709
01:25:16,100 --> 01:25:18,100
healthcare centers. These are

2710
01:25:18,100 --> 01:25:20,100
prime predominantly primary

2711
01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:21,100
care, services that are located

2712
01:25:21,100 --> 01:25:23,100
throughout the county that help

2713
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:24,100
serve the underserved

2714
01:25:24,100 --> 01:25:25,100
populations within San

2715
01:25:25,100 --> 01:25:27,100
Bernardino County.

2716
01:25:27,100 --> 01:25:30,100
In general, San Bernardino the

2717
01:25:31,100 --> 01:25:32,100
Inland Empire has the lowest

2718
01:25:32,100 --> 01:25:34,100
number

2719
01:25:34,100 --> 01:25:36,100
of primary care physicians per

2720
01:25:36,100 --> 01:25:38,100
100,000 patients in the nation

2721
01:25:38,100 --> 01:25:40,100
at 35, where the average is

2722
01:25:40,100 --> 01:25:42,401
between 60 to 80 primary care

2723
01:25:43,100 --> 01:25:44,100
physicians per 100,000

2724
01:25:44,100 --> 01:25:46,100
patients. so we are already

2725
01:25:46,100 --> 01:25:49,100
in a very stressed environment

2726
01:25:49,100 --> 01:25:51,100
before any of the impacts

2727
01:25:51,100 --> 01:25:52,100
of H1, which we're about

2728
01:25:52,100 --> 01:25:55,100
to talk about. Do you have a

2729
01:25:55,100 --> 01:25:56,100
question?

2730
01:25:56,100 --> 01:25:58,100
>> I just wonder how Adelanto

2731
01:25:58,100 --> 01:25:59,100
has 4 FQHCs.

2732
01:25:59,100 --> 01:26:00,100
>> I could I'll be able

2733
01:26:00,100 --> 01:26:02,100
to pull the, the data

2734
01:26:02,100 --> 01:26:04,100
for you.

2735
01:26:05,100 --> 01:26:06,100
>> The way the hospitals are,

2736
01:26:06,100 --> 01:26:08,100
are funded, there's really 4

2737
01:26:08,100 --> 01:26:10,100
breakdowns of,

2738
01:26:10,100 --> 01:26:11,100
of funding sources: Medicare,

2739
01:26:11,100 --> 01:26:14,100
Medi-Cal or Medicaid. I'm going

2740
01:26:14,100 --> 01:26:15,100
to use Medicaid and Medi-Cal

2741
01:26:15,100 --> 01:26:17,100
somewhat interchangeably,

2742
01:26:17,100 --> 01:26:19,100
because it Medicaid is the

2743
01:26:19,100 --> 01:26:21,100
federal name and the state

2744
01:26:21,100 --> 01:26:22,100
calls it Medi-Cal. Private

2745
01:26:22,100 --> 01:26:24,100
insurance and then other

2746
01:26:24,100 --> 01:26:25,100
revenue such as grants,

2747
01:26:25,100 --> 01:26:26,100
philanthropy,

2748
01:26:26,100 --> 01:26:28,100
and investments. As I mentioned

2749
01:26:28,100 --> 01:26:29,100
earlier, the vast majority of

2750
01:26:29,100 --> 01:26:31,100
patients that are seeking

2751
01:26:31,100 --> 01:26:32,100
services within San

2752
01:26:32,100 --> 01:26:34,100
Bernardino County fall

2753
01:26:34,100 --> 01:26:35,100
under that Medi-Cal, bucket,

2754
01:26:35,100 --> 01:26:36,100
which really looks at what

2755
01:26:36,100 --> 01:26:38,100
inpatient fee-for-

2756
01:26:38,100 --> 01:26:40,100
fee-for-service payments,

2757
01:26:40,100 --> 01:26:42,100
so per-day basis,

2758
01:26:42,100 --> 01:26:43,100
outpatient capitated rates, and

2759
01:26:43,100 --> 01:26:44,100
then other supplemental

2760
01:26:44,100 --> 01:26:45,100
programs that help offset the

2761
01:26:45,100 --> 01:26:47,100
cost

2762
01:26:47,100 --> 01:26:49,100
of healthcare delivery within,

2763
01:26:49,100 --> 01:26:52,100
the hospitals. When you look

2764
01:26:52,100 --> 01:26:53,100
at the different types

2765
01:26:53,100 --> 01:26:54,100
of payer mix

2766
01:26:54,100 --> 01:26:56,100
between public hospitals,

2767
01:26:56,100 --> 01:26:57,100
district hospitals, and

2768
01:26:57,100 --> 01:26:59,100
private, you could see publics,

2769
01:26:59,100 --> 01:27:01,100
have the vast majority of,

2770
01:27:01,100 --> 01:27:03,401
services under the Medi-Cal,

2771
01:27:04,100 --> 01:27:05,100
and then a much smaller ranking

2772
01:27:05,100 --> 01:27:08,100
on the Medicare and private

2773
01:27:08,100 --> 01:27:09,100
versus the others. However, it

2774
01:27:09,100 --> 01:27:10,100
is important

2775
01:27:10,100 --> 01:27:12,100
to note that as we talk

2776
01:27:12,100 --> 01:27:13,100
about the impacts coming up

2777
01:27:13,100 --> 01:27:14,100
here in a moment, all of the

2778
01:27:14,100 --> 01:27:16,100
uninsured populations

2779
01:27:16,100 --> 01:27:17,100
regardless are going

2780
01:27:17,100 --> 01:27:19,100
to continue

2781
01:27:19,100 --> 01:27:21,100
to increase substantially

2782
01:27:22,100 --> 01:27:23,100
over the next 10 years. and

2783
01:27:23,100 --> 01:27:25,100
that's gonna be play a major

2784
01:27:25,100 --> 01:27:27,100
into the overall distressed

2785
01:27:27,100 --> 01:27:29,401
hospital systems that we're,

2786
01:27:30,100 --> 01:27:31,100
we're gonna be talking about.

2787
01:27:31,100 --> 01:27:33,100
So the reason I share this

2788
01:27:33,100 --> 01:27:34,100
information is to really help

2789
01:27:34,100 --> 01:27:35,100
talk ab and set the stage is

2790
01:27:35,100 --> 01:27:36,100
to really help talk about the

2791
01:27:36,100 --> 01:27:38,100
impacts that we're facing.

2792
01:27:38,100 --> 01:27:40,100
U.S., House Resolution Number

2793
01:27:40,100 --> 01:27:41,100
1, or the One Big Beautiful

2794
01:27:41,100 --> 01:27:43,100
Bill, was put into law in June

2795
01:27:43,100 --> 01:27:45,100
of 2024, and passed

2796
01:27:46,100 --> 01:27:47,100
by the federal government,

2797
01:27:47,100 --> 01:27:49,100
commonly referred to as the

2798
01:27:49,100 --> 01:27:50,100
One Big Beautiful Bill, which

2799
01:27:50,100 --> 01:27:51,100
is by far the single biggest

2800
01:27:51,100 --> 01:27:53,100
federal funding shift

2801
01:27:53,100 --> 01:27:55,100
for healthcare delivery

2802
01:27:55,100 --> 01:27:57,100
in modern times. This

2803
01:27:57,100 --> 01:27:58,100
reconciliation bill will call

2804
01:27:58,100 --> 01:27:59,100
for a $1 trillion hit to

2805
01:27:59,100 --> 01:28:01,401
Medicaid and Medi-Cal services

2806
01:28:02,100 --> 01:28:03,100
over the next 10 years

2807
01:28:03,100 --> 01:28:05,100
across the nation. That is

2808
01:28:05,100 --> 01:28:07,100
substantial. So what that

2809
01:28:07,100 --> 01:28:09,100
really means is we're going

2810
01:28:09,100 --> 01:28:11,100
to see, kind of

2811
01:28:11,100 --> 01:28:12,100
at a brass tacks,

2812
01:28:12,100 --> 01:28:14,401
substantial loss in Medi-Cal

2813
01:28:15,100 --> 01:28:17,100
coverage as there are multiple

2814
01:28:17,100 --> 01:28:18,100
different initiatives

2815
01:28:18,100 --> 01:28:20,100
under HR 1 relating

2816
01:28:21,100 --> 01:28:22,100
to new work requirements, new

2817
01:28:22,100 --> 01:28:23,100
immigration-related eligibility

2818
01:28:23,100 --> 01:28:25,100
redetermination timelines, as

2819
01:28:25,100 --> 01:28:27,100
well as additional state-level

2820
01:28:27,100 --> 01:28:29,100
Medi-Cal policy changes, as

2821
01:28:29,100 --> 01:28:30,100
well as different federal

2822
01:28:30,100 --> 01:28:31,100
funding restrictions

2823
01:28:31,100 --> 01:28:33,100
across the Medi-Cal programs,

2824
01:28:33,100 --> 01:28:34,100
really shifting the programs

2825
01:28:34,100 --> 01:28:36,100
from the federal government

2826
01:28:36,100 --> 01:28:38,100
to the, the states,

2827
01:28:38,100 --> 01:28:39,100
to the local jurisdictions,

2828
01:28:39,100 --> 01:28:41,401
to the hospitals, and

2829
01:28:42,100 --> 01:28:43,100
to the practice. This is

2830
01:28:43,100 --> 01:28:45,100
on top of already very fragile

2831
01:28:45,100 --> 01:28:46,100
healthcare system where all of

2832
01:28:46,100 --> 01:28:47,100
our costs are not covered

2833
01:28:47,100 --> 01:28:49,100
already by our

2834
01:28:50,100 --> 01:28:51,100
by reimbursement rates. So if

2835
01:28:51,100 --> 01:28:53,100
you think about a house of

2836
01:28:53,100 --> 01:28:55,100
cards that we're already trying

2837
01:28:55,100 --> 01:28:57,100
to juggle today in terms

2838
01:28:57,100 --> 01:28:59,100
of how we finance hospitals,

2839
01:28:59,100 --> 01:29:01,100
we're essentially taking a

2840
01:29:01,100 --> 01:29:04,100
wrecking ball to that, those,

2841
01:29:04,100 --> 01:29:05,100
that house of cards with HR1,

2842
01:29:05,100 --> 01:29:07,100
which is going to result

2843
01:29:07,100 --> 01:29:08,100
in a significant increase

2844
01:29:08,100 --> 01:29:09,100
in uncompensated care,

2845
01:29:09,100 --> 01:29:11,100
significant increase

2846
01:29:11,100 --> 01:29:13,100
in the emergency departments,

2847
01:29:13,100 --> 01:29:14,100
which are already overstressed,

2848
01:29:14,100 --> 01:29:16,100
significant reduction

2849
01:29:16,100 --> 01:29:17,100
in programs, that hospitals

2850
01:29:17,100 --> 01:29:19,100
provide, insurance,

2851
01:29:19,100 --> 01:29:21,100
companies pay for, taxpayers,

2852
01:29:21,100 --> 01:29:22,100
are gonna be impacted as well

2853
01:29:22,100 --> 01:29:24,100
as privately insured services.

2854
01:29:24,100 --> 01:29:26,100
Essentially, when we look at

2855
01:29:26,100 --> 01:29:27,100
the different hospitals and

2856
01:29:27,100 --> 01:29:29,100
health systems, regardless

2857
01:29:30,100 --> 01:29:32,100
of whether you have Medi-Cal,

2858
01:29:32,100 --> 01:29:34,100
Medicaid, or private insurance,

2859
01:29:34,100 --> 01:29:36,100
if a hospital ends up reducing

2860
01:29:36,100 --> 01:29:37,100
services or closing those

2861
01:29:37,100 --> 01:29:39,100
services down as a result of

2862
01:29:39,100 --> 01:29:40,100
HR1 or other financial impacts,

2863
01:29:40,100 --> 01:29:42,100
it's gonna affect all patients.

2864
01:29:42,100 --> 01:29:43,100
Regardless

2865
01:29:43,100 --> 01:29:44,100
of who their payer is, because

2866
01:29:44,100 --> 01:29:46,100
those services will no longer

2867
01:29:46,100 --> 01:29:48,100
be necessary or needed. Great

2868
01:29:48,100 --> 01:29:50,100
example

2869
01:29:50,100 --> 01:29:51,100
of this is there was a hospital

2870
01:29:51,100 --> 01:29:52,100
in Riverside County that

2871
01:29:52,100 --> 01:29:53,100
recently closed

2872
01:29:53,100 --> 01:29:55,100
down its maternity services.

2873
01:29:55,100 --> 01:29:56,100
As a result, regardless

2874
01:29:56,100 --> 01:29:57,100
of the payer, anyone looking

2875
01:29:57,100 --> 01:29:59,100
to seek those services has

2876
01:29:59,100 --> 01:30:01,100
to go now go to Pomona Valley

2877
01:30:01,100 --> 01:30:02,100
or somewhere else. The timeline

2878
01:30:02,100 --> 01:30:05,100
for HR 1 is quite extensive

2879
01:30:05,100 --> 01:30:07,100
over the next several years.

2880
01:30:07,100 --> 01:30:08,100
this slide is actually intense

2881
01:30:08,100 --> 01:30:10,100
and intentionally complex and

2882
01:30:10,100 --> 01:30:12,100
busy because it really helps

2883
01:30:12,100 --> 01:30:14,401
illustrate the complexity of

2884
01:30:15,100 --> 01:30:18,100
just all the different phases

2885
01:30:18,100 --> 01:30:21,100
that HR1 has put into place.

2886
01:30:21,100 --> 01:30:22,100
However, the big key dates

2887
01:30:22,100 --> 01:30:24,100
to really pay attention

2888
01:30:24,100 --> 01:30:26,100
to is this upcoming October

2889
01:30:26,100 --> 01:30:27,100
where we start

2890
01:30:27,100 --> 01:30:28,100
to see the reduction

2891
01:30:28,100 --> 01:30:29,100
in the federal Medicare

2892
01:30:29,100 --> 01:30:31,100
assistance program or the

2893
01:30:31,100 --> 01:30:33,100
federal share, January 2027

2894
01:30:33,100 --> 01:30:34,100
where we start to see a lot

2895
01:30:34,100 --> 01:30:36,100
of the work requirements go

2896
01:30:36,100 --> 01:30:38,100
into place and we'll start

2897
01:30:38,100 --> 01:30:39,100
to see a significant decrease

2898
01:30:39,100 --> 01:30:41,100
in Medi-Cal enrollees. And then

2899
01:30:41,100 --> 01:30:42,100
in 2028, in January, we'll

2900
01:30:42,100 --> 01:30:44,100
start to see a lot of the

2901
01:30:44,100 --> 01:30:45,100
supplemental programs that

2902
01:30:45,100 --> 01:30:46,100
hospitals rely on decrease

2903
01:30:46,100 --> 01:30:48,100
at a 10% clip year over year

2904
01:30:48,100 --> 01:30:50,100
for the next 10 years. This is

2905
01:30:50,100 --> 01:30:51,100
going to drive down a lot of

2906
01:30:51,100 --> 01:30:53,100
the financial challenges that

2907
01:30:53,100 --> 01:30:54,100
we're going to be seeing

2908
01:30:54,100 --> 01:30:57,100
over the next several years.

2909
01:30:58,100 --> 01:30:59,100
Nationally, you can see the

2910
01:30:59,100 --> 01:31:01,100
breakdown here

2911
01:31:01,100 --> 01:31:02,100
on this slide that really talks

2912
01:31:02,100 --> 01:31:04,100
about just where the dollars

2913
01:31:04,100 --> 01:31:05,100
are coming from. That draws

2914
01:31:05,100 --> 01:31:06,100
down to that $1 trillion. A lot

2915
01:31:06,100 --> 01:31:08,100
of it is the cuts to the

2916
01:31:08,100 --> 01:31:09,100
Medicare, Medi-Cal eligibility

2917
01:31:09,100 --> 01:31:11,100
at around $550 $566 billion,

2918
01:31:14,100 --> 01:31:16,100
cuts to benefits, cuts to

2919
01:31:16,100 --> 01:31:18,100
general financing. we've seen

2920
01:31:18,100 --> 01:31:19,100
some reductions already

2921
01:31:19,100 --> 01:31:21,100
in the subsidies tied to the

2922
01:31:21,100 --> 01:31:23,100
Affordable Care Act, and we've

2923
01:31:23,100 --> 01:31:25,100
started to see reductions

2924
01:31:25,100 --> 01:31:27,100
in individuals being enrolled

2925
01:31:27,100 --> 01:31:28,100
in Medi-Cal as a result

2926
01:31:28,100 --> 01:31:30,100
of that. And that's what drives

2927
01:31:30,100 --> 01:31:32,100
up the $1 trillion The CBO is

2928
01:31:32,100 --> 01:31:34,100
projecting about 11.8 million

2929
01:31:34,100 --> 01:31:36,100
people are gonna be reduced er,

2930
01:31:36,100 --> 01:31:39,100
losing coverage as a result

2931
01:31:39,100 --> 01:31:40,100
directly of the, ah, of HR 1,

2932
01:31:40,100 --> 01:31:42,100
as well as an additional 5.1

2933
01:31:42,100 --> 01:31:43,100
million people will be losing

2934
01:31:43,100 --> 01:31:44,100
coverage as a result of some

2935
01:31:44,100 --> 01:31:46,100
of the changes in,

2936
01:31:46,100 --> 01:31:48,100
the ACA program. Bringing that

2937
01:31:48,100 --> 01:31:50,100
down to the state and to the,

2938
01:31:50,100 --> 01:31:52,100
the local levels, across

2939
01:31:52,100 --> 01:31:53,100
California we're gonna actually

2940
01:31:53,100 --> 01:31:56,100
see over the next 10 years

2941
01:31:56,100 --> 01:31:58,100
about a $120 billion impact.

2942
01:31:58,100 --> 01:32:00,100
Impact, as well as, locally

2943
01:32:00,100 --> 01:32:01,100
within the San Bernardino

2944
01:32:01,100 --> 01:32:03,100
County region, roughly

2945
01:32:03,100 --> 01:32:05,100
about a $6.4 billion impact

2946
01:32:05,100 --> 01:32:07,100
to how hospitals are, are able

2947
01:32:07,100 --> 01:32:09,100
to be financed. This is on top

2948
01:32:09,100 --> 01:32:11,100
of things that are already

2949
01:32:11,100 --> 01:32:13,100
happening, since we've designed

2950
01:32:13,100 --> 01:32:14,100
this presentation. recently we

2951
01:32:14,100 --> 01:32:15,100
saw

2952
01:32:15,100 --> 01:32:17,100
in the news that CMS has

2953
01:32:17,100 --> 01:32:18,100
decided to withhold $1.3

2954
01:32:18,100 --> 01:32:20,100
billion in the federal share

2955
01:32:20,100 --> 01:32:21,100
of the Medi-Cal program. so

2956
01:32:21,100 --> 01:32:23,100
we're gonna start to see some

2957
01:32:23,100 --> 01:32:25,401
additional impacts directly as

2958
01:32:26,100 --> 01:32:27,100
a result of that as well. From

2959
01:32:27,100 --> 01:32:29,401
a public hospital standpoint,

2960
01:32:32,100 --> 01:32:34,100
this, waterfall slide,

2961
01:32:34,100 --> 01:32:36,100
we call this the, the slide

2962
01:32:36,100 --> 01:32:37,100
of doom. Unfortunately, this is

2963
01:32:37,100 --> 01:32:38,100
for all the 17 public hospitals

2964
01:32:38,100 --> 01:32:39,100
and health systems

2965
01:32:39,100 --> 01:32:41,100
across the state of

2966
01:32:41,100 --> 01:32:43,100
California. We are looking

2967
01:32:43,100 --> 01:32:44,100
at anywhere from, in 2026, a

2968
01:32:44,100 --> 01:32:46,100
$1.7 billion hit all the way

2969
01:32:46,100 --> 01:32:48,100
down to about a $4 to $6

2970
01:32:48,100 --> 01:32:50,100
billion hit just in the public

2971
01:32:50,100 --> 01:32:52,100
hospital systems alone directly

2972
01:32:52,100 --> 01:32:53,100
as relates to HR1,

2973
01:32:53,100 --> 01:32:55,100
as well as some of the state,

2974
01:32:55,100 --> 01:32:58,601
changes we saw in the May

2975
01:32:59,100 --> 01:33:00,100
revise. the governor has called

2976
01:33:00,100 --> 01:33:02,100
for a change

2977
01:33:02,100 --> 01:33:04,100
in how we reimburse,

2978
01:33:04,100 --> 01:33:06,100
the hospitals for the what we

2979
01:33:06,100 --> 01:33:07,100
call the UIS population, or the

2980
01:33:07,100 --> 01:33:09,100
unsatisfactory immigration

2981
01:33:10,100 --> 01:33:11,100
status population,

2982
01:33:11,100 --> 01:33:13,100
and shifting them

2983
01:33:13,100 --> 01:33:14,100
from responsibilities of the

2984
01:33:14,100 --> 01:33:15,100
managed care plans directly to

2985
01:33:15,100 --> 01:33:16,100
what's called a

2986
01:33:16,100 --> 01:33:17,100
fee-for-service. That

2987
01:33:17,100 --> 01:33:19,100
in and itself is going

2988
01:33:19,100 --> 01:33:21,100
to have an $800 million impact

2989
01:33:21,100 --> 01:33:23,100
to the public hospitals.

2990
01:33:23,100 --> 01:33:24,100
Specifically across San

2991
01:33:24,100 --> 01:33:25,100
Bernardino itself, we're, ah,

2992
01:33:25,100 --> 01:33:27,100
anticipating about 300,000,

2993
01:33:27,100 --> 01:33:29,100
individuals that are at risk

2994
01:33:29,100 --> 01:33:30,100
of losing coverage. Roughly 20%

2995
01:33:30,100 --> 01:33:32,100
of, ah, I EHP's patient

2996
01:33:32,100 --> 01:33:34,100
population is gonna lose their

2997
01:33:34,100 --> 01:33:35,100
coverage over the next 3 years

2998
01:33:35,100 --> 01:33:37,100
as a result

2999
01:33:37,100 --> 01:33:39,100
of the workforce requirements,

3000
01:33:39,100 --> 01:33:41,100
the UIS populations,

3001
01:33:41,100 --> 01:33:42,100
and others. This is gonna

3002
01:33:42,100 --> 01:33:44,100
directly result in an increase

3003
01:33:44,100 --> 01:33:45,100
in the er becoming primary care

3004
01:33:45,100 --> 01:33:46,100
services and a significant

3005
01:33:46,100 --> 01:33:48,100
increase in the emergency

3006
01:33:48,100 --> 01:33:49,100
department utilization,

3007
01:33:49,100 --> 01:33:50,100
again emphasizing an overtaxing

3008
01:33:50,100 --> 01:33:52,100
of the emergency department,

3009
01:33:52,100 --> 01:33:54,100
which is already overtaxed as

3010
01:33:54,100 --> 01:33:57,100
it sits today. As a direct

3011
01:33:57,100 --> 01:33:58,100
result, we're gonna continue to

3012
01:33:58,100 --> 01:34:00,100
see increased financial

3013
01:34:00,100 --> 01:34:02,100
pressures on the different

3014
01:34:02,100 --> 01:34:03,100
county systems. We're gonna see

3015
01:34:03,100 --> 01:34:04,100
potential service lines closed

3016
01:34:04,100 --> 01:34:06,100
or reduced

3017
01:34:06,100 --> 01:34:07,100
across the different hospitals,

3018
01:34:07,100 --> 01:34:08,100
not only in this county but

3019
01:34:08,100 --> 01:34:10,100
across the region and

3020
01:34:10,100 --> 01:34:11,100
across the state and across the

3021
01:34:11,100 --> 01:34:13,100
nation. as well as a lot

3022
01:34:13,100 --> 01:34:15,100
of the federal restrictions,

3023
01:34:15,100 --> 01:34:16,100
on the provider taxes to

3024
01:34:16,100 --> 01:34:17,100
Medi-Cal, which will result

3025
01:34:17,100 --> 01:34:19,100
in additional, financial

3026
01:34:19,100 --> 01:34:20,100
reductions and financial

3027
01:34:20,100 --> 01:34:22,100
pressures to,

3028
01:34:22,100 --> 01:34:24,100
to the different hospitals.

