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I want to welcome everyone to the meeting this afternoon. Thank you for coming out, and

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we'll start out with a roll call from the clerk.

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Supervisor Boone?

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Present.

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Supervisor Flores?

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Present.

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Supervisor Zygmire?

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Here.

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Supervisor Baines?

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Present.

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Supervisor Stevens?

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Here.

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If we could all stand, and we'll have Richard Loughman from St. James, Jerusalem, Apostle

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Church, lead us in an indication.

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Let

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us pray.

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Good and gracious God, we thank you for the freedom to meet in the spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice.

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You have provided us with a vision of your kingdom to which we strive to achieve.

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Visit this meeting we pray, guiding the discussions to increase our safety as we travel our roads and streets,

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and provide for the health of young people struggling to discover the gifts you have provided them.

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Open the ears of our hearts to listen to each other from each other's perspectives,

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allowing us to have a bit more humility around the divisiveness of where we can and cannot compromise,

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where we are alike and where we are dissimilar.

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Renew the ties of mutual regard that form our civic life,

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enable us, and especially our county commissioners, to work to eliminate poverty,

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prejudice, and oppression so that peace may prevail with righteousness and justice

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with order, and that men and women from different cultures and with different

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talents may find with one another the fulfillment of their humanity through

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your holy grace. Amen.

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And we're going to come on down here and do presentations, but before I want to congratulate

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again the LIVO girls, the 12 and under softball team.

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If you watched the news, they were all over it, you know, they lost at first.

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That was the first tough game, 1-11, but then they went on and lost to Japan 0-1,

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which is an incredible game.

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It was a great game.

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So it could have gone either way, zero to one.

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So great group of girls, first time in history,

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any teams ever made it that far in Sutter County history.

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So we're very proud of them.

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And then of course we voted last meeting

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to do something real special for them.

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So Jeff, I saw you with the group of girls.

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It's very neat.

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So congratulations to those young ladies.

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We'll get them to the meeting in the next meeting

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when we do the presentation of them.

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Will Sarah Everhart-Rios and Health and Human Services staff

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Please join the board up front to receive a proclamation recognizing August 2026 as National

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Breastfeeding Awareness Month.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusively breastfeeding

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for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for children up to two years of

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age or older. Breastfeeding helps prevent child malnutrition, ensures food security for infants

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and young children, decreases the risk of asthma, diabetes, obesity, heart disease,

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and breast cancer. The Tri-Counties Breastfeeding Alliance, a collaborative of local breastfeeding

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professionals and advocates, have succeeded in increasing the awareness of the importance

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of breast milk and breastfeeding. The Tri-Counties Breastfeeding Alliance, along with local

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partnering agencies, have been able to provide high-quality educational opportunities for

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health professionals over the past several years. The 2026 theme for National Breastfeeding

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month is rise, resilience, interdependence, self-determination, empowerment, celebrating

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the strength of breast milk as one of the first foods.

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All parents with young children should have access to skilled breastfeeding counseling

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and support from their health facilities, workplace, and communities.

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The Sutter County Board of Supervisors do hereby proclaim August 2026 as Breastfeeding

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Awareness Month in Sutter County, and the Board shows their support and appreciation

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to those efforts.

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Will

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Zachary Hamill and the Office of Emergency Management staff please join the Board up front

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to receive a proclamation recognizing August 2026 as National Emergency Management Awareness

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Month.

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Sutter

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County is vulnerable to a range of hazards including flood

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Setting wildfires and severe weather events, which pose significant threats to life, property,

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and our unique agricultural environment. Local emergency managers in Sutter County, along

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with those in every sector and at every level, dedicate countless hours to developing and

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maintaining preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation programs to protect the residents

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of rural communities that define our county. Emergency managers in Sutter County and across

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the nation are charged with coordinating efforts across a wide spectrum of stakeholders including

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levy districts, public health, tribal governments, agricultural operations and emergency services

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to ensure effective disaster response and recovery. The mission areas of prevention,

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protection, mitigation, response and recovery align with the core capabilities identified

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in the National Preparedness Goal. Emergency managers including those serving Sutter County

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demonstrate commitment, compassion, and professionalism during emergencies such as flooding along

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the Feather and Sacramento Rivers, wildfires in the Sutter Buttes, and public health crises.

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The efforts of our nation's emergency managers have helped millions of community members

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across the United States recover, rebuild, and become more resilient in the face of

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adversity. The Sutter County Board of Supervisors do hear by proclaim the month of August

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2026 as National Emergency Management Awareness Month and urge community members to express

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their sincere appreciation for emergency managers in every sector who work diligently to prepare,

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protect, and serve our cities, counties, states, tribes, territories, regions,

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and organizations against all hazards and risks.

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Would you like to say something?

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Hello, everyone. Thank you to the board for this recognition. Emergency management is a whole

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community effort. And this proclamation is a reflection of a shared commitment to mitigation

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preparedness response and recovery. So thank you to our fellow county departments and other

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organizations for our ongoing coordination and partnerships. And thank you to our residents

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for staying engaged. Sign up for emergency alerts at BeeperParentsLitter.org. And we

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are hosting a preparedness fair on September 26th at East Nicholas High School at the

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gymnasium from 10 to 1. So please stop by. Thank you.

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now we're going to move on to our public comment period.

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Members of the public will be allowed to address the Board on items of interest to the public

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that are within the subject manager restriction of the Board of Supervisors.

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State law provides a no discussion or action may be taken on any item not appearing on

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the posted agenda.

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Any public comment?

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Yes, Mr. Chairman.

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We have four public comments.

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The first public speaker is Liz Cervantes, followed by Dale Whitmore.

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Hello.

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Liz Cervantes, District 5.

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I'm here.

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I couldn't be here two weeks ago when the Measure G was talked about, but I would like

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to just say that Measure G is a general sales tax and it is not a good thing for taxpayers.

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General sales taxes go directly into the general fund and can be used for any purpose including

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pay increases and pensions.

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This is not a special tax.

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Special taxes can only be used for specific purposes such as road repair, fire, homelessness,

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justice, police, sheriff, district attorney, exactly why they are telling you they need

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this measure.

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General taxes come with no guarantee that they will spend one dime on what they promise,

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no guarantees, period.

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They put this on the ballot so you can decide, and because they have to, you can tell them

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you can't afford it by voting no on measure G.

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Sutter County is spending taxpayer funds to educate you on why they need this

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tax.

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Sutter County admits they have not been maintaining the roads.

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Sales taxes are regressive taxes affecting the fixed income households the most.

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Sutter County spends over 80% of their general fund revenue on salaries and benefits.

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Inflation has reduced your consumer purchasing power already.

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Measure G is a forever tax. There is no expiration or sunset.

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The reason I brought this is I'm sure you all remember Kmart, right?

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So, this is the blue light that they had at Kmart and which we now owe that Albatross.

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We own it in the center of town.

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I know it's for sale.

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We're not doing anything about marketing it.

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If we are, please let me know.

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The taxation is theft and I wish that you guys would sit down.

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We have a lot of very intelligent people around here that there is some thinking

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outside the box. We would love to have a conversation with you. Why we have to go to this? It seems

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like a never-ending cycle and you're going to lose. I'm just telling you that right now.

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I don't know how much has been spent on the surveys, on everything else, but we are actively

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working against the general sales tax. Please don't tell us that a special tax won't

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work, it hasn't been tried. If people knew where their money was going with strict oversight,

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to the sheriff, to the roads, to whatever, you would see a different outcome. The general

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sales tax is not the answer. Please. It's too late now. It's on the ballot.

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It's going

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going to fail. Big thank

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you, Liz. Our next public speaker is Dale Whitmore, followed

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by Tony Farley.

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Oh, thank you. Supervisors.

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The shame topic is the Shanghai Bend Rapids

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Road, which has been closed for four years now. And it's at the end of Shanghai Bend

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Road where road currently ends. And you take a right there. And it's about a half mile

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to the Shanghai Bend Rapids. Now that road was open for decades and then it was

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closed in 2022. One and a half years ago the state of California

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transferred 142 acres to Sutter County. So it is now Sutter County that owns

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the floodplain and the road that goes to the Shanghai Bend Rapids. The

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Shanghai Bend Rapids is the best fishing location

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in Sutter County, and it needs to be reopened.

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I've turned into a couple letters here.

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One of the challenges here is that places like

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Johnson's Bait and Tackle could do better,

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do better business if some of their customers

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would be able to get to the end

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of Shanghai Bend Rapids Road so they can get

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easy access to the rapids.

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having to walk a half mile in this heat or in the cold or whenever it is just

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reduces the recreation of that people here and as well as out of town tourists

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could easily take care of. Myself and other sportsmen would like to find

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solutions to the perceived problems with reopening the gate. Now like I said

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that gate was open for decades before 2022. And from about 2005 to about 2014, I was

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a wildlife biologist who was managing the road. And I had to go down there once or

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twice a year and pick up somebody's pile of sheet rock or trash or whatever it was

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that they dumped down there. But the public, hundreds of people, thousands of people

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people got to go in there and use the property. And I would like to offer that there are several

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sportsmen that would like to get together with the board of supervisors and talk about

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how we can get that road reopened so that we can get access to that property. I mean

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we have the Feather River Parkway north of the 10th Street Bridge open. People can get

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in there. Why can't we get to that half mile road there at the end of saying I've been

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the road? Hey, I know we can do this working together. Thank you very much. Most of you

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probably already got my phone number. I left it on the card. Thank you.

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Yeah, we appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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Our next public speaker is Tony Farley, followed by Allison Watkins.

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Tony Farrelly, Northview City 28, Wilcoo Drive, Northview City.

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Thank you, Dave Flores for his service to Congressman Dan Ford, Congressman.

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Thank you, Harper Professor, Jeff Stevens, pumpkin farmhouse.

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Pumpkin farmhouse, love that.

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Thank you, Bexel Meyer, Chilliard, all the youth star Chilliard,

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Sacramento Valley Chilliard, don't forget the Chilliard Award.

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The Gaysingham Irish, the Gaysingham Irish, the Ward, all the cheerleaders, the Ward's

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for cheerleaders, okay?

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Carm Baines, Carm Baines, Carm Baines, John De Tractor style, Carm Baines, and Jeb Boon,

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Jeb Boon, and Harvard Key School Law School Professor Steve Smith, and William Bill

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president, lawyer over there, and calm down the record. Scott Hansen, calm down the record.

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And Scott Smallwood, other sheriff, and Brandon Barnes, the funny, baddest sheriff ever, and

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the real P.I. lawyer, there are five, four P.I. ladies. And don't forget, Pire Energy,

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sacramental area, energy, gena, sacramental area, go sacramental, and go Jake, there's

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Jake, never talked before to Jake.

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Don't forget, Recology, we got Recology in the house, we got Recology here, Recology

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here, we got Recology here, never forget Whitmore, the lawyer there, lawyer, also

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a fisherman guy a lawyer and he has fun don't forget don't get let's get let's

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get a war and Zachary Hamill Zach Hamill and Sarah about Rio's the hands

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over there and and forgot we're brought up in garden thank you for your

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service our

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last speaker is Allison Watkins good

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afternoon

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Allison Watkins I'm a lifelong Sutter County resident I currently reside in

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District 3. I also happen to be an employee of Senator County. I've worked here for over

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12 years and spent my entire career over 25 years in public service. I'm here today to

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talk about my support of Measure G. And I know there's been a lot of talk about why

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some community members are not in favor of it being a general tax and how they would

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otherwise support a tax measure if it wasn't a general tax. And so I just wanted to

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talk about that a little bit. Since I have spent my entire career in public service, I

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don't think it is public knowledge how some of this works behind the scenes, right? So

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we talk about our public safety departments and our roads department, and I want to make

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it really clear to the community that those services don't end at the walls of the

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public safety department, right? So in order for a public safety department or development

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Services Department, which is where Rhodes resides, to function, they have to have computers

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that work, and IT manages those computers. They have vehicles that are managed through

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our fleet division. Their buildings are maintained through facilities, grounds, and custodial.

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Their liability and their risk mitigation is handled through county council. Sorry,

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I need to put my glasses on so I can look at my notes. The bills are paid, and the

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paychecks are cut through the auditor's office, their budget servers seen through the CAO's

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office, their hiring benefits, workman's comp, ADA, disciplinary issues with employees, union

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negotiations, that all happens through my office, which is HR.

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So public service is very important.

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Of course it is.

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We have wonderful relationships with our public safety.

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I keep saying public service.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm meaning public safety.

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We have wonderful relationships with our public safety departments.

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We work very closely together.

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of course they are important but they can't do their jobs without all of the

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other departments that support that same with roads so I think it's really

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important that as a community member I'm in favor of a general tax because of

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that reason I think it's important that we are efficient and use the funds

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that we have at our disposal appropriately I think this county

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does that very well we work very well together to do that but in order to

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be as efficient as possible, we need to be able to fund the support for all of these public

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services across the board.

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And I don't think-

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The community recognizes always that that is more than just what happens within the walls

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of the public safety department. So, you know, the undershare if and I work very closely together

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and we can't fill their vacancies without my department. And so that budget doesn't pay

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for my department. So if we had a special tax and it just went there, it wouldn't

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help fund all of the other support services. So I think you get what I'm saying and

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where I'm going with this, but I'm happy to answer any other questions if anyone has

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them, including anyone from the community. I would be happy to talk to you about what

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my department does for this community. Thank you very much. Thank you.

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We have one more

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public comment that was received via email from Brandon McRinalds, Chair and Member

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of the Boards. The Sutter County Fire Department is currently operating with two vacancies

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and five employees on workers' compensation, leaving only 11 available personnel to

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cover approximately 70 open 24-hour shifts each month. That equals roughly 16, 1,680

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hours of staffing that must be covered monthly, creating a heavy and ongoing reliance on overtime

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and mandatory overtime just to maintain minimum staffing levels. This is not a short-term

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inconvenience. It is a critical staffing shortage. While firefighters understand overtime

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is a part of the job, there is a major difference between occasional overtime and routinely losing

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scheduled time off due to staffing shortages. With 48-hour shifts already standard, additional

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24-hour overtime assignments significantly reduce rest, recovery, and family time.

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This impacts not only firefighters, but also their families. Plans are disrupted,

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home responsibilities shift, and recovery time is lost. Fatigue and burnout become

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real concerns and a job that require constant alertness, physical strength, and sound decision

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making in high-risk environments. With 1,680 hours of monthly staffing needs being absorbed

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by only 11 employees, we respectfully request the county explore all available short-term

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solutions, including expedited hiring, limited-term staffing, and qualified extra help options

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to reduce mandatory overtime. Our members will continue to serve the community without

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hesitation. However, 11 employees should not be expected to permanently absorb 70 additional 24-hour

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shifts every month. Without relief, the risk of fatigue, injury, burnout, and turnover will

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continue to grow. We are asking the Board to act now before this becomes a larger operational

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and safety crisis. Respectfully, Branded McReynolds, President, Sutter County Professional

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Firefighters Association IAFF local 5032. Thank you, Brandon, for sending that in.

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And if we could get it on the next agenda, we're going to invite them over so we can have a discussion.

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All right, so we'll get it on the next meeting agenda.

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Yeah, and actually, I've spoken to Captain McRenor.

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Well, we're going to do it in public.

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Okay. Yeah, I'm just I'm tired of not being able to say anything.

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Yeah.

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So we're going to invite them to the next meeting.

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We're going to discuss it so we can have some dialogue going back and forth.

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and let's come up with some solutions together.

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Yeah, and we're working on some of his suggestions as well with Chief Long.

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Thank you.

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Well, thank you so much.

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All right.

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Well, that would conclude public comment.

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Thank you very much.

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And then we are going to move on to the Consent Calendar.

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The Consent Calendar groups together are those items which are considered non-controversial

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for which prior policy direction has been given to staff and that require only routine

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action by the board.

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The chair will advise the audience that matters be adopted and totaled by one motion, however

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the board may at its option or upon request of a member of the public consider any matter

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separately.

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Through the chair.

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Yes, sir.

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Move to approve.

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Second.

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We have a motion by Supervisor Bainz, second by Supervisor Flores.

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Can we get a roll call, please?

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Supervisor Boone.

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Aye.

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Supervisor Flores.

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Aye.

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Supervisor Ziegemeier.

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Aye.

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Supervisor Bainz.

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Aye.

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Supervisor Stevens.

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Aye.

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The motion passes. Moving on to our first appearance item.

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Presentation on Sutter Point Economic Development.

