[0:03] Okay, I'd like to call to order this meeting out of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Madam Clerk, we please call the roll on a step, quorum.

[0:12] Yes, good morning. Supervisors, Kennedy, Desmond, Rodriguez, here, Senator, here.

[0:18] And you have a quorum and let the record reflect that supervisor, whom we'll not be present today.

[0:22] Great, thank you. If you can please read our statement.

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[2:48] Thank you, Madam Clerk.

[2:49] Will you please rise and join Supervisor Kennedy in our Pledge of Allegiance.

[2:55] Pledge of Allegiance to the Black, the United States of America, and to the Republic for

[3:01] which stands one nation under God into the physical liberty and justice for all.

[3:11] Okay, again, I'd like to welcome everyone to today's Board of Supervisors meeting.

[3:18] Again, when I invite the public who's joined us here in Chambers to certainly petition

[3:25] your county board, if you so choose, you're welcome to do so.

[3:29] We actually keep your testimony to a limit of three minutes that way everyone has a chance

[3:33] to address the board if they desire to and if you would please fill out a speaker slip

[3:40] and give it to our clerk or one of the clerk's assistance that way we can make sure you're

[3:45] on the record.

[3:46] I do want to start today by offering my gratitude to Vice Chair Rodriguez.

[3:54] She very capably stepped in in my stead at the last meeting that I was under the weather and

[4:01] I was unable to attend and participate, so I want to thank Supervisor Rodriguez for doing that.

[4:08] I know it was kind of last minute, but she was very polished and did a great job.

[4:15] So with that, Madam Clerk, our first item.

[4:17] Yes, our first item is public comments relating to matters not on the post to the agenda.

[4:21] And we do have two speakers.

[4:23] I'll call up Ebony Ward.

[4:29] Good morning.

[4:30] Good morning.

[4:30] I came to the meeting on the 23rd of last month seeking help from you guys because of CPS.

[4:37] As of now, I still don't understand. I haven't received no help. I'm asking who do, who represents them.

[4:44] When they are found to do something that is not okay, reporting false information, who governs them?

[4:50] At the end of the day, I have disability, obviously at SSI.

[4:55] And now they're stating that they don't want to give me my daughter back because I get a disability.

[4:58] Now, to me, that's unfair because I have a disability.

[5:03] How can you use that against me when the child's 14 years old?

[5:07] And I've been taking care of the child the whole 14 years.

[5:10] All I'm asking you guys is to point me into the right direction of who governs them.

[5:14] They reported false information to the court, which is normally,

[5:19] and CPS knows this, and they still won't help me.

[5:23] I'm asking you guys to point me in the right direction.

[5:25] I don't have the money to get a lawyer, and if I had the money to get a lawyer, I wouldn't be here.

[5:31] Again, my child, I had a disability all my life for 43 years.

[5:37] My child is 14 years old.

[5:38] A man's taking care of the child with his disability.

[5:41] Just because you have a disability, it does not stop you from being ignorant.

[5:45] It does not stop you from providing a roof over your child here, which I've done.

[5:49] the child was removed from my household with a search warrant based upon lies state night.

[5:56] I did not want her because I didn't want her because I couldn't work.

[5:59] I did SSI. She was removed saying that I didn't want her because I was going to lose my

[6:06] housing. I get Section 8. I cannot have the housing without the child. Who governs them?

[6:11] When they write the wrongs, who do I speak to? I've been asking you guys for over a month now.

[6:16] Just tell me, what department did I go to?

[6:19] I did a civil rights, I did a bus, man.

[6:23] I have written to anybody and everybody who will listen.

[6:27] And I just don't know what else to do, but keep coming here.

[6:30] So somebody here, me.

[6:32] Thank you, Ms. Ward.

[6:34] We are unable to discuss that length, the issue you

[6:38] bring before us, however.

[6:41] I am going to ask the head of our DCFAS,

[6:45] Shelby Boston, she's over here in the pink top.

[6:50] She will follow you out and give her, give me a business card so at least you can have

[6:55] a face in a name to associate with trying to resolve the issue you've.

[7:00] That's all I'm asking.

[7:02] I could plead at the case plan to get the towel back and they feel I won't give the

[7:06] towel back.

[7:07] We understand.

[7:08] She's the one to help you.

[7:09] Thank you.

[7:10] Thank you.

[7:11] Next speaker please.

[7:13] Yes, Luke Wilson.

[7:24] Hi, my name is Luke Wilson.

[7:26] I wrote my bike down here on this glorious morning

[7:29] for the first time that I'd been to a supervisor's meeting

[7:34] and I'm here because of the climate crisis we face

[7:39] and I'm speaking for my grandchildren as well as all of your grandchildren.

[7:46] The board has had a hard time embracing the responsibilities for end of your taking climate solutions,

[7:54] witness the amount of time necessary to put a cap into place.

[8:00] But now, with the federal government cutting all climate programs, and even taking mention

[8:05] of this existential crisis of its websites, this is the time for you to act.

[8:11] local and state governments must do all they can.

[8:16] Well, what can we really do?

[8:18] You might ask, well, there's two things

[8:21] that the board can do.

[8:23] Stop, sprawl, development,

[8:26] and pass a new construction electrification ordinance.

[8:33] You can stop hopscotch development

[8:35] that requires hard driving to do anything.

[8:39] kids to school, work, fun, grocery shopping. It makes no sense when there is so much

[8:47] infill development needed. This will cut the county's carbon footprint. And it would

[8:54] not hurt to support mass transit rather than building of more car travel lanes. And the

[9:01] time has now come for all new construction to be powered by electricity. Right now there's plenty

[9:09] money in the inflation reduction act and smud to subsidize electrification and to ensure

[9:17] the funding for electrification continues.

[9:21] Please undertake these two simple policies and we will make it easier for you to answer

[9:26] the question from your grandchildren that is coming.

[9:30] What did you do to protect us from rising temperatures?

[9:34] Thank you.

[9:35] Thank you, Mr. Wilson.

[9:37] That concludes your public comments for off agenda.

[9:41] Okay, and I believe we are early even for our first presentation.

[9:48] So you want to do nominations?

[9:51] Yeah, that would be great.

[9:52] Let's go to item 46.

[9:54] I'll give everyone a second to get their notes.

[9:58] Okay, so for item number six, this is board considering nominations to the following.

[10:02] your continuing to June 10, County Service Area 4B, SLU House, Wilton, Cassumnus, Gault

[10:08] Arno Cemetery District, North Highlands, Foothill Farms Community Planning Advisory

[10:13] Council, Sacramento County Behavioral Health Youth Advisory Board, Sacramento County

[10:17] Treasury Oversight Committee, Sacramento County Youth Commission, Veterans Advisory

[10:21] Commission, and continuing to July 8, the Cassumnus Area Community Planning Advisory

[10:26] Council, County Service Area 4C Delta, Assessment Appeals Board, Sacramento County

[10:31] Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board,

[10:33] Southeast Area Community Planning Advisory Council

[10:36] in the Vineyard Area Community Planning Advisory Council.

[10:39] And your first item for today is the adult and aging commission.

[10:43] Chiefs are recommending continuing the item till June 10th.

[10:47] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[10:48] Carmichael Oldfield Hill Farm's Community Planning Advisory Council

[10:51] supervisor Desmond.

[10:53] Please continue to June 10th.

[10:58] Actually, if we can hold this item,

[11:00] I want to make a note on the record that the action

[11:04] for this item is contingent upon one of the items that we have coming forth at the 10 o'clock

[11:08] time for timed items regarding the Carmichael Foothail. So if we could hold this and we'll

[11:13] come back to that, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Cardova Community Planning Advisory Council,

[11:18] Supervisor Desmond. Please continue to Jun 10.

[11:23] Mr. Chair, do you have notes for Jun? I don't have it for D5. I don't.

[11:28] Okay, I do. I have some notes here to continue to Jun.

[11:31] Third, equal employment advisory committee.

[11:36] She's recommending continuing the item until June 10th.

[11:39] Thank you, first five Sacramento Commission.

[11:42] She's recommending nominating Eric Garra to the public health officer alternate seat.

[11:49] And I'm glad to see that they made that recommendation.

[11:52] Okay, great.

[11:52] Human services coordinating council.

[11:55] She's recommending continuing the item until June 10th.

[11:58] Thank you.

[11:59] Maternal child and adolescent health advisory board.

[12:03] She's recommending continuing the item until June 3rd.

[12:06] Okay.

[12:07] And then we have Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission.

[12:10] I do have a note to continue this to June 10th on behalf of District 5.

[12:15] Okay.

[12:15] Very good to show that.

[12:17] Thank you.

[12:18] Sacramento South Sacramento Area Community Planning Advisory Council.

[12:21] Chair Cernan.

[12:23] Please continue the item until June 10th.

[12:25] And supervisor Kennedy.

[12:26] Please continue to June 3rd.

[12:28] Okay, and then this will conclude your nominations.

[12:32] Very good. Thank you. All right, is there any other business we can take care of?

[12:39] Madam clerk between now and the time of our first presentation.

[12:42] We could take care of the consent matters.

[12:44] Let's do that. Please support. Okay, so let's move to consent matters.

[12:47] That would be item 7 through 37 and I do have a couple of notes for item 21.

[12:53] You're acting as the Sacramento County Groundwater Sustainability Agency.

[12:58] Introduction of an amended ordinance establishing a fee for the management of groundwater in the Sacramento County ground water sustainability agency because some is groundwater sub basin setting a public hearing for July 22nd 2025 and so this is waving the full reading and continuing to July 22nd for adoption and then for item 22 you are also acting as the Sacramento County groundwater sustainability agency.

[13:22] This is the introduction of an ordinance establishing a fee for the management of the groundwater in the

[13:28] Sacramento County groundwater sustainability agency.

[13:31] Solano groundwater sub-basin and setting a public hearing for July 22nd.

[13:36] Waving full reading and continuing to July 22nd to adopt the ordinance.

[13:40] That concludes my notes for the clerk.

[13:43] All right, very good.

[13:45] Does any member of the board wish to pull any item from consent for separate consideration or discussion or comment?

[13:53] I'll go ahead and move item.

[13:56] Sorry.

[13:57] I'll go ahead and move item.

[13:58] Thank you, Chair.

[14:01] I'd like to comment on number 30 and have a couple of questions on 32, but it doesn't

[14:07] really necessarily need to be

[14:13] bold.

[14:15] I'll just read both of those into the record at the same time supervisor.

[14:20] 30 is the authority to execute a zero dollar memorandum of understanding with

[14:27] And then 432, this is the authority to execute expenditure contracts with 15 medical personnel

[14:32] registries.

[14:34] Thank you very much.

[14:35] Number 30, I just want to, mostly make a statement that this, I support this, this is

[14:42] good for their cooperation with various agencies.

[14:45] I just want to put it on the record that I'm always concerned, I don't want separate efforts

[14:53] going on at the same time and further separating the effort into silent.

[15:00] And just want to make sure that what we do here is completely in line with what we're doing with all other agencies and ourselves.

[15:07] Thank you for your comments, supervisor Kennedy. So this is actually really exciting opportunity because what we're hoping for is to achieve this bilateral referral process between 988 and 911 for all of our law enforcement jurisdictions going forward. So this is allowing us to pilot and work out some kinks in that. So then we can spread it to the rest of the jurisdictions.

[15:29] Perfect. Thanks. Thank you.

[15:32] On number 32, I have a couple of questions probably, again, show on. I would imagine. Okay. A couple of things. First, this isn't going to prevent us. We're not going to have any gaps in service due to the new contract I'm hoping.

[15:49] That is correct. No, our intent is to get all of these contracts in place by July 1. If we find that as part of this process, we lack some capacity.

[15:58] We certainly would go out for an RFP to add more providers to that at this time.

[16:03] We think what we're suggesting is sufficient in terms of capacity.

[16:08] And we know that there was a situation in which one of our contractors that we've worked with in the past,

[16:14] in the sink, which I love saying that every time.

[16:18] It was made some mistakes in there in their proposal.

[16:23] And I understand that and I support staff's position on that.

[16:26] but I've also spoken with yourself and other staff

[16:30] and that there's been a high level of satisfaction

[16:33] with their services in the past.

[16:35] And I hope that there's going to be opportunities

[16:38] for them to continue to operate in the way they have

[16:43] or in a similar fashion.

[16:45] I guess what I'm saying is I don't want bureaucracy

[16:47] to come before service.

[16:49] Absolutely.

[16:49] We totally agree with that.

[16:51] And for any contractor and I'll just make this on the record

[16:54] for any contractor who we enter into a contract with.

[16:58] They have the prerogative to subcontract with other people to bring more providers on.

[17:04] It does take approval by the county, but we're absolutely willing to look at that in order

[17:08] to ensure we have necessary capacity.

[17:11] Thank you very much.

[17:12] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[17:13] Okay.

[17:13] Thank you.

[17:14] I'll go ahead and move the consent calendar.

[17:17] Okay.

[17:17] It's my room.

[17:18] Second.

[17:18] We have any one sign up to speak.

[17:19] We do not.

[17:20] Okay.

[17:21] Very good.

[17:22] then please vote.

[17:27] You now miss vote with those members present.

[17:29] All right.

[17:31] Now have we exhausted everything we can take care of?

[17:33] We have.

[17:36] All right.

[17:37] As such, we will then stand and recess until 1015.

[17:54] Okay.

[17:54] To call back to order this meeting of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

[17:57] Should Tuesday, May 20, 20, 25,

[17:59] Madam Clerk, please call the roll and restab her score.

[18:02] Yes.

[18:02] Good morning.

[18:03] Supervisors.

[18:03] Kennedy, Ed Desmond Rodriguez, here, Zerna, here.

[18:08] And you have a poem.

[18:09] All right, very good.

[18:10] Next item, please.

[18:11] Item two is the presentation of Resolution,

[18:14] recognizing May 2025 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

[18:18] All right.

[18:30] How would you plan to make your way to the podium, man?

[18:36] Yeah.

[18:36] All right.

[18:36] Good morning.

[18:37] Good to see you again.

[18:39] Good to see you again.

[18:40] Good to see you again.

[18:43] Colleagues and members of the public.

[18:45] I'm here again.

[18:47] because we do this every year to present this resolution, recognizing May 2025 as Lyme disease

[18:55] a weirdness month. I think many of us are generally familiar with what Lyme disease does

[19:03] and is and how it affects our constituents, but this is always a great reminder for everyone

[19:10] that is here in Chambers and that is watching about the severity of the disease, precautions

[19:17] we can all take to protect ourselves from it, and to understand some of the statistics around

[19:27] Lyme disease, for instance, there are almost a half million new cases that present each year

[19:34] in the United States, and 40% of Lyme disease cases do result in long-term health problems.

[19:42] I know that we're going to hear from someone in a moment here that has dealt personally

[19:48] with Lyme disease in her life.

[19:50] We hear this testimony each year and again, it really serves as the best reminder, absent

[19:57] the language in the resolution, which I won't recite all the whereases.

[20:03] But again, this is an important moment for Sacramento County each year to, again, do what we can to prevent the spread of blind disease and to make sure that our constituents have the resources necessary to grapple with it.

[20:22] So with that, I'm going to present the resolution and we'll take a photo roll quick and then I'm going to give you that for the

[20:50] floor as yours.

[20:53] Thank you all again this year for supporting us, I'm Melissa Moya, I'm the founder of

[21:00] Line Fight Foundation in Carmichael.

[21:03] I am a patient of line disease as well, unfortunately, you know, as a parent of a child

[21:09] that has line disease.

[21:13] Line disease has over 100 different symptoms, it's hard to diagnose your average test that you

[21:24] So an accurate test of tone infections costs your family about 1,500 dollars for which your insurance does not cover treatment for Lyme disease.

[21:36] The CDC only lets allows two weeks of doxycycline which only helps those that have recently been bent and know they haven't been.

[21:46] not everybody gets that bulls I rash.

[21:49] It took me three years to get diagnosed.

[21:52] I had to go all the way to Minnesota to find the answer.

[21:56] First year of treatment costs me $50,000.

[22:01] And I am on year five.

[22:03] My daughter was just recently diagnosed in August.

[22:08] She lost her college running career.

[22:13] She was very sick to give you an idea of what her bills are.

[22:20] Her doctor is $800 an hour and it is not covered by insurance.

[22:28] So it's very serious.

[22:31] It's something to take very seriously.

[22:33] Our website has lots of different information and resources,

[22:38] including our pets and ourselves and our children.

[22:41] What's the name of the website?

[22:44] It's LimeFightFoundation.org.

[22:46] Thank you.

[22:47] So I appreciate your guys' support.

[22:50] And now we need to share my story.

[22:52] We really hope that more we share.

[22:55] The more we can keep our neighbors and our friends safe.

[22:59] So thank you.

[23:00] Thank you.

[23:01] And let me ask you a question.

[23:02] So you mentioned the bulls I rash.

[23:06] So I've been doing my colleagues.

[23:08] I've been doing a lot of walking lately and near my home, I do some walking in kind of a nature area.

[23:16] There's a tall and native grasses, that kind of thing.

[23:21] So, of course, in our hot summers, you're typically wearing shorts like most people would.

[23:27] So, what can we do to just kind of keep an eye on our bodies once we've been exposed to maybe an environment

[23:35] that is more conducive to the presence of line disease. Do you kind of scan each time you go

[23:43] out, looking for a particular marker in terms of the rash or a size or a color? Can you speak

[23:50] a little more about that? When you go out, if you can, we're long pants and socks and put your socks

[23:57] and rear pants. It's great. I know not everybody can do this hot. It's a good look. So there's

[24:04] different sprays you can put on anything with deep.

[24:07] There's some natural ones as well.

[24:09] If you can stay on the trails,

[24:11] it's kind of your best bet.

[24:13] But if you do go in, definitely check.

[24:16] They like to go in warm places on places, check your pets,

[24:21] as well.

[24:22] Sometimes they will bring them into the house

[24:24] and your petting them, and then that's all.

[24:27] You know, it could happen for yourself.

[24:30] If you don't give the bulls, I ration you all of sudden,

[24:33] to start feeling like flu-like symptoms, definitely go to your doctor, and then also when you

[24:40] come home, you can also put your clothes in the dryer on hot heat for about 10 minutes, and then

[24:46] if there isn't anything left over, they will pass, that's all great advice, and thank you for

[24:54] elaborating a bit. I think that's invaluable and certainly want to take that advice to heart,

[25:02] And I hope that others do as well as we approach the summer months.

[25:06] So again, thank you Melissa for being here.

[25:08] Thank you so much.

[25:15] Item three is a presentation by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments on the Blueprint project.

[25:23] Bless you.

[25:34] Here's another good morning, Supervisors.

[25:36] James Coralist, Executive Director of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments or

[25:40] Seicog.

[25:41] I'm here this morning just to present you an update on our long-range transportation and growth plan.

[25:47] And the long name is the Metropolitan Transportation Plan Sustainable Community Strategy.

[25:54] We have branded this as the Blueprint 2025.

[25:58] We've been working for a number of years as a supervisor's Desmond and Kennedy certainly

[26:04] know from being on the Seicog Board and Supervisor Hume as well.

[26:07] And so we're in the home stretch and I wanted to give you an update this morning on where

[26:12] plans stands, what it suggests, and where it points us to for the next 25 years since it is

[26:18] a long-range plan.

[26:21] Thank you all know this, but just a reminder, we are your Council of Governments.

[26:25] So we represent across the Greater Six County Sacramento region, every single local government,

[26:30] 22 cities and six counties.

[26:33] It's pretty unusual and unique that every single local government sits around our table twice

[26:39] a month.

[26:40] But that is, that is the, that's the case at Seicog and we think we're much stronger for it.

[26:46] We tackle transportation growth issues, economic development, air quality, and climate change.

[26:53] Our long-range plan, which we have to update typically every four years, started with a,

[26:58] started about two and a half years ago, and started with a triple bottom line framework where we are trying to figure out

[27:03] how can we invest in the region and infrastructure and growth development jobs in a way that

[27:10] advances equity brings this economic prosperity and clean and sustainable environment?

[27:18] So, we've done more outreach than ever before. Excuse me. On this blueprint plan, and so I want to

[27:26] give you a little bit of the themes from this outreach and engagement. It's actually by the way

[27:32] includes presentations like this two and a half years ago to kick off the plan to every city

[27:36] in county, and we're now going out to every city in county again in this home stretch of

[27:42] the plan.

[27:43] But it also included polling and surveys, thank you, very helpful, full service here, very helpful.

[27:55] I don't get that treatment of mother jurisdiction, I just want you to know,

[28:02] it's becoming

[28:02] obvious.

[28:04] So we've done polling and focus groups, and we've done pop-up events in every single county,

[28:10] and we've done more outreach and engagement than any other plan that we've honestly ever done.

[28:15] And we had a number of themes that came out of all that, and these might be themes that you're very well aware of,

[28:21] given how much you interact with your constituents and the residents of Sacramento County every day.

[28:27] Access to opportunity for all residents.

[28:30] housing was probably the probably the top theme in this whole plan outreach was around housing

[28:36] and that was true across all corners of the region, making sure that we have enough

[28:42] housing options for all income levels and all life stages.

[28:46] Safety was another huge theme, both public safety but also transportation traffic safety.

[28:53] The residents really flagged not feeling safe walking, cycling, driving, and sadly that is

[29:00] borne out in recent data that our fatality and injury rates now and this region are going

[29:07] up, they're going in the wrong direction, they're going up faster than other regions in

[29:13] California.

[29:14] These are cycling injuries and deaths.

[29:15] These are cycling pedestrian, but also car, car, auto-related fatalities and injuries.

[29:22] We could give you the breakdown on those.

[29:25] James, do we know whether or not, especially the cycling statistics are a function of

[29:30] there's just more people that are cycling?

[29:33] That is always the key on walking and pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and injuries is we

[29:38] don't have usage stats.

[29:40] When we have decent usage stats, we know from the census how many people walk or bike to work.

[29:44] And by the way, we have a very high rate of people who do walk in bike to work in this region,

[29:50] and in this county, higher than many others.

[29:53] So perhaps we know we've recovered.

[29:55] People got their bikes and started biking and started walking a lot more.

[30:00] So, it could be usage. It could be that it's more exposure out there in the streets.

[30:06] But, frankly, we don't have great data sets. None of us do to actually understand that this is more people out there.

[30:11] We have vehicle miles traveled, so we know from an in-occupant auto-related, how that squares but not so much on the bad thing is by school and pedestrian injuries are going up.

[30:25] So, other outreach themes there, a big theme on public transit, and a theme that you all

[30:32] are very well aware of, but a lot of residents saying, I would love to use public transit.

[30:36] It's not convenient.

[30:38] It's not reliable.

[30:39] It doesn't come enough or doesn't come close enough, but we heard a lot about transportation

[30:44] choices.

[30:44] And here's a survey that we did that really, just again, one of the instruments we did.

[30:49] We worked a lot by the way with Valley Vision on a lot of us outreach, but also on this survey we did something a little bit different and we actually worked with a lot of community-based organizations across the six counties

[31:00] So they could get to their own constituents and administer these surveys. So again, much like I told you affordable housing, safety, the lack of transportation options and traffic congestion and the top for there for what some people's minds.

[31:15] So how do we learn James real quick and go back

[31:21] the other category that's so I assume that it was just an

[31:28] other box that someone checked or it was their self reporting that comes with that so you have a little bit more

[31:33] insight. I have to go back and check I'm happy to do that. I'd be curious since that's not at the tail and exactly

[31:40] it's in the last third, so it kind of strikes me that it might be helpful to understand a little bit.

[31:49] Sure. Yeah, I don't know. We've got staff taking notes on this presentation so we'll

[31:53] capture all of those questions and follow up with you.

[31:58] Okay, so the blueprint plan is a plan that is what we want

[32:04] this plan to be is our region's aspiration for what we want to be in the future and we're actually doing this plan quite

[32:10] differently than we've done before.

[32:12] I told you more outreach education.

[32:14] We've often got a question about how every place,

[32:16] every jurisdiction shows up in the blueprint.

[32:19] Because sometimes it feels at the very end of all

[32:21] of this work that it's a sort of a one-size-fits-all sometimes.

[32:25] But this time is going to be different.

[32:27] We work with your staff and jurisdictions across the entire region.

[32:31] Every single jurisdiction will have a piece of this plan

[32:34] where they express their priorities locally

[32:36] that meet regional goals.

[32:38] So that's going to be in there.

[32:40] for the county, all of the cities, every single county.

[32:45] So we're doing this a little bit differently,

[32:47] but the plan does meet and has to meet federal requirements

[32:52] and state mandates, right?

[32:53] And one of those mandates that you all are very familiar with,

[32:56] especially you, Chair of CERNA, is reducing greenhouse gas emissions

[33:00] from transportation from state Senate Bill SB 375

[33:04] administered by the California Air Resources Board.

[33:07] But let's just talk a little bit about what we've learned

[33:10] the analysis. Again, the first thing that you might be very well aware of, the Sacramento region,

[33:16] the six counties, is the fastest growing region in the state of California compared to other

[33:21] metropolitan regions. That average annual growth rate there is above, as you can see, the California

[33:27] statewide growth rate and the blue and even the national growth rate in the red. It will,

[33:34] So slow down.

