Board of supervisors call to order live
in Mendocino
And I am very pleased to be here I
think we all are.
This is a beautiful day and we are glad
to be here so we will start with roll
call.
[ CALLING ROLL ]
>> Will you lead us the Pledge of
Allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance to the Flag of
the United States of America,
And to the Republic for which it
stands, one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
>> [ AUDIO CUTTING IN AND OUT ]
(INAUDIBLE) really important and thank
you very much for coming.Agenda item
number two is public expression.We
invite member.Public to provide comment
items of interest that not only agenda.
Members of the public shall line up
(INAUDIBLE) that will let you be seen
(INAUDIBLE) public expression this
morning.
>> Good morning,Charles thanks for
coming to the coast.
I am here to talk about housing.I have
sent
resource extraction Corporation.Two
years ago,I bought a house converted to
B&B, so I believePersonally that there
should be totally bannedShort term
rental in the county.
For any non-owner occupied
dwelling.
Thank you very much.
>>Thank you Aime, planning and biology
thank you so much for coming here today.
My comment is really short.When it to
see you here in coast more often.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Is there anyone else?
All right we will go to zoom then.
>>
All eyes on me, Good morning
everybody.How are you all?
Well, all this supervisor are here on
point.There is no deviation today.I
have recently note on article and be
local media such as it exist on this
budget issue.
Is that person in attendance today? She
is the county auditor responsible for
producing financial documents for the
county has that report been of you as a
board of supervisor on the county at
all, received any financial reporting
or documentation for the last fiscal
year 2122?
And ended a year ago?Isn't there? You
have that information?
>> Outside auditors are still
performing the audit it should be
completed this month
For discussion with miss Culberson.
>> Okay that sounds like an oh we don't
have a close or event preliminary
financial data from a box should close
the year ago.And others no current
financial data available to address the
issues that chairHe talk about care
crew.
All this number that you're going to
discuss is not
>> Way can't really enter into debate
here but I would say that's not
Completely true.We have quite a lot of
financial information closing the books
and involves looking at all accounts
that come to that cover all of the
Mendocino.
So with is a lot of details that go
into settling with a special districts
and things like that.
>> And are trying to put you on the
spot Mr McGourty, I just trying to get
clarification on this issue.
None of your us got the letters have
any current information on the financial
state of the county you don't know
what's on a cheque and account.This is
the concern.So I would like to see,
apparently there is no mechanism.That I
am aware of to bring to bear on
pressure to do the job.
>> Yes there is.That's how you control
what goes on.
>> Okay, perhaps FYI, the job that she
is doingThose documents, those reports
it's always been done by prior people
in her position.It has nothing to do
with the consolidation ofOffices, our
predecessors this is a red hearing I
don't know why that number is not
coming up and so one thing I suspected
thisIf we have got a profits coming out
just that didn't come out.All this old
excuses.
>> Your three minutes kind of, believe
me at very much in our mind every day.
>> Well we got the motion that there is
no clarity on financial in the county.
And with that this new articleCome out
we are not to worry because everything
is well and handed it's not well and
handed.There's not going to be enough
money to fund the necessary function of
government so I have a concern others
so I hope we can see some accurate
financial data and reporting.
>> Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> I am not just the public speaking.I
am Sandy and I am here for a different
reasonAs well as what is public comment
which is not related to agenda
item.Just came up on my opinion
I think we need more representation on
the coast and the woman who came up and
said we need to see a more here often,
It's not fair we send our all our taxes
to your kayak and we beg for a
(INAUDIBLE) and we told that the going
to Bywater.Maybe our water carriers
(INAUDIBLE) we have no garbage
assistance.We pay our due,We get
nothing back.It's not fair.We need
another supervisor or two so that you
have an uneven number for voting but we
need more representation, I have grown
up on this coastline since 70s most of
the people that I can commune with and
it is community feel the same way that
item.You guys need toListen to the
coast a little bit more close give us a
quality representation.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Good morning, I am Karen I am the
chair of the because Democratic club
and I want to see anyAnd Teddy I agree
with what you have said and I also want
to say that dissipation matters and
election matter.And let's do it
thanks.
>>
Anyone else?
>>You have to come to the
podium please.
[ CHATTER ]
[ LAUGHING ]
>> I am Roger, I moved to Mendocino
Village five years ago retired
executive New York City.All of the
coast and I started asking question why
this open transit in town the
(INAUDIBLE).
It's a corner and nine year old woman,
almost got a car accident and because
it's open for three months.What I don't
understand is from observation the
county has neglected.I think spending a
lot of time in Ukiah (INAUDIBLE) there
is a liabilityA necessity to take a
coast because it's my understanding
(INAUDIBLE).
Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>
I am Bell, and I'd like to 2nd to Teddy
has to say if you come back one on block
come out one North West running block
worst caf in front of the blue door
You'll got to have block of expose
crumbles oppose (INAUDIBLE) attended
to.
>>
Just for clarification is this
Mendocino County responsible for a or
as the community services District?
>> It's us.
[ LAUGHING ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> We will look into it and find out
what's going on and get back to you.
Okay any more public comment from the
room?
Please approach the podium.
>> Hello, my name is Benjamin Martin
and I am high school student and I
believe
That we should have it all out role to
lack our next candidate represent the
coast
Because you hold yourself where the
higher is 10 and make sure some
decisions when you have more 1
self
confidence.
>> What they do is not just a physical
ones.
>>
I think it should beBoth talking and
physical fit.
>> Okay.Thank you.Anymore comments from
the room?
How about online?
We have online.
>>
Hello Good morning, Can you hear me?
Mark again self healing practitioner
and educator boarding Minister AKA
Goldilocks.
I have a lot of things to say I am
always grateful of cost everything that
everyone is doing I think everyone in a
good place I don't want to speak for
someone.
To my knowledge, the numbers were out
long time ago from her office the best
that come out as being audited now, the
graft and everything.
It is what it is.
I'd like people to understand.
I thought it was excellent.I also watch
James rebuttal to which is not much
rebuttal it's pretty much agreement
thank the have, should wash
that.Marijuana enforcement, shouldn't
be happening.
We came to the conclusion that it was a
horse (INAUDIBLE) they didn't want to
see is there the wanted to see
action.And why Mendocino a general
revenue generator, but when it clear
about our county as a whole and when we
are talking about saving money,
Cost cutting boards there is mandated
by law.I don't think we should be
travelling around.Just my opinion.Thank
you.
>> Okay,
Next?
Taylor on zoom.
>> Thank you very much for giving me
time to speak
My wife and I live in for drug where
are both in our mid-60s and my initials
the chance I'm sorry
>> Were going to talk about that later
so this is for items that are not only
agenda.
>> This morning, I am hoping between 10
and 11.
>> I might not be able to be present at
the time because we both work.
We have health concern, we would not
want to it indoors while we are still
dealing with active pandemic so my
voice is simply say please save the
tents.
>> Thank you very much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Okay, with that is anyone on phone or
so we are done with public comment
public expression sorry, were going to
move onto consent calendar.Clerk of the
establish proper notice?
>> Proper notice has been established.
>> Any items to be pulled for separate
consideration?
>> Yes, I like to pull item 3 a.
>> Anything else?
Okay,
On item 3dI just want to make a comment
before you move on.So adoption of
proclamation recognizing September 22
as California native American nature
there is a typo it's not the 29.
Just a shout out to our Native American
community who has contributed so much
already years when you look at group of
people who have sustainably mothers
landscape for 10,000 years, that
adequate abundance for human
population.There is much we can share
the people who can very much part of
the environment and
I hope you will join me in celebrating
their participation in our
community.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Well on that note I would also like
to have people recognize item 3C which
is the adaption of proclamation
recognizing September 232023 as Nicole
MandeMendocino County.And nickelMan is
(INAUDIBLE) shares registered memberAnd
she is also astronauts with the NASA
systemAnd husbandAdd the space station
and she will be in round Valley in
Septemberin September 23 and is what
recognize the firstNative AmericanTo be
in the space program.
>> That is quite an accomplishment.So
without is there any public comment on
consent and sorry, 3a as well.
>> Well, 3a as the response of ground
Jury's investigation into our human
resources program and so I think
Supervisor TED WILLIAMS and (INAUDIBLE)
the people they ad hoc responded to it.
On the recommendation number 11, the
response is toLookEntered onwards
program for stability byNovember 1 and
thenRecommending, recommendations 1212
15, rely upon on our boards programIn
the deal with place and to create a
positive working environment and reduce
(INAUDIBLE) ethical significant issue
in Orange CountySo my question on that
isWhat happens if we look at today
onwards program andWe find that it's
not really for is about to implement
Where do we go from there?
>> What we did rely on interviews that
we conducted counter staff, HR, acting
director and sheriff Jansen might have
something to add to that.
>>
Good morning, Sherry Jensen Deputy CEO
and acting human services
director.Thank you for the question.We
did look into the program and we knew
that would be an additionalExpense.So
we felt like we could work you know,
whether the department and with the CEO
and the Board of supervisors and work
and training programmesAnd work with
the Department headSo we are hoping
that that will help us moving forward.
>> So if I'm understanding that
correctly if the on boards program
isn't what we implement
To try to deal with the ensure that
been highlighted.
>> That's correct.We have many things
that we have rolling out,Actually
anybody and Co could join so we are
working hard to implement as well as
the other program.
>> Okay, thank you and response to F 25
suffered due to workplace culture,
potential applicants and the response
was partially disagree and I just once
clarification on this answer the
county's work this culture may look
less attractive to potential applicants
if the culture is known by the
applicants and asBad or worst
(INAUDIBLE) and soIf there is an
explanation to that that might be a
better way addressing that issue.
>>Do you have anything to comment on
this?
>>I am not sure that CEO Johnson wrote
that answer and I'd like here to hear
from my colleague.
>> We have a large number of people in
society right now who are moving from
job to job.Every employer is
experiencing that.And so if someone is
going to look for jobs at the different
employer,
Are they happy to the current employer?
Kind of,If someone would like to reward
that.I am open to that.
>>
I just think that the finding is the
county suffered, make less attractive
to potential applicant, it's not wrong
to agree with the grand jury is saying.
>> I think it really depends to where
you are.So the two departments I am
most familiar with them in the
synagogue the Department of agriculture
AndI think I would make abroad to
across the entire organization and see
it's all bad I don't think that's
true.I think we are winning to be very
careful.One of the things that are
striving forward in the Mendocino
County, I think is staff has been taken
to do that but HR is really equitable
role,Any comment?
>>So we are implemented anniversary
interviews so I do seeGood feedback
from employers about the anniversary
and others and people don't know
Anniversary interviews is,It's on the
date of your hire we send out AIDS
survey so we want to hear how things
are going for a staff that we currently
working although we do want to get
except interviews.
>> What if we could reworded that,
consistently throughout each department
of department is differentAnd county
department(INAUDIBLE)
>> I think that's fair.
If you two have anything to say.
>> Perhaps could be approved later this
afternoon.
>> Certainly.
>> Okay.Thank you.
>> Any other comment? From
supervisor's? Or people online?
>> Sorry I'm not sure,To that item I
have a very little company and when we
have our reviews with our new employees
and sequential every year and a
recorder I also listen to their color
workers and ask their co workers have
(INAUDIBLE)What are the thoughts.
What this person need to improve upon?
So think annual reviews and
anniversaries are really super come I
think also(INAUDIBLE)
>> Any other comments on the consent
calendar?
>>Hi there, my name is David I am here
to talk about the decline of people are
our high school.It's a very small we
like hundred kidsJust hours in your
class and has like 27 people and I
think due to that, like housing and how
expensive
>> Just interrupt we are and consent
calendar.This is not the right time to
address you should have done that to
public expression.
>> I understand that but
There's been a huge decline people
living high school to do how expensive
here,And I have sent places there like
to million dollars what my grandmas
basically looking for housing, it's
ready to expensive.And that's pretty
much like to see really.
>> Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Hi, my name is JaneI would like to
address items the H and I and J.I have
a concern no cut ability to services no
budget associated with them there
should at least be mentioned of warm
handouts, and I wanted to draw your
attention to recent incident in the
countyThere was an individual check
themselves into the hospital which is a
red sign right there because lots of
people with mental health issues they
need help to it's kind of beyond help
your but he was assessed with infection,
he was transported to psychiatric
hospital, he was released less than 24
hours in transported back to Mendocino
County without contacting anyone and at
the destination where he was dropped
off he didn't know he was coming.And he
would missing.It was reported missing
to the polls department there is no
follow-up, there is no search, there is
no contact with anyone who live in the
county.And he was found assist 16 days
later.He has a medical issues why is he
not treated.No he was taken to the
crisis residential treatment center.So
I don't really care where the money
comes from this things because there is
our all public money.There should be
accountable to for cost and services
with the budget and expectation for
this request for overall health this
incident is not neighbors and shot
full are not addressed within crisis.
Thank you.
>>
[ APPLAUSE ]
Supervisor WILLIAMS?
>> Yes, I tend to agree with the Speaker
and at a recent meeting I pulled
related items asking that we reverse of
the contract language to put in some
requirements for regular performance
analysis and it's not the only numbers
I have sent and $4 million we spent.I
haven't and any data that indicates
dollar for dollar, how we are
performing relative to other cities
counters, the state, maybe the nation
as a whole.
And I was pleased that the board did
support that I recall of being
unanimous.
>>
The board previously pulled, the board
has given us ask within 90 days with
whichCome out we are expecting them to
be back ever the end of this month or
early next month.
>> Okay.
Yes?
>> Regarding those contract I hope that
you are considering having an outside
professional review them was just a
revealing this kind of contracts
because I don't think that we have a
capacity within the county to do the
job.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Okay, anymore comment on the consent
agenda? If not will go toCarrie who is
online.
>>
Good morning,
Carrie, candidate for persistent
supervisor I like to address the birds
response to finding number 25 thank you
Supervisor JOHN HASCHAK for pulling
this item only have to do is watch one
of this board meetings to see the
culture.
I give you several examples that
happened recently at the board meeting,
The increase of healthcare cost on them
just to (INAUDIBLE).
Including positions of appropriate
physical psychological, moral character
and computer literacy.You can't read
this grand jury respond and nothing
that the current culture is intentional
on some level.This culture of the
county will ever change without the
check toward employee and each other
like this.The poor response written.As
a citizen having previously had
employees and as a taxpayer that you
would respond indirectly counting like
this.
>> Any more unlikely with that will
move on to agenda's, sorry we need to
approve.
>> Most approved.
>> Second.
>> All right, so we pulled grand jury
response for now all of the items will
on this time.Roll call vote.
[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.Now move on
to agenda item number for a.noticed
Public Hearing - Discussion and
Possible Action Including Adoption of
an Ordinance Rezoning Assessor's Parcel
Number APN 169-130-77 fromAgricultural
AG to Limited Commercial.Has the clerk
establish proper notice?
>> Proper notice has been established.
>> Okay we will open to public hearing
at this time.The boardAnd clerk will
notice anyCorrespondence and telephone
calls received.None?
>> No comment received to our email
address and any online comment would
have submitted online via a comment.
>> Okay there are none, now we will
move on to presentation.
>> Good morning everyone, planning and
building services, this is an
application to rezone a 4 acre parcel
From agricultural to a limited
commercial.The subject personal is
located 2.9 miles north of the city of
Ukiah.
The site has been in operation since
1971.As the site was established prior
to adoption of comprehensive code 1981,
the mobile home park is considered a
legal nine confirming yrs.The
classification of this siteIs
(INAUDIBLE)MUNS is intended
toencourage mixed-use
development with commercial
uses encouraged at street
level.So it is reasonable to conclude a
meal and as.So this leaves us with a
parcel in the zoning districtThat is
not compatible with either its
long-standing existing yearsOrient its
classification under the general plan.
The goal of the applicant is to
change to a commercial zoning
that would be more suitable to
the current use. The original
application requested General
Commercial (C2), but after
subsequent consultation with
staff the request was revised to
Limited Commercial (C1) to
reflect the more limited
commercial potential of the site
and its smaller scale.A Mobile Home
Park is an
allowed use in C1 with a Major
Use Permit. Additionally, the C1
zoning
would allow renewed use of the
existing commercial structure
on the site, which was most
recently used as a bar.Finally, C1 is
compatible with
the MU land use classification
and by analogous extension,
MUNS.(INAUDIBLE)The site is well-suited
to a commercial/mixed-use orientation,
being within a transitional zone
between the commercial corridor along
North State Street and the more
residential and
recreational areas along Lake Mendocino
Drive. On July 20, 2023 the project was
heard by the Mendocino County Planning
CommissionThe
Commission voted 3-0 to recommend
approval of the project to the Board of
Supervisors.Staff recommends that the
Board of Supervisors find the project
exempt from CEQA under
Section 15183 for projects consistent
with a Community Plan, General Plan or
Zoning, and
approve the requested rezone based on
the facts and findings contained in the
Resolution.
That concludes staff presentation and
we are available for questions.
>> Any questions? Is the club coming
back?
>> Potentially.I believe the applicant
is online available to enter any
questions about the possible future
users.
>>(INAUDIBLE) that was a local
landmark.At this time any public
comment?Public input?Okay, nothing
online so with that
>> Move
>> Second
>>
Any final remark from staff?
>> No final remark.
>> With that will close the public
hearing.
And now we can call for a vote.
[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>> Agenda item number 4B.Discussion and
Possible Action Including Acceptance of
Presentation of
the Communication and Engagement Plan
for the City of Fort Bragg Local
Coastal Program Grant Project.Sponsors
Planning and building.
>>Okay, we are just going to pull up
our website.Good morning supervisors.
My name is Sarah I work in the city of
Ford bragg.We are here to share with you
I have a hard copy of it,
>> So the communication and engagement
plan is coming out of a recent grant
that the city was awarded 30 California
coastal commission to do an update on
the LCPAs a part of this plan we are
also looking at several aspect of noise
harbour to really do a site assessment
analysis on the harbour to see how we
can integrate the blue of vision.
>> First two years will be developing a
(INAUDIBLE) implementation plan the
third year will be taking the findings
of that plan and developing a policy
update.
We will also be utilising information
received from the sealevel rise
resilience strategy to inform the
city's local coastal program amendment.
Search really important because we are
doing such a big (INAUDIBLE) to bring
everybody on board.We spent three
months making this communication
engagement plan.
If there's a website you can just go to
So the communication and engagement
plan is to reach every development in
the county, we are still looking to
take on the staff and outreach and
workshop related to sealevel rise thank
you very much for showing that.So they
know your ocean collective we are a
lost growth of (INAUDIBLE)Coming
together how we look at create more
creativeOpportunities for ocean-based
business here on Mendocino Coast.
>> What we want to do is get a new ways
to incorporate blue economy to
community.New businesses, we are
starting to see (INAUDIBLE) we want to
ensure that the members afford Bragg
and Mendocino county will not left
behind.These fishermen and fishermen
and the cost have a
amazing skill set.
It's going to base really hard our
fishing goes away entirely and the like
to take this (INAUDIBLE) and given
office jobs.Some of them can some of
them cannot.
>> If it click on the section, this
websiteClick on something like low
economy and innovators.
Several businesses that are working and
the blue economy things like a concrete.
This is one of the amazing companies,
There are actually using (INAUDIBLE).
They will allow us to buy remedy eight,
without expensive and invasive grading
techniques.And this is a really exciting
opportunity for us to learn together
and kind of see what it might look like.
The page we want to show you as the
calendar.This will also be growing as
we develop different workshop in public
opportunities you will be able to go to
this website look and see one month,
two months in the future where there is
an opportunity to have a workshop,
presentation,Public meetings, surveys,
interviews.
>> We just want to reach out to
stakeholders in Mendocino County.
When it ensure that everyone believe
that this is something we can do.'s
>> So we invite you all.Provide comments
if you want, if you have a board
organisations or a school or anything
like that is already happening we would
like to participate in joint and table
that event
One other great thing I want to share
is the California is in grant they have
partner with us and this project so the
next two years we are able to have
Mendocino Coast Sea Grant follow
working with us Side-by-side.
So anybody have any questions?
Please go and visit this website when
you get home.
Let's all get involved.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Supervisor DAN GJERDE?
>>
I'd is wanted say thank you to the
(INAUDIBLE) and people may be wondering
why all this planning, well, what you
see is when the develop you're much
more likely to get see the Federal
grant implement those community.This is
exactly the type ofPlant use the text
place so thank you very much.