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All right. Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to be here today.

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I'll be providing an update on the last year of partnering with the county.

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I'm Rachel Brown and over the past year I've been working with the county staff on economic development priorities for Sutter Point.

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Here's the headline I want to leave you with before I say anything else.

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Sutter Point has moved from potential to prepared.

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The land use framework supports the industries we are targeting, the internal process is

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in place, and the market is paying attention.

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What determines whether that interest turns into buildings and jobs is our ability to

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advance site readiness and deliver infrastructure, and that is what Phase 2 is designed to address.

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I'll take about 15 minutes, and then I'd welcome any questions from the board.

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Let me start with three things that matter most, and then we'll go through each in

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turn.

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First, zoning and entitlements already, the land use framework in the E1 and E2 employment

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zones already supports the industries we're targeting by right.

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We do not need a rezone, and separately, we are actively discussing targeted refinements

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to the specific plan, which are improvements to an already workable framework, not a fix

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for something that's blocking us.

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Second, Phase 1 built real momentum.

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We streamlined how the county handles these projects internally.

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We published clear guidance for developers and we deepened our regional partnerships,

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particularly with GSEC, which is Greater Sacramento Economic Council, and GOBIS,

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which is the State Economic Development Department.

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Third, and this is the pivot point, demand is strong, but delivery is the constraint.

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We've seen more than $3.4 billion of interest come through,

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whether we capture it depends on utility capacity and firm timelines.

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points. Everything else I'm going to show you supports one of these three points.

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This slide covers what phase one actually delivered. On the internal side, we brought

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planning, building, fire, and engineering into a single unified development process for

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Sutter Point. That sounds procedural, but it matters. It means a prospect gets one

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answer from the county instead of four. And it means review cycles are shorter.

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We also published a Sutter Point permitting and regulatory one sheet. It's a single

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document that tells an investor exactly what the permit path looks like. That document does

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a great deal of work before we ever get on a call. On the external side, we started early

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conversations with Sac Sewer, Golden State Water, and PG&E, so long-lead utility needs

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surface before they can install a project rather than after. And we raised the county's profile.

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We partnered with GSEC on the Market Velocity Study, ran targeted workshops,

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workshops, and represented Sutter County at the World AgriTech Conference this year.

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As a result of the county's participation at the conference, Sutter County is now included

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in GSEC's Food and Ag Innovation Council. That gives the county an ongoing voice in

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regional conversations about food, agriculture, innovation, and business attraction, and

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helps keep Sutter County's assets visible as new opportunities develop.

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One of the most valuable parts of that work was our workshop and conversation with

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Metro Air Park representatives. Their experience reinforced that large-scale employment development

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is a long-term effort. The winds visible there today are the result of decades of planning,

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infrastructure investment, and sustained public-private coordination. That perspective

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matters for SutterPoint. The work we are doing now is laying the foundation for future

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development, even when the full results are not immediate.

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I want to be very clear about this one because it's often the first question.

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Land use is not the barrier. The sectors we're targeting, advanced manufacturing,

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agri-food processing, logistics, and biotech are permitted by right in the E1 and E2 zones.

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There's no discretionary land use hurdle for those uses.

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Conditional use permits do exist, but the triggers are narrow and predictable.

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They're tied to specific hazardous material and fuel storage thresholds.

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Core industrial operations don't trip those conditional use permit requirements.

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So what does that mean for you? Two things.

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SutterPoint's zoning framework is ready for the target uses, which are approved by right.

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I want to be careful with the word ready, though.

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Zoning readiness is not the same as shovel readiness.

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The core land use framework is in place while the remaining path to construction runs through infrastructure,

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infrastructure, project-level permitting, and site-specific work.

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And I'll come to that.

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Staff time is therefore best spent on site guidance and infrastructure delivery,

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while the targeted specific plan refinements we're discussing move forward in parallel.

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That's also a genuine competitive asset when we talk to site selectors,

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because many competing sites can't say the same.

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And here's a real change in market conditions since last year.

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Two employment zone properties are now actively for sale.

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That gives prospective employers more than one location to evaluate and gives the county a clearer answer when site selectors ask what land is available.

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The pattern matters more than either individual listing. This is employment zone land, so it proves a direct concrete example of the by right story on this slide.

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Until recently, a site selector asking what's available, we didn't have a clean answer.

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Now they have two options.

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Available land is what turns an inquiry into a site visit,

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and having multiple option helps keep SutterPoint on a short list.

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One point on the approval pathway, so there are no surprises later,

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the specific plan EIR Environmental Impact Report

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gives us a strong environmental foundation.

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It did a lot of heavy lifting.

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Individual projects will still need to complete a focused project level

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SQL review, and that's a routine part of permitting anywhere in California.

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The reason I raise it is expectations.

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When we communicate that pathway early and clearly,

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developers can build it into their schedules and it becomes a non-issue.

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When it comes up late, it reads as surprise and it costs us credibility.

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So our posture is straightforward.

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We present SutterPoint as highly prepared and well structured,

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and we're transparent about the steps that remain.

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That combination of what builds investor confidence.

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Now to the demand picture, which I think will be the most encouraging part of this briefing.

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Over the last 18 months, more than 10 major regional and state RFI opportunities, RFIs

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are requests for information, came to SutterPoint through GSEC, that is real inbound qualified

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interest.

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Together those opportunities represent over $3.4 billion in potential capital investment

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and more than 3400 jobs.

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The sectors are exactly the ones we've positioned for, food and beverage processing, advanced

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manufacturing including aerospace, AI and robotics, entire production, and sustainable

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agritech which aligns with the county's agricultural strengths.

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I want to put that in wider frame because this isn't a Sutter County anomaly.

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We are aligning with where the regional market is already going.

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GSEC's most recent analysis shows greater Sacramento leading California in employment

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growth.

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From 2020 to 2025, the region grew employment by 10.8%.

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The state grew as a whole at 9%, and the average across San Francisco, San Jose, L.A. and San Diego Metres was under 7%.

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And the forecast through 2030 has greater Sacramento at 5.5%, still ahead of the state and well ahead of those coastal metros.

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That's the market we sit inside.

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Brookings has also moved the region up sharply in its metro monitor rankings over the last

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several years.

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And GSEC has helped land names like Bosch, Solidaim, and Samsung in the region.

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This is a growth market that companies are actively choosing.

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Here's why that matters for us specifically.

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Regional growth of that size needs somewhere to go, and the coastal metros are constrained.

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Sutter Point is the largest employment zone opportunity in the northern part of

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this region.

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Our job is to be aligned and ready when that growth looks north, and that alignment is what phase one built.

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So the message I'd leave you with on this slide is a confident one.

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The market has found us. Our zoning matches with these companies need. Our processes streamlined.

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Our regional partnerships are active, and land is now becoming available.

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While we continue the infrastructure work, we are already well positioned to attract this investment,

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and every piece we finish makes us more competitive for it.

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This is the problem we need to solve, and it's the most important slide in the deck.

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On power, these RFIs routinely ask for 10 to 40 megawatts or more.

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One prospect needed up to 120 megawatts in later phases, and they want it on a two to three-year schedule.

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On water, we're seeing requirements up to 1.7 million gallons a day with matching wastewater capacity,

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and they need confirmed delivery dates, not estimates.

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On timing, that's where it breaks down.

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We cannot yet commit to firm utility completion dates on those schedules.

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I want to be precise about the conclusion.

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These projects are not being screened out because the zoning framework fails to support the target uses.

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The central constraint is that firm utility completion dates cannot yet be committed on the schedules that these projects require.

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Site-specific readiness and project-level approval still matter, but infrastructure delivery is the pivotal issue that Phase 2 is designed to address.

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It's

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not all long-term. There's a category of projects we can win right now.

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Sutter County is immediately competitive for mid-scale projects with moderate utility footprints.

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The profile is roughly 5 to 20 megawatts of power, under 100,000 gallons a day of water, and a site under 50 acres.

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A concrete example, a mid-scale food manufacturing operation, around $80 million of investment, needing about 0.3 megawatts.

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That could fit our current capacity and our right, our by right zoning perfectly.

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My recommendation is that we land one or two of these in the near term.

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They validate the market, they demonstrate the county can execute

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and they build the track record we'll want when larger prospects come back.

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We do that while the long-term infrastructure work proceeds in parallel.

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So here's what I'm recommending for phase two. First, a market absorption study. It quantifies

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how quickly land will actually absorb, which tells us how to phase the infrastructure instead of

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guessing. Second, and this is a significant one, partnering with rural county representatives

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of California on an EDA grant. These funds would help with the engineering and scheduling work

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across power, sewer, water, and roads. That's what converts a general intention into a

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date we can put in front of a prospect. Third, sustained engagement with PG&E, Golden State

459
00:45:42,230 --> 00:45:47,710
Water, and Sac Sewer to establish firm capacity commitments. And on the market-facing side,

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00:45:48,150 --> 00:45:53,570
we turn those commitments into infrastructure fact sheets for RFI responses. We prepare

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00:45:53,570 --> 00:45:58,230
and promote priority sites. We begin establishing build-a-suit pathways with developer

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00:45:58,230 --> 00:46:04,170
partners, and we keep the GSAC and GO-Biz relationships active so the deal flow continues.

463
00:46:05,650 --> 00:46:06,890
A note on that word, prepare.

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00:46:07,570 --> 00:46:10,790
I'm deliberately not calling these pad-ready sites because they aren't yet.

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00:46:11,510 --> 00:46:15,350
What we're doing is packaging the priority sites, getting the site-level information

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00:46:15,350 --> 00:46:20,450
into a form a developer can act on, and scaling up how aggressively we promote them

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00:46:20,450 --> 00:46:22,390
as each readiness milestone is met.

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That way, we say publicly, what we say publicly always matches what we can always deliver.

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00:46:29,390 --> 00:46:34,210
Same logic on Build to Suit. I want to be clear that this is Phase 2 work, not something we're offering today.

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00:46:34,910 --> 00:46:37,490
We don't have Build to Suit product on the ground right now.

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00:46:37,990 --> 00:46:43,490
What we can do in Phase 2 is establish those pathways with developer partners so that when site readiness advances,

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00:46:44,550 --> 00:46:49,070
a prospect has a route from interest to a building without starting from zero.

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00:46:49,070 --> 00:46:50,050
To

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bring it together, Phase 1 did what it was meant to do.

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We have organizational readiness, a land-use framework that supports the target industries

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00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:01,900
and strong regional partnerships.

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00:47:02,680 --> 00:47:07,280
Background work is established, and Phase 2 builds on it by advancing site-specific readiness

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00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:08,480
and infrastructure delivery.

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00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:13,180
The core challenge in front of us is a timing gap between market demand that exists

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00:47:13,180 --> 00:47:15,620
today and infrastructure that isn't yet scheduled.

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00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:21,660
I'm excited to partner with you on Phase 2, the work I just outlined, and make sure that

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00:47:21,660 --> 00:47:27,020
these three things are moving forward to help Sutter Point go from planning to active development.

483
00:47:27,620 --> 00:47:31,100
The interest is already here. The question is whether we can meet it with a date.

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00:47:33,420 --> 00:47:35,100
Thank you, and I'm happy to take any questions.

485
00:47:36,540 --> 00:47:40,780
Thank you very much for that, and we'll bring it back for the board for questions, discussion.

486
00:47:42,420 --> 00:47:45,980
I'm sorry, we'll open up the public comment. Is there any public comment? Any questions

487
00:47:45,980 --> 00:47:52,060
on set of point development? All right, we'll close public comment. Bring back to the board

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00:47:52,060 --> 00:47:54,620
for discussion questions. Yes, sir.

489
00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:59,260
So thank you for the presentation. That was great. Very well organized and gives us something

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00:47:59,260 --> 00:48:04,080
to shoot for and look forward to. And it's nice to see a plan like laid out like that.

491
00:48:05,340 --> 00:48:08,960
One of the things, though, I wanted to, if you could address more, because we've

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00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:12,360
been running into this. It has to do with power, right? All together. And I know that

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00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:17,420
you were privy to a phone call that we were on at one point with PG&E, who directly stated

494
00:48:17,420 --> 00:48:22,880
and I'm saying this in public record on purpose, but they said that they would be able to

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00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:30,640
deliver the power we need for some usage that could be up to their words or 800 megawatts.

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00:48:31,180 --> 00:48:35,280
So I've been questioning, like, how do we get those solid commitments that you're

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00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:39,380
talking about, that, you know, how do we go from here to getting those commitments where

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00:48:39,380 --> 00:48:44,640
it's not just a promise on a phone call, but we know for sure that they can deliver.

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00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:50,880
And then some of the recent businesses, I know Supervisor Stevens and I have just recently

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00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:56,280
visited a technology center and, you know, their needs will be, have to be delivered

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00:48:56,280 --> 00:49:01,320
within 18 to 24 months maximum. Otherwise, we couldn't even attract those businesses

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00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:01,660
here.

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00:49:01,660 --> 00:49:06,820
So it's kind of it's kind of weird because you have this chicken and egg scenario and you know

504
00:49:06,820 --> 00:49:13,200
We're told if you bring a user you can have the power and we're told if you have the power we can get the user

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00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:20,580
So how do we approach this? Just I mean you have some ideas. I'm just curious. How do we go from you know?

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00:49:20,660 --> 00:49:23,380
And I think that's what the next I don't know 60 90 days

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00:49:23,380 --> 00:49:26,880
I'm going to try and earnest is I'm already meeting with our

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00:49:27,320 --> 00:49:30,460
the PG&E government affairs gentleman next week for lunch,

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00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:32,040
but trying to get something in writing,

510
00:49:32,340 --> 00:49:33,660
it's nice to have those conversations

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00:49:33,660 --> 00:49:37,560
that words are exchanged and promises are made,

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00:49:37,660 --> 00:49:39,760
but getting it in writing is really where we need to get.

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00:49:40,360 --> 00:49:42,180
And so if they're not able to commit to that

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00:49:42,180 --> 00:49:44,220
in a commitment letter or some other form,

515
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:46,340
we're still kind of hamstrung a little bit

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00:49:46,340 --> 00:49:49,540
by promising that to a user, a business or developer.

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00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:52,780
So I'm hopeful to try to be a little more persistent

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00:49:52,780 --> 00:49:54,660
and try to get them to put something in writing.

519
00:49:55,220 --> 00:49:59,520
And we're going to have to try different levels at any given organization if that person

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00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:01,020
isn't the one that can commit who is.

521
00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:03,520
Well, I appreciate your effort.

522
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:05,680
I know, you know, I've been actively involved.

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00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:08,220
I'm the GSEC rep for Sutter County.

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00:50:09,140 --> 00:50:16,920
And a few years ago, Steve Smith and I went to a visit and we actually had site selectors

525
00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:18,940
looking for a site in Sutter County.

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00:50:19,300 --> 00:50:22,820
So we've gone through this, you know, this, so your presentation really hits

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00:50:22,820 --> 00:50:26,820
homes because we went and we were feeling pretty good about our presentation or like

528
00:50:26,820 --> 00:50:30,280
yeah they really liked our site and as a matter of fact we found out they chose us

529
00:50:30,280 --> 00:50:35,460
as the number one site but the problem was that we weren't ready right we weren't

530
00:50:35,460 --> 00:50:38,860
site ready and some of these things that you talked about was power water sewer

531
00:50:38,860 --> 00:50:42,960
you know weren't ready for the site or the site they ended up going to I

532
00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:46,500
forget the city they ended up in but they went to a big a different site

533
00:50:46,500 --> 00:50:51,200
and we lost out so unfortunately you know we celebrated for about 10 minutes

534
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:57,920
and then we lost it. But it was a big auto zone, actually, auto zone distribution center,

535
00:50:58,300 --> 00:51:03,180
which would have brought, you know, millions of dollars of tax dollars to the county in

536
00:51:03,180 --> 00:51:07,360
sales tax revenue, which would have been wonderful to have, and not to mention the property

537
00:51:07,360 --> 00:51:11,440
tax revenue. So, but those are the kinds of things, and this is why it's so important

538
00:51:11,440 --> 00:51:16,060
that we do focus on the items that you're on. And I think having this, like, direct

539
00:51:16,060 --> 00:51:20,800
targeted focus that you're working on, you know, I for one support you and looking

540
00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:26,000
forward to great things ahead. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions? All right,

541
00:51:26,040 --> 00:51:30,460
that I'll just leave it at this. You know, if you look down our agenda, you're going to see

542
00:51:30,460 --> 00:51:35,820
we're talking about grants and so forth, can it hit some because we know I think the last time we

543
00:51:35,820 --> 00:51:40,500
spoke about, I think it was about 18 million for the pipes underneath the highway because we

544
00:51:40,500 --> 00:51:46,200
got to get them pipes underneath that highway. And that's that's key. You know, once again,

545
00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:48,180
and auto zone, no pipes underneath the highway.

