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control, I'm going to call this

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meeting's order up here. Thank

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you all

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for joining us this morning.

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Our pledge and invocation will

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be led this morning by. Thank

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you, fifth District.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I

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have the pleasure of honor

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of introducing Pastor Eric

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Strutz. Pastor Eric Schutz and

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his wife Brenda have called

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Colton home since December

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1985. For more than 40 years,

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Pastor Strutz has served the

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community

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through his leadership

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through the Door Christian

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Fellowship, growing the

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congregation

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from four families into

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thriving multigenerational

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church. He has served as a

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chaplain for the Colton

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Police Department since 1992,

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where he has also supported

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local youth programs such as

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the Colton Youth, the CART

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program. Pastor Strutz is

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passionate about mentoring and

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encouraging young people and

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regularly speaks at schools and

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college career opportunities.

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to becoming a full-time pastor,

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Pastor Strutz worked 15 years

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as an engineer and five years

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as a teacher. He holds an

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undergraduate in the mechanical

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engineering and graduate

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in business with an emphasis

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in risk management. He and

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Brenda continue

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to deeply be involved,

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serving the Colton community

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and supporting families

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throughout the region. It's

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always great to see Pastor

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Strutz throughout the Colton

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community. Please welcome

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Pastor Strutz.

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>> Thank you. I appreciate

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that. Yes, let's stand.

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to thank the Board of

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for the invitation,

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the opportunity to pray, and we

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as a church oftentimes pray

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for our county,

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various cities. We have a

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burden for. We have members

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in our church where they live,

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and the challenges that we

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face. And so,

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as we agree together this

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morning, we ask your blessing

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upon our meeting and ask that

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you would work and move and

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minister in a gracious and a

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wonderful way. I'm reminded the

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scripture in Jeremiah 29. I

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know the thoughts that I think

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twice toward you. And yes,

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that's you and I as

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individuals, but I think it is

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much more than that, including

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cities and counties and people.

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Lord, thoughts

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of peace and not of evil, to

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give you a future and a hope.

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go and pray to me,

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and I will listen to you, and

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you will seek me and find me

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when you search for me

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with all of your heart. We do

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that this morning. We thank you

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for all that you're doing

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in our midst,

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all that you're doing in our

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county and the various cities

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and county areas. We ask your

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blessing upon our Board of

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Supervisors, their families,

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all that they would endeavor

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to do, all that they bring

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to the table,

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all that they provide for us

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in leadership, direction,

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wisdom and understanding. We

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ask your blessing here upon our

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county employees, the various

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departments represented here,

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management, staff,

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employees and their families,

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God's grace and blessing upon

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their lives. We commit this

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meeting into your hand Ask your

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blessing as we pray. In Jesus

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name. Amen. Join me in the

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pledge.

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>> I pledge allegiance

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to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God,

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indivisible liberty and justice

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for all.

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>> Thank you very much. We will

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now move on to our memorial

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adjournments. Vice Chair Baca

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Madam Chair. I do have two

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memorial adjournments. The

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first one is Trinidad Trini

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Gomez. She was born May 8,

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1925 and passed on August 14,

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2026. She was 101 years old and

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she was a longtime family

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friend, friend

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of my father and mother

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for many, many years.

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of the passing

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of another community icon,

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Trini Gomez, who died at 101

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in San Bernardino where she

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lived most of her life. She had

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worked for the San Rafael

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Railroad. She and her late

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husband, Graciano Gomez worked

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to establish the Inland

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Empire Hispanic newspaper which

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is very prominent

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in this community. They were

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both advocates for the

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underserved and true champions

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throughout the community. And

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her husband, Graciano Gomez,

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actually had a school named

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after him in the city of San

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Bernardino. He was actually the

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first Hispanic ever elected

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to the San Bernardino City

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Unified School District. She is

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survived

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by her three sisters,

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daughters, five grandchildren

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and five great grandchildren.

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in memory is actually one

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of our county employees.

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Estelita Abby Haster of Colton

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was 56. So today we honor and

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remember Estelita Abby Hassler

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and the lasting impact she made

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through her work with her

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children and family services

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employment. Abby was more than

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a dedicated county employee.

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She was a caring colleague,

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mentor and a friend

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with whose kindness, faith and

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beautiful spirit touched many,

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many lives throughout our

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county. We recognize the

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tremendous loss of the family

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of our CFS colleagues and

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experiencing and our hearts

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with them during the incredibly

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difficult time. On behalf

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of the entire County Board of

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Supervisors. San Bernardino

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county, we extend our deepest

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condolences. Abby made a

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lasting difference and will

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deeply be missed and lovingly

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remembered. Thank you, Madam

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Chair.

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>> Thank you, Supervisor

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Cook, Supervisor Armendarez

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for adjourn in memory. I have

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two this morning. I would like

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to adjourn it in memory of

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Justice Marsha Slough, a

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resident of Redlands who served

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on California's 4th District

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Court of Appeals, who was a

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two-decade veteran

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of the state judiciary. We

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thank her for her service

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to the region and our pleasure

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with her family

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during this difficult time.

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Schul, who is the mother

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of my team member, Christina

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Garcia. Maria passed away

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at the age of 80 and is

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survived by her children and

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grandchildren. And Christina,

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you're in our thoughts.

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presentations this morning.

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So, if my colleagues will join

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me in the well, can we ask

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to join us please? Good

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morning. How are you? Are you

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excited?

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>> This morning we would like

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to present this special

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resolution in honor of Keith

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Ricker who's retiring after 36

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years with the county. Keith

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began his career

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with the county in 1990

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supporting systems

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in the human Resources

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department. He later advanced

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to managing critical IT

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infrastructure and customer

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facing systems within the

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Department of Public Works. He

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has played a vital role in

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modernizing operations and has

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had a lasting impact

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on technological advancement

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in the county. We thank you for

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your dedication and we wish you

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well in retirement.

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>> It's been an honor and a

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pleasure. A great opportunity

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to work for the county of San

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Bernardino. As long as I have a

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definite blessing

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to me and I just want

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to say thank you to all my

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colleagues who helped get me

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and it's a team effort and

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just appreciate all you guys.

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>> Would you like to bring up

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family

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and bring up the whole crew.

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Reuben, Richard, Brad, come

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>> Come on up here. I'm going

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to trade you. Come

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on up here.

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Congratulations.

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>> Thank you again.

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>> We have Yvonne Perez join

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us. Good morning. Welcome and

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congratulations. It is our

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honor to prevent to present

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Yvonne Perez this resolution.

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For 26 years with the county.

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She began her career in 1999 as

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a fiscal clerk with the

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and later transferred to the

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Sheriff's Department where she

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served the rest

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of her career,

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retiring as a staff analyst.

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by her professionalism,

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dependability and exemplary

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work ethic. She was even named

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2025 Employee of the Year

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by the Sheriff's Department

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Bureau of Administration.

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Congratulations and we're

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excited for your retirement,

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but we're going

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to miss you so thank you.

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>> Would you like to say a few

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words? You don't have to do

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Anybody you want to bring up

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for a photo?

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>> Yes.

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>> Come on, dad.

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>> Come on.

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>> All right.

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>> Come on up. Come on,

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sister. Oh, really? Good

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morning.

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>> Come on up here.

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>> I would like to ask Brad

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Gates and the workforce

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development team

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to join us next.

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>> Good morning.

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>> How are you?

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>> Hi, Janet. Hey, good

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to see you.

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>> Good morning.

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>> The Board of Supervisors

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would like

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to recognize this the month

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of September as National

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Workforce Development Month.

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Our local Workforce development

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board and the county Workforce

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development board play a

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critical role

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in connecting job seekers with

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career opportunities and

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creating innovative ways to

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help residents develop skills

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needed to succeed in a rapidly

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changing labor market. We'd

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like to take this opportunity

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to recognize the work and thank

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you all for your economic

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advancement efforts. Thank you

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very much.

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>> Hi.

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>> Thank you all very much.

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Now we're going to ask Brad

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to give us a little

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presentation

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on workforce development. All

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right, Brad, you're up. You

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have to really lean

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into that one now.

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>> It's on. There we go. Good

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morning. Thank you. Thank you,

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Chair Rowe and members

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of the board. I'm Brad Gates,

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director of the Workforce

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Development Department, and I'm

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pleased

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to briefly share a presentation

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about the programs and services

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that we provide to assist the

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job seekers and businesses of

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San Bernardino County. I would

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also like to thank you for the

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proclamation that you just gave

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us recognizing the month of

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September officially as

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Workforce Development Month

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in San Bernardino County. This

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recognition helps

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to increase awareness of the

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programs that we provide and

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the impacts that we make

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in the community. Workforce

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development is really about

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bringing together federal,

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state and local resources

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to connect residents with

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employment opportunities and to

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help ensure that businesses

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have access to the skilled and

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trained workforce that they

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need to succeed. Ultimately,

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this work is

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about creating opportunity, so

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strengthening our businesses

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and our communities. A critical

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part of our mission is

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supporting the county's

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business community. Our

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business services team works

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directly with employers

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to help them recruit,

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train and retain employees.

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This includes customized

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recruitments, job fairs,

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business consulting, training

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programs, rapid response

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services when businesses are

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laying off or closing.

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In fiscal year 25-26, more than

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2500 businesses were served

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through our programs,

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including 187

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on the job training contracts,

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resulting in over $900,000

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in wages reimbursed

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to employers. These programs

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allow us to simultaneously

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support the local business

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community while creating job

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opportunities

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for our residents.

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For our residents,

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we operate three America's

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Job Centers of California, or

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AJCCs, where customers can

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access career counseling, job

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referrals, employment

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preparation, training, funding,

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apprenticeships, work

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experience,

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and supportive services. Our

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goal is simply not

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to help someone find a job. We

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want to help residents gain the

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skills that they need so that

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they can move into sustainable

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employment and career pathways.

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In fiscal year 25-26, over 1800

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workforce innovation and

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Opportunity act customers

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received training services

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through our programs,

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and more than 2,800 individuals

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were employed generating tens

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of millions of dollars

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in earned wages in San

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Bernardino County. These

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outcomes represent residents

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gaining real skills, finding

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opportunity,

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and taking important steps

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toward economic stability.

