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Okay, good morning. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Delanor and the governing body of all other special assessment and taxing districts for which said board so acts is now meeting in regular session. Only those items indicate a specific time will be heard at the assigned time. All other items may be taken out of sequence to accommodate the public and staff availability. I think could you please take the role. Supervisor Starky here. Supervisor Wilson here. Supervisor Howard. Here. Supervisor Short. Here. Chair Borgis. I'm here.

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Please join me in a brief moment of reflection.

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Supervisor Sarkey, would you lead us in the pledge of allegiance?

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United

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States of America.

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Any introduction of new employees?

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Yes, Chair.

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We have two from the Health and Human Services today.

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Board, Jennifer Orrenman, Public Assistance and Employment and Training Program Manager.

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This is our new employee, ICW Integrated Case for Courage.

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Nice to meet everyone.

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very happy to join you all. I'm excited to help the community and I'm really

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looking forward to my job. Welcome.

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Good morning supervisors. I'm Katie

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Hampson, Program Manager of Social Services and I have Amy Gailer with us. She

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comes from Solano County with a vast experience in public assistance. However,

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we have her in our Adult Protective Services Unit. We're very happy to have her.

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Thank you.

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Hi.

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I'm Amy.

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Thanks for having me.

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Okay.

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Council, anything to report?

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Not at this time, chair.

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Okay.

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So at this time, the chair requests any deletions, corrections or additions from board members

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to the agenda in order to add an item to the agenda.

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The matter must have come to the attention of the county's subsequent to the posting of the

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agenda.

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The matter requires action before the next regular meeting of the board of supervisors.

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Chair, I do wish to make a request that we withdraw the Delnort Association for Cultural

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Awareness.

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They've asked to withdraw their request for funding.

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However, point or St. George's Reef Lighthouse is to remain on the agenda.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Chair, just to clarify, that is related to item number 21.

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Sorry.

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Okay, and then also one more thing to mention is the summary page on the general fund was updated to a more the numbers were not updated.

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The numbers in the agenda are in the budget are correct. The summary page is not correct.

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and then auditors should have anything you'd want to add to that at this time or do you want to wait?

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I'll speak to it now and then we can also talk about it at the budget time.

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So in a nutshell, we balanced the budget out. We had some last-minute changes.

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I updated the changes. Tied those out to our fund balance.

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Did not go back and rerun the summary page, which ended up with about a $70,000 discrepancy.

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The good news is all the detail that was provided to the public it's in the detail

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So it's in the budget every got a chance to look through the budgets the summary page was off by by 70,000

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Which I ran some quick numbers which is 0.13% of the general fund again. I'm not making light of an air

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I'm not making light of $70,000, but it was in the budget. It was a net zero change, so it didn't

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Change the draw in general fund, but it definitely needed to be in there

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So we're able to correct that one

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and some new summary page today to match what the backup showed.

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Perfect.

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Thank you.

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And if there's nothing else, we'll move on to brief reports and announcement.

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You'd better start.

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Thank you.

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Since our last meeting, I did attend the healthcare district meeting.

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One of the most promising discussions was a collaborative between the Center Coast Hospital,

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the Delnaught Healthcare District and Wild Rivers Community Foundation.

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They are assembling approximately $1 million to help recruit and retain primary care physician and other medical professions in the community.

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I'm an obstacle that they've encountered was finding an appropriate entity to administer and house those funds without a significant administrative cost.

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So some of the options they explored would take 20%, which really defeats this very tight budget that we always have to worry about.

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about. So we are looking for a professional that can house the money that can distribute

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the money to these professionals that come in to recruit and to retain. So I will keep

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you posted when we have that information sorted out. I attended the Behavioral Health

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Collaborative. It's a group that brings together representatives from Behavioral Health, the

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courts, the jail, district attorney, and probation. We've discussed the programs being established

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within the jail and reviewed the programs and services that our behavioral health department

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is already providing. I really do appreciate having these partners at the same table because

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there's a lot of issues that we deal with that are overlapping between behavioral health public safety

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and our justice system. So it's a good collaboration for us to discuss those. I tend to both the chamber

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of commerce meeting and the visitor bureau meeting. We received our annual report from the Humboldt

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Donort Film Commission and I want to highlight that because this Board authorized last year to increase

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the funding to the Humboldt Donort Film Commission to $15,000 annually. In the past year, the Film

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Commission reported 18 production inquiries for independent feature location scouts and five

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shoots supported in just Donort County. That includes work involving the company Audi,

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IMAX and a video game product.

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They estimated more than 75,000 in direct spending and more than 21,000 in indirect spending.

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So that is money going into our community through hotels, restaurants, catering, local

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crews, etc.

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So I really wanted the board to be aware of that report because of the investment that

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the board made.

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The Film Commission continues to promote tourism, which is particularly valuable to Donor County because of our redwoods and our connection to production such as Star Wars.

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And it's the economic development investment that we should continue to watch and understand to make sure that our return on investment is something that we are proud of.

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On September 1st, I held another coffee and conversation.

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I hold those the first Tuesday of every month from 8 to 10 a.m., at Paragon Coffee.

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One of the topics this time really was centered around the flock camera system, and it's

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clear from those conversations as well as calls and messages that I continue to receive

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that there remains significant community interest and concern surrounding

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surrounding flock, particularly around the privacy and the use of sharing the

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data, and I anticipate there will be an opportunity to revisit those issues

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publicly at a later date. I've also was closely following SB 1013, and that was the

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proposed state legislation addressing the automatic license plate read a data.

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The legislature did not advance this bill in this session.

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So it may return sometime next year.

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But I don't believe that the public concerns surrounding data access, sharing retention,

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and oversight is going away.

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And if anything, I expect the call for clearer guardrails and greater transparency surrounding

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this technology to continue to grow.

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And I think that we should be paying attention to it.

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And that concludes my report.

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All right.

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Thanks.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Chair board just attended a local meeting of our senior center board in addition.

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Wanted to thank the hum lab who's a recent business starting up here for all their efforts

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and really using predictive tools to forecast earthquakes around the world within the 24 hour

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to 36 hour advanced period could be a game changer.

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Some of their modeling works out.

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I'm also excited to see some of the new projects are starting with force fire modeling, which will definitely improve over some of the state models and insurance company models that are not really good predictive tools, but are more used for catch brewing income impacts on structures.

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Also attended a donor local transportation commission meeting where we discussed the ongoing

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projects on Highway 199-197 looks like the project portion of the SAT, TWA project on 197 will

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be wrapped by October and then a lot of the blasting that was going to occur this fall is not scheduled

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now to occur until next.

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Winter, sometime in 2027. Also, heard a corridor management plan for Highway 101, presented by CalTrans,

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looking forward to seeing what they have planned here in the future besides just the larger

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perspective around last-chance grade and some of the activities that we're looking to move into very

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quickly now, which is the design and engineering phase, which we spoke about at the last meeting.

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Also, attended a Board of Coast Regional Airport Authority meeting where we advanced our

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Airport Capital Improvement Plan, which translates into our

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Airport Improvement Plan, two different items, but one translates into the other.

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Really programming out the geotechnical and design phase for runway 1230, that's the one facing

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the ocean west, and then in addition looking at projects around the engineering around our runway

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lighting and then also some of our fuel farm work that definitely needs to take place in

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the near future as it's crumbling infrastructure and we really need to find the funds to do it

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which are not the same source of funds that we generally use to pursue those airport

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improvement projects which have a 5% match. Unfortunately, the fuel farm in this case would have a

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50% match. So looking to our partners to help alleviate some of those massive costs around

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that fuel farm replacement. Also met with John Coleman, who's the new senior vice president

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of advanced airlines. And he presented also at the bocker of meetings, but really emphasized

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to him the importance of employment and moving forward on those increased employment and getting

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back about 10,000 here to trigger certain funding criteria that we look to meet with

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the Department of Transportation.

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And then also wanted to thank the Delnurt Firesafe Council and all their work they're doing

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going into fall here.

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I know they had a lot of projects on private lands this year through some of the federal

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and state dollars that flowed into their programs, but they've been doing a wonderful job, especially

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in gas scheme.

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How you see, getting lands cleared, really look forward to having discussions with them

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in the future on the Smith-Declamath Initiative

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and then additional work.

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And then lastly, I'll end.

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I had an invitation to the Council General of San Francisco

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for a Japanese language summit and ways

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that we could help out through sister city programs.

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I offered up some of the unique examples

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that the Delnar County Unified School District,

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along with the Delnar County Office of Education,

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I see Superintendent Harris in the room today has really done thinking outside the box and how we could bring a credentialing program to Japanese teachers who are in Japan to stay to California help implement these programs.

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I know specifically my son after returning from a sister city visit in 2019 really wanted to take Japanese and found no programs locally were even in the region and had to take programs going into his junior year.

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of high school through a Sac City College online.

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He eventually became very fluent in the language here

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this last couple of years graduating from Davis,

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but I really appreciate the efforts

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because I know at least our Japanese club

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and our international club at Delnar High School

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is a grown above 155 students,

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and it's really great to see this interest of kids

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to look outside our borders of Delnar can.

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That's the end of my report.

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Thanks, Professor Howard.

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Thank you.

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Chair.

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We worked over with myself.

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Supervisor Howard, as well as the.

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Reckon parks on making sure that the docs got into the climate.

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Little ramp.

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They hadn't been there for a good number of years.

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They just been installed.

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Staff be going down today to deal with the maintenance issues.

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using and around the parking lot trash and other some

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abandoned vehicles that have been put down there. And they

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will be addressing some of those issues in climate. I've been

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working on that issue over this last two weeks. Nothing for

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the report. Thank you.

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Thanks, Christ Wilson.

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Christ short.

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Okay. I just have a short little announcement. The since our

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last discussion, since our last meeting has been a lot of

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discussion about the flock cameras. And we had consensus to bring it back to a future meeting.

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I chose not to bring it back to this meeting because after discussing with the sheriff and some

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of the community members kind of felt that more of a town hall setting so they could have one on one

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with the sheriff. And he's also agreed to bring in the chief of police and the highway patrol.

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So that way everybody can get their questions answered directly from the sheriff on exactly what

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these cameras are being used for and what their purpose are in each department.

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And then once that happens, we will bring it back to the board so we can discuss

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future contracts. And as soon as we have a date, I will pass that along.

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So that'll take us to our scheduled timed item. 10-15th,

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proven to adopt a proclamation, clearing September 2026 as recovery awareness month

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as requested by the Director of Health and Human Services.

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We have a motion in a second. Any public comment?

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None. I'll close public comment.

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Highly. Supervisor Wilson? Yes. Supervisor Short? Yes. Supervisor Howard? Yes. Supervisor

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Sturkey? Yes. Chair Borgis? Yes. And, Supervisor Short, would you read this into the record?

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Certainly, Mr. Chairman. This is a Proclamation of Recovery Awareness Month, September 2026.

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come

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on down, if you'd like to come on down.

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Whereas National Recovery Month is observed each September to celebrate people living in recovery.

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Recognize the families and communities who support them.

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Honor those who have lost and promote the message that recovery is real.

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And whereas behavioral health is an essential part of overall health and well-being.

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and substance use disorders are treatable health conditions from which people can and do recover

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when provided access to effective person-centered treatment and recovery supports. And whereas

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substance use continues to have a significant impact on Delmar County, which continues to experience

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one of the highest rates of opioid-related overdose deaths in California, emphasizing the importance

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of prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery support, and whereas the county

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of Delanoort Department of Health and Human Services' behavioral health branch, substance

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use disorder treatment program served 324 unique clients during the most recently completed

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fiscal year, connecting individuals with services and supports that promote health, stability,

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and long-term recovery.

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And, whereas, recovery is real and achievable

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with 73% of adults nationwide

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who reported ever having a problem

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with alcohol or drugs.

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Drug use, considering themselves

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to be in recovery or recover.

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And, whereas, recovery is strengthened

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through evidence-based treatment,

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peer and family support,

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support, farm reduction, stable housing, employment, and community connection while reducing

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stigma helps create a community where people can ask for help and pursue recovery with

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dignity and support.

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And whereas we commend the County of Delmarth Department of Health and Human Services, behavioral

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health branch, tribal and community partners, health care providers, families, peers, and

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and people with lived experiences for their continued efforts to prevent overdose, expand

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access to treatment, reduce stigma, and support recovery throughout our community.

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Now therefore be it resolved that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Del Nort here

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by proclaims September 2026 as Recovery Awareness Month and calls upon our community to celebrate

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recovery, honor those we have lost, reduce stigma, elevate the voices of people with lived

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experience, and strengthen access to prevention, treatment, and recovery supports so that

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recovery is possible, supported, and celebrated throughout Bill North County.

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Passing adopted this eighth day of September, 2026.

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Thank

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you, Chair Boarders and members of the Board for recognizing September as Recovery Awareness Month.

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One of the most important messages in the recovery month is that recovery is real and recovery is possible.

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You'll often hear people say that people recover loudly so others don't suffer in silence.

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It's a little bit when I'm going to go into.

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So with our permission, I wanted to share a story of one of our own behavioral health employees, Ashley Carey.

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Ashley started in our office as a part-time employee early into her recovery and since then I've

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watched Ashley promote to a client service specialist, a recovery specialist one, a recovery

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specialist two, and is now in the position of a supervising behavioral health specialist.

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Those are just her job titles and they're only really part of Ashley's story.

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I've watched Ashley become a homeowner, I've watched her become a grandmother, returned to school,

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earned her associate's degree and her bachelor's degree, and right now she's attending Cal Poly

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Humble pursuing her master's degree in social work. Most recently, with the assistance of

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root and rebound, Ashley reached another milestone in her journey by addressing a felony

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that was from her past, closing not chapter of her life, and it represents another important

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milestone in her recovery journey and another barrier from her past that no longer defines her future.

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Today, she uses those lived experiences to help others. Her ability to connect with clients,

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Provide hope and demonstrate what recovery life can look like is invaluable to our behavioral health system.

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Ashley is proof that the hardest chapters of someone's life do not define the rest of their story.

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And there are many other Ashley's in this community. Summer years into recovery and summer just

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beginning. Others may not believe that their different life is possible. Our hope is that we have

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the responsibility to ensure that they know that there are opportunities in ways to find out how to

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move into recovery. Recovery is possible, recovery deserves our support, and

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recovery is something we're celebrating. Thank you.

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Congratulations Ashley. I've

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been watching you too and you are an inspiration and I really, you're the

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model of how recovery matters and I really appreciate all that you do and how

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you highlight that for the rest of us in the community.

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Thank you guys.

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The only thing I got to say is, in my life, in my experience, addiction knows no boundaries.

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It affects everybody and you can be successful and a professional and be addicted to drugs

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and you can be impoverished and poor and be addicted to drugs.

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Whatever your addiction is, when you finally turn and choose that you want to give up that

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addiction is when it becomes significant in your life. And I want to thank everybody that's back

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there because again, some of those that have been through it are some of the best unguiding and

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passing a message of possible success to those that are looking to get away from addiction.

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You cannot force someone into recovery. However, when they choose,

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It is wonderful to have this community here that can help hold them up when they're

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weak and guide them when they need it.

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So thank you all.

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Shane, your employees are quite incredible in this department.

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They are.

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I've got to add to Supervisor Wilson, Supervisor Starkey's comments.

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I mean, she's not the only one, right, with this lived experience.

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and it's pretty powerful in helping to take that next step for those who aren't there yet.

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To be able to identify with that person, try and take the steps.

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So it's a big shout out to your staff that go through this to try to help the citizens of our community get there.

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So thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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That will take us to our 10-20 time item.

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Approved and adopt a proclamation for claiming September 2026 as suicide prevention month as requested by zero attempts representative Gordon Clay.

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There's kept prayer.

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Second, we have a motion, we have a second, any public comment.

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I'll give you a chance Gordon.

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Yeah, if you don't have to do public comment right now, you'll have, we'll bring you up, you can talk all you want after if you'd like.

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Okay.

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We'll close public comment.

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Bring it back to the board, Kylie, could you pull the vote?

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Supervisor Short?

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Yes.

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Supervisor Wilson?

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Yes.

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Supervisor Howard?

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Yes.

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Supervisor Starky?

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Yes.

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Chair Vorgis?

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Yes.

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Supervisor Starky, would you read this?

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I would probably.

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Proclamation.

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September is suicide awareness and prevention month, whereas suicide is a major public health problem with immediate and long-term effects on individuals, families, and communities.

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Whereas suicidal thoughts can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, orientation,

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income level, religion, or background, and suicide is a major public health issue that

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requires vigilant attention and preventative action.

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The ongoing stress is brought on by social unrest and the growing inequality increase

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the risk of self-harm.

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Each death by soon.

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To decide directly impacts numerous family members, friends, loved ones, and by extension the entire rural community. Research shows that 95% of adults would do something if someone close to them was thinking about suicide. If they only knew what to say or what to do. Now therefore, the Downark County Board of Supervisors here by per claim September 26 a suicide awareness and prevention month. Be it further resolved that the Downark County Board of Supervisors

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encourage all citizens to learn the warning signs, trust their debt, and use that information

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to ask a troubled friend, colleague or family member, are you okay?

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And be prepared to listen, that conversation could change alive.

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Pass and adopted on this 8th day of September, 2026.

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For

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the record, my name is Gordon Clay from Brookings, Oregon, and a attempt survivor.

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Suicide is September Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, which offers a chance for

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frank discussion about suicide and a time to bring awareness to the issue from multiple directions.

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The suicide is a serious public health issue, and it is preventable.

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Facts in 2024, the latest completed data, almost 49,000 people died by suicide in the United States.

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And that's 14.4 per 100,000.

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and I don't have California data, but you're not too far different than Cree County.

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Cree County is the 27th largest county in Oregon.

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in 23, we ranked 13th highest suicide rate for 100,000.

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In 7th, in 24, in last year, 4th.

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Main indicators of these high suicide rates

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is that we are rural county with a large contingent

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of veterans and elderly.

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This graph shows 19 years of data

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The suicide rates grew faster in Republican leaning counties, up by 41.4%, compared to

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the increase in only 19.6% in Democratic leaning counties.

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I'm not doing this as a political issue.

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This is a fact of what happened over 19 years and this chart will give you.

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And I've got all of this as data on that information.

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Furthermore, in 2019, the age-adjusted rates for deaths from nearly all major causes, including

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suicide and unintentional injuries, were higher in Republican-leaning counties.

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Researcher suggests that the difference in public funding, health funding, social safety

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nets, and health policies such as Medicaid choices create disparities between regions.

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World areas often face a higher risk of suicide and limited access to mental health services

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regardless of potential political leanings.

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Students training as therapists, active therapists,

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crisis line counselors, and those who attempt suicide are about 75% female,

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only 25% male attempt.

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Men, however, die nearly four times more often than women

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because of their serious intent to die, not because they use weapon.

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Therefore, they are more likely to use highly lethal and violent methods such as firearms

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that were hanging.

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Women report thoughts of suicide and attempts more frequently.

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They are more used to poisoning and drug overdoses, which have a higher chance of medical rescue.

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firearms are used in more than half of all suicides. A half of the suicides in 23 in

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Burkings,

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half of the ones by firearm were women, four women, and four men. It was the

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only situation in the state of Oregon.

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The majority of the desks by suicide are preceded by telling signs, either verbal or behavioral.

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Even with knowing this list of signs, we have all experienced a friend or a colleague

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who wasn't acting their normal self as of a report.

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So, research shows that 95% of people wouldn't do something, but they don't know what to do.

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You've got brochures all over in 44 locations here in Curry County.

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I mean, in Delmart County, with the RU-OK brochure that tells you all of that, please get

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one.

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Remember, learning the signs and trusting your gut and starting the conversation by simply

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asking are you okay? Good save a life. And just a quick note, we've got the third Curry County

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wellness and health and wellness expo up in Curry County this Saturday from 10 to 2 and we're

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doing a walk also and all we boost and all that kind of stuff. And the first 200 people that get

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their get a free hot dog dinner so we'd like to amplify this but the big thing is if you've

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kind of friend check in with them every now and then if you want them to be a friend for a long

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time and especially if they're going through a divorce or lost a job or something happened with

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their kids because we can't keep losing people that are so easy to read you know if you just say

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I'm here for you without a lot of talking I'm here and I'll listen thank you garden thank

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you

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of between addiction and suicide.

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Both are cries because someone is hurting

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and they're seeking relief through drugs and alcohol

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to escape their pain.

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And ultimately, unfortunately, if they can't,

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they will attempt suicide.

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Sometimes those suicides are pleased for help

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and trying to draw attention to their pain.

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but oftentimes it's escape.

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What we have seen is a ugly trend, unfortunately,

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that we've seen in the last half a dozen or six years,

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where we have seen younger and younger people choosing suicide

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to end their lives at a very young age

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because too much of the time it's these things

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that have led them to that decision in their lives.

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the attitude and oftentimes the returns that you get from simply posting

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something about yourself or posting an opinion and the vitriol that comes

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back, the ugliness and the hatred and the disgusting comments that are

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returned to people because of the anonymity because these people don't know who

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you are, they don't see you as a real person, they only want to respond out of

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their disdain or their dislike for what you may have said or what you've posted.

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I hope that we learn to be kind. I hope that we see every comment as a person

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that is deserve the dignity and the recognition for their own opinions and leave it

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that you may not agree, but you don't have to be disagreeable because we lead these young people,

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they feel there is no escape except to take their lives. And that's very sad.

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May we find, hopefully, if there is not a person in your life that you find to

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saw us that God loves you and that he will always love you no matter where you are

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no matter what you've done and may we hopefully be a kinder kinder person so that we do

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not lead people to believe that their only hope is to end their life.

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I'm sorry. Okay, thank

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you. Again, Gordon. That'll take us to our 1025 time item. Public comment. Members of the public may address the board on matters which are within the jurisdiction of the board. If you are addressing the board regarding a matter listed on the agenda, maybe ask to hold your comments until the board takes up that matter. Please leave me your comments to three minutes or less.

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You

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know,

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I'm embarrassed,

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and I'm embarrassed because I didn't know the difference between

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enomination and endorsement.

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That's ugly.

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So, I apologize Joey, Chris, and Hillary.

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I just saw him.

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Oh, they sent my papers!

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That meant that he endorsed me, but it is not, and I deeply, deeply sorry, that's horrible.

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on other matters.

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Has anybody been watching that?

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Never mind, I'm not going to talk about that right now.

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That's it.

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I'll leave it on a good note.

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Thank you, guys.

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I love y'all.

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And thanks for doing a great job.

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Apology accepted.

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Good

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morning, Boris.

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Thank you for this time to talk.

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Today I'd like to talk, first of all,

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Eva Lopez, Vice President, as the IU-1021.

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And today, I'm speaking as not only a union member and a county resident, but also a mother.

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So the union appreciates the county's efforts to stay competitive and support employees while we recognize the implementation of the salary survey and increasing wages.

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As helped, we also acknowledge that there is significant work ahead of us still.

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Alongside these wage improvements, we welcome continued collaboration on opportunities that

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can strengthen and enhance policies, procedures and overall employee support while reducing recruitment

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barriers.

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I'd like to share some ideas.

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So key opportunities to improve retention, strengthen clear internal promotion tracks, mentorship

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programs, cross-training and professional development training, so current employees can

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advance and grow.

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And I mean beyond what we're already offered.

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I mean real-time support and leadership development to supervise, for supervisors to ensure

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consistent support, supportive management practices and executive mentorship.

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This is not the first time I've brought up executive mentorship in our county.

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Probably will not be the last.

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Maintaining support for the flexible hybrid schedules to help improve work-life balance.

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AB 1729, which is California's hybrid telework schedule bill passed both houses.

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And it shows the state support to continue the strength.

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Thank you for the annual employee recognition.

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Please continue doing those.

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And we, your employees, are your most valuable asset.

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When leadership engages us, we can accomplish more than expected.

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Oftentimes with minimal additional resources.

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Regarding recruitment barriers.

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If we can simplify the application and hiring process, that would help.

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CalHR Merit Departments face low and complex hiring steps, with the average processing time

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of about 95 days.

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Many qualified applicants accept employment elsewhere during

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And I don't know if anybody has looked recently, but oftentimes, Cal HR job descriptions do not align with county expectations and operational needs.

460
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This also creates an unnecessary, limiting applicant pool. And strengthening messaging around competitive benefits, such as retirement, health, lands, and job stability.

461
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:40,370
some recruitment improvement ideas, develop trainee or apprenticeship programs for difficult

462
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to fill positions by partnering with programs such as the Redwood Coast Regional Center

463
00:45:46,110 --> 00:45:53,110
and their partners to participate in the paid intern program, which is also called PIP through

464
00:45:53,110 --> 00:45:59,370
that program, and this is where I'm speaking as a parent to an adult, high functioning autistic

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child. So PIP is 100% externally funded. Participating employers carry zero

466
00:46:11,370 --> 00:46:17,890
financial and legal liability for wages, workers compensation, and any job

467
00:46:17,890 --> 00:46:23,690
related costs. All employment risks including payroll, workers comp claims,

468
00:46:23,690 --> 00:46:32,070
administrative burdens, etc, are fully covered by the program. Okay, I introduced it. Thank you.

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00:46:32,110 --> 00:46:35,430
I wanted to give you as much as I could, but

470
00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:48,000
as was clear from the last person that was here at

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00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:56,520
this podium, very often the ability to clearly enunciate what you're trying to convey to the board

472
00:46:56,520 --> 00:47:04,660
doesn't factor in a three-minute time segment. And while I appreciate the fact

473
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that in this particular case the chairman of the board actually was

474
00:47:12,140 --> 00:47:19,020
considerably lenient and by right should have been. And so I would thank him in

475
00:47:19,020 --> 00:47:28,760
that regard. I don't know how you can convey an idea in three minutes properly, probably

476
00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:37,160
you can't, but I don't know how you can have a board meeting where you have literally dozens

477
00:47:37,160 --> 00:47:44,440
or multiples of people that want to speak on a particular topic without somehow limiting

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00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:51,840
the amount of time that they have but since we don't often have a lot of people that come before

479
00:47:51,840 --> 00:48:00,980
this board and provide a public comment, I would really appreciate the kind of commitment that

480
00:48:00,980 --> 00:48:11,540
Mr. Borges or Supervisor Borges has provided speakers in the past the ability to go slightly beyond

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00:48:11,540 --> 00:48:15,340
their time. Thank you. Well thank you Sam.

