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Testing, testing.

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Good morning, everybody. Good morning, everybody. Today is Tuesday, December 9th, and let's call this board meeting to order if I could please have a clerk call the roll.

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Supervisor Abekoga.

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Supervisor Allen Burke.

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I'm here.

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Vice President Aranas.

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Good afternoon.

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Good morning, President.

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You have a quorum.

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Thank you.

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So if you're in the chambers and requires banish of Vietnamese translation, the devices are available

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to the back of the chamber.

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The clerk couldn't in and sissue with the setup.

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Translation is also available on Zoom

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using the interpretation button.

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Additionally, as a gender reminder for our public commenters,

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staff and those of us on the dies,

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please speak clearly in that the measured pace,

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directly into the microphone to ensure accurate translation.

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Okay? All right.

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Moving to the pledge of allegiance,

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can I have, let's say, supervisor Bicolga,

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Thank you, please stand if you are able and please join me.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States to the America and to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God, individual, liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right, next is we have our invocation.

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Today, we are in a vacation by our Reverend Ryan Frensen, the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission.

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Tomorrow we will be celebrating the Human Rights Day, which is a day of a moment to reflect on the dignity, equality, and fundamental rights that every person deserves.

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To help us begin today's meeting in the spirit, I would like to invite Reverend Dr. Brian J. Frensen of the Sen.

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Clark County Human Rights Commission,

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come up to lead us in the invocation.

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Reverend Dr. Brian Frensen has surfed as the pastor

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and head of staff at West Minister,

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Presbyterian Church in San Jose since 2012.

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So I'm a community for the last 100,

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the church which has been serving as 134 years.

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West Minister is a historic congregation

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that recently celebrated a centennial

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at this current location on D. Alameda.

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Reverend Frensen has led faith community nationwide

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from the Midwest and the East Coast and right in California, holding a masters of divinity

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degree from the San Francisco Theological Seminary, where you focus on global Christianity

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and a value of community centered living. Later, in his doctorate of Ministry of Columbia,

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Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, setting a house story telling, a mutual respect

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to control from dialogue with the congregations. Beyond the pulpit, Reverend Friends is also

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known for his deep commitment, social justice, inclusion and compassion. He has been dedicated

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advocate for our GPTQ community, individuals and special needs, and house residents, and people living

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with physical and mental disabilities. In San Jose, he has actively supported

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Napridden Suffolk organizations, including a Shasta, Hanshet Neighborhood Association,

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the Elemida Business Association and the Rose White and Blue Parade, which he previously

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chaired. He has also served in the San Jose Police Department, LGBTQ Advice for Community

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and Work closely to locals on issues relating to equity and inclusion. And it's a

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The urgent leader with Pact and the founding member of the Slovakon Valley Faith Collaborative, Reverend

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Friends, and continues to challenge the systemic racism to promote understanding across communities.

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Since 2018, he's been dedicated member of our Sender Clark County Human Rights Commission.

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Thank you for your service.

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Well, he now serves as chair.

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Viewing this as a privilege that this up overlooked voices and minds as the human rights

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must be shaped by those with power and by those most vulnerable.

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And so Reverend, Friends' life and work reflects a simple, powerful belief when we build

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spaces, ground and accessibility empathy and hope we strengthen the community and unlock

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the potential for real transformation.

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Please join us in welcoming Reverend Brian, Friendsant, good.

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It is an honor to be here and to bring about this discussion on human rights day, which is so

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important especially today.

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On November 20th, 2018, the Senate Clare County Board of Supervisors declared itself a human rights county.

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A decision rooted in decades of advocacy by what was then the Human Relations Commission to amplify voices of marginalized communities.

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Following this declaration, the Commission rebranded itself as the Human Rights Commission to reflect its renewed mission.

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Since then, our commission has grounded itself in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

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Working towards its enduring principles.

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In our work, we have listened to marginalized communities across the county,

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and learned that while we may be further ahead than many parts of our country, there is still much work ahead of us.

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In the spirit of human rights day, observe globally on December 10th,

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And here with a flag raising tomorrow at 1230,

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I offer this invocation.

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Spirit of all that is living,

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we give thanks that in the midst of our busy and distracted lives.

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We have moments set aside to remind us of what truly matters.

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77 years ago in the aftermath of a war

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that revealed the pure evil that comes from unchecked power.

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The young United Nations Assembly declared that at the heart

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of all human endeavor is the truth that every person deserves dignity, rights, and respect

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as equal members of the human family.

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Today, as we face a time when governments and societies often reject this inherent dignity,

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we affirm that only by honoring the equal rights of all can we achieve true freedom.

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As the prophet Micah reminded us, through justice we find peace and peace our communities thrive.

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Grant us the strength to seek justice, help us protect and advocate for this stranger among us,

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ensuring fairness for all who dwell in our land.

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As leaders and neighbors, we confess that too often we have allowed power, comfort, or apathy

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to silence our voices for human dignity.

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For give us for the times we have created others as less than stripping them of their humanity.

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Remind us of our duty to create and just society here and now.

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Give us vision and resolve to resist complacency and to act boldly,

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knowing that the time for justice is not tomorrow, it is today.

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Together, let us treat all human beings equally.

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Together, let us strengthen our communities by caring for the most vulnerable.

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vulnerable, the unwanted, the unhoused, the uninsured, the undocumented.

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May our commitment to human rights inspire us to work side-by-side in our neighborhoods,

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cities, counties, states, and nations, and faith communities, and across the globe,

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to protect human dignity and advance justice.

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And let us never forget the first line of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you, Dr. President.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Next, we're going to be announcing the Germans in Memoriam when we were few today.

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First one, but we'll start in honor, in the memory of Colonel Vue Van Locke, and Sylvain

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Izer-Yon, I believe this year is going to take place.

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Thank you.

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Just a few more more.

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I'm going to try to do this with as little crying as possible.

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Sure.

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Be difficult.

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Yeah, he was a very special man to me, and I had the privilege of calling him uncle

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and seeking his guidance for many years.

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So dear colleagues, members of the public, her and chambers today, today we join in memory

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of Colonel Wu van Love, a towering community leader in a towerless advocate for the Vietnamese

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community and human rights in Northern California.

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He spearheaded the Indo-Chinese resettlement and culture center, which now becomes has not become

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The immigrant resettlement in cultural center, our IRCC,

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and founded the Vietnamese Museum in San Jose,

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his life stands as a profound reflection of courage

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and war, dignity, and exile, and purpose and service.

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Colonel Lovon Lop devote his entire life

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to uplifting refugees, preserving Vietnamese history,

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and building an institution that will outlast generations

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and traumas of the past.

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A graduate at the Da Lat, military academy,

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he held the rank of Colonel,

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when the Vietnam War came to an end in 1975.

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In 1975, he and his family resettled in the United States,

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beginning a new chapter that would define the Vietnamese

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refugee story in Northern California.

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Upon arriving in California, he managed many programs

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at IRCC with a mission to provide cultural and social services

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to thousands of Vietnamese refugees

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rebuilding their lives after the war.

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Under his leadership, IRCC supported more than 20,000 refugees

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and immigrants with English classes, job training, housing assistance, legal services,

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citizenship support, and voter registration, and pairing generations to survive, rebuild,

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and ultimately thrive in Santa Clara County. In fact, that was how I met Blacklock.

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I came to know of Colonel Lovenlock before I met him because he was a regular and constant voice

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playing over the Vietnamese radio in our household.

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And my parents were beneficiaries of the English classes,

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the job training, the Citizenship classes, offered IRCC.

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And the early 1990s, he began

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railing community support to establish a museum

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that would tell the story of the Vietnamese diaspora,

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a place to preserve the memories of war,

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the perilous journey to freedom,

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and the resilience of a people starting over.

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He saw support from Vietnamese communities across California,

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and even national figures like former President Jimmy Carter.

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His tireless advocacy led to the creation of the Vietnamese Museum in 2007, one of the world's first

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museum's dedicated to the Vietnamese refugee experience.

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His passing is a profound loss not only for his family, but for the entire Vietnamese community

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in Santa Clara County and beyond.

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To the family, thank you for sharing him with the community all these years.

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His work shaped the lives of thousands, including wine today.

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We honor him not only for what he built, but for the hope, dignity, and resiliency

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carried in passing to all of us, made his memory continue to guide us and made future generations

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learned from the foundation he so lovingly built. And to all those who maybe watching today

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and maybe watching the replay of this video, as a second generation Vietnamese American,

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we are watching the passing and loss of our foundational institutional history of passage and war

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and survival and rebuilding, and one of my greatest fears as a second generation Vietnamese

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Americans, a direct beneficiary of the sacrifices of my elders, is that our elders pass on

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without sharing all their stories and imparting all of their knowledge and wisdom to us,

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because there's still so much more for us to learn about your journey, about your sacrifices,

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about your courage.

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I now offer some remarks in Vietnamese.

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Um, Gintra Giffy.

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Hôm nay, thay mặt cho hồi động nhiễm xác viên cùng hạn xác viên khaira, bởi sinh được phân ư và tấn nhiệm, đại tá vũ vân lọc, mục nghỉ lãnh đảo, đáng, kiến cổ, cộng đông nghỉ việc tại bắt ca li.

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Ông là biểu tưởng củ lòng, căng đảm, nhân hậu và tin thần, nhân thân phục vũ vũ, cộng đồng.

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Đại tá vũ vân lọc lần nghỉ, giúp phát triển, chung tâm, định cư và vân hóa, yên, và sây dẫn viện bảo tăng viện Nam,

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tại thành phố San Jose, cuộc đầy áng làm một hành trình đầy ý nhé, trải qua chiến tranh và hòa bình,

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lưu vong và xây dẫn, đau thương và niềm tin kinh định. Nhưng tranh hết vẫn là tình yêu,

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sau nặng với quay hương và con người. Tất nhiệp, chương vó, bị đã lạc và mang cấp bật,

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Đại ta khi chiến tranh kết thúc nằm nục ngàn chiến tranh bạy mới lòng,

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nhưng anh ông vẫn giữ khi phát của một quân nhân cho đến cuối đời.

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chiến đấu thầm lặng bằng chí thức, văn hóa và lòng kinh cường.

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Nó một ngàn chiến tranh bạy mới lòng.

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Ông còn gia đình sang định cư, tại hoa kỳ bắt đầu một chẳng đường mới.

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Ông tiếp tục kể cao chiến của người Việt đi tìm tự do,

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gặp phần thắp lại nêm hi vọng chó thay hệ tinh án.

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Tại các lý ông gây dẫn cửa quang IRCC với những trình chiến giúp người tị nặng hoa nhập vào đầy sống mới, từ lọc tình anh hậu ngay tìm việc làm.

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Đến hỗ trợ sắp lý, hướng dẫn nhập tệ và yên đi bàu.

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dưới sự, dẫn, dẫn của ông hơn hai người ngàng người đã được RCC giúp đỡ hỏi nhập được vãi cuộc sống nơi sướng người.

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Đào thậm niên, nằm ngã chính trăm chính mời ông khởi sướng, sướng, dưới án, sài dẫn, việc misi em để lưu, giữ, của những người, việc thà hơn, nhà sự kiến chỉ và tâm huyết ông đã kêu gọi được nhiều sướng ủng hộ.

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kế, kế cả từ cách linh nhà lẫn đạo hoa kì như cựu tổng thống Jimmy Carter.

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Năm 2 ngày nè bãi viện báo tàng Việt Nam chân thức ra đời ra đời trở thành biểu tưởng văn hóa và lịch sử cướng người viện tại Hải ngoại.

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Ông ra đi là một mất mắt lớn lào cho cộng đồng.

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Chúng tôi sinh gửi đến gia đình lời cá mân chân thành nhất vì đã chia sẻ ông với cộng đồng trong suốt bò năm.

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Hôm nay chúng ta tự nhiên ở đại ta vụ vinh lọc không chỉ vì những gì ông đã làm mà còn vì tình tin thần.

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Lòng nhân ai và niềm khi vọng mà ông để lại.

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Nguyện cho hình ảnh và gí sản của ông sẽ mởi bàn vận, sôi sáng,

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dẫn đường cho thế hệ, mài sau để chúng ta cùng tiếp bước xây dẫn cộng đồng.

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Với tất cả tâm lòng và trái thêm như ông đã, dầy công, vinh đáp.

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cứu cho người dễ hợp anh horde.

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Vậy có sao?

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Vậy gì đó?

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Hả khi đến đâu có thể giới hôm nay không có thể chắn gọi

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đém khí nhất, một thực hiện Rare dễn ta,

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in the end, của mình hồi em,

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Thế, hồi em, thế dẫn.

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là tôi có thể giới hôm nay,

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dùng cho một h ν dạy giô in the honor

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à matches dịch,

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nhưng đó là cái tên răng à có người so với

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trong những vài se sortera.

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Vịt Museum, right here at the Street Park in San Jose,

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stand as a testament to his vision of preserving the Vietnamese

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history, culture, and the country, to the community.

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He wanted future generations, not just Vietnamese, but neither the non-vindemies,

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Americans to both understand and truly appreciate this heritage and the diversity

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despringkins on county and the history of the struggles of the war and how important

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represents những việc Doctor Lam đứa here

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Khánh sagt kẹt lần đang nhìn đến lần sau.

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Dạ một bàn tị nơi ở phần bà trước khi anh đang thích mọi người,

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dũng tình thích ở phần bà.

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Nóu đang x candy màu, trước khi anh chúng ta có thể giảm d ..."

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Nóu sẽ mọi thứ đang là tất cả cho một đổi đ incub,

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Bây giờ chúng ta rất là mây.

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Em đã chục được a nhìn,

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And appreciate the sharing of Mr. Vogue and Luke, as well as sharing the Vietnamese culture

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with the rest of the community, that museum, which I familiar with, and I've gone inside,

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it allows for us to understand the journey that many of us who are immigrants take into

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And some are plagued with war and persecution and cruelty and everybody's immigration

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story is different and it's worth telling and sharing with the rest of the world to

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that your truth is known and so my my condolences to all of the Vietnamese community that

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is that lost for a leader like him.

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And I know that his legacy will live and people like supervise a young, and those of you who carry on his message and his tradition and culture.

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And so, thank you for honoring him today and for allowing us to be part of it.

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Thank you.

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Yes, viewers are Amber.

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My colleagues have all spoken beautiful, but beautifully, and I would echo their words of encouragement for preservation

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And uplifting of our, of all of our cultural identities and

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Wishing very, very sincere condolences to the family and to the community at

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Large that feels this loss.

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Thank you, President.

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Thank you, colleagues.

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At this time, men lay accompanied by a buck gung and

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Buckinget will be representing the family and community in memory of

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Bucklock.

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Good morning, board president Lee.

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Good morning.

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Supervisors, arenas, yên, Allenburg, Abbey Coga,

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and county executive Williams, ladies and gentlemen.

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Let me also invite Quynh Tran to come and stand with me.

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My name is Minh Lee, and I speak today on behalf of the family of L op vô,

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well a battle-up,

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as the community would refer to him,

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found a HRCC and the Vietnamese youth.

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He was a veteran of Refugee,

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a community builder, Hus Hurst Good in FX.

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And someone who truly embody

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what you have describe as the best values

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and ideals of Santa Clara County.

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Thank you for honoring his extraordinary ch 얘.

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who has been shaped by his life's work.

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Today, we all agree with his passing,

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the family

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is extremely grateful to you

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for recognizing his service.

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But they also want me to say to you clearly,

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his story does not end with this memoriam.

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You see, for decades, the County of Santa Clara

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and the City of San Jose have worked together

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to create the Vietnam Museum.

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The city provided the house and the utilities.

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The county has provided for decades critical operational funding to help resettle

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refugees, tens of thousands of us have come here and been resettled because of you.

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You created the foundation for the Vietnam Museum.

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The meaningful step you can take to prevent the irreversible harm.

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You can urge a pause on all actions.

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You can issue a letter or a resolution from this board,

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asking the city and historyahan us to freeze all actions

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to the court that can hear the matter that would protect the museum from being erased

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tôi không biết lỗi nước cách đó đưa chỗ đó,

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cô ấy already có thể mấy cô đột đừng giảm đồng độ

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trong những trong những đồng độ của chúng tôi.

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Anh có thể tính hỏi trời, hỏi những người có thể tính hỏi

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giấu chuyện cho chúng tôi.

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So if the county will affirm

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your commitment to protecting

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the cultural heritage

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of all members of our community.

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có thể đủ những cái phía hôm nay,

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đất thử dụng, đất thử dụng, đất thử dụng, đất thử dụng, đất thử dụng, đất thử dụng, đất thử dụng.

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In the final days, Mr. Wu said something heartbreaking, breaking.

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And he said this repeatedly, please don't let them destroy the Vietnamese.

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This was not political.

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This was the plea of a man who knew he would not live long enough

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to protect the house. But he built for people.

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And almost

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200,000 of them are residents of Santa Clara County. Your county, my county.

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When a community loses his culture home, it loses more than a building.

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It loses its story, its elders' voices, and the bridge between yesterday sacrifice and tomorrow's

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hope.

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Future generations will judge us not by our intentions, but by our courage,

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whether we stood up

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it matter or looked away when history asked something of us. On behalf of Locke's family,

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on behalf of his widow, who can all longer speak

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for herself

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on behalf of the community,

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that loved him,

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helped me protect his legacy,

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helped us protect the Vietnamese youth.

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Don't let the light that he lit for our community go out.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Dear members of the Board of Supervisors, Ladies and Gentlemen,

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I thank you for the opportunity

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to be here to recognize the contributions of the late colonel of Fouvin Love, founder of

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the Museum of the Bought People and the Republic of Vietnam in short Vietnam Museum.

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Colored and Moving Love established this institution to uphold the enduring values of the

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former republic of Vietnam and to safeguard the historical truth of our community.

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With museum stands as a memorial to the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives fleeing

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and the Communist regime after April 30, 1975, and as a record of the period of the perilous

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journey undertaken by the boat people in search of freedom,

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that museum preserved relics

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and testimonies of those who suffered in radiation camps and could not escape.

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That museum remains a lasting testament that our history is never forgotten.

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That museum belongs to the community and only to the community.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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more supervisor.

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I am Dikan Nathau from the San Jose Catholic Church.

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I come here in this morning

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to gather with all the people to celebrate the life of the Let the Colour, Poufang Lam.

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Who dedicated his life to preserve the refugee and immigrant journey.

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and also the founding visionary of the museum of the book People and the Republic of Vietnam.

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Time to be born and time to die.

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to cue, and a time to heal, a time to tear down, and a time

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to build, a time to reap, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance, a time

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scattered stone and a time to gather them, a time to embrace, and a time to

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repent from impressing, a time to search, and a time to hear, a time to keep, and a time

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to throw away a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to return and a time to speak, a time

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to love and a time to head, a time for war and a time for peace, good and low-woven

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of my friend for 45 years rest in peace.

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Thank you, Kamal.

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To the County Board of Supervisors to its executives, to the community that is here.

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I stand here in front of you as current successor of Mr. Lu Fanglob as President and Executive

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director of IACC, Vietnam Museum. I want to thank you for your support and partnership

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of IACC in the last several decades and currently.

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Every word of honor and love have been expressed. I don't think I can add more to it

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and then reflecting on the words that Mr. Wukong loved said to me and to all of us that support

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the community and IACC. He said, when the Vietnam Museum is really the soul of the Vietnamese

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American community here. So you need to work with everyone in the community, find

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wide, to make sure that the soul is preserved and lived on. So I stand here to make

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sure his words live on and to make sure that I request all of you to ensure that

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also reflected through the Viet Museum, continue to live and continue to prosper.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, come on.

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Thank you very much.

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OK, we do have a few other Germans today.

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I'm just going to announce also, believe, yes.

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There are three more actually supervised obbicoga, would you please?

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Thank you, President Lee.

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It is with a heavy heart and deep sense of loss that I ask that we adjourn today's meeting in the memory and honor of three great pillars of our district five community.

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The first one is a former Los Alzos Hills mayor, John Hartputlian, John is born in 1943

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in New York, and in 1969 he moved to the Bay Area and began his career as a software engineer

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at Hewlett-Tacard.

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He was part of the remarkable migration that transformed this valley, the legions of young

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talented engineers who had drawn to the valley of heart's delight and built it into what

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known worldwide as Silicon Valley.

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He helped develop computer products for nuclear medicine, diagnosis, using the anger gamma

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camera.

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He later worked at the Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory and retired after more than 25 years

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of developing computer-based equipment for medical, military, and private research applications.

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In 1978, John and his wife Dorothy or Duffy Price, who unfortunately cannot join us today,

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made Los Santos Hills their home. In the early 90s, John became involved in community life,

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serving on the planning commission for six years. John co-founded the citizen that

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Hills 2000 organization to protect and enrich the rural quality of life in Los Santos Hills.

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He also chaired the 60th anniversary of Los Santos Hills incorporation,

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celebrating the town's history and spirit. In 2012, John was elected to the Los

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to Social City Council serving until 2016 and his final year was as mayor.

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I had the opportunity to serve with John on a couple of regional boards and really saw

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his commitment to transparency and accessibility which were his top priorities.

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Long before live streams or a thing, John videotape council meetings and posted them

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online so residents could see their government at work.

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John believed that transparency and communication

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built trust and strengthened the relationship

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between citizens and their leaders,

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which I believe is very true.

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As such as hills, homes may be separated

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by a few roads and acre-sized lots,

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but John understood that it had a small town spirit

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because people worked hard at both neighborliness

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and staying connected.

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And making us out till hills is home for 12 years

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after it formed into a town, John knew that what holds the community together is its people.

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He became one of those glue people who sustained the community.

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His leadership was not only about good governance, it was also about the people he treated

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staff with respect and even took employees out to lunch to thank them personally for

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their years of service.

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He believed in listening and believed in fairness, as well as protecting what makes us

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to social special. His wife defy says that he consistently acted with courage, humility,

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and dedication to the public good. These are attributes we will certainly miss in

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Los Angeles Hills and in all bodies of leadership with John, with John, without John.

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But John leaves a life of legacy, of openness, respect, and community spirit that will

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to continue to inspire how we all lead.

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Our condolences to the entire heart-puting and family.

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We surely miss having Duffy here with us today,

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but thank you all for joining me in honor,

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ring a fellow public servant, and we are pleased to have

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Los Angeles Hills Vice Mayor, Rajiv Bataya,

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able to join us today to say a few words.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Supervisor Abe Koga, for your kind words.

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Good morning, President Lee.

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wonderful supervisors, staff, county staff, dignitaries and friends.

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My name is Rajeev Bateja. I'm the Vice Mayor of Los Altos Hills.

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Thank you for the opportunity today to adjourn in memory of an outstanding member of our

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town, the late John Harputlian. John was a neighbor, a colleague and a former mayor,

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but more than that he was a true community builder.

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After moving here in 1978 with his wife, Dorothy, John poor his energy into building

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community in our town.

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He had a remarkable ability to bring people together, whether chairing the town's

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sixtieth anniversary, or simply sharing stories and laughter with friends.

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He loved playing bridge, he loved travel, but above all, he loved his community.

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I, most remember John, for his gentle humor, his tight heart, and that ever-present twinkle

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in his eye.

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John served six years on the planning commission, was elected to the town council in 2012,

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and served as mere in 2016.

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He was a strong supporter of staff and public work, public works and employees, recognizing

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their vital contributions to the communities well-being.

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One of the most wonderful things about John is how he championed transparency and accessibility.

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He really cared about connecting with people in our town.

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Under his leadership the town started video recording council meetings and he wanted that to happen

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so that every resident could be engaged and be aware of how decisions are made in our town.

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John's legacy lives on through his example to serve with integrity, with grace, and to connect

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with others, and to give of himself for others and future generations.

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He loved his community, his town, and he left our world a better place.

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Let us carry forward the spirit of community and service he embodied.

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Please join me in recognizing a distinguished public servant, the late John Harpookneum.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much, Vice Mayor.

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If I may move on to my second.

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In memoriam, we also dreamed today in the honor and honor of former three-time mayor of Las Gattas, Barbara Lee, specter. Barbara passed away on November 11th at the age of 80. Barbara and her husband, I arrived in Las Gattas for 52 years and shared a passion for travel and community. Her life was defined by service to her profession, to her community, and to her family. Before entering public service, Barbara had a remarkable legal

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career practising civil litigation for more than 40 years after graduating magna cum laude

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from Santa Clara University School of Law. She brought that same dedication and sharp

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intellect to her work in governments. Barbara began her civic journey as the planning commissioner

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where she served two terms in the 1980s helping guide the growth and character of Lascadas.

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In 2004, she joined the Lascadas Town Council where she was elected mayor, not once, not twice,

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but three times in 2008, 2013 and 2016,

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a testament to the trust and respect she earned

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from her community.

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Barbara showed us what it means to leave with integrity

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and to give back selflessly.

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She leaves behind not only a record of public achievements,

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but also the memory of a life-lived with purpose and generosity.

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Her impact will be felt for generations,

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and today we honor her memory with gratitude and respect.

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Our deepest condolences to the entire spectra family

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who, unfortunately, were unable to join us today,

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she survived by her brother, Marvin Tassie,

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nephew Denise David and Katie Tassie,

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and Grand nephew Denise's Grace Emma and Jacob Tassie,

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who live in Rydian, Idaho.

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We are on behalf of the board.

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We think Barbara for extraordinary contributions

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to Las Gettos and Santa Clara County,

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and I would now like to ask current Las Gettos,

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Thank you very much, it's an honor to be here today and as part of a Vietnamese family,

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I truly appreciate the honor that was paid earlier today.

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On behalf of the residents and town of Los Gatos, I'd like to thank you President Lee,

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supervisor Margaret Abe Koga and the entire board of supervisors for honoring our former mayor

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and council member Barbara Spector who passed away last month. Barbara was a friend and a mentor

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to me and to many of us. As a strong and accomplished woman, Barbara was exemplary of the spirit

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of her generation. That was educated, engaged, and empathetic. Living almost all of her adult

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life in Los Gatos, Barbara's commitment to the town, deepened as she went on to serve four

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terms on the council and three terms as mayor. I can't even imagine that having just finished

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my first term on the council.

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In addition to her civic contributions,

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Barbara achieved remarkable success

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in her professional life as a trial attorney.

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She brought this experience to the council

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and to her decision-making on behalf of the town.

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As supervisor Abe Koga said,

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Barbara believed deeply that living in the town of Las Cotos was a privilege and devoted herself

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to preserving its unique character and spirit for future generations.

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As a mentor to many and personally to me, Barbara taught us to not only do the right thing,

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but to do it the right way.

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If that's the case she said, don't worry about how the vote is going to go.

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Don't worry about your fellow council members.

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Look at your residents and explain this to them.

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We are grateful for the board, supervisors,

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recognizing and honoring Barbara Specter's memory.

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And thank you Chris Constantine for joining me here today, our new town manager.

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Thank you very much.

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Finally, we adjourned in honor of another district five, great.

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The great Rose Felicetti, who was one of my mentors when I first moved into Mountain View in 1998.

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in 2008, Rose was one of the leaders of the community who greeted me and welcomed me with

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open arms, and really took me under her wing in many ways to teach me about not

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review about how to get involved in the community and what public service meant.

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And Rose's passing is being felt not only here in Santa Clara County, but also in Santa

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who is county where she devoted her time and energy with equal passion.

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That level of commitment speaks volumes about who she was.

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Someone who gave herself fully across communities without hesitation.

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Though originally from Washington State rose made her counties her home and poured herself

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into the work of strengthening them.

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From 1994 to 2004, she served as a trustee on the Mountain View Wisdom School District Board

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where she played a pivotal role in the 2001 merger of the Mountain View in Wismen School Districts

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a change that unified the broader community. She also served more than 15 years as executive

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director of the Santa Clara County School Board's Association, becoming known as the point

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person who brought people together and made things happen. Rosa's commitment to education and

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the government's led to her long collaboration with Ben State Senator, and my predecessor, Joe

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Samidian.

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When he needed someone to represent him in Santa Cruz County, he turned to Rose, trusting

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her dedication and ability to connect with people.

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After moving to Capitol Lot in 2010, whether it has been Neil, instead of retiring and

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I remember her taught soling us, she was moving, and then she got right into involvement

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in the Santa Cruz community, she dove right in and doubled down on improving residents'

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quality of life. She joined leadership Santa Cruz County, completed non-profit management

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coursework at Cabrio College, and in 2017 was elected trustee for area four on the Santa Cruz

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County Board of Education, eventually serving as its president. Rose's passion for youth and

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education letter to identify gaps and services for K-12 students.

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In response, she co-founded non-profit connection Santa Cruz County in 2020, an organization

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dedicated to connecting non-profit people, ideas and resources to strengthen collaboration

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and support students. She served as its executive director until her passing.