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Another focus is our

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Opportunity Youth, those young

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adults ages 16 to 24 that we

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serve. Through seven youth

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service providers, we help

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young adults overcome barriers

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to education and employment,

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with particular emphasis

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on our foster,

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homeless and other youth

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with significant needs.

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Services include paid work

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experience, apprenticeships,

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education, occupational

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training, counseling,

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mentorship and supportive

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services. In fiscal year

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2526, we serve more than 2000

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opportunity youth with over 70%

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achieving successful employment

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or placement

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in higher education outcomes.

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By investing in our youth,

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we are investing

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in the future workforce of

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San Bernardino county. And our

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Workforce Development Board is

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an essential partner

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in this work. I would like

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to take a moment

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to recognize several

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Workforce Board members who are

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present here with us today.

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You saw them just

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in the well a moment ago,

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but I want

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to introduce officially our

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Board Chair, Shannon, our

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immediate past chair, Will

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Sterling. And then we also have

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Alfonso Jimenez, Tanya

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Rhodes, Hensley Lowell King and

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Thomas Ruiz here

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with us today. I'd like

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to appreciate them

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for being here today

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for this special recognition,

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but really for the work that

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our entire board does each and

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every day to support our

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efforts and really move the

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needle

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on workforce development,

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innovation and programs in

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San Bernardino County.

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Under the Workforce Innovation

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and opportunity act, or WIOA,

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the Board of Supervisor

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appointed 19 member Workforce

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Development Board. Yes, you

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heard that right, 19 members.

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We have six here today,

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but I have 19 that sit

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on the board and these,

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these individuals represent

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business, labor, industry,

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workforce partners that really

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collectively come together to

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bring a unique and interesting

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perspective into how we operate

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these programs. They provide

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oversight and policy direction

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of WIOA programs and bring

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together representatives

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of business, industry and other

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partners that really expand the

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perspectives that we need.

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They help us understand the

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changing needs of employers,

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expand the reach

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of our programs,

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and better connect our

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residents

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to those opportunities.

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Together, the Workforce

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Development Department and our

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Workforce Development Board are

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committed to our shared vision

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of transforming lives and

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strengthening business.

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In closing, I would just like

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to say that workforce

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development is

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about connecting people with

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opportunity and connecting

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businesses

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with the talent that they need

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to succeed. The programs and

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results that I've shared today,

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which is just a fraction

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of what I'm able to share

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with you

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in just a few short minutes,

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are really the result

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of the dedication

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of our amazing Workforce

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Development Department team who

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bring their passion and their

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drive to work each and every

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day and also to our Workforce

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Development Board for their

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commitment and the countless

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volunteer hours that they

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commit to this work.

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In addition

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to the many county departments,

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community partners and resource

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partners that we really rely

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on to do the work that we do.

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And of course you, our Board

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of Supervisors, who we could

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not do this work

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without your support. We

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appreciate again this

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recognition that you've given

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us today. The Opportunity

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to officially recognize

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September through 2020, 2031 as

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National Workforce

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Development, Workforce

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Development Month in San

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Bernardino County. Thank you

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and I'm happy

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to answer any questions.

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>> Thank you very much

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for that. Any questions Board?

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All right,

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great job and thank you all

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for coming today. It was a long

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drive for some of you. Thank

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you. All right, we will move

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on to reports

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from county council.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. The

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board met in closed session and

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considering item number five,

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the board voted 5-0

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to provide authorization

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to file litigation. The

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defendants and the particulars

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of that litigation will be made

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available upon request after

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the action is filed. I have

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nothing further

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to report.

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>> Thank you very much. And

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with that, we will move on

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to our individual board member.

597
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Comments. Vice Chair.

598
00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:28,100
>> Yeah, thank you, Madam

599
00:21:28,100 --> 00:21:29,100
Chair. Just want to thank the

600
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Sheriff's department for

601
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:32,100
hosting a sheriff's blood

602
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:33,100
drive,

603
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which is they do every quarter.

604
00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:35,100
Want to thank for all the

605
00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:36,100
participants. I know many of

606
00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,100
our deputies and support staff

607
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:39,100
participated,

608
00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:40,100
had the opportunity

609
00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:41,100
to donate blood. So, I just

610
00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:43,100
want to thank them and their

611
00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:44,100
partnership with Livestream.

612
00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:46,100
So, thank you

613
00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:47,100
for the good work. Had the

614
00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:48,100
opportunity to participate

615
00:21:48,100 --> 00:21:49,100
with San Bernardino County Fire

616
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:50,100
Department a wildfire

617
00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,100
prevention and fuel management

618
00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:53,100
tour. So, I want

619
00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:55,100
to thank the county fire

620
00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:57,100
for the great work they did,

621
00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:58,100
the opportunity to tour

622
00:21:58,100 --> 00:21:59,100
along the foothill base

623
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in the city of San Bernardino

624
00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:02,100
and just so impressed

625
00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:04,100
with the amount of mitigation

626
00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:06,100
that the county fire department

627
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:08,100
has done to prevent or, you

628
00:22:08,100 --> 00:22:09,100
know, mitigate fires,

629
00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:10,100
especially with a lot

630
00:22:10,100 --> 00:22:11,100
of the homes that are

631
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along the foothills

632
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:13,100
of the city of San Bernardino.

633
00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:14,100
I know they put in a lot

634
00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:16,100
of work. When I think the hand

635
00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:17,100
crews for the great work they

636
00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:18,100
do and everything, they do

637
00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:19,100
to protect our,

638
00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:20,100
our residents here

639
00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:21,100
in our county. Also had the

640
00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:22,100
opportunity to participate

641
00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:23,100
in a back-to-school visit with

642
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:24,100
our preschool services

643
00:22:24,100 --> 00:22:25,100
department. Our county staff,

644
00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:26,100
along with myself, delivered,

645
00:22:26,100 --> 00:22:27,100
you know,

646
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:29,100
backpacks and school supplies

647
00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:30,100
to all of our students

648
00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:31,100
in the fifth district. I want

649
00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:32,100
to thank, you know, PSD

650
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:33,100
for the great work they're

651
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:34,100
doing with our students as they

652
00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:35,100
begin their school year and

653
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:37,100
just want

654
00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:38,100
to thank our department of

655
00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:39,100
Land Use for the Arrowhead

656
00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:41,100
Farms community cleanup. It was

657
00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:42,100
at the Our lady of Assumption

658
00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:44,100
in the city of San Bernardino

659
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,100
area which is part of

660
00:22:46,100 --> 00:22:47,100
Arrowhead farms. There was

661
00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:48,100
12.51 tons

662
00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:50,100
of trash picked up, 2.4 tons

663
00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:51,100
of tires. I want

664
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:52,100
to thank code enforcement and

665
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:53,100
Our lady of Assumption Church

666
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:55,100
for their partnership and

667
00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:56,100
continuing

668
00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:58,100
to do this every year.

669
00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,100
Just a great program.

670
00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:01,100
I just want

671
00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:02,100
to highlight agenda items

672
00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:03,100
on the agenda. Item number

673
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:04,100
five, this is a $300,000

674
00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:05,100
investment

675
00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:06,100
of discretionary money of the

676
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:08,100
Fifth District, which will help

677
00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:09,100
San Bernardino Valley college

678
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:10,100
baseball program

679
00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:12,100
with improvements

680
00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:13,100
on the baseball field,

681
00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,100
which will

682
00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:15,100
in turn give a bigger

683
00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,100
investment

684
00:23:17,100 --> 00:23:18,100
by the community college

685
00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:19,100
in this ball field. And it's

686
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:20,100
personal for me because I had

687
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:21,100
the opportunity to play

688
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:22,100
on this field

689
00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:23,100
in junior college,

690
00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:24,100
but it's great to give back to

691
00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:25,100
the community and see things be

692
00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:26,100
improved. The other is item

693
00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:27,100
33, which is $250,000

694
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,100
in investment that the board of

695
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:30,100
supervisors are making. I want

696
00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,100
to thank my colleagues

697
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:34,100
for their investments and

698
00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:35,100
in the San Bernardino

699
00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:37,100
International Airport

700
00:23:37,100 --> 00:23:38,100
to make some improvements

701
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:39,100
at the airport looking to try

702
00:23:39,100 --> 00:23:40,100
to grow the region and our

703
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:41,100
San Bernardino International

704
00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:43,100
Airport, which is just so

705
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:44,100
critical

706
00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:46,100
for economic development

707
00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:47,100
in our community. Also item

708
00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:48,100
39, 8 youth set aside units

709
00:23:48,100 --> 00:23:50,100
at Echo Apartments in the city

710
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:51,100
of San Bernardino. This is a

711
00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:52,100
big investment that will help

712
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:54,100
housing for our youth that have

713
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,100
challenges finding housing.

714
00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,100
So, I just want

715
00:23:57,100 --> 00:23:58,100
to thank county staff

716
00:23:58,100 --> 00:24:00,100
for that great work. Also item

717
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:01,100
40, expanding dental care

718
00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:02,100
for preschool students. One

719
00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:04,100
of the things that we take

720
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:05,100
for granted because many

721
00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:06,100
of us do have dental care,

722
00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:08,100
but some

723
00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:09,100
of our students that are, you

724
00:24:09,100 --> 00:24:10,100
know,

725
00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:11,100
underserved need dental care.

726
00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:13,100
So, I want to thank Head Start

727
00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:14,100
for providing these services

728
00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:15,100
for our kids. Item 53 is no

729
00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:16,100
truck parking

730
00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:18,100
in several areas throughout the

731
00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:19,100
Bloomington community. It's one

732
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,100
of our community concerns. I

733
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:22,100
want to thank staff

734
00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:23,100
for bringing it to our

735
00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,100
attention and addressing it

736
00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,100
in the Bloomington community.

737
00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:27,100
Item 55, which is a big project

738
00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:29,100
for us in the Muscoy community,

739
00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:30,100
it's the widening of

740
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:32,100
state-street and adding

741
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:33,100
sidewalks. So, this is another

742
00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:34,100
step to try to complete that.