3029
01:34:24,100 --> 01:34:26,100
The California Hospital

3030
01:34:26,100 --> 01:34:28,100
Association has put up these

3031
01:34:28,100 --> 01:34:29,100
numbers, which is in 2025

3032
01:34:29,100 --> 01:34:31,100
there's about 34 a little

3033
01:34:31,100 --> 01:34:33,100
over 3,300 layoffs

3034
01:34:36,100 --> 01:34:37,100
in hospitals, which is greater

3035
01:34:37,100 --> 01:34:39,100
than the last 5-year average

3036
01:34:39,100 --> 01:34:41,100
of 2,235 layoffs directly as a

3037
01:34:41,100 --> 01:34:43,100
result of hospitals being

3038
01:34:43,100 --> 01:34:44,100
getting prepared

3039
01:34:44,100 --> 01:34:46,100
for HR1 impacts. 2026,

3040
01:34:47,100 --> 01:34:49,100
across the nation, 46 sorry,

3041
01:34:49,100 --> 01:34:51,100
42 healthcare organizations

3042
01:34:51,100 --> 01:34:53,100
have already announced layoffs.

3043
01:34:53,100 --> 01:34:56,100
That is far on out to outpace

3044
01:34:56,100 --> 01:34:59,100
2025 by a long shot as we look

3045
01:34:59,100 --> 01:35:00,100
at what are the impacts

3046
01:35:00,100 --> 01:35:03,100
across the region and across

3047
01:35:04,100 --> 01:35:05,100
the nation are facing. these

3048
01:35:05,100 --> 01:35:07,100
are gonna, again, affect not

3049
01:35:07,100 --> 01:35:09,100
only the vulnerable populations

3050
01:35:09,100 --> 01:35:11,100
that Medi-Cal serves,

3051
01:35:12,100 --> 01:35:14,100
but really across the entire

3052
01:35:14,100 --> 01:35:15,100
region and all patient

3053
01:35:15,100 --> 01:35:17,100
populations regardless

3054
01:35:17,100 --> 01:35:19,100
of who their payer is. So kind

3055
01:35:19,100 --> 01:35:20,100
of in, in, in summary and some

3056
01:35:20,100 --> 01:35:22,100
key takeaways, HR 1 is gonna be

3057
01:35:22,100 --> 01:35:24,100
driving significant federal

3058
01:35:24,100 --> 01:35:25,100
funding restrictions and

3059
01:35:25,100 --> 01:35:27,100
reductions that will reshape

3060
01:35:27,100 --> 01:35:28,100
the healthcare delivery system

3061
01:35:28,100 --> 01:35:31,100
as we know it today. Today.

3062
01:35:31,100 --> 01:35:32,100
The county as it, as itself,

3063
01:35:32,100 --> 01:35:34,100
the county in itself, is

3064
01:35:34,100 --> 01:35:35,100
already disproportionately

3065
01:35:35,100 --> 01:35:37,100
impacted due

3066
01:35:37,100 --> 01:35:39,100
to the high volume of Medi-Cal

3067
01:35:39,100 --> 01:35:41,100
recipients. Already 40% of,

3068
01:35:41,100 --> 01:35:42,100
of all inpatient utilization is

3069
01:35:42,100 --> 01:35:44,100
Medi-Cal, so we're going

3070
01:35:44,100 --> 01:35:45,100
to see a significant increase

3071
01:35:45,100 --> 01:35:47,100
in the uninsured populations

3072
01:35:47,100 --> 01:35:48,100
here locally,

3073
01:35:48,100 --> 01:35:50,100
and the hospitals are going

3074
01:35:50,100 --> 01:35:52,100
to continue to grow,

3075
01:35:52,100 --> 01:35:53,100
and face significant financial,

3076
01:35:53,100 --> 01:35:55,100
instability that will contain

3077
01:35:55,100 --> 01:35:56,100
that will lead

3078
01:35:56,100 --> 01:35:58,100
to potential reductions of

3079
01:35:58,100 --> 01:36:00,100
services or even potential

3080
01:36:00,100 --> 01:36:01,100
hospital closures. as well as

3081
01:36:01,100 --> 01:36:03,100
the uninsured care is gonna

3082
01:36:03,100 --> 01:36:05,100
continue to utilize the er,

3083
01:36:05,100 --> 01:36:07,100
as primary care services,

3084
01:36:07,100 --> 01:36:08,100
which will, again, continue

3085
01:36:08,100 --> 01:36:10,100
to inundate the, the er.

3086
01:36:10,100 --> 01:36:11,100
Also, as we've talked about

3087
01:36:11,100 --> 01:36:13,100
in other presentations

3088
01:36:13,100 --> 01:36:16,100
in the past, the county systems

3089
01:36:16,100 --> 01:36:18,100
will likely have

3090
01:36:18,100 --> 01:36:20,100
to absorb a fair amount

3091
01:36:20,100 --> 01:36:22,100
of the cost due to this 17

3092
01:36:22,100 --> 01:36:24,100
Section 17,000 of the Health

3093
01:36:24,100 --> 01:36:26,401
and Safety Code. So,

3094
01:36:27,100 --> 01:36:29,100
from an action steps and,

3095
01:36:29,100 --> 01:36:31,100
and what we're working on,

3096
01:36:31,100 --> 01:36:32,100
we're continuing our

3097
01:36:32,100 --> 01:36:34,100
consolidated ongoing advocacy

3098
01:36:34,100 --> 01:36:35,100
efforts at the state and

3099
01:36:35,100 --> 01:36:36,100
at the federal levels. Each

3100
01:36:36,100 --> 01:36:38,100
different hospital and health

3101
01:36:38,100 --> 01:36:39,100
systems has their own

3102
01:36:39,100 --> 01:36:41,100
mitigation plans that they're

3103
01:36:41,100 --> 01:36:43,100
working through to try

3104
01:36:43,100 --> 01:36:45,100
to mitigate this to the extent

3105
01:36:45,100 --> 01:36:46,100
possible. as well as we're

3106
01:36:46,100 --> 01:36:47,100
partnering very closely

3107
01:36:47,100 --> 01:36:48,100
with the health plans,

3108
01:36:48,100 --> 01:36:49,100
probably predominantly IHP and

3109
01:36:49,100 --> 01:36:50,100
Molina, which are the two

3110
01:36:50,100 --> 01:36:51,100
Medi-Cal plans in San

3111
01:36:51,100 --> 01:36:52,100
Bernardino County, as well as

3112
01:36:52,100 --> 01:36:54,100
the Transitional Assistance

3113
01:36:54,100 --> 01:36:56,100
Department here, in the county

3114
01:36:56,100 --> 01:36:58,100
on Medi-Cal enrollment. this

3115
01:36:58,100 --> 01:36:59,100
was really just a again,

3116
01:36:59,100 --> 01:37:00,100
wanted to provide just an

3117
01:37:00,100 --> 01:37:01,100
overview. unfortunately it's

3118
01:37:01,100 --> 01:37:03,100
not a good overview,

3119
01:37:03,100 --> 01:37:04,100
but an overview of,

3120
01:37:04,100 --> 01:37:05,100
what we're facing

3121
01:37:05,100 --> 01:37:06,100
over the next 10 years

3122
01:37:06,100 --> 01:37:07,100
in hospital financing,

3123
01:37:07,100 --> 01:37:09,100
as a result of the federal and

3124
01:37:09,100 --> 01:37:10,100
state changes. And with that,

3125
01:37:10,100 --> 01:37:11,100
I'd like to open up

3126
01:37:11,100 --> 01:37:12,100
with any questions.

3127
01:37:12,100 --> 01:37:13,100
>> Thank you. I would like to

3128
01:37:13,100 --> 01:37:14,100
clarify that this is not meant

3129
01:37:14,100 --> 01:37:15,100
to be political at all,

3130
01:37:15,100 --> 01:37:18,100
just laying out of the facts.

3131
01:37:18,100 --> 01:37:19,100
And I,

3132
01:37:19,100 --> 01:37:21,100
I know that this has a tendency

3133
01:37:21,100 --> 01:37:22,100
to go political,

3134
01:37:22,100 --> 01:37:24,100
and we are charged with living

3135
01:37:24,100 --> 01:37:25,100
within our means

3136
01:37:25,100 --> 01:37:26,100
from whatever is handed to us

3137
01:37:26,100 --> 01:37:29,100
from any other outside source.

3138
01:37:29,100 --> 01:37:30,100
And so I appreciate you laying

3139
01:37:30,100 --> 01:37:32,100
out what the options will be

3140
01:37:32,100 --> 01:37:33,100
and the things that we will be

3141
01:37:33,100 --> 01:37:35,100
facing.

3142
01:37:35,100 --> 01:37:36,100
>> Absolutely. Yeah, this is

3143
01:37:36,100 --> 01:37:37,100
absolutely apolitical. This is

3144
01:37:37,100 --> 01:37:39,100
really just based

3145
01:37:39,100 --> 01:37:40,100
off the numbers, the,

3146
01:37:40,100 --> 01:37:41,100
the actuary reviews,

3147
01:37:41,100 --> 01:37:42,100
as well as the,

3148
01:37:42,100 --> 01:37:43,100
the language that's

3149
01:37:43,100 --> 01:37:45,100
within the laws written.

3150
01:37:45,100 --> 01:37:47,100
>> Very good.

3151
01:37:47,100 --> 01:37:48,100
>> Supervisor Hagman.

3152
01:37:48,100 --> 01:37:49,100
>> Thank you. And, thank you,

3153
01:37:49,100 --> 01:37:50,100
Andrew, for I appreciate the

3154
01:37:50,100 --> 01:37:51,100
ups and downs that you have to

3155
01:37:51,100 --> 01:37:53,100
do as a hospital administrator.

3156
01:37:53,100 --> 01:37:54,100
I've been here long enough

3157
01:37:54,100 --> 01:37:55,100
to know

3158
01:37:55,100 --> 01:37:57,100
before ACA what it was like,

3159
01:37:57,100 --> 01:37:58,100
and that was 10 years ago where

3160
01:37:58,100 --> 01:38:00,100
they put trillions of dollars

3161
01:38:00,100 --> 01:38:01,100
into the medical system,

3162
01:38:01,100 --> 01:38:02,100
and now they're taking some

3163
01:38:02,100 --> 01:38:04,100
of those resources back out

3164
01:38:04,100 --> 01:38:07,100
over the next 10 years. So

3165
01:38:07,100 --> 01:38:10,100
there was a plan before ACA.

3166
01:38:10,100 --> 01:38:12,100
There will be a plan

3167
01:38:12,100 --> 01:38:13,100
after ACA. There will be a plan

3168
01:38:13,100 --> 01:38:14,100
if it changes again

3169
01:38:14,100 --> 01:38:16,401
with the next administration.

3170
01:38:17,100 --> 01:38:20,100
And, I do hope that we still

3171
01:38:20,100 --> 01:38:22,100
consider, our biggest cost is

3172
01:38:22,100 --> 01:38:23,100
using that emergency room when,

3173
01:38:23,100 --> 01:38:25,401
when people don't necessarily

3174
01:38:26,100 --> 01:38:27,100
need those emergency services.

3175
01:38:27,100 --> 01:38:28,100
They can use regular doctors

3176
01:38:28,100 --> 01:38:30,100
and stuff. And I know we'll

3177
01:38:30,100 --> 01:38:31,100
continue

3178
01:38:31,100 --> 01:38:32,100
to coordinate as chair

3179
01:38:32,100 --> 01:38:33,100
of IHP right now

3180
01:38:33,100 --> 01:38:34,100
with my colleagues

3181
01:38:34,100 --> 01:38:35,100
on that board, the changing

3182
01:38:35,100 --> 01:38:36,100
landscape that comes out.

3183
01:38:36,100 --> 01:38:39,100
And, but I, I've seen it,

3184
01:38:39,100 --> 01:38:40,100
our budget before we had those

3185
01:38:40,100 --> 01:38:42,100
extra dollars. And, hopefully

3186
01:38:42,100 --> 01:38:45,100
we can adjust as the political

3187
01:38:45,100 --> 01:38:46,100
climate changes on the federal

3188
01:38:46,100 --> 01:38:47,100
side and where our

3189
01:38:47,100 --> 01:38:49,100
representatives feel

3190
01:38:49,100 --> 01:38:50,100
like their priorities are

3191
01:38:50,100 --> 01:38:52,100
to spend those dollars. Thank

3192
01:38:52,100 --> 01:38:53,100
you.

3193
01:38:53,100 --> 01:38:55,100
>> Thank you.

3194
01:38:56,100 --> 01:38:57,100
>> Yeah, thank you, Madam

3195
01:38:57,100 --> 01:38:59,100
Chair. I appreciate Andrew,

3196
01:38:59,100 --> 01:39:00,100
bringing up the potential

3197
01:39:00,100 --> 01:39:01,100
impacts of HR 1. And I know

3198
01:39:01,100 --> 01:39:02,100
that you and I have had

3199
01:39:02,100 --> 01:39:03,100
several, several conversations

3200
01:39:03,100 --> 01:39:04,100
in regards to the impact.

3201
01:39:04,100 --> 01:39:06,100
But, something sometimes

3202
01:39:06,100 --> 01:39:08,100
to keep in mind is part

3203
01:39:08,100 --> 01:39:09,100
of the reason why our,

3204
01:39:09,100 --> 01:39:10,100
our volume is so high is

3205
01:39:10,100 --> 01:39:12,100
because of the amount

3206
01:39:12,100 --> 01:39:13,100
of services. It's almost a

3207
01:39:13,100 --> 01:39:15,100
double-edged sword.

3208
01:39:15,100 --> 01:39:16,100
>> We offer a lot at

3209
01:39:16,100 --> 01:39:17,100
Arrowhead Regional Medical

3210
01:39:17,100 --> 01:39:18,100
Center.

3211
01:39:18,100 --> 01:39:19,100
>> One of the things is we're

3212
01:39:19,100 --> 01:39:20,100
one of two Level 1 trauma units

3213
01:39:20,100 --> 01:39:21,100
in the County of San

3214
01:39:21,100 --> 01:39:22,100
Bernardino, so that tends

3215
01:39:22,100 --> 01:39:24,100
to draw a high amount

3216
01:39:24,100 --> 01:39:26,100
of volume. The other thing is

3217
01:39:26,100 --> 01:39:28,100
the, the homeless population.

3218
01:39:28,100 --> 01:39:29,100
And a lot of times and Andrew

3219
01:39:29,100 --> 01:39:30,100
understands this that our

3220
01:39:30,100 --> 01:39:32,100
homeless population can stay

3221
01:39:32,100 --> 01:39:34,100
in a bed up to 90 days. So I

3222
01:39:34,100 --> 01:39:35,100
know one

3223
01:39:35,100 --> 01:39:36,100
of the things we're looking

3224
01:39:36,100 --> 01:39:37,100
at is looking

3225
01:39:37,100 --> 01:39:38,100
at alternatives. I think one

3226
01:39:38,100 --> 01:39:39,100
of the items we're looking

3227
01:39:39,100 --> 01:39:40,100
at later on today or in the

3228
01:39:40,100 --> 01:39:41,100
near future is

3229
01:39:41,100 --> 01:39:42,100
to find alternatives

3230
01:39:42,100 --> 01:39:43,100
to transition those individuals

3231
01:39:43,100 --> 01:39:44,100
out of our beds, which are

3232
01:39:44,100 --> 01:39:45,100
much, much needed. The other

3233
01:39:45,100 --> 01:39:47,100
thing that Arrowhead Regional

3234
01:39:47,100 --> 01:39:49,100
Medical Center does do is they

3235
01:39:49,100 --> 01:39:50,100
airlift 2 to 3 individuals

3236
01:39:50,100 --> 01:39:52,100
sometimes out of the area and

3237
01:39:52,100 --> 01:39:54,100
out of the county. And people

3238
01:39:54,100 --> 01:39:56,100
don't realize Arrowhead

3239
01:39:56,100 --> 01:39:57,100
Regional Medical Center, not

3240
01:39:57,100 --> 01:39:58,100
just serves the Valley,

3241
01:39:58,100 --> 01:40:00,100
but it serves a lot of the

3242
01:40:00,100 --> 01:40:01,100
High Desert. And one of the

3243
01:40:01,100 --> 01:40:02,100
challenges is that our

3244
01:40:02,100 --> 01:40:04,100
hospitals in the High Desert

3245
01:40:04,100 --> 01:40:05,100
tend to struggle or not have

3246
01:40:05,100 --> 01:40:06,100
the services that we offer

3247
01:40:06,100 --> 01:40:08,100
down here. So that has a huge

3248
01:40:08,100 --> 01:40:09,100
impact, as we look at access

3249
01:40:09,100 --> 01:40:11,100
to healthcare. But, I

3250
01:40:11,100 --> 01:40:13,100
appreciate what Andrew has done

3251
01:40:13,100 --> 01:40:14,100
to try to maintain it and,

3252
01:40:14,100 --> 01:40:16,100
and keep this and keep

3253
01:40:16,100 --> 01:40:18,100
in mind, this is one

3254
01:40:18,100 --> 01:40:19,100
of few hospitals in the entire

3255
01:40:19,100 --> 01:40:21,100
state that does not use any

3256
01:40:21,100 --> 01:40:23,100
general fund money. So they've

3257
01:40:23,100 --> 01:40:24,100
done a great job managing the

3258
01:40:24,100 --> 01:40:25,100
money, making sure that they

3259
01:40:25,100 --> 01:40:26,100
get reimbursements.

3260
01:40:26,100 --> 01:40:27,100
But as time goes on,

3261
01:40:27,100 --> 01:40:28,100
we know it's going

3262
01:40:28,100 --> 01:40:29,100
to become much,

3263
01:40:29,100 --> 01:40:30,100
much more challenging.

3264
01:40:30,100 --> 01:40:32,100
But just want to thank you

3265
01:40:32,100 --> 01:40:33,100
for that update. And I think

3266
01:40:33,100 --> 01:40:34,100
there's a lot of things that,

3267
01:40:34,100 --> 01:40:36,100
on the basis of time,

3268
01:40:36,100 --> 01:40:38,100
could not talk about. But, I

3269
01:40:38,100 --> 01:40:39,100
think those are key things

3270
01:40:39,100 --> 01:40:41,100
for individuals

3271
01:40:41,100 --> 01:40:42,100
to understand. Because

3272
01:40:42,100 --> 01:40:44,100
of the services we offer,

3273
01:40:44,100 --> 01:40:45,100
because we don't turn down

3274
01:40:45,100 --> 01:40:46,100
anyone and we take everybody,

3275
01:40:46,100 --> 01:40:48,100
that is a big cost

3276
01:40:48,100 --> 01:40:49,100
to our system. But thanks

3277
01:40:49,100 --> 01:40:51,100
for the report.

3278
01:40:54,100 --> 01:40:55,100
>> Yeah, I wanna echo some

3279
01:40:55,100 --> 01:40:57,100
of the comments of, of my,

3280
01:40:57,100 --> 01:40:58,100
counterparts here, but, I think

3281
01:40:58,100 --> 01:40:59,100
this is also an opportunity. I

3282
01:40:59,100 --> 01:41:01,100
try to always look at,

3283
01:41:01,100 --> 01:41:04,601
the glass half full, not half

3284
01:41:05,100 --> 01:41:07,100
empty, and,

3285
01:41:07,100 --> 01:41:08,100
maybe this is an opportunity

3286
01:41:08,100 --> 01:41:09,100
for us to reorganize, and,

3287
01:41:09,100 --> 01:41:10,100
and maybe we as San

3288
01:41:10,100 --> 01:41:11,100
Bernardino County can actually,

3289
01:41:11,100 --> 01:41:13,100
show what a well-run hospital

3290
01:41:13,100 --> 01:41:16,100
can do, when given the

3291
01:41:16,100 --> 01:41:18,100
opportunity. things

3292
01:41:18,100 --> 01:41:20,100
like looking at how we are

3293
01:41:20,100 --> 01:41:22,100
addressing our people who are

3294
01:41:22,100 --> 01:41:24,100
coming in, the emergency rooms,

3295
01:41:24,100 --> 01:41:26,100
are undocumented, are,

3296
01:41:27,100 --> 01:41:28,100
maybe we need to have,

3297
01:41:28,100 --> 01:41:30,100
small pop-ups where people are,

3298
01:41:30,100 --> 01:41:32,100
getting service not

3299
01:41:34,100 --> 01:41:36,100
in the emergency room or prior

3300
01:41:36,100 --> 01:41:37,100
to getting emergency room,

3301
01:41:37,100 --> 01:41:39,100
like some sort of urgent care

3302
01:41:39,100 --> 01:41:41,100
or mobile medicine. explored

3303
01:41:41,100 --> 01:41:44,100
at a higher level, or,

3304
01:41:44,100 --> 01:41:46,100
being proactive with,

3305
01:41:46,100 --> 01:41:48,401
especially those who don't

3306
01:41:49,100 --> 01:41:50,100
have, insurances. How do we

3307
01:41:50,100 --> 01:41:51,100
find ways to get them, if they,

3308
01:41:51,100 --> 01:41:52,100
if they choose

3309
01:41:52,100 --> 01:41:54,100
to be vaccinated, getting them

3310
01:41:54,100 --> 01:41:56,100
those, basic proactive care,

3311
01:41:56,100 --> 01:41:59,100
and really focusing on the

3312
01:42:00,100 --> 01:42:02,100
preventative versus having them

3313
01:42:02,100 --> 01:42:04,100
come in when it's too late. I

3314
01:42:04,100 --> 01:42:05,100
think that could be an

3315
01:42:05,100 --> 01:42:07,100
opportunity

3316
01:42:07,100 --> 01:42:09,100
for us and just really looking

3317
01:42:09,100 --> 01:42:12,100
at that. those are all my

3318
01:42:12,100 --> 01:42:13,100
comments.

3319
01:42:13,100 --> 01:42:16,100
>> All right, I think that is

3320
01:42:16,100 --> 01:42:17,100
it. Since this is a receive and

3321
01:42:17,100 --> 01:42:18,100
file, thank you very much. We

3322
01:42:18,100 --> 01:42:20,401
appreciate the update. And

3323
01:42:21,100 --> 01:42:24,601
with that, we will move on

3324
01:42:25,100 --> 01:42:26,100
to agenda item number 108.

3325
01:42:26,100 --> 01:42:27,100
Before we do start 108, I

3326
01:42:27,100 --> 01:42:28,100
wanted

3327
01:42:28,100 --> 01:42:30,100
to just make an announcement

3328
01:42:30,100 --> 01:42:31,100
for housekeeping. We will break

3329
01:42:31,100 --> 01:42:32,100
at noon and take a 15-minute

3330
01:42:32,100 --> 01:42:34,100
recess. and then we'll

3331
01:42:34,100 --> 01:42:35,100
reconvene at 12:15. So 108 is a

3332
01:42:35,100 --> 01:42:37,401
public hearing on Government

3333
01:42:39,100 --> 01:42:41,100
Code Section 3502.3, which is

3334
01:42:41,100 --> 01:42:43,100
AB 2561 regarding vacancies and

3335
01:42:43,100 --> 01:42:45,100
recruitment presentation being

3336
01:42:45,100 --> 01:42:48,100
presented this morning by Leo

3337
01:42:48,100 --> 01:42:51,100
Gonzalez. We'll open the public

3338
01:42:54,100 --> 01:42:55,100
hearing. Good morning, Leo.