[33:35] So we are forecasting another 600,000 residents,

[33:39] trying to do an 80,000 residents in this region.

[33:42] We're at roughly 2.6 million now.

[33:44] We'll grow to 3.1 million about the size of metropolitan Denver

[33:48] for us in 2050 is today.

[33:52] But those rates of growth, as I showed you,

[33:54] and you can see this slide, are going to slow down

[33:56] through demographics.

[33:57] Lots of things we cannot forecast, accurately,

[34:01] immigration, migration.

[34:02] But by and large, this is a familiar demographic curve that the rest of the nation is seeing.

[34:10] So here are those numbers again. In the region, another 600,000 people, and then you can see

[34:17] the county statistics here, more jobs that will require 278,000 housing units. And if you average

[34:25] out those number of housing units that is about 10, over 10,000 housing

[34:31] units on average, every year. We were below that and went away below 10,000

[34:37] units a year from the Great Recession Forward. We've only just in the last

[34:41] couple of years ticked above 10,000 units again. Excuse me, James, who

[34:45] would rather than Kennedy? Thank you, Chair. Yeah, thanks, James. That number is

[34:50] that expected growth or is that need?

[34:54] That is expected growth.

[34:56] Okay, thank you.

[34:58] Supervisor Rodriguez.

[34:59] On the 606,000 is that unincorporated?

[35:02] Yes.

[35:03] Okay, thank you.

[35:06] And yeah, anyway, I'm happy to answer more questions on this.

[35:11] The population for, as I said,

[35:13] there's a lot of things that are happening

[35:14] that are making this harder, right?

[35:16] But if you actually look back at our 2002 plan,

[35:21] I believe it was. We actually forecast regional population about 2.7 million people. So we're

[35:27] just shy of that. We overshot a little bit from that plan 20, some people ask, you know,

[35:32] how accurate can you be? We were pretty accurate on the demographic forecast back then. We

[35:38] were, we were, we did not obviously, nobody did see the great recession coming. So we were

[35:43] pretty good on the, on the overall demographics. But again, there's so many factors in play

[35:47] that you all are very well aware of in terms of migration, immigration that some of this is pretty

[35:54] tough.

[35:57] I think, I think, actually yes, okay, I'm looking at Todd Smith over here.

[36:02] So again, just a little bit, and I think you all have a sense of how closely we are partnering

[36:06] with your team here in the county, and I want to just give a lot of credit to your team

[36:11] for really, really nicely with us over the last number of years on a number of things,

[36:16] and Todd's going to give you a little bit more detail on that.

[36:19] Before you leave the podium, as we rise to Rodriguez?

[36:22] James, I have a question about the concern of pedestrian and bicycle accidents.

[36:28] And so, you know, you hear one of the top concerns from constituents in not just Sacramento County,

[36:36] but just surrounding areas is that there are these crazy drivers, people don't stop or stop, you know,

[36:46] of the area and I think there was a recent survey that put Sacramento at the top of, you

[36:51] know, not good drivers. And so is that something that we're seeing that a trend statewide

[36:59] or is it predominantly here in the Sacramento area that is specific to our region?

[37:09] So I think the concern is nationwide and the problem is nationwide and something seems to

[37:15] happened after COVID, to have perhaps it as a combination of higher usage and for some reason

[37:24] anecdotally people driving faster running red lights or feel like they got to get places

[37:28] quick. I often tell my kids, you know, green means go, but red apparently no longer means

[37:34] stop. The answer is a complicated one and I think maybe even, you know, we could follow up

[37:42] on this. It's a combination of engineering enforcement and education, right? So we have to get

[37:49] out there and do a lot of education. You've heard this for quite some time, right? We've

[37:55] got to try to get somehow data providers that they've got to, they're not, you know, one minute

[38:00] does not suffice like potentially taking somebody's life. Engineering is a really critical one.

[38:06] So how can we think about, as we reinvest in work with you all to fix Sacramento County's

[38:11] which we've heard a little bit about.

[38:13] How do we do that right in a way

[38:15] that can actually make it safer for all modes

[38:17] and your staff is working really hard on that?

[38:20] And then enforcement is the obvious one,

[38:22] but it is expensive.

[38:23] It's expensive to enforce, right?

[38:26] Thank you.

[38:29] Good morning.

[38:31] Good morning.

[38:32] I fortunately don't need to use the clicker,

[38:33] but thank you James.

[38:35] This slide, I just have a few points here.

[38:38] I don't need to belabor all the work

[38:40] that we're doing in planning and environmental review

[38:42] as it relates to infill prioritization,

[38:46] how we're tackling kind of removing

[38:47] some of those barriers from a regular toy perspective,

[38:50] et cetera.

[38:51] Second, our county has a general plan that emphasizes

[38:54] a number of ways we can grow.

[38:56] The previous slide had those forecasted growth amounts of jobs,

[39:00] housing et cetera.

[39:02] Our general plan growth strategy includes a robust

[39:05] infill program at this board adopted late last year.

[39:10] In that program, we have several commercial corridors, I think 14 of them in total, that were identified in our general plan as one of the main ways to grow the other way is obviously new growth.

[39:24] And those policies were developed quite some time ago with input from FACOG staff, obviously trying to achieve VMT reductions in GHG emissions reductions, smart growth principles in those new growth areas were already doing that successfully.

[39:38] but for today, the infill opportunity that we have, I want to talk about two corridors.

[39:46] The first one, Stockton Boulevard, and that's this sign right here, the San Juan Motel.

[39:52] By the way, is that believe in Supervisor Kennedy's garage now, isn't it?

[39:57] So, the San Juan Motel site is a long Stockton Boulevard.

[40:01] We actually use green means go funding, which is one of the Sae Cog's pilot programs.

[40:07] Two million dollars we received in partnership with the developer there for affordable housing to reuse that site.

[40:15] That money went towards supporting offsite infrastructure for that San Juan apartment project.

[40:21] Excuse me, I guess it's contagious, this allergy thing.

[40:27] The other work we're doing along in the corridor not just limited to that project,

[40:30] but the whole corridor, as you know, is shared with the City of Sacramento.

[40:35] And so we're taking a comprehensive look, not just at the streetscape,

[40:38] from a transportation perspective, but looking at a comprehensive approach.

[40:43] We're trying to figure out what the infrastructure constraints are, whether that's sewer,

[40:48] or water, or drainage, trying to address really a more robust transit system, route 52,

[40:55] that our T's heavily used route goes right through their really a great opportunity for BRT along that corridor.

[41:02] And really that touches on a couple of those highlighted needs from the survey that James shared.

[41:09] The other piece here, obviously it's a long corridor, very linear.

[41:13] We are actively working on updating that special planning area ordinance.

[41:17] That's the land use document that looks at how we can grow and provide opportunities for in-fill housing.

[41:24] within that corridor. Ultimately, our vision is to be somewhat consistent from a regulatory

[41:32] perspective with the city of Sacramento because it is a shared corridor. We don't want the

[41:36] residents or businesses to have a different approach depending on which side of the street they're on.

[41:41] In fact, we're having active conversations with some property owners about their vision for certain

[41:45] properties and things look right and stuck. The second corridor I want to talk about is North

[42:00] We're not seeing the amount of interest in that corridor that we want to see, in terms of the type of growth and the housing opportunity that exists not being fulfilled.

[42:09] So, SAC DOT has done a tremendous amount of work in that corridor as it relates to transportation.

[42:14] They're working on a complete streets project, as well as the reimagined North Watt.

[42:20] The broader vision that was looking at the corridors, multimodal aspects, the transportation

[42:26] needs for all of the users, really trying to figure out how best to leverage the tremendous

[42:32] opportunity we have with the existing light rail station at Watt and I-80.

[42:38] On a parallel track, maybe not physical, but anyway.

[42:43] The corridor plan update is where we're focused on the land use, taking a fresh look

[42:48] at that corridor plan, trying to figure out why isn't it working from a regulatory perspective,

[42:54] making it so that it's easier to build housing in that corridor, making it easier for those

[42:59] business owners that are there to reinvest in their spaces, making it a more economically

[43:04] viable corridor.

[43:05] Ultimately, similar to what we're doing in Stockton Boulevard, really tackling the infrastructure

[43:11] constraints.

[43:12] We know Suer is a big one.

[43:14] We have had active conversations with the sex sewer district, as well as we had partnered

[43:19] with sex suburban water district to go after a grant, ultimately not successful, but

[43:24] that's an example of what we're trying to do to tackle some of those infrastructure challenges.

[43:30] Again, we have multiple infill housing opportunities, several vacant sites for having active

[43:35] conversations with property owners up there as well.

[43:38] Both of these corridors that we're working on right now represent the values that are embodied

[43:45] in the blueprint, not just for the housing of all income types, but also for further economic

[43:50] development.

[43:51] Great, thank you, Todd.

[43:54] Yeah, I see as a advisor, Desmond is in the queue, so we'll start with him.

[43:59] Just real quick.

[44:01] Thank you, Todd, and we're going to hear more from James.

[44:03] What is the status of the infill coordinator position that we had approved?

[44:07] We are just before I went on vacation last week.

[44:10] We had completed first round of interviews,

[44:12] and we have hoped to be making a decision in the next week or two.

[44:15] Okay, because I know we're doing so much work to set the table so to speak,

[44:18] especially along these other corridors and a lot of other places, but that will be obviously very helpful.

[44:23] We have that individual on board to help move some additional innovative ideas.

[44:28] Thank you.

[44:32] Okay.

[44:33] Thanks Todd.

[44:35] Just a pause in a slide for a second here, right?

[44:38] And I think as you all know, and Chair Stranger, you certainly know from again your time on

[44:42] carb, we don't want to have a regional plan that just sits on a shelf or a virtual website.

[44:48] We actually want to implement.

[44:49] And what Todd just described in Stockton and NorthWat is actually implementing our last plan from 2020.

[44:56] So we had infill assumptions, right?

[45:00] That we're robust. And the idea was we don't want to just imagine that that will happen. We want to make it happen.

[45:07] So what you're seeing in these corridors here is the result of our green means go program.

[45:11] And as you all know, we work really hard in the state legislature.

[45:15] And we eventually came up with a pilot program. We were hoping for the Sacramento region. It was statewide, 600 million.

[45:20] We got 34 million. That part of that $2 million grant here for Stockton Boulevard.

[45:26] We just applied last year and one, a US DOT reconnecting communities grant, $22 million for

[45:34] the next phase of green means go, $7 million of that is for the county in North Watt

[45:38] working with your staff.

[45:40] So you're part of those grant applications as we put them forward.

[45:45] So I mean, many ways, the embodiment of the county, the county, the county, the county,

[45:49] right, of green means go.

[45:51] Let me just mention a couple of the things that are important.

[45:54] So Todd mentioned infill, but also Todd mentioned new growth areas, right?

[45:59] In this plan that the board adopted the land use forecast for last summer, we don't

[46:03] have every single new growth area, not just in Sacramento County, but the entire region.

[46:08] We see all of those, we analyze them about a third of the growth in our forecast, comes

[46:13] in Greenfield and new growth areas, but not all we're taking in.

[46:17] Supervisor Hume put forward a couple of ideas last summer that the board and the staff worked

[46:22] on, one of which is, for the next plan update, the next major update we do, let's do a

[46:27] deeper analysis of which of these new growth areas actually can contribute to lowering

[46:32] the M.T. The board adopted that principle in December of last year and it is now folded

[46:38] into the draft blueprint that's about to come out for public comment in June. So I just want

[46:43] to address that. The second idea was, how can say cog help the region win grants, competitive grants

[46:51] for new growth and green field areas because they're also very hard to do, right, many times

[46:56] you need a lot of infrastructure even for the new growth area.

[47:00] I won't necessarily go into detail because I think you're all very aware of how difficult

[47:04] it is right now at the federal level to win grants.

[47:07] But I will say, I think a lot of our analysis, again, working with your staff very closely,

[47:11] our analysis on trying to get infrastructure money competitively for new growth areas is

[47:16] very difficult to do it internal to the development itself.

[47:21] What we have to do is think about how is that new growth area helping the surrounding communities,

[47:26] especially if there are disadvantaged communities, whether it's the state level or the federal

[47:30] net level now, I think we're going back to the opportunity zones and areas of persistent poverty,

[47:36] but if we can make a connection between the existing neighborhoods and the new growth areas

[47:41] infrastructure and the eventual build out being helpful to those existing residents,

[47:44] We're going to have a better shot at that.

[47:47] So I just wanted to address those two bullet points, because I know there had been some questions.

[47:54] Oh, yeah.

[47:54] Stewart-Verezard doesn't.

[47:56] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[47:57] Thank you, James.

[47:58] I don't know if you're going to bring this up during your presentation.

[48:00] I knew it was possibly going to come up during some public comment afterwards.

[48:04] But since you mentioned it, I want to thank you first for the work on those two bullet

[48:10] or concepts that you just articulated.

[48:12] I was part of the discussions that we had with Supervisor Hume.

[48:15] and with DOT folks, Mr. DeFonti, Todd Smith, and say Cog about both of those things, and I'm

[48:23] very happy that we were able to incorporate at least that the first, I guess, the first

[48:29] concept into the planet itself, to acknowledge that we do have some developing community areas

[48:34] that are helping us meet our DHG, VMT goals, and Sacramento County. I think that's really

[48:39] important to acknowledge that. And in terms of the other one is, you know, I understand we had

[48:44] a discussion about maybe a more formal structure for funding some opportunities in these new

[48:50] growth areas that perform very well, but we ended up not incorporating that, but we still

[48:54] have that discussion where we're looking for funding to benefit any community, infill developing

[49:03] community that is going to help us meet our goals. In terms of opportunities with this administration,

[49:08] you know, you alluded to that a little bit, some things maybe on the periphery of developing

[49:12] communities.

[49:13] But what are some other priorities we're hearing out of the new administration in terms

[49:17] of projects that might compete better, you know, maybe more shovel-ready projects?

[49:23] And what are you seeing in what are maybe some other opportunities that we could maybe take

[49:27] advantage of?

[49:28] I mean, obviously a lot of what we're focused on as a transportation and DOT side, and we're

[49:33] to try to sort of understand that.

[49:35] I mean, the area's a persistent poverty is one side.

[49:37] I think, you know, we have, and I know we work very closely with your staff, so mapping

[49:41] and understanding what the the new geographies are that this new administration is going to

[49:45] care about, which is the same as we had in the first Trump administration, especially when

[49:51] we had the the tax act and the opportunities sounds that came through that. So that's one is

[49:56] sort of what we call areas of persistent, persistent poverty. The other one is actually high

[50:02] marriage and birth rates. That is a that is a screen that the U.S.D.O.T. is now using

[50:08] And we have actually, we've mapped now as much as we can the entire region for that, and it really varies across the region.

[50:17] So that's the U.S. D.O.T. side. I would say on the land use and development side, it looks like ground fields and superfund if we have any areas that are, and that typically is a sort of a republican administration priority.

[50:30] So that seems to be something that is working its way up.

[50:33] I don't think we have enough of analysis yet about how else we might compete on things like

[50:38] flood control and other things, so we're happy to get back to them.

[50:42] That's good.

[50:43] I appreciate that feedback.

[50:45] I just wanted to get some assurance that we're obviously looking at it and we may have

[50:48] to change our approach a little bit with this administration, but I just want to make sure

[50:52] we're not leaving or not taking advantage of these.

[50:54] We should not hang up the gloves or think we can't get funding.

[50:57] That is for sure.

[50:58] And I thought we had a very positive set of meetings at CAP to CAP.

[51:04] We had a meeting with the US DOT and many of the political appointees.

[51:08] And we had many elected officials in that meeting.

[51:11] And the feedback was, you all are trying to solve your plot problems really creatively,

[51:16] because clearly you don't have a big checkbook, but it's very impressive what you're trying to do across the six counties.

[51:23] So we'll take that and we'll run with it.

[51:27] Thank you chair James just your later comment about how to address and how to go after funding and so forth and strategy of simultaneously addressing the needs and opportunities in new development areas would would would you say just so that we can visualize would you say that the new construction along the new development along the Jackson corridor and recognizing those needs and addressing those needs and opportunities along the new development

[51:57] with Rosemot would be a strategy is that you were, it was that great example.

[52:01] Great case study.

[52:02] Great case study.

[52:03] And in part, right, because as we have learned again, working with your team and the stakeholders

[52:10] there, there's some blood control issues that have real benefits downstream and have benefits

[52:14] to what we would all call disadvantaged communities.

[52:18] We've talked about the trail network, right?

[52:20] And sometimes in new growth areas, we have great trails, but they connect within the community

[52:25] but not outside, and so we're working to figure out

[52:29] with your staff here, your very dedicated county staff,

[52:34] and the stakeholders on a trail concept

[52:37] that could be part of the regional trails plan

[52:39] that, again, is part of the blueprint,

[52:41] which is connecting the entire region.

[52:43] So that residents of existing communities

[52:45] like Rosemot actually begin to benefit

[52:47] from more sub-regional, right?

[52:51] But beyond the footprint of the development itself

[52:53] infrastructure investments.

[52:58] Thank you. So, have some general. Are you thinking of your presentation?

[53:04] Well, I think we're, we can, yeah, sure. I didn't like it the time.

[53:09] I'm sensing, I'm reading the room. I was trying to leave the witness here.

[53:14] Here's the, look, here's the timeline for the plan just to make sure we're transparent about this.

[53:19] Our land use committee of the board approved the draft plan that's up on our website last week.

[53:24] That's where that first bullet point resides, we have a full board, approval of it for release, for public comment, along with the EIR later this month, and so June and July are the major as the timeframe for public comment.

[53:37] We'll have a 55 day public comment period. We'll bring that back. We'll take all the comments along with the EIR. We'll have a draft plan in September and adoption in November.

[53:46] And that timeline, I think again, if you're on the Seicog Board, you know, is important

[53:50] because we have to kind of keep moving and keep our plan updated so that we can conform and

[53:56] adhere to a lot of our federal and state requirements, and is very importantly, keeps

[54:01] transportation funding flowing to the region.

[54:04] That's it.

[54:05] All right.

[54:05] Thank you.

[54:06] So I have some comments and forgive me in advance, there may be a little disjointed, but I'll

[54:14] start with the fact that I think, you know, James at UNI, probably go back for anyone else back

[54:22] 30 years ago in the Bay Area when the likes of Sunny McPeak and Gary Binger, the executive

[54:29] director, then, of A-Bag, were working hand in glove on the blueprint for the 9 County area.

[54:36] And so when I returned home in 2000,

[54:44] and the initiation of the blueprint began here under

[54:50] Mike McKeevers' leadership at say cog, it felt a little like blueprint, I just was kind

[54:56] fall in me around a little bit, but I will say, you know, I think I'm generally a fan of what

[55:05] it attempts to do. And I'm not just talking about the kind of the perennial updates here,

[55:16] but kind of providing principles for us to all think about when I say, I send me local government

[55:21] because, you know, mostly for the public's benefit,

[55:25] say Cog does not have land use authority.

[55:27] We have land use authority.

[55:31] Say Cog does have some control over transportation funding

[55:36] as it relates to land use decision making.

[55:38] It's kind of an interesting dance that we do.

[55:42] But I guess where I'm going with this is that based on kind of my experience

[55:46] and what I know about your experience and kind of understanding the progress

[55:51] over the last at least three decades of how, especially Greenfield development, I would argue

[55:57] has become much more responsive and responsible, relative to the principles, I think, in the

[56:06] original blueprint for Sega, it was seven principles, whether it be, you know, maybe more

[56:13] compact, design, more housing diversity, incorporating more public transportation options

[56:23] and alternatives, active transportation alternatives.

[56:28] Those are all attributes that I think have certainly made their way into the local and regional

[56:36] planning profession as it relates to the character and the anticipated function of green

[56:45] field developments. I know we have a lot of focus on new fill and we should and if you

[56:50] do a lot of walking like I do here around downtown and midtown you can really really see

[56:55] how the city of Sacramento to their credit is really taken advantage of exploiting in a good

[57:02] way, those infill opportunities. That's just to get an example. But I think you and I can both agree to that not everyone is going to live in a three story walk up. Not everyone is going to want to live immediately in a town house town home environment. And that's the market. Right. So we can we can certainly do our surveys and be as in touches. We can be with.

[57:32] public sentiment, and that's a very part of a blueprint, a blueprint, development, and updating

[57:39] and progression, but it would be naive and foolish, in my humble opinion, if we didn't

[57:46] temper that kind of continually with understanding where the market is for, especially

[57:50] for housing.

[57:52] It doesn't mean that you just leave it to the market to plan our communities, that would

[57:59] a complete mistake, but if we don't at least have some reverence for what the market tells

[58:07] us, especially as people progress through a life cycle, right, your single, maybe you have

[58:13] a partner, maybe you have a growing family, priorities change, they go from, hey, I want

[58:19] to be near active, nightlife, well, now I have a child or two, now I would like to,

[58:26] you know,

[58:29] of my decisions about where we live, so taking all of that into account, what can you say

[58:38] generally about how the blueprint in its evolution is given credence to the fact that, again,

[58:48] our greenfield developments as well as our in-fill applications and proposals is really attempting

[58:57] I would argue achieving to a pretty large extent, you know,

[59:03] respect for the principles that are, you know,

[59:07] the kind of crux of the blueprint.

[59:09] Yeah, thank you, Chair Serena.

[59:11] I mean, I really, I think, all the way back to the original

[59:14] blueprint you mentioned in 2004, that the region adopted

[59:17] voluntarily.

[59:19] We have basically a diverse portfolio, right, that we're trying

[59:23] to build in this region.

[59:25] And I would maybe even give you the tag line.

[59:26] We're trying to build great places that have lasting value, right, that are in some ways timeless.

[59:32] And that looks like urban infill.

[59:34] It looks like suburban revitalization in commercial quarters.

[59:37] It looks like really great, walkable, new growth greenfield areas that people on the

[59:43] living, they can raise families in, right, they want to stay in.

[59:47] We've never, our, our, sometimes our blueprint from 20 years ago is misunderstood in

[59:52] regions the country as an urban growth boundary, a hard stop, it's not, as you know.

[59:58] It's really an edict-

[1:00:00] It's a strategy, right, to build great places, no matter where they are. Which is why we took the board to Denver and even Salt Lake City. There's a great development called daybreak on the suburb of Salt Lake City, which has every single kind of housing product. You can imagine in a brand new growth area, right? And it has great trails and active transportation. So we are trying to do that in this region and we, you know, that's what we're trying to achieve, right? It's that balance. But we can't.

[1:00:30] It's not in either or, sometimes I think we get into this, you know, back and forth of,

[1:00:35] is it in fill or is it green filled?

[1:00:36] That's not what the plan says, plan says we're building great places for a diverse region

[1:00:41] and diverse communities and diverse resonance, families, singles, that's what we're trying to achieve.

[1:00:49] I think I agree with that. I think, again, to the extent that it matters, but I think the

[1:00:58] principles are actually more important than the maps, sometimes, and to your point, we get

[1:01:07] cut up on a quick glance at a map and make some assumptions, unfortunately, about what it

[1:01:15] all means.

[1:01:15] But if you don't take the deep dive into understanding when the principles behind what the

[1:01:21] maps graphically tell us, then I think we're all missing the point.

[1:01:26] But again, the point I'm trying to stress here, though, is the fact that if you look at green field development today versus when I was working for the largest home builder back in the mid-80s, it is night and day in terms of amenities and concern for VMT, even today, trying to minimize that.

[1:01:50] And so I would just hope moving forward that we just keep our eyes wide open to the fact that

[1:01:56] we have to be responsive in both, you know, the infill space and the Greenfield space.

[1:02:03] If I may very quickly, Dave DeFonti deputy cutting executive, you know,

[1:02:08] taught it alluded to our general plan earlier today.

[1:02:11] And it is a multifaceted approach to accommodating growth,

[1:02:15] infill developing communities, new growth communities, et cetera.

[1:02:18] But what I wanted to mention here along your comments was how the general plan treats new growth areas.

[1:02:27] And I am hyper aware of that because I sat through 26 board workshops in these very chambers to craft our general plan, along with policies L-19 and 120.

[1:02:38] And at the time, I personally, along with others in this room, we're working extremely closely with, say,

[1:02:44] Cog and Mr. McKeever, to essentially translate some of those blueprint policies into local policy in our general plan.

[1:02:53] And LE1-19 and 1-20 are the embodiment of that discussion.

[1:02:58] And to your point, Chair, you know, what we're going to see out of what we're already seeing out of those policies

[1:03:03] is new growth areas being planned in a fundamentally different way than we've seen in the past.

[1:03:11] Encompassing densities, transit, amenities like parks, et cetera, in ways that we probably

[1:03:16] would not have imagined 30 years ago.

[1:03:19] So I would venture, I guess, and I think I feel pretty confident in saying this, that our

[1:03:23] policy basis in our general plan is probably the most aggressive in the region related

[1:03:28] to how we are treating you growth areas and what we are demanding of them.

