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[11:30] good afternoon it is 4 pm on Monday
April 15th and we are reconvening an
[11:38] open
[11:41] session and I'm going to uh first begin
with a roll call to establish the
[11:47] presence of a quorum thank you
supervisor
[11:50] renes here supervisor chavz is absent
supervisor sub minion here vice
[11:56] president Lee present thank you and
president elberg I am here and
[12:01] supervisor sidian would you uh lead us
in the Pledge of Allegiance
[12:05] pleasee
[12:10] rise I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the
[12:16] Republic for which it stands one nation
under God indivisible with liberty and
[12:23] justice for
[12:27] all I it seven is to consider
recommendations relating to certificates
[12:32] of appreciation commendations and
proclamations may I have a motion to
[12:35] approve item seven so moved second thank
you very much let's vote on item seven
[12:40] please supervisor orenas yes supervisor
Smit toit and I Vice chairperson Lee hi
[12:48] and president elenberg yes motion
carries thank you very much with that
[12:52] item eight is to present the
commendations and proclamations which we
[12:56] have just approved so um I'm going to
begin with the first item a which is to
[13:02] present a proclamation declaring April
2024 as Second Chance month in Santa
[13:07] Clara County and we will begin that
presentation with a
[13:15] video just one moment while they connect
[13:27] [Music]
[13:31] my name is Brian Evans and I believe in
second
[13:39] [Music]
[13:45] chances my name is Crystal prz I'm a
former re-entry client and I'm a case
[13:50] manager three here at the goodwi Sila
Valley and I believe in second chance
[13:59] [Music]
[14:05] my name is Jennifer T I'm a public
health assistant and I believe in second
[14:14] [Music]
[14:23] Chan my name is Dave Gomez and I believe
in second chances
[14:50] my name is sa I'm the director of
diversion reentry services for the
[14:53] county of Santa Clara and I believe in
second chances my name is Nick Berard
[14:57] I'm the chief probation officer for the
County of Santa Clara and I believe in
[15:01] second chances I believe in second
chances I'm assembly member Gail pel and
[15:05] I believe in second chances I'm County
Executive James Williams and I believe
[15:09] in second chances I'm Greta Hansen I'm
the Chief Operating Officer for Santa
[15:14] clir County and I believe in second
chances I wholeheartedly believe in
[15:19] second chances I believe in second
chances I believe in second chances
[15:24] America believes in second chances we
believe in second chances
[15:50] more than 70 million Americans have
records on their con have records of
[15:56] their contacts with the criminal legal
system fortunately counties across the
[16:01] country are more and more frequently
recognizing the importance of providing
[16:05] opportunities for employment housing
Health Care voting rights and many other
[16:11] basic needs to their residents when they
exit the carceral system legal and
[16:16] Regulatory restrictions social stigma
related to incarceration gaps in
[16:21] employment or education family
separation housing unavailability
[16:25] untreated mental illnesses and substance
use disorders all contribute to the fact
[16:31] that nearly 75% of people who have been
incarcerated remain unemployed a year
[16:37] Post Release the US Department of
Justice's office of Justice programs the
[16:43] national re-entry resource center and
communities across the country recognize
[16:48] Second Chance month in April by sharing
new programs and initiatives and hosting
[16:53] events to educate the public and
decrease barriers to employment housing
[16:58] voting education and other opportunities
for individuals re-entering their our
[17:04] communities after
incarceration our office of re-entry
[17:08] Services offers numerous opportunities
to our re-entry clients including job
[17:13] fairs business incubator programs
apprenticeships and direct employment
[17:18] placement to help people get back on
their feet many former clients of the
[17:23] county of Santa Clara's re re-entry
Resource Centers who are now working in
[17:27] County departments and Community
organizations serve as role models for
[17:32] other currently and recently released
individuals and attribute their success
[17:37] in recovery to programs and people who
offered them second chances this board
[17:43] today proudly proc claims April 2024 as
Second Chance month and I would like to
[17:51] invite uh Havier agir the from the
office of re-entry services and anyone
[17:56] else you want to bring up with you to ex
accept the proclamation which I will go
[18:04] [Applause]
[18:17] grab well on behalf of the entire
re-entry service system of the county of
[18:21] Santa Clair we want to thank you for
proclaiming this month Second Chance
[18:25] month um it's so important to recognize
all the individuals that have made their
[18:31] Journey from incarceration and having
second chances to all of our County
[18:35] Partners and departments who've been
hiring some of our former clients into
[18:39] very important critical positions um we
uh provide funding for like about 20
[18:45] contractors and they employ about 118
individuals of those 118 about 40 um are
[18:51] with lived experience and in our in our
office we have folks that have made that
[18:56] journey and now are successful County
employees so on behalf of again the
[19:01] entire re-entry system um with our team
here um and also all the countless
[19:06] supporters thank
[19:13] you going to invite my colleagues down
to join us and we're going to turn our
[19:17] backs to you for just a moment for the
photo come come come
[19:46] bring some people forward
[20:04] spe
[20:49] we've got a whole bunch of these
today of
[20:54] course item 8B is to recognize
communication dispatchers week
[21:01] Proclamation the Santa Clara County
public safety Communications dispatchers
[21:06] play an essential role in protecting the
Public's life and property by quickly
[21:10] answera answering and evaluating
hundreds of emergency calls daily and
[21:15] dispatching the appropriate emergency
response from law enforcement agencies
[21:20] fire departments and emergency medical
transport providers across our community
[21:25] they strive to provide equal access to
emergency services to all callers
[21:30] including those who do not speak English
or are hearing impaired Additionally the
[21:35] Santa Clara County public safety
Communications dispatchers efficiently
[21:40] coordinate emergency services for both
human-made and natural disasters to
[21:45] ensure the health and safety of our
community and have maintained
[21:48] accreditation by the internationaly of
emergency dispatch since 2002 which
[21:54] certifies the county Communications
Department as a center of excellence in
[21:59] providing callers reporting medical
emergencies with appropriate physician
[22:04] approved medical instruction while
health is on the way this job is
[22:09] fast-paced stressful and requires
special humans to do this work thank you
[22:15] to all the dispatchers who ensure that
we get the help that we need the Board
[22:20] of Supervisors of the county of Santa
Clara does hereby proclaim the week of
[22:24] April 9th through 15th 2024 as communic
ation dispatchers week and I'd like to
[22:31] invite up the um the county the county
communication Department's dis 2023
[22:38] dispatchers of the Year Allison scardo
and Fatima Moreno to receive this
[22:44] Proclamation
[Applause]
[22:59] do you want to say anything sure thank
you
[23:03] absolutely thank you all for your
recognition of all the hard work that
[23:06] County communications dispatchers do
every day we do not go into this C
[23:11] looking for recognition or credit for
the work that we do but it is an honor
[23:14] to receive we enjoy serving our
community 24 hours a day we appreciate
[23:18] you for having us here and are grateful
for the opportunity thank you
[23:22] [Applause]
[23:35] exhausting stressful
work so essential thank you
[24:02] okay thank you so much thank you for
being here thank you so much for being
[24:15] here before I begin uh item 8 C I'll
note that there's a correction the item
[24:20] should read as follows present
Proclamation declaring April 11 through
[24:25] April 17th 2024 as black maternal health
week in Santa Clara County it is my
[24:32] absolute honor to present this
proclamation in recognition of black
[24:36] maternal Health week which runs from
April 11th through April 17th Santa
[24:41] Clara County Board of Supervisors
recognized black maternal Health week