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As if that wasn't enough, Rose's advocacy extended beyond education and she did quite a bit

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education at that. She stood up for the LGBTQ plus community and mentored women through the

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breaking class ballot organization. She built networks for newcomers who are doers forming

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now from here, meant to bring together women who have moved to a new city in friendship,

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conversation, and civic engagement. Rose also served on the board of digital nest, an organization

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dedicated to providing underserved youth with the skills and resources needed to launch successful

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careers. Whether or not in view or capital, Rose loved to help people, and that was so evident,

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just by seeing her. She was a warrior for nonprofits, a champion for youth, and a mentor to

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countless leaders, including myself. Maybe honor her legacy by caring for the values she embodied,

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compassion, integrity, and selflessness. Please join me in sending love and condolences to

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is an entire family, friends where there are many, many, and all who had the privilege of

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knowing her. We are honored to have her son, Matt, who I believe, I know he carries

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his legacy and his commitment to public service as he works for our public health department.

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So welcome, Matt. Good morning. Thank you, Supervisors, and thank you especially, Supervisors,

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I've been Koga for the opportunity to recognize my mother's contributions to the community.

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She dedicated most of her life, pretty much my entire life to public service.

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You already mentioned her service on the not-be-wisp and board.

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Not only was she part of that strategic merger, she also worked on passing parcel taxes and

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school bonds to make sure that our schools and our students, students like me, had the resources

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they needed to succeed, work the took, patients, collaboration, and a deep belief in what

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Our community can do for its youth.

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But of course, her commitment didn't end there.

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She has started on the Senate Clara County School Board

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Association for Decades.

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She was the Executive Director, Connecting,

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the School Board members of other elected leaders

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to lobby in Sacramento to make sure the state

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was behind the resources our students need.

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In addition to working for states under Smithian,

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she also worked for then speaker-protem Sally Lieber.

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Again, taking that work to the state level

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to advocate for our youth.

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Of course, we all thought, which moved to Capitol,

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as she would retire.

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But of course, she didn't, in addition to serving

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on a Santa Cruz County school board,

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but she mentioned she also worked for a two non-profit

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board's digital nest, help to train that organization

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along with non-profit connect.

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She really did work until those final months

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to make sure that youth, either in this community,

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or in Santa Cruz County, had the resources they need.

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This recognition is personal demeanor,

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on Lenserson, but as a county employee,

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my mom's dedication young people shaped my own career.

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From youth substance use prevention at the Public Health Department to support youth behavioral

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health as a board aid, including the patient, a psychiatric hospital for youth that's opening.

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Supervisor Abacoga, you made youth mental health a priority when youth served on the

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university council and you continue that leadership as a HCHC chair.

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Thank you.

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And thank you, the entire board for honoring

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others, legacy, and continuing the work

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she believes in so deeply.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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Yes, Vice President Rinnist?

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Thank you.

652
01:11:05,370 --> 01:11:10,610
Matt, I just want to say my condolences to you and your family.

653
01:11:11,850 --> 01:11:17,010
And for being the living proof of what your mother's hard work

654
01:11:17,010 --> 01:11:19,330
has been over the years of public service.

655
01:11:19,490 --> 01:11:20,670
It's evident in you.

656
01:11:20,670 --> 01:11:35,530
You worked in my team, we were over at the city of San Jose and there is a level of humility in you that is evident obviously in the legacy of your mother and a true public servant.

657
01:11:35,970 --> 01:11:50,650
There's not very many of us that we can actually say that but in you is that legacy of service and so thank you for keeping that light alive of your mom and for continuing to give to us.

658
01:11:50,650 --> 01:11:57,370
she is given to you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Matt, for carrying

659
01:11:57,370 --> 01:12:05,490
dead legacy. All right. Moving along to our agenda now, we don't have item number five. So

660
01:12:05,490 --> 01:12:11,770
let's go to item number six, which is our public comment. This item is reserved for members of

661
01:12:11,770 --> 01:12:17,090
public addressed before on any item sites, not on today's agenda. And anybody would like to speak,

662
01:12:17,090 --> 01:12:21,550
on the agenda should be pressed to speak at this time. Please fill out the speaker card

663
01:12:21,550 --> 01:12:26,570
and return that to a clerk. We will call up to 30 names now, then the remaining names will

664
01:12:26,570 --> 01:12:30,630
then be called at the end of the agenda of any. In person's speakers will be called first

665
01:12:30,630 --> 01:12:35,390
followed by the Zoom speakers. No further requests to speak with except but after to continue

666
01:12:35,390 --> 01:12:40,590
to public comment. Reminder for the public on Zoom. As soon as the first speaker and chambers

667
01:12:40,590 --> 01:12:45,750
start speaking, no more speakers will be taken. During public comment, to respect everybody's

668
01:12:45,750 --> 01:12:52,190
We do not allow applause or booze to show your support. You can raise and shake your hands

669
01:12:52,190 --> 01:12:57,030
quietly and I just want to thank you for your cooperation keeping on meeting moving orderly.

670
01:12:59,010 --> 01:13:06,950
Yes, clerk, how many speakers we have today? We have 11 cards in Chambers and one hand raised on Zoom

671
01:13:08,070 --> 01:13:12,890
for a total of 12. 12. We've 12 speakers. We actually get two minutes each.

672
01:13:13,850 --> 01:13:20,310
Right, I will close the queue and I will call a batch of names for in-person speakers first.

673
01:13:20,990 --> 01:13:35,750
We have Alan Kamara, Danielle Mahabhar, Christina Delafuente, Hency, and Christina Acosta, please come on up.

674
01:13:35,790 --> 01:13:37,430
I'm approach the podium in any order.

675
01:13:42,150 --> 01:13:45,450
So before we start to speak, I know we have given you two minutes,

676
01:13:45,450 --> 01:13:48,630
but if your comments has already been stated by others,

677
01:13:48,750 --> 01:13:50,290
she can certainly mention that,

678
01:13:50,350 --> 01:13:51,950
and we certainly appreciate that as well.

679
01:13:52,230 --> 01:13:53,130
Take it to the meeting moving.

680
01:13:53,190 --> 01:13:54,010
How do you have your morning?

681
01:13:54,470 --> 01:13:55,330
All right, thank you.

682
01:13:57,290 --> 01:13:58,670
Good morning, bottle supervisors,

683
01:13:59,330 --> 01:14:01,790
and County Executive and the communities.

684
01:14:02,110 --> 01:14:03,570
My name is Alan Kumar.

685
01:14:04,290 --> 01:14:07,250
I'm a registered nurse at Valemedi call Center.

686
01:14:07,790 --> 01:14:10,210
I walk into ER and also the vice president

687
01:14:10,210 --> 01:14:12,770
of the registered nurse's professional association

688
01:14:12,770 --> 01:14:34,270
and the spirit of human rights today we are here in front of a few bottle supervisors that we have our marginalized population in custody health, our patients that you call inmates are not getting the service and the care they deserve.

689
01:14:34,270 --> 01:14:39,770
We're here in objection to county, cost of the leadership.

690
01:14:40,830 --> 01:14:47,850
They've done everything to purposefully sabotage the care that this patient are receiving.

691
01:14:48,990 --> 01:14:56,710
And as you all know, last week there was an unfortunate death from Elmode.

692
01:14:58,150 --> 01:14:59,690
We've communicated.

693
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:06,920
So every county leadership will go into the chain of command, we just don't come here because we're excited to speak to you.

694
01:15:07,320 --> 01:15:11,480
Yes, we do act to we're excited to speak to you but not in this case.

695
01:15:12,600 --> 01:15:19,640
We are here pleading to all of you that you do everything in your power and I know James Williams walked out.

696
01:15:19,960 --> 01:15:27,020
We would have loved to James to be here because in essence, we've brought this to James Williams several times.

697
01:15:27,600 --> 01:15:36,360
And we met with Paul Lorenz, we're here to ask that you change the county cost of the

698
01:15:36,360 --> 01:15:37,360
health leadership.

699
01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:39,100
Nurses are exhausted.

700
01:15:40,040 --> 01:15:44,020
There are a bunch of retaliation all over the place every time our nurses speak out.

701
01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:47,320
They are some free-reels investigation.

702
01:15:48,580 --> 01:15:51,700
And we are second tied and we ask you all to intervene.

703
01:15:52,220 --> 01:15:53,800
And you will hear from our county nurses.

704
01:15:54,680 --> 01:15:55,100
Thank you all.

705
01:15:55,100 --> 01:15:55,940
Good

706
01:16:04,160 --> 01:16:09,580
morning supervisors, my name is Christina Zalf-Wence, I'm a registered nurse and a

707
01:16:09,580 --> 01:16:14,980
voter county district one in South San Jose. I'm here in solidarity with the nurses

708
01:16:14,980 --> 01:16:21,140
of RNPA who are courageously sounding the alarm about dangerous understanding in Santa Clara

709
01:16:21,140 --> 01:16:27,060
County Jails. Across California and the nation federal courts already ruled that when nurses

710
01:16:27,060 --> 01:16:32,640
and physicians are so understaffed in Jails that it causes dangerous delays in medical and

711
01:16:32,640 --> 01:16:36,180
behavioral health care, it becomes cruel and unusual punishment

712
01:16:36,180 --> 01:16:40,460
under the eighth amendment, not just the workplace grievance.

713
01:16:40,920 --> 01:16:44,600
Coleman versus Brown, a federal case against the state of California,

714
01:16:45,380 --> 01:16:48,700
Armstrong versus Brown, a federal case against the California

715
01:16:48,700 --> 01:16:52,440
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Center

716
01:16:52,440 --> 01:16:56,220
Rita jail, case in Alameda County, California, the FCI,

717
01:16:56,460 --> 01:16:59,900
Dublin, federal case in California. All of these cases and federal

718
01:16:59,900 --> 01:17:04,040
All these California and federal cases formally established the same principle.

719
01:17:04,960 --> 01:17:11,940
When nurse and physician staffing is so low that patients cannot receive safe, timely medical, and behavioral health care,

720
01:17:12,260 --> 01:17:15,880
it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment.

721
01:17:16,720 --> 01:17:24,540
Violation of the 8th Amendment is exactly what R&PA nurses are speaking up about in the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting today.

722
01:17:24,540 --> 01:17:30,540
County Jails, not just California State Presidents, are legally liable when understaffing

723
01:17:30,540 --> 01:17:33,360
prevent-safe, timely medical, and behavioral health care.

724
01:17:33,720 --> 01:17:35,260
The legal standard is already clear.

725
01:17:35,700 --> 01:17:40,740
The question is whether the county custody health will act now to restore safe, nurse,

726
01:17:40,860 --> 01:17:46,300
and physician staffing or wait until after irreversible harm, deaths, and federal intervention

727
01:17:46,300 --> 01:17:50,660
for the county custody health to correct the dangerous understaffing.

728
01:17:50,940 --> 01:17:51,600
Thank you.

729
01:17:56,440 --> 01:17:58,560
Hi, good morning, my name is Hansi.

730
01:17:58,660 --> 01:18:01,200
I worked at the custody at Kitsikinit.

731
01:18:02,060 --> 01:18:06,480
We, the nurses in Kitsikinit, are carrying the immense pressure

732
01:18:06,480 --> 01:18:07,920
of chronic short staffing.

733
01:18:08,640 --> 01:18:12,720
Conditions that are not simply not safe for vulnerable patient

734
01:18:12,720 --> 01:18:14,420
population that we serve.

735
01:18:15,060 --> 01:18:17,640
Every day, we are responsible for individuals

736
01:18:17,640 --> 01:18:20,730
on to be said, watch, patient actively,

737
01:18:21,760 --> 01:18:23,900
harming themselves or kill themselves.

738
01:18:23,900 --> 01:18:31,120
those attempting to over those patients in withdrawals and individual experiencing psychiatric emergencies.

739
01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:36,500
These situations demand immediate, focused and specialized care.

740
01:18:37,300 --> 01:18:41,520
Yet we are unable to meet their needs or provide the level of care they deserve

741
01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:43,320
because we do not have the staff.

742
01:18:44,240 --> 01:18:50,920
We recognize the challenges caused by federal budget cuts and the ongoing federal consent agree.

743
01:18:50,920 --> 01:18:54,220
These are realities we face daily in custody.

744
01:18:55,180 --> 01:19:01,460
However, the count is therefore to save money by cutting our staffing levels, or by assigning

745
01:19:01,460 --> 01:19:07,760
a nurse, or by not assigning a nurse to an entire dorm or unit in a manger.

746
01:19:08,600 --> 01:19:11,440
Place both patient and staff in your operating.

747
01:19:12,180 --> 01:19:16,440
This is not just starting issue, it is a patient safety crisis.

748
01:19:16,440 --> 01:19:23,300
How many more incidents in juries or deaths must occur before the urgency is acknowledged?

749
01:19:24,100 --> 01:19:25,680
We are pleading for your support.

750
01:19:26,200 --> 01:19:32,760
Please stand with us and take action to restore safe staffing so we can protect the lives

751
01:19:32,760 --> 01:19:34,580
and trust the dark here.

752
01:19:34,880 --> 01:19:35,720
Thank you.

753
01:19:36,720 --> 01:19:38,300
I'm going to call a few more names.

754
01:19:38,300 --> 01:19:50,120
Daniel Choi, Raymond Greens, Debbie Chang, Mary J.J. and Marky Henderson.

755
01:19:52,420 --> 01:19:57,100
Good morning, supervisors, county council. My name is Christina Acosta and I'm also a

756
01:19:57,100 --> 01:20:02,060
registered nurse in custody health site. Today I'm speaking for myself and for many of the nurses who

757
01:20:02,060 --> 01:20:06,960
cannot be here, not because they don't care, but because they fear retaliation.

758
01:20:07,820 --> 01:20:12,760
For doing what we are ethically obligated to do, which is advocate for our patients.

759
01:20:14,500 --> 01:20:14,980
And they're safety.

760
01:20:17,550 --> 01:20:21,030
God alone should tell us something about the culture that we are working in.

761
01:20:21,710 --> 01:20:26,350
We are here because the situation has reached a point where patient safety and staff safety

762
01:20:26,350 --> 01:20:26,950
are at risk.

763
01:20:27,210 --> 01:20:31,670
Every single day, chronic understaffing has become our norm and that norm is dangerous.

764
01:20:31,850 --> 01:20:35,910
It leads to medical errors, delayed assessments, mistreatments, preventable complications.

765
01:20:35,910 --> 01:20:39,950
and ultimately poor outcomes for the people that are interested to our care.

766
01:20:40,670 --> 01:20:44,890
For nurses, it leads to overwhelming burnout, compassion fatigue, and high turnover,

767
01:20:45,170 --> 01:20:48,290
problems that deepen the staffing crisis.

768
01:20:49,190 --> 01:20:51,910
Correctional nursing is not an ordinary job.

769
01:20:52,290 --> 01:20:57,230
It requires specialized skills, emotional strength, and deep compassion to care for individuals

770
01:20:57,230 --> 01:21:00,830
who often have no advocate outside of the jail walls.

771
01:21:00,830 --> 01:21:05,830
We provide care for a population that society tends to forget.

772
01:21:07,050 --> 01:21:11,750
Yet we show up every day because we believe in dignity, justice and healing.

773
01:21:12,170 --> 01:21:15,810
But we cannot do our job safely when we're a stretch beyond capacity.

774
01:21:16,550 --> 01:21:21,390
In a recent urgent meeting when we finally had the opportunity to raise these concerns about unsafe staffing,

775
01:21:21,730 --> 01:21:23,310
the response was dismissive.

776
01:21:23,810 --> 01:21:25,990
I was told we need to move on to more pressing issues.

777
01:21:26,310 --> 01:21:29,050
And that pressing issue was planning the holiday party.

778
01:21:29,710 --> 01:21:35,050
That moment made it clear how staffing concerns rate in actual priority, despite the fact that

779
01:21:35,050 --> 01:21:36,990
consequences affect the real human lives.

780
01:21:37,990 --> 01:21:40,530
We are not asking for anything extravagant.

781
01:21:40,990 --> 01:21:42,210
We are asking for safety.

782
01:21:42,470 --> 01:21:46,410
We're asking for enough staff to provide the quality care that our patients legally and

783
01:21:46,410 --> 01:21:47,350
morally deserve.

784
01:21:47,790 --> 01:21:49,870
We're asking for leadership that listens and acts.

785
01:21:50,110 --> 01:21:51,570
Making do is no longer working.

786
01:21:51,890 --> 01:21:54,070
It's unsafe, unsustainable, and unacceptable.

787
01:21:54,070 --> 01:21:55,350
Good

788
01:22:03,510 --> 01:22:05,110
morning, Supervisors.

789
01:22:05,910 --> 01:22:06,310
Good morning.

790
01:22:06,810 --> 01:22:08,170
My name is Danielle Mahabir.

791
01:22:08,550 --> 01:22:10,930
I am a registered nurse at O'Connor Hospital,

792
01:22:10,990 --> 01:22:14,510
and I'm here as a board member of our NPA.

793
01:22:16,690 --> 01:22:20,070
I can't even imagine what it would feel like

794
01:22:20,070 --> 01:22:21,990
to be incarcerated.

795
01:22:24,010 --> 01:22:27,410
For any of us that are here today speaking about liberty

796
01:22:27,410 --> 01:22:31,090
and justice for all, it's incredibly poignant

797
01:22:31,090 --> 01:22:36,690
to imagine yourself in a situation where you're behind bars.

798
01:22:37,830 --> 01:22:39,850
Maybe there's a lot of reasons that you're there.

799
01:22:40,390 --> 01:22:42,590
Your life has led you in different directions.

800
01:22:43,030 --> 01:22:44,510
You didn't have the support.

801
01:22:46,210 --> 01:22:50,070
You grew up in an environment where you weren't able to thrive

802
01:22:50,070 --> 01:22:52,930
like so many of us in here.

803
01:22:54,030 --> 01:22:59,330
And you got down that path and now you find yourself there.

804
01:22:59,330 --> 01:23:09,010
And at this point, you are beholden, I mean, it's beholden to the staff that are there to care for you.

805
01:23:09,510 --> 01:23:16,190
The issue that we're hearing is that those that are in our care are not getting the care that they need.

806
01:23:16,930 --> 01:23:21,910
And the nurses here that are behind me are very frustrated, they're very sad.

807
01:23:21,910 --> 01:23:29,390
And we were just in a meeting with the leadership of custody the other day and they had the

808
01:23:29,390 --> 01:23:32,930
audacity to tell us that they're making significant progress.

809
01:23:34,390 --> 01:23:37,050
Now, for years, there was a lot of overtime.

810
01:23:37,290 --> 01:23:43,630
We know this and we know the county is under immense budget pressures, but we cannot balance

811
01:23:43,630 --> 01:23:50,310
the budget on the backs of these poor incarcerated individuals that have no choice, but

812
01:23:50,310 --> 01:23:54,510
to rely on our care, and we do not want the feds to take this over.

813
01:23:54,630 --> 01:23:56,450
We know how that's going to wind up.

814
01:23:56,790 --> 01:24:02,150
We have to do better for our county nurses and our county patients.

815
01:24:02,390 --> 01:24:03,270
Thank you.

816
01:24:08,890 --> 01:24:09,650
Good morning.

817
01:24:09,770 --> 01:24:11,130
My name is Raymond Goons.

818
01:24:11,710 --> 01:24:15,130
I'm a community health worker for our nonprofit, local nonprofit,

819
01:24:15,470 --> 01:24:17,530
the Equation and the Executive Care of Hepatiety Patients,

820
01:24:17,530 --> 01:24:21,770
for those who aren't incarcerated, but I'm also formerly incarcerated and have been

821
01:24:21,770 --> 01:24:28,050
inside these kind of jails and have had been taken care of by our county custody health.

822
01:24:28,350 --> 01:24:30,650
And I am grateful for their standing up, their courageous.

823
01:24:31,210 --> 01:24:35,430
The courage is speaking now, and speaking now for incarcerated populations with a threat of

824
01:24:35,430 --> 01:24:42,320
retaliation, I'm saying, because speaking now, understaffed in our medical facilities and

825
01:24:42,320 --> 01:24:49,880
aggression of facilities for those who are incarcerated is anything who may and potentially

826
01:24:49,880 --> 01:24:51,340
for those aren't incarcerated.

827
01:24:52,040 --> 01:24:54,340
The only hope for us that we have when we are in jail,

828
01:24:54,580 --> 01:24:57,220
the only help that we do have coming for us is custody health.

829
01:24:57,740 --> 01:24:59,540
There are ones that we go to, and then when we're sick,

830
01:25:00,040 --> 01:25:02,280
the other ones that we go to, when we need to help treatment,

831
01:25:02,620 --> 01:25:05,160
the ones that go to, and when we need to have a smaller face,

832
01:25:05,460 --> 01:25:06,640
they show that we matter and care.

833
01:25:07,260 --> 01:25:10,180
custody health is our only light in civil lining

834
01:25:10,180 --> 01:25:12,320
when we are in a state of despair.

835
01:25:14,460 --> 01:25:16,420
California currently has three litigations,

836
01:25:16,420 --> 01:25:22,520
class action law suits, Coleman, Plata, and Brown, and what Steadic California has said

837
01:25:22,520 --> 01:25:27,320
that the shorting sources of staff was saying delivered in difference on Steadic California.

838
01:25:28,060 --> 01:25:31,520
And the county of San Clare does not fund and staff are question facilities.

839
01:25:32,240 --> 01:25:35,640
The county of San Clare would not only be delivering in different to our serious medical needs

840
01:25:35,640 --> 01:25:36,380
as inmates.

841
01:25:36,860 --> 01:25:43,900
It would be negligent to our serious medical needs, without proper staffing, you would go from

842
01:25:43,900 --> 01:25:48,160
having a toothache and possibly die, because staff is not probably not probably

843
01:25:48,160 --> 01:25:51,460
staff, you're not seeing time. Staff and time to get the care you need.

844
01:25:52,120 --> 01:25:56,080
Sort of staffing means we won't get medical care in a sufficient amount of time,

845
01:25:56,520 --> 01:26:01,180
which means that you can have potentially daily situations, but because of lack of staff,

846
01:26:01,560 --> 01:26:05,740
you won't be able to see medical in time. I've been on both sides. I go in now

847
01:26:05,740 --> 01:26:09,280
and create a link to the care for those patients that were also my neighbors for very long

848
01:26:09,280 --> 01:26:13,740
time. Now I ask that you fund and staff, get them saying county health. Thank you.

849
01:26:21,290 --> 01:26:28,610
Good morning Board of Superfaces. I hope you are all doing well. My name is Daniel and I've been working in and what cuts to the health and male peers for almost two years.

850
01:26:29,310 --> 01:26:31,750
I have been a resident of nurse for more than seven years.

851
01:26:33,530 --> 01:26:42,690
We, we are here to inform you of the many inconsistencies and policy enforcement and part of the worship skills of from the custody health services leadership team.

852
01:26:43,250 --> 01:26:47,730
There are only a few of us here, because many are afraid of retaliation, afraid of the

853
01:26:47,730 --> 01:26:51,130
intimidation tactics, and simply tired of their lives.

854
01:26:51,750 --> 01:26:54,050
My friends behind me will tell you more about this.

855
01:26:54,570 --> 01:26:58,430
Instead, I would like to share with you on who we provide medical care to you.

856
01:26:58,570 --> 01:27:02,210
Yes, they are in jail, but they are all humans, just like you and I.

857
01:27:05,840 --> 01:27:09,520
Someone calls you from minor offenses from a Friday night out after work, and they could

858
01:27:09,520 --> 01:27:12,560
be your loved ones, and they are your neighbors' loved ones.

859
01:27:12,560 --> 01:27:21,030
Whoever they are, they are humans and they deserve at least a basic level of medical care and we are failing them the county is failing them

860
01:27:22,540 --> 01:27:28,080
Leadership constantly implement and imposes failed policies and procedures adopted from another custody facility

861
01:27:28,080 --> 01:27:33,870
These previously failed policies and procedures burden our patients eighth a member right to proper medical care

862
01:27:34,320 --> 01:27:39,430
It creates an unsafe environment for the patients medical staff and deputies who we work with

863
01:27:39,900 --> 01:27:42,460
Thank you for the same board of supervisors. I hope you have great day

864
01:27:51,360 --> 01:27:57,680
Hello. Good morning Board of Supervisors. My name is Debbie with R&PA. This is Vanessa Harris with custody health.

865
01:27:58,180 --> 01:28:05,740
I'm going to be playing a video so everybody can hear from the voice from one of the nurses that are within that working custody jail.

866
01:28:06,100 --> 01:28:14,940
And also I'm going to have to read Vanessa's speech because she didn't make the she didn't sign up for the yellow card.

867
01:28:15,100 --> 01:28:19,020
So I guess I'm going to be reading it for her. But here you go. Here's one.

868
01:28:23,110 --> 01:28:29,070
In the testing environment, we've been seeing our own positions and corner seen numbers be erased.

869
01:28:29,790 --> 01:28:36,310
Meanwhile, corner seen supervisor positions are advertised and filled while our staff level positions are threatened.

870
01:28:36,970 --> 01:28:39,690
The same positions that directly care for our patients.

871
01:28:40,370 --> 01:28:44,750
This is shocking to me when I've seen the history of the GO for the last 12 years.

872
01:28:45,530 --> 01:28:49,170
I never thought that we would go backwards in our care of the GO population.

873
01:28:49,970 --> 01:28:56,250
Between myself and other RNs of the main GL, we have seen nursing cuts to the infirmary,

874
01:28:56,730 --> 01:29:02,990
looking, double work for support nursing, double decks for pill calls. We have had our

875
01:29:02,990 --> 01:29:08,810
nursing wound care positions cut, and yet have had supervisors shifts increased.

876
01:29:09,590 --> 01:29:13,270
Less workers for the frontline and more for administrative work.

877
01:29:14,090 --> 01:29:18,950
Please keep our core staffing levels at a safe level and ensure that we can care for the

878
01:29:18,950 --> 01:29:24,550
difficult and underserved patient population of Santa Clara County. Thank you for your time.

879
01:29:28,640 --> 01:29:33,860
Okay. Now this is Vanessa's. Custany Health Leadership is actively jeopardizing the safety

880
01:29:33,860 --> 01:29:39,460
of both staff and patients. They demand more to satisfy federal monitors while a simultaneous

881
01:29:39,460 --> 01:29:45,980
e-cutting staff. This is not sustainable. This is not responsible and it is not safe.

882
01:29:46,420 --> 01:29:51,560
When you have many custody nurses behind us today, you know there's a problem. And I wish

883
01:29:51,560 --> 01:29:53,200
more. Thank you.

884
01:30:01,460 --> 01:30:30,180
Good morning to the Board of Supervisors. My name is Marky Henderson. I've been a nurse with the county for about 14 years. I work in noxious. We have about 2,700 inmates, between two facilities and would in main gel. Our staffing on night shift has been decreased from 11 to 7 nurses at night. We are entrusted to give good, safe quality care to those patients.

885
01:30:30,180 --> 01:30:37,680
And we're just asking, we're pleading that you all restore and help us get safe staffing

886
01:30:37,680 --> 01:30:43,440
increase our numbers back to a safe level so that we're able to care for our patients in an orderly way.

887
01:30:44,020 --> 01:30:44,800
Thank you.

888
01:30:50,480 --> 01:30:50,760
Good morning.

889
01:30:51,220 --> 01:30:52,820
And for the record, this is Chinese red.

890
01:30:54,460 --> 01:30:58,000
This is an update to all elected officials.

891
01:30:58,240 --> 01:31:02,540
My name is Mary Ann Schlipfung, fragrance snow.

892
01:31:02,540 --> 01:31:09,440
I'm here to express deep gratitude to go the time and talent that you as elected officials

893
01:31:09,440 --> 01:31:09,840
about.

894
01:31:10,300 --> 01:31:16,100
I understand it and I appreciate that you are contributing to the work of our great republic.

895
01:31:17,120 --> 01:31:21,680
I'm also grateful for the separation of church and state, separation of state and federal

896
01:31:21,680 --> 01:31:23,700
that Jefferson's so desired.

897
01:31:24,640 --> 01:31:24,860
Why?

898
01:31:24,860 --> 01:31:32,780
Because my start-up 501C3 nonprofit benefited from that separation of state and federal.

899
01:31:33,540 --> 01:31:39,840
OSC opportunities were changed, was sheltered from the whimsical pendulum of the swings in Washington, D.C.

900
01:31:41,000 --> 01:31:49,660
The separation of taxation power enabled District 3, 4 and 5 to grant us our very first budget inventory grants.