>> Supervisor JOHN HASCHAK we
>>Yes, I went to presentation on the
winter proposal about a humble bay and
part of their pitch was that benefit I
just wondering is there any kind of
communication and respect and make out
(INAUDIBLE).
>> Is specifically not but we are
communicating a lot.To jumpstart the
blue economy innovation and they are
working on the West Coast collaboration
of different ports and harbours that can
work collaboration and support one
another so we are getting involved in
those conversation but not yet we
haven't been a project. approach at.
>> I have been approached by the
California,About wind energy, but for
my understanding we are 10 to 15 years,
right now they are doing a less out of
humble and humbled is a much been
position, which (INAUDIBLE) there are a
lot easier taxes is apparently and very
limited on landSide so places to build
this huge pieces of infrastructure we
are also very hard to get I think 4/5
the unedited Commissioners got cars set
on the driver.
[ LAUGHING ]
The kind of figure out might be hard.
>> I wasn't thinking went on the
Mendocino because, I was thinking more
in the lines of we are to supply things
for them up in humble keep those winter
up in there.
>>(INAUDIBLE) were in which we would
(INAUDIBLE)
>> Very good.Thank you.
>>
So I just want to, I haven't been
member of ad hoc, for economic
obviously moving forward and also the
hydrogen highway where we are trying to
create hydrogen as an alternative
electrical energy for moving trucks.
But we do have (INAUDIBLE) also
converted toMedicine got is very much
partner and that's really important
because if you're going up to federal
grant, we really committed to improve
our financial capacity in this county
and
I congratulate your team.
>> Thank you.
>>
Okay, any public comment?
>>
Stevan,
I see in this room and I love this
program but I don't think we can forget
that this community stop offshore oil.
People in this from the did it and if
we had started whose admission is
completely different and think we want
to remember that in the remember that
this community did something which was
amazing that we stop the oil companies
from coming here and building whatever
they would do in a Coast so I applaud
this project but I think there is a
history here behind it which is that we
stop from a community effort we stop
the big oil from coming here and now
this project has a chance of going
forward so we should ever forget
that.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Other public comment on this item?
>> Just briefly again, while we have
all the infrastructure money,
What about taking some of the federal
money for water storage underground
and, how many communities
running out of
water.I'm not an engineer but I dig a
whole on the ground to store water.
It hundred thousand, 200,000 gallons
God knowsHow often an hour spell into
the ocean.That's a global problem.We
could fix water storage Mendocino
County.
I think water storage is important.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Thank you for that and that is being
addressed through the ad hoc.
Why did you go ahead and address?
>> One of the project that has come to
our community is the technology that
it's a wave the passive wave generated
Portion of water through these rivers
osmosis brains and release the brain
naturally back out into water and its
sincere way to deal with the brine
because it's done at this low rate and
it only is more the salinity isn't
detected more than 6 feet away from the
boozeAnd then the freshwater is pomp
onshore.This company that showed up
because the came to the low economy and
learning festival that we had in
2020.So this when it'll about.
>> And again it's because of the
consultant very (INAUDIBLE) they came.
>>I want to applaud this two ladies to
the amazing work they are doing and
continued to do.They had a pleasure to
work alongside them in the ocean
collective especially Sara she was
trying(INAUDIBLE) we had the harbour,
fishing, and what they're doing now is
indeed collective.But I wanted to
highlight just general public comment,
this is more than a website.What we are
saying is to wise of the innovative
industry in Mendocino County and that's
what's beginning right now and to James
point it is aboutConscientiousness and
environment.The bring this people's a
are talking about to come here in
Mendocino County and create innovations
that will make our world safer and
healthier and more environmentally
Protected.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Anymore public comment?
>> Hi, I am the publisher of real State
magazine and I just wanted to address
Rogers comment last month I run a story
in real State magazineFollow the H2O
it's a about for BraGG water system you
can find this article on the website
real State Mendocino.com.And find out
the incredible staff that the water
system forT BRAGG is doing including
(INAUDIBLE) not to just a big
commercial from a magazine.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Any other comments?
Any comments online?
So I would entertain motion to accept
the report.
>> Move
>> Second.
>>
Move and seconded, call a vote.
[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>>
Were going to take five-minute break
right now for a staff and will be back
for longer item.Next item is the tent.
We know that tenants are going to be
long so that's why we are taking a
break now.
[ MEETING IS ON BREAK ]
My name is Kelly Jensen.Good morning
board and thank you for letting to
speak.Last Tuesday I was the recipient
Of free VIP tour of broccoli and human
condition of the Mendocino County
Jail.I got to see first hand.
A litany of aggregates constitutional
violation despite committing the crime
officer Jensen arrested me. Tuesday
afternoon when all is working to the
beach with nothing
But the clothes on my back,And a glass
of water before I could even takeACIP
officer Jensen madness markets notched
the glass from a hand and smashed it
into the side of the street.(INAUDIBLE)
The officers change my fate and out of
the car is loving me to walk the
officer (INAUDIBLE)The even drag me
down to the current carrying my entire
upper body when the chain my hike after
They had taken my shoes in the Car I
had left the took measures I would was
begging them for my shoes.
Then the clocks which and it had seven.
The night-time officer came onto
descent and to go broke and shuddered
this is that remain of me they gave
missiles, as little committed a crisis
clinic and brought me back to myself.I
drove here from Sacramento just to tell
you in person the fees that this has to
end now.This was the most dramatic
experience of my life and I begin to
fix it.Specifically, I would like
officer Jensen and Lopez fired
immediately.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Okay, I was not expecting that.Will
move onto and agenda item 4c.Discussion
and Possible Action to Direct Staff to
Deprioritize Enforcement
of Restaurant Tents within Coastal
Zoning for 1 Year and Facilitate
Collaboration with Mendocino City
Community Services District, Mendocino
Historic Review Board, California
Coastal Commission andState Water
Resources Control Board for Tent Policy
within the MendocinoHistoric District;
and Direction to Planning and Building
Services to Informthe Mendocino
Historic Review Board that the Board of
Supervisors Supports Tents within the
Historic District and Advises They Are
Compatible with Historic District.So
let's see, Supervisor TED WILLIAMS
would like to start this.
>>During the pandemic, right around
government essentially right down
businesses.In order to help border six
bar restaurant that (INAUDIBLE) other
ask remove or submit applications to
come into compliance.AndIt sounds
reasonable but as we began to look at
the details in county policy, only
constant general what we have make
sense and this itemDoes respect to come
out of the way from (INAUDIBLE) other
tenants the town of MendocinoThere is
additional complicating factors there
is a historic district and need to
ensure that we are violating or
overstepping theMendocino historic
review Board and also limited waterSo
that the county is an permitting
activity that can be actually supported
by the CST in the process we found a lot
of businesses that (INAUDIBLE) during
the water holding resulting from the
regional drought, the state water,
division of drinking water found I
believe 60 properties out of compliance
are not having a domestic water supply
permit the domestic water supply permit
requires both quantity and quality.The
water has to be a drinking water.There
is adequate water for normal operation
for their business.When there is not a
declared emergency, they can't be
dependent on regular water holding.So
my worry is if we can continue the
current path
Essentially asking businesses that did
everything everything to getPeople
employed during the pandemic and have a
risking them to take down with
the health.
If you don't have water done to spend
tens of thousands and engineer.So I'm
asking for one year for sort of
enforcement this is an coordination
with planning and building.It is to
spend that
One year getting all the partners to
collaborate.
The board's job in preserving historic
district is to look at, look after the
architectural preservation but also
ensure that is economic viable and is
out there dining has added to the
economy I think there is a way to do it
compatible with preserve historic
architecture is a over a year.The
claimant here today is a great eat
outdoor.
And the Mendocino City community
services District working together and
policy that form of cohesive document
were applicants know from they want
everything they have to comply with
with sent with the cannabis policy we
had applicants jumping the hopes, from
the certainly couldn't see all the
requirement,We don't want to repeat
that pattern.When the applicant is no
from the start they had (INAUDIBLE).I
like to remind folks although the
chairman give you for minutes a lot of
effect of office are much less than
three minutes trying to trick at the
near that came before you and I would
like to buy for again the discussion
Historic preservation from water they
are really two separate issues.When it
address the water concernAlone.And it
needs to be CST because they are
responsible for groundwater management
can
be a state because statewide
(INAUDIBLE) needs to follow certain
regulations it's just better policy for
tackle a real issue.More coordination
with Senator MaguireI do think most
people are against outdoor dining, I
think they have a legitimate
(INAUDIBLE).
>> Thank you,This have anything to
add?
>> I just want to note that we are
office for the supportive in this
action today and we have already had
some preliminary with Mendocino
services district
And it's a great approach for
businesses particularly here in the
town of medicine so that they have a
clear pathway to get into compliance and
I will note that many businesses here
in the town of MendocinoAre already in
pathway to get into compliance many
have filed the necessary application at
this point in our office.I am happily
answer any questions.
>> Any questions?
Okay seeing on thank you, SUPERVISOR
MULHEREN?
>> Thank it, the agenda doesn't going to
a lot of little I do understand
Supervisor TED WILLIAMS comment on that
the department is supportive so I do
support the recommended action and I
would like to have a stroke whole
before we have public comment so that
the audience can get a feel whether or
not board supports this action.I think
directly comment and whichever way they
might need to be directed at that
point./Pull support.
>> Raise your hand a basically support
the action.Okay,
[ APPLAUSE ]
Okay, we are on your side and somebody
who loves California and travel around
the world come out we are in a great
decision most of the time,The other
issues that one talk about a lot just
want to make a brief comment on that,So
we have a system kind of work in the
1870s probably time for us to upgrade
your given the nature and uncertainty
during the drought, it really is time
to upgrade because we basically my
recommendation is every community at
least a year supply of water.And that
is something at the moment, coastal
community of water, and secure
And we are looking at new technologies
but it's going to take size of
investment and anoint past sometimes
it's a way to control growth and think
differently it's a way to sustain
community and is going to be a long
path.But I agree with Supervisor TED
WILLIAMS that we really can't move
forward unless we address this time
could and I know that the community
(INAUDIBLE) fourth decade and as many
studies done in identified water
sources and it's time to take
actions.It's not is about it'sActually
high recognition.Any other board
comment?before we open up to public
comment .
>> Chair I'd ratherCut three minutes
there actually the partners and a
presentation.
>> Okay.
>> Good morning,My name is Danny Murphy
I am elected member of (INAUDIBLE)
chair of the board.I am also member of
the grass Institute in my comment speak
as an individual member of this
community and also referred to adapt
policies and ordinances and sissy as
the personally I support the tentsThe
one-year.District works hard to protect
assured groundwater and work with the
all to ensure truck water was available
during the recent drought.The district
also manage and maintain an ageing 50
year old sanitary sewer systemToilets,
and goes out to drain is taking care
of.This is important and identical
supervisorWilliam said the MCC as the
has policy and requirement regarding
the change of use.And complying with
some of the challenges will be
challenging so we will company one year
moratorium to work with you county
planningAnd with the State Department
drinking water division of drinking
water, to find solutions going forward
I personally believe that the tenants
need community, as you will know we are
working to save program to do a
facility studyTo determine both the
community interest and support for that
as well as sources of potential
water.So we will be working with you
all with the state folks and with our
Senator Maguire to find some of the
solution.And I just wanted to finish by
saying beyond the tent issue are
complex and we need some time will it
forward working with the to find
solution with that.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>Good morning board, I am for the
support of the tents I think the add to
do community economic benefit world
during this year of working out what
next to be done please consider a
temporary building permit the building
code has a section 108 chapter 21 for
membrane structure in mechanism for the
building official can simplify the
process and make tents the code allows
180 days.
The code also allows the building there
is two way to protect and 10 and so
while you are developing this process
and the related agency including the
streamlined simplified building permit
process so this workers can succeed and
might have to deal in every burden of
democracy.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Supervisor TED WILLIAMS?
>> Could we ask our planning director
to collaborate over the course of the
year.
>> Yes we can.
>> Thank you.
>> Anyone else?
>>I have one of the tents and town from
the start I try to get a permit for my
tent when covered is started in the
pandemic required us to do, were well
we are close for two months actually
and unfortunately had to lay off 29
employees and when very open and with
attempt we also put back into businesses
and as well many locals started to be
able to come back to work and get of
employment because after relief, as for
ours the argument for a tense we all
have read the letters,I just wanted to
really address a couple things which is
the (INAUDIBLE) we have to jump through
a small business owners in this
community getting in line, waiting
months for permission to do.Any little
things we need to basically pay
hundreds of dollars to ask permission
for I think I'm up towards $3000 in
permit request permit application fees
and am looking possibly more and also
getting representation application from
professionals I don't own the building
I have my business and so I can't
really afford thousands of thousands
engineering plansWhat they really would
like to do is put over my (INAUDIBLE)
which is over existing and I would hope
that as the representative of our
consultancy in this community that once
this that you will make us is used as
possible instead of putting up of all
kind of hopes and hurdles for us to get
around.The water issue I have done
everything I have eliminated, probably
half of my water usage by getting a
dishwasher twice getting rid of many of
many dishes and (INAUDIBLE) with with
papers that you can sanitise whether
cloth,
We live here.have been here since
the 70s.I care about this community.
It's probably going to take longer than
that for all of the words to convey and
agree on what we are allowed to do and
this historical district I also think
history has changed covered has changed
history in this town is watching
history be madeAnything that this is
President setting event which could
help years in our community,And support
the community and return.And just
asking for your support in making a
little bit easier for us to keep our
situation alive.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>Aime, I just think I just need a
special track to cover.Every time.Thank
you very much a really appreciate it is
item on the agenda you might want to
ask for a see through Paul here to see
how many folksIn the room supports this
one year, I recommend to things, maybe
is just one thing that the action be
amended to include perhaps consultant
team, of planning companyAnd maybe
Attorney company to work with technical
advisory group Mendocino community
Services district in the State
Department drinking water as well as
Scott world.So water in a building to
figure out what really efficient way to
quickly get a yes through to support
local business.Again recommend that you
and the action to include consultant
team.I am absolutely thank that
planning and building services as the
right.We may be seeing some any other
items to put on their shoulders because
they are only burden so if you could
support them with some assistance and
technical advisory.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Good morning,I have own the pub now
for three decades and following upI was
allocated a daily until 1200 gallons a
day, it was back in 1990s.Sense of an
I've been using 800 gallons per day
roughly 1/2 of my allotment.That number
did not really changed dramatically
once the tent went on.
I have a water metre and we read the
metre every(INAUDIBLE) and those
numbers are available to the M6
yesterday in the county planning
building.
In October 2020 in the middle of the
pandemic, I was unanimously given a
permit by the historic of review Board
with findings of fact that might and
complied with the coastal ordinance
that did not attract from, it was not
destroying anything it complied with
the historic ordinance which by the way
the historic ordinance preamble not
only historic buildings but alsoThe
fact that tourist economy is what we
are trying to promote and that is ready
tents are offering.24 of us we have
some additional almost 200 sitting
capacity out because socially distant
and covered compliant.Fortunately this
board in October 2020 did pass ordinance
number 4472 which allows (INAUDIBLE)
it was lifted in a applied for an
extension to existing historic review
Board ordinance of interest last night
at the meeting you're there, the
historical review Board refused to
grant me an extension to my existing
permit
Knowing that there supervisor board is
meeting just the next morning.With a
solution in hand and years through vote
proceed that you're endorsing the tent
staying up for another year for minimal
code enforcement so I tried to get the
board last nightThe sailor, just wait
until supervisor decide what what they
are going to do.
But for some reason they went off and
decided now I can have the expansion
To my permit.Fortunately jollier
Clarified things may seeBut because
apply for another permit the tent could
stay a little bit longer.A fully
endorse proceedings forward with
allowing the tents
Success.Why would family from Fresno or
because fair want to drive,
I'm out of time.Why would family of
Fresno drive to Mendocino and have no
place to have dinner.
Any questions on me?
>>
No.
>> My comment as maybe we should do it
is to pull in the public to see
Where they are.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Those in favor of retaining please
raise a hand.Okay, very good we know
where you stand.
Is there any more public comment?
>> I have a handout should represent
that.
Okay, thank you.
I am Donna I am a resident here and
Mendocino.We are also farmers and we
have informed that has been here in
Northern California over 160
years.Through the course of time we had
our for also an educational place and
retail place we had the opportunity and
challenges of working with the
environment as most farmers do as well
as having a place for public to attend
on implement whether.And it's because
that I did county are today with some
options that we have learned over the
lastI personally over learn past 50
years.Tents are wonderful what we did
find
It was for our environment as well as
these environment it was a wonderful
opportunity to consider privileges to
we have constructed,You can even put
hitters under them and what we
constructed with our architects and
designer for using corrugated panels
That Enrile is between dream work but
then managed to keep your structure as
weatherproof as a 10.And actually
turned out
To be far less maintenance and
and just proposing that you consider
this an option.Thank you.
>>I got some material here.
My name is Bill,We are in a very
difficult waysIt's nobody wants to see
people get unemployed.Nobody wants to
see this town burned down.
It's clear to me that the tents can
ever be voted conformity of with MHR
be.I read them carefullyAnd realises
that there are six or seven under that
cannot be met.
Sets clear that more water consumer,
this is washed 12 x, which diminishes
the water table across the entire town
living owners property (INAUDIBLE) we
are holding the bag at the same time
Restaurant (INAUDIBLE).
I will tell you during the pandemic, I
live in the middle of restaurant, My
wife and I had to buy $12,000 water.
And there was nobody offered to help,
the point is
More mail means more money drawn down.
He said we did a survey, reported 35
(INAUDIBLE) remember people are
required to report when they struck
Not that they have a dry world or the
buy extra water.We are staring straight
ahead with a time of the year,As a
consequence of the excessive growth
water by restaurants in numerous
homeowners,Will have the best
diminished capacity to protect their
individual property in the eventWhich
circumstances (INAUDIBLE) before the
disaster there.We live work and sleep,
where the massive amount(INAUDIBLE)
.
>> You're running out of time.
>> I am almost done.The bulk of the
gross
North West when continually blows,
which given the opportunity rapidly
drive five thereof across the town lime
lying down with.
Thank you.
>>
Okay, other people?
>> My name is Simon,Our volunteer fire
department has few and limited
resources the whole (INAUDIBLE) there
were water supply is limited to 116
gallons of school water running tyrants
in little legs straight class 300
gallons that have to be trapped in
farmers in a further million gallons of
modelling.Before department (INAUDIBLE)
which my husband work, required 60,000
gallons to extinguish approximately 30
truckloads.And an overly optimistic of
30 minutes driveThat's 900 minute 15
our needed to distinguish wildfire.
Restaurants went to continue to ride
the tent train, allowing them from
numerical,Which we others are obliged
to.
We did county itself during that risk
of potential for the loss of life
income property taxes that is inherent
in roasting the particular golden goose.
Thank you.
>> Please come forward.
>> Well this is in response to the
letter, published online.This is
patently insane, we are already
monitoring in paid for a month, and six
EST multiplying our own water from
privately on wheels.
And ever exceeded my allotment.In my
other restaurants flow.
.The rest of the biggest ever in a
special burning incomes, I can is in a
document everything that happened with
my tax return.I can show you exactly
how much money we lose during the
pandemic.
One was thePBB money which could
People employed.
So when I want to tell you is when take
$800 all the people who are (INAUDIBLE)
in this county living here we 50
employees at least 20 to 30 support
families that working in our restaurant
My tax return demonstrate (INAUDIBLE)I
lost 500,000 while giving employment
and is open,While I'm grateful to the
whether the covid crisis and against
the characterisation,Personally I spent
endless sleepless night,I'm only edible
to have (INAUDIBLE)And a program that
graded (INAUDIBLE) it's the only reason
open up.If anything happens again,
because we have no take tentative
area.Thank you.
>> Through the chair for me, could you
please state your name for the record.I
need your name for the record.
>>
My name is (INAUDIBLE) Smith.
I operate floor restaurant.
>> My name is Jenny and the work of
Patterson's and I wanted to address the
measures from
Some emails letters that direct
comments and against the 10.
Upon Reading the public comment,
Patterson's has additional (INAUDIBLE)
badly have ever had 64 bodies in the
Guardian that one time our kitchen is
the same size, we cannot accommodate
that kind of crowd, we monitor this
very closely and is not free for all.