482
00:48:28,550 --> 00:48:30,110
Good morning. An ounce of

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00:48:30,110 --> 00:48:34,290
prevention is worth a pound of cure. So that being said, it is what I am trying

484
00:48:34,290 --> 00:48:37,870
to accomplish here. Some language will be added to assist with artificial

485
00:48:37,870 --> 00:48:42,690
intelligence, AI, verbal and written word recognition on search engines, looking

486
00:48:42,690 --> 00:48:47,550
for phrases containing Donor County Crescent City, road division, damage

487
00:48:47,550 --> 00:48:52,190
destruction liability, occurrences, repeated pattern, behavior, failure to

488
00:48:52,190 --> 00:48:58,890
train or supervise deliberate indifference widespread persistent practice condones or ignores

489
00:48:58,890 --> 00:49:04,730
a copy of this statement will be posted on an open Facebook account on my name Aaron Skrobac

490
00:49:04,730 --> 00:49:12,870
A-A-R-O-N-S-K-R-O-B-A-C-K along with photos. A video will also be publicly posted to my YouTube

491
00:49:12,870 --> 00:49:19,070
account as well. On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, on North Wildwood Lane here in Crescent City,

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00:49:19,070 --> 00:49:25,950
California at 8.30 a.m. the road division crew began digging up the ditches along the

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00:49:25,950 --> 00:49:31,010
road and the process of digging the operator of the excavator damaged destroyed broke

494
00:49:31,010 --> 00:49:35,450
several of the shrubs hedges in front of my property for I was able to have them stop.

495
00:49:36,050 --> 00:49:40,590
The ditch they were digging out in front of my property did not need trench more had the

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00:49:40,590 --> 00:49:41,290
culvert cleared.

497
00:49:41,970 --> 00:49:45,550
Both ends of the culvert were completely open and no flooding has ever occurred there.

498
00:49:45,550 --> 00:49:50,350
This is the second year in a row. This damage has occurred. This year, the incident is being

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00:49:50,350 --> 00:49:55,590
known as, I do not want any further destruction of my property in the future. If I am experiencing

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00:49:55,590 --> 00:50:01,750
damage caused by the road division, it is reasonable to assume that others have or will as well.

501
00:50:02,110 --> 00:50:08,650
It is much more difficult to argue a rogue employee or accident is to blame. When a pattern

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00:50:08,650 --> 00:50:14,350
of willful destruction of a homeowner's property can be shown. Therefore, this email with

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picture, speech and facts will be delivered to the donor county supervisors, the City Council

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00:50:19,170 --> 00:50:24,590
members, road division, the Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Board of Supervisors meeting, and

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City Council meeting. It is not unreasonable for the Board of Supervisors or the City Council

506
00:50:29,170 --> 00:50:34,330
members to request before and after photos of the work the road division is doing. As

507
00:50:34,330 --> 00:50:39,110
the work on my road did not need done at all and was a waste of taxpayers' money. Doing

508
00:50:39,110 --> 00:50:43,150
work that is unnecessary, just to say it was done, and to collect funding for the road

509
00:50:43,150 --> 00:50:44,830
division should not occur.

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Furthermore, the crew spent more time on break, not working

511
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at all, sitting at the end of a dead end street and any job they were performing. Since

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the Board of Supervisors is currently looking for areas to cut spending, the road division

513
00:51:00,140 --> 00:51:04,580
should be closely examined. For the record, the plate number and the road division Dodge

514
00:51:04,580 --> 00:51:12,120
Pickup truck was 168 by 672. The dump truck number was 49 and the cat caterpillar excavator

515
00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:30,800
Identifying Markers were JU7H54 and NM78661. All I'm really trying to accomplish here is for the area in front of my property to be left alone as I maintain it regularly for it to be treated as if it were your own.

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00:51:31,220 --> 00:51:36,960
The ditch and culverts are unobstructed. There's no reason to request for any such work to be performed at this location.

517
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:40,200
And hopefully those will prevent any bad situations

518
00:51:40,200 --> 00:51:42,320
or anything in the future with other property homeowners.

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00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:45,100
That may experience similar situations.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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00:51:57,050 --> 00:52:00,190
Carla Seminas, SEIU, local 1021.

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00:52:00,710 --> 00:52:07,260
I'm up to give the rest of the recruitment

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00:52:07,780 --> 00:52:08,640
improvement ideas.

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Developed trainee or apprenticeship programs

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00:52:11,900 --> 00:52:14,460
for difficult to fill positions by partnering

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00:52:14,460 --> 00:52:16,480
with Redwood Coast Regional Center, their partners

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00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:19,400
and participate in the paid internship program, PIP.

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00:52:20,200 --> 00:52:22,060
PIP is 100% externally funded.

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00:52:22,780 --> 00:52:25,680
Participating employers carry zero financial or legal liability

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00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:27,520
for wages, workers' compensation,

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00:52:27,860 --> 00:52:29,180
or any related employment costs.

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00:52:30,340 --> 00:52:32,520
All employment-related risks, including payroll,

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00:52:33,140 --> 00:52:34,980
workers' comp claims, and administrative burdens

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00:52:34,980 --> 00:52:36,360
are fully covered by the program.

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00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:39,060
The county provides structured training

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00:52:39,060 --> 00:52:41,220
and gains highly capable internal talent

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00:52:41,220 --> 00:52:43,680
who becomes strong long-term contributors.

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00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:47,220
Many capable citizens with disabilities want meaningful work.

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00:52:47,860 --> 00:52:53,040
This pathway connects them to employment while reducing staff overload, a major contribution to turnover.

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Utilizing PIP means the county does not dedicate resources to recruitment or early stage training.

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00:52:59,560 --> 00:53:06,100
At the end of the internship, the county gains train, motivated employees, ready to work or continue through an extended PIP period.

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Most importantly, supporting departmental stability by easing staff overload.

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00:53:11,840 --> 00:53:17,140
Because PIP is fully externally funded, more money stays within the community, strengthening

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00:53:17,140 --> 00:53:20,820
the local economy vitality, local economic vitality.

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With the Board's proactive support now, the county can help stabilize the general fund,

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00:53:26,020 --> 00:53:30,480
deficit, prevent unnecessary financial pressure later, and reduce the likelihood of future

548
00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:30,840
layoffs.

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00:53:31,500 --> 00:53:31,720
Thank you.

550
00:53:42,860 --> 00:53:45,000
Good morning, Chair and members of the Board.

551
00:53:45,180 --> 00:53:45,960
My name is Stephen Jackson.

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00:53:46,340 --> 00:53:49,940
I am actually coming to you guys as one of the partners for the Rebus Coast Regional Center

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00:53:49,940 --> 00:53:52,480
to kind of expand on the paid internship program,

554
00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:54,340
also more affectionately known as PIP.

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00:53:55,020 --> 00:53:58,940
So, the opportunity of the paid internship program

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00:53:58,940 --> 00:54:00,440
or PIP to the Rubikos Regional Center

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00:54:00,440 --> 00:54:02,540
helps people with developmental disabilities gain real,

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00:54:02,900 --> 00:54:06,060
paid work experience in community employment.

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It is not volunteer work, it is a paid internship designed

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to help someone build skills, establish a work history,

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and become more competitive for long term employment.

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00:54:14,680 --> 00:54:17,520
For the employer, PIP can offer or can cover the wages

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00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:19,080
of certain employer related costs

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while the employer provides meaningful work, training, and supervision.

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I believe this creates real opportunity for the county.

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We continue to hear that vacancies, recruitment challenges, and positions that are difficult

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to fill, and at the same time, there are people in this community who want to work, and maybe

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00:54:33,800 --> 00:54:37,720
capable of doing the work, but who may never get the opportunity to demonstrate that through

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a traditional hiring process, and that's where PIP can bridge the gap.

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00:54:41,720 --> 00:54:46,180
My agency's relatively new to the county, I've been doing this work for 20 years in this

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community. I'm not a stranger to the PIP. My agency is. So we started in January.

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00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:57,120
Opportunities that we've helped people develop up to this point have brought in money from out of

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the area to be able to pay their wages. This last month we had over $20,000 in wages that went to

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an impoverished portion of our community. That means a large portion of that money stays within

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Delnaur County. So that unit of itself is huge. We're taking people from needing to have

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of constant benefits and sometimes without purpose,

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00:55:18,940 --> 00:55:20,000
they end up falling through cracks

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in requiring more resources to come in

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from other county departments.

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So this is a way for people to be able to go in,

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have purpose, contribute and become meaningful

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members of the community beyond who they already are.

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The county could develop and identify appropriate work,

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bring in an intern, train that person

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in actual county operations and evaluate their attendance,

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performance, reliability, and ability to learn over time.

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We also support in that process.

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We can provide one-to-one job aids

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to be able to help develop those skills,

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so it could also bridge the gap for supervision

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00:55:53,180 --> 00:55:55,340
that you guys may feel would be above and beyond

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what a traditional worker would bring you.

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So again, a benefit to the workforce

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00:55:59,820 --> 00:56:01,740
for Delaware counties, you're almost getting a two-for-one

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in that aspect.

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I'm suggesting that we use this as a pipeline to employment

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and not a replacement for your guys' normal operating

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practices for recruitment and retainment. The request is simple. I would ask that the board

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direct human resources and county leadership to meet with Redwood Coast Regional Center and

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local pit providers to explore a small pilot program in one or two departments. Start small,

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00:56:23,540 --> 00:56:28,340
measure the results, look at attendance, performance, supervisor experience, skill development,

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00:56:28,340 --> 00:56:33,420
and whether the internship leads to future competitive employment. So always the goal of what we're doing.

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00:56:33,520 --> 00:56:37,920
We're not looking to provide a free worker for the county. At the end of the day,

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We want to build a provide a foot in the door for an opportunity for people who receive the services that we provide

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00:56:42,780 --> 00:56:50,280
And if that means that it leads to gain full employment at the end of their their internship amazing if not the best thing that happens is

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00:56:50,280 --> 00:56:54,060
You guys got a great worker for a year and we have somebody with job experience

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00:56:54,060 --> 00:56:57,940
We'll put our resume to get gain full employment elsewhere. So it's a win-win for all parties involved

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00:56:59,060 --> 00:57:03,580
We have departments that need reliable workers. We have a workforce that you want to provide that service

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So we would appreciate if it was looked into and seen as an opportunity to move forward.

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00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:11,160
Thank you. Thank you.

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00:57:19,990 --> 00:57:24,870
Hi, it's Alicia Williams. So I was doing research based on the

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00:57:24,870 --> 00:57:31,410
Constitution because I found out that the oath that the board members take to uphold the Constitution.

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00:57:31,710 --> 00:57:37,830
It has to be signed. It's a legal requirement. It does not come with copies of the Constitution.

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00:57:37,830 --> 00:57:41,910
there's nothing that we're doing as a county to provide copies of the

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00:57:41,910 --> 00:57:47,610
Constitution with that oath and I believe that this huge deficit that we have

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in education of understanding the Constitution, understanding the laws at

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the local level that are upholding the values in the Constitution, specifically

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00:57:56,830 --> 00:58:01,770
the Brown Act for meeting requirements, how to engage with the public that when

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and they come with concerns, grievances, criticisms.

620
00:58:06,330 --> 00:58:08,950
Okay, the amount of abuses that I've witnessed

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in almost two years since I began going to public meetings

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00:58:12,380 --> 00:58:13,550
is so unacceptable.

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I mean, it's just,

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and so I've been trying to find out what are the root causes.

625
00:58:18,510 --> 00:58:20,330
A lot of people talk about the misogyny here.

626
00:58:20,850 --> 00:58:24,070
Well, it's not just misogyny, it happens to males as well.

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00:58:24,670 --> 00:58:27,810
It's I think that if you look at most things

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00:58:27,810 --> 00:58:34,110
that happens where people's rights are being violated. It goes back to lack of education

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and ignorance. Anything that's hateful, whether it's misogyny or any kind of discrimination,

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00:58:40,450 --> 00:58:45,410
it's usually because someone is uneducated and they're ignorant to things and they're

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00:58:46,210 --> 00:58:52,090
reacting from a place of not understanding, right? So when I did the research on the Constitution,

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00:58:52,090 --> 00:58:59,190
there's this, it's Constitution Day is, excuse me, it's designated as Citizenship Day

633
00:58:59,190 --> 00:59:06,830
and it's September 17th and then beginning in 1952, well they did some in 1952 in 1956,

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00:59:07,130 --> 00:59:14,190
they designated Proclamation Week for Constitution Week, September 17th to the 23rd so that's

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starting next week Thursday to the next week and so during that what the Proclamation

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and the presidents because different presidents have done it and they do it

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00:59:24,470 --> 00:59:28,070
you know like you guys do like you do the recurring proclamations and in that

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00:59:28,070 --> 00:59:33,570
they encourage the local officials and leaders of civic social and

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00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:38,390
educational organizations to conduct ceremonies programs that celebrate the

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Constitution and reaffirm our rights and obligations as citizens so this is

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00:59:44,690 --> 00:59:48,030
another big thing that I've witnessed is people don't understand the role of

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00:59:48,030 --> 00:59:55,390
went back in the days when we were small and we had the founding fathers, we had a much higher education level,

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and they were wanting people to engage more and that was part of how they...

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01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:29,160
Constructed our constitution. So many people don't know at all anything how civics works. I had brought that up before they eliminated civics education after the civil rights movement in the 60s, because the powers that be really want to hold on to power and the status quo. So I'm just telling you that this is something I really encourage because the the amount of grief that the public endures over really, really simple things like criticisms that are valid.

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01:00:29,160 --> 01:00:33,280
that have all kinds of evidence. It's not like somebody's just being rude.

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01:00:33,880 --> 01:00:36,400
They're trying to get things corrected and they're abused.

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01:00:36,680 --> 01:00:39,420
I've been abused many times. I've been defamed many times.

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01:00:40,020 --> 01:00:45,260
It's not right. We're trying to correct things because there's a lot of oppressed people in this community.

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01:00:46,120 --> 01:00:50,920
And then I did send you guys the email that has two seconds.

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01:00:51,920 --> 01:00:57,800
That has this information that I just read as well as the US and the state constitutions attached to it.

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So that way hopefully you guys can arrange to have that start happening in the community. Thank you. Thank you.

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Okay, if there's nothing else, I'm going to close public comment.

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And that'll take us to our 10 30 time item.

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01:01:22,820 --> 01:01:25,000
Okay, yeah, I'll open it back up. Come on down.

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01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:55,620
My name is Ethan Sinclair. I'm a tall-awed travel member and I'm here to address the

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01:01:55,620 --> 01:02:02,540
logical scientific fallacies in the current water management in the Smith River and most

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01:02:02,540 --> 01:02:09,160
dangerous fallacies that claim that low levels of copper are safe. Talking about living

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01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:14,860
animals, Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead that depend entirely on their olfactory system is

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01:02:14,860 --> 01:02:19,860
survive. Peer-reviewed science confirms that trace amounts of dissolved copper as low

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01:02:19,860 --> 01:02:25,320
as two parts per billion attack the olfactory neurons of these fish. It effectively blinds

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01:02:25,320 --> 01:02:30,420
them. A salmon that cannot smell its way home is a salmon that cannot spawn. When you allow

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01:02:30,420 --> 01:02:33,940
copper in the water, you are assigning a death warrant for these species.

663
01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:37,540
Well, this isn't

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a hypothetical risk. This is an ongoing leaching of neurotoxins from the lily bulb fields and

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01:02:42,200 --> 01:02:46,460
quite likely many other corporations that are directly polluting our rivers. Our livelihood

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01:02:46,460 --> 01:02:51,280
good every time it rains. The logic of vegetative buffers is failing.

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01:02:51,440 --> 01:02:56,440
Residata shows that water soluble toxins like diuron bypassing these filters

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01:02:56,440 --> 01:02:59,960
entirely. This is a constant daily discharge of chemicals into the rivers

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01:03:03,710 --> 01:03:05,990
into the rivers when there is a completely

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I will open it up for public comment.

671
01:15:10,060 --> 01:15:12,900
Good morning. I know you all love to see me here.

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P.J. Estlin. I'm going to make this quick. I've completed a summary analysis of fiscal

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01:15:20,580 --> 01:15:27,220
year 27 latest budget and the following is my evaluation of the analysis results. On review

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01:15:27,220 --> 01:15:33,520
of the fiscal year 26 year-to-date actual and the fiscal year 27 budget totals represented

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01:15:33,520 --> 01:15:39,280
by the budget summary report and the department budget reports, I've identified some conflicting

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01:15:39,280 --> 01:15:46,100
totals in the fiscal year 26 actual net gain loss and the fiscal year 27 budget expenses

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01:15:46,100 --> 01:15:51,140
and revenues. In emails with the auditor to controller, I was told the budget summary report

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was produced one or two days before the department budget reports. He told me this morning that

679
01:15:57,200 --> 01:16:01,560
he went back and checked it wasn't quite that far apart.

680
01:16:01,560 --> 01:16:08,220
Since these totals are moving target until the fiscal year end is completed and the budget

681
01:16:08,220 --> 01:16:13,640
is approved, it is critical that those documents are produced at the same time which could prevent

682
01:16:13,640 --> 01:16:19,100
these variances. The budget variances are identified here. The budget expense on the budget

683
01:16:19,100 --> 01:16:27,040
summary report is $71,000 less than the miscellaneous revenue expense reflected on the department

684
01:16:27,040 --> 01:16:33,180
budget reports. The budget revenue on the budget summary is 71,000 less than the miscellaneous

685
01:16:33,180 --> 01:16:40,420
revenue. The budget revenue reflected on the budget department budget reports. The budget

686
01:16:40,420 --> 01:16:47,820
expense which do not agree with the conflicting worksheets is 71,000, which he mentioned.

687
01:16:48,400 --> 01:16:53,420
The fiscal year 26 variances are more concerning since the fiscal year 27

688
01:16:53,420 --> 01:16:55,560
in budget is based on those actuals.

689
01:16:55,940 --> 01:17:03,000
The budget summary report shows a year-to-date gain of $2 million while the department budget

690
01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:07,120
reports reflect a gain of $3 million, $3.1 million.

691
01:17:07,360 --> 01:17:09,920
This is a variance of $1.1 million.

692
01:17:10,680 --> 01:17:18,720
The average loss over the previous three years is $1.1 million each year.

693
01:17:18,720 --> 01:17:26,040
All things being equal, this would increase the conceivable net overall gain loss for

694
01:17:26,040 --> 01:17:27,880
a total of 2.2 million.

695
01:17:28,560 --> 01:17:34,220
This will increase the fund balance, 1.1 million, and add to that the current fund balance

696
01:17:34,220 --> 01:17:41,860
of 6.2 million, and you would have a 7.3 million fund balance and need to increase your expenses

697
01:17:41,860 --> 01:17:46,780
by this amount based on the Budget Act of 1.1 million.

698
01:17:46,780 --> 01:17:51,000
And I'm concerned about the validity of the numbers presented to the board today.

699
01:17:51,500 --> 01:17:55,040
There is still work to be done before September 22nd.

700
01:17:55,040 --> 01:18:01,120
If you are to approve a final fiscal budget for fiscal year 27, I do not have access

701
01:18:01,120 --> 01:18:06,860
to the data used to prepare the budget summary report, therefore I'm unable to identify the

702
01:18:06,860 --> 01:18:09,220
actual line items within the departments.

703
01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:13,040
However, I have identified the relevant departments.

704
01:18:13,040 --> 01:18:20,440
I've provided Clint with my worksheet and this information, I'm sure he will address those issues.

705
01:18:21,260 --> 01:18:22,140
Thank you.

706
01:18:31,250 --> 01:18:32,310
I just have a question.

707
01:18:36,420 --> 01:18:37,080
Oh, there's a baby.

708
01:18:39,370 --> 01:18:40,230
Oh gosh.

709
01:18:41,330 --> 01:18:52,750
Okay, well, so my question is, if Mr. Shad is not presenting me with the numbers, but you're going to vote on it,

710
01:18:53,430 --> 01:18:56,590
How can you vote on it without the numbers being presented?

711
01:18:59,500 --> 01:19:00,620
Oh, never mind.

712
01:19:00,900 --> 01:19:04,340
And I think you might have missed the very beginning where he updated the.

713
01:19:04,500 --> 01:19:06,060
No, I'm talking about the.

714
01:19:07,580 --> 01:19:08,500
On the.

715
01:19:10,240 --> 01:19:11,760
You're talking about item three.

716
01:19:12,120 --> 01:19:14,900
If we don't know what it is, how can we vote on that today?

717
01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:20,080
We're just giving him direction to be able to apply that money once he knows it.

718
01:19:20,480 --> 01:19:21,480
So is that correct?

719
01:19:21,480 --> 01:19:23,360
but the public doesn't alert, right?

720
01:19:31,910 --> 01:19:34,930
Okay, no more public comment.

721
01:19:35,330 --> 01:19:37,410
I will close it, bring it back to the board.

722
01:19:37,810 --> 01:19:40,910
Item three for any motion or more questions or comment.

723
01:19:41,930 --> 01:19:42,590
I move to approve.

724
01:19:44,660 --> 01:19:45,160
I'll second.

725
01:19:47,200 --> 01:19:48,840
Motion in a second, Kelly.

726
01:19:50,660 --> 01:19:51,620
Supervisor Starkey?

727
01:19:51,860 --> 01:19:52,040
Yes.

728
01:19:52,540 --> 01:19:53,300
Supervisor Howard?

729
01:19:53,740 --> 01:19:53,940
Yes.

730
01:19:54,420 --> 01:19:55,220
Supervisor Short?

731
01:19:55,600 --> 01:19:55,860
Yes.

732
01:19:56,260 --> 01:19:57,960
Chair or excuse me, Supervisor Walson?

733
01:19:58,280 --> 01:19:58,460
Yes.

734
01:19:58,800 --> 01:19:59,340
Chair Borgus?

735
01:19:59,580 --> 01:19:59,760
Yes.

736
01:20:00,220 --> 01:20:00,900
Okay, item four.

737
01:20:01,540 --> 01:20:05,420
Approved the use of the County General Funds for their operational budgets of the Pacific

738
01:20:05,420 --> 01:20:08,900
Shores, Fish and Game, and Veteran Cemetery Budgets.

739
01:20:10,580 --> 01:20:12,640
This is where I have some questions, Sheriff.

740
01:20:13,180 --> 01:20:13,660
You want to?

741
01:20:14,280 --> 01:20:18,820
So, what I want to talk about is this final, I've kind of written my words so that I don't

742
01:20:18,820 --> 01:20:24,120
get too sidetracked, but the final budget identifies significantly more general fund revenue

743
01:20:24,120 --> 01:20:25,620
than we anticipated in June.

744
01:20:25,620 --> 01:20:30,420
within miscellaneous revenue and expenditures alone, revenues increased by approximately

745
01:20:30,420 --> 01:20:38,900
1.57 million and staff chose to add approximately $735,000 in transfers, including what we're

746
01:20:39,230 --> 01:20:46,500
in this item today, but also increasing a borrow payment from $195,000 to $500,000.

747
01:20:47,200 --> 01:20:53,060
And I really feel this board needs to understand the policy basis for prioritizing that additional

748
01:20:53,800 --> 01:20:55,940
530 and $7,000 payment.

749
01:20:56,780 --> 01:21:01,700
Over the week and I did ask when the board gave that direction to prioritize an accelerated

750
01:21:01,700 --> 01:21:07,260
payment and was told that it was either this board or previous board but there was no determination

751
01:21:07,260 --> 01:21:09,080
of exactly when that came down.

752
01:21:10,020 --> 01:21:12,860
But this leads me to my other question is why now?

753
01:21:13,460 --> 01:21:23,040
If this deficit is existed for years and the board directed repayment years ago, why in

754
01:21:23,040 --> 01:21:28,100
pay more than double the recent payment and move toward a three or four year pay-off.

755
01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:29,100
What changed?

756
01:21:29,820 --> 01:21:33,800
We spent this budget cycle expressing serious concerns about the general fund.

757
01:21:34,380 --> 01:21:36,960
Departments were asked to scrutinize their expenditures.

758
01:21:37,600 --> 01:21:38,980
We limited staffing requests.

759
01:21:39,440 --> 01:21:41,640
We imposed a general fund hiring freeze.

760
01:21:42,100 --> 01:21:44,140
We went through workshops looking for reductions.

761
01:21:44,880 --> 01:21:51,640
And ultimately the general fund budget before us is approximately $393,000 lower than the one

762
01:21:51,640 --> 01:21:53,080
that was presented to us in June.

763
01:21:54,040 --> 01:21:56,880
Yet during that same process, the budget team is choosing

764
01:21:56,880 --> 01:21:59,800
to recommend an increase of a one transfer,

765
01:22:00,100 --> 01:22:03,100
time transfer of approximately $307,000.

766
01:22:03,580 --> 01:22:06,000
Now, I'm not saying that's not necessarily wrong.

767
01:22:06,220 --> 01:22:07,420
It's not a wrong recommendation.

768
01:22:07,420 --> 01:22:10,440
It may turn out to be excellent financial advice.

769
01:22:10,880 --> 01:22:13,320
But if we're this board is gonna make that choice,

770
01:22:13,320 --> 01:22:17,900
I really feel that we need to have an analysis behind it

771
01:22:17,900 --> 01:22:20,040
and why that was chosen to be done.

772
01:22:20,040 --> 01:22:27,180
I don't see that in this particular item, I see the same transfer bucket being

773
01:22:27,180 --> 01:22:33,420
fishing game and veteran cemetery and Pacific shores. That's all in the same bucket.

