[6:09] >> Good morning. I'm calling
[6:10] this meeting to order for
[6:13] Tuesday, September 1st. Clerk,
[6:17] if you could please do roll
[6:18] call.
[6:25] >> Certainly. Supervisor
[6:27] Rabbitt.
[6:28] >> Here.
[6:29] >> Supervisor Coursey.
[6:30] >> Here.
[6:31] >> Supervisor Gore.
[6:32] >> Here.
[6:33] >> Supervisor Hopkins.
[6:34] >> Present.
[6:35] >> Chair Hermosillo.
[6:36] >> Here.
[6:37] >> County Executive Guhin.
[6:38] >> Here.
[6:39] >> County Council Myers.
[6:40] >> Present.
[6:41] >> Thank you. I want
[6:42] to remind our attendees
[6:44] in chambers and online
[6:46] about our commitment
[6:47] to civility,
[6:48] which was played as part of the
[6:50] video that we just heard. Any
[6:51] public comments that violate
[6:53] our commitment
[6:54] to civility or that fall
[6:55] outside of the board's
[6:56] jurisdiction will result
[6:57] in forfeiting your time and
[7:00] may limit your ability
[7:01] to comment for the rest
[7:02] of the meeting. I'm delegating
[7:04] to the Clerk of the Board the
[7:05] authority to mute commenters
[7:07] when their remark do not comply
[7:08] with our commitment
[7:10] to civility. Due
[7:11] to an increase
[7:12] in discriminatory statements
[7:13] during public comment and our
[7:14] obligation to provide a
[7:15] discriminatory free workplace
[7:18] under California law, your
[7:19] public comment will be
[7:20] forfeited at the first
[7:22] discriminatory statement.
[7:24] Please consider this your first
[7:25] and only warning. Also want to
[7:27] note that the video provided
[7:28] information on how
[7:31] to access interpretation both
[7:32] from Spanish to English and
[7:34] English to Spanish.
[7:35] In the back
[7:36] of the chambers are headsets.
[7:37] And now we will hear public
[7:41] comment
[7:42] on items one and three, noting
[7:43] that two and four were
[7:45] withdrawn by addendum. Seeing
[7:47] no one in chambers. Are there
[7:49] any folks online that would
[7:52] like to provide public comment
[7:53] on closed Session Items 1 and
[7:56] 3. Is anyone online?
[8:27] >> Thank you Chair There are no
[8:28] hands.
[8:29] >> Thank you so much. We will
[8:30] now adjourn then to close
[8:35] session and we will be back
[8:36] at 10 am.
[8:38] >> [CLOSED SESSION]
[1:05:49] >> And we are back from closed
[1:05:50] session and resuming our board
[1:05:54] meeting for Tuesday, September
[1:05:55] 1st. We're going to do the
[1:05:57] Pledge, and for that we have a
[1:05:59] special a few special guests
[1:06:01] in chambers. I'd like
[1:06:02] to invite Councilmember
[1:06:04] Natalie Rogers
[1:06:05] to please lead us in the
[1:06:07] Pledge. Welcome. I pledge
[1:06:14] allegiance to the flag, of the
[1:06:16] United States of America, and
[1:06:18] to the Republic
[1:06:19] for which it stands,
[1:06:21] one nation under God,
[1:06:23] indivisible,
[1:06:24] with liberty and justice
[1:06:25] for all. Thank you so much.
[1:06:33] Great job, Council member. As a
[1:06:36] reminder,
[1:06:37] you all just saw a video played
[1:06:39] with information on how
[1:06:42] to access Spanish
[1:06:43] interpretation. If you need
[1:06:45] headsets they're in the back
[1:06:46] of the chambers. And you can
[1:06:48] translate from Spanish to
[1:06:50] English and English to
[1:06:51] Spanish. We'll now move on
[1:06:53] to the approval
[1:06:54] of the agenda. Items two and
[1:06:55] four were withdrawn
[1:06:57] by addendum. Is there any other
[1:06:59] changes? If not,
[1:07:00] is there a motion?
[1:07:04] >> So moved
[1:07:05] >> Is there a
[1:07:07] >> Second
[1:07:08] >> Thank you. All those
[1:07:09] in favor say aye. Aye. Any
[1:07:10] opposition? Seeing none. That
[1:07:11] motion passes. We're going
[1:07:15] to move on
[1:07:16] to our consent calendar, and
[1:07:17] I'll remind everyone that we're
[1:07:19] going to take public comment
[1:07:21] on the consent calendar items
[1:07:23] 5 through 20. We'll first hear
[1:07:25] from those
[1:07:26] in chambers and then go to
[1:07:28] Zoom. Any public comment that
[1:07:30] violate our commitment
[1:07:33] to civility or that fall
[1:07:34] outside of the board's
[1:07:35] jurisdiction will result
[1:07:37] in forfeiting your time and
[1:07:38] may limit your ability
[1:07:39] to comment for the rest
[1:07:41] of the meeting. I'm delegating
[1:07:42] to the clerk
[1:07:43] of the board the authority to
[1:07:44] mute commenters when their
[1:07:46] remarks do not comply
[1:07:47] with our commitment
[1:07:48] to civility. Due
[1:07:49] to an increase
[1:07:51] in discriminatory statements
[1:07:52] during public comment and our
[1:07:54] obligation to provide a
[1:07:55] discriminatory free workplace
[1:07:57] under California law, your
[1:07:59] public comment will be
[1:08:00] forfeited at the first
[1:08:01] discriminatory statement.
[1:08:03] Please consider this your only
[1:08:05] warning. If there's anyone who
[1:08:06] wishes
[1:08:07] to provide public comment
[1:08:08] in chambers, please line up
[1:08:09] at the podium. Everyone will
[1:08:11] have two minutes. We'll do
[1:08:13] in chambers first and then go
[1:08:17] to Zoom. Feel free
[1:08:19] to line up. Thank you. Good
[1:08:28] morning.
[1:08:29] >> Good morning.
[1:08:30] >> Go ahead.
[1:08:31] >> Thank you.
[1:08:32] I would like
[1:08:33] to provide comment
[1:08:34] on the approval of the Ag and
[1:08:36] Open space funding for our
[1:08:37] Geyserville Park Plaza. And I'm
[1:08:39] Adrienne Garialdi from
[1:08:40] Geyserville. It's been a few
[1:08:42] years since Gretchen and I
[1:08:44] walked around town trying to
[1:08:45] find a public spot that we
[1:08:46] could improve. And I brought my
[1:08:50] idea to Director Hoevertsz, who
[1:08:52] supported it. He's reading and
[1:08:53] told me to go for it. So our
[1:08:54] Geyserville Municipal
[1:08:58] Advisory Council actually
[1:09:00] funded the first couple
[1:09:03] of studies that we did with
[1:09:06] Cuesta to actually do some
[1:09:09] public outreach and develop a
[1:09:10] concept design. And then we
[1:09:13] applied for Ag and Open space
[1:09:15] money, which we're here today
[1:09:17] to hopefully approve. And I
[1:09:19] would also like to thank the
[1:09:20] Coastal Conservancy. They have
[1:09:24] put up additional money and
[1:09:25] will be putting up funding for
[1:09:28] the construction a little bit
[1:09:30] later in the project. So thank
[1:09:32] you all very much.
[1:09:36] >> Thank you. Thank you,
[1:09:38] Director Hoevertsz, for always
[1:09:39] welcoming wonderful ideas. Any
[1:09:41] other public comments?
[1:09:52] >> Good morning. My name is
[1:09:53] Anthony Valentino, and I'm an
[1:09:54] animal control officer with
[1:09:56] Sonoma County Animal
[1:09:57] Services. And I've been there
[1:09:58] for two and a half years.
[1:10:00] Today, SCAS
[1:10:01] in that time has gone from
[1:10:02] covering just the
[1:10:04] unincorporated county
[1:10:05] in the city of Santa Rosa
[1:10:06] to now also including the
[1:10:07] cities of Windsor and
[1:10:09] Healdsburg. With the Petaluma
[1:10:10] agreement
[1:10:12] before you guys today, SCAS
[1:10:13] will soon be covering the
[1:10:15] majority of residents
[1:10:16] in the county. I want to be
[1:10:17] clear that I support this
[1:10:18] decision. Continuing
[1:10:20] to bring animal services
[1:10:21] underneath one umbrella is
[1:10:22] exactly what the county and our
[1:10:25] residents need. Our residents
[1:10:28] deserve a consistent,
[1:10:29] accountable animal services
[1:10:31] provider, not a patchwork of
[1:10:33] contracts and providers that
[1:10:35] leave community members
[1:10:37] uncertain
[1:10:38] about what they're getting.
[1:10:40] But taking on this
[1:10:41] responsibility means taking
[1:10:42] on the staffing to hold up
[1:10:43] those responsibilities. Right
[1:10:45] now, the same number of staff
[1:10:46] are covering a much smaller,
[1:10:48] larger service area than
[1:10:50] before. When the jurisdiction
[1:10:52] gets added, the calls,
[1:10:54] the welfare checks, the
[1:10:55] caseload gets redistributed
[1:10:57] onto staff members and
[1:10:59] stretching them thin
[1:11:00] over time. That's how you lose
[1:11:02] good people. And staff needs
[1:11:03] to be able to take time off
[1:11:04] to stay healthy
[1:11:06] in a job that is demanding
[1:11:08] of them. Understaffing doesn't
[1:11:09] just slow
[1:11:10] down response times. It burns
[1:11:11] out people that the community
[1:11:13] counts on
[1:11:14] to provide this job and
[1:11:16] services for years to come.
[1:11:18] That's why I urge the board
[1:11:19] to authorize at least two new
[1:11:21] animal control officer
[1:11:23] positions as soon as possible
[1:11:24] as training takes four
[1:11:26] to six months to complete.
[1:11:33] Thank you very much for
[1:11:34] considering all this today and
[1:11:35] I'm proud to do what I do
[1:11:38] for SCAS and for the community
[1:11:39] members and we just need
[1:11:42] to keep our staffing in pace
[1:11:43] with our responsibilities that
[1:11:46] we have before us. Thank you.
[1:11:48] >> Thank you so much. I
[1:11:49] appreciate your comments and
[1:11:50] your work and understand the
[1:11:52] pressure you're
[1:11:53] under and we're working
[1:11:54] with the individual cities. So
[1:11:56] thank you.
[1:11:57] >> Awesome.
[1:11:59] >> Good morning. My name is
[1:12:00] Kevin Arnold. I'm a field rep
[1:12:01] for SEIE. 10 to 1 I'm here
[1:12:02] really just to support some of
[1:12:04] these animal control officers
[1:12:06] as well whose incredible work
[1:12:08] over the last literally
[1:12:10] decades, particularly
[1:12:12] in the face of the contracts
[1:12:13] from North Bay Animal Services
[1:12:15] now disgraced. I think we've
[1:12:18] seen really the value that
[1:12:19] having incredible workers just
[1:12:22] like Anthony here bring
[1:12:23] to the community. These are
[1:12:24] folks who have been
[1:12:27] under a lot of pressure, a lot
[1:12:28] of resource strain
[1:12:29] for honestly generation. And
[1:12:31] this is an incredible
[1:12:33] opportunity
[1:12:34] to not just bring great
[1:12:35] services
[1:12:36] to these new contracted areas
[1:12:38] like Petaluma, but
[1:12:39] to really bring resources
[1:12:42] into this,
[1:12:43] into this group as well. These
[1:12:45] are not easy jobs to hire for
[1:12:47] these take the recruitment
[1:12:48] times and everything can take
[1:12:50] between, you know, up
[1:12:53] to six months Even longer.
[1:12:54] Getting folks
[1:12:55] into the system takes, you
[1:12:56] know, months at a time. We're
[1:12:58] looking at, even if we were to
[1:12:59] get a recruitment letter out,
[1:13:00] you know, before November, we
[1:13:01] probably wouldn't see somebody
[1:13:03] on the streets helping to
[1:13:04] with these new contracts
[1:13:06] until far into the summer of.
[1:13:08] Of 27. So we'd really like
[1:13:11] to get a kind
[1:13:12] of streamlined process here
[1:13:14] to get folks onto the streets.
[1:13:18] But this Petaluma contract
[1:13:20] specifically requires two
[1:13:21] officers to be in Petaluma
[1:13:24] pretty much the entire time.
[1:13:25] That means that they're not
[1:13:26] going to be able
[1:13:27] to service these other areas.
[1:13:29] What we know now is that
[1:13:30] there's apparently not adequate
[1:13:32] data to be able to say whether
[1:13:34] or not they're going to need
[1:13:35] between one and three or
[1:13:38] something. I think we know
[1:13:39] where there's definitely going
[1:13:41] to be more work, a larger area
[1:13:44] we should get started right
[1:13:46] away. So between whether it's
[1:13:48] 1, 2, 3, you guys have the.
[1:13:52] The, you know, can sign
[1:13:54] on the dotted line, make sure
[1:13:55] that, you know, we can
[1:13:57] streamline this process and get
[1:13:58] these guys the help they
[1:13:59] deserve. All right, thank you.
[1:14:00] >> Thank you.
[1:14:04] Any other public comment
[1:14:05] in chambers? Seeing none any
[1:14:07] more. Any comments online?
[1:14:15] >> Thank you. Chair, one
[1:14:16] moment. And there are no hands
[1:14:19] raised.
[1:14:21] >> Thank you. And now we're
[1:14:22] going to. Is there any
[1:14:24] questions, Comments
[1:14:25] from my colleagues?
[1:14:29] >> Yeah.
[1:14:32] >> I just want
[1:14:33] to honor the work on the
[1:14:34] Geyserville Plaza. You know,
[1:14:35] this is an unincorporated
[1:14:36] community that. That doesn't
[1:14:38] have a space like this. But I
[1:14:39] just also clarifying that the
[1:14:41] parking lot that we're using
[1:14:43] was already under Sonoma
[1:14:45] Public infrastructure's work is
[1:14:48] park and ride. That was never
[1:14:50] utilized. So it's utilized a
[1:14:51] little bit for like,
[1:14:52] tree lighting and other things
[1:14:53] like that. It's just beautiful
[1:14:56] that it's going
[1:14:57] to be a park that's going
[1:14:58] to be used every day. And
[1:14:59] Adrian, I want to thank you
[1:15:00] for your work. You know,
[1:15:01] we sit here and act
[1:15:02] like these things happen, but
[1:15:03] they happen because especially
[1:15:05] in an unincorporated area
[1:15:06] because of a lot
[1:15:07] of work. I know you and Greg
[1:15:09] and specifically really dug
[1:15:10] in and worked with staff at
[1:15:12] Agon Open Space to, you know,
[1:15:13] draft these and go
[1:15:15] through so much work. And I
[1:15:17] just. The community's going
[1:15:18] to be better for it. So thank
[1:15:20] you very much.
[1:15:23] >> Thank you. And now, yes,
[1:15:26] Supervisor Hopkins.
[1:15:30] >> I just wanted to say thank
[1:15:31] you to Pie and also the CEO's
[1:15:32] office for item number 13, and
[1:15:34] extend my just endless gratitude
[1:15:37] and appreciation to West County
[1:15:38] Community Services for
[1:15:39] operating an absolute critical
[1:15:42] piece of infrastructure out
[1:15:43] in Guerneville, which is our
[1:15:45] Guerneville homeless shelter.
[1:15:46] And it was something that came
[1:15:49] about during the pandemic where
[1:15:50] previously it was only seasonal
[1:15:52] and folks were kicked
[1:15:53] out early in the morning and
[1:15:54] couldn't come back in
[1:15:55] until late at night. And having
[1:15:57] it as a 24 7, 365 shelter has
[1:15:58] really allowed us to get folks
[1:16:00] into permanent supportive
[1:16:03] housing options, including
[1:16:04] Georgia's Hideaway, which is
[1:16:06] now actually fully operational.
[1:16:09] And I think everybody has moved
[1:16:10] into that site. So very,
[1:16:12] very exciting
[1:16:13] to see that happen. And thank
[1:16:14] you to West County community
[1:16:15] services, the CEO, CEO's
[1:16:16] office, and public
[1:16:17] infrastructure for 13.
[1:16:18] >> Thank you so much. Any other
[1:16:19] comment? If not, is there a
[1:16:20] motion
[1:16:22] >> Move to
[1:16:24] approve the consent calendar?
[1:16:28] >> Is there a second?
[1:16:29] >> Second
[1:16:30] >> Clerk, if you want
[1:16:31] to do a roll call,
[1:16:32] Thank you.
[1:16:33] >> Supervisor Rabbitt?
[1:16:34] >> Aye.
[1:16:35] >> Supervisor Coursey?
[1:16:36] >> Yes.
[1:16:37] >> Supervisor Gore?
[1:16:38] >> Yes.
[1:16:39] >> Supervisor Hopkins?
[1:16:40] >> Yes.
[1:16:41] >> Chair Hermosillo?
[1:16:42] >> Yes.
[1:16:44] >> Thank you so much. And
[1:16:45] with that, we are going to go
[1:16:48] on to our gold resolutions.
[1:16:49] And today we're going
[1:16:52] to honor a gold resolution
[1:16:54] to celebrate Elaine Holtz and
[1:16:56] Ken Norton upon their
[1:16:59] retirement for Women's Spaces
[1:17:00] Radio. And Elaine, I saw you
[1:17:05] in the audience. There you are.
[1:17:06] Thank you for being here. If
[1:17:09] you'd like to come to the
[1:17:10] podium and say a few words.
[1:17:18] >> First of all, I want
[1:17:19] to thank you
[1:17:20] for honoring women's Spaces,
[1:17:21] men's spaces, Ken Norton, who
[1:17:24] is right here by me,
[1:17:25] beside me and myself. This is
[1:17:26] an honor that gives the program
[1:17:29] worth and recognition,
[1:17:31] and I thank you for that. It
[1:17:32] also honors all women who are
[1:17:34] struggling still
[1:17:35] to get the ERA and the
[1:17:36] Constitution. I want
[1:17:38] to personally thank Marcia
[1:17:40] Vasta Pre, former city council
[1:17:41] member,
[1:17:43] and I call her my ambassador
[1:17:44] at large
[1:17:45] for putting this motion
[1:17:47] in and seeing the contribution
[1:17:48] of the work that we have done.