901
01:31:49,660 --> 01:31:57,040
We'd never applied before, applied five and got three, which I thought was a failure until someone told me it was not a failure.

902
01:31:58,160 --> 01:32:04,020
It made it possible for us to need to serve 75 men leaving prison, homelessness and addiction.

903
01:32:04,780 --> 01:32:06,060
For instance, Sydney Harris.

904
01:32:06,820 --> 01:32:12,720
Sydney Harris served 25 years of a 26-year term, 206 years.

905
01:32:12,720 --> 01:32:19,880
I've never asked a single client for what reason that led them to something like that.

906
01:32:20,440 --> 01:32:26,120
The first night he slept as a free man after 25 consecutive years in prison was in our

907
01:32:26,120 --> 01:32:35,220
30-bed home in District 4 on a brand new mattress funded by District 3, eating goodies from

908
01:32:35,220 --> 01:32:39,560
a industrial refrigerator, three doors, from District 5.

909
01:32:40,460 --> 01:32:45,200
And we are very, very grateful for that, because it's allowed us to provide the onsite

910
01:32:45,200 --> 01:32:50,860
case management, IDP, individual behavioral plan, everything to our clients.

911
01:32:51,580 --> 01:32:52,600
Thank you very much.

912
01:32:54,020 --> 01:32:54,220
Thank you.

913
01:32:54,320 --> 01:32:57,940
If you have more in your statement, you want to share you can also leave the rest of it

914
01:32:57,940 --> 01:32:59,260
to our click and we add to the record.

915
01:32:59,600 --> 01:33:00,020
Thank you very much.

916
01:33:00,180 --> 01:33:00,420
Thank you.

917
01:33:02,630 --> 01:33:04,590
last call for J.J.

918
01:33:09,730 --> 01:33:14,750
Okay, there's a guy for four years he's been calling in, okay?

919
01:33:15,090 --> 01:33:18,670
During COVID, I never did call in to San Francisco supervisors

920
01:33:18,670 --> 01:33:22,830
or here because I thought the government was so corrupt, you guys know my voice

921
01:33:22,830 --> 01:33:27,110
and you ate me and I'd never get through but I don't believe that anymore

922
01:33:27,110 --> 01:33:30,230
because this guy has been getting through for four years, okay?

923
01:33:30,590 --> 01:33:34,070
We all know he calls in sometimes it's Benz, okay?

924
01:33:34,670 --> 01:33:42,590
or parents or another name, and Ben, if you're listening to me, 603, 8120, that's my phone number here in San Jose,

925
01:33:45,890 --> 01:33:49,290
603, 8120, not this one, this line's been disconnected.

926
01:33:52,810 --> 01:33:54,070
He never will appear.

927
01:33:54,470 --> 01:33:55,350
He calls in.

928
01:33:55,510 --> 01:34:01,990
He says Jeff Rosen has turned in the government against him and accusing him of things, and protecting pedophiles.

929
01:34:01,990 --> 01:34:03,570
I hate pedophiles.

930
01:34:04,030 --> 01:34:05,590
It happened to me twice as a young man.

931
01:34:05,750 --> 01:34:06,490
You're I'm an old man.

932
01:34:06,930 --> 01:34:09,370
I still remember, I want them all to die.

933
01:34:09,730 --> 01:34:12,150
I was preaching at Christmas at the park yesterday

934
01:34:12,150 --> 01:34:13,650
and I said, if you're a pedophile,

935
01:34:14,130 --> 01:34:17,470
or if you screw dogs and cats, like some guy

936
01:34:17,470 --> 01:34:20,050
and lost gatos, he posted it online.

937
01:34:20,270 --> 01:34:21,430
He screwed his own cat.

938
01:34:22,290 --> 01:34:23,630
Or if you're an abortion doctor,

939
01:34:23,930 --> 01:34:26,750
just blow your brains out, it'll be better for society.

940
01:34:27,330 --> 01:34:28,850
And it'll certainly be better for you

941
01:34:28,850 --> 01:34:31,350
because you're dead and your punishment in hell

942
01:34:31,350 --> 01:34:36,750
will be less, because your dad and he can't molest any more children, or have sex with animals,

943
01:34:37,330 --> 01:34:42,210
or murder babies at Planned Parenthood. That's what I tell him. And, you know, if you're

944
01:34:42,210 --> 01:34:48,910
per... if Jeff Rosen is protecting pedophiles, okay, he's in big trouble with God. Now we just

945
01:34:48,910 --> 01:34:53,930
honored a number of dead people, and we're all going to die, and why God doesn't kill exceptionally

946
01:34:53,930 --> 01:34:59,550
wicked people is called the mystery of an equity, okay? That's what it's called. Why doesn't God just

947
01:35:00,270 --> 01:35:06,630
exceptionally wicked people. And the only answer I can come to that, oh wow, where did the time goes?

948
01:35:06,830 --> 01:35:12,050
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed by the fire of God's wrath.

949
01:35:15,150 --> 01:35:18,690
That can, who's our in-person speakers, we'll go to our speaker on Zoom.

950
01:35:19,290 --> 01:35:21,950
Who is parent? Please accept the unmute?

951
01:35:24,690 --> 01:35:27,330
Yes, a little good morning to you all.

952
01:35:29,450 --> 01:35:33,650
We do have a relief that probably are with human rights,

953
01:35:33,650 --> 01:35:38,330
particularly, when it comes to children being molested,

954
01:35:40,510 --> 01:35:45,470
Jeff Rosen in particular, as the previous speaker said,

955
01:35:45,790 --> 01:35:51,530
he's protecting, pedophiles, and he's helping to conceal

956
01:35:51,530 --> 01:35:56,510
this sexual abuse of children, and in this day and age,

957
01:35:56,830 --> 01:36:01,830
we shouldn't be accepting this, we shouldn't be tolerating it,

958
01:36:01,830 --> 01:36:14,910
that he would abuse his power to do this to children and you guys here, you guys know about it.

959
01:36:15,630 --> 01:36:23,110
And now there's a new development and that my former attorney, she's threatening to show my kids.

960
01:36:23,750 --> 01:36:30,910
She directed me to view a post, a social media post, that she wrote and there could be no mistake in about it

961
01:36:30,910 --> 01:36:37,030
she's threatening to my children if I don't be quiet about trying to protect them.

962
01:36:37,130 --> 01:36:43,530
And I forwarded this post to President Lee. He's seen it. I'm pretty sure he's seen it.

963
01:36:43,650 --> 01:36:51,270
And a lot of people on the dances have also received this link of her social media posts.

964
01:36:52,270 --> 01:36:58,910
And I mean, I can't believe it. And Santa Clara County that you guys would let this crazy person

965
01:36:58,910 --> 01:37:04,950
and sex trafficking my kids assault me, threaten to kill my kids.

966
01:37:05,350 --> 01:37:07,710
I mean, this person belongs in prison.

967
01:37:09,890 --> 01:37:13,690
I posted more information about this online at Google,

968
01:37:14,370 --> 01:37:16,750
D.A. Jeff Rosen, petitioned sex trafficking.

969
01:37:17,490 --> 01:37:21,130
You'll see a lot of this information that I'm speaking about.

970
01:37:21,330 --> 01:37:23,350
Please do something to protect my kids.

971
01:37:23,470 --> 01:37:24,350
Get them a screening.

972
01:37:24,550 --> 01:37:25,170
They deserve one.

973
01:37:25,230 --> 01:37:26,250
Thank you for your time.

974
01:37:27,950 --> 01:37:28,730
Thank you.

975
01:37:28,970 --> 01:37:30,070
That concludes public comment.

976
01:37:31,250 --> 01:37:31,730
Thank you, Lord.

977
01:37:32,410 --> 01:37:38,410
California law does prohibit the disclosure of information related to investigation of suspected

978
01:37:38,410 --> 01:37:43,430
child abuse and we are not authorized by law to speak to specific any particular case.

979
01:37:43,930 --> 01:37:48,130
California law also requires the child welfare department to immediately cross report these

980
01:37:48,130 --> 01:37:49,150
to law enforcement.

981
01:37:49,430 --> 01:37:53,110
And the public can be assured that county takes allegations of child abuse and neglect

982
01:37:53,110 --> 01:37:56,070
Seriously, it takes appropriate action.

983
01:37:57,090 --> 01:37:59,910
All right, let's move to the next item,

984
01:38:00,210 --> 01:38:02,090
which would be item number seven,

985
01:38:02,710 --> 01:38:05,310
which is approving the consent counter

986
01:38:05,310 --> 01:38:08,230
and changes to the Board of Survices agenda.

987
01:38:09,090 --> 01:38:11,670
And third, would you like to go and read the proposed changes

988
01:38:11,670 --> 01:38:12,690
to the consent calendar?

989
01:38:13,730 --> 01:38:17,950
Yes, we have a request from administration to hold item number 17

990
01:38:17,950 --> 01:38:20,250
to February 10th, 2026.

991
01:38:20,250 --> 01:38:27,390
I have number 17 is received report from the Behavioral Health Services Department relating to mental health services act funds.

992
01:38:27,910 --> 01:38:29,670
We have a correction to item number 38.

993
01:38:30,270 --> 01:38:32,830
The possible action B.E. should read as follows.

994
01:38:33,390 --> 01:38:46,130
Approve County sponsorship of African American Community Service Agency in the amount of $500 from the supervisorial district to allocation in the office of the clerk with a board fiscal year 2025-2026.

995
01:38:46,130 --> 01:38:51,870
budget to support the 45th Annual Juneteenth in the Street Festival and that concludes my list.

996
01:38:55,010 --> 01:38:59,990
Thank you. I want to check with my colleague to see if there's any changes.

997
01:39:03,690 --> 01:39:08,530
Oh, and so sorry. I don't know who went first, but I saw a supervisor, Abacoga.

998
01:39:09,070 --> 01:39:15,670
Thank you, Vice President Adenas. I don't have anything to pull. I was just hoping to make comments on item 53 when

999
01:39:15,670 --> 01:39:25,250
appropriate. Perfect. We will hear from Supervisor Elenberg and then we'll go to public comment first.

1000
01:39:25,430 --> 01:39:27,130
Go ahead. Go ahead. Supervisor.

1001
01:39:28,710 --> 01:39:30,770
Is that time that she's going to make a comment?

1002
01:39:31,350 --> 01:39:32,710
I thought you wanted to wait.

1003
01:39:33,270 --> 01:39:35,770
Oh, when have it's like you can make it.

1004
01:39:35,850 --> 01:39:36,370
Sure, that's great.

1005
01:39:36,930 --> 01:39:37,330
Thank you.

1006
01:39:38,090 --> 01:39:44,510
I just wanted to item 53 recognized staff for the work and bringing together this multi-juristic

1007
01:39:44,510 --> 01:39:51,070
effort to prepare the subregional shoreline adaptation plan. In leaner times it's more important

1008
01:39:51,070 --> 01:39:56,230
than ever to be creative with funding programs and projects. In my experience, multiple agencies

1009
01:39:56,230 --> 01:40:02,370
or jurisdictions jointly applying for grants can greatly impact the success rate and can lead

1010
01:40:02,370 --> 01:40:09,010
to larger benefits for all partners. That's what we see here with close to $2.6 million being granted

1011
01:40:09,010 --> 01:40:12,850
as a result of the county's office of sustainability and resilience,

1012
01:40:13,470 --> 01:40:15,730
PTA Valley Water and our city partners.

1013
01:40:16,250 --> 01:40:19,190
Flood risk reduction infrastructure can be expensive,

1014
01:40:19,650 --> 01:40:24,010
but it's also an essential investment in our county's climate resilience efforts.

1015
01:40:24,470 --> 01:40:26,430
With Palo Alto and Mountain View in my district,

1016
01:40:26,730 --> 01:40:30,750
which are some of the cities most vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise,

1017
01:40:31,110 --> 01:40:34,410
and excited to see how this plan will progress in the coming year.

1018
01:40:34,650 --> 01:40:35,430
Thank you very much.

1019
01:40:36,170 --> 01:40:36,630
Thank you.

1020
01:40:36,630 --> 01:40:38,570
Thank you.

1021
01:40:38,570 --> 01:40:42,690
Likewise, I have no changes but want to make brief comments on two items.

1022
01:40:43,070 --> 01:40:48,850
The first is item 60 regarding the Willow Glen Studios interim housing program.

1023
01:40:49,650 --> 01:40:59,770
Since it's launched back in May of 2021, 509 of 580 households exited the program to permanent

1024
01:40:59,770 --> 01:41:00,310
housing.

1025
01:41:00,450 --> 01:41:04,810
That is an impressive more than 87% success rate.

1026
01:41:04,810 --> 01:41:07,930
50 households are currently enrolled in the program.

1027
01:41:08,550 --> 01:41:14,250
I've had the opportunity to visit the site in person several times and speak both with residents

1028
01:41:14,250 --> 01:41:22,290
and with neighbors on the adjacent streets and can say with very strong confidence that

1029
01:41:22,290 --> 01:41:29,250
Willow Glen Studios is really an excellent example of what effective homelessness prevention

1030
01:41:29,250 --> 01:41:37,970
and stable housing support should look like an 87% success rate is no small achievement.

1031
01:41:38,310 --> 01:41:43,450
These are children, family, friends, and neighbors from our community that have gained stability

1032
01:41:43,450 --> 01:41:45,310
through the program.

1033
01:41:46,230 --> 01:41:54,690
I want to encourage us to continue to invest in interim housing programs that are connected

1034
01:41:54,690 --> 01:42:01,430
to permanent housing so that we continue to have a throughput and don't allow people to

1035
01:42:01,430 --> 01:42:09,110
languish with no exit options other than returning to homelessness. With regard to item 70,

1036
01:42:09,970 --> 01:42:14,970
this is an amendment regarding oversight of community services for the probation department.

1037
01:42:15,490 --> 01:42:22,070
We don't have any issues with this specific contract which is an amendment to continue current

1038
01:42:22,070 --> 01:42:29,810
services. But I do want to flag the general lack of information. Let's often provided

1039
01:42:29,810 --> 01:42:36,510
in contract adjustments. For example, in this case from the information provided, I couldn't

1040
01:42:36,510 --> 01:42:42,750
determine whether the increase was needed due to an expansion of the number of clients served,

1041
01:42:42,810 --> 01:42:49,750
or if it's a reflection in the cost of doing business, or if there was some other reason. We currently

1042
01:42:49,750 --> 01:42:55,050
We have no uniformity in the ways providers can seek contract amendments.

1043
01:42:55,670 --> 01:43:00,290
And I think that, if I can maybe speak for both of us, Supervisor Abe Koga, this lack

1044
01:43:00,290 --> 01:43:05,630
of standardization and transparency are examples of why we introduced the referral at the

1045
01:43:05,630 --> 01:43:09,930
last meeting related to object two expenses and contract data.

1046
01:43:10,250 --> 01:43:14,630
I do look forward to continuing that discussion when administration reports back to the board

1047
01:43:14,630 --> 01:43:21,570
January as we move toward a system which provides greater transparency and eventually standardized

1048
01:43:21,570 --> 01:43:27,230
performance evaluation metrics so we can clearly demonstrate to the general public that we

1049
01:43:27,230 --> 01:43:33,290
are indeed investing our dollars in the most effective service delivery models that are available.

1050
01:43:34,590 --> 01:43:39,150
Thank you very much and I'm prepared to move approval of the consent calendar.

1051
01:43:39,150 --> 01:43:40,990
something at NOS?

1052
01:43:42,110 --> 01:43:42,710
Move to the second.

1053
01:43:43,350 --> 01:43:45,990
And I actually do have a couple of comments as well.

1054
01:43:47,290 --> 01:43:49,250
No changes to the calendar.

1055
01:43:50,190 --> 01:43:54,910
First is on item 37, which is a resolution from our office,

1056
01:43:54,910 --> 01:43:55,510
and also as well.

1057
01:43:55,810 --> 01:43:58,870
Koga won't specifically thank the youth who have

1058
01:43:58,870 --> 01:44:01,950
been actively advocating for these two bills.

1059
01:44:03,050 --> 01:44:06,410
It doesn't have bill 684 and also assembly bill 1243.

1060
01:44:08,150 --> 01:44:10,470
because you're encouraged by spending extremely critical.

1061
01:44:10,690 --> 01:44:13,590
I'll count you now as opportunity to join other jurisdictions here,

1062
01:44:13,750 --> 01:44:16,530
including San Jose, and San Francisco in the support of these efforts

1063
01:44:16,530 --> 01:44:19,270
to hold major polluters accountable for the climate crisis

1064
01:44:19,270 --> 01:44:21,530
and the devastating impact on communities.

1065
01:44:22,230 --> 01:44:25,530
These are two year bills, and they must be heard by January 16th

1066
01:44:25,530 --> 01:44:27,090
to stay alive in a literally a process.

1067
01:44:27,510 --> 01:44:29,470
So now it's a moment for our civil rights support.

1068
01:44:29,910 --> 01:44:32,110
How big California can follow the example in this case

1069
01:44:32,110 --> 01:44:34,810
with New York and Vermont by establishing a pollutant

1070
01:44:34,810 --> 01:44:41,150
pay climate support for an act, taxpayers should not consider the majority of costs for climate

1071
01:44:41,150 --> 01:44:42,990
related to them just as disasters.

1072
01:44:44,370 --> 01:44:49,710
We know that those who contribute the least to emissions are often the ones who bear

1073
01:44:49,710 --> 01:44:50,830
the greatest impacts.

1074
01:44:51,190 --> 01:44:55,690
The legislation like this is a step toward more equitable and just approach to climate action.

1075
01:44:56,210 --> 01:44:59,710
So thank you and I hope that my colleagues will support this in the vote.

1076
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:08,300
Along with item 33, which is the item on the Senate Bill 1. There's three, one on C-Lat, level, rise to adaptation.

1077
01:45:09,060 --> 01:45:15,280
One say deep appreciation, the offices, such as sustainability and the resilience team.

1078
01:45:15,900 --> 01:45:21,460
Lately, much of the news about environment, the kind of funding has been very, very sad and discouraging,

1079
01:45:22,180 --> 01:45:26,140
having so many of these programs being withdrawn and pulled back.

1080
01:45:27,340 --> 01:45:39,060
That's why I want to recognize this outstanding work of always our staff in securing a $2.6 million grant funding from the state to develop the Shrolling Adaptation Plan, which is truly a significant achievement.

1081
01:45:39,680 --> 01:45:49,740
I can't even undoubtedly feel the impact of the global rise, and I'm especially mindful of the commuter visa and our district, which is particularly vulnerable to just low elevation.

1082
01:45:49,740 --> 01:45:59,380
I look forward to seeing the draft plan in the coming years and appreciate the continued dedication of our staff to prepare our county for this climate change.

1083
01:46:01,180 --> 01:46:09,460
All right, and before we move to the vote, we still need to hear anybody in the public would like to speak on the consent items.

1084
01:46:11,360 --> 01:46:16,440
I currently have two cards and chambers and one hand raised on Zoom.

1085
01:46:16,440 --> 01:46:19,040
That's the two minutes each two minutes.

1086
01:46:19,760 --> 01:46:28,220
All right, our speakers in chambers are Charles Williams and Mary, and we'll be closing the queue.

1087
01:46:40,090 --> 01:46:43,730
Good morning to the supervisors and to the county executives.

1088
01:46:44,030 --> 01:46:47,850
My name is Chuck Williams and I live in Cupertino district five.

1089
01:46:48,430 --> 01:46:57,350
And I'm behalf of hundreds of volunteers and hundreds of organizations who have been working on the climate superfund bills.

1090
01:46:57,350 --> 01:47:00,110
for way over a year.

1091
01:47:00,490 --> 01:47:08,750
I want to thank Supervisors Lee and Abicoga for the resolutions, supporting the Superfund bills that

1092
01:47:08,750 --> 01:47:09,730
are up in Sacramento.

1093
01:47:10,590 --> 01:47:12,990
Sacramento is a tough place to be.

1094
01:47:14,130 --> 01:47:22,030
And so this resolution is a way of counties as Supervisors Lee, you gave most of my presentation

1095
01:47:22,030 --> 01:47:23,150
and thank you.

1096
01:47:23,150 --> 01:47:30,110
But the way the counties and the cities and the communities can put pressure on Sacramento

1097
01:47:30,110 --> 01:47:37,010
to do the right thing. They get a lot of pressure from the oil business. People ask me,

1098
01:47:37,110 --> 01:47:42,250
can the oil companies pay for this? And I said, sure, they bought Sacramento, they can buy

1099
01:47:42,250 --> 01:47:49,050
anything. Okay. So, anyhow, I just want to thank all of you for this. This is very important.

1100
01:47:49,050 --> 01:47:56,350
And it's one other thing I'd like to put out here because you're going to get from different people this.

1101
01:47:56,970 --> 01:48:05,430
The Climate Superfund Act is expressly designed to not raise gas prices and to not cause job loss.

1102
01:48:06,150 --> 01:48:09,850
So if people come back screaming at you, how could you do this?

1103
01:48:09,850 --> 01:48:13,490
OK, the oil industry, LaWabie,

1104
01:48:13,510 --> 01:48:18,150
has been very aggressive on that, and they are absolutely wrong.

1105
01:48:18,430 --> 01:48:20,190
So thank you all.

1106
01:48:21,110 --> 01:48:21,690
Thank you.

1107
01:48:22,850 --> 01:48:23,110
Please.

1108
01:48:27,110 --> 01:48:27,970
Hello, again.

1109
01:48:28,710 --> 01:48:32,690
After reading over 2,000 pages of academic and government

1110
01:48:32,690 --> 01:48:37,030
research, I started a pilot home in Mountain View,

1111
01:48:37,290 --> 01:48:39,370
six-bed, with Terrell Pena.

1112
01:48:39,890 --> 01:48:42,330
It was successful beyond my dreams

1113
01:48:42,330 --> 01:48:48,890
before on his and he has a deep, excuse me, can you identify which consent item you're speaking

1114
01:48:48,890 --> 01:48:52,530
on today? This is the consent item's question, sorry.

1115
01:48:52,910 --> 01:48:54,010
They told me I could.

1116
01:48:55,980 --> 01:49:01,520
So we're no longer in the general public comment, so you can address the board regarding an item

1117
01:49:01,520 --> 01:49:07,580
that is on the consent calendar, which is every item after item number 21, it starts with

1118
01:49:07,580 --> 01:49:08,180
item 21.

1119
01:49:08,180 --> 01:49:12,160
I think it's $49.50.57.

1120
01:49:16,800 --> 01:49:19,380
So it's offering the office a support of housing,

1121
01:49:20,020 --> 01:49:22,220
anything just as related, anything

1122
01:49:22,220 --> 01:49:24,000
addiction, mental, behavioral health,

1123
01:49:24,120 --> 01:49:25,560
but there's a bunch of those I didn't circle.

1124
01:49:26,680 --> 01:49:28,080
And so that's where I'm at.

1125
01:49:29,280 --> 01:49:31,060
So we started a pilot home in Mount New,

1126
01:49:31,060 --> 01:49:32,200
tremendous as he successful.

1127
01:49:32,500 --> 01:49:34,520
The first person we took in was sleeping

1128
01:49:34,520 --> 01:49:37,160
on the floor of the warehouse where he worked.

1129
01:49:37,840 --> 01:49:39,420
And we went through about 14 clients.

1130
01:49:39,420 --> 01:49:43,300
This nobody went back to jail, 13 of them had been in prison.

1131
01:49:44,440 --> 01:49:49,660
We then started on a five-X expansion home, 30 beds in the unincorporated area of the

1132
01:49:49,660 --> 01:49:51,680
nuclear county district four.

1133
01:49:52,320 --> 01:49:57,960
We chicken our first client, January of this year, have gone through about 60 people, most

1134
01:49:57,960 --> 01:50:00,980
of them have a 1% recidivism rate.

1135
01:50:01,640 --> 01:50:05,080
They all transitioned to permanent housing except for two.

1136
01:50:06,040 --> 01:50:14,640
Now, I'm going to look at a third site for a dollar, one acre in Cupertino, and it's the

1137
01:50:14,640 --> 01:50:21,560
Simon Hammond House, where in negotiations to purchase it from Cupertino Historical Society,

1138
01:50:22,100 --> 01:50:27,560
I'll be coming here frequently to talk about E.G.S. onto from the railroad side.

1139
01:50:27,560 --> 01:50:35,180
But I just wanted to put out there that I expect cooperation from the community.

1140
01:50:35,340 --> 01:50:43,840
I think we're in support of this to not use that third-site for residential purposes, but to create a therapeutic farm.

1141
01:50:44,640 --> 01:50:49,720
We want to return the land to cattle and crops, so we call it OFC cattle and crops.

1142
01:50:50,360 --> 01:50:54,580
And to create a porter acre farm to begin with, those are my aspirations.

1143
01:50:54,580 --> 01:51:00,600
Sharon Miller, Don Taylor, names that are probably familiar to you, visit us yesterday.

1144
01:51:01,180 --> 01:51:04,380
They're the last of about 40 agencies we've had visit.

1145
01:51:05,240 --> 01:51:12,380
So I think collaboration, power shifting, power building all those buzzwords, the foundations

1146
01:51:12,380 --> 01:51:12,960
use.

1147
01:51:13,120 --> 01:51:16,880
We don't have foundation many, but we're going to try to find that.

1148
01:51:17,060 --> 01:51:17,680
Thank you.

1149
01:51:18,000 --> 01:51:18,700
Just want you to be aware.

1150
01:51:22,330 --> 01:51:22,830
All right.

1151
01:51:22,830 --> 01:51:24,950
We will move to our Zoom speaker.

1152
01:51:25,350 --> 01:51:28,070
Our Zoom speaker is Mani Pakele.

1153
01:51:30,210 --> 01:51:31,470
Please accept the unmute.

1154
01:51:38,420 --> 01:51:39,780
Good morning, Supervisors.

1155
01:51:40,100 --> 01:51:42,360
My name is Monnevin, and I'm a high school student

1156
01:51:42,360 --> 01:51:44,760
from County District 2 in Policy Officer

1157
01:51:44,760 --> 01:51:46,600
for Silicon Valley Youth Planet Action.

1158
01:51:47,120 --> 01:51:48,900
I'm here to express our strong support

1159
01:51:48,900 --> 01:51:50,900
for the resolution on the polluter state

1160
01:51:50,900 --> 01:51:52,920
of Superfund Act of 2025.

1161
01:51:53,240 --> 01:51:54,620
I'm to represent dozens of others who

1162
01:51:54,620 --> 01:51:56,120
are capable to make about this time.

1163
01:51:57,040 --> 01:51:58,940
Today's young people had many challenges

1164
01:51:58,940 --> 01:52:03,560
and uncertainties that await us, but one of the most fascinating is the threat of climate disasters.

1165
01:52:04,240 --> 01:52:11,280
We have watched our whole lives as our neighbors and many times our own families have lost so much city impacts of climate change.

1166
01:52:11,640 --> 01:52:17,900
We're in the acute catastrophic loss of lives, homes, and livelihoods of southern Californians, and wildfires of January,

1167
01:52:18,440 --> 01:52:23,660
for the more persistent, degrading, and health harms of smoke across the fuel pollution and stress.

1168
01:52:23,660 --> 01:52:29,320
We know that these disasters are only getting more common and severe and will continue to do so for decades.

1169
01:52:30,180 --> 01:52:34,560
And each time one happens, someone will have to pay the steep cost of recovery.

1170
01:52:35,480 --> 01:52:41,380
Right now with the framework of our insurance system, the strained budgets of local governments in its abandonment by the federal government,

1171
01:52:41,960 --> 01:52:46,240
far too much is being borne by ordinary health remaining already struggling to get by.

1172
01:52:47,200 --> 01:52:49,980
It's time for a turn that we're done back where it belongs.

1173
01:52:49,980 --> 01:52:55,620
The fossil fuel corporations that have been knowingly and directly responsible for these challenges for decades.

1174
01:52:56,160 --> 01:52:59,640
The fossil fuel corporations that have made hundreds of billions of profit

1175
01:52:59,640 --> 01:53:05,260
of the exploitation of people around the world, and the mortgaging of our shared monetary future.

1176
01:53:05,860 --> 01:53:10,600
All of our foreign billions more into political logging to deceive the public and our representatives.

1177
01:53:11,340 --> 01:53:15,040
hundreds of change start in our country's machines about how things safety and two

1178
01:53:15,040 --> 01:53:19,100
many ways to list and today is a vital opportunity for us to make our country's voice

1179
01:53:19,100 --> 01:53:23,100
clear that we will secure our communities. We'll be sources we need to be

1180
01:53:23,100 --> 01:53:28,040
resilient. Thank you to the staff who prompted this resolution and supervisors who

1181
01:53:28,040 --> 01:53:32,260
put it forward. I would forward to being the unanimous gift. Thank you very much

1182
01:53:32,260 --> 01:53:36,080
to your time. Thank you and that concludes our public comment.