[24:45] for the first time in April of 2021 in
partnership with County programs and
[24:51] local organizations that have long advoc
advocated for improving black birth
[24:56] outcomes in our community including our
Public Health Department's black infant
[25:01] health program the Perry natal Equity
initiative Roots Community Health Center
[25:05] the black leadership kitchen cabinet and
the African-American Community Services
[25:10] Agency to name just a few of the
partners this is an issue that has
[25:14] become very close to my heart and I am
determined to help make a difference
[25:19] specifically to measurably improve
outcomes for black pregnant and birthing
[25:23] people and their infants in the United
States us in in the United States black
[25:29] infants die at almost three times the
rate of other babies and these
[25:34] disparities persist even more High even
for highly educated and high inome black
[25:39] pregnant people and data from the CDC
shows that 80% of pregnancy deaths are
[25:45] preventable
80% but data is numbers and the people
[25:51] dying or losing infants are not numbers
take a look at the seven women on this
[25:57] slide
three of them are Alison Felix Tor Bowie
[26:03] and Tiana Madison members of the 2012
and 2016 gold medal teams in the women's
[26:10] 4X 100 meter relay some of the most
decorated track and field athletes in US
[26:17] in US Olympic
history the three women set out to
[26:22] become mothers all three young healthy
athletic black women
[26:28] developed serious complications Felix De
developed preclampsia that nearly went
[26:34] undetected until she had an emergency
C-section delivery at 32 weeks Madison
[26:40] went into labor at 26 weeks and entered
the hospital with her medical advance
[26:45] directive and her will Bowie died in her
home at 8 months pregnant after
[26:51] developing a
clsa tennis champion Serena Williams and
[26:55] former Virginia gubernatorial candidate
Jennifer Carol Foy were also very public
[27:01] about their near-death stories
associated with giving birth to their
[27:07] children and just last month former
Kansas City Chief's cheerleader Crystal
[27:12] Anderson died when she contracted sepsis
following delivery of her second
[27:17] stillborn child this is not data these
are
[27:22] women our country continues to advocate
for black mamas and babies the perinal
[27:28] Equity workg Group has worked with
Community providers in all our Bay area
[27:32] hospitals to raise awareness of the data
the risks and what can actually be done
[27:36] to improve
outcomes we have requested deidentified
[27:41] Hospital level data from the state so
maternal Health disparities can be
[27:46] accurately identified standardized and
measured Roots Community Health Center
[27:51] is currently facilitating our Doula
program which I'm happy to say is
[27:55] covered by
medical last week we hosted did a
[27:58] screening of two short films created by
black women to illustrate the importance
[28:03] of building safer communities for black
families and we held the second annual
[28:08] perinatal Equity initiative conference
which brought together policy experts
[28:12] providers and Advocates from five
counties to hear from a range of
[28:17] brilliant speakers and teachers and to
talk about how to keep the momentum
[28:22] forward it is now my honor to officially
Proclaim April 11th to 17th black
[28:28] maternal Health Week in Santa Clara
County and to invite up the incomparable
[28:32] Beverly White Macklin the County's black
infant health program director Beverly
[28:38] and her team at black infant Health
along with the Pei group and Leilani
[28:42] Jones who serves as the executive
director of our office for Health Equity
[28:46] and Improvement Alma Burell at roots and
so many others inspire me and teach me
[28:53] every day you are all making me a better
and more impactful policy maker and I am
[28:59] so proud to be on this journey with you
Beverly please come up and say a few
[29:11] words thank you so much for honoring
black maternal Health Week the topic
[29:17] that we are talking about is so
important so dear to my heart I was one
[29:21] of these women who almost died having my
first child and I'm very passionate
[29:27] about this program and what it does for
moms and we know that if we have healthy
[29:33] moms we have healthy babies and we have
healthy adults so thank you so much for
[29:38] honoring our program and continuing to
support us um supervisor president
[29:45] Ellenburg and all of the Board of
Supervisors who have stuck by us and
[29:50] just really have supported everything
that we do in the community to help
[29:54] these bombs thank you
[30:04] you have other folks here that want to
go the from
[30:10] the all you baby
[30:52] congratulations
[31:23] supervisor Lee is going to come up for
the presentation of item 8D
[31:33] well thank you president Alan Burke um
so the 8D is the international work days
[31:39] in Santa Clara County Proclamation the
May 1st has been recognized throughout
[31:44] the world as International workers day
and may day has been an annual
[31:49] commemoration since 1930s in the United
States Mayday began on May 1st
[31:56] 1886 with a March to support workers
rights down Michigan Avenue in Chicago
[32:01] Illinois leading to a series of events
including the Hay Market
[32:07] Affair and the great upheaval which
began a new era of workers rights and
[32:12] protections in America on May 1st 2006
Mayday in San Jose was one of the
[32:19] largest marches ever in the city's
history with over a quarter of a million
[32:25] participants Mayday is an opportunity to
cherish the diverse community of
[32:29] residents across Sara County and I would
also like to recognize additional
[32:34] Coalition members such as Chava
Bustamante Luis roacha Jr Teresa
[32:41] Castellanos aluro Gomez Rebecca amandar
Martha Campos Fred hirs and klets of
[32:49] many others and at this time I like to
welcome the members of the San Jose
[32:53] Mayday Coalition you please come on up
[Applause]
[33:21] yeah we stand here today on the
shoulders of those who came before us
[33:25] the industrial labor of the north who
fought to end the SL SL in the south in
[33:29] order to unionize
[33:42] together we stand here today on the
shoulders of those who were murdered
[33:45] fighting for things we take for granted
now like an 8h hour day 40-hour work
[33:50] week and an end to child labor
[34:08] we stand here on the shoulders of our
elders those who made history marching
[34:12] down Santa Clara 18 years ago tens of
thousands of people took to the streets
[34:16] for immigration reform and workers
Justice
[34:39] we stand here to celebrate the enormous
victory of the fight for 15 campaign the
[34:43] ongoing fight for unionization at
Starbucks REI Trader Joe's Barnes &
[34:48] Noble and many other locations we want
to recognize the burgeoning fight to
[34:52] unionize homeless surv service providers
as well
[35:15] we stand here today in solidarity with
the protesters who sto traffic on the
[35:19] Golden Gate Bridge again to Stand United
with the people of Palestine and against
[35:23] genocide
[35:38] we stand here today to ask you to bring
the ceasefire resolution to a vote
[35:42] history demands that you lead not turn a
blind eye to war crimes and the
[35:45] extermination of a people
[35:54] [Music]
[36:03] thank
[Applause]
[36:49] all right we're good thank you
[37:25] the thank you thank you you
congratulations thank you
[38:02] all right we're still
going item e 8 e uh is to recognize the
[38:09] American Cancer society's 35th annual
courageous Kids Day
[38:14] Commendation um there are a few subjects
that are tougher to take on than kids
[38:20] with cancer but unfortunately cancer
remains ubiquitous in our modern world I
[38:26] would be surprised if there's a person
in this room who doesn't have at least
[38:30] one loved one whose life has been turned
upside down by a cancer
[38:34] diagnosis until there is a cure there
must be support for families and
[38:38] patients the American Cancer Society is
one such organization that is dedicated
[38:44] to improving the lives of patients and
their families through advocacy research
[38:48] and personal support more broadly they
aim to ensure that everyone has access
[38:53] to cancer prevention detection treatment
and ultimately a cure every year the
[39:00] American Cancer Society holds a special
event called courageous Kids Day at
[39:05] California's Great America specifically
for children who are fighting cancer and
[39:09] their families it is a fun-filled day
that has become that has come to be