[1:03:33] Now I think the next phase we've spent, you know, better part of 15 years master planning

[1:03:39] some areas and we're still, you know, bringing some of those to fruition, but it's going to

[1:03:44] be how we implement those over time, right, and making sure that as those areas grow out,

[1:03:49] we stick to that policy basis and ensure that they're constructed in a way that was envisioned

[1:03:54] along with the planning process, Percental, you want 1-18 and 1-20?

[1:03:59] Great reminder about our general plan, Dave. Thank you.

[1:04:03] All right. Any more more comments from our questions from Board members?

[1:04:07] Who has your decision?

[1:04:09] And I know we have some public condomials.

[1:04:12] A couple of comments now. Thanks for bringing that up, Dave, because I know that came up a lot

[1:04:16] in some of the spirited discussions we had about the blueprint and how Sacramento County,

[1:04:21] Because of our general plan, our developing communities are not necessarily the same as developing communities in other jurisdictions throughout this region, and that was a source of a lot of discussions we had.

[1:04:32] A couple of things I want to bring up is in highlight is one we're doing it going to be doing the offsite meeting and tour in our Narcade community and one of the reasons of that is because it's an environmental justice community and that part of the county.

[1:04:48] having this tour, this off-site location is consistent with our triple bottom line approach and our race equity inclusion efforts at St. Cox. I'm very proud that we're going to be doing that.

[1:04:58] And my district, but I think it's going to be a great opportunity to highlight some of the challenges that we have in Sacramento County.

[1:05:04] I think unique challenges that we have along some of these older suburban corridors that have

[1:05:11] outlive, they're usefulness in a lot of ways, and are caring, caring a lot more capacity than they were ever designed for.

[1:05:17] And to hear from our staff about all the things we're doing, for the other particular work members,

[1:05:22] to hear from staff about all the things we're doing to set the table, so to speak, and how that only gets us part of the way there.

[1:05:30] So I'm looking forward to that.

[1:05:32] And I also want to, could you go back one slide, James, I want to make sure, any chance right here,

[1:05:37] When I'll make sure there's, we always highlight, prioritizing maintenance to repair.

[1:05:41] Did you see that?

[1:05:43] I did.

[1:05:44] I did a gloss over that.

[1:05:45] I was looking forward to this coming up and never want to lose sight of the fact.

[1:05:49] Obviously, that this is one of our biggest challenges and unincorporated Sacramento County

[1:05:53] with our 1.4 billion dollar maintenance backlog and always trying to improve our multi-modal roadways,

[1:06:01] improve all these things, but our struggle is just getting our dog on roads repaired,

[1:06:07] which is a disincentive to attracting more development.

[1:06:11] Whether that's housing or other commercial development opportunities in these suburban areas.

[1:06:16] So want to just get that screen up there or that slide up there on the screen.

[1:06:22] And final words.

[1:06:23] I appreciate you using that education enforcement and engineering.

[1:06:28] That was a mantra in my prior life in the CHP.

[1:06:31] And it does take a combination of those three things for traffic safety.

[1:06:34] Thank you James.

[1:06:35] Thank you, Supervisor County.

[1:06:38] It's just really quickly just because that slide is up.

[1:06:41] I just want to make it the point that BRT lane in Stockton Boulevard takes off

[1:06:47] every one of those boxes.

[1:06:48] Thank you.

[1:06:52] All right.

[1:06:54] Oh, all right.

[1:06:55] I think that concludes our comments for the time being standby.

[1:07:02] Madam Clerk, we have public speakers?

[1:07:03] We do not for this item.

[1:07:06] OK.

[1:07:08] All right.

[1:07:09] Then I will just conclude by thanking you, James.

[1:07:12] Thanks, Todd.

[1:07:13] Thanks, Dave, for enlightening us and the public about the blueprint update

[1:07:21] and responding to our questions to appreciate it.

[1:07:23] Chair, if I could, I just really want to thank your staff.

[1:07:26] It's been great working with them.

[1:07:29] They're putting everything.

[1:07:30] They're heart and soul into the tour.

[1:07:32] That's a revised advertisement just mentioned, but I think in general, when we talk about how to

[1:07:37] Sacramento County show up in the blueprint, I hope I gave you a couple of examples, but we have a lot more

[1:07:43] examples today, I think, than we've had for quite some time, and that's because you've got a great staff,

[1:07:47] you've got a great team, they're working most really closely, we're dovetailing into these competitive grants.

[1:07:53] So it's not an either or, right, as we've discussed, but just want to thank your staff for being so engaged with us and being great partners.

[1:08:00] Thank you.

[1:08:01] Thank you, James.

[1:08:02] And great representation on the State Cog Board, of course, from Sacramento.

[1:08:07] All right.

[1:08:08] Next item, please.

[1:08:09] Okay, our next item is item four, presentation of Resolution Recognizing Older

[1:08:13] Americans Month, the flipped the script on aging.

[1:08:31] Thank you.

[1:08:34] Good morning, Chesterna and Board members.

[1:08:36] My name is Melissa Jacobs, and I am your deputy director for senior and adult services.

[1:08:41] I want to thank the Board for your continued commitment to ensuring Sacramento County

[1:08:46] is an agent disability-friendly community for all.

[1:08:50] Every year in May, we have the opportunity

[1:08:52] to recognize contributions of our older adults,

[1:08:55] taking note of the trends on aging

[1:08:58] and renewing our commitment to how our older adults.

[1:09:02] This year's national theme for older American's month

[1:09:05] is flipped the script on aging.

[1:09:07] This encourages us to think differently

[1:09:09] about aging, how we talk about it,

[1:09:12] and what we think about aging,

[1:09:13] and how we value the aging process.

[1:09:16] The seam sheds light on the embedded

[1:09:18] and subtle misconceptions and stereotypes

[1:09:21] and challenges us to address the stigma associated

[1:09:25] with aging by honoring the contributions

[1:09:27] of older adults highlighting the many opportunities

[1:09:30] that we all have as we age to stay connected,

[1:09:34] to have purpose, and to stay active.

[1:09:38] Here in California, our governor and the Department of Aging

[1:09:41] recognize this month as older California's month and as the state, our county's population,

[1:09:47] a quarter of our county's population will also be aged 60 and over by the year 2030.

[1:09:54] Thank you for approving our local age and disability friendly action plan earlier this year.

[1:09:59] Our subcommittees are already working on goals, which will help us to flip the script here in Sacramento.

[1:10:05] I'd also like to acknowledge a couple of our system partners in the work on aging services.

[1:10:12] You're a adult in aging commission, who you hear from in a minute, as well as our local

[1:10:17] age and disability resource connection program, which is operated by three partners, area four,

[1:10:25] resources for independent living and ACC signatures.

[1:10:29] So thank you so much for being partners with us in highlighting and valuing our older adults.

[1:10:35] And I'd like, I think, Pam, would you like to say a couple of us?

[1:10:39] Our executive director, area four, Pam Miller.

[1:10:47] Thank you, Melissa.

[1:10:48] And I want to acknowledge that Melissa is on our advisory council and it's a very active

[1:10:51] member at the agency on aging.

[1:10:54] But I just want to thank you for always keeping people with disabilities and people that are

[1:10:57] aging in the forefront.

[1:10:59] I think that your agency and disability resource plan really does that.

[1:11:02] I think that the ADRC, the Agent Disability Resource Connection that we have in Sacramento,

[1:11:08] which is a very active ADRC that provides services like transition from hospital to home

[1:11:14] and nursing home to home, short-term counseling, case management, all sorts of programs that

[1:11:21] help people stay in the community. And I think that's the goal for all of us to have everybody

[1:11:26] in the least restricted environment that they can be in. So thank you very much for acknowledging this.

[1:11:31] Thanks for your service, Pam.

[1:11:36] I'd also introduce Dr. Abba, your chair of the Adult and

[1:11:42] Thank

[1:11:49] you, Melissa. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, my name is Theresa Abba. They

[1:11:55] chair for the Sacramento County Adults and Aging Commission, and it is my order to

[1:12:03] also join today in celebrating the American's month. A month when the nation comes together

[1:12:09] to recognize the invaluable contributions of all the adults across our country. So we extend

[1:12:15] at deepest appreciation to the Board of Supervisors

[1:12:18] and for Austin today's celebration

[1:12:21] and for your continued support in promoting programs

[1:12:25] and policies that are left all the adults.

[1:12:30] And also, this ES team, this ES team,

[1:12:34] flipped the script on Aging.

[1:12:36] Call the null of us to rethink about Aging,

[1:12:39] how we view Aging, and to move beyond the limiting stereotypes

[1:12:43] that view aging as a period of decline and instead to recognize the violent chapter of life,

[1:12:51] which the experience of older adults has to show. So, I encourage all of us to celebrate

[1:12:57] aging as a dynamic process, marked with opportunity, connection and impact. So, today we are proud

[1:13:04] to honor some extraordinary accomplishments by some older adults and also we also want to think

[1:13:10] all the agencies that support the service for older adults.

[1:13:15] So as we celebrate this month, older Americans

[1:13:18] months, we encourage everyone to please join us

[1:13:21] to celebrate the contribution of older adults

[1:13:24] and help us flip the scripts on or in the legacy,

[1:13:28] strength and contribution of older Americans.

[1:13:31] So thank you so much for this opportunity.

[1:13:33] We will be calling our recipients,

[1:13:37] what is soon.

[1:13:38] Thank you.

[1:13:39] Thank you.

[1:13:51] We do not have any public comments on this item and up. Do you guys want to do a picture?

[1:13:56] I would get up with the result.

[1:14:02] So, if the other commissioners can join us so that we can recognize the recipients?

[1:14:17] Okay. The pictures.

[1:14:20] Okay.

[1:14:21] The commissioners.

[1:14:25] Oh, no, no, no.

[1:14:26] We don't the commissioners.

[1:14:27] We don't the commissioners.

[1:14:29] Can

[1:14:44] you do?

[1:14:47] So.

[1:14:54] Mr. Chair, you've been for me to read the next item?

[1:14:58] Yes.

[1:14:58] Okay.

[1:14:59] For item.

[1:15:00] 5. This is the presentation of resolutions, recognizing the adult and aging commission 5 over 50 awards.

[1:15:08] All right. Thank you. Good morning again.

[1:15:12] So today we are honored to recognize the adult and aging commission 5 over 50 outstanding volunteer awardees.

[1:15:21] Volunteerism creates opportunities for purpose and contribution to our thriving community.

[1:15:27] Older adults continue to highlight Sacramento's progress in being an engaged, safe, and livable community for all.

[1:15:35] The volunteers recognized today have volunteered in Sacramento County for a combined total of over 70 years

[1:15:41] and I think that's probably an underestimate, but by my calculations, I would like to express the sincere things

[1:15:47] to these amazing individuals who are not just there's this year's awardees but also individuals

[1:15:51] who embody the theme of how to flip the script on aging.

[1:15:56] We have a short video, I think, as well.

[1:16:19] I'm going to tell me at the end of that's the program here at the International Airport in Sacramento.

[1:16:25] I said, hey, that would be great for me. I love that. I love the airport. I love the activity there.

[1:16:30] I love being the airport atmosphere. I do like something. I enjoy helping the people here and it's just a

[1:16:37] something that makes you feel good.

[1:16:40] I think what I like most of what I said is I just like helping people.

[1:16:45] And that's what you do here.

[1:16:46] We help people, customer service is what we do.

[1:16:50] And we want to give the best customer service we can.

[1:16:53] We want folks to come back to this airport and say,

[1:16:55] I love it here.

[1:16:56] And yes, they're what I've been to.

[1:17:01] The people are great.

[1:17:04] And there's just, there's something for everyone.

[1:17:06] It's in deliver gifts and it's a few people's faces when they get to gifts.

[1:17:11] You can write it.

[1:17:13] That's started to get into a friend of mine.

[1:17:16] I wanted to make barbecue for her daughter.

[1:17:19] Then I started putting the boxes together.

[1:17:21] Didn't have anything in any place to give her.

[1:17:23] So my sister is in a child protective service and she told me that.

[1:17:29] For all the gifts, they send out blanks, thank you notes.

[1:17:33] the people can thank us and some of them are very touching. There was a couple last year where the kids said

[1:17:39] this is the first time they ever got a Christmas game. So it was a little sad that it kind of

[1:17:45] spurred you on to be more.

[1:18:27] I'm happy childhood and now I'm making two long story short. As an adult

[1:18:32] I said, you know what? No child should be unhappy and that's one. At lunch and at recess I play

[1:18:40] that's what the kid, that's what he's domino, that's what he's doing.

[1:18:45] Or checkers, just my life set up a drawing table for them, so that is my thing living to dream.

[1:18:54] I think at the end of the day, we all should try to give back some kind of way.

[1:18:59] Everybody has their own midst, you know, and if once you retire or you're even not retired,

[1:19:05] you got a lot of time your hand. I think giving back is a good thing

[1:19:10] and makes you feel good about yourself. I just feel good.

[1:19:28] Very good.

[1:19:31] I will go ahead and

[1:19:32] call each of them and with their folks who are here to support.

[1:19:40] I'll go to the strip one,

[1:19:41] I'll go in order. Okay. Gene Intercom.

[1:19:59] For those that don't know, the Intercom name is very

[1:20:03] prominent and well respected in the Thomas where my wife and I have lived for almost 25 years.

[1:20:12] I'm glad to see Gene is doing all that great work at the airport.

[1:20:17] Thank you, Gene.

[1:20:24] And district two, Barbara Heinrich?

[1:20:45] Can you come by school?

[1:20:47] Yeah.

[1:21:01] Barbara, before you go, I want to thank you on behalf of district two.

[1:21:06] For the great work you do in our community, make our community better.

[1:21:09] And thank you so much for your efforts, your work, continued work, and all you do.

[1:21:14] And and Sherri, I'm sorry, I misread the agenda item when I saw this as 5 or 50, I thought they were talking about us.

[1:21:23] No.

[1:21:25] No, it would be.

[1:21:30] And then I think district three is work with Barley.

[1:21:51] I just want to say that it's wonderful to be recognized.

[1:21:54] But as we that are recognized are only good at what we do because we have so many people around us that help us to do what we do.

[1:22:07] And my two areas right now are Carmichael Hart and the Carmichael food closet.

[1:22:13] And we couldn't do any of that without all of the other volunteers are here.

[1:22:17] So we're just merely representatives of a wonderful cadre of people who support us.

[1:22:36] And Barbara, I just want to add my thanks to you and everything you do in the community.

[1:22:42] And the work you do with the unhoused, but also your willingness to engage with the larger community about the challenges we face.

[1:22:50] I've seen firsthand the work you do and the impacts it has.

[1:22:54] And I know we had some grand designs on doing some bigger things in Carmichael.

[1:22:58] Those have not gone away. I mean we saw those opportunities.

[1:23:01] But I'm so thrilled that you're recognized today. Thank you for all your work.

[1:23:10] District 4, Bonnie Shoochuk.

[1:23:38] Thank you.

[1:23:41] Bonnie, Bonnie.

[1:23:44] Bonnie, I just want to thank you for all that you do.

[1:23:46] You truly embody this spirit of community.

[1:23:50] And you have a heart for your community.

[1:23:52] You have exceptional leadership.

[1:23:53] And the work you do is greatly appreciated.

[1:23:56] Thank you.

[1:23:56] Thank you so much.

[1:24:05] District 5.

[1:24:06] Tony Ruchin.

[1:24:08] Tina?

[1:24:19] What do you want to say?

[1:24:21] I just want to say thank you. I'm overwhelmed.

[1:24:25] You go by coach Tony, don't you?

[1:24:28] Well, I do. Back in Prima where I come from, I post baseball for like over 30 years,

[1:24:35] literally again. It's just up to stuck with me.

[1:24:38] Well, district five supervisor, Pat Hume is not here today,

[1:24:43] but he did want me to certainly pass along his gratitude for your service,

[1:24:48] especially in the galt and herald communities and as we saw in the video all your great work

[1:24:54] at managing after school programs keeping young minds active is very much appreciated so thank you

[1:25:00] and congratulations. Thank you.

[1:25:13] Thank you very much. Thank you.

[1:25:16] All right,

[1:25:20] next item please. Okay, your next item, item six is the presentation of

[1:25:25] Resolution Recognizing May 18th through the 24th of 2025 as National Public Works Week and the time capsule opening.

[1:25:55] Right.

[1:25:56] Colleagues, members of the public.

[1:25:58] It's my honor to be at the podium this morning.

[1:26:03] Recognizing our public works professionals.

[1:26:06] The Reso is actually declaring the week of May 18th to the 25th at 24th as National Public Works Week.

[1:26:17] This is a well-deserved public recognition of the women and men.

[1:26:25] Our engineers, our managers, our employees, those that are actually doing some of the most important work

[1:26:34] as it relates to infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance.

[1:26:39] Mr. Desmond, I'm sure you can appreciate that.

[1:26:43] But it's a very wide spectrum of services and skills

[1:26:49] that are applied, whether it be in the transportation space,

[1:26:54] water supply, wastewater, certainly our airports that we're so proud of.

[1:26:59] All of it cannot be built and maintained the way it needs to be to best serve our citizens

[1:27:06] without the people behind all of that.

[1:27:11] And so this is the actually the 65th Annual National Public Works Week.

[1:27:17] And the theme this year is people purpose and presence, and I believe there's even a reminder

[1:27:23] of that in the corner back there.

[1:27:25] So with that, I'm going to present the resolution and then give up the podium to hear more about what you all do.

[1:27:48] Thank you.

[1:27:49] Thank you.

[1:27:59] We're going to take one at the.

[1:28:03] Thank you, chair, sirna.

[1:28:06] Thank you members of the board and honored guests on behalf of the American Public Works Association and Sacramento County's Public Works professionals.

[1:28:14] I want to thank you for this proclamation recognizing National Public Works Week.

[1:28:18] My name is Claudia Wade and I'm honored to serve as the County Engineer for Sacramento County

[1:28:23] and this year's president of the Sacramento Chapter of the American Public Works Association.

[1:28:28] This year we're proud to celebrate APWA's 60th anniversary as the Sacramento Chapter six decades

[1:28:35] of advancing public works and community service.

[1:28:39] This year's National Poverty's Work Theme is People Purpose and Presence.

[1:28:43] It's a powerful message and the one that truly resonates here in Sacramento County.

[1:28:49] I, on behalf of APWA, I would like to give you this year's National Poverwork

[1:28:53] Speak Coaster with our theme.

[1:29:08] People are the heart of public works.

[1:29:10] The engineers, equipment operators, analysts, inspectors, planners,

[1:29:15] Support staff who keep our roads safe, our water flowing, our neighborhoods clean, and our public spaces accessible.

[1:29:25] In Sacramento County, these are the dedicated professionals across the transportation, water resources, airports, parks, waste management recycling, and community development who work behind the scenes, and on the front lines every day.

[1:29:41] Purpose reflects the shared mission we all carry to build maintain and improve infrastructure and systems that our residents rely on every single day.

[1:29:52] Whether it's responding to a storm, upgrading a pump station, reviewing development plans, or ensuring ADA, etc.

[1:30:00] Hearing ADA, accessibility. The work we do is rooted in service, safety, equity, and sustainability.

[1:30:09] Presence speaks to the visibility and impact of public works in the lives of our community members.

[1:30:16] In Sacramento County, people, purpose, and presence are not just words. There are daily commitment to community, well-being, resilience, and progress.

[1:30:27] I'd also like to acknowledge many public words professionals in the audience today from Department of Transportation, Department of Water Resources, regional parks, airports, waste management, recycling and community development.

[1:30:41] Thank you for all you do and for being here to represent the vital work of public service.

[1:30:48] To highlight the theme of People, Purpose and Presence, we'd like now to share a brief

[1:30:53] video if features county Sacramento employees from across departments doing the critical work

[1:31:00] that keeps our communities moving and thriving.

[1:31:22] Hello, my name is Agent Luzano, we're a county water resource, we maintain storm water

[1:31:27] and drainage.

[1:31:28] My name is Rafael Paloma, and I work for Sacramento County International Air Force, and

[1:31:32] I make sure that all the painting and the wrong ways

[1:31:36] tax-to-waste parking lots,

[1:31:37] rowways are properly painted for the safety of public.

[1:31:40] Hi, my name is Sean Wolff.

[1:31:42] I work on water treatment for the County Sacramento,

[1:31:45] specifically Sacramento County Water Agency.

[1:31:48] Hi, I'm Julio with the County Sacramento

[1:31:51] and the bridge supervisor that oversees operations

[1:31:54] and bridge maintenance.

[1:31:56] I'm Jody Hoshgami Tanturis.

[1:31:57] I'm a senior civil engineer with the Department

[1:32:00] of Community Development.

[1:32:01] My name is Jason, I work for regional parks.

[1:32:05] I work for Parkway as a Senior Park Maintenance Worker.

[1:32:07] Hi, my name is Paul Romero.

[1:32:09] I'm with Sacramento County.

[1:32:11] I'm a Curbside Collection Operator.

[1:32:13] I'm working with the county for 18 years now,

[1:32:16] and I'm really proud of maintaining the wrong way.

[1:32:18] My favorite part of the job is just showing up everyday

[1:32:21] and being able to work with a good group of people

[1:32:23] that all have light-minded goals

[1:32:26] and trying to achieve something like producing water for the community.

[1:32:30] I've been with the county for 20 years now, been in the field for 14 years, been a supervisor for six.

[1:32:39] My favorite memory of part of the job was when I first realized that we got to work the aftershock event

[1:32:45] and preparing it, you know, trim and trees, cleaning the area, adding bark, just making it prepared so they can set up for the event.

[1:32:52] Our job makes a difference because we make sure our neighbors don't flood and we maintain our storm drain.

[1:32:57] I got into this line of work to help keep our communities clean and work with the public.

[1:33:02] Being able to work with constituents within our community has really exposed me to a new understanding

[1:33:09] of what the term community and public good means.

[1:33:22] Thank you to everyone for participating in that video.

[1:33:25] I think it just exemplifies just to everyday work that's done that we don't think about.

[1:33:29] So with that recognizing APWA managers of the year, this week we're also recognizing outstanding individuals that were nominated by their peers throughout the Sacramento region.

[1:33:42] They're selected by APWA for manager of the year awards.

[1:33:47] These awards honor public work leader whose leaders who exemplify excellence and service innovation and leadership.

[1:33:54] I would like to first call up a call to please stand, Jenny Ramirez, for

[1:34:06] the category of administrative management.

[1:34:09] Jenny Ramirez of the Department of Community Development is being honored for her exceptional administrative leadership.

[1:34:15] She is widely respected for her professionalism, reliability, collaborative approach.

[1:34:20] Jenny consistently delivers complex HR and budget services with precision enhancing internal

[1:34:28] operations and customer service and fostering a culture of innovation.

[1:34:34] Our second winner, we actually have three in our county, is Michael Menlangut, you can

[1:34:39] please stand.

[1:34:44] You will be receiving an award for the category of engineering and technology.

[1:34:48] Michael Mennlanger, also with the Community Development, leads a robust engineering technology

[1:34:53] service program. His work has modernized internal workflows, improved public transparency,

[1:34:59] strengthened service delivery through smart innovation and strategy. Michael is a true

[1:35:04] technology forward leader in public service.

[1:35:08] Our third winner is Carrie Schmitz.

[1:35:15] She will be receiving an award for the category of water resources.

[1:35:20] Carey Schmitz has been the Division Chief of Water Supply in the Department of Water Resources since 2014.

[1:35:26] She oversees a system serving over 69,000 customers, managing a $100 million budget,

[1:35:32] and leads more than 140 employees.

[1:35:35] Carey is also recognized as a regional water leader, holding roles with the water form,

[1:35:40] The Sacramento Regional Water Authority and the Free Port Regional Water Authority.

[1:35:45] Her steady leadership is vital to ensuring safe reliable water for our communities.

[1:35:51] Although these outstanding individuals will be celebrated and received their awards

[1:35:55] actually tomorrow night at the American Public Works Association National Public Works

[1:35:59] Week Awards banquet.

[1:36:00] That was handful.

[1:36:02] We felt it was important that these public service you recognize in their very

[1:36:05] On behalf of Sacramento Chapter APWA, congratulations on this very well deserved award.

[1:36:13] Sacramento County is fortunate to have you and we are proud to count you on this

[1:36:17] well among the finest in our profession.

[1:36:22] Please join me in congratulating Jenny, Michael, and Carrie.

[1:36:33] So now what's next is the time capsule.

[1:36:42] Actually, we're going to grab a script a little bit.

[1:36:45] Can someone grab the signback there, we're going to take a photo with anyone in the room

[1:36:50] that is a closely associated with public works, come on down in the pit, and I want my colleagues

[1:36:55] to come down, we're going to take a group photo,

[1:36:59] and then we'll open the capsule.

[1:37:08] Anyone involved with public works?

[1:37:11] That includes planning too, Todd.

[1:37:15] Is it does this mean that all the bridges are not being operated?

[1:37:20] No water.