1183
01:53:37,280 --> 01:53:40,200
All right. Thank you. We've got emotion and we also have the second

1184
01:53:40,200 --> 01:53:42,520
if no further comments, let's go take the vote.

1185
01:53:42,880 --> 01:53:45,580
All right, I believe that was a motion from Supervisor Allenburg

1186
01:53:45,580 --> 01:53:48,980
in a second by Vice President Aranis.

1187
01:53:49,160 --> 01:53:51,380
Right, Supervisor Abhay Koga.

1188
01:53:52,860 --> 01:53:53,380
Supervisor Yung.

1189
01:53:53,700 --> 01:53:54,260
Yes.

1190
01:53:54,260 --> 01:53:55,020
Supervisor Allenburg.

1191
01:53:55,140 --> 01:53:55,420
Yes.

1192
01:53:55,700 --> 01:53:56,820
Vice President Aranis.

1193
01:53:56,840 --> 01:53:57,140
Yes.

1194
01:53:57,340 --> 01:53:57,740
Presently.

1195
01:53:58,040 --> 01:53:58,640
Aye, as well.

1196
01:53:58,900 --> 01:53:59,740
Motion carries the five.

1197
01:54:00,080 --> 01:54:00,820
Thank you.

1198
01:54:01,500 --> 01:54:04,260
Moving to item number eight, which is a public hearing

1199
01:54:04,260 --> 01:54:07,380
to consider a few schedules for the environmental health

1200
01:54:07,380 --> 01:54:09,760
branch of public health department.

1201
01:54:23,780 --> 01:54:24,300
Good morning.

1202
01:54:24,660 --> 01:54:24,860
Good morning.

1203
01:54:24,980 --> 01:54:25,080
Good morning.

1204
01:54:25,760 --> 01:54:27,360
Good morning Board of Supervisors.

1205
01:54:27,580 --> 01:54:30,900
Dr. Sarah Redmond, Director of Public Health Department and Health

1206
01:54:30,900 --> 01:54:35,600
Officer, and here joined by Dr. Marilyn Underwood, our Director of Environmental

1207
01:54:35,600 --> 01:54:38,340
Health to present the feast study.

1208
01:54:38,580 --> 01:54:43,860
Which comes about after several years delay in adopting increases during the

1209
01:54:43,860 --> 01:54:47,940
pandemic when we know our community and businesses were struggling in particular.

1210
01:54:47,940 --> 01:54:55,280
But this presentation today does align with both county policies, legal requirements related

1211
01:54:55,280 --> 01:55:04,100
to our necessity to recoup costs for our services, as well as comparators across the Bay Area.

1212
01:55:04,300 --> 01:55:08,120
I'll turn it to Dr. Underwood to add a few things before we take your questions.

1213
01:55:08,420 --> 01:55:09,240
Thank you.

1214
01:55:09,880 --> 01:55:10,140
Yes.

1215
01:55:10,540 --> 01:55:11,120
Thank you very much.

1216
01:55:12,900 --> 01:55:13,440
Good morning.

1217
01:55:14,240 --> 01:55:16,580
Chairperson Lee and Board of Supervisors.

1218
01:55:16,580 --> 01:55:23,840
What you have before you is a study by NBS, which is a consulting group that does fee studies

1219
01:55:23,840 --> 01:55:29,620
not only for other environmental health organizations but other government entities, I believe

1220
01:55:29,620 --> 01:55:32,880
they're available online as well if you have detailed questions.

1221
01:55:33,600 --> 01:55:38,020
I'm not planning an extensive presentation but I thought I'd make a few highlights for you.

1222
01:55:39,120 --> 01:55:44,100
Just to say that environmental health carries out both state and primarily state law, but in

1223
01:55:44,100 --> 01:55:51,520
cases County ordinance. We do that, and we primarily are, it's a lot of labor costs, primarily,

1224
01:55:51,800 --> 01:55:57,380
and it's certainly our intent always to be as efficient as we can as we carry out this work.

1225
01:55:58,120 --> 01:56:04,380
To monitor our work, the fees are developed by our staff that by using the staff data, where we

1226
01:56:04,380 --> 01:56:10,080
time account for all of our activities that they are carry out in the field, and the establishment

1227
01:56:10,080 --> 01:56:16,360
of direct cost from those activities as well as covering our indirect costs through the establishment

1228
01:56:16,360 --> 01:56:17,600
of an hourly rate.

1229
01:56:18,080 --> 01:56:20,640
Those hourly rates are established by program.

1230
01:56:22,920 --> 01:56:28,280
We're at this proposal, at this current fee rate, we're covering about 82% of our costs,

1231
01:56:28,280 --> 01:56:33,440
so we're proposing to the before you 100% of those costs.

1232
01:56:34,000 --> 01:56:39,760
We do not get general fund support for this program, so we're looking for that 100%

1233
01:56:39,760 --> 01:56:47,460
coverage. We also have in appendix a B of the report some comparable county data. I will

1234
01:56:47,460 --> 01:56:52,280
say that the report was concluded in July and one of the counties that we have comparable

1235
01:56:52,280 --> 01:56:59,080
data for is from Contra Costa, which has since then enacted a fee increase that's already

1236
01:56:59,080 --> 01:57:05,480
an effect. For instance, I know one of the concerns is the body art practitioner cost that

1237
01:57:05,480 --> 01:57:13,700
We are raising a proposing to raise from 190 to 180 to 290, and this is again for each body

1238
01:57:13,700 --> 01:57:19,240
artist that under state law must register to get to practice in our county.

1239
01:57:20,100 --> 01:57:27,260
That cost is very comparable, I think, Sonoma County's sites, 289, and the one that is now

1240
01:57:27,260 --> 01:57:33,160
in Contra Costa is now 280, so we're very comparable at that cost, and I think you'll

1241
01:57:33,160 --> 01:57:39,760
that many of our other cost are very comparable to those other three counties that MBS has included in your package.

1242
01:57:40,600 --> 01:57:47,180
Again, we work with all of these folks that pay these fees and our interest is obviously to make it.

1243
01:57:47,580 --> 01:57:52,600
We work with them every day, our inspectors too, and we know the impacts of our economy on them.

1244
01:57:52,860 --> 01:57:55,000
We certainly know this can impact them.

1245
01:57:55,120 --> 01:58:00,300
We try to keep our fees down by monitoring our staff activity by being as efficient as possible.

1246
01:58:00,300 --> 01:58:06,380
We look forward to this next year quite frankly hoping to create create some more efficiencies as we have to

1247
01:58:06,380 --> 01:58:12,300
Our software sun settings. It will be introducing some new software that I think will allow some efficiencies as well

1248
01:58:12,300 --> 01:58:14,460
So we're very excited about that

1249
01:58:15,120 --> 01:58:18,480
But I know these fees are in some cases look

1250
01:58:19,180 --> 01:58:26,100
It could be you know hard to swallow, but I will say especially the restaurant associations as well as several counties

1251
01:58:26,100 --> 01:58:33,060
when they're doing fees studies have looked at, especially the cost of fees as a part of their

1252
01:58:33,060 --> 01:58:37,620
expenditures for small businesses that are in the food facility business, and they found

1253
01:58:37,620 --> 01:58:42,680
that all fees combined are less than 1% of all their expenditure costs because they have, you

1254
01:58:42,680 --> 01:58:48,460
know, other costs that are very high including labor, utilities, and rents, et cetera.

1255
01:58:49,160 --> 01:58:55,600
So while we are closing some increase in fees, we do think they're overall impact is small

1256
01:58:55,600 --> 01:58:58,020
and they're overall expenditure cost.

1257
01:58:59,840 --> 01:59:02,140
I think one more thing that's important to point out that my

1258
01:59:02,140 --> 01:59:05,240
we're bringing this to you now, it become effective in January.

1259
01:59:06,100 --> 01:59:12,580
All of our annual permits are rolling permits, so meaning that the only folks that

1260
01:59:12,580 --> 01:59:18,060
will see the impact are the ones that will be invoiced in January, but that's in

1261
01:59:18,060 --> 01:59:23,340
theory about a one-twelfth of our annual permits, whereas some of them will not see

1262
01:59:23,340 --> 01:59:27,940
you know, obviously if they just paid their annual permit, they won't see it for about 12 months.

1263
01:59:29,180 --> 01:59:35,200
So it is no matter what time it's adopted, there is not going to be an impact everyone all at one time.

1264
01:59:36,700 --> 01:59:41,360
I think that's, oh, I just wanted to make sure I told you that we did do some outreach.

1265
01:59:41,620 --> 01:59:46,060
We sent out over 17,000 postcards to every one of our annual permit holders.

1266
01:59:46,800 --> 01:59:51,020
They should have gotten that about a month ago, making them aware of what we were proposing.

1267
01:59:51,020 --> 01:59:59,920
We have, and I think you see that in your packets, so I've gotten some in a feedback from folks, I think 18 or so at this point and have

1268
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:05,400
I hope that we can address their concerns as well about the post-increases. In some cases,

1269
02:00:05,520 --> 02:00:07,080
they were just asking for clarifications.

1270
02:00:09,400 --> 02:00:11,820
And lastly, the solid waste fees that were going

1271
02:00:11,820 --> 02:00:18,900
under sort of a realignment with this comprehensive study. We did do some notification of

1272
02:00:18,900 --> 02:00:24,280
all those impacted solid waste facilities back in May and June, and we're able to answer a few

1273
02:00:24,280 --> 02:00:30,640
the entities questions, but otherwise they just wanted clarification in most cases so that is the

1274
02:00:30,640 --> 02:00:36,040
outreach activity that we've done as well as posting in the newspapers. That I think I'll

1275
02:00:36,040 --> 02:00:42,220
conclude my presentation and again I think in the S is online if you have additional questions

1276
02:00:42,220 --> 02:00:47,720
for them and I'll take entertain your questions now. Just wanted to add a couple additional pieces

1277
02:00:47,720 --> 02:00:55,900
of context because there's some unique features to our environmental health function, which

1278
02:00:55,900 --> 02:01:03,420
as Maryland said is largely a state mandated function that's performed by counties. Unlike

1279
02:01:03,420 --> 02:01:10,740
most other county departments where there's a mix of different funding sources, this function,

1280
02:01:11,160 --> 02:01:17,580
and that's also true in other counties in California. This function is essentially almost 100

1281
02:01:17,580 --> 02:01:24,460
percent fee funded and so the ability to actually deliver the permits that are needed to legally

1282
02:01:24,460 --> 02:01:31,540
operate depends on ensuring sufficient cost recovery so that inspectors can timely

1283
02:01:31,540 --> 02:01:36,520
perform that work and are available to perform that work so that businesses are able to legally

1284
02:01:36,520 --> 02:01:41,820
operate in accordance with what is almost entirely state law. There's a couple items that are

1285
02:01:41,820 --> 02:01:47,260
additional from county ordinance such as the counties tobacco ordinance but almost entirely we're

1286
02:01:47,260 --> 02:01:50,480
talking about applicable state laws here.

1287
02:01:51,140 --> 02:01:55,620
The other important legal framework, and this is something that I don't think is as well

1288
02:01:55,620 --> 02:02:04,160
understood publicly, under the California Constitution or Prop 26, we have very significant

1289
02:02:04,160 --> 02:02:10,740
constraints in how we adopt fees that now apply to all local governments in California.

1290
02:02:11,800 --> 02:02:15,880
And sometimes we are asked why we don't have

1291
02:02:15,880 --> 02:02:21,360
fee structures that vary based on an entity's ability to pay.

1292
02:02:22,340 --> 02:02:29,140
So for instance, why would it be that a small kitchen at Google

1293
02:02:29,140 --> 02:02:33,540
would have the same permit fee as maybe a small kitchen and a small business?

1294
02:02:34,180 --> 02:02:37,340
And the answer to that is we are obligated into the California

1295
02:02:37,340 --> 02:02:44,240
constitution to calculate cost recovery based on the amount of work that it takes for

1296
02:02:44,240 --> 02:02:48,900
county staff to perform that specific activity.

1297
02:02:49,660 --> 02:02:53,960
And so in this case, you see attached to that comprehensive fee study, and that work

1298
02:02:53,960 --> 02:03:00,020
doesn't differ based on the amount of revenue that an entity may have.

1299
02:03:00,060 --> 02:03:06,540
It does differ potentially on the size of a kitchen or facility or the size of an operation,

1300
02:03:06,540 --> 02:03:13,400
But not on revenue of the associated entity and we do not have the ability to create a

1301
02:03:13,400 --> 02:03:18,900
scaled system that maintains overall cost recovery in the program the way that we used to

1302
02:03:18,900 --> 02:03:27,120
be able to do before California voters adopted Prop 26. I want to say about 15 years ago now.

1303
02:03:28,440 --> 02:03:33,900
And that impact and effect is something that I don't think is widely understood by the public,

1304
02:03:33,900 --> 02:03:43,920
where in reality the biggest beneficiaries to prop 26 are actually those businesses and entities

1305
02:03:43,920 --> 02:03:54,380
that pay fees who are the largest businesses and entities because governments can no longer

1306
02:03:54,380 --> 02:04:03,680
occur whether it's environment a health fees or any other type of fee can no longer scale those fees based on

1307
02:04:03,680 --> 02:04:07,560
what entities can afford and maintain overall cost recovery for programs.

1308
02:04:08,440 --> 02:04:14,040
So I wanted to just say that because when these ballot initiatives get brought forward

1309
02:04:14,040 --> 02:04:19,700
and the advertising happens around them, there's sold as one thing but often the effect

1310
02:04:19,700 --> 02:04:27,800
and impact is different and it puts us in a difficult situation with these kinds of programs

1311
02:04:27,800 --> 02:04:28,460
and services.

1312
02:04:28,460 --> 02:04:35,880
But environmental health is a state-mandated permitting function and is a exclusively fee-based function.

1313
02:04:36,220 --> 02:04:42,380
And so consistent with both county overall policy, but candidly in the space of environmental health

1314
02:04:42,380 --> 02:04:49,660
longstanding approach to the environmental health function, these fees are based on in compliance

1315
02:04:49,660 --> 02:04:51,880
with Prop 26 cost recovery.

1316
02:04:55,320 --> 02:04:55,700
Thank you, James.

1317
02:04:55,940 --> 02:04:58,480
Let's see if any of the public electors begin to decide them.

1318
02:05:02,730 --> 02:05:08,370
I have no cards and chambers, and there are no hands raised on Zoom, so we have no speakers.

1319
02:05:09,470 --> 02:05:10,770
Okay, thank you.

1320
02:05:13,430 --> 02:05:17,730
Well, that was, I'm supposed to, just to go out and say, what about the hearing?

1321
02:05:17,930 --> 02:05:22,470
So I guess that we opened the public hearing, and nobody wants to speak, and we can close that part.

1322
02:05:22,870 --> 02:05:25,250
And now the public hearing is now closed.

1323
02:05:26,530 --> 02:05:29,990
colleagues in the comments and motion,

1324
02:05:33,350 --> 02:05:34,050
yes, we have.

1325
02:05:34,230 --> 02:05:35,070
Thank you.

1326
02:05:36,170 --> 02:05:41,010
So thank you for the work to update a lot of these fees.

1327
02:05:41,470 --> 02:05:45,970
I hear that, you know, it's 1983 the last time that they were updated.

1328
02:05:46,690 --> 02:05:47,990
So I think it's time.

1329
02:05:49,750 --> 02:05:55,250
But we're also going to surprise people on the other end of this, right?

1330
02:05:55,250 --> 02:05:59,270
this recipient or those who are applying for the permits

1331
02:05:59,270 --> 02:06:02,390
are going to be taken aback.

1332
02:06:02,730 --> 02:06:07,610
And I know that you sent 17,000 postcards one month ago.

1333
02:06:09,510 --> 02:06:16,930
But there's fees like the solid and medical waste program.

1334
02:06:17,650 --> 02:06:22,050
The increase is ringed from 500 to 2000 more or less.

1335
02:06:22,050 --> 02:06:28,630
this is kind of correlated to the size of the clinic or the hospital, but then you go to the

1336
02:06:28,630 --> 02:06:34,850
solid waste facilities and there are new and old fees and some of them started 143 and then

1337
02:06:34,850 --> 02:06:47,030
they are bumped up to 31,368 and so that is worth noting to those folks outside of just a postcard

1338
02:06:47,030 --> 02:06:52,070
to say, hey, your fee is going to increase exponentially.

1339
02:06:53,050 --> 02:06:55,690
So what is the additional efforts that are being made

1340
02:06:55,690 --> 02:06:58,450
for those kinds of fee increase?

1341
02:06:58,590 --> 02:07:00,210
Yes, I surprise awareness.

1342
02:07:00,890 --> 02:07:02,590
Because we knew these, we were basically

1343
02:07:02,590 --> 02:07:05,410
to re-aligning the solid waste fees

1344
02:07:05,410 --> 02:07:09,290
to make sure that we're assigning the service activity

1345
02:07:09,290 --> 02:07:10,430
to those facilities.

1346
02:07:11,350 --> 02:07:14,190
So way back in May and June, we did send letters

1347
02:07:14,190 --> 02:07:18,730
to each one of the solid waste facilities was going to see that increase.

1348
02:07:18,970 --> 02:07:23,650
Those are the transfer stations, the composting facilities as well as the closed landfills.

1349
02:07:24,750 --> 02:07:29,570
So we did get four increase after we sent those letters to the different entities.

1350
02:07:31,010 --> 02:07:36,310
City of Sunnyvale, it has both a transfer station and a closed landfill, NASA, which had a landfill.

1351
02:07:36,550 --> 02:07:38,770
They just wanted to make sure they closed landfill.

1352
02:07:38,950 --> 02:07:43,710
They want to make sure they include that in their federal budget going forward and another

1353
02:07:43,710 --> 02:07:46,470
closed landfill, which city of Palo Alto.

1354
02:07:47,610 --> 02:07:49,970
And we will have a nice discussion with them

1355
02:07:49,970 --> 02:07:51,870
about why the cost increase.

1356
02:07:52,510 --> 02:07:54,430
And of course, those cities also have

1357
02:07:54,430 --> 02:07:56,970
costs that are covered by Prop 26 and fees.

1358
02:07:57,230 --> 02:07:58,770
So they certainly understood.

1359
02:07:59,690 --> 02:08:04,230
Then the other that we were aligning was that the solid waste

1360
02:08:04,230 --> 02:08:08,030
trucks that we had been charging a higher fee to,

1361
02:08:08,070 --> 02:08:10,750
those were reduced because we were basically

1362
02:08:10,750 --> 02:08:15,730
the same well we're actually spending more time at the land, the clothes, landfills and the

1363
02:08:15,730 --> 02:08:20,970
transfer stations and we are inspecting the trucks. So that was the first realignment of those

1364
02:08:20,970 --> 02:08:22,510
solid waste fees that has occurred.

1365
02:08:24,290 --> 02:08:28,990
So is it, oh sorry go ahead and say I just did want to add I think in addition we reached

1366
02:08:28,990 --> 02:08:34,030
out to city elected leaderships in the cities that we knew would be impacted by the solid waste

1367
02:08:34,030 --> 02:08:40,730
fee restructure because it was so substantial and in assuming my new role I had the

1368
02:08:40,730 --> 02:08:45,970
team for one of the transfer station visits that's being impacted and it was very clear that they

1369
02:08:45,970 --> 02:08:51,850
had been reached by more than once the outreach about these particular changes and had had multiple

1370
02:08:51,850 --> 02:08:58,170
opportunities to engage and understand the need for them and frankly we're understanding and

1371
02:08:58,170 --> 02:09:07,470
supportive of them moving forward. So if we hadn't updated these fees, are we indirectly subsidizing

1372
02:09:07,470 --> 02:09:11,710
other folks for a permit?

1373
02:09:12,630 --> 02:09:12,710
Yes.

1374
02:09:13,450 --> 02:09:19,730
One of the reasons for the realignment and solid waste, which I should just note really affects

1375
02:09:19,730 --> 02:09:21,410
a small number of entities.

1376
02:09:22,190 --> 02:09:25,350
This is not the category, for instance, where we're talking about small businesses.

1377
02:09:26,950 --> 02:09:32,010
But for the solid waste facilities, the reason for restructuring was when we did the

1378
02:09:32,010 --> 02:09:36,730
fee study, we're obligated to actually align with the time that's spent under the legal

1379
02:09:36,730 --> 02:09:43,310
frameworks, and so there had to be a complete overhaul, and that's, and because that's the category with the very, very significant

1380
02:09:44,330 --> 02:09:52,630
dollar increases, as opposed to the other categories. There was that additional outreach that was done earlier. I did want to just note

1381
02:09:53,630 --> 02:10:05,490
and it's publicly available and posted, but an off agenda was provided to the board in May talking specifically about the restructuring of the solid waste fee structure.

1382
02:10:05,490 --> 02:10:12,790
given the changes between the transfer stations and closed landfills versus the trucks.

1383
02:10:14,550 --> 02:10:21,090
Thank you. I appreciate that. I did see the projected revenue increases in the four categories,

1384
02:10:21,510 --> 02:10:25,450
which is wonderful for in terms of revenue for the county.

1385
02:10:26,930 --> 02:10:34,450
And we also have to think about the small businesses or smaller clinics in terms of how that's going

1386
02:10:34,450 --> 02:10:44,050
impact them, because we didn't update our fees, now we're imposing higher fees, so

1387
02:10:44,050 --> 02:10:52,750
that might not have the income or the revenue that they anticipated to cover it.

1388
02:10:53,210 --> 02:11:00,970
So is there an opportunity for smaller businesses to have maybe a reduction or hardship waiver

1389
02:11:00,970 --> 02:11:03,570
if they can prove they are having a hardship?

1390
02:11:04,790 --> 02:11:14,830
So my recommendation is if the board is interested in trying to do a program that is related to smaller business entities,

1391
02:11:15,590 --> 02:11:19,530
which really falls in two categories of these fees.

1392
02:11:19,550 --> 02:11:25,470
Those are the food facility permits, which to be clear is the largest category of fees.

1393
02:11:25,630 --> 02:11:26,990
It's the largest dollar impact.

1394
02:11:26,990 --> 02:11:32,030
But the food facility permits and the body art program

1395
02:11:32,030 --> 02:11:34,170
are the two specific categories.

1396
02:11:35,370 --> 02:11:37,130
My recommendation would be for those.

1397
02:11:37,270 --> 02:11:40,290
We already have a report back coming to the board in January,

1398
02:11:40,750 --> 02:11:46,070
related to mecos and options for a program.

1399
02:11:46,070 --> 02:11:51,190
It would require either outside funding or general fund to create

1400
02:11:51,190 --> 02:11:55,770
some kind of program because this is a full cost recovery

1401
02:11:55,770 --> 02:12:02,750
department, but my recommendation would be to come back as part of that report with options

1402
02:12:03,370 --> 02:12:08,630
and additional information with respect to those two categories. I don't think that same concern

1403
02:12:08,630 --> 02:12:15,350
candidly is applicable to the other categories of fees here, which really don't impact

1404
02:12:15,350 --> 02:12:22,270
small businesses. Thank you. I mean, I don't know why we wouldn't just if we had an updated

1405
02:12:22,270 --> 02:12:26,730
these fees, we were just being imposing the same fees,

1406
02:12:28,990 --> 02:12:33,810
the lower amount of fees, so why would

1407
02:12:33,810 --> 02:12:39,310
take general fund dollars to cover the difference at this point?

1408
02:12:40,190 --> 02:12:45,870
It wouldn't quite yet, but over time it will, because the department is running low on its

1409
02:12:45,870 --> 02:12:53,450
fund balance. So DEH doesn't sit within the general fund. It's like I said fee-based.

1410
02:12:55,750 --> 02:13:01,630
And there have been some delays in actually getting this whole comprehensive fee study

1411
02:13:01,630 --> 02:13:08,730
in front of the board. But at some point, the department would either need general fund to

1412
02:13:08,730 --> 02:13:15,370
sustain its current level of service or would need to scale back the level of service, meaning

1413
02:13:15,370 --> 02:13:21,090
how long it takes to process permits, which would have much more severe consequences for

1414
02:13:21,090 --> 02:13:24,230
entities because they can't legally operate without their permit.

1415
02:13:25,810 --> 02:13:31,650
Listen, I'm interested in figuring out for smaller businesses, and I think it's up to

1416
02:13:31,650 --> 02:13:37,390
the board to determine what that revenue generating revenue for the business model is, but

1417
02:13:37,390 --> 02:13:44,470
I do think that simply because we didn't update something for since 1983 people have

1418
02:13:44,470 --> 02:13:50,810
been working into their business model, our fees, and all of a sudden we're like, hey,

1419
02:13:51,050 --> 02:13:58,810
hi, it's now 2,000 or 5 or whatever it is, right? And while we need to do that in order

1420
02:13:58,810 --> 02:14:04,810
to provide services and probably higher additional people and make sure that everything is

1421
02:14:04,810 --> 02:14:13,010
running smoothly and quickly, I still think that there is an impact for small businesses

1422
02:14:13,010 --> 02:14:16,830
And I would be mostly interested in the food facility permit.

1423
02:14:17,070 --> 02:14:20,230
I don't know about the body, our program.

1424
02:14:20,590 --> 02:14:21,770
I'm thinking that's tattooed.

1425
02:14:23,330 --> 02:14:25,150
And I did just want to clarify supervisor.

1426
02:14:25,670 --> 02:14:29,950
The 1993 was fees have certainly been changed since 1993.

1427
02:14:30,610 --> 02:14:33,990
It's the structure of the solid waste fees.

1428
02:14:34,550 --> 02:14:37,170
That realignment of the structure of the fees.

1429
02:14:37,430 --> 02:14:39,090
That hasn't been looked at since 1993.

1430
02:14:39,690 --> 02:14:45,850
If we were still operating on 93 fees, we wouldn't really have an environmental health department.

1431
02:14:46,750 --> 02:14:48,490
So I just wanted to clarify that.

1432
02:14:48,930 --> 02:14:49,630
Thank you, you're right.

1433
02:14:49,990 --> 02:14:51,970
It is a solid and medical waste program.

1434
02:14:52,190 --> 02:14:52,490
I apologize.

1435
02:14:52,930 --> 02:14:53,110
I plan to.

1436
02:14:53,110 --> 02:14:53,990
It's a structure.

1437
02:14:54,210 --> 02:14:54,750
It's a structure.

1438
02:14:54,830 --> 02:14:55,410
It's a structure.

1439
02:14:55,950 --> 02:14:58,810
I applied it to the four categories instead.

1440
02:14:59,610 --> 02:14:59,970
But yes.

1441
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:06,440
My suggestion would be if the Board is interested in us coming back with some further information

1442
02:15:06,440 --> 02:15:12,980
and assessment that my recommendation would be to go ahead and adopt the fees today with the

1443
02:15:12,980 --> 02:15:17,860
exception of the food facility. And if the Board also wants the body art, because that's the

1444
02:15:17,860 --> 02:15:22,680
only other one that does implicate small businesses. But totally up to the Board, we would

1445
02:15:22,680 --> 02:15:29,440
certainly be very supportive of adopting as many fees today as possible given the cost for covering

1446
02:15:29,440 --> 02:15:36,960
nature. And we can bring those back in January with that additional information. But I do recommend

1447
02:15:36,960 --> 02:15:42,680
that for the other fees, those move forward right away. For just the consumer protection

1448
02:15:42,680 --> 02:15:51,680
fees, just to the board understands, it is every month, it is about $330,000 for just the

1449
02:15:51,680 --> 02:15:52,920
in our protection division.

1450
02:15:54,200 --> 02:16:01,220
So, you know, we are talking about real, real impacts, but I think that would be my recommendation,

1451
02:16:01,520 --> 02:16:06,920
and we can come back with absolutely absolutely absolutely, I saw the Projector revenue for each

1452
02:16:06,920 --> 02:16:09,880
of those categories, and they're all pretty significant.

1453
02:16:11,180 --> 02:16:18,700
So, I'll make a motion to approve with the exception of the Food Facility Permit, waiting for,

1454
02:16:18,700 --> 02:16:26,920
I believe you said January for some follow-up options in additional information, and I'm

1455
02:16:26,920 --> 02:16:31,520
open to you from the board if you would like to include the Body Art Program and the moment

1456
02:16:31,520 --> 02:16:36,360
I'm not necessarily interested in that, but I'm open to you here and from the rest of the

1457
02:16:36,360 --> 02:16:36,700
folks.