[39:13] known as a day away from cancer because
it provides families with a much needed
[39:18] break from the challenges of their
journey and allows them to create and
[39:22] enjoy special moments with their child
this year courageous kids day is cele
[39:27] celebrating its 35th Anniversary this
annual celebration has created thousands
[39:32] of lasting memories for as many families
and is a much treasured respit for
[39:37] everyone who takes part here to receive
this Commendation is gay Crawford gay is
[39:43] the Intrepid founder of courageous kids
day as well as the founder of Cancer
[39:48] Care point which has also served
thousands of cancer patients with warmth
[39:53] dignity and practical resources gay is
probably an actual Angel and it will be
[39:59] my honor to present this Commendation to
her in just a moment but first I'd like
[40:04] to invite my colleague Joe supervisor
Joe sidian to share a few words as
[40:17] well thank you I uh want to pick up
where my colleague board president Susan
[40:23] Ellenberg left off um she talked about
the way and in which a cancer diagnosis
[40:29] can turn someone's life upside down and
I think what I want to say thank you for
[40:35] today Gay and to you and the American
Cancer Society
[40:41] is taking the time to
[40:47] say that diagnosis doesn't have to mean
that friends and family and fun are no
[40:54] longer part of a young person's life
[40:59] we take most of that for granted I think
in our daily lives but for the children
[41:05] you and the American Cancer Society
serve they can't take that for granted
[41:11] so I'm going to ask that before we
present this Proclamation and bring our
[41:17] colleagues down for a photo the entire
room say thank you with me
[41:36] going to see a video
first for almost 30 years Mother's Day
[41:41] holds a special joy for nearly 600 young
cancer patients and their families
[41:46] fighting cancer introduced in 1989
courageous kids day was conceived by the
[41:51] American Cancer Society as a family
event and a day to have fun together
[41:55] enjoying rides lunch along with Arts
crafts and games children and their
[42:00] families come from all over California
to participate in the American Cancer
[42:04] society's courageous Kids Day at
California's Great America amusement
[42:09] park in Santa Clara the day referred to
as a day away from cancer for these
[42:14] young cancer patients is a unique
partnership between the American Cancer
[42:19] Society and Great America who has been
the presenting sponsor since the
[42:23] beginning 30 years ago it's an extra
special fun unpack day for the
[42:28] courageous kids and their families
allowing them to forget some of that
[42:32] stress and have fun together it's more
than just a fun day out in the park it
[42:36] provides emotional escape from the
everyday Trials of what a family goes
[42:41] through when they have a child with
cancer a day when these patients can
[42:45] just be kids their brothers and sisters
can enjoy the time with their siblings
[42:50] outside of a hospital room and parents
can watch their kids have fun without
[42:54] worry funds raised not only only provide
this very special day to the courageous
[43:00] kids and their family but also supports
pediatric cancer research Heroes come in
[43:05] all sizes how can you help you can sign
up today to become a Committee Member a
[43:11] volunteer for the day or event sponsor
the meaning of life is to find your gift
[43:16] the purpose of life is to give it away
help us find your gift today with the
[43:22] American Cancer Society and the
courageous kids
[43:37] [Applause]
thank you all for standing up that
[43:46] really got me uh and particularly to
hear from both Joe who's been a
[43:51] tremendous supporter of cancer and Susan
who has done so much for children in
[43:57] this County and
Beyond uh I just want to take one second
[44:02] because my long-suffering husband is
here and after 50 years of being
[44:08] involved in the cancer space as as they
mentioned founder of Cancer Care point
[44:13] the second hospice Hospice of the Valley
and I just buried two friends this last
[44:19] week um that was served by Hospice of
the Valley the cancer registry and even
[44:24] a crazy thing called the colon cancer
freeone where I played pollet man in a
[44:29] parade if you can believe
it so the cancer Journey has been a
[44:34] tough one but of course uh this
courageous kids celebrating 35 years we
[44:41] wanted to celebrate it takes a team um I
I just have the most amazing committee
[44:48] all these 35 years I've missed every
Mother's Day with my own kids but there
[44:53] are people like Bob Steinfeld who worked
at Apple and lost a child to to cancer
[44:58] Angie CIO who's been my staff partner
for all of these years and the current
[45:03] chairs Pam and Donna who worked so hard
to do another element of fundraising
[45:10] construction versus Cancer and a bear
campaign and Mara uh the Laura Marshall
[45:17] who is head of the photographers
Association brings out photographers who
[45:22] volunteer Every Mother's Day and take a
portrait of these families and sometimes
[45:27] it's the last portrait they'll ever have
of this child and they usually don't
[45:33] take a picture even when they're going
through treatment so those are really
[45:37] really special and um Saturday we had a
little fundraiser a wonderful restaurant
[45:42] sell I hope you'll all support cell in
Campbell they um did an auction they
[45:49] sold a rock pry signed football that was
given to Courageous kids anyway we
[45:54] raised about $8,000 so anyway I am so
grateful all to all of you and I am
[46:00] grateful to be alive and well turning 80
this year and to have been on this
[46:06] cancer Journey um with so many wonderful
people in a network sorry to take so
[46:11] much time thank you so
[46:18] much oh boy for
SP be your sorry that
[46:25] was ol it was
beautiful
[46:32] conat did you recognize
[47:09] [Applause]
[47:20] thank let's
[47:25] see all right
item 8f a proclamation declaring May 4th
[47:31] as Wildfire Community preparedness day
presented by supervisors sidian and Lee
[47:37] thank you madam president if you have
ever
[47:42] wondered who thinks up these
[47:47] days I should tell you that May 4th
Wildfire Community preparedness day is
[47:52] actually a national event and it it's
Genesis it's start really um came from a
[47:59] survey of middle school kids right here
in California and Colorado as well that
[48:04] asked them how they wanted to learn
about Wildfire safety and the answer the
[48:09] kids gave was that they wanted to be
part of something to improve Wildfire
[48:14] safety where they lived and
so this is an opportunity for us to
[48:20] learn from what I would describe as wise
beyond their years Middle School
[48:25] students as individuals and
neighbors each of us can and should do
[48:32] all the Hands-On risk reduction
activities that we
[48:35] can by doing that we can all be part of
something to improve Wildfire safety
[48:39] where we live and it's relatively
easy ask yourself three
[48:45] questions are you signed up for SEC
alert apparently
[48:54] not do you have a go bag
and have you created and are you
[48:59] maintaining an evacuation
plan have you identified two alternative
[49:06] Roots out of your neighborhood beyond
the one you ordinarily would use and do
[49:12] you know your evacuation
Zone can you see the address number of
[49:17] your home from the street is there a
minimum 5T clearance between the
[49:24] vegetation and the foundation of your
home
[49:27] I could go on I know my colleagues are
worried that I
[49:31] will but I think I've made the point we
can each
[49:36] individually and should each
individually take action to reduce our
[49:41] risk and improve Wildfire safety
wherever we
[49:44] live if you answered no to any of those
questions then Saturday May 4th would be
[49:50] a great time to take
action so that your answers can instead
[49:54] be yes
now because it was middle school
[49:58] students I'll say if you answered yes to
all those questions you get an A+ and I
[50:02] would encourage you to think about your
neighborhood then and your neighbors and
[50:06] about how you can help them improve your
community's Wildfire safety I want to
[50:11] pull my colleague supervisor Lee up
because in a moment we're going to
[50:14] present the proclamation declaring May
4th Wildfire Community preparedness day
[50:20] to our fire chief chief GGA and a chief
Carter but first supervisor Lee would
[50:25] you share a few words
words and then we'll make the
[50:30] presentation thank you very much
supervisor suban I have the same