546
00:51:48,500 --> 00:51:50,420
We love your area, love the price,

547
00:51:50,980 --> 00:51:52,200
just don't have any infrastructure.

548
00:51:53,060 --> 00:51:56,760
So it's having the ability to go after those grants

549
00:51:57,400 --> 00:51:59,960
and working with GSAC like Dan does every year

550
00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:03,920
and so forth, but thank you very much for this.

551
00:52:04,080 --> 00:52:05,640
At least we know we're all on the same page.

552
00:52:06,140 --> 00:52:06,860
Perfect, thank you.

553
00:52:10,950 --> 00:52:13,830
All right, with that, there's no vote required there.

554
00:52:13,910 --> 00:52:16,050
We're gonna move on to item number nine.

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00:52:17,190 --> 00:52:19,150
Presentation of an update in planning

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00:52:19,150 --> 00:52:23,810
for Pioneer Community Energy's October 2027 service launch.

557
00:52:42,080 --> 00:52:46,660
I'm here today with my colleague Lisa Rose, who is our community outreach manager.

558
00:52:47,300 --> 00:52:53,640
As a quick recap, the Board of Supervisors and Pioneer began discussions about expanding

559
00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:56,900
Pioneer service into Sutter County back in 2024.

560
00:52:57,900 --> 00:53:03,600
Together we conducted an impact assessment study which found that expanding service

561
00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:09,120
service would be beneficial for both the county and pioneer, and the California Public Utility

562
00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:18,500
Commissions have proved that expansion in 2025 for an October 2027 service launch.

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00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:25,220
At the time that seemed like it was really far into the future, but today it's just

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00:53:25,220 --> 00:53:32,120
14 months away, and we are really excited to share with you today and update on some

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00:53:32,120 --> 00:53:37,140
of the new things that are happening at Pioneer, including services and programs, and also to

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00:53:37,140 --> 00:53:41,260
talk about what the next 14 months looks like as we prepare for this launch.

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00:53:46,060 --> 00:53:52,660
How Pioneer works, we are a not-for-profit community-owned electricity provider.

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00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:54,920
We are headquartered in Rockland, California.

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00:53:55,840 --> 00:54:02,700
We purchase the power on the open market, and then PG&E delivers that power through

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00:54:02,700 --> 00:54:07,060
its lines and polls to our shared customers who received just one bill.

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00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:17,310
We currently serve El Dorado County, Placer County, and the cities of Grass Valley and

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00:54:17,310 --> 00:54:17,990
Nevada City.

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00:54:18,710 --> 00:54:26,410
In October 2027, the county will join Pioneer and 15 other jurisdictions as we grow our

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00:54:26,410 --> 00:54:32,310
territory and we are really excited to welcome Sutter County into our community

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00:54:32,310 --> 00:54:34,890
and to become part of your community.

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00:54:34,890 --> 00:54:38,930
We are also really excited about the benefits that we can offer the county.

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00:54:39,710 --> 00:54:47,810
For example, since 2018 when we launched through 2025, we've saved our customers $145 million

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00:54:48,210 --> 00:54:48,890
in savings.

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00:54:51,330 --> 00:54:58,530
But in order to come into the county, we want businesses and residents to be excited

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00:54:58,530 --> 00:54:59,570
that we're coming as well.

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00:54:59,570 --> 00:55:04,490
So we know that during the next 14 months, we need to reach out and talk to people.

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00:55:04,970 --> 00:55:10,950
We need to communicate and educate your constituents so there are no surprises and they know exactly

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00:55:10,950 --> 00:55:11,790
what to expect.

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00:55:12,750 --> 00:55:18,270
So I now would like to turn the floor over to my colleague, Lisa, who will explain what

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00:55:18,850 --> 00:55:23,470
some of the things we have planned are for 2020 or as we lead up to the service

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00:55:23,470 --> 00:55:24,590
launch in 2027.

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00:55:25,310 --> 00:55:27,990
And also to answer any questions you might have.

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00:55:37,430 --> 00:55:41,970
So, one of the things that we've discussed is how Pioneer really strives to be a part

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00:55:41,970 --> 00:55:46,650
of the community, and so this slide really highlights our community partnerships and

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00:55:46,650 --> 00:55:53,230
local reinvestment in some fun and exciting ways, and so you'll see even today we were

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00:55:53,230 --> 00:55:58,830
at Feeding the Foothills in Roseville today helping and volunteering at the Food Bank,

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00:55:59,230 --> 00:56:04,390
and we've strived to help with different STEM and science education programs, helping

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00:56:04,390 --> 00:56:11,270
out at the senior centers. So we really support local events, local programs, and we also work

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00:56:11,270 --> 00:56:16,270
to create local power purchase agreements in the areas that we serve. I think I've been

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00:56:16,270 --> 00:56:20,190
here before and told you a little bit about our power purchase agreements, and we're

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00:56:20,190 --> 00:56:26,090
always welcome and willing to discuss any power purchase agreement opportunities in

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00:56:26,090 --> 00:56:32,330
this area. And one of the power purchase agreements that we're working on and finalizing

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00:56:32,330 --> 00:56:38,750
is in Calusa County for a 15-year power purchase agreement, solar and battery storage. But we've

599
00:56:38,750 --> 00:56:45,210
also been working and have worked with Elder Auto Irrigation District on a 10-year, 37 million-dollar

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00:56:45,210 --> 00:56:51,870
hydro PPA. We also work with different biomass projects in Grass Valley and also Georgetown.

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00:56:55,170 --> 00:56:59,310
So as Gina mentioned, we're excited to talk about some of our programs that we offer.

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00:56:59,310 --> 00:57:06,070
We offer an AC tune-up rebate program where residential customers can get up to $75 back

603
00:57:06,070 --> 00:57:11,350
when they tune up their AC unit, and that goes for our commercial customers as well.

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00:57:11,470 --> 00:57:13,230
There's a $150 rebate available.

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00:57:13,890 --> 00:57:19,390
We also offer a Power Shift Rewards program, which gives each resident a $25 gift card

606
00:57:19,390 --> 00:57:24,150
just for signing up, and then you earn more rewards when you're conserving energy

607
00:57:24,150 --> 00:57:25,190
when the grid is stressed.

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00:57:25,190 --> 00:57:33,410
We have our grid gen zero up front and it's solar and battery at your home at no cost up front.

609
00:57:33,730 --> 00:57:37,010
So a no credit check. So it's a great win-win for our customers.

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00:57:37,650 --> 00:57:43,410
We also have a community advisory committee that really looks at new programs.

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00:57:43,910 --> 00:57:53,310
And so we would welcome having someone on our committee and getting your input because every community is different

612
00:57:53,310 --> 00:57:55,870
and they have local needs and we want to hear from you.

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00:57:58,060 --> 00:58:00,560
And here's a couple other programs that we offer.

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00:58:00,860 --> 00:58:02,960
I mean, Sutter County has many ag programs

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00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:06,140
and so we offer an hourly flex pricing program

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00:58:06,140 --> 00:58:10,380
where ag customers can reduce their energy usage

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00:58:10,900 --> 00:58:14,000
and if they do that over a 12 month period

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00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:15,760
they receive rewards from that.

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00:58:16,300 --> 00:58:19,420
And our board of directors has approved two programs

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that our member agencies can participate in.

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00:58:22,220 --> 00:58:23,920
It's the Clean Fleet Revenue Program

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00:58:23,920 --> 00:58:30,960
program where you can generate REC credits for your EV vehicles and infrastructure, and

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00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:35,820
then we also have our solar RECs program where if we have solar arrays, you can generate

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00:58:35,820 --> 00:58:38,460
REC credits from that and receive a quarterly check.

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00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:43,000
So those are two exciting programs that our board has approved and given early access

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00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:45,300
for our member agencies to participate in.

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00:58:47,140 --> 00:58:51,520
So as Gina mentioned, I'd like to provide more information and an overview of what

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00:58:51,520 --> 00:58:56,820
you can expect from Pioneer over the next 14 months, during this time we'll be implementing

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00:58:56,820 --> 00:59:03,020
a very extensive public education campaign. And it's really to educate customers about

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00:59:03,020 --> 00:59:07,980
Pioneer and take the mystery out of the process. Our goal is to make the information clear

631
00:59:07,980 --> 00:59:13,340
and concise. And we also want to offer that in Punjabi and Spanish to those residents

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00:59:13,340 --> 00:59:19,620
that would appreciate that communication. And it's all about collaboration and information

633
00:59:19,620 --> 00:59:23,200
sharing right now we're new and people are going to want to know who is

634
00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:27,620
pioneer who what are they doing what are they offering and we really want to

635
00:59:27,620 --> 00:59:32,720
take any misperceptions and educate our customers our call center is available

636
00:59:32,720 --> 00:59:37,860
now and throughout the launch and at any time to provide support and accurate

637
00:59:37,860 --> 00:59:42,600
information and to clear up any misperceptions that folks may have we're

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00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:45,580
prepared to address any questions and misinformation if you're out in the

639
00:59:45,580 --> 00:59:47,080
community and you're hearing things.

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00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:50,320
We want to know so that we can work to address it.

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00:59:50,500 --> 00:59:52,360
We have an FAQ that we will provide

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00:59:52,920 --> 00:59:55,760
Steven and Jamie on to provide you.

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00:59:55,960 --> 00:59:57,160
And they're just commonly asked questions

644
00:59:57,160 --> 00:59:58,360
you might get out in the community

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00:59:58,360 --> 00:59:59,860
and we really want to strive to provide.

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01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:07,880
We also want to work with staff on a web page that talks about Pioneer and also has those

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01:00:07,880 --> 01:00:12,800
FAQs on it. And so we have that content and other expansion communities are using that

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01:00:12,800 --> 01:00:19,260
as well. And we're always available and willing to work with county staff on any questions

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01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:24,240
and helping with this rollout plan. And we just want to say we're very excited to be

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01:00:24,240 --> 01:00:25,400
a part of the Sutter community.

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01:00:31,720 --> 01:00:33,820
Pioneer has developed a phased approach

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01:00:33,820 --> 01:00:37,040
to our community outreach and education program.

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01:00:38,120 --> 01:00:40,200
The first phase was a research phase

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01:00:40,200 --> 01:00:41,580
and was completed in June.

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01:00:42,260 --> 01:00:43,600
We joined the local chambers.

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01:00:43,940 --> 01:00:46,060
We were researching community groups,

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01:00:46,560 --> 01:00:48,880
looking at your community organizations,

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01:00:49,320 --> 01:00:51,380
mapping and media monitoring.

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01:00:52,100 --> 01:00:55,440
We've moved into phase two in July through December,

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01:00:55,460 --> 01:00:57,600
where we're developing paid media plans,

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01:00:57,820 --> 01:01:00,760
reserving ad spaces, briefing our pioneer board,

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01:01:00,760 --> 01:01:07,000
really approving our budget and briefing new member agencies and working on the messaging

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01:01:07,000 --> 01:01:08,200
and materials development.

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The next phase, phase three, will be from January through June.

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01:01:13,780 --> 01:01:18,960
You'll start seeing our early ads that Safe High Near is coming and we'll be offering

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01:01:18,960 --> 01:01:25,680
town halls, webinars, direct mail, social media, very, very robust ad campaign, website

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01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:31,440
site updates and more. We'll be presenting to your civic organizations as well and participating

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01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:37,960
in community events. Phase four is our final countdown, July to September. Really a lot

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01:01:37,960 --> 01:01:43,100
more ad campaign and town halls and more presentations. If you think there's an organization

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01:01:43,100 --> 01:01:48,600
that we need to get in front of and present to, we would welcome that feedback at any

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01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:54,660
time. And throughout these phases, we welcome your feedback and any ideas that you

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01:01:54,660 --> 01:02:00,540
may have for us. And then we will play our ads will change from pioneers coming to pioneers

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01:02:00,540 --> 01:02:08,480
here and we'll be working on the post-enrollment, the regulatory notices, the direct mail pieces

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01:02:08,480 --> 01:02:14,560
and more. So just wanted to let you know we very much welcome your feedback on that.

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01:02:16,230 --> 01:02:21,890
So to summarize communications and community outreach, play a key role for a successful

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01:02:21,890 --> 01:02:27,530
partnership. You have a voice in the process and we want your feedback. Again, we'll be

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01:02:27,530 --> 01:02:33,570
ramping up a very extensive ad campaign and outreach program with paid media, direct mail

678
01:02:33,570 --> 01:02:39,390
town halls and an onsite presence at community events. We want to be at the community events

679
01:02:39,390 --> 01:02:43,730
that you think we should be at, so please give us your feedback on that. It does take

680
01:02:43,730 --> 01:02:47,630
a variety of communications vehicles to target the community and your community

681
01:02:47,630 --> 01:02:53,650
is unique but we're here to be a resource and a community partner through this and we

682
01:02:53,650 --> 01:02:57,410
just wanted to thank you for your time today. Thank you.

683
01:02:58,810 --> 01:03:06,650
Thank you. All right, we are going to open up for public comment. Mr. Chairman, we have

684
01:03:06,650 --> 01:03:10,430
one public comment from Tony Farley. All right.

685
01:03:12,480 --> 01:03:13,240
I'll play it for all again.

686
01:03:14,180 --> 01:03:20,440
Yeah, our energy is very similar to SMUD, huh, Gia?

687
01:03:20,520 --> 01:03:21,780
Very similar to SMUD.

688
01:03:22,320 --> 01:03:22,540
Gina?

689
01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:27,760
SMUD serves Sacramento County,

690
01:03:28,160 --> 01:03:30,600
and we are similar, but a little bit different.

691
01:03:31,320 --> 01:03:33,640
SMUD actually owns its lines and poles

692
01:03:33,640 --> 01:03:34,960
and buys the energy.

693
01:03:35,420 --> 01:03:37,600
For Pioneer, we just buy the energy

694
01:03:37,600 --> 01:03:40,060
and then PG&E delivers the energy

695
01:03:40,060 --> 01:03:41,160
through its lines and poles.

696
01:03:41,160 --> 01:03:42,040
I like that.

697
01:03:43,800 --> 01:03:45,140
Rockland's soccer area, I like that.

698
01:03:45,280 --> 01:03:47,420
Soccer mill with Eric E. helping give City out.

699
01:03:47,620 --> 01:03:49,140
We need more soccer mill.

700
01:03:49,820 --> 01:03:50,700
City, we need more of that.

701
01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:51,600
I like that.

702
01:03:54,140 --> 01:03:54,840
Thank you, Tony.

703
01:03:55,660 --> 01:03:56,760
Is there any other public comment?

704
01:03:57,080 --> 01:03:57,720
No public comment.

705
01:03:57,840 --> 01:03:58,940
We'll close the public comment period.

706
01:03:59,100 --> 01:04:00,380
Bring it back for the board for discussion.

707
01:04:02,660 --> 01:04:03,740
And yes, sir.

708
01:04:03,880 --> 01:04:06,920
Yes, thank you very much for the presentation.

709
01:04:07,180 --> 01:04:10,180
Definitely appreciate all the information you provided.

710
01:04:10,180 --> 01:04:16,100
Now, recently, we heard when you first came up, we were looking somewhere around a 20%

711
01:04:17,320 --> 01:04:19,280
break on our energy.

712
01:04:19,560 --> 01:04:25,840
And then after you started moving across several counties, I think PG&E jumped in and decided

713
01:04:25,840 --> 01:04:30,100
to charge a little more for the line maintenance, their usage, if you will.

714
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:37,960
So, with that being said, what are we looking at probably as a discount or break on

715
01:04:37,960 --> 01:04:39,300
PG&E for our area.

716
01:04:40,220 --> 01:04:45,740
So I don't have a crystal ball, but what I can tell you is saving customers' money

717
01:04:45,740 --> 01:04:47,460
is our number one priority.

718
01:04:48,240 --> 01:04:54,480
And earlier this year, our board of directors in January approved for the third consecutive

719
01:04:54,480 --> 01:05:02,720
year a rate discount of 16%, which for this year meant that on the generation portion

720
01:05:02,720 --> 01:05:06,800
of the bill, which is the part of the bill that Pioneer can control, we are an

721
01:05:06,800 --> 01:05:09,020
average of 10% less than PG&E.