743
00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:36,100
And this is

744
00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:37,100
through measure I funds. And

745
00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:39,100
the last one is the commitment

746
00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:40,100
to the Colton Joint Unified

747
00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:42,100
School District partnership

748
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:44,100
with TAD and Colton Joint

749
00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:46,100
Unified to make sure they

750
00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:47,100
provide services for many

751
00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:48,100
of our students at the Colton

752
00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:50,100
Joint Unified to make sure they

753
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:51,100
have free and reduced lunch and

754
00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:52,100
also CALFRESH benefits. And

755
00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,401
that concludes my comments

756
00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,100
madam Chair.

757
00:24:57,100 --> 00:24:58,100
>> Thank you very much,

758
00:24:58,100 --> 00:24:59,100
Supervisor Cook?

759
00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:00,100
Supervisor Armendarez?

760
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:01,100
>> Thank you, Chair. Thank you,

761
00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:03,100
Chair. A lot

762
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:04,100
of exciting things happening

763
00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:05,100
in the second district. We just

764
00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:06,100
had our fourth annual open

765
00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:07,100
house where we had over 400

766
00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,100
people show up. Want

767
00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:10,100
to do a special thanks to our

768
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,100
county departments who came

769
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:12,100
out and shared what they do

770
00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:15,100
with our community. ROV, the

771
00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:18,100
OAS, DPH, DBH, the sheriff,

772
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:20,100
the county fire. As we do a lot

773
00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:21,100
of these open houses and,

774
00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:24,100
and these outreaches that we.

775
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:29,100
We've been doing

776
00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:30,100
through the second district,

777
00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:31,100
we try to remind people that

778
00:25:31,100 --> 00:25:32,100
the county is such a. A big

779
00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:33,100
machine and we have so many

780
00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:35,100
services

781
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,100
out there that are available.

782
00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:38,100
So we want

783
00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:40,100
to make sure that the. The

784
00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:41,100
public knows who we are and

785
00:25:41,100 --> 00:25:42,100
what we do. And thank you all

786
00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:44,100
who participate

787
00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:45,100
in my open houses,

788
00:25:45,100 --> 00:25:46,100
my family fun days, all these

789
00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:47,100
little things that we put

790
00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:49,100
together to show the community

791
00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:51,100
what we. I want

792
00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:52,100
to just say thank you for all

793
00:25:52,100 --> 00:25:54,100
of you participating. We also

794
00:25:54,100 --> 00:25:56,100
had our family fun day

795
00:25:56,100 --> 00:25:58,100
on last Saturday where we had

796
00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:59,100
over 600 people show up. And I

797
00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:00,100
want

798
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,100
to thank the firefighters,

799
00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:03,100
our parks and recreation

800
00:26:03,100 --> 00:26:05,100
for coming

801
00:26:05,100 --> 00:26:08,100
out and coordinating with us

802
00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:12,201
and making this a great day for

803
00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:15,100
our first annual family fun

804
00:26:15,100 --> 00:26:17,100
day. We also had our mobile

805
00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:18,100
office hours in the Mount

806
00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:20,100
Baldy area where we talked

807
00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,401
to constituents, where they

808
00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:25,100
are, where they live. And we

809
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:26,100
actually toured the courthouse

810
00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:28,100
in Rancho Cucamonga yesterday.

811
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:30,100
I want

812
00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:33,100
to do a little quick shout out

813
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:34,100
to the presiding judge Cortez

814
00:26:34,100 --> 00:26:36,100
and all

815
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,100
of his team and the sheriff for

816
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:40,100
showing us the courthouse and

817
00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:41,100
how they function. And it was

818
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:43,100
just. It was a great event.

819
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,100
And I want to take a moment

820
00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:46,100
to say happy birthday

821
00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:47,100
to my beautiful wife. Also want

822
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,100
to touch

823
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:49,100
on a few other items. We have

824
00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:50,100
some items in the second

825
00:26:50,100 --> 00:26:52,100
district where we're continuing

826
00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:53,100
to move forward

827
00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:54,100
in helping our community with

828
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:55,100
over $75,000

829
00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:57,100
in improvements and helping,

830
00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:58,100
whether it's behavioral health,

831
00:26:58,100 --> 00:26:59,100
our youth and our seniors, to

832
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:00,100
make sure that they have their

833
00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:02,100
meals on wheels programs that

834
00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:04,100
continue so our seniors

835
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:05,100
continue to get fed and helping

836
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:06,100
our kids and our youth

837
00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:07,100
through their sports

838
00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:09,100
to get them out

839
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:10,100
in the wide open and

840
00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:11,100
off their tablets, so

841
00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:13,100
to speak. And then I want to

842
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,100
actually bring up one item that

843
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:17,100
is item 27, our property tax

844
00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:19,401
rate. There's been some

845
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,100
misinformation

846
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,100
out there that I want

847
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:25,100
to clarify to the public. You

848
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:27,100
know, people will sit here and

849
00:27:27,100 --> 00:27:29,100
say we're raising taxes, and

850
00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:30,100
they're making assumptions that

851
00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:32,100
this money is the county's

852
00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:34,100
money. And this tax that we

853
00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:35,100
have to do is something we do

854
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:37,100
every single year,

855
00:27:37,100 --> 00:27:38,100
and it's required

856
00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:39,100
by state law. This is not a tax

857
00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:41,100
that we as the county absorb

858
00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:43,100
all this money. And I feel

859
00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:45,100
like there's some

860
00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:46,100
misinformation on social media

861
00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:47,100
where they're trying to portray

862
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:49,100
a story that is inaccurate.

863
00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:50,100
Less than 8%

864
00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:52,100
of it actually comes

865
00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:54,100
to county government. 1% goes

866
00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:57,100
to our libraries. We have

867
00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:58,100
over 38% goes to our schools.

868
00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:00,100
If we didn't do this,

869
00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:02,100
we would jeopardize everything

870
00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:04,100
from our public safety,

871
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:06,100
our judicial systems,

872
00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:09,100
our public health, our human

873
00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:11,100
health,

874
00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:12,100
and essential county services.

875
00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:14,100
So, when someone goes out there

876
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:15,100
and makes misinformation,

877
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:17,100
I want

878
00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:18,100
to make sure we clear the air

879
00:28:18,100 --> 00:28:20,100
on that. So, when people are

880
00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:21,100
paying their tax, they

881
00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,100
understand this isn't a new

882
00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:24,100
tax. This is a yearly basically

883
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:26,100
resolution of the tax that we

884
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:27,100
currently have. And we will

885
00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:29,100
continue to deliver those

886
00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:31,100
services as we,

887
00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:32,100
as we move forward. If we

888
00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,100
approve it today and if we ever

889
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:35,100
got

890
00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:36,100
to a point where we didn't, we

891
00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:38,100
would jeopardize those

892
00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:39,100
services. I want to be clear to

893
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:40,100
understand that this is not

894
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:42,100
something that just comes

895
00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:43,100
to the county. This is how our

896
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:44,100
cities and all the other

897
00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:46,100
entities around us,

898
00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,100
all municipalities

899
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,100
in the county of San

900
00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:50,100
Bernardino, are funded. So that

901
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:52,100
concludes my comments.

902
00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:54,401
>> Thank you very much,

903
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:56,100
Supervisor Hagman.

904
00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:57,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

905
00:28:57,100 --> 00:28:58,100
Just a couple updates. SCAG is

906
00:28:58,100 --> 00:28:59,100
seeking input

907
00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:01,100
for the community hubs for

908
00:29:01,100 --> 00:29:02,100
Mega Events Needs Assessment

909
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:03,100
Survey, a weird title. Learn

910
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:05,100
how local jurisdictions are

911
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:06,100
planning fan sites and

912
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:07,100
community hubs for the 2028

913
00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:09,100
Summer Olympics and

914
00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:11,401
Paralympic Games. So, passing

915
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:13,100
off their cities

916
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:15,100
in the county,

917
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:16,100
IHP is hosting this 2026

918
00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:18,100
Grand Sam Health Jam on

919
00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,100
September 5th beginning at

920
00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:20,100
Tower Buzzard Ontario Field.

921
00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:22,100
And speaking about the

922
00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:23,100
Ontario Buzzer Field, we want

923
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:25,100
to congratulate the Tower

924
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:27,100
Buzzers

925
00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:28,100
for making the playoffs

926
00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:30,100
in the inaugural season. The

927
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:31,100
team recent night honoring

928
00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:32,100
Jackie the Eagle raised over

929
00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:33,100
$16,000 for friends at Big

930
00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:35,100
Bear Valley. And I encourage

931
00:29:35,100 --> 00:29:37,100
everyone, there's a storm

932
00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:38,100
coming up this weekend. It's a

933
00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,100
sign of the times, may or may

934
00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:41,100
not be our El Nino year.

935
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:43,100
But you know,

936
00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:45,100
please be aware that's supposed

937
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:48,100
to be one of the worst seasons

938
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:51,100
in a long hundreds of years. I

939
00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:53,100
guess so many cities have

940
00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:54,100
emergency preparedness training

941
00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:56,100
or cert training. So, contact

942
00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:57,100
your city to learn more

943
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:58,100
about getting prepared

944
00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:00,100
for the rainy season coming up.

945
00:30:00,100 --> 00:30:02,100
Thank you.

946
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:03,100
>> Thank you very much. I'd

947
00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:04,100
like

948
00:30:04,100 --> 00:30:05,100
to highlight agenda item number

949
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:06,100
38

950
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:07,100
on today's consent calendar,

951
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,100
which is the acceptance

952
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,100
of a donation of 149 individual

953
00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:10,100
works of art from Joshua Tree

954
00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:12,100
Highlands Artist Residency,

955
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:13,100
which is a nonprofit artist

956
00:30:13,100 --> 00:30:15,100
residency program out in the

957
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:16,100
Morongo Basin area that invites

958
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:18,100
artists from around the world

959
00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:20,100
to create works inspired

960
00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:21,100
by the beauty

961
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:22,100
of the national park. The

962
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,100
artists will the artwork will

963
00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:25,100
be used in the county museum

964
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:26,100
exhibits and interpretive

965
00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:28,100
programming as the museum

966
00:30:28,100 --> 00:30:29,100
continues

967
00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:30,100
to expand its art collection.

968
00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:32,100
So, thank you very much

969
00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:33,100
for that generous art donation.

970
00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:35,100
And with that, we'll move on

971
00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:38,100
to changes to today's agenda.

972
00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:40,100
Lynna.

973
00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:42,100
>> Good morning, Madam Chair. I

974
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:43,100
do not have any changes today.