[1:17:50] I also want
[1:17:52] to recognize the suffrage
[1:17:55] Isabel Schindler, who is my
[1:17:56] dear friend Susan Lamont's
[1:17:58] great grandmother,
[1:17:59] which brings the suffrage
[1:18:01] energy into our county. Susan
[1:18:03] Lamont was the first guest
[1:18:04] on my Women's Spaces when I
[1:18:06] went on the air on television
[1:18:07] for nine years. These are two
[1:18:10] shoulders, actually three
[1:18:11] shoulders that we could all
[1:18:12] stand on. Women's Spaces became
[1:18:14] more than a radio show. It
[1:18:16] preserved community history,
[1:18:17] celebrated women,
[1:18:19] encouraged thoughtful dialogue,
[1:18:20] and demonstrated the power
[1:18:22] of community radio. It
[1:18:24] dedicated. Excuse me,
[1:18:25] it is dedicated to ordinary
[1:18:27] women doing extraordinary
[1:18:28] things. I am so excited. I can
[1:18:30] feel my heart beating. That's
[1:18:33] amazing. My deepest thanks
[1:18:36] to KPBF, its board and its
[1:18:39] founders, and also the board
[1:18:42] at KPCA and Petaluma
[1:18:44] for allowing me to be
[1:18:46] on the air. Thank you
[1:18:48] to all the engineers,
[1:18:49] the guests and faithful
[1:18:51] listeners, and
[1:18:53] to the national Women's history
[1:18:56] project, whose Our History is
[1:18:57] Our Strength segments enriched
[1:18:58] our broadcast. Hi to Rudolph
[1:18:59] Hurley and Jessie Gordon.
[1:19:01] Jesse Gordon is going to be
[1:19:02] 100 years old next month,
[1:19:04] and she's my number one fan.
[1:19:06] It's a privilege
[1:19:08] to serve this community. It
[1:19:10] really is. It is a privilege.
[1:19:12] And now, as we pledge,
[1:19:14] as we did the pledge
[1:19:16] during the final show
[1:19:17] of every month of Women's
[1:19:18] Spaces, I leave you with the
[1:19:19] women's spaces pledge. I gave
[1:19:20] everybody a card
[1:19:22] in the audience. If you'd like
[1:19:23] to join me, please feel free.
[1:19:25] My self-esteem does not depend
[1:19:29] on anything outside of me. My
[1:19:32] self-esteem depends
[1:19:34] on my relationship with myself
[1:19:36] and my higher power. Thank you
[1:19:38] from the bottom of my heart.
[1:19:39] And a little gossip. I
[1:19:42] interviewed three of you out
[1:19:44] of five. And Supervisor Gore,
[1:19:46] when he was on the air he was
[1:19:47] having some challenge with his
[1:19:49] wife and he was so nervous.
[1:19:52] And I said, Jim, you just
[1:19:53] follow my direction. And he
[1:19:55] gave us a good interview and he
[1:19:56] got elected. And also Linda
[1:20:02] Hopkins, when she came in,
[1:20:04] I thought this was the future.
[1:20:06] These are the women we're
[1:20:08] waiting for. And I know it's a
[1:20:09] struggle. I know it's hard
[1:20:10] sometimes
[1:20:11] to really get your values
[1:20:12] in there, but thank you all.
[1:20:14] And of course, Chris Coursey,
[1:20:16] who I read in the press
[1:20:17] Democrat, then had the honor
[1:20:18] when you first decided to run
[1:20:19] for City Council and then
[1:20:21] for the board of Supervisors.
[1:20:23] So thank you all,
[1:20:24] and I'll turn it over
[1:20:25] to my partner Kendor for a few
[1:20:27] words.
[1:20:37] >> I am a very lucky man
[1:20:39] to be able to sit in on so many
[1:20:40] women's spaces shows. How many
[1:20:41] do you think we had?
[1:20:44] We had over 500.
[1:20:46] >> We did 260 a year, so 52 a
[1:20:48] year for 15 years this round.
[1:20:50] >> And so these have all been
[1:20:51] wonderful guests. Most are
[1:20:53] women. And it was only in the
[1:20:55] last year that we added this
[1:20:56] segment called Men's Spaces so
[1:20:58] we could honor those men that
[1:21:00] also support women. And I just
[1:21:02] want to remind everybody that
[1:21:05] we all have a navel. In fact,
[1:21:07] even the paintings of Adam and
[1:21:08] Eve have a navel. And where
[1:21:10] does a navel come from? Comes
[1:21:11] from that umbilical cord
[1:21:12] to our mom, a woman. And so we
[1:21:15] need to give women that
[1:21:17] recognition that they have.
[1:21:20] And men, I think, are. Are
[1:21:25] feeling very vital when they're
[1:21:29] helping women. I know I am. I
[1:21:31] feel very vital in helping
[1:21:33] Elaine and produce this show.
[1:21:36] So thank you so much
[1:21:37] for the honor.
[1:21:39] >> Thank you.
[1:21:40] >> One last thing. We have our
[1:21:41] first men's space. As guest,
[1:21:43] former vice chair
[1:21:44] from the city council, Lee
[1:21:45] Pierce is here. So, yes,
[1:21:47] thank You.
[1:21:49] >> He sure is.
[1:21:50] >> Thank you.
[1:21:51] >> Thank you.
[1:21:52] >> He wrote a wonderful book.
[1:21:53] >> I would recommend everybody
[1:21:54] read it. It really gives you a
[1:21:55] sense of what it's like
[1:21:56] to grow up in Sonoma County.
[1:21:57] Anyway, thank you so much,
[1:22:00] >> Elaine. I'd like to say a few
[1:22:01] words and then invite my
[1:22:02] colleagues to say a few words.
[1:22:03] First of all,
[1:22:04] congratulations and thank you
[1:22:06] for your five decades
[1:22:09] of commitment to our community
[1:22:11] and uplifting women's voices
[1:22:14] and places and then adding men.
[1:22:17] You probably don't recall,
[1:22:19] but years and years ago, you
[1:22:21] interviewed me when I ran the
[1:22:22] teen center, when it was a
[1:22:23] teeny, tiny nonprofit helping
[1:22:26] our vulnerable kids
[1:22:27] in the community. And I just
[1:22:29] want you to acknowledge the
[1:22:31] folks that are here
[1:22:32] in the audience. I'd
[1:22:33] like you all to either stand up
[1:22:35] or raise your hand if you were
[1:22:36] interviewed by Elaine. You've
[1:22:38] worked with her. You're here
[1:22:40] to support her. She has helped
[1:22:42] you in some way. And this is
[1:22:44] just a small microcosm of our
[1:22:48] community and the diversity and
[1:22:51] the impact that you've made
[1:22:52] on our county. And so thank you
[1:22:54] for your great work. And I'd
[1:22:57] like to turn over
[1:22:59] to my colleagues if they would
[1:23:00] like anything
[1:23:01] to add anything else.
[1:23:03] Supervisor Gore?
[1:23:05] >> Yeah. Just as one of the.
[1:23:07] You told me. You said,
[1:23:08] I'll bring you on the show.
[1:23:10] You are a man. Of course,
[1:23:11] James, but I will.
[1:23:15] >> Dolly Parton.
[1:23:16] >> Yeah, yeah, you said.
[1:23:17] But I want
[1:23:18] to hear what you have to say,
[1:23:19] and I just want to thank you
[1:23:21] for authentically taking me
[1:23:22] into that place. You're right.
[1:23:23] Also, I want to acknowledge a
[1:23:25] conversation that you and I had
[1:23:27] later that Supervisor Hopkins
[1:23:28] and I had,
[1:23:30] where as I was running
[1:23:31] for office with young kids and
[1:23:33] even my wife being pregnant
[1:23:36] at the time when I was running
[1:23:39] for office, what I got
[1:23:41] from the world a lot was kind
[1:23:46] of support and, oh, yeah,
[1:23:48] you're running for office.
[1:23:49] When my colleague was running
[1:23:50] for office with young kids,
[1:23:51] people were saying,
[1:23:53] how could you do that? You
[1:23:55] know, and the. So I just want
[1:23:58] to acknowledge that it is
[1:23:59] different. It absolutely is.
[1:24:01] And that weighs heavy. And so
[1:24:04] those of us who are
[1:24:06] in a situation
[1:24:07] with privilege, the most
[1:24:08] important thing we can do is
[1:24:09] acknowledge it, number one,
[1:24:10] and just work to. Not
[1:24:13] to do something. Do something
[1:24:14] good about it. I also want
[1:24:15] to thank you
[1:24:16] for not just calling me in,
[1:24:17] but challenging us
[1:24:18] at many times, too. You've been
[1:24:20] before this board many times,
[1:24:21] and you've been fired up,
[1:24:23] and you've been. But I want to
[1:24:25] also say that every time you
[1:24:26] were. You were connected
[1:24:29] with that righteous sense
[1:24:32] of justice. And whether it was
[1:24:34] working with Nancy and Harold
[1:24:37] and everybody and Susan and
[1:24:38] anybody out here
[1:24:39] to promote what was right. You
[1:24:42] were using, you know,
[1:24:43] you were using the public forum
[1:24:46] to spread what you believed
[1:24:47] in and what was right. And so I
[1:24:48] really acknowledge and thank
[1:24:49] you for that. Thank you. You
[1:24:51] know, in this time,
[1:24:53] when our Chair Hermosillo had
[1:24:55] to make an attestation or a
[1:24:56] statement at the beginning
[1:24:57] about cutting people off
[1:24:58] of a public forum,
[1:24:59] which is not what we endeavored
[1:25:00] to do at any time,
[1:25:01] it's because we have people who
[1:25:03] are, quite honestly,
[1:25:05] desecrating with racism,
[1:25:06] this public place. It's never
[1:25:08] to stop people
[1:25:09] from calling truth to power
[1:25:12] in their own way or uniting us
[1:25:15] around justice. So thank you so
[1:25:17] very much.
[1:25:18] >> You know, I have
[1:25:19] to give credit
[1:25:20] for where credit is due. My
[1:25:21] daughter, Susan Jensen, is
[1:25:22] here,
[1:25:23] and let me tell you something.
[1:25:24] She has been the motivation
[1:25:25] for me
[1:25:26] since the day I was born.
[1:25:27] Like, she was born. What I
[1:25:29] always do at the end
[1:25:30] of the show, I remind people to
[1:25:31] remember our children are the
[1:25:33] future,
[1:25:34] and we must never lose sight
[1:25:35] of that. And when we make
[1:25:36] decisions
[1:25:37] to ask one question,
[1:25:38] is it good for the children?
[1:25:40] If it's not good
[1:25:41] for the children,
[1:25:42] let's not do it. You know,
[1:25:43] let's think about that. You
[1:25:44] know, we're in a.
[1:25:45] In a real struggle right now,
[1:25:47] and the best we can do is to
[1:25:49] come together as a community.
[1:25:52] >> Thank you, Supervisor
[1:25:53] Hopkins.
[1:25:54] >> I just want to thank you
[1:25:55] for your fierce, welcoming,
[1:25:58] and warm feminism that you
[1:26:00] bring to all of Sonoma
[1:26:02] County. And I think back at all
[1:26:03] the times that our lives have
[1:26:05] intersected, how you uplifted
[1:26:06] the first ever female majority
[1:26:08] on the Board of Supervisors.
[1:26:09] How I remember you at the
[1:26:11] Women's March. I remember you
[1:26:12] around the 100th anniversary
[1:26:15] of women's right to vote, but
[1:26:17] also having those tough
[1:26:18] conversations about even though
[1:26:19] that happened, it was not all
[1:26:20] women, right? And how do we
[1:26:21] uplift the voices of women of
[1:26:22] color and folks who are still
[1:26:24] systematically disenfranchised
[1:26:25] after that. And I just want
[1:26:27] to thank you
[1:26:29] for always leaning in,
[1:26:30] for always speaking up, and
[1:26:32] for just being fearless,
[1:26:33] because we need more
[1:26:35] of that today than ever before.
[1:26:37] So thank you
[1:26:38] for being an inspiration
[1:26:40] for so many years and for
[1:26:42] really what you have dedicated
[1:26:43] your life to in Sonoma
[1:26:45] County. Never stop being loud,
[1:26:46] please.
[1:26:48] >> Thank you, Linda. Thank you,
[1:26:54] >> Vice Chair Coursey,
[1:26:56] >> Elaine and Ken. I just want
[1:26:59] to add my thanks to both
[1:27:00] of you
[1:27:02] for doing that important work
[1:27:04] of uplifting the voices
[1:27:05] of women, the voices of people
[1:27:07] of color in our community,
[1:27:08] the care that you've put
[1:27:10] into that,
[1:27:11] and the time and the work. 15
[1:27:15] times 52 is almost 800. So
[1:27:19] that's an important piece
[1:27:21] of work, an important legacy
[1:27:25] to leave for this community.
[1:27:27] And also, thank you for
[1:27:29] launching my political career.
[1:27:34] >> Thank you. And with that,
[1:27:36] let's take a group photo, shall
[1:27:37] we?
[1:27:38] >> I have several people that
[1:27:39] are with me. Is that okay? I'd
[1:27:41] like them all to be
[1:27:42] with me.
[1:27:43] >> If they can come. Yes, we'd
[1:27:44] love to have a picture
[1:27:45] with them. Thank you. And now
[1:33:01] we're going to move on to adopt
[1:33:03] a gold resolution proclaiming
[1:33:05] September. We did public
[1:33:16] comment on consent and then
[1:33:17] public comment
[1:33:18] on non-agenda items will be
[1:33:20] after the last agenda.
[1:33:25] >> It's part
[1:33:26] of the consent calendar.
[1:33:31] >> So we're going to adopt a
[1:33:33] gold resolution proclaiming
[1:33:35] September 2026 as national
[1:33:37] preparedness Month. And
[1:33:38] for that we have our director
[1:33:42] DuVall. I can't read your lips
[1:33:46] that far. Oh, Dr. Brown,
[1:33:50] welcome.
[1:33:52] >> No worries.
[1:33:53] >> Thank you everybody. So
[1:33:54] excited to be here today.
[1:33:56] National Preparedness Month, an
[1:33:58] annual campaign led by FEMA,
[1:34:01] Federal Emergency Management
[1:34:02] Agency,
[1:34:04] to encourage individuals,
[1:34:05] families,
[1:34:06] organizations and communities
[1:34:07] to prepare
[1:34:08] for emergencies and disasters.
[1:34:09] The campaign emphasizes taking
[1:34:11] action now and throughout the
[1:34:12] year to prepare
[1:34:14] for emergencies of all types.
[1:34:17] Sonoma County Department of
[1:34:19] Emergency Management encourages
[1:34:21] community members to take
[1:34:22] proactive steps towards
[1:34:24] emergency preparedness during
[1:34:26] National Preparedness Month as
[1:34:28] well as throughout the year.
[1:34:29] This year,
[1:34:30] emergency management will be
[1:34:32] Promoting Resilience Begins
[1:34:34] with you. Individual
[1:34:37] preparedness actions can help
[1:34:38] community members and their
[1:34:40] families stay safe be better
[1:34:41] prepared
[1:34:42] for the next disaster. These
[1:34:44] actions include understanding
[1:34:45] local hazards,
[1:34:47] developing an emergency plan,
[1:34:49] participating
[1:34:50] in preparedness activities,
[1:34:51] building and maintaining
[1:34:53] emergency kits,
[1:34:54] and knowing how to receive
[1:34:55] reliable information as an
[1:34:57] emergency unfolds. Sonoma
[1:34:59] County's diverse population,
[1:35:01] varied geography, and Sonoma
[1:35:04] County's strong connections are
[1:35:06] reflected in the many ways
[1:35:07] community members organize and
[1:35:09] prepare for disasters.
[1:35:10] Across the county,
[1:35:12] neighborhood-based
[1:35:13] organizations, volunteer groups
[1:35:14] are all working together
[1:35:16] to strengthen preparedness,
[1:35:17] build connections and help
[1:35:19] communities become more
[1:35:20] resilient. The Department of
[1:35:22] Emergency Management supports
[1:35:23] these efforts
[1:35:24] through programs including
[1:35:25] Meet your Street, an annual
[1:35:28] countywide initiative this
[1:35:29] year, October 2nd
[1:35:30] through 4th, designed to help
[1:35:32] neighbors meet one another,
[1:35:33] the very basics
[1:35:35] of preparedness, strengthening
[1:35:36] connections and beginning
[1:35:38] conversations
[1:35:39] about preparedness
[1:35:40] before an emergency occurs.
[1:35:41] Another program, Better
[1:35:43] Together, is a biannual
[1:35:44] gathering of neighborhood
[1:35:45] preparedness leaders,
[1:35:46] providing additional education,
[1:35:47] resources, networking
[1:35:50] opportunities and skill
[1:35:51] building to help local leaders
[1:35:52] strengthen their own
[1:35:54] neighborhood programs. Sonoma
[1:35:56] County CERT continues to grow
[1:35:57] with more than 170 trained
[1:35:59] volunteers in less than two
[1:36:01] years. CERT members are active
[1:36:03] in their neighbors' hoods,
[1:36:05] supporting community events,
[1:36:07] participating in advanced
[1:36:08] trainings and continue
[1:36:10] to develop skills that support
[1:36:11] Sonoma County before,
[1:36:12] during and after emergencies.
[1:36:15] Last week, Sonoma County CERT
[1:36:17] received the National
[1:36:18] Recognition award of the
[1:36:19] National CERT Conference,
[1:36:21] earning the community Outreach
[1:36:22] program of the Year award for
[1:36:24] their what's your disaster
[1:36:25] aptitude Program. This
[1:36:27] innovative preparedness program
[1:36:29] helps community members learn
[1:36:30] how to use their smartphones
[1:36:31] and trusted technology
[1:36:33] before and
[1:36:34] during emergencies. Many
[1:36:36] additional organizations
[1:36:38] contribute
[1:36:39] to preparedness throughout
[1:36:40] Sonoma County including our
[1:36:42] Sonoma CART program. Fire
[1:36:43] Safe Emergency Prep. Help our
[1:36:46] neighborhood preparedness
[1:36:47] groups like COPE, like Fire
[1:36:49] Safe, Firewise, Safer west
[1:36:55] county. So many great groups
[1:36:56] all throughout the county. And
[1:36:58] then of course our Sonoma
[1:36:59] County Organizations Active
[1:37:02] in Disaster or our COAD. This
[1:37:05] has also been an integral part
[1:37:06] of our country-wide
[1:37:08] preparedness, helping nonprofit
[1:37:09] and community-based
[1:37:10] organizations strengthen their
[1:37:12] ability to prepare and respond
[1:37:13] and recover from emergencies.
[1:37:14] In November 2026 this year,
[1:37:16] Sonoma County COAD will receive
[1:37:19] national recognition from the
[1:37:21] international association of
[1:37:22] Emergency Managers as the
[1:37:24] voluntary organization
[1:37:25] of the year. This national
[1:37:29] recognition and the one for
[1:37:30] CERT just highlight the
[1:37:32] extraordinary commitment
[1:37:34] preparedness is taking place
[1:37:35] in Sonoma County. From
[1:37:37] individual households and
[1:37:38] neighborhood leaders
[1:37:39] to volunteers,
[1:37:40] nonprofits and community
[1:37:41] organizations,
[1:37:42] resilience begins with you. But
[1:37:44] together we build a more
[1:37:45] resilient Sonoma County.