774
01:22:33,540 --> 01:22:38,740
I do not see borrow in that bucket, but it's all within that same kind of transferring thing.

775
01:22:39,040 --> 01:22:44,560
So I feel we need to have a little bit more information before us as to why the

776
01:22:44,560 --> 01:22:47,300
budget team made this choice to increase that payment.

777
01:22:47,300 --> 01:22:50,440
I don't believe this board has had that opportunity to hear that.

778
01:22:52,960 --> 01:22:53,100
Okay.

779
01:22:55,620 --> 01:22:58,280
Let's see. Is that something you could address now or come to whoever?

780
01:22:58,420 --> 01:22:59,260
Yeah, sure. Absolutely.

781
01:22:59,800 --> 01:23:05,060
This is basically just based on the year-end fund balance and noticing that we had some resources available.

782
01:23:05,660 --> 01:23:10,900
During the budget workshops, the board made it kind of clear that you didn't want us to put things in contingency this fiscal year.

783
01:23:11,080 --> 01:23:15,860
It's one of those things that were kind of spotlighted through the CDAA process when we had the fires.

784
01:23:16,360 --> 01:23:17,020
Smith and Rick complex.

785
01:23:17,260 --> 01:23:20,500
They kind of frowned on us having that set aside for contingency.

786
01:23:20,500 --> 01:23:24,060
This is typically where those funds would go from a recommendation from the budget team,

787
01:23:24,060 --> 01:23:30,560
but noticing that the past direction from the board of a payment in the amount of $190 to $200,000

788
01:23:30,560 --> 01:23:38,680
to address that deficit at the Barrow Fund is not actually reducing that balance because of the ongoing

789
01:23:38,680 --> 01:23:43,220
operational cost at Barrow, which include insurance and include cost plan charges.

790
01:23:43,700 --> 01:23:46,120
And also negative interest, that fund is negative.

791
01:23:46,120 --> 01:23:50,480
So when the interest is apportioned, like Auditor Shad said earlier on daily balance.

792
01:23:50,760 --> 01:23:55,280
When it's a negative balance, it gets a negative interest charge, and so it's compounding that deficit.

793
01:23:55,780 --> 01:24:00,520
So the current board direction of about a $200,000 payment per year is not addressing the deficit.

794
01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:05,900
And so the recommendation based on resources available is to increase that payment to $500,000 this year.

795
01:24:06,220 --> 01:24:11,660
And hopefully for the next couple of years, to address the $1.4 million estimated deficit at the borrow fund.

796
01:24:11,660 --> 01:24:17,480
And the borrow deficit becomes a general fund obligation once the operations are ceased

797
01:24:17,480 --> 01:24:20,360
and revenue was no longer generated for the operations.

798
01:24:23,440 --> 01:24:27,520
But my question is why wasn't this presented to the board so that we can understand?

799
01:24:28,080 --> 01:24:31,140
We don't even, I mean, you just told us the balance is 1.4 million.

800
01:24:31,560 --> 01:24:32,860
What is the interest rate?

801
01:24:33,040 --> 01:24:38,460
What are some of the things that are that we need to determine on how to pay this off?

802
01:24:38,840 --> 01:24:43,320
That hasn't been presented to us, and that's what's frustrating to me, to be honest, is

803
01:24:43,320 --> 01:24:49,740
that we see this increase staff has made this recommendation, again, I probably is going to be a fine recommendation.

804
01:24:50,280 --> 01:25:03,100
But for us to be able to make the decision that this is going to happen, I think that we deserve to be able to be told the reasoning behind that in some sort of presentation for it to be in the board report for there to be some sort of discussion.

805
01:25:04,600 --> 01:25:05,900
Yeah, I actually don't disagree with that.

806
01:25:05,900 --> 01:25:10,100
I think this was kind of one of those timing issues that the fund balance was not available

807
01:25:10,100 --> 01:25:11,240
till the very last minute.

808
01:25:11,380 --> 01:25:17,000
Unfortunately, we had a ton of delays this year that some are typical, some are not.

809
01:25:17,640 --> 01:25:23,600
And it was frustrating on a number of ins for a lot of us trying to get to this final process.

810
01:25:23,920 --> 01:25:26,720
A lot of it has to do with the new system in our departments who are still learning that

811
01:25:26,720 --> 01:25:27,040
system.

812
01:25:27,520 --> 01:25:28,580
It's been a learning curve.

813
01:25:28,780 --> 01:25:30,120
It's been a pretty significant learning curve.

814
01:25:30,120 --> 01:25:34,920
And so having these funds available kind of at the last minute and looking at the previous

815
01:25:34,920 --> 01:25:38,840
approach to addressing the deficit not being effective, it's just a recommendation by

816
01:25:38,840 --> 01:25:39,400
the budget team.

817
01:25:39,400 --> 01:25:41,800
Of course, this board can totally do something different with those funds.

818
01:25:42,260 --> 01:25:45,340
You can put them in reserve, you can put them in contingency, you can direct them towards

819
01:25:45,340 --> 01:25:45,980
other programs.

820
01:25:46,240 --> 01:25:49,880
That's completely at your discretion, it's just a recommendation of the budget team to try

821
01:25:49,880 --> 01:25:53,000
to address the deficit more proactively so we can get it off the books.

822
01:25:54,400 --> 01:25:58,040
Now, and I'm comfortable with the recommendation if I had the background information.

823
01:25:58,040 --> 01:26:04,140
So if we could just remember to do that in the future and before this comes before us for the final budget

824
01:26:04,140 --> 01:26:09,320
I would love to be able to see the logic behind it. I'm not saying there's not logic behind it

825
01:26:09,320 --> 01:26:14,140
I trust that you have very good intentions and that you're looking out for the best interest of the county

826
01:26:14,140 --> 01:26:18,300
But for us to make a decision. I think that we are do that that process

827
01:26:19,180 --> 01:26:21,040
I'm sure you had something that yes

828
01:26:21,040 --> 01:26:26,560
I just kind of a related question about borrow seeing this in miscellaneous revenues and expenditures

829
01:26:26,560 --> 01:26:33,500
I know that $500,000 as well, but nowhere in the general fund budget, is there a borrow

830
01:26:33,500 --> 01:26:42,160
item? I found it in non-general fund listing. Can you explain how we pay for something out

831
01:26:42,160 --> 01:26:46,560
of the general fund, but it's listed as a non-general fund? It just confused me. I just

832
01:26:46,560 --> 01:26:47,760
appreciate some explanation.

833
01:26:48,100 --> 01:26:53,520
Yes, certainly. The borrow fund was when it was operating was a special revenue fund,

834
01:26:53,520 --> 01:26:57,160
and it generated its own revenue based on wards at Borrow.

835
01:26:57,780 --> 01:27:00,800
And it would pay, it fully funded the operations at Borrow

836
01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:01,760
for a number of years.

837
01:27:02,220 --> 01:27:05,480
Towards the end of the Borrow existence in operations

838
01:27:05,960 --> 01:27:07,900
it no longer funded the operations

839
01:27:07,900 --> 01:27:09,560
and accumulated a deficit.

840
01:27:10,120 --> 01:27:13,460
It became before the board at that time numerous times

841
01:27:13,780 --> 01:27:15,820
with a request to shut Borrow down

842
01:27:15,820 --> 01:27:18,320
because of the lack of revenues being generated

843
01:27:18,660 --> 01:27:20,960
because of the change in youth offenders

844
01:27:20,960 --> 01:27:22,620
and how they were being treated in other counties

845
01:27:22,620 --> 01:27:25,620
and they were no longer sending them to Dolorant County for that revenue.

846
01:27:26,360 --> 01:27:30,600
And so once the board actually took that direction and closed Barrow,

847
01:27:31,100 --> 01:27:34,960
a significant deficit had already accumulated, that then becomes a general fund obligation.

848
01:27:35,260 --> 01:27:38,180
That is a county operation, and so the general fund has to cover that.

849
01:27:39,880 --> 01:27:40,820
Appreciate the explanation.

850
01:27:41,220 --> 01:27:41,450
Thank you.

851
01:27:43,100 --> 01:27:45,760
There's no more questions at this time.

852
01:27:45,960 --> 01:27:52,480
I just want to ask, does this item need to be amended to approve the use of county general funds

853
01:27:52,480 --> 01:27:57,080
for operational budgets? Does it need to include VARO or is it, are you comfortable with just

854
01:27:57,080 --> 01:28:02,840
PACS or a fishing game in the veteran cemetery? We don't need to include VARO in that even though

855
01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:08,800
that's all under that one section. No, this is a little bit different because the other requests

856
01:28:08,800 --> 01:28:13,140
are actually dealing with operational budgets. They are still ongoing, they're still operating,

857
01:28:13,660 --> 01:28:18,820
they're still providing services and functioning as an open budget. The VARO is a closed budget,

858
01:28:18,820 --> 01:28:23,300
it can either be absorbed into the general fund or kind of isolated in the special revenue fund

859
01:28:23,300 --> 01:28:28,200
as the debt gets paid off. It's easy to account for it, keeping it separate and then making that

860
01:28:28,200 --> 01:28:33,200
general fund contribution to offset that deficit. What is the interest rate on borrow? The interest

861
01:28:33,200 --> 01:28:38,940
rate is changes on a yearly basis. It's based on the pooled rate for the treasury. So when you do the

862
01:28:38,940 --> 01:28:41,740
interest apportionments like you do for other funds, it's based on that rate.

863
01:28:44,060 --> 01:28:44,240
Okay.

864
01:28:49,900 --> 01:28:50,300
I'll make a

865
01:28:50,300 --> 01:28:57,080
second. Okay. We have a motion. We have a second. Public comment. No closed public comment and

866
01:28:57,080 --> 01:29:06,080
Kylie. Supervisor Howard. Yes. Supervisor Wilson. Yes. Supervisor Short. Yes. Supervisor

867
01:29:06,080 --> 01:29:14,300
Starkey. Yes. Chair Borgis. Yes. Okay. Final item for number 17 is number five. Proof

868
01:29:14,300 --> 01:29:20,280
the end of the temporary hiring freeze approved July 14, 2026 for all positions fully or partially

869
01:29:20,280 --> 01:29:31,200
actually funded by the county general fund effective immediately as requested by the CAO County budget officer to approve second motion we have a second any public comment any

870
01:29:36,290 --> 01:29:41,910
left near president of Delnort County employees association sia you tend to one local.

871
01:29:42,570 --> 01:29:48,390
I would just like that in the future we don't call it a hiring freeze when it's not an actual freeze it causes.

872
01:29:48,390 --> 01:29:53,110
is a panic in the public and with the employees.

873
01:29:53,590 --> 01:29:55,570
We didn't actually freeze anything.

874
01:29:55,750 --> 01:29:57,450
We slowed down our hiring process

875
01:29:57,450 --> 01:29:59,970
and just the terminology causes them.

876
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,980
So, distrust. Thank you for that. Okay, there's no other public comment. I will close it and bring it back to the board. Anything further? Okay, heavy. Supervisor Starkey. Yes. Supervisor Fort. Yes. Supervisor Wilson. Yes. Supervisor Howard. Yes. Share board. Yes. Yeah, our 1045 time item. Number 18, receiver presentation regarding the proposition. 64 public health and safety grant by Lonnie Raymond.

877
01:30:29,980 --> 01:30:30,880
chief provision officer.

878
01:30:33,610 --> 01:30:37,290
Actually somewhat deceiving that I'm presenting because I'm just being

879
01:30:37,290 --> 01:30:42,050
the intro and quickly handing it off to the important people in the room. I'll give you a

880
01:30:42,050 --> 01:30:48,970
little background in much of what you've heard. We received a Prop 64 grant that was effective in 2023.

881
01:30:49,990 --> 01:30:57,910
It lasts until mid year 2028. Through that initial process of going through the board of community

882
01:30:57,910 --> 01:31:04,170
and state corrections webinars and onboarding and all of those things that took us through the fall

883
01:31:04,170 --> 01:31:10,370
into the winter of 23 and into some of the initial processes through the end of that year and through

884
01:31:10,370 --> 01:31:21,690
2024. As we wrapped those pieces up, it became clear that I really needed a partner that was well

885
01:31:21,690 --> 01:31:28,930
resource that had capacity and the ability to take this out to the broader community and was

886
01:31:28,930 --> 01:31:34,610
positioned to do that effectively. That partner came along in the form of the County Office of

887
01:31:34,610 --> 01:31:42,650
Education. And so we entered into an agreement with them. Early last year, spring-ish last year and

888
01:31:42,650 --> 01:31:48,570
they were able to onboard our program director who's been working since late last year and has made

889
01:31:48,570 --> 01:32:00,850
significant progress. Prop 64 is coming out of the taxes received from marijuana. So dispensaries

890
01:32:00,850 --> 01:32:08,630
throughout the state, any associated costs, as part of that, a portion is cut out for these grants.

891
01:32:08,630 --> 01:32:29,250
And our county was awarded a Prop 64 grant specifically to look for programs for you that would help move that process upstream to help avoid some of what we've talked about already today some of the addiction issues some of the impacts on our communities.

892
01:32:29,930 --> 01:32:36,650
And so in that vein, the COE stepped in and I think has done a masterful job, like I said,

893
01:32:36,750 --> 01:32:41,510
I'll try and keep it brief. I'll introduce Superintendent Jeff Harris and he'll give a little bit

894
01:32:41,510 --> 01:32:43,370
of an overview on how the COE is handled.

895
01:32:47,100 --> 01:32:52,000
Thank you, Lonnie. Supervisors, thank you for allowing us to come

896
01:32:52,000 --> 01:32:58,360
today to report on what's going on with Prop 64. Again, in light of some of the other presentations you've

897
01:32:58,360 --> 01:33:04,480
already heard, you're all familiar with the South African parable of the upstream downstream,

898
01:33:04,620 --> 01:33:11,060
right? Villagers downstream seeing people in the river, they're going, they're rescuing

899
01:33:11,060 --> 01:33:14,240
the people out of the river, they're talking about building hospitals, they're talking

900
01:33:14,240 --> 01:33:18,880
about, you know, ramping up emergency services, they're talking about all of those things.

901
01:33:19,520 --> 01:33:23,820
Finally, somebody turns around and walks away and the villagers get angry, saying, why

902
01:33:23,820 --> 01:33:27,080
aren't you staying to help? And he said, I'm going to go find out whether all falling

903
01:33:27,080 --> 01:33:34,340
in the river, right? And I think that's what we're doing with Prop 64. We are really focusing on

904
01:33:34,340 --> 01:33:40,600
prevention and early intervention in a way that is very different from other counties. And again,

905
01:33:40,700 --> 01:33:47,260
I want to thank you as a board and Chief Raymond for his faith in what we could do as a county

906
01:33:47,260 --> 01:33:53,080
Office of Education and partnership with you because what we've done with your other departments

907
01:33:53,080 --> 01:33:59,980
over the years are really leading the way in some of the I think most innovative things that are

908
01:33:59,980 --> 01:34:06,800
happening statewide and in some cases even on a national front. So I will tell you he said that

909
01:34:06,800 --> 01:34:12,280
there are important people in the room and that is not me. That's our supervisor who is overseeing

910
01:34:12,280 --> 01:34:18,900
the Prop 64 grant. I've asked Jennifer Magroup to come present to you today how the grant is being

911
01:34:18,900 --> 01:34:22,800
utilized and how it's being allocated over the next few years. So, Jennifer?

912
01:34:28,450 --> 01:34:28,890
Good morning.

913
01:34:32,460 --> 01:34:37,200
I am pleased to be here with you. Sorry, just a wee bit nervous.

914
01:34:37,860 --> 01:34:48,080
But the kudos need to go to the advisory committee and several members are here in the room.

915
01:34:49,280 --> 01:34:53,920
And it's a group of community members that were brought together before I was hired.

916
01:34:53,920 --> 01:35:01,900
and they eloquently and passionately described what they wanted to see happen in the community.

917
01:35:02,660 --> 01:35:07,460
So, after multiple meetings, they were able to come up with decisions for funding.

918
01:35:08,160 --> 01:35:14,280
And so, it's my pleasure to tell you that there are six programs for Delnort County.

919
01:35:14,980 --> 01:35:20,920
The first community program would be with True North Trillion, and that is a team court.

920
01:35:20,920 --> 01:35:32,340
It's a structured diversion program, and their award was $168,540, and the second program

921
01:35:32,340 --> 01:35:34,680
from True North Trilium is 18.

922
01:35:37,600 --> 01:35:39,920
Oh, sorry, thank you.

923
01:35:43,400 --> 01:35:49,900
Yeah, that helps. All right, so the first one

924
01:35:49,900 --> 01:35:55,820
is the John Wilson Teen Court. You can see it's a structured diversion program for first time non-violent

925
01:35:55,820 --> 01:36:01,400
youth. They're receiving referrals by the school probation law enforcement and community partners.

926
01:36:01,820 --> 01:36:09,000
It is restorative justice and it will serve youth up to the age of 20. The second program that

927
01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:15,500
is community-based is also from Trillium. It's the teen drop-in center. It is a prevention-focused

928
01:36:15,500 --> 01:36:24,200
after-school program. Youth will be referred by the community partners and self-referral. I should

929
01:36:24,200 --> 01:36:31,300
mentioned that all of these programs will focus on substance abuse and cannabis prevention

930
01:36:31,300 --> 01:36:40,100
as far as being used by youth under legal age. And so the team drop-in center will focus

931
01:36:40,100 --> 01:36:46,180
on youth prevention, mentorship, resilience, and positive youth development. Their focus

932
01:36:46,180 --> 01:36:51,220
will be on youth ages 10 to 17 and their award was 700,000.

933
01:36:54,560 --> 01:36:57,340
Sorry. Now I'm doing Lonnie.

934
01:37:00,780 --> 01:37:02,380
I just want next to the top one.

935
01:37:10,370 --> 01:37:12,010
Sorry, I just got progressive lenses

936
01:37:12,010 --> 01:37:22,010
and I can't see anything. Anybody else with it? Yeah, it's taken back. That's okay. Thank you.

937
01:37:22,010 --> 01:37:26,790
good community input. Okay, so the grant for the special district went to Del

938
01:37:26,790 --> 01:37:32,370
Nord district to library. That is the Del Nord reads youth tutoring program. That is going

939
01:37:32,370 --> 01:37:39,990
to be paid youth employment. They look to higher youth train them to be responsible tutors.

940
01:37:40,050 --> 01:37:45,450
There's going to be mentorship and outreach involved in that. Those tutors will then

941
01:37:48,150 --> 01:37:54,050
the youth, the younger youth in the area, and provide mentorship. So that is a program

942
01:37:54,050 --> 01:37:59,350
for ages 12 to 20, and their award was $830,000.

943
01:38:01,680 --> 01:38:04,440
The school district had two awards. The

944
01:38:04,440 --> 01:38:09,020
first one was to the Crescent Elk Middle School Distance Running Club. It's a structured

945
01:38:09,020 --> 01:38:16,000
evidence-based program, excuse me, for youth development. Referrals are coming in largely

946
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:22,160
from schools at this point but also community partners. It is a supervised after-school activity

947
01:38:22,160 --> 01:38:33,200
and ages 11 through 18. The program director of this has already received interest from other schools

948
01:38:33,200 --> 01:38:41,360
to join, so it's very positive. Their award is for $40,000. And the next program, the curriculum

949
01:38:41,360 --> 01:38:49,480
program known as Northern Voices. It's a collaboration with UCSF, and it's a trauma-informed behavioral health curriculum

950
01:38:50,760 --> 01:38:57,060
focusing on emotional regulation and healthy relationships for youth ages 12 to 18, and that was a

951
01:38:57,060 --> 01:38:58,460
$20,000 award.

952
01:39:00,940 --> 01:39:06,000
And the last program was for the county, and this is for Delnort County Recreation

953
01:39:06,000 --> 01:39:12,540
programs. It's going to be for all three of their youth recreation programs. Kids can't basketball,

954
01:39:12,540 --> 01:39:21,740
team league and they agreed to add a cannabis prevention curriculum serving youth from ages

955
01:39:21,740 --> 01:39:29,180
6 to 18 and that award is for $304,000. Are there any questions?

956
01:39:33,570 --> 01:39:40,470
I have comments that anybody that knows me knows that I am passionate about making sure

957
01:39:40,470 --> 01:39:45,630
we have opportunities for our youth here in Donark County and following the closure of

958
01:39:45,630 --> 01:39:51,930
of our juvenile hall. I took that really hard. You know, Sam will recall that I even shed a tear

959
01:39:52,790 --> 01:39:57,410
because it's important to me. It's important that we make sure we get upstream that we start

960
01:39:57,410 --> 01:40:03,650
looking at where we can help these kids not fall into the system. And I've been part, I'm not a

961
01:40:03,650 --> 01:40:09,090
voting member but I've been part of the planning session for all of this and these programs give me

962
01:40:09,090 --> 01:40:14,410
hope that we are doing exactly that. We are getting upstream, we are looking at ways in which we can

963
01:40:14,410 --> 01:40:18,750
and help direct these kids prior to them getting into the system to begin with.

964
01:40:19,350 --> 01:40:22,670
I appreciate your work, I appreciate the County Office of Ed and probation.

965
01:40:23,350 --> 01:40:29,070
I think we are headed in a great direction, and I'm excited to see where these programs take us.

966
01:40:32,400 --> 01:40:32,740
I'll stand.

967
01:40:38,100 --> 01:40:43,440
Again, my hope is that the dollars go where they're intended and

968
01:40:43,440 --> 01:40:47,820
and the process that, and health in this area.

969
01:40:48,300 --> 01:40:52,160
One of the major concerns that we see is the trend lines

970
01:40:52,160 --> 01:40:54,400
of marijuana and alcohol.

971
01:40:55,820 --> 01:41:00,360
Just recently, we surveyed show that marijuana has now

972
01:41:00,360 --> 01:41:04,380
surpassed alcohol as far as being the drug of choice

973
01:41:04,380 --> 01:41:06,040
and utilization.

974
01:41:06,880 --> 01:41:08,400
And so we've seen a dramatic increase.

975
01:41:08,640 --> 01:41:10,420
When we drive through our community, you can't help

976
01:41:10,420 --> 01:41:18,880
but seeing all the cannabis retail businesses that surround us and are prevalent in our communities.

977
01:41:19,900 --> 01:41:28,840
And the impacts that it has, especially on young youth mental development, is significant.

978
01:41:29,780 --> 01:41:37,100
Where we have, if you have an individual that uses daily use of marijuana over extended period of time,

979
01:41:37,100 --> 01:41:41,760
it leads to mental health issues of psychosis and paranoia and delusions.

980
01:41:42,060 --> 01:41:47,740
Most of our shootings that we've had, those that have gone to school shootings,

981
01:41:48,420 --> 01:41:54,640
have had history of long-term medical or marijuana utilization

982
01:41:54,640 --> 01:42:01,500
that development of the brain between until your 27 is critical,

983
01:42:02,120 --> 01:42:05,400
that it is significantly impacted by marijuana use.

984
01:42:05,400 --> 01:42:11,620
And so as we try to address these issues, it is good that we finally have some resources

985
01:42:11,620 --> 01:42:18,520
that are going to try to hopefully educate youth that there is an impact on your choices.

986
01:42:19,040 --> 01:42:24,040
If you do have chronic utilization, it does have significant impact on not only your mental

987
01:42:24,040 --> 01:42:28,280
health development, your brain development, but the course in your life.

988
01:42:28,280 --> 01:42:35,220
So, thank you for hopefully taking up these issues and hopefully the dollars going to

989
01:42:35,220 --> 01:42:42,800
Delna Reed will actually be utilized in the library district for actually addressing literacy

990
01:42:42,800 --> 01:42:47,520
because that is a significant problem in Delnaur County as a whole.

991
01:42:47,980 --> 01:42:55,160
As we see more and more kids coming through the system but not having a grade level reading as a capability

992
01:42:55,160 --> 01:43:02,220
and if you cannot read, and more importantly, you do not understand and comprehend what you're reading

993
01:43:02,220 --> 01:43:09,000
and the significance that it has to you, you are significantly impacted on what your life goals

994
01:43:09,000 --> 01:43:15,000
and how you will be able to obtain a job, a career, or happiness in your life. Thank you.

995
01:43:17,200 --> 01:43:20,200
Okay, I will open up for public comment on that presentation.

996
01:43:27,920 --> 01:43:35,280
How do I get a copy of that presentation is listed in the in our would it be possible

997
01:43:35,280 --> 01:43:39,020
for her to get a copy of that presentation would be the best I write for the

998
01:43:39,020 --> 01:43:41,720
money if you just want to email it to me all for it to Linda.

999
01:43:42,540 --> 01:43:43,860
Perfect. Thank you.

1000
01:43:52,160 --> 01:43:57,040
Okay so it's Alicia again so that presentation is not a link on the agenda packet

1001
01:43:58,640 --> 01:44:02,920
that she just did the presentation it's not a link well I would like a copy if you could please

1002
01:44:02,920 --> 01:44:27,600
because there's just a huge discrepancy. I had corresponded with Denise Doyle Schnacker in May on the 19th to ask about this drop-in services the after school one because when I saw a flyer is literally for like one hour and I was concerned about how you can meet goals and it was just confusing.

1003
01:44:27,600 --> 01:44:35,000
And so in within that response that I got she literally says they only have 20,000 a year when this I'm sorry

1004
01:44:35,000 --> 01:44:38,360
I don't know her name. I didn't get to catch her name that just did that presentation

1005
01:44:39,240 --> 01:44:46,520
Just said it was 700,000 dollars that they got. So did something happen between May 19th and

1006
01:44:47,060 --> 01:44:50,740
September 8th, which is today to go from 20,000 a year to

1007
01:44:51,560 --> 01:44:57,580
700,000 is that 700,000 for a like a number of years. That's the only thing that makes any sense to me

1008
01:44:57,600 --> 01:44:59,900
me. So whatever 20 device.