[50:33] thinking about May 4th I said is that
something to do with some Star War
[50:37] references that's some young Jedi Miss
like playing around and CA a fire of the
[50:42] the lightsaber but anyhow uh as we all
could recall the SCU lightning complex
[50:48] fires burned almost 400,000 acres in the
counties of Santa Clara Alam contracosta
[50:54] San haen meret and St L the czu complex
fires burned more than 880,000 acres and
[51:01] destroyed almost 1500 structures in the
county of Cale and Santa Cruz this
[51:06] climate change is happening things
supposed to happen only once in a 100
[51:10] years it's happening every few years now
and we are feeling it effects the need
[51:14] to make sure we collectively on top of
preparing for Wildfire evacuations so
[51:19] please please please just like what my
colleague said sign up today for
[51:23] emergency alerts at www. alert
alcc.org
[51:29] alerts.org to stay connected and be
prepared and here's the proclamation
[51:33] I'll go ahead and ask the chief come on
up come on up please
[51:39] [Applause]
[51:51] yes leave it to you to figure out who's
going to say
[51:54] what say a word
say a word good afternoon everyone uh
[52:00] again I cannot follow that act uh
supervisor subian hit all of the very
[52:07] important points that we need the public
to know as well as supervisor or vice
[52:11] president Lee so please sign up for
alert FCC FD uh sorry alert FCC uh.org
[52:19] right or.gov and then um for what it's
worth and I say this from the
[52:25] perspective of we've got Zone Haven that
is now Genesis that's also a tool that's
[52:30] really important for those who live in
the woi so thank you again
[52:34] supervisor good evening first of all I
want to thank uh the supervisors for the
[52:38] importance for identifying the
importance of wildfire Community prepar
[52:41] the day as the fire chief for the Santa
CL unit I'm committed to ensuring that
[52:45] we're building resilient communities
throughout the county and so if for more
[52:48] information I'd encourage you to visit
readyfor wildf fire.org thank you
[52:58] and chief G we have a rule which is if
you use an acronym like wooi you got to
[53:03] tell everybody what it is how many of
you know what the wooi
[53:07] is okay well we have at least two people
who know what the wooi is so why don't
[53:11] you help make sure everybody knows what
the wooi is and why it matters so uh
[53:16] supervisor subian said if you have a
tree that is CL I think closer to five
[53:22] feet from your house if I remember again
very succinctly you probably live in a
[53:27] wild and urban interface and that's
where your house butts up against a lot
[53:33] of forest or area that is basically
prone can be prone to fire so thank you
[53:40] supervisor yeah also just again we've
had an extraordinary amount of rain do
[53:45] not let that I guess lull us into
believing that we don't have the
[53:49] Wildfire risk we definitely in this area
especially on the west side of the
[53:53] county have that wooy risk
thank you give us a moment while we turn
[53:59] around and do our photo Chiefs
colleagues
[54:28] one
[54:30] more
[54:54] warm item G also o being presented by
supervisor sidian is a commodation for
[54:59] The Med Assist
[55:03] program now if you're asking
yourselves I'm here for a later item why
[55:09] do I have to sit through all
this here's the answer the answer is
[55:15] because you'll learn something helpful
and important and valuable to keeping
[55:19] you and your friends and your family and
your neighbors healthy and well and
[55:24] believe it or not it begins in
[55:30] 1923 when three scientists first
discovered something called
[55:35] insulin and they sold the patent for
$3 yeah $3 which was a dollar
[55:45] piece and they did that because it was
their notion that access to this kind of
[55:50] life-saving medication shouldn't be
contingent on somebody's ability to
[55:55] afford it so they sold the patent for
$3
[56:01] now today that reasoning sounds like it
comes not just from another era but from
[56:06] another world altogether I think too
many of us have heard stories about
[56:10] folks who need to choose between being
able to afford their groceries or
[56:14] affording their kids
medicine and there are and have been for
[56:20] me in my office three chronic conditions
that stand
[56:24] out asthma
diabetes and severe
[56:30] allergies I think probably all of us
know someone who lives with one or more
[56:34] of those conditions these are illnesses
that can be controlled with proper
[56:38] medication allowing individuals to live
full and healthy lives but without their
[56:45] meds they can result in serious illness
or even death now just to give you a
[56:50] sense of the scope of this in Santa
Clara County alone just here in our
[56:53] County there are almost 120,000 adults
who've been diagnosed with diabetes it's
[56:59] a lot of folks there are more than
250,000 adults and kids who've been
[57:04] diagnosed with asthma and more than
20,000 have been diagnosed with serious
[57:09] and potentially life-threatening
allergies now the prices of the
[57:15] life-preserving
medications that those folks require
[57:19] have increased dramatically in recent
years making it difficult for folks to
[57:26] acquire the medications they
need my office and I thought there was a
[57:33] solution or at least a help and so I
brought to our board and I want to give
[57:38] a little shout out here to a staff
member of mine in particular Brian
[57:42] Pascal who's on vacation by the way and
should be here to hear me give him a
[57:47] shout out he said can't we do something
about this and so we put our heads
[57:51] together and we said yeah we can't
brought it to our board colleagues were
[57:55] all
enthusiastic said let's create something
[58:00] that helps folks who are stuck who need
the inhaler who need the FB pen who need
[58:06] the insulin and who are struggling to
afford it and it's not just folks of
[58:11] very modest means I think many of you in
this room probably know it's the missing
[58:16] middle in healthcare folks who make a
little too much maybe to qualify for a
[58:20] government program but not enough to
have really First Rate health insurance
[58:25] so to offset these C C in 2022 the Santa
Clara County Board of
[58:31] Supervisors with the real work done by
our staff created a program that was the
[58:36] first of its kind anywhere in the nation
and that is the program we call meicy
[58:41] the program
provides hundreds of dollars in some
[58:45] cases to Simply bring down the cost for
enrolled residents to help them afford
[58:51] their diabetes medications their asthma
inhalers their
[58:54] epipens probably average is $200 a month
which is just the right amount in many
[59:02] cases to make sure that people don't
have to choose between their rent and
[59:06] their meds their groceries and their
meds as of February this year 2024 meicy
[59:14] has now enrolled more than 2,000
residents here in Santa clar County and
[59:20] has provided $2 and5 million dollar in
prescription drug relief
[59:26] we hear directly from our enroll Le
about the relief they feel when they can
[59:31] finally afford the medications that keep
them
[59:34] alive I mentioned it in passing but I
want to underscore it again this would
[59:39] not have been possible without the hard
work of the
[59:43] leadership and frankly a dozen other
current and former staff members at
[59:47] Valley Medical Center I look forward to
continuing to expand the program to
[59:51] protect the health and well-being of our
residents and that is my not too subtle
[59:55] way of saying 2,000 is great but let's
keep pushing the number higher and
[1:00:01] higher our health safety and wellbe
demanded could we please ask the folks
[1:00:07] for medicis to come on up and let us
give them a moment of thanks as well
[1:00:31] you look trepidacious you shouldn't come
right
[1:00:35] up tell folks what they
are uh good afternoon everyone uh we're
[1:00:41] extremely honored to be here today um
and on behalf of the medicis team um the
[1:00:47] amount of work and efforts that
everybody has supported us with has been
[1:00:51] tremendous I would actually like to take
this opportunity to thank supervisor
[1:00:55] sidian uh members of the board and the
county exec's office for their
[1:00:59] continuous um encouragement and belief
in our mission um I would also like to
[1:01:05] appreciate our CEO Paul Len and our
director nari Singh um their leadership
[1:01:10] really provided the foundation of our
success and um all the support that we
[1:01:16] received empowered our team to go above