1458
02:16:37,480 --> 02:16:38,500
Thank you.

1459
02:16:38,500 --> 02:16:40,540
As second-the-motion?

1460
02:16:40,540 --> 02:16:45,500
Oh, and I don't have a difference to the body already as well.

1461
02:16:47,400 --> 02:16:50,380
We're going to, what if we just go ahead and include it?

1462
02:16:50,380 --> 02:16:53,000
I would recommend including it if that's acceptable.

1463
02:16:54,260 --> 02:16:56,300
As a mother, as a mother, I protest.

1464
02:16:58,120 --> 02:17:00,860
Now I'm kidding. Now I've nothing against tattoos.

1465
02:17:01,720 --> 02:17:03,680
I'm open to it. I'll agree.

1466
02:17:04,060 --> 02:17:04,980
I'll accept it.

1467
02:17:05,240 --> 02:17:05,700
Thank you.

1468
02:17:06,900 --> 02:17:16,120
Yeah, I'm glad that body art is included as a category of small businesses as someone who has her eyebrows tattooed on.

1469
02:17:16,780 --> 02:17:23,740
I would say that there is a lot of services provided with body art businesses, yeah.

1470
02:17:25,200 --> 02:17:28,660
So I'm going to, I'd like to add a couple more ask to the motion that's on table.

1471
02:17:28,660 --> 02:17:35,960
I'm fully supportive of the fees moving forward with the exception of the food facility

1472
02:17:35,960 --> 02:17:43,360
permits and the body art premise for that to come back in January along with the combined

1473
02:17:43,360 --> 02:17:44,400
report with Nico's.

1474
02:17:44,600 --> 02:17:51,440
But I'd like to also ask for additional comparative studies of the fee schedule, just because

1475
02:17:51,440 --> 02:17:56,420
in the process of engaging with the often by the way, Dr. Redmond, thank you, Dr. Endwood.

1476
02:17:56,420 --> 02:17:59,260
Thank you to your leadership and to your staff.

1477
02:17:59,460 --> 02:18:00,800
This is not easy things to do.

1478
02:18:01,240 --> 02:18:03,240
But we are in dire budgetary times.

1479
02:18:04,500 --> 02:18:06,520
And, you know, we too have this department

1480
02:18:06,520 --> 02:18:09,100
does have to operate on a cost recovery model

1481
02:18:09,100 --> 02:18:12,700
that we are not in a position to assess today's right now.

1482
02:18:13,420 --> 02:18:16,540
But I echo the concerns of this board and my colleagues

1483
02:18:16,540 --> 02:18:18,420
in terms of the end-packed-to-small businesses.

1484
02:18:19,740 --> 02:18:23,420
Um, also take, and I heard you loud and clear

1485
02:18:23,420 --> 02:18:26,220
and read the report that this is a rolling fee, right?

1486
02:18:26,220 --> 02:18:31,140
not everyone's going to feel it at the same time, but they will eventually feel it.

1487
02:18:31,620 --> 02:18:36,200
And so through the course of just engaging with your office and learning more about this,

1488
02:18:36,200 --> 02:18:44,180
I understand that the other counties are also doing their feast studies right now.

1489
02:18:45,140 --> 02:18:51,280
So it kind of is a little off the mark if we are basing our feast on the feast study,

1490
02:18:51,280 --> 02:18:56,300
of comparative fee studies where those numbers are changing probably in real time.

1491
02:18:57,580 --> 02:19:02,320
Can you also tell me why the three counties were chosen for the comparative fee study?

1492
02:19:04,300 --> 02:19:09,140
Oftentimes you look for comparing in similar areas, so for that.

1493
02:19:09,460 --> 02:19:14,300
And I do know NBS does conduct some studies in other counties and I know they were looking for

1494
02:19:14,300 --> 02:19:18,100
counties in which they didn't necessarily also do those fee analysis.

1495
02:19:18,100 --> 02:19:26,040
I will say they did conduct counter-casters so that data if we include that will be relevant is from another NBS study

1496
02:19:26,680 --> 02:19:31,680
And counter-casters updating their fee schedule. They have already approved and it was

1497
02:19:31,680 --> 02:19:37,200
Yeah, oh was that the numbers that we're used for art now unfortunately this report was finalized in July

1498
02:19:37,200 --> 02:19:43,200
And counter-casters changes have occurred since then. Yeah, I think that we can incur include that

1499
02:19:43,200 --> 02:19:43,860
Thank you, Dr. Andrew.

1500
02:19:43,900 --> 02:19:45,080
That was actually my next question.

1501
02:19:45,540 --> 02:19:49,200
So additional comparative fee studies where information has changed, or additional counties

1502
02:19:49,200 --> 02:19:54,800
may be relevant, even if it's not relevant in size, overall, but if relevant in the size

1503
02:19:54,800 --> 02:19:59,520
in terms of the number of food permits issued and the type of work that's done in the food

1504
02:19:59,520 --> 02:20:04,440
permit and body art area, I think that may yield more comparative fee studies.

1505
02:20:05,200 --> 02:20:14,120
And then I think in January we bring this back because this is a rolling permit, a rolling

1506
02:20:14,120 --> 02:20:20,960
basis, that we do have a bit of a runway in terms of engaging, right, our small businesses,

1507
02:20:21,280 --> 02:20:23,360
letting them know that the fees are changing.

1508
02:20:23,740 --> 02:20:27,100
I think it's also very important during these times for small businesses are struggling.

1509
02:20:27,560 --> 02:20:33,140
We have this both the simultaneous situation of small businesses slowly recovering from

1510
02:20:33,140 --> 02:20:38,780
pandemic, but also with the type of federal enforcement happening in our world today, a lot of

1511
02:20:38,780 --> 02:20:43,520
our small businesses, particularly at immigrant communities, are now suffering a different

1512
02:20:43,520 --> 02:20:50,220
catastrophe. So really, I think the margins are very slim for them, compounded by what's

1513
02:20:50,220 --> 02:20:55,940
happening in the world today. So as much engagement as possible, I think prior to the fees going

1514
02:20:55,940 --> 02:21:02,860
into effect should it be approved in January. And then also whatever fees are changed, being able

1515
02:21:02,860 --> 02:21:06,260
to have that communication plan ongoing to let folks know,

1516
02:21:06,720 --> 02:21:08,120
not just that the fees are changing,

1517
02:21:08,360 --> 02:21:14,860
but also the rationale, our story as a county organization,

1518
02:21:15,500 --> 02:21:16,800
and the metrics and the formulas

1519
02:21:16,800 --> 02:21:18,500
that were used to determine these fee schedules.

1520
02:21:18,720 --> 02:21:22,600
And I think something that should be appreciated too

1521
02:21:22,600 --> 02:21:24,160
is that there are fees that were reduced.

1522
02:21:24,900 --> 02:21:26,420
As Dr. I was used to earlier,

1523
02:21:27,080 --> 02:21:30,900
that we are seeing two to the cost recovery model

1524
02:21:30,900 --> 02:21:35,560
in that if we are charging more than what is actually being expended, those fees are being

1525
02:21:35,560 --> 02:21:35,900
lowered.

1526
02:21:36,320 --> 02:21:39,620
And I think that's something that gets missed, and that's a note that gets missed in

1527
02:21:39,620 --> 02:21:40,460
the headlines often.

1528
02:21:41,060 --> 02:21:42,160
James, you look like you're leaning in.

1529
02:21:42,180 --> 02:21:47,740
Yeah, I just wanted to echo that there are some fees that have been lowered, and I think we

1530
02:21:47,740 --> 02:21:53,400
can highlight when this comes back in January that many of the ones that would impact smaller

1531
02:21:53,400 --> 02:21:55,120
entities are actually the ones that have been lowered.

1532
02:21:55,120 --> 02:22:08,710
So just by way of example, the food service operation fee for the smaller number of employees,

1533
02:22:09,190 --> 02:22:14,330
lower risk categories or fees that are being lowered while the larger ones are the ones that are being raised.

1534
02:22:14,750 --> 02:22:19,850
So we can show, I think, some of that when we're coming back and just focusing on these two categories,

1535
02:22:19,850 --> 02:22:27,250
it'll also be easier to present that information without swapping the board with information

1536
02:22:27,250 --> 02:22:33,890
on also many different categories. We'll focus on the on these specific areas with the food

1537
02:22:33,890 --> 02:22:39,330
facilities and body art. Yeah, I appreciate that James. Now you just also want to I'll

1538
02:22:39,330 --> 02:22:45,790
acknowledge that in the category of fees being reduced in a time of HR1 reductions to Cal

1539
02:22:45,790 --> 02:22:47,730
fresh unsnap programs.

1540
02:22:48,110 --> 02:22:49,710
I really appreciate that the fees for food,

1541
02:22:49,890 --> 02:22:52,430
banks, and charitable feeding operations were

1542
02:22:52,430 --> 02:22:53,030
lessened.

1543
02:22:53,650 --> 02:22:56,610
I know, again, it follows a cost recovery formula,

1544
02:22:56,830 --> 02:22:59,710
and it wasn't influenced by politics in any way,

1545
02:22:59,950 --> 02:23:03,730
but just that in reflection against this current landscape

1546
02:23:03,730 --> 02:23:05,350
is, I think, what's going to be welcomed.

1547
02:23:06,630 --> 02:23:08,350
So I do the make-up of the mission.

1548
02:23:08,590 --> 02:23:10,290
The seconder, those were my additional request

1549
02:23:10,290 --> 02:23:11,890
for information when it comes back in January.

1550
02:23:12,810 --> 02:23:18,940
fully coastlining the addition of body art because it also does overlap with cosmatology and personal care industry and small business owners there.

1551
02:23:19,910 --> 02:23:22,670
Additional comparative studies where relevant to the few schedules.

1552
02:23:24,370 --> 02:23:28,970
And yes, thank you, James, for that recommendation to have the sign to come back with the Mecos report.

1553
02:23:29,270 --> 02:23:34,290
I look forward to any opportunities that we have to alleviate some of the pressure to our college food industry.

1554
02:23:37,900 --> 02:23:43,960
So I'm not sure if you, first you, you, you indicated you wanted additional counties because

1555
02:23:43,960 --> 02:23:49,380
they haven't been updated, but you're also talking about having this study include the types

1556
02:23:49,380 --> 02:23:51,300
of permits rather than size of the counties.

1557
02:23:52,540 --> 02:23:52,560
So.

1558
02:23:52,560 --> 02:23:56,960
Yeah, where it's fees also, because we're focused on food facility permits in the body art permits

1559
02:23:56,960 --> 02:24:03,260
if there are other comparable permits issued in that area, maybe the size of the counties

1560
02:24:03,260 --> 02:24:06,640
is not comparable to us, but the size of permits are?

1561
02:24:06,980 --> 02:24:09,460
OK, only specific to those two items.

1562
02:24:10,140 --> 02:24:12,360
But the comparative fee study

1563
02:24:12,360 --> 02:24:15,400
include all the additional counties that

1564
02:24:15,400 --> 02:24:19,380
might have updated the complete four categories.

1565
02:24:23,140 --> 02:24:25,640
Yeah, I'm good with that.

1566
02:24:26,180 --> 02:24:27,000
Two seconds.

1567
02:24:27,700 --> 02:24:28,700
Yes, as well.

1568
02:24:29,480 --> 02:24:29,740
Good.

1569
02:24:30,600 --> 02:24:42,560
I'm being the last to, I would say yes, so first of all I just want to thank my colleague and also the kindly executive for coming up with a solution to deal with the issues dealt with impact of small businesses.

1570
02:24:43,480 --> 02:24:48,960
So I think that's a very thoughtful way of dealing with making sure in this case with facilities and body art.

1571
02:24:49,980 --> 02:24:58,080
Small businesses would not be as affected and find ways to adjust fee or all of the impact of a potential grant.

1572
02:24:58,080 --> 02:25:00,120
what not find funding to help them out.

1573
02:25:00,720 --> 02:25:03,640
But at the same time, this is a fee recovery program.

1574
02:25:04,180 --> 02:25:06,520
So it is important for us to catch up on the analysis

1575
02:25:06,520 --> 02:25:09,640
for future references, which only should do this in a more

1576
02:25:09,640 --> 02:25:12,380
periodic basis, so that we don't fall behind as much

1577
02:25:12,380 --> 02:25:15,340
to create these type of a huge percentage of increases.

1578
02:25:15,660 --> 02:25:18,280
So suddenly, now also do want to mention,

1579
02:25:18,780 --> 02:25:21,220
besides increases, there are actually some decreases.

1580
02:25:21,240 --> 02:25:22,320
There's quite significant.

1581
02:25:22,820 --> 02:25:26,060
One that really caught my eye was regarding the EIR review

1582
02:25:26,060 --> 02:25:32,880
and hourly rate ran from $1,300 plus dollars to $222 an hour.

1583
02:25:33,340 --> 02:25:35,580
So some of these numbers are really off.

1584
02:25:35,960 --> 02:25:41,780
I'm just glad that we have these types of studies to make sure that we are truly costing

1585
02:25:41,780 --> 02:25:42,740
what this should be.

1586
02:25:42,900 --> 02:25:45,900
We should not overcharge by any stretch of imagination.

1587
02:25:45,960 --> 02:25:49,500
I think this is one thing that we're doing to clean up this as well.

1588
02:25:49,660 --> 02:25:54,720
So I want to make sure this will be implemented, assuming where we'll get this past today.

1589
02:25:54,720 --> 02:25:58,840
and I just want to thank the Department of Public Health

1590
02:25:58,840 --> 02:26:01,600
and Dr. Emmanuel Leadership to make this happen.

1591
02:26:03,620 --> 02:26:04,860
So, we'll offer you, I just mentioned,

1592
02:26:05,140 --> 02:26:07,540
even though I'm voting on this motion, we're getting the body art.

1593
02:26:07,720 --> 02:26:10,840
This is not a message to my kids that they can go out and get tattoo.

1594
02:26:11,460 --> 02:26:12,900
All right, that's all I have. Thank you.

1595
02:26:12,980 --> 02:26:13,620
Let's talk about technical.

1596
02:26:13,900 --> 02:26:15,600
Okay, I'm going to brag for a second here.

1597
02:26:15,700 --> 02:26:19,580
That my brother-in-law is a nationally recognized award

1598
02:26:19,580 --> 02:26:20,780
winning tattoo artist.

1599
02:26:20,840 --> 02:26:24,220
He's regularly premiered in headlines or tattoo expos.

1600
02:26:24,220 --> 02:26:33,700
So, just want to give us shout-out to our body art industry where they're cosmetic, personal care, or purely body art, thank you for your contribution to this small business community.

1601
02:26:34,520 --> 02:26:36,040
Thank you. Let's go think about it.

1602
02:26:36,180 --> 02:26:38,780
If I can just summarize my understanding of the motion.

1603
02:26:39,280 --> 02:26:53,620
Briefly, as I understand it, it is to adopt the resolution as amended to exclude the food facility and body art components, which are to return in January.

1604
02:26:53,620 --> 02:26:58,520
for further discussion, and I believe it also incorporated the additional request for information

1605
02:26:58,520 --> 02:26:59,940
from Supervisor Jung.

1606
02:27:00,720 --> 02:27:01,660
Is that inaccurate?

1607
02:27:02,380 --> 02:27:03,200
Thank you.

1608
02:27:03,700 --> 02:27:08,320
So that is a motion from Vice President Uranus seconded by Supervisor Ape Koga.

1609
02:27:08,980 --> 02:27:09,960
Supervisor Ape Koga.

1610
02:27:11,180 --> 02:27:11,720
Supervisor Jung.

1611
02:27:11,900 --> 02:27:12,220
Yes.

1612
02:27:12,680 --> 02:27:13,580
Supervisor Allenburg.

1613
02:27:16,260 --> 02:27:17,340
Vice President Uranus.

1614
02:27:17,360 --> 02:27:17,640
Yes.

1615
02:27:17,940 --> 02:27:18,300
Presently.

1616
02:27:19,040 --> 02:27:19,300
Hi.

1617
02:27:19,640 --> 02:27:20,580
Motion carries unanimously.

1618
02:27:22,420 --> 02:27:23,040
Thank you very much.

1619
02:27:23,040 --> 02:27:30,780
So we move to item number nine, which is received considered nominations for board president vice president for calendar year twenty twenty six

1620
02:27:32,780 --> 02:27:37,600
We don't have any staff report on this one and do we need public comment in this

1621
02:27:39,040 --> 02:27:40,620
No, we do not

1622
02:27:40,620 --> 02:27:50,740
Just to be clear on this particular item for nominations. There's no motion or second necessary either. Oh, there is it. It's just a nomination being given. That's correct. Okay, sure

1623
02:27:50,740 --> 02:27:53,580
So as you, your life is on me.

1624
02:27:55,400 --> 02:27:55,860
Sorry, Tony.

1625
02:27:56,040 --> 02:27:57,160
I'm confused.

1626
02:27:58,580 --> 02:28:00,500
So for the nomination process,

1627
02:28:01,780 --> 02:28:04,160
your the board may nominate.

1628
02:28:04,300 --> 02:28:08,800
Or members may nominate for the vice chair and chair role.

1629
02:28:09,280 --> 02:28:13,040
But this is really just to identify who's been nominated.

1630
02:28:13,060 --> 02:28:15,960
The final vote will be at the first meeting in January.

1631
02:28:16,540 --> 02:28:19,600
At which point the role action will be taken.

1632
02:28:19,600 --> 02:28:23,080
And there will be a motion in the second at that point.

1633
02:28:23,260 --> 02:28:24,760
Thank you for that clarification.

1634
02:28:26,580 --> 02:28:27,260
Let's see.

1635
02:28:27,340 --> 02:28:27,940
I'd like to all.

1636
02:28:28,080 --> 02:28:28,300
Yes, good.

1637
02:28:28,340 --> 02:28:28,880
As Vice President?

1638
02:28:29,220 --> 02:28:33,560
Well, I would be my honor to nominate you once again.

1639
02:28:34,760 --> 02:28:39,400
President Lee as Board President for 2026.

1640
02:28:39,720 --> 02:28:40,060
Thank you.

1641
02:28:40,880 --> 02:28:42,280
Glad to second that nomination.

1642
02:28:43,920 --> 02:28:44,820
Totally endorse that.

1643
02:28:46,540 --> 02:28:47,140
Thank you.

1644
02:28:48,600 --> 02:28:54,180
Thank you, and I'll go ahead and actually make a nomination for my vice president, so

1645
02:28:54,180 --> 02:28:56,540
our rent is for another year if you would so choose.

1646
02:28:57,460 --> 02:29:00,280
I love it, I will second that again, personally.

1647
02:29:00,840 --> 02:29:01,540
Thank you.

1648
02:29:02,680 --> 02:29:03,060
Are you ready?

1649
02:29:03,560 --> 02:29:09,940
Okay, so this is not the vote today, as mentioned by our county council, there's just

1650
02:29:09,940 --> 02:29:17,340
the nomination, and then as we explained to the public, this board actually has a bit of a tradition

1651
02:29:17,340 --> 02:29:22,720
that we are actually serving as a two-year, but then if they are one-year increments, they are

1652
02:29:22,720 --> 02:29:26,580
one-year increments, so we have to do this every year, and I just only want to say thank you

1653
02:29:26,580 --> 02:29:32,280
for the nomination and I look forward to another good year ahead, but very difficult challenges

1654
02:29:32,280 --> 02:29:32,800
ahead.

1655
02:29:32,980 --> 02:29:37,460
We have gone through a very difficult year this year, and certainly the challenges keep coming.

1656
02:29:37,460 --> 02:29:42,680
I just want to say thank you so much for my colleagues and staff for all the amazing work you have done so far

1657
02:29:42,680 --> 02:29:48,680
and looking forward to it right here being this the last board meeting for the year of 2025.

1658
02:29:50,080 --> 02:29:50,580
All right.

1659
02:29:51,720 --> 02:29:52,240
Let's see.

1660
02:29:52,900 --> 02:29:56,980
So moving on item number 10, which is receiving report from a mechanical executive.

1661
02:29:58,680 --> 02:29:59,660
Good morning few updates.

1662
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:26,220
From me today, first, the quick local election update. Last week, the register our voters certified the official results of the November 4th special election, which the board received on consent today. We had voter turnout of just under 52%, with 553,000 ballots cast, including 57 and a quarter percent yes vote for measure A. But as the board knows, we're not quite done.

1663
02:30:26,220 --> 02:30:33,600
There will be a special run-off election on December 30th and wanted to share that early

1664
02:30:33,600 --> 02:30:38,200
voting for that election began yesterday at Registrar Voters offices.

1665
02:30:38,680 --> 02:30:42,240
Vote by mail ballots will be arriving in mailbox this week.

1666
02:30:42,420 --> 02:30:47,700
They were actually issued yesterday and may arrive for some folks as soon as today.

1667
02:30:48,360 --> 02:30:54,600
My gratitude to our entire ROV team for their terrific work in this past election and for

1668
02:30:54,600 --> 02:30:59,520
that are continued work, including through the upcoming holidays, but a reminder to folks to

1669
02:30:59,520 --> 02:31:03,060
go ahead and vote in the December 30th election.

1670
02:31:04,800 --> 02:31:11,600
Also calendar based, a quick property tax update, just a reminder to folks that your first

1671
02:31:11,600 --> 02:31:17,640
installment payment for our property tax owners here in Santa Clara County is due to

1672
02:31:17,640 --> 02:31:25,380
tomorrow, December 10th. I'm pleased to share that as of yesterday, over 70% of the collection

1673
02:31:25,380 --> 02:31:31,060
due to tomorrow has already been paid. A huge thank you to our Detac team for their work during

1674
02:31:31,060 --> 02:31:36,120
this very busy time of the year for them. Just reminder to folks, even though you make your

1675
02:31:36,120 --> 02:31:41,640
check out to the County of Santa Clara, actually most of that property tax money goes to support

1676
02:31:41,640 --> 02:31:47,760
school districts and community colleges, here in the county, the county itself only

1677
02:31:47,760 --> 02:31:54,080
retains about 16 to 17 percent of that property tax dollar on average that is our

1678
02:31:54,080 --> 02:31:59,500
largest source of local funding for the county's operations. So obviously a big deal

1679
02:31:59,500 --> 02:32:07,680
over 500,000 property tax bills were sent out earlier this year. So please make sure you pay

1680
02:32:07,680 --> 02:32:13,780
time, otherwise, pursuant to state law, there's significant interest that occurs.

1681
02:32:15,780 --> 02:32:22,020
And actually on that note, James, this is a really important note that the fact is due

1682
02:32:22,020 --> 02:32:29,440
to moral, if you are only one day late, only one day late, the penalty is 10%.

1683
02:32:29,440 --> 02:32:30,600
That's right.

1684
02:32:30,820 --> 02:32:31,060
Immediately.

1685
02:32:31,960 --> 02:32:32,480
10%.

1686
02:32:32,480 --> 02:32:36,900
Yeah, so I just want to make sure that says no, because if many people come in and asking

1687
02:32:36,900 --> 02:32:41,720
And that's still come on just a day late, you know, I can find a place or whatever the reason is.

1688
02:32:42,460 --> 02:32:45,800
But yeah, this is something that's very hard and fast.

1689
02:32:46,200 --> 02:32:48,700
So I just want to remind people, this is not one that you want to be late on.

1690
02:32:48,780 --> 02:32:51,040
But we make it very convenient to pay.

1691
02:32:51,900 --> 02:32:55,640
You know, I myself paid yesterday through each check online.

1692
02:33:00,520 --> 02:33:02,460
And in advance of the deadline.

1693
02:33:03,540 --> 02:33:09,360
But you can pay online, there's no fee, pay by each act actually, I think a majority of taxpayers

1694
02:33:09,360 --> 02:33:10,480
now use that.

1695
02:33:10,620 --> 02:33:17,420
You can obviously go to the Detac offices, but we try to make it convenient for folks to

1696
02:33:17,420 --> 02:33:18,400
provide their payments.

1697
02:33:19,060 --> 02:33:24,840
Like I said, it is actually the critical funding source for schools, but also for all local

1698
02:33:24,840 --> 02:33:26,440
governments in our county.

1699
02:33:27,360 --> 02:33:33,120
I wanted to share some great news that today Santa Clara Valley Medical Center has been

1700
02:33:33,120 --> 02:33:39,580
once again named a 26 high-performing hospital for maternity care, which is the highest

1701
02:33:39,580 --> 02:33:44,600
award hospital can earn as part of U.S. News and World Reports annual study on the best

1702
02:33:44,600 --> 02:33:51,160
hospitals for maternity care. It's the fifth consecutive year that VMC has received this

1703
02:33:51,160 --> 02:33:55,020
and major credit to our exceptional nurses and doctors,

1704
02:33:55,220 --> 02:33:58,200
lactation specialists and health system leadership

1705
02:33:58,200 --> 02:34:01,620
and all other staff across SCVH

1706
02:34:01,620 --> 02:34:04,440
who contribute to care for our families and our very

1707
02:34:04,440 --> 02:34:07,120
newest Santa Clara County residents.

1708
02:34:08,960 --> 02:34:11,480
And finally, we're going to hear later today

1709
02:34:11,480 --> 02:34:14,220
part of our monthly legislative report,

1710
02:34:14,940 --> 02:34:17,260
but just wanted to share for the board and public awareness

1711
02:34:17,260 --> 02:34:25,720
we are gearing up for activity related to our second prong of our efforts to deal with the

1712
02:34:25,720 --> 02:34:33,340
fiscal impacts associated with each R1 that includes state-related advocacy to help mitigate

1713
02:34:33,340 --> 02:34:39,580
these serious federal impacts. Despite the passage of measure A, we still face an extremely

1714
02:34:39,580 --> 02:34:46,560
daunting road in front of us here locally, including over $470 million deficit for the upcoming

1715
02:34:46,560 --> 02:34:52,620
fiscal year and another 500 million on top of that the year after this is after accounting

1716
02:34:52,620 --> 02:34:57,220
for the incredible support that we got from our community with the passage of measure

1717
02:34:57,220 --> 02:34:57,920
ray.

1718
02:34:58,340 --> 02:35:04,420
A piece of that strategy is our state-related advocacy for our public hospital systems but also

1719
02:35:04,420 --> 02:35:11,340
to help ensure we can keep every family possible on rolled in medical and related programs.

1720
02:35:12,400 --> 02:35:15,940
And so you will see between now since this is our last board meeting of the calendar year

1721
02:35:15,940 --> 02:35:20,920
I wanted to share. You will see on our federal funding website that we continue to make updated

1722
02:35:20,920 --> 02:35:25,760
and available. We're putting together additional written materials. We will be connecting

1723
02:35:25,760 --> 02:35:31,840
with each board office individually with packets of that information as well, working in partnership

1724
02:35:32,580 --> 02:35:37,100
with allies, including the California Association of Public Hospitals and the California

1725
02:35:37,100 --> 02:35:43,840
Welfare Directors Association and others on a multi-part strategy that is aimed at helping

1726
02:35:43,840 --> 02:35:51,460
work with the state to ensure maintenance of enrollment, putting things in place to deal with

1727
02:35:51,460 --> 02:35:58,100
the next set of HR1 related reductions, and ensuring that the backbone of healthcare

1728
02:35:58,100 --> 02:36:04,740
for all Californians, which is the 6% of hospitals that are public, that operate more

1729
02:36:04,740 --> 02:36:11,360
than 50% of the trauma and burn centers in California, receive appropriate consideration

1730
02:36:11,360 --> 02:36:14,540
from both the legislature and the governor's office.

1731
02:36:14,620 --> 02:36:20,620
So more to come on that and more work happening underway in that regard as well and that concludes

1732
02:36:20,620 --> 02:36:22,180
my report this morning.

1733
02:36:24,620 --> 02:36:25,200
Thank you, James.

1734
02:36:26,640 --> 02:36:32,040
As you mentioned earlier, you said that about 16-17 percent of the property tax comes to

1735
02:36:32,040 --> 02:36:32,780
the county.

1736
02:36:33,280 --> 02:36:38,520
What a lot of people I should don't even know is when it comes to sales tax, right now we have

1737
02:36:38,520 --> 02:36:46,400
Even though it's not an implemented yet, most people don't know this, out of the 9.9 and whatever

1738
02:36:46,400 --> 02:36:51,800
percent that we get, only one eighth of one percent comes to the county.

1739
02:36:53,200 --> 02:36:53,940
That's right, today.

1740
02:36:54,380 --> 02:36:57,060
Just one eighth of one percent comes to the county.

1741
02:36:57,600 --> 02:37:01,060
The most of it, most of it, more than 7 percent of it goes to the state of California.

1742
02:37:02,140 --> 02:37:02,540
That's right.