[1:37:49] >> Awesome presentation. I
[1:37:50] don't know that there is more
[1:37:52] to add, but what I will say is
[1:37:53] the work that you all do in
[1:37:56] community is seen and it's felt
[1:38:01] and clearly recognized
[1:38:03] at a national level. And so
[1:38:05] good job. The dates for Meet
[1:38:07] Your Streets is October 2nd
[1:38:08] through the 4th. So you all
[1:38:10] have neighbors too. So everyone
[1:38:12] here, get out there and meet
[1:38:13] your neighbors. Resilience does
[1:38:15] begin with you, but I want to
[1:38:17] remind the community that it's
[1:38:20] also part
[1:38:21] of not just resilience
[1:38:23] but being prepared in knowing
[1:38:25] your zone and having your bag
[1:38:27] ready and also follow
[1:38:28] evacuation instructions. Very
[1:38:30] important detail that is often
[1:38:34] overlooked in the moment
[1:38:35] of an emergency and so in
[1:38:37] anticipation and helping people
[1:38:39] prepare. That's something that
[1:38:41] like do practice runs to get
[1:38:43] out safely and follow
[1:38:45] directions. So I thank you and
[1:38:46] your team
[1:38:48] for your amazing work. And with
[1:38:50] that I think we should do a
[1:38:51] group photo. Okay, thank you.
[1:41:00] And next we're going to adopt a
[1:41:01] gold resolution proclaiming the
[1:41:04] month of September 2026 as
[1:41:05] suicide prevention Month in
[1:41:07] Sonoma County. And
[1:41:09] for that I believe we have
[1:41:10] Director Sullivan, Melissa
[1:41:12] Ledrick, BHSA Coordinator
[1:41:15] Emily Murray, Katie Biven. Am I
[1:41:19] missing anyone? Welcome.
[1:41:28] >> Thank you so much. Chair and
[1:41:30] Board members, it's a pleasure
[1:41:32] to be here to celebrate
[1:41:33] Suicide Prevention Month in
[1:41:35] September here in Sonoma
[1:41:37] County. And
[1:41:38] across the nation. I really
[1:41:42] want to take a moment to
[1:41:43] recognize something that's both
[1:41:44] deeply serious and deeply
[1:41:45] hopeful. Suicide is
[1:41:47] preventable, and every one
[1:41:50] of us has a role
[1:41:51] in prevention. In Sonoma
[1:41:53] County
[1:41:54] over the past five years,
[1:41:55] an average of 73 people die
[1:41:58] each year by suicide,
[1:41:59] making it the 10th leading
[1:42:01] cause of death in our county.
[1:42:03] The numbers tell us why this
[1:42:05] work is so important. And in
[1:42:06] 2022, the Department of Health
[1:42:09] brought together community
[1:42:10] partners to create Life Worth
[1:42:12] Living Sonoma County Suicide
[1:42:14] Prevention Alliance. This
[1:42:16] alliance brings together people
[1:42:18] with lived experience with
[1:42:20] serious behavioral health
[1:42:22] challenges. Behavioral health
[1:42:24] providers, community
[1:42:25] organizations, educators, and
[1:42:27] others that believe that nobody
[1:42:29] should have to face a moment
[1:42:31] in crisis alone. The alliance
[1:42:32] has since developed a strategic
[1:42:34] plan. And since the inception
[1:42:37] of Life Worth Living, the
[1:42:40] county has seen a measurable
[1:42:42] decline in its suicide rate
[1:42:44] from 16.3 deaths per year per
[1:42:47] 100,000 residents down to
[1:42:49] 13.8. This downward trend
[1:42:53] suggests that early signs
[1:42:54] of impact from the county's
[1:42:56] focused efforts
[1:42:57] on suicide prevention,
[1:42:58] including community education,
[1:43:00] relaunching the CAPE team, and
[1:43:02] building connections that
[1:43:04] support mental wellbeing. Yet
[1:43:05] our rate of 13.8 is still
[1:43:06] significantly higher than the
[1:43:08] California rate of 9.3 deaths
[1:43:10] by suicide per 100,000
[1:43:15] residents. So we still have a
[1:43:18] lot of work to do. That's why I
[1:43:20] want
[1:43:22] to recognize and thank all
[1:43:24] of our Sonoma County staff.
[1:43:25] We've got our CAPE staff here,
[1:43:27] but it's everyone who works
[1:43:29] in behavioral health, our
[1:43:31] contractors and other community
[1:43:32] providers, and the Life Worth
[1:43:34] Living alliance members. I've
[1:43:35] got four members here with us
[1:43:36] that we were hoping could speak
[1:43:38] at public comment, including,
[1:43:39] if you'd stand, please, Emily
[1:43:45] Murray, who's with
[1:43:46] Buckaloo988, the suicide
[1:43:48] prevention hotline. Pencil
[1:43:51] umbrella in the back, is one
[1:43:54] of our Life Worth Living
[1:43:56] members. Maria Jaimeo is with
[1:43:58] Hannah, and she runs the
[1:44:01] suicide prevention training
[1:44:03] program that was just
[1:44:05] initiated. And Mary Frances
[1:44:07] Walsh with NAMI, supporting
[1:44:09] family members and those
[1:44:12] with individuals with serious
[1:44:13] behavioral health conditions.
[1:44:16] So I'm really, really grateful
[1:44:17] for all of that. Prevention can
[1:44:20] be just as simple and powerful
[1:44:22] as asking someone,
[1:44:24] how are you really doing?
[1:44:26] Staying connected, listening
[1:44:28] to them without judgment. So
[1:44:30] this September, I hope we all
[1:44:31] remember that connection is
[1:44:32] prevention. And we have three
[1:44:34] free community events.
[1:44:37] On this Thursday, Supervisor
[1:44:39] Hopkins will be speaking
[1:44:40] at our event in Santa Rosa that
[1:44:43] is supporting older adults.
[1:44:46] On September 24th in Sonoma
[1:44:49] Valley, we have an event and
[1:44:50] September 25th in Cloverdale.
[1:44:52] The flyers
[1:44:53] about these events are at the
[1:44:55] table outside the chambers,
[1:44:57] so please help yourself.
[1:44:58] Remember, every conversation
[1:44:59] can matter. Every act
[1:45:01] of kindness can matter. Every
[1:45:02] person who reaches
[1:45:05] out can matter. As we strive
[1:45:06] for zero suicide in Sonoma
[1:45:08] County. Thank you to everyone
[1:45:11] who makes suicide prevention a
[1:45:12] priority. And as we work
[1:45:14] together to build a community
[1:45:15] where people don't just survive
[1:45:17] difficult moments, they can
[1:45:18] find a life worth living.
[1:45:20] Thank you.
[1:45:21] >> Thank you so much. And thank
[1:45:22] you for everyone's great work
[1:45:23] to make sure that we are
[1:45:26] trending downward because we
[1:45:30] know that suicide is a
[1:45:35] permanent solution to a
[1:45:36] temporary problem and making
[1:45:38] sure that we are doing all that
[1:45:40] we can
[1:45:42] to help uplift these events, to
[1:45:43] help educate and inform
[1:45:45] community members. The other
[1:45:46] one is, I think, September 18th
[1:45:47] in Windsor. And so maybe we can
[1:45:49] take it amongst ourselves as
[1:45:51] county supervisors to amplify
[1:45:52] those events that are happening
[1:45:53] in our district and also
[1:45:54] outside to make sure that we
[1:45:56] are helping be part of the
[1:45:57] voice and sharing the knowledge
[1:45:59] for September. So thank you for
[1:46:02] your work and I think we should
[1:46:04] do a group photo. Oh, yes,
[1:46:05] Katie, thank you. Sorry.
[1:46:09] >> Good morning, supervisors.
[1:46:12] I'm Katie Biven, manager
[1:46:13] of the CAPE team with Sonoma
[1:46:14] County Behavioral Health. As we
[1:46:15] recognize September as
[1:46:16] Suicide Prevention Month, we
[1:46:18] want to highlight cape's role
[1:46:19] in our countywide safety net.
[1:46:21] From participating in the
[1:46:22] Work Life Worth Living alliance
[1:46:23] to providing QPR suicide
[1:46:25] prevention training
[1:46:26] in our high schools,
[1:46:27] the impact has been
[1:46:28] significant. From our first
[1:46:30] to second year, CAPE increased
[1:46:31] suicide prevention training,
[1:46:33] QPR training by nearly 2000%,
[1:46:35] reaching more than 2000
[1:46:36] additional students and school
[1:46:39] staff, teaching the tools
[1:46:41] to recognize warning signs,
[1:46:42] asking the suicide question,
[1:46:44] and connecting youth
[1:46:45] to help. I'm incredibly proud
[1:46:47] to recognize the dedicated CAPE
[1:46:49] team who make this work
[1:46:50] possible. They're here today.
[1:46:52] Samantha Cote, Elaine
[1:46:54] Murillo, Trevor Robinson,
[1:46:56] Cassidy McKenney, Electra
[1:46:59] Estrada, Stephanie Sanchez,
[1:47:02] Nate Mercier, Perla Angiano,
[1:47:05] Hilary Pathenroth, Janice
[1:47:08] Butts, and Roma flies
[1:47:10] with hawks. Thank you
[1:47:12] to this incredible team
[1:47:13] for helping Sonoma County youth
[1:47:14] know that help is available,
[1:47:15] connection matters, and their
[1:47:16] lives are worth living. Thank
[1:47:18] you.
[1:47:19] >> Thank you. Thank you. Shall
[1:47:25] we do a group photo?
[1:47:30] >> Thank you.
[1:50:02] >> Through the chair, I just
[1:50:03] wanted to. I recognize that I
[1:50:05] put up my. I put my ribbon on
[1:50:07] beneath my Golden Gate bridge
[1:50:08] pin. And I do think that one of
[1:50:10] the things that I'm certainly
[1:50:11] most proud of
[1:50:12] in my tenure serving
[1:50:15] on the bridge
[1:50:16] with the suicide deterrent net.
[1:50:18] And I just want to report out
[1:50:20] the suicide deterrent net is
[1:50:21] working and working quite well.
[1:50:23] It has saved 80% of those who
[1:50:29] from previously. I'm saying
[1:50:32] this wrong, where we averaged
[1:50:33] 30 suicides a year. Last year
[1:50:37] there were four. And what we
[1:50:40] know is that when people go
[1:50:42] to the or think of suicide,
[1:50:46] sometimes it's an opportunity.
[1:50:47] If that opportunity is taken
[1:50:49] away, the second chance and the
[1:50:51] realization that that was they
[1:50:54] want to go in a different
[1:50:57] direction is successful. So we
[1:50:58] know that from the research
[1:51:00] that we had done. And I would
[1:51:02] also say that we've gone from
[1:51:03] 200 interventions,
[1:51:05] which is amazing if you think
[1:51:07] about it, in a year, to
[1:51:09] about 132in 2024 and even less
[1:51:13] today. So I just wanted
[1:51:15] to put it
[1:51:16] out there that that investment,
[1:51:17] big investment and took quite a
[1:51:20] long time to get
[1:51:21] over the finish line, is truly
[1:51:22] working and providing the
[1:51:25] bridge as what it should be,
[1:51:27] a means of transportation and a
[1:51:30] beautiful icon not
[1:51:31] to be associated
[1:51:33] with someone's taking
[1:51:35] of their lives. So
[1:51:37] for all the families out there
[1:51:39] that had suffered, including
[1:51:40] many that I know, I just wanted
[1:51:41] to put that out there and let
[1:51:43] people know. I appreciate.
[1:51:45] >> Thank you so much.
[1:51:47] Thank you again
[1:51:48] for your great work
[1:51:53] on suicide prevention,
[1:51:56] not just in September,
[1:51:57] but year round. And
[1:51:58] with that we're going to move
[1:51:59] on to agenda item number 21 and
[1:52:02] we have the Department head
[1:52:03] Personal Services Agreement
[1:52:05] renewal. For that we have
[1:52:07] Director Janelle Crane and it's
[1:52:11] for Human Services Director
[1:52:14] Struckman.
[1:52:20] >> Good morning, Chair
[1:52:21] Hermosillo, members of the
[1:52:22] Board, CEO Guhin and Council
[1:52:24] Myers. I'm Janelle Crane,
[1:52:25] Human Resources Director, and
[1:52:27] today I'm pleased
[1:52:28] to present the second amendment
[1:52:30] to the Personal Services
[1:52:32] Agreement with Angela
[1:52:33] Struckman as the Director of
[1:52:34] Human Services. Ms. Struckman
[1:52:36] was appointed as the Director
[1:52:38] on October 6th of 2020
[1:52:40] for a three-year term and her
[1:52:43] First Amendment extended that
[1:52:44] for an additional three years
[1:52:46] through September of 2026. The
[1:52:48] recommended action today amends
[1:52:49] the Employment Agreement
[1:52:50] extending the term
[1:52:52] for an additional three years
[1:52:53] through September 12th of
[1:52:55] 2029. The Director of Human
[1:52:57] Services is appointed
[1:52:58] by and reports to the county
[1:53:00] executive and is responsible
[1:53:02] for overseeing safety net
[1:53:03] services
[1:53:04] to support the health,
[1:53:05] safety and wellbeing
[1:53:06] of individuals,
[1:53:07] families and the community.
[1:53:09] The second amendment to the
[1:53:10] personal services agreement
[1:53:11] continues Ms. Struckman's
[1:53:13] salary at the I step of the
[1:53:14] salary range which is
[1:53:16] approximately $307,370 annually
[1:53:19] with the term ending on
[1:53:21] September 12th of 2029 and
[1:53:23] maintaining eligibility
[1:53:25] for all benefits in accordance
[1:53:27] with Salary Resolution 950926.
[1:53:31] And this concludes my
[1:53:32] presentation and we're
[1:53:33] available if you have any
[1:53:34] questions.
[1:53:35] >> Great.
[1:53:36] Thank you so much. And we're
[1:53:37] going to go to public comment
[1:53:38] before we bring it to the dais
[1:53:39] for questions comments.
[1:53:41] Before we do that though,
[1:53:42] we're going
[1:53:44] to take public comment
[1:53:45] on agenda item 21 first
[1:53:47] in chambers and then on zoom.
[1:53:49] And I want to remind everybody
[1:53:50] about our commitment
[1:53:51] to civility that is heard
[1:53:53] before our meetings. And remind
[1:53:54] you that as part
[1:53:56] of your commitment
[1:53:57] to civility, your public
[1:53:58] comments time will be forfeited
[1:54:01] if you make discriminatory
[1:54:02] statements. So this is your
[1:54:03] warning. And if anybody
[1:54:06] in chambers would like
[1:54:07] to make a comment,
[1:54:08] please line up at the podium.
[1:54:12] Seeing no one raced
[1:54:13] to said podium. Is there any
[1:54:14] online?
[1:54:21] >> Chair. There are no hands
[1:54:22] raised. Thank you.
[1:54:24] >> Thank you. And I'll bring it
[1:54:25] back to the board if there's
[1:54:27] any questions or comments.
[1:54:32] That means there are no
[1:54:33] questions or comments. And I
[1:54:34] will say that I appreciate your
[1:54:39] work and never has there been a
[1:54:41] more important time than the
[1:54:44] safety net resources that you
[1:54:45] and your team provide in our
[1:54:47] community you are a pleasure
[1:54:49] to work with. Your ability to
[1:54:52] say yes and then figure things
[1:54:54] out afterwards is really
[1:54:55] appreciated. To help get, you
[1:54:59] know, the example
[1:55:01] of the open doors van
[1:55:02] to community when after hours
[1:55:04] and making sure that people
[1:55:07] know how to get
[1:55:08] to services and be able
[1:55:10] to access them swiftly in a way
[1:55:11] that they could receive them is
[1:55:13] really appreciated. So we're
[1:55:15] happy to move this motion
[1:55:17] forward and thank you
[1:55:19] for your great work. Thank you.
[1:55:25] Is there a motion?
[1:55:27] >> So moved.
[1:55:28] >> Second
[1:55:29] >> Look at, they're racing.
[1:55:30] They're racing.
[1:55:31] First.
[1:55:36] Second. Thank you. Roll
[1:55:38] call.
[1:55:44] >> Supervisor Rabbitt.
[1:55:45] >> Aye. And thank you,
[1:55:48] >> Supervisor Coursey.
[1:55:49] >> With appreciation.
[1:55:50] Thank you.
[1:55:52] >> Supervisor Gore.
[1:55:53] >> Yes.
[1:55:54] >> Supervisor Hopkins.
[1:55:55] >> Echoing the thanks and
[1:55:57] appreciation and gratitude.
[1:55:58] Thank you so much, Angela.
[1:56:00] >> And Chair Hermosillo.
[1:56:01] >> Yes, absolutely. Yes.
[1:56:05] Thank you so much. And next
[1:56:14] we're going to move on
[1:56:15] to item number 22, our
[1:56:17] department head personal
[1:56:18] services agreement renewal
[1:56:19] for director of Emergency
[1:56:22] Management Jeffrey H. DuVall.
[1:56:25] And for that we still have
[1:56:26] Janelle here.
[1:56:29] Welcome.
[1:56:30] >> Good morning again. Today
[1:56:31] I'm pleased
[1:56:32] to present the first amendment
[1:56:33] to Jeff's personal Services
[1:56:34] agreement for Director of
[1:56:35] Emergency Management. Mr.
[1:56:38] DuVall was appointed as the
[1:56:39] Director on August 15, 2023,
[1:56:41] for a three-year term and the
[1:56:43] recommended action amends the
[1:56:44] agreement extending it
[1:56:46] for an additional three years.
[1:56:47] The director of Emergency
[1:56:49] Management is appointed
[1:56:50] by and reports to the county
[1:56:51] executive and is responsible
[1:56:52] for leading efforts
[1:56:54] to prepare for, mitigate,
[1:56:55] respond to and recover from
[1:56:57] major emergencies and disasters
[1:56:58] and managing county emergency
[1:57:01] operations center personnel
[1:57:02] activations,
[1:57:03] trainings and exercises. The
[1:57:05] First Amendment to the
[1:57:07] Personal Services Agreement
[1:57:08] continues Mr. DuVall's salary
[1:57:10] at the I step
[1:57:11] of the salary range,
[1:57:13] which is approximately
[1:57:14] $277,788 annually
[1:57:17] with a term ending on August
[1:57:19] 15, 2029, and maintaining
[1:57:21] eligibility
[1:57:22] for all other county benefits
[1:57:23] in accordance
[1:57:24] with the salary resolution.
[1:57:25] And this concludes my
[1:57:26] presentation. And we're here if
[1:57:28] you have any questions.
[1:57:32] >> Thank you so much. And
[1:57:33] before we take questions or
[1:57:35] comments from my colleagues,
[1:57:37] we're going to go
[1:57:38] to public comment
[1:57:39] in chambers, first
[1:57:40] on item number 22 and then
[1:57:41] on zoom. And I want
[1:57:43] to again remind everyone
[1:57:44] about our commitment
[1:57:45] to civility that is heard
[1:57:47] before our meetings. And that
[1:57:49] as part of your commitment
[1:57:50] to civility, your public
[1:57:52] comments will be forfeited if
[1:57:53] you make any discriminatory
[1:57:55] statements. So consider this
[1:57:57] your final warning. Seems so
[1:57:58] ominous,
[1:58:00] but very appropriate. Seeing if
[1:58:02] anybody would like
[1:58:04] to make public comment
[1:58:05] in chambers,
[1:58:07] seeing no one raced
[1:58:08] to the podium. Is there any
[1:58:11] online?