722
01:05:10,740 --> 01:05:12,180
Thank you. Appreciate that.

723
01:05:12,980 --> 01:05:13,780
Do that, Chair.

724
01:05:13,940 --> 01:05:14,280
Yes, sir.

725
01:05:15,580 --> 01:05:19,200
I was just wondering if you may have some clout with PG&E

726
01:05:19,200 --> 01:05:22,380
to get the poles and utilities down

727
01:05:22,380 --> 01:05:24,000
into the South Sutter County area

728
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:25,620
so we can develop down there.

729
01:05:27,580 --> 01:05:29,560
We do not actually have any influence

730
01:05:29,560 --> 01:05:30,640
over their infrastructure.

731
01:05:35,060 --> 01:05:35,680
I got a few.

732
01:05:36,660 --> 01:05:45,100
First question, what's a possibility for the future working with Yuba County water and purchasing

733
01:05:45,100 --> 01:05:48,560
power from their grid?

734
01:05:49,300 --> 01:05:56,140
So I will tell you, we prioritize working with local power providers, but I think that

735
01:05:56,140 --> 01:06:03,660
always has to be a partnership, and if they have power available, we would prioritize

736
01:06:03,660 --> 01:06:08,680
it and I am sorry although I can't speak for our procurement team I am certain

737
01:06:08,680 --> 01:06:12,960
they would try to procure it I don't know what capacity they have though all

738
01:06:12,960 --> 01:06:17,760
right thank you all right with that being said if there's no other thank you

739
01:06:17,760 --> 01:06:22,460
very much for a presentation thank you moving on to our sheriff can

740
01:06:29,540 --> 01:06:29,700
you hear

741
01:06:29,700 --> 01:06:33,920
me Scott presentation on the Sutter County Sheriff's Office 2025 annual

742
01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:41,200
report? No you're good. Okay good afternoon board members, other county

743
01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:44,760
employees, members of our community. Sutter County Sheriff Brandon Barnes I

744
01:06:44,760 --> 01:06:47,280
brought some notes but I'm just gonna throw those over here and just kind of

745
01:06:47,280 --> 01:06:52,560
work off the cuff. You know each year we produce an annual report that really

746
01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:55,920
represents who we are as an organization and each year we come before

747
01:06:55,920 --> 01:06:59,460
the board and we present that to you and this year is no different so what

748
01:06:59,460 --> 01:07:02,780
we're doing is the annual report for calendar year 2025.

749
01:07:03,520 --> 01:07:06,040
Of course, this is available through our web page

750
01:07:06,040 --> 01:07:07,380
at SutterSheriff.org.

751
01:07:07,540 --> 01:07:09,140
So if there's community members that want to go

752
01:07:09,140 --> 01:07:10,860
and look at this in greater detail,

753
01:07:11,060 --> 01:07:11,940
you can certainly do that.

754
01:07:12,380 --> 01:07:15,420
I'm not going to go over every bit of information

755
01:07:15,420 --> 01:07:17,620
on every slide for the interest of time,

756
01:07:17,700 --> 01:07:19,240
but I'm going to highlight a lot of the good work

757
01:07:19,240 --> 01:07:19,860
that we've been doing.

758
01:07:20,740 --> 01:07:21,660
Before I get started though,

759
01:07:21,660 --> 01:07:23,480
I want to just kind of get all the thank yous

760
01:07:23,480 --> 01:07:23,980
out of the way.

761
01:07:24,140 --> 01:07:26,420
And so I generally start by thanking members

762
01:07:26,420 --> 01:07:27,800
of the community and I'm going to start,

763
01:07:27,800 --> 01:07:33,660
I don't see Steve, but you know the CAO's office is such a great partner and you know as sheriff

764
01:07:33,660 --> 01:07:38,500
We have a complex business, but Steve is always good about listening as is bill

765
01:07:38,500 --> 01:07:41,000
So I want to make sure that I'm acknowledging them

766
01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:45,960
I saw that Allison left and I wish she hadn't because I think she kind of stole a lot of my thunder

767
01:07:46,560 --> 01:07:52,700
Really by pointing out that we can't operate without the collaborative effort of everybody in the county

768
01:07:52,700 --> 01:07:56,560
And that includes all of the departments and she's exactly right in what she said

769
01:07:56,560 --> 01:08:00,240
I mean we've got to keep vehicles on the road, we've got to keep our computers running,

770
01:08:00,820 --> 01:08:05,660
you know we've got Nils department that gets contracts in place and helps us with HVAC in the jail

771
01:08:05,660 --> 01:08:11,080
and Veronica's office that handles a lot of our recruiting, hiring, personnel matters,

772
01:08:11,800 --> 01:08:16,180
and again, you know finding, you know, homes for people that are displaced in our community

773
01:08:16,180 --> 01:08:21,400
through Sarah's shop and so it's very circular in how we work and we can't do it without

774
01:08:21,400 --> 01:08:25,600
a very collaborative approach and so I'm just very thankful of all the relationships

775
01:08:25,600 --> 01:08:30,220
So I want to acknowledge all the other department heads and say thank you to all of you because

776
01:08:30,220 --> 01:08:34,380
without you the Sheriff's Department would not be what it is and we recognize that.

777
01:08:34,440 --> 01:08:35,260
So thank you very much.

778
01:08:36,020 --> 01:08:37,440
That's what I want to thank our board.

779
01:08:38,340 --> 01:08:40,860
You guys are highlighted in this report.

780
01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:45,000
I always pride myself on having a good relationship with all of you.

781
01:08:45,580 --> 01:08:50,120
It was mentioned earlier about Measure G and General Fund tax dollars and where

782
01:08:50,120 --> 01:08:51,780
those goes and trusting people.

783
01:08:51,780 --> 01:08:57,160
You know, I just want to state for the community that every time that I've had an issue, a budgetary

784
01:08:57,160 --> 01:09:02,400
matter or something that I needed for my staff or my office, and I've brought that before

785
01:09:02,400 --> 01:09:05,620
this board and previous boards, I have never been denied.

786
01:09:06,440 --> 01:09:11,580
They have always been a big supporter of public safety, and I don't have any reason to believe

787
01:09:11,580 --> 01:09:15,200
that's going to change, and so I want to thank all of you for your contributions

788
01:09:15,200 --> 01:09:16,900
to my office and my staff.

789
01:09:18,180 --> 01:09:20,220
Next, I want to thank my employees.

790
01:09:20,220 --> 01:09:25,700
So everybody at the Sheriff's Department, I'm a bit of a history buff and so to quote

791
01:09:25,700 --> 01:09:30,300
Teddy Roosevelt, the credit really belongs to the man and the woman in the arena.

792
01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:32,680
They're the ones that are out doing the work.

793
01:09:32,780 --> 01:09:33,740
They're the boots on the ground.

794
01:09:34,040 --> 01:09:35,300
They're the ones walking our jail.

795
01:09:35,820 --> 01:09:41,000
They're the one handling 911 calls, taking care of civil processes and just so many

796
01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:42,760
other things that we do in the Sheriff's Department.

797
01:09:42,760 --> 01:09:48,960
And so, you know, I know right now that at least one of our associations got a contract

798
01:09:49,680 --> 01:09:53,960
resolved. The other one is coming up, I think, a little later this week. And, you know, in

799
01:09:53,960 --> 01:09:58,060
some cases, there is much as 20 percent behind market, which is tough. I mean, imagine having

800
01:09:58,060 --> 01:10:02,360
a fifth-year paycheck that should be there that's just not there, right? That's a tough

801
01:10:02,360 --> 01:10:02,840
thing to do.

802
01:10:03,020 --> 01:10:07,100
But what you'll see in this is that we still show up every day, and we do the

803
01:10:07,100 --> 01:10:11,280
best possible work that we can do, and we do it with pride. And I'll highlight

804
01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:12,500
like this for you as we go through,

805
01:10:12,800 --> 01:10:14,080
because a lot of the things you see

806
01:10:14,580 --> 01:10:16,620
have to do with the stuff that we do out in the community,

807
01:10:16,780 --> 01:10:17,860
a lot of the events, right?

808
01:10:18,080 --> 01:10:20,620
Those are really what make up the identity

809
01:10:20,620 --> 01:10:22,560
of the Sheriff's Office, that's who we are.

810
01:10:23,180 --> 01:10:25,020
But because of some of the budget cuts this year,

811
01:10:25,220 --> 01:10:28,020
I told staff, we're gonna cut back on coffee with a cop,

812
01:10:28,120 --> 01:10:29,480
and we're gonna cut back on this,

813
01:10:29,600 --> 01:10:30,780
and we're not gonna do that,

814
01:10:31,400 --> 01:10:33,260
because there's sometimes overtime involved

815
01:10:33,260 --> 01:10:34,160
with some of that stuff.

816
01:10:35,160 --> 01:10:36,640
Almost universally, everybody said,

817
01:10:36,720 --> 01:10:38,740
Sheriff, we're gonna do those things,

818
01:10:38,760 --> 01:10:39,740
and we'll volunteer our time.

819
01:10:39,740 --> 01:10:42,020
We will find ways to make those things happen.

820
01:10:42,220 --> 01:10:45,120
So, as an example, we just did National Night Out

821
01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:47,020
and I had told Steve, our CAO, I said,

822
01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:49,020
I don't think we're gonna do National Night Out this year.

823
01:10:49,040 --> 01:10:49,900
We just can't afford to.

824
01:10:50,560 --> 01:10:52,480
What you saw on National Night Out

825
01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:54,640
was the staff really stepping up.

826
01:10:55,200 --> 01:10:57,240
Salaried staff, lieutenants, captains

827
01:10:57,240 --> 01:11:00,000
that don't make overtime, volunteered their time

828
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:02,060
to come out and make sure that National Night

829
01:11:02,060 --> 01:11:03,020
happened for our community.

830
01:11:03,380 --> 01:11:04,500
And so I'm very proud of that.

831
01:11:04,920 --> 01:11:06,920
I'm very proud of what you'll see in this report

832
01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:08,960
and we hope to carry that moving forward.

833
01:11:08,960 --> 01:11:12,760
So with that, I will get into the meat and potatoes of the report here.

834
01:11:13,240 --> 01:11:17,180
We always start out with who we are, our values, our mission, our motto, and that's described

835
01:11:17,180 --> 01:11:17,500
there.

836
01:11:18,460 --> 01:11:21,320
I will tell you that this year's report I'm especially proud of.

837
01:11:21,380 --> 01:11:25,960
I think it has a very good look to it from the cover that highlights the diversity of

838
01:11:25,960 --> 01:11:30,580
our department, one of our new patrol vehicles, and it's just really who we are, and I'm

839
01:11:30,580 --> 01:11:31,280
very proud of that.

840
01:11:32,820 --> 01:11:33,820
Table of contents.

841
01:11:34,680 --> 01:11:36,000
Again, protecting every corner.

842
01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:40,860
Each of you have a district, and we cover every square inch of that, including areas

843
01:11:40,860 --> 01:11:44,180
of Yuba City because of the services that we provide throughout the county.

844
01:11:44,620 --> 01:11:48,920
And so we really wanted to highlight that and make sure that the community knew that

845
01:11:48,920 --> 01:11:51,940
we're in all of these spaces, all of these areas providing service.

846
01:11:54,500 --> 01:11:55,040
Command staff.

847
01:11:56,400 --> 01:11:57,660
And then we go into a couple of pages.

848
01:11:58,040 --> 01:12:02,160
Just to memorialize my time as the President of the California State Sheriff's Association,

849
01:12:02,680 --> 01:12:05,620
I certainly didn't want to make this about me, but I thought it was unique

850
01:12:05,620 --> 01:12:10,300
enough that since Roy Whitaker, we have not had a president of the State Sheriffs Association.

851
01:12:10,940 --> 01:12:14,220
So that's, you know, I'm not very proud of it. So I got to do a lot of very cool things

852
01:12:14,220 --> 01:12:20,060
during that year, including our first annual barbecue cookoff. We just finished our second

853
01:12:20,060 --> 01:12:24,240
annual, and I want to acknowledge two of our supervisors that actually donated to

854
01:12:24,240 --> 01:12:27,960
this event. We had this down at Travis Air Force Base, where the sheriffs had

855
01:12:27,960 --> 01:12:33,400
a competition, but then we fed about 400 of our servicemen and women on that

856
01:12:33,400 --> 01:12:37,060
particular day, and they ate really well. So not only was it a win for public safety,

857
01:12:37,180 --> 01:12:42,100
but it was a win for our military. And Supervisor Ziggermeyer, Supervisor Baines both contributed

858
01:12:42,780 --> 01:12:46,860
monetarily to that with donations to make that happen. So thank you to both you gentlemen.

859
01:12:48,720 --> 01:12:52,540
Leadership Sherman Block. We continue to invest in our staff, everything from Sherman

860
01:12:52,540 --> 01:12:56,700
Block Command College, which you'll see there with Captain Piazza. We also highlighted

861
01:12:56,700 --> 01:13:00,060
the police world games down there. Two of our officers went to the world games.

862
01:13:00,060 --> 01:13:05,700
times. We brought back a total of 15 gold medals in trap shooting, 20 overall medals,

863
01:13:06,120 --> 01:13:09,800
and they were gearing up again. They wanted to go to the next ones, but they're in Australia,

864
01:13:10,200 --> 01:13:13,320
and so I think they kind of decided against that. They're going to wait until it gets

865
01:13:13,320 --> 01:13:19,920
back, at least in somewhere in the United States, hopefully, but I was going to ask

866
01:13:19,920 --> 01:13:22,400
if I could go to Australia with them, but I didn't know how that would go over.

867
01:13:22,880 --> 01:13:23,480
Go find me.

868
01:13:23,700 --> 01:13:27,480
Right? Yeah, go find me. You know, the other thing, too, is the FBI National

869
01:13:27,480 --> 01:13:32,920
Academy, Lieutenant Man was able to attend that this past year. It's a unique opportunity.

870
01:13:33,160 --> 01:13:37,500
It's 10 weeks at Quantico, Virginia. And I will tell you that in my time, generally

871
01:13:37,500 --> 01:13:41,860
within a department, you can look up and down the halls and say there's one, maybe two

872
01:13:41,860 --> 01:13:46,080
people that have went through this very esteemed academy. We happen to have three in our

873
01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:50,780
department that are all graduates of the FBI National Academy, with Lieutenant Man being

874
01:13:50,780 --> 01:13:54,320
the latest. And I will tell you the wait period is about five, six years sometimes,

875
01:13:54,320 --> 01:13:58,120
times, which is why you only have one or two usually, but very proud of that accomplishment.

876
01:13:59,460 --> 01:14:01,340
We recognized our employees of the year.

877
01:14:02,200 --> 01:14:05,680
Additionally, we celebrated 175 years of being a sheriff's department.

878
01:14:05,880 --> 01:14:10,200
We were one of the original 27 counties back in 1850 when California became a state.

879
01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:17,220
So to more memorialize that, we had a separate patch, a belt buckle and a badge that just

880
01:14:17,220 --> 01:14:20,240
honored the 175 years that we had as a sheriff's office.

881
01:14:20,720 --> 01:14:23,120
I couldn't imagine what it was like to go to East Nicholas on horseback.

882
01:14:23,620 --> 01:14:25,300
I'm glad I don't have to find out.

883
01:14:26,680 --> 01:14:30,200
Just our partnerships with so many great agencies around.

884
01:14:30,780 --> 01:14:35,140
That picture you see at the bottom is unique because that is actually the briefing for the Seek Parade,

885
01:14:35,400 --> 01:14:36,520
the morning of the parade.

886
01:14:37,220 --> 01:14:42,320
And, you know, anywhere from 60 to 80 people all present that day to help us out.

887
01:14:42,700 --> 01:14:47,060
So that's just one of the ways that we collaborate with all of our partners throughout the region,

888
01:14:47,220 --> 01:14:50,380
not just, you know, Yuba Sutter County, but even further north and down to Sacramento.

889
01:14:52,660 --> 01:14:56,880
We continue to sponsor people through the Academy and that's been a good program for

890
01:14:56,880 --> 01:14:59,980
us and really, you know, investing in people that are from our local...