3339
01:42:55,100 --> 01:42:57,100
>> Good morning, Chair Rowe,

3340
01:42:57,100 --> 01:43:00,601
and Members of the Board of

3341
01:43:02,100 --> 01:43:03,100
Supervisors, I'm Leo

3342
01:43:03,100 --> 01:43:04,100
Gonzalez, Human Resources

3343
01:43:04,100 --> 01:43:05,100
Director, and I'm here

3344
01:43:05,100 --> 01:43:06,100
to present to you on

3345
01:43:06,100 --> 01:43:07,100
California Assembly Bill 2561

3346
01:43:07,100 --> 01:43:09,100
and the status of the county's

3347
01:43:09,100 --> 01:43:11,100
vacancy recruitment and

3348
01:43:11,100 --> 01:43:13,100
retention process. California

3349
01:43:14,100 --> 01:43:15,100
Assembly Bill 2561 became

3350
01:43:15,100 --> 01:43:17,100
effective January 1st, 2025,

3351
01:43:17,100 --> 01:43:19,100
and mandates that the public

3352
01:43:19,100 --> 01:43:20,100
agencies annually assess and

3353
01:43:20,100 --> 01:43:22,100
report

3354
01:43:22,100 --> 01:43:23,100
on job vacancy agencies. This

3355
01:43:23,100 --> 01:43:24,100
information must be present

3356
01:43:24,100 --> 01:43:27,601
like, I mean, do this slide

3357
01:43:28,100 --> 01:43:30,401
here. this information must,

3358
01:43:32,100 --> 01:43:33,100
present vacancy and recruitment

3359
01:43:33,100 --> 01:43:35,100
data at a public hearing,

3360
01:43:35,100 --> 01:43:37,100
before finalizing the budget.

3361
01:43:37,100 --> 01:43:38,100
The purpose of the law is

3362
01:43:38,100 --> 01:43:40,100
to enhance transparency. The

3363
01:43:40,100 --> 01:43:41,100
county is excited

3364
01:43:41,100 --> 01:43:42,100
by the opportunity to present

3365
01:43:42,100 --> 01:43:43,100
to the public the ongoing

3366
01:43:43,100 --> 01:43:45,100
strategies to address

3367
01:43:45,100 --> 01:43:47,100
recruitment and retention.

3368
01:43:48,100 --> 01:43:50,401
Today's topics will include

3369
01:43:52,100 --> 01:43:53,100
county workforce,

3370
01:43:53,100 --> 01:43:55,100
hiring and recruitment

3371
01:43:55,100 --> 01:43:56,100
strategies, retention

3372
01:43:56,100 --> 01:43:58,100
strategies, recruitment

3373
01:43:58,100 --> 01:43:59,100
outcomes, public I'm sorry,

3374
01:43:59,100 --> 01:44:00,100
position vacancy summary,

3375
01:44:00,100 --> 01:44:02,100
and vacancies

3376
01:44:02,100 --> 01:44:05,100
by bargaining unit. So what's

3377
01:44:05,100 --> 01:44:06,100
the county's workforce and what

3378
01:44:06,100 --> 01:44:07,100
do they do? The county is proud

3379
01:44:07,100 --> 01:44:09,100
to showcase the people

3380
01:44:09,100 --> 01:44:11,100
behind the services. The

3381
01:44:11,100 --> 01:44:12,100
following graphic gives you a

3382
01:44:12,100 --> 01:44:13,100
snapshot

3383
01:44:13,100 --> 01:44:14,100
of our county workforce,

3384
01:44:14,100 --> 01:44:15,100
highlighting the number

3385
01:44:15,100 --> 01:44:17,100
of dedicated staff, available

3386
01:44:17,100 --> 01:44:19,100
opportunities, and a glance at

3387
01:44:19,100 --> 01:44:21,100
the different services that

3388
01:44:21,100 --> 01:44:23,100
help the community every day.

3389
01:44:23,100 --> 01:44:24,100
what services do we provide

3390
01:44:24,100 --> 01:44:25,100
by the county? The county

3391
01:44:25,100 --> 01:44:26,100
delivers a wide variety

3392
01:44:26,100 --> 01:44:28,100
of services

3393
01:44:28,100 --> 01:44:29,100
to support our community,

3394
01:44:29,100 --> 01:44:30,100
including public safety,

3395
01:44:30,100 --> 01:44:31,100
health and human services,

3396
01:44:31,100 --> 01:44:33,100
community services, road and

3397
01:44:33,100 --> 01:44:35,100
infrastructure, land use,

3398
01:44:35,100 --> 01:44:36,100
environment, along

3399
01:44:36,100 --> 01:44:39,100
with county operations. What is

3400
01:44:40,100 --> 01:44:42,100
the what is the county's hiring

3401
01:44:42,100 --> 01:44:44,100
and recruiting strategies? How

3402
01:44:44,100 --> 01:44:45,100
does the county find and hire

3403
01:44:45,100 --> 01:44:47,100
people? We spread the word

3404
01:44:47,100 --> 01:44:49,100
through social media,

3405
01:44:49,100 --> 01:44:51,100
community outreach and events,

3406
01:44:51,100 --> 01:44:53,100
building partnerships,

3407
01:44:53,100 --> 01:44:54,100
and using advertising tools.

3408
01:44:54,100 --> 01:44:56,100
We build career pathways,

3409
01:44:56,100 --> 01:44:58,100
programs such as SPARK, Youth

3410
01:44:58,100 --> 01:44:59,100
Employment Program, Career

3411
01:44:59,100 --> 01:45:00,100
Technical Education

3412
01:45:00,100 --> 01:45:02,100
Connectional Programs,

3413
01:45:02,100 --> 01:45:03,100
internships, apprenticeships,

3414
01:45:03,100 --> 01:45:05,100
and entry-level jobs that get

3415
01:45:05,100 --> 01:45:06,100
people started and grow their

3416
01:45:06,100 --> 01:45:07,100
careers with the county. We

3417
01:45:07,100 --> 01:45:09,100
make it easy to apply. The

3418
01:45:09,100 --> 01:45:10,100
online application is simple,

3419
01:45:10,100 --> 01:45:11,100
mobile-friendly,

3420
01:45:11,100 --> 01:45:12,100
and provides the ability

3421
01:45:12,100 --> 01:45:13,100
to apply for several jobs

3422
01:45:13,100 --> 01:45:15,100
at once. I'd like

3423
01:45:15,100 --> 01:45:17,100
to highlight a couple

3424
01:45:17,100 --> 01:45:19,100
of the many 2025 outcomes. We

3425
01:45:19,100 --> 01:45:20,100
attended 89 outreach events

3426
01:45:20,100 --> 01:45:22,100
across the county,

3427
01:45:22,100 --> 01:45:23,100
netting interactions with

3428
01:45:23,100 --> 01:45:25,100
over 7,000 attendees.

3429
01:45:28,100 --> 01:45:29,100
Retention strategies how does

3430
01:45:29,100 --> 01:45:31,100
the county keep good,

3431
01:45:31,100 --> 01:45:32,100
good employees? We make sure

3432
01:45:32,100 --> 01:45:33,100
jobs match work

3433
01:45:33,100 --> 01:45:35,100
by reviewing job descriptions.

3434
01:45:35,100 --> 01:45:37,100
We understand what's working

3435
01:45:37,100 --> 01:45:39,100
and what's not by monitoring

3436
01:45:39,100 --> 01:45:41,100
hiring and staffing trends. We

3437
01:45:41,100 --> 01:45:42,000
listen and respond

3438
01:45:42,000 --> 01:45:43,000
through labor negotiations. We

3439
01:45:43,000 --> 01:45:44,100
work to make pay,

3440
01:45:44,100 --> 01:45:45,100
pay competitive

3441
01:45:45,100 --> 01:45:46,100
within the market.

3442
01:45:46,100 --> 01:45:47,100
To highlight a couple

3443
01:45:47,100 --> 01:45:48,100
of the many 2025 outcomes, 485

3444
01:45:48,100 --> 01:45:50,100
classifications were modified

3445
01:45:50,100 --> 01:45:52,100
and 43 classifications received

3446
01:45:52,100 --> 01:45:54,100
equity adjustments.

3447
01:45:55,000 --> 01:45:56,100
Recruitment outcomes. Is the

3448
01:45:56,100 --> 01:45:58,100
county hiring the right people

3449
01:45:58,100 --> 01:45:59,100
and fast enough? Yes, we're

3450
01:45:59,100 --> 01:46:01,100
reaching more people. Our

3451
01:46:01,100 --> 01:46:02,100
increased outreach has boosted

3452
01:46:02,100 --> 01:46:03,100
awareness

3453
01:46:03,100 --> 01:46:05,100
of the county as a great place

3454
01:46:05,100 --> 01:46:06,100
to work. we're growing future

3455
01:46:06,100 --> 01:46:08,100
talent, we're hiring faster,

3456
01:46:08,100 --> 01:46:09,100
we keep jobs filled thanks to

3457
01:46:09,100 --> 01:46:11,100
strong recruitment and

3458
01:46:11,100 --> 01:46:13,100
retention efforts. Our vacancy

3459
01:46:13,100 --> 01:46:15,100
rates stay low. Award-winning

3460
01:46:15,100 --> 01:46:16,100
the county earned a prestigious

3461
01:46:16,100 --> 01:46:17,100
challenge award from

3462
01:46:17,100 --> 01:46:19,100
California State Association

3463
01:46:19,100 --> 01:46:21,100
of Counties, CSAC, for our

3464
01:46:21,100 --> 01:46:23,100
Rapid Hire program. Let me show

3465
01:46:23,100 --> 01:46:26,100
a couple of 2025 outcomes. We

3466
01:46:27,100 --> 01:46:29,100
recruited for 1,150 positions.

3467
01:46:29,100 --> 01:46:31,100
and during this process,

3468
01:46:31,100 --> 01:46:33,100
we were able to hire 2,668 new

3469
01:46:33,100 --> 01:46:35,100
hires and promoted over 2,800

3470
01:46:35,100 --> 01:46:37,401
employees within the county.

3471
01:46:40,100 --> 01:46:42,100
So let's get to the numbers.

3472
01:46:42,100 --> 01:46:44,100
at a high level, the county's

3473
01:46:44,100 --> 01:46:45,100
position vacancy summary

3474
01:46:45,100 --> 01:46:46,100
for all bargaining units

3475
01:46:46,100 --> 01:46:48,100
between April 13th, 2025 and

3476
01:46:48,100 --> 01:46:49,100
April 13th, 2026 was an

3477
01:46:49,100 --> 01:46:51,100
impressive 13.71%

3478
01:46:51,100 --> 01:46:53,100
in comparison

3479
01:46:53,100 --> 01:46:54,100
to last year's presentation

3480
01:46:54,100 --> 01:46:57,100
of 15.31%. This is a reduction

3481
01:46:57,100 --> 01:46:58,100
from last year about 1.6%. If

3482
01:46:58,100 --> 01:47:01,100
you look at, if you look

3483
01:47:01,100 --> 01:47:03,100
at the right side

3484
01:47:03,100 --> 01:47:04,100
of the slide, you will see a

3485
01:47:04,100 --> 01:47:06,100
high-level position vacancy

3486
01:47:06,100 --> 01:47:07,100
summary breakout by the

3487
01:47:07,100 --> 01:47:09,100
respective bargaining groups. I

3488
01:47:09,100 --> 01:47:10,100
will now navigate to the,

3489
01:47:10,100 --> 01:47:12,100
to each

3490
01:47:12,100 --> 01:47:13,100
of these bargaining groups to

3491
01:47:13,100 --> 01:47:15,100
better understand how we

3492
01:47:15,100 --> 01:47:17,100
arrived at the overall position

3493
01:47:17,100 --> 01:47:19,100
vacancy rate. First up is

3494
01:47:19,100 --> 01:47:21,100
Teamsters Local 1932. As of

3495
01:47:21,100 --> 01:47:23,100
April 13, 2026, the position

3496
01:47:23,100 --> 01:47:25,100
vacancy rate was 14.64% for

3497
01:47:25,100 --> 01:47:27,100
Teamsters. That number reduced

3498
01:47:27,100 --> 01:47:28,100
by 2%

3499
01:47:28,100 --> 01:47:29,100
from last year's 16.72% and

3500
01:47:29,100 --> 01:47:31,401
below the AB 2561 threshold

3501
01:47:32,100 --> 01:47:35,100
of 20% vacancy rate. This is

3502
01:47:35,100 --> 01:47:37,100
good work by departments across

3503
01:47:37,100 --> 01:47:39,100
the county and filling their

3504
01:47:39,100 --> 01:47:41,401
vacancies. Next up is

3505
01:47:44,100 --> 01:47:45,100
Sheriff's Employee Benefit

3506
01:47:45,100 --> 01:47:47,100
Association, SEBA. As of April

3507
01:47:47,100 --> 01:47:49,100
13th, 2026, SEBA's position

3508
01:47:49,100 --> 01:47:51,100
vacancy rate was about 9.14%.

3509
01:47:51,100 --> 01:47:52,100
While this number is

3510
01:47:52,100 --> 01:47:54,100
approximately 1.5% higher than

3511
01:47:54,100 --> 01:47:55,100
last year's,

3512
01:47:55,100 --> 01:47:57,100
this is attributed

3513
01:47:57,100 --> 01:47:59,100
to approximately 131 sheriff's

3514
01:47:59,100 --> 01:48:00,100
trainees currently in the

3515
01:48:00,100 --> 01:48:02,100
academy that will soon be added

3516
01:48:02,100 --> 01:48:03,100
to the workforce,

3517
01:48:03,100 --> 01:48:04,100
thus improving these numbers.

3518
01:48:04,100 --> 01:48:05,100
Bear

3519
01:48:05,100 --> 01:48:07,100
in mind that these numbers are

3520
01:48:07,100 --> 01:48:08,100
near impressive 11%

3521
01:48:08,100 --> 01:48:10,100
below AB 2561's threshold.

3522
01:48:10,100 --> 01:48:12,100
Great work by the Sheriff's

3523
01:48:12,100 --> 01:48:13,100
Department, the Fire

3524
01:48:13,100 --> 01:48:14,100
District, Probation

3525
01:48:14,100 --> 01:48:15,100
Department, District

3526
01:48:15,100 --> 01:48:16,100
Attorney's Office, and others

3527
01:48:16,100 --> 01:48:18,401
in filling their vacancies.

3528
01:48:19,100 --> 01:48:21,100
Next up, let's transition

3529
01:48:21,100 --> 01:48:22,100
to SEIU Local 721. As of April

3530
01:48:22,100 --> 01:48:23,100
13, 2026, the position vacancy

3531
01:48:23,100 --> 01:48:25,100
rate was 17.74

3532
01:48:26,100 --> 01:48:29,100
for this group. That number has

3533
01:48:29,100 --> 01:48:31,100
improved by 2%

3534
01:48:31,100 --> 01:48:34,100
from a year ago, below the AB

3535
01:48:34,100 --> 01:48:36,100
2561 threshold of 20%. Good

3536
01:48:36,100 --> 01:48:38,100
work by CFS, DBH,

3537
01:48:38,100 --> 01:48:39,100
and other departments

3538
01:48:39,100 --> 01:48:42,100
in working to fill their

3539
01:48:43,100 --> 01:48:44,100
hard-to-fill recruitment

3540
01:48:44,100 --> 01:48:45,100
efforts. This is followed by

3541
01:48:45,100 --> 01:48:47,100
California Nurses

3542
01:48:47,100 --> 01:48:48,100
Association, CNA. As of April

3543
01:48:48,100 --> 01:48:49,100
13, 2026, CNA's position

3544
01:48:49,100 --> 01:48:51,100
vacancy rate was 12.39%. While

3545
01:48:51,100 --> 01:48:53,100
this dropped to 0.75%, it is

3546
01:48:53,100 --> 01:48:55,100
notable that this bargaining

3547
01:48:55,100 --> 01:48:56,100
group is made up

3548
01:48:56,100 --> 01:48:58,100
of nurse classifications

3549
01:48:58,100 --> 01:49:00,100
across the county. This

3550
01:49:00,100 --> 01:49:02,100
position the, the position

3551
01:49:02,100 --> 01:49:04,100
vacancy rate is well

3552
01:49:04,100 --> 01:49:06,100
below the AB 2561 threshold of

3553
01:49:06,100 --> 01:49:08,100
by almost 8%. Great work

3554
01:49:08,100 --> 01:49:10,100
by ARMC, the Sheriff's

3555
01:49:10,100 --> 01:49:11,100
Department, Probation, DBH,

3556
01:49:11,100 --> 01:49:12,100
Public Health, and other

3557
01:49:12,100 --> 01:49:13,100
departments who fill these

3558
01:49:13,100 --> 01:49:15,401
positions. Let's talk about

3559
01:49:16,100 --> 01:49:18,100
Professional Firefighters

3560
01:49:19,100 --> 01:49:21,100
Local 935. As of April 13,

3561
01:49:21,100 --> 01:49:23,100
2026, the position vacancy rate

3562
01:49:23,100 --> 01:49:25,100
was 11.17 for this group. That

3563
01:49:25,100 --> 01:49:27,401
compared to last year's 16.50

3564
01:49:28,100 --> 01:49:30,100
is a reduction of over 5% and

3565
01:49:30,100 --> 01:49:32,100
below the AB 2561 threshold

3566
01:49:32,100 --> 01:49:34,100
of 20% vacancy rate. The fire

3567
01:49:34,100 --> 01:49:36,100
district has been impressive

3568
01:49:36,100 --> 01:49:39,100
on the recruitment efforts. So

3569
01:49:40,100 --> 01:49:41,100
next up is San Bernardino

3570
01:49:41,100 --> 01:49:43,100
County Probation Officers

3571
01:49:43,100 --> 01:49:45,100
Association, POA. As of April

3572
01:49:45,100 --> 01:49:47,100
13th, 2026, the POA's position

3573
01:49:47,100 --> 01:49:49,100
vacancy rate was 8.68%. This

3574
01:49:49,100 --> 01:49:51,100
dropped approximately 3.5% from

3575
01:49:51,100 --> 01:49:52,100
last year's 12.20%. this

3576
01:49:52,100 --> 01:49:55,100
position vacancy rate is well

3577
01:49:57,100 --> 01:49:59,401
below the AB 2561 threshold

3578
01:50:01,100 --> 01:50:03,100
by almost 11.5%. great work

3579
01:50:03,100 --> 01:50:05,401
by the probation department.

3580
01:50:07,100 --> 01:50:08,100
This is followed by San

3581
01:50:08,100 --> 01:50:09,100
Bernardino County Public

3582
01:50:09,100 --> 01:50:10,100
Attorneys Association

3583
01:50:10,100 --> 01:50:11,100
Attorneys Unit. As of April

3584
01:50:11,100 --> 01:50:13,100
13th, 2026, the position

3585
01:50:13,100 --> 01:50:15,100
vacancy rate was 10.80

3586
01:50:15,100 --> 01:50:17,100
for this group. That number was

3587
01:50:17,100 --> 01:50:19,100
has improved by 2.7%

3588
01:50:19,100 --> 01:50:21,100
from last year

3589
01:50:21,100 --> 01:50:23,100
from a year ago, excuse me,

3590
01:50:23,100 --> 01:50:25,100
and below the AB 2561 threshold

3591
01:50:25,100 --> 01:50:28,100
of 20% by over 9%. Good work

3592
01:50:28,100 --> 01:50:30,100
by the District Attorney, the

3593
01:50:30,100 --> 01:50:31,100
Public Defenders, and others

3594
01:50:31,100 --> 01:50:33,401
filling those positions. Up

3595
01:50:34,100 --> 01:50:35,100
next is International Union

3596
01:50:35,100 --> 01:50:37,100
of Operational Engineers Local

3597
01:50:37,100 --> 01:50:40,100
12, IUOE. As of April 13th,

3598
01:50:40,100 --> 01:50:42,100
2026, the IUOE's position

3599
01:50:42,100 --> 01:50:44,401
vacancy rate was 7.14. That

3600
01:50:46,100 --> 01:50:48,100
drop of approximately 11.25 is

3601
01:50:48,100 --> 01:50:50,100
striking. The position vacancy

3602
01:50:50,100 --> 01:50:51,100
rate is well below AB 2561

3603
01:50:51,100 --> 01:50:53,401
threshold by almost 13%. Great

3604
01:50:55,100 --> 01:50:58,100
work by the fire district.

3605
01:51:00,100 --> 01:51:01,100
Next up is the Association of

3606
01:51:01,100 --> 01:51:03,100
San Bernardino County Fire

3607
01:51:03,100 --> 01:51:04,100
Management. As of April 13th,

3608
01:51:04,100 --> 01:51:06,100
2026, the position vacancy rate

3609
01:51:06,100 --> 01:51:08,100
was 3.45% for this group. That

3610
01:51:08,100 --> 01:51:10,100
compared to last year's 13.79%

3611
01:51:10,100 --> 01:51:12,100
is a reduction of over 10% and

3612
01:51:12,100 --> 01:51:14,100
below the 2 below the AB 2561

3613
01:51:14,100 --> 01:51:16,401
threshold of 20% vacancy rate

3614
01:51:17,100 --> 01:51:20,100
by more than 16.5%. The fire

3615
01:51:22,100 --> 01:51:23,100
district has steadfast

3616
01:51:23,100 --> 01:51:24,100
recruitment efforts

3617
01:51:24,100 --> 01:51:25,100
to continue

3618
01:51:25,100 --> 01:51:28,601
to do these things. Okay, the

3619
01:51:31,100 --> 01:51:32,100
last bargaining group to share

3620
01:51:32,100 --> 01:51:34,100
with you today is the

3621
01:51:34,100 --> 01:51:35,100
International Brotherhood of

3622
01:51:35,100 --> 01:51:37,100
Electrical Workers Local 47,

3623
01:51:37,100 --> 01:51:40,100
IBW. As of April 13, 2026, the

3624
01:51:40,100 --> 01:51:41,100
position vacancy rate was

3625
01:51:41,100 --> 01:51:43,401
21.43% for IBW. This year's

3626
01:51:45,100 --> 01:51:47,100
number is approximately 7%

3627
01:51:48,100 --> 01:51:50,100
higher than it was last year's

3628
01:51:50,100 --> 01:51:52,100
figure, at 14.29%. As I

3629
01:51:52,100 --> 01:51:53,100
mentioned previously

3630
01:51:53,100 --> 01:51:54,100
in the slides, AB 2561's

3631
01:51:54,100 --> 01:51:56,401
threshold 20% vacancy rate. So

3632
01:51:57,100 --> 01:51:58,100
we were slightly

3633
01:51:58,100 --> 01:52:01,601
over a threshold. So I'd like

3634
01:52:02,100 --> 01:52:04,100
to take a moment to talk about

3635
01:52:04,100 --> 01:52:05,100
the recruitment challenges and

3636
01:52:05,100 --> 01:52:06,100
opportunities for this group.

