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All here, and it's 10 a.m., Madam Clerk, roll call, please. Suizor Chavez. Here. Suizor Magsick. Here. Suizor Mendes. Here. Suizor Pacheco. Here. Cameron Bredafil. Here. All present. Thank you. Okay, good morning and welcome to the September 8, 2026 meeting in the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. I will begin today with the invocation and a flag salute. The invocation will be led by district two. My district after the invocation

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Please remain standing for the flag salute and with us today is Keaton Baker, the youth ministry leader at cross city church in Northeast Fresno. Keaton, welcome to the board of supervisors. And thank you providing the invocation today.

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Thank you for having me supervisors. If you everyone could stand and bow your heads with me.

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Dear Heavenly Father, I just want to pray for this meeting today. God, I pray not only for the supervisors and just their ability to listen their ability to make decisions.

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their ability to hear but also for those of us that are proposing things this morning.

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God, I just pray that you are with us and in the words that we speak that you give us wisdom

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that you allow us to communicate with the best of our abilities. And God, I just pray that as

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somebody who works with the students and the youth in our county, God, I just pray for them.

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I pray for the people who work with them and serve them and love them. And I just pray for these

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students as they go to school. Be with them in their studies. Help minimize distractions.

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For those of the students that feel safer at school than home, God, I just pray that you keep

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providing adults that love them unconditionally. God, I pray for resources that help our students get

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the help that they need, to help them learn, to help them achieve, to help them turn around and

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bless this county with the things that they care for, with the community that they want to build

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in the future that they will bring as they are this next generation.

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I pray that you bless Fresno County, that you bless the next generation,

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that you be with all of us, not just those of us who make decisions,

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but also for those of us who want to be heard.

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It's in you know, I pray. Amen.

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Amen.

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Would you please salute?

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Very good.

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we'll move on to approve the agenda item one approve agenda. Okay. Is there a motion and second to approve the agenda?

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So moved. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye.

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Pass as you and Adam slay.

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We now move to item number two. Approved consent agenda item numbers 19 to 38. Mr. Chairman members of the board so you guys are

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Pacheco wishes to pull 34.1 due to the Levine Act.

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I believe the chairman wishes to pull items 21, 22, and 23.

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Consent, these matters are routine in nature

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and usually approved by a single vote.

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Any other board members want to approve

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a full item for discussion?

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Would any members of the public like an item

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to move from consent for discussion?

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Seeing none, I'll bring it back.

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motion to approve.

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Second.

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Second.

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All those in favor say aye.

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Passes unanimously.

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Mr. Chairman, would you like to address those now or after number three?

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We can address them now.

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We'll move to item 21, pulled by Chairman Brett Affil.

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It proves that it's a recognition for Marjorie Mason.

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Senators, 2026, top 10 professional women award.

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For item 21, we just wanted to take a moment on or all the recipients of the Marjorie Mason

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in Senators 2026 top professional women award.

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However, I want to highlight that our Director of Behavioral Health is one of the award recipients

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and take a moment to recognize her if she would come on up Susan Holt and

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the floor is

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your Susan.

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Susan Holt, your behavioral health director and public guardian.

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Those of you who know me know I'm hyperverbal, rarely at a loss for words, but it is overwhelming

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to receive such a lovely recognition.

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It is amongst the highest honors of my career

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to lead the department of behavioral health,

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which is high remarks because I've also sat

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side by side as a therapist with people in their most.

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Difficult moments of their life, but to be able to lead the remarkable employees of the Department of Behavioral Health, administrators, clinicians, peer support professionals, case managers, nurses, so many. It is absolutely an honor. As well, leading our network of community-based organizations to work on our behalf. I'm just so proud. And so, really, the award is less about me.

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and more about we and I'm just really honored and thank you for taking the time today to recognize

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the work of our department and this award. Of course, any comments from the board? Yes.

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And thank you, Director Holt. I have the privilege of serving with you on the first five commission

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and she's one of the most professional, just compassionate leaders that we have and I just wanted to

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to tell you that publicly, oftentimes, when we're in that role and you're expected to

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make decisions quickly and oftentimes data driven. I see that you've never lost your

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compassion and you'll be seeing things from the human perspective. And I think we need

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more of that. And so I just wanted to thank you, publicly, so well-earned and we'll definitely

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be there for the ceremony. Thank you.

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No, thank you, Chairman. I just want to echo Susan, we're so proud of you.

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just the recognition. And apart from this, I mean, you've already earned recognition in this county, in the state, you're sought out as authority for what you do, but you're also a humble about doing it. So I'm so proud of what you do.

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And I also failed to point out that another honoree that is amongst those that you're approving today is Chief Deputy District Attorney of Adori Howell.

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and she is one that does very difficult work

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in the district attorney's office.

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I've had the chance to meet with her

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and have a great amount of respect

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for the great work that she has done

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and just wanted to highlight her as well,

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but Susan, thank you again for all of your work.

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Susan, I also want to recognize all the great things you do

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as somebody who's been in the clinical psychology field

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for many decades and looked at the work you do,

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So it's literally blown me away.

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You provide mental health services throughout Fresno County and what you have to do, the job

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you have, the responsibilities you have are immense and you meet them all the time and

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you do a phenomenal job and I've been very, very impressed by what you do.

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So I think it's a well-deserved honor.

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Thank you.

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Any comments from the public?

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I want you to come on up and we would love to take our photo with you.

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Oh, we need to move.

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Before you do, let me get, let's get a motion to pass this.

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Let's approve this.

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Is there a motion?

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Make a motion.

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All those in favor say aye.

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Passes you an item.

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Now you can come on out.

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We now move title number 22.

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Bill 22, pulled by Sue Ryzer, Reddyfield.

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Adopt resolution for continued support for phase two,

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the Fresno Sheriff Memorial,

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including the development of the Heritage Center,

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a store full exhibits

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and educational interactive kiosk.

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Yeah, and we have some folks here representing the memorial.

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Would you come on up?

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We want to recognize all of the great work

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that's going on with the memorial.

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And please take a few.

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Mr. Chairman, members of the board,

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V.A. O. Nurland,

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We again want to thank you for your support. This project's been going on four years. We finished phase one, which was a memorial.

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You, the board supported that with an initial resolution. And then you gave us an agreement to be able to build a memorial on county property.

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Last year you did a resolution supporting the dedication on October 29th.

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And now we're ramping up for phase two, which we believe is going to start in 2027.

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We're working on the final design plans right now and our plan is to launch it to the public in early 27 and

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It'll be a lot shorter build. There's a lot more pre-construction work

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With the Heritage Center, but it fits into our three three prongs. We have the memorial

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The Heritage Center and our endowment. The Heritage Center is going to continue our mission of telling the, uh, sharing the legacy of our 21 fallen members, uh, and the sheriff's office dating back to 1856. And then the third thing that we always like to talk about the state center does an organization isn't our, is our endowment. We were prepared today, uh, whenever the time comes, uh, hopefully never does to be able to respond to a line of duty death. And we're going to continue building up on that. And, uh, with the foundation and when we're done with our,

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our phase two, that'll be the primary cause of the organization, will be supporting the legacy

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of our fallen members in the past and our family members, and then be able to respond

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into the future. So on behalf of the Memorial Foundation, I want to say thank you for supporting

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us and thank you again for this resolution. I'd like to turn it over to the Sheriff's and Unnie.

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I don't know more I can say, but Chairman of the Board members, as you can see by the first phase

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is a memorial. The project we really hit it out of the park and with phase two with the Heritage Center and our plan working with the Fresno County Office of Education and getting our young folks whether or fifth or sixth graders over there to learn about the history of the Sheriff's Office, the history of Fresno County to see those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and obviously to see our substation to interact with our staff just fits into the whole plan of how we're trying to engage with our

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community and really get kids aware of what goes on like this Friday you'll have the 9-11 ceremonies

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across the Valley at different schools. Well to get them over to the Sheriff's Memorial

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and the Heritage Center, stay learned and have that appreciation, that respect for those who serve

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our community. And again, I want to thank you for all of your support. And as we move forward in

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phase two, I know it's going to be something special and it's going to be an exciting time

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I'm talking about the memorial in our area to substation.

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Thank you, Sheriff.

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Future supervisor Mims.

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Good morning, board.

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And thank you as a group and as individuals

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for your support for the memorial and our ongoing efforts

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to make something that Fresno County can be so very proud of.

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I would also like to take this opportunity

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to thank the members of the public

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that stepped forward to help fund the project.

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There was no hesitation and we are so much cooperation from the public to gather the funds

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to make that happen.

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Since the memorial opened, there are people that will just drive up and walk in and see

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that memorial and I would encourage the public to do that, especially if you can go in the

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evening when the lights are on and you can hear the music, it's just dependents the way it

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looks.

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So our ongoing efforts with the Heritage Center now will take additional community funds with the will make sure that we make those additional contacts so that we can make this heritage center.

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Another thing that the county can be proud of and to educate our youth and to make sure that again we have a project that all of you and the county can be proud of.

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Thank you again.

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Thank you.

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Any words?

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Okay, any comments from the board?

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It's been about four years.

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I think since Preston you and the Sargent's Association had this idea.

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And every time I get to hear a presentation or attend now the memorial itself,

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I am amazed at what this has become because the original vision,

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I think, limited this to trying to raise about a million dollars.

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But there's many millions that have been raised.

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and it's not just a memorial, it's educational, complex, and it's something to provide relief to families.

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So I would say, looking at this, thank you for your vision.

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And for the vision that the Sargent's Association has had with this, the commitment of the Sheriff's Department and current and former sheriffs.

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But this is something, this is a legacy project, it's turned into that, and well done.

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Yeah, thank you for that presentation.

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And I remember when I'm going to call you Sheriff Emeritus,

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Ms. gave me a tour of the project when they still were turning dirt

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and to see that go from that now.

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And to my colleagues for supporting phase one,

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would love to be able to support phase two myself.

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And so we'll we'll we can chat later about that.

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but that was probably one of the most just beautiful, poetic memorials that I've ever seen,

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from the way that the sun hits it to when you walk in and the image you get,

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and I think it's a reminder as our friends down the road until Larry found out recently,

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that there's nothing routine about routine calls.

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for our deputies, for our law enforcement, so thank you for doing that for our fallen officers. Thank you. Yeah, and I just want to add the memorials amazing. And I encourage people to go out, visit it. It reflects the sacrifice of our law enforcement heroes, and it's one of the most beautiful memorials I've ever seen. I mean, I don't know what else to say. It's incredible. And I really encourage schools to go out there, take your kids, teach them about law and

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enforcement and what sacrifice really means and they will learn a great deal.

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So, phenomenal job.

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Anyone else?

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Any comments from the public?

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Is the operating back?

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Is there a motion?

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In a second?

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All those in favor say aye.

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They pass as unanimous.

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Please come on up.

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We'll take a picture.

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Thank God Margaret standing in front of me.

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now move to item number 23 under Charm and Redfield.

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Approach certificates recognizing the presence of the Central Valley Nursing

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Organizations for their leadership and service to the community.

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Yes, we do want to recognize the presidents of the different nursing organizations of Central

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Risa Valerio, would you come on up and say a few words, Risa,

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say a few words.

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Good morning everyone and thank you for recognizing all the diverse nurses that we have here that

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have created a wealth for our health care and for our organization.

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And we are very proud and honored that you are also honoring us, especially the president

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of the Black Nurses, the Filipino Nurses, the Hmong Nurses, and the Indian Nurses.

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We appreciate all of you and the Spanish Nurses too, five nurses.

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So we are thankful for this acknowledgement and we want everyone to know that we are here

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to support everyone that are so thank you thank you and we appreciate all that you do and

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wanted to recognize you is there any comments from the board any comments from the public okay would

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you mind come on oh is there a motion to approve all those favor say aye aye ask your

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now. So would you come on up and all of you come on up.

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now move to 34.1 under general services,

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approving authorized chairman of XQD

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retroactive second amendment to lease agreement number eight.

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DASH-08, DASH-302, with Edison Plaza partners. This item was pulled by Surizer Pacheco to recuse himself due to the Levine Act. Mr. Chairman, that's, she said it all. So I'll step aside. And I'm recusing myself as well for this same reason, Levine Act. Okay.

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Okay, I'll let you recuse yourselves.

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Morning, Mr. Chair, members of the board,

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Ed Hill, your chief operating officer.

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This item is to execute two leases, one at 142 California,

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and one at 188 East California Avenue,

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both with Addison Plaza Department's LP

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for our West Front No Office.

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Myself and Burke, we are here to answer any questions.

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Any comments from the board?

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Any comments from the public?

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Okay, I'll bring it back.

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Is there a motion to second?

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Second.

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All those in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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passes unanimously.

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Thank you.

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Okay, we'll grab our colleagues again.

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That concludes all our consent items pool from this morning.

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We will now return to your regular agenda item number three.

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Under chairman Brett affiliates to rise or magic attorney and share of corner public administrator.

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Conduct pursuing on an ordinance and mending section 13.2 for 0.010.

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Chapter 13.4 of title 13.

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reds parks, other public places?

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Thank you.