975
00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:44,100
Thank you.

976
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:45,100
>> Very good. If we have any

977
00:30:45,100 --> 00:30:46,100
board members wishing

978
00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:47,100
to disclose a conflict

979
00:30:47,100 --> 00:30:48,100
of interest,

980
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,100
now would be the time

981
00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:51,100
to do so. All right. Seeing

982
00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:52,100
none, our consent calendar

983
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:53,100
today consists

984
00:30:53,100 --> 00:30:54,100
of items number two through

985
00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:55,100
68, do we have any board

986
00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:57,100
members wishing

987
00:30:57,100 --> 00:30:58,100
to pull an item? Discuss

988
00:30:58,100 --> 00:30:59,100
briefly an item. Agman Moose 2

989
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:00,100
through 68. I have a motion and

990
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,100
a second. And

991
00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:04,100
for clarification,

992
00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:05,100
we do not have any speakers

993
00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:06,100
on today's consent calendar.

994
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:08,100
Is that correct? Okay, thank

995
00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,100
you. And just a comment,

996
00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:12,100
Supervisor Hagman,

997
00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:15,100
on item number six, seven.

998
00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:16,100
I believe I had a little

999
00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:17,100
sticky note that I've lost it.

1000
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:19,100
Is the air quality report out?

1001
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:20,100
Could we do a report either

1002
00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:22,100
from your office or

1003
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:23,100
through the CAO on anything air

1004
00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:24,100
quality that that item is

1005
00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:25,100
bringing forward that might be

1006
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:28,100
of interest to the county?

1007
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,100
It's a staff.

1008
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:35,100
>> So just,

1009
00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:36,100
Yeah, the letter brain knows

1010
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:38,100
when you're on AQMD,

1011
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:39,100
you get a staff allowance for

1012
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:40,100
all the boards and committees

1013
00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:41,100
that you're on. I'm

1014
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,100
on probably every committee

1015
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,100
on there, so my staff has

1016
00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:45,100
to go through all those

1017
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:46,100
different things. Instead

1018
00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:48,100
of getting paid directly

1019
00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:49,100
from AQMD,

1020
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,100
they reimburse the county. The

1021
00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:52,100
county pays my team for that.

1022
00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:54,100
That's what item seven is.

1023
00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:55,100
>> And in years past, sometimes

1024
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:57,100
it's been a CAO analyst. Right

1025
00:31:57,100 --> 00:31:58,100
now,

1026
00:31:58,100 --> 00:32:00,100
it's a board staff analyst

1027
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:01,100
for your team. Just if they

1028
00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:03,100
could act in the function of a

1029
00:32:03,100 --> 00:32:04,100
CAO analyst and provide a

1030
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:05,100
report out to the full board

1031
00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:07,100
through Peter's office,

1032
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:08,100
that would be great.

1033
00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,100
>> Thank you.

1034
00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:11,100
>> Thank you. All right,

1035
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:13,100
so I have a motion to second.

1036
00:32:13,100 --> 00:32:14,100
All those in favor?

1037
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,100
Aye.

1038
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,100
Any abstentions? Any

1039
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:18,100
opposition?

1040
00:32:18,100 --> 00:32:19,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

1041
00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:20,100
With that, the consent calendar

1042
00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:21,100
passes unanimously.

1043
00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:22,100
>> Thank you very much. And

1044
00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:23,100
with that, we will move on

1045
00:32:23,100 --> 00:32:25,401
to our discussion calendar,

1046
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:27,100
beginning with item number 69.

1047
00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:29,100
And this is an item that

1048
00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:31,100
recommends approval

1049
00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:32,100
of an employment contract

1050
00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:34,100
with Cindy Faulkner, the

1051
00:32:34,100 --> 00:32:35,100
Executive Director of Children

1052
00:32:35,100 --> 00:32:36,100
and Family Services Commission

1053
00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:37,100
for San Bernardino county,

1054
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,100
pursuant to Government Code

1055
00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:40,100
Section 54953D3. I will read

1056
00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:43,100
the terms of the contract

1057
00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:47,100
into the record. The new

1058
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:48,100
contract is effective

1059
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:49,100
September 5, 2026. The hourly

1060
00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:52,100
pay rate is initially set at

1061
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,100
$81.68

1062
00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:57,100
with an estimated annual salary

1063
00:32:57,100 --> 00:33:00,100
of $169,894 which is set step

1064
00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:02,100
8 of range 81B in the exempt

1065
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:03,100
Group Working Conditions

1066
00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:05,100
Ordinance. The annual cost

1067
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:06,100
for benefits is $57,764. The

1068
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,100
benefits are noted

1069
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:11,100
in the contract and pursuant

1070
00:33:11,100 --> 00:33:14,100
to exempt group B, terms

1071
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:16,100
of the county ordinance. And I

1072
00:33:16,100 --> 00:33:18,100
will now turn it over to

1073
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:20,100
Gilbert Ramos

1074
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:22,100
for presentation.

1075
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,100
>> Good morning, Chair Rowe.

1076
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:25,100
Members of the board,

1077
00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,100
my name is Gilbert Ramos,

1078
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:27,100
Human Services Assistant

1079
00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:29,100
Executive Officer.

1080
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:30,100
Recommendation

1081
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:31,100
before you today is to approve

1082
00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:32,100
an employment contract with

1083
00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:33,100
Cindy Faulkner to serve as the

1084
00:33:33,100 --> 00:33:34,100
executive director for the

1085
00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:35,100
Children and Families

1086
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:36,100
Commission for San Bernardino

1087
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:37,100
county, also known as First

1088
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,100
Five San Bernardino with a

1089
00:33:38,100 --> 00:33:39,100
salary and benefits as reported

1090
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,100
by the Chair. The proposed

1091
00:33:40,100 --> 00:33:42,100
contract is for the period of

1092
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:43,100
September 5, 2026 through

1093
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:45,100
August 31, 2029,

1094
00:33:45,100 --> 00:33:47,100
with the option to extend

1095
00:33:47,100 --> 00:33:49,100
for a maximum of three

1096
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:51,100
successive one year periods.

1097
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:52,100
On July 8, 2026, the Children

1098
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:54,100
and Families Commission

1099
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,100
appointed Cindy Faulkner as his

1100
00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:57,401
Executive Director as subject

1101
00:33:58,100 --> 00:33:59,100
employment contract being

1102
00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:00,100
reached regarding the terms and

1103
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:02,100
condition of employment.

1104
00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:03,100
Cindy Faulkner brings more than

1105
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:05,401
20 years of experience with

1106
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:07,100
First 5 San Bernardino, having

1107
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,100
joined the organization in

1108
00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:10,100
2004. During her tenure she

1109
00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:11,100
served as assistant director

1110
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:14,100
for 11 years and most recently

1111
00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:15,100
as the interim Executive

1112
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:17,100
Director for Children and

1113
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:18,100
Families Commission pursuant

1114
00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:20,100
to an employment contract, the

1115
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:21,100
recommended contract employment

1116
00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:22,100
contract will supersede her

1117
00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:24,100
existing employment contract.

1118
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:25,100
Throughout her time with

1119
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:27,100
First Five, Cindy has gained

1120
00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:28,100
extensive experience

1121
00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:30,100
in strategic planning, fiscal

1122
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:31,100
oversight, contracts and

1123
00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:32,100
grants, personnel, program

1124
00:34:32,100 --> 00:34:34,100
operations and community

1125
00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:35,100
partnership. Her experience and

1126
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:37,100
long-standing knowledge of the

1127
00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:38,100
organization will provide

1128
00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:39,100
continuity and strong

1129
00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:40,100
leadership with S. First Five

1130
00:34:40,100 --> 00:34:41,100
continues this work on behalf

1131
00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:43,100
of young children and children

1132
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:45,100
throughout San Bernardino

1133
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:47,100
County. With that, I

1134
00:34:47,100 --> 00:34:48,100
respectfully recommend approval

1135
00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:50,100
of the employment contract

1136
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:52,100
with Cindy Faulkner as the

1137
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:54,100
Executive Director of First

1138
00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:56,100
Vice Chairman.

1139
00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:57,100
Thank you.

1140
00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:58,100
>> Thank you very much

1141
00:34:58,100 --> 00:34:59,100
for the presentation. Any

1142
00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:00,100
public comment? I don't see any

1143
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:01,100
on my side. No, None. I have a

1144
00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:03,100
motion from Supervisor Hagman

1145
00:35:03,100 --> 00:35:04,100
and a second from.

1146
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:05,100
>> I'll second it if I can make

1147
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:06,100
a comment.

1148
00:35:06,100 --> 00:35:07,100
>> Vice Chair Baca.

1149
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:09,100
>> Thank you. Yeah, you know I

1150
00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,100
serve on the first 5

1151
00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:11,100
commission. Had the opportunity

1152
00:35:11,100 --> 00:35:12,100
to serve with Cindy for the

1153
00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:14,100
last six years as the

1154
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:15,100
underling. So, I just want

1155
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:16,100
to thank her

1156
00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:17,100
for the great work,

1157
00:35:17,100 --> 00:35:18,100
looking forward to her vision

1158
00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:19,100
and continue great work

1159
00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:20,100
to serve our county of San

1160
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,100
Bernardino. So,

1161
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:22,100
congratulations.

1162
00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:23,100
>> Thank you very much. Any

1163
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:24,100
other comments, questions? All

1164
00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:25,100
those in favor? Aye. Any

1165
00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:26,100
opposed? Any abstentions?

1166
00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:28,100
>> Thank you, Madam chair.

1167
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:30,100
Item number 69 passes

1168
00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:31,100
unanimously.

1169
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:32,100
>> Thank you very much. Thank

1170
00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:34,401
you, Gilbert. Welcome aboard.

1171
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,100
Congratulations. Good morning,

1172
00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:42,100
gentlemen. Item number 70 is a

1173
00:35:42,100 --> 00:35:43,100
public hearing

1174
00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:44,100
to consider project number

1175
00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:46,100
2022-00200 consider

1176
00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:49,100
of a zoning amendment for 5

1177
00:35:49,100 --> 00:35:51,100
acre parcel and a conditional

1178
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:52,100
use permit for a 10 acre site

1179
00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:54,100
for the Lonely Dove Motel being

1180
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:56,100
presented this morning by

1181
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:58,100
Paul Gonzalez. I will open the

1182
00:35:58,100 --> 00:35:59,100
public hearing.