3637
01:52:06,100 --> 01:52:07,100
This is one

3638
01:52:07,100 --> 01:52:09,100
of the smaller bargaining

3639
01:52:09,100 --> 01:52:10,100
groups within the county that

3640
01:52:10,100 --> 01:52:11,100
provides specialized services

3641
01:52:11,100 --> 01:52:12,100
for public works special

3642
01:52:12,100 --> 01:52:14,100
districts. It's a dedicated

3643
01:52:14,100 --> 01:52:16,100
it's, it's a delicate balancing

3644
01:52:16,100 --> 01:52:17,100
act as a staffing size can

3645
01:52:17,100 --> 01:52:18,100
easily skew vacancy rates

3646
01:52:18,100 --> 01:52:20,100
for this group. You will see

3647
01:52:20,100 --> 01:52:21,100
illustrated on the graph the 3

3648
01:52:21,100 --> 01:52:23,100
classifications that triggered

3649
01:52:23,100 --> 01:52:25,100
the vacancy rate Those are

3650
01:52:25,100 --> 01:52:26,100
maintenance worker 1/training,

3651
01:52:26,100 --> 01:52:28,100
maintenance worker 2 and 3,

3652
01:52:28,100 --> 01:52:30,100
treatment plant operator 4. So

3653
01:52:30,100 --> 01:52:32,100
what's prompting the

3654
01:52:32,100 --> 01:52:34,100
recruitment retention

3655
01:52:34,100 --> 01:52:36,100
challenges? Limited qualified

3656
01:52:36,100 --> 01:52:38,100
candidate pools to this,

3657
01:52:38,100 --> 01:52:39,100
that require specialized

3658
01:52:39,100 --> 01:52:40,100
certificates, technical

3659
01:52:40,100 --> 01:52:42,100
experience,

3660
01:52:42,100 --> 01:52:43,100
and licensure requirements.

3661
01:52:43,100 --> 01:52:45,100
Remote service locations along

3662
01:52:45,100 --> 01:52:46,100
with travel requirements impact

3663
01:52:46,100 --> 01:52:48,100
the recruitment effort. Early

3664
01:52:48,100 --> 01:52:50,100
turnover as employees obtain

3665
01:52:50,100 --> 01:52:51,100
certificates and transfer

3666
01:52:51,100 --> 01:52:53,100
to local water districts.

3667
01:52:53,100 --> 01:52:55,100
However, the,

3668
01:52:55,100 --> 01:52:56,100
the special districts continues

3669
01:52:56,100 --> 01:52:57,100
to focus

3670
01:52:57,100 --> 01:52:59,100
on recruitment efforts along

3671
01:52:59,100 --> 01:53:00,100
with retention efforts to

3672
01:53:00,100 --> 01:53:01,100
ensure that we have a that we

3673
01:53:01,100 --> 01:53:03,401
can meet those workforce

3674
01:53:05,100 --> 01:53:06,100
challenges. Let me share with

3675
01:53:06,100 --> 01:53:08,100
you the recruitment outcomes.

3676
01:53:08,100 --> 01:53:09,100
What are we doing to improve

3677
01:53:09,100 --> 01:53:11,100
our candidate pool and our

3678
01:53:11,100 --> 01:53:12,100
ability

3679
01:53:12,100 --> 01:53:14,100
to hire quality candidates?

3680
01:53:14,100 --> 01:53:15,100
While you, while you see

3681
01:53:15,100 --> 01:53:16,100
illustrated that we received

3682
01:53:16,100 --> 01:53:18,100
applicants, for all 3

3683
01:53:18,100 --> 01:53:20,100
classifications, right, you

3684
01:53:20,100 --> 01:53:21,100
see, large number of candidates

3685
01:53:21,100 --> 01:53:23,100
that apply these positions,

3686
01:53:23,100 --> 01:53:24,100
the list dwindles down once we

3687
01:53:24,100 --> 01:53:25,100
actually start meeting the

3688
01:53:25,100 --> 01:53:26,100
qualifications that are needed

3689
01:53:26,100 --> 01:53:28,100
for these jobs. As such, the

3690
01:53:28,100 --> 01:53:29,100
team has implemented

3691
01:53:29,100 --> 01:53:30,100
recruitment strategies

3692
01:53:30,100 --> 01:53:31,100
to increase our candidate pool.

3693
01:53:31,100 --> 01:53:32,100
So I'll use maintenance worker

3694
01:53:32,100 --> 01:53:34,100
1 as an example. A rapid hire

3695
01:53:34,100 --> 01:53:36,100
event filled 4 other vacancies.

3696
01:53:36,100 --> 01:53:37,100
recruitment efforts generated

3697
01:53:37,100 --> 01:53:39,100
83 eligible candidates,

3698
01:53:39,100 --> 01:53:40,100
and we're moving much faster

3699
01:53:40,100 --> 01:53:41,100
to get candidates

3700
01:53:41,100 --> 01:53:42,100
through the pipeline by

3701
01:53:42,100 --> 01:53:44,100
ensuring that our certification

3702
01:53:44,100 --> 01:53:45,100
lists are being much quicker.

3703
01:53:45,100 --> 01:53:47,100
In this particular case, 7

3704
01:53:47,100 --> 01:53:48,100
business days. There are

3705
01:53:48,100 --> 01:53:49,100
currently 2 job offers for

3706
01:53:49,100 --> 01:53:51,100
maintenance worker training.

3707
01:53:51,100 --> 01:53:52,100
Once these positions are

3708
01:53:52,100 --> 01:53:53,100
filled,

3709
01:53:53,100 --> 01:53:54,100
the threshold we will go from

3710
01:53:54,100 --> 01:53:56,100
21.45 to 16.67. Again, 1

3711
01:53:57,100 --> 01:53:58,100
vacancy for this group,

3712
01:53:58,100 --> 01:54:00,100
could very easily put you

3713
01:54:00,100 --> 01:54:02,100
above the 20% threshold, based

3714
01:54:02,100 --> 01:54:03,100
on the number

3715
01:54:03,100 --> 01:54:05,100
of positions we actually have

3716
01:54:05,100 --> 01:54:06,100
within the group. Next up is

3717
01:54:06,100 --> 01:54:07,100
the maintenance worker 2,

3718
01:54:07,100 --> 01:54:08,100
continuous year-round

3719
01:54:08,100 --> 01:54:09,100
recruitments

3720
01:54:09,100 --> 01:54:10,100
to maintain candidate pool. So

3721
01:54:10,100 --> 01:54:12,100
we're ensuring that we're

3722
01:54:12,100 --> 01:54:13,100
continuously looking

3723
01:54:13,100 --> 01:54:14,100
at that list as opposed

3724
01:54:14,100 --> 01:54:15,100
to waiting for vacancies

3725
01:54:15,100 --> 01:54:17,100
to occur. The average

3726
01:54:17,100 --> 01:54:18,100
turnaround time to actually get

3727
01:54:18,100 --> 01:54:19,100
these lists prepared,

3728
01:54:19,100 --> 01:54:20,100
it takes us 3 business days.

3729
01:54:20,100 --> 01:54:21,100
Last one is the treatment plan

3730
01:54:21,100 --> 01:54:23,100
operator 4. This is now a

3731
01:54:23,100 --> 01:54:24,100
continuous year-round

3732
01:54:24,100 --> 01:54:25,100
recruitment

3733
01:54:25,100 --> 01:54:26,100
to maintain candidate pool in

3734
01:54:26,100 --> 01:54:27,100
the event that we have a

3735
01:54:27,100 --> 01:54:29,100
separation from this group.

3736
01:54:29,100 --> 01:54:30,100
And again, it's taking us

3737
01:54:30,100 --> 01:54:32,100
about 3 days to, to, 3 business

3738
01:54:32,100 --> 01:54:33,100
days to turn

3739
01:54:33,100 --> 01:54:34,100
around getting candidates to

3740
01:54:34,100 --> 01:54:37,100
the process. so what are we

3741
01:54:37,100 --> 01:54:38,100
doing from a compensation

3742
01:54:38,100 --> 01:54:40,100
workplace enhancements to

3743
01:54:40,100 --> 01:54:42,100
support recruitment and

3744
01:54:42,100 --> 01:54:43,100
retention? The board approved a

3745
01:54:43,100 --> 01:54:45,100
successor MOU for 2024

3746
01:54:45,100 --> 01:54:47,100
through 2027, a member

3747
01:54:47,100 --> 01:54:48,100
understanding providing

3748
01:54:48,100 --> 01:54:50,100
multiple-year compensation

3749
01:54:50,100 --> 01:54:51,100
stability that included

3750
01:54:51,100 --> 01:54:52,100
increased employer medical

3751
01:54:52,100 --> 01:54:54,100
premium contributions to reduce

3752
01:54:54,100 --> 01:54:55,100
employees' healthcare costs.

3753
01:54:55,100 --> 01:54:57,100
We've implemented 14% total

3754
01:54:58,100 --> 01:54:59,100
salary increases over the term

3755
01:54:59,100 --> 01:55:01,100
of this contract, including a

3756
01:55:01,100 --> 01:55:03,100
new top salary step increasing

3757
01:55:03,100 --> 01:55:04,100
maximum pay, by 2.5%. And, and

3758
01:55:04,100 --> 01:55:06,100
the board approved 10% salary

3759
01:55:06,100 --> 01:55:07,100
equity adjustments

3760
01:55:07,100 --> 01:55:08,100
for the maintenance worker 1

3761
01:55:08,100 --> 01:55:10,100
through 3 series, along

3762
01:55:10,100 --> 01:55:11,100
with the, Treatment Plant

3763
01:55:11,100 --> 01:55:13,100
Operator 1 through 4

3764
01:55:13,100 --> 01:55:15,100
classifications. These efforts

3765
01:55:16,100 --> 01:55:18,401
have strengthened the county's

3766
01:55:19,100 --> 01:55:20,100
ability

3767
01:55:20,100 --> 01:55:21,100
to recruit and retain employees

3768
01:55:21,100 --> 01:55:23,100
in historically hard-to-fill

3769
01:55:23,100 --> 01:55:25,100
positions. I'd like

3770
01:55:27,100 --> 01:55:29,100
to thank the board, our CEO

3771
01:55:29,100 --> 01:55:30,100
Luther, along with our

3772
01:55:30,100 --> 01:55:32,100
assistant executive officers

3773
01:55:32,100 --> 01:55:33,100
and department executives

3774
01:55:33,100 --> 01:55:34,100
for collaborating with Human

3775
01:55:34,100 --> 01:55:36,100
Resources and filling our

3776
01:55:36,100 --> 01:55:37,100
vacancies, along

3777
01:55:37,100 --> 01:55:38,100
with our chief financial

3778
01:55:38,100 --> 01:55:39,100
officer

3779
01:55:39,100 --> 01:55:40,100
for creating opportunities

3780
01:55:40,100 --> 01:55:42,100
for us to recruit and retain a

3781
01:55:42,100 --> 01:55:43,100
talented the workforce. Does

3782
01:55:43,100 --> 01:55:44,100
the board have any questions,

3783
01:55:44,100 --> 01:55:46,100
comments, or for me?

3784
01:55:46,100 --> 01:55:47,100
>> Thank you very much

3785
01:55:47,100 --> 01:55:48,100
for that presentation.

3786
01:55:48,100 --> 01:55:49,100
Supervisor Hagman.

3787
01:55:49,100 --> 01:55:50,100
>> It's not

3788
01:55:50,100 --> 01:55:52,100
like I broke a record today,

3789
01:55:52,100 --> 01:55:53,100
but again, I appreciate that

3790
01:55:53,100 --> 01:55:54,100
you put last year's

3791
01:55:54,100 --> 01:55:55,100
percentages,

3792
01:55:55,100 --> 01:55:56,100
but as this is a requirement

3793
01:55:56,100 --> 01:55:58,100
to do annual reporting now,

3794
01:55:58,100 --> 01:55:59,100
it'd be nice

3795
01:55:59,100 --> 01:56:00,100
to start just yeah,

3796
01:56:00,100 --> 01:56:02,100
just trend it in,

3797
01:56:02,100 --> 01:56:03,100
in so we can look

3798
01:56:03,100 --> 01:56:04,100
at overall trends

3799
01:56:04,100 --> 01:56:05,100
over the years. And just one

3800
01:56:05,100 --> 01:56:07,100
cheat sheet that shows year

3801
01:56:07,100 --> 01:56:08,100
to year for future.

3802
01:56:08,100 --> 01:56:10,100
But great reporting. Thank you.

3803
01:56:10,100 --> 01:56:12,100
>> Thank you, sir.

3804
01:56:12,100 --> 01:56:13,100
>> Do we have any represented

3805
01:56:13,100 --> 01:56:15,100
groups here today wishing

3806
01:56:15,100 --> 01:56:17,100
to speak, present?

3807
01:56:21,100 --> 01:56:23,100
>> Yes, John Richardson.

3808
01:56:24,100 --> 01:56:26,100
>> Good afternoon. Please feel

3809
01:56:26,100 --> 01:56:28,100
free to come on down here.

3810
01:56:28,100 --> 01:56:29,100
Yeah, I don't know,

3811
01:56:29,100 --> 01:56:31,100
it's your preference.

3812
01:56:36,100 --> 01:56:38,100
>> Good morning. I'm

3813
01:56:39,100 --> 01:56:41,100
in the unenviable position

3814
01:56:41,100 --> 01:56:44,100
of being between you guys and

3815
01:56:44,100 --> 01:56:46,100
lunch and the rest

3816
01:56:46,100 --> 01:56:47,100
of the folks here, so I

3817
01:56:47,100 --> 01:56:49,100
appreciate you indulging me.

3818
01:56:49,100 --> 01:56:50,100
for those

3819
01:56:50,100 --> 01:56:51,100
of you don't know me here, I

3820
01:56:51,100 --> 01:56:53,100
think I met most the board

3821
01:56:53,100 --> 01:56:54,100
members so far. My name is

3822
01:56:54,100 --> 01:56:56,100
John Richardson. I am a deputy

3823
01:56:56,100 --> 01:56:58,100
DA. I've been a 21-year county

3824
01:56:58,100 --> 01:57:00,100
employee and I'm the current

3825
01:57:00,100 --> 01:57:01,100
president of the San

3826
01:57:01,100 --> 01:57:03,100
Bernardino County Public

3827
01:57:03,100 --> 01:57:04,100
Attorneys Association. We

3828
01:57:04,100 --> 01:57:06,100
represent the deputy DAs,

3829
01:57:06,100 --> 01:57:07,100
deputy public defenders,

3830
01:57:07,100 --> 01:57:08,100
and the deputy child support

3831
01:57:08,100 --> 01:57:10,100
attorneys,

3832
01:57:10,100 --> 01:57:11,100
in this county. I would

3833
01:57:11,100 --> 01:57:13,100
actually like to thank the

3834
01:57:13,100 --> 01:57:14,100
board and the county staff for

3835
01:57:14,100 --> 01:57:15,100
this presentation because I

3836
01:57:15,100 --> 01:57:16,100
think it's very helpful. I

3837
01:57:16,100 --> 01:57:17,100
spent a number

3838
01:57:17,100 --> 01:57:19,100
of years working in HR, and I

3839
01:57:19,100 --> 01:57:20,100
think it's important the public

3840
01:57:20,100 --> 01:57:21,100
can kind of see some of the

3841
01:57:21,100 --> 01:57:22,100
strides and efforts the

3842
01:57:22,100 --> 01:57:24,100
county's making and that HR is

3843
01:57:24,100 --> 01:57:25,100
making to, to fill positions

3844
01:57:25,100 --> 01:57:26,100
and do this work. So I,

3845
01:57:26,100 --> 01:57:28,100
I do appreciate this. I'd also

3846
01:57:28,100 --> 01:57:29,100
like

3847
01:57:29,100 --> 01:57:31,100
to acknowledge and I don't, I

3848
01:57:31,100 --> 01:57:33,100
don't know if we have any reps

3849
01:57:33,100 --> 01:57:34,100
here but reps from the Public

3850
01:57:34,100 --> 01:57:35,100
Defender's Office, District

3851
01:57:35,100 --> 01:57:37,100
Attorney's Office, child

3852
01:57:37,100 --> 01:57:38,100
support, and HR,

3853
01:57:38,100 --> 01:57:39,100
for the work they've done in

3854
01:57:39,100 --> 01:57:41,100
filling not just our positions

3855
01:57:41,100 --> 01:57:42,100
but positions in the county,

3856
01:57:42,100 --> 01:57:44,100
countywide. I know it takes a

3857
01:57:44,100 --> 01:57:46,100
lot of work,

3858
01:57:46,100 --> 01:57:48,100
and it takes more than just

3859
01:57:48,100 --> 01:57:49,100
Leo here. Leo knows he has a

3860
01:57:49,100 --> 01:57:50,100
whole staff

3861
01:57:50,100 --> 01:57:51,100
behind him doing the work

3862
01:57:51,100 --> 01:57:53,100
to get that done, and we

3863
01:57:53,100 --> 01:57:54,100
appreciate that. one important

3864
01:57:54,100 --> 01:57:55,100
thing I think Leo talked

3865
01:57:55,100 --> 01:57:57,100
about it a little bit,

3866
01:57:57,100 --> 01:57:58,100
and I think Supervisor, Hagman

3867
01:57:58,100 --> 01:58:00,100
kind of touched

3868
01:58:00,100 --> 01:58:01,100
on is that these each

3869
01:58:01,100 --> 01:58:02,100
of those presentations kind

3870
01:58:02,100 --> 01:58:04,100
of demonstrate kind

3871
01:58:04,100 --> 01:58:05,100
of a snapshot in time. It

3872
01:58:05,100 --> 01:58:06,100
demonstrates a snapshot now.

3873
01:58:06,100 --> 01:58:07,100
It may not be reflective

3874
01:58:07,100 --> 01:58:09,100
of what it looked like a month

3875
01:58:09,100 --> 01:58:10,100
ago or what it's going to look

3876
01:58:10,100 --> 01:58:11,100
like in a month because people

3877
01:58:11,100 --> 01:58:13,100
could leave, right? May have

3878
01:58:13,100 --> 01:58:14,100
done a big recruitment a month

3879
01:58:14,100 --> 01:58:16,100
ago, but

3880
01:58:16,100 --> 01:58:17,100
at least as a result,

3881
01:58:17,100 --> 01:58:18,100
involves our membership. You

3882
01:58:18,100 --> 01:58:19,100
saw about a vacancy rate of

3883
01:58:19,100 --> 01:58:20,100
about 10% currently. That's

3884
01:58:20,100 --> 01:58:21,100
what that snapshot revealed.

3885
01:58:21,100 --> 01:58:24,100
and obviously, our members fill

3886
01:58:24,100 --> 01:58:25,100
this critical role

3887
01:58:25,100 --> 01:58:26,100
of ensuring that the, the

3888
01:58:26,100 --> 01:58:28,100
community is protected and that

3889
01:58:28,100 --> 01:58:29,100
people's constitutional rights

3890
01:58:29,100 --> 01:58:32,601
are protected as well. What the

3891
01:58:33,100 --> 01:58:34,100
snapshot does not reveal is the

3892
01:58:34,100 --> 01:58:35,100
ongoing struggles, though,

3893
01:58:35,100 --> 01:58:37,100
that the Public Defender's

3894
01:58:37,100 --> 01:58:38,100
Office, the DA's Office, and

3895
01:58:38,100 --> 01:58:40,100
Child Support have had

3896
01:58:40,100 --> 01:58:42,100
in filling some of those

3897
01:58:42,100 --> 01:58:43,100
positions. I'll tell you, the

3898
01:58:43,100 --> 01:58:44,100
county is facing serious

3899
01:58:44,100 --> 01:58:45,100
recruitment and retention

3900
01:58:45,100 --> 01:58:47,100
challenges. San Bernardino

3901
01:58:47,100 --> 01:58:49,100
County continues to struggle

3902
01:58:49,100 --> 01:58:50,100
to compete

3903
01:58:50,100 --> 01:58:51,100
with neighboring jurisdictions,

3904
01:58:51,100 --> 01:58:53,100
most importantly Riverside

3905
01:58:54,100 --> 01:58:55,100
County. District attorneys and

3906
01:58:55,100 --> 01:58:57,100
public defendants er, public

3907
01:58:57,100 --> 01:58:58,100
defenders are experiencing

3908
01:58:58,100 --> 01:58:59,100
significant turnover

3909
01:58:59,100 --> 01:59:00,100
among newer attorneys. One of

3910
01:59:00,100 --> 01:59:02,100
the things that wasn't

3911
01:59:02,100 --> 01:59:03,100
highlighted in this is that

3912
01:59:03,100 --> 01:59:05,100
amongst our newer attorneys,

3913
01:59:05,100 --> 01:59:07,100
we're seeing turnover

3914
01:59:07,100 --> 01:59:08,100
in the range of nearly 40%. So

3915
01:59:08,100 --> 01:59:10,100
what you see is folks come

3916
01:59:10,100 --> 01:59:11,100
in because we're able

3917
01:59:11,100 --> 01:59:12,100
to recruit and get them in,

3918
01:59:12,100 --> 01:59:13,100
but we're seeing them leave.

3919
01:59:13,100 --> 01:59:14,100
After just a couple years. And

3920
01:59:14,100 --> 01:59:15,100
one of the major reasons

3921
01:59:15,100 --> 01:59:16,100
they're doing that is they're

3922
01:59:16,100 --> 01:59:17,100
going to some of our

3923
01:59:17,100 --> 01:59:18,100
surrounding competitors.

3924
01:59:18,100 --> 01:59:20,100
they're leaving to go

3925
01:59:20,100 --> 01:59:21,100
to competitors like LA

3926
01:59:21,100 --> 01:59:22,100
County, Riverside County,

3927
01:59:22,100 --> 01:59:24,100
Orange County, as well as some

3928
01:59:24,100 --> 01:59:25,100
local municipalities like

3929
01:59:25,100 --> 01:59:26,100
Riverside, Burbank, Long

3930
01:59:26,100 --> 01:59:28,401
Beach, and Pasadena. What

3931
01:59:30,100 --> 01:59:31,100
Riverside what we're seeing

3932
01:59:31,100 --> 01:59:32,100
in Riverside is Riverside's now

3933
01:59:32,100 --> 01:59:33,100
providing significant increases

3934
01:59:33,100 --> 01:59:34,100
to their district attorneys and

3935
01:59:34,100 --> 01:59:36,100
public defenders, and by July

3936
01:59:36,100 --> 01:59:37,100
Riverside attorneys, we're,

3937
01:59:37,100 --> 01:59:39,100
being paid roughly $14,000 more

3938
01:59:39,100 --> 01:59:40,100
a year than San Bernardino

3939
01:59:40,100 --> 01:59:42,401
County attorneys. And that,

3940
01:59:43,100 --> 01:59:44,100
that's an area where our folks

3941
01:59:44,100 --> 01:59:45,100
are leaving to. They get some

3942
01:59:45,100 --> 01:59:47,100
good experience here,

3943
01:59:47,100 --> 01:59:48,100
and I'll tell you, many of

3944
01:59:48,100 --> 01:59:49,100
these what we're seeing these

3945
01:59:49,100 --> 01:59:50,100
other,

3946
01:59:50,100 --> 01:59:51,100
municipalities is that they

3947
01:59:51,100 --> 01:59:52,100
like to take laterals, right?

3948
01:59:52,100 --> 01:59:53,100
Because those are people who've

3949
01:59:53,100 --> 01:59:54,100
already demonstrated that they

3950
01:59:54,100 --> 01:59:56,100
can do the job, that they know

3951
01:59:56,100 --> 01:59:57,100
what they're doing. And what

3952
01:59:57,100 --> 01:59:58,100
we're seeing is other

3953
01:59:58,100 --> 01:59:59,100
municipalities poaching our

3954
01:59:59,100 --> 02:00:01,100
people. Now,

3955
02:00:02,100 --> 02:00:03,100
for the last several years,

3956
02:00:03,100 --> 02:00:04,100
San Bernardino County has been

3957
02:00:04,100 --> 02:00:05,100
a constant state

3958
02:00:05,100 --> 02:00:07,100
of recruitment.