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This is an item sponsored by all of the people mentioned.

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As we witnessed an attack that took place on a system district attorney, we want to make

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sure that all of our staff, particularly those who are in critical positions where they have

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been threatened and in the sense that this attack are able to protect themselves.

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With that, I would like to ask district attorney Smith-Campon, Sheriff Sonorio to come on up and say a few words and defer to them at this point.

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Welcome, DA Smith-Campon.

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Thank you, supervisor. Good morning, board. Mr. Norland, Mr. Sloan, thank you so much for making this such a priority.

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It's been a rough few weeks for us at the DA's office. This is not something that happens regularly.

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So we are doing our best to heal, I'm happy to report this morning that the prosecutor that was injured in courthouse park has returned to work this morning.

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He's been a warrior, really, through this whole thing, so I want to thank the board for bringing this matter to the forefront, really, and expediting it to get it rolling.

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We are still in the process of developing a policy within our office to ensure that we

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have workplace safety at the number one priority.

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That's always the thing that we need to make sure we have.

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We want to have people if they are going to carry weapons to be prepared to be well trained.

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We don't take this lightly.

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We understand the seriousness of it.

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There are people that are in positions in homicide and magic and really just the status of downtown

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sadly makes us all vulnerable, but those people who prosecute those cases are exceptionally

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vulnerable to some of the violent people and the mentally ill people that we have roaming

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around in our communities. Sadly, I've been a victim of this myself. My life has threatened

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probably on average two times a month, and it is not a fun place to be. It is frightening,

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It's unnerving and even though we are a big part of the law enforcement community, the prosecutors are not trained as peace officers are and so we're going to do everything we can to ensure that the people who carry weapons within our office

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get the benefit of that training and we'll make sure that they are qualified a couple of times a year, that they're comfortable with their weapons and that the weapons are secured inside the office while they are there.

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We do have about 65 to 70 armed DA investigators in the office at all time, so our building is definitely secure.

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But we do need to have some extra support for our employees as they go to and from the courthouse as well as their cars.

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So thank you for making this a priority.

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Yeah, chairperson Noni,

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chairman of the board, members of the board.

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I'm in agreement with the ordinance that we're going to pass here today, hopefully.

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And as far as CCWs in Fresno County, we have about 15,000 active CCWs issued right

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now in Fresno County, and the demand actually just keeps growing.

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Typically, one weekend a month, we're putting on a, we call sort of a mass training with

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a large group of anywhere from 150 to 200 people at different locations.

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So it's extremely in demand out there when we talk about our community.

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And as far as the ordinance, just a couple of things, Lisa...

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Thanks for touching on them. Having a policy is critical to this and then obviously the training component. That's an important part of this is maybe they qualify with their handgun if they're approved by the department head a couple times a year. We can help facilitate this at the sheriff's range to get this done. And the reason I say that we need to have a policy in training is important because as we know come January of 2027 permits are going to go

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for three years for CCWs instead of two, so that means a person will go to training once every three years and will show proficiency with their firearm once every three years.

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And that's fine for our standard CCW holders, but if you're going to be carrying different county facilities and county parks and you really need to protect yourself, I'm going to emphasize training, training, proficiency, proficiency.

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And then security, this is something that we've talked about at the courthouse when district

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attorneys or special investigators come to the courthouse, how they will secure their

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firearm lock it up when entering into the courthouse and we've been working with the presiding

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judge and the administrative office of the courts on this as well.

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And the last thing would be a county risk management.

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So just like if you're permitted to carry your gun while you're on duty as a district

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district attorney or a DA, special investigator because obviously the DA investigators, the full

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time ones are peace officers, risk management component because if something does happen,

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the county is going to be in the liability chain on that because they're carrying it while

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on duty, while being paid under this county ordinance. But I think these are all things that we

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can work toward and we can make this a reality sooner than later because we do need to protect

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In fact, these individuals, as D.A. Smith-Camp said, the DAs are out there prosecuting homicide cases, magic cases, I think we all know that any of us that are in the public eye, whether you're the sheriff, whether you're a member of the board of supervisor, whether you're the district attorney, we all have incidents that occur, whether it be online, social media, letters that come in the mail, or people that show up out of our residences that threaten us, and we need to be able to protect ourselves.

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And number two, people need to know that we are exercising our rights and protecting

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ourselves, because I think that will deter some of these incidents that we see happen.

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Thank you.

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Diaz Schmicken.

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Sue Resmanxen.

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Yeah, I want to thank Supervisor Brett of Feld as well as the sheriff and the DA as well

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as Paul Nurland or CAO all coming together quickly after just a horrific incident.

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and I think if there's one message we need to be communicating loud and clear is here in Fresno County, we will not tolerate crime and we support those who abide by the law and we're very supportive of individuals carrying concealed weapons permits and exercising their second amendment rights, but I really appreciate you sheriff and our district attorney you work very closely with each other, which is great, not all counties can say that, but here in Fresno County we do.

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So, Chairman, well done, and Paul, thank you for all that you've done on this as well.

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Yeah, other comments?

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Just two.

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Okay.

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Thank you, Chair.

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This is just a question for our district attorney, Smith Camp.

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With the ordinance, you're comfortable that this will be enough.

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And I know you can't 100% prove the safety of folks all the time.

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But are you comfortable with just having this, is there anything else that you need in order

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to make sure that our folks are safe.

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Supervisor Chavez, I really don't think that this is the answer.

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This is one step in the right direction, especially for a targeted number of prosecutors

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who handle these types of cases that will feel comfortable taking, you know, having weapons

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and bringing them to, carrying a weapon is a responsibility and it's actually a burden

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really.

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It's a privilege and it's a right and those are all good things, but people, a lot of times

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don't focus on the responsibility and the extra time and energy that it takes to train and

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to be prepared. And in your daily life to do that, so I don't anticipate that every prosecutor

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is going to be armed. We are going to have a policy inside of the office where people

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basically have to apply, and they have to be approved by the department head, which happens

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to be me at this time. And I will determine that based on what they do, how much they train

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all of those things, and they will have to qualify. Because the worst thing in the world you

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can do in a workplace is have somebody that's not prepared to have a weapon carrying a weapon.

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Because although the CCW process is, you know, one that we're test people, it's not really

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hard to pass.

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It's not really hard to get a CCW.

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So the important part for me is not only that they obtain that license, but that they

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continue.

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It's like continuing education.

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You've got to keep going.

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And so I think that this is one small step in the right direction.

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But I think we really need to increase security in the courthouse. And I would love to see this

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board fund some extra deputies, Sheriff's Department deputies, because as Sheriff Zanoni said,

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I don't care what junk science people have been listening to for the last 20 years. Police

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presence and law enforcement presence deters crime, period, end of story. It's been proven

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over and over and over again. And this safety issue is not simply just about people that

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work at the DA's office. This is for every department. This is for everyone who walks

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through courthouse park. I know that I have sent you all a few emails detailing a few of

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the cases and I actually asked my office to provide some information to me which I will

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be sending to you this week of actual summaries of more cases that we maybe don't make the

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headlines or don't make the news of people that have been assaulted in and around courthouse

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park area as well as some more incidents of interactions with very unpleasant and disturbed

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people sometimes with our staff. Things that don't rise to the level that obviously the

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injury that happened to our prosecutor a couple weeks ago. So this is an issue for all county

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employees and so I think this is one step, one positive step in the right direction, but yes,

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we definitely need more security in courthouse park.

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I appreciate that honesty, this attorney and I think the other piece to this is in speaking with our sheriff and speaking with the prosecutors union president.

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The conversation also needs to happen with the state, correct, with regards to how weapons will be stored for those that opt to do that.

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How has the conversation been with the state so far, are they receptive, are they open, have we started that yet or not yet?

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Yes,

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supervisor Chavez, I had a meeting week before last with a presiding judge Jeff Hamilton and the administrative office of the court.

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They're very receptive to it. Obviously, we're going to have to work out some of the details.

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My staff that staffs the courthouse are lieutenant over there.

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We're working on how logistically we would pull this off.

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Some areas like I believe the CIS courthouse over on O street is a little better prepared for this where here at 1100 vanness right over here.

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I don't know if we have enough lockers at this time, so we're looking at that.

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And then obviously when individuals come in and they're downing their firearms and putting them into a locker,

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there needs to be somewhat of a space away from the public like if you go into the new federal courthouse.

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So, those are some things that we're working on, but I believe we can make this a reality

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in a short period of time.

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But the Security and Courthouse Park, as D. A. Smith-Camp said, I'm going to continue

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to work with Paul and have some funding to have those visible presence of uniform deputies

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out there, because that does help.

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In the past, we've had staff, a civilian staff, spin on, assaulted, chased, almost bitten

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by an unhoused individuals dog on the way to their vehicles parking throughout both the city and

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county areas of downtown. Even myself, I had an individual at divisidero and blackstone run

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at my vehicle. I was on duty. I was full uniform run at my vehicle like he was going to attack me.

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I jumped out and the individual took off running. I was unable to locate him, but I think about if that

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That was my kid or my wife or somebody else there.

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There are problems, so that's why we need this uniform presence, especially in Courtaus

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Park.

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And my direction to staff is going to be if there's individuals in Courtaus Park who

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look like they shouldn't be there, keeping everybody's rights in mind and everything else.

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But we are going to be a good presence out there to ensure that people are there, are there

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for the right reasons, and those that aren't need to move on.

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Thank you for that. Sure. I appreciate that because I think when this incident happened, the feedback I got from some of our residents was that they're doing this to law enforcement, or law representative, what would they do to just regular folks that are wanting to have a sandwich here or coffee or anything. So I appreciate the extra eyes and ears that will be on the plaza park. Thank you.

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And just several months ago, we had a pretty bad stabbing at the picnic bench just right over here outside of the courthouse as well.

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So I think it's time that we push back on some of these individuals that are there for the wrong reasons because they're impacting the safety of our staff and other individuals that come to courthouse park.

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I mean years ago, you should be able to come to courthouse park and have a picnic or go sit out there on your lunch hour.

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And I think as we've seen over the years that I've personally seen that has become something that is less and less desire.

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I'm sorry, if I may, I'm sorry, just if you can indulge me just for a couple of minutes. I think another factor that we have to think about when we're budgeting is the fact that we now have mental health diversion in the state of California, which is a law. And when you put people through mental health diversion court, there is really no supervision for them other than the judge saying, okay, you're eligible and suitable for mental health services because your mental health condition is connected to your crime.

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So go off, get some therapy, get help, go to counseling.

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And there is a lot of people that are very well-suited for that.

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But what we're seeing here all over the state, as well as in Fresno,

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is there's eligibility and suitability.

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Because people who commit attempted murders are eligible for mental health diversion.

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Are they suitable? Probably not, because many of them have had repeated offenses,

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repeated incidents with family, with community. But we have judges now that are just granting

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them mental health diversion. One person out of many who threatened my life had a JD, has a law

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degree. His ex-spouse was a physician. He has threatened me numerous times. This is a state.

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This isn't a Fresno issue. This is a state issue. You can threaten the district attorney and

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threatened to kill her on live radio and numerous times and get mental health

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diversion and he did. So I had a very small temporary restraining order for the

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time that he was going through his mental health diversion program. When that

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program ended and he quote unquote successfully completed, the restraining

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order was dropped. He has approached me in public. He has approached friends of mine.

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He knows where I live. He knows where I shop. He knows my Starbucks. And he pops up

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on Sunday mornings, when I'm having brunch with some people that used to put the moms

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of the people that used to play baseball with my kid.

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And I will tell you, as the district attorney, and this is my 12th year, I guess, now,

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I am so happy that my children live out of state.

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If it's not just for this man, it's every other.

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And in fact, the latest threat to me was a young lady, beautiful young lady, who's a criminology

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major city college upset that this ordinance is getting passed and when on and on and on and on

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on tick talk about what a fill in the blank name leases make campus. Now how I have anything to

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do with that? I don't know. But I have DAs that teach at Fresno City College in the criminology

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program. So now we have a whole nother model right where she's upset about prosecutors having guns

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and all these things and this poor man you know he might be mentally ill and why am I saying that

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it was intentional when I don't know this and I don't know that.

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I mean, it just goes on and on and on.

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So what is that cause?

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That causes my bureau to have to go do a deep dive on her,

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00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,300
turns out we have a case on her that was in the media.

424
00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:57,640
It just goes on and on.

425
00:37:58,060 --> 00:37:59,660
And we have our prosecutors that are teaching

426
00:37:59,660 --> 00:38:00,880
in that program at City College,

427
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:02,300
which is a great program I might add,

428
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:03,820
but they're everywhere.

429
00:38:04,220 --> 00:38:08,120
So this is another reason why we need more security

430
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:09,520
for our county employees,

431
00:38:09,780 --> 00:38:13,820
because we cannot rely on the criminal justice system

432
00:38:13,820 --> 00:38:17,260
that we are a part of to protect us, to protect you.

433
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:19,000
Thank you for that.

434
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:24,180
CAO, before we had this ordinance, there was already something in the books that we had

435
00:38:24,180 --> 00:38:26,980
passed and you have the discretion on doing that.