[1:37:26] What do you want to say?

[1:37:27] Thank you.

[1:37:28] I think I've got to get into a pit.

[1:37:35] Thank you.

[1:37:38] That's me, Sherry.

[1:37:44] Hi, I'm Sherry.

[1:37:47] Hi, I'm Sherry.

[1:39:15] So, Ron, I think I'm going to take you up on the opening of it.

[1:39:23] So, Ron McCarrier, Department of Transportation Directors, helping unseal the time capsule.

[1:39:30] Now let's take a moment to travel back to the year 2000 when Sacramento County

[1:39:35] celebrated National Public Works Week with a special time capsule.

[1:39:39] This telly of this thing was welded shut and it took a special op steam to open it up.

[1:39:47] It was a different era, Y2K, it just coming on.

[1:39:51] in sync was in the charts.

[1:39:54] There you go.

[1:39:59] And GPS still required printed map quest directions.

[1:40:05] The capsule was sealed by a team of county staff,

[1:40:08] many of whom are here with us today.

[1:40:10] I'd like to acknowledge and thank a few of those original contributors.

[1:40:15] We have Christina Ragsdale here with us,

[1:40:17] who was a public information officer for public works

[1:40:20] who covered eight divisions at the time and Cheryl Creason, who was the public work

[1:40:30] director or the Municipal Services Agency director, and I was told she was the first female

[1:40:40] public work director, Sacramento County.

[1:40:46] Thank you for preserving a piece of our county's

[1:40:49] public works legacy. So let's take a look at what they left left us our tech artifacts from

[1:40:55] a not so distance past that feels like ancient history in today's tech driven world.

[1:41:08] So the camera is...

[1:41:12] Oh, look at that flip phone.

[1:41:21] Wait wait, how's dawn the totally communicating?

[1:41:31] A public working specter. It was stated the art Motorola flip phone once used by one of

[1:41:36] inspectors. Back then, this was the peak of mobile technology. This kind of phone you flipped

[1:41:42] open with a dramatic flare before saying, I'm on site. It made calls, and that was pretty much

[1:41:50] it.

[1:41:58] Did you recognize that?

[1:41:59] Oh, am I a pompiling?

[1:42:00] Pompiling. Wow. Holy smokes.

[1:42:10] For those familiar, this was a handheld device that could

[1:42:12] store phone numbers, and a calendar, maybe include a grocery list, basically it walks so

[1:42:20] your smartphone could run. And actually, that palm pilot belonged to Christina Ragsdale.

[1:42:28] So after today, you can have a back.

[1:42:42] So that is a model of an automated trash fence.

[1:42:50] It's a replica of the standard single-can system used by waste management in 2000. Hard to imagine,

[1:42:55] and now with our three been sorting system,

[1:42:58] a food waste composting and the ever-changing recycling rules.

[1:43:02] This little guy reminds us of a simpler time

[1:43:05] and fewer color-coded selections.

[1:43:18] This is a lot of avidubridge.

[1:43:24] This is an aerial of what it looked like in the 60s,

[1:43:33] and then we have a rendering of what it was supposed

[1:43:35] to look like the ultimate configuration.

[1:43:42] What's remarkable, what's remarkable

[1:43:44] have the rendering from 25 years ago, looks nearly identical to the complete bridge today.

[1:43:50] A rare case where As Bill really did match as envisioned, proof that long-term planning and

[1:43:57] public works pays off. And actually I was just told today that it was the first project,

[1:44:02] first project the county featured on a website. It was the first in the region to do so.

[1:44:09] Wow. The fifth is...

[1:44:20] The background studio.

[1:44:22] Oh wow.

[1:44:24] Dead terminal A?

[1:44:25] Yes it is.

[1:44:26] Holy smokes.

[1:44:31] So it's a grand opening publication for terminal A.

[1:44:34] When Sacramento officially upgraded from a quaint regional stop to please arrive 90 minutes early.

[1:44:43] A reminder that great public works doesn't just get you from point eight to

[1:44:48] be, sometimes they can help you catch your flight there.

[1:44:52] Nice.

[1:44:55] In the last item.

[1:45:00] And such, I'll share with all the public workstrik, all the directors afterwards.

[1:45:13] The clouds parted in the angel sang.

[1:45:17] In finally, that was a 2000-water form agreement, a landmark collaboration among diverse stakeholders,

[1:45:23] including water purveurs, environmentalist businesses, community leaders. This agreement

[1:45:27] marked a shift towards integrated sustainable water management in Sacramento, balancing the

[1:45:32] is need for a liable water supply while protecting the lower American rivers environment for years

[1:45:38] to come. These items show us how far we've come in technology, system, and strategy. And

[1:45:45] they're a great reminder that we work that the work we do today may one day become someone else's

[1:45:50] legacy. As I close, I want to thank you, our Board of Supervisors, for you support of the people

[1:45:57] and the departments who keep Sacramento County running.

[1:46:01] National Public Works Week reminds us that it takes a village, dedicated staff, visionary

[1:46:05] leadership, and the support of our community to build a better future.

[1:46:10] Thank you.

[1:46:10] Thanks, Claudia.

[1:46:17] Do a advisor does.

[1:46:19] Claudia, thanks for the presentation.

[1:46:22] I just want to thank all the public's works professionals in Sacramento County.

[1:46:26] You know, it is whether it's say cog or seesac, people are really amazed by how large

[1:46:34] Sacramento County's staff is, because we have such a huge public works responsibility,

[1:46:39] such a huge municipal services responsibility, and I am so proud of everybody who works

[1:46:45] for the county, and where I interact with them, whether that's waste management or DOT,

[1:46:50] or airports, or community development, or water resources, I would stack our public work staff

[1:46:57] up against the staff in any city or special district in this region or in the state.

[1:47:03] They do tremendous work serving the residents of Sacramento County and I want to thank you

[1:47:07] and thank everybody who serves Sacramento County. I would offer the same challenge except my

[1:47:14] Life is a CBO for West Sacramento, so.

[1:47:19] Supervisor Rodriguez.

[1:47:21] On that same note, I want to thank you for all the work that you do.

[1:47:26] When I was with the City of Fulton, I hung out quite a bit with our public works team,

[1:47:32] because it's so extensive and it's so big, and the work that you do is so important

[1:47:36] to our county, and so I just want to give a thank you, big thank you for all the work

[1:47:41] that you do.

[1:47:42] Thank you.

[1:47:44] Mr. County executive.

[1:47:46] Thank you, supervisor.

[1:47:46] I just want to thank Claudia for bringing this to our attention.

[1:47:50] The public works week is a great thing, but we have such fantastic employees throughout our organization,

[1:47:55] especially in the public works area and the great work that they do, whether it's on the bridges, or collecting waste,

[1:48:00] or all the different things that are included in, for the most part, Dave DeFont Day's agency.

[1:48:05] And the great work that they do.

[1:48:07] The funny thing on the time capsule was, I think we lost it there for a little while.

[1:48:13] We didn't realize it was on the third floor for so long.

[1:48:17] It's set there for 25 years and right in the area where everybody had lunch and we just kind of lost the side of it.

[1:48:23] So we hopefully will do it again in 25 years.

[1:48:26] Maybe we'll have a host of folks coming up and have Mr. Defonte, maybe sitting in the audience watching us.

[1:48:34] Very good. Thanks for getting Claudia.

[1:48:39] Mr. Chair, they're going to put the other podium back if we can have a few seconds.

[1:48:58] All this time, I didn't even know that thing moved.

[1:49:20] Next item.

[1:49:22] I'm going to read item 38 into the record.

[1:49:24] This is to adopt a resolution establishing a community planning advisory council for the

[1:49:29] Farm's community and amending the Community Planning Advisory Council consolidated bylaws to include

[1:49:35] the newly formed Foothill Farm's Community Planning Advisory Council and to appoint members

[1:49:40] to the Foothill Farm's Community Planning Advisory Council. I just want to introduce this item

[1:49:45] just to give a shout out to everyone who played a role in this. We worked really closely with

[1:49:51] supervisor Desmond's Office to bring this recommendation down to the Board to adopt a new

[1:49:57] seepac in the foothill community and I want to give a shout out to Alma Munoz, who used

[1:50:02] to work for our office. Now she works for our chair. He's stole her. But Alma did take the

[1:50:09] lead on this and she worked really closely with your staff, supervisor Desmond, and met

[1:50:14] with all of the seepac's works very closely with the planning environmental review staff,

[1:50:18] and then Nicole took the lead from there once used to Alma and she took it down to the planning

[1:50:25] commission and now we're here before you with the recommendation.

[1:50:28] So I wanted to introduce Nicole Lee who is our assistant clerk and who will give the presentation.

[1:50:33] All right, very good.

[1:50:34] Thank you.

[1:50:38] Good morning, board members.

[1:50:40] It's a pleasure and an honor to be here before you this morning.

[1:50:43] As for mentioned, I'm Nicole.

[1:50:44] I know most of you and assistant clerk of the Board of Supervisors.

[1:50:47] And I'm here today to discuss the establishment of the federal farms community planning advisory council.

[1:50:53] otherwise known as CPAC, which I'll use for the remainder of this presentation.

[1:50:58] And so currently the Flet Hill Farms community is split between two different CPACs.

[1:51:04] It's split between the North Highlands and what they call new Flet Hill Farms is I'm learning

[1:51:08] and then the U, I'm supposed to use this, so please forgive me, I need to other people doing this.

[1:51:13] And the Carmichael community and is combined with the old Flet Hill Farms community.

[1:51:20] And so around the fall of 2023, Supervisor Desmond was approached at various, and it's

[1:51:27] to happen, various events and community meetings with a desire from that Flet Hill Farms

[1:51:33] community to establish their own CPAC to provide a real more dedicated platform to voice

[1:51:41] their concerns concerning planning projects that occurred within the Flet Hill Farms community.

[1:51:47] a more comprehensive approach as opposed to being split between the two different CPACs.

[1:51:54] And so following those discussions with Supervisor Despin, our office just began to look

[1:51:59] at the process and the possibility of establishing foothill farms CPAC for that community.

[1:52:06] So currently there are 14 CPACs spread all around Sacramento County as you all know.

[1:52:11] That represent the unincorporated communities within Sacramento County.

[1:52:14] this CPACSHAGE award approved this recommendation today would be the 15th and chapter 2.36 of Sacramento County code.

[1:52:23] It provides that the Board of Supervisors by Resolution may establish a CPACS which is why we are here today.

[1:52:31] And so I have some maps just for you to take a look at and just on the recommendation of District 3 we've proposed some maps and new boundaries for the FIT Hill Farm CPACS.

[1:52:42] If you look on this map in what you see in the middle in that pink area is what we are

[1:52:48] recommending as the foothill farm CPAC area and it's flanked on the left-hand side with

[1:52:53] the North Highland CPAC and then on the bottom right-hand side that Carmichael CPAC.

[1:52:58] If you see that red line right through the middle of what we're recommending as the foothill

[1:53:02] farm CPAC, that was the delineator that used to be a house foothill farms was split.

[1:53:08] So the partial portion on the left-hand side of the foothill farm CPAC was part of North

[1:53:15] Highlands, and the portion on the right-hand side was part of the Carmichael CPAC.

[1:53:20] And so we are recommending just to put that together, make it one full CPAC.

[1:53:24] And so then here you can just see a better idea of what North Highlands will be with these

[1:53:29] new boundaries.

[1:53:30] It's just the removal of that foothill farm's community from there.

[1:53:33] And then on the next map, it's the removal again of that foothill farm's area.

[1:53:37] and then for Carmichael and making that, and then of course, our proposed and I know this

[1:53:42] is so large that you can see them all, but this is all 15 CPACs that is adding in

[1:53:49] out the very, very top of that by the number three that district three, you'll see that

[1:53:53] Flet Hill Farm's community with all 15 of those CPACs on there.

[1:53:59] And so we did as part of this process visit the advisory bodies that would be affected by this

[1:54:06] change.

[1:54:06] So, we went to the North Highlands, so it Hill Farm CPAC on April 23rd of 2024, and that was

[1:54:12] generally just a discussion.

[1:54:14] They did not have a quorum that day, and so they did not take a vote and pass forward any

[1:54:18] recommendations.

[1:54:20] On May 8th, 2024, we went to Carmichael, so it Hill Farm's, and they did recommend unanimously

[1:54:25] that this board approved the establishment of the Flet Hill Farm CPAC.

[1:54:29] We went back to North Highlands, Flet Hill Farm's on September 24th, 2024.

[1:54:34] They did, they were able to vote to, yes, to abstain, but did not pass forward a recommendation to this board and then subsequent to that the planning commission on April 14 who did vote unanimously for this board to approve the recommendations.

[1:54:49] Some of the North Highland CPAC members did have questions and concerns regarding the member distribution and recruitment efforts when we met with them and district three staff was on hand to be able to answer those questions for them.

[1:55:01] And then throughout the process, we have received one public comment in favor of the proposal

[1:55:07] for this item.

[1:55:10] And so I want to talk a little bit about the composition of the CPAC.

[1:55:17] So what we are proposing for the Fidel Farm CPAC, that entire area's district three, so

[1:55:22] all seven seats for that CPAC, will remain in district three.

[1:55:26] North Highlands is the most affected when we remove the foothill farms community from North Highlands.

[1:55:33] It took that district three distribution out a little bit.

[1:55:37] So a nice little hefty chunk of it.

[1:55:39] So we are recommending a change to that CPAC distribution between the Supervisorial Districts.

[1:55:45] So we are recommending that district one picks up an additional seat so they'll have two seats.

[1:55:50] District three will give up two of their seats and they will have one seat.

[1:55:53] District 4 will obtain a new seat and they will have four seats and then the

[1:55:59] Carmichael CPAC there is no change to that. All of that was already all in

[1:56:03] District 3 so all seats will remain in District 3. So I want to talk a little

[1:56:08] bit about the implementation plan. Should your board decide to approve this

[1:56:13] recommendation. There are currently our three members that are sitting on the

[1:56:18] the North Highlands Foothill Farms CPAC.

[1:56:22] Those members currently reside within the Foothill Farms community, and so with the

[1:56:27] amendment of the boundaries of the North Highlands CPAC, they would no longer be eligible

[1:56:32] to serve.

[1:56:33] It's the recommendation of our office today that part of this establishment of the CPAC is

[1:56:39] that those members be appointed to terms as initial members to this CPAC, of course, subject

[1:56:45] to the bylaws and what those terms look like.

[1:56:47] And then following our subsequent to the approval of this Board for the establishment of the

[1:56:52] CPAC, our office will announce the four remaining positions.

[1:56:57] I will say that we have received one application already, and for that Board,

[1:57:02] I have received increased interest.

[1:57:09] There we go. Thank you. Thank you.

[1:57:11] The increased interest for the Ethel Hill Farm's community, thank you to District 3 for getting

[1:57:16] the word out and the current foothill farms community for getting that word out in their

[1:57:21] community meetings as well for that.

[1:57:23] And should we receive any applications, we'll bring them back forward for a nomination and

[1:57:27] appointment at the meeting of June 9th, or June 10th, 5 Apologies.

[1:57:32] And so we have established a foothill farm CPAC implementation work group, and that's just

[1:57:37] work through all of the different components to ensure that this CPAC can hit the ground

[1:57:42] and running. There are 12 projects that are currently targeting that area and so it's important

[1:57:47] that we are ready to go for this CPAC. There's two projects currently that should they be

[1:57:53] deemed complete today. They would be ready to see a seat go before a CPAC sometime July or August.

[1:58:00] And so we have found a location to have these meeting should your board approve these and so

[1:58:06] are targeting our first meeting for that CPAC and either mid-June or mid-July for that CPAC.

[1:58:14] So, that brings us to our recommendation.

[1:58:15] So, the Clerk of the Board staff on behalf of Supervisorial District 3 recommends that the Board

[1:58:20] of Supervisors today take the following action to adopt a resolution establishing the

[1:58:25] Fatile Farm CPAC and amending the common set of CPAC by laws that will include the

[1:58:30] Fatile Farm CPAC as well as amending the boundaries of North Highlands and Carmichael

[1:58:35] CPAC and then acknowledge the exempt status of this request and then appoint those three members

[1:58:40] for an initial term subject to the bylaws and so I just want to thank you for your time

[1:58:44] and consideration and I am available as long as along with some planning staff and supervisor

[1:58:50] Desmond answering the question that you may have this morning.

[1:58:55] Very good thank you Nicole before we get to supervisors Desmond and Kennedy who are in the queue.

[1:59:00] I just want to offer my thanks to you, specifically, Nicole, the Clerk of the Board's Office.

[1:59:08] As usual, very thoughtful way of looking at how we were going to make this happen,

[1:59:17] and it's obviously in your presentations for a thorough.

[1:59:20] I also want to make sure that, as you mentioned earlier,

[1:59:25] Madam Clerk, thank my chief of staff, Alma Munoz, who I know is watching, she helped educate me on a few of the different facets involved with the new geography and the addition of the CPAC, so thanks to her and thanks to you all, and with that, we'll go do supervisor Desmond first.

[1:59:47] Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I'll start with thanks as well in the call. I know the staff hates to see her here about a hair-brained idea from one of the supervisors.

[1:59:54] causes a lot of work and I know that at various times a lot of us are sources of that but I

[2:00:00] Probably more than others these days, so thank you for all of your work and almost work in your work flow.

[2:00:06] And great job on the presentation, too, by the way. It's good to see you up there at the podium.

[2:00:11] I appreciate the opportunity to hear this and bring this forward.

[2:00:15] You know, this is really something that was driven by the community. It came up to me shortly after I took office.

[2:00:21] Foothill Farms is a very distinct community, two zip codes, it's a census designated place and a very strong sense of identity in that community.

[2:00:33] And I remember when I was a member of the Carmichael Old Foothill Farm CPAC myself, there was even discussion back then by the Foothill Farm's representative wire.

[2:00:42] we, why are we always kind of the afterthought

[2:00:44] we're attached to another seat back?

[2:00:46] Why can't we have our own?

[2:00:48] It's a community of almost 40,000 people.

[2:00:52] And like I mentioned, very passionate about the community,

[2:00:55] very distinct sense of identity.

[2:00:57] And I think that's one of the inherent challenges

[2:01:00] of these large, unincorporated areas, right?

[2:01:03] They're not part of a city that kind of stand on their own.

[2:01:06] We all know, we've heard over the decades,

[2:01:09] the criticisms about the county,

[2:01:12] really overlooking these communities and not having the same intentionality as they may have if

[2:01:17] it's a city. And in my opinion, this is an effort to kind of counteract that to acknowledge

[2:01:24] to the residents and footile farms that, you know, we really, we see you. We know it's important

[2:01:28] that you have your own sense of identity. And I want to make sure that this is not, I know it's

[2:01:34] kind of ironic that we're having this discussion at the same time are some of our community

[2:01:39] development review processes are looking at ways, frankly, to either streamline the approval

[2:01:47] of housing projects, and maybe even bypass, CPACs, and certain circumstances, and I support

[2:01:51] those.

[2:01:52] This is not, in my opinion, any effort to prevent that from happening, but it is really

[2:01:58] a way to, I think, empower folks in that community and make them more proud to have their own

[2:02:06] CPAC.

[2:02:07] You know, there's no p-bid in foothill farms, there's an a strong chamber involvement in foothill farms.

[2:02:14] This will be an entity, I think, that that provides an opportunity for the community to be more engaged, more involved in the community.

[2:02:22] So, I thank you for the presentation. I'm very happy to move approval this today.

[2:02:27] I actually have a foothill farms neighborhood association meeting tonight, and I would like nothing more than to be able to do announced.

[2:02:32] Our support at that and so that Mr. Chair, I know there's more comments, but I would move approval.

[2:02:37] I'll second.

[2:02:38] Your advisor, Kennedy.

[2:02:41] Thank you.

[2:02:42] And thank you, sir.

[2:02:43] Professor Desmond, for putting me in a very uncomfortable position.

[2:02:47] In the, you know, I completely, for all of the reasons you said, you know, I applaud your efforts in doing this.

[2:02:54] And I congratulate you.

[2:02:56] I'm getting it over the fish and lying on it since I'm easy.

[2:02:59] I won't be supporting it, not as any, that I have any issue with the people of Foothill

[2:03:06] Farms and their ideas of self-governance or my colleague and him representing his district.

[2:03:12] I love to get involved with very district-centered issues.

[2:03:18] However, I feel like it's important that I remain consistent.

[2:03:21] You know, years ago, I had an effort, I had an effort along with Supervisor Peters at the

[2:03:29] time to decrease the number of CPACs because I don't think that a greater number of CPACs

[2:03:38] is going to be conducive to addressing our housing crisis that we see in Sacramento County.

[2:03:45] In fact, I think it in many times for a variety of reasons slows the process down.

[2:03:50] So just in order to remain consistent with that position, and I will not be supporting it at this time, I'm sorry to say that.

[2:04:04] Any other comments or questions?

[2:04:07] Seeing none, Maverick, do we have any one time to speak on this map?

[2:04:10] Yes, we do.

[2:04:10] I mean, clear that.

[2:04:11] Yes, we do have one person signed up to speak.

[2:04:15] Diane Kiefer?

[2:04:30] Good afternoon, Lord.

[2:04:31] My name is Diane Kiefer. I am a resident of Old Foothill Farms. I'm also the Vice President

[2:04:38] of Foothill Farms Association. I am here to speak and support agenda item 38 establishing

[2:04:48] a dedicated community planning association or advisory committee as known as CPAT for

[2:04:58] health harms. Currently, our, as you have heard, our community is split between two different

[2:05:04] CPACs, all-foot-hill farms on Carmichael, new-foot-hill farms and North Highlands. This

[2:05:11] structure delutes our input and pairs with, as it pairs us with the communities that have

[2:05:19] different priorities and needs. A dedicated CPAC will ensure decisions are made by residents

[2:05:27] who actually live in the area.

[2:05:31] It will restore public trust in the advisory process and ensure that the feedback reflects

[2:05:37] the real concerns of our community.

[2:05:40] As you have already heard, the unincorporated area, we do not have a city council or other

[2:05:47] local governing body.

[2:05:50] The CPAC is one of the only platforms that we have to participate in decisions about development,

[2:05:56] zoning and land use. I respectfully ask that you vote yes on agenda item 38. Help us establish

[2:06:06] a CPAC that truly represents foothill farms allowing our community to be heard. Thank you.

[2:06:13] Thank you, Ms. Keeper.

[2:06:16] Thank you.

[2:06:17] Thank you.

[2:06:29] Thank you.

[2:06:30] It's lit. Yes. Oh, okay. It's for some reason. It's not showing up and then do it again. There we go. Okay. Thank you.

[2:06:38] And the motion carries with supervisor Kennedy voting against this item and let the record reflect that supervisor.

[2:06:44] Human is not present. Congratulations.

[2:06:53] All

[2:06:57] right. Next item, please.

[2:06:59] And then for our next item, item 39, we grab my glasses.

[2:07:04] It's County Service Area number one zone, one public hearing on the benefit category change and

[2:07:09] levier of increased service charge for the Blossom Ridge subdivision.

[2:07:14] Hello, something I haven't said before. Good afternoon. Members of the board, I'm

[2:07:18] Don Pymontel with County Engineering. The Blossom Ridge subdivision is located on the west side

[2:07:24] of Filbert Avenue, approximately 650 feet north of Greenback Lane. In consists of 32 single

[2:07:30] I have a lot of drainage basin, parcel, and associated site improvements.

[2:07:35] The project was approved with the General Planning Improvement, General Plan Amendment, Community

[2:07:39] Plan Amendment, Reson, Subvision, Tennative Map, Special Development Permit, Title 22, Exception,

[2:07:46] and Design Review on August 8th, 2023.

[2:07:51] In response to the project's condition of approval required prior to filing a final map,

[2:07:55] The project's proponents submitted in application requesting the initiate an initiation of the benefit category change process.

[2:08:05] In response to that request, a notice and proposition to 18 protest ballot was mailed to the property owner on April 4, 2025.

[2:08:14] Currently, the project is a single parcel in the safety light only category and is assessed

[2:08:20] $2.56 annually.

[2:08:22] After the benefit category change, the enhanced street and safety categories.

[2:08:28] The increased annual service charge will approximately be $2,062.50 total for the 33 residential

[2:08:35] parcels since the drainage parcel is considered residential.

[2:08:39] If there are no questions from the board, we recommend the board open the public hearing,

[2:08:43] consider written in oral testimonies. Any objections and protests and close the public hearing

[2:08:49] then direct the board clerk to tabulate the return to protest ballot. Very good. Any questions

[2:08:56] of staff? Okay, seeing none. I will open the public hearing. Madam Clerk, do we have any one

[2:09:00] time? We do not have any public hearing ask you to tabulate. And I will do that now.

[2:09:11] So the court

[2:09:12] received one ballot

[2:09:15] and the legal owner is Blossom Ridge 32 LLC, parcel number 223-0091-002.

[2:09:24] Site address is 6331, Philbert Avenue, Orangeville, California, and they are in favor of the proposed benefit category.