3959
02:00:08,100 --> 02:00:10,100
For our attorneys. As recently

3960
02:00:10,100 --> 02:00:11,100
as just 4 years ago, the county

3961
02:00:11,100 --> 02:00:12,100
actually would just hold 2

3962
02:00:12,100 --> 02:00:14,100
recruitments year-round,

3963
02:00:14,100 --> 02:00:15,100
and it was timed around the

3964
02:00:15,100 --> 02:00:17,100
time the bar passage would come

3965
02:00:17,100 --> 02:00:19,100
out. Well, 2 recruitments

3966
02:00:19,100 --> 02:00:20,100
year-round,

3967
02:00:20,100 --> 02:00:21,100
they were successful

3968
02:00:21,100 --> 02:00:23,100
in filling vacancies, but

3969
02:00:23,100 --> 02:00:24,100
around 2023, the sister the

3970
02:00:24,100 --> 02:00:25,100
situation became a lot more

3971
02:00:25,100 --> 02:00:26,100
urgent. What we started to see

3972
02:00:26,100 --> 02:00:27,100
was that our internal

3973
02:00:27,100 --> 02:00:28,100
comparables began

3974
02:00:28,100 --> 02:00:30,100
to become misaligned with 50

3975
02:00:30,100 --> 02:00:31,100
years

3976
02:00:31,100 --> 02:00:32,100
of county tradition and also

3977
02:00:32,100 --> 02:00:33,100
with surrounding counties.

3978
02:00:33,100 --> 02:00:34,100
Turnover began

3979
02:00:34,100 --> 02:00:35,100
to increase and the number

3980
02:00:35,100 --> 02:00:37,100
of applicants began

3981
02:00:37,100 --> 02:00:38,100
to dwindle. Now, I'm thankful

3982
02:00:38,100 --> 02:00:39,100
that Human Resources have been

3983
02:00:39,100 --> 02:00:41,100
a partner in this,

3984
02:00:41,100 --> 02:00:42,100
and they were able

3985
02:00:42,100 --> 02:00:43,100
to assist with, what Leo

3986
02:00:43,100 --> 02:00:44,100
actually touched on,

3987
02:00:44,100 --> 02:00:45,100
what they did with the

3988
02:00:45,100 --> 02:00:46,100
treatment plant operators was

3989
02:00:46,100 --> 02:00:47,100
doing ongoing recruitment

3990
02:00:47,100 --> 02:00:48,100
year-round

3991
02:00:48,100 --> 02:00:50,100
to fill our positions. And so

3992
02:00:50,100 --> 02:00:51,100
they do it year-round rather

3993
02:00:51,100 --> 02:00:52,100
than just twice a year.

3994
02:00:52,100 --> 02:00:53,100
But even it being year-round,

3995
02:00:53,100 --> 02:00:55,100
our ongoing recruitment,

3996
02:00:55,100 --> 02:00:56,100
we continue to struggle

3997
02:00:56,100 --> 02:00:57,100
to fill those vacancies. Now,

3998
02:00:57,100 --> 02:00:58,100
I'm thankful

3999
02:00:58,100 --> 02:01:00,100
for the board that we have And

4000
02:01:00,100 --> 02:01:01,100
this board, I can tell you,

4001
02:01:01,100 --> 02:01:03,100
the Sheriff Dykes and

4002
02:01:03,100 --> 02:01:04,100
District Attorney Jason

4003
02:01:04,100 --> 02:01:05,100
Anderson have demonstrated

4004
02:01:05,100 --> 02:01:07,100
through collaborative efforts

4005
02:01:07,100 --> 02:01:08,100
time and again the safety of

4006
02:01:08,100 --> 02:01:10,100
our community is the highest

4007
02:01:10,100 --> 02:01:11,100
priority. And that's what this

4008
02:01:11,100 --> 02:01:12,100
is all about. If we cannot

4009
02:01:12,100 --> 02:01:14,100
adequately recruit and retain

4010
02:01:14,100 --> 02:01:16,100
frontline attorneys,

4011
02:01:16,100 --> 02:01:17,100
we will not be able to protect

4012
02:01:17,100 --> 02:01:19,100
the vulnerable members of our

4013
02:01:19,100 --> 02:01:20,100
community and ensure that our

4014
02:01:20,100 --> 02:01:22,100
community's rights are

4015
02:01:22,100 --> 02:01:23,100
defended. I look forward

4016
02:01:23,100 --> 02:01:25,100
to working with the board and

4017
02:01:25,100 --> 02:01:26,100
county staff, Leo staff to fix

4018
02:01:26,100 --> 02:01:27,100
these problems so that we can

4019
02:01:27,100 --> 02:01:29,100
realign our attorneys

4020
02:01:29,100 --> 02:01:30,100
internally and

4021
02:01:30,100 --> 02:01:32,100
in the job market. Restoring

4022
02:01:32,100 --> 02:01:33,100
parity is necessary

4023
02:01:33,100 --> 02:01:35,100
to maintain fairness,

4024
02:01:35,100 --> 02:01:36,100
preserve internal consistency,

4025
02:01:36,100 --> 02:01:38,100
and ensure San Bernardino

4026
02:01:38,100 --> 02:01:40,100
County remains competitive with

4027
02:01:40,100 --> 02:01:41,100
surrounding jurisdictions so

4028
02:01:41,100 --> 02:01:43,100
that we can recruit and retain

4029
02:01:43,100 --> 02:01:44,100
those attorneys who are going

4030
02:01:44,100 --> 02:01:46,401
to protect our community.

4031
02:01:47,100 --> 02:01:49,100
>> Thank you.

4032
02:01:49,100 --> 02:01:50,100
>> Thank you very much. We have

4033
02:01:50,100 --> 02:01:52,100
any questions from board,

4034
02:01:52,100 --> 02:01:54,100
board members? No, thank you

4035
02:01:54,100 --> 02:01:55,100
very much. This is a receive

4036
02:01:55,100 --> 02:01:57,100
and file, and I don't believe I

4037
02:01:57,100 --> 02:01:58,100
have anybody here, although I

4038
02:01:58,100 --> 02:02:00,100
do recall it was a public

4039
02:02:00,100 --> 02:02:01,100
hearing, so I should close the

4040
02:02:01,100 --> 02:02:02,100
public hearing. I'll do that.

4041
02:02:02,100 --> 02:02:03,100
All right,

4042
02:02:03,100 --> 02:02:04,100
thank you both.

4043
02:02:04,100 --> 02:02:06,100
>> Thank you all.

4044
02:02:06,100 --> 02:02:07,100
>> I didn't want

4045
02:02:07,100 --> 02:02:09,100
to make a scene

4046
02:02:09,100 --> 02:02:10,100
over here waving. I just,

4047
02:02:10,100 --> 02:02:11,100
I just wanted

4048
02:02:11,100 --> 02:02:12,100
to make a quick comment.

4049
02:02:12,100 --> 02:02:13,100
When, when I joined,

4050
02:02:13,100 --> 02:02:14,100
the county as the COO about 5

4051
02:02:14,100 --> 02:02:16,100
years ago,

4052
02:02:17,100 --> 02:02:19,100
our vacancy rates were close

4053
02:02:19,100 --> 02:02:21,100
to 20%, and even

4054
02:02:23,100 --> 02:02:25,100
since that time,

4055
02:02:25,100 --> 02:02:26,100
we've increased about 3,000

4056
02:02:26,100 --> 02:02:28,401
additional positions as a

4057
02:02:29,100 --> 02:02:32,601
county. And today, here we sit

4058
02:02:33,100 --> 02:02:36,100
with a vacancy rate 14.6%. I,

4059
02:02:36,100 --> 02:02:37,100
I want to give kudos

4060
02:02:37,100 --> 02:02:39,100
to staff, as well as

4061
02:02:39,100 --> 02:02:40,100
to our board for the work

4062
02:02:40,100 --> 02:02:42,100
of making investments

4063
02:02:44,100 --> 02:02:45,100
in our staff,

4064
02:02:45,100 --> 02:02:47,100
in the wages that we pay,

4065
02:02:47,100 --> 02:02:48,100
in the,

4066
02:02:48,100 --> 02:02:49,100
the work that staff has done

4067
02:02:49,100 --> 02:02:51,100
to really go out and recruit

4068
02:02:51,100 --> 02:02:52,100
and do the hard work

4069
02:02:52,100 --> 02:02:54,100
of finding, and our then the

4070
02:02:54,100 --> 02:02:55,100
work our departments are doing

4071
02:02:55,100 --> 02:02:57,100
of retaining those talented

4072
02:02:57,100 --> 02:02:58,100
people. It has been incredible

4073
02:02:58,100 --> 02:03:00,100
to see it, to watch it,

4074
02:03:00,100 --> 02:03:01,100
to be part of it. Yesterday, I

4075
02:03:01,100 --> 02:03:03,100
have the privilege of speaking

4076
02:03:03,100 --> 02:03:05,100
at every new employee

4077
02:03:05,100 --> 02:03:07,100
orientation, and I stood

4078
02:03:07,100 --> 02:03:10,100
in this room. There were 97

4079
02:03:10,100 --> 02:03:13,100
smiling faces who may or may

4080
02:03:13,100 --> 02:03:14,100
not have slept the night

4081
02:03:14,100 --> 02:03:15,100
before as they came in excited

4082
02:03:15,100 --> 02:03:17,100
to start a new career. And I

4083
02:03:17,100 --> 02:03:18,100
asked them, who here is this

4084
02:03:18,100 --> 02:03:20,100
your first government job? And

4085
02:03:20,100 --> 02:03:22,100
about 90%

4086
02:03:22,100 --> 02:03:24,100
of the room raised their hand.

4087
02:03:24,100 --> 02:03:26,100
It is fantastic to see

4088
02:03:26,100 --> 02:03:28,100
government service alive and

4089
02:03:28,100 --> 02:03:29,100
well and playing out every day

4090
02:03:29,100 --> 02:03:31,100
in this county. I, I just,

4091
02:03:31,100 --> 02:03:33,100
I just wanted

4092
02:03:34,100 --> 02:03:35,100
to make the comment. There are

4093
02:03:35,100 --> 02:03:36,100
so many people involved

4094
02:03:36,100 --> 02:03:37,100
in this process.

4095
02:03:37,100 --> 02:03:38,100
From our unions as well,

4096
02:03:38,100 --> 02:03:39,100
advocating

4097
02:03:39,100 --> 02:03:40,100
for their employees. It really

4098
02:03:40,100 --> 02:03:41,100
is a beautiful thing

4099
02:03:41,100 --> 02:03:42,100
to see all the way around. And

4100
02:03:42,100 --> 02:03:44,100
I think we do an exceptionally

4101
02:03:44,100 --> 02:03:45,100
good job here as a county

4102
02:03:45,100 --> 02:03:47,100
in prioritizing our people,

4103
02:03:47,100 --> 02:03:49,100
our staff,

4104
02:03:50,100 --> 02:03:52,100
and doing a fantastic job. So

4105
02:03:52,100 --> 02:03:54,100
kudos to the board for the

4106
02:03:54,100 --> 02:03:55,100
investments they've made.

4107
02:03:55,100 --> 02:03:56,100
Kudos to Leo and his team,

4108
02:03:56,100 --> 02:03:57,100
Mr. Richardson and his

4109
02:03:57,100 --> 02:03:59,100
counterparts and other it

4110
02:03:59,100 --> 02:04:01,100
really is we all,

4111
02:04:01,100 --> 02:04:03,100
sometimes we fight. That's

4112
02:04:03,100 --> 02:04:04,100
okay. That's what we should do.

4113
02:04:04,100 --> 02:04:06,100
because but we are aligned

4114
02:04:06,100 --> 02:04:07,100
in what we're trying

4115
02:04:07,100 --> 02:04:08,100
to accomplish,

4116
02:04:08,100 --> 02:04:09,100
which is taking care

4117
02:04:09,100 --> 02:04:10,100
of our people. And so I just

4118
02:04:10,100 --> 02:04:11,100
wanted

4119
02:04:11,100 --> 02:04:13,100
to make those comments.

4120
02:04:13,100 --> 02:04:16,100
Luther, if he wasn't fine,

4121
02:04:16,100 --> 02:04:18,100
he wouldn't be doing his job,

4122
02:04:18,100 --> 02:04:19,100
so he's doing good too.

4123
02:04:19,100 --> 02:04:20,100
But thank you very much

4124
02:04:20,100 --> 02:04:22,100
for letting me.

4125
02:04:22,100 --> 02:04:23,100
>> Thank you all very much. We

4126
02:04:23,100 --> 02:04:24,100
appreciate the presentation.

4127
02:04:24,100 --> 02:04:25,100
We are going to recess. We'll

4128
02:04:25,100 --> 02:04:26,100
be back here

4129
02:04:26,100 --> 02:04:27,100
at 12:20.

4130
02:04:27,100 --> 02:04:29,100
[RECESS]

4131
02:21:15,000 --> 02:21:17,100
>> Good afternoon and welcome

4132
02:21:17,100 --> 02:21:19,100
back. Steve Rogers, would you

4133
02:21:19,100 --> 02:21:20,100
like to speak first

4134
02:21:20,100 --> 02:21:23,100
since you're standing up there?

4135
02:21:23,100 --> 02:21:25,100
If you're ready, we're going

4136
02:21:25,100 --> 02:21:26,100
to move on

4137
02:21:26,100 --> 02:21:27,100
to our public comment

4138
02:21:27,100 --> 02:21:29,100
for items not on the agenda.

4139
02:21:29,100 --> 02:21:30,100
As a reminder,

4140
02:21:30,100 --> 02:21:31,100
our speakers will have 3

4141
02:21:31,100 --> 02:21:32,100
minutes and the light will

4142
02:21:32,100 --> 02:21:34,100
flash yellow as it gets

4143
02:21:34,100 --> 02:21:35,100
to the end and you have 30

4144
02:21:35,100 --> 02:21:36,100
seconds left. And good

4145
02:21:36,100 --> 02:21:37,100
afternoon, Steve, whenever

4146
02:21:37,100 --> 02:21:39,100
you're ready.

4147
02:21:49,100 --> 02:21:51,401
>> Madam Chair, Board of

4148
02:21:52,100 --> 02:21:54,100
Supervisors, Steve Rogers,

4149
02:21:54,100 --> 02:21:56,401
Redlands. I came today

4150
02:21:57,100 --> 02:22:00,100
to speak with the Board of

4151
02:22:00,100 --> 02:22:02,100
Supervisors

4152
02:22:02,100 --> 02:22:04,100
about my experience on,

4153
02:22:04,100 --> 02:22:06,401
here recently in trying

4154
02:22:09,100 --> 02:22:11,100
to deal with,

4155
02:22:13,100 --> 02:22:15,100
situation. I contacted the DA's

4156
02:22:15,100 --> 02:22:18,100
office, I contacted the fraud,

4157
02:22:20,100 --> 02:22:22,401
waste, and abuse hotline,

4158
02:22:23,100 --> 02:22:25,401
through, Henson Mason's office.

4159
02:22:28,100 --> 02:22:31,100
And basically, as I said when

4160
02:22:31,100 --> 02:22:33,100
I, I attended the last Board

4161
02:22:33,100 --> 02:22:35,100
of Supervisors meeting,

4162
02:22:35,100 --> 02:22:36,100
I'm appalled

4163
02:22:36,100 --> 02:22:39,100
by what the board is attempting

4164
02:22:39,100 --> 02:22:43,201
to do with Henson Mason. And I,

4165
02:22:44,100 --> 02:22:46,100
I received this mailer,

4166
02:22:46,100 --> 02:22:48,100
this hit piece that I consider

4167
02:22:48,100 --> 02:22:51,601
to be complete fake news. It

4168
02:22:53,100 --> 02:22:54,100
has all the Board of

4169
02:22:54,100 --> 02:22:56,100
Supervisors

4170
02:22:56,100 --> 02:22:58,401
on the bottom endorsing,

4171
02:22:59,100 --> 02:23:02,100
this. And I believe this is,

4172
02:23:02,100 --> 02:23:03,100
is on the verge

4173
02:23:03,100 --> 02:23:05,100
of it's election, election

4174
02:23:05,100 --> 02:23:07,100
rigging,

4175
02:23:07,100 --> 02:23:10,100
as is the entire situation

4176
02:23:10,100 --> 02:23:12,401
of the, this investigation

4177
02:23:17,100 --> 02:23:18,100
being brought up when it was

4178
02:23:18,100 --> 02:23:20,100
not an agendized item and the

4179
02:23:20,100 --> 02:23:22,100
board voted

4180
02:23:22,100 --> 02:23:23,100
on it and approved and,

4181
02:23:23,100 --> 02:23:25,100
and went forward with an

4182
02:23:25,100 --> 02:23:27,100
investigation that was not

4183
02:23:27,100 --> 02:23:29,100
on the agenda. That's a

4184
02:23:29,100 --> 02:23:30,100
violation of the Brown Act. So

4185
02:23:30,100 --> 02:23:32,100
this whole thing is,

4186
02:23:32,100 --> 02:23:35,100
is just a political shenanigan.

4187
02:23:36,100 --> 02:23:40,201
And, I, I've sent over a public

4188
02:23:42,100 --> 02:23:44,100
comment. I'm not sure if that's

4189
02:23:44,100 --> 02:23:45,100
what is being received

4190
02:23:45,100 --> 02:23:47,100
at this time, but,

4191
02:23:47,100 --> 02:23:48,100
I was gonna read the last,

4192
02:23:48,100 --> 02:23:50,401
paragraph where I'm requesting

4193
02:23:55,100 --> 02:23:57,100
that my,

4194
02:23:59,100 --> 02:24:01,100
my case that's being held up by

4195
02:24:01,100 --> 02:24:03,100
the district attorney's office

4196
02:24:03,100 --> 02:24:05,401
and involves, the board's

4197
02:24:06,100 --> 02:24:07,100
biggest campaign contributor

4198
02:24:07,100 --> 02:24:10,100
that, that case be moved to

4199
02:24:10,100 --> 02:24:12,401
Riverside County, because this

4200
02:24:16,100 --> 02:24:20,100
board and the DA both have a

4201
02:24:20,100 --> 02:24:21,100
considerable, conflict

4202
02:24:21,100 --> 02:24:24,100
of interest with the subject

4203
02:24:24,100 --> 02:24:26,100
matter involved here. This is a

4204
02:24:26,100 --> 02:24:29,100
developer that was the same

4205
02:24:29,100 --> 02:24:30,100
developers involved in the,

4206
02:24:30,100 --> 02:24:31,100
in the county,

4207
02:24:31,100 --> 02:24:33,401
in the county scandal,

4208
02:24:34,100 --> 02:24:36,100
involving the, Colonies

4209
02:24:38,100 --> 02:24:40,401
project. So, I mean,

4210
02:24:41,100 --> 02:24:43,100
I'm requesting that it be moved

4211
02:24:43,100 --> 02:24:44,100
to Riverside County, to the

4212
02:24:44,100 --> 02:24:46,100
Riverside County Sheriff and

4213
02:24:46,100 --> 02:24:48,100
DA.

4214
02:24:48,100 --> 02:24:51,100
>> That's time. Thank you very

4215
02:24:51,100 --> 02:24:52,100
much. Garth Pesant, if you're

4216
02:24:52,100 --> 02:24:53,100
ready, we'll have you up next,

4217
02:24:53,100 --> 02:24:55,100
followed by Carlo.

4218
02:25:09,100 --> 02:25:12,100
>> My name is Garth Benjamin,

4219
02:25:13,100 --> 02:25:14,100
I have the combination

4220
02:25:14,100 --> 02:25:16,100
to every prison break

4221
02:25:16,100 --> 02:25:18,100
in the state of California. It

4222
02:25:18,100 --> 02:25:20,100
is called ineffective

4223
02:25:21,100 --> 02:25:22,100
assistance of counsel. They

4224
02:25:22,100 --> 02:25:25,100
tried to keep me for life in 2

4225
02:25:25,100 --> 02:25:27,100
prisons and 3 state hospitals.

4226
02:25:27,100 --> 02:25:29,100
I'm out, and you can get

4227
02:25:29,100 --> 02:25:32,100
out too. Just listen to me.

4228
02:25:32,100 --> 02:25:33,100
To District Attorney Jason

4229
02:25:33,100 --> 02:25:35,100
Anderson, your department,

4230
02:25:36,100 --> 02:25:38,401
civil rights attorney Aaron

4231
02:25:39,100 --> 02:25:40,100
Zisser, Sheriff Deputy,

4232
02:25:40,100 --> 02:25:42,100
Deputy Investigator

4233
02:25:42,100 --> 02:25:44,100
Leatherman, and its internal

4234
02:25:44,100 --> 02:25:46,100
affairs officers, and San

4235
02:25:46,100 --> 02:25:48,100
Bernardino City Mayor Helen

4236
02:25:48,100 --> 02:25:50,100
Tran are alleged

4237
02:25:50,100 --> 02:25:52,100
to be involved in conspiracy

4238
02:25:52,100 --> 02:25:54,100
to cover tampering

4239
02:25:54,100 --> 02:25:56,100
with evidence and obstruction

4240
02:25:56,100 --> 02:25:59,100
of justice as a fiduciary

4241
02:25:59,100 --> 02:26:02,100
breach in an October 8th, 2020

4242
02:26:03,100 --> 02:26:05,100
officer-involved shooting body

4243
02:26:06,100 --> 02:26:08,100
camera rigging victimizing

4244
02:26:08,100 --> 02:26:11,100
Garth Pezzant Sr. I will get

4245
02:26:11,100 --> 02:26:14,100
justice. Google my success rate

4246
02:26:14,100 --> 02:26:16,100
and consult your demonic gods

4247
02:26:16,100 --> 02:26:20,100
that you may know who I am. We

4248
02:26:20,100 --> 02:26:22,100
the people, for the people,

4249
02:26:22,100 --> 02:26:24,100
by the people. We the people

4250
02:26:24,100 --> 02:26:26,100
did not create this earth we

4251
02:26:26,100 --> 02:26:28,100
live on, and it did not come

4252
02:26:28,100 --> 02:26:30,100
about by chance. The

4253
02:26:30,100 --> 02:26:32,100
legislature are new laws

4254
02:26:32,100 --> 02:26:34,100
created by mankind. It does not

4255
02:26:34,100 --> 02:26:36,100
belong to us

4256
02:26:36,100 --> 02:26:38,100
to survive independently from

4257
02:26:38,100 --> 02:26:41,100
God. That is why Armageddon

4258
02:26:41,100 --> 02:26:43,100
will come, not to destroy the

4259
02:26:43,100 --> 02:26:45,100
elements that sustain us,

4260
02:26:45,100 --> 02:26:47,401
Armageddon will destroy those

4261
02:26:48,100 --> 02:26:49,100
of us whom are wicked. Seek

4262
02:26:49,100 --> 02:26:51,100
Jehovah while you are still

4263
02:26:51,100 --> 02:26:53,100
alive. You are

4264
02:26:54,100 --> 02:26:55,100
before the highest court

4265
02:26:55,100 --> 02:26:56,100
in the universe

4266
02:26:56,100 --> 02:26:58,100
for committing one of the most

4267
02:26:58,100 --> 02:27:00,100
heinous crimes imaginable. All

4268
02:27:00,100 --> 02:27:02,100
the angels and all the peoples

4269
02:27:02,100 --> 02:27:04,100
are witnessing your case. No

4270
02:27:04,100 --> 02:27:06,100
defense attorney nor district

4271
02:27:06,100 --> 02:27:09,100
attorney are present. You are

4272
02:27:09,100 --> 02:27:10,100
about

4273
02:27:10,100 --> 02:27:12,100
to be convicted and sentenced.

4274
02:27:12,100 --> 02:27:14,100
Jehovah God says, son,

4275
02:27:14,100 --> 02:27:16,100
I forgive you. You are now

4276
02:27:16,100 --> 02:27:18,100
sentenced to life eternal,

4277
02:27:18,100 --> 02:27:20,100
unrestricted,

4278
02:27:20,100 --> 02:27:22,100
to turn this earth

4279
02:27:22,100 --> 02:27:24,100
into a paradise along with your

4280
02:27:24,100 --> 02:27:26,100
fellow humans forever.

4281
02:27:29,100 --> 02:27:31,100
>> Thank you, Carlo, followed

4282
02:27:31,100 --> 02:27:33,100
by Derek Rutherford.