436
00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:34,800
I know the conversation was under the umbrella of CCW, but our employees also allow to have

437
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:39,860
other options for those that don't opt, for example, pepper spray or tasers or anything

438
00:38:39,860 --> 00:38:40,480
of that sort.

439
00:38:41,260 --> 00:38:45,460
Yeah, thank you, Supervisor Polymeral and your CAO, so your board did grant the authorization

440
00:38:45,460 --> 00:38:49,660
and we are also working on a policy and really probably mirroring a lot of similarities

441
00:38:49,660 --> 00:38:53,880
and working at concert with the sheriff when it comes to the CCW and the internal process.

442
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:59,440
But when it comes to the alternative, there's also the policy relating to pepper spray and

443
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:00,080
tasers.

444
00:39:00,220 --> 00:39:04,140
So there's, you know, lesser alternatives that were authorizing the way of process and

445
00:39:04,140 --> 00:39:08,540
training for that as well to ensure that issues properly, but we're doing the same thing.

446
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:08,940
Yes.

447
00:39:08,940 --> 00:39:11,920
Yes, and that's available for other employees as well too.

448
00:39:12,300 --> 00:39:12,500
Correct.

449
00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:13,020
Okay.

450
00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:13,660
Thank you.

451
00:39:15,510 --> 00:39:15,990
Okay.

452
00:39:16,270 --> 00:39:17,270
Any other comments?

453
00:39:18,310 --> 00:39:23,050
I, first of all, want to say thank you, D.A. Smith came to you and to all your district

454
00:39:23,050 --> 00:39:24,310
attorneys for what you do.

455
00:39:24,670 --> 00:39:32,450
You work hard to make our community safe and you work with some very nasty people who commit

456
00:39:32,450 --> 00:39:39,570
crimes all the time, violent crimes, and I'm sure I've threatened the prosecutors and so

457
00:39:39,570 --> 00:39:43,590
So I appreciate the work you do, I appreciate, of course, with the Sheriff's Department does.

458
00:39:44,630 --> 00:39:49,990
We live in a society in California where they've weakened all the criminal laws.

459
00:39:50,330 --> 00:39:52,010
The legislature has done that.

460
00:39:52,090 --> 00:39:57,030
We have two members who I believe are going to the legislature up there.

461
00:39:57,110 --> 00:39:58,770
And I hope they can work and make changes.

462
00:39:58,770 --> 00:39:59,770
because

463
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:19,020
Prop 57, 47, AB 109, we know all about it, how they weaken the laws. This guy who attacked the DA had a long criminal record. He should not have been out on the street. And if we had a real justice system and held criminals accountable, he would have been in prison somewhere rather than attacking a district attorney.

464
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:36,080
encourage and have encouraged citizens who are law-abiding citizens to get CCWs to protect themselves

465
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:42,060
and protect their family. This board passed a resolution, I think sponsored by Supervisor

466
00:40:42,060 --> 00:40:47,240
Magsick regarding the Second Amendment, and we believe in the Second Amendment, the right to protect

467
00:40:47,240 --> 00:40:54,500
yourself. And I also believe that an armed society of law-abiding citizens is a safe society.

468
00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:58,800
It's also usually a polite society. So I encourage people to get that training

469
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:03,620
and protect themselves and their families because unfortunately police and

470
00:41:03,620 --> 00:41:09,520
sheriffs can't be everywhere. I thank you both for your efforts here. And there

471
00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:14,960
are other employees that can apply through the process that we have set up if

472
00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:20,580
their department heads agree. And I appreciate the additional training that you're

473
00:41:20,580 --> 00:41:26,380
talking about because I do think that's very beneficial. So with that I will

474
00:41:26,380 --> 00:41:29,320
We'll open it to the public to see if there are any comments from the public.

475
00:41:32,090 --> 00:41:33,570
Seeing none, I'll bring it back.

476
00:41:33,830 --> 00:41:34,730
Is there a motion?

477
00:41:34,790 --> 00:41:35,450
A second approval.

478
00:41:36,970 --> 00:41:38,590
All those in favor say aye.

479
00:41:39,190 --> 00:41:39,290
Aye.

480
00:41:39,830 --> 00:41:40,390
Passes you down.

481
00:41:40,990 --> 00:41:41,730
Thank you.

482
00:41:44,270 --> 00:41:47,310
We now move to item number four under administrative office.

483
00:41:47,870 --> 00:41:55,490
Consider and take action on request for determination of public convenience or necessity in regard to application for alcohol, beverage control license type 42.

484
00:41:56,610 --> 00:41:58,850
On sale beer and wine for public premises.

485
00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,220
As the clerk mentioned,

486
00:42:22,460 --> 00:42:28,380
this is a type 42 license which authorizes the sale of beer and wine for consumption on the premises where it is sold.

487
00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:41,440
Management directive 2400 states that the issuance will not create a law enforcement problem that will provide a needed service to the community and it will be have a positive impact on the local economy.

488
00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:48,140
The applicant has provided a written response to those three criteria and he is available for questions should that be requested.

489
00:42:48,660 --> 00:42:53,260
The Department of Public Works has been contacted. There are no zoning issues related to this, this issuance.

490
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:57,520
And the President of County Sheriff's Department has been contacted and reviewed the application as well.

491
00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:04,620
Well, the applicant says it's track 18, three on sale licenses are allowed by ABC in

492
00:43:04,620 --> 00:43:05,180
this track.

493
00:43:05,340 --> 00:43:08,180
They're currently four within this assistance track.

494
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:16,080
We'd like to note that one of those four is the existing owner of a previous owner that

495
00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:17,380
closed down that facility.

496
00:43:18,240 --> 00:43:21,460
So that license is considered surrendered by ABC.

497
00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:26,500
She can't use it within that location, however, it's still part of the total counts.

498
00:43:26,500 --> 00:43:28,260
So I just want to make sure that their ways are aware of that.

499
00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:35,440
So ABC, given the undue concentration of licenses in that census tract, ABC can approve

500
00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:35,920
this license.

501
00:43:35,980 --> 00:43:38,120
Should your board approve public immediately for necessity?

502
00:43:39,580 --> 00:43:40,960
This is a census tract map.

503
00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:43,760
The census tract is located there with the tan.

504
00:43:44,380 --> 00:43:47,300
Those that are applied are the existing licenses.

505
00:43:48,340 --> 00:43:54,980
This depicts the locations, the exact distances, which range from 1, 2, 3 miles.

506
00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:59,180
Niki's is the existing license

507
00:43:59,180 --> 00:44:01,900
that's in that which is surrendered but I still have it listed there.

508
00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,340
And we have the arrow view of the applicant's location.

509
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:08,860
We have the view of the applicant's storefront.

510
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:13,820
It is currently working on updating and painting it and doing all this stuff to get ready for opening.

511
00:44:15,060 --> 00:44:20,860
We have the north view of the applicant's site, south view, east view, and the west view.

512
00:44:21,740 --> 00:44:24,500
And again, here are the three criteria to make public communication necessity.

513
00:44:24,500 --> 00:44:31,160
this concludes my presentation and I'm available for any questions. Any comments from the board?

514
00:44:31,300 --> 00:44:37,760
Yeah, the question. Yes. Now you said I know the use permits, not a problem because they used to be a bar.

515
00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:47,380
That's correct. It has been. Yes. It was a bar in the sixties I think. But there's no

516
00:44:47,380 --> 00:44:54,000
So the buildings up to standard occupy, it will be before he moves in.

517
00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:59,960
And as you mentioned, there was previously a type 42 license, it was a-

518
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:15,560
Approved by this board back in 2017, then two years later she came in and upgraded to a type 48 license which also included the sale of liquor. Since then she has closed the facility that license is surrendered and now the applicant is is planning on reopening.

519
00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:15,780
Any

520
00:45:18,340 --> 00:45:22,800
other comments from the public?

521
00:45:25,860 --> 00:45:31,280
Okay, seeing none, I had to entertain our motion and I said I make that motion, Mr. Chairman.

522
00:45:31,720 --> 00:45:34,320
Okay, all those in favor say aye.

523
00:45:34,740 --> 00:45:34,920
Aye.

524
00:45:35,720 --> 00:45:36,700
Councilor Jean Adamsley.

525
00:45:36,820 --> 00:45:37,200
Thank you.

526
00:45:42,850 --> 00:45:44,550
We now move to item number five.

527
00:45:45,890 --> 00:45:51,370
Under General Services, receive presentation by Arthur Jensler and Associates on the

528
00:45:51,370 --> 00:45:53,430
Completed County Facilities Master Plan.

529
00:45:57,790 --> 00:46:01,110
Morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. Ed Hill, your chief operating officer.

530
00:46:01,790 --> 00:46:05,310
Today, we are presenting for your consideration the facilities master plan.

531
00:46:05,890 --> 00:46:08,770
As you may recall, this plan was secondary to direction from your board,

532
00:46:08,770 --> 00:46:12,570
given back in late 2024 after the county purchased the L street property,

533
00:46:12,870 --> 00:46:16,330
and decided that we need to increase our focus on our property portfolio.

534
00:46:17,190 --> 00:46:21,110
Based on that direction, the county conducted an RFP and awarded ginsert of that contract

535
00:46:21,110 --> 00:46:25,750
in October of 2025. And since then, they've been working diligently reviewing site plans,

536
00:46:25,750 --> 00:46:31,730
doing site visits, interviews, and validating data on all of our facilities. One thing they will

537
00:46:31,730 --> 00:46:36,450
share is we find ourselves in the same situation many counties find themselves in. We are playing

538
00:46:36,450 --> 00:46:44,330
catch-up on a lot of issues that your board inherited, which is also why you directed us to take

539
00:46:44,330 --> 00:46:50,190
this step today. The plan before you today will require a lot of investment with many aspects,

540
00:46:50,670 --> 00:46:55,510
but in the long-term it will help save the county considerable amount. As they present,

541
00:46:55,510 --> 00:47:25,490
We want to make sure that it's clear that it's understood this is not a fixed but a long term plan and it will actually change so it will be a living document and not a rigid construction schedule as implementation will evolve as economic conditions evolve funding opportunities service availability market opportunities are just some of the variables that change before I turn it over to the folks some guns or I also want to take this opportunity to thank all of our county departments is not an easy left it was a lot of work lot of data a lot of

542
00:47:25,490 --> 00:47:28,090
a lot of surveys, a lot of interviews, and a lot of validation.

543
00:47:28,690 --> 00:47:30,510
So I want to make sure and thank all the departments.

544
00:47:30,510 --> 00:47:32,170
This was a truly accounting-wide effort.

545
00:47:32,550 --> 00:47:34,510
And with that, I'm going to turn it over to the representatives

546
00:47:34,510 --> 00:47:35,030
from Gensler.

547
00:47:38,510 --> 00:47:38,890
Thanks, Ed.

548
00:47:39,770 --> 00:47:41,270
Good morning, chairman, members of the board.

549
00:47:42,110 --> 00:47:43,270
Paul Nansky with Gensler.

550
00:47:43,610 --> 00:47:46,350
With me is Kevin Rosenstein, my colleague at Gensler.

551
00:47:46,930 --> 00:47:50,270
We are indeed going to present a very abbreviated presentation

552
00:47:50,270 --> 00:47:52,990
on who has essentially been a year's worth of work

553
00:47:53,570 --> 00:47:54,530
putting this plan together.

554
00:47:55,630 --> 00:48:02,210
The plan, as Ed said, is very robust and transformational in nature.

555
00:48:02,730 --> 00:48:07,450
It's going to require a lot of commitment and funding to implement as written.

556
00:48:08,790 --> 00:48:12,350
We're going to discuss some of the key directions this morning, the plan identifies.

557
00:48:13,470 --> 00:48:17,310
We're going to review the primary recommendations of the plan.

558
00:48:17,450 --> 00:48:20,410
The plan is very comprehensive, it addresses a lot of different aspects.

559
00:48:20,410 --> 00:48:24,610
We're going to focus on a few key ones for this purposes of today's presentation.

560
00:48:25,370 --> 00:48:29,290
We're going to talk a bit about how it could be implemented, one way it could be implemented as

561
00:48:29,290 --> 00:48:36,010
well as the project cost and potential funding strategy. So, as I had mentioned, we're kind of,

562
00:48:36,210 --> 00:48:42,770
or you are all at a sort of an inflection point here. Your portfolio reflects the decades with a growth

563
00:48:44,030 --> 00:48:48,610
and decision making, but without a real kind of cohesive long-term strategy guiding

564
00:48:48,610 --> 00:48:50,790
how investments are made.

565
00:48:51,530 --> 00:48:55,730
The plan that we've put together is gives you an opportunity to step back,

566
00:48:56,170 --> 00:49:00,050
assess building conditions, space utilization, service delivery needs,

567
00:49:00,170 --> 00:49:02,510
and establish a framework for it as they're making going forward.

568
00:49:03,230 --> 00:49:04,730
We think the timing is critical.

569
00:49:05,870 --> 00:49:08,450
You've got this new courthouse who's going to be coming in,

570
00:49:08,890 --> 00:49:10,730
requiring the sheriff's building to be vacated.