1009
01:45:14,220 --> 01:45:29,980
Thank you for your question. I forgive me. I should have stated that these funds were started July 1st of this year, so the information that Denis Stoylschnecker gave you would have been correct because these funds have been

1010
01:45:29,980 --> 01:45:38,040
All contracts were signed on July 1, and it is funding through June 30th, 2028.

1011
01:45:39,380 --> 01:45:40,620
Thank you for carrying that up.

1012
01:45:41,980 --> 01:45:46,160
Okay, if there's nothing else from the board, thank you so much for the presentation.

1013
01:45:47,760 --> 01:45:50,000
That'll take us to our 1055 time item.

1014
01:45:50,840 --> 01:45:54,160
Public hearing on workforce vacancies, recruitment and retention.

1015
01:45:54,160 --> 01:46:00,520
And I, I, I care you drew our human resource risk management director.

1016
01:46:09,480 --> 01:46:11,140
Good morning, chair supervise.

1017
01:46:11,180 --> 01:46:11,740
Wilpsan attendees.

1018
01:46:14,410 --> 01:46:18,910
Is the presentation on workforce vacancies recruitment in retention in arts with

1019
01:46:18,910 --> 01:46:22,090
government code section 3 502.3?

1020
01:46:26,460 --> 01:46:28,140
Are there presentation?01

1021
01:46:29,340 --> 01:46:29,680
There

1022
01:46:29,680 --> 01:46:33,880
was one in the packet, but I didn't get a separate one that you will. And

1023
01:46:33,880 --> 01:46:35,260
that is a PowerPoint. You

1024
01:46:35,260 --> 01:46:37,740
want me to send that to you, or there was no.

1025
01:46:38,280 --> 01:46:43,260
clarification on that. Oh that if that's possible. Okay, or I can read from it.

1026
01:46:43,380 --> 01:46:47,660
Either way, we would take a break for a little bit or let's take a yeah and then

1027
01:46:47,660 --> 01:46:52,620
that's yeah, we will take a five minute break. We'll take it out and we'll be back at

1028
01:46:52,620 --> 01:46:57,120
7.50 or 11.50. I'm sorry. Okay,

1029
01:54:37,800 --> 01:54:41,180
we've got one minute and we'll be back in session here. So one more

1030
01:54:41,180 --> 01:54:41,380
minute.

1031
01:55:10,240 --> 01:55:15,380
Okay, welcome back. We are back on item number 19, which is our 10.55

1032
01:55:15,380 --> 01:55:23,360
I have time to item public hearing on workforce vacancies recruitment and retention by human resource risk management director carry them.

1033
01:55:23,940 --> 01:55:25,600
We should have everything we need now.

1034
01:55:26,660 --> 01:55:26,840
Perfect.

1035
01:55:27,840 --> 01:55:28,180
There it is.

1036
01:55:28,540 --> 01:55:29,080
Here we go.

1037
01:55:29,360 --> 01:55:31,120
That makes a lot more sense when I'm speaking to it.

1038
01:55:31,600 --> 01:55:32,180
Thank you for that.

1039
01:55:38,340 --> 01:55:38,520
Okay.

1040
01:55:39,760 --> 01:55:48,420
AB2561 added section 3502.3 to the Myers Brown Act required local public agencies to annually assess and present job vacancy data.

1041
01:55:48,420 --> 01:55:54,120
The goal of this statute is to address public sector understaffing and protect both public service delivery and employee building.

1042
01:55:56,350 --> 01:56:07,590
Our presentation today covers county staffing metrics, systemic recruitment barriers, current improvement efforts, retention initiatives, and statutory opportunities for employee bargaining groups to speak, which I do believe we have seen today.

1043
01:56:11,110 --> 01:56:18,190
Countywide metrics out of 483 authorized to full time positions across the county, we currently have 99 total vacancies.

1044
01:56:18,190 --> 01:56:25,750
their share presents an overall vacancy rate of 20.5% reflecting a significant progress from last year's report, which was 25%.

1045
01:56:25,750 --> 01:56:30,830
This also reflects an unofficial drop from triple-digit vacancies for the first time in many years.

1046
01:56:32,170 --> 01:56:43,370
Looking across specific units on the table on the presentation, SEIU shows a notable improvement dropping from a 33.99% vacancy rate last year down to 24%.

1047
01:56:43,370 --> 01:56:48,090
Meanwhile, we see units like mid-management group, they saw an uptick in about 18%, while others

1048
01:56:48,090 --> 01:56:51,710
like SEA and confidential remain lower at 14% and 15%.

1049
01:56:51,710 --> 01:56:54,930
Many of these smaller bargaining units are impacted significantly, and they have one or two

1050
01:56:54,930 --> 01:56:59,850
changes in total positions, and many are being impacted by retirements over these coming

1051
01:56:59,850 --> 01:57:00,150
years.

1052
01:57:05,360 --> 01:57:11,920
Over the past 12 months, we received 1,571 applications and brought in 111 new hires.

1053
01:57:11,920 --> 01:57:18,080
Virtually employee separations dropped to 71 departures as a 17% reduction compared

1054
01:57:18,080 --> 01:57:23,360
to last year's 86, and from 128 and 2324, that showing our retention trends are moving

1055
01:57:23,360 --> 01:57:24,180
in the right direction.

1056
01:57:30,030 --> 01:57:35,790
Our agreement pipeline, so over 600 candidate interviews, annealed an impressive 96.15%

1057
01:57:35,790 --> 01:57:37,230
drop offer acceptance rate.

1058
01:57:37,810 --> 01:57:42,590
However, process bottlenecks remain significant with 708 applicants feeling initial screening

1059
01:57:42,590 --> 01:57:48,610
qualifications and 183 candidates currently active in the pipeline. Of those, 97 worked

1060
01:57:48,610 --> 01:57:54,310
duplicative, 144 no shows are not available for the scheduling and 162 were withdrawals

1061
01:57:54,310 --> 01:57:55,270
during the treatment process.

1062
01:58:00,200 --> 01:58:03,440
Any bargaining unit exceeding 20% vacancy rate does trigger

1063
01:58:03,440 --> 01:58:07,420
enhanced transparency rates upon formal request. I did provide it in the presentation today

1064
01:58:07,420 --> 01:58:11,780
automatically. These additional disclosures include detailed breakdowns of vacancy counts

1065
01:58:11,780 --> 01:58:16,180
by unit, applicant volume, processing timelines, and working condition improvement plans.

1066
01:58:18,240 --> 01:58:25,220
The first group we do have here is the IU. It's the 24% vacancy rate with 73 positions

1067
01:58:25,220 --> 01:58:32,480
open, enhanced reporting applies. We did process 486 applicants for these roles, but the full

1068
01:58:32,480 --> 01:58:37,480
hiring process currently averages 95 days from posting to offer, which is a portion of the

1069
01:58:38,080 --> 01:58:41,120
continued improvement. It will have on the next slide discussing that pipeline.

1070
01:58:41,120 --> 01:58:42,300
mid

1071
01:58:45,380 --> 01:58:51,300
-management group has 13 vacancies out of 72, putting in vacancy rate at 18 percent.

1072
01:58:52,120 --> 01:58:58,220
With 100, with 115, I think on this slide, you can't really see the additional one just

1073
01:58:58,220 --> 01:58:58,800
to note that.

1074
01:58:59,360 --> 01:59:05,380
It's 115 applicants log hiring for these roles, average in a 61 processing timeline.

1075
01:59:09,300 --> 01:59:15,140
SCA Sheriff's Employee Association, they carry 14% vacancy rate with 10 open positions out

1076
01:59:15,140 --> 01:59:15,640
of 62.

1077
01:59:15,640 --> 01:59:18,620
we received 104 applicants for these positions

1078
01:59:18,620 --> 01:59:21,520
and has an average hiring timeline of 93 days.

1079
01:59:28,420 --> 01:59:30,220
Policies, procedures, and recruitment barriers.

1080
01:59:31,560 --> 01:59:34,280
There's a few different sections in here on these table.

1081
01:59:34,820 --> 01:59:38,320
Key barrier is our 38% qualification failure rate,

1082
01:59:38,540 --> 01:59:41,240
alongside limitations in our current applicant tracking system.

1083
01:59:41,960 --> 01:59:45,600
Additionally, merit positions can't for over 43% of SEIU open roles,

1084
01:59:45,840 --> 01:59:48,460
creating specialized hiring bottlenecks in that procedural process,

1085
01:59:48,460 --> 01:59:49,500
that's required by Maryam.

1086
01:59:57,420 --> 01:59:59,860
Paul, is the Youth Procedures of Improvement Solution.

1087
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:29,980
To expand our recruitment, we are using targeted marketing and building those programs and developing regional educational programs to build a global pipeline for hard to fill certified positions. Externally, we are also implementing the new HRS system that will interface with our applicants. It will include applicant tracking modules, which will be slated to launch the end of next month for implementation or full implementation. Alongside that, we'll be monitoring some of our qualifications, working on child descriptions and minimum calls.

1088
02:00:31,120 --> 02:00:35,480
and we're closing into a year of implementing the county's compensation study.

1089
02:00:35,720 --> 02:00:39,520
So we're seeing the effects of that increase in starting wages as well.

1090
02:00:47,250 --> 02:00:57,710
UKG is the new HRIS applicant tracking system that we had purchased to streamline many of our current modules and migrate from our existing applicant tracking system,

1091
02:00:57,710 --> 02:01:04,750
which creates many of those bottlenecks I spoke to you before retention is going to be driving in performance through UKG.

1092
02:01:04,750 --> 02:01:09,930
It's the platform, and expansion will include performance management and growth opportunities,

1093
02:01:10,590 --> 02:01:15,270
succession planning, the full new recruitment system, performance and learning management

1094
02:01:15,270 --> 02:01:19,150
as well, and I'll tie directly to learning opportunities and growth opportunities as well

1095
02:01:19,150 --> 02:01:27,030
for internal candidates, and part of the recruitment program we are currently working on developing,

1096
02:01:27,330 --> 02:01:29,910
which will be updated very soon once we go live with UKG.

1097
02:01:33,830 --> 02:01:37,590
On the ground, we are spotlighting achievements in our county newsletters, hosting dedicated

1098
02:01:37,590 --> 02:01:42,330
employee recognition events, recognizing longevity milestones, and driving health initiatives

1099
02:01:42,330 --> 02:01:44,270
with wellness challenges and incentives.

1100
02:01:51,680 --> 02:01:54,800
Opportunities to improve compensation on this working conditions.

1101
02:01:55,320 --> 02:01:59,980
We are moving forward and our strategy really relies on data-driven programs, which is why

1102
02:01:59,980 --> 02:02:04,140
this new system will be so critical and obtain that information to identify where our

1103
02:02:04,140 --> 02:02:04,560
gaps are.

1104
02:02:05,100 --> 02:02:09,920
Our employee programs and employee feedback and structured career development frameworks that

1105
02:02:09,920 --> 02:02:12,600
we can continue into the future,

1106
02:02:13,340 --> 02:02:14,800
and so these initiatives are sustainable.

1107
02:02:15,900 --> 02:02:19,440
These will be directed to target the root cause

1108
02:02:19,440 --> 02:02:22,520
of our vacacies in foster long-term workplace stability.

1109
02:02:25,350 --> 02:02:26,390
And that is my last slide.

1110
02:02:28,700 --> 02:02:28,820
Great.

1111
02:02:29,860 --> 02:02:31,520
Initial questions or comments?

1112
02:02:32,940 --> 02:02:33,000
Hi.

1113
02:02:33,780 --> 02:02:34,380
Do I short?

1114
02:02:34,540 --> 02:02:34,680
Go ahead.

1115
02:02:35,620 --> 02:02:39,060
Kerry was mentioned earlier today in the use of CalHR.

1116
02:02:39,360 --> 02:02:42,680
Are we mandated to do that in some sections of the county?

1117
02:02:42,680 --> 02:02:50,400
I had heard at MercyRC that from other supervisors that it's a pain in the neck and they would

1118
02:02:50,400 --> 02:02:51,140
like it rid of it.

1119
02:02:51,380 --> 02:02:53,700
So, I didn't have much information about it.

1120
02:02:53,780 --> 02:02:56,180
I was just going to worry wondering about that.

1121
02:02:56,860 --> 02:03:01,440
There is a requirement to participate in the program for our merit positions.

1122
02:03:01,920 --> 02:03:06,280
There is opportunities to develop an internal program and be able to opt out.

1123
02:03:06,600 --> 02:03:10,840
The opt out program does have to be approved by merit before we can take that in-house and

1124
02:03:10,840 --> 02:03:16,800
And that is something we are exploring what that may look like in the opportunities for the county to improve our procedures.

1125
02:03:17,540 --> 02:03:19,220
Okay. Thank you. You're welcome.

1126
02:03:20,160 --> 02:03:38,280
Yeah. The only thing I would like to see a breakdown of is is those positions that we've had and have had in our community and our county, where the vacancies have been extensive extensive for longer than a few years and because I know that there are positions that we've had.

1127
02:03:39,180 --> 02:03:48,180
vacancies that we've had where we've either never been able to fill those vacancies or that we've been having very limited opportunity to fill those vacancies.

1128
02:03:48,880 --> 02:04:05,780
One of the recent examples is I can think of this path where we're supposed to be doing a 24-7365 and we just haven't been able to fill and fill those vacancies enough to be actually able to implement the full determination program.

1129
02:04:05,780 --> 02:04:11,760
And I know that that exists throughout our county in many different positions where either

1130
02:04:11,760 --> 02:04:18,120
the qualifications are not met or we fill and then lose them to another organization very

1131
02:04:18,120 --> 02:04:18,520
quickly.

1132
02:04:19,060 --> 02:04:24,980
I know our counseling or clinicians are very much transitory.

1133
02:04:25,440 --> 02:04:30,800
And so we have a problem in competing and getting and holding on to these positions because

1134
02:04:30,800 --> 02:04:36,880
there are so competitive that I'd like to have maybe a breakdown of that 72 vacancies

1135
02:04:36,880 --> 02:04:42,660
are that we have or 99 vacancies that we have as countywide. What are the what percentage

1136
02:04:42,660 --> 02:04:49,380
of that is actually long term systemic issues. I know within the sheriff's office, you know,

1137
02:04:49,660 --> 02:04:56,220
I had two days when I was there for 12 years where I had all dispatchers positions filled.

1138
02:04:56,220 --> 02:05:13,800
We have eight dispatchers, but I think we have currently four, and so it doesn't matter whether we have these vacancies or not if we're just unable to eventually fill those positions and those are longstanding numbers that have plagued us in these areas of hiring retention and whatnot.

1139
02:05:14,280 --> 02:05:20,520
And I kind of like to see a more specific breakdown of where those problems actually lie.

1140
02:05:21,320 --> 02:05:39,300
Because I think there is a distinctive separation between positions that we still need to fill but we don't have a necessary problem within our community of, you know, they don't have the ability, the capability or the education in order to fulfill those positions.

1141
02:05:39,300 --> 02:05:46,220
conditions, whereas those that are very specific to a set of educational requirements and

1142
02:05:46,220 --> 02:05:52,780
or professional standards or training standards that we are constantly in the process of trying

1143
02:05:52,780 --> 02:05:58,740
to fill our obligations and our needs on a continuous basis.

1144
02:05:59,440 --> 02:06:00,380
Thank you.

1145
02:06:01,620 --> 02:06:02,700
Do you have a response?

1146
02:06:03,280 --> 02:06:07,300
I was just going to touch on that you touched on such a critical point of recruitment programs

1147
02:06:07,300 --> 02:06:11,980
in general, especially in rural areas like our own, we do have those hard to fill positions that

1148
02:06:11,980 --> 02:06:16,020
either we don't have that talent pool available for us, which is really interesting. You mentioned

1149
02:06:16,020 --> 02:06:19,540
in other counties as well, even in counties that have larger talent pools, they're still struggling

1150
02:06:19,540 --> 02:06:23,380
with certain industries to find candidates. And that's where those programs that come in that

1151
02:06:23,380 --> 02:06:28,380
need to be developed and sustained throughout a long period of time over years is to identify that

1152
02:06:28,380 --> 02:06:31,940
pipeline. I didn't find where those colleges, those individuals candidates are coming out how to

1153
02:06:31,940 --> 02:06:36,340
get them here, how to create opportunities for your own initiatives where you provide opportunities

1154
02:06:36,340 --> 02:06:39,780
for existing employees to grow into those positions.

1155
02:06:40,460 --> 02:06:42,320
And it really is not a one answer.

1156
02:06:42,680 --> 02:06:44,300
It's a combination of all those things,

1157
02:06:44,740 --> 02:06:46,340
combined to be able to fill those vacancies

1158
02:06:46,760 --> 02:06:51,860
and just couple that with the industry across the states.

1159
02:06:52,040 --> 02:06:54,260
There's just not candidates available.

1160
02:06:54,460 --> 02:06:55,180
There's such a high demand.

1161
02:06:55,980 --> 02:06:58,300
So you're really looking at usually a five year program

1162
02:06:58,300 --> 02:06:59,460
where you want to develop those programs

1163
02:06:59,460 --> 02:07:01,180
by position, by industry,

1164
02:07:01,300 --> 02:07:02,800
when those candidates aren't how you build them up.

1165
02:07:02,800 --> 02:07:20,520
One of the largest issues that I know of and we deal with it, every county deals with it was when the state transferred responsibility for mental health programs from the state to the local and they gave us the dollars to do that job.

1166
02:07:20,820 --> 02:07:26,740
However, they gave it to the school districts, they gave it to the counties and they gave it to the tribes.

1167
02:07:26,740 --> 02:07:33,360
and now we're all trying to establish the same program requirements, but we're all competing with each other.

1168
02:07:33,980 --> 02:07:39,140
And it's not just in our county, it's in every single county in the state of California,

1169
02:07:39,480 --> 02:07:45,200
and the professional necessity and need of skilled professionals to deal with mental health just doesn't exist.

1170
02:07:45,980 --> 02:07:50,600
And the demand outstrips the availability and especially in California,

1171
02:07:50,600 --> 02:08:04,720
where the high professionals within the mental health industry are licensed professionals and so the licensing in the state of California is very hard and doesn't recognize licenses from outside the state.

1172
02:08:06,440 --> 02:08:15,340
One of the comments we heard earlier was the time from flying the job to hiring sometimes as long and I noticed I believe in one of the departments.

1173
02:08:15,340 --> 02:08:22,180
it was like 95 days, I believe. How does that compare to last year's time frame? Have we improved

1174
02:08:22,180 --> 02:08:26,780
and do we have like a target number we're shooting for? What are we doing to get there?

1175
02:08:28,300 --> 02:08:35,120
We have a quite a bit of headway as far as reducing that time to hire and when we talk about time

1176
02:08:35,120 --> 02:08:41,000
to hire we say what's that pipeline of recruitment and we talk about posting to a job offer in hire

1177
02:08:41,000 --> 02:08:47,640
which can include a variety of different things considered in which department we're talking about some have an extensive background check.

1178
02:08:48,280 --> 02:08:51,240
Sometimes we have positions that are on hold before they become posted.

1179
02:08:51,520 --> 02:08:57,160
So when what's reported on here specifically is just from we may post it to when that job offer was extended.

1180
02:08:57,720 --> 02:09:01,200
So even though that's our recruitment process from those two points,

1181
02:09:01,360 --> 02:09:07,180
there is still the prior piece where it's when the department is able to approve that requisition to get it posted.

1182
02:09:07,180 --> 02:09:11,000
And then the back end after at the end is also okay now they have to go through those

1183
02:09:11,000 --> 02:09:14,400
potentially extensive background checks and some additional requirements.

1184
02:09:15,080 --> 02:09:18,860
There's going to be many folks that are going to give a resignation notice so it extends

1185
02:09:18,860 --> 02:09:23,260
the total time from when a vacancy becomes available and when a position of somebody's in

1186
02:09:23,260 --> 02:09:23,780
this seat.

1187
02:09:24,000 --> 02:09:25,400
That is longer than that period.

1188
02:09:25,840 --> 02:09:30,600
So when we try to grab those metrics, we're really looking at what period of part of the

1189
02:09:30,600 --> 02:09:35,880
pipeline in each section, which kind of to answer your question overall is we have had an

1190
02:09:35,880 --> 02:09:40,460
improvement. I didn't put the prior numbers on here. I do have the other by last year's presentation.

1191
02:09:41,300 --> 02:09:47,180
And I wouldn't I wouldn't rely on those to be really sure of progress because we've built

1192
02:09:48,600 --> 02:09:54,600
better tracking system over the last year in the current system just to get us by until we were

1193
02:09:54,600 --> 02:09:58,860
going into the new system, which will be implemented next month. And what we're doing with that is we're

1194
02:09:58,860 --> 02:10:03,440
breaking down that pipeline from the very beginning when position becomes vacant to one department

1195
02:10:03,440 --> 02:10:07,980
requests to post it when it's approved when it goes to job posting so we can see each section

1196
02:10:07,980 --> 02:10:12,660
and identify those areas that might have the most need. So it could be, you know, maybe

1197
02:10:12,660 --> 02:10:16,040
you see a vacancy in a department and then by the time someone's actually sitting there,

1198
02:10:16,120 --> 02:10:20,220
it's going to be significantly longer than just the recruitment piece. But now we're going to be

1199
02:10:20,220 --> 02:10:26,540
able to develop that pipeline once again and say, okay, each section takes X amount of time and once

1200
02:10:26,540 --> 02:10:30,280
we build that up over the next couple of years, we'll have much better metrics to relay on.

1201
02:10:30,280 --> 02:10:35,600
Okay. Okay. Any other questions? Okay. I'll open it up for public comment.

1202
02:10:44,520 --> 02:11:06,760
I sit through this presentation every year and what is a matter of curiosity for me is you seem to have a fairly significant vacancy rate which has improved somewhat, but the number of employees always seem to be around just slightly less than 400.

1203
02:11:06,760 --> 02:11:19,360
I was wondering are there any metrics for new positions that have been created over the course of the year and how many they are and how they affect the metrics.

1204
02:11:20,180 --> 02:11:33,160
It seemed like if you create, you know, 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 different new positions that it would skew the metrics somewhat.

1205
02:11:33,160 --> 02:11:40,820
But if you don't take that into account, and I don't see it here in terms of the presentation

1206
02:11:40,820 --> 02:11:46,140
that was made, how many new positions the county created over the past calendar 12 months.

1207
02:11:47,160 --> 02:11:55,020
Because like I say, the metrics would be somewhat skewed if you're talking about more positions

1208
02:11:55,020 --> 02:11:59,540
as opposed to actual employees.

1209
02:11:59,920 --> 02:12:00,240
Thank you.

1210
02:12:00,240 --> 02:12:00,860
I

1211
02:12:08,900 --> 02:12:11,120
was told that I would be given 10 minutes.

1212
02:12:11,240 --> 02:12:12,880
Yeah, you guys get extra time.

1213
02:12:12,940 --> 02:12:15,580
Do you want me to maybe tell public comments done?

1214
02:12:16,160 --> 02:12:17,440
Yeah, we'll bring you a blast about that.

1215
02:12:17,460 --> 02:12:18,820
Perfect. That works for me.

1216
02:12:25,710 --> 02:12:28,130
Hi, it's Alicia. So this is a really important one.

1217
02:12:28,310 --> 02:12:32,970
This one. So the jobs, the applicants, it's not the applicants.

1218
02:12:32,970 --> 02:12:35,850
There's tons of people that need work really, really bad.

1219
02:12:35,850 --> 02:12:39,070
So I believe she said they had gotten 1700 applications.

1220
02:12:39,270 --> 02:12:42,330
I'm not sure if she was doing that in a 12-month period or not.

1221
02:12:42,330 --> 02:12:47,570
but recently, Rumiano, Creamery, they had 1300 applications

1222
02:12:48,130 --> 02:12:52,050
for, I don't remember if it was five or 10 positions,

1223
02:12:52,050 --> 02:12:54,050
I don't know, but they're expanding their operations a bit.

1224
02:12:54,290 --> 02:12:57,890
And they just got so many, I mean, the lower, what we consider

1225
02:12:57,890 --> 02:13:00,170
a lower level, these essential jobs,

1226
02:13:00,170 --> 02:13:02,490
there are so many people needing that that don't,

1227
02:13:02,570 --> 02:13:04,190
they did not invest in college.

1228
02:13:04,430 --> 02:13:06,490
I didn't, when I did my associates,

1229
02:13:06,490 --> 02:13:09,090
I didn't get my vouchers because when I toured the schools,

1230
02:13:09,710 --> 02:13:11,030
it was, they were not smart.

1231
02:13:11,030 --> 02:13:24,150
I'm sorry. I sat in on the professors. Okay, no, I'm not going to pay that kind of money, get in debt and then have a shitty education just to get a degree. A lot of our education system is a pay for play system.

1232
02:13:24,670 --> 02:13:32,210
What you guys need to be focused on is cross-training, in-house training, performance reviews.

1233
02:13:32,210 --> 02:13:51,710
Okay, instead of relying on education, look at experience, do some preliminary testing on essentials, okay, and then have a probationary period, everyone has a probationary period, do performance reviews, you know, scaffold and mentor people have them shadow people, you know, there's things that you guys can be doing in house.

1234
02:13:51,710 --> 02:14:04,410
I know she mentioned that there was some sort of a trying to look which she had said about specialized, she said regional education pipeline for hard to fill positions, but that's very, I don't, there's nothing specific there.

1235
02:14:05,030 --> 02:14:10,190
Don't we, do we have any, I think it used to be called ROTC at the high school? Do we have that in our community?

1236
02:14:10,190 --> 02:14:20,650
There's a lot of things at that level that we could be getting them into a position for a career early.

1237
02:14:20,810 --> 02:14:26,230
It would also help them with their poverty issues at home, which a lot of problems are stemming from poverty,

1238
02:14:26,850 --> 02:14:31,370
with the mental health, with the domestic abuse, with the substance abuse, right.