[1:58:14] >> Thank you.
[1:58:15] There are no hands raised.
[1:58:16] >> Thank you. And with that,
[1:58:17] I'll bring it
[1:58:18] to my colleagues. Supervisor
[1:58:19] Gore,
[1:58:22] >> Jeffrey H. DuVall. What does
[1:58:23] the H stand for?
[1:58:26] >> It stands for he didn't wear
[1:58:27] his banana tie clip.
[1:58:29] >> Is that like the same as
[1:58:30] Jesus's H? Jeffrey H.
[1:58:32] DuVall.
[1:58:37] >> What is it?
[1:58:38] >> Hosanna.
[1:58:39] >> Does it stand
[1:58:40] for hot sauce?
[1:58:41] >> What is this?
[1:58:42] >> My wife. It's my anniversary
[1:58:43] today. My wife gave me that and
[1:58:44] told me to keep it. Next
[1:58:45] to me, it says, you're such a
[1:58:46] hottie,
[1:58:50] >> Jeffrey Howard.
[1:58:51] >> There we go.
[1:58:52] >> After my uncle.
[1:58:55] >> You know, Jeff, I just want
[1:58:57] to thank you on behalf
[1:58:58] of everybody
[1:58:59] in the community. There's
[1:59:00] outside
[1:59:01] of the jokes and whatnot. It's
[1:59:02] a real thing to be here
[1:59:03] during so many
[1:59:05] of those disasters,
[1:59:06] but then also go to a time that
[1:59:07] we've talked about. It's so
[1:59:08] appropriate that we have the
[1:59:10] hazard mitigation plan because
[1:59:11] we're in a point where our
[1:59:12] whole desire is to never go
[1:59:14] through those times again
[1:59:17] in the near future, but to
[1:59:19] instead mitigate and pre defeat
[1:59:22] everything out there. So thank
[1:59:23] you, sir. I thought your middle
[1:59:24] name was mitigation.
[1:59:34] >> It would have been,
[1:59:35] Jeffrey. All hazards.
[1:59:36] DuVall.
[1:59:38] Any other questions?
[1:59:39] Comments from my colleagues?
[1:59:40] Seeing none. Again, I just want
[1:59:42] to reiterate the thank you for
[1:59:43] your work and not only being
[1:59:45] prepared proactively
[1:59:46] but also responding year-round.
[1:59:49] We've had lots of issues
[1:59:52] countywide that affect all of
[1:59:55] our districts that are
[1:59:56] emergencies on the cusp
[1:59:59] of happening. And so thank you
[2:00:00] for your work. And with that,
[2:00:01] is there a motion
[2:00:05] for my colleagues? Is there a
[2:00:08] second?
[2:00:10] >> Second.
[2:00:11] >> First and second.
[2:00:12] >> You got that?
[2:00:13] >> And then we'll do a roll
[2:00:14] call vote.
[2:00:16] >> Supervisor Rabbitt.
[2:00:18] >> Aye. Thank you,
[2:00:19] >> Supervisor Coursey.
[2:00:22] >> Aye. Thank you as well.
[2:00:24] Yes,
[2:00:26] >> Supervisor Gore.
[2:00:29] >> Yeah, for sure.
[2:00:31] >> Supervisor Hopkins.
[2:00:32] >> Yes.
[2:00:33] And thank you for coming
[2:00:34] back for another stint
[2:00:35] at the attempt
[2:00:36] to complete your disaster.
[2:00:37] Bingo Card.
[2:00:38] There's still a few that we
[2:00:39] have not punched. Right so.
[2:00:43] >> Chair Hermosillo.
[2:00:44] >> Absolutely. Thank you so
[2:00:45] much. So you will stay right
[2:00:47] there. Jeffrey H. DuVall. For
[2:00:49] agenda item number 23, the
[2:00:51] multi jurisdiction Hazard
[2:00:53] Mitigation Plan, we have
[2:01:01] Director DuVall, Sage Limp,
[2:01:03] Sherry Emerson and Stephen
[2:01:04] Hancock. There we go.
[2:01:08] >> I hope you and your team are
[2:01:09] just bored
[2:01:10] to tears this next year. That
[2:01:13] would be success.
[2:01:14] >> That is my hope too.
[2:01:50] >> All right. Good morning.
[2:01:51] Good morning. Chair
[2:01:52] Hermosillo, members of the
[2:01:53] Board of Supervisors, Board
[2:01:54] of Directors for the Sonoma
[2:01:55] County Ag and Open Space
[2:01:56] District, Sonoma Water and the
[2:01:57] Sonoma County Sanitation
[2:01:58] Districts. County Executive
[2:01:59] Guhin, County Council Myers.
[2:02:01] Jeff DuVall, Director
[2:02:03] for your Department of
[2:02:04] Emergency Management. And I'm
[2:02:05] joined here today with Sage
[2:02:06] Lamp, our Supervising
[2:02:08] Emergency Services Coordinator
[2:02:10] for the Hazard Management
[2:02:11] Mitigation Recovery Division.
[2:02:12] Also with Sherry Emerson, our
[2:02:13] Stewardship Manager for
[2:02:15] Sonoma County Ag and
[2:02:17] Open Space. And also, Stephen
[2:02:18] Hancock, Division Manager for
[2:02:20] Sonoma for Sonoma Waters
[2:02:21] Emergency Management and
[2:02:22] Security Services. Before you
[2:02:25] today is the 2026 Sonoma
[2:02:26] County Multi-Jurisdictional
[2:02:28] Hazard Mitigation Plan
[2:02:29] Update. And this is one
[2:02:31] of the county's keys tools
[2:02:33] for looking beyond emergency
[2:02:34] response and identifying what
[2:02:36] we can do proactively
[2:02:37] to reduce risk, protect our
[2:02:40] communities and lessen the
[2:02:41] impacts of future disasters.
[2:02:45] It assesses our natural
[2:02:46] hazards, identifies
[2:02:47] vulnerabilities and establishes
[2:02:48] mitigation priorities and helps
[2:02:50] guide long term investments
[2:02:51] in that risk reduction. I want
[2:02:53] to thank all of our
[2:02:54] participating jurisdictions,
[2:02:55] all nine cities, county
[2:02:57] departments, special districts,
[2:02:59] community partners and all the
[2:03:00] staff
[2:03:01] for the significant amount
[2:03:02] of time that went in
[2:03:03] to bring this plan
[2:03:04] before you today. And I also
[2:03:05] want to thank Sage for all
[2:03:06] of her hard work and dedication
[2:03:07] in working with those 22
[2:03:08] participating jurisdictions,
[2:03:10] all of their departments and
[2:03:12] your divisions to get this
[2:03:13] across the line
[2:03:14] for you today, on top
[2:03:15] of working with CAL,
[2:03:16] OES and FEMA. And with that,
[2:03:17] I'll turn it over to Sage and
[2:03:19] team to walk you through the
[2:03:20] update and today's recommended
[2:03:21] actions.
[2:03:24] >> Good morning. Sage Limp,
[2:03:25] Supervising Hazard Mitigation
[2:03:26] Coordinator, Department of
[2:03:28] Emergency Management. As
[2:03:29] mentioned, we're going
[2:03:31] to share about the 2026 multi
[2:03:33] jurisdiction jurisdictional
[2:03:34] Hazard Mitigation Plan update.
[2:03:37] So a hazard mitigation plan is
[2:03:38] a federally guided framework
[2:03:40] that's designed
[2:03:41] to reduce the loss
[2:03:42] of life and property
[2:03:43] by minimizing the impact
[2:03:45] of natural hazards. Hazard
[2:03:46] mitigation plans include a risk
[2:03:47] assessment. So what hazards are
[2:03:49] we vulnerable to? What is the
[2:03:52] history of those hazards
[2:03:53] for us? What is the likelihood
[2:03:54] of them occurring again? And
[2:03:56] then what's at risk? How many
[2:03:58] People, which communities, what
[2:04:00] infrastructure and what
[2:04:01] critical facilities. That's
[2:04:03] accompanied
[2:04:04] by a capabilities assessment.
[2:04:05] So what capabilities does a
[2:04:07] jurisdiction currently have to
[2:04:08] perform and implement
[2:04:10] mitigation measures? And then
[2:04:11] it takes those two things,
[2:04:13] and it looks at the gap between
[2:04:14] them and that informs the
[2:04:15] mitigation strategy. Or what
[2:04:17] actions does a jurisdiction
[2:04:18] want to take
[2:04:19] over the next five years
[2:04:20] to mitigate the impact
[2:04:22] of these hazards? These plans
[2:04:25] are required by FEMA to be
[2:04:26] updated and approved every five
[2:04:27] years in order
[2:04:29] to remain eligible for FEMA
[2:04:30] hazard mitigation assistance
[2:04:32] funding. And so our last plan
[2:04:34] was completed in 2021, and
[2:04:37] we're here to talk about the
[2:04:38] 2026 update. So as Jeff
[2:04:43] mentioned, we have 22
[2:04:44] participating jurisdictions as
[2:04:46] a part of this plan. It is
[2:04:47] multi-jurisdictional. The last
[2:04:48] plan update had 14
[2:04:49] participating jurisdictions.
[2:04:52] So it was a bit of jump
[2:04:53] in scope. But we're really
[2:04:54] happy that we have,
[2:04:55] of course, the county,
[2:04:56] all nine
[2:04:57] of our incorporated cities
[2:04:58] in town, and then 12
[2:05:00] of our special districts. So
[2:05:01] that includes Ag and Open space
[2:05:03] and Sonoma Water. It also
[2:05:05] includes a lot
[2:05:06] of our fire districts,
[2:05:07] other utility districts such as
[2:05:09] Bodega Bay Public Utility, and
[2:05:10] then other special districts
[2:05:12] such as Santa Rosa Junior
[2:05:14] College. You'll see it looks
[2:05:16] at 11 natural hazards that you
[2:05:19] see up there on the screen.
[2:05:20] These hazards are decided
[2:05:22] by the planning team, by the
[2:05:24] Hazard Mitigation Working
[2:05:25] Group. And it's done
[2:05:26] by looking at the last plan.
[2:05:28] What hazards were included,
[2:05:29] what disasters or incidents
[2:05:32] have happened
[2:05:33] since the last plan. And then
[2:05:34] also, how can we be
[2:05:35] in more alignment with the
[2:05:39] state's hazard mitigation plan
[2:05:40] and the updated policy
[2:05:41] from the state and FEMA?
[2:05:43] There's not major changes
[2:05:44] from the last plan in terms
[2:05:46] of the hazards. The biggest
[2:05:47] change is that previously we
[2:05:48] had a hazard
[2:05:49] for extreme weather,
[2:05:50] and that's been divided up
[2:05:51] into extreme wind,
[2:05:52] extreme cold and extreme heat.
[2:05:54] So we can have a bit more
[2:05:55] specificity on those hazards
[2:05:56] when we're looking at them.
[2:05:58] The plan is organized
[2:06:01] across two different volumes.
[2:06:02] So volume one is the base plan
[2:06:03] that's looking at all of
[2:06:04] Sonoma County, the entire
[2:06:06] planning area,
[2:06:07] the hazard profiles for it, and
[2:06:08] the planned maintenance
[2:06:09] section. And then volume two is
[2:06:11] essentially 22 individual
[2:06:12] plans. Every participating
[2:06:13] jurisdiction has their own plan
[2:06:15] within the plan, and that's
[2:06:16] also where the mitigation
[2:06:17] actions are
[2:06:20] for each jurisdiction.
[2:06:23] So across the 22
[2:06:25] participating jurisdictions,
[2:06:26] there are over 400 mitigation
[2:06:27] actions identified. It is
[2:06:29] important to note that the plan
[2:06:32] itself does not fund or approve
[2:06:34] of the actions in the planned
[2:06:36] in the plan. The benefit really
[2:06:38] is that Planning teams have
[2:06:39] come together, they've built
[2:06:41] consensus,
[2:06:42] they've done the pre planning
[2:06:43] to say these are our
[2:06:44] priorities. This is what we'd
[2:06:45] like to implement if and when
[2:06:46] funding becomes available,
[2:06:47] so we're better positioned
[2:06:49] to pursue that funding. So just
[2:06:55] to touch briefly
[2:06:56] on our planning process,
[2:06:57] you'll see the phases on the
[2:06:58] screen there that we followed
[2:07:00] across this plan update. We did
[2:07:02] our best to reach as many
[2:07:04] communities and stakeholders as
[2:07:06] possible to inform them
[2:07:07] of the plan update. We had a
[2:07:08] public survey that reached
[2:07:10] almost 600 community members.
[2:07:12] Public meetings
[2:07:14] across the county, both in
[2:07:15] person and virtually dedicated
[2:07:17] to the plan update.
[2:07:18] But also doing our best to
[2:07:19] attend preexisting events and
[2:07:21] meetings and share that this
[2:07:22] update was happening and direct
[2:07:23] people to our project website
[2:07:26] that's available in English and
[2:07:27] Spanish. That's also where we
[2:07:29] have a story map. It gives more
[2:07:30] of a visual representation of
[2:07:31] the planning process and the
[2:07:33] hazards in the plan. And we
[2:07:34] also have a hazard mapper tool
[2:07:35] where you can put in your
[2:07:37] address and see what hazards
[2:07:39] you may be impacted by.
[2:07:44] Ultimately, this planning
[2:07:45] process led to our current
[2:07:47] status which they call APA
[2:07:48] Approvable pending adoption.
[2:07:51] So that means the state has
[2:07:52] reviewed and approved the plan,
[2:07:54] FEMA has review and approved
[2:07:55] the plan, but we don't get that
[2:07:56] final stamp
[2:07:57] of approval and that next clock
[2:07:59] of five years starting
[2:08:01] until it's locally adopted.
[2:08:02] And so that typically starts
[2:08:04] with the lead agency,
[2:08:05] in this case the county,
[2:08:06] followed by the other
[2:08:08] participating jurisdictions are
[2:08:09] also asked
[2:08:10] to locally adopt the plan. So
[2:08:14] we'll now just each touch
[2:08:15] briefly
[2:08:16] on our individual annexes. As I
[2:08:18] mentioned, everyone, all the
[2:08:19] jurisdictions have their own
[2:08:20] Annex in Volume 2. So
[2:08:21] for the county annex, no
[2:08:24] surprise, earthquake and
[2:08:26] wildfire are our highest ranked
[2:08:28] risks with dam failure, sea
[2:08:29] level rise and tsuNAMI as the
[2:08:31] lowest ranked risk. We did have
[2:08:33] a cross departmental planning
[2:08:35] team for our annex
[2:08:36] with members from DEM,
[2:08:39] Permit Sonoma, Public
[2:08:40] Infrastructure and Community
[2:08:42] Development Commission. And we
[2:08:43] identified 57 mitigation
[2:08:45] actions across all the
[2:08:46] different hazards. Just
[2:08:48] to note a few examples
[2:08:50] for DEM specifically,
[2:08:52] we've already made progress
[2:08:53] on some of the actions that we
[2:08:55] identified
[2:08:56] in the planning process. One
[2:08:57] was related to outreach and
[2:08:59] education specifically for
[2:09:01] disaster financial
[2:09:02] preparedness. And so this last
[2:09:04] year we received a private
[2:09:05] grant from the Cities for
[2:09:07] Financial Empowerment Fund
[2:09:08] which supports that initiative
[2:09:09] and is going
[2:09:11] to help communities prepare
[2:09:12] for the financial impacts
[2:09:13] of disasters. Similarly, we've
[2:09:16] received funds from the
[2:09:17] Linton Tribal Mitigation Fund
[2:09:18] which will support two mobile
[2:09:20] camera units
[2:09:21] for flood monitoring in the
[2:09:22] Alexander Valley area. And
[2:09:24] we're actively pursuing more
[2:09:25] funds through EMPGY
[2:09:27] to have additional cameras
[2:09:31] for countywide use. So we
[2:09:33] emphasize that this plan is
[2:09:34] really, we want
[2:09:36] to remain eligible for that
[2:09:37] FEMA mitigation assistance
[2:09:40] funding, but there are other
[2:09:41] funds that you can pursue
[2:09:43] for mitigation measures. The
[2:09:47] last thing I'll note is that
[2:09:48] this plan also supports the
[2:09:50] general plan safety element.
[2:09:51] So it's incorporated into the
[2:09:52] safety element that makes US
[2:09:54] compliant with AB 2140, which
[2:09:57] essentially allows us
[2:09:58] to be eligible for more cost
[2:09:59] sharing opportunities with the
[2:10:00] state if a disaster were
[2:10:01] to occur. And with that,
[2:10:04] I will pass it over to Sherry
[2:10:05] Emerson with Ag and
[2:10:06] Open Space.
[2:10:08] >> Great, thank you.
[2:10:10] >> Thank you. Sage.
[2:10:11] >> Ask a question during.
[2:10:12] Do you mind? Before we go on,
[2:10:14] can you go back to that?
[2:10:15] Well, let's just talk
[2:10:17] about the 57 slide, the 57
[2:10:19] actions. You know,
[2:10:20] I think an important part
[2:10:22] of the hazard mitigation plan.
[2:10:25] Director DuVall and everybody,
[2:10:26] first of all, I want
[2:10:27] to thank you
[2:10:28] for the presentation. Is can
[2:10:29] you help me just understand the
[2:10:31] distinction between
[2:10:32] after the fire, the Big Tubs
[2:10:34] fire, we created a recovery and
[2:10:36] resiliency framework that had
[2:10:37] like 200 and I can't remember
[2:10:38] how many actions it was. We had
[2:10:40] a top 10 list. Some
[2:10:43] of those were internal, some
[2:10:44] of those were external. We had
[2:10:45] a hazard mitigation plan
[2:10:46] before that. I believe
[2:10:48] from my perspective, the
[2:10:50] difference was is that the
[2:10:51] recovery and resiliency
[2:10:53] framework was like, yeah, sure,
[2:10:55] it was expanded, but it was
[2:10:56] community driven as well. It
[2:10:57] wasn't just internal.
[2:10:59] But then we turned it
[2:11:00] into an action plan, and we
[2:11:02] actually funded it and other
[2:11:03] things
[2:11:04] before we had that event. And
[2:11:08] that recovery and resiliency
[2:11:09] framework was there over a time
[2:11:10] that we were prioritizing these
[2:11:11] kinds of actions and hazard
[2:11:14] mitigation and is, you know,
[2:11:19] you get back to the side of
[2:11:20] like FEMA funding, but also,
[2:11:21] but also creating other kind
[2:11:24] of ways for us to look at it
[2:11:25] through the chair. Thank you,
[2:11:27] Supervisor Gore,
[2:11:28] for the question. Just
[2:11:29] for clarification,
[2:11:30] are you talking pre2017?