891
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:04,700
Local community hoping that they will stay here and continue to be employed at Sutter County

892
01:15:04,700 --> 01:15:10,720
and be part of the community moving forward. We had some promotions, some new hires. We documented

893
01:15:10,720 --> 01:15:16,560
all of those. A little bit on the budget, just a snapshot, operating budget, grant legislative

894
01:15:16,560 --> 01:15:20,460
payments. There is a mistake on this page. I'm just going to own it since my name is

895
01:15:20,460 --> 01:15:24,600
on it. But at the bottom you see the total budget of just over 60 million. That is

896
01:15:24,600 --> 01:15:28,660
not correct. That was an add-on that we missed in editing. You'll see just above

897
01:15:28,660 --> 01:15:33,720
that almost $12 million in grants and legislative payments. That number should be part of the

898
01:15:33,720 --> 01:15:38,560
overall $48 million. So disregard that last thing there. And we'll put a little disclaimer

899
01:15:38,560 --> 01:15:40,360
in there for the community so they're aware of that.

900
01:15:42,480 --> 01:15:48,940
Some statistics covering dispatch, our civil department as well. What you'll see is,

901
01:15:49,000 --> 01:15:53,440
you know, almost 15,911 calls throughout the course of the year. And again, we're

902
01:15:53,440 --> 01:15:56,900
down four positions in dispatch right now, many of the same challenges that were

903
01:15:56,900 --> 01:16:01,320
expressed by the fire department. So we're working to overcome those through a variety

904
01:16:01,320 --> 01:16:06,240
of strategies. And then you'll see just an overview of the types of calls that we take

905
01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:10,360
and the types of services that we have, live scans, all the different services we provide

906
01:16:10,360 --> 01:16:11,120
at the Sheriff's Office.

907
01:16:13,440 --> 01:16:16,680
Highlighting our good folks in corrections, courts, you'll

908
01:16:16,680 --> 01:16:18,040
see them highlighted there as well.

909
01:16:20,120 --> 01:16:21,940
And then some of our different units and divisions

910
01:16:21,940 --> 01:16:25,200
throughout the Sheriff's Department. This is our operations, of course, our

911
01:16:25,200 --> 01:16:32,100
team, search and rescue, boat patrol, our support services, dispatch records, evidence,

912
01:16:32,540 --> 01:16:33,120
our civil division.

913
01:16:35,560 --> 01:16:40,600
Social media 2025 stats, Sierra is here. I want to acknowledge her and

914
01:16:40,600 --> 01:16:44,560
just talk about what a great job she's done. If you look at the statistics there, I mean,

915
01:16:44,660 --> 01:16:49,460
they're really overwhelming and you'll see down there just over 23,000 followers on

916
01:16:49,460 --> 01:16:53,380
our social media page. I will tell you that number is now over 25,000. It's gone

917
01:16:53,380 --> 01:16:59,180
up since this has gone to print. Profile visits. Almost 300,000 people are visiting our pages

918
01:16:59,180 --> 01:17:02,940
and getting information from the Sheriff's Department. It's pretty strong. It's comparable

919
01:17:02,940 --> 01:17:08,400
to some big counties, quite frankly. At the bottom there, you'll see that picture of Sierra.

920
01:17:08,540 --> 01:17:11,800
She's actually so good at what she's doing now. She's actually training other people

921
01:17:11,800 --> 01:17:15,700
on how to do this. We're very proud of her and the work that she's put in and

922
01:17:15,700 --> 01:17:19,540
the asset. But I will tell you just the number of eyes that are touching down

923
01:17:19,540 --> 01:17:22,500
on Sutter County because of her and the work that she's doing are just phenomenal.

924
01:17:22,960 --> 01:17:27,040
Not to mention, I think she probably took like 90% of the photos that are in this annual

925
01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:27,800
report as well.

926
01:17:27,960 --> 01:17:30,960
So congratulations to her and thank you for all the work that you do.

927
01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:31,760
We appreciate you.

928
01:17:33,640 --> 01:17:35,280
Our K-9 team, always very popular.

929
01:17:35,840 --> 01:17:36,760
Everybody loves the puppies.

930
01:17:37,460 --> 01:17:40,880
You'll see on the far right there, Bailey, she's actually in our corrections unit.

931
01:17:41,580 --> 01:17:44,380
She's helping keep contraband and things like that out of the jail.

932
01:17:45,180 --> 01:17:49,140
Our search and rescue team, which has got some of our sworn staff but also primarily

933
01:17:49,140 --> 01:17:54,060
made up of volunteers, so we appreciate them. Shoot with the Sheriff, always one of our

934
01:17:54,060 --> 01:17:57,800
more popular events, and this is one of those events that my staff was like, yeah, we're

935
01:17:57,800 --> 01:18:02,260
not going to allow you to cancel that. It's too important to the community, and so we'll

936
01:18:02,260 --> 01:18:06,760
be hosting that again sometime around the first Friday or second Friday of October.

937
01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:11,380
Is that the ninth, I believe? Yeah, the ninth. So that's coming up here pretty soon,

938
01:18:11,400 --> 01:18:14,600
so look for advertising on that, and those usually fill it pretty quick, so

939
01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:16,240
If you're interested, please reach out.

940
01:18:17,680 --> 01:18:18,120
Improvements.

941
01:18:18,320 --> 01:18:20,580
We always want to be good stewards with the money that we get,

942
01:18:20,780 --> 01:18:22,320
the things that are approved by the Board.

943
01:18:22,820 --> 01:18:24,700
We've got some projects that have been going on.

944
01:18:24,780 --> 01:18:26,980
You'll see the jail floors there before and after.

945
01:18:27,620 --> 01:18:31,860
The after is also a kind of a non-slip resistant material,

946
01:18:32,100 --> 01:18:32,640
so that's good.

947
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:35,300
The men's locker room before and after,

948
01:18:35,580 --> 01:18:37,140
just a tremendous improvement there.

949
01:18:37,660 --> 01:18:39,780
We recognize we're never going to build

950
01:18:39,780 --> 01:18:41,940
a new Sheriff's Department in my lifetime as Sheriff,

951
01:18:41,940 --> 01:18:45,720
But we've got to take care of the things that we have and so where we can make these

952
01:18:45,720 --> 01:18:49,920
upgrades and improve, we do everything we can to help facilitate that.

953
01:18:50,280 --> 01:18:54,000
The bottom one there, gel lighting, you'll see the before and after just by changing out

954
01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:55,600
light fixtures and doing things like that.

955
01:18:56,260 --> 01:18:58,040
Improve the overall safety of the facility.

956
01:19:00,320 --> 01:19:03,980
Blue envelope program, something kind of special to my heart.

957
01:19:05,060 --> 01:19:09,760
One of the things we wanted to do, this really originated out of identifying people

958
01:19:09,760 --> 01:19:11,980
that have autistic needs, but it's more than just that.

959
01:19:11,980 --> 01:19:14,500
it's people with other special needs as well.

960
01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:16,500
And so through a lot of these things,

961
01:19:16,620 --> 01:19:19,580
these blue envelopes which have personal contact information,

962
01:19:20,220 --> 01:19:22,640
lanyards, seatbelt covers, buttons, keychains,

963
01:19:23,200 --> 01:19:26,180
wristbands, stickers, it allows our officers

964
01:19:26,180 --> 01:19:28,900
to identify somebody who might have a special needs.

965
01:19:29,260 --> 01:19:31,940
Some people have sensory issues like light

966
01:19:31,940 --> 01:19:33,440
can kind of trigger them, right?

967
01:19:33,560 --> 01:19:35,160
And so we just always want to make sure

968
01:19:35,160 --> 01:19:36,300
we're being sensitive to that.

969
01:19:36,560 --> 01:19:39,200
It's personal to me because my grandson is autistic.

970
01:19:39,700 --> 01:19:43,280
And so I was very proud to be able to put that into place this last year.

971
01:19:44,200 --> 01:19:45,980
Below you'll see some work from the Eagle Scouts.

972
01:19:46,620 --> 01:19:50,000
They did a lot of upgrades for us at the range, so we're very appreciative of them.

973
01:19:50,120 --> 01:19:53,720
They built us some benches and some gun racks and different things for us out of the range.

974
01:19:55,360 --> 01:19:57,140
National Night Out, which we just discussed.

975
01:19:57,380 --> 01:20:00,820
One of our big events every year that we just get to celebrate coming out as a community

976
01:20:00,820 --> 01:20:02,620
and keeping everybody safe.

977
01:20:05,110 --> 01:20:05,690
Some great photos.

978
01:20:07,350 --> 01:20:12,910
Some of the work that we did, a charity basketball game up in the city of Live Oak to raise money

979
01:20:12,910 --> 01:20:13,730
for sober grad night.

980
01:20:14,470 --> 01:20:17,730
So very proud to be able to sponsor that and help out there.

981
01:20:19,070 --> 01:20:21,390
And again, just more things with our community involvement.

982
01:20:22,970 --> 01:20:25,310
We always end the year with shop with a cop in December.

983
01:20:25,950 --> 01:20:26,750
Such a great turnout.

984
01:20:26,930 --> 01:20:30,870
I want to kind of acknowledge not only the POA and the DSA, but Deputy Burke.

985
01:20:31,510 --> 01:20:34,450
He's one of our detectives and he kind of took this on last year and made it

986
01:20:34,450 --> 01:20:35,070
bigger and better.

987
01:20:35,070 --> 01:20:37,470
We were able to serve dinner at the sheriff's department.

988
01:20:38,230 --> 01:20:39,130
We had a reindeer.

989
01:20:39,550 --> 01:20:41,050
We had all kinds of good stuff going on.

990
01:20:41,690 --> 01:20:45,390
And then we got them bussed over to Walmart for the actual shopping.

991
01:20:45,670 --> 01:20:48,590
So much bigger this year in 2025.

992
01:20:48,950 --> 01:20:50,790
And I'm sure they'll improve upon that again this year.

993
01:20:53,180 --> 01:20:53,980
Always a fun night.

994
01:20:54,780 --> 01:20:57,800
And we help a lot of kids and put a lot of smiles on people's faces.

995
01:20:59,620 --> 01:21:02,140
And then again just some more of the stuff that we've done in the community.

996
01:21:02,940 --> 01:21:04,720
We always want to make sure we're moving forward.

997
01:21:04,720 --> 01:21:08,760
I mean one of my big things is never to sit still right we've always got to be accomplishing

998
01:21:08,760 --> 01:21:12,860
something which can be challenging at times with you know reducing budgets and things

999
01:21:12,860 --> 01:21:17,980
like that but just on the horizon obviously you know Sutter Point was mentioned earlier

1000
01:21:17,980 --> 01:21:21,640
and how we're working with them to make sure we have a good plan in place for public

1001
01:21:21,640 --> 01:21:28,060
safety and they actually paid for the first deputy that went through the academy and

1002
01:21:28,060 --> 01:21:32,300
we'll have a deputy working down there and so we want to acknowledge them and we've

1003
01:21:32,300 --> 01:21:35,900
We've got more of that to come in the future, so they've been good partners in that respect.

1004
01:21:36,760 --> 01:21:41,080
Some dispatch upgrades, and then jail, again, with our HVAC project, that'll be a multi-year

1005
01:21:41,080 --> 01:21:42,220
project that we're working on.

1006
01:21:42,940 --> 01:21:46,320
And then that bottom picture there is just on the other side of our visiting glass.

1007
01:21:46,440 --> 01:21:51,160
We've had some very creative people that have been incarcerated in our jail, and

1008
01:21:51,160 --> 01:21:52,400
they've made good use of their time.

1009
01:21:52,540 --> 01:21:57,520
That's actually some paintings from people that were incarcerated and the work that

1010
01:21:57,520 --> 01:21:57,880
they've done.

1011
01:21:58,020 --> 01:21:59,620
And so you'll see this kind of throughout the jail.

1012
01:21:59,620 --> 01:22:04,960
As a way to show improvements but also kind of lift spirits and make sure that we're focused

1013
01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:06,880
on mental health and those types of things.

1014
01:22:07,160 --> 01:22:09,980
So a lot of good work going on in the jail right now and we're very proud of the work

1015
01:22:09,980 --> 01:22:13,980
they're doing and some of our contact information on the end.

1016
01:22:14,240 --> 01:22:18,760
So that'll conclude the formal presentation but again I'll just say I couldn't be more

1017
01:22:18,760 --> 01:22:23,200
proud to represent the Sheriff's Office and a group of men and women that give

1018
01:22:23,200 --> 01:22:26,740
so much back to this community as you can see through a lot of the pictures.

1019
01:22:26,740 --> 01:22:32,360
And again, you know, we cut almost $4 million from our budget this year, which was no easy task.

1020
01:22:32,520 --> 01:22:37,320
We have roughly 23 vacant positions that are not out providing essential services to the community.

1021
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:41,940
But despite that, you know, they just tighten their boots up a little bit more and they get to work.

1022
01:22:42,080 --> 01:22:43,660
And I couldn't be more proud of that.

1023
01:22:44,620 --> 01:22:49,720
And, you know, I think all of you, I hope, will see that in them and continue to support them as best you can.

1024
01:22:49,900 --> 01:22:52,160
So with that, I'll be happy to answer any questions for the board.

1025
01:22:52,160 --> 01:22:56,710
All right. Well, first of all, we'll open up the public comment period.

1026
01:22:57,550 --> 01:23:00,490
No public comment. We'll close that and bring it back to the board for discussion.

1027
01:23:02,190 --> 01:23:02,970
I'll do the chair.

1028
01:23:04,050 --> 01:23:06,670
I just want to thank you for the great presentation.

1029
01:23:07,010 --> 01:23:10,410
You do a good one every year and seems to get better and better every year.

1030
01:23:10,550 --> 01:23:13,970
So things are going really well and I appreciate all the work that you do

1031
01:23:13,970 --> 01:23:16,530
and the department does for the county and keeping us safe.

1032
01:23:16,810 --> 01:23:18,970
And just overall, I just want to say thank you.

1033
01:23:19,170 --> 01:23:19,970
Appreciate it. Thank you, Supervisor.

1034
01:23:22,290 --> 01:23:28,310
No, I just want to say the same thing. Absolutely. Thank you very much. I know over, gosh, it

1035
01:23:28,750 --> 01:23:32,090
seems like it's a few times how much stuff you've been doing jointly with our fellow

1036
01:23:32,090 --> 01:23:36,110
surrounding agencies. And thank you guys for the awesome work you did last week. It was

1037
01:23:36,110 --> 01:23:40,710
all over the news and catching all those predators. That was a great, great job

1038
01:23:40,710 --> 01:23:45,850
to all those involved in all the, you know, taking care of that. Well, thank you

1039
01:23:45,850 --> 01:23:46,270
very much.

1040
01:23:46,450 --> 01:23:46,790
Thank you, sir.

1041
01:23:46,790 --> 01:23:47,270
All

1042
01:23:50,150 --> 01:23:56,450
right, with that we'll move on to Steve approval of the Board of Supervisors response

1043
01:23:56,450 --> 01:24:01,410
to the fiscal year 2025-26 Sutter County grand jury final report.

1044
01:24:02,450 --> 01:24:04,370
Thank you honorable chair and supervisors.

1045
01:24:05,250 --> 01:24:15,390
So the grand jury report each year we receive a report typically in June that we have we

1046
01:24:15,390 --> 01:24:20,990
meaning the county the board has 90 days to respond to and there's various

1047
01:24:20,990 --> 01:24:28,690
recommendations. This year's report had just a couple recommendations in our

1048
01:24:28,690 --> 01:24:35,770
ag department and each year they go through the jail per law had no

1049
01:24:35,770 --> 01:24:42,150
recommended changes there so that was or updates so we're really proud of

1050
01:24:42,150 --> 01:24:45,870
that and thanks to the Sheriff's Office for running a tight ship there.

1051
01:24:46,290 --> 01:24:54,030
We also received some very positive comments about health and human services and the work

1052
01:24:54,030 --> 01:24:55,150
that is going on there.

1053
01:24:55,370 --> 01:24:56,330
So that was great as well.

1054
01:24:56,410 --> 01:24:59,590
There were no recommended changes or findings there.

1055
01:25:00,170 --> 01:25:07,250
And then within the Agricultural Commissioner's Office, there was just two findings and

1056
01:25:07,250 --> 01:25:13,630
two recommendations. And as you'll see in the report in the recommended response, the

1057
01:25:13,630 --> 01:25:19,290
first grand jury recommendation was that that agricultural department create a clear standard

1058
01:25:19,290 --> 01:25:25,670
for assessing pesticide fines and also recommends the department include a procedure for how

1059
01:25:25,670 --> 01:25:33,170
they choose the final dollar amount on every new NOPA document and this should be completed

1060
01:25:33,170 --> 01:25:39,190
by January 31st, 2027, and that's a notice of proposed action.