571
00:49:11,410 --> 00:49:13,870
At the same time, many of your cornerstone buildings,

572
00:49:14,250 --> 00:49:16,250
the plaza hall, the records, courthouse,

573
00:49:16,250 --> 00:49:22,690
they face significant deferred maintenance issues in our, in some cases, beyond their functional

574
00:49:22,690 --> 00:49:29,070
prime. The county is also faced challenges acquiring replacement facilities. The market here

575
00:49:29,070 --> 00:49:34,370
is relatively tight. The office market limited availability to purchase new facilities.

576
00:49:34,810 --> 00:49:39,610
You did successfully purchase the OMP street facility as well as the Merced building,

577
00:49:40,450 --> 00:49:46,130
but those alone don't really satisfy the operational requirements that were presented.

578
00:49:46,250 --> 00:49:54,150
to us. So, ultimately, the plan establishes strategic foundation for managing your facilities

579
00:49:54,150 --> 00:49:59,610
and addressing aging infrastructure, modernizing workplaces, and ensuring investments support

580
00:49:59,610 --> 00:49:59,990
or serve it.

581
00:50:02,740 --> 00:50:27,980
So, a few kind of key strategic directions. I think we can sort of summarize the plan in these six bullets. First, maintain down for town Fresno as a civic center core of county government. We fill the departments who are all there all here, they're working well together. This is the place they need to be. It's really just the facilities that are letting them down. Second, prioritize purpose-built facilities that meet those operational needs.

582
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:33,180
Third, reduced dependence on lease space through a proactive ownership.

583
00:50:33,940 --> 00:50:39,640
Fourth, exit underperforming assets and reinvesting facilities that better support future needs.

584
00:50:40,460 --> 00:50:45,700
Fifth, prioritize modernizing and right sizing existing workplaces over expansion.

585
00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:53,880
So we're not telling you you need to add more space, we're telling you to make better use of the space that you have and ultimately save you costs.

586
00:50:53,880 --> 00:51:01,560
And six, and finally, improved service access and underserved and rural community through the local location of flexible service delivery models.

587
00:51:02,020 --> 00:51:06,200
So together, we think these directions are going to create a framework for you to go forward.

588
00:51:06,500 --> 00:51:12,000
As Ed said, this is a plan, plans will change over time as funding and priorities change.

589
00:51:12,700 --> 00:51:15,160
We think this gives you a good basis to get the ball rolling.

590
00:51:24,910 --> 00:51:32,810
So part one of the plan focuses on downtown Fresno, which will continue to serve as the county's civic and

591
00:51:32,810 --> 00:51:37,490
administrative hub. The analysis confirmed that apartments, as Paul mentioned, are generally

592
00:51:37,490 --> 00:51:42,630
located in the right locations, but many of the buildings they occupy no longer support

593
00:51:42,630 --> 00:51:48,250
modern operations and require substantial investment. As the county prepares for the new

594
00:51:48,250 --> 00:51:54,390
courthouse and incorporates newly acquired properties into the portfolio, there's an opportunity

595
00:51:54,390 --> 00:52:00,770
to move beyond isolated building projects and adopt a coordinated campus and countywide strategy.

596
00:52:00,770 --> 00:52:06,630
The key principle of the plan as outlined is that future investment should focus on replacing

597
00:52:06,630 --> 00:52:11,150
and renovating facilities rather than expanding the overall portfolio.

598
00:52:11,830 --> 00:52:13,810
So we're not suggesting that you need more space.

599
00:52:14,270 --> 00:52:18,390
We feel like you need some replacement space and some renovated space.

600
00:52:19,190 --> 00:52:24,350
New projects should consolidate operations, improve efficiency, and address long standing

601
00:52:24,350 --> 00:52:27,090
efficiencies rather than simply adding square footage.

602
00:52:27,970 --> 00:52:33,290
By viewing investments through a portfolio wide lens, the county can reduce deferred maintenance,

603
00:52:34,290 --> 00:52:40,950
improve employee and customer experience, less in reliance on lease space, and maximize the

604
00:52:40,950 --> 00:52:42,890
value of every capital dollar invested.

605
00:52:45,070 --> 00:52:46,670
So what does the plan actually look like?

606
00:52:47,490 --> 00:52:52,670
Several different options were developed through the process to address the issues uncovered in the

607
00:52:52,670 --> 00:52:52,970
study.

608
00:52:55,200 --> 00:53:01,140
Through a consensus-led process working with the CAO and the departments, a preferred

609
00:53:01,140 --> 00:53:06,400
path was determined. This preferred options begins with a simple reality. The plaza building

610
00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:11,400
has reached its end of useful life and is too costly to renovate effectively.

611
00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:15,620
The first

612
00:53:15,620 --> 00:53:20,440
step in order to make this work would be some new construction. So we're recommending that

613
00:53:20,440 --> 00:53:24,260
you explore purpose-built facilities that would be developed through the Sheriff's Department

614
00:53:24,260 --> 00:53:29,440
and the emergency services dispatch and place those at the Juvenile Justice Center at down 99.

615
00:53:31,140 --> 00:53:34,620
A new public works building would be proposed for the fairgrounds.

616
00:53:34,980 --> 00:53:35,940
Those are the first two actions.

617
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:42,300
Second, the county would acquire one additional facility to house the Department of Child Support Services,

618
00:53:42,540 --> 00:53:43,860
currently located at the plaza.

619
00:53:45,340 --> 00:53:47,680
Third, the Hall of Records, the Crocker Building,

620
00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:54,240
and

621
00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:55,240
and modernization.

622
00:53:58,790 --> 00:54:01,550
Finally, after the renovations are complete,

623
00:54:01,890 --> 00:54:04,050
and the staff have been relocated out of the plaza,

624
00:54:04,670 --> 00:54:06,590
we would recommend that it would be demolished

625
00:54:06,590 --> 00:54:09,190
and the site sold to a developer for future units.

626
00:54:10,110 --> 00:54:12,110
This approach in four ways,

627
00:54:12,270 --> 00:54:14,190
major deferred maintenance liabilities,

628
00:54:14,850 --> 00:54:16,570
reduces long-term operating costs,

629
00:54:17,190 --> 00:54:18,570
lowers environmental impacts,

630
00:54:19,130 --> 00:54:21,810
and maximizes the validity of property acquisitions.

631
00:54:24,170 --> 00:54:25,010
As Paul mentioned,

632
00:54:27,250 --> 00:54:28,950
we know that the costs are high for this,

633
00:54:28,950 --> 00:54:35,030
The construction costs of the preferred option as estimated would be approximately $426 million.

634
00:54:35,890 --> 00:54:42,710
We realize and recognize that we're proposing a significant investment, but we want to add some context to that.

635
00:54:43,210 --> 00:54:49,310
The deferred maintenance alone for the Plaza Hall of Records and Crocker Billing were estimated at nearly $100 million,

636
00:54:49,830 --> 00:54:57,230
which would simply replace the aging systems without creating new modern workplaces that would serve the county for the next 50 years.

637
00:54:58,470 --> 00:54:59,970
It's also important to note that

638
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:15,540
The renovation cost for 6.50, oh, and 6.705 P and the Merced property have already been incorporated into prior county acquisition planning. Studies and are not included in that estimate. And Paul's going to come back out to talk about the rest of the county.

639
00:55:19,100 --> 00:55:31,080
So that was calling part one, which is focused on downtown, obviously got a large county and there are other aspects to the plan that deal with other countywide strategies, so service delivery focused mostly.

640
00:55:31,080 --> 00:55:37,440
So, as I said, this downtown remains the core, as it should, the core civic center location.

641
00:55:38,220 --> 00:55:42,200
Your responsibilities extend across urban rural and unincorporated communities.

642
00:55:42,900 --> 00:55:46,600
So, the findings show that the county's network of facilities is generally well-positioned

643
00:55:46,600 --> 00:55:47,120
in those areas.

644
00:55:47,720 --> 00:55:54,000
So, again, not so much of a facilities play there, but more of an opportunity to improve

645
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:57,000
and deliver, how services are delivered or change how services are delivered.

646
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:02,920
So part two of our plan focuses on, again, six different priorities.

647
00:56:03,960 --> 00:56:10,300
One, improving service access by locating services where residents can reach them conveniently.

648
00:56:11,460 --> 00:56:18,360
Second, supporting geographic equity, so urban and rural community, the appropriate access to services.

649
00:56:19,400 --> 00:56:24,440
Third, promoting co-location of services to improve both customer experience and operational coordination.

650
00:56:24,440 --> 00:56:30,660
fourth, ensuring accessibility and inclusion for residents of all backgrounds and abilities.

651
00:56:31,780 --> 00:56:35,680
Fifth, strengthen the wireless and digital infrastructure to support modern

652
00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:40,300
communications and service delivery and finally sixth, expanding community partnerships

653
00:56:40,300 --> 00:56:44,480
to increase access without relying exclusively on new county buildings.

654
00:56:48,540 --> 00:56:55,800
So the plan also identifies several near-term opportunities, I think, that could come right out of

655
00:56:55,800 --> 00:57:01,780
was a priority. In Colinga, for example, under the light space within the Department of Social Services,

656
00:57:02,120 --> 00:57:06,900
Silly can be reorganized to create room for satellite services from departments such as

657
00:57:06,900 --> 00:57:11,780
probation, behavioral health, and expanding access to residents without the need for a new facility.

658
00:57:12,800 --> 00:57:17,340
For public works, leadership has identified an opportunity to consolidate the area's

659
00:57:17,340 --> 00:57:22,480
seven yard into existing county properties. This would allow the current site to be vacated and

660
00:57:22,480 --> 00:57:25,120
potentially sold or redeveloped for county use.

661
00:57:26,320 --> 00:57:28,040
And finally, the fairgrounds area presents

662
00:57:28,040 --> 00:57:29,760
a major redevelopment opportunity.

663
00:57:30,360 --> 00:57:33,140
As agriculture relocates, the county can create

664
00:57:33,140 --> 00:57:35,440
a long-term master plan at the fairgrounds

665
00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:38,200
that consolidates operations, improves land utilization,

666
00:57:39,060 --> 00:57:41,700
and provides flexible flexibility for future growth

667
00:57:41,700 --> 00:57:42,700
and operational changes.

668
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:48,260
So in other words, before you start constructing new buildings

669
00:57:48,260 --> 00:57:49,860
at the fairgrounds because you have the land there,

670
00:57:49,860 --> 00:57:51,240
or we recommend a master plan

671
00:57:51,240 --> 00:57:53,980
to help kind of strategically figure out

672
00:57:53,980 --> 00:57:55,240
how you want that campus to operate.

673
00:57:58,770 --> 00:58:01,050
So implementation, so this is a strong

674
00:58:01,050 --> 00:58:02,310
and implementation timeline.

675
00:58:02,450 --> 00:58:03,950
This assumes that you're gonna do everything

676
00:58:03,950 --> 00:58:06,910
as written in this plan over a four to five year time frame.

677
00:58:08,170 --> 00:58:10,430
Just to give you a sense of what it would take to get it done.

678
00:58:12,030 --> 00:58:13,490
The sequence is a potential design

679
00:58:13,490 --> 00:58:14,570
to minimize disruption.

680
00:58:15,470 --> 00:58:17,130
New facilities for the sheriff's department

681
00:58:17,130 --> 00:58:19,450
emergency services dispatch in public works

682
00:58:19,450 --> 00:58:20,550
would be constructed first.

683
00:58:20,550 --> 00:58:24,850
First, once those facilities are complete, renovation of the hall of records and the

684
00:58:24,850 --> 00:58:25,870
clocker building would begin.

685
00:58:26,410 --> 00:58:31,250
During construction, the plaza building would serve as temporary swing space for display

686
00:58:31,250 --> 00:58:32,110
staff and departments.

687
00:58:32,990 --> 00:58:36,950
Following the completion of these buildings, the final phase would be demolish and dispose

688
00:58:36,950 --> 00:58:40,050
of the plaza building as the market would allow.

689
00:58:40,880 --> 00:58:45,490
This phased approach enables the county to maintain operations while modernizing key facilities

690
00:58:45,840 --> 00:58:49,250
and maximizing the use of existing space through the transition.

691
00:58:49,250 --> 00:58:50,250
So,

692
00:58:53,300 --> 00:58:55,800
we talked about the fairly high construction cost.

693
00:58:56,740 --> 00:58:59,180
There are some funding assumptions that went into.

694
00:58:59,500 --> 00:59:03,600
We took those construction costs and we'll show you in a second an example of how we

695
00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:07,520
converted those construction costs into long-term operating costs.

696
00:59:08,340 --> 00:59:12,500
And those required debt funding, so there are funding assumptions around that.

697
00:59:12,860 --> 00:59:16,840
We've identified a set of funding assumptions that are intended solely for comparing the alternatives.

698
00:59:17,540 --> 00:59:24,460
We're not recommending this financing model or recommending a bond proposal, we're just showing this to you give you in a sense of

699
00:59:24,460 --> 00:59:37,080
types of things that you would need to be thinking about. So the analysis assumes annual county capital contributions of approximately $10 million, totally and roughly $40, you're $50 million over the four to five year implementation period.