1183
00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:01,100
>> Good morning, Chair Rowe.

1184
00:36:01,100 --> 00:36:03,100
And good morning, Supervisors.

1185
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,100
I'm Paul Gonzalez, Planning

1186
00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:05,100
Chief and I'm accompanied today

1187
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:07,100
by Paul Toomey, Planning

1188
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:08,100
Manager who will be assisting

1189
00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:09,100
as well. The following project

1190
00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:10,100
is an application for a zoning

1191
00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:11,100
amendment and a conditional use

1192
00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:13,100
permit

1193
00:36:13,100 --> 00:36:14,100
for the use and expansion

1194
00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:16,100
of the Lonely Dove Motel

1195
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,100
in the Landers community. The

1196
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:19,100
application is was submitted

1197
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:22,100
in 2022 and the applicant is

1198
00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:23,100
Rod Rigol who is also

1199
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:25,100
in attendance today. The

1200
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,100
applicant has requested the

1201
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:29,100
phase expansion

1202
00:36:29,100 --> 00:36:30,100
of the eight-unit Lonely Dove

1203
00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:31,100
Motel with 33 additional units

1204
00:36:31,100 --> 00:36:33,401
plus a caretaker's residence

1205
00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:36,100
for a total of 42 units. The

1206
00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:38,100
expansion features a one

1207
00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:40,100
Futura home as well as a pool,

1208
00:36:40,100 --> 00:36:42,401
spa facilities, miniature golf

1209
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:45,100
and two full-service

1210
00:36:45,100 --> 00:36:47,100
restaurants. On June 4, 2026,

1211
00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:51,100
the Planning Commission held a

1212
00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:54,100
public hearing for the proposed

1213
00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:56,100
project and a notice

1214
00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:57,100
of hearing was published

1215
00:36:57,100 --> 00:36:59,100
in the newspaper and mailed

1216
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:01,100
to the surrounding 14 property

1217
00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:03,100
owners

1218
00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:04,100
within a 300-foot radius. An

1219
00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:06,100
additional 23 recipients

1220
00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,401
from the Planning notification

1221
00:37:10,100 --> 00:37:12,100
list were also requested to be

1222
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:14,100
notified and they were as well.

1223
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:15,100
No comments were received prior

1224
00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:17,100
to the Planning Commission

1225
00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:19,100
hearing. The project site is

1226
00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:22,100
located on Womago Trail east

1227
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:24,401
of Highway 247 and comprised

1228
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:28,100
of two parcels. One of the

1229
00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:31,100
existing one is the existing

1230
00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:33,401
structure where the existing

1231
00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:36,100
motel is on the west parcel and

1232
00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:38,100
the east parcel is the one

1233
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:39,100
where requested

1234
00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:40,100
for the expansion. To the west

1235
00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:43,100
across from the existing motel

1236
00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:45,100
is a truck and adjacent vacant

1237
00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:47,100
parcel, RV storage facility and

1238
00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:49,100
decorative landscape business,

1239
00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:52,100
to the north and south are

1240
00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:54,100
existing single family

1241
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:56,100
dwellings and

1242
00:37:56,100 --> 00:37:57,100
to the east is a vacant parcel.

1243
00:37:57,100 --> 00:37:59,100
The project site is currently

1244
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:01,100
Zone Rural Living Land Use

1245
00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:03,401
category and Homestead Valley

1246
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:06,100
Special Development,

1247
00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:08,100
Commercial and Homestead

1248
00:38:08,100 --> 00:38:10,100
Valley Rural Living zoning

1249
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:12,100
districts. Land use district

1250
00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:14,100
map shows the project site

1251
00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:15,100
encompassing both zones,

1252
00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:17,100
creating a situation where you

1253
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:18,100
have two different types

1254
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:20,100
of zoning.

1255
00:38:20,100 --> 00:38:21,100
With the zoning amendment,

1256
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:24,100
the project site will continue

1257
00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:26,100
to be within the Rural living

1258
00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:28,100
land use category within the

1259
00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:30,100
Homestead Valley Special

1260
00:38:30,100 --> 00:38:32,100
Development Commercial use.

1261
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:41,100
The first phase of the motel

1262
00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:42,100
expansion would encompass 12

1263
00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:43,100
new guest buildings shown

1264
00:38:43,100 --> 00:38:45,100
in the middle of the site plan

1265
00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:46,100
with four buildings constructed

1266
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:47,100
in the second phase

1267
00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:49,100
with each building consisting

1268
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,100
of two units. The first phase

1269
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:52,100
includes restoration of the

1270
00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:53,100
existing motel and the

1271
00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:55,100
caretakers unit shown as

1272
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:56,100
buildings 1 and 2

1273
00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:58,100
on the bottom left,

1274
00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,100
both accessed from Wamego

1275
00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:02,100
Trail along

1276
00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:04,100
with the west boundary. The

1277
00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:06,100
restaurants are located

1278
00:39:06,100 --> 00:39:08,100
in the upper middle

1279
00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:10,100
of the site as shown and the

1280
00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:12,100
Futuro home is number 10 on the

1281
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:13,100
upper right as shown as a

1282
00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:15,100
circle. Also next

1283
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:17,401
to the futuro home

1284
00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:20,100
to the right labeled as number

1285
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:22,100
13 is a proposed golf miniature

1286
00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:24,100
golf center before you use the

1287
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:27,100
front elevation of the existing

1288
00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:29,100
and refurbished eight-unit

1289
00:39:30,100 --> 00:39:33,100
motel at the top. In the middle

1290
00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:35,100
is the typical two-unit motel

1291
00:39:35,100 --> 00:39:37,100
building design with a Quonset

1292
00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:38,100
hut style and the caretaker's

1293
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:40,100
unit on the bottom is the

1294
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:42,401
proposed future home Futuro

1295
00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:45,100
home that would also be rented

1296
00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:46,100
as a motel use as well. The

1297
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:48,401
following elevations depict the

1298
00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:51,401
motel amenities with restaurant

1299
00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:53,100
design as a warehouse hangar

1300
00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:55,100
at the top to the right you can

1301
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,100
see the three silos which will

1302
00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:59,100
be the spa and on the bottom is

1303
00:39:59,100 --> 00:40:01,100
a restaurant warehouse type

1304
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:03,100
building

1305
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:06,100
for the restaurant number two.

1306
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,100
The project is consistent with

1307
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:12,100
a county wide policy plan

1308
00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:13,100
relating to compatibility with

1309
00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:14,100
existing uses and the land use

1310
00:40:14,100 --> 00:40:16,100
map consistency. The site

1311
00:40:16,100 --> 00:40:18,100
design and development features

1312
00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:19,100
for the motel expansion comply

1313
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:21,100
with the standards

1314
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:22,100
of the development code. The

1315
00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:24,100
zoning amendment allows the

1316
00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:25,100
extension of the special

1317
00:40:25,100 --> 00:40:26,100
development commercial zone

1318
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:28,100
designation

1319
00:40:28,100 --> 00:40:29,100
on the expansion site

1320
00:40:29,100 --> 00:40:30,100
to the east which allow for the

1321
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:32,100
proposed use and be consistent

1322
00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:33,100
with the zoning map. The

1323
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:35,100
project also supports the

1324
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:37,100
countywide business and

1325
00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:38,100
employment group policies

1326
00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:39,100
by adding 40 new additional

1327
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:41,100
jobs for local residents and

1328
00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:42,100
promoting the tourist industry

1329
00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:43,100
with accommodations

1330
00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:46,100
for visitors to the various

1331
00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:47,100
desert communities.

1332
00:40:47,100 --> 00:40:50,100
With the zone amendment, the

1333
00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:54,100
proposed project would be

1334
00:40:54,100 --> 00:40:55,100
consistent with all the

1335
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:57,100
county's development code

1336
00:40:57,100 --> 00:40:59,100
standards for the Homestead

1337
00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:00,100
Valley Special Development

1338
00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:02,100
Commercial Zoning District

1339
00:41:02,100 --> 00:41:04,100
within the Desert region

1340
00:41:04,100 --> 00:41:06,100
meeting all or exceeding all

1341
00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:08,100
development requirements.

1342
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:11,100
Initial study was prepared and

1343
00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:13,100
mitigation measures

1344
00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:15,100
to reduce impacts to make this

1345
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:18,100
a less than significant impact

1346
00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:20,100
for projects. The circulation

1347
00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:22,100
period ended on March 6, 2026.

1348
00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:23,100
Comments were received from

1349
00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:24,100
California Highway Patrol

1350
00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:26,100
regarding construction safety

1351
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:27,100
and from the California Water

1352
00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:28,100
Board regarding potential

1353
00:41:28,100 --> 00:41:30,100
for contamination of

1354
00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:31,100
groundwater and were addressed

1355
00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:32,100
in the response to comments

1356
00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:34,100
in the CEQA document. On

1357
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:36,100
August 7, 37 notices were

1358
00:41:36,100 --> 00:41:38,401
mailed to property owners

1359
00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:41,100
within a 300-foot radius,

1360
00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:43,100
interested parties requesting

1361
00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:44,100
notification and applicable

1362
00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:46,100
entities

1363
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:47,100
of the county's referral list.

1364
00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:49,100
To date no responses have been

1365
00:41:49,100 --> 00:41:51,401
received. That concludes the

1366
00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:54,100
presentation. Staff and the

1367
00:41:54,100 --> 00:41:56,100
applicant are available

1368
00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:58,100
to answer any questions.

1369
00:41:58,100 --> 00:41:59,100
>> Thank you very much. I do

1370
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:00,100
not have any request

1371
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:01,100
to speak. Is that correct?

1372
00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:02,100
Okay, I just had one comment.