1239
02:14:31,530 --> 02:14:37,610
I feel like the collaboration with the school interventions at the school at that junior high level,

1240
02:14:37,610 --> 02:14:40,950
because that's where I'm fighting where I hear most of the behavioral problems are

1241
02:14:40,950 --> 02:14:47,850
at press and elk and that age group and that's a good good time to to introduce

1242
02:14:47,850 --> 02:14:53,630
educate education and opportunities on sampling careers seeing what skill sets

1243
02:14:53,630 --> 02:14:59,530
the kids have so I just wanted to know have we had any partnerships with that.

1244
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:12,600
At the county level, since the county is like a major employer here, and we have so many people needing jobs, you guys need things filled. Obviously, that education thing is a huge barrier. And I don't believe it's a necessary barrier to have.

1245
02:15:19,590 --> 02:15:22,750
Okay, if there's no other public comment. So

1246
02:15:30,720 --> 02:15:43,860
I'm Amy Latvian, your president of Donark County Employees Association, SEIU local 10 to 1 staffing and specifically short staffing is a major concern for our union per HR. We're 24% under staffed with a total of seven.

1247
02:15:43,860 --> 02:15:46,460
and see 73 current vacancies.

1248
02:15:47,320 --> 02:15:49,760
In error, I thought HR would be sending me a breakdown

1249
02:15:49,760 --> 02:15:51,920
of those vacancies so I could speak on specific issues

1250
02:15:51,920 --> 02:15:52,660
for the positions.

1251
02:15:53,380 --> 02:15:55,460
I'm gonna discuss general understaffing

1252
02:15:55,460 --> 02:15:56,400
and vacancies instead.

1253
02:15:57,580 --> 02:16:00,120
Concerns that employees have brought to the union's attention

1254
02:16:00,120 --> 02:16:02,140
that hinder recruitment and retention

1255
02:16:02,500 --> 02:16:04,600
can be broken down into three primary categories,

1256
02:16:05,020 --> 02:16:07,960
pay, benefits, specifically medical, and workload.

1257
02:16:08,740 --> 02:16:09,660
So let's talk about pay.

1258
02:16:10,380 --> 02:16:12,740
First of all, let me say that we appreciate the increases

1259
02:16:12,740 --> 02:16:16,080
as we were able to negotiate in our latest MOU in February.

1260
02:16:16,600 --> 02:16:19,660
That came out for a long delay and costly rate comparison.

1261
02:16:20,300 --> 02:16:22,060
I was not on that negotiation team.

1262
02:16:22,720 --> 02:16:25,480
I want to thank our team again for holding strong on that point.

1263
02:16:26,460 --> 02:16:29,000
It has come to my attention as president of SCIU

1264
02:16:29,000 --> 02:16:31,160
that the comparisons had inaccuracies

1265
02:16:31,660 --> 02:16:33,000
and had to be corrected locally.

1266
02:16:34,100 --> 02:16:39,520
SCIU had to fight for our closest, most comparable neighbor

1267
02:16:39,520 --> 02:16:44,300
and often partner in providing services, Humboldt County, to be included in those comparisons.

1268
02:16:45,440 --> 02:16:51,560
SAIU asked for Comparables to include local state agencies that we knew we were losing employees to, but we're told no.

1269
02:16:52,640 --> 02:16:58,020
While extending the contract to wait for those Comparables, our employees watched as we hem-riched,

1270
02:16:58,280 --> 02:17:00,140
more employees to better paying employers.

1271
02:17:00,880 --> 02:17:03,500
Our entry-level positions are often still underpaid.

1272
02:17:04,400 --> 02:17:07,700
Did you know we don't have an entry-level office assistant position?

1273
02:17:07,700 --> 02:17:14,340
Our entry level is the lead position in Office Assistant 3, which technically requires

1274
02:17:14,340 --> 02:17:15,000
experience.

1275
02:17:16,020 --> 02:17:19,540
When I speak to members of the public about starting a career in Del Nort County,

1276
02:17:20,440 --> 02:17:24,180
they're hesitant to apply because they're afraid they will not get an interview as they

1277
02:17:24,180 --> 02:17:26,240
do not have the required experience.

1278
02:17:26,940 --> 02:17:30,080
They may be right because of the Merritt College R system.

1279
02:17:30,800 --> 02:17:35,960
This also limits advancement in the series as the only direct promotion is an Office Assistant

1280
02:17:35,960 --> 02:17:42,480
supervisor. Now let's talk about benefits, specifically medical insurance. Part of the problem with

1281
02:17:42,480 --> 02:17:48,320
our medical care is out of the control of most employers locally. We lack options. Finding local

1282
02:17:48,320 --> 02:17:53,920
providers can be daunting. Many of our employees have to travel to Grants Pass, Medford, or Eureka

1283
02:17:53,920 --> 02:18:00,120
for basic care. Not only does that add to the cost for the employee, but it requires an entire

1284
02:18:00,120 --> 02:18:05,540
day off to complete an appointment. Don't get me started on if the road closes and they can't get

1285
02:18:05,540 --> 02:18:11,360
back and return on the same day. As for the cost, we pay 5% of our salary to have medical

1286
02:18:11,360 --> 02:18:16,800
insurance. Then we have to pay copay as undiductibles. I'm going to use myself as an example.

1287
02:18:17,500 --> 02:18:22,680
I recently set up primary care at Setter Coast. My initial patient appointment charge was $500.

1288
02:18:23,680 --> 02:18:34,780
Insurance paid $85.50. I'm on the hook for $414.50. $14.50. That's my copay. $400 goes towards

1289
02:18:34,780 --> 02:18:39,260
my deductible. My follow-up visit this weekend, did you know they're open on the weekends?

1290
02:18:40,120 --> 02:18:43,660
I scored and I didn't have to leave, use any of my leave for this appointment.

1291
02:18:44,520 --> 02:18:50,360
That charge is $315. I'm willing to bet my portion is going to be at least 200.

1292
02:18:51,300 --> 02:18:54,420
This will continue until I hit my $4,000 deductible.

1293
02:18:55,140 --> 02:19:02,760
Remember I already pay 5% of paycheck for my medical benefits. This is $155.22 per check,

1294
02:19:02,760 --> 02:19:08,960
26 checks a year, which totals $4,035.72 a year.

1295
02:19:09,700 --> 02:19:12,220
Unless I get a razor promotion in my salary increases.

1296
02:19:13,040 --> 02:19:14,700
That covers the actual appointments.

1297
02:19:15,220 --> 02:19:17,340
What about prescriptions? Great question.

1298
02:19:18,160 --> 02:19:19,740
The coverageing company or not,

1299
02:19:20,660 --> 02:19:22,760
we are able to get our prescriptions through

1300
02:19:22,760 --> 02:19:23,680
can change year to year.

1301
02:19:24,280 --> 02:19:26,500
Not all of those companies send membership cards.

1302
02:19:27,100 --> 02:19:28,660
So it can be confusing for employees.

1303
02:19:28,660 --> 02:19:32,800
Our exam goes great benefit and only cover certain medications.

1304
02:19:33,600 --> 02:19:37,680
So some of our medications may be male to your home, others you have to get through the

1305
02:19:37,680 --> 02:19:41,260
pharmacy directly, some prescriptions have an extra hoop to jump through.

1306
02:19:42,160 --> 02:19:45,100
Anthem has added digby health along with hinge.

1307
02:19:45,380 --> 02:19:49,120
They sound like great added support for dietitians, physical therapy, etc.

1308
02:19:50,080 --> 02:19:53,520
However, if you and your doctor have made decisions for your medications,

1309
02:19:54,040 --> 02:19:58,200
you may have to work with digby health and hope they agree with your primary care provider.

1310
02:19:58,880 --> 02:20:03,800
Many members of SEIU have been on a set of medications that have had coverage changes

1311
02:20:03,800 --> 02:20:07,000
each of the last two years through the GLP ones.

1312
02:20:08,020 --> 02:20:11,120
When this set of drugs was released, it was reported that they're going to be lifetime

1313
02:20:11,120 --> 02:20:15,300
medications, meaning that if you start them, you'll likely need to be on them for your

1314
02:20:15,300 --> 02:20:15,780
whole life.

1315
02:20:16,520 --> 02:20:20,960
However, with DIGB Health, people started them one year, then the next year they were told

1316
02:20:20,960 --> 02:20:24,600
that their BMI wasn't high enough anymore for them to continue them.

1317
02:20:25,240 --> 02:20:29,940
With help from HR, you could get them through the pharmacy coverage directly if you had

1318
02:20:29,940 --> 02:20:33,640
a list of one of the suitable co-morbidity conditions like sleep apnea.

1319
02:20:34,700 --> 02:20:37,860
Next year, these medications will be covered for diabetics only.

1320
02:20:38,760 --> 02:20:43,840
SCIU is aware that this is mostly an insurance issue across the board for American insurance

1321
02:20:43,840 --> 02:20:44,280
companies.

1322
02:20:45,300 --> 02:20:49,180
It's still something several employees have come to me about after the information about

1323
02:20:49,180 --> 02:20:51,600
the 2027 coverage was sent to them last month.

1324
02:20:52,260 --> 02:20:56,740
Even though it may not be fully in Delanoort County's control, this does factor into employee's

1325
02:20:56,740 --> 02:20:58,500
decisions to stay or leave county employment.

1326
02:20:59,340 --> 02:21:00,720
Now let's talk about workloads.

1327
02:21:02,040 --> 02:21:05,680
Let's start with the location that's one of the hardest to retain employees and one of

1328
02:21:05,680 --> 02:21:06,580
our smallest locations.

1329
02:21:07,140 --> 02:21:11,680
This means that each and every vacancy has felt much more deeply animal control.

1330
02:21:12,920 --> 02:21:17,720
We've had administrative secretaries and animal control officers doing kennel attendant duties,

1331
02:21:17,720 --> 02:21:23,820
which requires, which I'm sorry, which reduces the time that they are able to focus on their other duties.

1332
02:21:24,500 --> 02:21:29,480
This includes animal control officers being able to write tickets, which would generate income for a general fund.

1333
02:21:30,180 --> 02:21:36,280
As president of SEIU, it has come to my attention that kennel assistance starting pay is less than fast food minimum wage.

1334
02:21:36,960 --> 02:21:43,460
If we then deduct the 5% for insurance and the cows retirement payment, take home is even less.

1335
02:21:44,400 --> 02:21:46,600
Then we have to look at the working conditions and duties.

1336
02:21:46,600 --> 02:21:52,680
Kennel attendance duties include mucking out kennels and handling dogs and other random

1337
02:21:52,680 --> 02:21:55,960
animals as needed to include all nature farm animals.

1338
02:21:57,540 --> 02:22:03,660
Did I mention that the 30 as of my visit a few weeks ago dogs are all housed in outdoor

1339
02:22:03,660 --> 02:22:04,300
kennels?

1340
02:22:04,780 --> 02:22:10,260
Let's add in that we weren't able to get foul weather gear here as we were for other positions.

1341
02:22:11,200 --> 02:22:15,580
I've seen the shared windbreakers the location was given to do kennel duties in the range

1342
02:22:15,580 --> 02:22:17,020
that we're so famous for here.

1343
02:22:17,820 --> 02:22:20,000
Note I did not mention rain pants or boots.

1344
02:22:20,800 --> 02:22:22,840
These employees are outside in all weather

1345
02:22:22,840 --> 02:22:24,580
without actual rain gear.

1346
02:22:25,520 --> 02:22:26,580
Since we're on uniforms,

1347
02:22:26,840 --> 02:22:29,280
let's talk about the weight these employees are enduring

1348
02:22:29,280 --> 02:22:32,080
to get the three pairs of pants a year we allow them.

1349
02:22:32,600 --> 02:22:34,980
It's been reported that employees are waiting weeks

1350
02:22:34,980 --> 02:22:36,780
for the vendor to release gear to them

1351
02:22:36,780 --> 02:22:37,560
on a purchase order.

1352
02:22:38,380 --> 02:22:41,040
The current employees and animal control love their jobs.

1353
02:22:41,620 --> 02:22:44,380
They're very dedicated and they would like to be able

1354
02:22:44,380 --> 02:22:47,960
to do the work they were hired to do. They need help to get that work done.

1355
02:22:49,060 --> 02:22:54,800
Now let's switch to the largest department, DHHS. As President of SEIU, it has come to my attention

1356
02:22:54,800 --> 02:23:00,220
that while waiting for the current contract, Delnaur County lost several great career employees

1357
02:23:00,220 --> 02:23:05,720
to other agencies. This caused workload for employees who work with our most in-need community

1358
02:23:05,720 --> 02:23:11,200
members to skyrocket. This delays services to our community members, your constituents.

1359
02:23:12,260 --> 02:23:18,900
I have been told that many of the employees that left reported already high caseloads as

1360
02:23:18,900 --> 02:23:20,700
one of the reasons that they decided to leave.

1361
02:23:21,780 --> 02:23:27,860
SCIU, I'm sorry, employees continue to leave, and again, as President of SCIU, I have been

1362
02:23:27,860 --> 02:23:32,860
told that they are reporting high caseloads versus the pay rate that they are receiving now

1363
02:23:32,860 --> 02:23:34,300
as their main reason for leaving.

1364
02:23:35,140 --> 02:23:40,080
Downward County used to be the most desired location for career long employment.

1365
02:23:41,080 --> 02:23:44,240
As we can see by the number of employees who are looking at retirement in the next

1366
02:23:44,240 --> 02:23:44,800
few years.

1367
02:23:45,880 --> 02:23:51,460
Employees who have not hit longevity or calpers years of service, remember the current

1368
02:23:51,460 --> 02:23:53,080
is 2% at 62.

1369
02:23:53,920 --> 02:23:58,580
So the draw to stay isn't hitting as early as it used to, are choosing not to stay.

1370
02:23:59,360 --> 02:24:00,480
How do we fix it?

1371
02:24:00,980 --> 02:24:02,040
We have some ideas for you.

1372
02:24:02,040 --> 02:24:04,480
I leave the merit HR system.

1373
02:24:05,640 --> 02:24:06,840
Kelly, HR system.

1374
02:24:07,220 --> 02:24:09,740
Employees and the public have told me personally

1375
02:24:09,740 --> 02:24:11,840
that they're being rejected at application

1376
02:24:11,840 --> 02:24:13,340
for not meeting requirements.

1377
02:24:14,060 --> 02:24:16,860
For positions they clearly have the qualifications for,

1378
02:24:17,220 --> 02:24:20,120
or merit revised job descriptions and move the goalpost.

1379
02:24:20,820 --> 02:24:23,460
An employee whose Delnaught County Employment experience

1380
02:24:23,460 --> 02:24:26,600
netted them an interview for a new position last year,

1381
02:24:27,100 --> 02:24:29,480
found that when they applied again for the same position,

1382
02:24:29,480 --> 02:24:35,900
they no longer qualify for merit. Had Delnar County changed the duties for that position? No.

1383
02:24:36,300 --> 02:24:41,120
Other counties had so the global job description and minimum requirements had changed.

1384
02:24:42,320 --> 02:24:48,500
Merit uses a computer program to screen applications which looks at job titles and matches for key phrases.

1385
02:24:49,240 --> 02:24:55,140
How many potential employees are we missing out on? I would like to come back to this if I can be given a

1386
02:24:55,140 --> 02:24:58,100
little bit extra time because I have a personal experience.

1387
02:24:59,460 --> 02:25:03,520
The second idea is temporary or long-term help using employment programs.

1388
02:25:04,060 --> 02:25:07,500
We have community partners with people ready to volunteer, intern, etc.

1389
02:25:08,420 --> 02:25:12,700
We have programs that the county could use themselves that help people get work experience.

1390
02:25:13,240 --> 02:25:15,820
We proudly participate in E3 every year.

1391
02:25:16,220 --> 02:25:19,240
Maybe we could extend that same welcoming attitude to other programs.

1392
02:25:20,040 --> 02:25:28,240
The third one is morale, so returning, sorry, returning Delnaught County's reputation

1393
02:25:28,240 --> 02:25:29,560
as the best employer in town.

1394
02:25:30,600 --> 02:25:36,640
Since I started here in 2022, I have heard tales of great benefits that didn't cost funds,

1395
02:25:36,640 --> 02:25:39,760
but created community within the workplace and boosted morale.

1396
02:25:40,540 --> 02:25:42,860
The old-timers like to reminisce of the good old days.

1397
02:25:44,000 --> 02:25:48,200
The event we have this summer was well-received and I heard employees felt appreciated.

1398
02:25:48,200 --> 02:25:56,020
it mattered. Thank you. Delnaught County Employees Association SEIU local 10-1 would love to continue

1399
02:25:56,020 --> 02:26:01,080
this conversation. We are acutely affected by the need to recruit and retain quality employees

1400
02:26:01,080 --> 02:26:06,420
who share dedication to our blood community. Can I have an extra minute?

1401
02:26:08,160 --> 02:26:15,060
I came here from a different county. It was not a merit-based county. I was hired at a

1402
02:26:16,140 --> 02:26:21,780
a regular level, a level two employee, and no problem.

1403
02:26:22,320 --> 02:26:24,980
When I went three months later to apply for the lead position,

1404
02:26:25,220 --> 02:26:26,740
I was told they didn't have the experience.

1405
02:26:27,320 --> 02:26:31,340
I had to fight with Mary to be given the opportunity.

1406
02:26:31,640 --> 02:26:35,160
I had nine years of experience and was told that I did not.

1407
02:26:35,320 --> 02:26:36,020
I had three months.

1408
02:26:36,700 --> 02:26:40,640
I had to provide printed job descriptions for my prior county.

1409
02:26:42,140 --> 02:26:49,200
my descriptions in my resume that I had sent off matched, but I had to not only fight with the

1410
02:26:49,780 --> 02:26:55,760
worker who was reviewing my application, I then had to file an appeal and fight with their

1411
02:26:55,760 --> 02:27:01,760
supervisor to be given that opportunity. When I applied to be, so I did get the lead position,

1412
02:27:02,460 --> 02:27:07,240
and then I applied for a supervisor position. I had to go through the exact same process.

1413
02:27:07,240 --> 02:27:12,920
this time I knew I was in for a fight, therefore I was prepared, and I had all

1414
02:27:12,920 --> 02:27:16,680
that stuff ready to go. As soon as they sent me the denial email, I forwarded all

1415
02:27:16,680 --> 02:27:19,500
the stuff from before and said, look, you guys did this to me before. Remember,

1416
02:27:20,000 --> 02:27:25,260
here we go. It was the same employee. I then applied for a totally different

1417
02:27:25,260 --> 02:27:29,240
position. I was again told I didn't meet the initial qualifications. I had to

1418
02:27:29,240 --> 02:27:35,160
recent all that data again. If we're doing not to current employees, how many people in

1419
02:27:35,160 --> 02:27:41,660
the public and other counties are we missing out on because merit is rejecting them before

1420
02:27:41,660 --> 02:27:47,260
they even get to HR. So HR doesn't have any ability to look at that. It's merit rejecting

1421
02:27:47,260 --> 02:27:51,620
them. So we can't even locally deal with that. Thank you.

1422
02:27:52,660 --> 02:27:56,080
Thank you. Okay. I will close public comment.

1423
02:28:00,780 --> 02:28:02,420
It's part of the right as a union.

1424
02:28:06,460 --> 02:28:06,700
It's part

1425
02:28:06,700 --> 02:28:13,620
on this item. Yeah she's the union president so she gets extra time. Okay so public comments

1426
02:28:13,620 --> 02:28:19,900
closed. Care is there anything you can address out of public comments maybe Sam straights comments

1427
02:28:19,900 --> 02:28:22,460
about the metrics anything along those lines.

1428
02:28:28,640 --> 02:28:30,740
I didn't make any specific notes on all the comments

1429
02:28:30,740 --> 02:28:36,280
but I do recognize and just want to mention that a lot of items that we had identified internally

1430
02:28:36,280 --> 02:28:40,960
and from presentations and information aligns significantly in our initiatives moving forward

1431
02:28:40,960 --> 02:28:45,860
And we're really creating that foundation to be able to create programs that align directly with what was discussed.

1432
02:28:46,400 --> 02:28:50,620
So I'm actually really looking forward to, I made a note to ask for a list of some of the items that you provided.

1433
02:28:51,140 --> 02:28:56,020
So we can really work on collaborating those efforts and I do just want to mention that that is the goal.

1434
02:28:56,220 --> 02:29:03,800
The goal is to figure out how can we get candidates into the county, how we get those positions filled, how do we support our current employees, and how do we retain them.

1435
02:29:04,420 --> 02:29:10,560
And a lot of the concerns and barriers that we have with the recruitment process, especially merit.

1436
02:29:10,560 --> 02:29:17,000
We, we mirror those exactly and there are other internal discussions on how to remedy those moving forward.

1437
02:29:17,720 --> 02:29:20,480
Great. Thank you. I need to ask you a short.

1438
02:29:20,760 --> 02:29:23,580
Carried. Are we currently trying to get out from under merit?

1439
02:29:24,920 --> 02:29:30,020
LHR? You need board direction to put staff effort that or can you answer that at the moment?

1440
02:29:30,420 --> 02:29:33,840
What? It just seems like a problem that we need to get rid of.

1441
02:29:34,060 --> 02:29:38,660
So I was just wondering if we can help you in that or if there's effort going on.

1442
02:29:38,660 --> 02:29:47,880
Thank you for that. There will be more to come on that very soon when speaking into the new system to ensure that we're compliant with the requirements to be internal.

1443
02:29:50,440 --> 02:29:58,860
Okay. There's nothing else. Okay. That will end our public hearing number 19.

1444
02:29:58,860 --> 02:29:59,960
you

1445
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:29,900
We'll move down to number 20, general government items. Number 20 is confirm the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Owned Properties identified by the Board of Supervisors for potential, future county ownership and authorize the chair of the Board of Supervisors to transmit a letter to CDFW, executive leadership, expressing the county's interest in discussing fee title, transfer of the identified properties and where appropriate interim right of entry agreement as requested by the director of community.

1446
02:30:29,900 --> 02:30:38,180
development. Good afternoon board members. Thank you. I'll need to be here today. I prepared a

1447
02:30:38,180 --> 02:30:44,640
board report which puts together the request as to why the board may be interested in pursuing

1448
02:30:44,640 --> 02:30:48,360
these lands as they do. I'm available from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife,

1449
02:30:49,860 --> 02:30:53,080
and I'm available to answer any questions that you may have.

1450
02:30:54,960 --> 02:31:01,600
If I may, I think just add a little bit more color to the report and interest by the board.

1451
02:31:01,920 --> 02:31:05,580
I know this state of California specifically the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

1452
02:31:06,360 --> 02:31:12,980
owns approximately 1.3 million acres even though the other state contracts seem to point

1453
02:31:12,980 --> 02:31:20,300
towards 1.1 million acres, but the state most recently has continued to voice transfer

1454
02:31:20,300 --> 02:31:29,900
language of those lands to potentially even Native American tribes in our

1455
02:31:29,900 --> 02:31:34,200
area and the concerns associated with some of these transfers for public

1456
02:31:34,200 --> 02:31:39,080
access are critically important to those traveling here to Donar County to

1457
02:31:39,080 --> 02:31:45,800
utilize those resources. So in essence a lot of the basis associated with this letter

1458
02:31:45,800 --> 02:31:53,920
here is preemptively trying to get the state to take note of their laws that are dictated

1459
02:31:53,920 --> 02:32:02,380
by the General Code of Government 11-011, which has to do with surplus lands within the

1460
02:32:02,380 --> 02:32:07,680
state of California and more specifically to oblige by that language to identify them

1461
02:32:07,680 --> 02:32:13,400
as surplus before any transfers are to occur. I know that the county has taken some very

1462
02:32:13,400 --> 02:32:17,580
strong positions with assembly bills this year associated with some of those transfers.

1463
02:32:18,500 --> 02:32:25,060
But in essence, this letter expresses our interest in those lands if the state is going

1464
02:32:25,060 --> 02:32:27,440
to consider transferring them under surplus length.

1465
02:32:27,780 --> 02:32:29,260
So, appreciate that.

1466
02:32:29,900 --> 02:32:30,320
We'll see.

1467
02:32:31,100 --> 02:32:33,140
Any public comment on this item.

1468
02:32:35,450 --> 02:32:35,510
Okay.

1469
02:32:42,840 --> 02:32:43,340
Okay.

1470
02:32:43,500 --> 02:32:44,600
So, hi, it's Lisa again.

1471
02:32:44,820 --> 02:32:50,680
So, Lake Earl's been discussed for a long time with different suggestions for management

1472
02:32:50,680 --> 02:32:56,320
that hasn't occurred and there's really no clear I mean at least from what I

1473
02:32:56,320 --> 02:32:59,780
can see and what I've heard from people involved there's really no clear

1474
02:32:59,780 --> 02:33:06,240
reasoning of where is the gap between our needs here at the county and the state

1475
02:33:06,240 --> 02:33:12,280
level authorized people to do the management and why is this collaboration not

1476
02:33:12,280 --> 02:33:19,620
occurring and then there's data here from 2022 there was a petition that Randall

1477
02:33:19,620 --> 02:33:25,920
south had had authored and it had all kinds of very specific stuff in it and it was I have a copy of

1478
02:33:25,920 --> 02:33:32,700
it if you want it and I can send it to you but it was talking about how to pump out the salt water

1479
02:33:32,700 --> 02:33:39,300
that has been inundating the lake and how that would solve the problem and it goes into very much

1480
02:33:39,300 --> 02:33:44,560
I mean like this people put a lot of work into this and then there's Jeff I think it's Jeff Reed

1481
02:33:45,140 --> 02:33:50,820
I know he's the waterfeller. He likes duck hunting, you know, and stuff. And so there's controversy there

1482
02:33:50,820 --> 02:33:55,980
But they are also advocating for those species. So it's like a good thing, you know, but there's some controversy with them

1483
02:33:55,980 --> 02:34:01,360
I guess apparently they weren't always taking their kill with them and they were just leaving them and people had a problem with that

1484
02:34:01,360 --> 02:34:08,940
So there's controversy there, but they were as far as I know on the same page as far as the breaching not being done right

1485
02:34:09,840 --> 02:34:12,840
So this is kind of a different item. You're talking about the man's been on the water

1486
02:34:12,840 --> 02:34:15,200
But the point, just so you know what we're talking about.