1061
01:25:39,710 --> 01:25:46,110
So in the response, we state the first part of the recommendation has been implemented

1062
01:25:46,530 --> 01:25:52,410
and under the penalty section of every notice of proposed action issued by the Sutter

1063
01:25:52,410 --> 01:25:56,410
County Agricultural Commissioner Sealer, there's a clear statement of the facts

1064
01:25:56,410 --> 01:26:04,510
that supports the classification in fine amount per 3CCR section 6130D. I'm sure you're all

1065
01:26:04,510 --> 01:26:11,110
familiar with that section. 3CCR section 6130D states that when determining the fine amount

1066
01:26:11,110 --> 01:26:16,710
within the fine range, the commissioner shall use relevant facts including severity of actual

1067
01:26:16,710 --> 01:26:22,630
or potential effects in the respondent's compliance history and include those relevant

1068
01:26:22,630 --> 01:26:28,830
facts in the Notice of Proposed Action. However, the second part of the recommendation will

1069
01:26:28,830 --> 01:26:35,110
not be implemented because it is not warranted. That is language we have to use by law, so

1070
01:26:35,110 --> 01:26:41,990
it's not that we disregard the intent or the recommendation of the grand jury.

1071
01:26:43,650 --> 01:26:48,990
And the reason here, pesticide laws and regulations do not require this. Each instance

1072
01:26:48,990 --> 01:26:54,730
of a pesticide violation is unique, and many factors come into play when establishing final

1073
01:26:54,730 --> 01:26:59,810
fine dollar amounts, including severity of actual or potential effects and the respondents'

1074
01:27:00,290 --> 01:27:01,470
compliance history.

1075
01:27:02,090 --> 01:27:08,470
So however, working closely with Lisa Herbert, our agricultural commissioner, she wanted to

1076
01:27:08,470 --> 01:27:14,310
note that on June 12th, the Department of Pesticide Regulations noticed a proposed

1077
01:27:14,310 --> 01:27:21,210
regulatory action to change enforcement response. In summary, the proposed action will revise

1078
01:27:21,210 --> 01:27:26,450
appropriate enforcement responses to be taken by the county agricultural commissioner each

1079
01:27:26,450 --> 01:27:32,190
time a violation occurs to improve effectiveness and clarity of the regulations.

1080
01:27:33,370 --> 01:27:38,170
The other recommendation from the grand jury was that the department leaders follow

1081
01:27:38,170 --> 01:27:43,290
existing office policies and written duty statements when assigning work, which should

1082
01:27:43,290 --> 01:27:50,110
be completed by October 31, 2026. And that recommendation has been implemented.

1083
01:27:50,770 --> 01:27:59,070
There was in the report some findings that duties were assigned, but not always by supervisors.

1084
01:27:59,610 --> 01:28:04,290
However, we didn't have specific examples. They didn't have specific examples to offer,

1085
01:28:04,290 --> 01:28:11,810
so it's hard to state, you know, what should be changed on that. However, the Agricultural

1086
01:28:11,810 --> 01:28:15,170
department management team reviewed the county and department procedures and

1087
01:28:15,170 --> 01:28:19,510
functions by staff member and organization chart job descriptions and

1088
01:28:19,510 --> 01:28:23,890
consulted with HR has found that existing procedures are being followed and

1089
01:28:23,890 --> 01:28:31,030
are communicated appropriately with staff. So that's all pretty short response

1090
01:28:31,030 --> 01:28:38,470
this year. I want to thank the grand jury, the grand jurors. It's 19 people if

1091
01:28:38,470 --> 01:28:46,230
you're lucky to get that many and that they stay on throughout the year and it is a, it's

1092
01:28:46,230 --> 01:28:50,990
a quite a dedication of time throughout the year that they put forward and do good things

1093
01:28:50,990 --> 01:28:55,830
for the county and the cities and the schools. They make recommendations on all kinds of

1094
01:28:55,830 --> 01:29:00,750
things, not just to Sutter County. So appreciate their time and dedication to the community.

1095
01:29:02,350 --> 01:29:06,250
Thank you, Steve. With that, we're going to open up public comment. No public

1096
01:29:06,250 --> 01:29:09,210
comment and bring it back for the board for discussion. Dan?

1097
01:29:10,710 --> 01:29:13,070
Sorry, Supervisor Baines was up first. Oh, Supervisor Baines?

1098
01:29:13,150 --> 01:29:18,310
Okay, I just wanted to thank you, Steve, for that report and I just want to, as usual,

1099
01:29:18,590 --> 01:29:21,990
thank the grand jury for all the hard work they put into volunteering.

1100
01:29:22,230 --> 01:29:25,730
It takes a lot of effort to be on a grand jury and to go through all of that

1101
01:29:26,290 --> 01:29:30,410
and have the findings and follow-up and go to all the different meetings.

1102
01:29:30,730 --> 01:29:32,130
I really appreciate their service.

1103
01:29:34,940 --> 01:29:35,660
Supervisor Baines.

1104
01:29:36,300 --> 01:29:36,900
We'll be approved.

1105
01:29:37,320 --> 01:29:41,820
All right, well, I just want to echo what Supervisor Flores said.

1106
01:29:41,940 --> 01:29:44,220
I encourage others to apply for the grand jury.

1107
01:29:44,360 --> 01:29:46,760
It's a great thing to have. We're lucky to have those 819.

1108
01:29:47,440 --> 01:29:48,760
So please apply for that.

1109
01:29:49,700 --> 01:29:53,580
All right, so we got a motion and we got a second by Supervisor Stevens.

1110
01:29:53,980 --> 01:29:54,940
Can we get a roll call please?

1111
01:29:56,140 --> 01:29:56,960
Supervisor Boone.

1112
01:29:57,100 --> 01:29:57,320
Aye.

1113
01:29:57,700 --> 01:29:58,500
Supervisor Flores.

1114
01:29:59,200 --> 01:29:59,640
Aye.

1115
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:01,140
Supervisor Ziggermeyer.

1116
01:30:01,180 --> 01:30:01,300
Aye.

1117
01:30:01,620 --> 01:30:02,460
Supervisor Baines.

1118
01:30:02,640 --> 01:30:02,800
Aye.

1119
01:30:03,160 --> 01:30:03,960
Supervisor Stevens.

1120
01:30:04,420 --> 01:30:04,560
Aye.

1121
01:30:05,240 --> 01:30:07,080
Motion passes, moving on to item number 12.

1122
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:13,520
Approval of an agreement with California Counties Foundation for the period of August 11, 2026

1123
01:30:13,520 --> 01:30:21,380
through August 10, 2029 in an amount not to exceed $225,000 to provide strategic grant

1124
01:30:21,380 --> 01:30:26,080
consulting services and authorization for the chair to execute the agreement and

1125
01:30:26,080 --> 01:30:27,000
any future amendments.

1126
01:30:30,650 --> 01:30:35,050
Jamie Ying, Deputy County Administrator. Good afternoon, Honorable Chair and Board members.

1127
01:30:35,990 --> 01:30:43,290
Before you use an agreement to receive strategic grant consulting services, the agreement term is for a period of three years.

1128
01:30:44,010 --> 01:30:55,310
The annual compensation is $50,000 with optional al-Aqar grant writing services available as needed for a total annual amount, not to exceed $75,000.

1129
01:30:56,850 --> 01:31:03,790
The CSAC grant initiative or CGI connects California counties with federal, state, and foundation

1130
01:31:03,790 --> 01:31:07,130
grant opportunities that can support critical community priorities.

1131
01:31:08,190 --> 01:31:13,370
Through its partnership with the Ferguson group, who is also our federal lobbyist, CGI provides

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01:31:13,370 --> 01:31:19,630
counties with access to experience grant professionals who understand the unique funding, landscape

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01:31:19,630 --> 01:31:22,230
needs, and challenges of California county government.

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01:31:22,230 --> 01:31:28,110
So joining us remotely today is Kristy Moore with the Perkinson Group and Veronica Smith

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01:31:28,110 --> 01:31:28,870
with CSAC.

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01:31:29,630 --> 01:31:34,910
They will provide a brief overview of the services available through CGI, share their experience

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01:31:34,910 --> 01:31:40,330
working with other counties, and assist in answering any questions your board may have

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01:31:40,330 --> 01:31:41,850
regarding the services provided.

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01:31:42,310 --> 01:31:42,490
Can

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01:31:57,850 --> 01:31:58,470
you guys hear me?

1141
01:32:00,150 --> 01:32:00,870
We can hear you.

1142
01:32:01,090 --> 01:32:02,110
Yeah, we can hear you loud.

1143
01:32:02,610 --> 01:32:02,910
Okay.

1144
01:32:03,390 --> 01:32:04,470
But I'm not on video.

1145
01:32:14,480 --> 01:32:15,300
I have to be on video.

1146
01:32:15,300 --> 01:32:18,340
I don't need to be on the giant screen in the room if you don't need me to.

1147
01:32:20,790 --> 01:32:22,650
Christy, I don't think we have that option. I'm sorry.

1148
01:32:23,170 --> 01:32:27,010
Okay. No, that's perfectly fine. I think Veronica Smith is online as well.

1149
01:32:27,710 --> 01:32:30,830
I do have some slides that I can present if that's available.

1150
01:32:31,090 --> 01:32:35,150
If not, I can just speak off the cuff and not use slides.

1151
01:32:35,570 --> 01:32:36,670
Up to you, Chair.

1152
01:32:38,850 --> 01:32:42,570
We're fine. I don't think we have access to the slides anyway, so you can just...

1153
01:32:42,570 --> 01:32:43,750
Okay. Okay, perfect.

1154
01:32:43,750 --> 01:32:51,570
Correct. So, yes, as the TFG is the grant provider for the CSEC grants initiative. The

1155
01:32:51,570 --> 01:32:57,790
CSEC grants initiative has been partnering with California counties for about four to

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01:32:57,790 --> 01:33:05,470
five years now, giving over one of the largest obstacles that has faced local governments

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01:33:05,470 --> 01:33:09,770
who are pursuing grant funding, and that is the federal freeze of last year. We

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01:33:09,770 --> 01:33:13,950
We are now happy to see that that has lifted and that the federal grant programs are now

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01:33:13,950 --> 01:33:20,690
open, coming out quite regularly with awards and notices of funding availability opening

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01:33:20,690 --> 01:33:23,710
up and being announced almost daily at this point.

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01:33:24,510 --> 01:33:30,490
The package before you is what we consider a Tier 1 level of service for the county,

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01:33:30,510 --> 01:33:35,650
which is where we work with you to understand your projects, your needs and your priorities.

1163
01:33:35,650 --> 01:33:39,010
We match those to relevant grant programs.

1164
01:33:39,710 --> 01:33:50,230
It's important to note when we look at the matching, we actually look at the federal grants, state grants, and any state or any private and foundation grants that might be available for your projects as well.

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01:33:50,830 --> 01:33:54,210
We put them together in a comprehensive strategic funding plan.

1166
01:33:54,730 --> 01:33:58,850
That strategic funding plan guides us through the entire process.

1167
01:33:59,290 --> 01:34:00,350
It is organic.

1168
01:34:00,610 --> 01:34:04,870
It is ever-changing as your priorities change, as new projects come up.

1169
01:34:04,870 --> 01:34:10,130
is new grant programs come out, and as priorities for those grant programs change, we're constantly

1170
01:34:10,130 --> 01:34:14,670
updating that strategic funding plan to make sure that your projects are matched with the

1171
01:34:14,670 --> 01:34:20,090
correct programs. The most viable programs, and most importantly, are ready to receive those funds.

1172
01:34:20,770 --> 01:34:26,550
So, we work to get in advance to get a project ready for the program before the grant notice

1173
01:34:26,550 --> 01:34:31,990
of funding availability opens. That allows us to gather your partnership, gather any data

1174
01:34:31,990 --> 01:34:36,530
or information that will strengthen the grant program or the grant application to make it

1175
01:34:36,530 --> 01:34:42,530
more competitive. And most importantly, allow your staff and you as a board to understand

1176
01:34:42,530 --> 01:34:47,310
what the post-award implications would be if you did accept those grants, that grant

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01:34:47,310 --> 01:34:51,530
funding to either the state or federal level. There's generally not as much reporting

1178
01:34:51,530 --> 01:34:56,190
involved in private funding and foundation funding, but we look at that as well. So

1179
01:34:56,190 --> 01:35:00,170
we kind of get through the entire grant cycle. If you think of it in three different

1180
01:35:00,170 --> 01:35:05,910
major chunks of time, which is the pre-award and project vetting and project prioritization,

1181
01:35:06,490 --> 01:35:11,550
the grant writing itself where we're applying for the grants and supporting those grant applications

1182
01:35:11,550 --> 01:35:16,110
once they're submitted, and then the post-award side, which is a bit of a waiting game as

1183
01:35:16,110 --> 01:35:20,590
we wait for the grants to be announced and awarded, but we're there to support you

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01:35:20,590 --> 01:35:23,450
so that you're ready to receive those funds when they come out.

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01:35:24,170 --> 01:35:28,230
We are happy to report that we have been working with almost 10 different counties

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01:35:28,230 --> 01:35:34,850
in California at this point, many of those on a multi-year strategic plan where we are

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01:35:34,850 --> 01:35:42,190
looking to help match them. The return on investment is almost crazy in some cases into

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01:35:42,190 --> 01:35:49,170
the 4,000 and 5,000 percent return on investment, where we help communities like Imperial secure

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01:35:49,170 --> 01:35:56,910
almost $24 million in just 18 to 20 months. Inyo County is over $4 million and just

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01:35:56,910 --> 01:36:03,370
shy of two years of participating in CGI. And Ventura County as well as Sacramento County

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01:36:03,370 --> 01:36:08,230
have both received awards through our support as well. So we're very proud to be able to

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01:36:08,230 --> 01:36:15,010
kind of debunk the grant world and the grant space for counties and help bring those federal

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01:36:15,010 --> 01:36:21,130
and state and private dollars down to California counties. So I'm going to stop there and

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01:36:21,130 --> 01:36:25,450
open it up for questions. Unless Veronica, you want to say anything?

1195
01:36:30,820 --> 01:36:31,540
She might be having

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01:36:31,540 --> 01:36:34,300
trouble coming off me, too. Any questions?

1197
01:36:34,920 --> 01:36:38,840
Well, let me open up for public comment first and see if there's any public comment first.

1198
01:36:39,040 --> 01:36:43,800
Is there any public comment? No public comment. We'll bring it back to the board for some

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01:36:43,800 --> 01:36:45,360
questions, some discussion.

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01:36:46,400 --> 01:36:48,000
To the chair, if I may.

1201
01:36:48,200 --> 01:36:48,380
Yes.

1202
01:36:48,520 --> 01:36:53,760
So, quick. I think, as Christy mentioned, this has been part of this as being strategic

1203
01:36:53,760 --> 01:36:59,660
so that when we receive a notice of funding availability at NOFA, we're not scrambling

1204
01:36:59,660 --> 01:37:06,140
saying, oh, what could we do with this, that we develop a strategic funding plan and they

1205
01:37:06,140 --> 01:37:10,460
know what grants are out there when they typically come out and then we plan ahead and then

1206
01:37:10,460 --> 01:37:18,320
we have the best chance moving forward because we've prepared ahead of time to put together

1207
01:37:18,320 --> 01:37:20,300
the best grant application possible.

1208
01:37:22,760 --> 01:37:23,200
Yes.

1209
01:37:23,420 --> 01:37:23,820
Through the chair.

1210
01:37:24,680 --> 01:37:28,240
So there's no doubt, you know, we need support on grants.

1211
01:37:28,480 --> 01:37:31,080
We've talked about this for a long time, so there's no doubt about that.

1212
01:37:31,160 --> 01:37:36,420
I just have a question on, like, reading through the staff report on little, I guess, an understanding,

1213
01:37:36,880 --> 01:37:42,960
Christie, of what are the exact measure bowls or, like, deliverables that will come from

1214
01:37:42,960 --> 01:37:43,320
the grant?

1215
01:37:43,460 --> 01:37:48,280
You mentioned 4,000 percent return and 5,000 percent.

1216
01:37:52,100 --> 01:37:56,400
I don't want the person to guarantee it, but I'd just like to know what are the exact

1217
01:37:56,400 --> 01:38:02,460
measureables from this because you're asking for a three-year commitment and then $225,000

1218
01:38:02,460 --> 01:38:04,680
and this isn't really for writing the grants, right?