4283
02:27:50,100 --> 02:27:52,401
>> Good afternoon, board. the

4284
02:27:55,100 --> 02:27:57,100
first point that I want

4285
02:27:57,100 --> 02:27:59,100
to make is it's, it's a heavy

4286
02:27:59,100 --> 02:28:02,100
topic and it's a heavy subject.

4287
02:28:02,100 --> 02:28:03,100
So a mom reached out

4288
02:28:03,100 --> 02:28:05,100
to me not too long ago on my

4289
02:28:05,100 --> 02:28:07,401
TikTok channel, SigIsLife, and

4290
02:28:09,100 --> 02:28:12,100
she mentioned and, spoke to me

4291
02:28:12,100 --> 02:28:14,401
about her 2-month-old baby

4292
02:28:15,100 --> 02:28:17,100
passing away in the system.

4293
02:28:17,100 --> 02:28:20,601
And now, she's afraid that CFS

4294
02:28:21,100 --> 02:28:23,100
is gonna try to take her other

4295
02:28:23,100 --> 02:28:26,100
children away this Friday. if

4296
02:28:27,100 --> 02:28:28,100
we can have a conversation here

4297
02:28:28,100 --> 02:28:30,401
about that issue here

4298
02:28:31,100 --> 02:28:32,100
after this, I'd appreciate it

4299
02:28:32,100 --> 02:28:33,100
so that way we can get some

4300
02:28:33,100 --> 02:28:35,100
eyes on,

4301
02:28:35,100 --> 02:28:37,100
on the actual details. And

4302
02:28:37,100 --> 02:28:38,100
again, I'm at this point where

4303
02:28:38,100 --> 02:28:39,100
I don't really trust CFS if

4304
02:28:39,100 --> 02:28:41,100
there were any false

4305
02:28:41,100 --> 02:28:44,100
allegations in part of this,

4306
02:28:45,100 --> 02:28:46,100
because I would say and you all

4307
02:28:46,100 --> 02:28:48,100
know my story already that if a

4308
02:28:48,100 --> 02:28:51,100
person can grope her children,

4309
02:28:52,100 --> 02:28:53,100
spray them in the face

4310
02:28:53,100 --> 02:28:55,100
with sulfuric acid,

4311
02:28:55,100 --> 02:28:57,100
and body slam them

4312
02:28:57,100 --> 02:28:58,100
for having a Bible gets 100%

4313
02:28:58,100 --> 02:29:00,100
custody, then we have

4314
02:29:00,100 --> 02:29:02,100
to also look at the 14th

4315
02:29:02,100 --> 02:29:04,100
Amendment across the board

4316
02:29:04,100 --> 02:29:06,401
for other, families. Second

4317
02:29:07,100 --> 02:29:09,100
point I want to make is there

4318
02:29:09,100 --> 02:29:11,100
was an immigrant family that I

4319
02:29:11,100 --> 02:29:12,100
met at the court. Now, this is

4320
02:29:12,100 --> 02:29:14,100
what I'm also doing for, to

4321
02:29:14,100 --> 02:29:15,100
help the board understand

4322
02:29:15,100 --> 02:29:16,100
what's going on,

4323
02:29:16,100 --> 02:29:19,100
is that the late filings. But

4324
02:29:19,100 --> 02:29:20,100
this immigrant family went

4325
02:29:20,100 --> 02:29:21,100
there,

4326
02:29:21,100 --> 02:29:22,100
didn't understand what they

4327
02:29:22,100 --> 02:29:24,100
were signing,

4328
02:29:24,100 --> 02:29:25,100
and the social worker told her,

4329
02:29:25,100 --> 02:29:26,100
if you don't sign this case

4330
02:29:26,100 --> 02:29:30,100
plan, it can go a lot worse

4331
02:29:30,100 --> 02:29:32,100
for you. And in that case plan

4332
02:29:32,100 --> 02:29:33,100
was the word adoption

4333
02:29:33,100 --> 02:29:37,100
at the end of it. Are we

4334
02:29:37,100 --> 02:29:39,100
coercing families to sign case

4335
02:29:39,100 --> 02:29:42,100
plans that they agree to

4336
02:29:43,100 --> 02:29:46,100
adoption? this is an immigrant

4337
02:29:50,100 --> 02:29:53,100
family from Mexico. not even 2

4338
02:29:53,100 --> 02:29:55,100
years in this country. And what

4339
02:29:55,100 --> 02:29:58,100
are we doing? Let's look

4340
02:29:58,100 --> 02:30:01,100
at the case again, right?

4341
02:30:01,100 --> 02:30:03,100
Let's look at it. Let's tease

4342
02:30:03,100 --> 02:30:06,100
out all the false allegations.

4343
02:30:06,100 --> 02:30:09,100
And then again, what these late

4344
02:30:09,100 --> 02:30:11,100
filings do what these late

4345
02:30:11,100 --> 02:30:12,100
filings do is not a I don't

4346
02:30:12,100 --> 02:30:14,100
know how,

4347
02:30:15,100 --> 02:30:17,100
how we can just stand and look

4348
02:30:17,100 --> 02:30:19,100
at each other in the face and

4349
02:30:19,100 --> 02:30:21,100
say this is okay, this practice

4350
02:30:21,100 --> 02:30:22,100
is okay. I remember talking

4351
02:30:22,100 --> 02:30:24,100
to Ms. Glasgow on the phone

4352
02:30:24,100 --> 02:30:25,100
when I was handed my late

4353
02:30:25,100 --> 02:30:27,100
filings after the hearing.

4354
02:30:27,100 --> 02:30:30,100
Okay, and then these people are

4355
02:30:30,100 --> 02:30:32,100
getting their paperwork and

4356
02:30:32,100 --> 02:30:34,401
they have no chance

4357
02:30:36,100 --> 02:30:38,100
to respond. Every time I go

4358
02:30:38,100 --> 02:30:39,100
there, it's almost everybody

4359
02:30:39,100 --> 02:30:41,100
it's the same thing,

4360
02:30:41,100 --> 02:30:44,100
it's the same thing. They sit

4361
02:30:44,100 --> 02:30:45,100
there with no paperwork and

4362
02:30:45,100 --> 02:30:47,100
then someone comes up with a

4363
02:30:47,100 --> 02:30:48,100
cart here's your paperwork

4364
02:30:48,100 --> 02:30:49,100
right before their hearing.

4365
02:30:49,100 --> 02:30:51,100
Thank you.

4366
02:30:52,100 --> 02:30:53,100
>> Thank you. Derek Rutherford

4367
02:30:53,100 --> 02:30:55,401
followed by Leticia Howard.

4368
02:30:57,100 --> 02:30:58,100
>> Good morning, Chair Rowe and

4369
02:30:58,100 --> 02:31:00,100
members

4370
02:31:00,100 --> 02:31:01,100
of the board. my name is

4371
02:31:01,100 --> 02:31:04,100
Derek Rutherford. I live at

4372
02:31:05,100 --> 02:31:07,100
14944 El Carrizo Road

4373
02:31:07,100 --> 02:31:09,100
in unincorporated County

4374
02:31:09,100 --> 02:31:11,100
Pocket in Victorville. I'm here

4375
02:31:11,100 --> 02:31:12,100
for, to request board action

4376
02:31:12,100 --> 02:31:14,401
on County Code Section

4377
02:31:15,100 --> 02:31:17,100
83.01.080. On April 29th,

4378
02:31:17,100 --> 02:31:19,100
2026, San Bernardino County

4379
02:31:21,100 --> 02:31:22,100
stated on Facebook that the

4380
02:31:22,100 --> 02:31:23,100
board and county public service

4381
02:31:23,100 --> 02:31:25,100
professionals work

4382
02:31:25,100 --> 02:31:27,100
to create an outstanding

4383
02:31:27,100 --> 02:31:28,100
quality of life for residents

4384
02:31:28,100 --> 02:31:31,100
and visitors. I am here because

4385
02:31:31,100 --> 02:31:32,100
that statement does not reflect

4386
02:31:32,100 --> 02:31:34,100
my family's lived experience.

4387
02:31:34,100 --> 02:31:36,100
For approximately 8 years,

4388
02:31:36,100 --> 02:31:38,100
repeated bass intrusion from

4389
02:31:38,100 --> 02:31:40,100
the same neighboring source has

4390
02:31:40,100 --> 02:31:42,100
continued inside of our home.

4391
02:31:42,100 --> 02:31:44,100
This is not ordinary noise.

4392
02:31:44,100 --> 02:31:46,100
Low-frequency bass can travel

4393
02:31:46,100 --> 02:31:48,100
through the walls and be felt

4394
02:31:48,100 --> 02:31:51,100
inside of our home. The current

4395
02:31:51,100 --> 02:31:54,100
55 decibel A standard does not

4396
02:31:54,100 --> 02:31:56,100
fully capture low-frequency

4397
02:31:56,100 --> 02:31:58,401
bass. Because A-weighted is

4398
02:31:59,100 --> 02:32:01,100
designed for ordinary speech

4399
02:32:01,100 --> 02:32:03,100
and traffic noise, the decibel

4400
02:32:03,100 --> 02:32:04,100
level A scale essentially turns

4401
02:32:04,100 --> 02:32:06,100
a blind eye to bass. It's

4402
02:32:06,100 --> 02:32:07,100
like trying

4403
02:32:07,100 --> 02:32:09,100
to record bass disturbances

4404
02:32:09,100 --> 02:32:10,100
with an iPhone, which,

4405
02:32:10,100 --> 02:32:11,100
also filters out low-frequency

4406
02:32:11,100 --> 02:32:14,100
bass. I'm asking the county

4407
02:32:14,100 --> 02:32:17,100
to add a C-weighting, decibel

4408
02:32:17,100 --> 02:32:19,100
C, or Hertz-based standard so

4409
02:32:19,100 --> 02:32:21,100
bass vibrations from large

4410
02:32:21,100 --> 02:32:23,100
stereos can be measured and

4411
02:32:23,100 --> 02:32:25,100
enforced. Health and Safety

4412
02:32:25,100 --> 02:32:27,100
Code 46000, California's

4413
02:32:27,100 --> 02:32:29,100
Noise Control Act, should be

4414
02:32:29,100 --> 02:32:30,100
used to support this request.

4415
02:32:30,100 --> 02:32:32,100
Excessive noise is a serious

4416
02:32:32,100 --> 02:32:34,100
public health threat and

4417
02:32:34,100 --> 02:32:36,401
mandates state and local

4418
02:32:37,100 --> 02:32:39,100
governments to protect citizens

4419
02:32:39,100 --> 02:32:41,100
welfare and peaceful living

4420
02:32:41,100 --> 02:32:42,100
conditions. If the county truly

4421
02:32:42,100 --> 02:32:44,100
wants

4422
02:32:44,100 --> 02:32:45,100
to create an outstanding

4423
02:32:45,100 --> 02:32:47,100
quality of life

4424
02:32:47,100 --> 02:32:48,100
for residents and visitors,

4425
02:32:48,100 --> 02:32:50,100
then the county should review

4426
02:32:50,100 --> 02:32:51,100
and update its noise ordinance

4427
02:32:51,100 --> 02:32:53,100
and consider adopting a

4428
02:32:53,100 --> 02:32:55,100
Roseville-style noise standard,

4429
02:32:56,100 --> 02:32:58,401
Chapter 9.24, as an example,

4430
02:32:59,100 --> 02:33:00,100
including enforceable

4431
02:33:00,100 --> 02:33:02,100
low-frequency bass or

4432
02:33:02,100 --> 02:33:04,100
vibration-based Measurements.

4433
02:33:05,100 --> 02:33:06,100
I'm asking the board

4434
02:33:06,100 --> 02:33:08,100
to direct staff

4435
02:33:08,100 --> 02:33:09,100
to review subsection

4436
02:33:09,100 --> 02:33:11,100
83.01.080, study standards

4437
02:33:13,100 --> 02:33:15,100
like Roseville City noise

4438
02:33:15,100 --> 02:33:16,100
standard, and bring back an

4439
02:33:16,100 --> 02:33:18,100
ordinance update that gives

4440
02:33:18,100 --> 02:33:20,100
residents a real remedy

4441
02:33:20,100 --> 02:33:22,100
for chronic base intrusion

4442
02:33:22,100 --> 02:33:24,100
in one's home. Court-specific

4443
02:33:24,100 --> 02:33:26,100
evidence needs to be objective

4444
02:33:26,100 --> 02:33:28,100
to obtain lasting solutions in

4445
02:33:28,100 --> 02:33:30,100
today's criminal justice

4446
02:33:30,100 --> 02:33:32,100
system. No family should be

4447
02:33:32,100 --> 02:33:34,100
controlled inside their home by

4448
02:33:34,100 --> 02:33:36,100
harassing neighbors based

4449
02:33:37,100 --> 02:33:39,100
intrusion allowed

4450
02:33:39,100 --> 02:33:41,100
by an ambiguous code. If county

4451
02:33:41,100 --> 02:33:44,100
code or statute is too vague,

4452
02:33:44,100 --> 02:33:46,100
it cannot be enforced by law,

4453
02:33:46,100 --> 02:33:48,100
leaving an actual quality of

4454
02:33:48,100 --> 02:33:51,100
life that is not outstanding.

4455
02:33:51,100 --> 02:33:54,100
Thank you for your time.

4456
02:33:54,100 --> 02:33:56,401
>> Thank you. Latisha Howard

4457
02:33:57,100 --> 02:33:59,401
followed by Victoria Perez.

4458
02:34:05,100 --> 02:34:07,100
>> I stand here today hoping

4459
02:34:07,100 --> 02:34:10,100
that someone with a heart will

4460
02:34:10,100 --> 02:34:11,100
listen and take action. When we

4461
02:34:11,100 --> 02:34:13,100
come to these meetings, we are

4462
02:34:13,100 --> 02:34:14,100
not here threatening anyone.

4463
02:34:14,100 --> 02:34:16,100
We are not aggressive. We are

4464
02:34:16,100 --> 02:34:17,100
asking for help for our

4465
02:34:17,100 --> 02:34:19,100
children and our families. Our

4466
02:34:19,100 --> 02:34:20,100
mothers are we are excuse me,

4467
02:34:20,100 --> 02:34:22,100
we are mothers, fathers,

4468
02:34:22,100 --> 02:34:24,100
grandparents and advocates

4469
02:34:24,100 --> 02:34:25,100
asking the board

4470
02:34:25,100 --> 02:34:27,100
to investigate San Bernardino

4471
02:34:27,100 --> 02:34:28,100
County Children and Family

4472
02:34:28,100 --> 02:34:30,100
Services. My concern today is,

4473
02:34:30,100 --> 02:34:32,100
why does Jeanne Glasgow feel

4474
02:34:32,100 --> 02:34:34,100
like she needs to be escorted

4475
02:34:34,100 --> 02:34:36,100
out by sheriffs when she

4476
02:34:36,100 --> 02:34:37,100
leaves? and there's no threat

4477
02:34:37,100 --> 02:34:38,100
against her. Are taxpayers

4478
02:34:38,100 --> 02:34:40,100
funding protection for

4479
02:34:40,100 --> 02:34:42,100
criminals while our children

4480
02:34:42,100 --> 02:34:44,100
are the ones who are

4481
02:34:44,100 --> 02:34:45,100
in danger? While she walks out

4482
02:34:45,100 --> 02:34:46,100
with security escorts,

4483
02:34:46,100 --> 02:34:47,100
children

4484
02:34:47,100 --> 02:34:48,100
in the county are being abused,

4485
02:34:48,100 --> 02:34:49,100
neglected, and trafficked

4486
02:34:49,100 --> 02:34:51,100
through a system that is

4487
02:34:51,100 --> 02:34:52,100
supposed to protect them, and

4488
02:34:52,100 --> 02:34:53,100
families cannot even get a

4489
02:34:53,100 --> 02:34:55,100
simple investigation open.

4490
02:34:55,100 --> 02:34:56,100
Parents are being ignored,

4491
02:34:56,100 --> 02:34:58,100
evidence is being ignored,

4492
02:34:58,100 --> 02:35:00,100
complaints are being ignored.

4493
02:35:00,100 --> 02:35:01,100
Jeanie is the one signing off

4494
02:35:01,100 --> 02:35:03,100
on these, on these actions. So

4495
02:35:03,100 --> 02:35:05,100
I ask again,

4496
02:35:05,100 --> 02:35:07,100
are our tax dollars being used

4497
02:35:07,100 --> 02:35:08,100
to protect the criminals

4498
02:35:08,100 --> 02:35:10,100
instead of the children? Today

4499
02:35:10,100 --> 02:35:12,100
I call on advocates,

4500
02:35:12,100 --> 02:35:13,100
civil rights leaders,

4501
02:35:13,100 --> 02:35:14,100
attorneys, media outlets,

4502
02:35:14,100 --> 02:35:15,100
churches,

4503
02:35:15,100 --> 02:35:17,100
and community organizations.

4504
02:35:17,100 --> 02:35:18,100
We need your help. Family,

4505
02:35:18,100 --> 02:35:20,100
families across this county are

4506
02:35:20,100 --> 02:35:22,100
saying the same thing over and

4507
02:35:22,100 --> 02:35:23,100
over again. Children are being

4508
02:35:23,100 --> 02:35:25,100
illegally removed and pushed

4509
02:35:25,100 --> 02:35:26,100
towards adoption

4510
02:35:26,100 --> 02:35:28,100
for financial incentives tied

4511
02:35:28,100 --> 02:35:29,100
to Title IV-E funding

4512
02:35:29,100 --> 02:35:31,100
under the Social Security Act.

4513
02:35:31,100 --> 02:35:32,100
Before anyone dismisses us as

4514
02:35:32,100 --> 02:35:34,100
emotional parents,

4515
02:35:34,100 --> 02:35:35,100
understand this: we have

4516
02:35:35,100 --> 02:35:37,100
documentation, we have

4517
02:35:37,100 --> 02:35:38,100
recordings, court records,

4518
02:35:38,100 --> 02:35:39,100
medical records, and other

4519
02:35:39,100 --> 02:35:40,100
evidence. I am personally

4520
02:35:40,100 --> 02:35:42,100
willing

4521
02:35:42,100 --> 02:35:43,100
to provide my entire file

4522
02:35:43,100 --> 02:35:44,100
to anyone who is willing to

4523
02:35:44,100 --> 02:35:46,100
help fight this battle and

4524
02:35:46,100 --> 02:35:47,100
expose what is happening

4525
02:35:47,100 --> 02:35:49,100
to families. We have

4526
02:35:49,100 --> 02:35:50,100
complained, we have filed

4527
02:35:50,100 --> 02:35:52,100
complaints, we have asked

4528
02:35:52,100 --> 02:35:53,100
for investigations,

4529
02:35:53,100 --> 02:35:54,100
and nobody seems to care

4530
02:35:54,100 --> 02:35:56,100
about nobody seems to care

4531
02:35:56,100 --> 02:35:57,100
because too many people are

4532
02:35:57,100 --> 02:35:58,100
benefiting financially off

4533
02:35:58,100 --> 02:36:00,100
of the backs of stolen children

4534
02:36:00,100 --> 02:36:01,100
and broken families.

4535
02:36:01,100 --> 02:36:03,100
At this point, will somebody

4536
02:36:03,100 --> 02:36:04,100
in at what point will somebody

4537
02:36:04,100 --> 02:36:05,100
in power decide to protect our

4538
02:36:05,100 --> 02:36:07,100
children rather than

4539
02:36:07,100 --> 02:36:08,100
to protect the system? And

4540
02:36:08,100 --> 02:36:09,100
in case you haven't noticed,

4541
02:36:09,100 --> 02:36:12,100
We're not going away. it's time

4542
02:36:12,100 --> 02:36:14,100
for it's time for us

4543
02:36:14,100 --> 02:36:15,100
to change the narrative. Stop

4544
02:36:15,100 --> 02:36:16,100
letting them control what is

4545
02:36:16,100 --> 02:36:18,100
being done with our money.

4546
02:36:18,100 --> 02:36:19,100
People, we need

4547
02:36:19,100 --> 02:36:20,100
to register and get registered

4548
02:36:20,100 --> 02:36:22,100
to vote and then vote. If

4549
02:36:22,100 --> 02:36:24,100
current if the current people

4550
02:36:24,100 --> 02:36:25,100
in power are not willing

4551
02:36:25,100 --> 02:36:26,100
to do their jobs,

4552
02:36:26,100 --> 02:36:28,100
replace them. If they are not

4553
02:36:28,100 --> 02:36:29,100
working for the people,

4554
02:36:29,100 --> 02:36:31,100
replace them. We have the

4555
02:36:31,100 --> 02:36:33,100
power, but until people

4556
02:36:33,100 --> 02:36:34,100
understand that the act that

4557
02:36:34,100 --> 02:36:35,100
action needs

4558
02:36:35,100 --> 02:36:37,100
to be taken place,

4559
02:36:37,100 --> 02:36:38,100
what is happening

4560
02:36:38,100 --> 02:36:41,100
to our families will continue

4561
02:36:41,100 --> 02:36:44,100
And it will get worse. Thank

4562
02:36:44,100 --> 02:36:46,100
>> Thank you. Victoria Perez

4563
02:36:46,100 --> 02:36:49,601
followed by Andrea Wade. Do we

4564
02:36:55,100 --> 02:36:57,401
have Victoria Perez? Andrea

4565
02:37:01,100 --> 02:37:05,100
Wade? And then next up is Corey,

4566
02:37:05,100 --> 02:37:08,100
followed by Mark Lee. All

4567
02:37:13,100 --> 02:37:14,100
right, Victoria Perez, going

4568
02:37:14,100 --> 02:37:16,401
once, going twice. Andrea

4569
02:37:18,100 --> 02:37:21,601
Wade, last call. We have Corey

4570
02:37:24,100 --> 02:37:27,601
followed by Mark Lee. Do we

4571
02:37:28,100 --> 02:37:29,100
have Corey in the house? Yes,

4572
02:37:29,100 --> 02:37:31,100
sir, either side.

4573
02:37:37,100 --> 02:37:38,100
>> Hi, I'm Corey Tarallo and I

4574
02:37:38,100 --> 02:37:40,100
manage a large business in

4575
02:37:40,100 --> 02:37:41,100
San Bernardino County. I've

4576
02:37:41,100 --> 02:37:43,100
been here a couple times before

4577
02:37:43,100 --> 02:37:44,100
and I am back because I read

4578
02:37:44,100 --> 02:37:45,100
that Ensign Mason said the

4579
02:37:45,100 --> 02:37:47,100
investigation

4580
02:37:47,100 --> 02:37:48,100
into his ethical conflict is

4581
02:37:48,100 --> 02:37:49,100
over and I wanted

4582
02:37:49,100 --> 02:37:51,100
to get an update. So thank you

4583
02:37:51,100 --> 02:37:53,100
for that. In the meantime, I

4584
02:37:53,100 --> 02:37:54,100
did my own research and I have

4585
02:37:54,100 --> 02:37:55,100
discovered some alarming

4586
02:37:55,100 --> 02:37:57,100
information In addition

4587
02:37:57,100 --> 02:37:59,100
to profiting from his role as

4588
02:37:59,100 --> 02:38:00,100
the auditor controller

4589
02:38:00,100 --> 02:38:01,100
treasurer tax collector while

4590
02:38:01,100 --> 02:38:02,100
simultaneously running an

4591
02:38:02,100 --> 02:38:04,100
investment company full-time,

4592
02:38:04,100 --> 02:38:06,100
he was up to even worse

4593
02:38:06,100 --> 02:38:07,100
unforgivable things at the

4594
02:38:07,100 --> 02:38:10,100
county. I have discovered that

4595
02:38:11,100 --> 02:38:12,100
Ensign Mason employed a child

4596
02:38:12,100 --> 02:38:14,100
sex predator

4597
02:38:14,100 --> 02:38:16,100
at his county office.