Parking has always been an issue for
Mendocino from many many years this is
nothing new in fact we can most folks,
that come to the public good life,
working from there, AirbnbWill do the
best we can regarding parking
additional seats are not the cost for
Mendocino County rules.We are very
hard-working people providing our very
real and necessary for visitors and
local.Our water usage increase by
(INAUDIBLE) has been keeping what the
report since 2001 and have
documentation is the process.Pettersen
has (INAUDIBLE) self serve waterIn for
owns water.We also have documentation
on this.Water has always an issue in
Mendocino the extra setting has nothing
to do with that eliminating orders
setting is not get affects the problem.
(INAUDIBLE) thank you.
>>
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>
Hi my name is Amanda, I wasn't planning
on speaking but I feel moved to.
I am really glad that we have free
speech and everybody is entitled to
their own opinion and to express freely
I am personally very saddened me some
of the comment but it don't to be to
take and account leading restaurant
that we have here who have just
finished testifying
In speaking and commenting and all the
ways that they are preserving water
that they are showingThe care for the
environment that they are working on
reducing yearsThat the order setting
has not impact on that and yet we have
comment that same take no of those
facts and all of those testimonies
And existing positions that something
may like not everybody is listening to
each other.So my request I want to
honor everybody in this town who is
working
Overboard again tremendous odds and a
lot of your credit hopes and a lot of
high expenses to get things going in a
good way people employed in Mendocino
is a destination town we have far
issues, water issues like everywhere
else in color for your I'm hoping
everybody can work and actually listen
to each other those because I want
ghost towns happen.I have been there.I
have sent them many people,Are not
going to come all the way for Mendocino,
maybe it's the new kernel, it's a long
way to come most people get caught six
under Road, they are not going to come
if there is not going to good food,
destination places in agony as the
hotels then it can engage in the
economy.
Thank you.
>> Hello, I am all in I am not
contagious and is vulnerable.I will
never able toDying inside again but
this must is enablingHere today and the
thank you for speaking first because it
actually really let itself to what I
want to see first I want to thank and
comment this board of supervisorFor
public health and for setting a plan
forward we are going to try to avoid
drowning ourselves in a glass of water
by thinking largerI think giving us a
lot of thought,
Some of the incivility, surrounding all
of this recession in the community I
want to thank command our heroine
restaurant owners I know what it took
to get through covid.
Were still exhausted.How to figure out
how to continue serving community it
wasn't about staying alive financially
We also got a chatFinancially for which
many of us have recovered to stay open
during coated with detectable community
resiliency to get our community's sense
of hope and I just want to remind all
of us as we go forwardThat the little
decisions we make now organ have a huge
effectAs we go forward this is not the
and of this pandemicAt this is by no
means with the last pandemic is just
one indicationMany things are to come
and small townsSuch as this one, such a
ability to I contact and empathy and
personally relationshipIn we need to
remember a place I beg all of thousand
is from especially the Board of
supervisors to head that bigger picture
is multi's house to paveThe way14 age
corporationAnd here she centres where
people cannot, They can't listen to
each otherThey are stuck attached to
theirEntitlementWhile the planet burns.
We need to be a shining star of hope in
resilient and be a model to the place
that need to see itAnd I know that it
sounds a dramatic but I know a lot of
people in this room understandExactly
what I'm sayingPlease how we do things
is how we do things and what it is a
great nowIs going to determine not just
what happened down the left but who
will beWere doing it so let's continue
speaking to other with respect and
kindnessAnd Our eye on that in theMacro
moment.Thanks.
>>I just want to make additional
comment if I may, we had a board meeting
on 25 September at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon and there will be attendance
in not the issue of tents because from
the entity that is not the issue.Will
be agenda is seen a discussion of the
requirements for expanded use and that
means expanded restaurant use and there
are not only were issues so issues
involvedAnd so we will encourage all
the restaurant owner is the contact our
office to come down to me to invest in
certainly attended meeting on the 25th
so we can engage in meaningful
conversation on how to move forward
during next year.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>Hi,I worked up and down the cost.I
would just like to add a couple things
oneCovid is still here.About the
restaurant usage we had new West
restaurant close.The Mendocino hotel
was brought out and it has been closed
so there is not a restaurant there.The
Hillhouse but out and it was close.And
so the expanded restaurant usage what
we have here is basically just given us
back what we have before.So the water
usage and listening to all of people
doing what they are doing tonight years
as much water is really important but
they added sitting from the tent has
basically help to rebuild the restaurant
availability that we lost.During covid
in the people went out of business and
other things were about in a put back
into business.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Just in the interest of time how
many other people want to address the
board today? Okay.That's good.
>> Hi name is Edward Bryant, I serveI
think they are gone by volunteers by
rules, working out for many years and
do the best they can with the resources
that they have one of the only things
that we on this time,Is this or
system.And make sure that (INAUDIBLE)
it is difficult to see what that fair
share is the work very hard but all of
this expansion are going to have to pay
more.That is just the factOtherwise we
fail and refill everybody loses.The
fact that there is a water shortage now
In the future, is a fact it's not even
it's all over town but it's here,
there, again a community service
district look for water we had a water
worst for years trying to expanded.
We didn't find enough water to support
this town in a way that we wanted to.We
realise what we have to do that time
was to monitor your upgrade water that
we do have.And always
Because somebody else has more, but
this is something we need to do as a
community.I think when we talk about
this roles, I think we have a member
that been done by the people are that
we now and doing the best they can.
I respect the fact that many of this
board have been working on very few
people instead of five, the only have
three sometimes so thank you have to
respect of this people who have done
this work and when you see them thank
them because it's not as a.Thank you
very much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>Hello, my name is Susan, I don't have
any prepared comments I just wanted to
make a few points one as I think
winning to look at this water shortage
and those were problem like we would
look at the food chain is kind of
ecological everything is interconnected
it is not justThe restaurant.That have
anything to do with solving the
problem.My father bought our first
family house in Mendocino village in
1964 and as always as a call over the
years there were water problems.Way
back then.Probably before then.They
have also been huge increase in
building houses large house is
developing property, there's been a
huge increase in the amount of
bed-and-breakfast and AirbnbAnd these
are all part of using water and so much
so I do think it should be the burden
only under restaurants the restaurants
have anything help
The home economic situation and the
happiness factor.And right now I live
in forward Brad but I only come to get
outside and the tents and a caf , in
MendocinoEuropean sentence how far more
historical and on the building's they
have other setting most of the places
and with awnings, blankets, and it's
very pleasant covid isn't over.And
The need for outdoor setting remains
and it can collapse the restaurant the
size and economic factor for the
employees in the owners the joy factor
will definitely decrease and all the
board of supervisor in the local city
council pavements in Ford brand because
in Mendocino all that is going to have
an effect associated as a food chain.
It's not just the restaurant.Thank you.
>> Hello, thank you for being here my
name is Bob Ione property hereWhen I go
to Patterson's I don't drink water
[ LAUGHING ]Ted want us don't want to
be redundantWe know we have problem
here and there will address it and
appreciate everything that the
historical review Board does.
I'd also like to see that we try to
conserve more water in public restroom,
there is one come in the fourth house,
They have this (INAUDIBLE) they work
really well.Soy think it is it's more
thing but when it incorporate things
like that which is remodelled our
restaurant here.
Lastly would say we should be looking
at some of the data so if the data shows
that we extracted more water since the
tents we should be looking at the loads
that putting in the solar system to if
they are holy water from the outside we
are recording that because that puts
extra burden on the source system which
is very important and it is want to see.
Thank you very much.
>> ChairAnd supervisors my name is
Christina and I will be commenting
today on behalf of of Mendocino matters
data all.I just hope and in a
apologising advance if I'm being
redundant chair just stop me.I have
prepared lengthy comment so I will be
providing staff at the end of my oral
and try to truncate them as I go.I want
to thank you for your
Dedication to Mendocino County and
thank you for the opportunity to
comment today
Appreciate the opportunity to comment
on this item however we do have
concerns with procedural issue.It is
unfortunate that supportive
documentation does notCompany item on
the consideration without evidence to
support the recommended action.
A specific groupMendocino (INAUDIBLE)
The public is not able to judge ability
for themselves and plausible to
participateAnd provideA comment.
Historical resources are considered
part of the environmentAre subject to
review and the California environmental
quality actThis applied to
discretionary productIn taking the
private propertiesAs well as the
property is undertaken by the public
agency.The Mendocino
Can recently reported the answer is yes
to considering modifyingExisting
commercial tent years.This is
concerning because any actionWhich
modifies existence, existing policy
prompts a red flag and a SEQA process
and generate special attention because
The complication that can because
Earlier last month we enquired Director
Croke(INAUDIBLE)As part of the action
meeting the definition of the project
Tengku discretionary permitsThere is
little doubtThat any new policyTents or
otherwise developing the statements
made in historic districtQualifies
under state law as a project andUnder
six WalkerAnd I have not receive benefit
Reply today.We are seeking a
termination of lead agency and
confirmation that the office of
historic reservation has been aware
potential for changes to existing
policy which have potential offered in
the senior protected historic district
The I have so much more to say.Formal
environmental review will address any
impacts directorHydrology water
resources, cultural resourcesWhich
includesLand use planning energy
resources,Greenhouse gas emission noise
and study population housingAs well as
any growth (INAUDIBLE) this will not be
addressed under SEQA And whatever
possible mitigated.My time is nearly up
would like me to continue orYou get the
point.Thank you very much.
>> Good afternoon, besides being a
former and renter I help manage the
(INAUDIBLE) restaurant that also really
suffered through pandemic so I really
appreciate the help that you are
offering them today it seems like
things are finally rebounding and if
there's anything we can help to that
can help people get over, we really
appreciate it.Mostly on to say thank
you for pushing water up to the
forefront it is besides what I do for
work I service (INAUDIBLE) county water
District and as agricultural
representative of water sustainability
I know that for a stand important water
is.It is our number one issue in
continueFor the rest.So I want to put
when ask anybody here that involve in
the water every would educate me about
Specific issues here.In a short time on
the board I've been able to (INAUDIBLE)
.
And continue to do so and continue to
the work and I would like to learn more
about the other areas of our country
because
Most of measure that we had at my water
district has been a conflict with
Neighbors, that's just encountered
productive and really do way forward to
work
Together and share what resources and
knowledge what we have to go in the
future it's not going to get and what
we are seeing today is (INAUDIBLE).
So thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Any more public comment online?
Okay,Carrie?
>>Hi, sorry, I didn't hadMy hand
at.Thank you.
>> Okay , Megan.
>> Hello, my name is MaganI am a senior
planner with when becauseRunning
loyalty, Can you hear me?OkayBy the way
there's been some audio cut out on the
zoom, I would just like to speak first
of all very grateful for this and
because I amStarcom with covid I am
grateful for this ability to
participate in this way I am also very
gratefulFor the board support of
continuing the tents,I would like to
courage expansionOf theConsideration of
how theTent building permit audiences
are developedAnd a streamlined
basically supporting Scotland comment
earlierOn this item there are other
areasBusinesses outside of the polish
and I know what the village has own set
of challenges and difficulties to work
throughBut it would be great to have
more streamlined indirect processFor
those areas outside of the CollegeSo
that you can alsoContinue with dining
10's.I can support this overall concept
so I just wanted to speak to that and
it's and efficient but this would be
consideredWhile also looking at it
forward a village.Thank you very much
for time and for being in the course
today.
>>Jay?
>> Thank you, as previous speaker I
dunno if you can here may because as a
previousI had tried to raise my hands
several times I couldn't here I know
mostly talking about tents and
Mendocino but I also understand and that
(INAUDIBLE) is and Co as well.And there
is an issue there because if they don't
have the tents in the winter time they
have no inside dining at Princess
Seaford.And so I do not airfare
decision today is just about Mendocino
I wasn't clear on that but I do
appreciate the tents I don't like the
inside diningAnd I think it adds to the
ambience of this restaurants that have
the outdoor tents and I hope you will
go by Supervisor TED WILLIAMS
recommendation that may be tabled
there's having them all the parts of
the puzzle can be put together.Thank
you for meeting under custody it's nice
that you are all over Mendocino Coast
go look at the tents South today and
see what (INAUDIBLE) appreciate the
tents and restaurant owners are talking
about thank you for your time.
>>Next we have (INAUDIBLE).
>>Can you hear me?
>> Yes we can.
>> Thank you.I wanted to try to draw up
in Mendocino 20 high school in the
village, work in the service industry
there,So this is an issue that is
important to a lot of us were not
eligible to be an historical review
committee because it's a very small and
very privileged to people who can on
residential property in the footprint
of the actual village there's many more
of usFormer concern to this and what I
would put others (INAUDIBLE) I think
it's important to mention that just
because others are a physical area
covered by the tents is not necessarily
means that there is more meals served.
There is a lot indoor removed, one of
the things I wanted to bring up is the
multiple positive impact of that hardly
entertaining spaces has been largely
replaced with a Holdcroft sales area
that for local Artist.Because of the
community and artist and makers and the
additional square footage has increase
opportunities to People have there work
scene,All of this other beneficial
outcome in addition to more space of
the respect and something that only a
shade is I know two people who didn't
come to this meeting today because they
have covered we were supposed to
government on MondayCommand covered is
still happening.Going back to status quo
, in a lot of ways it is a whole
population disabled,Or pretty much
excluded fromPublic life like that has
been, I think going back to that is not
positive in terms of what this trick
will feeling of the town is and we are
all seen pictures shared on social
media about thisIssue.Mendocino is an
old log and fishing village, it's been
around forever.I would have that happen
to but I just wanted to bring up the
issue water in density is yes there's
more square footage.It takes
more staff.They are
not making radically money because they
have more seats now if anything there
(INAUDIBLE) thank you.
>> I believe that end public comment at
this point.
>> Move the recommended action.
>> Second.
>>
Okay ,
We have one more person?
>> All right,
Carrie I am glad to be here I'm so glad
you're here on the coast thank you for
all the work you're done
You get into this point, it's not
likely just made those peopleExpress
how long everybody is working on this
project andI also like to comment the
owners of the restaurants and managers
who have done such a good job in
creating resilience community making it
possible forThe community to have a
place to gather,I can't believe the
amount of work that is gone into making
, They had to put up the 10, they had
to put, change everything around,
sounds to being different.I want to
acknowledgeThe real issue being
water.And how you are proceeding in the
future to work with this and really
think it's positive water presented is
a way to especially to go forward with
all people combined accounted for so
hopefully it's make that happen and
most of the comments today people
appreciate what we have and when it to
go forward in a positive manner.So
thank you very much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Okay one more person?
>> I'm sorry, CowleyMy fabulous
consultant just told me that this
propose action is for only for tens for
Mendocino proper?
>> Now it's actually (INAUDIBLE)
>> And noise thank you.
[ LAUGHING ]
>> Additional comment?
>> Is wanted to see one thing in
regards to the situation where water if
you shut the business down we can't
raise you money from the solution.So as
business in this town,None of us want
to burn down.We also are willing to
charge the visitors for helping out
infrastructure in this village.They
should as visitors for drinking and
flushing our water help pay for it.So
supportive supervisor please consider
implementing some kind of precedent for
us to be able to raise the water the
money for you guys to help our water
infrastructure survive.Or be improved
we are happy to do that we are happy to
pay " after taxes we are happy to
charge the customer their share to the
taxes for raising these money for this
water.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Thank you.Okay I think we are gone
with public comment at this point now
return to the board and I believe
someone had motion,Further board
discussion? Supervisor GJERDE?
>>I just want to let people know that
they should be in contact with West
company because the county of Mendocino
get economic development grants it can
loan out to businesses and just to be
clear there's business loans are for
businesses that are eight retaining or
creating jobs that are low to moderate
income.
Let's say three years short term loans
at the lower no interest but the
incentive for the present the business
to pay back in third fourth, fifth year.
And when those monies comes back and Co
the county is eligible to spend those
dollars in public, work infrastructure
projects.So the county doesn't
unfortunately have money for grant that
it does have the source.Thank you.
>>Okay so we have a motion on the floor
that ready to vote on.
[ CALLING ROLL ]
The Motion carries unanimously.
>>
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Thank you.We can take a short break
if some of you would like to leave
Because you're done with your business
here so will take three minute break to
clear the room.
[ SHORT BREAK ]
>> Item number 4d Discussion and
Possible Action Including Acceptance of
Presentation
Regarding Care Response Unit by Chief
Cervenka of the Fort Bragg Police
Department.
>>
Thank you for inviting me here to the
coast today.We are almost there, so I
will be discussing the care response
unit but we are doing for homelessness
drug addiction and mental illness in
our community I will be discussing how
we got here where we are and where we
goinG.
I will start where the MARBUT report in
2018,In 2021, a grant was found started
where the correspondence unit to
address homeless in a new way that is
spearheaded by Mayor and captain of the
police Department.
For the 28 recommendation 14 applies to
us in some way.That would imply that
every single violation will be enforced
criminally will look at as every
comment will be addressed.We focus on
solutions that symptoms.We have
framework of needles.That means that we
are not rigid or a structure and anyway
nobody has an ego to make sure that
their plan, we have agreed coordination
with City Council, police staff and
something doesn't work we are able to
work.So what is CRU?
"Is for homeless, for the California
Department healthcare services 5150s,
if they attempted suicide, they went to
the hospital when they get out our team
will follow make sure they are getting
the care that they need.
So if you ever tried to build with
California over the phone, GMB, from
California is incredible that they were
able to conference the California DMV to
send a replacement ID to this
gentleman to the police Department so
he can start getting services and
getting back home.
I have a good development that are
highlighted, ego development highlighted
it started with one of my instructor
in the post command college it is a
futurist neighbor retraining poverty.It
is sociologies andPsychology comparing
ego development.And why throwing money
at the problem doesn't work.You can get
everyone $1 million in five years you
will going to have to pour again, we
have a good part development helps
people thanks about the future in at
about survival.If you spent the last
five years living in tentIt doesn't
matter what services somebody had you
if you're not talk to think about the
future and save your money and look
forward to next year, two years, three
years or going to stand same cycle
forever and ever.We also operate
weather shelter and our team response
with police officers but they do a lot
of productive work and that what make
the team's work.Because it is in the
field.They go out commodity have the
client, it has a lot of services in
California but they need to require an
appointment.So our team Struggled those
appointment they drive them to court,
they drive them to their appointment.
Also the have simple things like
(INAUDIBLE) they can set down in a
campsite with somebody and talk to them
I to I, person-to-person which grades
that report.Who is cRU?
We are staffed by two full-time social
services licence.We call themSocial
services licence because the know how
to connect people they work with them
through the process, they walk them
through the application the get them
the help they need.Their backgrounds
and education,Psychology and behavioral
services they are trained in crisis
care which also help them
, And our crisis management team.So the
numbersThey really got going in July of
last year it started in about March
last year.So they help 321 individuals
with 47 of them requiring more than 10
hours of service.And we are not social
services we are just connecting people
to sort social services so if you
imagine those folks that required
modern 10 hour there is no way that
enable to make this appointment and
their own.22 homeless individuals were
reconnected with family and friends
through the program.And with that
people are stuck in the coAST.
So the program serves a bus ticket
program get people to what you wanted
to go.They have to have somebody
waiting for them to the other end.
We want them to be going somewhere to
be better themselves.Record shown the
highest record involves family and
friends.So the consent them back to
family and friends that willing to help
them they have a highest (INAUDIBLE).
We got 16, 18Rehab before committing so
18 people inpatient recovery.The plot to
Moving is a wonderful program and
experiment in a forward Brad involvement
the housing senior housing, workforce
housing.And several of the CRU client,
And discovered there was no furniture
no bed, and no kitchen no food.
They get move andHannah brought to my
attention and immediately jump to the
actionSure we work with Mendocino Coast
healthcare foundation and Mary Kate was
gracious enough to find 10 soft
thousand's of dollars in the grand
internation where the purchase tables
chairs, beds, kitchen items,The needs
to get them going on to make them
successful and the crew organised to
the police Department we did a big move
and and furnished 25 homes to make them
be successful.We didn't want any, this
was a huge hit to them and homeless
community is just one more thing.It's
(INAUDIBLE) finally get to where
they're going toSo we wanted to make
sure that there were successful and
they were happy.And give them the
highest chanceOf success.And Hannah
stay with them to make sure that other
social services with them taking care
and we can move on.
So year to your comparisons.Calls for
service involving homeless.So we had
27% drop in because involving homeless.
So if you consider EACH call average 20
minutes time.
Hundred 30 extra hours for proactive
police works in community service work.
It's, many program that considered
successful if they show any improvement
in a persistent bull in the public it's
a crew program is completely changeFord
BRAGG.