700
00:59:37,820 --> 00:59:45,580
The remaining investment, which is approximately $380 million of the construction cost nugget, that would be financed through long-term borrowing.

701
00:59:45,580 --> 00:59:50,580
Debt service assumptions are based on a 20-year amortization period for an

702
00:59:50,580 --> 00:59:54,600
1.25% inflate interest and standard bond issuance costs.

703
00:59:55,220 --> 00:59:59,720
Among all the alternatives evaluated, this option requires lowest overall borrowing.

704
01:00:02,420 --> 01:00:02,980
So,

705
01:00:05,860 --> 01:00:30,420
putting this into kind of the big picture, financial perspective, here's what you can kind of expect if you were to implement the plan as written here, over a 20 year period in terms of total operating costs, which are a combination of the debt service as well as continued to operate the facilities you own and occupy. The preferred option is rejected to increase average annual occupancy cost by approximately 22.4 million.

706
01:00:30,420 --> 01:00:32,500
and compared to maintaining the status quo,

707
01:00:32,840 --> 01:00:33,900
doing what you're doing now.

708
01:00:34,600 --> 01:00:36,980
This is primarily due to the capital investment

709
01:00:36,980 --> 01:00:38,280
and the debt service pension.

710
01:00:38,900 --> 01:00:41,240
Over that 20 year period, total occupancy costs

711
01:00:41,240 --> 01:00:43,180
would increase by roughly $450 million.

712
01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:46,900
However, operating expenses are projected to decline

713
01:00:46,900 --> 01:00:48,700
by approximately $134 million.

714
01:00:49,260 --> 01:00:51,980
Over that same period, due to reduced maintenance requirements

715
01:00:51,980 --> 01:00:53,480
and improved facility efficiency.

716
01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:57,520
So this option, in short, delivers the lowest long-term

717
01:00:57,520 --> 01:00:59,800
occupancy cost increase among all alternatives

718
01:00:59,800 --> 01:01:03,540
considered while addressing the county's major facility challenges.

719
01:01:07,560 --> 01:01:11,640
So to wrap up here and we'll receive your discussion and questions.

720
01:01:11,700 --> 01:01:15,920
We'd just like to reiterate that this plan identifies an opportunity to transform the

721
01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:20,780
county's real estate portfolio into one that better serves residents, supports employees and

722
01:01:20,780 --> 01:01:22,980
positions for as no county for the next 50 years.

723
01:01:23,640 --> 01:01:26,120
Thanks very much and we look forward to your discussion.

724
01:01:26,120 --> 01:01:30,040
Thank you. Any comments, questions from the board?

725
01:01:30,420 --> 01:01:55,460
I know back in 2017, when I first got on the board, I was trying to wrap my arms around just how many different properties the county has and at that time they came back and presented, like literally hundreds of properties throughout the county, including small vacant parcels, so I know that previous board, our previous board was working to try to offload offload some of those properties.

726
01:01:55,460 --> 01:01:57,300
which we've been successful with some of that.

727
01:01:57,920 --> 01:02:02,200
Looking at existing buildings, the Delweb, I know there's been an article in the paper,

728
01:02:02,560 --> 01:02:07,780
the Delweb is kind of an iconic building, so I think it's the tallest building in Fresno County, if I'm not mistaken.

729
01:02:08,540 --> 01:02:15,020
But looking at the costs that that building needs to just kind of dump money into it,

730
01:02:15,040 --> 01:02:18,320
because I think that building was built in the 60s and originally was a hotel.

731
01:02:18,320 --> 01:02:26,540
Yeah, and when the county acquired it decades ago, you know, what's the term that I used

732
01:02:26,540 --> 01:02:31,020
to be told Fresno County Functional, which to me it's not that functional and at some

733
01:02:31,020 --> 01:02:37,380
point you either have to demolish a building or dump a lot of money into it to just keep

734
01:02:37,380 --> 01:02:38,060
it operational.

735
01:02:38,420 --> 01:02:40,260
So I appreciate this study.

736
01:02:40,400 --> 01:02:47,820
I think it's given members on this board really an opportunity to decide which projects

737
01:02:47,820 --> 01:03:05,680
actually want to pursue, but I mean, you're looking at hundreds of millions of dollars of investment that's needed, which can't be done overnight, but it gives us kind of a direction that I think we need to move so we can continue to deliver excellent services to Fresno County residents. So thank you for the report.

738
01:03:08,380 --> 01:03:14,680
Yeah, thank you chair, and thank you adding your team for coming up with this very comprehensive plan.

739
01:03:14,760 --> 01:03:22,600
That's a big, it's a big dollar amount that we have to work with, and I know it'll take a number of years to have that conversation.

740
01:03:23,140 --> 01:03:25,880
I've never been a fan of that bill web building.

741
01:03:26,180 --> 01:03:31,980
I've never forgotten that they gave me my first work rejection letter post college graduate.

742
01:03:31,980 --> 01:03:43,920
So if we're going to suck it down, so if we're going to blow it up, I'd love to push the button on there, but I know this is going to take a number of years.

743
01:03:44,040 --> 01:03:57,200
The one thing I do want to flag and I think our CEO, we spoke a little bit about that when we attended the NACO conference with AI and everybody knows I'm not a big fan of AI, but I know it's here. It's changing the workforce.

744
01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:07,420
the, you know, square footage requirements that's we're kind of going down this conversation and looking at our partners in our labor force within the county.

745
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:13,960
I know other counties are looking at making certain positions whether they're at work at home or hybrid.

746
01:04:14,460 --> 01:04:21,780
I know that's a name to try to reduce some of the cost square footage, the utility that it costs to cool and heat a lot of these buildings.

747
01:04:21,780 --> 01:04:45,960
So I just want to kind of put that in the radar for our folks, and I think we've had a little bit about this in the past, but as we're going to that conversation, that's a big, that's a big dollar amount to spend here locally and then appreciate the one of the key concepts was making sure that our folks have access to the services for departments that deal on a daily basis with our constituents.

748
01:04:45,960 --> 01:04:48,380
I think that's always been very important.

749
01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:50,380
We see that here when we come into the building,

750
01:04:50,380 --> 01:04:54,700
folks still like to come in and pay things and talk to people.

751
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,040
I would love to be able to keep that too.

752
01:04:57,160 --> 01:04:59,960
I think that's important too for our community and for

753
01:05:01,140 --> 01:05:29,840
And then last thing as we're going through the conversation for the plaza, this is the only green space that we have in downtown. And we've had a couple of events that have been very successful as we go down this road trying to incorporate. How do we do that to make that the place more inviting? I think we're having an event in next month here. We're going to have arts and music and cultural festivities. So as we're kind of imagining the new, you know, portfolio incorporating

754
01:05:29,840 --> 01:05:34,780
some of those for our folks making sure that they feel welcomed here in the County Plaza.

755
01:05:35,260 --> 01:05:35,670
Thank you.

756
01:05:36,760 --> 01:05:37,700
Supervisor Minnes.

757
01:05:38,940 --> 01:05:44,820
Yeah, thanks for the report. This is something that, you know, me and Supervisor Pateco,

758
01:05:45,180 --> 01:05:52,660
we're looking at 12 years ago, you know, Fally. We see actually a comprehensive report.

759
01:05:54,000 --> 01:06:09,840
There's a lot of, you know, Nathan used the word county functional. That's kind of inside baseball. It's kind of a laughable term, you know, because we have things that yeah, it's functional, but it's not good for the employees that have to work.

760
01:06:09,840 --> 01:06:22,920
You know, but still because the parking issue if if and when we, well, it's when we demo the old that web building, you know, we still had a parking there.

761
01:06:23,260 --> 01:06:25,600
You know, parking's a premium here.

762
01:06:26,760 --> 01:06:28,960
It's it's the ultimate big deal.

763
01:06:29,560 --> 01:06:34,520
You know, so yeah, I know it's a lot of money and you know, I don't know.

764
01:06:34,520 --> 01:06:42,060
So this is an ideal where you, I think, I use the term save some money every year for it.

765
01:06:42,140 --> 01:06:46,100
I don't know if we're going to have that kind of money because it's gotten pretty tight.

766
01:06:47,020 --> 01:06:50,300
And we'll find out here how tight it is next week.

767
01:06:50,720 --> 01:06:59,520
But I think the key thing is a future board and future boards will decide on what's going

768
01:06:59,520 --> 01:07:08,000
to happen because you use the term living document. So that means it's it's not an exact

769
01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:15,840
deal. It's it varies as the years go by and what's practical. But you know this is going

770
01:07:15,840 --> 01:07:22,700
to be a big big lift when it comes and obviously the biggest lift is you know demo in the

771
01:07:22,700 --> 01:07:23,700
the Dell web building.

772
01:07:24,420 --> 01:07:28,260
So thank you for kind of pushing and getting this started.

773
01:07:28,520 --> 01:07:30,060
I thought it was a great report.

774
01:07:31,140 --> 01:07:31,700
Okay,

775
01:07:34,780 --> 01:07:37,560
I'd like to also say it was an excellent report,

776
01:07:37,820 --> 01:07:40,160
very comprehensive, greatly appreciate it.

777
01:07:40,480 --> 01:07:44,660
Is there no way that the Dell web building can be sold

778
01:07:44,660 --> 01:07:48,300
to someone and they could be responsible for referment?

779
01:07:48,440 --> 01:07:50,480
There's nobody out there that would meet their needs.

780
01:07:51,080 --> 01:07:52,120
That's a good question.

781
01:07:53,080 --> 01:07:53,920
It's possible.

782
01:07:54,580 --> 01:08:00,080
It's, as we've known, it requires a lot of tender care and feeding to bring it up to

783
01:08:00,080 --> 01:08:00,400
smith.

784
01:08:00,780 --> 01:08:04,220
So, let's say you're able to, I'm just making these numbers out, let's say you're able

785
01:08:04,220 --> 01:08:06,400
to sell that building for $50 million.

786
01:08:07,320 --> 01:08:12,420
You would have to deduct the cost of rehabilitating it from that sales price before a developer

787
01:08:12,420 --> 01:08:17,640
would take it off your hands, or they would, or you would remediate it before you hand it

788
01:08:17,640 --> 01:08:17,860
over.

789
01:08:17,860 --> 01:08:25,120
So either way, you're still on the hook, one way or the other, you'd be on the hook for that dilapidated condition of the building.

790
01:08:26,220 --> 01:08:27,100
The deferred maintenance.

791
01:08:28,540 --> 01:08:35,160
Is there a market for it? It's a good question. You know, housing is a huge, as you know, huge issue in the state.

792
01:08:36,920 --> 01:08:40,240
Is it suitable for housing as is since it once was a hotel?

793
01:08:41,280 --> 01:08:46,460
Again, it may be from a floor plan and a way that's laid out perspective, but because

794
01:08:46,460 --> 01:08:50,120
of the deferred maintenance issues, that's really the key is how you're going to solve

795
01:08:50,120 --> 01:08:50,360
those.

796
01:08:51,160 --> 01:08:51,220
Okay.

797
01:08:52,920 --> 01:08:59,000
Did you also review the carna's needs, their office needs, because they've said that their

798
01:08:59,000 --> 01:09:01,140
building doesn't work for them, and they need more space.

799
01:09:01,460 --> 01:09:02,780
Did you review that as well?

800
01:09:03,060 --> 01:09:03,640
I believe we did.

801
01:09:05,220 --> 01:09:09,660
I'd have to see exactly what to check out specific recommendations on that.

802
01:09:09,660 --> 01:09:13,280
but we talked to just about everybody in the county extensively.

803
01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:17,920
Okay, I appreciate it again. I appreciate all of the, yeah, go ahead.

804
01:09:18,100 --> 01:09:19,480
Chairman, I can just speak to that briefly.

805
01:09:19,780 --> 01:09:25,000
So that was one of the reasons that we wanted to make sure that we paused that whatever plans

806
01:09:25,000 --> 01:09:28,720
we have for the coroner's office were hand in hand with this report.

807
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:34,160
And my favorite part of this report is there's a page that it's titled in a flexion point.

808
01:09:34,160 --> 01:09:39,900
And the main point of it is, for years, there's been what we might want to call it incremental

809
01:09:39,900 --> 01:09:40,720
decision making.

810
01:09:40,920 --> 01:09:44,660
And I think your board and private boards have stopped that to say, we're going to invest

811
01:09:44,660 --> 01:09:49,580
in our facilities, we're going to invest in moving forward, but now we've got a plan in

812
01:09:49,580 --> 01:09:50,020
doing that.

813
01:09:50,180 --> 01:09:54,180
And so my understanding of the process is we look at the future share of facility.

814
01:09:54,880 --> 01:09:59,700
It includes also a corner facility being part of that as well, so trying to work instead of

815
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:12,020
Moving, and then moving again, that it would have a facility that would take that into account ahead of time. Okay. Thank you. Any other comments from the board? I'm going to go out to the public any comments from the public.

816
01:10:14,760 --> 01:10:19,940
Okay. Seeing none, I'll bring it back as our motion in a second. Yes.