and beyond in serving and bettering the
[1:01:20] health of our community um as supervisor
sman mentioned today our program is
[1:01:25] assisting over 2,000 people um in not
only affording their life-saving
[1:01:29] medications but also improving their
medication adherence which also results
[1:01:34] in Better Health outcomes for our
community um we feel very very fortunate
[1:01:39] to be a part of this program and thank
you so much thank
[1:01:48] you just want to say thank you everyone
for this wonderful opportunity it's been
[1:01:52] such a joy to see this program start
from zero enroles just two years ago and
[1:01:56] now over 2,000 in counting so it's such
an honor to be a part of this thank you
[1:02:01] very
[1:02:06] much we have one ceremonial Proclamation
we'll let the two of you sort out how
[1:02:10] you share it all
right you take that hold it go
[1:02:16] ahead I'm let I'm gonna let you put that
between the two of you good job job J
[1:02:51] my thank you really thank you again
[Applause]
[1:03:03] and
[1:03:09] finally Madame President board
colleagues members of the public I'm
[1:03:12] going to take the opportunity to be a
little more personal in my remarks than
[1:03:15] would typically be the case because uh
in this my 12th and final year on the
[1:03:21] Board of Supervisors this is the last
opportunity I will have
[1:03:26] to take a moment for our board and our
community our entire County to
[1:03:33] commemorate the anniversary of the
genocide of the Armenians in the Ottoman
[1:03:37] Empire
which this year is the 109th
[1:03:42] anniversary and so as I say I want
to take the opportunity to
[1:03:49] reference that historic event in
slightly more personal terms looking all
[1:03:55] the way back 109 years to the
year
[1:04:01] 1915 April
24th when the genocide
[1:04:07] began in the Ottoman
Empire now you've heard me use the word
[1:04:12] genocide a couple of times
and that's not a small thing and the
[1:04:17] reason it's not a small thing is that
for more than a hundred years following
[1:04:21] the genocide no sitting American
president had ever actually deed
[1:04:25] declared the Armenian Genocide by that
name I'm gratified that today we're in a
[1:04:33] different place and it's the source of
some satisfaction because back in
[1:04:38] 2019 the United States House of
Representatives and then this United
[1:04:42] States
Senate took action to call the genocide
[1:04:46] of the Armenian people just that a
genocide and then on April the 24th day
[1:04:53] of
commemoration in 201
[1:04:56] 21 President Joe Biden called the
genocide Again by that
[1:05:00] name and so as
we declare the 24th a day of
[1:05:06] commemoration and
Remembrance we're taking the opportunity
[1:05:11] to
acknowledge what it took too long to
[1:05:17] acknowledge
now I guess I would say that now that an
[1:05:23] American president has actually used
that word clearly and unequivocally and
[1:05:27] that our House of Representatives and
the United States Senate have made that
[1:05:31] formal
declaration and particularly given the
[1:05:35] state of world affairs
today does using that word
[1:05:41] matter a lot of folks in the Armenian
community of which I'm a part would tell
[1:05:46] you that they waited more than a hundred
years to hear
[1:05:49] it so I do think it's important to ask
does it matter I mean at one level it's
[1:05:55] just a word so why does it
matter and I think for folks
[1:06:02] in the armenian-american community it
matters because it tells their
[1:06:07] story tells the story of a
diaspora a community that is literally
[1:06:13] scattered around the world so whether
they are from Boston or
[1:06:18] Beirut anara or
anjar Cairo or copertino in my district
[1:06:26] where we
are and where we're from is probably in
[1:06:32] some way some significant way determined
by this genocide which created a
[1:06:36] worldwide
diaspora so what I wanted to share with
[1:06:40] my colleagues and with all of you is
that the
[1:06:44] genocide is the answer to so many
questions when people ask what's the
[1:06:50] story of the armenian-american community
[1:06:55] the answer to the question why are my
grandparents buried in New
[1:06:59] York why are my great-grandparents
buried in
[1:07:02] Cuba the answer is more than just a
matter of personal
[1:07:06] geography because the genocide
informs I think the notion of the
[1:07:13] Armenian Community as a scattered
Community a diaspora as I
[1:07:18] said as a
kid my father once told me when I asked
[1:07:23] him about our ethnic and cultural
history said well we're a Melancholy
[1:07:30] people you know as a kid I had no idea
what that
[1:07:33] meant but I I think he meant that our
community shared a common sadness and
[1:07:40] that that sadness was rooted in the
genocide more than a hundred years ago
[1:07:45] now so the word does matter hearing it
out loud
[1:07:50] matters and even as we are determined
that it's a word that shouldn't limit or
[1:07:56] Define us as members of the
community I think the word has
[1:08:01] continuing
importance as I say I wanted to speak a
[1:08:04] little bit more personally today because
this is the last chance I'll have to
[1:08:08] share this story with folks in the
community and members of the County
[1:08:12] family but also because I think it's an
extraordinary time right now in the
[1:08:16] world for anyone who has waited so very
very long to hear the word I suspect
[1:08:22] that most folks in this
room don't know there's a place called
[1:08:26] artac nagoro kabak that 120,000 ethnic
Armenians called it their home just some
[1:08:35] months ago and that today they have been
driven from their home and are now
[1:08:43] refugees in
Armenia so there is
[1:08:48] painfully
continuing relevance to this
[1:08:53] conversation and to the importance of
this word and finally I would say it's
[1:08:58] an important word Above All Else simply
because it is the
[1:09:06] truth so what I'd like to do now is say
thank you for indulging me in this very
[1:09:11] personal moment and invite folks from
the local community including Leon
[1:09:16] barsumian to come forward and ex and
receive our resolution acknowledging and
[1:09:23] commemorating April 24th
as a day of remembrance for The Armenian
[1:09:28] Genocide leavon would you and your
colleagues please come forward and
[1:09:32] please welcome them
[Applause]
[1:09:59] thank you supervisor
[1:10:03] sman uh and thank you honorable
supervisors of Santa Clara County um for
[1:10:08] the proclamation um commemorating the
109th anniversary of the Armenian
[1:10:13] Genocide um as supervisor sman noted um
recognition is still important to
[1:10:18] Armenian Americans today because While
most Armenian Americans living in Santa
[1:10:25] claric County uh arrived due to Violent
displacement my grandmother for example
[1:10:32] um many still have family in Armenia or
from
[1:10:36] artak um as many of you know on
September 19th of last year all of the
[1:10:43] Armenians of atsa were um forcibly
displaced ethnically cleansed and are
[1:10:48] refugees living in Armenia and today
Armenia itself is under
[1:10:52] threat um so it's important to today
still to use the word and to recognize
[1:10:57] uh the historical facts so um I just
want to again extend our sincere thanks
[1:11:03] um I don't think I could say anything
that too profound or better than you
[1:11:08] could have said all right please say
welcome and thank you
[1:11:12] again
[1:11:23] call forgive us again while we turn our
backs I'm going to hand this to you Leon
[1:11:27] I'm going to ask the rest of the
community to get in the photo here
[1:11:30] please an
[1:12:21] thank you all once again thank you there
you go
[1:12:49] I will'll invite uh County Executive
James Williams to come and present the
[1:12:53] remaining four commendations
before we move to employee excellence
[1:13:01] awards it's my honor this afternoon to
get to present several retirement
[1:13:05] commendations to some extremely
dedicated long- serving County employees
[1:13:11] and we're going to start with Katherine
Bustamante from custody Health Services
[1:13:15] com on up
[Applause]
[1:13:32] come
[1:13:46] on Katherine devoted 37 years of service
to the county of Santa Clara beginning
[1:13:51] her County Career as an extra help
employee for Santa clar Valley Medical
[1:13:55] Center in
1986 on April 16th 1990 almost exactly
[1:14:01] 34 years ago Katherine was promoted to a
coded position as a medical unit clerk
[1:14:06] within custody Health Services she spent
all of those final 34 years in custody
[1:14:11] Health helping support quality care to
patients Katherine was part of the first