[2:11:33] >> Anecdotally? Pre2017. I
[2:11:35] mean, I'm kind
[2:11:36] of leading the witness. I'm
[2:11:38] like saying, you know,
[2:11:39] basically we had a hazard
[2:11:41] mitigation plan that we didn't
[2:11:42] put money towards. Pre2017.
[2:11:46] >> Yes, we've. We've had an
[2:11:47] ongoing hazard mitigation plan.
[2:11:48] As far as the mitigation action
[2:11:50] items from pre 17 to now and
[2:11:54] how much has been completed,
[2:11:55] I'd have to go back and sit
[2:11:57] down and take a look at that.
[2:11:58] It again, it's, it's really
[2:12:00] dependent upon hazard
[2:12:01] mitigation grant,
[2:12:04] disaster relief fund,
[2:12:05] and then I know with some
[2:12:06] departments hazard mitigation
[2:12:08] work is also tied into some of
[2:12:09] their work projects that are
[2:12:11] ongoing
[2:12:12] within the departments.
[2:12:13] >> How does FEMA oversee a
[2:12:16] hazard mitigation plan? That
[2:12:18] what's the process that you say
[2:12:19] I'm going
[2:12:20] to put up these hazards,
[2:12:22] which is a requirement
[2:12:23] to be able to qualify
[2:12:24] for FEMA money in the future?
[2:12:26] Do they expect that we are
[2:12:27] going to,
[2:12:29] as local jurisdictions follow
[2:12:30] up on those hazards or do they
[2:12:31] require us to or those
[2:12:33] mitigation actions or do they
[2:12:34] let us just repeat them year
[2:12:35] after year in our documents?
[2:12:37] >> I can tell you
[2:12:39] from personal experience, no,
[2:12:40] they will not let you repeat
[2:12:41] them. At a previous
[2:12:42] jurisdiction that I worked
[2:12:44] at walked in hazard mitigation
[2:12:46] plan was already submitted.
[2:12:48] That's how I met Allison
[2:12:49] Kearns from FEMA Region. She
[2:12:50] called me up and said these
[2:12:51] have been
[2:12:52] in your last three plans. You
[2:12:53] need to either take action
[2:12:54] on them or take them out. So
[2:12:56] we're looking
[2:12:57] about 10-year cycle
[2:12:59] before jurisdictions have
[2:13:01] to show some sort of
[2:13:02] improvement or action towards
[2:13:03] them.
[2:13:04] >> Okay.
[2:13:06] Obviously more questions and
[2:13:07] other things later
[2:13:08] but thank you.
[2:13:09] >> Thank you.
[2:13:13] >> Okay. well I did want to
[2:13:16] For Sherry Emerson,
[2:13:19] Stewardship Manager at Ag and
[2:13:21] Open Space, first I did want
[2:13:23] to take just a moment
[2:13:24] to appreciate Sage, Jeff,
[2:13:26] Stephen and the entire team
[2:13:27] for all of the work,
[2:13:29] the hard work coordinating all
[2:13:30] of the jurisdictions
[2:13:31] to develop this plan. Also
[2:13:33] wanted to note Allison
[2:13:35] Schicktel, our senior
[2:13:36] conservation planner at Ag and
[2:13:38] Open Space, contributed a large
[2:13:39] majority of the content
[2:13:40] for this plan as well
[2:13:42] for our portion. So how does
[2:13:43] the land conservation work of
[2:13:47] Ag and Open Space contribute
[2:13:48] towards mitigating hazards such
[2:13:49] as wildfire,
[2:13:50] flood and extreme heat?
[2:13:52] Conserved lands help increase
[2:13:54] the resilience
[2:13:55] of local communities
[2:13:57] to hazards. There are 16
[2:13:58] mitigation actions as part
[2:14:00] of the Ag and Open Space Annex
[2:14:01] to the plan and I just wanted
[2:14:04] to give you a couple examples,
[2:14:05] few examples for the area of
[2:14:08] land protection work that we
[2:14:10] do. It could include acquiring
[2:14:12] conservation easements over
[2:14:14] multi benefit natural and
[2:14:15] working lands and hazard prone
[2:14:17] areas, ensuring that fewer
[2:14:19] people and structures are
[2:14:20] actually at risk and
[2:14:21] to allow first responders to
[2:14:23] stage suppression and response
[2:14:25] operations, or acquiring
[2:14:26] conservation easements over
[2:14:29] lands that provide drought,
[2:14:30] flood and climate change
[2:14:32] resiliency benefits. Areas with
[2:14:34] high groundwater recharge
[2:14:35] potential, wetlands,
[2:14:36] floodplains and
[2:14:37] in coastal areas and partnering
[2:14:40] with public and private
[2:14:41] organizations to strategically
[2:14:42] place fuel buffer zones between
[2:14:45] wildlands and at-risk
[2:14:47] communities. Buffers that also
[2:14:49] add public recreation
[2:14:50] opportunities and support local
[2:14:53] food production. Some land
[2:14:56] stewardship actions might
[2:14:57] include forest and grassland
[2:14:59] management activities that
[2:15:01] include ecologically
[2:15:04] appropriate thinning prescribed
[2:15:05] burns, livestock grazing.
[2:15:07] These all improve forest health
[2:15:09] and resiliency to wildfire,
[2:15:10] disease and drought. And then
[2:15:13] partnerships partnering
[2:15:15] with others to acquire
[2:15:16] foundational data including
[2:15:18] countywide LIDAR and updates
[2:15:20] to land use, land cover,
[2:15:22] hydrology, topography,
[2:15:23] vegetation structure, including
[2:15:24] fuel load data sets and
[2:15:26] partnering of course, with our
[2:15:32] local resource conservation
[2:15:34] districts and others
[2:15:35] to restore habitat,
[2:15:36] improve soil health, provide
[2:15:38] technical assistance and
[2:15:39] outreach to landowners about
[2:15:41] best management practices and
[2:15:42] mitigation measures
[2:15:44] for wildfire,
[2:15:45] flood and drought hazards. So
[2:15:46] land conservation actions are
[2:15:49] actually part of the County's
[2:15:50] comprehensive approach
[2:15:53] to mitigating the risk
[2:15:55] of hazards. This work is part
[2:15:57] of the annual work plan and
[2:15:58] budget for Ag and Open space
[2:15:59] funded through a voter approved
[2:16:00] quarter cent sales tax as you
[2:16:01] all know, and supplemented
[2:16:03] through partnerships and
[2:16:04] outside grant funds. These
[2:16:06] actions are fully aligned
[2:16:08] with the Vital Lands
[2:16:09] Initiative Strategic Plan
[2:16:10] adopted by your board in 2021.
[2:16:13] And again, just wanted
[2:16:15] to express our appreciation
[2:16:16] for the opportunity to work
[2:16:18] with such a talented team here
[2:16:19] and representatives from
[2:16:21] various county departments and
[2:16:22] all of the agencies involved
[2:16:24] with this plan. With that,
[2:16:26] I'll turn it over to Stephen
[2:16:27] from Sonoma Water.
[2:16:32] >> Good morning, Madam Chair
[2:16:33] members of the Board, My name
[2:16:34] is Stephen Hancock. I'm the
[2:16:35] Emergency Management Security
[2:16:36] Manager for Sonoma Water.
[2:16:37] Previously, over the years
[2:16:39] we've brought our local hazard
[2:16:40] mitigation plan separately
[2:16:42] to the board
[2:16:43] for approval and adoption.
[2:16:44] This time we are very
[2:16:46] appreciative of Director
[2:16:48] Hazard DuVall and his team,
[2:16:50] especially sage,
[2:16:52] for including us in the
[2:16:53] multi-jurisdictional hazard
[2:16:54] mitigation plan. The benefits
[2:16:56] and the advantages and the
[2:16:58] efficiencies we gained,
[2:17:00] the reduction
[2:17:01] of redundancies
[2:17:02] administratively by going into
[2:17:03] this multi-jurisdictional has
[2:17:04] proved valuable
[2:17:05] for us and hopefully for the
[2:17:07] county family as a whole.
[2:17:09] Going through the process,
[2:17:11] we've kind of echoed similar
[2:17:13] risks that most of the other
[2:17:15] departments and board is
[2:17:16] familiar with. For us as
[2:17:17] Sonoma Water, we're ranking
[2:17:18] earthquakes,
[2:17:19] floods and droughts. Those are
[2:17:20] going
[2:17:21] to impact our watershed, our
[2:17:22] infrastructure predominantly.
[2:17:24] What's not noted
[2:17:25] on there is wildfire. That is
[2:17:27] obviously a risk to us as well
[2:17:28] from how we protect and
[2:17:30] conserve our watershed and
[2:17:32] recover watershed after
[2:17:33] wildfire activities as well as
[2:17:35] the above ground infrastructure
[2:17:37] we have that is susceptible
[2:17:38] to wildflower penetration. The
[2:17:39] lowest risk mostly because we
[2:17:42] don't have infrastructure in
[2:17:43] the areas where these hazards
[2:17:45] are more severe are dam
[2:17:46] failure,
[2:17:47] sea level rise and tsuNAMI.
[2:17:49] Fortunately for us, over the
[2:17:51] years we've had a
[2:17:52] cross-division planning team
[2:17:54] within Sonoma Water that
[2:17:55] identifies the current risks,
[2:17:56] the severity of those risks,
[2:17:57] the impacts
[2:17:58] on our infrastructure,
[2:17:59] what gaps
[2:18:01] in information we need
[2:18:02] to better Understand the impact
[2:18:03] so we can plan the appropriate
[2:18:05] capital project or effort
[2:18:07] to mitigate those hazards.
[2:18:09] Those teams are made up
[2:18:10] of representatives from our
[2:18:11] operations and maintenance
[2:18:12] division, Engineering, finance,
[2:18:14] business services, and
[2:18:15] of course, emergency
[2:18:17] management, security.
[2:18:18] Over the years,
[2:18:19] we've identified 63 mitigation
[2:18:21] actions. Those are ones that
[2:18:22] are still in the plan coming
[2:18:23] before the board today. Those
[2:18:24] represent all the areas of our
[2:18:27] infrastructure that we have
[2:18:28] that could be within our water
[2:18:29] control facilities, production
[2:18:30] facilities, as well as our
[2:18:32] wastewater flood control
[2:18:33] facilities and certain business
[2:18:35] functions. Most of the hazards
[2:18:37] that we identify them, we look
[2:18:38] for an all-hazard response
[2:18:39] where appropriate and if it's
[2:18:41] specific to certain elements
[2:18:42] that then we are going
[2:18:43] to tie a project
[2:18:45] to that as an example of a
[2:18:46] creek crossing seismic upgrade
[2:18:48] to our aqueduct.
[2:18:50] Over the years,
[2:18:52] we've had tremendous success
[2:18:53] with our hazard mitigation
[2:18:54] grant funding program.
[2:18:55] Over the last 10 years,
[2:18:57] we've received just a little
[2:18:59] over $17 million
[2:19:00] in FEMA funding
[2:19:02] to support a variety of capital
[2:19:03] improvement projects and
[2:19:05] studies for Sonoma Water. So
[2:19:07] we're looking forward
[2:19:08] to the continued success. And
[2:19:09] again, I want to thank the
[2:19:10] DEM staff,
[2:19:13] especially sage,
[2:19:15] for leading the effort
[2:19:18] in charge on this. With that,
[2:19:21] I'll turn it back
[2:19:22] to sage.
[2:19:23] >> Thank you. so I'd just like
[2:19:24] to end with emphasizing that
[2:19:25] the hazard mitigation plan is
[2:19:26] an important tool
[2:19:27] for us and our partners
[2:19:28] to be able to look at updated
[2:19:30] risk and hazard information,
[2:19:31] share that information
[2:19:33] with our partners,
[2:19:34] our stakeholders and our
[2:19:35] communities, as well as put
[2:19:36] effort and preplanning into
[2:19:37] identifying planning potential
[2:19:39] actions that would reduce the
[2:19:40] impact of these hazards
[2:19:41] in the future. While funding
[2:19:42] opportunities moving forward
[2:19:44] may be uncertain, having this
[2:19:45] plan approved and adopted
[2:19:46] ensures that we remain eligible
[2:19:48] for those opportunities if and
[2:19:49] when they become available. So
[2:19:51] our staff recommendation today
[2:19:53] is to ask the board as well as
[2:19:55] the boards for Ag and Open
[2:19:57] Space, Sonoma Water and the
[2:19:59] sanitation districts to locally
[2:20:01] adopt this plan as our updated
[2:20:02] hazard mitigation plan. That
[2:20:05] concludes our presentation
[2:20:06] today pending any questions
[2:20:07] from the board.
[2:20:09] >> Thank you so much.
[2:20:10] Before we bring it
[2:20:12] to the board,
[2:20:13] if there's no initial
[2:20:14] questions,
[2:20:15] we'll take public comment.
[2:20:16] Yeah, perfect. We're going
[2:20:19] to take public comment
[2:20:20] on item number 23 first
[2:20:23] in chambers and then online.
[2:20:25] And I want to remind everyone
[2:20:26] about our commitment
[2:20:27] to civility. If you violate the
[2:20:30] commitment to civility, you're
[2:20:32] forfeiting your time if you say
[2:20:35] any discriminatory statements.
[2:20:37] So consider that your final
[2:20:39] warning. Each person has two
[2:20:40] minutes. Anybody
[2:20:42] in chambers that would like
[2:20:43] to make a comment
[2:20:44] on item number 23, seeing none
[2:20:49] online?
[2:20:54] >> Chair, there are no Hands
[2:20:55] raised for this item.
[2:20:56] >> Thank you so much. I'll
[2:20:57] bring it back
[2:20:58] to my colleague, Supervisor
[2:20:59] Hopkins.
[2:21:02] >> Thank you so much
[2:21:03] for this doozy of a document.
[2:21:04] Thousands of pages. And one of
[2:21:07] the things that I really
[2:21:08] appreciate is the fact that it
[2:21:09] includes all
[2:21:10] of the different jurisdictions,
[2:21:11] local utility districts,
[2:21:13] local fire districts. And so
[2:21:15] this is kind of feels
[2:21:16] like this encyclopedia
[2:21:17] of essentially wish lists
[2:21:20] for everything that we could do
[2:21:22] to make ourselves more prepared
[2:21:23] for disasters in the future.
[2:21:24] One question that I have is
[2:21:26] that I would imagine that this
[2:21:27] just sort of the creation
[2:21:29] of this document kind of
[2:21:30] strengthens those relationships
[2:21:31] with all of those small,
[2:21:32] independent forms of government
[2:21:34] that we don't oversee,
[2:21:36] but that we collaborate
[2:21:37] with and rely on during
[2:21:38] disasters. I'm just wondering
[2:21:40] if you could talk a little bit
[2:21:41] about that process and also,
[2:21:43] you know, whether we. Because
[2:21:45] one of the things that I find
[2:21:46] is really useful
[2:21:47] in disasters is, like,
[2:21:48] who is that contact point
[2:21:49] on the ground at this local
[2:21:50] water district or that local
[2:21:51] fire district?
[2:21:52] And so.
[2:21:53] So also just wondering if we
[2:21:54] kind of have real time,
[2:21:55] I don't know, Google Docs or
[2:21:56] whatever that has that
[2:21:57] information
[2:21:59] of who can I text when they.
[2:22:00] What hits the fan?
[2:22:04] >> Yeah. Through the chair.
[2:22:05] Thank you, Supervisor
[2:22:06] Hopkins, for the question. I've
[2:22:07] learned so much through this
[2:22:09] process and increased those
[2:22:10] contacts so much, that
[2:22:11] relationship building. I think
[2:22:12] that one of the other benefits
[2:22:16] of working with this many
[2:22:18] jurisdictions is each one also
[2:22:19] has their own network to reach
[2:22:21] out to. And so that capacity
[2:22:23] just keeps growing and growing
[2:22:25] and growing. And so I
[2:22:27] absolutely believe our
[2:22:29] relationships are stronger
[2:22:30] for it,
[2:22:31] and there are more
[2:22:33] collaboration opportunities,
[2:22:34] sharing opportunities. And one
[2:22:38] of my goals, you know,
[2:22:39] moving forward after this is
[2:22:40] the maintenance period. And
[2:22:41] that maintenance period is
[2:22:43] going to include continuing
[2:22:44] to meet with our planning
[2:22:45] partners and our stakeholders
[2:22:46] and talking
[2:22:48] about mitigation and talking
[2:22:49] about how we can further this
[2:22:50] work and how we can do that
[2:22:52] together. So I'm hoping
[2:22:53] to continue to build those
[2:22:54] relationships.
[2:22:57] >> Wonderful. One other
[2:22:58] question that I have, which is
[2:22:59] not necessarily directly part
[2:23:01] of this plan, but feels
[2:23:02] like it is foundational
[2:23:03] to everything that you all do
[2:23:04] during a disaster,
[2:23:05] and that is kind of the state
[2:23:07] of the EOC and sort of plans
[2:23:08] for the EOC's future. So I was
[2:23:10] just wondering if you could
[2:23:11] comment on that and its
[2:23:13] adequacy or lack thereof,
[2:23:16] currently.
[2:23:18] >> Through the chair.
[2:23:20] Thank you, Supervisor
[2:23:21] Hopkins. I'd say
[2:23:22] at a very high level, the need
[2:23:23] for a modern EOC is
[2:23:25] about making sure Sonoma
[2:23:26] County can manage the
[2:23:27] emergencies that we're facing
[2:23:28] today while also being prepared
[2:23:30] for what comes next
[2:23:31] down the road. Emergencies have
[2:23:33] changed a lot over the last 10
[2:23:35] years. You've seen county wide
[2:23:36] not to pick on major storms.
[2:23:38] But it's not just a flood
[2:23:41] anymore. It's the cascading
[2:23:43] effects that come from. It's
[2:23:45] the power hazard or the power
[2:23:46] outages, the trees down,
[2:23:47] the flooded roadways,
[2:23:49] the communication issues,
[2:23:51] cold weather impacts,
[2:23:53] the sheltering needs, critical
[2:23:55] infrastructure all happening
[2:23:57] at once. It's just not the
[2:23:58] flood anymore. At the same time
[2:23:59] we've got the expectations on
[2:24:00] local government that have
[2:24:02] increased through new laws,
[2:24:04] mandates, accessibility
[2:24:05] requirements,
[2:24:06] alert and warning standards,
[2:24:07] coordination responsibilities.
[2:24:09] So an EOC really has to be more
[2:24:11] than just a room where people
[2:24:13] get together and has to be a
[2:24:14] scalable coordination center
[2:24:15] that gives us that space and
[2:24:16] that technology. And I'm very
[2:24:17] grateful for the ongoing
[2:24:21] collaboration and conversation
[2:24:22] with the county executive and
[2:24:24] the county executive's office
[2:24:25] over what that looks like
[2:24:26] in the future.