1487
02:34:15,380 --> 02:34:18,280
The point that I'm making is you guys are advocating

1488
02:34:18,280 --> 02:34:22,040
to have management responsibility on lands

1489
02:34:22,040 --> 02:34:24,480
that you've had opportunity through the Fish and Game

1490
02:34:24,820 --> 02:34:26,040
advisor, oh that was the other thing,

1491
02:34:26,100 --> 02:34:30,560
the Fish and Game Advisory has a draft management plan

1492
02:34:30,560 --> 02:34:32,580
that doesn't even say who's authored it.

1493
02:34:32,920 --> 02:34:34,480
I don't believe it was Jeff Reed.

1494
02:34:36,180 --> 02:34:37,940
And it's like they're just sitting on it.

1495
02:34:38,460 --> 02:34:41,160
And then we've got the Resource Conservation District

1496
02:34:41,160 --> 02:34:45,620
or since 2005, they haven't done anything about it.

1497
02:34:45,980 --> 02:34:47,680
This victimization mindset

1498
02:34:47,680 --> 02:34:51,260
that our local county government has needs to stop.

1499
02:34:52,000 --> 02:34:53,740
You guys are responsible for collaborating

1500
02:34:53,740 --> 02:34:54,680
with upper government.

1501
02:34:54,960 --> 02:34:56,360
If they're not responding to you,

1502
02:34:56,440 --> 02:34:58,460
you need to raise it up the hierarchy chain

1503
02:34:58,460 --> 02:35:00,820
to whoever you need to knock on whoever's door

1504
02:35:00,820 --> 02:35:02,940
so that we can address these things.

1505
02:35:03,200 --> 02:35:07,720
We have so much failure in our public lands management

1506
02:35:07,720 --> 02:35:10,340
and that is not something where you finger point to the state.

1507
02:35:10,340 --> 02:35:18,700
Okay? We have a lot of assets in this county. We're not utilizing them. Okay? Period. We have a really bad

1508
02:35:18,700 --> 02:35:25,400
lack of leadership. We have bad collaboration relationships with tribes. The tribes have this knowledge.

1509
02:35:25,760 --> 02:35:31,780
They have a lot of resources that they get that we don't have access to. If we had better working relationships with the tribes,

1510
02:35:32,120 --> 02:35:36,460
we would be way far ahead on this. So that's a failure of leadership.

1511
02:35:37,500 --> 02:35:43,520
The people get along, I mean, for the most part, they can talk to each other, they want

1512
02:35:43,520 --> 02:35:43,800
it.

1513
02:35:43,980 --> 02:35:48,680
Everyone that I talk to, that is in the right mind, wants these things addressed.

1514
02:35:49,100 --> 02:35:53,480
We are supposed to preserve these things for the future, and we have not been managing

1515
02:35:54,320 --> 02:36:00,900
anything really at all that we are the ones who are here on the ground.

1516
02:36:01,280 --> 02:36:02,860
There's Cal Fire, there's all these other resources.

1517
02:36:02,860 --> 02:36:12,760
We're supposed to have collaboration. Who's supposed to do that? The elected officials, the people we pay to do that job and these different boards, and they're failing.

1518
02:36:13,720 --> 02:36:14,680
Thank you.

1519
02:36:15,540 --> 02:36:18,460
Know the public comment? Closet?

1520
02:36:21,600 --> 02:36:24,120
Were you coming down for item

1521
02:36:27,830 --> 02:36:28,310
number 20?

1522
02:36:28,690 --> 02:36:30,510
Yeah. Or is that for the lake girl?

1523
02:36:30,990 --> 02:36:31,130
So

1524
02:36:33,470 --> 02:36:39,370
we're not talking about land management. We're not talking about water quality. We're not talking about lake levels. We're not talking about any of that here.

1525
02:36:39,370 --> 02:36:50,450
Well, yeah, yeah, yeah, but trading the counties yeah position of some of the fishing wildlife land. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. My name is Ethan St. Clair. I'm a tall about tribal member.

1526
02:36:51,730 --> 02:36:53,790
And here to speak on item 20.

1527
02:36:54,610 --> 02:37:02,270
This land transfer is an attempt by the county to grab control of state lands and block them from ever being rightfully returned to the tall about people.

1528
02:37:02,270 --> 02:37:07,390
and I want these points answered, non-record.

1529
02:37:08,390 --> 02:37:11,330
The desecration rebuilding, the Pebble Beach staircase,

1530
02:37:11,350 --> 02:37:13,890
boat launch means heavy digging.

1531
02:37:14,850 --> 02:37:17,850
This entire area sits on Sacred Talawa Village

1532
02:37:17,850 --> 02:37:18,970
in burial sites.

1533
02:37:19,530 --> 02:37:24,690
Will you commit to full assembly bill 52 tribal consultation

1534
02:37:24,690 --> 02:37:27,710
before a single shovel touches the door?

1535
02:37:28,430 --> 02:37:31,150
Or do you plan to dig up our ancestors first

1536
02:37:31,150 --> 02:37:37,690
and as permission later and then the grazing you want to lock in long-term

1537
02:37:37,690 --> 02:37:42,970
cattle grazing leases over grazing destroys our native medicinal plants and

1538
02:37:42,970 --> 02:37:47,930
poisons lake url and toxic runoff what legally binding environmental

1539
02:37:47,930 --> 02:37:52,710
protections are you putting in place to stop these commercial leases from

1540
02:37:52,710 --> 02:38:00,010
destroying the land will this board amend the motion to give the talawa nation equal

1541
02:38:00,010 --> 02:38:07,770
co-management and absolute veto power over any future leasing or development on these

1542
02:38:07,770 --> 02:38:08,550
part cells.

1543
02:38:12,030 --> 02:38:17,090
And yeah, I think I did.

1544
02:38:19,020 --> 02:38:20,460
Okay, no other comments?

1545
02:38:21,440 --> 02:38:25,500
Post-pull comment, bring it back to the board for the discussions.

1546
02:38:26,540 --> 02:38:33,260
Again, the reason why this has come forward is because we have unfortunately been left out

1547
02:38:33,260 --> 02:38:40,700
the loop when it comes to these lands. There have been moves by other agencies to gain access

1548
02:38:40,700 --> 02:38:47,560
and to gain control over these lands. And this letter basically just says that in their consideration,

1549
02:38:47,780 --> 02:38:53,540
the state's fish and wildlife in their consideration as to what to do with these lands that we are coming

1550
02:38:53,540 --> 02:39:00,020
to the table saying we want to be in those discussions and be part of that discussion before you end

1551
02:39:00,020 --> 02:39:03,060
that transfer in these lands to a third party.

1552
02:39:03,380 --> 02:39:04,160
Thank you.

1553
02:39:05,660 --> 02:39:05,980
Okay.

1554
02:39:06,400 --> 02:39:09,380
And I just want to add that we were approached by CDFW

1555
02:39:09,380 --> 02:39:13,700
and asked, we were asked to compile this list.

1556
02:39:13,920 --> 02:39:15,200
And so that's what we're doing.

1557
02:39:15,480 --> 02:39:18,140
We're compiling a list saying these are the lands

1558
02:39:18,140 --> 02:39:19,720
that we would be interested.

1559
02:39:20,180 --> 02:39:21,380
Should you surplus them?

1560
02:39:21,920 --> 02:39:24,320
So this isn't something that we just created.

1561
02:39:24,520 --> 02:39:26,900
We were approached in a meeting by CDFW

1562
02:39:26,900 --> 02:39:28,740
to make this request.

1563
02:39:44,470 --> 02:39:56,140
We have a motion to confirm should we confirm the properties identified as well in that motion. He read it into the record very much confirms it want to make sure we were good.

1564
02:39:56,140 --> 02:40:06,700
Okay, highly. Supervisor Sparky. Yes. Supervisor Short. Yes. Supervisor Wilson. Yes. Supervisor Howard. Yes. Chairboard. Yes.

1565
02:40:08,500 --> 02:40:23,920
Legislative and budget issues. Item number 21, and I will just reiterate that the NACA has pulled the request. So this will be just a request from Saint George Reef Lighthouse.

1566
02:40:23,920 --> 02:40:31,300
It is to consider the attached outside agency annual funding requests from the St. George

1567
02:40:31,300 --> 02:40:42,260
Reef Lighthouse Reservation Society as requested by the SGLLPS and number two contingent

1568
02:40:42,260 --> 02:40:43,000
on board approval.

1569
02:40:43,180 --> 02:40:46,380
If you have direction to the county administrative officer and the auditor controller to revise

1570
02:40:46,380 --> 02:40:50,220
the fiscal year 2026, 2027 final recommended budget as applicable.

1571
02:40:54,670 --> 02:41:02,250
I just heard two times now from the Lighthouse Preservation Society with regard to this request.

1572
02:41:02,770 --> 02:41:06,990
So I'm sure that the board is well aware of why we want to have this request.

1573
02:41:07,530 --> 02:41:13,370
But I just want to reiterate, sitting on the Visitor Bureau board, one of the things that

1574
02:41:13,370 --> 02:41:19,510
we're constantly looking for is experiences here in Delanor County that we can advertise

1575
02:41:19,510 --> 02:41:24,490
to people across the nation and across the world about what to bring here.

1576
02:41:24,710 --> 02:41:26,490
And we have a lot of natural resources.

1577
02:41:26,630 --> 02:41:28,230
We have our redwoods. We have the ocean.

1578
02:41:28,330 --> 02:41:31,110
We have the cleanest river in the United States.

1579
02:41:32,130 --> 02:41:37,010
But we also need to start thinking about what attractions that we can do to highlight that.

1580
02:41:37,710 --> 02:41:42,590
Lighthouses are something that people all across the world really want to gravitate towards.

1581
02:41:42,790 --> 02:41:43,670
They really want to see.

1582
02:41:44,150 --> 02:41:46,610
And this is a lighthouse that we could do that.

1583
02:41:46,610 --> 02:41:58,650
And the preservation society is asking for this money to be able to relocate the helicopters here to three times a year to be able to provide those tours.

1584
02:41:59,390 --> 02:42:06,430
They haven't been able to do the tours in the last few years with the exception of this last spring because of that cost.

1585
02:42:06,430 --> 02:42:16,590
So, this is just to kind of pump a little bit of money into this, to actually then add to how we can get that return on investment here in Donark County.

1586
02:42:16,710 --> 02:42:25,590
One more major experience that we can do that will bring people here, then to stay in our hotels, eat at our restaurants, and spend money in our community.

1587
02:42:26,110 --> 02:42:33,290
So, I believe it's a very small amount of money to be requesting and I am asking the board to support their request.

1588
02:42:35,130 --> 02:42:37,750
This is just a one time, it's not annual.

1589
02:42:37,790 --> 02:42:41,410
It is annual, the way it is worded is an annual thing.

1590
02:42:42,930 --> 02:42:49,790
We could do, we could make it to where it is a one time thing with the caveat that next

1591
02:42:49,790 --> 02:42:55,950
year they come forward prior to us determining our budget and provide us more documentation

1592
02:42:55,950 --> 02:43:00,170
and more verification on if this was successful or not.

1593
02:43:00,170 --> 02:43:06,270
I certainly think that's a fair compromise if the board is willing to consider this $20,000.

1594
02:43:09,560 --> 02:43:17,780
By short, I was just going to say that if it is an expensive venture to take them on,

1595
02:43:17,860 --> 02:43:24,540
I believe we would be attracting a group of people that would have the ability to spend

1596
02:43:24,540 --> 02:43:31,360
some money in our county and I think this would be a good investment in our county.

1597
02:43:31,360 --> 02:43:41,560
Similar to your report out this morning about the film commission, we invested in that and it pays off.

1598
02:43:42,040 --> 02:43:46,520
So I agree that this should be something we should seriously consider.

1599
02:43:47,120 --> 02:43:56,020
And if we desire to discuss whether it's a one time or an ongoing, I would love to have that conversation as well.

1600
02:43:56,420 --> 02:43:59,360
But this seems like it would be a good investment in our county.

1601
02:44:00,200 --> 02:44:06,300
I do appreciate the kind of the compromise idea because then every time Mr. Zimmerman comes

1602
02:44:06,300 --> 02:44:10,800
back, I like how he shows us what the money did, what it went to, kind of our return

1603
02:44:10,800 --> 02:44:11,580
our investment.

1604
02:44:11,820 --> 02:44:15,320
And I know he's mentioned in the hopes that once they're established, you know, they'd

1605
02:44:15,320 --> 02:44:17,980
be just an ongoing, you know, they wouldn't need help anymore.

1606
02:44:18,640 --> 02:44:22,880
So I do like the idea of the compromise that way we guarantee you come back for next year.

1607
02:44:23,540 --> 02:44:25,200
But yeah, that would be...

1608
02:44:25,200 --> 02:44:29,000
I'm prepared to make a motion of that if you would like for that to happen.

1609
02:44:29,180 --> 02:44:30,100
Let's hear some public comment.

1610
02:44:30,280 --> 02:44:30,520
Okay.

1611
02:44:30,660 --> 02:44:31,160
If you don't mind waiting.

1612
02:44:32,440 --> 02:44:33,020
Public comment?

1613
02:44:44,340 --> 02:44:50,700
Usually when you're talking about helicopter trips out to lighthouse as you're talking about people that have some money to spend in the first place.

1614
02:44:51,420 --> 02:44:58,840
And so why does the public have to support that kind of an activity that would be the question I would have initially when.

1615
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:05,640
Pretty clearly these people can afford to do that in their own right if there's that offer.

1616
02:45:07,720 --> 02:45:29,280
I'm getting the impression that it's not necessarily that that initially is the problem. It's getting the helicopter to come for a brief period of time in the first place. And if that cost can't be incorporated into the cost of using the helicopter to go out to or the lighthouse.

1617
02:45:30,280 --> 02:45:39,360
then I don't know how it can ever become a profitable venture. So I mean there are a lot of things that you

1618
02:45:40,140 --> 02:45:47,480
haven't even bothered to consider with respect to you know what kind of interest there has from the public

1619
02:45:47,480 --> 02:45:55,340
in going out to the lighthouse on a helicopter whether it's an ongoing thing whether it'll last for more than a year or two

1620
02:45:55,340 --> 02:46:01,380
whether it'll actually produce the kinds of benefits to the community that you're talking about in terms of

1621
02:46:02,060 --> 02:46:08,840
hotels and restaurants and money spent here. I mean it seems like this is more of a private

1622
02:46:08,840 --> 02:46:14,920
enterprise type of operation rather than a government funded operation even though you're only

1623
02:46:15,660 --> 02:46:24,980
funding it in a token amount. It just doesn't play very well for the benefit of the

1624
02:46:24,980 --> 02:46:37,640
in all pervasive sense, it seems like it's very specific and very developed around a very tiny

1625
02:46:37,640 --> 02:46:44,220
percentage of the overall population here. Not many people locally are going to be afford to go

1626
02:46:44,220 --> 02:46:51,800
on a helicopter ride out at the at the lighthouse and for that from that standpoint, it would seem

1627
02:46:51,800 --> 02:46:59,040
like those that can afford ought to be paying their their their full share. They ought to be paying

1628
02:46:59,040 --> 02:47:06,460
their way instead of depending on the public to help finance their little extravagant eventually

1629
02:47:06,460 --> 02:47:08,040
lighthouse. Thank you.

1630
02:47:13,570 --> 02:47:18,490
Good afternoon board members. My name is Liz Zabo and my husband and I retired

1631
02:47:18,490 --> 02:47:23,610
and moved here almost three years ago for the abundance of outdoor activities. After seeing the

1632
02:47:23,610 --> 02:47:28,470
lighthouse for the first time, I immediately became a member of the Museum Historical Society.

1633
02:47:29,010 --> 02:47:33,950
On my first visit to the museum, I was pleasantly surprised to see the first order Fresnel

1634
02:47:33,950 --> 02:47:40,070
lens from the lighthouse prominently displayed. I frequently visit the museum just to see this

1635
02:47:40,070 --> 02:47:46,670
focal point and fascinating piece of history. My good fortune this last January was to be able to become

1636
02:47:46,670 --> 02:47:53,010
a volunteer with the lighthouse preservation society. Aside from being impressed by the good work that

1637
02:47:53,010 --> 02:47:59,110
they do, I was also on a mission to learn all I could about this local treasure. I enjoyed

1638
02:47:59,110 --> 02:48:04,970
reading The Sentinel of the Seas by Dennis Powers. It was a spellbinding account of the history

1639
02:48:04,970 --> 02:48:11,450
of the St. George Light. The lighthouse is not only a local treasure and need of preservation

1640
02:48:11,450 --> 02:48:18,010
but it is of huge interest to tourists as well as a beacon for local mariners. This is why it

1641
02:48:18,010 --> 02:48:24,670
be preserved for our local community and for future generations. Local history is what makes this

1642
02:48:24,670 --> 02:48:31,570
county unique. The lighthouse is a picturesque part of our area. Every chance I get to see it

1643
02:48:31,570 --> 02:48:38,030
it further intrigues me with its historical significance. To learn more I encourage everyone to visit

1644
02:48:38,030 --> 02:48:44,710
the museum or the library for further information or contact the lighthouse preservation society

1645
02:48:44,710 --> 02:48:47,850
which is lucky to have many local experts.

1646
02:48:48,410 --> 02:48:54,110
Thank you for acknowledging our preservation efforts as we are a focused and dedicated team of individuals.

1647
02:48:54,590 --> 02:48:55,270
Thank you.

1648
02:49:03,240 --> 02:49:04,020
Board, I'm Mike.

1649
02:49:05,280 --> 02:49:09,180
I'm here not as a school board member or as the chair of the Republican Party.

1650
02:49:09,340 --> 02:49:14,880
I'm here as an individual to go ahead and I appreciate that you want to approve this request.

1651
02:49:15,380 --> 02:49:17,840
I think it's needed for a couple of reasons.

1652
02:49:17,840 --> 02:49:23,380
One, we actually, we bought a ticket for the helicopter ride for my daughter.

1653
02:49:24,300 --> 02:49:29,600
She went out there, she was able to take pictures, she loved it, and the reason she loved

1654
02:49:29,600 --> 02:49:31,540
it so much is because it is history.

1655
02:49:32,260 --> 02:49:33,000
We love history.

1656
02:49:33,080 --> 02:49:35,840
We go all over the nation to visit historical places.

1657
02:49:36,800 --> 02:49:42,060
Every time we have guests here from out of town, we point that out to them.

1658
02:49:42,900 --> 02:49:48,440
With this type of a grant to help them, to facilitate this, more people when they come

1659
02:49:48,440 --> 02:49:52,820
there will be more prepared to actually take these trips with it.

1660
02:49:53,700 --> 02:49:59,380
The thing that this also helps do is you know when fundraising and in grant writing, the

1661
02:49:59,380 --> 02:50:03,320
more grants you get, the more likely you're able to go ahead and get additional grants.

1662
02:50:03,920 --> 02:50:06,040
And this is part of that step to do it.

1663
02:50:07,120 --> 02:50:10,560
I think it's a necessary thing for our community.

1664
02:50:11,860 --> 02:50:17,420
I'm planning on buying more tickets, and as long as we know that helicopter is here and

1665
02:50:17,420 --> 02:50:21,080
can go out and take some of our friends out there, they will do the same thing.

1666
02:50:21,720 --> 02:50:26,180
But if it can't be guaranteed, if there's no way to do that, a lot of people when they

1667
02:50:26,180 --> 02:50:28,680
just come here, they're going to be looking at the trees, they're going to be looking at

1668
02:50:28,680 --> 02:50:33,080
going out to the beach, they're going to be doing those type of things, and they won't

1669
02:50:33,080 --> 02:50:33,840
talk about.

1670
02:50:33,840 --> 02:50:36,720
Now, they won't be able to know they can fly out there.

1671
02:50:37,540 --> 02:50:44,280
Every time we have visitors, we go to the museum because it is so full of the history of this area.

1672
02:50:45,320 --> 02:50:50,180
So I just want to go ahead and ask you to support this effort.

1673
02:50:50,900 --> 02:50:56,540
I think it's an essential effort to go ahead and let the historic society go another step forward,

1674
02:50:56,980 --> 02:50:59,420
because I know they have plans to do other grants.

1675
02:50:59,920 --> 02:51:14,120
And I know there are people that, you know, that I know that are willing to look at those grants and this is a major step if we get a local grant, it shows those on the federal level that they really want it, they'll take care of it, they'll do the things that are necessary.

1676
02:51:14,940 --> 02:51:16,660
Thank you, I appreciate your support.

1677
02:51:24,500 --> 02:51:25,920
Good afternoon, my name is Brent Russell.

1678
02:51:25,920 --> 02:51:29,940
First, I'd like to thank you all for your public service and the sacrifice that requires

1679
02:51:29,940 --> 02:51:30,340
a view.

1680
02:51:30,920 --> 02:51:36,480
While I'm not a resident of Del Norte County, my family and I and many friends of ours

1681
02:51:36,480 --> 02:51:39,140
enjoy visiting Crescent City area at least annually.

1682
02:51:39,660 --> 02:51:44,320
Our visits here and that of many other families and individuals help support the local economy

1683
02:51:44,320 --> 02:51:45,300
and jobs in the area.

1684
02:51:46,120 --> 02:51:50,760
I am thankful for the city and county's response in resolving issues no matter how small,

1685
02:51:50,760 --> 02:51:56,720
making Del Norte County or Del Norte County feel like a safe and fun and family-friendly destination.

1686
02:51:57,700 --> 02:52:03,520
In all this, your county holds a lot of historical value and many of your historical places paint

1687
02:52:03,520 --> 02:52:08,900
a picture that keeps bringing me and others back. I have spoken with many people who visit here just

1688
02:52:08,900 --> 02:52:16,120
for that reason. In all, the St. George Reef Lighthouse is one of these special places and I and others

1689
02:52:16,120 --> 02:52:21,180
have been others I have spoken to have made special visits to your county just to or this

1690
02:52:21,180 --> 02:52:25,640
amazing and breathtaking piece of history. The further plans for education are also an exciting

1691
02:52:25,640 --> 02:52:30,980
addition. I would like for this historical place to be preserved as part of the allure of your county.

1692
02:52:31,580 --> 02:52:37,380
Please consider approving this support request by the St. George Reflight House Preservation Society.

1693
02:52:37,960 --> 02:52:42,280
I can personally attest that my own visits have supported the county in the ways that they have

1694
02:52:42,280 --> 02:52:44,080
mentioned on the application. Thank you.

1695
02:52:53,390 --> 02:52:57,210
Hi. So we were just talking about how we don't have money.

1696
02:52:57,510 --> 02:53:01,770
So it's not about history, it's not about that's not really the question it's where do you get

1697
02:53:01,770 --> 02:53:06,650
the money to do the preservation. So I believe that they have tons of opportunity to do fun raising.

1698
02:53:06,970 --> 02:53:12,310
It's what $20,000 ask. That can be done. I mean, they can partner with the Chamber of Commerce,

1699
02:53:12,730 --> 02:53:18,510
the harbor, the school district, the museum itself. They could be promoting more membership

1700
02:53:18,510 --> 02:53:24,010
it in that society to preserve the lighthouse, they could be promoting more membership in

1701
02:53:24,010 --> 02:53:29,910
the museum so that people can pay for the museum, they could have special fees or something,

1702
02:53:30,330 --> 02:53:34,150
they could do a promotion at the museum, they could do like a whole week of like promoting

1703
02:53:34,150 --> 02:53:38,130
it or something through our existing channels without paying extra money.

1704
02:53:38,950 --> 02:53:43,510
I mean, this is something they should be able to do without asking for the county to allocate

1705
02:53:43,510 --> 02:53:44,350
money from the budget.

1706
02:53:44,350 --> 02:53:45,270
That's all I have to say.

1707
02:53:45,270 --> 02:53:50,130
And it's not about we don't appreciate the history. We all appreciate the history. There's a lot of value there

1708
02:53:50,130 --> 02:53:55,570
But $20,000 should be coming from the people because remember government is paid by taxpayers

1709
02:53:55,570 --> 02:54:02,550
There's not a lot of taxpayers here. I'm one of them because I have a house. I'm not a landlord. I don't own tons and tons of stuff

1710
02:54:02,550 --> 02:54:04,730
I get highly taxed

1711
02:54:04,730 --> 02:54:08,470
Okay, so there's very few people paying and I know we have TOT tax

1712
02:54:08,470 --> 02:54:12,350
But this is something that should already be promoted through all the chamber stuff that they do

1713
02:54:12,350 --> 02:54:22,950
I mean, that's what the chamber does. They have all kinds of publications and things where they're promoting our area. So I don't understand and they're not here. So I can't ask them, but this can be done.

1714
02:54:23,230 --> 02:54:30,690
Other ways easily is the point and I don't think that we need to be earmarking money for this.

1715
02:54:39,970 --> 02:54:41,350
My name is Marla Benson.

1716
02:54:41,350 --> 02:54:48,870
I'm the Chief Financial Officer for the Preservation Society, and I want to read a letter

1717
02:54:48,870 --> 02:54:53,310
from our Vice President, Richard Hoff, he was not able to attend today.

1718
02:54:54,150 --> 02:55:00,130
So to the Honourable Members of the Board of Supervisors of Del Norte County, St. George

1719
02:55:00,130 --> 02:55:03,010
Reef Lighthouse is an amazing historic landmark.