[1:14:16] line of healthc Care staff working with
patients in our County jails providing
[1:14:20] multi multilingual services and other
key responsibilities with the utmost
[1:14:24] professional ISM compassion and
dedication she's been an inspiration to
[1:14:29] many colleagues whether through words of
encouragement unsolicited offers of
[1:14:34] support sharing of institutional
knowledge or for the various treats she
[1:14:39] would bring to share and deliver with
her warm smile I'm told Catherine was
[1:14:44] always offering snacks to share
especially Hot Cheetos and hardboiled
[1:14:50] eggs Katherine is described by her peers
as a very kind
[1:14:55] funny sweet and always positive known by
many as Mama Katie Catherine
[1:15:01] demonstrated leadership by creating a
collaborative environment often stepping
[1:15:06] in to cover for colleagues to help with
Staffing shortages working closely with
[1:15:10] Correctional staff and selflessly
working in service of the patients in
[1:15:15] the jails by continuously going above
and beyond the Call of Duty Katherine's
[1:15:20] granddaughter Natalie who also works in
custody Health helped put together
[1:15:24] today's
Commendation in addition to her
[1:15:27] granddaughter Katherine leaves behind a
legacy of noble dedication to her
[1:15:32] colleagues patients and the residents of
Santa Clara County we are so grateful
[1:15:37] for your service
[1:15:48] congratulations just want to say thank
you to everyone um that I'm still here I
[1:15:52] would still be working it but uh than
got to cut it
[1:15:56] short thank you cut it short after 37
[1:16:11] minut I don't think cutting it short is
after 37 years thank you so much
[1:16:19] oh thank you for your yeah that way you
don't look I know she does that to me
[1:16:24] all the time thank you
[1:16:48] generous life of
[1:17:06] next we get to celebrate Rosie Estrada
coming up
[1:17:33] Rosie dedicated 36 years of service to
the county of Santa Clara including
[1:17:38] postponing her retirement to continue
serving youth in the County's juvenile
[1:17:42] facilities and supporting her colleagues
Rosie began her career with the county
[1:17:47] on October 7 1985 as a medical unit
clerk at juvenile hall in the Children's
[1:17:52] Shelter she was later promoted to the
Administrative Assistant with juvenile
[1:17:56] custody Health Services due to her
unparalleled dedication to Justice
[1:18:00] involved Youth and her commitment to
serving vulnerable individuals in our
[1:18:05] community throughout her career Rosie
provided multilingual services to youth
[1:18:10] while also helping grow multiple medical
mental health dental and vision services
[1:18:15] within the County's juvenile
facilities I'm told Rosie has been like
[1:18:20] a mother to everyone she always made
sure the break room had healthy snacks
[1:18:25] she decorated for employee events she
also routinely made seasonal
[1:18:30] appreciation goodie bags for her
colleagues each goodie bag would come
[1:18:34] with a note and a pun about the contents
of the bag the clinic would go nuts
[1:18:38] without you read one note with a goodie
bag of Trail
[1:18:42] Mix Rosie demonstrated leadership showed
a great deal of enthusiasm for her work
[1:18:49] took on responsibilities above and
beyond what her position required and
[1:18:53] was the consumate team player and
motivational colleague to fellow
[1:18:57] employees during long hours and
difficult times Rosie's favorite quote
[1:19:02] was better health for all and she lived
those values throughout her career Rosie
[1:19:08] leaves a legacy of dedicated and caring
service to Justice involved Youth and
[1:19:12] their families to her colleagues and to
the residents of Santa Clara County
[1:19:17] thank you so much Rosie and
congratulations
[1:19:30] thank you all I I can say I've always
been a great supporter for Santa Clara
[1:19:35] County
Services and all I can share with all of
[1:19:39] you teamwork makes a difference thank
you
[1:20:16] congratul
congratulations congratulations
[1:20:30] Dave saula come on
[Applause]
[1:20:52] out David J V started at the county in
docc in July of 1987 as a
[1:20:59] technician he was motivated to join what
is wrong 89 cor well he was motivated to
[1:21:06] join the academy and graduate in
December of 1989 initially is a
[1:21:10] correctional officer at the main jail
and within two years began serving as a
[1:21:14] jail training officer he rose through
the ranks later serving as internal
[1:21:18] affairs sergeant and Captain Elmwood
division Main Jail Division Watch
[1:21:23] Commander later Captain over jail
reforms at one time or another he's been
[1:21:29] in charge of every single division or
business unit in
[1:21:33] custody among many many notable
accomplishments he was the executive
[1:21:37] sponsor for the demolition of Main Jail
South helped the formulation of the jail
[1:21:42] management system led the creation of
the grievance unit the implementation of
[1:21:47] the inmate tablet Services Program and
helped launch theate tracking system in
[1:21:51] September of 2021 in recognition of all
of the work that he had done and those
[1:21:57] successes he was promoted to assistant
sheriff with full oversight of the
[1:22:01] custody bureau's 900 staff who are
responsible for the lives and well-being
[1:22:06] of 3,000 individuals on average in a
247
[1:22:11] operation he served as an active
recruiter and Mentor he's developed
[1:22:16] countless Correctional
professionals he's a third degree black
[1:22:20] belt in
Taekwondo he's an avid Raiders fan a
[1:22:25] proud husband and father enjoys hosting
family and friends in his home but I
[1:22:29] want to add that he has been just an
extraordinary partner to the entire
[1:22:36] County organization over many
challenging years of incredible change
[1:22:41] and reforms in our correctional system
he has done so in a place of compassion
[1:22:48] with outstanding
professionalism and from a spirit of
[1:22:53] true and genuine cooperation and
collaboration with a mindset that
[1:22:58] working together across the county
organization we can do what we need to
[1:23:02] do to do right by those individuals who
have been remanded to us for Care by the
[1:23:08] courts so I want to thank you so much
for your outstanding service to our
[1:23:12] community wish you and your family all
the very best thank you
[1:23:25] thank you um first I want to say it's
been an absolute pleasure and honor to
[1:23:31] serve the county of Santa Clara and the
community um that I've grew up in ra
[1:23:36] born and raised here um but I I just
want to say the the county of Santa
[1:23:41] Clara is a fantastic place to have a
career they really take care of their
[1:23:47] employees and
um people often say how did you do so
[1:23:53] long in in in the correction profession
and that's because it's a very difficult
[1:23:58] um career but what makes it easy to come
to work every day is when you come to
[1:24:04] work because you know that the
correctional staff the deputies the um
[1:24:09] professional staff our partners in
custody Health our partners at the
[1:24:14] re-entry Center our partners programs
and everything we do and especially the
[1:24:19] support that we've gotten from the Board
of Supervisors the the county EX
[1:24:25] office um makes it worth it because
everyone comes together to make a very
[1:24:31] difficult job easy to to want to do and
that's to serve the people and try to
[1:24:36] make a difference in the lives of those
who are incarcerated they don't want to
[1:24:40] be there they're at the worst point of
their life but we are striving to make
[1:24:45] it better for them and that's what the
whole purpose of what we do is so it's
[1:24:50] been an honor and a pleasure and I thank
you for all the support
[1:24:53] [Applause]
[1:25:10] thank you so
[1:25:50] next Wednesday April 24th is a very
important day in the County it's a
[1:25:55] distinct honor to present a proclamation
on behalf of the Board of Supervisors
[1:26:00] and County Administration celebrating
office Professionals Day office
[1:26:04] professionals make the Enterprise work
they're the life force they are often
[1:26:10] the first people our customers and
residents interact with our office
[1:26:14] professionals are in many ways the face
of the county
[1:26:18] organization from Connecting People in
Need to of health services to issuing
[1:26:22] marriage licenses to keeping the
calendars of our busy Executives to
[1:26:27] taking meeting minutes even Framing
proclamations and Counting
[1:26:31] ballots their Ingenuity flexibility and
the ability to handle the unexpected
[1:26:38] make our office professionals so