[2:24:28] >> Thank you so much. One other
[2:24:30] thing that I want to sort
[2:24:31] of first
[2:24:33] of all thank you for. I want
[2:24:34] to say thank you
[2:24:35] to you and your entire team
[2:24:36] for the response during the
[2:24:37] Woodside fire. Just really
[2:24:38] appreciated the real time
[2:24:40] information, the collaboration
[2:24:41] with local stakeholders and
[2:24:43] again getting
[2:24:44] to know some new friends
[2:24:45] in the middle of a crisis, say
[2:24:48] at the water district up there.
[2:24:50] One of the things that came
[2:24:52] out of that was sort
[2:24:53] of talking
[2:24:54] about how we interact with
[2:24:55] tourism and lodging facilities
[2:24:58] where we have an unusually high
[2:24:59] concentration of population in
[2:25:01] an often-remote rural location.
[2:25:02] And that's kind of different.
[2:25:04] Evacuating those facilities is
[2:25:06] just different than evacuating
[2:25:07] a single-family home. And so
[2:25:09] I'm just kind of wondering if
[2:25:11] there might be opportunities
[2:25:12] for follow ups with Sonoma
[2:25:13] County tourism. Sonoma county
[2:25:15] tourism was wonderful actually
[2:25:16] during that event they were
[2:25:17] sending out newsletters,
[2:25:19] and I think that there's kind
[2:25:20] of an opportunity to strengthen
[2:25:21] that coordination and
[2:25:22] collaboration. I know you and I
[2:25:24] have talked
[2:25:25] about it and I've also spoken
[2:25:26] with CEO Guhin
[2:25:27] about that and just wanted
[2:25:28] to kind
[2:25:29] of daylight that and talk
[2:25:30] about next steps.
[2:25:32] >> Yeah, definitely. There's a
[2:25:33] lot going on
[2:25:34] in that space and has been
[2:25:35] going in that space and I'm
[2:25:36] very thankful for Dr. Brown and
[2:25:37] the work that she been doing
[2:25:39] because not only with the COAD
[2:25:40] but she's also been working
[2:25:41] with our faith base and also
[2:25:43] our tourism. I would say
[2:25:44] since I think it was probably
[2:25:47] 2020 after Covid someplace
[2:25:49] around in their faith based and
[2:25:50] tourism started having seats
[2:25:52] within the emergency operations
[2:25:53] center where a representative
[2:25:55] would come and were able to
[2:25:56] cross level information and
[2:25:58] whatnot. Woodside fire was a
[2:26:01] little bit different and I
[2:26:02] Understand that moment or what
[2:26:03] we call the fog
[2:26:04] of war and whatnot and trying
[2:26:06] to get information pass back
[2:26:08] and forth and definitely taking
[2:26:10] some of those lessons back and
[2:26:12] taking a look at that and where
[2:26:13] we can streamline some
[2:26:15] of those information streams
[2:26:17] out there.
[2:26:18] >> Thank you. I just want
[2:26:19] to share that. One
[2:26:20] of the things, I mean, we all
[2:26:21] have the things that keep us up
[2:26:22] at night and it is your job to
[2:26:23] dream up apocalyptic scenarios
[2:26:24] and
[2:26:26] to hopefully have us be
[2:26:27] prepared
[2:26:28] for when those happen.
[2:26:29] But I really think
[2:26:30] about a fast-moving wildfire
[2:26:31] in the Bohemian corridor
[2:26:32] during the summer when kids are
[2:26:34] out of school and there are
[2:26:35] thousands of kids
[2:26:36] at various summer camps
[2:26:38] in really one way, in one way
[2:26:39] out communities. And I think
[2:26:41] that having again, those kind
[2:26:43] of contact points in real time
[2:26:45] where someone knows who they
[2:26:46] can call on our end to try
[2:26:47] to get, say a Sonoma County
[2:26:49] transit bus there asap, you
[2:26:50] know, all of that, trying
[2:26:51] to kind of have those
[2:26:53] relationships established ahead
[2:26:54] of time. So I look forward
[2:26:55] to leaning in on that. I know
[2:26:56] it's not just my district. I
[2:26:57] know this is an issue, you
[2:26:58] know, county wide. We are a
[2:26:59] very tourist-based economy.
[2:27:01] And we also have some great
[2:27:03] regulations, I believe,
[2:27:04] that apply
[2:27:05] to STRs where they're required,
[2:27:06] if they have that, you know,
[2:27:07] permit to evacuate early.
[2:27:09] But we don't have anything sort
[2:27:10] of commensurate for our larger
[2:27:11] lodging facilities,
[2:27:12] which actually take longer
[2:27:13] to evacuate than an str,
[2:27:14] which is typically
[2:27:16] in a single-family dwelling.
[2:27:17] So thank you all so much
[2:27:19] for your wonderful work. Thank
[2:27:21] you for engaging so deeply
[2:27:22] Sage with all
[2:27:23] of the partners and getting
[2:27:24] to know all
[2:27:25] of those little random forms
[2:27:26] of government that we have many
[2:27:27] of out in western Sonoma
[2:27:28] County. And just thank you for
[2:27:29] your leadership. I look forward
[2:27:31] to the ongoing conversation
[2:27:33] around the EEOC because we want
[2:27:35] to make sure that we have the
[2:27:37] physical infrastructure
[2:27:38] to support, honestly, the
[2:27:39] fantastic human infrastructure
[2:27:40] that you all have built
[2:27:41] through your team to respond
[2:27:42] to these disasters. Oh, and
[2:27:44] look forward also, because one
[2:27:46] of the things that was not
[2:27:47] on the list, Jeff, you have
[2:27:48] thrown yourself into whatever
[2:27:49] comes up as a disaster
[2:27:51] in west county,
[2:27:52] from ship strandings to, you
[2:27:53] know, sort of crab fishermen,
[2:27:54] you know, sort of collapses
[2:27:56] of various fisheries. And so I
[2:27:58] really appreciate that and I
[2:27:59] look forward
[2:28:00] to having future conversations,
[2:28:01] especially
[2:28:03] around the vessels, since we
[2:28:04] did just see a vessel wash up
[2:28:05] off of Point Reyes
[2:28:06] about a week ago. So thank you.
[2:28:08] >> Thank you, Supervisor
[2:28:10] Rabbitt.
[2:28:12] >> Yeah, no, thank you very
[2:28:13] much. Thank you
[2:28:14] for all the work, all four
[2:28:15] of you. Thank you, Sage and
[2:28:16] Jay Howard, for meeting
[2:28:17] with me previously and going
[2:28:18] through the Piece. I have a
[2:28:20] question regarding the highest
[2:28:21] and lowest risk. I just was
[2:28:23] curious
[2:28:24] about how that came about.
[2:28:26] Does that refer to the chance
[2:28:27] of occurrence or the actual
[2:28:28] impact to the jurisdiction or
[2:28:30] district?
[2:28:34] >> Yes, through the chair.
[2:28:35] Thank you for the question,
[2:28:36] Supervisor Rabbitt. It includes
[2:28:37] different things. It includes
[2:28:39] likelihood, consequences,
[2:28:43] adaptive capacity,
[2:28:44] and then climate change. If
[2:28:46] it's relevant
[2:28:47] for that hazard, it's broken
[2:28:48] down
[2:28:49] into those categories.
[2:28:50] >> Okay.
[2:28:51] I got to admit; it was a bit
[2:28:52] taken back to see Sonoma water
[2:28:54] list a dam failure as a low
[2:28:55] risk when we're providing
[2:29:01] water. But I realize
[2:29:02] with that criteria,
[2:29:03] that's probably where it fell
[2:29:05] within the big scheme. And I
[2:29:06] can say the same thing
[2:29:07] about open space. Being more
[2:29:08] worried about earthquakes.
[2:29:10] Where you think that wide open
[2:29:11] land, you know,
[2:29:12] what does that look like? So
[2:29:15] thank you for that, I think.
[2:29:17] And it's great that you got 22
[2:29:20] total 12 special districts that
[2:29:24] participated. So when those
[2:29:25] individual. And we're a
[2:29:29] clearinghouse, not necessarily
[2:29:31] setting the criteria correct.
[2:29:32] So the quality, honestly,
[2:29:37] the quality
[2:29:39] of the mitigations,
[2:29:40] the actionable items by Those
[2:29:41] jurors, all 22, there's got
[2:29:44] to be some variation
[2:29:45] within that. Do we just take
[2:29:46] that and submit it and then go
[2:29:49] forward? And how do we see that
[2:29:50] actually playing out in the
[2:29:52] long run? I take it that FEMA
[2:29:53] is still going
[2:29:54] to have a certain criteria for
[2:29:56] if those jurisdictions expect
[2:29:59] to get funding. Can you just
[2:30:00] speak
[2:30:01] about how that all works?
[2:30:04] >> Yeah, there's a lot
[2:30:07] of different pieces to it. We
[2:30:09] do our best because there's so
[2:30:12] many jurisdictions
[2:30:13] to provide guidelines through
[2:30:14] our contractor who's an SME
[2:30:16] in the area,
[2:30:17] provide guidelines of. These
[2:30:20] are the types of actions that
[2:30:21] are typically done. These are
[2:30:22] ones that are promising if
[2:30:25] you're looking
[2:30:26] for different types
[2:30:27] of funding. But ultimately,
[2:30:28] it is up to the jurisdiction
[2:30:29] to decide what actions they
[2:30:30] want in there. And then we
[2:30:31] provide the parameters
[2:30:33] of this is the information
[2:30:34] around that action that needs
[2:30:35] to be included in order
[2:30:36] for FEMA to approve it.
[2:30:39] But there is a lot
[2:30:41] of variety that goes into each
[2:30:42] one and going back to, you
[2:30:45] know, moving forward
[2:30:46] in that maintenance period,
[2:30:48] I think one of my goals is
[2:30:49] to continue to meet with
[2:30:50] partners and refine those as
[2:30:52] they need to be refined. You
[2:30:53] know, do we need
[2:30:55] to change these? Do we need
[2:30:56] to adjust these? Have our
[2:30:57] priorities changed? Has an
[2:30:58] incident happened and we have
[2:30:59] new data we need
[2:31:00] to incorporate,
[2:31:01] that can all be a part of the
[2:31:03] maintenance period.
[2:31:05] >> I appreciate that, and I
[2:31:06] know that when you're herding
[2:31:07] cats, must take on that kind
[2:31:08] of work.
[2:31:10] But I think it's important,
[2:31:11] especially for you know,
[2:31:13] I would imagine, I would assume
[2:31:16] that we know much more today
[2:31:17] in this county about wildfire
[2:31:19] than we do than we did prior
[2:31:21] to 17, although we forgot
[2:31:24] about it from the 60s.
[2:31:25] But you know, certain other
[2:31:27] major catastrophes have not yet
[2:31:29] hit us but they've hit other
[2:31:30] jurisdictions elsewhere that
[2:31:31] incorporating their experiences
[2:31:34] into that. And I say, you know,
[2:31:38] sitting on the state Seismic
[2:31:40] Safety Commission is what we
[2:31:41] kind of look into a lot and
[2:31:42] have different members travel
[2:31:44] around the world after a major
[2:31:45] event and bring back specific,
[2:31:47] you know,
[2:31:49] observations and then what,
[2:31:50] how does that compare
[2:31:52] to what we have here? What can
[2:31:54] we do better and so
[2:31:57] on and so forth. Which brings
[2:31:59] me to kind of the talking about
[2:32:00] all those actionable items,
[2:32:03] all the mitigations, but really
[2:32:04] high-level catastrophe, say an
[2:32:06] earthquake because critical
[2:32:09] infrastructure becomes so
[2:32:11] important. And I didn't see PGE
[2:32:12] on the list,
[2:32:15] and I didn't see a lot
[2:32:17] of our health districts
[2:32:19] on the list. And I'm wondering
[2:32:20] what like so utilities so
[2:32:22] vitally important post event,
[2:32:25] getting it up and running,
[2:32:27] transportation obviously just
[2:32:28] the very basics of trying
[2:32:31] to get a community back
[2:32:32] in some sort of operation
[2:32:34] at least to be able
[2:32:36] to get an access
[2:32:37] to health care. Any, any
[2:32:39] comments regarding that? What
[2:32:40] can we do
[2:32:41] about that going forward? And
[2:32:43] how does I assume PGE has, has
[2:32:44] a plan? I assume the hospitals
[2:32:47] have a plan, but I don't know
[2:32:48] how it integrates into the
[2:32:49] overall plan that we were
[2:32:51] required to produce
[2:32:54] for FEMA.
[2:32:58] >> Yeah, I think those are all
[2:32:59] really good points. PGE and our
[2:33:00] healthcare partners were
[2:33:03] definitely invited as
[2:33:04] stakeholders to be a part of
[2:33:06] the process and give input and
[2:33:07] feedback.
[2:33:08] But as you mentioned, they
[2:33:09] would have their own mitigation
[2:33:11] plans even if it's not an
[2:33:13] official hazard mitigation plan
[2:33:15] that they get approved
[2:33:16] by FEMA. Their own mitigation
[2:33:17] actions that they take and
[2:33:19] plans that they take. So they
[2:33:20] were invited as stakeholders,
[2:33:22] but not necessarily as planning
[2:33:23] partners to have their own
[2:33:24] annex and individualized
[2:33:27] actions in the plan.
[2:33:30] >> And if I may supervisor,
[2:33:31] when organizations such as PG
[2:33:33] and E do their version of their
[2:33:35] hazard mitigation plan that
[2:33:36] does come out to us for comment
[2:33:37] and we do provide comment and
[2:33:39] feedback on it.
[2:33:41] >> Great, Great. I will say
[2:33:43] like one thing I know that
[2:33:44] we've been grappling with
[2:33:46] at the state on hospital,
[2:33:48] for instance the, you know, the
[2:33:50] requirement that all hospitals
[2:33:51] be upgraded to the latest and
[2:33:53] greatest standards and not only
[2:33:54] that, not only
[2:33:55] for the structure
[2:33:56] of the building
[2:33:57] but also the operations of the
[2:33:58] building which is substantial
[2:34:00] when you're talking
[2:34:01] about having
[2:34:02] to provide sewage treatment
[2:34:04] for up to 72 hours or more
[2:34:06] in some cases, especially
[2:34:08] in these larger urban areas
[2:34:09] like at UCSF, where they're
[2:34:12] building a building now that's
[2:34:14] probably in the billion range
[2:34:16] going forward. It also meant
[2:34:19] that hospitals became smaller
[2:34:21] because those essential
[2:34:23] buildings were so expensive and
[2:34:24] that the beds went away. And as
[2:34:25] anyone knows who's dealt
[2:34:27] with any kind
[2:34:29] of inpatient surgery, you know,
[2:34:31] you're in, you're out,
[2:34:34] and you sometimes you're not
[2:34:35] in a hospital at all. You're
[2:34:36] in a medical office building,
[2:34:38] which has a different standard.
[2:34:39] Again,
[2:34:40] but we've talked about, and I
[2:34:42] only mention this because we've
[2:34:43] talked about that in terms
[2:34:44] of the major disasters of, you
[2:34:46] know, it's the hospital
[2:34:47] building that is the most
[2:34:48] protected building,
[2:34:49] but it has now the fewer beds
[2:34:50] in it than it did before. What
[2:34:51] does that mean when the zombie
[2:34:54] apocalypse hits? So it's just
[2:34:57] an interesting conundrum,
[2:34:58] an important one
[2:34:59] to conversation, to continue
[2:35:01] to have,
[2:35:02] because we do see even that
[2:35:03] with some of our local partners
[2:35:05] building accessory buildings
[2:35:08] and whatnot. So thank you again
[2:35:11] for all the work. Look forward
[2:35:12] to the. And I think the
[2:35:13] maintenance is an opportunity
[2:35:14] to kind of continue
[2:35:15] to hone all of that, you know,
[2:35:16] and strive for, you know,
[2:35:20] even more cooperation,
[2:35:22] collaboration. So thank you.
[2:35:27] >> Vice Chair Coursey.
[2:35:30] >> Is there an annex for the
[2:35:31] zombie apocalypse maintenance
[2:35:32] period?
[2:35:35] >> It's my number one worry.
[2:35:37] >> I missed that.
[2:35:39] >> Before I ask any questions,
[2:35:42] I want to just recognize and
[2:35:43] appreciate the amount
[2:35:45] of work that went into this.
[2:35:46] It's a huge effort and do
[2:35:48] appreciate that. I don't think
[2:35:53] that the people who ask me how
[2:35:56] ready we are or if we're ready
[2:35:59] have read this or will read
[2:36:01] this honestly.
[2:36:03] But we're getting
[2:36:04] around that time of year when
[2:36:08] that question pops up a lot.
[2:36:10] And the first thing I answered
[2:36:14] to people is that you're not
[2:36:16] going
[2:36:18] to be surprised this time.
[2:36:20] Anybody who's lived
[2:36:22] through what we've lived
[2:36:23] through in the last 10 years
[2:36:24] can't be surprised. And we
[2:36:26] won't be surprised as an
[2:36:29] organization either. This is,
[2:36:31] you know, kind of the epitome
[2:36:34] of that as far as doing what
[2:36:35] we're required to do,
[2:36:39] to report
[2:36:40] to FEMA that we're not going
[2:36:42] to be surprised that we're
[2:36:44] doing the job that we should.
[2:36:45] But I really want to ask you
[2:36:48] to help me get this in a.
[2:36:50] In a short answer out
[2:36:55] into the community. And, you
[2:36:57] know, it's almost,
[2:36:58] it's almost impossible
[2:37:03] to describe everything that's
[2:37:05] in here. What I tell people is
[2:37:07] that. But, you know,
[2:37:09] preparedness is not a seasonal
[2:37:12] question that we ask Ourselves
[2:37:13] around here, it's year-round,
[2:37:15] the work goes on year-round,
[2:37:17] the work that you all do,
[2:37:18] it's part of the DNA
[2:37:21] of the county organization. It
[2:37:23] has to be and you know it will
[2:37:28] be as long as all of us are
[2:37:29] around here for sure. But again
[2:37:30] the question are we ready
[2:37:35] for the next earthquake? Are we
[2:37:39] ready for the next fire, flood,
[2:37:41] zombie apocalypse? Mr.
[2:37:47] Hazman, what's your elevator
[2:37:49] speech? Answer
[2:37:50] to the question.
[2:37:52] >> Well, through the chair.
[2:37:53] Thank you, Supervisor Coursey.
[2:37:54] I would say we're
[2:37:55] about as ready as we can be.
[2:37:56] Each and every disaster,
[2:37:58] each and every earthquake,
[2:37:59] fire, flood, zombie apocalypse,
[2:38:02] cyber incident,
[2:38:03] whatever it's going to be,
[2:38:04] is going to be completely
[2:38:05] different and each one's going
[2:38:06] to bring its different
[2:38:07] uniquenesses with it, both
[2:38:09] during response and
[2:38:10] during recovery.