[2:09:33] Thank you. Since there is no majority protest, we request to the board adopt the Attat Resolution

[2:09:38] to confirm the levy increase service charges for the Blossom Ridge subdivision.

[2:09:43] And I would like to read in the records, fillings, for the resolution.

[2:09:50] In section two, at the close of the hearing, the board received zero written protests.

[2:09:54] In section three, at the close of the tabulation, the board received one protest ballot,

[2:09:59] totaling 100 percent of the total amount to be levied of which 100 percent was in favor of

[2:10:05] change of the benefit category in zero was in opposition.

[2:10:11] That's it.

[2:10:11] All right, very good.

[2:10:12] Thank you.

[2:10:14] We don't have any public speakers at the public hearing is closed.

[2:10:18] I would entertain a motion of this.

[2:10:20] I will go ahead and move to approve the recommended action.

[2:10:24] It's been moved in a second.

[2:10:25] Please vote.

[2:10:28] You now miss vote with those members present.

[2:10:30] All right.

[2:10:31] Very good.

[2:10:32] Before we break, I just want to thank the clerk and her staff.

[2:10:37] for again, I think finally putting the dot on the eye and crossing the T on how we're going to

[2:10:44] best manage our time. I would have us all know the clock tells us we're, I think, more

[2:10:51] less right on time. So I think it's going well. I want to thank you for all of your work.

[2:10:55] Thank you, Nikola. The chief, chief seats there. Thank you. We do not have a close session.

[2:11:01] And we are in recess until two o'clock.

[2:11:19] Okay, I'd like to call back to order this meeting of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors for Tuesday May 20, 2025.

[2:11:25] Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll and establish a quorum?

[2:11:29] Yes, good afternoon.

[2:11:31] Supervisors, Kennedy.

[2:11:32] Air.

[2:11:32] Desmond.

[2:11:33] Rodriguez.

[2:11:34] Here, Serna.

[2:11:34] Here.

[2:11:35] And you have a quorum.

[2:11:36] Very good.

[2:11:36] Thank you.

[2:11:38] First item.

[2:11:39] Item 40 is the floodplain management ordinance amendment.

[2:11:43] A zoning ordinance to amend the floodplain management ordinance.

[2:11:46] A standalone component of the zoning code.

[2:11:48] And the environmental determination is a notice of exemption.

[2:11:55] Are we keeping the video rolling?

[2:12:01] There we go.

[2:12:04] Good afternoon.

[2:12:05] Good afternoon.

[2:12:06] Chair Sarah members of the board.

[2:12:08] I'm Kim Sioux.

[2:12:08] Seeing you engineer with the Department of Water Resources.

[2:12:11] We presenting on proposed amendments to the fluffy management ordinance, which is a standalone component of the zoning code.

[2:12:20] Following a recent theme a review of this ordinance,

[2:12:22] amendments were identified to remain consistent with federal standards.

[2:12:26] I've listed some of the amendments here, but I'll go over them more shortly.

[2:12:35] First, I wanted to provide a little background on why this is important.

[2:12:38] Sacramento County participates in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program

[2:12:42] or NFIP in short.

[2:12:44] The NFIP allows participating communities access to

[2:12:54] in this flood insurance program.

[2:12:57] These proposed amendments will satisfy FEMA's comments.

[2:13:09] The primary proposed amendments include the top one was 902-16,

[2:13:15] it clarifies the definition of a developed area.

[2:13:18] And the following three is 906-04F, 906-02,

[2:13:22] and 906-07C.

[2:13:24] All three of these clarify minimum elevation requirements

[2:13:27] for new and substantially improved structures.

[2:13:31] and this is to remain consistent with residential elevation requirements.

[2:13:40] Effective CPACs were offered an opportunity here at present in the presentation.

[2:13:44] Three councils requested presentations and they were all supportive of the amendments

[2:13:49] with only clarifying questions being asked.

[2:13:58] The Planning Commission has made the following recommendations.

[2:14:01] Determined the notice of exemption is adequate and complete and approved the ordinance

[2:14:05] planning the floodplain management ordinance,

[2:14:07] stand alone component of the zoning code.

[2:14:12] And that's all I have for you today,

[2:14:14] and I can take any questions.

[2:14:16] Great, thank you.

[2:14:17] Any questions for staff?

[2:14:19] All right, thank you.

[2:14:21] I'm quick to everyone, so I'm to speak on this matter.

[2:14:23] We do not.

[2:14:24] OK, then, you're taking a motion.

[2:14:27] Spive all this on?

[2:14:30] Yeah, I think the advisor doesn't

[2:14:32] be just a punch, so we have a motion a second, please vote.

[2:14:36] Just to confirm the supervisor, Desmond, make the motion.

[2:14:40] Be correct.

[2:14:41] Okay, got it.

[2:14:45] unanimous vote with those members present.

[2:14:47] Thank you.

[2:14:49] Thank you.

[2:14:49] Next item.

[2:14:49] Item 41 is the Gardener split zone and modification of an agricultural preserve to permit a boundary

[2:14:56] line adjustment.

[2:14:59] Good.

[2:15:01] I will be presenting this in the rest of the planning items on behalf of Leanne Mueller today. So starting with the Gardener, split zone and modification of Ag Preserve to permit a boundary line adjustment.

[2:15:18] The proposed project involves two properties in the Delta community, an 89.36 acre parcel currently used for great farming and a separate 0.3 acre parcel addressed with 1577-725 Isleton Road developed with a single family residence and a garage, which was built in 1955.

[2:15:41] Since 1971, the Vineyard Property has been enrolled in a Williamson Act agricultural preserve.

[2:15:49] That number is 71 AP-007, and the residential property is not a part of that Williamson Act contract.

[2:16:00] The larger property, Vineyard Property, is within the AG-80 zoning district,

[2:16:06] while in contrast, the residential property is within the AG-20 zoning district.

[2:16:10] Surrounding land uses include surrounding zoning districts include Ag 80 and Delta waterways.

[2:16:20] The Delta waterways captures the Sacramento River and the Georgiana Slu.

[2:16:27] The proposed action involves a request to rescind the existing Ag preserve for the vineyard property.

[2:16:34] And then simultaneously enter into a new Ag preserve to capture the new vineyard boundaries.

[2:16:39] and then approve a split zone to allow a boundary line adjustment for the project site.

[2:16:49] The proposed boundary line adjustment would slightly enlarge the residential property.

[2:16:53] It would essentially be adding 80 feet to the west and south and would total approximately half an acre.

[2:16:59] The half acre L-shaped expansion would serve as an open space buffer for the residential property from the abutting vineyard operations.

[2:17:08] So

[2:17:13] the half acre boundary line adjustment would increase the residential property to 0.82 acre

[2:17:19] and concurrently reduce the vineyard property to 88.84 acres.

[2:17:25] The residential properties boundary lines would change.

[2:17:28] However, the underlining zoning district would remain the same.

[2:17:31] So what you're seeing on the screen is the expansion of that residential property.

[2:17:36] so it would still retain the AG20 portion

[2:17:39] and then have this additional half acre of AG80.

[2:17:45] The zoning code does state that no zoning district boundaries

[2:17:48] shall be established to divide one lot into two

[2:17:51] or more zoning districts unless approved

[2:17:53] by the Board of Supervisors.

[2:17:54] So that is why this project is before you today.

[2:17:59] So as noted, the entire vineyard property

[2:18:01] is currently under an active AG preserve.

[2:18:05] And the proposed boundary line adjustment

[2:18:06] would result in a half acre being permanently removed from that 89 acre vineyard. Therefore,

[2:18:13] the modification to the Williamson Act contract is necessary to reflect the smaller vineyard

[2:18:19] acreage and then modification to any Williamson Act contract is also the purview of the board.

[2:18:28] The proposal requested go before the Ag Advisory Committee and the Delta Citizens Municipal

[2:18:33] advisory council. Both were recommended for approval.

[2:18:43] Planning staff has reviewed the

[2:18:44] request and we are also recommending approval of the proposed boundary line adjustment

[2:18:48] and creation of the board approved split zone parcel. So there are five different

[2:18:53] recommended actions. The first to recognize the exempt status of the request under section 15301

[2:19:01] of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines. Approved the resolution authorizing a split

[2:19:06] own property, pursuant to Sacramento County Zoning Code Section 1.6.2.8.2, direct the planning

[2:19:14] director or design design need to process the boundary line adjustment adjacent to pursuant

[2:19:20] to Sacramento County Code Title 22. Approved a resolution to rescind the existing Ag Preserve

[2:19:26] for the vineyard property based on the current boundaries and then simultaneously enter and

[2:19:31] established that Ag Preserve to reflect the altered property boundaries from the boundary line adjustment.

[2:19:38] And with that, I'll conclude my presentation and can answer any questions.

[2:19:41] Thank you, Kimber. I do have a question. Unfortunately, our district five supervisor is not here today,

[2:19:50] so what can you share in terms of his disposition?

[2:19:57] I was not in the briefing, so I will let Todd speak to that.

[2:20:02] Good afternoon, Chair Serna Totsmith, planning director.

[2:20:05] I did cover this in a conversation with supervisor Hume several weeks ago.

[2:20:11] He was not concerned about any issues here.

[2:20:15] He didn't offer any personal opinion support or otherwise.

[2:20:20] Okay, so he's staff or presumably okay with it being a gen-dice during that.

[2:20:24] That's my understanding.

[2:20:25] Okay.

[2:20:26] Very good.

[2:20:27] Any other questions for staff?

[2:20:29] See, nine men clerk, do we have any one time to speak on this matter?

[2:20:34] We do not have anyone for this item.

[2:20:36] I will move to approve the recommended action for this item.

[2:20:39] Then move in the second.

[2:20:40] Please vote.

[2:20:43] unanimous vote with those members present.

[2:20:45] Thank you.

[2:20:47] Next item, please.

[2:20:50] Item 42.

[2:20:52] This is a letter of public convenience and necessity for the sale of alcohol through a type 40

[2:20:58] on sale beer ABC License at an existing bar in tavern and indoor recreation facility,

[2:21:04] which is a billiard hall located at 610 Watt Avenue in the North Highlands community

[2:21:09] and the business name is Billier L. Topatio.

[2:21:13] All right. Hello again, Kimber Gutierrez, Senior Planner with Planning and Environmental

[2:21:18] Review, presenting the Billier L. Topatio PCN request.

[2:21:24] So the project site is located at 610

[2:21:27] Watt Avenue. It's in the mid-block on the east side of Watt Avenue in the North Highlands

[2:21:32] Foothill Farms community. The project site is 1,250 square foot commercial suite with an

[2:21:39] existing 8,160 square foot strip mall originally constructed in 1961. The project site is within

[2:21:46] the North Watt Avenue corridor plan within the town center district and has a sub area of residential

[2:21:53] next use one.

[2:21:57] One of the retail suite in the strip mall is an existing billiards haul,

[2:22:02] so billiards L. Topatio. The subject property is within census tract 74.03 and has a baseline

[2:22:11] authorization of three off sale licenses and six on sale licenses. None of the off sale licenses

[2:22:20] are issued, so all three allotments are available, and I believe all of the on sale licenses

[2:22:29] are also available as well. So there is no over-concentration and is considered an under-concentrated

[2:22:35] area with respect to alcohol license.

[2:22:41] Within the strip mall, again none of the businesses

[2:22:44] sell alcohol. The subject property, however, is within Sheriff's District 1, Northwest County,

[2:22:50] sub-area North Highlands, so because within that area does have an average crime rate that exceeds

[2:22:57] the overall district to average by greater than 20%. So the finding of public convenience

[2:23:04] or necessity is required due to the project's location within a high crime area. And then also

[2:23:10] within the general plan, the area is within the North Highlands Environmental Justice community.

[2:23:18] Type 40 alcohol license is typically issued to bars and taverns.

[2:23:24] It authorizes the sale of beer for consumption on or off the premises where sold and

[2:23:30] no wine or distilled spirits may be on the premises.

[2:23:34] Full meals are not required, however snacks must be available and minors are also allowed

[2:23:40] on the premises.

[2:23:42] Their license type is also subject to the responsible beverage service requirements and

[2:23:47] requires alcohol servers and managers of alcohol servers to be responsible beverage service certified.

[2:23:55] I did want to note that although the type 40 alcohol license does allow sales for off-site consumption,

[2:24:01] the proprietor of the billiards hall has agreed to restrict sales to on-site consumption only,

[2:24:06] and that is also noted in their ABC application that is included as an attachment to the report.

[2:24:11] And this requirement for onsite beer consumption would

[2:24:16] would continue to be added to the license once it's issued.

[2:24:24] So on screen now is the one-mile radius map.

[2:24:26] This showcases existing alcohol sales licenses,

[2:24:30] as well as schools, daycare centers, and vacant parcels within the area.

[2:24:34] The nearby land uses are mostly commercial businesses

[2:24:37] and tenants to the north and south along Watt Avenue.

[2:24:41] Some of these commercial businesses do sell alcohol

[2:24:44] but none are within the immediate proximity of the subject site.

[2:24:49] The surrounding side streets to the east are single-family residential subdivisions,

[2:24:54] and there are several schools within a one-mile radius, and then McClone Airport is a little over half-mile to the west.

[2:25:05] The request was presented to the North Highlands but Whole Farm CPAC.

[2:25:10] We only had one CPAC member in attendance who asked a couple of questions,

[2:25:14] but overall was rather neutral towards the request.

[2:25:18] One public commenter did speak supporting the PCN request,

[2:25:23] citing a lack of local entertainment options in the area.

[2:25:28] And then as of March 26th of 2025,

[2:25:31] there have been no written public comments.

[2:25:34] Oh, sorry.

[2:25:34] We did receive one public comment in support

[2:25:36] that should have been forwarded to you.

[2:25:38] We did receive that today.

[2:25:39] So we did receive one public comment in support

[2:25:41] of the proposed request.

[2:25:43] Because of the lack of quorum, there was no formalcy

[2:25:46] pack recommendation, but we do move forward with the project regardless.

[2:25:53] So just to kind of recap, the area is under concentrated in terms of alcohol sales.

[2:25:58] The area is a high crime neighborhood, and the applicant has agreed to both the shares,

[2:26:04] recommended conditions for onsite sales only, and then limitation on the

[2:26:08] of alcohol sales from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

[2:26:18] Therefore, staff is recommending a approval of this PCN request.

[2:26:22] We believe that the sale of alcohol can be accomplished in a manner

[2:26:25] that sufficiently addresses or eliminates objections,

[2:26:28] received and negative impacts identified in the review,

[2:26:32] pursuant to Sacramento County Code 46030,

[2:26:37] and we believe that the applicant has demonstrated that the public

[2:26:39] convenience or necessity of this liquor license would augment entertainment options for an existing

[2:26:44] North Island's business and a manner agreeable to the sheriff's department.

[2:26:48] With that, I can conclude my presentation. The applicant is present and has prepared some

[2:26:53] speaking notes as well for the board. Okay. Do we have any questions for Kimber before we hear from

[2:26:59] the applicant? I do have one question. I'm not sure if you can answer it or perhaps the applicant can.

[2:27:06] You mentioned server training. Does that presumably include how to identify over intoxication

[2:27:16] so that a decision could be made to stop serving an individual that is impaired?

[2:27:25] I assume that that is part of the training, but I will let the applicant speak to that.

[2:27:28] I'm seeing my colleague to my left too on the restaurant.

[2:27:32] Yes.

[2:27:34] All right.

[2:27:35] Very good.

[2:27:35] Well, you're from the applicant.

[2:27:49] I got afternoon customer.

[2:27:50] So follow the time to your question.

[2:27:52] The average.

[2:27:53] The alcohol brevers control.

[2:27:54] They do require us to do the responsible brevers.

[2:27:57] Minimetry.

[2:27:58] And it does cover that.

[2:28:00] And as well as then in finding false IDs as well.

[2:28:03] And it does go more into detail.

[2:28:04] I just don't have that problem.

[2:28:05] Okay.

[2:28:06] Very good.

[2:28:07] But I have a little speech.

[2:28:09] Good afternoon, Council members. My name is John Tamayo.

[2:28:12] We're superriders.

[2:28:13] All right, sorry.

[2:28:15] Supermizers.

[2:28:16] Projects.

[2:28:17] I apologize.

[2:28:18] I represent the local pool hall in Bill and Bill at Tapatillo.

[2:28:21] I'm here today to ask for your support on a Type 48 license, which allows us to serve beer on a premise.

[2:28:26] Only beer in the local bill or establishment.

[2:28:28] The establishment is 1,200.

[2:28:31] 1,250 square foot by 25 square foot.

[2:28:34] Right now, we're the only pool hall,

[2:28:35] to get an endorphinance. And if you want an experience like this, you have to

[2:28:38] track 20 minutes, time to see if it's a Carmichael or 30 minutes south in

[2:28:42] arts experience. I understand there is a concern from the community about the

[2:28:46] alcohol cells and I know that the crime rate is a bit high, but I want to

[2:28:50] clear for it. This is not a liquor store and we do we as mentioned before we are

[2:28:55] not going to allow off-site cells or outside consumption. We have worked closely with

[2:28:59] Sheriff James Cooper and fully agreed to the set of conditions to ensure

[2:29:02] safety in compliance, and we are committed to upholding them.

[2:29:06] Again, this is a family-owned business, and this package is small, and we only have four

[2:29:11] poll tables.

[2:29:13] It is relatively small, and at minimum at least 15 to six in people would be allowed in.

[2:29:21] So we can ensure that limit of traffic, and ensure we can maintain a controlled safety

[2:29:25] and welcome environment.

[2:29:28] I live in North Thailand for half of my life, and I love this community, and I want

[2:29:31] contribute to the economic growth,

[2:29:33] not just the great and new space for recreation,

[2:29:35] but keeping business and revenue right here

[2:29:37] in our neighborhood.

[2:29:39] Thank you for your time in causation.

[2:29:42] All right, very good.

[2:29:42] It's your vice-radrius.

[2:29:44] Well, first I want to congratulate you on a business

[2:29:47] I, you know, it's tough being a business owner in California.

[2:29:53] And I will be supporting this project

[2:29:56] because I think that just reading that documentation

[2:29:58] and you made some modifications.

[2:30:00] Questions with the sheriff's department, and with the hours and requesting just the license.

[2:30:06] What was it? Forty, Peter only.

[2:30:10] And so I will be supporting you, and I do wish you the best in your business.

[2:30:14] Thank you.

[2:30:17] Any other questions?

[2:30:21] And what do we have other signs of this?

[2:30:23] No, not on the side of it.

[2:30:25] You can go ahead and take a seat.

[2:30:26] Thank you.

[2:30:30] I will go ahead and recommend an action for this item.

[2:30:36] Okay.

[2:30:36] It's been moved in a second.

[2:30:37] Please vote.

[2:30:38] You now and it's vote with those members present.

[2:30:41] All right.

[2:30:44] Item 43.

[2:30:45] This is for the grocery outlet.

[2:30:48] This is a letter of public convenience and necessity for the sale of alcohol with a

[2:30:52] type 21.

[2:30:53] Beer wine and spirits.

[2:30:55] ABC License at a proposed grocery outlet, store located at

[2:30:59] 1309 Fulton Avenue in the Art and Arcade community.

[2:31:03] Your back.

[2:31:04] I'm back.

[2:31:05] Last item.

[2:31:07] All right.

[2:31:08] So this is for grocery outlet, PCN requests,

[2:31:11] Kimber Gutierrez, senior planner for planning and environmental review.

[2:31:16] The project site is located at 1309 Fulton Avenue in the Art and Arcade community.

[2:31:22] is at the southeast corner of Fulton Avenue and Hurley Way.

[2:31:26] The project site is a 53,579 square foot standalone retail building, which was constructed in 2005.

[2:31:34] The project site is zoned light commercial, and is within Sheriff's District 4 North Central County Subarea Howarton.

[2:31:42] And per the Sheriff's Department, the Howarton Subarea does have an average crime rate exceeding the overall district 4 average by greater than 20%.

[2:31:50] percent. So a finding of public convenience or necessity is required due to the project site

[2:31:56] being in a high-crime area. And also the project is within the West Art and Arcade environmental

[2:32:02] justice community.

[2:32:06] The vacant retail store is proposed as a future grocery outlet, which is a

[2:32:11] discount full-service grocery store. The former RIDA had a type 21 alcohol license, which was

[2:32:19] rendered to ABC following the company's

[2:32:23] closure or company's bankruptcy in the stores closure.

[2:32:27] The subject property is within census tract 55.06

[2:32:30] and has a baseline authorization of four off-sale licenses.

[2:32:35] Currently, two of the allotments are assigned,

[2:32:40] leaving two off-sale licenses still available,

[2:32:42] and the area is considered under concentrated

[2:32:44] in respects to alcohol license.

[2:32:49] Here is the floor plan for the proposed grocery outlet.

[2:32:54] I just want to note that the display of alcohol would be about 5% of the store's total floor area.

[2:33:01] And that is in the shaded area where the arrow is pointing.

[2:33:07] Here is the one-mile radius map.

[2:33:10] The nearby land uses are mostly commercial businesses,

[2:33:13] oriented north and south along Fulton Avenue and to the east along Hurley Way.

[2:33:17] To the west is an apartment complex and the nearest school is about 1,050 feet to the east.

[2:33:25] You're sorry, to the west.

[2:33:27] Along the commercial corridors of Fulton and Hurley, there are several commercial businesses that sell alcohol.

[2:33:33] And just want to note that the red lines are the different census tracks, so most of those businesses are in different census tracks than the proposed site.

[2:33:45] The request was presented to the Arnar Cade CPAC, the members asked several questions, however we're generally in support of a new full service grocery store in the area.

[2:33:57] The CPAC members voted to recommend approval of the request to the board.

[2:34:03] And we have not received any public comments to date for this PCM request.

[2:34:07] So

[2:34:12] just to recap, the area is under concentrated so they do not have all of the assigned licenses filled.

[2:34:21] However, the area is in a high crime neighborhood which triggers the letter of public convenience or necessity.

[2:34:28] The applicant has agreed to the share of recommended conditions, which include limitation on hours of alcohol sales, no sales of singles, beer or wine coolers.

[2:34:37] One, being 750 milliliters or larger and no loitering signs and enforcement on the building.

[2:34:47] Therefore, staff recommends approval of this PCN request.

[2:34:51] The sale of alcohol can be accomplished in a manner that sufficiently addresses or eliminates objections received,

[2:34:57] and negative impacts identified in the review concurrent, conducted pursuant to Sacramento County Code Chapter 4.

[2:35:03] The applicants have demonstrated that the public convenience or necessity of this liquor license

[2:35:08] outweighs the objections and negative impacts identified and then also the alcohol sales

[2:35:14] would be approximately 5% of the total gross area of the grocery store which will make it

[2:35:19] ancillary feature of the supermarket rather than a convenience store or liquor store.

[2:35:25] And that will conclude my presentation.

[2:35:27] I'm not sure if the applicant is here in attendance.

[2:35:31] Great.

[2:35:31] And as available as well.

[2:35:33] Thank you, Kimber.

[2:35:33] You don't often make mistakes, but I think you've made one just in a reference in the

[2:35:39] Supervisorial District.

[2:35:41] It's District 3, I believe.

[2:35:43] You said District 4.

[2:35:44] Did I?

[2:35:48] Okay.

[2:35:49] My apologies.

[2:35:50] Yes.

[2:35:50] I do have it on the report as Desmond's District.

[2:35:52] All right.

[2:35:53] Very good.

[2:35:54] And with that, Supervisor Desmond.

[2:35:56] Well, thank you, Kimber.

[2:35:57] I was getting nervous about that.

[2:36:00] Well, I know the applicants here and I appreciate the presentation.

[2:36:05] Would you mind coming to the podium?

[2:36:12] A little bit afternoon.

[2:36:12] My name is Joe Tanner.

[2:36:14] I'm the entitlement and permit manager for Gorsh Rialet.

[2:36:16] Okay.

[2:36:17] And are the thank you for being here?

[2:36:19] Are the Gorsh Rialet, are they independently owned?

[2:36:22] They're not independently owned.

[2:36:23] So a business model is set up a little bit different than a franchise model.

[2:36:27] So the corporate office handles the lease, the improvements, the entitlements,

[2:36:33] permits, everything to get the store up and running, and then once we're a couple

[2:36:38] months out from the store opening, then an independent operator is selected, and they

[2:36:43] run the store, they determine the hours, they hire the employees, et cetera, and

[2:36:48] then there's a profit split at the end of the day.

[2:36:51] So it's a partnership between the owner and the corporate.

[2:36:54] Okay, I just want to confirm that because that means I mean there's there is consistency among grocery outlets and how they operate and yes

[2:37:02] I believe we have corporate owns two or three stores at the moment total in California, but everything else is independent operator

[2:37:10] Okay, what will the hours be of the store?

[2:37:13] Typically there are about eight to ten as I've seen most, but again, that's it's the operator decisions

[2:37:19] So sometimes depending on the market, they may be open to what they want to be open about seven or may try to open up to eleven, but typically most are eight to ten.

[2:37:29] Okay. Thank you. I'm supportive of it.