1219
01:38:04,740 --> 01:38:08,440
This is just for alignment or can you just explain it a little better?

1220
01:38:08,760 --> 01:38:08,960
Sure.

1221
01:38:09,160 --> 01:38:09,340
Okay.

1222
01:38:09,580 --> 01:38:09,780
Sure.

1223
01:38:10,440 --> 01:38:15,740
So the contracts and the packages through CGI are actually on an annual basis.

1224
01:38:16,040 --> 01:38:20,680
That allows us to get to know the county, get to know the different departments and

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01:38:20,680 --> 01:38:23,560
the priorities and then go through the entire grant cycle.

1226
01:38:24,300 --> 01:38:28,280
It's important to note that most of the time, the entire grant cycle or the project cycle

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01:38:28,280 --> 01:38:31,600
can take almost anywhere between 12 to 18 months.

1228
01:38:32,100 --> 01:38:37,740
And that's from project idea to finding the correct program or the best program, developing

1229
01:38:37,740 --> 01:38:41,200
that application, applying, waiting, and then going under agreement.

1230
01:38:41,840 --> 01:38:46,600
On the short end, you'd have to have a grant, a project that's ready and a grant

1231
01:38:46,600 --> 01:38:51,060
that opens tomorrow, closes in two months, and that's kind of on the shorter end, but

1232
01:38:51,060 --> 01:38:55,560
it can take anywhere from 12 to 18 months to kind of get from that project idea all

1233
01:38:55,560 --> 01:38:56,960
the way to delivering the project.

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01:38:57,540 --> 01:39:04,780
So we're through that entire cycle and supporting the project at every level.

1235
01:39:05,800 --> 01:39:11,320
Multi-year grant programs are usually where we see that return on investment.

1236
01:39:11,320 --> 01:39:17,220
So, those numbers I cited are for counties that have utilized the CGI services for multiple

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01:39:17,220 --> 01:39:17,620
years.

1238
01:39:18,160 --> 01:39:24,420
The first year is really built, is really spent with the focus on building the strategic

1239
01:39:24,420 --> 01:39:25,240
funding plan.

1240
01:39:25,460 --> 01:39:29,000
We go in, we meet with every department who has an interest in grants.

1241
01:39:29,080 --> 01:39:32,600
Even if they don't think they have an interest in grants or might have anything that they

1242
01:39:32,600 --> 01:39:35,400
think is worth pursuing funding for, we meet with them.

1243
01:39:35,400 --> 01:39:41,320
And we've put that into a plan that we then start to match with the programs, too.

1244
01:39:41,840 --> 01:39:48,000
And then work with county staff, as well as you, to start to prioritize those projects

1245
01:39:48,000 --> 01:39:51,880
to say which these are the ones that are the most important to us.

1246
01:39:52,280 --> 01:39:56,180
We do a funding meter, so to speak, where we say these are the ones that are most

1247
01:39:56,180 --> 01:39:58,020
likely to receive funding.

1248
01:39:58,020 --> 01:40:05,260
And we start to scope out or calendar the approach to apply for the applications themselves.

1249
01:40:06,000 --> 01:40:12,760
Year two is where we start to see much more application development or much more submission of grants come to play,

1250
01:40:12,800 --> 01:40:17,380
because you kind of put your work in, identify the projects, match them with the programs,

1251
01:40:17,520 --> 01:40:24,400
and now you're ready to write. And then three year three is generally almost all about grant writing,

1252
01:40:24,480 --> 01:40:26,540
because everything starts to line up at that point.

1253
01:40:26,540 --> 01:40:38,820
The option that you guys have chosen is multi-year with the addition of grant writing with the budget included that allows you to utilize the grant writing services.

1254
01:40:39,480 --> 01:40:45,960
If you want to utilize our services to write the grants, then you have that option so you can quickly move into it.

1255
01:40:45,960 --> 01:40:51,980
We have found that that helps accelerate a lot of county into the grant writing phase

1256
01:40:51,980 --> 01:40:57,080
because they don't have to come back and look for another grant writer or ask for permission

1257
01:40:57,080 --> 01:41:00,120
or get budget authority to do that.

1258
01:41:00,460 --> 01:41:05,800
So I believe there's $75,000 over the course of the three years that's reserved for

1259
01:41:05,800 --> 01:41:11,180
grant writing that will only, excuse me, only really be topped into when you're ready

1260
01:41:11,180 --> 01:41:11,760
to write a grant.

1261
01:41:11,940 --> 01:41:14,780
That way you're not paying us to write a grant when we're not actually writing

1262
01:41:14,780 --> 01:41:15,180
your grant.

1263
01:41:18,680 --> 01:41:22,400
Yes, Supervisor. Yes, Christy, this is Supervisor Stevens.

1264
01:41:23,120 --> 01:41:29,640
A couple questions. One, is this, to my understanding, this is a partnership with CSAC, is that correct,

1265
01:41:29,820 --> 01:41:35,040
or you worked through them? Yes, yes. So the contract in Veronica texted

1266
01:41:35,040 --> 01:41:39,520
me, she's not able to unmute, so I'll just kind of fill in, or looks like she can

1267
01:41:39,520 --> 01:41:43,020
unmute now. Veronica, did you want to explain her?

1268
01:41:43,020 --> 01:41:53,500
I'm sure. Apologies for the technical difficulties. Good afternoon, Chair and Board. To that question,

1269
01:41:54,180 --> 01:42:02,480
this is a partnership between the CSAC Foundation and the Ferguson Group. This has been the

1270
01:42:02,480 --> 01:42:07,740
partnership for the past four years since the inception of the program.

1271
01:42:08,540 --> 01:42:14,680
Okay. And one of my questions would be, so you, I heard in discussions, I think you said

1272
01:42:14,680 --> 01:42:20,620
you had like 13 counties involved with it or how well is it attended?

1273
01:42:23,570 --> 01:42:30,770
Yes. So over the course of launch, we've had 13 counties that have engaged with us.

1274
01:42:31,250 --> 01:42:36,030
Right now, we are still in contract with seven counties for services.

1275
01:42:36,030 --> 01:42:42,470
Okay. And what was the reasoning for the other counties to withdraw?

1276
01:42:43,750 --> 01:42:47,970
Well, not all counties entered into premium packages.

1277
01:42:48,590 --> 01:42:55,450
So there's been some instances where we wrote one-off grants as opposed to doing a host of services.

1278
01:42:56,110 --> 01:43:05,010
In the case of two counties, one did not have the budget to allocate going forward.

1279
01:43:05,010 --> 01:43:13,830
and so that was their reason for not renewing for a third year. And in our initial, one of our

1280
01:43:13,830 --> 01:43:20,750
initial counties, slow, they just did not have the technical, they did not have the funding

1281
01:43:20,750 --> 01:43:27,990
resources as well. They were tier four counties, which was a significantly higher investment

1282
01:43:27,990 --> 01:43:34,950
than tier one. And so because of budget and fiscal constraints, they did not opt to move

1283
01:43:34,950 --> 01:43:40,890
forward. But those were the only two that did not continue services. But in the other

1284
01:43:40,890 --> 01:43:46,310
cases, the case was they were one-off grant writing services as opposed to annual contracts.

1285
01:43:49,010 --> 01:43:49,370
Thank you.

1286
01:43:49,590 --> 01:43:55,930
The Chair, I got it. So to follow up on Steve's question, Veronica, like what are

1287
01:43:55,930 --> 01:44:01,810
the minimum like performance requirements for this because it sounds like year one we're

1288
01:44:01,810 --> 01:44:05,490
going to get a report saying hey these are the grants we should go after so really there

1289
01:44:05,490 --> 01:44:11,150
won't be any funding of grants and then year two we go after the grants and then we pay

1290
01:44:11,150 --> 01:44:16,050
for the grants in addition to the $50,000 to get the grants done, right?

1291
01:44:16,990 --> 01:44:18,290
But I'm just saying like-

1292
01:44:18,290 --> 01:44:19,530
Oh no, not exactly.

1293
01:44:19,830 --> 01:44:24,950
So the way that it works and just to you know go back to your point in the previous

1294
01:44:24,950 --> 01:44:29,790
question raised about what are the deliverables and what are the accounting the accountability

1295
01:44:30,310 --> 01:44:37,370
metrics. Just to be clear, you will get reports on a monthly basis as it relates to the work

1296
01:44:37,370 --> 01:44:42,490
that is occurring. So it's not that you're waiting until year two to go after a grant.

1297
01:44:42,650 --> 01:44:49,670
You have that option on year one up front. So what this does, what this having this structure

1298
01:44:49,670 --> 01:44:55,490
it enables us to build out some of the infrastructure from a county perspective to position us to

1299
01:44:55,490 --> 01:44:59,850
be able to do some of the follow-up items in year two and three.

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01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:18,900
So, it may be helpful. We were prepared to be able to share screen, but there is a suite of deliverables that your county will get, as well as routine meetings with your team, and we're open to doing routine meeting, whether it's quarterly report outs to the board, we're open to do that as well.

1301
01:45:18,900 --> 01:45:24,640
But there is a series of things that happen upon launch of the program, and there's routines

1302
01:45:24,640 --> 01:45:29,080
that – things that happen monthly in terms of the actual deliveries of the suite of services

1303
01:45:29,080 --> 01:45:30,880
that you'll be getting on a monthly basis.

1304
01:45:32,280 --> 01:45:32,720
Okay.

1305
01:45:32,920 --> 01:45:33,040
Yeah.

1306
01:45:33,160 --> 01:45:38,900
I guess I'm a little bit – still questioning like how will – at the end of the first

1307
01:45:38,900 --> 01:45:41,240
year we know that this was successful.

1308
01:45:41,740 --> 01:45:43,240
Like how do we – how do we measure that?

1309
01:45:45,830 --> 01:45:46,250
Got it.

1310
01:45:46,330 --> 01:45:47,770
I'll let Christy jump back in.

1311
01:45:47,850 --> 01:45:48,790
I see her hand raised.

1312
01:45:55,090 --> 01:46:05,130
Okay. I couldn't unmute earlier. Sorry about that. So to clarify, all of our CGI clients

1313
01:46:05,130 --> 01:46:10,390
that have entered into strategic plan development have applied for a grant in the first year.

1314
01:46:11,070 --> 01:46:15,790
So I think there was a question in their supervisor on having to wait until the second

1315
01:46:15,790 --> 01:46:21,830
year to apply for grants. We haven't had that experience. We launched with Del Norte

1316
01:46:21,830 --> 01:46:29,810
County, for example, last year, so they are just finishing up their year one, have applied

1317
01:46:29,810 --> 01:46:33,250
for three grants, and we're currently writing their fourth grant, going into year two.

1318
01:46:33,830 --> 01:46:38,250
So there is the potential to write grants in the first year, so I just wanted to make

1319
01:46:38,250 --> 01:46:39,510
sure that that was understood.

1320
01:46:40,010 --> 01:46:44,630
We're just doing it in a much more proactive as opposed to reactive nature.

1321
01:46:45,580 --> 01:46:51,310
In terms of looking to see if, at the end of the year, or any point in the process,

1322
01:46:51,310 --> 01:46:53,110
if you're, quote, unquote, successful.

1323
01:46:54,110 --> 01:46:59,430
We look at that to say we evaluate how many projects that have been surfaced by county

1324
01:46:59,430 --> 01:47:01,010
departments and by the board.

1325
01:47:01,770 --> 01:47:05,690
Look at the rate of matching those projects to programs.

1326
01:47:06,650 --> 01:47:12,850
Looking to see how many are advancing in terms of prioritization and are starting to

1327
01:47:12,850 --> 01:47:18,150
get ready for those grants and have identified the perfect match of programs to go after.

1328
01:47:18,150 --> 01:47:25,270
So those are all metrics that we establish and look at, as Veronica said, on a monthly

1329
01:47:25,270 --> 01:47:26,910
basis and review with you.

1330
01:47:27,850 --> 01:47:33,070
Each county is different in terms of how we report back to the Board of Supervisors, but

1331
01:47:33,070 --> 01:47:37,690
we work with you to establish what you guys want to know and at what cadence and in what

1332
01:47:37,690 --> 01:47:42,210
sort of delivery mechanism makes the most sense to you guys.

1333
01:47:42,210 --> 01:47:42,370
Yes.

1334
01:47:43,190 --> 01:47:43,710
Okay.

1335
01:47:44,230 --> 01:47:46,570
I guess I'll go through the chair and just add one question.

1336
01:47:46,930 --> 01:47:53,270
So we've had a contract with the Ferguson Group for a long time, so how does this relate

1337
01:47:53,830 --> 01:47:54,730
to that contract?

1338
01:47:55,130 --> 01:48:01,310
I mean, is there a discount for these services because we've had this contract or it doesn't

1339
01:48:01,310 --> 01:48:02,050
relate at all?

1340
01:48:02,550 --> 01:48:07,710
Because I know we've spoken directly, Christie, for having you identify grants for us in

1341
01:48:07,710 --> 01:48:08,170
the past.

1342
01:48:08,730 --> 01:48:10,250
So I'm just curious.

1343
01:48:10,250 --> 01:48:13,090
It's a little confusing for that answer.

1344
01:48:13,090 --> 01:48:13,370
Sure.

1345
01:48:13,650 --> 01:48:13,810
Yeah.

1346
01:48:14,030 --> 01:48:14,270
Sure.

1347
01:48:15,130 --> 01:48:22,210
The connection to the TFG advocacy side and the grant services side and CSAC are a little

1348
01:48:22,210 --> 01:48:22,670
bit different.

1349
01:48:22,830 --> 01:48:25,970
The program that we have designed is specifically for CSAC.

1350
01:48:26,510 --> 01:48:33,690
And so the products in the strategic plans and the packages of services are ones that

1351
01:48:33,690 --> 01:48:41,230
the TFG grants division has worked with CSAC to best fit the needs of California counties.

1352
01:48:42,050 --> 01:48:49,230
Where you would be able to have that synergy between TFG's grant services that you would

1353
01:48:49,230 --> 01:48:56,850
get through CSAC and the services that you get through TFG's representation at the federal

1354
01:48:56,850 --> 01:49:02,030
level is when you're looking at any sort of advocacy support for federal grants.

1355
01:49:02,030 --> 01:49:09,390
So, if you do decide to pursue for a politically active grant program, then you would be able

1356
01:49:09,390 --> 01:49:13,170
to work with your TFG advocate to advance that and support that.

1357
01:49:13,510 --> 01:49:19,550
Or a lot of times, regardless of whether or not TFG is the grant service provider or

1358
01:49:19,550 --> 01:49:25,050
and the federal advocacy provider, we'll do that in coordination with our account

1359
01:49:25,050 --> 01:49:29,210
or with our clients, federal advocates and state advocates as well.

1360
01:49:29,210 --> 01:49:31,350
And in some cases, we identify the holes.

1361
01:49:31,930 --> 01:49:36,310
So we'll identify that this is a great project, this is a huge priority for the county.

1362
01:49:36,930 --> 01:49:40,970
There isn't a program that fits magically for it or fits perfectly for it.

1363
01:49:41,070 --> 01:49:46,470
So we'll advise you to advise your advocacy teams in either the state or federal levels

1364
01:49:46,470 --> 01:49:47,210
to go change.

1365
01:49:47,390 --> 01:49:54,230
Those parameters are changed, that program, to make it easier for the county to find

1366
01:49:54,230 --> 01:49:57,750
those dollars and have them be more accessible to you.

1367
01:49:57,750 --> 01:50:01,750
So you get a little bit of both worlds, but with a much more

1368
01:50:01,750 --> 01:50:05,350
expansive and robust grant services through CISAC.

1369
01:50:06,390 --> 01:50:08,630
Thank you. Thank you for that. I appreciate it.

1370
01:50:09,130 --> 01:50:12,870
Do the chair. I'd like to, I don't want to

1371
01:50:12,870 --> 01:50:17,070
vote no on this, but I'd like to make a motion to table it for further research.