Those stitching not enabling.
There are seven less time span for a
police officer.So the calls involving
homeless Pravin down month over month
between the two years the top line is
fiscal year 2122The bottomline the red
line is 22 " 23.Now you will see the
biggest jump as December.Where it
plummeted 200 calls of service.And that
really expects volume weather shelter
program.So it's no secret that when
people called and hungry and exhausted
sometimes that commit crime to go to
jail so that can be warm and housed and
saved and fed.The jail according to
sheriff caused by hundred seven dollars
a day per person.And that's if they
don't need any medical anything else can
this $107 completely over person
walking through the door.It goes up
dramatically in a medical secretary
If the can imagine in December that 200
less calls how many less going to jail
because we are giving them through an
option over to going you can see the
line is pretty stable now where we had
very violent and upswings in downswings
and the first year without crew.So I
don't think sheriff will complain about
having less people in in jail as it is
very expensive as you can see.Again we
had20% fewer arrest of homeless so what
this shows is that the homeless in our
community are being arrestedLess well
as contacts, committing less crimes
because our crew team is effectively
engaging them in there getting out of
homelessness, healthcare services,
connected with rehabSo that with out
committing that we have
cost the
taxpayers $107 Per day per person.
Said a percentage of total arrest went
down about 12% the first fiscal year 21
22 have of the arrest, that when town
to 23.Presentation of total arrest is a
very successful for police program in
any regard.So our extreme weather
shelter that operated last year, so we
receive funding from the county two
years ago for the police Department to
take over the winter weather shelter
for non-profit eight just became very
challenging because they have volunteer
move place to place, and you couldn't
have the same church do it from month
to month, so when the police Department
to Gatley coordinated with motel to use
hotelIn mortal.Last year 60 total nights
that 62% chance of rain or under 40
degreeS.
SoThe most important is that on that is
the bottom one which is the smallest
seven individuals were moved to stable
house.9%.SoIf church doing it is
probably zero.They are not being
(INAUDIBLE) offer services.That's how
you get seven individual out of the
circle, into the stable housing.And
were recently applied for this year
when the weather shelter with funds.So
we had some unexpected consequences
with the crew program and the Uy arrest
want up to 277%.Traffic collisions down
by 25%.Very getting back to that
traffic collisions staff,The other
thing I noticed is the police officer
dealt differently with homeless
population.After 23 years and civilian
law-enforcement coming up on 24 years
can tell you that most frustrating
thing is cast in a job and not given
tolls to do it.We are community's
problems over to clock in the morning,
water line break the police go out.So
when we have a social dilemma like
homelessness the police get
involved.And creates that frustration
that (INAUDIBLE) they don't make their
appointment.It is never-ending cycle of
reputation they don't need to be in
criminal justice system.So now that
police officer has crew and have this
immense to the talk with compassion and
concern they are trying to get this
people out of their situation.And the
coolest thing to me is having defence
attorneys calling the police Department
asking to help for their client.Which
brings us to project right nowWhich is
our newest grant funding and the way
this work is through the California
Department of Health services again
they didn't often the grant but the
offer this op-ed resistant grant and we
were able to
Because crew team most doing the work,
it paid for one critic member and
success coaches.AndThe other recruiting
member was able to take the savings, to
push everything out and pay for them
for a few more moth.So the project
right now grant began in April the
other for the $45000 grant and we
identify those asWe work on DDA office
public defenders provision role, we
would like schools.
(INAUDIBLE)We did research at our high
school we did some survey over 60% of
senior know somebody or are themselves
Our opioid -dependent or use opioid.So
this is impacting our community
immensely.But a lot of this kids don't
trust the police.But by having
a unitWe
do all the hiring and a police
employees have access to our systems
and have access to the history and but
they just have regular people.So our
community can interact with them much
better toSo I want to give you a few
stories of crew.John all those names
are not real John is locating to for
drug from Sonoma County things didn't
work out and from themselves (INAUDIBLE)
He conducted crew who put in him
[ LIVE FEED ERROR ]
She lost her housing and became as a
referral.The DA approved day-to-day
credit for him if he went to a
residentialTreatment facility as most of
his treatment is drug use.His nose
over finishing his high school diploma
and testing with coal-fired.So what we
needCome out we need funding.The grant
in allocation funding for a crew will
be just and June 30 2024.
Measure be is to be used for the
specific purpose of finding services
treatment and facilities for persons
with mental illness or drug addiction.
In fact when I ask them 321 of the
consent of one that do not have mental
lessors substance abuse.It was somebody
that lost job, filling hard time,So one
out of three and 21 did not make this
criteria under measure be.CrewAs the
bridge from district to services to
wellness.So our annual operating
expenses.About the 300,000 for salary
and benefit.So about 430Thousand
dollars per year.Because I can tell you
I amBegging politicians for money.I have
spoken to Senator Mugler office
Congressman Huffman offers and
ironically, I get an email from Senator
Maguire after months of looking we can
help you.We can spend the money to save
live, and improve our intercommunity
are spending money on symptoms and
repairs.That I give you 25 that is
about 40 collisions.So according to
National safety Council and the average
of what the collision course, that save
about $430,000 inclusion is the
taxpayers to insurance companies
And insurance companies do not take a
lot.If I can bring down overall crush
rates in overall insurance go down and
utter everybody in the go down save.
Moving 1% out of jail into 180 day rehab
serves $20,000 for starters.Once this
is achieved a mental issue achieved.A
minute about the 21 participants and
the project right now program in only a
few months.Again Sheriff Kandel will
not complain less people in jail.The
years of grants is great for proof of
concept.
In fact researchers and UCLA called us
we had is omitting a whole bunch of
research because they get a whole bunch
of money to figure out how they do this
in your pushing plants to the rest of
the county.When it is stable funding we
have prevent what will do with it, we
have prevent it will change and save
live fed we have event will brave
generation, we have proven we will
benefit the entire community with that.
Thank you for your time and I'm happy
to answer any questions.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Supervisor TED WILLIAMS?
>>
This is on the agenda because I went
around table on hosted by the hospital,
I see that the nation has been
screaming for this type of solution and
the answer is coming from the Ford
brand in Mendocino County and
shortly after
One of the comment young officer was I
have the dozens of in the worldAnd
after the incidentWhat do you mean by
that and he described as program in the
leadership that he was providing an
Sells me how important it is to gather
We find funding this is that from
program that needs to continue frankly
it needs to spread your release said
the sample and the state.So I
appreciate you being yourI would like to
brainstorm with my colleague how can
we encourage an estate to through some
funding.
>>SUPERVISOR MULHEREN
>> Thank you,I appreciate All the work
you're doing will the reduction in
homelessness anything that all the work
that is being done here in the coAst
and land, and the connection with
social services in the TMS incredible
anything that we need to move this
initiative to be countywide and likely
to the sheriff department in a way that
we did with a crisis outreach and having
Just crew worker for better terms
everywhere throughout the county so
that we can make sure we are connecting
people to the right basis I think we
have sent that came through and the way
that we do housing first and using
rooms in using management and getting
people into drug rehab has shown that
we are able to offer people more
success soy agree with Ted that we need
to look more to continue made residence
where they are in improve outcomes for
everybody including the community and
economy.So thank you very much for your
presentation.
>> Supervisor DAN GJERDE?
>>
I think this is an example of where
people are motivated and make something
work and the city afford drug and thank
you Mayor forKeeping (INAUDIBLE) I think
I'd would like to see this expanded
countrywide and think it needs to be
expanded by agency by the city's that
are motivated to make it work and the
city for Bragg has the motivation I
definitely would like to see the county
if you're awareAnd clearly the waters
measure be one of the things that the
things they're voting for us to see
less despair and carriers on the
Straits and their communitiesAnd is one
of the best ways that I have sent to
help that.
>>Supervisor JOHN HASCHAK ?
>> Thank you for the presentation, I
guess my question is what kind of
contact have you had with the city to
make sure that we are doing this and
another places and if they are
understanding what you're doing here
and thenWhat, besides the grantsHas the
city of for Bragg to in order what the
expense of the city itself so far?
>> I addressed the other cities as far
as the police chief our program is out
there.
Sometimes it is difficult to take
somebody's idea and also there is
staffing issue and quite and is the
actually, can get Hannah to stand
up.Real quick check the saga three that
make that thing happened.
[ APPLAUSE ]
It's kind of a magical dream team that
made this work in figure out all of the
problems so ifFinding those people and
those cities would be crucial in the
program because you have to you don't
need a social worker, you need somebody
Trained in early education and
behavioral science, so I have shared
this with the other chief and Jeff is
now departed well it has to own
struggles right now and able to do this
for quite sometimes.But I have been in
contact with chief about it.As far as
the city afford Bragg has done that's
how we are able to push this two
gentlemen 24 is because we have six
months pay salary from the police
Department last year for (INAUDIBLE)
weren't all for a regional fund because
it was so successful it has seven
rivers come through in a very short
period of time so the City Council gave
up their own discretionary spending
account to transfer the to the shelter
to make sure that we can continue with
a bunch of shelter 30 rest of the
system.
>> Thank you.
>> So comments from me, I think about
program like this and also uKIAH
(INAUDIBLE)Realising that you're not as
fine some of the home, you describeAs a
good example there is a really famous
Doctor, from Harbord who spend a lot of
timeAnd this are working patiently,This
drive into town and make and
(INAUDIBLE) you help people small
things can make a big difference
without medical outcomes to another
city were people,The health outcomes
much better so the concept of what
you're doing and what life apartment
you're doing clearly is how we work out
of this problem so I am very support as
much money as we are spending
addressing the homeless industry which
is size amount of grant I would hope
that our board can find some may be
redirection of money spending, and
instead put the programIn serve the
right thing to do I like what you're
doing.Certain to be having positive
outcome.Like data and we actually see
something is working or event if it's
trending properly and in my opinion
which is more resources and more to
improve andYour own small way you're
making difference.Which individual
peopleHuge.So okay come out with that I
think the board member we can open it
to the public.
>>I probably would be a speakingThis is
Jane McGourty I recently returned from
the seated conference, CIT is crisis
invention teamand the work together to
improve crisis response incidents in
emergencies so we would like to honor
community members were champion or
doing this kind of work anything the
chair of an exemplary model for thisAnd
so we have championed coins that were
present to our champion
[ APPLAUSE ]
And I'm hoping that you guys will
support him to present at the CIT
conference because it is an
international conference on people come
over the United States,
And share this method I think it's
really important thank you.
>> Hi,, Sara residence of Mendocino, I
was watching the meeting at home, I
stop what I was doing and a draw down
here.So I had to say thank you present
and what you said aboutSenator Maguire
supporting about (INAUDIBLE)
This is the model.
Where do you see in the news good news
about police Department or homelessness
in California or this country.Where all
the good headlines.
Nowhere.But it is happening right here.
This is something that we are
incredibly proud of in our community.
This is the model and if we can find
thisWhat are we doing? So yes I support
this board to doing in everything to
allocate, Naked countywide project
program roach but even better Senator
Mugler a challenger to expandTo fund
thisGo out there and try to raise money
that actually solve real problems in
California.Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>
Good afternoon chair,In supervisor,
To answer a few of your questions the
City Council doingWe haveGiven all of
the non-discretionary funds that we
have availableAs everybody knows the
city does not receive any federal
dollars to sold this problemThat's why
we are having to reach outTo answerChair
Caution about what are we doingTo get
everybody else on board think it was
about eight months ago I sentLater to
every elected officialAll the
incorporated cities asking them toJoint
to us asking them to enquire what we
are doing,
We share all of our successBecause we
have had, Fortunately
We had the policeWe always fail
forward.We are not afraid to try a lot
of what we are doingWe get a lot of
people in the beginning it took a lot
of pressure from the communityIn a lot
of what we are planning in our report
and recommendations that we adopted and
humanWe got, leaving people in the
these streets,So we decided to take through
approach and we are relying on that
demographic to follow through and is as
chief explain most cases they don't so
we are very proud of it
Senator Maguire defence about a year
and have headed tell me that he will
get me in this budget.
And in the city of Ford bragged it
started in 2016 when I was elected I
was for the first few years reserving
the five or six phone calls from
community members asking what are going
to do to protect them those that are
taxpayers and we realise that what the
state is doing to approach this wasn't
working so we decided to do our own
thing.The community members are no
longer to be sent to afraid to downtown
in evening because (INAUDIBLE).
Fortunately for me I don't have the
expertise in this unfortunate after
higher, who has seconds program and run
, improve it in any way he can we are
looking for more money so we can expand
think we can do better this is 100%
policy part program along with.Thank
you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>
Scott, I move here in 1988.
And what the chief done is amazing.
(INAUDIBLE) that are apparent and
documented, of result was they do get
500,000 a year to get out the services
budget.
>>Aime, thank you.I recall I believe it
was the summer of 2020, of the first in
person City Council Meeting in forward
Brad where the chief at the time
presented some details about this kind
of community serviceAnd think this is a
ton ShingWe can get this to open again.
It's just a thought of the day that it
is a very nimble small organization in
the city for BRAGG, I know it's hard on
the county but this is a great model.
Here is the code from Margaret, no
doubt a small group ofCitizens can
change the world indeed it is the only
thing that ever has.Thank you very much
.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>Thank you so much.I am chair of the
behavioral advisory Board andI wanted
to say that
>> State your name for the record.
>>I'm sorry,Linda, I just completely
lost word.I am old unfortunately but I
wanted to say that I live outside
Mendocino and a drive to 4 rag for 3
times a week, ISeEN one homeless woman,
tried to, And the person is not there
anymore.
It is very important that you know that.
thank you.
>> Any comments online?
>>No.
>> All right, back to the board.
>> Chair, considering of shifting funds
that program is that may not be as
effective that this program proven
itself they think it is appropriate to
bring back options?
>> Yes I do.
Any other board member?
>> Definitely I will support that.
>> Anything? Should send it to measure
B committee to get recommendation.
Because they do have funds for this
kind of activity.
>> I can support that.
>>
Okay so we will give direction to staff
to probably social services and measure
B to look at a way of having this in
portfolio and investment services for
homeless people.
>> And when it comes about can get an
analysis of what the county and saving
from its general fund that this
program? Perhaps starting with jail.
>> Sounds good.
>> Mr. Chair, for the direction I do
understand that social services
provides a lot of the funding for less
fortunate but also as was discussed by
the chair of anything it has been
mentioned couple timesSubstance abuse
in getting people to treatment and also
thereMental health needs are also
critical component so I think not only,
again, as far as the county services
that we provide it really does social
services into the behavioral at the
same time.
It's not just the social services
issue.
>>
And does a little bit of advice I will
not give up on Senator Maguire, is not
going to (INAUDIBLE)So anything that is
individual supervisor we can also
advocate reprogramming statewide
program because it is this is like a
model funding.
>> What a letter of this board from
Senator Maguire help facilitate.Not
just the city but the county as a
whole.
>> I think so.
Okay we will do it.All right with that
I think we are done with this item and
probably this time to have lunch.Thank
all of you to have this morning.
And sorry?
All we will return in approximately
30 minutes.
[ LUNCH BREAK ]
[ SWITCHING CAPTIONERS ]
Also and maintaining building permit
requirements under staff to author a
letter requests in a call (INAUDIBLE)
commission reform coastal act and women
patient exam solar panel. The
supervisors will Simpson and Jordan's.
>>The first draft might've been a
little more inflammatory. And I work
with director called and I think your
actually working well together. We came
up with some language to gives D. Chase
after looks like common sense to me. He
says that the climate is boiling, you
get to county level, it is expensive
and a lot of ways you can is it it's
consistency neighbors in the South is
much easier process. I do know whether
they are violating the coastal act
however, they get to that and result,
installers do business in Mendocino
Coast when of the differential. Take a
long time and cost a lot of money. As
of us think we should be encouraging. A
lot of people who are installing solar,
media $50,000 system. There happy for
that prompt their paying everyone.
There people with fixed-income.Recently
can't move forward with solar. And so
working with the director seems and
waiver process might be a pathway,
County Counsel could also prepare an
urgency ordinance and declared
emergency based on climate that may
allow us to move forward in this
direction legally. The goal is to find
a legal past but ultimately, make it a
lot easier doing (INAUDIBLE) is also
her. I also like a letter to the
California coastal commission to reform
their policy. This suggests to us, this
entire California coast. Solar should
be example. Not in this work district
there's different rules there.. And
9.9% of the California coast should be
is easy to install solar and or else in
the state.
>>Couple years ago, we met with the
coastal commission staff Julie Krog and
discussed updating a coastal plan and
one of the things that I learned during
that meeting was that there are other
counties Humboldt and Sonoma wearers
are things that (INAUDIBLE) to require
Coso (INAUDIBLE) permits. Exempt. Over
the years, those planning departments
have a written into the Coso plan
approved the medical commission an
exemption for those of things requiring
Coso (INAUDIBLE) permit. And it saddens
me that all those years, all those
County planners, require staff did not
come forward and say, hey, this is kind
of Sioux thing is a really mucosal
(INAUDIBLE) permit we should have
exception process. Nevertheless, Skynet
coming to light now and hopefully, as
we look at preventing Mendocino County,
he County government focused on the
highest party functions and not easy
work that the things like this issue
will be resolved without complicated
expensive but time-consuming coastal
(INAUDIBLE) permit.
>>Julie, planning relaxers director,
this note that in working with
supervisor Williams on this agenda item
2, we talked about that we are working
on local coastal program it takes. Any
action taken is going to really be sort
of a stopgap measure to bridge the
divide between now and ideally in 2026
articles commission will certify our
updated Google Coso program. This is
really what we see as an interim
measure and as part of that LCP update
program, something new going on that we
will include a waiver provisions with
extent not just use solar installation,
be groups are minor, improvements it
really gives director of authority to
be able to waive the requirement
support coastal development permits
protective developing that have a low
potential of adverse effects on the
environment. Thank you.
>>What are the implications some
installing solar is there are no
McQueen power customer?
>>Solar (INAUDIBLE) PG&E would have a
refrigerate for their power. The
history of the (INAUDIBLE) something
power PG&E into customers members for
the power that there's going back to
the grid. They really have any
permanent program.
>>I feel strongly that in light of
everything that is going on in our
climate, more so we are the better off
going to BP were not using fossil fuel.
Our board is committed to reduce
(INAUDIBLE) preprint to change changes
usually occur in small pieces but
collectively they start to add up. I
think this is an example supported.
Public comment?
>>In 2010, California initiated a
portable take streamlining that. Which
The community required local government
County and city to expedite rooftop
solar. Recently, Senate Bill 379 I
think it was solar access acts also did
that and I don't believe that
(INAUDIBLE) coastal zone is exempt from
those acts.And is any reason why this
body can't just mandated.
>>Hello, I'm Peter, in person instead of
a resume for change. Thank you. I work
with or as volunteer with the
(INAUDIBLE) Institute. See have heard
from us in the past, we are big
advocates for so wereAs a way to
address climate change. But you also,
as a way for consumers to liberate
themselves from the cost of fossil
fuels. Which is a huge savings and so.
We encourage the board to so solar on
public buildings as a way to reduce
your ongoing costs as well as, to
(INAUDIBLE) your carbon footprint. We
think that this proposal has a lot of
merit in terms of potential but
importantly, we haven't seen much away
anything in writing to determine
exactly what content would be is a
complex there's no question about it.
It is not just generating additional
solar that at issue it also bringing
the grid with additional power coming
from the individual generators and
adequacy of our great being able to
support all of those generators and
produce and proceed locally. Again,
this just a big advocate for microgrids
and investing in groups to understand
that is really outside of the curve of
this board. But to think that promoting
this kind of reduction ending
introduces the barriers to putting
solar something that we would support
as an organization. And this is not
leading-edge technology. This is the
technology that you see every day all
over the county, your constituents, the
businesses, I've already invested in
solar and found it to be a proven
strategy board in terms of reducing
their cost reducing their carbon
footprint and is good for them is good
for the environment. We are all in
support of that.I just wanted you to
know that in any initiative to take,
District will be happy to cooperate and
work in any partnership landed weekend
to make sure the outcome is optimized
for the county. Again, thank you for
your attention to this.
>>Thank you.For clarity, this is in
changing what (INAUDIBLE) just moving
the cost of all and getting permission.