1373
00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:04,100
Thank you very much

1374
00:42:04,100 --> 00:42:06,100
for all this. As we look to

1375
00:42:06,100 --> 00:42:09,100
technology and how we implement

1376
00:42:10,100 --> 00:42:11,100
it in the future,

1377
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:13,100
we have a lot of desert

1378
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:14,100
residents that are interested

1379
00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:16,100
in future development and the

1380
00:42:16,100 --> 00:42:17,100
problems that rural living as

1381
00:42:17,100 --> 00:42:19,100
we've discussed

1382
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:21,100
in previous projects has

1383
00:42:21,100 --> 00:42:22,100
created with sort

1384
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:23,100
of that catch all. And so,

1385
00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:24,100
we do zone change and they

1386
00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:26,100
like the notification. As we

1387
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:29,100
look at our ARCGIS capabilities

1388
00:42:29,100 --> 00:42:30,100
and things like that,

1389
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:32,100
it'd be great to see if we

1390
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:34,100
could micro target some

1391
00:42:34,100 --> 00:42:36,100
of the areas. So, we have

1392
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:38,100
Landers, we have Joshua Tree,

1393
00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:39,100
we have Wonder Valley, we have

1394
00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:41,100
the North Desert, the South

1395
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,100
Desert. Depending upon if

1396
00:42:42,100 --> 00:42:43,100
you're the fire district and

1397
00:42:43,100 --> 00:42:45,100
the nomenclature there,

1398
00:42:45,100 --> 00:42:47,100
it's a little bit different

1399
00:42:47,100 --> 00:42:48,100
than in land use. Our residents

1400
00:42:48,100 --> 00:42:49,100
sign up in the Morongo Basin,

1401
00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:51,100
but they're getting Needles,

1402
00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:53,100
they're getting Newberry

1403
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:55,100
Springs. It'd be great to see

1404
00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:57,100
if we could implement some

1405
00:42:57,100 --> 00:42:59,100
technology moving forward

1406
00:42:59,100 --> 00:43:00,100
for desert notifications

1407
00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:01,100
for projects

1408
00:43:01,100 --> 00:43:02,100
like this and then I just Had a

1409
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:03,100
question for you

1410
00:43:03,100 --> 00:43:04,100
on the initial. And I.

1411
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:05,100
Initially it was noticed that

1412
00:43:05,100 --> 00:43:06,100
it was a commercial

1413
00:43:06,100 --> 00:43:08,100
designation, the zone plane,

1414
00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:09,100
the zone change. And then that

1415
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:11,100
was changed.

1416
00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:12,100
>> That's correct. So earlier

1417
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:14,401
on in the process,

1418
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:16,100
when they were going through it

1419
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:18,100
and the initial study was being

1420
00:43:18,100 --> 00:43:20,100
processed, that was mistakenly

1421
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:22,100
put as a commercial. Excuse me,

1422
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:23,100
as a residential instead

1423
00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:25,100
of commercial. We caught it and

1424
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:27,100
over time,

1425
00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:29,100
when we noticed the project.

1426
00:43:29,100 --> 00:43:31,100
So the last notice

1427
00:43:31,100 --> 00:43:33,100
for planning commission and for

1428
00:43:33,100 --> 00:43:34,100
the board today were both

1429
00:43:34,100 --> 00:43:36,100
noticed correctly with the

1430
00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:37,100
correct information.

1431
00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:39,100
>> So everything is done. I see

1432
00:43:39,100 --> 00:43:41,100
Paul waving a finger. Just a

1433
00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:42,100
second. I want to make sure

1434
00:43:42,100 --> 00:43:43,100
we're not coming back again

1435
00:43:43,100 --> 00:43:45,100
with changes that need

1436
00:43:45,100 --> 00:43:46,100
to be made. Have we done

1437
00:43:46,100 --> 00:43:47,100
everything correctly

1438
00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:49,100
for today's hearing?

1439
00:43:49,100 --> 00:43:50,100
>> We have. Just want to.

1440
00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:51,100
In addition to what Paul

1441
00:43:51,100 --> 00:43:52,100
described. And that was the

1442
00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:53,100
initial study project

1443
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:54,100
description. I think what

1444
00:43:54,100 --> 00:43:55,100
you're referring to is the

1445
00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:56,100
initial project notice.

1446
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:58,100
>> Correct.

1447
00:43:58,100 --> 00:43:59,100
>> In 2023 project we get. We

1448
00:43:59,100 --> 00:44:00,100
send everybody out on notice.

1449
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:02,100
Here's what's happening

1450
00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:03,100
in this case. At the time it

1451
00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:05,100
was decided that a commercial

1452
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:06,100
designation was the appropriate

1453
00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:07,100
way

1454
00:44:07,100 --> 00:44:08,100
to change the general plan. We

1455
00:44:08,100 --> 00:44:09,100
discovered later it wasn't

1456
00:44:09,100 --> 00:44:10,100
necessary to do that. The SD

1457
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:11,100
designation is implementing

1458
00:44:11,100 --> 00:44:14,100
zone in any general plan

1459
00:44:14,100 --> 00:44:15,100
designation. And so, this is a

1460
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:17,100
more efficient way to.

1461
00:44:17,100 --> 00:44:20,100
>> I'm all for that. That's

1462
00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:22,100
great. I just want to make sure

1463
00:44:22,100 --> 00:44:23,100
that we're not having

1464
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:25,100
to come back and redo.

1465
00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:26,100
>> Right.

1466
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:28,100
>> Okay. Very well. Thank you

1467
00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:29,100
very much. I will close the

1468
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:31,100
public hearing if we have no

1469
00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:32,100
other comments or questions.

1470
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:34,100
Thank you. Vice Chair

1471
00:44:34,100 --> 00:44:35,100
for the motion and Supervisor

1472
00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:36,100
Hagman for the second. All

1473
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:38,100
those in favor? Aye. Any

1474
00:44:38,100 --> 00:44:39,100
opposed? Any abstentions?

1475
00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:41,100
>> Item number 70 passes

1476
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:42,100
unanimously.

1477
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:44,100
>> Thank you very much. I will

1478
00:44:44,100 --> 00:44:45,100
now move on to our reports.

1479
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:47,100
Oh, wait. We're going to do

1480
00:44:47,100 --> 00:44:48,100
Luther CEO reports

1481
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:49,100
after public comment.

1482
00:44:49,100 --> 00:44:51,401
Supervisor Armendarez, you want

1483
00:44:52,100 --> 00:44:54,100
to step away? Supervisor

1484
00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:55,100
Armendarez is going

1485
00:44:55,100 --> 00:44:57,100
to leave the meeting

1486
00:44:57,100 --> 00:44:58,100
for a previous engagement.

1487
00:44:58,100 --> 00:44:59,100
Thank you very much,

1488
00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:01,100
Supervisor. And we will now

1489
00:45:01,100 --> 00:45:02,100
move on to our public comments

1490
00:45:02,100 --> 00:45:03,100
of items not

1491
00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:05,100
on today's agenda. We're going

1492
00:45:05,100 --> 00:45:06,100
to start remote with Letitia

1493
00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:08,100
Howard, followed by Delina

1494
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:09,100
Mario. And then we'll come back

1495
00:45:09,100 --> 00:45:11,100
here with Carolina and then

1496
00:45:11,100 --> 00:45:12,100
Jane Hunt Ruble. So, Leticia

1497
00:45:12,100 --> 00:45:14,100
Howard.

1498
00:45:25,100 --> 00:45:26,100
>> Madam Chair, I don't believe

1499
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:28,401
that Leticia Howard is

1500
00:45:29,100 --> 00:45:30,100
connected on the call.

1501
00:45:30,100 --> 00:45:31,100
>> All right. Delina Morello

1502
00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:33,100
from Murillo.

1503
00:45:55,100 --> 00:45:56,100
>> Good morning. I'm here today

1504
00:45:56,100 --> 00:45:57,100
because we need to stop

1505
00:45:57,100 --> 00:45:59,100
treating these problems as

1506
00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:00,100
isolated family disputes and

1507
00:46:00,100 --> 00:46:01,100
start looking

1508
00:46:01,100 --> 00:46:02,100
at the larger system

1509
00:46:02,100 --> 00:46:03,100
responsible for protecting

1510
00:46:03,100 --> 00:46:04,100
children and families in San

1511
00:46:04,100 --> 00:46:06,100
Bernardino County. I have stood

1512
00:46:06,100 --> 00:46:07,100
before this board and watched

1513
00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:08,100
families come to this

1514
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:10,100
Microphone time,

1515
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:11,100
time and time again. Can you

1516
00:46:11,100 --> 00:46:12,100
hear me?

1517
00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:14,100
>> Yes.

1518
00:46:17,100 --> 00:46:18,100
>> Oh, sorry. Okay. We. I stood

1519
00:46:18,100 --> 00:46:21,100
before this board and watch

1520
00:46:21,100 --> 00:46:23,100
families. Come to this mom.

1521
00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:24,100
Come to this microphone. Time

1522
00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:26,100
and time again,

1523
00:46:26,100 --> 00:46:27,100
we tell you what is happening.

1524
00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:28,100
We tell you

1525
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,100
about feathers and services,

1526
00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:32,100
visitation, communication,

1527
00:46:32,100 --> 00:46:33,100
accountability and decisions

1528
00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:34,100
affecting our children,

1529
00:46:34,100 --> 00:46:35,100
and then we leave. But how can

1530
00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:37,100
board members sit here,

1531
00:46:37,100 --> 00:46:38,100
hear these stories repeatedly,

1532
00:46:38,100 --> 00:46:39,100
and continue acting as though

1533
00:46:39,100 --> 00:46:41,100
they do not know what is

1534
00:46:41,100 --> 00:46:42,100
happening? The people connected

1535
00:46:42,100 --> 00:46:43,100
to these systems are not

1536
00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:44,100
operating

1537
00:46:44,100 --> 00:46:45,100
on separate islands. They meet,

1538
00:46:45,100 --> 00:46:46,100
they communicate,

1539
00:46:46,100 --> 00:46:48,100
they participate in councils

1540
00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:49,100
and committees discussing

1541
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:50,100
children's services, county

1542
00:46:50,100 --> 00:46:51,100
policies, agencies,

1543
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:52,100
and systematic problems. The

1544
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:53,100
families should not have

1545
00:46:53,100 --> 00:46:54,100
to become investigators just

1546
00:46:54,100 --> 00:46:56,100
to discover who is connected

1547
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,100
to whom and who is responsible.