817
01:10:23,990 --> 01:10:28,490
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Passes, you know, I'm saying thank you very much, gentlemen.

818
01:10:30,700 --> 01:10:38,240
We now move to item number six under public works and planning conduct first hearing and take action to approve. Opposed, my name is Professor County ordinance co tile 15, including statement.

819
01:10:38,240 --> 01:10:41,620
and local findings regulating building and construction within Fresno County.

820
01:10:42,720 --> 01:10:47,020
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Chris Modell with the Department of Public Works and Planning.

821
01:10:47,620 --> 01:10:51,000
This item proposes changes to title 15 of the Fresno County Ordnance Code.

822
01:10:51,360 --> 01:10:54,960
And for this cycle, amendments are minor and generally reflect changes to the year.

823
01:10:55,320 --> 01:10:59,560
New required chapters or modifications to support the community rating system for flood hazards.

824
01:11:00,220 --> 01:11:04,240
The second reading for this item is scheduled for September 22nd and this concludes my presentation.

825
01:11:04,680 --> 01:11:05,640
I'm available for questions.

826
01:11:05,640 --> 01:11:08,200
Okay. Any comments from the board?

827
01:11:10,120 --> 01:11:18,400
This is pre-functionary because this is state law that we have to actually adopt.

828
01:11:19,200 --> 01:11:23,380
Yes, and we typically will bring it every three years on the cycle and we can only be,

829
01:11:24,780 --> 01:11:28,060
we can't be less stringent than what the state of the federal requirements are.

830
01:11:28,200 --> 01:11:32,480
We can make more stringent. Typically, we don't bring more stringent requirements and this

831
01:11:32,480 --> 01:11:33,320
is a case we're not bringing.

832
01:11:33,320 --> 01:11:42,560
and we can't be smarter. So, you know, this is a pure monkey rubber stamp and brigade job here.

833
01:11:44,140 --> 01:11:50,780
These amendments this year are especially minor. Okay. Any other comments? Any comments from

834
01:11:50,780 --> 01:11:57,140
the public? Seeing none, I'll bring it back. Is there a motion in a second? So moved. I can.

835
01:12:02,460 --> 01:12:03,000
All

836
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:11,660
Senator Social Services received and discussed the Fresno County mod C quarterly governing body report and updates for the period of March 14, 20, 26 to June 13, 20, 26.

837
01:12:17,440 --> 01:12:22,440
Good morning, Chairman and members of the board, Delvin Baker, Deputy Director, Department of Social Services, Child Welfare Branch.

838
01:12:22,860 --> 01:12:31,400
I'm here to provide you our transitional shelter care facility quarterly report for the time period of March 14, 20, 26 through June 13, 20, 26.

839
01:12:32,100 --> 01:12:36,960
In the last quarter, we have not developed any new policy or procedure guides requiring board approval.

840
01:12:37,640 --> 01:12:41,180
We've had 66 incident reports submitted to community care licensing.

841
01:12:43,670 --> 01:12:49,030
We've had 56 total entries into our shelter with 40 of those being unduplicated youth.

842
01:12:50,290 --> 01:12:53,410
We've had three youth who have stayed for more than nine days within the shelter.

843
01:12:54,010 --> 01:12:56,250
We've had no changes to the shelter budget.

844
01:12:56,790 --> 01:13:01,150
We've had no administrative actions against our licensee or employees for this quarter.

845
01:13:01,610 --> 01:13:02,550
That concludes the report.

846
01:13:02,830 --> 01:13:03,710
I'm available for questions.

847
01:13:04,530 --> 01:13:06,610
Any comments, questions from the board?

848
01:13:08,250 --> 01:13:10,490
No, any comments from the public?

849
01:13:13,180 --> 01:13:15,780
Nope, okay, this is just to receive a presentation.

850
01:13:16,480 --> 01:13:19,320
So no motions, ma'am Kirk, next item, please.

851
01:13:19,420 --> 01:13:19,860
Thank you.

852
01:13:20,200 --> 01:13:23,760
Item number eight, Board of Suizure Community Reports and Comments.

853
01:13:25,300 --> 01:13:26,840
Any, yes, sir.

854
01:13:27,640 --> 01:13:28,380
Got a couple comments.

855
01:13:29,100 --> 01:13:33,860
So about 12 days ago, the County of Fresno had a meeting

856
01:13:34,420 --> 01:13:36,880
with residents of Waterworks District 40,

857
01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:52,120
which took place at Pine Ridge School and the meeting was one where residents clearly were frustrated and I think rightfully so since that meeting, I've had an opportunity to meet with

858
01:13:52,120 --> 01:14:01,340
Bakeman Water. They're a private water company. They manage systems in Madera, other counties and even here in Fresno County. I think they might be involved a little bit

859
01:14:01,340 --> 01:14:05,320
that throughout areas that touch the city of Fresno.

860
01:14:06,100 --> 01:14:08,760
And I've asked them to take a look at Waterworks District 40

861
01:14:08,760 --> 01:14:12,500
and to, if they have any ideas on how the system

862
01:14:12,500 --> 01:14:16,060
can operate more efficiently to maybe provide some options

863
01:14:16,060 --> 01:14:16,680
for us.

864
01:14:17,040 --> 01:14:20,200
In addition to that too, about 10 days ago,

865
01:14:21,000 --> 01:14:24,800
or 11 days ago, Pastor Kevin Foster reached out

866
01:14:24,800 --> 01:14:29,140
and he offered up water for the community.

867
01:14:29,140 --> 01:14:34,660
and so I put Kevin Foster in touch with Paul Nerland. Paul Nerland reached out, I believe,

868
01:14:34,680 --> 01:14:42,900
to the CAC and let them know what was available through Kevin Foster's church. Also, I saw

869
01:14:42,900 --> 01:14:47,960
that two individuals, actually there were more than that, but Vaughn, Lu and Atua, as well

870
01:14:47,960 --> 01:14:54,500
as Helder Domingos, independently on their own went out and purchased water and provided

871
01:14:54,500 --> 01:14:59,960
it to the community bottled water. I think there was 1,200 cases, which is significant, and uh

872
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:29,980
I really appreciate them stepping up and doing that. And Kevin Foster also gave me the number of an individual who has a filtration company, and I think just going from memory, it's out of San Luis Obispo that does work all over the world. And so I've provided well reports and information to this filtration company to see if they have options for us. About 10 days ago, I went on a tour of Waterworks District 40 just to look at all

873
01:15:29,980 --> 01:15:35,600
the systems and equipment out there. I've not been out there doing that since post creek fire,

874
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:42,340
but Mike Fine showed me the tanks, showed me the different sample taps that existed and I got to

875
01:15:42,340 --> 01:15:47,840
look at the two wells. Well, six and well seven, which right now are providing the water to the

876
01:15:47,840 --> 01:15:57,000
community. And I asked Mike to perform just some very basic well tests where to look at flow rates

877
01:15:57,000 --> 01:16:02,580
of those wells and he just did a 20-minute test. The wells that are there produce limited amounts

878
01:16:02,580 --> 01:16:07,700
of water. I believe one well was producing about 12 gallons a minute. The other one was producing

879
01:16:07,700 --> 01:16:15,060
around three or four gallons a minute. So the issues of quality of water is one issue but also the

880
01:16:15,060 --> 01:16:21,700
quantity of water is another issue. I've been researching just the history of water works district

881
01:16:21,700 --> 01:16:26,760
40 and even this morning I received a message from someone who moved from the area about 18 months

882
01:16:26,760 --> 01:16:33,740
ago, who provided maps, other suggestions to me and just kind of a history of what the

883
01:16:33,740 --> 01:16:41,300
county has been doing since 2009. So, there's a lot of information as it relates to Waterwork's

884
01:16:41,300 --> 01:16:47,460
District 40. I appreciate our staff and really Mike Fine, who he's the operator who's been

885
01:16:47,460 --> 01:16:53,040
operating that system since 2018. His knowledge and background and information that he provided

886
01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:55,720
it to me was greatly appreciated.

887
01:16:56,600 --> 01:16:58,680
So that's what I've been doing the last two weeks

888
01:16:58,680 --> 01:17:00,460
in regards to Waterworks District 40.

889
01:17:01,300 --> 01:17:03,400
Also, I wanted to share that this weekend marked

890
01:17:03,400 --> 01:17:05,960
the six-year anniversary of the Creek Fire.

891
01:17:06,520 --> 01:17:10,240
And I had the opportunity to speak at Shaver Lake Church

892
01:17:10,240 --> 01:17:13,320
on Sunday and just spend some time

893
01:17:13,880 --> 01:17:14,980
in the mountain communities.

894
01:17:15,200 --> 01:17:18,220
And even though we're six years removed from the Creek Fire,

895
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:20,920
there still are many families who continue

896
01:17:20,920 --> 01:17:23,100
you to try to rebuild from that incident.

897
01:17:23,480 --> 01:17:29,700
So appreciate this county's involvement with those residents who continue to work through

898
01:17:29,700 --> 01:17:35,900
the permitting process and to this board for making it a priority to never forget what

899
01:17:35,900 --> 01:17:36,620
happened in the past.

900
01:17:37,000 --> 01:17:38,240
So thank you.

901
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:40,240
Any other comments?

902
01:17:41,660 --> 01:17:50,240
Yeah, I have some comments, you know 9-11 is upon us 25 years ago on that morning on a clear

903
01:17:50,240 --> 01:17:54,200
beautiful day in New York City. People were doing what they normally did. Go to work,

904
01:17:54,540 --> 01:17:59,080
preparing the kids to go to school, getting ready for work, but horrifically by the end of

905
01:17:59,080 --> 01:18:07,900
the day, 2,996 people would be dead and more than 6,000 injured. On that day we lost 344

906
01:18:07,900 --> 01:18:14,120
firefighters, 72 law enforcement officers, 55 military personnel killed at the Pentagon

907
01:18:14,120 --> 01:18:17,060
on more than 90 countries lost citizens in the fact.

908
01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:20,240
And as we know, first, the iconic World Trade Center

909
01:18:20,240 --> 01:18:21,860
north and south towers were attacked

910
01:18:21,860 --> 01:18:24,460
with large civilian planes being flown into them.

911
01:18:25,100 --> 01:18:26,840
Then a plane was flown into the Pentagon,

912
01:18:27,260 --> 01:18:28,800
but there was one plane flight, 93,

913
01:18:29,080 --> 01:18:30,580
that never made it to its belief target,

914
01:18:30,580 --> 01:18:33,460
which was believed to be the White House of the Capitol.

915
01:18:34,160 --> 01:18:37,100
That was due to the heroism of the people on that flight.

916
01:18:38,400 --> 01:18:40,700
And what the horrors of 9-11 demonstrated for me

917
01:18:40,700 --> 01:18:42,280
is what many of us already know.

918
01:18:42,280 --> 01:18:47,320
Our country's comprised of exceptional, brave, heroic Americans who care about other

919
01:18:47,320 --> 01:18:51,440
people and in the most harrowing and dangerous times are willing to risk their own lives

920
01:18:51,440 --> 01:18:52,200
to save others.

921
01:18:52,800 --> 01:18:57,180
This was demonstrated on that day and frankly every day by the men and women of law enforcement,

922
01:18:57,480 --> 01:19:01,540
our police, the men and women who are firefighters and all of the first responders.

923
01:19:01,740 --> 01:19:07,060
We witnessed them as they always do, run towards danger, run into buildings that are on fire

924
01:19:07,060 --> 01:19:09,200
and risk their own lives to save others in need.

925
01:19:09,200 --> 01:19:13,120
Day along with the men and women who serve in the military are the best and brightest

926
01:19:13,120 --> 01:19:14,260
the nation has.

927
01:19:14,660 --> 01:19:19,240
They risk everything to make us safe and ensure the freedoms bestowed upon us by our founding

928
01:19:19,240 --> 01:19:21,300
fathers are preserved and never taken away.

929
01:19:22,060 --> 01:19:25,640
So we're grateful for their sacrifice and we'll always honor their service.

930
01:19:26,180 --> 01:19:31,640
We will never forget the lives lost on 9-11 and always honor the heroism and bravery of those

931
01:19:31,640 --> 01:19:35,440
that fight the ongoing war against evil and terrorism.

932
01:19:35,440 --> 01:19:40,460
May God bless them and God bless the United States of America, the greatest nation on earth.

933
01:19:41,320 --> 01:19:47,640
And lastly, I also want to remember that September 10th, two days from today, we'll mark

934
01:19:47,640 --> 01:19:51,520
the one year that Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a college campus.

935
01:19:52,440 --> 01:19:57,320
This brilliant 31-year-old man went to college campuses to have open dialogue and debate

936
01:19:57,320 --> 01:19:59,980
would students that had opposing views to his community.

937
01:20:18,320 --> 01:20:29,960
Council, public hearing, minutes, adjourned. Council, public hearing, minutes, adjourned.

938
01:20:29,960 --> 01:20:34,080
of our Constitution, our God-given rights to live in freedom,

939
01:20:34,480 --> 01:20:37,100
and to have free expression of thought and speech.