[2:37:31] I mean, I think this is Kimber mentioned.

[2:37:34] This is different from just a convenience store, liquor store, something, the full array of groceries, fresh food, options in the community, which is really needed.

[2:37:43] And grocery outlet has, I think, has really established themselves as a good community partner.

[2:37:48] So if there's no public comment, Mr. Chair, I'm happy to move.

[2:37:53] Who will get it?

[2:37:54] A second.

[2:37:55] His motion is second on floor.

[2:37:57] He board before you proceed with the vote.

[2:38:00] I do want to make one minor clarification, but it's important.

[2:38:03] Sorry, Todd Smith planning director.

[2:38:06] We did receive a couple of public comments on this, not today, but earlier in the process.

[2:38:11] I mentioned them during my briefing with you all yesterday.

[2:38:14] There are two comments that came in not necessarily in opposition to the proposal, but they were

[2:38:20] citing a number of community quality of life concerns related to homelessness, vagancy,

[2:38:26] that type of thing substance abuse. Obviously, much larger issues to be untangled there and

[2:38:31] an address, but I do want to make sure that you were aware of that. Those were also available.

[2:38:35] When this PCN request went to the CPAC and the CPAC still voted in favor, so I think that's

[2:38:41] something as well. Great, thank you.

[2:38:45] Madam Clerk, no other members of the Public Service speak?

[2:38:47] No, not for the second.

[2:38:49] All right, we have a motion a second, please vote.

[2:38:53] You know, I'm going to vote with those members present.

[2:38:55] Thank you.

[2:38:56] Okay, very much.

[2:38:58] For item 44, you are acting as the welcome home Board of Directors,

[2:39:02] receive and file the fiscal year 2425, quarter three, Sacramento,

[2:39:06] welcome home, presentation report, and approve the Sacramento welcome home policy engagement

[2:39:11] social worker standards.

[2:39:18] Good afternoon, Chair Serena and the Board. Melissa Lloyd, Deputy

[2:39:22] Director of Child Protective Services and the Department of Child Family Adults Services.

[2:39:28] I come to you today to present to the third quarter of fiscal year 20, 24, 25, welcome home

[2:39:36] Board of Directors Information.

[2:39:40] Which are our temporary shelter care facilities operated by the

[2:39:44] Department of Child Family and Adult Services.

[2:39:48] On behalf of our department, I would like to thank you for your continued support to the efforts

[2:39:53] that we are making to serve our most vulnerable youth in our community.

[2:39:58] And I also want to take a moment and thank our staff who work tirelessly serving our youth

[2:40:06] as well as acknowledge our internal and community partners that are helping us move through

[2:40:11] this work.

[2:40:16] Today, I will be going over the operating budget and fiscal information and of date on our staff training and safety.

[2:40:26] Policies, one of which you will be approving today, if you so choose, and our quarterly data, and give you an update on our placement capacity extension efforts.

[2:40:37] To start with our operating budget and fiscal information, this is a snapshot, fiscal year 2425

[2:40:48] for three welcome homes that we were operating.

[2:40:51] I am happy to share with you that we have now gone down as of the beginning of April 2

[2:40:57] to two welcome homes that we are operating.

[2:40:59] This slide shows the budget quarter 1, 2, and 3 actuals, as well as the remaining budget for the fiscal year.

[2:41:10] Staffing continues to be the largest budget category with contracted services being the next largest category.

[2:41:19] We continue our security services contract with the Sheriff's Department.

[2:41:26] Other things in this category are training, recreational activities for the youth

[2:41:31] and mentorship programming.

[2:41:34] And finally, our operating expenses and overhead

[2:41:38] make up the rest of the budget.

[2:41:40] That includes facility costs to supplies to feed and care for the youth

[2:41:44] direct costs needed to operate in other minor miscellaneous expenses.

[2:41:49] A reminder that not all of the expenses are reflected as there are sometimes delays

[2:41:56] in receiving invoices timely.

[2:42:02] Next I'll move on to an update with regarding staff training and safety in quarter three

[2:42:08] and just a quick reminder for all that quarter three is the January through March time

[2:42:15] since we're on the fiscal year calendar.

[2:42:19] During this quarter, the therapeutic crisis intervention training continued,

[2:42:25] and mainly in this quarter, we had the make-ups for the TCI Part 1,

[2:42:32] and then we also moved into Phase 2, which is the physical intervention training with manual restraints.

[2:42:40] We also started using a new online application program that really helps us streamline the process

[2:42:49] for automated tracking for all of the information that we need to track for community care licensing.

[2:42:59] We provided an education supports overview and we continued our live safe training,

[2:43:06] which employs those safety strategies for staff.

[2:43:10] That is a de-escalation training, not a restraint training.

[2:43:20] Additionally, we have upcoming trainings for staff

[2:43:25] that I wanted to share some information about.

[2:43:28] We have a training that is titled Discipline Training.

[2:43:31] The title of that comes directly from the community

[2:43:33] care licensing regulations.

[2:43:36] But it's important for you to know the definition of that.

[2:43:38] is really around positive interventions and supports.

[2:43:42] This is around incentivizing positive behavior,

[2:43:47] reinforcing of a desired behaviors,

[2:43:49] and employing natural and logical consequences.

[2:43:54] We also will, we also continue to do makeup trainings

[2:43:59] on the runaway plan training,

[2:44:01] creating a trauma and form culture,

[2:44:04] and also training on prudent parent.

[2:44:08] information and searches.

[2:44:14] We have one policy for the quarter three time frame and that's the engagement

[2:44:20] social worker standards. I will share that as we come forward for the quarter four we will have

[2:44:27] several more policies that we will present to you for approval. There's been a lot of work being done

[2:44:34] on the policies and procedures but within that certain timeframe we just had the one. We've already

[2:44:40] finalized a few and we have some more that are very close to finalization.

[2:44:47] I'll move into

[2:44:50] the demographic data for this quarter between January 1 and March 31, there were 57 undupliced.

[2:45:00] It did you that were served at the three welcome homes to give a comparison in quarter two. There were 85 and in quarter one. There were 64.

[2:45:11] We continue to see the majority of the kids in the welcome homes being female in quarter three. Approximately three quarters of the youth serve were female where the quarter were male.

[2:45:25] 61, a 72% of the children in youth at the welcome homes were children of color, black,

[2:45:34] Hispanic, Native American, and to give a comparison to that in quarter to 61% were children

[2:45:43] of color. About 25% of our youth were served by probation on an informal status in quarter

[2:45:54] two that was 16% and then in quarter three the average age of the youth at the homes was

[2:46:01] 14 in quarter two it was 13. The average daily census for youth across all the welcome homes

[2:46:10] was nine, and the average length of stay was 15 days.

[2:46:16] In quarter two, the average daily census was 11,

[2:46:21] and the average length of stay was six days.

[2:46:25] Excuse me, Melissa.

[2:46:26] Yes.

[2:46:26] She provides a rug rig as says a question that comes in.

[2:46:28] Yes.

[2:46:29] Good afternoon, Melissa.

[2:46:31] Hi.

[2:46:31] Quick question about the 34th female quarter male.

[2:46:36] Are there any preventative measures that can be taken to

[2:46:39] to reduce that or can you give us some insight into what is creating a higher female versus

[2:46:46] male population for this group?

[2:46:50] Absolutely.

[2:46:51] They're across the state of California and quite frankly, across the nation, placement

[2:46:57] for teen girls is just generally harder to find.

[2:47:03] A lot of congregate settings have challenges with having groups of teenage girls together,

[2:47:08] a lot of our local partners as well as partners across the state of California, typically

[2:47:14] lean toward taking boys and that's just a trend that has been seen over decades of time.

[2:47:23] As far as any prevention around that, yes, absolutely.

[2:47:26] I'm going to talk in a little bit further in the presentation about our capacity expansion

[2:47:31] efforts.

[2:47:32] And then we also are exploring within the department some supports and additional supports

[2:47:37] services for youth who are suffering being sexually exploited. And there's a lot of work

[2:47:47] collectively in the communities specifically with other county departments that we're

[2:47:52] doing to address this issue to help stabilize. So is there a trend right now in the higher

[2:48:00] female for this group and potentially human trafficking, is that what we often see at our

[2:48:08] welcome homes is that we do see overall the youth at the welcome homes do present with a

[2:48:15] higher acuity of need. There are youth that are being currently trafficked, sexually exploited

[2:48:24] and there's also the phenomenon within sexual exploitation is the grooming, and so there is a correlation

[2:48:35] of sorts because often times youth that are being exploited, not all of our female youth

[2:48:41] in the welcome homes, whether they're the Sacramento welcomes or the contracted ones, they're

[2:48:46] not all being actively exploited. But what typically happens with youth that are being exploited

[2:48:52] is they have more challenges with staying stable in placement.

[2:48:58] They have overall just significantly more needs,

[2:49:03] whether those these substance use issues or mental health needs.

[2:49:07] One of the preventative efforts with the welcome homes that we have taken directly is that one

[2:49:12] of our providers currently that just started in April 1st.

[2:49:17] We had a new contract provider come on April 1st and the home that they are running is specifically

[2:49:23] for girls.

[2:49:25] And so far, they are doing a really great job with helping stabilize the girls.

[2:49:31] So there's a lot of work that our team does with their team as well as with our behavioral

[2:49:36] health partners to really work from a harm reduction lens.

[2:49:40] What is the capacity of beds for this location?

[2:49:45] For the one you just mentioned, every six, six, yeah, which is really, you know, it's such a small number, but it gets six young ladies off the street, but it definitely is so, well, I guess I have some other questions but maybe I'll ask those another time.

[2:50:05] Okay, thank you.

[2:50:06] Yeah, no problem.

[2:50:07] Yes.

[2:50:09] Since we're on the slide here, just the glaring larger of the two pie charts there, the

[2:50:15] glaring disproportionality of African-American youth, I suspect that we should consider

[2:50:24] the 54 percent that's shown there compared to the general population of that age cohort,

[2:50:32] which I'm guessing is probably, I don't know, 11 to 14 percent, something like that.

[2:50:39] And the county, is that, is that is there something that is a trend or a characteristic

[2:50:46] elsewhere besides Sacramento County where you have a disproportionate number of African

[2:50:51] American youth that are in these programs?

[2:50:58] Yeah, so across the state of California, you will see in different counties issues of disproportionality in some counties that could be African American use youth in other counties.

[2:51:09] It may be Latino youth or Native American, but disproportionality is something that is present and is actively being addressed.

[2:51:19] I will say across the state of California because folks have been looking at the state and

[2:51:25] they've been looking at what this is saying in regard to the community and the types of

[2:51:30] services that are offered specifically in Sacramento County.

[2:51:34] We have been tackling disproportionality of African American youth and there has been a lot

[2:51:41] progress made in regard to reducing that number of youth who reflect as the disproportionate

[2:51:50] number. But we continue, you just can't take your finger off the pulse. You have to keep

[2:51:56] working at it. So we've employed things such as the Board is very aware, our cultural broker

[2:52:01] program, we have different services and supports that come in to the home specifically from

[2:52:09] the African-American community to help our youth.

[2:52:12] There's a lot of upfront prevention work

[2:52:14] that we are doing specific to the helping to keep kids home,

[2:52:24] stabilize families to prevent kids from coming in.

[2:52:27] So all of those kind of collective efforts

[2:52:29] through in Sacramento County have definitely moved the dial

[2:52:32] on what our data reflects today.

[2:52:35] But it is something that across the state counties look at in terms of where are their disproportionate numbers.

[2:52:43] Yeah, I'm glad to hear that we're moving the dial, but obviously the stats in front of us here tell us the story that there's a hell of a lot of work to do.

[2:52:52] Absolutely.

[2:52:55] Right, which is why we have to continue to keep focus.

[2:53:00] Last thing on this slide that I wanted to comment on was, although for this quarter, the

[2:53:07] daily census has been lower than past quarters, the length of stay has been longer

[2:53:13] and that really speaks to the difficulty in locating placements for youth with higher needs.

[2:53:24] And during the quarter two, welcome home presentation, there was a request for demographic.

[2:53:30] There was a request for a comparison of our data overall for demographic purposes.

[2:53:36] And so on this slide, what you'll see is a point, excuse me, that is a point in time data comparison between our contracted providers for race and ethnicity.

[2:53:48] I do also want to say with all of the slides that are depicting the comparison data.

[2:53:56] It's not necessarily apples to apples because the population served as much lower.

[2:54:03] A lot of our contractor providers, all in fact, are still working up to being able to take full capacity of which they're licensed for.

[2:54:13] So for this, you'll see that progress ranch and the children's receiving home, which were the two licensed providers during quarter three,

[2:54:21] have considerably smaller populations.

[2:54:24] Moving

[2:54:31] on with the demographic comparison, this is specific to gender, and this is a point

[2:54:37] in time data for our contractor providers in our Sacramento welcome homes.

[2:54:44] The children's receiving home is utilized for boys, and that's why you will see that there

[2:54:49] were no girls served there during this quarter.

[2:54:54] That is also, I will just note, that's working out fairly well.

[2:54:58] they're still working up to full capacity,

[2:55:01] but being able to have a provider that takes boys

[2:55:04] and if needed, they will take sibling sets.

[2:55:07] They're just not fully up to capacity yet.

[2:55:15] This slide depicts the discharge location,

[2:55:18] which was also a request by this board from the last quarter.

[2:55:24] And this, per the request,

[2:55:26] does show the comparison by quarters.

[2:55:29] The highest discharge location in the third quarter

[2:55:32] of our Sacramento welcome homes,

[2:55:35] was to other contracted providers.

[2:55:38] To give a bit of context to that,

[2:55:39] when a law enforcement removal occurs,

[2:55:44] and in a circumstance where we are not able

[2:55:46] to get the kids directly with family

[2:55:48] or directly into an emergency foster home.

[2:55:51] So typically the removals that occur late night overnight,

[2:55:56] those kids will go to one of our welcome homes

[2:55:58] and then they can be discharged

[2:56:00] over to one of our contracted providers.

[2:56:07] The next highest discharges is the unauthorized absences.

[2:56:13] And then from there, foster family resource homes.

[2:56:22] Survisual degrees? Melissa, have a question. So we recently closed a home, correct? Correct.

[2:56:29] What were the reasons that we would close the home if there are needs that are occurring in our

[2:56:36] So we reduce down to two homes from three for the Sacramento run, the ones that our department runs,

[2:56:45] because we've been working on and have successfully had success in creating contracts with community providers.

[2:56:54] So the goal overall is to reduce the Sacramento welcome homes and have this service done by contracted providers.

[2:57:04] So, in quarter two we had two providers which is progress ranch and the children's receiving home.

[2:57:12] Foster hope came open right at the beginning of April and that's the home that takes the girls, the females.

[2:57:20] And so having that home open up has helped to for us to reduce down to two homes.

[2:57:30] So we have, I think, a good way to describe it.

[2:57:34] Supervisor Rodriguez is that there is need, but having

[2:57:37] our contractor providers have availability, be licensed,

[2:57:43] step in running.

[2:57:45] None of our kids are left without a shelter option.

[2:57:49] And can you help me understand one that is county operated

[2:57:53] and one that is contracted operated?

[2:57:54] What are the pros and cons to the county?

[2:58:00] Overall, I will just say that child protective services,

[2:58:06] like county department, which every county has them,

[2:58:09] that has your social services, child protective services,

[2:58:13] adult senior and adult services,

[2:58:15] the way that we have our department of child family adult services.

[2:58:20] They are not set up.

[2:58:21] There was never the intention for counties to do direct care of children in youth.

[2:58:27] So we utilize our contract of providers, whether those are foster family agencies or short-term

[2:58:34] therapeutic residential settings.

[2:58:38] But because of the circumstances from not having enough places for kids to go to be placed

[2:58:47] And we had to create our welcome homes, stand that up,

[2:58:53] and then work very diligently to work with partners

[2:58:57] to have them stand up and get licensed, the other shelters.

[2:59:05] The other factor is cost.

[2:59:07] It's about $6 million annually for to run a Sacramento

[2:59:13] welcome home, whereas with the contracted homes, it's about half the cost, it's between

[2:59:20] three and four million, and the advantage with a contracted home is that they can contract

[2:59:27] in our behavior health partners have been extraordinary in the work that they've done helping

[2:59:31] with this. They are contract providers can get mental health contracts, and then they can pull

[2:59:37] revenue down from Metacalf. So that's, that's the other, got it. Thank you. Yeah.

[2:59:50] Okay. Moving on from the discharge, I will go into the incident report data for this quarter. This slide.

[3:00:00] Show the incidents and these are all reported. We are required to report these to community care licensing with the California Department of Social Services.

[3:00:12] We had a total of 232 incidents, 222 of those incidents included unauthorized absences.

[3:00:23] And out of those incidences, some of them are multi-layered because you can have one circumstance that involves several incidences.

[3:00:33] But 208 of those incidences included law enforcement.

[3:00:39] But as a reminder to the board, the department is required per licensing as our contract of providers to file missing persons reports.

[3:00:49] and those missing persons reports are noted as law enforcement involvement.

[3:00:56] So we're going to read Regus.

[3:00:57] So Melissa, when there is a, when law enforcement is involved and the child basically becomes

[3:01:05] a runaway is, is that correct?

[3:01:08] Well, with an unauthorized absence, an unauthorized absence can be anywhere from five minutes

[3:01:13] to over a day.

[3:01:15] So we are required to file a missing person's report.

[3:01:19] And if the child is picked up somewhere else, what happens to him or her?

[3:01:26] We are contacted because when we file a missing person's report,

[3:01:30] there is a, it's called an A-wall warrant.

[3:01:34] So if a youth is found out in the community, law enforcement will run their information

[3:01:39] and they will see that they are connected with the department

[3:01:42] and then they contact us, they'll contact our hotline.

[3:01:47] Sometimes the youth themselves will give them

[3:01:49] the social workers' name and number directly,

[3:01:52] but we're contacted and we make arrangements

[3:01:54] with law enforcement.

[3:01:56] And that's whether or not kids are at a welcome home,

[3:02:00] or in any other type of placement setting.

[3:02:03] What happens if a child doesn't want to go?

[3:02:07] Does it want to go back to the home?

[3:02:09] What happens at that?

[3:02:10] If they were previously at a welcome home,

[3:02:12] Yes. So what we do is we work our social workers will engage with them. They'll talk with them.

[3:02:19] The reality is is that for a fair number of youth that go on an unauthorized absence,

[3:02:27] because of having cell phones, because of having more immediate quick access,

[3:02:32] there's some youth that will stay in touch with their social workers and they may say,

[3:02:37] you know, over text or typically text, they don't really call anymore. I don't want to go back there.

[3:02:42] I want to go to a different placement. I want to go here and so our social workers will work with the youth when they have that communication with them.

[3:02:50] If it's as well as any of the service providers that are working with that youth at the time,

[3:02:55] we can have a wrap around team working with the youth who then decides to go on an authorized absence,

[3:03:03] we essentially have for every youth that's in care.

[3:03:07] We have what's called a child and family team.

[3:03:10] And that child and family team is comprised of the social worker,

[3:03:14] the parent or parents, and all the service providers,

[3:03:18] which often will include clinicians and different folks

[3:03:22] that could include a cost of worker,

[3:03:25] any mentors that are working with the youth.

[3:03:27] And so essentially, for kids who tend to go,

[3:03:33] on an authorized absence routinely,

[3:03:35] There's typically a plan of harm reduction that the team is working on.

[3:03:40] That also includes the child's attorney.

[3:03:43] We keep our county council involved with what those plans of harm reduction are.

[3:03:48] And so specifically for your question is, it's case by case.

[3:03:53] We definitely take into account where a youth wants to go.

[3:03:58] We are completely transparent with them if there are any barriers.

[3:04:02] And then we also leverage their desire to go somewhere with sharing with them that there's cooperation needed overall.

[3:04:12] Sometimes we have oftentimes we have placements for kids and they may not want to go to that placement, that specific placement.

[3:04:21] But we work with them just kind of just working conjunction with them and team directly with them, their parents.

[3:04:29] And then whoever they would like to be involved in that child and family team, we respect that.

[3:04:35] So if they say, hey, I know my mom may not show up all the time, but I have an uncle.

[3:04:41] And I want him to be part of it, or the social worker recognizes there's a relative.

[3:04:45] Maybe the relative is local, maybe not local.

[3:04:48] We have them joined those discussions.

[3:04:50] Everything about the work that we do with kids, again with higher acuity of need,

[3:04:55] the kids that go A-Wall is really from a harm reduction lens.

[3:04:59] One more question.

[3:05:01] I think consider it homeless.

[3:05:03] When they go, when they're not,

[3:05:06] yes, I think by definition, they would be.

[3:05:08] Yeah, thank you very, thank you, Melissa.

[3:05:10] You're welcome.

[3:05:13] So the other six to go back to the incidences,

[3:05:16] the other six incidents that involved law enforcement,

[3:05:20] were medical emergencies or hospitalizations,

[3:05:23] contraband, verbal altercations, and property damage.

[3:05:29] Some of the contraband was vape pens,

[3:05:33] alcohol, knife, marijuana, and all of those items were confiscated or the youth hand them over,

[3:05:41] because the youth typically, you know, when they come back into a welcome home, they have to

[3:05:45] provide that. Whatever that contraband is. And then the other category on the slide includes

[3:05:53] incidents like vandalize youth items sometimes they'll be an incident because maybe a kid breaks

[3:06:03] the property of another youth and we have to do an incident report on that. And then we did have one

[3:06:10] to staff this quarter and we had a few medical emergencies due to substance use that resulted

[3:06:18] in the youth being in the hospital.

[3:06:23] The quarter three incident reports with comparison with

[3:06:26] our partners. We do have this slide to provide to the board the comparison, but just a reminder

[3:06:34] that the populations are vastly different.

[3:06:44] This next slide shows the reporting data for community care licensing.

[3:06:52] A couple of highlights from this is that our citations did decrease.

[3:06:57] However, our complaint investigations increased.

[3:07:00] We did find that some of the complaint investigations that community care licensing addressed

[3:07:05] during quarter three were actually for the previous quarter.

[3:07:09] We also had a higher number of overstays the length of stay at a licensed welcome home

[3:07:20] is 10 days and although the number of youth was lower the youth we have at the welcome

[3:07:30] homes have been those youth with high acuity and it's very difficult to find the placements

[3:07:37] or have them go to placements,

[3:07:41] sometimes they are not willing to go.

[3:07:46] And moving toward the end here,

[3:07:47] I just wanted to give an overview

[3:07:49] of our placement capacity expansion efforts.

[3:07:54] Overall, we are, and this is the work

[3:07:56] that we've been doing hand in hand

[3:07:58] with our behavioral health partners.

[3:08:01] We have the emergency enhanced intensive services,

[3:08:05] foster care homes. We have the enhanced intensive services foster care homes. The emergency,

[3:08:13] one thing to know is that originally those were 30 day stays and they went up to 60 which

[3:08:19] really is in the use best interest to have a little bit more stabilization time. And then we have

[3:08:25] the additional contracted welcome homes that I talked about. And then on this next slide it shows

[3:08:33] break down. We also have STRTPs. We have six dedicated beds that we have a contract for.

[3:08:41] And overall, these are all contracts that we're working with local foster-family agency providers

[3:08:46] and STRTP providers. And so currently in the works with different providers, we have a few

[3:08:53] partners that have come from out of Sacramento County to come and work with Sacramento County.

[3:08:58] We are what's in progress right now is an STRTP of two and two STRTPs of four, which will help with these efforts.

[3:09:11] We have youth who want to stay local in Sacramento County.

[3:09:15] This investment has been with very good intent to try and help expand this local capacity to help our youth stay local.

[3:09:23] It helps them stay connected with family, and it helps them stay with their, the people they know and in their schools.

[3:09:34] A couple of things to note in closing that I wanted to share was we continue to reduce the number of kids in foster care from January 1 of 24 to January 1 of 25.

[3:09:53] We reduce the number of kids in foster care by 26% which reflects 301 kids and I'm very happy to share that our relative placement at this point is at 40%.

[3:10:06] That concludes my presentation. I'm happy to answer any additional questions.

[3:10:13] I just want to say thank you for all the hard work that you and your team do for these kids.

[3:10:20] I worry about these this population because of when we look at preventive measures to homelessness.

[3:10:28] These are the kids that are so much at risk and especially to I think it's concerning to me that 3-4 to these are females because females that enter into homelessness.

[3:10:37] The rate of battery and rate is extremely high and so it just concerns me and my heart breaks that we have a high population of homelessness.

[3:10:50] But I do have a question related to a need.

[3:10:54] So we know that now there's a need for young females in this arena.

[3:10:59] to give information out to the non-profits that have the ability to work around to

[3:11:07] creating housing for this population.

[3:11:11] Is that how the information gets out to non-profits that we have a need of young girls?

[3:11:17] These are not even young.

[3:11:19] They're underage to correct.

[3:11:21] Correct.

[3:11:22] We have their minors.