1720
02:55:03,470 --> 02:55:09,750
It stands as a historical sentinel for not only to passing boats and ships, but also to

1721
02:55:09,750 --> 02:55:14,130
the populations of Del Norte and Curry counties. When my wife and

1722
02:55:16,400 --> 02:55:22,120
I, when my wife and I first moved here

1723
02:55:22,120 --> 02:55:29,660
in 2022, I saw the structure out off the coast and I was in awe. That was the day that I knew that

1724
02:55:29,660 --> 02:55:36,420
I wanted to be involved in the preservation of this amazing building. The preservation society is

1725
02:55:36,420 --> 02:55:43,080
asking for $20,000 a year in order to help fund helicopter tours, but also to continue to raise

1726
02:55:43,080 --> 02:55:49,240
awareness of this magnificent building. During our presentation in July to this very board,

1727
02:55:49,840 --> 02:55:55,380
I shared with the board a bit of a lighthouse history and what the preservation side is trying

1728
02:55:55,380 --> 02:56:02,400
to accomplish, helicopter services are not cheap. Creating awareness is not cheap. As we continue our

1729
02:56:02,400 --> 02:56:08,320
outreach and continue to work with grant writing. We will see great changes in our financial status

1730
02:56:08,320 --> 02:56:16,660
and ability to move forward. The most important aspect of St. George replied House is its historical

1731
02:56:16,660 --> 02:56:22,740
value. This building can never be replaced. As a community, we have the responsibility to preserve

1732
02:56:22,740 --> 02:56:29,280
this building for future generations. We cannot let it deteriorate further. We must show our community

1733
02:56:29,280 --> 02:56:33,100
that our history matters and make this memorial of the past

1734
02:56:33,100 --> 02:56:37,160
monument of the future and velvet to all who wish to see it.

1735
02:56:37,500 --> 02:56:40,300
This is not an easy task, but this is a new beginning

1736
02:56:40,300 --> 02:56:43,660
and with the support of the Delant County Board of Supervisors

1737
02:56:43,660 --> 02:56:47,840
we can and will take the step to future the St. George Reef Lighthouse.

1738
02:56:48,160 --> 02:56:51,800
Please stand with us and vote in favor of this funding request

1739
02:56:51,800 --> 02:56:54,580
and support this important and historical beacon

1740
02:56:54,580 --> 02:56:54,700
Thank you.

1741
02:57:06,580 --> 02:57:07,620
Good afternoon.

1742
02:57:08,500 --> 02:57:11,620
I've sat where Mr. Howard is sitting now.

1743
02:57:12,140 --> 02:57:13,520
Although, if you don't know,

1744
02:57:14,040 --> 02:57:16,960
it has been an interesting discussion on the lighthouse,

1745
02:57:16,960 --> 02:57:19,080
but I want you to look at your seal.

1746
02:57:20,480 --> 02:57:22,440
And what happens to be there?

1747
02:57:22,680 --> 02:57:23,980
It is a bit out of scale,

1748
02:57:23,980 --> 02:57:25,840
and it's not really where it is.

1749
02:57:26,600 --> 02:57:28,860
It is six and a half miles off shore.

1750
02:57:29,620 --> 02:57:31,200
It's something for me personally,

1751
02:57:31,200 --> 02:57:38,120
is the other image there with the Pactrain. I was part of trying to rebuild the original

1752
02:57:38,120 --> 02:57:45,980
Kelsey trail that helped put this county on the map. It was finished in 1855. That connected

1753
02:57:45,980 --> 02:57:54,680
this directly inland with the gold on the climate river and beyond, and it made this port incredibly

1754
02:57:54,680 --> 02:58:01,880
busy and which preceded the lighthouse, of course. One thing that is missing here, I've

1755
02:58:01,880 --> 02:58:09,360
been the head wiki or the lightkeeper out there seems like a thousand years, but it's been since

1756
02:58:09,360 --> 02:58:17,700
before 2016. We have been trying to keep that light on. It is difficult. Yes, we want tourists out

1757
02:58:17,700 --> 02:58:25,220
there and want that. In this day and age and right now, we need light. And to me, that's

1758
02:58:25,220 --> 02:58:31,880
what that represents. It's us. I look at that lighthouse and I see this county. I see the

1759
02:58:31,880 --> 02:58:39,720
struggles we go through. I see our remoteness of difficult it is just to get up in the morning,

1760
02:58:40,200 --> 02:58:46,740
keep things going here. This is a small investment. One of the things we're missing is our local

1761
02:58:46,740 --> 02:58:52,800
fishing fleet they use that light to line their pots up to know where they are out there when it's

1762
02:58:52,800 --> 02:59:01,560
midnight and pitch black that's the light comes on it shows them where they are so I don't

1763
02:59:01,560 --> 02:59:09,200
really can't add anything other than as a citizen this is what we should be doing is accounting this

1764
02:59:09,200 --> 02:59:16,680
will benefit all of us I would love to say that everybody can say yes to that there are always

1765
02:59:16,680 --> 02:59:22,360
can be people that say no, but I would tell you that the vast majority of people in this

1766
02:59:22,360 --> 02:59:26,080
community and in this room will say yes to this. Thank you.

1767
02:59:37,460 --> 02:59:43,380
Chair Borge's and other supervisors. My name is Christine and I'm here to say that I think

1768
02:59:43,380 --> 02:59:49,320
the lighthouse really needs some help. I was very fortunate this year to go out there. So

1769
02:59:49,320 --> 02:59:57,380
So the feeling that you get out there, you can't put a price on, you just can't, and

1770
02:59:57,380 --> 02:59:59,220
I think it is our responsibility.

1771
03:00:00,430 --> 03:00:30,410
This is part of the historical registry for the United States. This is not a small thing. And when we invest in something, it shows others that we care. We have to show we care first before others can jump on board with us. And I agree with everything that's been said today. You guys are amazing. You've talked about recovery. You've talked about suicide. And now we can talk about something.

1772
03:00:30,410 --> 03:00:34,510
I mean, it's just a little bit lighter, but really meaningful.

1773
03:00:35,070 --> 03:00:38,670
It's meaningful for me because I've only lived here 12 years

1774
03:00:39,250 --> 03:00:42,730
and that part of the ocean holds me.

1775
03:00:43,190 --> 03:00:45,110
It always has and it always will.

1776
03:00:45,750 --> 03:00:47,830
And I know people that visit here,

1777
03:00:48,110 --> 03:00:49,570
it's the first thing I want to talk about.

1778
03:00:49,950 --> 03:00:52,410
The oceans, the redwoods, they speak for themselves.

1779
03:00:53,330 --> 03:00:54,410
They don't need help.

1780
03:00:54,870 --> 03:00:56,270
People are drawn to them.

1781
03:00:56,670 --> 03:00:58,490
I want people to be drawn to the lighthouse.

1782
03:00:58,490 --> 03:01:05,930
us. I'm passionate about it. It's such a wonderful thing that we have that I

1783
03:01:05,930 --> 03:01:10,810
think we're neglecting. We don't want to neglect that. That's part of us. And I

1784
03:01:10,810 --> 03:01:16,130
say us, even though I wasn't born and raised here, I feel it's part of me. So

1785
03:01:16,130 --> 03:01:16,550
thank you.

1786
03:01:29,340 --> 03:01:36,880
Good afternoon. I'm Jacques Keppner. I'm a syndicated radio

1787
03:01:36,880 --> 03:01:42,000
of Broadcaster, the Doc and Jacques show, broadcast up and down the, the, uh,

1788
03:01:42,260 --> 03:01:47,460
coast. And one of our favorite guests is none other than John Zimmerman, who's been on

1789
03:01:47,460 --> 03:01:53,880
many times and who has spawned a new radio show, which will be coming to your radio waves

1790
03:01:53,880 --> 03:01:56,660
here in the future and will be syndicated internationally,

1791
03:01:57,100 --> 03:02:02,700
called the Lighthouse Radio. And he and I are going to be talking about the mystique and the wonder and

1792
03:02:02,700 --> 03:02:09,480
the beauty of lighthouses around the world and it's going to bring attention and it's

1793
03:02:09,480 --> 03:02:15,460
always going to start off with one mention of what Del Norte's own lighthouse. Clark,

1794
03:02:15,560 --> 03:02:19,800
you stole the thunder from me. I was going to say right above us, we have two towers. We

1795
03:02:19,800 --> 03:02:24,280
have the Redwoods. We have Hyperion, which is the largest tree of the world. We have this

1796
03:02:24,280 --> 03:02:30,960
amazing lighthouse, which all of us have to cherish and know that it's not going to be

1797
03:02:30,960 --> 03:02:36,740
be staying here forever unless it is taken care of. I think you should invest in the

1798
03:02:36,740 --> 03:02:43,680
psychonic lighthouse. This incredible historical piece to make it part of

1799
03:02:43,680 --> 03:02:48,720
Del Norte own it. Why not? Look what you have outside the chamber doors to go

1800
03:02:48,720 --> 03:02:53,500
and get bridged. Gee is that associated with San Francisco or not? I'm a San Francisco

1801
03:02:53,500 --> 03:03:00,200
it is. San Francisco it is truly. So make that lighthouse part of this

1802
03:03:00,200 --> 03:03:07,700
incredible Del Nort County. Make it a part of the soul of everyone and let's

1803
03:03:07,700 --> 03:03:14,440
just not talk about helicopter costs. Both tours can be soon given out there

1804
03:03:14,440 --> 03:03:18,040
which would afford many more people. I could see children in the future going

1805
03:03:18,040 --> 03:03:24,180
out in groups of 10 and 20 to go out and circle that beautiful iconic historical

1806
03:03:24,760 --> 03:03:30,840
landmark. So bring that shining beacon. Let it shine. Let it shine fully. Again,

1807
03:03:31,060 --> 03:03:38,920
thanks for what you all have done to our Del Nords Lighthouse. I can't thank you

1808
03:03:38,920 --> 03:03:44,460
enough. Let's own it. Let's own it. And with that, I leave you with three words.

1809
03:03:44,600 --> 03:03:51,900
We could invest in it. We could support it. And then guess what? We will reap the

1810
03:03:51,900 --> 03:03:54,480
rewards of a great lighthouse.

1811
03:03:54,640 --> 03:03:55,300
Thank you so much.

1812
03:04:05,220 --> 03:04:06,960
Just can't get rid of me, can ya?

1813
03:04:08,880 --> 03:04:11,280
This year marks the 40th anniversary

1814
03:04:11,280 --> 03:04:12,740
of the establishment of St. George

1815
03:04:12,740 --> 03:04:14,700
Review Flight House, Preservation Society.

1816
03:04:15,680 --> 03:04:18,720
From its founding in 1986, it took 10 years

1817
03:04:18,720 --> 03:04:20,600
to establish governmental authorization

1818
03:04:20,600 --> 03:04:21,880
to access the lighthouse,

1819
03:04:22,320 --> 03:04:24,820
going through the General Service Administration,

1820
03:04:25,480 --> 03:04:26,440
Department of Interior,

1821
03:04:27,040 --> 03:04:28,080
Department of Fish and Game,

1822
03:04:28,540 --> 03:04:29,560
the National Park Service,

1823
03:04:29,560 --> 03:04:32,540
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

1824
03:04:33,560 --> 03:04:38,920
The following ten years, our organization worked to meet government requirements by conducting

1825
03:04:38,920 --> 03:04:44,500
bird studies to satisfy the Department of Fish and Game and later convincing the Federal

1826
03:04:44,500 --> 03:04:50,580
Aviation Administration that our helicopter landing area met Federal safety guidelines.

1827
03:04:51,700 --> 03:04:57,220
During this time our volunteers achieved historic status, historical status for the lighthouse,

1828
03:04:57,220 --> 03:05:00,340
We moved debris from the site, fabricated railings,

1829
03:05:00,540 --> 03:05:01,900
duplicated from original drawings.

1830
03:05:02,520 --> 03:05:04,320
We built the land and room and we let the beacon.

1831
03:05:05,260 --> 03:05:08,280
At the time, several docent led tours were conducted.

1832
03:05:09,120 --> 03:05:11,280
Bringing out several hundred tourists over a period

1833
03:05:11,280 --> 03:05:14,920
between 1996 and 2018, even though the lighthouse

1834
03:05:14,920 --> 03:05:19,480
wasn't the cesspool 12 of those years due to environmental

1835
03:05:19,480 --> 03:05:22,100
and safety reviews by the FAA and fishing gang.

1836
03:05:23,080 --> 03:05:25,380
We had just resumed getting things going again

1837
03:05:25,380 --> 03:05:30,580
and when NOAA required a new renewal of their authorization for access, which took two

1838
03:05:30,580 --> 03:05:35,360
more years to achieve. So, and after this was done, our society's founder, Guy Tauri,

1839
03:05:35,400 --> 03:05:40,500
passed away, then COVID stopped everything. Now, you might wonder why I'm going through

1840
03:05:40,500 --> 03:05:47,400
this narrative regarding our past challenges. It illustrates two things. First of all, it demonstrates

1841
03:05:47,400 --> 03:05:52,880
our total commitment to the project no matter the difficulties. Secondly, the continued interest

1842
03:05:52,880 --> 03:05:58,700
in our project across the country ensures its staying power as a tourist draw and its historical

1843
03:05:58,700 --> 03:06:05,600
significance. Even after lengthy times, access was impossible, the our lighthouse tours remain

1844
03:06:05,600 --> 03:06:12,020
very properly when available. This has been demonstrated by our fairing close to 400 people out to the

1845
03:06:12,020 --> 03:06:18,020
lighthouse these last three years. We have recently done several things to take the organization to

1846
03:06:18,020 --> 03:06:23,400
the next level. Number one, we have an improved presence with social media, webpages, email

1847
03:06:23,400 --> 03:06:27,720
blasts, and newsletters. Number two, our board is working on several grant and social

1848
03:06:27,720 --> 03:06:33,680
media fundraising methods to raise awareness and revenue. Number three, we continue to do

1849
03:06:33,680 --> 03:06:38,760
lighthouse lectures, newspaper articles, radio talks, and promote both St. George and

1850
03:06:38,760 --> 03:06:44,900
battery point lighthouses. Finally, what will an investment of the county funds make

1851
03:06:44,900 --> 03:06:49,040
How does it benefit the community?

1852
03:06:49,800 --> 03:06:55,420
Number one, having helicopter access is essential to bring consultants and grant running personnel.

1853
03:06:55,420 --> 03:06:58,460
This is the last page personnel to the lighthouse.

1854
03:06:59,260 --> 03:07:03,380
An investment from the county helps with financing the round trip for the helicopter.

1855
03:07:04,180 --> 03:07:14,880
Two, once we raise the funds for restoration work, local merchants and craftsmen alike will benefit from increased revenue and job opportunities from work on this project.

1856
03:07:14,880 --> 03:07:22,880
Also, a great deal of money is spent locally by tourists coming to see the Lighthouse as well as other tourist destinations in Delnar County.

1857
03:07:23,420 --> 03:07:34,540
Three, in conclusion, and the future, our local schools at every level will be able to experience this historical engineering marvel as well as conduct nature studies at this site.

1858
03:07:35,200 --> 03:07:39,920
We at the Society believe this project warrants the board's budgetary consideration.

1859
03:07:40,300 --> 03:07:40,540
Thanks.

1860
03:07:41,040 --> 03:07:41,760
Thank you.

1861
03:07:41,760 --> 03:07:42,700
Hey,

1862
03:07:46,330 --> 03:07:46,990
was that everybody?

1863
03:07:48,450 --> 03:07:49,310
One more?

1864
03:07:50,250 --> 03:07:51,210
Okay, come on down.

1865
03:08:03,760 --> 03:08:10,680
I'm the only one left of the original group to save it.

1866
03:08:10,900 --> 03:08:12,960
Bob Bullen, I towers.

1867
03:08:13,840 --> 03:08:18,540
Anyway, Bob Bullen heard that they had plans for the White House.

1868
03:08:19,080 --> 03:08:20,540
So we removed the plans.

1869
03:08:20,540 --> 03:08:26,100
And then we heard the Sierra Club was going to blow it up.

1870
03:08:28,620 --> 03:08:35,400
So for Seedline Habitat, and so we fought like hell.

1871
03:08:36,220 --> 03:08:44,660
And then in 1992, it turned 100 years old, and then we got it under the historical register.

1872
03:08:45,980 --> 03:08:53,900
But we pissed off a lot of these agencies that are controlled by the CR Club and they've

1873
03:08:53,900 --> 03:08:57,740
been on our back ever since and it's been a struggle.

1874
03:08:59,040 --> 03:09:05,160
We've had garage sales and everything, you know, to keep it going.

1875
03:09:05,820 --> 03:09:13,420
Even had that mural down on the first race, former's, the big miracles there.

1876
03:09:13,420 --> 03:09:20,520
Yeah, we find that's anyway a lot of things that we've been doing and but it's

1877
03:09:20,520 --> 03:09:27,200
just when you hire the helicopter most all the money goes to the to the

1878
03:09:27,200 --> 03:09:35,000
helicopter and then we get local people around donate tools and hard

1879
03:09:35,000 --> 03:09:44,680
first doors to help us out. Anyway, I'll be sure you should. I mean this thing costs more than

1880
03:09:44,680 --> 03:09:52,980
high for a towered field. So we need to save it. Thank you. Thank you.

1881
03:09:56,130 --> 03:09:57,630
Okay. Well, close public

1882
03:09:57,630 --> 03:10:05,590
comment. Bring back to the board. Believe Secretary, were you leading this or? Well, after hearing from

1883
03:10:05,590 --> 03:10:09,910
From everybody, I'm really convinced that this needs to be an ongoing contribution.

1884
03:10:10,250 --> 03:10:11,690
So that's where I'm standing today.

1885
03:10:16,490 --> 03:10:26,790
I only rebuttal to that is given the uncertainty of, you know, what a potential budget looks like for next year, I wouldn't mind if they came back again and re-

1886
03:10:26,790 --> 03:10:37,330
you know, brought us, brought this forward depending upon, I know you will, and depending upon how we are doing in the budget, I would feel comfortable doing it on an annual basis.

1887
03:10:37,330 --> 03:10:45,010
renewing annually as more as my being. I'm all forgiving the money today, but it's your

1888
03:10:45,010 --> 03:10:46,370
motion you do as you feel.

1889
03:10:46,850 --> 03:10:53,970
Supervisor Howard, do you know I just I like where you're going the first time. I really

1890
03:10:53,970 --> 03:11:00,450
appreciate as supervisor Clark more pointing out that this is really part of Donald County

1891
03:11:00,450 --> 03:11:09,630
history and symbolizes us to a great extent. But I also want to point out that I think it's

1892
03:11:09,630 --> 03:11:16,090
really important when we make these long-term investments to recognize and be able to speak

1893
03:11:16,090 --> 03:11:24,030
to it when we do. I think Supervisor Starky did a good job this morning in talking about that return

1894
03:11:24,030 --> 03:11:30,310
on investment specific to the film commission. And some of our ongoing efforts there to show what

1895
03:11:30,450 --> 03:11:35,130
our taxpayer dollar is doing as it returns to the county.

1896
03:11:36,550 --> 03:11:41,130
I'm quite certain this has happened as it in regards to the lighthouse.

1897
03:11:41,630 --> 03:11:48,510
But I want to be able to see it physically be able to talk about it as a elected leader here to show what what does that look like.

1898
03:11:49,150 --> 03:11:54,710
Especially as it as it accounts for that new visitor, not necessarily a resident here.

1899
03:11:54,710 --> 03:12:00,330
So, if we can begin to think about that on an annual basis, what that might look like,

1900
03:12:00,510 --> 03:12:06,370
I'm sure the Preservation Society can help get that data together, but as a Supervisor

1901
03:12:06,370 --> 03:12:11,610
Board just stated, I'm definitely willing to go along at least this first shot and reconsider

1902
03:12:11,610 --> 03:12:12,190
it next year.

1903
03:12:15,140 --> 03:12:22,020
Yeah, the only thing I could say is, you know, points of George is a one-of-a-kind.

1904
03:12:22,020 --> 03:12:29,920
there is no other like it. It was built specific and it is unique. And unfortunately, for us,

1905
03:12:30,100 --> 03:12:37,360
the only way to access it or your staff to go out and make repairs or for visitors to go

1906
03:12:37,360 --> 03:12:41,700
is by helicopter. There is no other way to get out there. I mean, you can

1907
03:12:41,700 --> 03:12:49,840
boat around it all you want, but you're not gonna get onto that rock. So this amount of money,

1908
03:12:51,560 --> 03:13:07,880
Basically, I look at it as seed money, helicopters are very expensive, I know I rented a lot of them over my years and to contract with them to bring their equipment over for a dedicated period of time is not cheap, it's not free.

1909
03:13:08,480 --> 03:13:09,540
You have to pay for that.

1910
03:13:09,540 --> 03:13:19,540
I would hopefully you'll coordinate with our Chamber of Commerce and because there

1911
03:13:19,540 --> 03:13:25,060
are cycles to the visitation, there are times when it is very robust and there are times

1912
03:13:25,060 --> 03:13:31,660
when it is, you know, marginal at best, and any coordination that you could make that

1913
03:13:31,660 --> 03:13:38,720
would balance that out to make those opportunities for visitors to go out there for several

1914
03:13:38,720 --> 03:13:44,080
days at a time would be coordinated with those where the opportunity is going to be best for

1915
03:13:44,080 --> 03:13:50,560
you. And the Chamber of Commerce not only would help in promoting it, but would also give you

1916
03:13:50,560 --> 03:13:58,760
information on when would be the best time opportunity to offer such trips out there to the most

1917
03:13:58,760 --> 03:14:05,840
amount of visitors that come into our community. And you know, I would throw that out to you as we

1918
03:14:05,840 --> 03:14:13,020
as we go forward, I think that it is a good utilization of our resources because I believe

1919
03:14:13,020 --> 03:14:21,220
that it will bring the dollars into the organization to make preservation of that most unique

1920
03:14:21,220 --> 03:14:25,300
lighthouse and a treasure to our community to go on and go forward.

1921
03:14:25,520 --> 03:14:26,540
Thank you.

1922
03:14:26,800 --> 03:14:27,400
Okay.

1923
03:14:27,620 --> 03:14:31,840
If anybody has anything else, I would entertain a motion or should I short just a minute?

1924
03:14:31,840 --> 03:14:46,940
Yeah, I was just going to say, because this is kind of a first time kind of donation to the society. I'm more leaning toward the one year and, you know, we have presentations from

1925
03:14:48,760 --> 03:14:56,540
and the Chamber of Commerce and the folks that we deal with in the community on a regular

1926
03:14:56,540 --> 03:14:58,240
basis and they get money from the county.

1927
03:14:58,400 --> 03:14:59,120
So I think it's fair.

1928
03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:29,700
I ask for you guys to come back to us next year and show us what this money did. And then we'll consider it being an ongoing contribution possibly then. So I have every phase that you guys will do a great job in doing that next budget year. So with that, I was going to make the motion that we authorize this.

1929
03:15:29,700 --> 03:15:44,460
uh for a one-time payment and ask the society to uh bring us a presentation and tell us how that went last year um or I mean this for the last year uh representing this coming year.

1930
03:15:45,200 --> 03:15:58,540
Um and also I guess part two contingent on board approval give direction to the county administrative officer and the auditor controller to revise the fiscal year 2627 final recommended budget as applicable.

1931
03:16:02,860 --> 03:16:13,020
I just wanted to not dismiss some of the comments that Mr. Straight made. Don't be afraid to jack those prices up.

1932
03:16:13,700 --> 03:16:23,880
We've got a lot of people that visit here of high net worth. And these are the kind of things that you can't, as people pointed out, do anywhere else in the world.

1933
03:16:23,880 --> 03:16:25,280
So well,

1934
03:16:28,070 --> 03:16:28,950
you might as well come on up.

1935
03:16:29,350 --> 03:16:34,590
We'll allow it since, well, they can't hear you online if you talk from the audience.

1936
03:16:36,930 --> 03:16:41,050
Once we get a lot of grants and I have every belief that eventually we will.

1937
03:16:41,070 --> 03:16:43,190
I just hope I live long enough to see it.

1938
03:16:43,770 --> 03:16:51,130
But once we get some large block grants where we're able to spend a week or two at a time

1939
03:16:51,130 --> 03:16:55,710
working out at the lighthouse, the helicopter will be here anyway and we're going to be able

1940
03:16:55,710 --> 03:17:01,630
to fly people out a lot more often and what my long-term hope but I think that I can speak

1941
03:17:01,630 --> 03:17:07,950
for the board our long-term hope is that we can actually reduce the cost to fly people out some

1942
03:17:07,950 --> 03:17:12,930
people that have families can afford to bring everyone out to see the lighthouse. Right now we

1943
03:17:12,930 --> 03:17:18,510
can afford not to charge what we're charging and we are entertaining a price increase for our next

1944
03:17:19,090 --> 03:17:24,730
flight but we don't want it to become a situation with only a few people can go out there and everybody

1945
03:17:24,730 --> 03:17:28,410
but they also can't because they can't afford the price of the ticket.

1946
03:17:29,050 --> 03:17:31,610
Once we have these two and three week work sessions,

1947
03:17:32,290 --> 03:17:34,090
we will be able to, you know,

1948
03:17:34,190 --> 03:17:37,410
like say, most of the expense will be taken care by the grant

1949
03:17:37,410 --> 03:17:39,250
because we're going to be there anyway,

1950
03:17:39,490 --> 03:17:43,030
and we can incorporate having tourists so that the general public,

1951
03:17:43,030 --> 03:17:46,370
whose taxes always paid to have the thing built in the first place,

1952
03:17:46,570 --> 03:17:48,070
have access to the line-outs.

1953
03:17:48,730 --> 03:17:49,170
Thanks.

1954
03:17:49,790 --> 03:17:50,750
I'm going to start you just a minute.

1955
03:17:50,870 --> 03:17:53,890
I just wanted to make sure that supervisor short's motion

1956
03:17:53,890 --> 03:18:01,150
did include that this will return during the next budget cycle for consideration of another funding cycle.

1957
03:18:02,070 --> 03:18:05,290
Did I miss that? I just wanted to make sure that.

1958
03:18:05,470 --> 03:18:07,150
Do I include that?

1959
03:18:07,330 --> 03:18:08,510
You did not mention it though.