I have five applicants come to me in
about three weeks., Trivia, I didn't
ripstop that I'd be asking where the
planning cost today for a home outside
of this work district installing solar
we
>>Even just a coastal development
permit expensive screen typically, we
charge it reduces minor coastal
development but it still to $3000. My
that is really what I'm after here we
are moving to $3000. Indiana, were not
allowing anything more than the allowed
today. Just remove the fee. I will note
that one applicant owners how coast
needed to do tech report. The got an
estimate on that and was it was over
$10,000. In are you talking 13 or
$14,000 permission to install rooftop
solar.
>>Just want to clarify this change
anything about historic preservation
district?
>>I don't think so. I think planning
application will go through MHR B.
>>In a town of Mendocino, the historic
review board solely has authority for
them and confer with property owners
related to solar installation and that
would remain in place.
>>I guess my question more is asking
them on newer structures but this
change anything about historic
structures themselves? I.e.
Presbyterian Church?
>>Is Secretary of Interior has provided
guidelines as many of the solar
installation Kahlo for installing solar
on historic structures. At this it does
not necessarily affect the stark nature
of those properties.. One conformance
in those guidelines.
>>Thank you very much.
>>In you and, thanks for bringing this
item. I strongly support this item. And
really looking forward to the LCP. That
includes 24 director to waive coastal
development permits weatherwise, there
would be required or recommended for
when things get to that process,
consideration perhaps you place for
creating a checklist kind of a form
similar to the ED checklist for thank
is it easy for future directors to
understand what's potential impact and
what isn't and when doing technical
report biological report archaeological
report might not be or may be required.
Perhaps the building permits includes
semiregular impact avoidance measures,
then those reports can be avoided. That
is just a suggestion. Such that,
planning staff doesn't say the
technical report is required. Thank you.
No Catherine,First I want to say and
spend strong support of this item.I
also used to work in the money
departments and great timing. I just
wanted to share and rebuild a bit of
experience what it's like for an
applicant to bring in a solar
(INAUDIBLE) permit. So, they don't to
counter administrative staff checks the
man and is there any (INAUDIBLE)
automatically route to the planning
department and to planners. Often the
stack of building permits is very very
large. So, you could take a few weeks
even months to get to those permits.
Personally, in my experience, I used to
feel really bad when I came across
permits that is applied weeks ago. And
it's just never kind of go forward and
stop. I was the best way to kind of
(INAUDIBLE)Four admitted to staff the
front counter, checking everyone in,
negative Question If it's not state,
the state have to do with 50 feet
interim (INAUDIBLE) just beside 50
feet, if it's not within 50 feet
somewhat in that appeal that is evident
(INAUDIBLE) automatically that is okay
that he can get moved to a router to
building division.So
>>Thank you.I just wanted to add one
additional comment that because
mentioned report before. Seems like a
right time to remind you of it. Again,
we applied for and we are given a
collapse solar) and so this is auto
invaded plan check system for eligible
roof mount solar system. And are
expected to go live that on January 1.
So, that will allow for people that are
summoning the building permits for
ineligible rooftop solar installation
to file data 20? In a test electronic
plan check on it is present your permit
in the Bakken. The review process a lot
quicker.
>>Any more comments in the room?Anyone
online?
>>Sean are you there?
>>Sorry, my name is Sean.We hired a
solar company he went in, we're going
to all the permitting and everything is
moving ahead. We will contact
(INAUDIBLE) every couple of weeks. We
got to within less than two weeks of
the goal live and in the install. Get
back tested with been in a GU study
that will probably be around $10,000
range. So. Installation is religion so
we aren't going to do the bluff, Bill
Dickey, no soil or do anything that
would interrupt any third or wrong. Was
going on the roof attached roof.We are
going to the final point, something
(INAUDIBLE) just to make sure that the
weight of the structure can hold the
solar pigment line, is be thousands of
pounds. Going back to some company and
the total weight of the system was some
around 860 pounds that will be adding
to the roof on the bluff. It was a
substantial amount of weight to have to
have a Geo study done. Simply, we could
get something done and get this massive
we can get into study that would take
months and months ago lives was to be
in June. We want to take advantage of
the summer. This time it would generate
press actually introduction within
actually bought the car and if anybody
has an electrical or they noted on
coast this organization especially the
express charging station, are far
(INAUDIBLE) put in. Is something that
we look forward to be able to generate
out of power and torture cars without
having to depend on funding the
charging station on the coast.
>>I don't think the people California
passed the (INAUDIBLE) acts on rooftop
solar homes.
>>I hoping that they will reach out to
me because it sounds to me like perhaps
there was a training error in acquiring
the geotechnical report and I want to
take a look at the specific
circumstances. My information is
publicly available website and please
send me an email and I can look at it.
Thank you.
>>Thank you Joya.
>>Okay, we have a motion on the floor
to approve the recommended action any
further discussion? If not, we will
call for vote.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously. Thank you
very much. Our auto agenda item for
Africa's discussion possible action to
direct planning and building services to
Effectively exempt like for like
reroofing applications within coastal
zoneCoastal development planning review,
Coordinating with California coastal
commission unbalance approach, whether
waiver, immediate local coastal plan
amendment, urgency urgent or alternative
.
>>Someone who has a leaky roofAnd they
want to do repair replacing like for
like city have compose it in their
replacing oppose it. The needPlanning
review that in some instances, can take
months and can cost a lot of money.And
I been working with her planning
director and she would agree that some
amount of coastal act reform is
appropriate is an example whereIs
notable California intended. We didn't
mean to say our neighbors can fix leaky
roofs. I do want to point out that this
is an extent to say some (INAUDIBLE)
decomposing the roof in a town of
Mendocino. It is about replacing like
for like typical goes through the
reprinting of a composite. That should
be a simple building permit. The
language should be included some
flexibilities in his staff can come
back with the best approach. You want
to make this up because possible so that
Also please don't come down from Eureka
And tell us they wanted to be
responsible for permitting on the coast.
Any questions?
>>We support this item as well. I just
commented that the main structures of
this is really going to be a benefit to
our bluff talk properties for the
structures within 50 feet of the edge
of the coastal bluff. Those are really
one of the very few locations which do
to trigger coastal development permit
for essentially any repair and
maintenance work. And again, similar to
the last items we discussed, this is
also look at the start of a stopgap
measure to our full LCP update is for
working on. This time of this can happen
I guess it's quickly the issue may need
to be remedied.I fully support this
item. Thank you.
>>And I would and, secondarily, do
support talks about economic
development from time to time. So be
hard for Ruth increase to plan when
doing buildable many months you will be
waiting for me to get approved. Oedipus
their client difficult position that
may have a careerDuring the rainy
season. At that time, specifically to
the work was to get outside of the
county permitting, why participate on
the next permit? We are creating a
culture whereIt is unreasonable that
people learn to work outside of the
system rather than obtaining permits.
That is public policy.
>>I Citroen here thatSupervisor
Williamson started which is when it
comes to routine maintenance on
building you should (INAUDIBLE) owners
permit to take care of them with her
it's taking down the trees,The troops
orienting also (INAUDIBLE) and change
the nature of the development but
rather is addressing critical issues
like when you have a that treated my
phone or house put a hole in your roof,
you don't want to be waiting months to
take care of that problem.I think the
philosophical disincentive our board
supports trying to be very logical
about it. Any public comment?
>>Peter, this time I speak for myself
instead of the street. I just want to
comment that I believe provides are
Williams is correct. The coastal act is
not intended to be a barrier to living
on the coast. If that is permitted use.
It is not intended to be a bureaucratic
process and prevents people from
otherwise doing what they should be
able to do. In fact, the coastal
commission is gone over it's a way to
allow jurisdictions to tailor the
implementation of the coastal act
Specifically, to the requirements of
their sections of the codes. I think it
is important to keep in mind that this
is not a problem for the coastal
commissions you might ask (INAUDIBLE)
for the County of Mendocino. The ball is in
your court.
>>Perhaps he trained on been able to
identify really easy over-the-counter
items could be checked off.
Specifically, this fall within
Mendocino County code section 20.5
32.020 exceptions to the coastal act.
An exception to (INAUDIBLE) coastal
development permits. I used to always
recommend that is like for like, the
review writing under permits because
once it's a like for like then kind of
allows the planners understand that
that is an exemption. So, perhaps that
it visited staff on the front desk
could be changed if that is
electrolyte, decongestant able to
quickly sign it off initiative permit)
there. Instead of having going to the
back office (INAUDIBLE).
>>Thank you.
>>This is where I said I need that
aforementioned check.Thank you very
much because this is an example of new
move forward thinking brainstorming
that our community needs. I appreciate
what supervisor Williams and Director,
and are doing to think forward the
about this.Mavis comment,There's an
opportunity also for perhaps another
activity type which is drilling a test
to wellOn similar laptopProperties.
There are somePrint involving that but
this is, what is this agreement that
coastal commission has to County of
Mendocino's interpretation of
definition of adequate waterWhenSomeone
is when the county is making his
bindings for proving coastal development
(INAUDIBLE) family residence.This
coastal commission says you need to
punch a hole in the ground and tested
want to water that is coming out of
that vacantParcel the particles of
evolving permit. So is the coastal
development permit requires sometimes a
geotechnical report archaeological
survey botanical surveyThey deduce
fees, (INAUDIBLE)@tens and stands of
thousands of dollars at least two years
in process. If there's some way to,The
first LCP update, Thank you, Sir
grateful for that.Is something we can
do for me time because it keeps pushing
back economic development homes being
built, people being employed, break the
ability for being able to (INAUDIBLE) a
will and testament within the dry
season before not catching people
getting them approved with
intersections and all that are missing
this year. Potential for approve in the
spring. Maybe if you could bring
another agenda item forPunching well on
the vacant parcel in a bluff top
property. Thank you.
>>Okay, number comment on the room and
went online?
>>Moved the recommended action.
>>Second.
>>Roll call vote please.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries.
>>I am 4G discussion possible action
including acceptance of the behavioral
health advisory board 2022 and a
report.
>>Afternoon, I plan on the Chair of the
behavioral health advisory board. I put
together the 2022 annual report with
the previous Chair you had to step down
for number reasons. It's kind of a
combination of reports from both of us.
As you know it as an advisory board, we
have absolutely no power ordered and we
can make some kind of advice to you.We
are suffering right now because we have
only(INAUDIBLE) were supposed to have a
15. One of the reasons we don't haveAll
those numbers is that one of the
district has not put forward any names
or whatsoever. Our hands are tied when
this happens. I've heard that you are
looking to make our board smaller.
Possible, that is a reasonable thing to
do. We are therapy small County, we
only have to have10And this morning
County I think only has five. There
might be more effective. I'm not sure.
I'm doing this job I just started.
Whatever you deem is best place to go,
I certainly would go along with that.
But I would love to have more people.
We don't haveCome over supposed to have
a younger memberThat's coming up
somebody under 23 I know I don't know
how you get toHave that exactly.We are
not well represented in the Latino
population. And we need to do that. So,
the board is notIn my mind, we where it
should be. It's kind of what I'm hoping
to be able to do in future.I think that
all of the recommendations if you look
at them I can go through all of them
with you. We have been working on as
County and a wholeAfter doing some of
these things. Better than I thought
they were. In our real focus this year
is in substance use. As you know, the
Forge Street project has applied for
funding. I recently went there and talk
to the director. And it looks like an
amazing program.And all can say is it
is one of many. We are going to find
out as part of our boardWhat all of the
other things are. So that we can talk
to reasonably about what else could be
funded.I think that is enough for me.
If you have any questions from the.
>>Thank you for the recommendation in
the report. The first recommendation
about getting more training, more
programs to get people up to speed and
Get the credentials they needed, I
think it is really importantSpecially,
with pop units your protection for next
couple of years that that will become
online. You have those kind of people
getting trained and so, I was wondering
if you knew what was going on withThe
Mendocino College there's anything that
the board can do to help with that
process?
>>We have an active (INAUDIBLE) started
that but working with Vice Chair, it's
been working with Mendocino CollegeAnd
it is something that can ask her to put
some energy into. So thank you for that.
>>If you need any help please, reach
out to me.
>>Thank you.
>>Is there really no one district for
that is where the tree vacancies are?
Nothing district 5 would be happy to
take the seat of there not wanted
(INAUDIBLE).I'll find three people.
>>When this issue came up before, I
said I'd be happy to point someone from
and or districts no one is approach me
to be on the behavioral health. They
don't have someone who either is able
to be on or is about to be on the
behavioral health board.As we address
this as I am happy to appoint from our
district. I do think the board does not
need to have16 people whatever it is
that is and will be board. I hopefully
we can get it down to 10 or 11.
>>If we did we wouldn't need that
additional because we actually have a
night now we need one more person. I
guess, data Ken is going to be up to.
>>And addicted to be overstepping if he
had more members or any other district
that is interested.Just wanted to thank
Linda and all of the volunteers for the
behavioral health price report. It is
(INAUDIBLE) job you already a lot of
contracts. You review a lot of dataAnd
it can be incredibly challenging to
tell that story to see and I know that
comes up, We have a board and then
measure the board. Often,People see
someone in the street, there is he for
rules and all kinds of things that
limit our ability to tell the story of
individuals that receives special
mental health services in our county.X
Richard all work with volunteers are
doing to try toBringSolutions to
challenges that those people might have
it to light. Of courseTo talk about the
services that are being provided to
ensure that information our community
in several service providers and
symbolism, to those meetings.This is to
share their data and their information
in your record all the agendas and
minutes and all that information is
available online and County websites
anybody had time contributed commission
it isThat is interested in that.
>>I just finished by sayingZoom helped
us in Ormsby for the last two years. We
actually had people, we had a quorum.
And now that he can't use zoom is a
way, not able to get a quorum.And
fighting it and try to figure out a way
to do it but it makes our job a lot
more difficult.
>>Of course, that is outside of our
authority. That is state legislature. I
think there's beenWays to (INAUDIBLE)
Dave Oldfield. Maybe appropriate for us
workers yours to try to get legislature
to bring that back.Dissemination or
even centers.
If I answer director transportation, he
can tell me how many dollars are spent,
how will it held up the PCI index to
have really good outcomes in roads. We
don't have that for behavioral. And
maybe that would be careful, maybe that
support providers are leaving the state
with the best outcomes. Which is in the
dark we don't know. So contracts come
forward, we don't have a lot to go on.
I don't think any of us want to say no
to providing more services but you want
to know that dollar for dollar with
public is getting the resources they
deserve. You have any thoughts and how
we can do better on howBHAG can work
with us to try to drive the outcome
data?
>>I hesitate because the habit we got
travel information ourselves. So,It
becomes a kind of push you we pull you
with ministration. I'm going to be
honest. Sometimes there are helpful
sometimes or not. I don't know exactly
how to deal with that problem. But I
think it definitely is there is your
absolutely right, we do need more
information to give to you.
>>Thank you
>>Any other questions? Any public
comment?Any public comment online?No,
okay.
>>Moved approval.
>>Second.
>>Roll call vote.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>>Thank you.Agenda item for a
discussion possible action including
introduction and waiver first reading
of an ordinance amending section 15
Agenda item for a discussion possible
action including introduction and
waiver first reading of an ordinance
amending section 15.12 that 040 of the
Mendocino County code Parking,
prohibiting parking on the westerly
side of Evergreen St., County Road 407P
From milepost 0020.14.
>>Afternoon.One side of Evergreen
Street was requests of the fire
department to try to open that straight
up of the more. I wrote a letter to all
property owners, I got no negative
feedbacks. I will let you open the
public hearing no one here is
complaining. I only answer questions if
you have one.
>>Moved approval.
>>Second.
>>Any public comment?Nothing online? We
are ready to call for the vote.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>>Before you go Howard, there's a
comment this morning about an open ditch
you told me how to fix a problem. So
why don't to address the rest of the
group so we have it for the recordThe
Mac I'm sorryI couldn't hear exactly
where but I had staff try to go back
and listen to the tape. Out. And I think
it is over across the street and this
little development and think actually I
talked to that anyone before. And what
it is is there's a requirement now when
developer does a development that they
doGrass Wilson infiltration goal zero
water balance. Can I think what this is
is across coverts can't review flush
well because it's got this grass water
(INAUDIBLE) goes into. A second told
Last winter, it takes D10. Event
seminar development standards that you
can you can do (INAUDIBLE) 10 years or
10% event. And I said it is time to
infiltrate is part of this school
Environmental thing that they do. I'm
not sure (INAUDIBLE) but I will try to
call when if I can tighten it down. The
best thing to do that only the future,
have Them call our office.One of things
about my departments is I will not let
my staff get one of those answers today
call my office and can get a real
person, right down to situation passing
on to our (INAUDIBLE) people.
>>That sounds good. You have someone to
audience?
>>I, and Deborah. The lesson I was a
circular review Board and Avenue code
enforcement person and she was just
lovely and came up with all of the
complaints. Which was great. She said
that you cannot absolutely have it
outside and trespassing signs. I'm just
curious as to howThe plan to enforce
Evergreen the west side of the parking
this can be posted signs and how they
intend to get notice out to people to
follow people who work in the caf boat
away. Caf The parking around that..
>>Was a County designated this note for
any County will build a please sign
is.
>>I will Director County Counsel
Kristin Curtis to try to find the man
who brings other roads from the way it
was Commissioner versus historic review
board. We crashed a few times over the
years so you know, basically sign that
is put up pursuant to the vehicle code
they can touch me on. I think Frank's
got a memo we have file on that.
>>I'm not sure we can advise State
Department transportation property of
the signage.
>>Okay.
>>In the formula written exactly how
their this road is. Is there a hazard
to have a parking both sides the
streets?
>>There is a hazard.I can take you down
thereAfter this meeting. And yesterday,
I made a mistake of turning down right
track to close out.I was outside of my
car try to check it is there enough
space to get around. LikeThe popularity
of nearby pizza has encourageMorePeople
to park on the street.
>>As part of the term of Mendocino is a
lack of offstreet parking so you can
have gardens, the village experience.
And then people just park on the street.
The fact that the streets are narrower
because people are is popular place and
people are parking besides the streets
Actually slows traffic down and makes
it friendly for pedestrians. And to
think this things might have had
consequences for change the character
of Mendocino by making more legacy.
>>I hear you I think it is a problem
that our track would be able to make it
down the street that's for the day. The
chairs permission we can put on the
screen. That would be helpful.
>>Is a related to the no parking
ordinanceWe are motion to reconsider
Queen
>>There is a motion but we there is no
vote.
>>What was the outcome?
[ LAUGHING ]
>>It was passed unanimously.In favor of
the recommended action.
>>LLC want to reconsider for some
reason.Would you like to change her
mind to trying to further clarify.
>>You have an illustration in the staff
report.
>>It is on the screen.
>>I just have a comment or an
observation. I know thatBreaking
challenges our sign of economic
improvement right here so popular here
anymore.And I pretty well known for
trying to tell people that something
two blocks away.Just to keep walking
Because there halfway there. I'm
wondering if Mendocino has some
opportunities to designate public
parkingIt may be some signage, dining,
the patient is ways are other
opportunities for that the taken help
support the community with?
>>I would have to think about thatI
don't know if there is any great
approaching for parking.There may be
some shoulders we can improve Jell-O
parking today.
>>I more like an actualDirt lot like a
place to park.
>>You have no idea how much feedback we
will get on that.Evergreen the second
the satellite image it appears that is
about 60 1/2 feet wide. Two cars is
about 80.Even without parking is
difficult for one car to pass our car
on that street.
>>I think we made a right choice.
Without the "item move onto the next
one. Thank you. All right, I next
agenda item is for4i, discussion
possible action including direction to
staff regarding an increasing transient
occupancy tax for vacation home
short-term rentals in Mendocino
County.
>>We have a structural deficit whether
it is 7 million or 10 million or 11
million mower Hatcher and that but to
get to a balanced budget, there is
going to have to be something full
decisions made. And so,This is one of
those decisions aware and needs to be
talked about. If we just increase the
transient occupancy tax for vacation
rentals but we can generate about 202
250,000 per cent.We need to look at
everything is going to be on the cable.
And that this would have to be voted on
by the people and so,Justin, do we want
to increase agility for short-term
rentals. It should be designated to
general fund or for specific purpose?
When should be placed on the dollar
there is consideration with visit
Mendocino under concerns. And should
there be some sense because you do have
changing economic situation coming down
the line made a few years.I just want
to throw it out there and see where we
are. Last year, we talked about
increasing the sales tax that there
were three supervisors who wanted to
increase the sales tax. And that was or
that would affect the people of
Mendocino County. Your increase in
short-term rental tax would really hit
most of people who come from out of
county and a lot of these short-term
rentals are owned by people out of
county. It would just be passed through
and is just one way of considering how
to deal with some of the financial
problems that Mendocino County has
right now.