1548
00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:58,100
Oversight means then means more

1549
00:46:58,100 --> 00:47:00,100
than sitting here and

1550
00:47:00,100 --> 00:47:01,100
listening. It means asking what

1551
00:47:01,100 --> 00:47:03,100
is being done

1552
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:04,100
with what you are hearing. It

1553
00:47:04,100 --> 00:47:06,100
means following the problem

1554
00:47:06,100 --> 00:47:07,100
upstream, identifying

1555
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:09,100
responsibility and demanding

1556
00:47:09,100 --> 00:47:10,100
accountability. I'm not asking

1557
00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:12,100
you to discuss anyone's

1558
00:47:12,100 --> 00:47:13,100
confidential case. I'm asking

1559
00:47:13,100 --> 00:47:14,100
to address the system. Look

1560
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:16,100
at the policies, look

1561
00:47:16,100 --> 00:47:17,100
at the relationships, look

1562
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:18,100
at the safeguards, look at why

1563
00:47:18,100 --> 00:47:19,100
families continue reporting the

1564
00:47:19,100 --> 00:47:21,100
same failures while nothing

1565
00:47:21,100 --> 00:47:22,100
changes. We are documenting

1566
00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:24,100
what is happening. We are

1567
00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:25,100
informing other families,

1568
00:47:25,100 --> 00:47:27,100
and we are paying attention.

1569
00:47:27,100 --> 00:47:28,100
So please,

1570
00:47:28,100 --> 00:47:29,100
do not just hear us act

1571
00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:30,100
on what you hear. Look

1572
00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:31,100
at the system,

1573
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:33,100
follow the connections. Demand

1574
00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:34,100
accountability. Because if

1575
00:47:34,100 --> 00:47:35,100
these systems are working,

1576
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:36,100
transparency, transparency

1577
00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:38,100
should not be a threat. Thank

1578
00:47:38,100 --> 00:47:39,100
you.

1579
00:47:39,100 --> 00:47:41,100
>> Thank you very much,

1580
00:47:41,100 --> 00:47:42,100
Carolina. Followed by Jane

1581
00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:45,100
Hunt, Ruble. And our speaking

1582
00:47:49,100 --> 00:47:50,100
podiums and chambers are up

1583
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:51,100
at the top on either side.

1584
00:47:51,100 --> 00:47:53,100
Right or left? Thank you.

1585
00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:55,100
Right up there to the right.

1586
00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:58,100
That's fine. When the light

1587
00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:01,100
flashes yellow, you'll have 30

1588
00:48:01,100 --> 00:48:03,100
seconds left.

1589
00:48:04,100 --> 00:48:05,100
>> Where's the light up?

1590
00:48:05,100 --> 00:48:06,100
>> It'll come on in front

1591
00:48:06,100 --> 00:48:07,100
of you, to your left,

1592
00:48:07,100 --> 00:48:08,100
right up the top

1593
00:48:08,100 --> 00:48:09,100
of the podium. Okay.

1594
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:10,100
>> What did. How long did you

1595
00:48:10,100 --> 00:48:12,100
say you'll have?

1596
00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:13,100
>> Three minutes. And when it

1597
00:48:13,100 --> 00:48:14,100
flashes orange, you'll have 30

1598
00:48:14,100 --> 00:48:16,100
seconds.

1599
00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:17,100
>> All right, I'll try

1600
00:48:17,100 --> 00:48:21,201
to focus on that. Okay. So, I

1601
00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:23,100
can just start?

1602
00:48:23,100 --> 00:48:25,100
>> Anytime.

1603
00:48:25,100 --> 00:48:26,100
Okay, great. So, good morning to

1604
00:48:26,100 --> 00:48:27,100
everybody. I'm here

1605
00:48:27,100 --> 00:48:28,100
representing the Devore

1606
00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:31,100
Networkers. It's a vital system

1607
00:48:31,100 --> 00:48:34,100
your shelter relies on daily

1608
00:48:42,100 --> 00:48:44,401
to manage overcrowding. Sorry.

1609
00:48:49,100 --> 00:48:50,100
I am here

1610
00:48:50,100 --> 00:48:51,100
to expose a systematic

1611
00:48:51,100 --> 00:48:52,100
violation of California law.

1612
00:48:52,100 --> 00:48:55,100
State law. At Devore Animal

1613
00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:57,100
Shelter, Management has

1614
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:01,100
implemented an arbitrary 630

1615
00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:04,100
cutoff for rescue. Pull. The

1616
00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:05,100
Hayden act specifically states

1617
00:49:05,100 --> 00:49:07,100
that a dog must be allowed

1618
00:49:07,100 --> 00:49:09,401
to be adopted, fostered,

1619
00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:16,100
or rescued up until the moment

1620
00:49:16,100 --> 00:49:17,100
the animal is set

1621
00:49:17,100 --> 00:49:20,100
to be killed. Yet Devore

1622
00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:22,100
rejects legally binding rescue

1623
00:49:22,100 --> 00:49:24,100
requests submitted after.

1624
00:49:24,100 --> 00:49:26,100
Submitted at 7pm, 10pm or

1625
00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:29,100
midnight, even though the dog

1626
00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:32,601
is still alive all night. This

1627
00:49:34,100 --> 00:49:36,100
is Truly a direct violation

1628
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:38,100
of California's Hayden Act.

1629
00:49:38,100 --> 00:49:40,100
Food and agriculture code

1630
00:49:40,100 --> 00:49:42,100
sections 31108 and 32001. The

1631
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:51,100
law explicitly mandates that a

1632
00:49:51,100 --> 00:49:52,100
public shelter must release an

1633
00:49:52,100 --> 00:49:53,100
adoptable and treatable animal

1634
00:49:53,100 --> 00:49:54,100
scheduled for euthanasia if a

1635
00:49:54,100 --> 00:49:55,100
qualified rescue group requests

1636
00:49:55,100 --> 00:49:56,100
it. An internal office schedule

1637
00:49:56,100 --> 00:49:58,401
or clerical workflow cannot

1638
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:00,100
legally override a California

1639
00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:02,401
state statute. On August 27,

1640
00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:05,401
2026 at I personally asked

1641
00:50:07,100 --> 00:50:09,100
Assistant director Jennifer

1642
00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:15,100
Osorio, I had a phone call with

1643
00:50:15,100 --> 00:50:18,100
her whether this board was

1644
00:50:18,100 --> 00:50:20,100
aware of this new policy. Her

1645
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:22,401
exact words were it's

1646
00:50:23,100 --> 00:50:26,601
in the process. I am behind

1647
00:50:28,100 --> 00:50:30,100
on emails. This. That means

1648
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:32,100
that you were never notified.

1649
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:33,100
Someone inside the shelter

1650
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:35,100
system bypassed your authority,

1651
00:50:35,100 --> 00:50:36,100
skipped mandatory oversight and

1652
00:50:36,100 --> 00:50:38,100
executed a deadly policy

1653
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:39,100
without approval. A policy that

1654
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:42,100
has already taken over 69 lives

1655
00:50:42,100 --> 00:50:45,601
within one week in the shelter

1656
00:50:49,100 --> 00:50:50,100
in Devore Animal Shelter.

1657
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:52,100
>> 30 seconds.

1658
00:50:52,100 --> 00:50:53,100
>> Animals who had rescue

1659
00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:55,100
commitments. 70, 69 animals who

1660
00:50:55,100 --> 00:50:56,100
could have walked out alive.

1661
00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:57,100
Many

1662
00:50:57,100 --> 00:50:58,100
of these dogs were healthy,

1663
00:50:58,100 --> 00:50:59,100
adoptable and had no

1664
00:50:59,100 --> 00:51:00,100
life-threatening conditions.

1665
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:01,100
The only lawful justification

1666
00:51:01,100 --> 00:51:02,100
for euthanasia is that and I

1667
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:04,100
need to ask this board how does

1668
00:51:04,100 --> 00:51:06,100
killing two dogs

1669
00:51:07,100 --> 00:51:09,100
in one kennel and leaving one

1670
00:51:09,100 --> 00:51:10,100
behind make space when you're

1671
00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:12,100
killing for space?

1672
00:51:12,100 --> 00:51:14,100
For example. 884-9604.

1673
00:51:19,100 --> 00:51:21,100
>> That's time.

1674
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:25,100
>> Continue for 30 more

1675
00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:26,100
seconds. It just changed yellow

1676
00:51:26,100 --> 00:51:27,100
up there.

1677
00:51:27,100 --> 00:51:29,100
>> Okay. There was a dog named

1678
00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:30,100
Lieutenant Dan Friendly,

1679
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:32,100
adoptable, great

1680
00:51:32,100 --> 00:51:33,100
with other dogs. It's still

1681
00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:34,100
sitting alone

1682
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,100
in his kennel today but his

1683
00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:38,100
kennel mate was killed. I'm

1684
00:51:41,100 --> 00:51:44,100
gonna just go towards the end.

1685
00:51:44,100 --> 00:51:45,100
Many of these dogs were healthy

1686
00:51:45,100 --> 00:51:47,100
and adoptable. Okay.

1687
00:51:47,100 --> 00:51:48,100
This is a financial. This is

1688
00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:49,100
financially reckless

1689
00:51:49,100 --> 00:51:50,100
to all the taxpayers of San

1690
00:51:50,100 --> 00:51:51,100
Bernardino County. I don't

1691
00:51:51,100 --> 00:51:52,100
understand how this can

1692
00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:54,100
actually. How Jennifer Osorio

1693
00:51:54,100 --> 00:51:56,100
had actually told me that she'd

1694
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:58,100
never. That you guys had never

1695
00:51:58,100 --> 00:51:59,100
approved this policy

1696
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:00,100
of euthanizing animals after

1697
00:52:00,100 --> 00:52:01,100
animals don't get a rescue tag.

1698
00:52:01,100 --> 00:52:03,100
Aren't allowed a rescue tag

1699
00:52:03,100 --> 00:52:04,100
after 630. I want. And that

1700
00:52:04,100 --> 00:52:07,601
needs to be fixed. That needs

1701
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:10,100
to be rectified, that needs

1702
00:52:10,100 --> 00:52:12,100
to come

1703
00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:15,401
to a complete halt.

1704
00:52:19,100 --> 00:52:20,100
>> Thank you very much

1705
00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:21,100
for your comments. We

1706
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,100
appreciate that. The next

1707
00:52:23,100 --> 00:52:24,100
request

1708
00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:25,100
to speak that I have is Jane

1709
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:26,100
Hunt. Ruble and Jane, you might

1710
00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:27,100
have to ignore the lights. I

1711
00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:28,100
don't think they're working

1712
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:29,100
today.