[3:11:24] We do a lot of work with different partners around the needs for housing, we're very vocal about what is needed, we share data, and that's not only our county, I work with a lot of other, my colleagues in other counties because a lot of times kids in California are placed in various counties throughout California.

[3:11:47] And so this is a topic that we routinely talk about at, I believe it was in quarter two that we spoke about the

[3:11:59] THP minor program that we've been trying to get some movement on.

[3:12:04] The challenges come down to really working with our state partners to help them understand the different challenges with funding.

[3:12:12] There are very few and far between programs that are open to taking youth in general, that

[3:12:27] has diminished quite a bit over the last 10 years in terms of congregate settings, but

[3:12:33] we are having discussions and we're trying to be very creative around what we do, we're

[3:12:39] We're routinely talking county to county about what we're doing,

[3:12:43] how we might combine resources to create opportunities,

[3:12:49] but some of it comes down to the funding.

[3:12:52] We really want to see an increase in a THP minor program,

[3:12:56] but the funding that exists is such that it would come from all county dollars,

[3:13:02] versus foster care funding for placement.

[3:13:05] So, there's a lot and I've engaged a lot with our state partners and they're very open to hearing what challenges we currently have.

[3:13:15] Specifically, the work that we've done in Sacramento County.

[3:13:18] There are different leaders at the state that myself, I know, our director Shelby has talked to because they're really starting to see what we're doing in Sacramento County and where we have come through these last few years.

[3:13:32] And I think that it's helping them understand more about what is really needed to have the funding to address the types of placements that are needed.

[3:13:44] And then concurrent to all of that, there's a tremendous amount of work being done to help families stay together and bring services to them so that we are not moving to family separation.

[3:13:57] And that really is reflected in the data with the reduction of kids in care.

[3:14:03] Thank you.

[3:14:05] So thank you, Melissa, for the presentation.

[3:14:08] You answered a number of questions that I had previous from I think a past presentation.

[3:14:17] I think you did a fine job of kind of getting the weeds that we wanted you to get into here.

[3:14:24] So we can understand this as best we can.

[3:14:30] The, well, I think you mentioned 40%,

[3:14:32] we're at 40% now family placement.

[3:14:35] What's our objective?

[3:14:37] I mean, do we have a mark, do we have a mark in mind?

[3:14:40] Do we have a percentage in mind?

[3:14:42] I know that this kind of began as being the,

[3:14:46] having one of the lowest rates in the state.

[3:14:50] And we were, I believe we were looking at LA County,

[3:14:54] and what they were doing at the time to see how they kind of turned.

[3:15:01] Turn their predicament around. So, where should it be? If it's 40 percent now, it's where should it be 50 percent, 60 percent?

[3:15:13] In a perfect world, it would be a hundred percent. I think given, I think there is, it's important to understand that placement, being at 40 percent, I can say, very, I can say with full transparency.

[3:15:29] I think probably 95% of our kids have relative connection, and so what we work on is bringing

[3:15:36] those relative connections to then producing to placements whenever possible.

[3:15:43] We would like, we've talked about internally at the department, putting a number on something.

[3:15:48] We've really worked with our staff, with all of the different focus that we've had in the

[3:15:54] the poor and really looking at casos and what's needed to help support getting to higher

[3:15:59] numbers.

[3:16:00] It's really just keeping that number going up.

[3:16:03] I would be, I would be, related if we were at 75%, 80%, there are just some kids where

[3:16:12] it's not, the opportunity is not there, but what we keep doing through training and use of

[3:16:19] And learning from other counties, learning from other states is really what can we do to, again, reduce harm.

[3:16:29] Bring families in to be connected if they can't go with family right away.

[3:16:34] How do we work on a plan to eventually get them there so that that family connection is there?

[3:16:39] When you say that there's, you know, a estimate of 95% of the kids have some family connection

[3:16:46] opportunity, what do we know about that, though, is that, because not every family connection

[3:16:53] necessarily is going to be a safe one or a productive one.

[3:16:58] And so I assume that there is some type of screening protocol, so that you don't make an already

[3:17:05] bad situation worse.

[3:17:06] Absolutely is. We do have protocols for that and what we know in the work that we do

[3:17:12] with child welfare is that there's a difference between there being a safety issue if you're going

[3:17:18] to place a child in the care of a relative versus having them stay connected. There are relatives

[3:17:25] that we work with who may never pass a background check even with the different waivers that

[3:17:31] but they may call that youth in times of trouble or the youth may call them and they demonstrate

[3:17:39] the ability to engage with their needs or their nephew or their grandson or granddaughter

[3:17:45] to be able to help encourage them, help them remain in placement if they're thinking about leaving

[3:17:51] placement. We also know that when kids leave foster placement, whether they go back with a parent

[3:18:00] or they age out of the system, most often what we have learned with engaging with just in the

[3:18:07] community, and then agencies who really focus on working with people with lived experience

[3:18:12] is that most kids go back to some type of family member. They may not go back to live with them,

[3:18:19] but they'll go back and continue a connection with them. So we really feel like we have such a great

[3:18:25] opportunity to help bridge some challenges within families, because sometimes you may hear something

[3:18:31] about a relative, and you might think, oh, there's no way this is going to work out.

[3:18:35] But as we continue to engage with relatives, with, of course, always looking at can this

[3:18:41] be a viable safe placement, but engage with them in a way where we're bringing them into

[3:18:48] that team that I was describing earlier, we're bringing them in and we're showing them that

[3:18:52] value and we want to hear because those relatives can also give a tremendous amount of information

[3:18:59] to us that help us make better decisions for the entire family and they can also help uncover

[3:19:06] other relatives or because again in the state of California the definition of relative includes

[3:19:12] people who are not blood related but that have a familiar relationship. They can help uncover and kind

[3:19:19] bring that trust from family who may not have wanted to come to the department's attention

[3:19:24] because we're a system that some people may have not had a great experience with.

[3:19:31] All right, thank you.

[3:19:32] You're welcome.

[3:19:33] Supervisor Desmond, excuse me, Mr. Chair, and I know you want to hot the last word you're

[3:19:38] apologize. I want to thank you also Melissa, certainly, for all of your work continuing

[3:19:43] engagement with our offices and certainly members of the community as well. You've made yourself

[3:19:48] continue to make yourself available to deal with any issues and certainly most importantly your work with John the child welfare in the child welfare area

[3:19:57] a conversation I had with Chavon actually recently I was approached by C-Sack leadership

[3:20:02] They want to come to Sacramento to maybe two or some of our social services programs are better

[3:20:08] Understand some of our programs and we talked a lot about really highlighting some of the great work we've done on homelessness

[3:20:14] as both in terms of our housing continuum efforts

[3:20:17] and our behavioral health continuum efforts,

[3:20:20] also highlight our challenges,

[3:20:22] but in the child welfare space as well.

[3:20:23] I mean, I think having the discussion

[3:20:25] with them and a really frank discussion

[3:20:27] about our challenges here in Sacramento,

[3:20:28] but that will help always help inform,

[3:20:30] I think some of the advocacy efforts at C-SAC,

[3:20:33] so I think this should be part of that

[3:20:35] when this, as we've explored with that effort

[3:20:38] by C-SAC leadership sample.

[3:20:39] Thank you.

[3:20:40] Thank you very much.

[3:20:42] All right, very good.

[3:20:42] Thank you, Melissa.

[3:20:44] Madam, could we have anyone sign for speak on this matter?

[3:20:46] Thank you.

[3:20:53] No, not for item 44, but for item 45, we do.

[3:20:58] Okay.

[3:20:59] All right, so we have both, that was both the receive and file,

[3:21:03] and we do need to entertain a motion on the resolution.

[3:21:07] Charal move, is there a second?

[3:21:10] It's been moved in second, please vote.

[3:21:13] You know, I'm gonna vote with those members present.

[3:21:16] All right.

[3:21:17] Okay, now for item 45 you're acting as the Board of Supervisors, approve the formation of the Sacramento County Behavioral Health Commission and Associated by Laws and the Disolution of the Sacramento County Mental Health Board and Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board and Compliance with the Behavioral Health Services Act.

[3:21:36] First of all, again, say shame on us, we're not wearing the grain.

[3:21:42] We usually don't miss that queue each year, but it's good to see that staff is at least listening here.

[3:21:51] And I'll thank Mr. President.

[3:21:52] I think everybody wore it last week.

[3:21:55] All right.

[3:21:56] All right.

[3:21:56] Good afternoon, everyone.

[3:21:58] Board members, Ryan Quest, behavioral health director for Sacramento County.

[3:22:02] Today, coming before you to talk about our behavioral health commission work.

[3:22:09] Historically, our advisory boards have been comprised of our mental health board, which was

[3:22:14] actually mandated by law.

[3:22:16] I'm going back at least until 2004 in a part of welfare and institutes in codes.

[3:22:21] And then our other advisory board has been our alcohol and drug advisory board, which was not

[3:22:26] a mandated advisory board, but one that has been very valued and providing lots of great advice

[3:22:30] to our board of supervisors over the years.

[3:22:32] As a part of proposition one that passed is a part of the voter initiative, it did put into place

[3:22:40] a requirement that we have an advisory board that includes advising on both mental health and substance use prevention and treatment topics.

[3:22:50] And so about a year ago we began the work of bringing together the two advisory boards to have a conversation around what this

[3:23:00] look like for Sacramento County. We brought in a facilitator who got us kicked off in that

[3:23:06] initiative. Ultimately, what came out of that were the separate recommendations were approved

[3:23:11] by the mental health board and by the alcohol drug advisory board, which are included in the materials

[3:23:15] that were provided to you. They are in many ways, very similar, and also they also vary from one

[3:23:23] another in some ways. Based on the recommendations that came from the two boards, we worked together

[3:23:29] with County Council to make sure we're meeting all the requirements that are already required

[3:23:34] in the welfare and institution code and put together the recommendations that are before you

[3:23:38] today. And at the end of this presentation, we're hoping to move forward with your blessing

[3:23:45] in terms of forming the Behavioral Health Commission, dissolving the mental health board and

[3:23:50] alcohol drug advisory board, and then approving our initial commission by laws.

[3:23:55] So there were a few decision points in walking through this and so I'm sort of created the slides around those different decision points.

[3:24:05] First decision point to consider is what should the membership look like.

[3:24:11] Well for an institution code specifically defined the membership as being 15 to 15 members.

[3:24:18] with 50% being consumers or family members of consumers of behavioral health services.

[3:24:25] They didn't limit us from going above that, but it's basically recommending that we would have at least 10 members.

[3:24:32] And so based on the different feedback that we received from the Mental Health Board and Alcohol Drug Advisory Board,

[3:24:38] we brought forward a proposal that would recommend a total of 21 member seats.

[3:24:42] comprised of one board of supervisor member who is an exefficio member, five consumers, one from

[3:24:50] each board district, five family members of consumers, one from each district, and then ten

[3:24:57] public interest representatives, two from each district. One of the places where the two different

[3:25:03] proposals did have some differences was alcohol drug advisory board did recommend some exefficio

[3:25:10] member seats that were comprised of representatives from some of our sister agencies within the county.

[3:25:18] And so, basically, the way that we are trying to resolve that is looking at the welfare and

[3:25:23] institution code. There was really only one ex officio member that was defined in the code,

[3:25:29] and that was for the board member. But then the code also specifically indicates that there should be

[3:25:37] involvement, including recruitment of representatives to be present and participate in discussions

[3:25:44] at the Commission meetings, including individuals with lived experience with mental illness,

[3:25:50] substance use disorder, or both, their families, advocacy, organizations, behavioral health

[3:25:55] professionals, professionals not that do not interact with individuals, I mean, I'm sorry,

[3:26:02] any professionals that interact with individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders

[3:26:07] on a daily basis, education, emergency services, social services, adult, older adults, transportation,

[3:26:13] veterans and so forth.

[3:26:15] So basically, the welfare and institution code does encourage that these different perspectives

[3:26:22] and voices are included.

[3:26:25] And so rather than requiring permanent ex officio committee seats, our recommendation that

[3:26:31] we put together, welcomes the commission to be active in following the portion of the law

[3:26:35] encourages the involvement of diverse community member involvement at all stages of the various

[3:26:42] board meetings and committee meetings. So that's sort of how we tried to resolve that

[3:26:46] without getting too large of a required membership defined within the actual bylaws.

[3:26:53] Dr. Quest before you continue. I'll show my cards a little earlier. I think 21 members for anything is

[3:27:01] So, I, with regard to the suggestion that there'd be 10 public interest representatives to from each district,

[3:27:10] what's the rationale for two from each district? Why not one from each district?

[3:27:14] And for a total of 16 versus 21.

[3:27:18] Part of the consideration was the idea that we do have two existing boards, mental health board,

[3:27:25] and alcohol drug advisory board with whom there are members, we greatly value and appreciate

[3:27:32] all their investment to this process over the time and wanting to give room for there to be

[3:27:39] sufficient representation from both of our existing boards. That was part of the thought process.

[3:27:46] Okay, was there discussion when there was focused discussion on kind of the reconstitute or the combined advisory body about just the kind of the management

[3:28:08] meeting management as it relates to the size of the total advisory body. I mean, the more

[3:28:16] people you have, sometimes the more challenging it can be. And not only just running and

[3:28:25] getting through the meetings, it could also be challenging for us to find members, as you

[3:28:32] know from every board meeting when you hear us go through nominations and you have the same

[3:28:38] vacancies. So I just want to understand if there's a good reason behind the number

[3:28:44] then I guess I'm fine with it. But if it's really what if the number reflects really an effort

[3:28:55] to kind of not exclude folks, then maybe there's some opportunity to have a discussion

[3:29:04] up here about whether that's the right thing to do.

[3:29:07] But was there any kind of conversation at some point about just kind of meeting management

[3:29:15] and in the complexities of having a larger body versus a smaller one?

[3:29:19] This was something we did contemplate regarding both meeting management as well as enough space for people to feel like they're able to contribute to the conversation.

[3:29:31] And that was something that we did definitely consider.

[3:29:34] I think ultimately the concern was feeling like that there were going to be people not enough seats coming from both of the existing boards to be able to honor their ongoing voices and contributions to the topic.

[3:29:48] Was there also a discussion about making sure that you, that there's an awareness about

[3:29:57] Quorum establishment?

[3:30:00] Okay. Surveillance or degrees?

[3:30:04] Yeah, I'm going to agree with chair sir. Now that 21 is, it is a large group. And we'll become a very long meeting, which is fine because I think this is a very important topic.

[3:30:20] But if there were any changes, you know, having five family members, one from your district, and five public interest representatives, one from your district,

[3:30:29] is that would be a reduction of five, bringing it to a 16, which is, I think, a workable

[3:30:37] number, but that's just my two cents. And also I just want to, while I have the mic,

[3:30:43] is that I've been on this commission and as we make a decision, I'd love to remain on this commission

[3:30:55] Thank you.

[3:30:57] Thank you.

[3:31:00] Thank you.

[3:31:00] There are also some other required membership.

[3:31:05] There are also some other membership requirements.

[3:31:07] We're also supposed to have a representative of a veteran use and a representative from our local education.

[3:31:15] We did not add additional seats to the 21 in order to be specifically identified for those different

[3:31:22] specific perspectives.

[3:31:24] Instead, we are recommending that the, the 21 that we originally recommended would,

[3:31:30] would any of those 21 would be able to be counted towards one of these.

[3:31:34] So for example, right now, I believe we have a veteran that is sitting in one of our family member seats.

[3:31:41] I hope that's accurate.

[3:31:43] And so that, for example, would be both meeting the requirement for the family member seat as well as for representing the veteran perspective.

[3:31:53] So that's membership. I'll keep going. I imagine you'll want to have conversation around where you want to land on that topic.

[3:32:01] In terms of terms of service, the welfare and institution code does require that member serve three year terms.

[3:32:08] And we're proposing that we would stagger one third of each appointments to expire each year so they don't all expire at the same time.

[3:32:17] For inaugural members, we're going to have to identify individuals who will be one, two, and three

[3:32:24] year terms so that once again we establish the staggering requirements over time.

[3:32:28] That's why you want to 21, right? So nice to see you in division.

[3:32:33] And then finally we did, we are proposing that there would be a term limit of two consecutive full terms

[3:32:41] with individuals being eligible for reappointment after a one-year break, the rationale for that being that it would promote diversity and give new individuals an opportunity to serve and be part of this amazing work.

[3:32:59] Our initial proposal for setting up our standing committees.

[3:33:05] Basically, welfare and institution code does not have specific requirements for any standing

[3:33:11] committees.

[3:33:12] It does say that the commission may include an executive committee, but it does not have

[3:33:20] any actual requirements for which committees we have to have.

[3:33:23] So the proposal we brought before you, we tried to be straightforward and include executive

[3:33:29] committee, adult prevention and treatment committee, children's prevention and treatment

[3:33:34] committee and then finally crisis injustice involved continual committee and the commission

[3:33:41] would have the ability to create ad hoc committees at any time that they wanted to in order

[3:33:46] to focus on specific topics. I'm just pause here and recognize that I know that there was

[3:33:51] some general public comment that was submitted to the board prior to this meeting regarding

[3:33:56] the rationale for why the crisis injustice involved continual committee was proposed as a

[3:34:03] combined committee. I think the main rationale behind that was, is I think now, it's been

[3:34:11] pretty common for us to be really talking about this as a broad continuum. As we know

[3:34:18] with the change in our sheriff's policy, as it relates to working with those with mental health challenges,

[3:34:27] that did require us to have some in-depth conversations around how we're responding as a behavior

[3:34:33] health system to crises. We're also seeing that these conversations are often coming up

[3:34:41] in multiple contexts. The idea behind having one committee that would have these conversations

[3:34:47] was to try to unsylo and be able to have those conversations across the full continuum,

[3:34:54] all in one committee rather than setting up different silos for those different conversations.

[3:35:00] Okay, so if I was kind of neat, did you, okay, so I'm going to chime in here.

[3:35:10] So I know the public comment that you're referencing Dr. Quest, I want to understand

[3:35:15] it's a little bit better than what you just offered.

[3:35:20] So currently, what's the difference, can you be summarized that difference between

[3:35:29] how crisis is addressed currently from the two respective advisory bodies relative to especially

[3:35:42] relative to the fact that our sheriff has made it clear that there's an interest on behalf

[3:35:49] of his department to do things very differently in terms of how they would not respond to

[3:35:58] some crisis situations?

[3:36:02] Currently, both, I believe both advisory boards

[3:36:06] have a justice committee.

[3:36:08] And I know, I'll call drug advisory board does.

[3:36:12] I'm thinking, I believe the mental health board does as well.

[3:36:15] And both in both sets of recommendations from both boards,

[3:36:18] I know that they both recommended a justice committee.

[3:36:22] In terms of crisis, there's not just a crisis continuum

[3:36:26] committee on either, on the mental health board side, though, we do have an advisory committee

[3:36:31] that's specific to our community wellness and response team.

[3:36:35] That is a very unique sort of advisory role because it's an advisory committee for one

[3:36:40] specific program, and so in this recommendation we're proposing to expand it beyond a focus

[3:36:47] on one individual program to really be focusing on the full continuum of programs that are

[3:36:53] relevant to that particular topic.

[3:36:55] So the proposal of the recommendation would involve the dissolution of the CWRT?

[3:37:03] Yes, that way.

[3:37:05] So I have received not just the one email that I think you're referencing that that be preserved

[3:37:14] or it suggests it'd be preserved, but I've had some early morning electronic communication

[3:37:23] with someone who's very close to this and kind of underscored how beneficial the CWRT has been.

[3:37:38] And I just need to understand what the practical implications are if it's going to be dissolved and replaced with something,

[3:37:47] especially with the backdrop of, again, what the sheriff is seeking to do and also as we

[3:37:58] intend to continue to, I presume, we have a very robust 1980, you know, environment and

[3:38:06] protocol. So, I guess what I'm asking is, from the, hopefully, the robust discussions

[3:38:15] that we're had before this recommendation came to us, what was some of that back and forth

[3:38:21] in terms of the consideration of the benefit to changing it?

[3:38:26] The CWRT Advisory Committee has been extremely valuable in helping us initiate the community

[3:38:31] wellness response team program and helping us get it up and off the ground, helping advise

[3:38:36] us in what that should look like. So I want to first of all thank them for all their contributions.

[3:38:42] And then the follow-up to that, though, is that we do have a broader crisis continuum.

[3:38:49] And so the concept and also, the CWRT was not conversation was not always being limited

[3:38:57] to just the CWRT advisory committee.

[3:39:00] It was coming up across a number of different contexts.

[3:39:04] And then also, CWRT program itself sits within a broader continuum of crisis programming.

[3:39:11] And so, in terms of specifically responding to the change in policy from our sheriff, we're really having to look at our entire crisis continuum regarding all the different ways that we're doing that.

[3:39:23] We can see that in our supporting of the alternative destinations, protocols that we're working on having the treatment center and CSUs,

[3:39:35] be as alternative destinations for drop-off of individuals.

[3:39:41] We can see that in terms of our urgent care program, crisis receiving from our crib program.

[3:39:48] These are all part of our crisis continuum and all I think part of the conversation

[3:39:53] and so really wanting to have that broader conversation as well as being able to be flexible

[3:40:00] and responsive to any future changes or rising needs from

[3:40:06] community around the entire crisis continuum.

[3:40:10] With the current system in place that community wellness and response

[3:40:16] team, my understanding is that it does rely somewhat or it may

[3:40:24] substantially on our partnership with Wallspace.

[3:40:27] Correct.

[3:40:28] So under this new model, how does well space fit into that or what changes for that partnership, I guess?

[3:40:43] I hope that partnership continues to grow and thrive as a part of the conversation across our entire continuum.

[3:40:52] because well-space not only runs our 988 call center,

[3:40:56] but also, for example, operates

[3:40:57] that crisis receiving behavioral health crib program,

[3:41:00] as well as contemplating other programs

[3:41:03] into the future that we might be partnering with well-space.

[3:41:07] Have there been early discussions with Mr. Portius

[3:41:10] about what that looks like?

[3:41:13] We were texting this morning.

[3:41:16] So, is that so?

[3:41:17] Is that so?

[3:41:19] So, no, I'm not sure it's necessarily, I mean, it feels like we're kind of dancing on the head of a pin here, it seems very precarious just because there's so many things that seem to be changing in real time relative to how do we adequately and safely respond to crisis, right?

[3:41:39] from the standpoint as it's been being a kid from the Sheriff's standpoint is safety for

[3:41:44] their officers.

[3:41:49] I was just going to say, Tim Blutz, Director of Health Services, maybe can respond a little

[3:41:56] bit to that question and hopefully provide a little bit of clarity because I think the

[3:42:01] important thing to remember, you have CWRT advisory and then you have our CWRT program.

[3:42:07] The partnership at Work With Well Space is very much embedded in the CWRT program and that has

[3:42:16] to continue to evolve, things like the MOU today working with the sheriff, the 911 Interoperability.

[3:42:24] All of those things will continue to be built up and enhanced.

[3:42:29] I think what we're, what Dr. Quist is noting and why we were looking at some of this change is

[3:42:37] in part of where you have CWRT advisory that's advising a single program that works within a much broader context of our response.

[3:42:53] That includes the CCIT, which is our right-along program with law enforcement, other areas that work closely with this system.

[3:43:04] So sometimes I think there's some confusion even amongst our team members when CBRT advisory has recommendations versus the actual CBRT program.

[3:43:16] Right now, I don't know how often well space is involved with the advisory committee itself.

[3:43:21] I mean okay to for reporting out on their statistics we we still want that form and we would expect

[3:43:29] through this this new committee that you're going to have that same level of communication engagement.

[3:43:37] Is there anything that would need or should be formalized to take the guesswork out of

[3:43:44] How we're not going to skip a beat?

[3:43:48] I'm we can bring back similar to like CBRT advisory

[3:43:52] developed a set of bylaws, specifically for that group.

[3:43:56] I think if we take those and in a similar fashion,

[3:44:01] basically build off that to make sure we're not skipping

[3:44:03] skipping a beat. I completely agree.

[3:44:06] Okay, I know who was, who can't he's either

[3:44:08] to chime in on the subject.

[3:44:10] Thank you, Chair.

[3:44:12] Yeah, first of all, both Tim, Dr. Clist, I appreciate your answers because you made my comments

[3:44:21] much shorter. I think you took a, you synthesized a very long conversation that was happening

[3:44:27] a year ago, started a year ago or so, and synthesized it down to exactly where it's

[3:44:33] had my, I actually, you know, and I was going to wake up at the end, but since it's here and

[3:44:39] started asking questions on it. The crisis in Justin Vols continued in committee. I think

[3:44:44] it's a great idea, because it doesn't treat the CWRT as something that's separate,

[3:44:49] something that's different, because it's not. Particularly with the advent and the up and running

[3:44:54] of 988. It more formalizes that the CWRT will be

[3:45:00] The part of it, in conjunction with these other efforts, including 988, I've had meetings with the sheriffs since they've come out with their policy with 988 well-space behavioral health staff on this subject, and I think this is a way to better integrate CWRT into the process and not just make it something else.