>>Okay, board member comments?
>>Thank you. I appreciate for bringing
this idea forward. I do believe that
200,000 here wouldn't make a
substantial change in our budget as far
as what the average consumers is on the
street. As far as road repair, what the
general expectation from our taxpayers
is. And because visit Mendocino is
currently going studies in
conversations or visit business
communities around possibleIncreases
the bid I don't think the design is
right to talk about transit occupancy
tax. I think that the County of
Mendocino and the Board of Supervisors
future ones if you continue to make
sure that we are showing our taxpayers
are clear using their dollars
efficiently. Including how we are using
measured funds in a way that it was
described as well as how these library
tax Andi fire Jackson make sure that
those funds get to the department and
supporters recommended. Understand what
you are asking for is an increase only
on vacation short-term rentals however,
does have an impact on all businesses as
marketing standpoint from the very
people in Mendocino County a number of
people coming and spending their
dollars here in our community. Also,As
a board member, I do not want to put
about in this initiative on a balance
that would only bring in a few hundred
thousand dollars that is really to
employees. Level management salary. I
think the pleadings to cause
inefficiencies before we look at taxing
our community more.
>>You look at the history of valve
measures in medicine County, about
measures that had wanted a specific
expanded serviceThe past. Ballot
measures that have funded government
general operations is a county level
have always failed. So I don't think
that you should even bother to take up
the public's time or our time with the
sales tax or in this case transit
occupancy tax on Airbnb is that being
to failure. It is just for the zero
pond. We do know that we look at
services the county provides, the
county has I was a structural deficit
know so much for it is operation which
is obvious, we do have that. But we
have dedicated funds for county roads.
When you look at the east towards the
funds there federal, state and portion
of property tax proportionate property
tax predates any vesicles back before
from 13 is been honored by every Board
of Supervisors except for one single
year. Yet, those funds have are
inadequate to repave half of the
county's paper roads. So, it's not a
mismanagement issue it is a math
problem. There aren't enough state
federal Road dollars and the parcel tax
dollars are dedicated to roads to equal
the challenge of resurfacing 650 miles
of paved roads. The only have money for
direct 50 of those miles. There are
number of rooms are also neglected.
When do the math, it is true that 2%
DOT tax on vacation rentals might be
$500,000. But if you couple that with
have sent sales tax, doing the city is
a voter approval for one cents above
the counter, County residents are
already driving (INAUDIBLE) to percent
of all sales tax collections are
occurring this is only 40% in the
county. In the city is even higher they
have a 1/4% sales tax hired an account.
I think it we were to be honest about
the roads, there isn't enough state
federal tax dedicated to the roads that
can solve the road problem. I think if
you were to put on the boat we should
put something about that is equal to
the challenge and actually doesn't
solve the problem. If you were to do
that, we would I think you would
combine a 2% tax on vacation rentals
and I would put in either half or one
cent sales tax to bring the county
sales tax to the city level just
dedicated roads not not the county
general fund it will take first super
majority. Is unlikely to pass. But at
least it would be an honest valve
measure on the ballot to the voters to
get to say yes it to want to fix a
problem or they say no, they don't want
to fix the problem. I think we would be
providing the voters we did about
measure that could guarantee a console
the intractable road probably have in
Mendocino County if you put something
about that of that size.
>>Met. Pete was supervisor already
said. But I agree. I think were
circling the drain a bit probably would
Mendocino County is in revenue might
rise about 2% a year. Imagine if he
tells either business person for the
next 30 years seconds into percent
increase in revenue every. Where we
really(INAUDIBLE) over 30 years out
that is what were saying. Because of
appropriations is increasing in much
the personal than the cost and revenue.
In of these ideas, you could max out
sales tax and you wouldn't make a
noticeable difference arose.Good health
butSort of 50% may be for 5% it would
be paid. What's missing is a healthy
economy government has become largest
employer in healthcare and healthcare
is dependent on private industry and
soon healthcare will be actresses well.
I think that more leadership calls you
towards economic development and growth
and corrective benefits of the taxation
that comes on that. The trying to ask
the public for yet another small tax
that ultimately wants all the problem.
So, this is creative way for us to
balance the budget. I think them items
of accountability, the public expects
is to balance the budget with what we
have not asked for moreI job is to
balance what we know is coming and you
want to talk about additional projects,
attacks over those projects, maybe that
had a chance to two thirds of the
proposition is we can't balance our
budget to give us more money. I don't
think the past management of money on
the election.
>>I just want to weigh in to couple of
things. First of all,Mendocino is
involved with the BID Internet middle
of campaign which hopes it will be
successful,That would kind of for one
year, get the 250,000 looking for.
There are things that I believe you
talked before about TOT, there's
probably opportunity there also
bringing some more funds.
>>That is correct. I do believe the
auditor can (INAUDIBLE) the process of
evaluating it an agency that could
perform a DOT audit for us.
>>That would be a way perhaps meeting
the goal the supervisor has increasing
our county revenues but we are having
(INAUDIBLE) for to approve more
taxation which seems to be pretty
unpopular.
>>We are going to have to make some
cuts. And those are going to, and is
going to be painful. Certainly, this is
a proposal. It is 200,000%, we could go
for different presents but it doesn't
sound like there is a will to do that.
This proposal wasLook at people who are
paying for vacation rentals. Usually
not working people of Mendocino County.
And so,I can understand that we do need
to collect every sense of vacation
rental taxes are out there. I've been
talking to a lot (INAUDIBLE) the past
year trying to get onSome kind of a
program to can make sure that are
collecting when we hear that there 1500
Vacation rental listings and there's
only 728Whatever the are beingRegain
taxes from. That is problem. I'm just
looking at what are the different
options that we have out there. The
board doesn't want to go, I think the
full board needs by into this ideaThink
using the short-term rental tax and if
it's not there, it's not there.
>>Spent about five hours last week we
are(INAUDIBLE)Disability transaction.
Usually a close what it's like to use
the current software solution. I think
Our IT people are beginning to work
with her to see if he can find some
vendor solutions. There's a lot of
money availableUnder this currently not
collected from properties. I think she
said, where about 70% assessment. That
seems like a little hanging further.
That office is hard-working. There have
a system. What I said, I don't have
anything to critique. Just note they
need more resources. Maybe that is
where the hanging fruit correct tax
overdue. Imagine your restaurant about
10% of your customers get out without
paying the bill. That is what you do
after.Meeting you should as our sensory
what is the north resources you provide.
We always to the public to not before
we add new taxes.
>>Public comments?
>>My last government job city of
Healdsburg. And we did an increase in
TOT. We are paying 14% TOT. Your market
something everybody likes that frees up
money of the budget.That is where the
stores are. We don't have a lot of
begin retailing a County. We do a lot
of DOT. If you frame the ballot measure
and goes to parks you have a steady
stream of funding you can track how
much two DOT banks collects over the
years and do the math, it could free up
that money that was going to parks that
are needed items are added for
structural deficit. We can't just give
up on a couple is only two or three or
$500,000 you get a similar dollar
deficit every little bit helps.I like
to rethink your resistance to the idea.
Thank you.
>>Randy, it's more expensive when you
are booking three rooms being able to
get the coming. When I look at the book
of total cost, it is not out of culture
is local businesses that will be. If you
increase the tax somebody has to
(INAUDIBLE) $300. Some of the revenues
the previously would go into the local
economy is now going to County coffers.
But against the increase. I think we
asked (INAUDIBLE) public support the
timing right now we have the BID going
in front of voters. The voters
significant past our budget and expect
like we purport to get a pass making
hard decisions. There's a good chance
it wouldn't pass. That is not a great
dynamic.
>>Good afternoon, Travis. Increase the
transit occupancy tax specifically
targeting short-term vacation rentals.
It is a no go for my position. These
rentals have been integral part of
Mendocino County's economy. Intrusive
success for decades. They are what the
resume was built on in Mendocino
County. The single out one segment of
the logic industry for tax increase, is
only an. Also (INAUDIBLE)
entrepreneurial spirit of Mendocino
County. If at the OT increase is
essential it should be equitably
applied across industry and industry
must be involved in the conversation.
You already brought up the
accountability so, I live that you
really want to make our point is that,
you have effectively increased the OT
by just about $500,000 by removing or
supports the promotion of tourism
Mendocino County. You've already placed
there. The last thing that I wanted to
say the board often stated the desired
commitments and a County of business
friendly place. However, my experience
over the past 14 months, trying to
move, this Mendocino County. The
low-fat 94Suggest otherwise. There's
been a lock of support and
prioritization from the top County
opposite to guide departments in
fostering local develop an. We are
marketing for every business that is
reason facing in Mendocino County. The
county can't even help us get this
process. That is pretty disappointing.
It is disheartening to continually see
tourism, the only surviving son
industry Mendocino County, continue to
be targets of issues here at the board
level. Thank you.
>>Hi,I would just like to address the
issue of shorter vacation rentals you
when you look at Mendocino County most
of them are on the coast. People who
have short-term vacation rentals are
already paying most of the taxes. I
don't have the exact figures but in
Mendocino is trying to begin a year
Until (INAUDIBLE). The money goes over
the hill it doesn't usually go
comeback. For the bill to be taxing,
Most people on the coast euros for an
entire County doesn't seem like a very
productive bill because I doubt is
going to be well received. I do agree
withSupervisor Williams about the taxes
become a real tour, it is been really
quite a burden for as as real tours,
there were also a lot of people here in
the beginning of the pandemic in 2020,
20 2140 turnaround and are selling
their properties. I hope it is old
number properties that have turned
around. They have not received their
special assessment taxes. They haven't
got their bill. So then, when it
brought up which had a company with
date, there's no way they can even
estimate that amount of taxes.
Basically, when the property is
purchasedAnd then sold in supplemental
taxes are not collected, that is money
that has gone. It is out the door.
There gone. They've already 20 property.
New the property taxes online, those tax
records are like over a year old. Not
even movers.This is exactly what
supervisor Williams is saying. The
softwareIs not been updated enough to
The staff to collect, this is thousands
and thousands of dollars being lost.
Rather than taxing single-use vacation
rentals, which are kind of (INAUDIBLE)
on the coast, to pay for shortages. I
think some real effort needs to be done
with County taxAnd thank you so much for
this opportunity to speak.
>>This board totally support of everything
you said.
>>I don't know how to put the pressure
on, obviously, Mr. Williams being here
last week spending some time that they
are efficient, they just don't have
adequate staff. I do know the
supervisors are able to approve an
increase to staff. So that they can
collect the taxes that is due to
County. This is weight loss or a lot of
revenue here. It is frustrating.
>>A topic of (INAUDIBLE) quick recap
years ago, we identify the fact that
they were shortstaffed over there.We
met the disaster and realized that
there were only have half of their
assessor(INAUDIBLE) there in the
process ofRecruiting jobs building all
the jobs. One of the budget process, we
identify we have 1/2 $1 million,
outside of the assessor's budget for
additional assistance and assessor's
office water is extra staff,
contractors to help them catch up. We
are doing everything we can because you
can only approve their budget we don't
wander departments run by elected
officials. Just as the auditor track
(INAUDIBLE) it is separate elected
position we can tell them what to do.
>>I for having business here in
medicine, our shopkeepers are not happy
about the fact that the sales stocks go
over the hill.I do know which road are
fixed? I've no idea. There pi ata money
and it doesn't really rollback to the
coast.To have an transient taxable
issue that your discussion right now, I
don't really feel like this can be a
viable valid issue for those of you who
live in and work on the coast.
>>I do bottom-line disposal is probably
wouldn't past the third of the voters
in coast (INAUDIBLE). The numbers just
are there. This particular proposal is
going to be dead on arrival.. The
larger question how to address attack
situation? What I found assessor's
office is willingness. There are eager
to get this tax done. We don't have
enough space. If we hire more people
working up with them? County with the
world's office is small and it used to
be. The software doesn't have the
proper descriptions.Don't have the
staff to go enter all that. It is not
that anybody failed there was never a
plan for the county seven years ago
made a decision to adopt software.
Populate the software you can only pay
some of the consequence.The public
sending us to " five years and they
don't get the property tax bill, it
doesn't matter which of us is
responsible for the that needs to be
fixed.
>>We want to pay it just appearedLet's
take care of those people don't want to
leave it hanging. I do know how much it
is.
>>Closing our budget deficit there is a
money.We just have to collected.
>>At some point, we need to take action
. See, I see kind of wanted to maybe
say something?
>>Yes. I appreciate the comments.There
is 500,000 set aside. And this is the
initiative that the Golden gate Bridge
Association initiative team is taking
on. We have a mantle with assessor and
they will start their working with them
to look at the new tool and how to
improve the process. In the tooth
early, maybe even began yesterday.That
is the next process that we are
stepping into to help increase revenue
for the county Mendocino.
>>I do not believe that if the County
assessor's office successful in getting
buildings not only people came to the
front doorYou talking about your clients
looking to the front door the box
property,
>>[ CROSSTALK ]The Nielsen of the
buildings built without the building
permits this are properties that are
discovered by the assessor's office.
The project hasn't started yet. They
are working on catching up for people
like you and your client you can't look
into the front door but then there's
people were in the back door buildings
without permits.I do not think that you
should be(INAUDIBLE) County employees
that if every building built without
bill permits was suddenly added to the
tax that would balance a County
structure deficit. I don't get is
enough. Six men the recent meeting,
into the rough man, you think 3000
houses1400 ft. County Mendocino would
get about $3 million.So, how many
buildings are there out thereMaybe it's
more than 3000 I don't know how many
days.Is quite a few but there also
buildings thatOur bills of building
permits and the property is sold. This
property have(INAUDIBLE) last several
decades. I don't believe it is true
that every buildingBuild without
building permits.Therefore, the new
assessments even with your three years
in their current.I personally believe
thatIt would be a mistake for County
employees or for this board to think
that if only we get those properties
brought(INAUDIBLE) is going to balance the
budget.In addition to that, the road
deficit is not even included in that
structural deficit of the operations.
Fiber $6 million (INAUDIBLE) would ever
time fix the road problems.
>>Let us overcome the get issue a lot
of the houses were built non-permit or
possibly class K which case that
different categories can apply for
class K permits. Bill before seven
years.It is true. Obscene houses. They
will just say yeah, we bought the
garage without a permit..Is the
people didn't file for the permit? That
is a whole to be separate issue. I was
talk about something that was super
concrete. The front door people that
want to pay their paying a lot of money.
Mostly over million dollars speak and
they want to pay their taxes. So, it is
a lot of money.
>>Any other board comments? Thank you.
>>Have a couple comments online.
>>And we have one more in the room.
Make hello, my name is Suzanne from
Mendocino. DOT taxes are currently same
10% rate by also lodging hotels,
short-term rentals, compounds are be
parks and Inc. rearrested additional 1%
bid. The seriousness of singling out
one. STRS stacks hired in all followers
of the way (INAUDIBLE) TOT funds has to
be question. Even a group that
(INAUDIBLE) benefit from TOT taxation
SER staff (INAUDIBLE) event to sit
thousand downtown restaurants and
businesses that benefit with words
reason fees. Division promotion
promoting short-term rentals for
(INAUDIBLE) additionally, TOT page 4
rental owners of limited representation
because minutes in a County tourism
commission is primarily also
properties. Hotels often some perverted
travelers want to have the option of
staying in STRS. So asking for a tax
election is serious. I deeded that this
is a last resort on important
unavoidable measures.Reason for
(INAUDIBLE) County actions, hearing
that they do this another County so we
should do it to is really around flag.
Because we are Mendocino. Usually when
a government answer takes money for
taxes, major is identified first based
on identified concrete factual
precipitation it clears password budget
with detailed allocation of funds
certain benchmarks oversight and cost
versus gains. This is not a case here.
Suppose all is funding and awareness.
Bring the money you'll spend it. This
could tremendously backfire costing more
for consultants, elections,
monitoring's, staffing collection based
on unsupported numbers diverting any
benefit for County possibly in the red.
And hose compliant presentation, the
fine print is stated that we will
expand our search by several hundred
yards beyond the borders of Madison
County to capture all relevant listings.
That is being overly ambitious and
self-serving. Providing inflated
numbers and assess type of contractors
often paid for listings seems agreeing
to. Request for increased taxation
short-term rentals back/penalty.
Desperation for the county to produce
funds. Operational taxes and fees being
waived and minimize. It is in County
historical for more and more money gets
up the small group of short-term
rentals as a scapegoat and sells the
notion that the people paying the more
tax won't care. But knowing that the
bottom line on equitable local
short-term rental owners because tax
increase proposing STRS is not a good
idea which I do not support. I joined
and supported the supervisors and to
ensure positive outlook for County
increment local businesses including
all lodging styles while supporting
housings as a separate issue. We
short-term rentals are not directly
connected to other housing concerns.
Thank you very much for your time is
full pretty quickly and thank you so
much.
>>Online, we have at
Christopher.,
>>Where new innkeepers, we came in
Mendocino County for three years ago.Is
been going great and have almost
doubled revenue since you first got
here. You are paying TOT on time but
we. We are eager and excited and happy
to be in a logical minting for this
taxes for you. I think, supervisor
Williams simply earlier after circling
the drain here. I agree with him there.
As an innkeeper and someone's
hospitality were (INAUDIBLE) I focus on
revenue generation prescribes. Cost
would be the last resort.I do it that
is such a great idea.I know we just now
getting taxation from peers ago from
our purchase. Thankfully, you all
approve the extension program we took
advantage of that. Many case, the
investment in marketing is your best
return in dollars. I always found
hospitality and that is why I fully
support visit Mendocino. I think just
the STRS are no go.I think if you get
the bid in line your housing order,
help start collecting taxes that should
have been collected already, it was a
businesses in mind, I (INAUDIBLE)'s
financial statement, I think then we be
happy to collect more TOT for you.
Again, want to get the house in order,
then you will be fully ready to go.
Anyway, the first time and thank you
for all of your dedication.
>>Thank you.
>>Maybe, we can promote the county and
reward the sales tax in the TOT more
people (INAUDIBLE) money. I would move
no action.
>>Second.
>>Any further discussion before we call
for a vote?
>>Does the board want to work on a even
if it's a multiyear process, developing
strategies to fix account euros because
there is no funding to fix the county
roads unless the board Alyssa public I
should say, approve some new tax that
will fix the county roads?
>>The answer is yes. I think we should,
when I look at it I see most of the tax
potential tax revenue is drive in
insidious. There's a question it where
tax return County if it's just the
unincorporated, the amount of the
priesthood over the number of miles in
the unincorporated. I don't think will
be taking a difference.I think if we
could may be directors how, I went to
potential receive more state funds as
being a self-help County every dollar
contributed to get more out of the
state. Maybe we can get close to a
pass but I'm with you on we should
have a plan seems like a long shot
right now look at the numbers.
>>We are trying to do with something
with short-term rentals and a know
there is a lie, it is never plan or
anything. The idea was if the board
wanted had a will we could've put a
plan of specific purposes for it. We
saw this morning that when there was a
question more than half the people
said, let's limit short-term rentals
There's a feeling out there about
short-term rentals and housing one of
the tears was used to money for
short-term rentals for housing by a
plan create workforce housing and that
kind of stuffMexico should because I
know this is going nowhere. I thinkWith
roads, we to come up with the long-term
plan that I don't think were going to
do it today.
>>
>>Sometimes next six months you may not
be for ballot measure but I think there
should be planned that the County could
air with the public and showed him the
map because the map does not work with
the funding stream to the county has
right now. I do think there's a or are
aware of whether to fix it.
>>I think it is a good idea. Could that
be the motion?
>>No I would not. I would happy to
withdraw my second. When I first came
on this board I was appointed to
(INAUDIBLE) talk with supervisor
Williams a look at this very issue. We
spent a lot in my opinion, trying to
pay her out what the answer was and
didn't bring anything forward Mr. is an
unanswered agreement, with the county.
I think the county at the same time as
I was the city Council (INAUDIBLE)
order lot they could put a ballot
measure on the ballot and get it
approved it didn't look like it would
get approved and didn't like it is
going to reasonably then back in 2016.
I think it would be a mistake to waste
time trying to figure out what are not
that is the best solution. One of the
things that has come up there recently
were talking about employee
negotiations, is about to the work of
County Road (INAUDIBLE) are able to do.