1743
02:37:02,900 --> 02:37:07,380
And I just just one fact that I just want to illustrate to people why it is something that

1744
02:37:07,380 --> 02:37:11,800
county has been collecting so little all these years, and we'll measure a passing that

1745
02:37:11,800 --> 02:37:15,500
amount, and so one day the one percent will go up to a three quarter of our percent.

1746
02:37:16,340 --> 02:37:20,540
That's absolutely correct, and it is complicated, sometimes for folks.

1747
02:37:21,000 --> 02:37:25,740
I will say on the property tax front, one really interesting thing, if you would like,

1748
02:37:25,940 --> 02:37:32,140
and it's accessible online, as we show for each individual pair, the specific breakdown

1749
02:37:32,140 --> 02:37:37,960
on in their tax rate area, on property tax of how much goes to each local government entity for

1750
02:37:37,960 --> 02:37:38,780
those who are interested.

1751
02:37:40,100 --> 02:37:45,800
So we don't collect sales tax, so we don't have the same mechanism there, but you're right

1752
02:37:45,800 --> 02:37:50,100
on both fronts, and of course income tax doesn't come to the county at all.

1753
02:37:50,700 --> 02:37:57,200
So, you know, these are interesting fiscal interrelationships between state and local government,

1754
02:37:57,380 --> 02:38:01,380
between different local governments, and of course we've talked for many, many months

1755
02:38:01,380 --> 02:38:07,580
now about the fiscal relationship between the county and the federal government, which has

1756
02:38:07,580 --> 02:38:11,180
been so front and center given everything that's going on.

1757
02:38:11,380 --> 02:38:15,600
Thank you, James, in this comparison, because every county is different, even that

1758
02:38:15,600 --> 02:38:20,060
three-quarter percent, we only take one-half of what Alameda is already collecting for

1759
02:38:20,060 --> 02:38:23,540
years, because 1.5 percent of their sales tax goes in there.

1760
02:38:23,820 --> 02:38:24,460
That's correct as well.

1761
02:38:24,960 --> 02:38:29,380
So that's just all three of these points of folks who's concerned about the sales tax issues.

1762
02:38:29,380 --> 02:38:29,640
Okay.

1763
02:38:30,960 --> 02:38:31,600
Yes, good afternoon.

1764
02:38:32,560 --> 02:38:33,280
You look very ready.

1765
02:38:35,440 --> 02:38:39,780
At the December 8th, 2025, close session by unanimous vote with all members present,

1766
02:38:39,960 --> 02:38:42,640
the board authorized county to file litigation in one matter.

1767
02:38:42,900 --> 02:38:47,300
The name of the action and the parties as well as the substance of the litigation shall

1768
02:38:47,300 --> 02:38:51,240
be disclosed once filed any person upon inquiry.

1769
02:38:51,560 --> 02:38:52,400
That concludes my report.

1770
02:38:52,980 --> 02:38:53,280
All right.

1771
02:38:53,340 --> 02:38:54,820
Thank you.

1772
02:38:58,460 --> 02:38:58,600
All right.

1773
02:38:58,600 --> 02:39:03,600
Homeless Health Care Program, VHP.

1774
02:39:13,730 --> 02:39:14,070
Good morning.

1775
02:39:14,730 --> 02:39:15,310
Almost afternoon.

1776
02:39:15,330 --> 02:39:15,710
Good morning.

1777
02:39:18,150 --> 02:39:19,110
My name is Kristi.

1778
02:39:19,230 --> 02:39:24,070
I'm a assistant nurse manager with VHHP, and I'm here with Selenho, Director of Primary

1779
02:39:24,070 --> 02:39:27,570
Care, and Sarah G1G, Medical Director at VHHP.

1780
02:39:28,350 --> 02:39:32,470
Today in your board packet, we have a response to supervise awareness, supervise awareness

1781
02:39:32,470 --> 02:39:37,410
requests to solve county utilization trends, which indicated that patient encounters have already

1782
02:39:37,410 --> 02:39:39,230
the calendar year of 2024.

1783
02:39:40,730 --> 02:39:44,170
We also have included our quarterly update on quality metrics

1784
02:39:44,170 --> 02:39:47,650
with data expanded and aligned with the Latina Health Assessment.

1785
02:39:48,450 --> 02:39:51,690
While we actively monitor over 15 indicators of quality,

1786
02:39:51,870 --> 02:39:54,470
we continue to focus on three key metrics that we believe

1787
02:39:54,470 --> 02:39:57,030
have the most significant impact on our patient population.

1788
02:39:58,050 --> 02:39:59,750
And those include colorectal screening,

1789
02:40:00,010 --> 02:40:02,630
people go in a 1C monitoring and depression screening.

1790
02:40:03,010 --> 02:40:06,090
And with that, we are happy to answer any questions you all may have.

1791
02:40:07,770 --> 02:40:08,770
Thank you.

1792
02:40:09,350 --> 02:40:11,730
Yeah, let's see any public who likes to be on the side of them.

1793
02:40:16,480 --> 02:40:21,600
I have no cars in Chambers, right number 12 and we have no hands raised on them.

1794
02:40:21,940 --> 02:40:24,480
Okay, I'll go and close the public speaking portion.

1795
02:40:25,880 --> 02:40:26,760
Oh, so that's you.

1796
02:40:27,320 --> 02:40:27,960
Thank you.

1797
02:40:28,000 --> 02:40:28,640
Thank you.

1798
02:40:28,800 --> 02:40:31,840
Thank you for the report and I just every month.

1799
02:40:32,680 --> 02:40:37,420
It's always hardening to hear and learn more about the work that we are doing to serve our most vulnerable population.

1800
02:40:37,420 --> 02:40:45,580
I did really appreciate that the data richness of these reports of our monthly reports keep on evolving.

1801
02:40:46,420 --> 02:40:53,480
And I do have some questions that I, so just specifically, I would love to know more

1802
02:40:53,480 --> 02:40:58,040
or what findings or what conclusions have been gleaned from.

1803
02:40:58,340 --> 02:41:05,480
Just some of the metrics here that, so in some places, Asian API data is included in some places

1804
02:41:05,480 --> 02:41:11,140
it's not. I would just say that moving forward as we continue to provide demographic data,

1805
02:41:11,700 --> 02:41:17,500
where possible to provide equal weight to all of the data that we have. And so I really

1806
02:41:17,500 --> 02:41:22,060
would like to know your conclusions if you have them today regarding the just a suicide rate

1807
02:41:22,060 --> 02:41:26,060
amongst the Asian population, and specifically Vietnamese since that seems to be the dominant

1808
02:41:26,060 --> 02:41:28,040
language of our VAHP clients.

1809
02:41:28,040 --> 02:41:29,000
I

1810
02:41:57,990 --> 02:42:04,030
think he's supervised very young, so I think, you know, as we know that there is, you

1811
02:42:04,030 --> 02:42:09,830
know, just we're seeing an increasing burden of mental health disorders among all ages

1812
02:42:09,830 --> 02:42:18,910
and all groups, and, you know, one of the goals of monitoring our QI work is to ensure that

1813
02:42:18,910 --> 02:42:27,010
we are screening, we're consistent in screening the folks that we serve and that there

1814
02:42:27,010 --> 02:42:32,990
not inequities among, you know, while we serve a traditionally marginalized population,

1815
02:42:33,410 --> 02:42:39,330
we want to remain vigilant to evaluate for inequities in the work that we do in serving

1816
02:42:39,330 --> 02:42:39,990
that population.

1817
02:42:40,570 --> 02:42:44,430
And so, you know, when we look at the depression screening by language, we actually do see

1818
02:42:44,430 --> 02:42:54,010
that there is a large percentage of patients who have, whose primary language is Vietnamese,

1819
02:42:54,010 --> 02:43:02,690
who were actually screened and then, I'm just sorry, I'm just looking to, this is the one

1820
02:43:02,690 --> 02:43:08,350
server for it, right? And referred for treatment. So, in fact, we see that those who are

1821
02:43:09,030 --> 02:43:13,690
Vietnamese speaking, we're most likely to be referred for treatment if they screen positive.

1822
02:43:14,550 --> 02:43:22,150
Thank you for that. And I know that AAPI data, it's like the ongoing challenge for as long as I've

1823
02:43:22,150 --> 02:43:26,270
at this county, which is not really that long-negrant timeline, things that at least a decade,

1824
02:43:26,790 --> 02:43:32,890
that we continue to be challenged as a county organization, but government institutions across

1825
02:43:32,890 --> 02:43:38,670
all levels have challenges with this aggregate API data, right? Southeast Asian, East Asian,

1826
02:43:39,950 --> 02:43:52,130
Pacific Islander, data. Have you experienced any challenges in being able to collect and

1827
02:43:52,130 --> 02:44:00,110
able to kind of break down that category, what you're seeing here is some of the top Asian groups

1828
02:44:00,110 --> 02:44:05,290
that have the screening. We can certainly include that. I think that is very important.

1829
02:44:06,150 --> 02:44:11,130
They're at a much smaller number, but we can include that as so that you can see the totality

1830
02:44:11,830 --> 02:44:14,230
of that dataset for the Asian category.

1831
02:44:14,890 --> 02:44:22,110
Yeah, I think that would be really helpful and I appreciate that. I just want to also say that

1832
02:44:22,110 --> 02:44:26,530
of data disaggregation and trying to be strived towards that goal, right?

1833
02:44:26,770 --> 02:44:30,550
And so just because we haven't made reach that goal,

1834
02:44:30,730 --> 02:44:33,230
it doesn't mean that we are not trying or doing our best efforts.

1835
02:44:33,850 --> 02:44:37,130
But I do have to say that, you know, as long as we keep presenting files

1836
02:44:37,130 --> 02:44:40,690
to the public and to our board that have an equal representation of information,

1837
02:44:42,470 --> 02:44:45,350
we have not yet lived up to our county's values of inclusion equity.

1838
02:44:45,930 --> 02:44:48,030
And this applies to our disability community as well,

1839
02:44:48,150 --> 02:44:50,550
who has voiced frustration over the last year,

1840
02:44:50,550 --> 02:44:59,970
In terms of being left out of different conversations, especially with all the different federal impacts, directly impact, you know, all the federal impacts that are going to directly disappear.

1841
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:04,480
This is important or disability community that runs across all demographics, ethnicities.

1842
02:45:06,060 --> 02:45:14,420
I would greatly appreciate that. I know Celine for my work with you that this is something that is a value, not just for you, but for our organization.

1843
02:45:16,320 --> 02:45:23,040
Just a future reports and preparing data demographic data, just giving equal rate, equal treatment to all the demographic

1844
02:45:23,880 --> 02:45:28,420
demographic and ethnicities that we are capturing to fully understand how we are addressing this.

1845
02:45:29,040 --> 02:45:32,100
And what I've learned here too is that what different ethnicities in different communities

1846
02:45:32,100 --> 02:45:36,900
behave your health mental health conversations happen in different spaces and in different ways.

1847
02:45:37,880 --> 02:45:41,740
And where we have made gains, it's going to be really be seen in demonstrate in the data that

1848
02:45:41,740 --> 02:45:42,480
we're able to collect.

1849
02:45:42,660 --> 02:45:44,040
I look forward to seeing more of that.

1850
02:45:44,340 --> 02:45:45,180
Thank you so much.

1851
02:45:45,240 --> 02:45:46,320
Thank you for highlighting that.

1852
02:45:46,460 --> 02:45:48,360
And we'll definitely include that in our next report.

1853
02:45:48,400 --> 02:45:48,740
Thank you.

1854
02:45:48,780 --> 02:45:49,800
I appreciate that.

1855
02:45:52,320 --> 02:45:52,760
Yes.

1856
02:45:53,000 --> 02:45:53,440
Vice President.

1857
02:45:53,440 --> 02:46:02,760
Thank you. Thank you for the follow-up information on some of the data that I had requested.

1858
02:46:04,220 --> 02:46:08,760
The Valley Homeless Healthcare Program, if you could just help me break it down a little bit.

1859
02:46:09,100 --> 02:46:11,440
This is where you go out into the community.

1860
02:46:12,660 --> 02:46:21,800
And typically for those who are unhoused or maybe where you meet them, out in the camps or wherever it is.

1861
02:46:21,800 --> 02:46:23,880
This is typically what you do.

1862
02:46:24,100 --> 02:46:26,040
These are the folks that you're interacting with.

1863
02:46:27,060 --> 02:46:28,540
And thank you for that.

1864
02:46:29,580 --> 02:46:37,060
Our valiant homeless health care program has fixed clinic sites that serve as specifically our homeless population.

1865
02:46:37,720 --> 02:46:43,820
And then one of our biggest areas of focus is really going out to meet the patients

1866
02:46:43,820 --> 02:46:49,240
where they're at, whether it's in the encampments, the shelters, the safe parking lots.

1867
02:46:49,240 --> 02:46:52,320
And so we have our, I think you had the alluded to,

1868
02:46:52,420 --> 02:46:55,060
we have our backpack medicine team with providers

1869
02:46:55,060 --> 02:46:56,860
that go out to these different areas

1870
02:46:56,860 --> 02:46:58,980
and provide pretty much primary care

1871
02:46:58,980 --> 02:47:01,620
what you would get within a fixed clinic site.

1872
02:47:02,020 --> 02:47:02,640
Thank you.

1873
02:47:02,760 --> 02:47:05,080
And so while I agree with my colleague

1874
02:47:05,080 --> 02:47:09,620
who is asking for additional demographic information,

1875
02:47:10,260 --> 02:47:12,760
we have to really stick to the data, right?

1876
02:47:12,940 --> 02:47:15,900
So the data typically says, for the unhoused,

1877
02:47:15,900 --> 02:47:22,140
the Latinos are the most dominant number in terms of that's the higher percentage, right?

1878
02:47:22,700 --> 02:47:29,020
It's not something that I'm proud of, it's not something that I don't want to be number

1879
02:47:29,020 --> 02:47:34,400
one, or the population that I belong to, or the ethnic group that I belong to.

1880
02:47:34,640 --> 02:47:39,920
But that's the reason why I focus mainly on Latinos, because those are the ones that in

1881
02:47:39,920 --> 02:47:47,520
data, especially in our ash department, is reflecting that's who's out there. So that is

1882
02:47:47,520 --> 02:47:54,520
who you are focusing on. Yeah, I think there is really great information in here that tells

1883
02:47:54,520 --> 02:48:03,100
us that I think Pacific Islanders and Black African Americans had a really high rate of poorly

1884
02:48:03,100 --> 02:48:08,500
controlled diabetes. And so that tells us that these subgroups also need some additional

1885
02:48:08,500 --> 02:48:13,280
support, but these folks are the folks that you're meeting out in the community, right?

1886
02:48:13,740 --> 02:48:18,260
And so these are the folks that our data is telling us, telling us, this is where who

1887
02:48:18,260 --> 02:48:22,840
you have to go to, not us telling you who you need to go to.

1888
02:48:23,120 --> 02:48:28,500
So I just want to be clear that we're following data and we're following data based on who

1889
02:48:28,500 --> 02:48:30,780
is unhoused and who is in our streets.

1890
02:48:31,760 --> 02:48:38,100
And so I want to make sure that we don't sway from that and that we stay on track on

1891
02:48:38,100 --> 02:48:44,480
who is out there and this is the reason why this data looks like this.

1892
02:48:46,480 --> 02:48:54,400
Thank you for giving us some additional information on the depression screenings, the uncontrolled

1893
02:48:54,400 --> 02:49:02,060
diabetes and I wonder what additional strategies you will have for those folks that you

1894
02:49:02,060 --> 02:49:13,080
such as the Pacific Islanders or for the Black community which had 36% for Pacific Islanders,

1895
02:49:13,420 --> 02:49:22,820
32% for the Black community, and then 28% for Latinos which had uncontrolled diabetes.

1896
02:49:23,620 --> 02:49:31,240
And those are typically folks who are 18 and over, you're not testing any kiddos because that's a different track.

1897
02:49:31,240 --> 02:49:39,500
So, what is it specifically that you may do differently, a shift in terms of how you serve

1898
02:49:39,500 --> 02:49:46,300
those folks in order to get closer to maybe to a pharmacy or connected with the primary

1899
02:49:46,300 --> 02:49:47,020
care physician?

1900
02:49:47,680 --> 02:49:50,700
What is it that is happening for those people?

1901
02:49:53,840 --> 02:49:55,320
Thank you for that question, Vice President.

1902
02:49:56,780 --> 02:50:03,020
So, you know, I think we recognize that each individual, you know, we see in our work the intersection

1903
02:50:03,020 --> 02:50:09,860
of vulnerabilities from both race and language and multiple, you know, some of the criminal justice

1904
02:50:09,860 --> 02:50:15,740
involved. Many barriers that individuals and many vulnerabilities that individuals have

1905
02:50:15,740 --> 02:50:24,060
that affect their care. And so we really are program structures itself to be able to meet the

1906
02:50:24,060 --> 02:50:31,660
barriers that on the individual level that they have to being able to access health care,

1907
02:50:31,660 --> 02:50:36,620
medications, things like that. So, when we are taking care of anyone, we are really looking

1908
02:50:36,620 --> 02:50:41,840
at what do they need? Do we need to connect them with our pharmacists who are able to

1909
02:50:41,840 --> 02:50:45,940
actually more actively case-managed them and proactively reach out to them? Do we need

1910
02:50:45,940 --> 02:50:51,880
to pick out their medications and deliver it to them? Do we need to be able to do in clinic

1911
02:50:51,880 --> 02:50:56,400
testing because they're not going to be able to go to the lab? And so, we've really found

1912
02:50:56,400 --> 02:51:05,160
a lot of ways to provide the additional support to allow them to receive the care.

1913
02:51:05,260 --> 02:51:11,380
In addition to that, we know that there are specific populations where even accessing

1914
02:51:11,380 --> 02:51:16,860
care is a challenge and so that's where outreach occurs really come in to go into the community

1915
02:51:16,860 --> 02:51:22,340
to connect with individuals. And especially as we see with our Latino community right now,

1916
02:51:22,340 --> 02:51:27,200
where there's increasing fear about accessing care.

1917
02:51:27,740 --> 02:51:29,160
And so to build those relationships

1918
02:51:29,160 --> 02:51:34,520
so folks can actually come to the clinic to receive care

1919
02:51:34,520 --> 02:51:36,600
to even get that diagnosis of diabetes.

1920
02:51:38,500 --> 02:51:44,640
So we have a variable and individually tailored

1921
02:51:44,640 --> 02:51:50,600
way to approach each patient while also keeping in mind

1922
02:51:50,600 --> 02:51:59,020
sort of the larger vulnerabilities they have because of the context in which because of their circumstances.

1923
02:52:00,420 --> 02:52:09,540
If there is anything specific that we can learn from the other groups that have maybe higher rate of screenings or higher completion rates,

1924
02:52:09,540 --> 02:52:18,280
And there are other groups who have those higher completion rates and higher rate of screenings.

1925
02:52:20,200 --> 02:52:32,160
Is there anything that maybe speaking to those populations or that something is happening differently for those folks that maybe we could pick up for the rest of the other ethnic groups?

1926
02:52:41,340 --> 02:52:45,160
Truthfully, I think it's challenging to pick it up over just looking at it by an

1927
02:52:45,160 --> 02:52:49,160
group, because there's so many things, again, there's so many variables where we can't

1928
02:52:49,160 --> 02:52:53,560
some folks who have now are now in permanent supportive housing, some folks

1929
02:52:53,560 --> 02:52:59,060
me, and again, you know, I think we talk a lot about just geographic variables, so

1930
02:52:59,060 --> 02:53:10,800
like there are access to care, and so I would be hesitant to attribute higher rates,

1931
02:53:12,260 --> 02:53:23,640
What would you say, it causes a higher increase in completion, or because

1932
02:53:25,750 --> 02:53:30,610
what I was hoping to hear is maybe because somebody speaks their language.

1933
02:53:31,210 --> 02:53:32,770
For example,

1934
02:53:34,830 --> 02:53:42,350
Asian patients are the highest rate of screenings, which is 74% followed by American Indian Pacific Honor and then Hispanic Latino.

1935
02:53:42,350 --> 02:53:48,130
And so I thought maybe there's more language-specific available

1936
02:53:48,130 --> 02:53:54,510
physicians and nurses that connect with folks and so that it makes it easier for folks

1937
02:53:54,510 --> 02:53:59,710
to complete those screenings and so these are the kinds of things that I was hoping to learn

1938
02:53:59,710 --> 02:54:04,490
but if there's something that is working for another group that could apply for the others

1939
02:54:04,490 --> 02:54:09,850
or maybe the language capacity isn't there then we should increase that.

1940
02:54:09,850 --> 02:54:16,350
And we do have, and we, I think, you know, for the folks for our services in South County.

1941
02:54:17,050 --> 02:54:24,110
We have Spanish speaking providers and staff who, who staff those clinics.

1942
02:54:25,050 --> 02:54:34,890
And for, and then we have Vietnamese speaking providers who go out when we do outreach in areas where there's

1943
02:54:34,890 --> 02:54:40,030
large Vietnamese speaking populations and unchaltered Vietnamese speaking populations.

1944
02:54:40,210 --> 02:54:45,750
So that's absolutely a factor and that is something that we are also working to do

1945
02:54:45,750 --> 02:54:51,110
to improve outcomes among that population, because we know just from other data that improves

1946
02:54:51,110 --> 02:54:51,610
outcomes.

1947
02:54:52,430 --> 02:54:53,310
I appreciate it.

1948
02:54:53,410 --> 02:54:58,390
And so then I'll turn to James, because I know from the LHA, one of the recommendations

1949
02:54:58,390 --> 02:55:09,730
public health made is to have a comprehensive model, that integrative model in South County that could

1950
02:55:09,730 --> 02:55:17,910
allow for some of this to happen all under one roof for our community. When do we approximate

1951
02:55:17,910 --> 02:55:25,950
for that to take place, to be more concrete? Yeah, I'm not in a position to provide a specific

1952
02:55:25,950 --> 02:55:31,690
timeline, but I think we can talk about that further under the LHAI, this later on today's agenda,

1953
02:55:31,790 --> 02:55:37,890
when we'll have some leadership from the respective departments here to present and talk about

1954
02:55:38,590 --> 02:55:46,010
timelines. Yeah. There's permanent, you know, in very place-based and ethnic-based

1955
02:55:47,750 --> 02:55:55,930
integrated services that I think really work for communities. And so when the Latinos continue to

1956
02:55:57,690 --> 02:56:25,150
overrepresent in homelessness, in public health, you know, just everywhere. I think that it is only fair to think about what is working or maybe what is not working for those communities and how we need to shift. And so these are the reason why I continue to ask more questions. And I really appreciate that you continue to bring that to me so that I can also understand what to ask for.

1957
02:56:28,910 --> 02:56:51,810
So, and to learn about, you know what, I was really surprised to see Pacific Islanders having such a high rate of out-of-control diabetes, and so that also is concerning, and I think, or, and the black community that is ahead of Latinos in that respect.

1958
02:56:51,810 --> 02:56:58,750
And so, if Latinos actually got that under control a little bit better, what worked for them

1959
02:56:58,750 --> 02:57:03,910
that we could apply for Pacific Islanders that seemed to be leading in this area that could

1960
02:57:03,910 --> 02:57:07,070
then also maybe apply for the Black community.

1961
02:57:07,990 --> 02:57:12,610
So, you know, these are the questions I don't approximate that you'll have the answers right

1962
02:57:12,610 --> 02:57:18,390
away, but if you can think about some of those recommendations that you'd like to see that

1963
02:57:18,390 --> 02:57:23,170
work or that have worked, that you think that, you know, you've seen in other counties that

1964
02:57:23,170 --> 02:57:29,450
actually, the communities have been responsive to whatever strategies I think for me it's

1965
02:57:29,450 --> 02:57:35,090
really important to see. And so I'd love to hear from you as you continue to come forward and

1966
02:57:35,090 --> 02:57:41,930
come back to us. And I want to make sure that we hear the issues that plague our community

1967
02:57:43,070 --> 02:57:58,650
Because, and those who are most vulnerable and I absolutely want to make sure that those who are in the depression screenings and that have higher tendencies to have a plan or commit suicide,

1968
02:57:58,970 --> 02:58:05,290
we need to make sure that we care for those folks, including, and thank you for including the Vietnamese community,

1969
02:58:05,290 --> 02:58:12,550
supervise the young because we want to make sure that we provide whatever is culturally and

1970
02:58:12,550 --> 02:58:18,830
what is strategically and what is most effective for communities out there, especially as it

1971
02:58:18,830 --> 02:58:27,690
relates to suicide and so I look forward to also hearing that information. So I don't think that

1972
02:58:27,690 --> 02:58:32,810
there's a motion on the floor so I'll make a motion and they'll ask you to return with some of those

1973
02:58:32,810 --> 02:58:35,650
additional information that we've already discussed.

1974
02:58:36,390 --> 02:58:37,270
Thank you.

1975
02:58:39,050 --> 02:58:40,830
And just to clarify, supervisor,

1976
02:58:41,090 --> 02:58:44,010
does the motion include recommended action?

1977
02:58:45,330 --> 02:58:47,990
It sure does include recommended action

1978
02:58:47,990 --> 02:58:51,170
and includes some of the additional strategies

1979
02:58:51,170 --> 02:58:54,030
or effective strategies that could be responsive

1980
02:58:54,030 --> 02:58:56,650
to the Pacific Islander Black community

1981
02:58:56,650 --> 02:58:58,990
as it pertains to uncontrolled diabetes.

1982
02:58:59,690 --> 02:59:03,450
And of course, what Supervisor Yang mentioned regarding

1983
02:59:04,410 --> 02:59:09,570
the Vietnamese community and the rates of suicide, or if you could say that.

1984
02:59:09,570 --> 02:59:16,770
Yeah, if I can make clear that my request is for all of our ethnicities and demographic data,

1985
02:59:17,410 --> 02:59:23,190
following the data, my request is in no way asking you to go seek out new data or create new data.

1986
02:59:23,250 --> 02:59:29,410
But with the existing data you have based on the engagement that your operation conducts.

1987
02:59:29,410 --> 02:59:39,690
to disaggregate AAPI data and also to give all communities equal weight in terms of presenting to the board for all the questions that we're discussed here today.

1988
02:59:40,170 --> 02:59:46,290
I recognize that different communities show up differently that there is greater disability,

1989
02:59:47,010 --> 02:59:48,910
amongst certain communities versus others.

1990
02:59:49,890 --> 02:59:56,390
So I don't think that the data asking for additional data or disaggregation of data conflicts with that but gives us greater clarity.

1991
02:59:56,950 --> 02:59:59,970
But, you know, the discussion is just prompting some more questions, some more questions.

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03:00:04,340 --> 03:00:26,520
Second, I'll second that motion with clarity that do we have clarity on the data that's being asked that for the data that you have, please give it equal weight and treatment, the African American community, our AAPI community, disaggregated, and also our disability community, just knowing full well that there's a greater disability, the disability is also disabled in our unhoused population.

1993
03:00:27,140 --> 03:00:33,000
And so second, and I also have an additional question regarding the colon cancer screenings.

1994
03:00:34,220 --> 03:00:39,380
So when it comes to a language amongst the Asian demographic, it seems that it is Vietnamese.

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The majority is Vietnamese based on the 65% of those speaking Vietnamese as a primary language.

1996
03:00:47,380 --> 03:00:56,240
And I just, I really would like to understand, so this is what the data should be able to tell us.

1997
03:00:56,240 --> 03:01:00,060
group causes, understand how different communities are being affected differently and to

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03:01:00,060 --> 03:01:00,580
supervisor.

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Awareness is point.

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What's working for one community, maybe working for another.

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03:01:05,660 --> 03:01:10,560
Why is the Vietnamese population showing up in the data this way in other communities?

2002
03:01:11,180 --> 03:01:15,100
I mean, I don't want to assume as they're like a high homeless Asian population, a high

2003
03:01:15,100 --> 03:01:21,020
justice involved population, or they just more attentive to their health in being screened.

2004
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What has been the lessons learned or gleaned?

2005
03:01:26,650 --> 03:01:31,010
I'll just provide an example, the reason why I'm asking this question, during COVID-19,

2006
03:01:31,370 --> 03:01:39,050
we saw at one point upwards of 9% vaccination rates amongst Asian America's AAPI population.

2007
03:01:39,650 --> 03:01:44,390
Once we disaggregated that, we saw that that was an exact opposite for Pacific Islanders

2008
03:01:44,390 --> 03:01:48,530
that they did not fall into that 90% trial of vaccination rates.