[2:38:12] Through your board's investment
[2:38:14] since 2018 with the Department
[2:38:15] of Emergency Management,
[2:38:18] through all of our divisions,
[2:38:19] preparedness,
[2:38:20] alert and warning coordination,
[2:38:22] operations, disaster logistics,
[2:38:24] and even with sage's position
[2:38:25] that was created a couple years
[2:38:27] back from your board, it's
[2:38:28] taking that investment and
[2:38:31] moving forward and preparing us
[2:38:33] as best as we can, both as a
[2:38:34] county government and also as a
[2:38:37] community. I would say the
[2:38:40] biggest thing that people need
[2:38:43] to remember is
[2:38:44] to have that plan at home and
[2:38:45] have that supplies ready
[2:38:46] for those five
[2:38:47] to seven days. I always like to
[2:38:49] tell people we have a workforce
[2:38:51] of 4 to 5,000 and how many
[2:38:54] people live in the county,
[2:38:55] we can't be everywhere at once
[2:38:57] when the big earthquake
[2:38:58] happens. How are you going
[2:38:59] to help us cert teams, cope
[2:39:01] teams, all the different
[2:39:02] community organizations coming
[2:39:03] together, that's our force
[2:39:05] multiplier then our force
[2:39:07] multiplier on top
[2:39:08] of that is what we do in blue
[2:39:09] sky right now towards
[2:39:10] mitigation
[2:39:12] to lessen those effects
[2:39:13] of what's coming. Definitely
[2:39:15] hear you on. That's something
[2:39:17] that we've definitely struggled
[2:39:18] with in my entire time in
[2:39:19] emergency management is how do
[2:39:20] we make these plans easily
[2:39:21] translated, relatable
[2:39:22] to the common person
[2:39:25] out there? Now, I know that's
[2:39:28] something that my team has been
[2:39:29] working on and we have started
[2:39:30] that process, especially
[2:39:31] on our website,
[2:39:32] outlining what a base plan is,
[2:39:35] what the emergency operations
[2:39:36] plan, what annexes are. And
[2:39:38] once the hazard mitigation plan
[2:39:40] gets posted,
[2:39:41] we'll have a blurb on there of
[2:39:43] what the hazard mitigation plan
[2:39:44] is and what it means to you.
[2:39:45] And I know some
[2:39:46] of that's also covered in the
[2:39:47] story map that we have online
[2:39:49] too.
[2:39:52] >> Yeah, your, your website has
[2:39:53] improved in leaps and bounds
[2:39:55] over the years that I've been
[2:39:57] on the board and I really
[2:39:58] appreciate that. I think some,
[2:40:00] some zombie images would
[2:40:04] attract more,
[2:40:06] more eyeballs though. Thank
[2:40:11] you. So we'll wait. We'll wait
[2:40:12] for that. Thank you.
[2:40:14] >> Supervisor Gore.
[2:40:17] >> Yeah, just a couple things.
[2:40:18] Appreciate the other questions
[2:40:19] as well. I think. What was it?
[2:40:22] Supervisor Rabbitt? I think I
[2:40:24] wrote it down at one point. 24
[2:40:28] local 12, state, 10 federal
[2:40:30] disaster declarations.
[2:40:32] >> Jeff knows best.
[2:40:33] >> It sounds about right.
[2:40:35] >> Yeah.
[2:40:36] >> It all runs together
[2:40:37] at this point.
[2:40:39] >> 175 local, local,
[2:40:41] problems, disasters. Okay. So a
[2:40:44] couple things. Number one is I
[2:40:46] think
[2:40:48] for me the point I was making
[2:40:50] by asking a question earlier is
[2:40:52] that if we have a hazard
[2:40:53] mitigation plan with items and
[2:40:54] they're not an action plan,
[2:40:56] then we're right back where we
[2:40:58] were ten plus years ago.
[2:41:01] Right.
[2:41:02] Does that sound
[2:41:03] about right? So my question
[2:41:05] really is as much as anything
[2:41:06] is with, you know, we're not
[2:41:07] sitting here today putting
[2:41:08] together a five to a $10
[2:41:10] million pot
[2:41:11] for a strategic plan
[2:41:13] to go towards these. We had a
[2:41:15] recovery and resiliency
[2:41:16] framework. We funded it
[2:41:17] in parts and sometimes ad hoc
[2:41:18] like saying we're going to do
[2:41:20] these and do other things. So I
[2:41:21] think this is really more
[2:41:22] of a thing for. I'd love
[2:41:24] to hear from the county exec.
[2:41:25] If you guys are talking,
[2:41:26] if all of you are talking
[2:41:27] about implementing these into
[2:41:29] like for instance department
[2:41:32] heads work plan, you know,
[2:41:33] maybe not all of them but
[2:41:35] like definitely an evaluation
[2:41:36] of which ones fit where I say
[2:41:38] this because I won't be
[2:41:40] on the board
[2:41:42] but I definitely want to live
[2:41:44] in a community that's safe
[2:41:46] in the way that God, if you pre
[2:41:50] defeat fires, for example,
[2:41:53] and I don't the big
[2:41:54] catastrophic,
[2:41:56] the stuff that goes
[2:41:58] from hundreds to thousands,
[2:41:59] the stuff that goes from zero
[2:42:00] to many lives lost, all
[2:42:03] of these other situations,
[2:42:04] you never get credit for it.
[2:42:07] What you do is that if you
[2:42:09] evacuate a whole community
[2:42:11] like we saw so from San Diego
[2:42:14] back in the early 2000s is they
[2:42:15] had happened with which fire
[2:42:17] and others what we've all been
[2:42:18] through.
[2:42:19] But then they adapted rapidly.
[2:42:20] San Diego Gas and Electric, us
[2:42:23] everything. And then what you
[2:42:24] started
[2:42:25] to have was the news was really
[2:42:27] about the difficulty of
[2:42:28] evacuating areas that
[2:42:30] ultimately the fire didn't hit.
[2:42:31] And so the criticism would be
[2:42:32] that you did too much
[2:42:34] from the community. You
[2:42:35] disrupted my life. I believe
[2:42:36] that's where we are
[2:42:39] at and where we have to be
[2:42:41] in a risk averse situation,
[2:42:42] you know. So for me it's more
[2:42:45] of a question of how these
[2:42:47] like if we have a document
[2:42:48] with 75 actions
[2:42:52] with it that's not embedded
[2:42:55] into the different. It's great
[2:42:57] to see the different couple
[2:42:59] of our different agencies,
[2:43:00] but others there, then we don't
[2:43:01] have an action plan and if it
[2:43:02] doesn't come up as a part of
[2:43:03] budget discussions and others.
[2:43:05] So I'm just interested,
[2:43:06] David, if you'd kind of lean
[2:43:09] in and talk about what your
[2:43:10] conversations are
[2:43:12] with this and with either the
[2:43:14] department head associations
[2:43:15] meetings or other things
[2:43:16] like that.
[2:43:19] >> Yeah, it's a good point.
[2:43:20] And I think one
[2:43:21] of this highlights one
[2:43:22] of the concerns of operating
[2:43:23] within silos, within each your
[2:43:24] own organization. And so we
[2:43:26] have been working closely with
[2:43:27] department heads and the CEO's
[2:43:28] office and the CEO's office
[2:43:30] changing our model to be that
[2:43:32] strategic team that is looking
[2:43:33] cross department,
[2:43:34] cross organizational to
[2:43:36] identify connections and help
[2:43:37] departments like DEM
[2:43:38] to accomplish these broad wide,
[2:43:40] county wide goals. There's many
[2:43:41] of those type
[2:43:42] of goals that we have
[2:43:44] in this county that need to be
[2:43:45] crossed departmental and all
[2:43:47] the department heads. We're
[2:43:48] having a department head
[2:43:49] meeting is actually the first
[2:43:50] one this, this,
[2:43:51] this week we talking
[2:43:52] about those expectations,
[2:43:53] how we're working
[2:43:54] across the county as one county
[2:43:55] to make sure that those things
[2:43:57] are followed up on and I think
[2:43:58] addressing what DEM is trying
[2:44:01] to accomplish, what Office of
[2:44:02] Equity is trying
[2:44:03] to accomplish. We have a lot
[2:44:04] of different things going on in
[2:44:05] our organization that we all
[2:44:07] need to work together
[2:44:08] on and we're going to take,
[2:44:09] take that responsibility and
[2:44:10] lean in on that and support
[2:44:11] that effort.
[2:44:13] >> Thanks. Yeah, I think
[2:44:15] that's, you know, when we
[2:44:17] decided, especially during,
[2:44:18] you know, the pandemic,
[2:44:20] to really focus on the Office
[2:44:21] of Equity and other things. It
[2:44:23] really took that we had
[2:44:24] to start to put those
[2:44:25] into performance,
[2:44:27] into actual review plans,
[2:44:28] department head plans and other
[2:44:29] things like that because
[2:44:30] otherwise we talk about it
[2:44:32] for years. So I think anything
[2:44:33] is, you know,
[2:44:34] I mean I look back on those
[2:44:35] days and the only thing that's
[2:44:36] frustrating to me is that the
[2:44:38] Tubbs fire was
[2:44:40] in our hazard mitigation plan.
[2:44:41] You know, all of us, the
[2:44:43] emergency. I'm not saying we go
[2:44:45] back to those days,
[2:44:46] but I do say if we don't. You
[2:44:47] know that people always say
[2:44:49] show me your calendar and your
[2:44:50] budget and I'll show you your
[2:44:52] priorities. So I think that's
[2:44:54] helpful. So I just advocate
[2:44:56] for that. Not putting a motion
[2:44:58] or anything, but
[2:44:59] like having people review what,
[2:45:00] you know, if you look at it,
[2:45:02] almost every action I think
[2:45:03] should have. I didn't look
[2:45:05] at every single one, but like
[2:45:06] departments impacted or
[2:45:08] community partners the other
[2:45:09] and then they should be
[2:45:12] consulted and put together
[2:45:13] something for it. The only
[2:45:14] other thing I have is when we
[2:45:16] get into a preplanning or an
[2:45:22] actual incident. We've talked
[2:45:24] about the EOC and others, all
[2:45:26] these different jurisdictions.
[2:45:28] I just want
[2:45:29] to make sure we're where we
[2:45:30] need to be
[2:45:31] with tribes as well. Because I
[2:45:32] know we actually had a pre call
[2:45:36] about this about how to, you
[2:45:37] know, like right now,
[2:45:39] if you send out a note
[2:45:44] to all the tribes to say, hey,
[2:45:45] can you review the hazard
[2:45:46] mitigation plan? You might not
[2:45:47] get all these responses,
[2:45:48] but I want to make sure that
[2:45:49] tribes are always, not just
[2:45:50] welcome, but reached out to if
[2:45:53] there's an event that impacts
[2:45:54] their lands, their people. And
[2:45:58] those people are pretty much
[2:45:59] everywhere within Sonoma
[2:46:00] County. And then also if you're
[2:46:02] focusing on shelters and others
[2:46:03] that we consult with, things
[2:46:06] like SCIHP, the Sonoma County
[2:46:09] Indian Health Project, the
[2:46:10] clinic that serves that tribal
[2:46:13] network.
[2:46:14] >> Definitely thank you
[2:46:17] for that. In terms
[2:46:18] of the hazard mitigation plan.
[2:46:20] Yes. All of our tribal
[2:46:22] governments were invited as
[2:46:24] stakeholders throughout the
[2:46:25] process,
[2:46:26] and they will also be included
[2:46:28] in the maintenance phase
[2:46:29] of that too. We do reach
[2:46:31] out extensively to them. We've
[2:46:32] got really good,
[2:46:34] strong connections
[2:46:35] in all the tribes
[2:46:37] in the county when we go into
[2:46:39] emergency phase and we've got
[2:46:40] something going
[2:46:41] on or the EOC is open. Yes.
[2:46:42] Part of the liaison duties in
[2:46:43] the management room is talking
[2:46:45] with our tribal leaders in the
[2:46:47] county and sharing what we have
[2:46:48] information and whatnot. I know
[2:46:51] during 2020 and also during
[2:46:55] 2019, daily I was emailing them
[2:46:57] the updates
[2:46:58] of the fire perimeter maps.
[2:46:59] That way they can take that
[2:47:00] back and look at it with their
[2:47:01] cultural sensitivity
[2:47:03] archaeologist team and give
[2:47:04] that feedback straight to Cal
[2:47:07] Fire to the incident management
[2:47:08] team. Those collaborations are
[2:47:09] ongoing. And since Supervisor
[2:47:10] Hopkins had mentioned it last
[2:47:13] year, the year before,
[2:47:15] during the Aleutian storm
[2:47:16] incident,
[2:47:17] we brought the tribes
[2:47:19] to the table for that and it
[2:47:21] was identified cultural
[2:47:22] sensitivity on the beach and
[2:47:24] got the. I believe it was great
[2:47:25] and involved very quickly
[2:47:26] with that. So, yes,
[2:47:27] they're very well weaved
[2:47:28] into what we do both in Blue
[2:47:30] sky and Gray Sky.
[2:47:32] >> Thank you. Great work.
[2:47:40] >> Thank you. I have a few
[2:47:41] questions. Great job. Great
[2:47:45] presentation. I want
[2:47:46] to thank you for including the
[2:47:47] extension extreme heat in the
[2:47:50] hazard mitigation plan. I think
[2:47:53] that's really important
[2:47:54] for the vulnerable communities.
[2:47:55] Community members,
[2:47:58] that's important
[2:47:59] to be included. I want
[2:48:00] to make sure that either
[2:48:05] through the hazard mitigation
[2:48:08] plan update or through the
[2:48:09] recovery framework that
[2:48:10] Supervisor Gore mentioned,
[2:48:11] that we are looking
[2:48:13] at how we prioritize
[2:48:14] investments in mitigation work
[2:48:19] and recovery work for under
[2:48:21] resourced communities and
[2:48:23] making sure that we are
[2:48:25] providing opportunities
[2:48:26] for them to weigh in
[2:48:28] on how that is prioritized
[2:48:30] in addition to us and how are
[2:48:32] we helping those communities
[2:48:35] recover if and when we are
[2:48:38] impacted or they are impacted.
[2:48:39] The other thing that I want to
[2:48:41] get a little bit more
[2:48:43] information
[2:48:44] on as you mentioned Sage, the
[2:48:48] financial impact. And I'd like
[2:48:50] to better understand what that
[2:48:52] means and what kind
[2:48:54] of disaster is like. Dr.
[2:48:56] Brown, you're going
[2:48:57] to be summoned
[2:48:58] to the podium. I want to
[2:49:02] understand the financial impact
[2:49:03] work and who is what community
[2:49:07] members and what would like a
[2:49:10] massive ice enforcement be
[2:49:13] hazard. And can you explain
[2:49:16] that
[2:49:17] to me a little bit more?
[2:49:19] >> So the community Financial
[2:49:20] Empowerment grant that we
[2:49:22] received it's $150,000
[2:49:24] for a project over two years.
[2:49:27] Two weeks ago we had our very
[2:49:29] first series of meetings. Our
[2:49:30] funder came from New York and
[2:49:32] then we had the COAD,
[2:49:34] some members
[2:49:36] of different banks, we had
[2:49:38] United Policyholders, our
[2:49:41] faith-based organizations,
[2:49:43] some of our different county
[2:49:45] partners were with us over a
[2:49:46] full two-day period discussing
[2:49:48] exactly what it is we're trying
[2:49:50] to accomplish
[2:49:51] with this grant. And I think
[2:49:53] some of the things that we're
[2:49:54] focusing on is anytime there's
[2:49:57] a disaster the person who is
[2:50:01] most impacted is the person
[2:50:03] with the least amount
[2:50:04] of resources. This is just,
[2:50:06] it's physics. So especially
[2:50:08] when we're looking
[2:50:09] at renters,
[2:50:10] renters when their house is
[2:50:12] destroyed, they're kicked
[2:50:14] out and that's it for them.
[2:50:15] They have no stuff,
[2:50:16] they don't have first and last
[2:50:18] for a new place to go. They're
[2:50:19] not provided anywhere to go
[2:50:21] in the interim. They just don't
[2:50:23] have a place to stay now. And
[2:50:25] this is really where this
[2:50:26] conversation started
[2:50:28] with a small group
[2:50:29] of people including United
[2:50:30] Policyholders was there's a
[2:50:31] mechanism to help that and it's
[2:50:36] called renters insurance. And
[2:50:37] people just don't understand
[2:50:38] how affordable it can be and
[2:50:39] how helpful it can be that it
[2:50:42] can provide you with $5,000
[2:50:45] to get started again,
[2:50:47] which is your first and last,
[2:50:48] a couch,
[2:50:50] a bed and some new clothes.
[2:50:52] Now you're back to not zero,
[2:50:53] but at least you're back
[2:50:54] to being able
[2:50:55] to function as a family again.
[2:50:56] And so how do we get people to
[2:50:57] understand what renters
[2:50:58] insurance looks like
[2:51:00] for them. And that's really one
[2:51:01] of the things we're going
[2:51:02] to look
[2:51:03] at is a big market campaign to
[2:51:04] help people understand how
[2:51:05] valuable renters insurance can
[2:51:06] be for them. We're talking
[2:51:07] with some of our other
[2:51:09] financial partners and the
[2:51:10] community foundation and some
[2:51:11] ways that we can help perhaps
[2:51:12] get people on that road when
[2:51:14] they can't afford it to
[2:51:16] understand how that looks and
[2:51:18] perhaps help them with some
[2:51:20] financing towards that. And
[2:51:22] then we're going to be looking
[2:51:23] at some very specific workshops
[2:51:24] where we invite people
[2:51:26] with our financial partners
[2:51:27] to understand just some of the
[2:51:31] different things that they can
[2:51:32] do about savings, about making
[2:51:33] sure that they have their
[2:51:34] important documents backed up
[2:51:36] and about renters insurance and
[2:51:37] some things specifically
[2:51:39] looking at. And again,
[2:51:40] there's lots
[2:51:42] of great work being done around
[2:51:43] helping people understand
[2:51:44] banking and things like that.
[2:51:46] But this is really
[2:51:47] about when a disaster happens.
[2:51:48] The last thing you need
[2:51:49] to worry
[2:51:50] about is having enough money
[2:51:51] to get through tomorrow. And
[2:51:53] how can you look
[2:51:55] at today and look at the next
[2:51:56] 12 months and look
[2:51:58] at the next 24 months
[2:51:59] to really shore that up. So
[2:52:00] when that happens,
[2:52:01] you can worry about your family
[2:52:02] and your family's safety as
[2:52:04] opposed to how you're going
[2:52:05] to pay
[2:52:06] for lunch tomorrow.
[2:52:08] >> Thank you. Can you remind me
[2:52:09] please,
[2:52:10] I believe that if you have
[2:52:12] like car insurance
[2:52:14] for something,
[2:52:16] if you get renters insurance,
[2:52:17] you can oftentimes get a
[2:52:19] discount on your car.
[2:52:20] >> Yeah.
[2:52:21] >> Do you need to have a
[2:52:22] Social Security or an ITIN to
[2:52:24] get renters insurance?
[2:52:25] >> I don't believe you do need
[2:52:27] any of those types of things.