There a lot of funds and I do think
that we can look at improving our
staffing levels of County Road you can
also what kind of work that can do that
have a visible improvement to the
community and one of the things that
was brought up that really occurred to
me was a lot of the simple brush
maintenance and lane striping actually
has impacts for residents and driving
on road County roads. There are
opportunities to improve the way the
preservice roots within our budget. I
would happily support that. At this
time, very strongly believe that the
county needs to get is so housing order
and proof to our residential. Going to
use our sales tax efficiently. With
measurably with fire, the library and
give them some time to see us get our
financial house in order as well not go
after any sales tax measure at this
point.
>>I will leave the motion as it is. One
option the surface is allowing
communities to do benefits zone in.
Their own way of roads. Come to me, and
trust me is almost everyday. We talk
about somebody want to talk about the
road widening what he called the
meeting. I pull up a list not even any
20 year plan. There's no point in
maintaining it. I approach the subject's
that your community could pay his own
(INAUDIBLE) benefits zone that can have
her gross than anyone else. No
interest. Maybe County could officially
put out a little bit of information
about all would've cost per mile to go
that path? There may be success maybe
they CEO wants to take control of their
(INAUDIBLE) she liaison and I'm sure
she and her neighbors could maintain it
better than the county. She may have a
config of interest socially with
puddles forever.But nothing that is
viable. Maybe your job is to present
options. One option is that they
yourself. And today, there's not a
great mechanism to even have that
conversation because we can't estimate
what about that because.
>>Call The question.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
The motion carries.
>>Agenda item is for L discussion
possible action fitting the
restructuring of the economic
development standing I'm sorryWe are
agenda item 4K discussion, Oh, 4J
discussion and possible action
including adoption of a resolution
exempting from taxation certain
property with an assessed value of
$5000 or less.
>>Moved the recommended action.
>>Second.
>>Second. So, I wasMeeting with the
assessor's office.Unlevered touring
officeAnd we went from office to office
In the assessor's officeAnd there was a
we talk withNathan Max man was working
on this minimum value taxation. And it
turns outThere's two people in that
office who were working in their
spending a lot of timeTrying to tax
people boatsAttractors or anything that
is valid thousand dollars or more. And
each time they do that it has to touch
their hands four times during the year
And soThere's a piece of property worth
$1000 County gets $10 in taxes for it.
And of that, we might only get three
dollars. Spending all this timeWe have
two people spending all this time
because it is a board policy to tax
this things are worth thousand dollars
or more. So the idea basically let's
just increase to $5000 if that is what
assessor Bartolome and I agreed on.And
that was the recommendation and it
would alleviate all of that taxation
form minimum value items.Hopefully,We
were talking about the assessor's office
Freeing up time this would (INAUDIBLE)
they could do properties aren't being
assessed properly.
>>Anything to add to the conversation?
>>No, not really. It costs us over $60
$42 and processOne of these. That is
just a simple one that only takes about
25 minutes to process. Our 15 minutes
to process such as a. I think that, We
are working with the Golden gate Bridge
initiative I think this is could be one
thing that they could recommend as well
to streamline things and to get us on
Bigger and better projects.
>>I supportJust a question,Is there a
way to index as for example estate law
says that you cannot hire a handyman or
handyman to help build the take offense
if the materials and labor costs more
than $500 I think that was a state law
passed in 1970s incest still $500
probably(INAUDIBLE). In the same
regard, setting this to the fixed
dollars amountAnd then probably no
notice resolution except someone
assessor's office presented (INAUDIBLE)
is her way address indexing thoseIt
goes up with inflation?
>>We have to look into that I do know
there is some flexibilityI think that
Is to(INAUDIBLE)I believe it was a
10,000 that please don't quote.So,
there may be a way to be able to
structure it within that realm. If
you'd want, you can give us direction
to come back with potentially another
resolution and consent to modify that
language is desired.
>>Why don't we just go to 10 now if
it's about it may be a wash.Personally,
going from a thousand to 5000 is one
jumpMost of the counties there are a
couple small ones that within $1000
with a little value exemption most of
them are 2000To actually 10,000.Will do
whatever you want us to do what I say
that the 5000 is a good place to start
Right now.
>>One of the consideration was a lot of
the property such as book trails
through valued around $5000 that was a
considerationFor the assessor's office.
>>Yes. We do have a lot of those in
buildable lots there value right now.
5000 that are all in proper aids to
review the prop eight in figure 2 and
was reviewing those for the nextHere.
And he will most likely increase those
little bitThey say above and so, all
the special districts and theirSpecial
assessments and scale will be allowed
to be paid and go from there.
>>Okay. Any further comments?
>>The secretive 5000 then hope that you
know or someone else in the assessor's
office next five years you only bring
this forward again perhaps get this to
higher than five.
>>There is a motion and been seconded.
Public comment?Anything online? No,
call for the question.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>>Thank you. Okay now are going to move
on
>>Let's take a quick break. We are
going to have a 10 minute break. That
will be 3:10.I'm sorryThat would be2:55.
[ RECESS ]
We are going to consider item number 4K
which is discussion possible action
including approval of creation of an
amnesty program for building permit and
direction to staff to implement the
amnesty program for a period not to
exceed one year.
>>Yes, if it is wasBringing this to the
board. And it turns outWe've done an
amnesty program in the past. This will
be a little different than that. We are
looking for people to, voluntarily to
The planning and building to get permits
Because they probably built something
that they hadn't gotten a permit or
proper permitting four. This instead of
having the penalty fees and all that for
They would come in and payJust
appropriate permitting fee and that
way, we could get these onto, They
would be assessed order permit would be
Provided effort was appropriate.And it
could get this people onto the tax
rolls.So it would be for a limited.
Just one year after prevents. And they
think that planning and building is
agreeable to it. I think it is a good
way to forward. Thank you to Mr. Ward
for reading one of these ideas forward.
>>I think it is a good idea.Wide open a
door we might generate some revenue or
something to lose. You have two
questions. I like to get a
clarification. One, what will the
program costs made to work program on
our agenda itemLike $'s? This is a
fairly low ticket?
>>It seems likeIf they came in they
still have to pay the appropriate fee
So, it would be cost
>>Our is spending less than $50,000
open the door to get an amnesty?
>>If I may through the Chair,Of course
I would not know how many permits will
come through the door that the board
would potentially be waiving any sort
of penalty fees or investigative piece.
But staff will still be collecting
coverage for staff timeReprocessing
those building permits and collecting
your standard building permits for is
minus the investigative fees.And so,
with that said, I DOT comments now it
may not be right time but when your
done with yours,About how I think the
cost recovery aspect can be as pleasant
as possible.
>>I can accept that. Second question,
some of the properties or zoning
violations. And I work with some of
those people suggestingComment to
compliance. Not the your fair share.
After realizingYour four houses it up
ourselves over to. There is no means to
accommodate (INAUDIBLE) compliance be
what happens with one of those as for
amnesty?The asked for removal of the
house?
>>We would notify them that they may
need to propose to change the use of
that particular structure necessarily
remove the structure entirely but
cannot continue as a home.
>>Have a housing shortage, I don't know
if it's ever, my district has a lot of
good. I don't want a worse in housing
problem. These problems of been created
. At this point,This people come
forward (INAUDIBLE) were opening this
will can of regulatory nightmare. What
is the solution is education with
people know what can come in as amnesty
or similar brings your projects and you
can't find a way to permitted? Do we
discard the paper trail is like they
never showed up?
>>We would not discard a paper trailBut
you will try to work at a property
owner to be able to permit the
improvement for some sort of allowable
use. Now, we cannot control the
individuals that may choose to walk
away from the permitting process
altogether in the and up with an
expired building permit application or
just may not choose to pursue that all
the way through. Next we are calling
that amnesty. There are people to show
up and find is an ambassador turn
themselves in and there's no remedy for
removing the housing. Imagine there's
three families living in three houses.
Now it can be born for Haiti for the
reports. This kind of a hardship. What
is David's for the board. What is her
Rolodex? He ethical violations that
cannot fix the zoning violations.I
don't really want those problems
develop I want people to come and they
can actually come into compliance we
get the tax revenue. Which of them have
to fix you things to meet the code. I
don't want to tell them that that they
got to move out of their house.
>>Doesn't do that they can approve they
just didn't get the building permit.
Amnesty in the building permit. If
there zoning allows for two houses and
have 1/3 is not a program for them. I
think that is things need to be
cleared.
>>And education Park I think is a big
part.
>>Yes I think that was totally right.
We can suggest this because this an
amnesty program, allowing it into comes
forward to be permitted. We have to
maintain the program that we have. This
is a way to get those people who have
in common past who have a project that
could be permitted to be put forward.
>>When somebody comes in for amnesty,
sales and the zoning violation, but it
built to code. RV requiring code as of
today or wait was or instruct
construction begin?
>>The code as up-to-date.
>>So a lot of the structures probably
seen 2000 houses on (INAUDIBLE). I can
think of a lot almost all that would
meet quote today. So that also need to
be part of the education you have the
people committing thinking they can get
Anderson would tell them here's a 2022
codebook. I can drive you around the
houses in Mendocino wouldn't qualify
for that code. Last question, how far
back are we going taxes? If they tell
us that they have I don't know if you
have the discretion to become aware of
the structure will be have an
obligation to collect taxes as far back
as you can four or five years?
>>I would say, is not you that you will
be collecting it is that the assessor
and the auditor and I don't know what
they do have discretion that must be a
ministerial duty.
>>Second. get a tax bill for the last
five years and they need to bring it up
to current code. I don't see item for
this idea if if one house comes in,
when out is worth it. It is a lot of
houses coming in is not an attractive
proposition you show up the bill for
five years of taxes and have to be
current. You can't. What are this examples
houses it will come into compliance?
>>I just have a couple of comments.
While I have no objection to this
program going forward if that is what
the board wants to do. My suggestion
would be that we make sure that it is
limited to those that are not currently
under code enforcement with confirmed
valuation because we have expended
staff hours who did this to get a piece
of the board potentially be waving is
the cost for recovery for the staff
time spent on those investigation. The
secondarily, I was just that the start
date of inception program be delayed by
a bit of time to allow staff to take
other appropriate guidance materials
for the public also to oppression so
that way, the public has time to
prepare those plans to maximize the use
for one year building permits amnesty
program. And then, just work permit
because I know we talk a little bit
about zoning this bill will be solely
for building permit not somebody you
require because of the permits for
violations that would be double or
triple feed. I'm happy to answer any
questions toward me have it.
>>Will agree with everything that Ms.
Krogstad. The person is already in code
enforcement and others been action
against the person, then we are not
awaiting those fees. I just wanted to
be clear on that. And the other I can
accept those two.
>>The have an estimated timeframe for
when it would be in?
>>My suggestion would be perhaps will
look at it is already midway through
September right now, suggest would be
maybe look at November 1 allow us
adequate time to work with staff and
possibly also with assessor's office to
provide maybe some information to the
public on aquatic can result from going
through and permitting additional
improvements on your property.
>>Just procedurally deserved is our
adopted resolution maker condition
would be looking back with a resolution
whatever terms the support specifies to
put that on the consent calendar good
with the start date we can put the
specifics of the program and their and
then it will be very clear what to be
authorized.
>>Okay, thank you.
>>I would like the terms to make can I
make a motion? I moved approval amended
direct staff to return with an
educational package explaining to the
public the terms of amnesty that back
taxes may be due. Current code
standards will be requiredAnd that is
the fees and penalties that will be
waived.And zoning is nonnegotiable
zoning code will notThe negotiable.
>>Second.
>>All right, public comment?
>>Thank you.The penalty fee waivers to
get people to (INAUDIBLE). The county
has unexpended any members included
Foresman investigating writing letters
the penalty for investigating fee would
be to California not just punitive.
Corsican have to pay back taxes part of
the punishment and the government gives
up her doing things, and upstream,
right? Class K is a great tool for this
houses the do not make current
California building code. Most of his
houses (INAUDIBLE) are not visible from
the street not on smaller parcels near
the back in the hills and by rock or
wherever. I've gotten a couple of
clients 80 because excess (INAUDIBLE)
sound letters saying hey, we would
occur or so you got this buildings.She
came in because of that letter to get a
penalty.It's a way to get people in and
get him on the tax rolls bring a little
bit of money and the retard building
(INAUDIBLE) we need to get respect
these buildings for safety under call,
Electrical,The billing department has
a very important roles for life safety
for people to listen have any control
in their environment. Kids, others,
guests. Due to that is for the building
permit process. It is important many
people in apartment process get them
expected. I think it is a win-win.
>>Thank you, anybody else? Anyone
online? No.Any last comments from the
board before we vote? Looks like we are
(INAUDIBLE).
>>I just you have one comment. In order
for this program to be successful, we
are going to have a partner I think
with stakeholders, contractors, and
other exchange Chamber of Commerce etc.
Make sure the community knows what is
happening and we were doing it. So
what, whether preservation materials we
can share those with our partnering
agencies.
>>That is the educational important
component.
>>I'm more than happy to reach
out
>>We are ready for the call.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>>Moving on to agenda item for L
discussion and possible action
including the restructuring of the
economic development standing committee.
>>We set up the economic development
standing committee. The purpose was to
bring more visibility to economic
issues and to have a forum for
discussion. Turns out that Senate
committee only set up to meet every
three months and that there is only
supervisor McCourty and myself on that
committee. So, what it does is we can't
talk to each other outside of the
committee meetings and so, it really
falls on County staff to be doing all
the economic development work because
we cannot talk to each other.I think
that this proposal is to get away from
the Senate committee proposal and to
move it to just the regular committee
and to expand it. My proposal is to
expand it to five peopleHaving two
supervisors and then three members of
the community whether it is industry,
business, labor, environmental or
whatever it is about three more people to meet
the to give us five. That way, two
people could be working on projects am
I could have ad hoc's and such. I think
it would be or it will bringAnd help
out this staff in that process. That is
a proposal and is think that the
committee could meet monthly instead of
every quarter.
>>I'm glad to see this proposal. I was
not able to discuss it.Economic
development work is even more
fast-moving that you just an
opportunity to come up in terms of
grants and things we need to move
quicker. I think the other good news is
that, CEO is working very hard to put
together an economic development team
he just wanted to explain quickly what
you've done so far. I think it will
help us as we have this discussion?
>>Cinema Mendocino County economic
development and then also with Sir she
suspending those meetings. The process
of hiring an individual interviews are
happening now.With economic background
to take a more forward stance audit. We
are moving forward direction to bring
the work back into house.
>>Any person, the skin of work rather
well because then we've got seven
interface in the past I think, the last
year and 1/2 with an amazing work with
the West and also RTS to put together
some good and successful grant
applications.I think this right
direction so let's just (INAUDIBLE)
>>I think this is the example where
there Brown actActually brings
government to (INAUDIBLE) halt. When it
comes to you, development don't think
we (INAUDIBLE). I think the best
solution here would be what you just
(INAUDIBLE) at the staff level having
The C1 County staff person working with
let's say one person or two people
Address company. And maybe make it not
a board appointment but if there is
always I think likely a volunteer board
member or two who wants to attendThese
meetings, thatSunder Brown actMeeting
at that point be supported by the word
of one or two supervisors.Just
membership by the willing. I mean I
happen to be on we are all multiple
ports not every board reserve on is an
appointment of this board. And
therefore,Does notParticipation doesn't
trigger a Brown act and the staff or
otherwise triggered to be Brown act in.
I would just suggest this band would ad
hoc committee altogether let the staff
level committeeCO office and was
committeeForm on his own and then,
deliberately supervisors probably more
than that they would be happy to attend
these meetingsAnd then we wouldNot put
a burden on the clerk and boards staff
to set up agendas and tell meeting etc.
and they could just be impromptu as
needed as this grant became available.
>>Am I agree with this one. We have two
supervisors enthusiastic about
(INAUDIBLE) Senate committee for a
economic development. Mr. committeeWill
be gridlock never be able to function.
Son effective. A more moving to an ad
hoc 20 members of the public is almost
as bad. Because you know you have to
deal, mentioned despite of you can have
the majority talking you have to worry
about the (INAUDIBLE) meetings. We have
to rely on the public.You want to be
supervisor that can show up when it's
appropriate. Not be down to such
restrictions.
>>I agree with my colleagues is going
to be challenging on the start. I very
much like the idea of not having
specifically appointed board members
because each of us while serving as
County supervisors also serves specific
areas and are called action on economic
development issues at various times for
various things. Whether that be the
work that I did with our partners of
the Army or engineering, Or working
(INAUDIBLE) I think that there is a
variety of initiatives that bring
economic development to our county.
Very excited to hear this year is move
forward and interviewing to help
facilitate that rule. If there is an
opportunity for instance that there
needs to be letter of support from the
Board of Supervisors for grant, I think
our CEO and executive office will
certainly be able to facilitate that
would disturb the board using our
legislative platform and her knowledge
of the County and order which is in
policy directions that she could simply
implement thatAnd will be much more
effective as far as economic
development and trying to gather the or
choose whom to points in which category
etc. because I could seeTrying to
choose three people from which
industries, from which community, which
part of the county, very hectic and I
think it's just more appropriate to
have it in-house and have the executive
office work with each of the supervisor
as needed.
>>The reason why we started the Sunday
committee was to give the kind of a
forever and focus to economic
development. When we only had the ad
hoc, itLike meetings out of public
(INAUDIBLE). So the reason we departed
forward you want to lifted up because
we thought that economic development
was so important to our county at this
point. That is reason why Senate
committee started. Well, we're just
finding that there is a good stewards,
and is taking certainly takes when we
have the Senate committee that County
Counsel has to be there, the CEO has to
be there, if we have this committee it
wouldn't be that way. We would just
have to have a public notice to be
Brown act but we wouldn't have to have
a will regular everyone there. So, I
think that we can pick three people
from the community who would be
(INAUDIBLE) and Excel think that the
importance of economic development has
to be in the forefront of the board.
>>While we are deprecating the economic
development Senate committee could we
add wanted I what is called resources
public safety. Onegin that has an
assignment for sometime is water. One
supervisor who may know something about
water I can talk to? So here we have a
Senate committee trying to oversee
water grants program and we can't use
the resource, this is not governmental
at it's finest.
>>The need to note that some committees
currently designated as with the
requirements for a Senate committee
that the board is not to be Senate
committee but the board is required to
have a Brown act body that would meet
that obligation.
>>Held that the board itself? Because
of what are doing is your meeting we do
know, I don't know enough. The regular
(INAUDIBLE) would just take a direct to
Glenn?
>>You look at that as an option
possibly.
>>I have this action can include also
disbandingThe Senate committee then and
I are on?
>>It is consequential we don't remember
the name. Public health and safety
resources committee.
>>My own thinking is that, having and
staff are actually dedicated it was
always my goal was of some buddy some
structure to do economic development
building financial capacity for our
county. Something that we are involving
a supervisors. In a way for us to
interact with good ideas and apply for
grants that might be something
specifically that were interested in
whether this recreation, or broadband
or water. All these things affect us.
We want to be as flexible as possible
and kind of turn County " "County
Counsel was a flexible way. In his of
economic development should the
advisory group even exists within the
Mendocino County would be better ifIt
service own501 (INAUDIBLE) some kind
Organization?
>>Will probably be the most flexible
(INAUDIBLE) one you need to be very
careful to avoid serial meetings in
terms of the overlap between you might
be talking to staff or what combination
supervisors my (INAUDIBLE) anytime.
They are things that you would need to
avoid having to worry about this board
there which would mean if there is
three supervisors that really want to
attend a meeting on a particular issue,
this could be some mechanism for
centrally deciding who disagree with or
without sample to the CEO. have
your eyes open about those risks going
there.Of their 501(c)(3) perspective of
the nonprofit entity is something you
created and your sort of (INAUDIBLE)
yourself. A nonprofit entity that is
what has members appointed to support
from this Board of Supervisors and
receives County money is by definition
is a Brown act body. That's one of the
ways.
>>Mendocino County wouldn't be so
specifically a core member but I know
certainly, but her breasts of meetings
I think supervisor is economic ad hoc
is when was company convened a couple
of years sessions on economic
development when the coast and one on
the interior. We got a lot of
information we also strong in the
interest in the community to do
something and organized way.
>>I think he is rightAbout wanted to
elevated.Is to go down committee path,
it is becoming something at most two
supervisors were involved. I don't
think that is elevated. I think
majority for don't have a committee at
all, you have County staff at some
level working on this problem. They can
reach out to five of us more than to
show up somebody excuses themselves.