1713
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:30,100
>> We. I believe we. Okay.

1714
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:31,100
Resolved it. Thank you.

1715
00:52:31,100 --> 00:52:32,100
>> I can't see him anyway.

1716
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:35,100
>> Good morning. Boy, this is

1717
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:36,100
going to be a short meeting.

1718
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:38,100
Yeah. I'm here today

1719
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:42,201
to talk about. Well a week ago

1720
00:52:44,100 --> 00:52:46,100
some friends of mine that live

1721
00:52:46,100 --> 00:52:47,100
on First Avenue that aren't

1722
00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:50,100
slated for sidewalks. They live

1723
00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:52,401
between June street and

1724
00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:56,100
Duffy. And they asked me what's

1725
00:52:56,100 --> 00:52:59,100
going on the corner of Duffy

1726
00:52:59,100 --> 00:53:02,601
and first Avenue. And I said,

1727
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:04,100
well, I don't know because I

1728
00:53:04,100 --> 00:53:07,601
drive that way. And I was

1729
00:53:08,100 --> 00:53:09,100
questioning it. Instead

1730
00:53:09,100 --> 00:53:11,100
of going down second Avenue now

1731
00:53:11,100 --> 00:53:12,100
I usually go out to Cajon on

1732
00:53:12,100 --> 00:53:14,401
First Avenue because it's

1733
00:53:16,100 --> 00:53:18,100
gotten ridiculous reckless

1734
00:53:18,100 --> 00:53:19,100
driving on second Avenue. And

1735
00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:22,100
so I went by there and I

1736
00:53:22,100 --> 00:53:25,100
noticed they have marked off

1737
00:53:25,100 --> 00:53:28,100
on each corner of Duffy and

1738
00:53:28,100 --> 00:53:30,401
First Avenue for ADA's.

1739
00:53:34,100 --> 00:53:36,100
But I was going. So I went

1740
00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:38,401
directly to public works

1741
00:53:40,100 --> 00:53:42,100
department and I showed him

1742
00:53:42,100 --> 00:53:44,100
this map and I said, well,

1743
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:45,100
that's not part

1744
00:53:45,100 --> 00:53:47,100
of the current. Well, as we

1745
00:53:47,100 --> 00:53:48,100
speak they're doing it

1746
00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:49,100
in front of my house now,

1747
00:53:49,100 --> 00:53:50,100
putting in the sidewalk.

1748
00:53:50,100 --> 00:53:51,100
But I said that was never

1749
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on this. This map is. I don't

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know where they came up

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00:53:56,100 --> 00:53:57,100
with this. And I asked the lady

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at public work,

1753
00:53:59,100 --> 00:54:00,100
I said this was not supposed

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00:54:00,100 --> 00:54:01,100
to be included because

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00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:02,100
Duffy-street is not slated

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00:54:02,100 --> 00:54:04,100
for sidewalks. And she couldn't

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00:54:04,100 --> 00:54:07,100
give me a real answer. So I was

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going, well, I Resort the

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00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:12,401
202324 budget for the county

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and infrastructure under

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infrastructure making our

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unincorporated areas safe and

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00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:21,100
livable and investing

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00:54:21,100 --> 00:54:22,100
in infrastructure to spur

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economic growth and improve the

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00:54:23,100 --> 00:54:25,100
delivery of county services is

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a high priority. So anyway,

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00:54:26,100 --> 00:54:28,100
it states in that safer

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neighborhoods as well as road

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improvement enhancement,

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00:54:34,100 --> 00:54:35,100
the key county owned assets.

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Additional conversion

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00:54:37,100 --> 00:54:38,100
from septic to sewer service,

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a necessity

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00:54:39,100 --> 00:54:41,100
for businesses seeking

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00:54:41,100 --> 00:54:42,100
to locate their services

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within our unincorporated area.

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And I asked the lady, I said,

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well, I know about. Some of my

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00:54:47,100 --> 00:54:49,100
neighbors are getting concerned

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00:54:49,100 --> 00:54:51,100
that it might happen out here

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if this getting is our

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00:54:54,100 --> 00:54:56,100
community ready for

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like warehouses? That's what it

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00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:01,100
appears to be. And so I was

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just stunned that they.

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>> 30 seconds.

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>> Thank you very much. Bye.

1789
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>> Thank you very much. That is

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the last request

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to speak that I have. We will

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now move on to our reports

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from our CEO.

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00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:15,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Two

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00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:17,100
quick things. One is just I

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wanted to thank our Workforce

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development board

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for being here. Lowell, thanks

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for hanging out. Brad. You and

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your team do amazing work.

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Really appreciate the board

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00:55:26,100 --> 00:55:27,100
giving Brad an opportunity

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00:55:27,100 --> 00:55:29,100
to highlight Workforce

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00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:31,100
Development Month. As we have

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00:55:31,100 --> 00:55:33,100
three years in this role now

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and as I have looked at ways

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to try

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00:55:38,100 --> 00:55:40,100
to improve this county, one

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00:55:40,100 --> 00:55:43,100
of the best ways to do it is

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00:55:43,100 --> 00:55:45,100
to employ people

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00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:47,100
with livable wage jobs. That is

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00:55:47,100 --> 00:55:48,100
a key. If someone is able

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to take care

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00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:50,100
of themselves financially,

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00:55:50,100 --> 00:55:52,100
they're able to take care of

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00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:53,100
themselves and their families

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00:55:53,100 --> 00:55:55,100
physically. So much of that

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00:55:55,100 --> 00:55:57,100
work that they do helps people

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00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:59,100
do it. So, if you're a business

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00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:01,100
out there and you are not

1821
00:56:01,100 --> 00:56:02,100
working

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00:56:02,100 --> 00:56:03,100
with workforce development,

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00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:05,100
please Reach out

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00:56:05,100 --> 00:56:06,100
to them and work for them. If

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you are a job seeker

1826
00:56:07,100 --> 00:56:09,100
out there and you are looking

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00:56:09,100 --> 00:56:10,100
for help and resources,

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00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:11,100
please reach out to our

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00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:13,100
workforce development

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00:56:13,100 --> 00:56:14,100
department. They can help.

1831
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They're looking forward

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to helping. And this aligns

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00:56:16,100 --> 00:56:18,100
in 2027. I'm really focused

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on making 2027 the year of the

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job where we as a county will

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00:56:23,100 --> 00:56:25,100
focus, will collaborate, will

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00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:27,100
convene, will bring together

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00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:29,100
stakeholders, working with our

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00:56:29,100 --> 00:56:31,100
workforce development

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department and workforce

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00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:34,100
development board

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00:56:34,100 --> 00:56:37,100
to really convene job seekers,

1843
00:56:37,100 --> 00:56:38,100
employers, stakeholders,

1844
00:56:38,100 --> 00:56:40,100
educators across the region

1845
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:43,100
to get their input, to look

1846
00:56:43,100 --> 00:56:45,100
at how we can continue

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00:56:45,100 --> 00:56:46,100
to move the needle

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00:56:46,100 --> 00:56:47,100
like we never have before.

1849
00:56:47,100 --> 00:56:49,100
Really bringing together the

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00:56:49,100 --> 00:56:51,100
best minds, all sorts

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00:56:51,100 --> 00:56:53,100
of different perspectives

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00:56:53,100 --> 00:56:54,100
to really focus on that. Our

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00:56:54,100 --> 00:56:55,100
workforce development

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00:56:55,100 --> 00:56:57,100
department is ready for it.

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They're up for the task.

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00:56:58,100 --> 00:56:59,100
In fact, we have two different

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00:56:59,100 --> 00:57:00,100
tracks we're working on. Jobs

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00:57:00,100 --> 00:57:01,100
and people. Brad wants

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00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:03,100
to be part of both of them.

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00:57:03,100 --> 00:57:04,100
He's like diving in

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00:57:04,100 --> 00:57:05,100
with both feet. So, appreciate

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00:57:05,100 --> 00:57:07,100
Brad, his team, our workforce

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00:57:07,100 --> 00:57:09,100
development board. Great things

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00:57:09,100 --> 00:57:10,100
have been done and great things

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00:57:10,100 --> 00:57:13,100
to come. So thank you. One

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00:57:13,100 --> 00:57:15,100
other thing, as was mentioned,

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00:57:15,100 --> 00:57:16,100
this winter we stand to face

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00:57:16,100 --> 00:57:18,401
some pretty tough weather,

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00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:21,100
potentially with a super El

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00:57:21,100 --> 00:57:23,100
Nino on its way. Our Office

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00:57:23,100 --> 00:57:25,100
of Emergency Services, as well

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00:57:25,100 --> 00:57:27,100
as the county administrative

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00:57:27,100 --> 00:57:29,100
office, in partnership

1874
00:57:29,100 --> 00:57:31,100
with public works, Sheriff,

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00:57:31,100 --> 00:57:32,100
Fire, we're going to have

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00:57:32,100 --> 00:57:33,100
Office of Emergency Services

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00:57:33,100 --> 00:57:35,100
come and present to our board

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00:57:35,100 --> 00:57:36,100
at a future board meeting ahead

1879
00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:37,100
of the time to talk

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00:57:37,100 --> 00:57:39,100
about what we're doing

1881
00:57:39,100 --> 00:57:40,100
to prepare and

1882
00:57:40,100 --> 00:57:42,100
to remind the public

1883
00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:43,100
of what they can be doing

1884
00:57:43,100 --> 00:57:44,100
to prepare. So this, this will

1885
00:57:44,100 --> 00:57:46,100
be an important discussion

1886
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:48,100
that'll be done

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00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:49,100
in the next two months. So that

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00:57:49,100 --> 00:57:50,100
concludes my report. Thank you.

1889
00:57:50,100 --> 00:57:53,100
>> Thank you very much. And

1890
00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:54,100
with that, we are adjourned.

1891
00:57:54,100 --> 00:57:55,100
Our next meeting will be here

1892
00:57:55,100 --> 00:57:57,100
in Chambers at 10am on

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00:57:57,100 --> 00:57:59,401
September 22nd. Thank you.