4598
02:38:16,100 --> 02:38:18,100
However, this is not even the

4599
02:38:18,100 --> 02:38:20,100
worst part. Unbelievably, he

4600
02:38:20,100 --> 02:38:21,100
kept them on payroll for over

4601
02:38:21,100 --> 02:38:22,100
4 months after he was arrested

4602
02:38:22,100 --> 02:38:24,401
at the Auditor Controller's

4603
02:38:25,100 --> 02:38:27,100
Office here in the county. 4

4604
02:38:27,100 --> 02:38:30,100
months. Worse still is that

4605
02:38:30,100 --> 02:38:32,100
this child sex predator lived

4606
02:38:32,100 --> 02:38:34,100
at Ensign Mason's house,

4607
02:38:34,100 --> 02:38:36,100
which was raided by the police

4608
02:38:36,100 --> 02:38:38,100
for child pornography. Why am

4609
02:38:38,100 --> 02:38:39,100
why am I paying taxes for

4610
02:38:39,100 --> 02:38:41,100
Ensign Mason to employ a child

4611
02:38:41,100 --> 02:38:42,100
sex predator who lives

4612
02:38:42,100 --> 02:38:43,100
with him? This doesn't make any

4613
02:38:43,100 --> 02:38:45,100
sense. He should never have

4614
02:38:45,100 --> 02:38:46,100
been hired at our expense after

4615
02:38:46,100 --> 02:38:48,100
he was arrested the first time

4616
02:38:48,100 --> 02:38:50,100
He should have been terminated

4617
02:38:50,100 --> 02:38:52,100
immediately. But to have him

4618
02:38:52,100 --> 02:38:53,100
arrested a second time at the

4619
02:38:53,100 --> 02:38:55,100
county office is unfathomable.

4620
02:38:55,100 --> 02:38:57,100
I hope you make your

4621
02:38:57,100 --> 02:38:59,100
investigation on Ensign Mason

4622
02:38:59,100 --> 02:39:00,100
public because we deserve

4623
02:39:00,100 --> 02:39:02,100
to know all that he has done to

4624
02:39:02,100 --> 02:39:03,100
endanger the taxpayer dollars

4625
02:39:03,100 --> 02:39:05,100
and mismanage this county. And

4626
02:39:05,100 --> 02:39:07,100
in my hand, if you would like

4627
02:39:07,100 --> 02:39:08,100
to see it, I have the

4628
02:39:08,100 --> 02:39:10,100
Superior Superior Court of

4629
02:39:10,100 --> 02:39:11,100
California, County of San

4630
02:39:11,100 --> 02:39:13,100
Bernardino search warrant that

4631
02:39:13,100 --> 02:39:14,100
was issued to his,

4632
02:39:14,100 --> 02:39:16,401
his residence. Thank you.

4633
02:39:20,100 --> 02:39:22,100
>> Thank you. Next up we have

4634
02:39:22,100 --> 02:39:23,100
Mark Lee, and then we're going

4635
02:39:23,100 --> 02:39:26,601
to go back to somebody else

4636
02:39:27,100 --> 02:39:30,601
that just popped in. Sir, go

4637
02:39:31,100 --> 02:39:33,100
right ahead.

4638
02:39:33,100 --> 02:39:34,100
>> Okay, I'm Mark Lee. I thank

4639
02:39:34,100 --> 02:39:36,100
you for, for a few minutes of

4640
02:39:36,100 --> 02:39:38,100
your time. I'm here again. I

4641
02:39:38,100 --> 02:39:39,100
thank you for your

4642
02:39:39,100 --> 02:39:40,100
investigation. I'm back here

4643
02:39:40,100 --> 02:39:42,401
again today. I read

4644
02:39:43,100 --> 02:39:44,100
in the newspaper that Mr.

4645
02:39:44,100 --> 02:39:45,100
Mason seems

4646
02:39:45,100 --> 02:39:46,100
to think that us citizens

4647
02:39:46,100 --> 02:39:48,100
of our county mean nothing,

4648
02:39:48,100 --> 02:39:49,100
that our discovery

4649
02:39:49,100 --> 02:39:51,100
of his conflict

4650
02:39:51,100 --> 02:39:52,100
of interest is some kind

4651
02:39:52,100 --> 02:39:54,100
of scheme. Double dipping is a

4652
02:39:54,100 --> 02:39:56,100
conflict of interest. It's not

4653
02:39:56,100 --> 02:39:58,100
a scheme. It's thank you again

4654
02:39:58,100 --> 02:40:01,100
for investigating. This is the

4655
02:40:01,100 --> 02:40:02,100
same man who scrubbed his

4656
02:40:02,100 --> 02:40:04,100
financial website the very same

4657
02:40:04,100 --> 02:40:06,100
night

4658
02:40:06,100 --> 02:40:07,100
after he was exposed here

4659
02:40:07,100 --> 02:40:09,100
in public comment.

4660
02:40:09,100 --> 02:40:10,100
In its clearest, clearest

4661
02:40:10,100 --> 02:40:12,100
terms,

4662
02:40:12,100 --> 02:40:13,100
he's using his public position

4663
02:40:13,100 --> 02:40:15,100
to enrich himself. This is the

4664
02:40:15,100 --> 02:40:17,100
fiscal watchdog of our county

4665
02:40:17,100 --> 02:40:18,100
orchestrating a cover-up. It's

4666
02:40:18,100 --> 02:40:21,100
pathetic. And I thought that

4667
02:40:22,100 --> 02:40:24,100
was enough to throw this crony

4668
02:40:24,100 --> 02:40:25,100
out of office until I heard

4669
02:40:25,100 --> 02:40:26,100
that his home was raided. Get

4670
02:40:26,100 --> 02:40:28,100
this child pornography. It's

4671
02:40:28,100 --> 02:40:31,100
public record. No wonder this

4672
02:40:32,100 --> 02:40:34,100
guy posted, in his own words,

4673
02:40:34,100 --> 02:40:36,100
that he has been silent

4674
02:40:36,100 --> 02:40:37,100
about corruption for almost 7

4675
02:40:37,100 --> 02:40:38,100
years. He's orchestrated One

4676
02:40:38,100 --> 02:40:40,100
of the biggest cover-ups

4677
02:40:40,100 --> 02:40:41,100
in this county's history. He

4678
02:40:41,100 --> 02:40:43,100
has betrayed the trust

4679
02:40:43,100 --> 02:40:45,100
of the public. He should resign

4680
02:40:45,100 --> 02:40:47,401
office immediately. Thank you.

4681
02:40:53,100 --> 02:40:54,100
>> Thank you, Melinda. Did we

4682
02:40:54,100 --> 02:40:55,100
have someone up there that was

4683
02:40:55,100 --> 02:40:56,100
trying to speak?

4684
02:40:56,100 --> 02:40:57,100
>> All right,

4685
02:40:57,100 --> 02:40:58,100
then our last request

4686
02:40:58,100 --> 02:41:00,100
to speak is Kresha, and I don't

4687
02:41:00,100 --> 02:41:01,100
know how to say Kresha's last

4688
02:41:01,100 --> 02:41:04,601
name. How do you pronounce your

4689
02:41:10,100 --> 02:41:11,100
last name?

4690
02:41:11,100 --> 02:41:13,100
>> Kell. Thank you. My name is

4691
02:41:13,100 --> 02:41:15,100
Cresha Kell. I'm the mother

4692
02:41:15,100 --> 02:41:16,100
of Adon Kell, a 2-year-old

4693
02:41:16,100 --> 02:41:18,100
child who's been

4694
02:41:18,100 --> 02:41:19,100
in foster care. I left my son

4695
02:41:19,100 --> 02:41:21,100
with his father, who reported

4696
02:41:21,100 --> 02:41:23,100
to authorities that he did not

4697
02:41:23,100 --> 02:41:26,100
know me or my son. I was

4698
02:41:26,100 --> 02:41:27,100
arrested for abandonment. The

4699
02:41:27,100 --> 02:41:29,100
DA never picked up charges.

4700
02:41:29,100 --> 02:41:31,100
Charges were never filed. It

4701
02:41:31,100 --> 02:41:32,100
was a tool that the social

4702
02:41:32,100 --> 02:41:34,100
worker and the officer used

4703
02:41:34,100 --> 02:41:35,100
to take custody of my child

4704
02:41:35,100 --> 02:41:37,100
without a search warrant and

4705
02:41:37,100 --> 02:41:39,100
without a petition

4706
02:41:39,100 --> 02:41:40,100
to the courts. This happens on

4707
02:41:40,100 --> 02:41:41,100
a regular basis. CFS will

4708
02:41:41,100 --> 02:41:42,100
create the emergency

4709
02:41:42,100 --> 02:41:44,100
circumstance and remove your

4710
02:41:44,100 --> 02:41:47,100
child. It has been 2 years. I

4711
02:41:47,100 --> 02:41:48,100
have completed all courses and

4712
02:41:48,100 --> 02:41:50,100
paid for additional courses

4713
02:41:50,100 --> 02:41:52,100
out of my own pocket. My visits

4714
02:41:52,100 --> 02:41:53,100
have been labeled detrimental,

4715
02:41:53,100 --> 02:41:55,100
not because my son is abused,

4716
02:41:55,100 --> 02:41:56,100
not because something bad

4717
02:41:56,100 --> 02:41:58,100
happened

4718
02:41:58,100 --> 02:41:59,100
to him or I said something

4719
02:41:59,100 --> 02:42:00,100
to him. But because a social

4720
02:42:00,100 --> 02:42:03,100
worker is mad because I called

4721
02:42:03,100 --> 02:42:04,100
her Quasimodo. Because somebody

4722
02:42:04,100 --> 02:42:05,100
said that my,

4723
02:42:05,100 --> 02:42:07,100
my son's having nightmares and

4724
02:42:07,100 --> 02:42:08,100
maybe, just maybe,

4725
02:42:08,100 --> 02:42:10,100
it might be because of mom.

4726
02:42:10,100 --> 02:42:11,100
But none of these tantrums or

4727
02:42:11,100 --> 02:42:13,100
bad behavior ever persist

4728
02:42:13,100 --> 02:42:15,100
during any of my visits. Every

4729
02:42:15,100 --> 02:42:17,100
single monitor has labeled

4730
02:42:17,100 --> 02:42:18,100
every one of my visits

4731
02:42:18,100 --> 02:42:20,100
acceptable and appropriate,

4732
02:42:20,100 --> 02:42:22,100
even the ones who go

4733
02:42:22,100 --> 02:42:23,100
on court and say, I feel

4734
02:42:23,100 --> 02:42:25,100
like this, I feel like this,

4735
02:42:25,100 --> 02:42:27,100
she makes me feel belittled,

4736
02:42:27,100 --> 02:42:29,100
so now I don't see my son.

4737
02:42:29,100 --> 02:42:31,100
When are we going to uphold law

4738
02:42:31,100 --> 02:42:33,100
and not people's opinion

4739
02:42:33,100 --> 02:42:35,401
about their feelings? Not

4740
02:42:36,100 --> 02:42:37,100
discernment. Discernment should

4741
02:42:37,100 --> 02:42:38,100
not enter our courtrooms. That

4742
02:42:38,100 --> 02:42:40,100
judge is there

4743
02:42:40,100 --> 02:42:41,100
to make a decision. I used

4744
02:42:41,100 --> 02:42:43,100
to be scared, scared to say

4745
02:42:43,100 --> 02:42:44,100
about what happened to me,

4746
02:42:44,100 --> 02:42:45,100
but now I'm going to yell it

4747
02:42:45,100 --> 02:42:47,100
from the mountaintops because

4748
02:42:47,100 --> 02:42:48,100
it doesn't matter. The

4749
02:42:48,100 --> 02:42:50,100
consequences does not outweigh

4750
02:42:50,100 --> 02:42:52,401
it outweighs the punishment.

4751
02:42:53,100 --> 02:42:54,100
Regardless of the fact that,

4752
02:42:54,100 --> 02:42:55,100
that man being

4753
02:42:55,100 --> 02:42:56,100
on open child support,

4754
02:42:56,100 --> 02:42:57,100
the county did no due diligence

4755
02:42:57,100 --> 02:42:59,100
to bring my son back to me.

4756
02:42:59,100 --> 02:43:00,100
Not one. We're here 2 years

4757
02:43:00,100 --> 02:43:02,100
later. My son went

4758
02:43:02,100 --> 02:43:03,100
to the hospital that day.

4759
02:43:03,100 --> 02:43:05,100
Nothing wrong with him. No

4760
02:43:05,100 --> 02:43:06,100
signs of neglect, no signs

4761
02:43:06,100 --> 02:43:07,100
of abuse. Where's the risk

4762
02:43:07,100 --> 02:43:08,100
in returning him to the place

4763
02:43:08,100 --> 02:43:10,100
where he has no signs

4764
02:43:10,100 --> 02:43:13,100
of risk or abuse? Instead, he's

4765
02:43:13,100 --> 02:43:15,100
in the system. He now has RSV,

4766
02:43:15,100 --> 02:43:17,100
He's anemic. He's not meeting

4767
02:43:17,100 --> 02:43:19,100
his development he's not

4768
02:43:19,100 --> 02:43:21,100
developing appropriately. He's

4769
02:43:21,100 --> 02:43:23,401
not meeting his milestones.

4770
02:43:25,100 --> 02:43:26,100
And yet he hasn't been able

4771
02:43:26,100 --> 02:43:27,100
to return home,

4772
02:43:27,100 --> 02:43:29,100
hasn't been able to see his 6

4773
02:43:29,100 --> 02:43:31,100
brothers and sisters who I

4774
02:43:31,100 --> 02:43:33,100
returned custody of,

4775
02:43:33,100 --> 02:43:35,100
who were removed because

4776
02:43:35,100 --> 02:43:36,100
of emotional damage over an

4777
02:43:36,100 --> 02:43:38,100
event they were never there

4778
02:43:38,100 --> 02:43:41,100
to see or hear about

4779
02:43:41,100 --> 02:43:43,100
until CFF brought it

4780
02:43:43,100 --> 02:43:44,100
to their attention. We called

4781
02:43:44,100 --> 02:43:45,100
Paul Cook several times.

4782
02:43:45,100 --> 02:43:47,100
Over and over and over. The

4783
02:43:47,100 --> 02:43:48,100
only one who's able to step in

4784
02:43:48,100 --> 02:43:50,100
and regulate what CFS is doing

4785
02:43:50,100 --> 02:43:51,100
in my district. Has he done it?

4786
02:43:51,100 --> 02:43:53,100
Nope. Open signs,

4787
02:43:53,100 --> 02:43:54,100
clear signs. I'm coming

4788
02:43:54,100 --> 02:43:56,100
for your job. This is a

4789
02:43:56,100 --> 02:43:58,100
petition to recall you, Paul

4790
02:43:58,100 --> 02:44:00,100
Cook. If you don't do something

4791
02:44:00,100 --> 02:44:02,100
different,

4792
02:44:02,100 --> 02:44:04,100
we will recall your ass. It

4793
02:44:04,100 --> 02:44:06,100
don't make sense that we got

4794
02:44:06,100 --> 02:44:08,100
to come up here 15, 5 families

4795
02:44:08,100 --> 02:44:10,100
at a time asking for help. You

4796
02:44:10,100 --> 02:44:12,100
do nothing. You play

4797
02:44:12,100 --> 02:44:13,100
on your phones. You send these

4798
02:44:13,100 --> 02:44:15,100
people up here

4799
02:44:15,100 --> 02:44:17,100
to do that.

4800
02:44:18,100 --> 02:44:19,100
>> That is the last request

4801
02:44:19,100 --> 02:44:20,100
to speak that I have. We will

4802
02:44:20,100 --> 02:44:22,100
now move on to our comments

4803
02:44:22,100 --> 02:44:24,401
from our CEO, Luther.

4804
02:44:27,100 --> 02:44:30,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. All

4805
02:44:33,100 --> 02:44:34,100
right, thank you, Madam Chair.

4806
02:44:34,100 --> 02:44:36,100
I appreciate that. I'd like

4807
02:44:36,100 --> 02:44:37,100
to recognize our Workforce

4808
02:44:37,100 --> 02:44:39,100
Development Department. I think

4809
02:44:39,100 --> 02:44:40,100
Brad's still here. He is.

4810
02:44:40,100 --> 02:44:42,100
they've been designated

4811
02:44:42,100 --> 02:44:43,100
by the State of California as a

4812
02:44:43,100 --> 02:44:44,100
high-performing workforce

4813
02:44:44,100 --> 02:44:46,100
board. This is a 3-year

4814
02:44:46,100 --> 02:44:47,100
designation. It's a prestigious

4815
02:44:47,100 --> 02:44:49,100
designation,

4816
02:44:49,100 --> 02:44:50,100
and it reflects the Workforce

4817
02:44:50,100 --> 02:44:51,100
Development Department's,

4818
02:44:51,100 --> 02:44:53,100
excellence and leadership

4819
02:44:53,100 --> 02:44:54,100
in workforce development

4820
02:44:54,100 --> 02:44:56,100
efforts across our region. So

4821
02:44:56,100 --> 02:44:57,100
congratulations to Brad, his

4822
02:44:57,100 --> 02:44:59,100
entire team, on that

4823
02:44:59,100 --> 02:45:01,100
outstanding achievement. I'd

4824
02:45:01,100 --> 02:45:02,100
like to also highlight some

4825
02:45:02,100 --> 02:45:03,100
recent work by our Economic

4826
02:45:03,100 --> 02:45:05,100
Development team. they hosted

4827
02:45:05,100 --> 02:45:06,100
the final stop of the Select

4828
02:45:06,100 --> 02:45:09,100
USA Spinoff Roadshow. This was

4829
02:45:10,100 --> 02:45:12,100
an event, it created some

4830
02:45:12,100 --> 02:45:13,100
meaningful connections between

4831
02:45:13,100 --> 02:45:15,100
international companies, local

4832
02:45:15,100 --> 02:45:17,100
businesses, healthcare leaders,

4833
02:45:17,100 --> 02:45:19,100
and regional partners. one

4834
02:45:19,100 --> 02:45:20,100
of the things we're focused on,

4835
02:45:20,100 --> 02:45:22,100
advancing entrepreneurship, and

4836
02:45:22,100 --> 02:45:24,401
this was specifically focused

4837
02:45:25,100 --> 02:45:27,100
on doing so. this is hoping

4838
02:45:27,100 --> 02:45:28,100
to bring investment,

4839
02:45:28,100 --> 02:45:30,100
new business development here

4840
02:45:30,100 --> 02:45:32,100
in the county. So I appreciate

4841
02:45:32,100 --> 02:45:34,100
those are departments you don't

4842
02:45:34,100 --> 02:45:36,100
often hear a lot about here.

4843
02:45:36,100 --> 02:45:37,100
workforce I had a chance

4844
02:45:37,100 --> 02:45:38,100
to go up and meet with the

4845
02:45:38,100 --> 02:45:39,100
Workforce Development Board,

4846
02:45:39,100 --> 02:45:41,100
participate in a,

4847
02:45:41,100 --> 02:45:42,100
an annual event they have.

4848
02:45:42,100 --> 02:45:43,100
There is a lot

4849
02:45:43,100 --> 02:45:45,100
of passion that comes out

4850
02:45:45,100 --> 02:45:46,100
of that group and a lot

4851
02:45:46,100 --> 02:45:47,100
of great work that comes

4852
02:45:47,100 --> 02:45:48,100
from our Workforce

4853
02:45:48,100 --> 02:45:49,100
Development Department, as well

4854
02:45:49,100 --> 02:45:50,100
as Economic Development. So

4855
02:45:50,100 --> 02:45:51,100
thank you to both of them. And

4856
02:45:51,100 --> 02:45:53,100
just, I wanted

4857
02:45:53,100 --> 02:45:54,100
to take the opportunity here,

4858
02:45:54,100 --> 02:45:57,100
we have a number of speakers

4859
02:45:57,100 --> 02:45:58,100
who have come and spoken

4860
02:45:58,100 --> 02:45:59,100
at public comment. Obviously

4861
02:45:59,100 --> 02:46:01,100
the board they,

4862
02:46:01,100 --> 02:46:03,100
they cannot respond

4863
02:46:03,100 --> 02:46:05,100
during public comment,

4864
02:46:05,100 --> 02:46:06,100
and so we do not respond.

4865
02:46:06,100 --> 02:46:08,100
But I just want them to know

4866
02:46:08,100 --> 02:46:09,100
that we hear them. I have a

4867
02:46:09,100 --> 02:46:11,100
team that sits here. I, I know

4868
02:46:11,100 --> 02:46:12,100
there aren't many left here

4869
02:46:12,100 --> 02:46:14,100
in the room, but for those

4870
02:46:14,100 --> 02:46:15,100
of you who are here,

4871
02:46:15,100 --> 02:46:16,100
my executive team comes

4872
02:46:16,100 --> 02:46:17,100
to each of these meetings and

4873
02:46:17,100 --> 02:46:19,100
participates. They hear we are

4874
02:46:19,100 --> 02:46:20,100
often talking about things.

4875
02:46:20,100 --> 02:46:22,100
They follow up on just about

4876
02:46:22,100 --> 02:46:23,100
everything that is discussed

4877
02:46:23,100 --> 02:46:24,100
here

4878
02:46:24,100 --> 02:46:26,100
on public comment. I just

4879
02:46:26,100 --> 02:46:27,100
wanted to make that clear to

4880
02:46:27,100 --> 02:46:28,100
everyone who is listening and

4881
02:46:28,100 --> 02:46:30,100
watching. That though we may

4882
02:46:30,100 --> 02:46:32,100
sit here, and hear them

4883
02:46:32,100 --> 02:46:33,100
out and the board is not able

4884
02:46:33,100 --> 02:46:35,100
to respond, we are absolutely

4885
02:46:35,100 --> 02:46:37,100
taking these things seriously

4886
02:46:37,100 --> 02:46:39,100
and appreciate all the comments

4887
02:46:39,100 --> 02:46:40,100
that are made. Thank you

4888
02:46:40,100 --> 02:46:42,100
for that.

4889
02:46:42,100 --> 02:46:43,100
>> Thank you. We're now going

4890
02:46:43,100 --> 02:46:44,100
to move on to our individual

4891
02:46:44,100 --> 02:46:45,100
board member comments. Vice

4892
02:46:45,100 --> 02:46:46,100
Chair Baca.

4893
02:46:46,100 --> 02:46:47,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair, and

4894
02:46:47,100 --> 02:46:48,100
thank you, Luther,

4895
02:46:48,100 --> 02:46:49,100
for those comments. And I think

4896
02:46:49,100 --> 02:46:50,100
it's important to,

4897
02:46:50,100 --> 02:46:51,100
let the public know that we are

4898
02:46:51,100 --> 02:46:52,100
listening, we are engaged, and

4899
02:46:52,100 --> 02:46:53,100
we do have staff readily

4900
02:46:53,100 --> 02:46:54,100
available to answer any

4901
02:46:54,100 --> 02:46:56,100
questions that the public has.

4902
02:46:56,100 --> 02:46:57,100
So thank you for doing that.