I've been there. I jumped onto meeting
as he two of you on the first want to
pop out. But anybody (INAUDIBLE) some
Driskell Park. Gives applicable to
depending on a project for something in
my district, I hate to hear that order
supervisor is working on it because I'm
not allowed to be there. The synodic we
have today. I think you continues and
as we have committee structure.
>>What I'm hearing is that we wanted to
do with the Sunday committee for sure I
next option is to just simply go with
economic development division that's
been created inside of the CEOs office
and then kinda solves a problem with
Brown act.
>>That works for me. And as long as
maybe we have some sort of check in
with this new staff person, there's
another new person, we could then
remind them of the community is that we
are all on the know everybody is active
office that knows (INAUDIBLE) because
then as they see things, They realize
that they may have some information
that could be helpful.
>>Am really glad that we are hiring is
economic developer in person. That is
one of the things that supervisor
Meridian IFrom the community wasWe want
to pointPerson in the county to deal
with economic development issues. This
the whole thing about having a
committee or not. I'm not totally
attached to it but we were thinking
like at the next standing committee
meeting, we have an agenda item
presentation for the committee
development Corporation.And that was a
talk about housing and what they are
doing and hear their presentation.We
are thinking thatThe committee 18 is to
deal with some of these issues that we
don't want to deal with as a full board
but you can bring back the ideas and
presentations. And we do that in
general government committee all the
time. That is the purpose of having a
committee where you can really delve
into issues more and(INAUDIBLE) you can
and in general board meeting.
>>That is an example you can also see
this example to supervisors who had a
conversationThe selling it, a group
that perhaps complete a roll that. They
could then take that presentation to
the staff meeting that could be
convened making sure the counties
economic staff people are aware of this
information if used in the present
case, you want to give precision full
board to conceal that is to
supervisors. I think we just describe
and go forward with what were talking
about.
>>Let's go for public comment. Anyone in
the audience wishes to address the
issue?
>>Marion, I think is a great
conversation. I love what your doing. I
am in favor of I'm glad to see the
county embedding this into the county.
I think it is really great. The only
items I just wanted to consider as
rebuilding. This may be first CEO, is
the what is your strategy? The reason I
say that is because I remember when I
first came into this County and got
this position, the person you want you
to do is word to a hook or work want to?
Is doing it? I'm helping all these
businesses What to plant where is it
happening? And now I heard the
sentiments the quality organizations
but they just don't know where to kind
of put their mission and their energy.
I just want to encourage you to think
about items and grants have the
strategy let the community no. Two can
all help you with that strategy.One of
the biggest things that can be able to
do thisReady someThat is one item.We
have of the move 2030 you have some
piecesBut help the rest of us know
where we can help and how we can hook
ontoThe work that you are doing. It
makes our mission worthwhile.
>>The work of the ad hocWith the blue
economy. Biofuels and hydrogen highways.
Interconnectivity and workforce a man
those are dear said we want to do. We
will also have (INAUDIBLE) develop an
district and we also have(INAUDIBLE)
which you are also involved with and
I'm hoping this can be some level of
cooperation that would come out that
person supervisors and the private
sector and kind of setting an agenda
and realizing what things are important
to us. They also want their focus of
your looking for grants you want to
know what's going be the priority. You
have to have the shovel working project
at the same time. It is a hand-in-hand
kind of issue. And here you are right
we are in dismissiveness now turning to
really (INAUDIBLE) it is something
that's already have your own agenda
items. We got a lot that of other
organizations who has specialized
fields can help. I think the economic
endeavors anything that was the
community ultimately attended a wants
to see. Just want to CD County moving
forward. Dragon is able to do
everything obviously but we can
certainly get a lot of things done and
if you are all looking out for his
opportunities and you can bring it to
The CEOs officeAnd say, look at this
what we have. We have to have a
mechanism to keep informal authority to
piggyback that is what John and I began
about some kind of a groupI don't know
what specifically convenes kind of
economic developmentMeetings on a
regular basis.
>>We have done that in the past
especially around particular grants. He
built a huge partnershipFigures wanted
want to mention thatIs tangential to
this. You talk about PMs program, we
are actually working with the cinema
clean power is approved out there
that's doing the contractor workshop.
Read and try to bring that to Mendocino
County.As well as doing a kind of
roadshow about rebates and stuffThis is
a good example. Hearing this act to sit
here and heard about Llamas program is
when we can share about them super from
there. There could be a lot of
different thingsThat you will be doing
a point because as you develop your
department, as long as you can get that
information about what the department
is doing, then we can work it into our
plans.Don't utilize all of your
organizations.
>>Thank you.
>>I have a follow-up question,Is not
hit me that I don't know what our
strategy is. I don't know what the
county is intended what is the goal
here? What 20 were going to do in terms
of the development just as something we
talk about whatAre the people are
doing? We don't have money to through
afterwardsThis apply for grants can we
have a grants division to be more
effective than another you, development
activity.
>>Currently the CEO and both divisions
are (INAUDIBLE) and they will be
working very closely together.But also
you have your (INAUDIBLE) asperity for
this county along with your strategic
plan and if you all here's something
you can referred back to speak
>>I was it a successful program to date
is been our interest in a broadband
Accessibility which is something that,
It hasn't been entirely focusedIs one
area but was identified in move in 2033
need (INAUDIBLE) in the economy we have
to have a better connectivity. And I
think that's been a policy apart forIt
hasn't been done.
>>But that is also state mandate
program. The city is also pushing and
registering report response. Haven't
seen County move economic development.
Other entities that we founded have
made a difference if I for grants are
doing, development you actually haven't
seen our county I can think of any
project that would say our economic
development. Maybe were talking about
finally, making that happen that junk.
What is that look like the support
having a sense return staff go to
economic development but a see as
providing a strategy.
>>If you just adjust the quantity
allocated to us in RGS.
>>We did bring about $10 million
remember, we brought in was brought into
the community. He didn't go straight
into the county it went into the
community as a whole. Overcommitted for
(INAUDIBLE) we have NCO, the work with
did for the blue economy got a grant
for that.In all of these
Differenttypesofstrategies.
the propel economic development? I
think that needs to be part of the
estate and strategy.
>>You go back in history, a look at the
timeShe created overall economic
development plan for Mendocino County.
These are the things of you going to
do. These are opportunities that we have
that we should pursue. Tourism is one
of them. That is usually how you
ultimately get some (INAUDIBLE) with a
plan. B something that an economic
developer in personWould be encouraged
to.One of the things that needs new
department or division should be doing
is listening to what is happening in
the state and federal level. That also
Kaiser. You have line of what is
Mendocino County need, was being done
out there. Wherever that juncture
happen is kind of try to take advantage
of that. But if you could haveSome kind
of plan that everybody all your
community or (INAUDIBLE) I think you
will get faster momentum because that
is how you develop your partners and
your partners (INAUDIBLE) more grants
so and so forth.It goes into each other.
>>Again, the County of Mendocino is not
reinventing (INAUDIBLE) we will be
workingAnd jumping off from where
Marianne and RT has. We are currently
workingWith a conference of economic
development strategy.It is happening.
It is just not today.It is in process.
>>If I could jump in, we saw
presentation this morning about the
blue economy.The Doyle Harbor, blue
economy those are things that economic
development ad hoc worked on with Wes
company and make sure that those things
for her pushed forward. We also look at
AG innovation. What is going on. We had
a good presentation atThe cooperative
extension.And so, we met with looking
at hydrogen plants. What you can do
without. Those are all things that they
been working onBecause you want to have
the economy Mendocino County. We want
to have a vibrant economyAnd of those
things take planning, we takeLove this
session and being theOf industry and
see what they need. Those are the
things that were happening and have
been happening for the last. 1/2. We
have seen some tangible resultsAnd
other opportunities ahead of us. So
that is what I look forward to.
>>All those thingsMentioned are things
that have taken and evolve over time.
And Pearson the beginning of it. I
think everything about the hydrogen
Highway and that renewables is just the
beginning. In out time for us toThe
thing about what that plan isBe going
after different opportunities because
thatIs what we are seeing the code. All
of a sudden, it's kind of snowboarding
because we didn't startProbably about
three or two or three years agoYou can
make those connections in working with
the CEO office in the future sanity
very very helpful. I will say if I have
respectfully can make one request is
WestFirst and foremost is always been a
technical assistance provider for small
business development. We will continue
toI'm here to that. And our funding for
the federal and state level helps us
with that.But anything we could do to
lower barriers for small businesses
would be very appreciated. We have so
many challenges and issuesThat talk
about the day,Permits and licenses and
stuff, I really appreciateWhat director
Carl has been doing in a County butThe
pace of staff moves really fast. People
can't wait for permits. All of this
project talk about are going to require
speed and expeditedMake sure things are
show already. That is another thing
being aware that Skinner slowly up if
you don't have processes in place with
technology orPeople resources. Thank
you.
>>Accurate everything everyone has
said. Just want to add one more piece
to the fiscal management of the grants
to countyAnd her partners are able to
obtain. And that isMost reliable
funding source for economic development
is the tree development Block Grant
Compute federal, state and we will
stage because of the OB paper.
Nevertheless, it's reliable.If this
county were ever have a successful
(INAUDIBLE) will be doing with this
wants to begin to grants making the
loans to businesses. We don't even have
to charge interest. We should loan
every penny out into don't have to
charge interest state and federal
government doesn'tRequire charge
interest. What do should do we should
have a short-term loan. Like three
years and their of the interest rate so
they can pay back. Once it comes back
County, we don't reloaded to the
business, we spend money now because of
illegal useSpent them on process or
project. We can then take care of our
detected infrastructure and that is the
building of some kindWrote or whatever.
But then, we should be doing we should
not be applying for community
development block grant once every two
or three years to should be getting a
man every single year.If they were to
have better fiscal management which
requires us to take the program out of
the planning and building upon anything
in this transmissionI this message I
have for all or partners three are
working with we want to loan money out
of we want to get money and had to
businesses with wanting to pay them
back quickly.
>>Can I second that motion?
>>If I may, that process is already the
Don. With the exception of the couple
of CDBG grants that are you and and
determine planning and building 20
those out. Of course, the larger
multifamily grants and over $6 million
seconds they will planning and building.
The other ones are coming over to the
grants division those meetings have
been taken place. NPR in the process of
doing that. Show all performance CDBG,
2016 and 21,The county Mendocino
obtained of your one dollars in CDBG
funds.Why didn't we get $6 million? The
failure of the program. We counted the
Of that program.
>>It's one of your strategies.
>>I'll take that.
>>I was going to, and also on
supervisors Williams strategy
conversation. Being in business and
account in this county for the last 25
years, I can tell you have any plans
set on the shelf somewhereNeed plan
studies, studies, and also many studies
and having one personWith Internet
County as an agency that how that is
helping toCollaborate with agency been
working on that but also just keep our
right tabulation connection for
community*mitigation so that we all
know what is out there and will be
opportunities are I can say enough for
small businesses and industry in
particular for local governmentsGetting
out of the way. Please do not discount
the work the board has done in
improving housing subdivision that is
small not professional level staff also
workforce opportunities particularly A
Alabama and into that is no longer
viable and could can get a contractors
license. The actions of this board has
taken to improve economic development
through getting out of the way it
should not be dismissed.
>>I agree, I would like to say this
support can is to every meeting having
at least one item (INAUDIBLE)
regulation.
>>Online comment?
>>Good afternoon,AA support supervisor
Williams last comments. I wanted to
comment on the mechanics of the
questions the Senate committee versus
not a Senate committee just want to
becoming a question of a priority and
focus I didn't concede that whenThe
board decided to move that cannabis
into the general government committee
and supervisor has them overTake a
concerted effort in ready to get into
the issues and the negotiations forward
and meaningful way with stakeholder
inputs and involving County staffAt the
appropriate times that is been able to
really build the needle in a lot of
ways.Having meetings once a month
certainly, isWould facilitate more
progress and having meetings every
three monthsUsually, the mechanism
could work one way or the overdramatic
things that there's a lot of people on
the ground have ideas about what
economic development is them and for
their communities and theirColleagues.
So, that engagement with the community
saying, we are this areas where people
need helpTo find a facility that is
goals and the broad goal of economic
development be to improve the general
well-being of everyone in the community
through economic opportunities and so
that can look like a lot of different
things certainly, removing unnecessary
the overly burden from regulations in
every arena to facilitate the business
developmentEngage and encourage people
to set up and maintain their businesses
here while considering the impact on
the environment and horses and all that
Hallmark of Mendocino.I just wanted to
comment that there has been in my eyes,
success in taking this the cannabis
issues which are broader and there's a
lot of them but there's also specific
likeHow we actively address them that
mechanism has been successful in
identifying and moving those things
forward.There is substantial that
mechanism could also work for economic
development in that way, if the same
focus what is put on it and inviting
and engaging stakeholders community to
participate and bring suggestions as
well. Thank you for your time.
>>I'm back on zoom. I appreciate this
discussion today. I want to make a few
comments based on what supervisors have
been discussing.The grass is supported
in creation of the Senate committee
because we saw as really for two
reasons. One is, the Board of
Supervisors, your rule is to act as the
sovereign authority representing the
people of Mendocino above all other
entities. Your job is to be people's
guardians. Anyway comes to economic
development, it is vital that we have a
clear moral ground that he or standing
on that is not biased by any other
perspective or a set of interests.And I
want to speak and this may be
uncomfortable for some, but the various
economic development entity set have a
version Mendocino County while they
been importance and while the survey
useful purpose in many ways, they are
essentially entities that acts on their
own benefit. They may represent
particular constituents that only you
represent the people of Mendocino
County? And so it is a vitally
important in the community is going to
have any favorite and that is
incredibly importantThat the community
by and to any kind of economic
involvement strategy the county wishes
to adopt. If it has if it's going to
happen(INAUDIBLE) it must be because it
sees the entitiesIt is pursuing those
objectives developing the plan as of
the representatives. No other viable or
conflict of interest involved in terms
of pursuing what they want.So, the
Institute support having presented
committee for the purpose of preparing
a full plan for economic development
and submitting it to the full boardTo be
debated at that level and once it is
adopted, the (INAUDIBLE) Institute
supports having the CEOAnd a County
staff within a county responsible for
that board established with expertise
and the ability to put that plan into
effect. No other entity isNow all of
these other entities including the
(INAUDIBLE) InstituteAre involved in
this discussion about economic
development can speak for the people
Mendocino County in total. You are the
ones and so therefore, I strongly urge
that approach in pursuing an economic
developmentObjective for Mendocino
County. And appreciate the time. Thank
you.
>>I move that we dissolve the economic
DevelopmentCommittee and the public
health resources committee.
>>Second.
>>There's a meeting scheduleOn the
25th.
>>25th on the economic development.
>>We have a meeting at the cushion
finish appeared
>>Well, I feel like the board wants to
move into a different direction and so
I'm willing to cancel that meeting on
the 25th. Could you bring those items
are normal board meeting?
>>We can but it will take time. This
presentation from the CDC and those
kind of issues that we have going on. I
mean, what the of the committee was to
save time for the board.
>>20, we can bring it to the full board
we will look at that report and see if
it can be writtenAnd consents.You want
us to 50 minutes board meeting in
October or early November.
>>A lot of the presentations can be your
(INAUDIBLE) have an opportunity for the
course of the watch. Initial meeting to
discussWhat you watch and what we
support. A lot of time having people's
lives and enjoy it. What I can do it
off-line income prepared to the
meeting. Just like every packet.When I
was there, one of the rules no
slideshows. We were that a few times
because there were exceptionsRate was
needed to happen. But I think the more
presentations we have the more board
meetings refill less discussion. The
public wants to see is deliberate about
What we digested the contagiousDays in
advance.Are your economic development
items presentation something that could
be distributed while in advance meeting?
The recommended action I think I'm
showing up to supportGo weeks. The
presentations is there an district
amended action to make sense. Ready to
goPearson counties in California have a
board meetings that are habitat a
larger counties that have more items
because you all and just Vote.
>>Okay. We have a motion can we get
roll call?
>>Are you canceling September 25?
>>Okay.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.
>>For Deputy CEO Sherry Johnson, the
new wording has been uploaded to your
packets.
>>Okay, thank you very much for the
revised language is now set as,
partially disagreeing the county's
work? Is department challenging
workplace culture is not consistent
throughout the county. County recognize
Susan departments with challenging
workplace cultures berries and socials
vacant management leadership positions,
lack of change supervisors and
managers, lack of accountability, and
challenges and feeling vacant
positions. Anyone not a previous
department employee potential
applicants to talk to the wings equally
as our with reapply for appointment and
city departmentsTo concerns of
workplace culture.
>>Aye. approve it.
>>This is partially disagreeing or
partially agreeing?
>>I believe that is the same. That is
the language used in the statute. We
will modify the report. To reflect
whatever the statute says.
>>Moved approval.
>>Second.
>>We are ready for roll call.
>>[ CALLING ROLL ]
Motion carries unanimously.Agenda item
4 owes provides reports regarding for
special assignments, standing in ad hoc
committee meetings, and otherItems of
general interest.
>>Is one of the comments about the
consent calendar item that we just
approve. Is thatThe grand jury that a
lot of work on date did notice that
there were some issuesIn our human
resources within the employments of
1100 employees and so, I appreciate the
work on it. I think the board's
commitment is to target to resolve
those problems and figure how to do it
better in the future. I'm appreciative
of Deputy CEO Sherry Johnson for her
work and stepping up and taking over a
lot of responsibilities for human
resources so, it is it may sound like
there were so many issues that are
overwhelming I think there's a lot of
those issues can be dealt with with a
commitment from the counties to deal
with those issues.
>>And agree and I want to shout out to
Deputy CEO Johnson. I think this is
supposed to be temporary assignment.
They going on for couple of years now.I
think our hearts when she moved away
from HR at the moment, we're kind of
depending on her.
>>Good afternoon. We have been on pause
with the HR director. Recruitment we
did have a recruitment from the last
fall it having successful applicants so
we are moving forward with a different
model right now, we have an assistant
HR director that it supervises the floor,
the managers that each have a section
that they oversee. Committed to work
collaboratively together and 92 them
often. So do think the structure is
working well right now.I was just going
to respond on the concern about the
comment about the grand jury report.
Human resources has currently has
project plan internally that women
working on incorporating it into the
sections of the county and the
strategic plan. It also we talk about
making sure that we interpret the grand
jury report so we are trying to have to
collaborate and all of those three
areas so no aspic will be forgotten. My
thank you very much. And I'd like to
say I appreciate Sheriff Kendall, to
sale, share element for the following
police officer or law enforcement
officer Memorial that was opened on
Friday. The others were there. It was
very moving sorry buddy and it is a
beautiful tomorrow. I hope people can
go and honor it.
>>There's a lot of value in Board of
Supervisors holding regular meetings.
And I don't mean just here I think we
should do them (INAUDIBLE) it really
brings a wick into the process. It
waited they can get by watching
YouTube.
>>Offering my own being, the grand jury
did offer at the public service
providing some helpful suggestions for
the county to have a better (INAUDIBLE)
for HR. The one area outweighing the
kind of miss the mark is they seem to
kinda skip over the facts that there
are people in the department. And who
aren't is absolutely clerical staff.
There are people in that office as they
are in essentially every county
departments below the department level
below the deputy department level, that
are still well over hundred thousand
year. The do have identical skills or
should how they do have Cassidy to take
on leadership roles. And think what we
hear from the acting HR director, She's
got work assigned to each of those four
managers. And when you are paying
someone arrange of $125,000 a year of
the grantor may not be aware that is
people are getting sellers like that
putting, people of that salary range
should be expected in every department
take on leadership roles. I think to
some extent, people in the public in a
grand jury, sometimes only assume that
the only people in the county have any
responsibility are the department heads
, the CEO, and elected officials. We
have a couple of hundred very highly
point county employees who have a lot
of responsibility in the only to step up
and play and things are picking up
department level, may not be just warm
and had to spelling but could be some
department management and the circle,
not saying the HR department is
failing, I think it is on a contract
right now. I'm saying that I think the
grand jury seem to be unaware that
there are some very high the people
that department in every county
departments that even if you ignore
department had.
>>With that, that concludes our meeting
for today and the meeting is adjourned.
Thank you staff for doing an excellent
job that you have accomplished today
for making this one's moogley. I think
the people of the town of Mendocino the
surrounding area will appreciate the
rest of the meeting here.Thank you.
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