valuable they're essential to keeping
[1:26:42] our departments running
efficiently Monica and Sonia make my
[1:26:47] life easier there are many serving in
these key roles throughout our County
[1:26:53] organization making this a better place
to work and serve our
[1:26:57] community in 1987 County leadership saw
the importance of our office
[1:27:01] professionals and created the top
program 37 years later the top program
[1:27:06] is still going strong over 2,000 County
professionals have graduated from the
[1:27:11] program the last three top classes have
supported kid scope Behavioral Health
[1:27:15] Assessment Center assisted Outpatient
Treatment and pets of the unhoused
[1:27:20] respectively efforts that are very much
aligned with the board and
[1:27:23] administration priorities these classes
raised over $40,000 for these County
[1:27:29] priorities every year the top program
holds a training seminar this year the
[1:27:33] seminar will be in November at tasmin
seminar is a space for continuous
[1:27:38] learning skill building support and
growth for moving into larger more
[1:27:43] responsible roles in the county so I'd
like to present this Proclamation uh to
[1:27:47] John
[1:27:49] Tran chairperson of the top program
[1:27:54] and to top board members and
alumni on behalf of the over
[1:28:00] 4,000 office Professionals in the
county we honor and celebrate you all in
[1:28:08] 2024 for office Professionals Day
[1:28:27] so thank you James on behalf of all
office Professionals in the county I
[1:28:31] along with the training for office
professionals executive board beside me
[1:28:35] would like to extend our deepest
gratitude to the Board of Supervisors
[1:28:38] our County Executive James Williams
Chief Operating Officer Greta Hansen and
[1:28:42] the entire County Administration for
this Proclamation we appreciate your
[1:28:46] recognizing and celebrating this special
day but more importantly we appreciate
[1:28:50] your intentionality in lifting up the
importance and value of of the
[1:28:56] 4,294 office professionals working in
the county organization your
[1:29:00] long-standing support for the staff is
an embodiment of the County's unwavering
[1:29:04] commitment to providing excellent and
exemplary service to our clients again
[1:29:08] thank you so much for this Proclamation
we will ensure that it gets showcased at
[1:29:12] our upcoming top events thank
[Applause]
[1:29:23] you for
[1:30:03] thank you thank you everybody thank
[1:30:22] you all right this brings us to the pce
to resistance of these meetings item
[1:30:29] nine is the opportunity to present
certificates of appreciation to employee
[1:30:34] Excellence award honores for April 2024
take it away
[1:30:39] James and if the award recipients can
come on up we're going to hear inspiring
[1:30:45] stories this afternoon yes
[1:31:03] we're going to hear inspiring stories
about our extraordinary colleagues from
[1:31:08] the office of the assessor the Finance
Agency County Library Department of
[1:31:13] Correction Social Services Agency County
of Santa Clara Health System Department
[1:31:18] of Parks and Recreation and technology
and services Solutions department so I
[1:31:24] will go one at a time read a little bit
about you that was provided by your
[1:31:28] department and then uh you take a step
back and president Ellenberg will give
[1:31:33] you your certificate take a photo with
you and at the end we'll do a group
[1:31:36] photo with
[1:31:40] everyone and feel free to cheer for
everyone all
[1:31:44] right Chris Dixon
[1:31:54] during his three years as an auditor
appraiser 3 with the county of Santa
[1:31:57] Clara Chris Dixon has been an exemplary
figure in the assessor's office
[1:32:01] embodying its core principles he upholds
the values of Integrity Quality Service
[1:32:06] fiscal prudence and Innovation Chris
works on business property audits with
[1:32:10] business owners certified public
accountants and tax directors his
[1:32:15] honesty and integrity are critical in
completing audits accurately efficiently
[1:32:20] and in a timely manner role assessments
are vital for the County's revenue and
[1:32:25] support essential services that include
law enforcement schools and Healthcare
[1:32:30] in the 2022 2023 audit year Chris's
exceptional skills in identifying Escape
[1:32:35] roll assessments significantly
contributed to the assessor off
[1:32:39] Assessor's office's success underscoring
his invaluable role in the team Chris's
[1:32:45] interpersonal skills are a testament to
his empathy and trustworthiness his
[1:32:49] consistent documentation of processes
and sharing of expertise not only
[1:32:54] enhance operational efficiency but also
Foster a positive work environment
[1:32:58] reflecting his commitment to the team
and the office Chris's problemsolving
[1:33:03] abilities and organizational prowess
have been essential to the assessor's
[1:33:07] office making him a respected and
indispensable asset to the team thank
[1:33:12] you
[1:33:19] Chris Maria Hernandez
[1:33:27] Maria showcases integrity and honesty at
the county of Santa clar Department of
[1:33:31] tax and collections she leads her team
with Grace and ensures every interaction
[1:33:36] with the public is First Rate recently
promoted to Supervisor of the payment
[1:33:41] processing unit Maria's committed to
upholding the Department's fiscal
[1:33:45] responsibility over the past year her
team efficiently processed a staggering
[1:33:50] 170,000 property tax payments received
through the mail amounting to a
[1:33:55] substantial
$1.5 billion received through the
[1:34:01] mail approachable and communicative
Maria spearheads various initiatives
[1:34:06] within the department from revamping tax
bill designs to managing the public
[1:34:11] website and overseeing the distribution
and maintenance property tax bills
[1:34:15] Maria's dedication shines Maria Foster
is an environment of innovation and
[1:34:21] adaptability she guides her team through
Chang changes and enhances procedures
[1:34:25] through comprehensive training sessions
her leadership Fosters a workplace
[1:34:29] culture characterized by mutual respect
and
[1:34:33] collaboration outside of her
professional Endeavors Maria finds joy
[1:34:36] in her personal life with her fiance and
pets Maria is known to have the greenest
[1:34:40] of thumbs and can revive almost any
plant congratulations
[1:34:51] thank Jennifer Chang
[Applause]
[1:35:04] Jennifer Chang is a children's services
librarian at the copertino library who
[1:35:07] brings creativity and positivity to
everything she does Jennifer has been
[1:35:12] with the Santa clar County Library since
2013 and she's created a variety of
[1:35:16] programs that support the library's
strategic plan by incorporating
[1:35:20] diversity and belonging she leads an art
therapy program for twins and their
[1:35:24] adult caregivers every month the program
helps participants engage in Creative
[1:35:29] projects and conversation with their
family members in a calm and welcoming
[1:35:34] environment Jennifer Co leads the change
makers book club which introduces young
[1:35:38] readers to chapter books that feature
culturally diverse characters and voices
[1:35:43] a fluent Mandarin speaker she leads
engaging story times in both English and
[1:35:48] Mandarin many families have shared how
much they appreciate Jennifer in the
[1:35:52] bilingual program Jennifer treats
everyone with kindness and respect and
[1:35:57] she's always willing to help another
colleague whether it is covering a desk
[1:36:00] shift helping to set up for a program or
covering a story time she's committed to
[1:36:05] lifelong learning which helps her create
enriching programs for our diverse
[1:36:10] Community congratulations
[Applause]
[1:36:19] Jennifer and a big thank you to all the
Librarians out there tomorrow is uh
[1:36:24] National
[1:36:30] librarian Jose
[1:36:39] Caldwell Deputy Jose Caldwell is a
15-year correctional officer with the
[1:36:43] Sheriff's Office who demonstrates the
traits needed to be both a rule enforcer
[1:36:47] and a peacekeeper in the county jail
with a calm demeanor and an uncanny
[1:36:52] ability to diffuse potentially volatile
situations it's a skill set that has him
[1:36:57] frequently being called upon to serve as
mediator and Communicator with
[1:37:01] uncooperative individuals achieving
compliance in a peaceful manner Deputy
[1:37:06] calwell is firm fair and consistent in
his enforcement of rules showing respect
[1:37:12] that is reflected in return Deputy
calwell sets a consistent Benchmark in
[1:37:17] daily routines within the jail his
positivity is