4903
02:46:57,100 --> 02:46:58,100
Just want to highlight some,

4904
02:46:58,100 --> 02:46:59,100
events and great things that

4905
02:46:59,100 --> 02:47:01,100
are going on

4906
02:47:01,100 --> 02:47:02,100
in the county. one of the

4907
02:47:02,100 --> 02:47:03,100
things we had the opportunity

4908
02:47:03,100 --> 02:47:05,100
to attend is myself and the

4909
02:47:05,100 --> 02:47:07,100
chair in Bloomington. the new

4910
02:47:07,100 --> 02:47:08,100
animal shelter received a $2

4911
02:47:08,100 --> 02:47:10,100
million contribution from

4912
02:47:10,100 --> 02:47:12,100
Congressman Aguilar. I want

4913
02:47:12,100 --> 02:47:13,100
to thank the chair

4914
02:47:13,100 --> 02:47:15,100
for being there and, and really

4915
02:47:15,100 --> 02:47:16,100
the investment that we're

4916
02:47:16,100 --> 02:47:18,100
making in our,

4917
02:47:18,100 --> 02:47:19,100
our animal shelter with phase

4918
02:47:19,100 --> 02:47:20,100
1 and potentially a phase 2

4919
02:47:20,100 --> 02:47:22,100
coming on to begin to take

4920
02:47:22,100 --> 02:47:24,100
on some of our city partners.

4921
02:47:24,100 --> 02:47:25,100
So great progress. This will be

4922
02:47:25,100 --> 02:47:27,100
done next year and address many

4923
02:47:27,100 --> 02:47:29,100
of our needs that our animal

4924
02:47:29,100 --> 02:47:30,100
shelter in Deborah cannot no

4925
02:47:30,100 --> 02:47:32,100
longer meet, meet,

4926
02:47:32,100 --> 02:47:34,100
meet as the county continues

4927
02:47:34,100 --> 02:47:35,100
to grow. The other thing is

4928
02:47:35,100 --> 02:47:37,100
our, our office had our 5th

4929
02:47:37,100 --> 02:47:38,100
District Youth Advisory

4930
02:47:38,100 --> 02:47:40,100
Council Scholarship Awards

4931
02:47:40,100 --> 02:47:41,100
event, which is right here

4932
02:47:41,100 --> 02:47:44,100
in the building. we gave out,

4933
02:47:44,100 --> 02:47:46,100
23 scholarships at $1,500

4934
02:47:46,100 --> 02:47:48,100
apiece for many individuals

4935
02:47:48,100 --> 02:47:50,100
throughout the 5th District.

4936
02:47:50,100 --> 02:47:51,100
Wanna thank those students

4937
02:47:51,100 --> 02:47:52,100
for their civic engagement,

4938
02:47:52,100 --> 02:47:53,100
involvement, and wish them much

4939
02:47:53,100 --> 02:47:55,100
success as they graduate, in

4940
02:47:55,100 --> 02:47:57,100
the next coming month. also

4941
02:47:57,100 --> 02:47:58,100
last week attended the

4942
02:47:58,100 --> 02:48:00,100
Bloomington Senior Prom. Wanna

4943
02:48:00,100 --> 02:48:02,100
thank the, Family Service

4944
02:48:02,100 --> 02:48:04,100
Association

4945
02:48:04,100 --> 02:48:05,100
for providing the food and the

4946
02:48:05,100 --> 02:48:07,100
Bloomington Parks and Rec

4947
02:48:07,100 --> 02:48:08,100
District for putting

4948
02:48:08,100 --> 02:48:09,100
on the entertainment. it's

4949
02:48:09,100 --> 02:48:10,100
great to see our seniors

4950
02:48:10,100 --> 02:48:11,100
socialize and have a good time,

4951
02:48:11,100 --> 02:48:13,100
especially one

4952
02:48:13,100 --> 02:48:15,100
of our county facilities there

4953
02:48:15,100 --> 02:48:16,100
at Ayala Park. So hats off

4954
02:48:16,100 --> 02:48:18,100
to the, staff. also, we had

4955
02:48:18,100 --> 02:48:20,100
100 items that we approved

4956
02:48:20,100 --> 02:48:22,100
on the consent calendar,

4957
02:48:22,100 --> 02:48:23,100
but just keep in mind these are

4958
02:48:23,100 --> 02:48:24,100
things that are good

4959
02:48:24,100 --> 02:48:26,100
for the entire county and, and

4960
02:48:26,100 --> 02:48:27,100
throughout several districts.

4961
02:48:27,100 --> 02:48:28,100
But I want

4962
02:48:28,100 --> 02:48:30,100
to particularly highlight,

4963
02:48:30,100 --> 02:48:31,100
just a few. One

4964
02:48:31,100 --> 02:48:32,100
of them was item 31, which is a

4965
02:48:32,100 --> 02:48:34,100
$2.85 million investment

4966
02:48:34,100 --> 02:48:36,100
in the Days Inn, which will

4967
02:48:36,100 --> 02:48:38,100
provide 49 permanent supportive

4968
02:48:38,100 --> 02:48:40,100
housing beds here in the city

4969
02:48:40,100 --> 02:48:41,100
of San Bernardino. And it's not

4970
02:48:41,100 --> 02:48:42,100
a homeless shelter, it's

4971
02:48:42,100 --> 02:48:44,100
basically those that are either

4972
02:48:44,100 --> 02:48:45,100
disabled or maybe experienced

4973
02:48:45,100 --> 02:48:46,100
homeless, but to give them

4974
02:48:46,100 --> 02:48:48,100
permanent supportive housing so

4975
02:48:48,100 --> 02:48:49,100
they can have the help that

4976
02:48:49,100 --> 02:48:51,100
they need. And a lot of times

4977
02:48:51,100 --> 02:48:52,100
people get confused between, a

4978
02:48:52,100 --> 02:48:54,100
homeless shelter and permanent

4979
02:48:54,100 --> 02:48:56,100
supportive housing. the other

4980
02:48:56,100 --> 02:48:58,100
thing is item 46, operating

4981
02:48:58,100 --> 02:48:59,100
support reserve

4982
02:48:59,100 --> 02:49:01,100
for homeless youth program,

4983
02:49:01,100 --> 02:49:03,100
which is $623,000 to help youth

4984
02:49:03,100 --> 02:49:05,100
homeless and transition age

4985
02:49:05,100 --> 02:49:07,100
youth help, success

4986
02:49:07,100 --> 02:49:09,100
for housing, case management,

4987
02:49:09,100 --> 02:49:11,100
and Supportive Services. 51,

4988
02:49:11,100 --> 02:49:13,100
item 51, which will provide

4989
02:49:13,100 --> 02:49:15,401
probation officers through many

4990
02:49:16,100 --> 02:49:17,100
districts throughout the

4991
02:49:17,100 --> 02:49:19,100
county, but I want

4992
02:49:19,100 --> 02:49:20,100
to highlight the, Colton Joint

4993
02:49:20,100 --> 02:49:21,100
Unified, San Bernardino City

4994
02:49:21,100 --> 02:49:23,100
Unified, and, county schools

4995
02:49:23,100 --> 02:49:24,100
will be receiving probation

4996
02:49:24,100 --> 02:49:26,100
officers. item 55, continued

4997
02:49:26,100 --> 02:49:28,100
progress. This is for Pacific

4998
02:49:28,100 --> 02:49:29,100
Village Phase 3. We're working

4999
02:49:29,100 --> 02:49:31,100
on Phase 2. This will be the

5000
02:49:31,100 --> 02:49:32,100
next phase, which will receive

5001
02:49:32,100 --> 02:49:34,100
some BCHIP money. It's a great

5002
02:49:34,100 --> 02:49:35,100
program to continue continue

5003
02:49:35,100 --> 02:49:37,100
to address homelessness,

5004
02:49:37,100 --> 02:49:39,100
especially the substance use

5005
02:49:39,100 --> 02:49:40,100
disorder beds, which are just

5006
02:49:40,100 --> 02:49:42,100
so critically needed in our

5007
02:49:42,100 --> 02:49:43,100
county. the other thing is

5008
02:49:43,100 --> 02:49:45,100
wanna thank, the staff

5009
02:49:45,100 --> 02:49:47,100
for item 62, the childhood lead

5010
02:49:47,100 --> 02:49:48,100
poisoning prevention grant,

5011
02:49:48,100 --> 02:49:50,100
$3.1 million in state funding

5012
02:49:50,100 --> 02:49:52,401
to prevent, lead poisoning

5013
02:49:53,100 --> 02:49:55,100
for our children. items 71 and

5014
02:49:55,100 --> 02:49:57,100
95, it's a cooperative

5015
02:49:58,100 --> 02:49:59,100
agreement with the city of

5016
02:49:59,100 --> 02:50:01,100
Rialto to help with, areas

5017
02:50:01,100 --> 02:50:02,100
in the events

5018
02:50:02,100 --> 02:50:03,100
with public works,

5019
02:50:03,100 --> 02:50:05,100
filling potholes. It's a

5020
02:50:05,100 --> 02:50:06,100
$500,000 cost-sharing

5021
02:50:06,100 --> 02:50:08,100
agreement. It's a great,

5022
02:50:08,100 --> 02:50:10,100
investment. Item 73, which is

5023
02:50:10,100 --> 02:50:12,100
our Muscoy pedestrian

5024
02:50:12,100 --> 02:50:13,100
improvement project this is a

5025
02:50:13,100 --> 02:50:15,100
little over $3 million, which

5026
02:50:15,100 --> 02:50:16,100
will help pedestrian safety

5027
02:50:16,100 --> 02:50:18,100
in the community of Muscoy.

5028
02:50:18,100 --> 02:50:19,100
And the last one is item 88,

5029
02:50:19,100 --> 02:50:21,100
community cleanup employment

5030
02:50:21,100 --> 02:50:23,100
pathway grant. This is a grant

5031
02:50:23,100 --> 02:50:24,100
with Caltrans, a $575,000

5032
02:50:24,100 --> 02:50:26,100
investment, which will help,

5033
02:50:26,100 --> 02:50:27,100
litter and abate workforce

5034
02:50:27,100 --> 02:50:29,100
training, which is,

5035
02:50:29,100 --> 02:50:31,100
great investments. And the last

5036
02:50:31,100 --> 02:50:33,100
thing, just want

5037
02:50:33,100 --> 02:50:35,100
to thank our military

5038
02:50:35,100 --> 02:50:36,100
for their service as we enter

5039
02:50:36,100 --> 02:50:38,100
Memorial Day, next Monday.

5040
02:50:38,100 --> 02:50:39,100
Thank you, Madam Chair.

5041
02:50:39,100 --> 02:50:41,100
>> Supervisor Cook.

5042
02:50:42,100 --> 02:50:44,100
Supervisor Armendarez.

5043
02:50:45,100 --> 02:50:47,401
>> Yes, thank you. lots

5044
02:50:50,100 --> 02:50:51,100
of stuff to be said. I,

5045
02:50:51,100 --> 02:50:54,100
I wanted to make sure I,

5046
02:50:54,100 --> 02:50:55,100
said something about, Item 4

5047
02:50:55,100 --> 02:50:57,401
that we had where,

5048
02:50:58,100 --> 02:50:59,100
I'm very pleased

5049
02:50:59,100 --> 02:51:00,100
to see that we are moving in

5050
02:51:00,100 --> 02:51:01,100
the direction where we're going

5051
02:51:01,100 --> 02:51:02,100
to be able to take advantage

5052
02:51:02,100 --> 02:51:04,100
and see what the technologies

5053
02:51:04,100 --> 02:51:06,100
that are around, clean energy,

5054
02:51:06,100 --> 02:51:07,100
energy in particular, are

5055
02:51:07,100 --> 02:51:09,100
headed, and creation

5056
02:51:09,100 --> 02:51:11,401
of this ad hoc.

5057
02:51:12,100 --> 02:51:14,100
But I am just curious, and

5058
02:51:14,100 --> 02:51:16,100
hopefully, the, the board can

5059
02:51:16,100 --> 02:51:18,100
entertain a possible workshop

5060
02:51:18,100 --> 02:51:19,100
prior to that ad hoc

5061
02:51:19,100 --> 02:51:22,100
commencing. I believe it'd be

5062
02:51:22,100 --> 02:51:23,100
great for all of us to kind

5063
02:51:23,100 --> 02:51:26,100
of chime in up front

5064
02:51:26,100 --> 02:51:27,100
for a better understanding

5065
02:51:27,100 --> 02:51:28,100
of what the goals and

5066
02:51:28,100 --> 02:51:29,100
objectives of this ad hoc are

5067
02:51:29,100 --> 02:51:31,100
gonna look like. And

5068
02:51:31,100 --> 02:51:32,100
at least, some of us give some

5069
02:51:32,100 --> 02:51:33,100
partial direction

5070
02:51:33,100 --> 02:51:34,100
of the stuff we also wanna see.

5071
02:51:34,100 --> 02:51:35,100
So I'm hoping,

5072
02:51:35,100 --> 02:51:37,100
you'll consider doing some sort

5073
02:51:37,100 --> 02:51:38,100
of board workshop for that.

5074
02:51:38,100 --> 02:51:40,100
Also wanna highlight some

5075
02:51:40,100 --> 02:51:41,100
items. We're doing a lot

5076
02:51:41,100 --> 02:51:43,100
for the 2nd District. we, we

5077
02:51:43,100 --> 02:51:45,401
are, working with Upland

5078
02:51:46,100 --> 02:51:47,100
Chamber and, helping them with,

5079
02:51:47,100 --> 02:51:49,100
assisting of event cost. We're

5080
02:51:49,100 --> 02:51:51,100
working with the Fontana Days

5081
02:51:51,100 --> 02:51:53,100
Festival community project

5082
02:51:53,100 --> 02:51:54,100
for scholarships. We're doing,

5083
02:51:54,100 --> 02:51:56,401
we did $40,000 in Ranch

5084
02:51:57,100 --> 02:51:59,100
Cucamonga, to fund one year

5085
02:51:59,100 --> 02:52:00,100
of gold sponsorship for 2027

5086
02:52:00,100 --> 02:52:02,100
to assist with facility

5087
02:52:02,100 --> 02:52:04,100
improvements and the cost

5088
02:52:04,100 --> 02:52:06,100
for their Route 66 welcoming

5089
02:52:06,100 --> 02:52:08,401
center. $30,000, for, the new

5090
02:52:12,100 --> 02:52:13,100
San Bernardino County Fire

5091
02:52:13,100 --> 02:52:16,100
Foundation to help them get

5092
02:52:16,100 --> 02:52:18,100
them up and running. $15,000

5093
02:52:18,100 --> 02:52:19,100
for the community Little

5094
02:52:19,100 --> 02:52:21,100
League, for their equipment,

5095
02:52:21,100 --> 02:52:23,100
tools, and supplies for their

5096
02:52:23,100 --> 02:52:25,100
youth. and the one that I'm

5097
02:52:25,100 --> 02:52:27,100
most proud of is the $40K we

5098
02:52:27,100 --> 02:52:28,100
are investing back in our kids

5099
02:52:28,100 --> 02:52:30,100
through the SPARK program.

5100
02:52:30,100 --> 02:52:32,100
SPARK program is something that

5101
02:52:32,100 --> 02:52:33,100
those who know me know is very,

5102
02:52:33,100 --> 02:52:35,100
very, very near and dear

5103
02:52:35,100 --> 02:52:37,100
to my heart. And, we took,

5104
02:52:37,100 --> 02:52:38,100
and put our Second District

5105
02:52:38,100 --> 02:52:40,100
discretionary money, into play

5106
02:52:40,100 --> 02:52:42,100
on this because we believe we

5107
02:52:42,100 --> 02:52:43,100
want

5108
02:52:43,100 --> 02:52:45,100
to affect more kids and we want

5109
02:52:45,100 --> 02:52:46,100
to be able to help more kids

5110
02:52:46,100 --> 02:52:48,100
in the Second District. So So

5111
02:52:48,100 --> 02:52:50,100
we are gonna be working with,

5112
02:52:50,100 --> 02:52:52,100
the county as part

5113
02:52:52,100 --> 02:52:53,100
of that SPARK program

5114
02:52:53,100 --> 02:52:54,100
to bring some additional kids

5115
02:52:54,100 --> 02:52:56,100
into that, and we the second

5116
02:52:56,100 --> 02:52:57,100
district will be funding that.

5117
02:52:57,100 --> 02:52:58,100
also wanna commend,

5118
02:52:58,100 --> 02:53:00,100
since it's, after the fact,

5119
02:53:00,100 --> 02:53:02,401
our approval of, the $420,

5120
02:53:03,100 --> 02:53:05,100
grant award for Omnitrans

5121
02:53:05,100 --> 02:53:07,100
Measure I funds

5122
02:53:07,100 --> 02:53:09,100
to support our elderly. I feel

5123
02:53:09,100 --> 02:53:11,100
like that's very important.

5124
02:53:11,100 --> 02:53:12,100
I've been asking about this

5125
02:53:12,100 --> 02:53:14,100
through Omnitrans

5126
02:53:14,100 --> 02:53:15,100
for a minute, like,

5127
02:53:15,100 --> 02:53:16,100
how can we do more? More

5128
02:53:16,100 --> 02:53:18,100
to help our seniors

5129
02:53:18,100 --> 02:53:19,100
in our communities. And I think

5130
02:53:19,100 --> 02:53:20,100
this is just one step

5131
02:53:20,100 --> 02:53:21,100
in moving

5132
02:53:21,100 --> 02:53:22,100
in that positive direction

5133
02:53:22,100 --> 02:53:23,100
to continue to do that. And,

5134
02:53:23,100 --> 02:53:27,201
I'm gonna let it go at that

5135
02:53:30,100 --> 02:53:31,100
because there's no one else

5136
02:53:31,100 --> 02:53:34,601
here. Thank you, Madam Chair. I

5137
02:53:37,100 --> 02:53:38,100
just have a couple updates from

5138
02:53:38,100 --> 02:53:40,100
district. recently he was able

5139
02:53:40,100 --> 02:53:42,100
to support the Veterans Legal

5140
02:53:42,100 --> 02:53:43,100
Institute, which provides free

5141
02:53:43,100 --> 02:53:45,100
legal services to at-risk,

5142
02:53:45,100 --> 02:53:47,100
low-income veterans. And I know

5143
02:53:47,100 --> 02:53:48,100
that our Veterans Department

5144
02:53:48,100 --> 02:53:50,100
does an excellent job

5145
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with that as well,

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02:53:52,100 --> 02:53:53,100
so thank you for all their

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02:53:53,100 --> 02:53:54,100
work. I was also recently

5148
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honored to attend the Chino

5149
02:53:56,100 --> 02:53:57,100
Legends and Academy, the

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02:53:57,100 --> 02:53:58,100
competition at the Chino

5151
02:53:58,100 --> 02:53:59,100
Senior Center, which is you

5152
02:53:59,100 --> 02:54:01,100
have to be over 55, so I do

5153
02:54:01,100 --> 02:54:02,100
qualify

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to go compete next year, so

5155
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we'll see. I also recently

5156
02:54:05,100 --> 02:54:07,100
attended the City of

5157
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Montclair's high school senior

5158
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birthdays, or senior birthday

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02:54:09,100 --> 02:54:11,100
celebration and Montclair's

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02:54:11,100 --> 02:54:12,100
High School to College

5161
02:54:12,100 --> 02:54:14,100
Graduates, which is a program

5162
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that gives students the

5163
02:54:15,100 --> 02:54:17,100
opportunity

5164
02:54:17,100 --> 02:54:18,100
to earn a 2-year scholarship

5165
02:54:18,100 --> 02:54:19,100
at Chaffey College. record

5166
02:54:19,100 --> 02:54:20,100
number, 175 students completed

5167
02:54:20,100 --> 02:54:22,100
the program this year,

5168
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which is fantastic. And lastly,

5169
02:54:23,100 --> 02:54:24,100
last week we also donated,

5170
02:54:24,100 --> 02:54:26,100
$125,000 to the Chino Valley

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02:54:26,100 --> 02:54:28,100
Fire District

5172
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for a special vehicle

5173
02:54:30,100 --> 02:54:33,100
to attack EV fires. And sure

5174
02:54:33,100 --> 02:54:34,100
enough, 2 hours later An EV

5175
02:54:34,100 --> 02:54:37,100
overturned on, on Grand Avenue

5176
02:54:37,100 --> 02:54:38,100
in Chino Hills and started a

5177
02:54:38,100 --> 02:54:40,100
fire out there. So they put it

5178
02:54:40,100 --> 02:54:41,100
to work that, that very day,

5179
02:54:41,100 --> 02:54:44,100
to help put out the, the EV

5180
02:54:44,100 --> 02:54:46,100
fire. tomorrow we'll be

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02:54:46,100 --> 02:54:47,100
speaking at Ontario Global

5182
02:54:47,100 --> 02:54:49,100
Business Connects Symposium

5183
02:54:49,100 --> 02:54:50,100
at the Ontario Airport. Also,

5184
02:54:50,100 --> 02:54:52,100
we have our annual open house

5185
02:54:52,100 --> 02:54:53,100
at our district office from 5

5186
02:54:53,100 --> 02:54:55,100
to 7. And lastly,

5187
02:54:55,100 --> 02:54:56,100
our next shredding event will

5188
02:54:56,100 --> 02:54:59,100
be June 6th in Chino.

5189
02:54:59,100 --> 02:55:01,100
For anybody who's interested,

5190
02:55:01,100 --> 02:55:02,100
please check to register.

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02:55:02,100 --> 02:55:03,100
Thanks.

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02:55:03,100 --> 02:55:04,100
>> Thank you, thank you. I

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wanted

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to highlight agenda item number

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29

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on our consent calendar today.

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02:55:09,100 --> 02:55:10,100
It was an MOU with Loma Linda

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02:55:10,100 --> 02:55:11,100
University Children's

5199
02:55:11,100 --> 02:55:13,100
Hospital Resiliency Institute

5200
02:55:13,100 --> 02:55:14,100
for Childhood Advocacy, also

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02:55:14,100 --> 02:55:16,100
known as RICA. RICA's clinic

5202
02:55:16,100 --> 02:55:17,100
services they serve all

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02:55:17,100 --> 02:55:18,100
children in the Inland Empire

5204
02:55:18,100 --> 02:55:20,100
with priority given to CFS and

5205
02:55:20,100 --> 02:55:22,100
court-dependent youth. They

5206
02:55:22,100 --> 02:55:23,100
provide holistic care to

5207
02:55:23,100 --> 02:55:24,100
children who have experienced

5208
02:55:24,100 --> 02:55:26,100
abuse and trauma while offering

5209
02:55:26,100 --> 02:55:28,100
ongoing treatment to from

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02:55:28,100 --> 02:55:30,100
professionals who are

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02:55:30,100 --> 02:55:31,100
experienced

5212
02:55:31,100 --> 02:55:33,100
in trauma-informed care,

5213
02:55:33,100 --> 02:55:35,100
and I'd like to thank the team

5214
02:55:35,100 --> 02:55:36,100
at the clinic for their work.

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02:55:36,100 --> 02:55:37,100
And lastly, the Highland

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02:55:37,100 --> 02:55:39,100
Library Farmers Market. The

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02:55:39,100 --> 02:55:40,100
county library is bringing a

5218
02:55:40,100 --> 02:55:41,100
new weekly farmers market to

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02:55:41,100 --> 02:55:43,100
Highland every Wednesday from

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02:55:43,100 --> 02:55:45,100
2 to 7 at the Highland Sam

5221
02:55:45,100 --> 02:55:47,100
Radicchio Library. The market

5222
02:55:47,100 --> 02:55:49,100
will feature local vendors

5223
02:55:49,100 --> 02:55:51,100
offering farm-fresh produce,

5224
02:55:51,100 --> 02:55:52,100
artisan goods,

5225
02:55:52,100 --> 02:55:54,100
and ready-to-eat food options.

5226
02:55:54,100 --> 02:55:55,100
So that's exciting for

5227
02:55:55,100 --> 02:55:56,100
Highland. That's it for me.

5228
02:55:56,100 --> 02:55:58,100
Our meeting stands adjourned.

5229
02:55:58,100 --> 02:56:00,100
Our next regularly scheduled

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02:56:00,100 --> 02:56:02,100
Board of Supervisors meeting

5231
02:56:02,100 --> 02:56:03,100
will be here June 9th at 10 AM

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02:56:03,100 --> 02:56:06,100
in this chamber. Thank you.