1960
03:18:08,890 --> 03:18:17,450
I do need to amend my motion to reflect that we need to hear that our next budget cycle to reconsider

1961
03:18:17,450 --> 03:18:22,990
this item. I'll withdraw my motion and second. Supervisor Short's new motion.

1962
03:18:26,690 --> 03:18:32,430
Yeah, Chris, you didn't make a motion. You're just withdrawing your second that you're originally made right and then you're

1963
03:18:33,070 --> 03:18:40,250
reclarifying that you're seconding dare is new motion. Yeah, okay. Okay, would you please pull it out now?

1964
03:18:41,390 --> 03:18:50,250
Supervisor Wilson. Yes. Supervisor Starkey. Yes. Supervisor Howard. Yes. Supervisor Short. Yes. Chair Borgis. Yes.

1965
03:18:55,570 --> 03:18:58,210
This will help with your employment numbers, right?

1966
03:18:58,730 --> 03:19:04,710
Thank you guys for being patient and hanging out with us and we will continue on to item

1967
03:19:04,710 --> 03:19:05,350
number 22.

1968
03:19:06,410 --> 03:19:10,490
Consider approval of the county budget team's recommendation to designate and transfer

1969
03:19:10,490 --> 03:19:16,230
measure our funds to the jail rehabilitation justice campus project budget as requested by

1970
03:19:16,230 --> 03:19:19,050
the county administrative officer and the auditor controller.

1971
03:19:19,050 --> 03:19:28,270
And number two, authorize the auditor controller to make the necessary adjustments to the fiscal year 2627 final recommended budget based on board direction, if applicable.

1972
03:19:30,010 --> 03:19:33,530
Okay. Any questions to start us out? Supervisor Starky?

1973
03:19:34,270 --> 03:19:35,710
Supervisor Stark, did you want to?

1974
03:19:35,910 --> 03:19:44,490
Yeah, I'm just fuzzy on this one. I didn't know what the decisions of the tech and the jail workgroup was.

1975
03:19:44,490 --> 03:19:50,750
As this came out, maybe I missed a meeting where this was discussed, but I didn't understand

1976
03:19:50,750 --> 03:19:52,210
what the justice campus was.

1977
03:19:52,390 --> 03:19:58,970
I know we mentioned a little session a little bit ago, but I was thinking our temporary

1978
03:19:58,970 --> 03:20:06,150
solution for when the jail was remodeled to move the adult inmates to the juvenile hall, but

1979
03:20:06,910 --> 03:20:14,050
it seems to be muddled in my mind with the DA's office and probation moving possibly.

1980
03:20:14,050 --> 03:20:19,150
I just was hoping for a little explanation or certification.

1981
03:20:19,510 --> 03:20:22,250
I don't know if I'm the only one that's fuzzy on this or not.

1982
03:20:22,630 --> 03:20:25,050
You know, if you go ahead and fill us still, I mean.

1983
03:20:25,270 --> 03:20:25,970
Yeah, certainly.

1984
03:20:26,370 --> 03:20:30,330
This is really a specific to the unallocated fund balance

1985
03:20:30,330 --> 03:20:32,410
and measure R right now is what we're specifically talking about.

1986
03:20:32,850 --> 03:20:38,730
The board last year in June approved the use of measure R funds for gap funding for the jail project,

1987
03:20:39,090 --> 03:20:43,910
which obviously exceeds any funding we have available designated for capital improvements anyway.

1988
03:20:43,910 --> 03:20:48,770
way. The additional amount of money that's kind of added to this project is now a consideration

1989
03:20:48,770 --> 03:20:52,930
for a justice campus next door to the sheriff's office on the property owned by the county

1990
03:20:52,930 --> 03:20:58,290
to get our departments that are currently in the courthouse out of there. We are continuing

1991
03:20:58,290 --> 03:21:02,870
to pay increased shared costs for that state building based on our square footage in that

1992
03:21:02,870 --> 03:21:07,610
state building. They have significant capital projects coming up that are going to be required

1993
03:21:08,370 --> 03:21:13,730
of us to pay even additional amounts of money for the new roofs and new construction projects

1994
03:21:13,730 --> 03:21:18,890
that are on the docket if they don't forgive those requirements of us to

1995
03:21:18,890 --> 03:21:22,970
contribute to those. We've requested that due to our fiscal constraints and the

1996
03:21:22,970 --> 03:21:26,850
fact that it's a state-owned building. And so this is kind of an alternative to

1997
03:21:26,850 --> 03:21:30,690
that approach of getting those departments out of that facility and into a

1998
03:21:30,690 --> 03:21:34,930
county-owned facility. So it's kind of a long-term solution. There is an actual

1999
03:21:34,930 --> 03:21:38,430
planned presentation coming to the board. This has been discussed at the

2000
03:21:38,430 --> 03:21:41,630
attack level and approved at the attack level in addition to the working group

2001
03:21:41,630 --> 03:21:43,390
that the board established through the TAC,

2002
03:21:43,810 --> 03:21:45,650
it's been an ongoing meeting on a regular basis

2003
03:21:45,650 --> 03:21:48,070
with the sheriff, with probation,

2004
03:21:48,610 --> 03:21:49,970
with the architects, with the engineers,

2005
03:21:50,590 --> 03:21:51,970
in developing this proposal.

2006
03:21:52,530 --> 03:21:54,470
And so there will be a presentation, I believe,

2007
03:21:54,490 --> 03:21:56,770
either at the second meeting in this month

2008
03:21:56,770 --> 03:21:58,250
or the first meeting in October

2009
03:21:58,250 --> 03:22:00,670
to explain this entire project to the board

2010
03:22:00,670 --> 03:22:01,630
and kind of where we're at,

2011
03:22:01,890 --> 03:22:03,310
and the different options that are available.

2012
03:22:03,910 --> 03:22:05,690
The reason the TAC has kind of chosen to go

2013
03:22:05,690 --> 03:22:08,390
towards the justice campus solution

2014
03:22:08,390 --> 03:22:17,550
is that with the current jail construction happening and having to relocate the inmates to Youth Opportunity Center,

2015
03:22:19,350 --> 03:22:29,310
that actually puts the situation where we're going to have a temporary solution for the Youth Opportunity, the reentry division.

2016
03:22:29,950 --> 03:22:35,610
We're kicking them out of their building, basically, in their offices, so we have to have another available space for them.

2017
03:22:35,610 --> 03:22:41,550
So, the alternative is to do a temporary solution on 5th and G to the tune of about $3 million.

2018
03:22:42,350 --> 03:22:48,630
And so the tax decision was why throw away $3 million in preparing that site, putting

2019
03:22:48,630 --> 03:22:52,730
modules on there for a temporary basis when we can in fact do a more long term solution

2020
03:22:52,730 --> 03:22:57,090
for those departments in the courthouse, which will save us long term and having to pay

2021
03:22:57,090 --> 03:23:01,730
a shared cost of all the capital projects that are on the docket for the superior courthouse.

2022
03:23:01,730 --> 03:23:03,950
So that's kind of where that stands right now.

2023
03:23:04,010 --> 03:23:05,410
That's the recommendation from the tech.

2024
03:23:05,750 --> 03:23:07,850
It will be presented to the board in a couple of meetings,

2025
03:23:08,240 --> 03:23:10,130
but this is focused on the measure R funding.

2026
03:23:10,890 --> 03:23:12,790
There's currently about $3.8 million

2027
03:23:13,730 --> 03:23:14,830
unallocated in that fund.

2028
03:23:15,390 --> 03:23:17,790
The board had previously approved using that for gap funding.

2029
03:23:17,790 --> 03:23:20,450
It was subsequently endorsed by the measure

2030
03:23:20,450 --> 03:23:21,930
our oversight and advisory committee.

2031
03:23:22,490 --> 03:23:24,230
And so this is basically just bringing this back

2032
03:23:24,230 --> 03:23:25,830
to the board saying can you specifically

2033
03:23:26,370 --> 03:23:28,750
designate a certain amount to this project

2034
03:23:28,750 --> 03:23:30,010
so we can get it out of measure R.

2035
03:23:30,010 --> 03:23:36,710
get it into the jail rehab project funding then it actually helps us go forward with looking at outside financing because we know how much money

2036
03:23:36,710 --> 03:23:42,090
We have available from a county perspective right now. That's kind of still up in the air and so our external financing

2037
03:23:42,090 --> 03:23:48,690
We need to fund this project is pending also our consultant is kind of waiting for us to determine what we have ultimately on a county level

2038
03:23:48,690 --> 03:23:51,030
And what we needed for that for that gap funding

2039
03:23:51,030 --> 03:23:55,370
So this is asking the board to take two million dollars. It doesn't need it towards this project

2040
03:23:55,370 --> 03:23:59,890
But there's nothing to do with approving or disproving different design models, anything.

2041
03:24:00,070 --> 03:24:01,890
It's just, you're not at all, not at all.

2042
03:24:02,170 --> 03:24:04,150
That full presentation is coming to the board very soon.

2043
03:24:05,050 --> 03:24:05,590
Thank you for that.

2044
03:24:05,730 --> 03:24:09,070
I thought I was maybe going crazy, but the presentation hasn't come yet.

2045
03:24:09,290 --> 03:24:10,690
I guess I'm still okay.

2046
03:24:12,150 --> 03:24:12,650
Very start.

2047
03:24:13,030 --> 03:24:18,470
This is what's concerning to me, is that you just explained it, that should have all been

2048
03:24:18,470 --> 03:24:22,930
in the board report so that we could have come in here prepared to know what you were talking

2049
03:24:22,930 --> 03:24:23,330
about.

2050
03:24:23,330 --> 03:24:26,190
I had to go through and go through every TAC meeting.

2051
03:24:26,390 --> 03:24:29,970
I had to go through past agendas to try and even figure out how we got here.

2052
03:24:30,710 --> 03:24:34,950
And then that's frustrating, you know, because we want to come in here prepared ready to make decisions.

2053
03:24:35,650 --> 03:24:37,790
And there was nothing that prepared us for this.

2054
03:24:38,390 --> 03:24:46,350
What I concluded was that we previously allocated these $2 million to go to the jail rehab project.

2055
03:24:46,910 --> 03:24:52,470
Now are we needed to take that back and put it now into this jail campus or this

2056
03:24:53,410 --> 03:25:01,010
I don't know what you're calling it, criminal campus, justice campus, I'm sorry, the superheroes

2057
03:25:01,010 --> 03:25:01,550
come to mind.

2058
03:25:02,150 --> 03:25:04,550
But are we, is that what you're asking us to do now?

2059
03:25:05,310 --> 03:25:05,450
No.

2060
03:25:06,010 --> 03:25:10,490
The board previously had taken action to use unallocated measure our funds for gap funding

2061
03:25:10,490 --> 03:25:13,430
regardless of whether the board moved forward with a justice campus or not.

2062
03:25:13,910 --> 03:25:18,150
The jail project itself requires gap funding and $2 million doesn't pay for that gap funding.

2063
03:25:18,530 --> 03:25:22,150
So this is literally just asking measure our funds to be dedicated to this project which

2064
03:25:22,150 --> 03:25:24,990
the board has already taken that direction, but you didn't specify amount.

2065
03:25:25,530 --> 03:25:30,930
We are asking to do half of the fund balance essentially leaving 1.8 million in measure

2066
03:25:30,930 --> 03:25:35,130
are for other board priorities and other things that the oversight and advisory committee

2067
03:25:35,130 --> 03:25:36,290
would like to do with the funding.

2068
03:25:36,710 --> 03:25:36,830
Okay.

2069
03:25:37,150 --> 03:25:40,690
So that 2 million that we allocated to the jail still there.

2070
03:25:41,970 --> 03:25:44,630
You have not allocated any specific amounts to the jail.

2071
03:25:45,250 --> 03:25:49,070
This is you had just said that you are okay with using an allocated measure or funding

2072
03:25:49,070 --> 03:25:50,570
for the Capital Improvement Project.

2073
03:25:51,050 --> 03:25:51,250
Okay.

2074
03:25:51,610 --> 03:25:52,390
There was no, there was no.

2075
03:25:52,390 --> 03:25:52,970
We never did it.

2076
03:25:53,150 --> 03:25:53,950
There was an amount specified.

2077
03:25:54,430 --> 03:25:58,290
This is our recommendation to still leave an adequate fund balance and measure our, but

2078
03:25:58,290 --> 03:26:02,450
while also making a commitment to the jail project, which you guys have prioritized by two

2079
03:26:02,450 --> 03:26:06,210
million dollars and putting that in the actual jail improvement fund.

2080
03:26:06,850 --> 03:26:07,190
Okay.

2081
03:26:07,850 --> 03:26:13,990
And so this went from relocating the Youth Opportunity Center to, I, last I heard was the

2082
03:26:13,990 --> 03:26:16,790
VFW Hall to now building a whole campus.

2083
03:26:16,790 --> 03:26:23,430
Yes, that hasn't gone anywhere yet, that's going to be a recommendation for two million

2084
03:26:23,430 --> 03:26:24,250
getting us right now.

2085
03:26:24,550 --> 03:26:29,730
It's helping provide gap funding for the jail project with or without the Justice Campus

2086
03:26:29,730 --> 03:26:31,030
is over $11 million.

2087
03:26:31,370 --> 03:26:34,150
We currently have $5 million set aside for the jail project.

2088
03:26:34,350 --> 03:26:38,110
So we have $6 million that we have to come up with in gap funding regardless of whether

2089
03:26:38,110 --> 03:26:39,450
or not you move forward with the Justice Campus.

2090
03:26:40,230 --> 03:26:44,830
This $2 million only puts $2 million towards that $6 million for the jail rehab.

2091
03:26:44,830 --> 03:26:49,070
So it leaves us with 4 million that we still have to figure out correct and

2092
03:26:49,990 --> 03:26:55,770
That's where you're saying that if we at least have this it puts us in a better position to go out and look for funding

2093
03:26:55,770 --> 03:27:00,590
To borrow correct it reduces the amount. We'd actually have to borrow. Okay. Thank you

2094
03:27:01,070 --> 03:27:04,290
Again, I really would like these presentations before

2095
03:27:05,990 --> 03:27:07,550
So that we're not in the dark

2096
03:27:11,170 --> 03:27:12,510
Okay, anything else?

2097
03:27:12,930 --> 03:27:14,390
Public comment talk

2098
03:27:19,770 --> 03:27:21,210
about not being in the dark

2099
03:27:22,210 --> 03:27:29,750
I mean, I've complained for years about the report that are given for individual items

2100
03:27:29,750 --> 03:27:37,630
on the consent agenda about how limp-rested they are and about how you may understand

2101
03:27:37,630 --> 03:27:37,910
it.

2102
03:27:38,070 --> 03:27:42,830
You may be able to get questions answered, but it certainly doesn't happen on the public

2103
03:27:42,830 --> 03:27:43,270
level.

2104
03:27:43,870 --> 03:27:50,750
We read the, well, some of us anyway read the board reports and are no more informed prior

2105
03:27:50,750 --> 03:27:55,490
reading them then after you finish reading them. Sometimes the supplemental

2106
03:27:55,490 --> 03:28:03,050
documentation that comes along with it is equally obscure. So now here you're

2107
03:28:03,050 --> 03:28:10,310
talking about gap funding for a capital improvement project. You've just

2108
03:28:10,310 --> 03:28:16,070
approved the airport authority, some gap funding. How many other special districts

2109
03:28:16,070 --> 03:28:20,530
are going to require gap funding from the county before you finally realize

2110
03:28:20,530 --> 03:28:27,250
that you don't have enough to go around it I mean I don't have a problem with

2111
03:28:27,250 --> 03:28:31,350
that what you're doing particularly but the transparency is non-existent

2112
03:28:31,350 --> 03:28:35,330
I mean most people that come to a board meeting like this wouldn't know

2113
03:28:35,330 --> 03:28:39,650
what the heck you're talking about let alone understand even with the

2114
03:28:39,650 --> 03:28:48,090
explanation that the the CAO has given it's still rather obscure about what

2115
03:28:48,090 --> 03:28:52,030
what you're doing. Are you going to spend the money on the jail? Are you going to spend

2116
03:28:52,030 --> 03:28:57,890
the money on the justice campus? Are you not going to spend it? Is it there in case

2117
03:28:57,890 --> 03:29:03,690
you need it? What, you know, what are you doing with this money exactly other than guaranteeing

2118
03:29:03,690 --> 03:29:07,910
it's going to be there for something? Thank you.

2119
03:29:15,030 --> 03:29:23,150
Amy Latfner, constituent right now. I just wanted some clarification so Neil just talked

2120
03:29:23,150 --> 03:29:26,850
talked about the part of this is the courthouse shared costs.

2121
03:29:27,570 --> 03:29:31,510
But during the budget hearings, when we were discussing the courthouse vestibule and the

2122
03:29:31,510 --> 03:29:36,610
cost there, we were told that the courthouse, it's a shared cost that we're responsible

2123
03:29:36,610 --> 03:29:40,990
for 40% of the maintenance for guardless of how much of the building we're occupying.

2124
03:29:41,490 --> 03:29:47,370
So even if we're not occupying the building, I'm just wondering where that savings is coming

2125
03:29:47,370 --> 03:29:52,130
from if we still are required 40% even if we remove all of our people from the building.

2126
03:29:55,020 --> 03:29:59,740
Okay. Any others? I'll close it. The only thing you want to, you can tack on there.

2127
03:30:00,080 --> 03:30:29,960
Yeah, I can. The 40% or nearly 40% is based on the square footage that's occupied by the current county departments that are there. I think it's 38.7. I'd have to look at the actual shared cost agreement. The continued payment is called a court facilities payment. That was established based on how much the counties spent when we owned the building for a 10-year period prior to the state taking it over. And then they were requiring us to make that payment for maintenance costs going forward forever. They don't end.

2128
03:30:29,960 --> 03:30:59,880
What we're talking about right now is shared cost of capital improvements to the building if capital improvements are actually needed and they want us to pay that 38 point something percent of those projects currently that's kind of awaiting for movement on the state side as well as the county side is a replacement of that roof, which is several millions of dollars, which the county would they'd be required to pay 38.7% of that unless they forgive us, forgive that requirement for us by saying it's your building, it's your property, can you pay for your own capital

2129
03:30:59,880 --> 03:31:04,320
improvements. But right now we're going through the vegetable remodel and the projection I think is

2130
03:31:04,320 --> 03:31:05,880
around $500,000 for county share.

2131
03:31:08,160 --> 03:31:11,260
Okay. And all of that isn't what we're really even talking about

2132
03:31:11,260 --> 03:31:16,780
on this agenda item. This is specifically any decisions on what we're building or where or locations.

2133
03:31:17,220 --> 03:31:22,560
This is just earmarketing a specific dollar amount to go to the. For the jail rehab project correct

2134
03:31:22,560 --> 03:31:26,900
which is why there wasn't a massive amount of details about the project included near. It is literally

2135
03:31:26,900 --> 03:31:33,000
based on past board direction in June and that those projects will come out of

2136
03:31:33,000 --> 03:31:38,340
future day and then we can discuss them in depth okay so if that's clear to make

2137
03:31:38,340 --> 03:31:43,780
a motion please okay to consider the county budget teams recommendation to

2138
03:31:43,780 --> 03:31:48,280
designate and transfer measure our funds to the jail rehabilitation justice

2139
03:31:48,280 --> 03:31:53,940
campus project budget and authorize the moderate controller to make the necessary

2140
03:31:53,940 --> 03:32:04,320
Thank you very much to the fiscal year 2627 fiscal recommended budget and I will second motion and a second Kylie supervisor will sit. Yes.

2141
03:32:05,340 --> 03:32:06,560
Supervisor Starkey.

2142
03:32:06,700 --> 03:32:13,720
Sorry about that. Supervisor short. Yes. Supervisor Howard. Yes. Chair board just. Yes.

2143
03:32:13,720 --> 03:32:17,220
Okay, that takes us to our final item.

2144
03:32:18,240 --> 03:32:24,260
The consent agenda, any public comment on consent agenda items?

2145
03:32:31,270 --> 03:32:48,370
Thank you all, no, my position on the consent agenda begin to refer to it as the mistake agenda in that you ought to be embarrassed by the fact that there's only one item on general business.

2146
03:32:49,110 --> 03:32:52,830
and there are 13 items on the consent agenda.

2147
03:32:55,430 --> 03:33:00,590
I have been frustrated by the fact that there's numerous items on the consent agenda I wish

2148
03:33:00,590 --> 03:33:08,090
to discuss in each and every board meeting from now until, I don't know, five years ago.

2149
03:33:09,090 --> 03:33:14,990
And the fact that you're limited to three minutes pretty much prevents any kind of transparency

2150
03:33:14,990 --> 03:33:16,270
on the consent agenda.

2151
03:33:16,270 --> 03:33:24,350
And I would like to talk about maybe one item that is perhaps number two.

2152
03:33:25,170 --> 03:33:30,870
You're appointing Supervisor Howard, Supervisor Short, and Jerry Hemingston to the Board

2153
03:33:30,870 --> 03:33:34,150
of Coast Airport Authority before your terms.

2154
03:33:34,910 --> 03:33:43,810
And I would think that over the past 10 years and the futility of trying to maintain that

2155
03:33:43,810 --> 03:34:05,910
the airport, and the fact that it now requires county assistance in order to keep it functional, that the three people that you're suggesting have had ample opportunity to correct that situation to the point where the airport is actually sustainable pretty clearly that hasn't happened.

2156
03:34:05,910 --> 03:34:13,490
and there's this old adage that keep doing the same thing

2157
03:34:13,490 --> 03:34:15,030
and expecting something different.

2158
03:34:15,350 --> 03:34:18,670
You are likely to be disappointed.

2159
03:34:19,890 --> 03:34:25,290
So while I'm sure that both the county supervisors

2160
03:34:25,290 --> 03:34:30,510
are aptly experienced in order to take on that position

2161
03:34:32,050 --> 03:34:34,470
and I'm very certain that Jerry Hemistane

2162
03:34:34,470 --> 03:34:44,230
has similar qualifications. It would seem to me that perhaps some new blood is maybe necessary

2163
03:34:44,230 --> 03:34:50,850
to get the airport into a stable situation where it is actually financially functional.

2164
03:34:51,810 --> 03:34:57,930
I mean the airport already has significant number of problems already that don't seem to be

2165
03:34:57,930 --> 03:35:04,130
getting solved. In the course of the past decade, I would think that that would be ample amount

2166
03:35:04,130 --> 03:35:12,810
of time for those that you're currently appointing to at least make some movement towards

2167
03:35:12,810 --> 03:35:19,950
making the airport somewhat sustainable. It doesn't appear to happen. It doesn't appear like it's

2168
03:35:19,950 --> 03:35:28,750
going to happen. I mean a discussion with the current carrier one of four in the past decade.

2169
03:35:30,530 --> 03:35:36,250
You currently have major projects at the airport that is going to require substantial amounts

2170
03:35:36,250 --> 03:35:43,690
of money that the airport currently doesn't have. They've got an airport terminal that currently is

2171
03:35:43,690 --> 03:35:52,170
following a part and is under some sort of legal mumbo jumbo met which

2172
03:35:52,170 --> 03:36:01,630
craft to try to recover some of the funding for the problems with the current

2173
03:36:01,630 --> 03:36:09,670
terminal. I mean the airport right now is a basket case and you know you don't

2174
03:36:09,670 --> 03:36:15,130
any place that anybody really wants to go. You currently are going to have a problem because

2175
03:36:15,130 --> 03:36:20,870
Hawthorne is, they've discovered that the runway there is too short and they're going to have to

2176
03:36:20,870 --> 03:36:28,510
transfer any kind of an LA basin flight someplace else which likely will be inadequate. You can't go

2177
03:36:28,510 --> 03:36:35,230
to Portland because they've already tried that and it doesn't work. I mean the problems at the airport

2178
03:36:35,230 --> 03:36:41,970
Before the 30 has are unending and you need somebody that can look at it from a fresh perspective.

2179
03:36:42,970 --> 03:36:43,870
Thank you, Sam.

2180
03:36:52,390 --> 03:36:52,850
Mike Greer.

2181
03:36:53,190 --> 03:36:57,830
I am standing now as a county board member for the Board of Education.

2182
03:36:58,270 --> 03:37:00,330
I just want to thank you for number six.

2183
03:37:00,630 --> 03:37:01,790
We're going to amend it.

2184
03:37:02,150 --> 03:37:08,050
Continue with the program that we have with the school, the county school programs for boss youth.

2185
03:37:08,350 --> 03:37:09,210
Thank you very much.

2186
03:37:10,710 --> 03:37:16,210
I will close public comment. Bring back to the board for any future.

2187
03:37:16,710 --> 03:37:18,090
Move to approve the consent agenda.

2188
03:37:18,610 --> 03:37:21,370
No second. Motion and a second.

2189
03:37:21,990 --> 03:37:22,130
Good.

2190
03:37:23,270 --> 03:37:24,190
Supervisor Wilson.

2191
03:37:25,070 --> 03:37:25,590
Yes.

2192
03:37:25,970 --> 03:37:26,910
Supervisor Starkey.

2193
03:37:27,130 --> 03:37:27,290
Yes.

2194
03:37:27,870 --> 03:37:28,630
Supervisor Short.

2195
03:37:29,030 --> 03:37:29,210
Yes.

2196
03:37:29,690 --> 03:37:30,410
Supervisor Howard.

2197
03:37:30,610 --> 03:37:30,790
Yes.

2198
03:37:31,070 --> 03:37:31,690
Chair Borgis.

2199
03:37:31,910 --> 03:37:32,030
Yes.

2200
03:37:32,650 --> 03:37:35,330
And with that, we are adjourned.

2201
03:37:35,570 --> 03:37:36,250
Thank you very much.

2202
03:37:36,250 --> 03:37:41,370
And, Chair, do you want to make a note that our next meeting is going to start at 9 a.m.?

2203
03:37:43,390 --> 03:37:48,410
Yes. 9 a.m. September 22. Thank you very much.