2009
03:01:49,090 --> 03:01:55,230
So until it was disaggregated, we weren't able to see that Pacific Islanders were really on

2010
03:01:55,230 --> 03:02:01,210
extreme end of lack of vaccination, lack of access to resources and lack of, and also extremely

2011
03:02:01,210 --> 03:02:05,790
high rates of COVID, that was the inverse of other Asian demographics. That's one. And see, I

2012
03:02:05,790 --> 03:02:11,010
remember, I was a staff at that time, and presently, as a supervisor, you had reached out to me

2013
03:02:11,010 --> 03:02:16,770
as, as line staff, to get my sense of, like, why were the numbers showing up that they were?

2014
03:02:18,270 --> 03:02:21,970
And, and, you know, it's um, and that's when we had the disaggregation conversation,

2015
03:02:21,970 --> 03:02:34,590
But then we also, you know, Elsa is rooted in refugee immigrant history when you have a population that has been granted pathways to citizenship and part of that pathway is to be vaccinated upon arrival.

2016
03:02:34,950 --> 03:02:44,410
There's a different relationship with vaccinations and it is with other like the black community where vaccination has been used as a weapon against their health and well being.

2017
03:02:44,410 --> 03:02:52,390
So I think the, I just want to make clear that this aggregation of data, giving full weight to equal weight

2018
03:02:52,390 --> 03:02:59,890
to all demographic data that is existing in your control based on the natural engagements that you have in community, is not,

2019
03:02:59,890 --> 03:03:02,270
it's not conflicting with our values.

2020
03:03:02,890 --> 03:03:04,390
All right. Thank you.

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Yes, Vice President.

2022
03:03:07,530 --> 03:03:09,510
Thank you. And thank you for that clarity.

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03:03:10,590 --> 03:03:16,550
Also, I don't think it's fair to say that there's one group that is more tentative to their health than the other group.

2024
03:03:16,570 --> 03:03:17,490
That's what I was trying to say.

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03:03:18,190 --> 03:03:19,190
That's what you said.

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03:03:19,190 --> 03:03:20,010
That's a stereotype.

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03:03:20,630 --> 03:03:24,670
So I was listening to different stereotypes that may come up when looking at Asian data.

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03:03:25,190 --> 03:03:26,870
And so I should have framed it in that way.

2029
03:03:26,990 --> 03:03:30,050
But those are stereotypes that really are attached to the model minority,

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03:03:30,270 --> 03:03:33,890
which actually results in more deaths and more complications for people.

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03:03:34,710 --> 03:03:35,630
So let me just clarify.

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03:03:36,070 --> 03:03:36,950
I agree with you.

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03:03:36,950 --> 03:03:38,110
That's unfair to say.

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03:03:38,390 --> 03:03:41,010
It's been said about AAPI's for a long time

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03:03:41,010 --> 03:03:43,790
to weaponize as against other can we use the color

2036
03:03:43,790 --> 03:03:44,930
and I agree with that.

2037
03:03:45,770 --> 03:03:48,610
And I agree with your immigration story.

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03:03:48,790 --> 03:03:50,150
There's different pathways.

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03:03:51,170 --> 03:03:54,330
And as we are seeing with HR1 and how immigrants

2040
03:03:54,330 --> 03:03:57,950
are being kept out of healthcare systems

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03:03:57,950 --> 03:04:00,270
because of their immigration status.

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03:04:01,250 --> 03:04:03,670
And so those, I think, for me fundamentally,

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03:04:04,030 --> 03:04:06,610
is what is at the root of it.

2044
03:04:06,610 --> 03:04:11,750
But it's also the way that we provide the services, whether there's enough doctors who speak Spanish,

2045
03:04:12,010 --> 03:04:17,290
who look like the population and the research shows us that we need to improve that,

2046
03:04:17,310 --> 03:04:22,590
because in this county, we just don't have enough Latinos serving the Latino community,

2047
03:04:24,010 --> 03:04:26,170
that just speaks to them anyways.

2048
03:04:26,350 --> 03:04:32,350
And so I want to make sure we, I wanted to clarify that not only for myself, but for our communities

2049
03:04:32,350 --> 03:04:36,810
so that we don't continue to have a pervasive stereotypes.

2050
03:04:38,750 --> 03:04:38,750
Thank

2051
03:04:41,050 --> 03:04:41,950
you.

2052
03:04:42,610 --> 03:04:46,530
We have a motion with a second if we don't have any more comments.

2053
03:04:46,970 --> 03:04:49,090
We'll have to collect to take a vote.

2054
03:04:50,130 --> 03:04:52,750
All right, and this is a motion from Vice President Aranis

2055
03:04:52,750 --> 03:04:54,410
and seconded by Supervisor Yon.

2056
03:04:55,710 --> 03:04:56,810
Supervisor Abekoga.

2057
03:04:57,950 --> 03:04:58,490
Supervisor Yon?

2058
03:04:58,530 --> 03:04:59,170
Yes.

2059
03:04:59,310 --> 03:04:59,890
Supervisor Alumber?

2060
03:05:00,130 --> 03:05:00,470
Yes.

2061
03:05:00,670 --> 03:05:01,650
Vice President Aranis?

2062
03:05:01,810 --> 03:05:02,170
Yes.

2063
03:05:02,170 --> 03:05:03,130
President Lee.

2064
03:05:03,230 --> 03:05:03,910
I as well.

2065
03:05:04,290 --> 03:05:05,370
Motion passes with five.

2066
03:05:07,030 --> 03:05:16,270
Item 13 is about the resolution adopted on policies to 3.75 regarding the living use of county

2067
03:05:16,270 --> 03:05:16,810
property.

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03:05:18,230 --> 03:05:24,110
I believe this is, yeah, do we have staff to present on this item?

2069
03:05:24,630 --> 03:05:30,470
Now, I'm going to just say a few words to tee up the item presently and then I'm going to

2070
03:05:30,470 --> 03:05:33,530
I handed over to Chief Assistant County Council,

2071
03:05:33,950 --> 03:05:38,530
Kavita Narayan, who's going to make a brief presentation.

2072
03:05:39,570 --> 03:05:44,670
And then, of course, we'll be available for any questions.

2073
03:05:45,330 --> 03:05:49,870
The policies that we're proposing for adoption today

2074
03:05:49,870 --> 03:05:55,550
build on the foundation of the board's well-established

2075
03:05:55,550 --> 03:06:00,010
and long-standing leadership in non-cooperation policy

2076
03:06:00,010 --> 03:06:02,030
at the local governmental level.

2077
03:06:02,590 --> 03:06:07,270
As we did in drafting board policy 3.5,

2078
03:06:07,270 --> 03:06:11,010
for now almost 15 years ago, and as we've done

2079
03:06:11,010 --> 03:06:16,230
in guiding the board and the county in terms of its actions

2080
03:06:16,710 --> 03:06:19,650
through the first and now second Trump administration,

2081
03:06:20,770 --> 03:06:22,910
we've really been careful to ensure

2082
03:06:22,910 --> 03:06:25,950
that we are on solid legal ground.

2083
03:06:25,950 --> 03:06:45,850
But we're also crafting these policies to ensure that we're making full use of our constitutional right under the Tenth Amendment to preserve our autonomy to exercise our discretion and to control our own resources as a county.

2084
03:06:45,850 --> 03:06:53,970
And these policies also say are really grounded in the here and now they're designed to reflect

2085
03:06:53,970 --> 03:07:03,710
learnings from what we've seen happen in other jurisdictions that have seen federal mobilizations

2086
03:07:03,710 --> 03:07:09,490
and mass deportation campaigns visit them at home.

2087
03:07:09,910 --> 03:07:14,890
So with that, I'll hand it over to Kavita, who's joined by Deputy County Council's Bill

2088
03:07:18,470 --> 03:07:24,530
I'll try to keep it brief and then turn it to the board for any questions that you may have along with public comment.

2089
03:07:25,670 --> 03:07:37,450
The board's October 21st referral that we're now bringing back a response to requested that we come back to you with a policy restricting the use of county property for civil immigration enforcement activity.

2090
03:07:37,450 --> 03:07:41,990
And I just want to highlight the opening line of Supervisor Ernest's referral, reflected

2091
03:07:41,990 --> 03:07:47,410
something that just as Tony said has been a value of this county for going on 15 years

2092
03:07:47,410 --> 03:07:53,230
now, which is that we can best protect public safety through strong relationships of trust

2093
03:07:53,230 --> 03:07:58,190
and collaboration between residents and local government, not through the conscription of county

2094
03:07:58,190 --> 03:08:02,410
staff or county resources to do the federal government's work of immigration enforcement.

2095
03:08:02,570 --> 03:08:05,870
That's something that's underlight the board policies for a very long time.

2096
03:08:05,870 --> 03:08:09,970
So we brought back two proposed board policies in response to this referral.

2097
03:08:10,530 --> 03:08:16,630
The first one is board policy 3.75 that really gets to the heart of what this referral was about.

2098
03:08:17,030 --> 03:08:22,310
As Tony said, the county already has the strongest policies in the nation around prohibiting

2099
03:08:22,310 --> 03:08:28,330
lending county resources, whether that staff time, whether that's client records or

2100
03:08:28,330 --> 03:08:33,010
interiors of county facilities or anything else for purposes of civil immigration enforcement.

2101
03:08:33,010 --> 03:08:37,910
and we've sued successfully, I might add several times to defend those types of policies.

2102
03:08:38,830 --> 03:08:43,810
Our existing policies really focus on individual level enforcement.

2103
03:08:44,190 --> 03:08:50,150
Now, that's where immigration agents may be coming into a county facility to try to arrest a specific person

2104
03:08:50,150 --> 03:08:52,490
or ask for their records or so on.

2105
03:08:52,570 --> 03:09:00,750
And our policies provide parameters around not assisting without a judicial warrant, a court order, or some other appropriate safeguard.

2106
03:09:00,750 --> 03:09:05,970
We already don't give access to non-public areas of county facilities for these purposes.

2107
03:09:06,590 --> 03:09:12,050
And we did find one way to strengthen our existing policies about the interiors of county facilities

2108
03:09:12,050 --> 03:09:17,010
that I'll highlight for the board, which is to make very clear that county employees cannot

2109
03:09:17,010 --> 03:09:23,470
give consent for federal officials to access non-public areas of facilities for civil immigration

2110
03:09:23,470 --> 03:09:29,610
enforcement unless they have a valid judicial warrant or court order, and that any employee

2111
03:09:29,610 --> 03:09:33,690
who may be reporting to give consent, that can't be deemed consent by the county.

2112
03:09:35,130 --> 03:09:39,290
And then the remainder of the policy really focuses on the mass enforcement activities

2113
03:09:39,290 --> 03:09:43,790
that the referral was responding to based on lessons learned from observing what's happened

2114
03:09:43,790 --> 03:09:47,610
in Chicago and Los Angeles and Portland and in other communities across the country.

2115
03:09:48,450 --> 03:09:53,530
And it requires that for any county owned and controlled parking lots, vacant land, or other

2116
03:09:53,530 --> 03:09:57,970
properties of that type, they cannot be used for civil immigration enforcement purposes,

2117
03:09:57,970 --> 03:10:02,950
including as a staging area, a processing location, or an operation space.

2118
03:10:03,590 --> 03:10:08,250
We've also included the same rule around employees not having authority to consent to those uses.

2119
03:10:08,850 --> 03:10:13,930
And there's a provision that requires the county executive to ensure that their properties have clear signage

2120
03:10:13,930 --> 03:10:15,130
demarcating these uses.

2121
03:10:15,790 --> 03:10:22,370
And then second, very, very briefly, the other policy is Board Policy 3.76, which we've titled access to county services.

2122
03:10:22,890 --> 03:10:27,950
And this is picking up again on that overarching policy point I started with about the importance of community members

2123
03:10:27,950 --> 03:10:32,090
being able to trust in county government and the welcoming nature of county services.

2124
03:10:32,770 --> 03:10:37,450
And the board over the years has made many policies, statements, and given guidance, concerning

2125
03:10:37,890 --> 03:10:42,970
the issue of access to services that staff shouldn't be asking about immigration status or

2126
03:10:42,970 --> 03:10:47,670
limiting access to services unless it's mandated by law, which it is in some instances

2127
03:10:47,670 --> 03:10:49,110
like public benefits eligibility.

2128
03:10:49,850 --> 03:10:55,570
So what this policy is aiming to do is to consolidate, gather all of these principles into one

2129
03:10:55,570 --> 03:11:00,670
place, make them accessible to staff in a board policy, which takes the form, of course,

2130
03:11:00,830 --> 03:11:02,590
a binding direction to staff.

2131
03:11:03,390 --> 03:11:07,530
And then, in closing, I'll just say a sentence about what other Bay Area jurisdictions

2132
03:11:07,530 --> 03:11:12,370
are doing so that the board has that additional context, which is updated as of today in real

2133
03:11:12,370 --> 03:11:12,770
time.

2134
03:11:13,430 --> 03:11:19,330
The first is that San Mateo County introduced an ordinance on November 18th that had its second

2135
03:11:19,330 --> 03:11:22,170
reading last week addressing some of these same issues.

2136
03:11:22,170 --> 03:11:26,210
Now, of course, because an ordinance doesn't take effect until 30 days after the second

2137
03:11:26,210 --> 03:11:28,650
reading, that will become effective in the new year.

2138
03:11:29,450 --> 03:11:35,610
In San Jose, the Council has directed staff to do similar activities around limiting uses

2139
03:11:35,610 --> 03:11:38,930
of city owned properties that hasn't come forward yet, but we've seen.

2140
03:11:39,410 --> 03:11:43,630
And then in San Francisco, an ordinance, again, along the same lines was introduced today,

2141
03:11:43,910 --> 03:11:47,330
and that still needs to have its two readings plus the 30 days to take effect.

2142
03:11:47,930 --> 03:11:48,690
So I'll pause there.

2143
03:11:48,690 --> 03:11:51,690
I think you could be there.

2144
03:11:52,590 --> 03:11:53,090
Let's see.

2145
03:11:54,170 --> 03:11:55,910
Should I open up to the public first?

2146
03:11:56,110 --> 03:11:57,890
No, ask to see if any public was speak.

2147
03:12:01,530 --> 03:12:03,770
If anybody likes to speak on the side of me.

2148
03:12:04,430 --> 03:12:07,690
Yes, we have two cards for speakers and chambers.

2149
03:12:08,670 --> 03:12:13,550
If three hands raised on Zoom, it seems to be holding.

2150
03:12:14,170 --> 03:12:16,090
So we have five total speakers.

2151
03:12:16,230 --> 03:12:17,390
This two minutes each week.

2152
03:12:17,550 --> 03:12:19,170
All right, and we all close the queue.

2153
03:12:19,170 --> 03:12:25,070
Our in-person speakers are Cecilia Chavez and narrowly campus.

2154
03:12:41,410 --> 03:12:43,270
Hello, my name is narrowly campus.

2155
03:12:43,550 --> 03:12:44,810
So it's like on Valley Deepa.

2156
03:12:45,510 --> 03:12:50,110
I'm here to speak about the urgent need to protect our community members

2157
03:12:50,110 --> 03:12:54,070
from eye activity occurring on county property,

2158
03:12:54,410 --> 03:12:56,470
specifically in the Elmwood jail.

2159
03:12:57,330 --> 03:12:59,230
For months, we have been raising the alarm

2160
03:12:59,230 --> 03:13:01,250
that eyes has been entering the jail

2161
03:13:01,250 --> 03:13:04,010
and taking people directly from county custody.

2162
03:13:04,010 --> 03:13:10,190
As of this week we were told that 39 individuals have been taking from the jail.

2163
03:13:10,610 --> 03:13:15,830
We have met with the sheriff and the county council and we have also reached out to your

2164
03:13:15,830 --> 03:13:20,570
offices to request a meeting so we can work together on meaningful solutions.

2165
03:13:21,430 --> 03:13:27,850
Our goal is clear to ensure that people in county custody are not funneled into ICE detention.

2166
03:13:28,490 --> 03:13:33,790
We believe that the proposed ICE Free Zone policy offers a real opportunity to create

2167
03:13:33,790 --> 03:13:39,730
that protection. This policy can stop ICE from using our county jail as a location to

2168
03:13:39,730 --> 03:13:44,310
detain our loved ones and it can set a strong standard for safety and due process in

2169
03:13:44,310 --> 03:13:48,990
our community. We are hopeful that this board will adapt the ICE Reson policy.

2170
03:13:49,510 --> 03:13:50,050
Thank you.

2171
03:14:00,060 --> 03:14:04,420
Good morning. My name is Cecilia Chavez. I'm with Silicon Valley Deep and I echo everything

2172
03:14:04,420 --> 03:14:12,760
my colleague just said, we do want to take a closer look at the 3.75 policy regarding

2173
03:14:12,760 --> 03:14:21,600
the use of parking lots, because that is what has been used to encounter individuals being released

2174
03:14:21,600 --> 03:14:29,080
from, we said, 39 people, that's very alarming, that I say what are use, county facilities

2175
03:14:30,140 --> 03:14:38,600
and county time to, to take our family members away. So with that, just want to yield the rest

2176
03:14:38,600 --> 03:14:39,820
of our time. Thank you.

2177
03:14:41,420 --> 03:14:45,600
Thank you. We'll move to our Zoom speakers now. Our first speaker is Akami.

2178
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Many partners across our county including county leadership. So, I'm here just to express my appreciation for the leadership of the county on these policies, just to provide an ares for moving this forward and to urge all of you to vote in support. This is the kind of leadership that can be has come to count on and depend on your both leadership and doing everything within your power.

2179
03:15:29,710 --> 03:15:33,210
to protect our community from the threats

2180
03:15:33,210 --> 03:15:34,710
from the federal government.

2181
03:15:35,930 --> 03:15:40,030
And I also support the speakers who have come before,

2182
03:15:40,030 --> 03:15:41,650
I think that this gives an opportunity

2183
03:15:42,310 --> 03:15:45,630
to move the conversation forward in a new direction

2184
03:15:45,630 --> 03:15:49,970
in terms of the concerns with the cooperation coming

2185
03:15:49,970 --> 03:15:51,450
from the interests.

2186
03:15:52,010 --> 03:15:53,770
So thank you very much for your support

2187
03:15:53,770 --> 03:15:55,550
and your strong non-collar operation

2188
03:15:55,550 --> 03:15:57,650
with federal immigration enforcement.

2189
03:15:59,830 --> 03:16:02,790
Thank you, our next speaker is Kimberly Wu.

2190
03:16:08,520 --> 03:16:13,360
I am Kimberly Wu, and I say this community organizer for Siren, who is also part of

2191
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iPad.

2192
03:16:14,400 --> 03:16:19,400
Who is directly over to Santa Clara County to pass and adopt the strong policy that excludes

2193
03:16:19,400 --> 03:16:22,920
federal and immigration board activities on our county top of this.

2194
03:16:23,420 --> 03:16:28,040
Thank you, Supervisor Orenner, for championing this proposal to the research and writing

2195
03:16:28,040 --> 03:16:29,920
language and for the board for consideration.

2196
03:16:29,920 --> 03:16:40,920
I also echo the sediments of our fellow community partners to prohibit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement on our property and our side-time.

2197
03:16:41,180 --> 03:16:45,820
On the federal administration of the business of power to constitute the horrible anti-immigrant agenda,

2198
03:16:46,240 --> 03:16:53,180
when our parents or children, when our neighbors disappear on their way to walk outside the legally-of-out court hearings,

2199
03:16:53,180 --> 03:17:01,240
And when federal agents don't attend our day area home, when our television is done, we must do everything we can to protect all our communities.

2200
03:17:01,900 --> 03:17:07,820
This policy by our courageous local lecturers is a power step in the lowly right and just to act.

2201
03:17:08,300 --> 03:17:14,100
Our tax-funded public property belongs to the people who live here, not to the agents terrorizing them.

2202
03:17:14,460 --> 03:17:20,880
And we believe our tax dollars should strengthen schools, hospitals, and safe neighborhoods, not terror family part.

2203
03:17:20,880 --> 03:17:26,080
We hope that the board is supervisor about yes to board the protect and assert that this

2204
03:17:26,080 --> 03:17:31,040
is our place and our city of South, our county assets must not be recognized against

2205
03:17:31,040 --> 03:17:32,860
a very communities that is officer.

2206
03:17:33,160 --> 03:17:34,700
Thank you.

2207
03:17:35,340 --> 03:17:35,920
Thank you.

2208
03:17:36,040 --> 03:17:37,780
Our next speaker is Andrew Bigelow.

2209
03:17:45,160 --> 03:17:46,400
This is Andrew Bigelow.

2210
03:17:46,540 --> 03:17:48,060
Organized to be still accountability.

2211
03:17:48,060 --> 03:17:54,340
But I want to echo the previous comments from Mother 2 copies of Debug.

2212
03:17:55,420 --> 03:18:05,180
We really want to emphasize the vulnerability of loved ones that we work with that are being picked up through the county jail from ICE.

2213
03:18:06,180 --> 03:18:14,180
I think that the measure of success of a policy like this depends on how it's able to protect the most vulnerable.

2214
03:18:14,180 --> 03:18:22,180
and those going from a cell and county in Elwood directly to an ice event in the parking lot.

2215
03:18:23,060 --> 03:18:26,180
I would say some of the most susceptible folks will within our county.

2216
03:18:28,080 --> 03:18:42,500
So we encourage this policy and we really encourage more community dialogue and more participation on how to make sure that this does also protect the loved ones at the county jail.

2217
03:18:42,500 --> 03:18:44,700
along with everyone else in the county.

2218
03:18:45,100 --> 03:18:46,560
Thank you so much.

2219
03:18:47,780 --> 03:18:49,520
Thank you and that concludes public comment.

2220
03:18:50,120 --> 03:18:51,000
Thank you.

2221
03:18:51,100 --> 03:18:52,580
Those are public speaking portion.

2222
03:18:53,120 --> 03:18:54,320
I believe that doesn't.

2223
03:18:54,840 --> 03:18:56,060
Thank you so much.

2224
03:18:56,700 --> 03:18:58,160
And first and foremost,

2225
03:18:58,380 --> 03:19:01,360
I just want to thank our speakers for coming in

2226
03:19:01,360 --> 03:19:03,580
sharing your thoughts and your concerns.

2227
03:19:04,180 --> 03:19:07,140
And I will make sure to follow up on some of those

2228
03:19:07,140 --> 03:19:08,880
points that you've all made.

2229
03:19:12,740 --> 03:19:23,100
And first and foremost, I want to thank our county council for the work that you've done behind the scenes to get this to us as soon as you could.

2230
03:19:23,100 --> 03:19:37,740
And I know that there's other folks who are working at the same speed of time as you are in some really proud of what you have moved forward to protect our immigrant community.

2231
03:19:37,740 --> 03:19:57,020
in this county, not only this particular resolution, but also all of the lawsuits that have been done in order to legally have an umbrella protection for our community, and so I'm really just proud of that.

2232
03:19:57,020 --> 03:20:27,000
And I know that Kavita, you've led on this, and I'm just really grateful for just the care that you've put, for connecting all of the current county policy board policies together so that it is comprehensive that it's not just this one thing that says, you know, where it's, you know, no ice on our property, but really that it follows a lot of the, the belief of

2233
03:20:27,020 --> 03:20:37,980
previous board, that thought to make sure that there was no cooperation with us in previous

2234
03:20:37,980 --> 03:20:43,920
to me sitting on the board. So I know that it doesn't come from me. It comes from some

2235
03:20:43,920 --> 03:20:51,680
of the members here who were here before me and they are work. And so this is just an aggregate.

2236
03:20:52,460 --> 03:20:57,660
I think reflection of a lot of different work during different times and so I appreciate

2237
03:20:57,660 --> 03:21:04,420
you putting this all together and making sure that it's so comprehensive and that it's

2238
03:21:04,420 --> 03:21:11,780
really airtight and I would love to see how we could create a template out of this and with

2239
03:21:11,780 --> 03:21:19,620
your approval share it with our counties as we are having a convening later this week around

2240
03:21:19,620 --> 03:21:45,120
immigration with our, not this week, next week. Soon we'll have a convene with our, with our local counties and I think this is something that they would really benefit from, especially for those counties that don't have a lot of resources and are able to have, you know, the type of force that we have within our county council and so I'm just really proud.

2241
03:21:45,120 --> 03:22:06,120
I can't stop smiling in terms of how comprehensive this is because it, like I said, it begins with you know, and I really love that you started with a non cooperation policy, but you reflected what is the actual use of county facilities and you anticipated with maybe not everybody is going to

2242
03:22:06,120 --> 03:22:12,060
not every county employees going to believe in the same way that maybe the board believes or

2243
03:22:12,060 --> 03:22:17,580
or I don't know, I want to say the majority of the folks in our community may believe is that

2244
03:22:17,580 --> 03:22:27,200
we have no responsibility to the federal government's eyes department to facilitate their work

2245
03:22:27,200 --> 03:22:34,440
for them for so many different reasons. But for me I think it's just morally, but now here you've

2246
03:22:34,440 --> 03:22:44,500
connected our laws and our local rules, especially our policies and our ordinances to ensure

2247
03:22:44,500 --> 03:22:51,880
that our county employees are following what not only this board believes in, but what

2248
03:22:51,880 --> 03:22:59,060
previous boards have already established, and that it is clear that it is not a opinion

2249
03:22:59,060 --> 03:23:06,480
or that they choose to either comply or not comply that they're going to follow the law,

2250
03:23:06,960 --> 03:23:09,440
including our policy at board policies.

2251
03:23:11,000 --> 03:23:15,120
I'm really just, I'm grateful for that.

2252
03:23:15,880 --> 03:23:21,420
Yesterday, I don't know if you all listened to our portion of our meeting,

2253
03:23:22,120 --> 03:23:24,040
but we had somebody that we recognized,

2254
03:23:24,040 --> 03:23:29,560
and it was Sally Agostina Arbundati's who is in the South County.

2255
03:23:30,560 --> 03:23:38,440
And I didn't know this aspect of her, but she shared, for the first time with me,

2256
03:23:38,800 --> 03:23:42,160
and with our public that Sally isn't really her first name.

2257
03:23:43,400 --> 03:23:50,060
And she was, she was spanked every day at school by her teacher

2258
03:23:50,060 --> 03:24:03,200
to ensure that Sally's stock, and I felt so terrible to have her name reflected on a commendation.

2259
03:24:05,340 --> 03:24:14,200
And I think now she identifies as Sally, regardless of the difficulty in acquiring that name.

2260
03:24:14,200 --> 03:24:30,380
And to me, these kinds of ordinances and these kinds of policies undo a lot of the practices that maybe some people take on in their role as a teacher, as a county employee, as a whoever it is.

2261
03:24:30,380 --> 03:24:54,220
And whatever practice they have is not reflective of the county's policies, and so I know that if our county employees behave against what we already have set up that it's not reflective of us and they are not speaking for us and you've made that very clear in your policies.

2262
03:24:54,220 --> 03:25:14,840
And so I shared the peace with Sally's name, because that's a practice that people took on as a response to immigrants, especially Mexican Americans, and so that kind of attitude hasn't died.

2263
03:25:14,840 --> 03:25:21,740
it's still pervasive in our everyday lives and it just seems like next

2264
03:25:21,740 --> 03:25:26,240
in Americans we have to fight an immigrants in general we have to fight for our

2265
03:25:26,240 --> 03:25:32,320
place in this in this county in the city it regardless of whether we serve as

2266
03:25:33,400 --> 03:25:39,100
public servants like myself or the army or any brand to the government and so I

2267
03:25:39,100 --> 03:25:45,380
appreciate when the rules actually reflect what we believe in and

2268
03:25:45,380 --> 03:25:49,240
regardless of whether you believe it or not, you will do it as an

2269
03:25:49,240 --> 03:25:49,820
employee.

2270
03:25:52,520 --> 03:25:57,000
So thank you. Thank you for all of that. It means a great deal to me.

2271
03:25:57,740 --> 03:26:02,400
I wanted to ask about something that one of our speakers talked about

2272
03:26:02,400 --> 03:26:08,120
and that is with the jails and having ice agents come into the

2273
03:26:08,120 --> 03:26:10,060
facility and pick-up folks.

2274
03:26:11,000 --> 03:26:16,680
Now, we are not facilitating by providing any staging area,

2275
03:26:17,440 --> 03:26:22,980
the parking lot in front of the jail isn't a public use

2276
03:26:22,980 --> 03:26:27,980
for them to set up and organize, but it is a parking space,

2277
03:26:28,240 --> 03:26:29,880
and so they're allowed to park there.

2278
03:26:30,240 --> 03:26:35,020
Just like anybody else in our community, it's public,

2279
03:26:35,140 --> 03:26:36,080
it's open space.