[3:45:21] I mean, if you even talk to, you've probably seen chair, if you got it, if you have the

[3:45:27] texts, you know, the meetings I've had with Wellspace, since 98's been up and running.

[3:45:32] Very few calls need to actually go to CWRT, so it's really just a component, it's not

[3:45:37] a separate thing.

[3:45:38] I mean, like a small percentage, most can be handled by 988 over the phone, a very small

[3:45:44] percentage goes CWRT, and even smaller percentage goes to law enforcement.

[3:45:48] So, I think by, you know, creating this whole continuum committee, you're actually institutionalizing

[3:45:56] CWRT in a way that it never has been before, and it's not being treated like some kind of a stepchild that operates separately.

[3:46:02] That's my two cents on it.

[3:46:04] And I certainly appreciate that those insights.

[3:46:07] I think Supervisor Kenney has been closer to this than any of us up here.

[3:46:14] My mildly concern is what I just expressed in gladiator response that perhaps a follow-up

[3:46:23] way to formalize that continuing working partnership or relationship, understanding who's

[3:46:31] doing what is probably a good compliment to what we're being asked to do today.

[3:46:37] So, I'm seeing a lot ahead, it's not even that's good, all right.

[3:46:41] Thank you.

[3:46:46] Okay, I think this is a little bit just reiterating, again, we do recognize that our commission

[3:46:53] can and we encourage use of the digital ad hoc committees to be able to focus on specific

[3:47:00] topics.

[3:47:01] And then the Witt Code specifically talks about the importance of various perspectives and being

[3:47:09] involved throughout the entire stage of the committee planning process.

[3:47:14] And so we do hope that that can be encouraged and supported by the commission.

[3:47:23] And then one other decision point that came out of some difference in perspective from

[3:47:31] the two different proposals that came forward from mental health board and alcohol drug

[3:47:35] advisory board on the mental health board side, there is a tradition of disclosing

[3:47:41] ones see regarding whether they're in a consumer seat, a family member seat, or a public

[3:47:46] interest seat. There's some pride in sort of disclosing those different perspectives.

[3:47:54] Alcohol drug advisory board was concerned around being a requirement for disclosing that sort

[3:48:02] of information that it may make individuals who are participating feel uncomfortable. So we're trying

[3:48:08] to find a compromise between those two different perspectives in order to be transparent with

[3:48:15] community that we're in compliance with the welfare and institution code.

[3:48:20] We do we are proposing that we would require individuals to self-identify which of the seats

[3:48:26] they are qualified for as a part of the application process.

[3:48:29] We're not going to background check or verify what they're self-identifying but they do need

[3:48:35] self-identify and then we part of transparency in terms of developing the roster of membership

[3:48:42] to include a description of which seat they hold. However, at the actual commission meetings,

[3:48:50] we're not going to require individuals to self-disclose which of the seats they represent,

[3:48:55] nor will we discourage people who do want to self-identify which of the seats they hold. So basically

[3:49:03] then it can become their own personal choice on whether or not they do that disclosure.

[3:49:08] I appreciate the sensitivity of the issue.

[3:49:13] I mean, I can see someone that perhaps is recovering alcoholic, for instance, for a wide variety

[3:49:21] of reasons not wanting to have that be kind of the label that they're seen as everyone of

[3:49:28] meetings. However, I could also understand someone that is very pride of, you know, proud

[3:49:33] of their sobriety and doing exactly the opposite. The last part of what you just said,

[3:49:41] Dr. Quis, I think, is going to be a bit of a challenge, because if you kind of leave it

[3:49:45] to folks to self-disclose, I could also see that, especially if it's 21 people, perhaps

[3:49:55] adding to the discomfort, because some are doing it in some arms and perhaps there might be some stigma that might creep into the way that the body would function.

[3:50:14] So I would just urge some extra caution about how that gets treated.

[3:50:22] This is our best attempt at trying to find a compromise between what I know it's a challenge.

[3:50:30] And that basically restates what I just said.

[3:50:33] So basically our plan from this point forward with your support would be first of all recognizing that some of this is putting work on your staff.

[3:50:45] So try to find the right amount of time to give you in order for it not to feel like too much work.

[3:50:52] So, definitely open to any refinement of these timelines, but basically we're proposing that the first commission meeting would be held in 90 days, so in September within 90 days, so it would be in September, and that would give each district enough time to accept applications and then appoint initial members.

[3:51:17] And then the idea being that this would give a little bit of notice to the mental health

[3:51:21] board and alcohol drug advisory board that they don't have to dissolve today at this

[3:51:26] moment, but they have another 60 days that they can do their final meetings and celebrations

[3:51:30] in order to just really acknowledge and respect all of the different contributions that

[3:51:35] the two advisory board boards have contributed to our county.

[3:51:40] And then basically encouraging our mental health board and alcohol drug advisory board members

[3:51:45] to apply for appointment to the commission subject to district recommendations, and of course,

[3:51:51] ultimately approval by the Board of Supervisors. And that's the conclusion of my presentation

[3:51:56] and certainly open to any other questions that you all may have. Thank you, Dr.

[3:52:03] I knew I have a question. Just to clear to me, I presume the welfare institutions code

[3:52:12] does not preclude the specific ex officio edition of county any county staff that the our board might want to see added.

[3:52:29] It so I good thing we had the email this morning with county council order for me to make sure that I knew the specific language around this it does exclude individuals who are employed by behavioral health.

[3:52:42] from being in there, but not other agencies.

[3:52:45] So for instance, we could have our director of home

[3:52:51] or services.

[3:52:53] That would not be excluded by the well for an institution code.

[3:52:57] It does, I'm answering a question from another public

[3:53:01] interest member in the, in the, it does restrict membership

[3:53:07] for individuals who are employees of contractors of any of our service providers, though.

[3:53:14] Okay, we're good.

[3:53:17] Questions for Dr. Quest?

[3:53:20] Okay, thank you.

[3:53:22] I don't have questions, Dr. Quest, but I just want to reiterate the importance of your job and

[3:53:29] the job of that and that of your team and what you do. And the services you provide for our county

[3:53:35] and how, in times like this, there just seems like there's a huge need in the mental health

[3:53:41] world and you guys do a great job.

[3:53:44] Thank you so much.

[3:53:47] Great.

[3:53:48] Thanks again.

[3:53:49] I'm going to click to we have members of the public side.

[3:53:51] We do have four speakers, John Derby.

[3:54:04] Good afternoon to everyone and board members.

[3:54:07] My name is John Derby from Wallspace Health, Clinical Quality and Training Manager.

[3:54:12] I'm honored to be here in front of you today.

[3:54:15] I'll quick back around in 2003,

[3:54:19] I'm a person with a lived experience and I got sober on

[3:54:22] a bed that was through a county bed that was paid for by money allocated by this very

[3:54:27] board, so I'm eternally grateful for that.

[3:54:31] One of the first things I did when I got sober was to become a certified drug alcohol counselor

[3:54:35] and help a lot of people in Sacramento County.

[3:54:37] The next thing I did in 2004 was to begin attending the Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug

[3:54:42] vice-report and basically have been there ever since for over 20 years and I've got

[3:54:48] to see people like Linda A.V. and Ryan Quest is the behavioral health director and people

[3:54:53] like that do a lot of great work over the years and while it causes my heart to skip a beat

[3:55:00] when I see the words dissolution of the alcohol and drug advice report because it's been so

[3:55:04] dear to my heart. It also what I've gotten to see over the last 21 years is that the problems

[3:55:09] of mental health and substance use disorder and crisis services are all inextricably intertwined

[3:55:16] both in terms of the challenges we face but also in the terms of the solutions we can

[3:55:21] find together as well and so the creation of this behavioral health commission makes a lot

[3:55:28] of sense and so at least as of what I was told yesterday by the people at Well Space Health

[3:55:35] I was authorized to let you know that we are in support of this if you've received for

[3:55:39] information from that since yesterday, that would change that recommendation, but we are in support

[3:55:46] of that. So I want to thank you all for your service and for your attention to this matter

[3:55:52] and for your my time today. Thank you. Thank you, Joe.

[3:55:58] Thank you, Chair Harris.

[3:56:11] Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors. My name is Kisha Harris.

[3:56:15] I sit on the district one family member representative seat on the mental health board.

[3:56:21] I am in support of the formation of the Behavioral Health Commission.

[3:56:25] I was actually also a part of the ad hoc committee as well.

[3:56:29] There's a provision in the bylaws for non-disclosure.

[3:56:33] For me, it wasn't until I had an honest conversation with the Board of Supervisors for my

[3:56:39] district district one that I was able to share a little bit about myself and what I was

[3:56:43] doing, which brought me to the mental health board, but it wasn't until after that conversation

[3:56:48] that I realized I was in denial about the mental health of my adult child and that I had to

[3:56:54] deal with and it was in that realization that I came and I approached the mental health board

[3:56:59] differently. I was able to open up and share and I needed to honestly acknowledge what I was

[3:57:05] dealing with as it pertains to my child as well as lived experience. It was then that I was able

[3:57:12] to show up differently at the mental health board meetings and I was asked to participate in the

[3:57:17] hard committee, which I accepted. Sacramento has a campaign. It's called stop stigma. It's not what you think.

[3:57:29] If it's not what we think, then we have to share. But unless we share, then we're holding on to that stigma.

[3:57:36] I understand what the self disclosure it is, sobriety. But it's also anxiety. It's also depression.

[3:57:42] Again, it's not what you think. And it's only until we ever to share that we're able to eliminate that stigma.

[3:57:48] and not disclosing would further that stigma and I want to bring awareness to mental health while eliminating stigma.

[3:57:59] In closing, I ask that the body that reports to you, the mental health commission, that we identify our status on relationship,

[3:58:08] and to consider the message that we're sending by not disclosing that information.

[3:58:13] Thank you.

[3:58:14] Thank you, she'll get to see you.

[3:58:16] You as well.

[3:58:19] Melinda, A.V.

[3:58:29] Good afternoon.

[3:58:30] Chair of some members of the Board.

[3:58:32] I'm Melinda A.V.

[3:58:34] And although I'm chair of the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board,

[3:58:37] I am here as an individual today.

[3:58:38] I'm not speaking on their behalf.

[3:58:40] I also sit on the mental health board,

[3:58:42] and I'm not speaking on their behalf either.

[3:58:45] First of all, I wanted to say really quickly.

[3:58:47] Thank you to Dr. Quest and county leadership.

[3:58:52] I think this was a really tough proposal to write and integration has long been on the table.

[3:59:01] But no one has ever been able to really describe how it's going to work.

[3:59:05] And I think with this proposal, that's exactly what they did.

[3:59:08] They wrote it down. There are a lot of different ways we could do it.

[3:59:11] But what they wrote down expresses articulates their vision and a way to get there.

[3:59:17] And I appreciate that. I can see the decision points all the way through.

[3:59:21] I appreciated the compromises that were made.

[3:59:24] So I just wanted to say that, the job.

[3:59:27] And I do want to add, there's concern over the 21 members.

[3:59:31] A-Dab has 20 members on our board.

[3:59:34] And it's important to remember that Quorum is considered only on the field seats.

[3:59:38] So if you only fill 16 of those seats, the Quorum is based on 16.

[3:59:43] But we have never, I think, once in the past,

[3:59:47] maybe five years, we have not achieved Quorum.

[3:59:50] We always get to work.

[3:59:51] So in other words, you're not like a CPAC.

[3:59:55] We're really an interesting meeting.

[3:59:57] You should come.

[3:59:59] People.

[4:00:00] Now, I'm not interested in people are very interested in substance use and mental health in this community. They just are. A bigger board allows a lot more diversity of thought. So I'm running out of time. So that's what I have to say. So thank you very much for hearing this.

[4:00:17] I am here, simply because remembering in 2008 when literally you eliminated, should we say

[4:00:28] hospitalization for this mental health situation and realizing the last few years it seems

[4:00:36] like the mental health board has had serious concerns in trying to be an active board unlike

[4:00:45] other issues going through there. So I'm hoping this is going to be a good development, a new

[4:00:50] development. I didn't clearly see when you expect Jonathan to have the Stockton Boulevard 135

[4:00:58] beds available. Just wondering on that also related to Mr. Cooper when he was a assembly person.

[4:01:08] He dealt with about, I believe it was the Alzheimer's about a band to go through there.

[4:01:16] Just wondering whether that's something he has introduced and talked to Sacramento County about something about identifying those issues to separate and identify people and whether that's appropriate.

[4:01:29] And also whether this is your response to the CalAIMS program development.

[4:01:34] That's Board of Supervisors, but I just bring you attention of what I see and hear and how you have explained and covered it.

[4:01:42] Like what you offered and explained about a couple of things.

[4:01:45] Fill and like what I've seen rich you do through there.

[4:01:49] Patrick, I'm still not quite sure what's going on with the Erosville road and your complex down there.

[4:01:56] But that's dealing with homeless.

[4:01:58] Welcome to District 1 in District 3.

[4:02:03] You talked about the Rosville road situation and still looking to get Richard to explain that.

[4:02:11] And with that, I'll leave you.

[4:02:13] Thank you, Jeffrey.

[4:02:15] Supervisor Dustin.

[4:02:17] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[4:02:19] And thank you for the public comment.

[4:02:22] And I want to just underscore what I'm willing to say.

[4:02:25] Thank you, Dr. Quest and staff.

[4:02:27] and shaman and everyone.

[4:02:29] This was, I'm sure this is a very difficult thing.

[4:02:32] A lot of competing interests, a lot of very passionate

[4:02:35] interests about the subject matter.

[4:02:37] And this is a significant change.

[4:02:40] But I really think you have struck the right balance.

[4:02:43] And Ryan, hearing you kind of describe your rationale

[4:02:47] or the rationale behind combining the crisis

[4:02:50] and justice involved, that's pretty that resonates with me.

[4:02:53] I think that will lead to a much more successful result

[4:02:57] for people.

[4:02:59] Because I do think we operate, we tend to operate in silos far too often, and with complicated

[4:03:04] issues like this, we need to be talking more together and have more forums where we

[4:03:09] can be working together.

[4:03:12] And I also, I think there was a great discussion brought up by the chair in terms of formalizing

[4:03:17] something we're incorporating well-spaces involvement in that.

[4:03:20] So I think that should definitely be part of it.

[4:03:23] Melinda, I appreciate the comments about the size because I certainly we serve on board

[4:03:28] in commissions that can certainly become on wieldy if they're too large, but that's a

[4:03:34] point well taken that we always will have vacancies, so it's usually going to be several

[4:03:38] people below that, so just some of my comments, but primarily thank you for this thing.

[4:03:44] This is a good way forward, and I'm certainly supportive of it with staff recommendation

[4:03:49] and with the addition that the chair referenced

[4:03:53] would respect to a well-spaces.

[4:03:55] Thank you.

[4:03:58] So, I tell you, I'm very thankful for all the work

[4:04:02] that's gone into this.

[4:04:03] I know a prop one passage was really the prompt

[4:04:06] that began this so kind of working within a construct

[4:04:14] that's not entirely of our own design

[4:04:16] can be sometimes challenging.

[4:04:18] But I think the recommendation is sound and I too wanted to appreciate the fact that you pointed out kind of the nuance of field seats and how that relates to form a establishment important to know.

[4:04:36] I do think, however, and now I'm going to have to eat my words because I'm going to suggest

[4:04:44] there be a formalized 22nd ex officio member.

[4:04:49] I just think it would be a bit of a shame if we didn't as a county that is very focused

[4:04:57] on trying to always improve how we address the complexities of homelessness.

[4:05:04] I think it would be a shame if we didn't formalize having our director of homeless services,

[4:05:10] be an ex officio member and a participant, an expected participant, and these new advisory

[4:05:20] body meetings.

[4:05:21] I think we can all agree that the relationship between substance use disorder, excuse me,

[4:05:31] And mental health challenges as it relates to homelessness is glaring.

[4:05:41] So I would respectfully like my colleagues

[4:05:44] to consider adding that 22nd member

[4:05:50] and have it be our homelessness director.

[4:05:53] As an ex officium member, so that she can have

[4:05:57] kind of that immediate exposure hearing in that, in the context of that advisory body, what

[4:06:05] I think she really needs to hear and understand through Vice-Canity.

[4:06:11] Thank you, Chair.

[4:06:12] I'd like to move that we approve staff recommendation with the changes that has been

[4:06:17] recommended by the chair, and that's that the staff come back with a formalized by laws

[4:06:25] of the crisis justice committee, I carry a man writing sorry, and as well as that the director

[4:06:36] of homeless services and housing be an exfacial member.

[4:06:41] I'll second down.

[4:06:43] All right.

[4:06:44] We have a motion and a second.

[4:06:47] Please vote.

[4:06:53] You know, I'm so with those members present.

[4:06:55] Very good.

[4:06:56] Thank you.

[4:06:57] I

[4:07:04] just want to say that someone left their cell phone on the podium.

[4:07:17] Next time.

[4:07:18] Mr. Chair, I'd like to bring back I'm 46 for the Carmichael Old Foothill Farm's Community Planning Advisory Council now known as the Foothill Farm.

[4:07:29] So supervisor Desmond.

[4:07:32] Please continue to actually to June 10.

[4:07:36] Thank you.

[4:07:36] No problem.

[4:07:37] Okay,

[4:07:40] and that's it, and then the next item would be the county executive comments.

[4:07:45] Thank you, Flo.

[4:07:47] I would also like to thank Tim Lutz, Director Tim Lutz, and Dr. Rangquist for the work on this.

[4:07:53] And continuing on that theme of, as you move, many of you know, May is mental health awareness.

[4:07:59] Month, that's why we are wearing our green ribbons.

[4:08:03] And roughly one out of every five adults are experiencing or have experienced mental health condition over their lifetime.

[4:08:08] But many of them don't necessarily seek support due to the stigma and the shame of that identification.

[4:08:16] Sacramento County offers a ride of wide range of behavioral health services that address mental health and substance use.

[4:08:26] We have confidential screening through our behavioral health services screening and coordination team.

[4:08:31] Some of the previous speakers talked about.

[4:08:33] We also promote 988, which is a phone number that people can call when they're having a mental health crisis.

[4:08:40] Also, Mrs. Harris mentioned the stop stigma campaign, which is stop stigma sacramino.org.

[4:08:47] This has a whole host of different ways to help people, including real stories and a speaker's bureau and a whole host of other services.

[4:08:56] In addition to this, in a powerful, powerful show of leadership.

[4:09:00] Supervisor Kennedy and Supervisor Hume participated in this

[4:09:05] speaker mind, Ice Bucket Challenge.

[4:09:08] Why don't believe this has been viral yet?

[4:09:11] I know it's making its way around.

[4:09:14] So with that, you can go to the county's Instagram account

[4:09:17] and I encourage everybody to watch it,

[4:09:19] but as you can see on the screen,

[4:09:21] why don't we just take a moment real quick to watch it?

[4:09:23] Oh boy.

[4:09:24] From Supervisor Pat Hume,

[4:09:26] and this guy, Supervisor Kennedy,

[4:09:28] challenge made to do the ice bucket challenge. We're going to do it. It's for mental health awareness.

[4:09:33] So my mental health works and is the more I think about it. And my mental health

[4:09:37] worsens the more I know this guy. But what's important is that we know that we're going to stop

[4:09:41] the stigma in Sacramento County and throughout the state of California. Mental health is no

[4:09:46] different than any other kind of health care. If you have a need for health care, you'll go get it.

[4:09:50] If you have a need for mental health care, you should go do it without stigma involved.

[4:10:22] That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. Thank you very much.

[4:10:29] Okay, thank you.

[4:10:30] Where are we on the next item now? Yeah. Okay, thank you. First of all, it's clear that my

[4:10:35] bucket was bigger. But so to Shavan and David, we've been talking for the last year at least about

[4:10:47] creating a better system of coordinating county-wide homeless strategies.

[4:10:55] And I know that Chevon, you have some ideas and some proposals that you need to do some

[4:11:02] more outreach, but are close to becoming forward.

[4:11:05] I just wanted to, because we all agree that we need a county-wide, including all seven cities

[4:11:12] to the degree that they're willing to participate in the County Sacramento to do a better job

[4:11:18] of coordinating our strategies around homelessness.

[4:11:21] Where's that at and when can we expect to see it come forward?

[4:11:24] Well, let me, I'll start off with supervisor Kennedy.

[4:11:27] We have been working on for a year and I know you've been asking several times of me of

[4:11:31] where that status is.

[4:11:32] One of the last steps we wanted to do was reach out to all the city managers and we've had

[4:11:36] that conversation in the last two weeks.

[4:11:39] We're also looking, I think we're about ready to bring it to the board.

[4:11:41] And right now we're looking about August to bring it back to the board.

[4:11:45] So, should I have any more?

[4:11:48] Can I chime in?

[4:11:49] So, I know that we also have some parallel activity to coordinate the joint city county meeting

[4:11:58] sometime this fall.

[4:12:01] It sounds like that might be a good opportunity to maybe have a discussion about what it is

[4:12:08] that we're going to be hearing and seen in August.

[4:12:13] So I hope that's part of it.

[4:12:15] Yes, we're working on the agenda for the city county,

[4:12:18] or the city city city county community.

[4:12:22] But we will be coming forward with you some ideas.

[4:12:26] Good, great.

[4:12:27] Surveillance road, you guys.

[4:12:28] We're at careful comments.

[4:12:29] I mean, four comments, right?

[4:12:31] Yeah.

[4:12:31] Yeah, OK.

[4:12:32] All right.

[4:12:33] I want to take a moment to recognize the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

[4:12:36] for their excellent work during a recent routine stop in the South area, deputies alongside

[4:12:42] with Canine Ronin, discovered over 54 pounds of powder fat now, one of the largest seizures

[4:12:47] our region has seen. As we all know, fat now is extremely dangerous and thanks to the swift

[4:12:53] action and coordination of the sheriff's team and the regiment regional partners, this lethal drug

[4:12:59] is off our streets. I also want to take a moment and recognize Army Forces today, which was observed

[4:13:05] this past weekend, and grateful for the brave men and women, currently serving in all branches

[4:13:10] of our military. Their courage, sacrificing commitment to protecting our freedom, deserves

[4:13:15] our deepest gratitude, not only on Omsworth's Day, but every day. So I thank you for your

[4:13:20] service to our country. That's it for me.

[4:13:23] Great. Thank you. Two of us are Desmond. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to thank County staff

[4:13:29] for an event we had last weekend in my district to the Hal Park. We called a Unity Fair,

[4:13:35] It was really designed to reach out to the Afghan community,

[4:13:42] highlight the cultural benefits of the community,

[4:13:46] and really try to get the community integrated with,

[4:13:48] or at least start a discussion with more longer-term

[4:13:52] residents of the community.

[4:13:54] And I know County staff worked a lot on this,

[4:13:57] particularly Crystal Bethany.

[4:14:00] Our county exec and two of the three deputy county execs

[4:14:03] were actually there on Saturday. One wasn't, but I won't name him, Eric. But there were

[4:14:09] between 50, no. I know you're very supportive. There were between 1500 and 2000 people

[4:14:14] who attended this, unless you think maybe more, that was some of the estimates that I heard.

[4:14:19] It was, I think, a resounding success. And, you know, I'd like to do it. Again, maybe in

[4:14:24] the fall of 2026 when the weather is a little better, and they give economic development

[4:14:29] a little more time, you know, to plan for the next one.

[4:14:31] But the feedback I got both from the nonprofit partners, the first responder partners, county

[4:14:39] staff who were there, it was a very, very positive thing for the Afghan community to make

[4:14:45] them feel welcome and in our Medicaid and in Sacramento County, make them aware that we are

[4:14:51] here to help them, help them become self-sufficient, help provide them with education and

[4:14:56] opportunities, and to build that level of trust with their local government.

[4:15:00] They don't have that from where they came from in Afghanistan. So I think it was a bit of a program there and I know no one listens to anything the politicians say or others, but it was nice to see the North Division Sheriff's Commander and then one of his lieutenant, who's actually from Afghanistan, actually provide a greeting to the crowd.

[4:15:21] And something like that from law enforcement is certainly foreign to that refugee community. So thank you. It was just a very positive thing and a very proud of the county.

[4:15:29] and all the work that we did to make this happen.

[4:15:32] Thank you.

[4:15:35] Well, I'll close this out by just offering, again, my thanks to all of our very skilled

[4:15:40] and helpful staff, can't do what we do without you, and whether it's asking you shall

[4:15:49] be to follow up immediately with someone that just give us a very personal account of what

[4:15:55] she's going through in terms of her dealing with child welfare, and then having you go out

[4:16:03] and hopefully make that connection, that kind of thing, I know you're still somewhat new,

[4:16:10] but it's not foreign to have us do that on occasion when constituents come before us.

[4:16:17] So I do appreciate that kind of a kind of immediate service, and I think everyone sitting in front

[4:16:24] of us has done that one way or another over the years.

[4:16:30] So again, we all thank you for what you do.

[4:16:33] And with that, there's no further business

[4:16:35] before this board we are adjourned.

Sacramento County, California Board of Supervisors - May 21, 2025

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