940
01:20:37,560 --> 01:20:39,560
He spoke of the need for law and order,

941
01:20:39,720 --> 01:20:42,320
the need to secure borders and oppose all the woke ideology

942
01:20:42,320 --> 01:20:45,080
that only serves by the Americans in our nation.

943
01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:48,100
He was bold, he was unapologetic,

944
01:20:48,280 --> 01:20:50,040
and even more importantly, he was effective.

945
01:20:50,720 --> 01:20:52,820
He was changing hearts and minds across the country.

946
01:20:52,920 --> 01:20:55,940
He was speaking the truth, and he was murdered for it.

947
01:20:56,860 --> 01:20:58,820
A year ago, Charlie's voice was silenced,

948
01:20:58,820 --> 01:21:07,780
And now he's in the arms of Jesus in heaven, but millions and millions of similar voices have now risen that share Charlie's passion his vision values and love of this nation.

949
01:21:08,380 --> 01:21:14,900
The horror we witnessed a year ago will never cower those of us that share his belief but only serve to embolden us.

950
01:21:15,340 --> 01:21:21,620
We will continue to speak with great convictions and firm and defend the truth, Charlie dedicated his life to his advancing.

951
01:21:22,040 --> 01:21:26,180
May God comfort Charlie Perk's wife his two small children and his family.

952
01:21:26,180 --> 01:21:32,660
May he also strengthen all of us, our nation, and got us to speak with the same courage, you know, honestly, that Charlie did.

953
01:21:33,020 --> 01:21:37,880
Rest in peace, Charlie Kerr. That's all I have. Anyone else? No.

954
01:21:38,360 --> 01:21:40,540
We move to item number nine, board appointments.

955
01:21:41,560 --> 01:21:43,180
Okay. Any?

956
01:21:45,210 --> 01:21:46,390
No? No.

957
01:21:47,350 --> 01:21:49,610
I have a couple of board appointments.

958
01:21:49,610 --> 01:21:56,310
A point, Chuck Susanna Moreno to the provider position for the in-home service services,

959
01:21:56,550 --> 01:21:58,650
supportive services advisory committee.

960
01:21:58,810 --> 01:22:02,390
The position was previously held by Darler, Nunez Gonzales.

961
01:22:03,010 --> 01:22:07,810
And I also want to point Molly Fugundis-Johnston to the child care and development LPC.

962
01:22:08,110 --> 01:22:12,250
The position was previously held by Gloria, Dela Cruz-Polito.

963
01:22:14,460 --> 01:22:16,100
Any comments from the public?

964
01:22:17,620 --> 01:22:18,860
Okay, is there a motion?

965
01:22:18,860 --> 01:22:20,060
Mr. Reiser, may I ask?

966
01:22:20,300 --> 01:22:20,580
I'm sorry.

967
01:22:20,840 --> 01:22:22,920
I'm just going to show your in-home supportive services.

968
01:22:23,280 --> 01:22:23,860
Who did you appoint?

969
01:22:25,220 --> 01:22:29,060
We appointed Chuck Susanna Moreno to

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01:22:31,740 --> 01:22:32,700
the provider position.

971
01:22:39,340 --> 01:22:40,440
OK, I see what happened.

972
01:22:40,720 --> 01:22:41,800
OK, sorry about that.

973
01:22:41,960 --> 01:22:42,200
Thank you.

974
01:22:42,500 --> 01:22:43,120
You got it.

975
01:22:44,500 --> 01:22:44,900
Second.

976
01:22:45,480 --> 01:22:46,720
All those in favor say aye.

977
01:22:47,180 --> 01:22:47,340
Aye.

978
01:22:48,140 --> 01:22:48,940
Passes unanimously.

979
01:22:50,200 --> 01:22:51,620
We now move to item number 10.

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01:22:51,780 --> 01:22:52,600
Public presentations.

981
01:22:52,660 --> 01:22:54,740
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons

982
01:22:54,740 --> 01:22:57,820
is trying to address the board on any matter not on this agenda.

983
01:22:58,300 --> 01:23:02,720
We are also taking public comment on closed session items 12 through 18.2.

984
01:23:03,860 --> 01:23:14,380
Okay, any comments from the public on any matter not on this agenda or any comments from the public on closed sessions item 12 through 18.2, please, four is yours.

985
01:23:15,040 --> 01:23:22,560
Good morning, board. My name is Macaulay Chentheko and I am a union member of SEIU Local 521, which represents President County Library workers.

986
01:23:22,560 --> 01:23:32,540
I'm here today on my own free time as a Fresno resident who resides in district one to firmly express my personal opposition to any attempt to privatize the Fresno County Public Library.

987
01:23:32,980 --> 01:23:41,920
The Fresno County Public Library's vision statement is a place for anyone, something for everyone, and there's truly something for everyone.

988
01:23:42,340 --> 01:23:49,040
In all 34 libraries, staff help people fill out job and housing applications, connect patrons with resources when they are struggling.

989
01:23:49,040 --> 01:23:54,360
and above all, they offer a third space for anyone as welcome regardless of their socioeconomic

990
01:23:54,360 --> 01:23:59,820
status, race, or political beliefs. This can all disappear if a privatized library system

991
01:23:59,820 --> 01:24:06,520
were to be adopted. Today, I am asking you to think of your constituents. Instead of enacting barriers,

992
01:24:06,700 --> 01:24:12,080
I can potentially stop them from accessing vital and free library resources. I ask that you work

993
01:24:12,080 --> 01:24:17,900
to invest in the communities you represent by keeping our libraries public. Library users like

994
01:24:17,900 --> 01:24:22,020
me don't want to company across the country in Maryland to choose what resources they can access,

995
01:24:22,500 --> 01:24:27,660
what hours their local library branch has, and which rural branches this company may have the

996
01:24:27,660 --> 01:24:32,680
power to close under the guise of cost-saving measures. Library users want to keep Fresno libraries

997
01:24:32,680 --> 01:24:37,200
staffed and managed by Fresno locals that have decades of experience and know the resources Fresno

998
01:24:37,200 --> 01:24:40,900
residents need because they win a safe first hand when assisting the public they serve.

999
01:24:41,660 --> 01:24:46,280
Your constituents deserve transparency and that transparency cannot be guaranteed if the

1000
01:24:46,280 --> 01:24:50,680
library system or to be privatized. I want to end this comment by asking you to visit

1001
01:24:50,680 --> 01:24:53,500
the Fresno County Library branches that are in your supervising direct.

1002
01:24:54,100 --> 01:24:57,940
See how your constituents benefit from a public library system and think about what you would

1003
01:24:57,940 --> 01:24:59,980
be depriving them of if these libraries were to be

1004
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:02,280
Thank you. Thank you.

1005
01:25:05,180 --> 01:25:31,900
Yes, come on. Hello, I am a librarian employee here on my day off as a member of the SEIU chapter 521. I love the library, and I would like to take this time to promote it. It's September. It's library card sign up month. And did you know that with the Fresno County Public Library card, you have access to so many resources. You can check out books, audio books,

1006
01:25:31,900 --> 01:25:36,140
movies, music, video games, and more.

1007
01:25:36,760 --> 01:25:41,480
And these are fiction, nonfiction, new stuff, materials in many different languages.

1008
01:25:42,300 --> 01:25:44,300
And also in many different genres.

1009
01:25:45,420 --> 01:25:51,240
We also have the College and Career section with textbooks and the Citizenship section

1010
01:25:51,240 --> 01:25:55,580
and also the Veteran section that really is something for everyone.

1011
01:25:57,000 --> 01:26:01,900
And it's not just that you can check out tech to go to kids, which include a Chromebook,

1012
01:26:02,060 --> 01:26:08,140
a hotspot, and accessories, offer free, a state parks pass, which lets you park for

1013
01:26:08,140 --> 01:26:12,920
free at a lot of the state parks, for example, Millerton and FISMO.

1014
01:26:16,880 --> 01:26:20,840
We also have backpacking kits and Stargazing kits.

1015
01:26:21,500 --> 01:26:32,240
And you also go to the Discovering Go website where you can access free and discounted tickets to different attractions, such as the Charles Schultz Museum.

1016
01:26:34,180 --> 01:26:40,340
To add to this extensive list, you can also check out or reserve spaces in the library, such as meeting rooms and study boxes.

1017
01:26:41,700 --> 01:26:45,140
And with the library card, you have access to all kinds of online resources.

1018
01:26:46,180 --> 01:26:50,340
and not to mention all the free programs and services that the library provides.

1019
01:26:50,820 --> 01:26:56,980
There's the literacy team and a lot of different ones, so much that I can't fit in two minutes.

1020
01:26:57,760 --> 01:27:01,420
It really is one of the last free public spaces available to everyone.

1021
01:27:02,300 --> 01:27:04,720
Please don't take that away by privatizing it.

1022
01:27:05,080 --> 01:27:07,600
We're for the public and not for sale. Thank you.

1023
01:27:07,840 --> 01:27:08,320
Thank you.

1024
01:27:12,000 --> 01:27:14,040
Hello. My name is Rebecca Deniston.

1025
01:27:14,460 --> 01:27:16,840
I'm a member of SEIU Local 521.

1026
01:27:16,840 --> 01:27:20,760
I am here as a private citizen and a constituent at Nathan Magick.

1027
01:27:22,140 --> 01:27:27,840
After moving back to the Central Valley in 2010, my family and I settled in the foothills near Aubrey.

1028
01:27:28,580 --> 01:27:33,800
As a stay-at-home mom who homeschooled all four of my children, the library was a lifeline for us.

1029
01:27:34,860 --> 01:27:43,540
Not only did we find materials for our curriculum, but we also used our computers and Wi-Fi in addition to the library became the center of our social life.

1030
01:27:43,540 --> 01:27:49,620
We met with other homeschooled families in the community and took part of the programs that the library offered.

1031
01:27:50,300 --> 01:27:52,460
All of these resources were free and abundant.

1032
01:27:53,840 --> 01:28:02,020
Homeschooling families rely heavily on libraries and most of them have a stay-at-home parent, which means money is often a struggle for these families.

1033
01:28:03,040 --> 01:28:10,280
Many homeschooling families I know would not have been able to have the resources to drive to a metro branch for their needs.

1034
01:28:10,280 --> 01:28:15,000
privatizing libraries statistically hurts rural branches the most.

1035
01:28:16,460 --> 01:28:22,640
From reduced hours, fewer available materials, canceled programs, and potential closures, rural

1036
01:28:22,640 --> 01:28:27,300
libraries take the brunt of this action, and homeschooling families will be among the

1037
01:28:27,300 --> 01:28:29,740
hardest hit if libraries are privatized.

1038
01:28:30,720 --> 01:28:36,140
My family succeeded because of libraries, and it saddens me to think of the families who

1039
01:28:36,140 --> 01:28:39,480
not how these opportunities if privatization occurs.

1040
01:28:40,140 --> 01:28:42,160
I can truthfully say that my children myself

1041
01:28:42,520 --> 01:28:43,820
would not be who we are today

1042
01:28:43,820 --> 01:28:45,740
without the help of the Aubrey Library.

1043
01:28:46,280 --> 01:28:47,020
Thank you.

1044
01:28:52,830 --> 01:28:54,250
Good morning supervisors.

1045
01:28:55,070 --> 01:28:56,330
My name is Jay Butterfield.

1046
01:28:56,610 --> 01:28:59,230
I'm a member of SCIU 521.

1047
01:29:00,170 --> 01:29:03,030
Next year, I will have had the sincere honor

1048
01:29:03,030 --> 01:29:05,830
of marking my 20th year and working

1049
01:29:05,830 --> 01:29:08,930
for the County of Fresno in the best department

1050
01:29:08,930 --> 01:29:09,990
of all the library.

1051
01:29:09,990 --> 01:29:15,270
I'd like to share some of the library programs that I've seen over those years.

1052
01:29:16,230 --> 01:29:20,830
Preschool Storytime, the summer reading program, the Big Read,

1053
01:29:21,710 --> 01:29:26,030
Junior Librarians Club, Pinkalicious Tea Party.

1054
01:29:26,950 --> 01:29:31,590
Step program, a life skills class for teen mothers.

1055
01:29:32,930 --> 01:29:38,830
Book club discussions, African American and Hispanic Heritage Months.

1056
01:29:38,830 --> 01:29:47,170
guitar class, Americans in the Holocaust, traveling exhibition, DMV practice test

1057
01:29:47,170 --> 01:29:53,350
class, citizenship, oath-swearing and ceremonies, career online high school

1058
01:29:53,350 --> 01:29:59,410
diploma program, the library at the Elkorn Correctional Facility for Juvenile

1059
01:29:59,410 --> 01:29:59,890
All of Fender.

1060
01:30:01,500 --> 01:30:28,100
The library's own version of the tiny desk concert series. In addition, the library is a place where kids can go to feel safe, where you can go when your ink cartridge runs out, but you have to print out your resume for a job interview, where you apply for benefits or for a job, where you can get warm or cool off, where you can use the restroom, where you can charge your phone,

1061
01:30:28,100 --> 01:30:34,060
home, where homeschoolers can meet and interact with their teachers, where veterans receive

1062
01:30:34,060 --> 01:30:40,200
specific information to connect them with the services they've earned, where you can

1063
01:30:40,200 --> 01:30:46,500
find flag day and 9-11 displays. This is obviously not an exhaustive list.