[2:52:28] You just need to have a
[2:52:29] residence where you're renting
[2:52:31] and be able
[2:52:32] to prove that. I can check
[2:52:33] into that. And again,
[2:52:35] we're just
[2:52:36] at the very beginnings
[2:52:37] of this. It was literally two
[2:52:38] weeks ago that we had our very
[2:52:39] first meetings about it. And
[2:52:41] we'll be in a planning phase
[2:52:42] through the end of this year
[2:52:44] of exactly what we're going
[2:52:45] to do in terms of marketing,
[2:52:47] in terms of workshops. One
[2:52:49] of the other pieces
[2:52:50] of this is having a lot
[2:52:52] of our community partners
[2:52:53] through COAD work with us
[2:52:56] on a train, the trainer. And
[2:52:57] that's really our sustaining
[2:52:58] model for this, is that we
[2:53:00] develop a workshop that then
[2:53:01] lots of our community partners
[2:53:02] can then adopt
[2:53:03] for themselves and provide them
[2:53:05] with the material so that they
[2:53:06] can provide these workshops
[2:53:08] in their own spaces with the
[2:53:09] people that they provide
[2:53:11] services to now
[2:53:12] to help them continue Next
[2:53:14] year, five years from now, 10
[2:53:16] years from now, getting this
[2:53:17] information out.
[2:53:18] >> Yeah, I think this is really
[2:53:19] exciting. The other thing when
[2:53:20] you do get to that phase on
[2:53:21] community outreach is if folks
[2:53:24] are impacted bringing in our
[2:53:26] federal and state partners.
[2:53:29] Because oftentimes when you
[2:53:30] have
[2:53:31] to replace your green card,
[2:53:32] it's cost prohibitive. But
[2:53:34] USCIS waives the document
[2:53:36] research, passports,
[2:53:37] the same thing. So making sure
[2:53:39] you bring in the federal
[2:53:41] partners so that people can
[2:53:43] understand how they can replace
[2:53:44] those documents.
[2:53:46] >> Probably right.
[2:53:47] >> Different price.
[2:53:49] >> Nice. We're looking also
[2:53:50] at a web piece that backs all
[2:53:51] of this up. So a place where
[2:53:52] people can go
[2:53:53] for references and stuff like
[2:53:54] that's probably really
[2:53:55] important there. Yeah.
[2:53:56] >> Great. Thank you. Great
[2:53:57] work. Any other questions?
[2:53:59] Comments from my colleagues?
[2:54:02] Great job seeing none. Is there
[2:54:04] a motion?
[2:54:08] >> So moved.
[2:54:09] >> Is there a document? They're
[2:54:10] racing for that second Jeffrey
[2:54:13] Hazard DuVall, would you like
[2:54:15] to do a roll call?
[2:54:20] >> Supervisor Rabbitt?
[2:54:21] >> Aye.
[2:54:22] >> Supervisor Coursey?
[2:54:23] >> Yes.
[2:54:24] >> Supervisor Gore?
[2:54:26] >> Oh, yeah.
[2:54:27] >> Supervisor Hopkins?
[2:54:28] >> Yes.
[2:54:29] >> Chair Hermosillo?
[2:54:30] >> Absolutely. Thank you.
[2:54:32] Yes. Thank. Oh, Sonoma
[2:54:36] Valley.
[2:54:37] Yep.
[2:54:39] >> Is there a motion for
[2:54:40] Sonoma Valley?
[2:54:43] >> Move approval
[2:54:45] >> Second.
[2:54:46] >> Roll call.
[2:54:47] >> Sonoma Mayor Wellander.
[2:54:49] Absent. Supervisor Coursey.
[2:54:51] >> Yes.
[2:54:52] >> Chair Hermosillo?
[2:54:53] >> Yes.
[2:54:55] >> Thank you. Thank you all.
[2:54:56] Great work. And now we're going
[2:55:03] to move on to public comment
[2:55:05] on matters not listed
[2:55:07] on the agenda, but within the
[2:55:09] subject matter jurisdiction of
[2:55:11] this board. I believe there was
[2:55:14] a couple of folks in the
[2:55:15] audience that had not had an
[2:55:17] opportunity to comment
[2:55:18] on a gold resolution. Now is
[2:55:21] your time. Good morning.
[2:55:25] Still.
[2:55:27] >> Good morning.
[2:55:29] >> Give us one second.
[2:55:30] >> Hello? Oh, sorry.
[2:55:31] >> Is the timer good?
[2:55:34] >> Go ahead.
[2:55:35] >> Hello, I'm Pencil Umbrella.
[2:55:38] I'm speaking on behalf
[2:55:39] of the or with the Sonoma
[2:55:43] County Behavioral Health
[2:55:45] Department. I. Oh, first
[2:55:49] thought with the emergency
[2:55:50] preparedness stuff you were
[2:55:53] talking about, I think it would
[2:55:54] be actually a really good idea
[2:55:56] to develop an app that people
[2:55:58] can turn to for the community
[2:55:59] for the council to talk
[2:56:00] to them after an emergency has
[2:56:02] happened. Just as a thought.
[2:56:03] Now getting to the thoughts
[2:56:05] on the Sonoma County Board of
[2:56:07] Behavioral Health for
[2:56:09] in regards to the Suicide
[2:56:13] Prevention and Awareness
[2:56:15] Month. I come
[2:56:18] from lived experience
[2:56:19] in that and I will say that
[2:56:22] with no hesitation that my life
[2:56:24] was saved by the community that
[2:56:26] loved and supported me,
[2:56:29] particularly my best friend,
[2:56:31] Rebecca Hubler. And so I'll say
[2:56:32] the things that I'm going
[2:56:34] to write or that I wrote.
[2:56:36] Problems that start
[2:56:38] in isolation can only be solved
[2:56:40] by community. If you are their
[2:56:42] friend, family or coworker,
[2:56:44] you are their community. And
[2:56:45] to care
[2:56:47] for our community is a gift.
[2:56:48] One that does not always
[2:56:50] involve showing up
[2:56:51] but instead opening up.
[2:56:52] Talking about your own emotions
[2:56:54] is the most helpful thing you
[2:56:55] can do to help someone feel
[2:56:56] comfortable when speaking
[2:56:58] of their own. And I do not mean
[2:56:59] just
[2:57:00] in moments where someone is
[2:57:01] in crisis to open the door
[2:57:02] of dialogue around your
[2:57:03] potential struggles, either
[2:57:05] of the head or the heart,
[2:57:06] no matter how big or small,
[2:57:09] to the person you care for.
[2:57:10] Says without saying,
[2:57:12] you can talk to me. You can
[2:57:14] talk about. You can talk
[2:57:15] about this
[2:57:16] with me. I'm running out
[2:57:18] of time. A lot of people going
[2:57:19] through a crisis
[2:57:20] of the heart do not want to
[2:57:21] burden others or do not feel
[2:57:23] comfortable talking about what
[2:57:24] they are emotionally shuttered
[2:57:26] by the simple act of saying
[2:57:28] I've been struggling is
[2:57:29] sometimes all we have to do
[2:57:30] to help someone
[2:57:31] through struggles
[2:57:32] of their own. When you open
[2:57:33] your heart
[2:57:34] in your day-to-day life,
[2:57:36] those you love will feel safe
[2:57:38] to do the same when they are
[2:57:39] most in need.
[2:57:41] >> Thank you so much. Pencil
[2:57:42] >> Thanks.
[2:57:43] >> Thank you. Bye.
[2:57:51] I failed to remind everyone
[2:57:53] about our commitment
[2:57:54] to civility before we started
[2:57:55] our meeting and reminding the
[2:57:56] community that if you make any
[2:57:57] discriminatory statements,
[2:58:00] you're forfeiting your time.
[2:58:02] So consider this your final
[2:58:04] warning. If there's anyone else
[2:58:06] in chambers that would like
[2:58:08] to make comments
[2:58:11] on matters not listed
[2:58:13] on the agenda but
[2:58:14] within the subject matter
[2:58:15] of our purview, seeing no one
[2:58:17] in racing to the podium. Is
[2:58:19] there anyone online?
[2:58:22] >> Thank you, Chair, there are
[2:58:23] no hands raised.
[2:58:25] >> Thank you. And now we're
[2:58:31] going to go move on
[2:58:32] to closed session Report outs
[2:58:35] County Council Myers.
[2:58:36] >> Thank you chair.
[2:58:40] First, the report out
[2:58:41] from the August 25, 2026,
[2:58:42] closed session. On August 25,
[2:58:45] 2026, the board met in Board
[2:58:46] of Supervisors met
[2:58:48] in closed session to consider
[2:58:49] the matters listed as items one
[2:58:51] through four on the agenda.
[2:58:52] On item one, the Board of
[2:58:54] Supervisors met
[2:58:55] in closed session to confer
[2:58:56] with legal counsel
[2:58:57] on existing litigation.
[2:58:59] In the matter of county of
[2:59:00] Sonoma versus Rodriguez, no
[2:59:02] reportable action was taken.
[2:59:04] The Board gave direction
[2:59:05] to legal counsel and staff.
[2:59:07] On item two, the Board of
[2:59:08] Supervisors met
[2:59:09] in closed session to confer
[2:59:11] with legal counsel
[2:59:12] on anticipated litigation. The
[2:59:13] significant exposure
[2:59:15] to litigation. In one matter,
[2:59:16] no reportable action was taken.
[2:59:18] The Board gave direction
[2:59:20] to legal counsel and staff.
[2:59:21] On item three, the Board of
[2:59:22] Supervisors met
[2:59:24] in closed session to confer
[2:59:25] with legal counsel on
[2:59:26] anticipated litigation
[2:59:27] potential initiation
[2:59:29] of litigation. No reportable
[2:59:31] action was taken. The Board
[2:59:32] gave direction
[2:59:33] to legal counsel and staff.
[2:59:34] On item four, the Board of
[2:59:37] Supervisors met
[2:59:38] in closed session to confer
[2:59:39] with legal counsel
[2:59:40] on existing litigation.
[2:59:41] In the matter of Russian
[2:59:42] Riverkeeper et al. V. County
[2:59:44] of Sonoma in the Sonoma
[2:59:46] County Superior Court, no
[2:59:47] reportable action was taken.
[2:59:49] The Board gave direction
[2:59:50] to legal counsel and staff.
[2:59:53] And then on item five,
[2:59:54] I apologize. There were five
[2:59:55] items on that agenda. The
[2:59:57] Board of Directors of the
[2:59:58] Community Development
[2:59:59] Commission met
[3:00:00] in closed session to confer
[3:00:01] with legal counsel
[3:00:02] on existing litigation.
[3:00:03] In the matter of Paulson et al.
[3:00:05] V. MidPen Housing Corporation
[3:00:07] and Sonoma County Community
[3:00:09] Development Commission no
[3:00:11] reportable action was taken.
[3:00:12] The Board gave direction
[3:00:14] to legal counsel and staff.
[3:00:15] And that concludes the report
[3:00:16] out
[3:00:17] from the closed session held
[3:00:19] on August 25, 2026, and then
[3:00:23] today, September 1, 2026. The
[3:00:26] board met in closed session to
[3:00:28] consider items listed as items
[3:00:30] one through four
[3:00:32] on the agenda. However, items
[3:00:33] two and three were
[3:00:34] within withdrawn
[3:00:36] at the beginning
[3:00:38] of the meeting or by addendum
[3:00:40] on item one. The Board of
[3:00:41] Supervisors met
[3:00:42] in closed session to confer
[3:00:43] with legal counsel
[3:00:44] on anticipated litigation.
[3:00:45] Significant exposure
[3:00:47] to litigation.
[3:00:48] In one matter based
[3:00:49] on a claim filed by Anna
[3:00:51] Maria Tamayo Marietta versus
[3:00:54] County of Sonoma, the board
[3:00:55] by a vote of 4.0.1 with
[3:00:59] Supervisor Hermosillo recusing,
[3:01:00] approved a settlement
[3:01:01] in the amount of $225,000
[3:01:04] with a full waiver and release
[3:01:07] by the claimant. And that was
[3:01:09] for a full and complete
[3:01:12] resolution of the matter.
[3:01:13] Direction was also given to the
[3:01:14] human resources director and
[3:01:16] county council or designee to
[3:01:17] execute all documents necessary
[3:01:19] to effectuate the settlement.
[3:01:20] Again, items two and three were
[3:01:23] withdrawn on item four. The
[3:01:24] Board of Supervisors met
[3:01:27] in closed session to confer
[3:01:29] with legal counsel
[3:01:30] on existing litigation
[3:01:31] in the matter of Nicola
[3:01:32] Schmitz, Benjamin Verdusco and
[3:01:34] Suzanne Brock versus Permit
[3:01:38] Sonoma Tennis Wick, Tira
[3:01:40] Harington, Jesse Cable, Todd
[3:01:42] Hoffman, Ryan Sharp, et al.
[3:01:44] And the county of Sonoma.
[3:01:46] By a vote of 5 to 0. The board
[3:01:48] approved three settlements
[3:01:50] collectively resolving the
[3:01:52] entire case each in the amount
[3:01:53] of $50,000
[3:01:55] to each plaintiff and payable
[3:01:56] to the ACLU foundation of
[3:01:58] Northern California
[3:01:59] in exchange
[3:02:01] for a full and final release
[3:02:02] of all claims and a dismissal
[3:02:04] of the lawsuit
[3:02:05] with prejudice. Direction was
[3:02:07] also given to the Director of
[3:02:08] Permit Sonoma or designee to
[3:02:09] execute all documents necessary
[3:02:10] to effectuate the settlements.
[3:02:11] The specific terms
[3:02:13] of each settlement,
[3:02:14] once fully executed
[3:02:16] by the parties,
[3:02:17] will be made available
[3:02:18] by the clerk of the board upon
[3:02:19] request pursuant
[3:02:20] to public record guidelines.
[3:02:22] That concludes the report out
[3:02:23] from the closed session held
[3:02:25] today on September 1, 2026.
[3:02:29] >> Thank you.
[3:02:30] >> Yes,
[3:02:35] >> I just want to confirm on
[3:02:36] the record that item three was
[3:02:39] the one that you just read out
[3:02:40] for the record.
[3:02:41] And item two and four were
[3:02:43] the ones that were withdrawn
[3:02:45] by addendum.
[3:02:46] >> Thank you.
[3:02:49] >> Thank you.
[3:02:52] And now we're going to go
[3:02:53] on
[3:02:54] to board member report outs.
[3:02:55] Who's ready? Supervisor
[3:02:57] Rabbitt.
[3:03:00] >> Oops.
[3:03:02] Since we last reported
[3:03:03] out last Tuesday the 25th. On
[3:03:05] Thursday the 27th Golden Gate
[3:03:07] Bridge Highway Transportation
[3:03:08] District Transportation
[3:03:09] Committee meeting. Building and
[3:03:11] Operating Committee meeting
[3:03:12] Finance Auditing committee
[3:03:14] meeting. The 2026 review
[3:03:15] of officers of the District
[3:03:16] Advisory Committee meeting on
[3:03:18] Friday the 28th Golden Gate
[3:03:21] Bridge highway and
[3:03:22] Transportation District Labor
[3:03:23] Relations Advisory committee
[3:03:25] for the 2026 ATU negotiations
[3:03:27] and a Board
[3:03:29] of directors meeting on Friday
[3:03:31] the 28th did attend the
[3:03:34] Children's Museum of Sonoma
[3:03:35] County's groundbreaking
[3:03:37] for their new expansion.
[3:03:38] Excited about that. And
[3:03:39] on the 29th, Joe Tambe's
[3:03:44] memorial service was. Joe is a
[3:03:46] recently retired trustee
[3:03:47] of the retirement board. So it
[3:03:49] was good to see and nice
[3:03:52] to celebrate the life of Joe.
[3:03:53] Real quickly if I may. Golden
[3:03:55] Gate Bridge traffic remains
[3:03:57] down
[3:03:58] since pre pandemic levels.
[3:03:59] Almost 13%, almost 23%
[3:04:03] in the AM, PM or AM peak,
[3:04:05] down 9% in the afternoon.
[3:04:07] Ferry is also down 15 over 15
[3:04:10] and a half percent compared
[3:04:11] to the same month pre pandemic.
[3:04:13] Those ridership's, they go up
[3:04:15] in the summer months and
[3:04:19] unbelievably we're having
[3:04:20] record ferry ridership to the
[3:04:22] Giants which usually only
[3:04:24] occurs when the Giants are
[3:04:25] doing well. So just throw that
[3:04:28] out there. Bus ridership though
[3:04:30] is down 55%
[3:04:31] from pre pandemic times. Same
[3:04:33] average,
[3:04:38] similar average ridership per
[3:04:39] bus,
[3:04:40] just very much fewer buses. So
[3:04:44] I just thought I'd report that
[3:04:45] out.
[3:04:47] >> Thank you. Vice Chair
[3:04:48] Coursey.
[3:04:50] >> Nothing to report.
[3:04:51] >> Supervisor Hopkins.
[3:04:53] >> Nothing to report.
[3:04:55] >> Supervisor Gore.
[3:04:56] >> Yeah, just one thing.
[3:04:57] On the 26th Wednesday, I wanted
[3:05:00] to thank CEO Guhin for joining
[3:05:03] me and other department heads
[3:05:05] and others
[3:05:06] for a session hosted by UCANR
[3:05:10] University of California Ag and
[3:05:12] Natural Resources. And our
[3:05:14] awesome director hosted a lot
[3:05:16] of her senior folks and a big
[3:05:17] part of it was as we know,
[3:05:18] we have some work that we fund
[3:05:20] through them, but a ton of
[3:05:24] collaborative work and just
[3:05:27] making sure there's alignment,
[3:05:29] utilizing their resources
[3:05:31] because they have quite a,
[3:05:33] quite a big staff that figuring
[3:05:35] out the connection
[3:05:36] between UCA and our the
[3:05:38] Resource Conservation districts
[3:05:39] and then our Ag and Natural
[3:05:40] Resources groups is one thing,
[3:05:42] but
[3:05:44] on the other side they're also,
[3:05:45] they also put in
[3:05:46] for new positions. So they're
[3:05:47] putting in for,
[3:05:48] I think they talked about two
[3:05:49] new positions and they're
[3:05:50] trying to coordinate that
[3:05:51] with us. So whether it's
[3:05:52] fisheries related,
[3:05:53] fire related or otherwise,
[3:05:55] it's good stuff. So thank you
[3:05:56] very much
[3:05:57] for being there.
[3:05:59] >> Thank you. On the 26th,
[3:06:02] I was at the Youth Behavioral
[3:06:05] Health groundbreaking. And then
[3:06:08] on the 27th in Sonoma Valley, I
[3:06:11] had a homelessness, a more
[3:06:15] centralized homelessness
[3:06:16] community meeting with
[3:06:18] Director Sullivan. And that
[3:06:19] concludes our report outs.
[3:06:23] There are no adjournments
[3:06:25] for today. The next regular
[3:06:26] meeting will be held on
[3:06:27] Tuesday, September 15th. And
[3:06:29] with that we are adjourned.
[3:06:30] Thank you.