[1:37:20] evident in his interactions with peers
and can be seen in the activity
[1:37:24] schedules he creates to set a baseline
while fairly Distributing workload among
[1:37:29] all shifts he is highly respected among
peers and professional staff who
[1:37:33] appreciate his ability to skillfully
communicate and document matters in
[1:37:37] thorough reports these are traits that
not only promote safety within the jail
[1:37:42] but also reduce liability to the county
it's this level of experience diligence
[1:37:48] care and compassion that were an
accommodation of Excellence congratul
[1:37:53] Deputy
[1:38:01] K Chantel
[1:38:09] Coleman Chantel Coleman is a social
services analyst with the Department of
[1:38:13] Family and Children Services who
embodies the Department's commitment to
[1:38:17] empower the children and families we
serve Chantel who's been with the
[1:38:22] department for 21 years
is a dedicated public servant she's
[1:38:26] passionate about helping families
affirming their strengths and lifting up
[1:38:30] their unique voices before meeting a
family Chantel familiarizes herself with
[1:38:36] their case and makes sure to find a
positive event or goal they've achieved
[1:38:40] she uses this information as the
foundation for her interviews
[1:38:44] acknowledging the family's
accomplishments and commending them for
[1:38:46] their hard work families that work with
her feel seen and empowered as part of
[1:38:51] the federal case review process she she
engages both the immediate family and
[1:38:55] those within the Family Circle of
support she's always friendly and
[1:38:59] personable she speaks openly and
honestly and invites families to do the
[1:39:03] same so that they feel safe and
comfortable sharing their
[1:39:07] experiences Chantel improves the
department by strengthening processes
[1:39:11] for the future Children and Families we
serve she's a true asset to the county
[1:39:16] and to the community we serve thank you
[Applause]
[1:39:27] Esther
[1:39:34] olivarez Esther has dedicated 26 years
of service to Public Health focusing her
[1:39:40] efforts on providing immunizations in
Santa Clara County and advancing Health
[1:39:44] Equity initiatives by forging
Partnerships with schools and County
[1:39:48] clinics she's created an environment of
trust within the community earning her
[1:39:52] the affectionate title of the I queen
AKA immunization Queen among her peers
[1:39:58] her commitment to Community Health
ensures that students receive essential
[1:40:02] immunizations Esther prioritizes
highquality public service and
[1:40:07] emphasizes effective communication
tailored to diverse audiences she
[1:40:12] Champions in-person engagements like
training sessions and Outreach events
[1:40:15] recognizing their significance in our
organizational culture Esther's
[1:40:19] leadership is not just exemplary it's
transformative her passion and
[1:40:24] dedication Inspire the immunization team
to advocate for the community especially
[1:40:29] those facing
adversity her warmth humor and
[1:40:33] dedication create a supportive
environment that Fosters a strong sense
[1:40:37] of belonging among team members Esther's
compassion and professionalism are not
[1:40:42] just Stellar qualities they're the very
fabric that enriches the immunization
[1:40:46] team and serves as an inspiration to
everyone in public health
[1:40:51] congratulations thank you
[1:41:01] Dr Lauren
[1:41:09] lakia Dr lakia chief of head and neck
surgery at the Santa Clara Valley
[1:41:14] Medical Center is consistently
recognized by colleagues and patients
[1:41:18] for her excellence and remarkable
commitment to teaching mentoring and
[1:41:24] leadership Dr lakas mentored many young
surgeons both at the Valley Medical
[1:41:28] Center and Stanford University while
also achieving outstanding surgical
[1:41:33] outcomes as an ear nose and throat
surgeon besides her clinical practice
[1:41:37] she provides emergency care to patients
with a variety of illnesses she is
[1:41:42] always available and handles even the
most complex and acute problems with
[1:41:46] poise and
skill Dr lakia is also championed the
[1:41:50] hospital sustainability efforts and is a
founding leader leader of Health Systems
[1:41:54] climate action collaborative she
inspired the organization to sign the
[1:41:58] White House Health sector climate pledge
demonstrating its commitment to reducing
[1:42:02] greenhouse gas emissions she has worked
tirelessly on multiple climate
[1:42:06] initiatives she's a vital resource to
every Department within the Health Care
[1:42:10] system on all aspects of climate change
including how to ease the
[1:42:15] disproportionate burden of environmental
challenges on our underserved
[1:42:19] communities Dr lakia represents the best
of medicine p patients appreciate her
[1:42:24] excellent bedside Manner and
unparalleled surgical outcomes referring
[1:42:29] Physicians say they would trust
themselves and their family members in
[1:42:32] her capable hands thank
[1:42:41] you Matthew
[1:42:49] Santos longtime Parks and Recreation
employee Matthew Santos has covered just
[1:42:54] about all the bases in Administration in
his 14 years of service he's played a
[1:42:59] key role in developing and improving
programs in Human Resources payroll
[1:43:04] onboarding internships Outreach
Recruitment and timekeeping his
[1:43:08] dedication was evident during the
covid-19 pandemic when he remained on
[1:43:12] site to manage the administration office
many times being the only person there
[1:43:17] he handled Staffing shortages and the
evolving pandemic era policies and
[1:43:21] procedures with tacked and
professionalism he's also been key to
[1:43:26] improving Park and Rec's online
accessibility creating training
[1:43:30] materials reference pages and various
other online resources that have greatly
[1:43:34] benefited the department and those who
use them Matthew's passion for improving
[1:43:38] processes and making things accessible
to staff in the community inspires
[1:43:43] others to do the same he implemented an
onboarding program for new employees
[1:43:47] creating a raft of videos information
and training to get new employees
[1:43:51] quickly up to speed and he spearheaded
the initial student intern program which
[1:43:55] exceeded all expectations for a first
year program if a process or task
[1:44:01] appears to need Improvement Matthew will
step in and do it he goes above and
[1:44:05] beyond his daily duties as an and is an
asset and resource to Parks and
[1:44:10] Recreation thank
[1:44:19] you and last but certainly not least
Jennifer P
[1:44:28] last
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[1:44:31] one I've had to do a lot of them this
afterno right Jennifer is a 17-year
[1:44:38] County employee who joined technology
services and solutions as an accountant
[1:44:42] de a decade ago since then Jennifer has
consistently showcased her competence
[1:44:47] and expertise with substantial knowledge
that has been key in supporting the
[1:44:52] fiscal team's intricate reports to
Administration recently that has
[1:44:56] included putting together a government
Accounting Standards Board update with
[1:45:00] new compliance
requirements it was a complicated and
[1:45:04] intense task that involved pulling
fiscal information for over a thousand
[1:45:09] contracts Jennifer not only got the
required information in a timely fashion
[1:45:13] but also provided it to the county
controller's office in an easily
[1:45:17] understandable
manner Jennifer approaches routine and
[1:45:21] ad hoc tasks with int Integrity known
for her reliability she is often tapped
[1:45:26] to coach and Mentor staff on government
accounting principles her talent and
[1:45:30] knowledge shine in handling complex
financial reporting and compliance for
[1:45:36] the county controllers Jennifer Foster's
teamwork among her peers she's proactive
[1:45:41] and supportive of Staff always
motivating them to pursue continuous
[1:45:45] learning she consistently recognizes
achievements and successful
[1:45:49] collaborations and brings her own
insightful ideas to make the department
[1:45:53] more successful Jennifer is ultimately
an inspiring coworker and a tremendous
[1:45:59] asset to the county thank you
[Applause]
[1:46:09] Jennifer give everyone a big round of
[1:46:17] applause we're going to briefly turn our
backs and take a group photo
[1:46:23] invite the board to come join
[1:46:34] us I'm taller than
[1:46:41] you short people
[1:47:06] spe
[1:47:50] conat congratulations thank you very
[1:48:04] much we are adjourned go and celebrate
[1:48:51] than
[1:49:21] e for