1372
01:50:17,290 --> 01:50:20,830
And I don't know how you guys feel about this, but I'd like to see

1373
01:50:20,830 --> 01:50:23,890
their presentation that we couldn't see on the slideshow. I think there's been

1374
01:50:23,890 --> 01:50:28,750
really good information here like I said before it's important that we go after

1375
01:50:28,750 --> 01:50:32,710
grants so I don't I don't want to vote no but I want to do for the research

1376
01:50:32,710 --> 01:50:36,750
personally so I second the motion okay no I couldn't agree I just want to say

1377
01:50:36,750 --> 01:50:39,690
Christie thank you very much for answering my phone calls last week and

1378
01:50:39,690 --> 01:50:44,790
picking your brain on this I really appreciate it I couldn't agree more

1379
01:50:45,350 --> 01:50:48,390
can we get a list of those counties you're currently working with so we

1380
01:50:48,390 --> 01:50:52,030
can do our due diligence for those in the public that are watching this

1381
01:50:52,030 --> 01:50:58,150
meeting right now, counties can spend anywhere between $0 to hundreds of thousands of dollars

1382
01:50:58,150 --> 01:51:04,770
applying for grants that could get you nowhere. And that is grants in general. We've been

1383
01:51:04,770 --> 01:51:09,990
harping on our CAO, you know, hey, you don't want kudos to our current staff members that

1384
01:51:09,990 --> 01:51:13,730
continue to write grants, you know, we've, our library, museum, sheriff's department,

1385
01:51:13,830 --> 01:51:17,930
so forth, and roads. We've received a lot of grants, but like I said, there's

1386
01:51:17,930 --> 01:51:22,230
lot of other grants out there and we've said hey we need someone we need to get

1387
01:51:22,230 --> 01:51:26,330
someone on retainer that we can you know every one of us have different

1388
01:51:26,330 --> 01:51:29,750
districts and different people looking at us me particularly I reached out to

1389
01:51:29,750 --> 01:51:33,930
Christie last week to talk about a grant but I do agree with Supervisor

1390
01:51:33,930 --> 01:51:37,730
Flores I'd like to do a little more due diligence and talk with other

1391
01:51:37,730 --> 01:51:42,850
counties so we can get that list and we got a motion and a second motion in

1392
01:51:42,850 --> 01:51:47,150
a second can we get a roll call please Supervisor Boone hi Supervisor

1393
01:51:47,150 --> 01:51:47,530
Mr. Flores.

1394
01:51:47,830 --> 01:51:48,050
Aye.

1395
01:51:48,470 --> 01:51:49,510
Supervisor Zygmire.

1396
01:51:49,610 --> 01:51:49,770
Aye.

1397
01:51:50,070 --> 01:51:50,950
Supervisor Baines.

1398
01:51:51,270 --> 01:51:51,390
Aye.

1399
01:51:51,610 --> 01:51:52,450
Supervisor Stevens.

1400
01:51:52,810 --> 01:51:52,890
Aye.

1401
01:51:53,390 --> 01:51:53,850
Thank you.

1402
01:51:54,110 --> 01:51:54,330
All right.

1403
01:51:54,450 --> 01:51:55,710
Moving up to follow-up announcements.

1404
01:51:59,130 --> 01:51:59,990
Thank you.

1405
01:52:01,390 --> 01:52:03,250
Supervisors, just one moment.

1406
01:52:04,410 --> 01:52:04,770
Okay.

1407
01:52:05,430 --> 01:52:15,470
So as mentioned earlier, on the 26th of September at the East Neck High School gym from 10

1408
01:52:15,470 --> 01:52:21,170
to one, there will be a preparedness fair put on by our Office of Emergency Management.

1409
01:52:22,610 --> 01:52:30,870
And this month, on the 26th, the Yuba Sutter Economic Development Corporation and the Chamber

1410
01:52:30,870 --> 01:52:39,670
of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association are putting together an economic development

1411
01:52:39,670 --> 01:52:48,950
and visioning session that people are invited to attend, anyone in the public, it will be

1412
01:52:48,950 --> 01:52:59,790
at the Vets Hall at 5.30 p.m. on August 26. And there's four different sites that an urban

1413
01:52:59,790 --> 01:53:04,690
design firm called Perkins Eastman has been working with the city and county on.

1414
01:53:07,310 --> 01:53:08,030
That

1415
01:53:08,030 --> 01:53:14,290
of the old courthouse area and then two areas that the city separately has been working

1416
01:53:14,290 --> 01:53:22,950
on close to Pluma Street and another area north of town for a possible athletic center.

1417
01:53:23,570 --> 01:53:27,470
So we'd love to have people attend and have feedback on those.

1418
01:53:27,690 --> 01:53:32,370
There will be four areas after a presentation where people can go and give their ideas

1419
01:53:32,370 --> 01:53:36,870
and feedback and someone there kind of facilitating discussion of each of those.

1420
01:53:36,870 --> 01:53:41,210
So, look forward to some economic development discussions there.

1421
01:53:42,030 --> 01:53:47,410
And then, coming up, and I'll mention this at future meetings, we have our second annual

1422
01:53:47,410 --> 01:53:51,690
bounty of Sutter County event where we honor local businesses.

1423
01:53:53,110 --> 01:53:59,490
October 2nd, we're nailing down the details, so just put a pin on that for now.

1424
01:54:00,150 --> 01:54:05,630
I also wanted to mention, let's see, we have, oh.

1425
01:54:05,630 --> 01:54:12,770
So, for the bounty of Sutter County, you can nominate businesses until August 31st as

1426
01:54:12,770 --> 01:54:16,070
you go to Sutter County's Facebook page and you'll see where to do that.

1427
01:54:16,890 --> 01:54:24,410
Also from August 8th through the 30th, DD's discounts in U of the City is collecting

1428
01:54:24,410 --> 01:54:29,670
donations, 100% of which will be used for the Sutter County Children and Families

1429
01:54:29,670 --> 01:54:36,610
Commission to purchase brand-new books for local youth in need. So if anyone

1430
01:54:36,610 --> 01:54:42,070
would like to participate and donate visit the store this month at 700 West

1431
01:54:42,070 --> 01:54:47,890
On-Stock Frontage Road, Yuba City. Thank you. Thank you. All right we'll go to

1432
01:54:47,890 --> 01:54:51,770
District Reports to start out over here in the heart of Yuba City. Thank

1433
01:54:51,770 --> 01:54:56,030
you. Yes in the heart of Sutter County I have only one announcement and that

1434
01:54:56,030 --> 01:55:01,650
is the annual bruise blues and barbecue festival will happen at the fairgrounds in the second

1435
01:55:01,650 --> 01:55:06,830
district on August 29th. I guess we'll have another meeting prior to that, but August 29th,

1436
01:55:07,430 --> 01:55:12,730
that's a great event put on by the early risers Kiwanis. They raise thousands of dollars that

1437
01:55:12,730 --> 01:55:17,950
they give away for scholarship funds for for youth. So I would like to invite everybody to

1438
01:55:17,950 --> 01:55:20,290
attend. It's a lot of fun. Thank you. I

1439
01:55:22,460 --> 01:55:25,380
think I've got is I'd like to wish all the students

1440
01:55:25,380 --> 01:55:31,040
returning back to school, the great year, all the teachers to have a great year, and the parents.

1441
01:55:31,500 --> 01:55:37,040
I hope the school year is a good one for all. Supervisor Boone.

1442
01:55:39,260 --> 01:55:45,400
Okay. All right. Yeah, a couple of things I want to bring to our attention.

1443
01:55:45,680 --> 01:55:55,980
Of course, the live Oakland League girl softball just came home recently after attending the World Series.

1444
01:55:55,980 --> 01:56:01,560
they didn't fare quite as far as we'd like to have gone. They dealt with the very first

1445
01:56:01,560 --> 01:56:07,880
game was one of the number one teams, the number one seeded team, which they didn't fare so well,

1446
01:56:08,020 --> 01:56:14,540
but the second team in Japan, real close game 1-0, really proud of them. They made it back,

1447
01:56:15,720 --> 01:56:21,480
you know, we're really proud of those girls, you know, first team in Sutter County to make it

1448
01:56:21,480 --> 01:56:28,760
to the World Series and the Little League. Secondly, I wanted to bring up, as many of

1449
01:56:28,760 --> 01:56:32,920
you know, I had a back surgery here recently and have been going through a couple of complications.

1450
01:56:33,700 --> 01:56:40,660
But in between that time, Steve, Neil, and I were able to get together to meet with

1451
01:56:40,660 --> 01:56:46,080
the Department of Fish and Wildlife to come up with a decision regarding the Sanders

1452
01:56:46,080 --> 01:56:52,420
Sander's Road bridge and turned out that worked out pretty good. We came up with a solution

1453
01:56:53,100 --> 01:56:57,200
and everybody's happy and we're going to get started on that soon. Thank you. And that

1454
01:56:57,200 --> 01:57:03,080
was a big, big thing that's been six years into making and just turns out one meeting

1455
01:57:03,080 --> 01:57:08,380
and we got it figured out. So I'm really stoked about that, really happy. Next I

1456
01:57:11,420 --> 01:57:17,240
I want to also mention that on Township Road and Broadway as well, they've been striped

1457
01:57:17,580 --> 01:57:18,840
with new reflectors.

1458
01:57:19,220 --> 01:57:20,100
Place looks great.

1459
01:57:20,220 --> 01:57:20,880
Thank you, Neal.

1460
01:57:21,520 --> 01:57:26,760
And then the drainage ditches on Larkin are currently under construction, so we're cleaning

1461
01:57:26,760 --> 01:57:27,320
those out.

1462
01:57:28,440 --> 01:57:37,120
And then last but not least, I want to bring up another big event or a big progress

1463
01:57:37,120 --> 01:57:44,200
that happened in Live Oak. The Live Oak Elementary School and Ensignal Schools has been named

1464
01:57:44,200 --> 01:57:51,780
the Avid National Demonstration Schools, joining an elite group of campuses across the country.

1465
01:57:52,360 --> 01:57:59,530
And actually, we won two positions out of the top 15 in the nation. So kudos to Live

1466
01:57:59,530 --> 01:58:06,990
and I'd like to get a couple of plaques to the principles of Luther and

1467
01:58:06,990 --> 01:58:12,890
Ensignal and that's Parveen Baines at Luther and Michelle Smith at Ensignal

1468
01:58:12,890 --> 01:58:18,830
for their outstanding work and helping these children learn how to study better

1469
01:58:18,830 --> 01:58:23,470
and because of this recognition other schools are going to be coming to

1470
01:58:23,470 --> 01:58:28,830
Live Oak to see how they put this whole program on so Live Oak's in Live

1471
01:58:28,830 --> 01:58:33,430
Live Oaks on the map. Live Oaks coming at you. So I know Yuba City is the heart of Sutter

1472
01:58:33,430 --> 01:58:37,930
County, but Live Oaks right behind you, buddy. Don't look over your shoulder. We're coming.

1473
01:58:38,630 --> 01:58:39,150
Thank you.

1474
01:58:42,890 --> 01:58:50,690
Supervisor Fainz-Nethan Report. All right. So this next week we have the Yuba Sutter

1475
01:58:50,690 --> 01:58:55,010
stand-down event coming up. It's going to be August 20th, 21st, 22nd. You get a

1476
01:58:55,010 --> 01:58:59,350
chance to go walk it, check it out. It's a really awesome event. It helps out only

1477
01:58:59,350 --> 01:59:06,110
local veterans I mean from every from places to stay dental health education

1478
01:59:06,110 --> 01:59:12,010
vision haircuts everything it's really awesome so you get a chance to check

1479
01:59:12,010 --> 01:59:16,110
that out on high school sports are starting up this weekend volleyball starts

1480
01:59:16,110 --> 01:59:22,490
up this weekend youth football starts up this weekend football doesn't start

1481
01:59:22,490 --> 01:59:26,750
up until August 28th like our Sutter Huskies fly to Texas take on bishop

1482
01:59:26,750 --> 01:59:28,930
up in Texas to start the season.

1483
01:59:29,770 --> 01:59:31,090
But so get out and watch some football.

1484
01:59:31,670 --> 01:59:33,610
Girls' flag football starts up, I believe.

1485
01:59:34,950 --> 01:59:36,030
Next week, I believe.

1486
01:59:36,310 --> 01:59:39,090
So a lot of great flag football there for the ladies.

1487
01:59:40,310 --> 01:59:41,470
Sutter fills a team.

1488
01:59:41,670 --> 01:59:42,430
Yuba City and River Valley.

1489
01:59:42,710 --> 01:59:43,270
So get a chance.

1490
01:59:43,390 --> 01:59:43,910
Go check it out.

1491
01:59:45,590 --> 01:59:50,250
And whether or not, we'll get a motion.

1492
01:59:51,090 --> 01:59:51,810
Move for approval.

1493
01:59:53,150 --> 01:59:53,590
Second.

1494
01:59:53,970 --> 01:59:54,270
Second.

1495
01:59:54,690 --> 01:59:55,550
Roll call, please.

1496
01:59:57,860 --> 01:59:59,040
Supervisor Boone?

1497
01:59:59,080 --> 01:59:59,240
Aye.

1498
01:59:59,540 --> 01:59:59,940
Supervisor

1499
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:04,940
Supervisor Flores, Supervisor Ziegemeier, Supervisor Baines, Supervisor Stevens.

1500
02:00:05,620 --> 02:00:09,120
Motion passes. Meeting adjourned, thank you, have a great day.

1501
02:00:09,640 --> 02:00:13,120
I'm sorry, we have closed session. Two closed session items.

1502
02:00:14,240 --> 02:00:18,220
We have two closed sessions. The first closed session is conference with legal council,

1503
02:00:18,500 --> 02:00:27,540
workers' compensation claim, Tahari v. the County of Sutter, pursuant to government code section 54956.95.

1504
02:00:27,540 --> 02:00:33,320
In the second closed session is conference with labor negotiators Linda Durer and Veronica

1505
02:00:33,320 --> 02:00:39,040
Baumgartner, employee organizations, PSA and management pursuant to government code section

1506
02:00:39,040 --> 02:00:41,420
54957.6.

1507
02:00:46,470 --> 02:00:47,270
Okay,

1508
02:13:34,340 --> 02:13:40,560
we're coming out of closed session with directions to staff on both items.

1509
02:13:40,560 --> 02:13:47,660
And I forgot to console sympathy letters and like to put those out there again.

1510
02:13:48,220 --> 02:13:50,940
Forest Carrera, son of Chris Carrera and Care Carrera.

1511
02:13:51,040 --> 02:13:52,680
I went to school with Chris at our high school.

1512
02:13:52,800 --> 02:13:55,000
His son passed away in six days old.

1513
02:13:55,960 --> 02:13:58,500
You know, just they saw that as incredible loss.

1514
02:13:59,820 --> 02:14:02,340
And also one for the family of Leon Dove.

1515
02:14:02,900 --> 02:14:06,020
So can I get a roll call please to add those to the letters?

1516
02:14:07,020 --> 02:14:07,780
Or a motion?

1517
02:14:08,060 --> 02:14:09,000
Well, we'll add them to the motion.

1518
02:14:09,000 --> 02:14:11,080
So, we have to re-vote.

1519
02:14:11,760 --> 02:14:12,200
Okay.

1520
02:14:13,360 --> 02:14:14,380
Move for approval.

1521
02:14:15,160 --> 02:14:15,380
Okay.

1522
02:14:16,140 --> 02:14:16,800
Roll call, please.

1523
02:14:17,200 --> 02:14:17,980
Supervisor Boone.

1524
02:14:18,260 --> 02:14:18,380
Aye.

1525
02:14:18,680 --> 02:14:19,440
Supervisor Baines.

1526
02:14:19,920 --> 02:14:20,100
Aye.

1527
02:14:20,280 --> 02:14:21,100
Supervisor Ziegenmeyer.

1528
02:14:21,280 --> 02:14:21,420
Aye.

1529
02:14:21,600 --> 02:14:22,220
Supervisor Stevens.

1530
02:14:22,700 --> 02:14:22,840
Aye.

1531
02:14:23,020 --> 02:14:23,660
Supervisor Flores.

1532
02:14:24,940 --> 02:14:25,600
Motion passes.

1533
02:14:25,800 --> 02:14:26,060
Thank you.

1534
02:14:26,120 --> 02:14:26,480
Have a good evening.

1535
02:14:27,080 --> 02:14:28,000
I have one more, too.

1536
02:14:28,320 --> 02:14:28,700
Oh, wait.

1537
02:14:29,500 --> 02:14:31,000
We can come back right in.

1538
02:14:31,220 --> 02:14:31,940
All right.

1539
02:14:34,080 --> 02:14:34,660
You want to do it?

1540
02:14:38,120 --> 02:14:38,600
Hold on.

1541
02:14:40,240 --> 02:14:41,460
We've got an addition.

1542
02:14:41,920 --> 02:14:42,100
All right.

1543
02:14:42,200 --> 02:14:42,420
Thank you.