1064
01:30:48,490 --> 01:30:54,840
We are Fresno County. We pull together. The library is in its current form. It's always

1065
01:30:54,840 --> 01:30:58,600
It's been in place since 1910 and may it remain that way.

1066
01:30:58,980 --> 01:30:59,880
Yeah, thank you.

1067
01:31:09,440 --> 01:31:11,320
Good morning, Chairman, morning supervisors.

1068
01:31:11,660 --> 01:31:12,700
My name is William Brown.

1069
01:31:13,260 --> 01:31:14,880
I am a licensed clinical social worker

1070
01:31:14,880 --> 01:31:16,620
and in full transparency,

1071
01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:18,920
I am not a resident of Fresno County.

1072
01:31:19,320 --> 01:31:21,440
I am here on behalf of the Shaver Springs

1073
01:31:21,440 --> 01:31:22,860
and Waterworks District 40.

1074
01:31:24,140 --> 01:31:25,780
What you have in front of you is,

1075
01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:28,500
I've compiled quite a bit of research to explore

1076
01:31:28,500 --> 01:31:31,740
and to emphasize the important situation,

1077
01:31:31,740 --> 01:31:35,220
critical situation, I should say, that has occurred in WaterWorks District 40.

1078
01:31:36,040 --> 01:31:42,520
Magonese is a known neurotoxin, and we continue to almost label it as a secondary

1079
01:31:42,520 --> 01:31:47,540
contaminant. While it is on the list, the challenging issue is that these levels surpass

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01:31:47,540 --> 01:31:51,760
anything that would be considered as aesthetic. And so what I did was compile some of the

1081
01:31:51,760 --> 01:31:56,440
research to show, along with the challenges that both adults and children would have.

1082
01:31:57,400 --> 01:32:09,240
for myself, you know, as a, you know, a social worker and we're seeing these children have to drink or even take a bath in that.

1083
01:32:09,600 --> 01:32:13,120
It makes me reflect, is this truly doing what is best for my neighbors?

1084
01:32:13,660 --> 01:32:20,400
We have, this problem has been there for quite some time yet, unfortunately, not much has been done to resolve the secondary issue.

1085
01:32:20,400 --> 01:32:26,920
What I did do is, I appreciate Mr. Madsig for giving us a brief kind of an understanding

1086
01:32:26,920 --> 01:32:29,880
of where we are today, I've also worked on it from a different angle.

1087
01:32:30,800 --> 01:32:34,780
I've been exploring some of the funding options that will allow us to do so, and the USDA

1088
01:32:34,780 --> 01:32:39,820
has responded in the same day saying they're willing to work with us, as well as the Secondary

1089
01:32:39,820 --> 01:32:44,440
excuse me, the Emerging Contaminate Program, which has resolved this same type issue in terms

1090
01:32:44,440 --> 01:32:50,640
of Magonese challenges along with the iron and it could also support the reduction in the

1091
01:32:50,640 --> 01:32:56,180
uranium and the gross alpha. And so what I would just like to do is just provide this as you know

1092
01:32:56,180 --> 01:33:02,700
my two minutes because take the truth I can talk on this all day. I'm not concerned about my

1093
01:33:02,700 --> 01:33:07,840
Senate campaign run. That's me and Mr. Massigate is the other candidate. I'm more concerned about

1094
01:33:07,840 --> 01:33:10,860
getting this community effective water. Thank you. Thank you.

1095
01:33:15,070 --> 01:33:16,870
Good morning members of the board and

1096
01:33:16,870 --> 01:33:23,670
super-magic. Thank you for kind of explaining what you were doing the last, I don't know

1097
01:33:23,670 --> 01:33:27,890
the last section. My name is Kayleigh Taver. I am here today because the situation in

1098
01:33:27,890 --> 01:33:32,750
Sheriff Springs has moved far beyond every two routine of administration dispute.

1099
01:33:33,390 --> 01:33:38,250
Residents of the Fresno County Water Works District 40 have documented serious concerns involving

1100
01:33:39,290 --> 01:33:45,710
contamination, repreated water quality violations, aging infrastructures, questionable sampling,

1101
01:33:46,650 --> 01:33:49,910
practicals and extremely high water bills.

1102
01:33:50,290 --> 01:33:55,050
They have also reported serious health problems, including me, but they have feared may be

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01:33:55,050 --> 01:33:57,950
connected to the water exposure.

1104
01:33:58,650 --> 01:34:01,910
These reports deserve investigation, not dismissal.

1105
01:34:02,550 --> 01:34:08,270
California law imposes legal duties on a public water system and California government code

1106
01:34:08,270 --> 01:34:09,870
section 1-2-2.

1107
01:34:09,870 --> 01:34:15,030
makes a public officer's willful failure to perform a duty imposed by a law

1108
01:34:15,030 --> 01:34:20,730
misdemeanor. California's public nuisances status also establish consequences

1109
01:34:20,730 --> 01:34:26,210
when conditions affected an entire community and danger of health or safety. I'm

1110
01:34:26,210 --> 01:34:30,190
not standing here today to declare that the crime has been proven. I am telling you

1111
01:34:30,190 --> 01:34:34,170
that the continue and action in the face of documented warnings create

1112
01:34:34,170 --> 01:34:37,190
increasingly serious legal consequences.

1113
01:34:37,930 --> 01:34:40,630
Flint should be a warning to every public official

1114
01:34:40,630 --> 01:34:41,530
in this county.

1115
01:34:42,090 --> 01:34:44,490
Federal courts addressing the Flint water crisis

1116
01:34:44,490 --> 01:34:48,530
held the plantful's alleged violations

1117
01:34:48,530 --> 01:34:52,850
of their constitutional right to bodily and interrogate

1118
01:34:52,850 --> 01:34:55,310
where officials were accused of participating

1119
01:34:55,310 --> 01:34:59,970
in the creation, sorry, certain officials

1120
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:26,440
Those were denied qualified immunity at the pleading stage. The message is clear, government officials cannot simply assure that the public that everything is fine when evidence may show otherwise. Supervisor Magsick, residents have repeatedly brought these concerns directly to Verizon County. The results are documented, the violations are documented, and for structures concerned are documented, everything is documented. Thank you. Thank you very much.

1121
01:35:29,130 --> 01:35:30,650
Hi, my name is Jennifer Taver.

1122
01:35:30,650 --> 01:35:39,490
I am here today to address what I believe has become a systematic failure of leadership surrounding Fresno County Waterworks District 40 and

1123
01:35:39,490 --> 01:35:51,710
Shabre Springs residents have repeatedly raised documented concerns involving water quality violations can contamination aging infrastructure sampling practices stores tanks and the condition of this system yet

1124
01:35:51,710 --> 01:35:58,830
residents have heard public assurance suggesting that the water was considered safe or acceptable. Those statements matter when

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01:35:58,830 --> 01:36:03,850
government officials possess information raising serious questions about drinking water safety.

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01:36:04,190 --> 01:36:07,870
They ever responsibility to accurately communicate those risks, not minimize them.

1127
01:36:08,310 --> 01:36:12,730
The Flint water litigation demonstrates how serious that responsibility became.

1128
01:36:13,270 --> 01:36:19,950
In Guthrin vs Michigan, a federal appellant court allowed constitutional bodily integrity claims

1129
01:36:19,950 --> 01:36:25,790
to proceed against certain officials where plaintiffs alleged officials knowingly expose residents

1130
01:36:25,790 --> 01:36:30,750
to contaminated water while providing misleading assurance about it's safety.

1131
01:36:31,150 --> 01:36:35,870
I'm not suggesting today that shaver is flint. I am saying Fresno County should understand the warning.

1132
01:36:36,070 --> 01:36:41,370
California also requires public water systems to be operated by appropriately certified personnel

1133
01:36:41,370 --> 01:36:47,890
and accordance with state drinking water regulations. These are not optional administrative details.

1134
01:36:48,070 --> 01:36:53,850
They exist to protect public health and this board governs WWD 40. Supervisor Magsick, the same

1135
01:36:53,850 --> 01:36:58,710
been made to these residents are on record. The laboratory results are on record. The violations

1136
01:36:58,710 --> 01:37:04,570
are on record. The state increases are on record. Continuing to collect dramatically

1137
01:37:04,570 --> 01:37:09,110
increased water rates while unresolved questions remain about contamination, infrastructure

1138
01:37:09,110 --> 01:37:14,990
sampling, operations and system finances exposes Fresno County to increasingly serious legal

1139
01:37:14,990 --> 01:37:19,230
and financial risks. Do not wait for a courtroom to determine what should have been done here.

1140
01:37:19,230 --> 01:37:31,530
raise the current rate increase, authorize an independent engineering operational and financial investigation, provide residents with a reliable energy emergency source of safe drinking water.

1141
01:37:31,970 --> 01:37:32,390
Thank you.

1142
01:37:36,480 --> 01:37:38,880
Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors.

1143
01:37:39,600 --> 01:37:47,220
I'm a resident of Shaver Springs Water District, W-W-D-40. I'm here to tell you only a few

1144
01:37:47,220 --> 01:37:52,740
things out of thousands of things I could be flaming before. But let's start with our pets.

1145
01:37:54,120 --> 01:38:00,480
When I was little or around October 2017, I had a dog named Gunner. He was the best dog ever.

1146
01:38:00,860 --> 01:38:08,200
He was still a puppy when it happened. Me, my mom and my sister came home after I got picked

1147
01:38:08,200 --> 01:38:14,620
up from school and Gunner was having a seizure in front of me and I think you could tell how traumatic

1148
01:38:14,620 --> 01:38:22,160
that could be for a little kid. So we immediately took him to the hospital. They had said or they thought

1149
01:38:22,160 --> 01:38:29,820
he had a neurological thing but they didn't really know why he kept on getting seizures. We ended up

1150
01:38:29,820 --> 01:38:36,920
needing to put him down which I was super sad about. Now let's go back to now. Looking back we always

1151
01:38:36,920 --> 01:38:43,780
gave our dogs faucet water so if you put two and two together if you're smart enough you can tell

1152
01:38:43,780 --> 01:38:52,160
that it was a water doing it because now we have been looking at how the levels have been going up

1153
01:38:53,000 --> 01:38:59,620
our dogs our cats hair have been falling off my cat has worked growing on them after we stopped

1154
01:38:59,620 --> 01:39:04,940
giving them the water what what happened oh they stopped getting it because of the water

1155
01:39:04,940 --> 01:39:11,880
It feels so slimy getting into that shower, having it come down on you. I

1156
01:39:11,880 --> 01:39:16,940
barely even want to take showers because of it. Or when I need to brush my

1157
01:39:16,940 --> 01:39:23,100
teeth in it, I don't want to brush it my teeth in that. And we don't have enough

1158
01:39:23,100 --> 01:39:30,080
money to be giving our dogs the water. Luckily, someone made a donation which you

1159
01:39:30,080 --> 01:39:34,880
didn't want to do for some reason, but that really helped us.

1160
01:39:35,480 --> 01:39:38,940
So I want you to look at that and actually do something for once.

1161
01:39:39,300 --> 01:39:39,600
Thanks.

1162
01:39:40,280 --> 01:39:40,720
Thank you.

1163
01:39:45,010 --> 01:39:47,750
Good morning, Sharon Brutterfeld, members of the board.

1164
01:39:48,410 --> 01:39:51,630
My name is Riley Talford and president of SCIU Local 521.

1165
01:39:52,170 --> 01:39:56,450
First of all, I came out in support of my members who wanted to make sure you heard from them directly

1166
01:39:56,450 --> 01:39:59,970
in regards to the impacts of thoughts about privatizing libraries.

1167
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:29,740
The public library. My main thing I wanted to say is the public library is not an ideology. It is not woke. It is not radical. It is just the public library. The public encompasses all of the community. Community that you either agree with, or you disagree with. Community members are either agree with things that you say, or disagree with the things that you say. It's just the public. And I will just ask that this board, remember that.

1168
01:40:29,740 --> 01:40:35,120
That the public library is for the entire community, thank you.

1169
01:40:35,620 --> 01:40:36,700
Okay, thank you.

1170
01:40:38,220 --> 01:40:42,320
Anyone else? I don't see anyone else. I will close the public portion.

1171
01:40:43,340 --> 01:40:47,860
We now move to item number 11. Can councilors from previous closed sessions?

1172
01:40:48,520 --> 01:40:52,620
There are no reports in previous closed sessions. I would not expect any report out today.

1173
01:40:52,620 --> 01:40:54,240
So you may vote to adjourn following.

1174
01:40:54,340 --> 01:40:56,320
Is there a motion to adjourn?

1175
01:40:57,780 --> 01:40:59,560
All those in favour, C.I.

1176
01:41:00,020 --> 01:41:00,300
Aye.

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01:41:00,680 --> 01:41:01,500
And pass your unanimously.

1178
01:41:01,500 --> 01:41:04,940
The board is the meeting is now adjourned.