2280
03:26:36,080 --> 03:26:46,260
And the receiving portion of the jail, I believe, is also open space and open to our community

2281
03:26:46,260 --> 03:26:50,400
and anybody is able to have access to that.

2282
03:26:50,840 --> 03:26:56,200
And so I believe under that umbrella, but I'm sure you have a lot of legalese to apply

2283
03:26:56,200 --> 03:27:01,360
to that concept that allows for ICE agents to come in to our jails.

2284
03:27:01,360 --> 03:27:08,800
without our consent, without our agreement, whether we believe in it or not, it isn't something

2285
03:27:08,800 --> 03:27:14,520
that we can actually interfere in, because it is public space.

2286
03:27:14,980 --> 03:27:22,480
And there is no other exit from what I understand for those who are formally incarcerated

2287
03:27:22,480 --> 03:27:31,480
to review exactly why we're not able to comply in a different way.

2288
03:27:32,480 --> 03:27:35,580
I know I'm always looking at you because you're up here.

2289
03:27:35,760 --> 03:27:36,120
Sorry, committee.

2290
03:27:37,500 --> 03:27:38,320
You're leading this.

2291
03:27:38,520 --> 03:27:39,360
No, not at all.

2292
03:27:39,900 --> 03:27:41,300
Your exactly right supervisor.

2293
03:27:42,160 --> 03:27:46,340
We've extensively researched that question in light of some of the actions that have occurred

2294
03:27:46,340 --> 03:27:51,040
this year about the public lobbies and other public spaces in the county jails.

2295
03:27:51,040 --> 03:27:56,860
and are the board's existing policies provide the strongest possible protection consistent

2296
03:27:56,860 --> 03:28:03,240
with the law. For these public spaces, where individuals, whoever they may be, whether

2297
03:28:03,240 --> 03:28:07,120
they're the male carrier, whether their families, whether their service providers coming

2298
03:28:07,120 --> 03:28:12,240
into public lobbies of the jail, we can't impose limitations that are unique to ice

2299
03:28:12,240 --> 03:28:16,040
that don't exist for others. So the only option would be to close the lobby to all public

2300
03:28:16,040 --> 03:28:21,500
use is entirely, which is not a good policy that would be helpful to incarcerated people

2301
03:28:21,500 --> 03:28:22,900
or their re-entry.

2302
03:28:23,640 --> 03:28:25,820
So you're in short, you're exactly right.

2303
03:28:29,060 --> 03:28:36,960
Words I don't necessarily want to hear in this case, but it sounds like there is no work around.

2304
03:28:37,360 --> 03:28:41,360
You've done the research, you've tried to figure out what is going on.

2305
03:28:41,360 --> 03:28:47,440
Now, the other question is, how does, and I don't know if you know this, but I think

2306
03:28:47,440 --> 03:28:53,560
the question may be for the share of, as a follow-up, but do you know how, if you've

2307
03:28:53,560 --> 03:28:58,140
done some research in this, do you know how the ICE agents are finding out who's getting

2308
03:28:58,140 --> 03:29:02,700
released and who has, who's not documented?

2309
03:29:04,780 --> 03:29:09,460
I don't know definitively, but I can tell you my strong belief about it, strong suspicion about

2310
03:29:09,460 --> 03:29:16,660
But there are, first of all, date law enforcement databases that the county doesn't control,

2311
03:29:16,860 --> 03:29:20,600
where that information can be available to federal law enforcement agents, which I

2312
03:29:20,600 --> 03:29:21,300
are.

2313
03:29:22,180 --> 03:29:28,040
Second, there are some publicly available sources of release information that the county provides,

2314
03:29:28,240 --> 03:29:32,180
so that family members and service providers can access that information.

2315
03:29:32,980 --> 03:29:37,700
There is absolutely no special access that's given to IZagians if they call up, they will

2316
03:29:37,700 --> 03:29:43,900
the same information the public gets no more and there's no facilitation of those pickups but they

2317
03:29:43,900 --> 03:29:47,060
they can access the same information the rest of the public can.

2318
03:29:47,820 --> 03:29:53,680
Thank you. I appreciate that. I wish there was a different kind of an answer and

2319
03:29:55,400 --> 03:29:59,980
unfortunately, they are also doing some research and they're also changing their...

2320
03:30:00,000 --> 03:30:06,320
Graduates, as we know, and we've seen publicly they change their strategies as the community responds differently.

2321
03:30:07,480 --> 03:30:16,120
But going back to this resolution and what is included in, I think it's 3.76 or no 3.

2322
03:30:17,820 --> 03:30:20,820
Excuse me. 2.75.

2323
03:30:22,760 --> 03:30:28,020
I know for me it's really important that we have these kinds of rules because it allows

2324
03:30:28,020 --> 03:30:35,160
for the trust to return to our community if we've lost some and so I want to thank you

2325
03:30:35,160 --> 03:30:40,600
for making sure that that we're very clear about what we're doing the signage is going to

2326
03:30:40,600 --> 03:30:50,240
also be clear about what folks can actually do and not do and for me this is also about

2327
03:30:50,240 --> 03:30:58,360
safety about public safety, about ensuring that we continue to uphold what we value in this

2328
03:30:58,360 --> 03:31:04,040
county. And so I just want to thank all of your team both of you for your work. I'm sure you did

2329
03:31:04,040 --> 03:31:09,620
a lot of research behind the scenes. And so I thank you for for doing this. I'm really proud

2330
03:31:09,620 --> 03:31:14,600
that we're one of the first counties that's going to get this done. It's a race to the finish line.

2331
03:31:14,600 --> 03:31:22,600
We'll see, but either way, to me, what matters most is that we've got it done and that our values

2332
03:31:22,600 --> 03:31:28,660
are in alignment with our policies and as a policy meeting, I think there's nothing more

2333
03:31:28,660 --> 03:31:34,340
rewarding to know that our values are aligned this way, so thank you so much for the work that you're

2334
03:31:34,340 --> 03:31:34,700
doing.

2335
03:31:35,420 --> 03:31:36,120
Thank you, Supervisor.

2336
03:31:36,160 --> 03:31:40,060
I'll just say I would really like to credit my two colleagues, Bill and Hannah, who are with

2337
03:31:40,060 --> 03:31:43,880
me and two others who aren't here, but who are really the powerhouses behind putting these documents

2338
03:31:43,880 --> 03:31:48,800
together. Thank you, Bill and Hannah, and for those other two that are not here. And so with

2339
03:31:48,800 --> 03:31:55,580
that, I will make a motion to approve our adopt our board policy resolution.

2340
03:31:57,560 --> 03:32:01,600
Happy to second that motion. I just want to give my appreciation to the staff as well. Hannah,

2341
03:32:01,920 --> 03:32:13,860
I was able to catch your presentation on these very issues at the CSAT conference. It was a

2342
03:32:13,860 --> 03:32:19,760
and some of the comments may date, there is a sense of wanting more information from our county

2343
03:32:19,760 --> 03:32:20,520
on these policies.

2344
03:32:20,820 --> 03:32:27,780
There's a lot of, I would say, it's not consistent across the Bay Area region, and especially

2345
03:32:27,780 --> 03:32:32,840
at CSAC, a lot of the conversations from our neighboring counties like, oh, how do you get

2346
03:32:32,840 --> 03:32:36,060
past certain legal barriers that they've been experiencing?

2347
03:32:36,160 --> 03:32:40,760
And that's to put all their business out here now in this public forum, because they were

2348
03:32:40,760 --> 03:32:46,680
sharing some very specific legal issues, but I hope that we can share as much as possible and

2349
03:32:46,680 --> 03:32:50,520
thought partnership, as much as possible with our neighboring counties, who are reflecting

2350
03:32:50,520 --> 03:32:55,600
and sharing the same values on immigration policy and what federal cooperation can and should

2351
03:32:55,600 --> 03:32:56,420
not look like.

2352
03:32:57,180 --> 03:33:03,880
Yes, supervisor, that point and the points of supervisor Rennes was making are well taken and

2353
03:33:03,880 --> 03:33:10,160
we've really leaned in to coalition building throughout the course of this Trump administration

2354
03:33:10,160 --> 03:33:18,160
And most of our lawsuits, in fact, almost every one of the now-9 lawsuits that we filed

2355
03:33:18,160 --> 03:33:22,440
against the Trump administration for various actions are coalition lawsuits.

2356
03:33:22,580 --> 03:33:25,760
Many of them have several dozen jurisdictions involved.

2357
03:33:27,220 --> 03:33:31,200
And we believe there is a real power in working in coalition.

2358
03:33:31,200 --> 03:33:35,240
That extends beyond just the lawsuits to policy making.

2359
03:33:35,240 --> 03:33:50,200
And we're certainly available and already in communication with jurisdictions and they will certainly be made aware of these policies, which are public.

2360
03:33:51,140 --> 03:34:02,420
And I think we share the board's desire that they be looked to as a template or as a source of authority and thinking through some of these issues.

2361
03:34:02,420 --> 03:34:03,560
Yeah, thank you so much.

2362
03:34:03,720 --> 03:34:09,880
Thank you to Gaveeta, it's a bill to Hannah, to your extended team members who are not here today.

2363
03:34:11,020 --> 03:34:16,180
The day that we get to consistency across the, at least the nine barrier regional counties,

2364
03:34:17,420 --> 03:34:23,860
being able to have consistency across the board in ice reasons, non-correct cooperation policies.

2365
03:34:24,120 --> 03:34:29,060
It gives such a huge sense of relief to our American communities, being able to know that from county to county,

2366
03:34:29,060 --> 03:34:33,740
the laws don't change just because you pass the block. And that's just to say I really appreciate

2367
03:34:33,740 --> 03:34:40,040
your work. Thank you again, Hannah, for that great presentation at CSAC and thank you for

2368
03:34:40,040 --> 03:34:44,120
your work. And thank you, supervisor, and it's for your leadership on this. It's been quite a

2369
03:34:44,120 --> 03:34:47,080
talking point, both at CSAC and also in the immigration networks.

2370
03:34:49,640 --> 03:34:52,040
Wow. I just want to say

2371
03:34:52,040 --> 03:34:57,660
a second, my comment from my colleagues here, really huge cool those of thank you to our

2372
03:34:57,660 --> 03:35:01,360
Council's office, Kavida, and on their team putting this together.

2373
03:35:01,960 --> 03:35:05,500
Ultimately, this work is not just this county, right?

2374
03:35:05,680 --> 03:35:11,360
This is something that many other counties and local jurisdictions might not have the legal resources

2375
03:35:11,360 --> 03:35:13,580
to do these hard work, these heavy lifting.

2376
03:35:14,180 --> 03:35:17,600
And I think this is something that jurisdictions outside,

2377
03:35:17,700 --> 03:35:21,040
our county, and hopefully even the jurisdiction outside the state,

2378
03:35:21,520 --> 03:35:25,160
might be able to use these research to continue this important work to protect

2379
03:35:25,160 --> 03:35:27,880
of communities every day during these difficult times.

2380
03:35:28,260 --> 03:35:31,540
So, thank you so much for the hard work, but for the deal, let's take a vote.

2381
03:35:31,880 --> 03:35:32,800
Oh, I'm sorry.

2382
03:35:32,980 --> 03:35:33,080
I'm sorry.

2383
03:35:33,300 --> 03:35:33,520
I'm sorry.

2384
03:35:34,140 --> 03:35:34,580
I'm sorry.

2385
03:35:34,960 --> 03:35:40,580
Just remember to something that somebody that we honor yesterday as well, which is Judge

2386
03:35:40,580 --> 03:35:47,780
Yu, and I've held this quote for a really long time, and she has said, talk to them

2387
03:35:47,780 --> 03:35:54,220
and really believes in it, demonstrative of it, but she has said, you know, Cornell West has

2388
03:35:54,220 --> 03:36:01,680
ever forget that Justice, a lot of this what Justice is in public, I, and so I just really

2389
03:36:01,680 --> 03:36:08,380
love that for all of us and in that way and have her be quoted in this work as well.

2390
03:36:08,600 --> 03:36:09,480
Thank you.

2391
03:36:11,790 --> 03:36:15,030
All right, and for the record that was a motion from Vice President

2392
03:36:15,030 --> 03:36:17,330
Aranas and second in Vice Supervisor Yume.

2393
03:36:18,150 --> 03:36:19,370
Supervisor Abhay Koga.

2394
03:36:20,270 --> 03:36:21,350
Supervisor Yume.

2395
03:36:21,450 --> 03:36:21,730
Yes.

2396
03:36:22,470 --> 03:36:23,150
Supervisor Alonberg.

2397
03:36:23,350 --> 03:36:23,730
Yes.

2398
03:36:23,890 --> 03:36:24,970
Vice President Aranas.

2399
03:36:25,370 --> 03:36:25,690
Yes.

2400
03:36:25,690 --> 03:36:26,630
President Lee.

2401
03:36:26,830 --> 03:36:27,350
I as well.

2402
03:36:27,730 --> 03:36:28,510
Motion carries unanimously.

2403
03:36:29,130 --> 03:36:33,210
Okay, I think we are now coming to the point where people becomes angry.

2404
03:36:34,210 --> 03:36:36,790
So let's come back, House Bill, how about 140?

2405
03:36:37,370 --> 03:36:38,070
Would that work, Ruby?

2406
03:36:38,870 --> 03:36:39,730
For a while, break?

2407
03:36:39,970 --> 03:36:40,050
Yes?

2408
03:36:40,350 --> 03:36:40,770
Okay, good.

2409
03:36:40,910 --> 03:36:42,370
So let's go to the recess now.

2410
03:36:42,670 --> 03:36:43,590
Come back 140.

2411
03:36:44,150 --> 03:36:47,510
And we'll start on item 14.

2412
03:36:49,310 --> 03:36:50,790
Direct on the LHA.

2413
03:36:51,230 --> 03:36:51,790
Thank you very much.

2414
03:36:51,790 --> 03:36:52,920
40 minutes.

2415
03:36:53,930 --> 03:36:54,890
40 minutes.

2416
03:36:54,890 --> 03:36:55,030
40 minutes.

2417
03:36:55,430 --> 03:36:56,250
45 minutes.

2418
04:25:29,840 --> 04:25:33,800
And it was 1.40 and we're going to reconvene, let's take the roll.

2419
04:25:37,230 --> 04:25:47,530
Supervisor Abbey Collet, abstain, supervisor Yuen, abstain, supervisor Ellen Burke, I'm here. Vice-president Arranna, sir.

2420
04:25:48,250 --> 04:25:49,130
President Lee.

2421
04:25:49,490 --> 04:25:50,450
Here as well. Good afternoon.

2422
04:25:50,450 --> 04:25:51,250
You have a quorum.

2423
04:25:51,570 --> 04:25:54,250
Okay, let's get rolling. Item number 14.

2424
04:25:55,730 --> 04:25:59,850
As a report on the Latino Health Assessment recommendations.

2425
04:26:01,550 --> 04:26:05,530
Now, before we begin, if you are on the chamber and require the ASL interpretation, this

2426
04:26:05,530 --> 04:26:10,270
is available on the left-hand side of the chambers, which is my right, a view of the screen

2427
04:26:10,270 --> 04:26:13,950
set up by the end of the dies, seats a reserve near the screen.

2428
04:26:15,430 --> 04:26:15,830
Okay.

2429
04:26:16,450 --> 04:26:16,790
Good afternoon.

2430
04:26:17,510 --> 04:26:18,250
Good afternoon.

2431
04:26:18,690 --> 04:26:23,430
My name is Analylia Garcia, I am the Chief Equity Officer, and also the director for

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04:26:23,430 --> 04:26:28,590
the Division of Equity and Social Justice, I am very happy to be here with all of you

2433
04:26:28,590 --> 04:26:35,770
today. I'm very excited to actually be joined by my esteemed colleagues, executives and senior

2434
04:26:35,770 --> 04:26:40,830
leaders from across the organization, specifically departments that are integrating the Latino

2435
04:26:40,830 --> 04:26:47,770
health assessment recommendations into their work. This afternoon, we will bring to you, we

2436
04:26:47,770 --> 04:26:52,710
are bringing to you the first quarterly report for the Latino health assessment, which actually

2437
04:26:52,710 --> 04:26:55,830
Highlights work that has already been completed.

2438
04:26:56,430 --> 04:26:59,830
It is an opportunity for us to describe that work.

2439
04:27:00,250 --> 04:27:02,390
It also includes an action plan,

2440
04:27:02,450 --> 04:27:05,790
which is organized by domains and includes strategies

2441
04:27:06,130 --> 04:27:07,890
that is also organized by departments

2442
04:27:07,890 --> 04:27:09,290
and it includes a brief timeline.

2443
04:27:10,130 --> 04:27:15,110
Now, we presented this report at CSFC on November 20th,

2444
04:27:15,270 --> 04:27:17,250
and with the timing of the holidays,

2445
04:27:17,870 --> 04:27:20,670
we were not able to provide additional information

2446
04:27:20,670 --> 04:27:29,390
for this particular meeting, but we do plan on providing any additional information in future reports and also open to answering any questions here as well.

2447
04:27:29,550 --> 04:27:30,910
And with that, I'll turn over to Dr. Redmond.

2448
04:27:32,010 --> 04:27:37,470
Thank you, Sarah Redmond, Public Health Department, and I'll just make two additions to Dr. Garcia's opening remarks.

2449
04:27:38,390 --> 04:27:50,590
First to add that the only portion that did become available just in that timeline between CSFC and our submission of these papers for today is a report from the Latino Health Summit.

2450
04:27:50,590 --> 04:27:56,290
held in September, which was wildly successful in terms of its opportunity to bring community

2451
04:27:56,290 --> 04:28:02,190
leaders together to understand the findings of the report to deeply into them and to move

2452
04:28:02,190 --> 04:28:08,850
forward in concert with dedication towards action. So you'll see that addition at the, as an

2453
04:28:08,850 --> 04:28:13,290
tandem to this report. And then one additional piece, I think, is important to highlight today,

2454
04:28:13,650 --> 04:28:18,270
which is that after the original submission of the Latino Health Assessment in May,

2455
04:28:18,270 --> 04:28:22,770
we received incredibly important feedback from our disability community members and leaders

2456
04:28:22,770 --> 04:28:28,990
that there was a death of data, highlighting the intersectionality between people with disabilities

2457
04:28:28,990 --> 04:28:35,270
and Latinos. And so since that time, we've been working to make a couple of strides to do better

2458
04:28:35,270 --> 04:28:40,070
to make sure that that information is gathered and that more importantly, the actions we take as

2459
04:28:40,070 --> 04:28:45,470
a response are meaningfully inclusive of people with disabilities. You'll see, for example, in here,

2460
04:28:45,470 --> 04:28:49,970
the summit, roundtable discussions from that Latino health summit.

2461
04:28:50,670 --> 04:28:57,110
There was a supplemental data brief shared at that time that prioritized or highlighted

2462
04:28:57,110 --> 04:29:00,770
findings about Latinos with disabilities or families with people with disabilities.

2463
04:29:01,370 --> 04:29:05,070
We continue to refine that brief that was put together in time for the summit and there

2464
04:29:05,070 --> 04:29:09,630
should be, it is published on our website now but will be revised with additional recommendations.

2465
04:29:10,510 --> 04:29:14,510
And then the ongoing work to share the findings of the summit having incorporated those

2466
04:29:14,510 --> 04:29:21,410
as well as the recommendations to make sure that our community members of disabilities are incorporated into the planning,

2467
04:29:21,970 --> 04:29:27,650
and that every action that comes out of Latino Health Assessment takes into account with the experience of disability, where relevant.

2468
04:29:29,010 --> 04:29:34,830
With that, I will turn it back to the Board. We'd be very happy to answer your questions. Thank you.

2469
04:29:35,110 --> 04:29:39,470
All right. Before we ask questions from the Board, let's see if there are any public like to speak on this item.

2470
04:29:51,920 --> 04:29:56,240
I have one speaker in Chambers.

2471
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:03,580
And no speakers on Zoom. All right, there's two minutes.

2472
04:30:04,020 --> 04:30:08,840
Oh, I do have one speaker on Zoom. Okay, two minutes. Come on in. All right.

2473
04:30:09,320 --> 04:30:13,060
Our speaker in chambers is Mayor Maria Dane.

2474
04:30:16,230 --> 04:30:21,690
Hello, good afternoon, supervisors and county staff. I'm Maria Dane, executive director of parents helping parents.

2475
04:30:22,150 --> 04:30:26,010
We support families raising children with disabilities, thousands of whom are Latinos.

2476
04:30:26,010 --> 04:30:33,250
We are heartened here from Dr. Redmond that in response to feedback, public health is working

2477
04:30:33,250 --> 04:30:37,810
to update the disability data-free for advising it to be an addendum to the LHA.

2478
04:30:38,450 --> 04:30:42,930
That public health has updated the universal LHA work plan using turnily by all departments

2479
04:30:42,930 --> 04:30:47,350
to track their work and to add inclusion of people with disabilities everywhere relevant.

2480
04:30:47,750 --> 04:30:52,890
This will expand to include updates for all future publications to the external version

2481
04:30:52,890 --> 04:30:55,230
of the work plan so that the public has visibility.

2482
04:30:55,230 --> 04:31:01,650
and that public health also plans to add recommended actions to the revised version of the

2483
04:31:01,650 --> 04:31:06,710
agenda. So we are encouraged by this planning for intersectionality for community members

2484
04:31:06,710 --> 04:31:12,790
who are both Latino and have a disability is complex. We are hopeful at the ways in which

2485
04:31:12,790 --> 04:31:18,570
public health and DFCS are approaching planning for intersectionality and are eager to partner

2486
04:31:18,570 --> 04:31:22,510
with the county to assist other departments as they move forward with their own implementation

2487
04:31:23,510 --> 04:31:35,670
We are grateful to county staff to supervise our rainous team, to county supervisors and your team who heard the feedback from the Latino disability community.

2488
04:31:36,230 --> 04:31:39,610
We are also grateful to partners who have been part of this effort.

2489
04:31:40,250 --> 04:31:49,250
So we are encouraged that through these changes, our systems can be modified to be responsive in achieving health equity for all Latinos, including those with disabilities.

2490
04:31:49,250 --> 04:31:54,290
When we plan ahead of time for intersectionality, we can save taxpayer money by having

2491
04:31:54,290 --> 04:31:58,630
one set of services that works for everybody instead of two separate lines.

2492
04:31:59,010 --> 04:31:59,790
Thank you very much.

2493
04:32:01,770 --> 04:32:04,850
Thank you, and our Zoom speaker is Sherry Burns.

2494
04:32:10,020 --> 04:32:10,420
Thank you.

2495
04:32:10,480 --> 04:32:11,960
Good afternoon, President Lee.

2496
04:32:12,100 --> 04:32:15,140
Members of the Board of Supervisors and Santa Clara County residents.

2497
04:32:15,960 --> 04:32:17,140
My name is Sherry Burns.

2498
04:32:17,220 --> 04:32:20,540
I'm an Executive Director of Silicon Valley Independent Living Center.

2499
04:32:20,540 --> 04:32:26,800
A social services agency that provides independent living services, supports, and advocacy for

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04:32:26,800 --> 04:32:30,120
people of disabilities living in Santa Clara County.

2501
04:32:30,820 --> 04:32:35,500
I concur with the written comments submitted by my colleague Maria Jane with Parent

2502
04:32:35,500 --> 04:32:36,340
Helping Parents.

2503
04:32:37,220 --> 04:32:42,620
We greatly appreciate Dr. Redmond's positive response to our request to provide the board

2504
04:32:42,620 --> 04:32:48,480
and public with updated data that attended to the Latino Health Assessment that more accurately

2505
04:32:48,480 --> 04:32:53,380
reflects the number of Latino families living with disability in Santa Clara County.

2506
04:32:54,020 --> 04:33:04,660
The LHA was a tremendous undertaking and provides a wonderful opportunity for our county to address the gaps in health services and wellness needs of our Latino residents.

2507
04:33:05,440 --> 04:33:14,000
However, it is essential that any planning, health planning moving forward includes the estimated 16,000 Latino youth with disabilities

2508
04:33:14,000 --> 04:33:20,620
and 138,000 Latino adults with disabilities living in Santa Clara County.

2509
04:33:21,300 --> 04:33:27,540
We asked the Board to reaffirm its commitment to issue clear directives requiring all county

2510
04:33:27,540 --> 04:33:33,520
departments to include disability specific data analysis and actions in their LHA related

2511
04:33:33,520 --> 04:33:40,980
work and require that future development reports explicitly address the needs of our Latino

2512
04:33:40,980 --> 04:33:46,920
residents with disabilities including children, adults and their caregivers. Thank you very much.

2513
04:33:49,380 --> 04:33:50,560
And that concludes our speakers.

2514
04:33:53,770 --> 04:33:55,270
Thank you. Vice President.

2515
04:33:56,150 --> 04:34:07,800
Thank you. I'm going to start with what the speaker just ended with and asked that our team

2516
04:34:07,800 --> 04:34:15,580
continues to include the disability community into the Latino Health Assessment and wanted

2517
04:34:15,580 --> 04:34:24,980
to ask specifically about the addendum that the speaker noted, Maria, parents help in parents.

2518
04:34:25,500 --> 04:34:28,480
What is the timeline around that?

2519
04:34:28,880 --> 04:34:29,100
Sure.

2520
04:34:29,700 --> 04:34:30,360
Thank you, Supervisor.

2521
04:34:31,300 --> 04:34:37,200
The original version of that addendum was published in time for the Health Summit in September

2522
04:34:37,200 --> 04:34:38,740
and is available on our website.

2523
04:34:38,780 --> 04:34:41,980
So there is a first version currently available to the public.

2524
04:34:42,700 --> 04:34:47,480
But we have received feedback on ways that which that first version can be further improved.

2525
04:34:47,880 --> 04:34:59,540
So my hope is within the coming weeks, we will have a second version, and then we have added the recommendations to that second version and have reached out to community leaders for their input on those recommendations.

2526
04:35:00,140 --> 04:35:11,180
So as soon as we hear back that we have correctly understood the feedback from the community and those recommendations are in line, we can add that and get the full updated version published to our website.

2527
04:35:11,180 --> 04:35:18,640
So I appreciate the input from the community and and I'm hopeful that by January we'll see that fall at end and published.

2528
04:35:19,520 --> 04:35:20,160
Lovely.

2529
04:35:20,320 --> 04:35:21,200
Thank you so much.

2530
04:35:21,520 --> 04:35:31,200
And I apologize to the disability community, especially our children who rely on adults like ourselves

2531
04:35:31,200 --> 04:35:36,440
and predictors of the safety net services to ensure that we always speak about them.

2532
04:35:36,440 --> 04:35:41,280
And that we keep them in mind when we develop policy.

2533
04:35:41,700 --> 04:35:46,600
And so that is a huge oversight on our part, on my part.

2534
04:35:47,680 --> 04:35:53,780
And I know I've talked about my son and his learning issues

2535
04:35:53,780 --> 04:35:57,640
that could have taken him on a different track.

2536
04:35:57,980 --> 04:36:00,920
I've spoken very openly about that.

2537
04:36:01,120 --> 04:36:04,060
And it's partly the reason why I'm in public service

2538
04:36:04,060 --> 04:36:07,800
and why I wasn't elected as a school board member.

2539
04:36:09,160 --> 04:36:17,760
And so it really, I'm just, forgive us, forgive us for this oversight.

2540
04:36:18,920 --> 04:36:25,380
It wasn't meant to exclude anyone in particular, especially those who were impacted with

2541
04:36:26,140 --> 04:36:32,920
a specific disability, whether it's a learning on learning, a physical, I just disabled

2542
04:36:32,920 --> 04:36:38,120
community and so I want to make sure that we include that and then we also understand

2543
04:36:38,120 --> 04:36:42,780
so that when you come to us next that you also review that a

2544
04:36:42,780 --> 04:36:49,460
dendom with us and with the board so that we can understand how they are impacted

2545
04:36:49,460 --> 04:36:57,300
differently right and I know that in our in our event that we had two months ago

2546
04:36:57,300 --> 04:37:09,900
So we actually talked about dismantling some of the historical inequities and one of those inequities is in the school system, right?

2547
04:37:10,940 --> 04:37:15,060
And it's creating a school to prison pipeline that we all know about.

2548
04:37:15,460 --> 04:37:25,740
And for many of those kiddos who get fed into that pipeline, it's because they have some kind of learning difference that doesn't love for them to sit,

2549
04:37:25,740 --> 04:37:32,920
or to focus, or to learn, or those kiddos who have so many adverse childhood experiences

2550
04:37:32,920 --> 04:37:40,000
at such an early age that stress doesn't allow them to think and to focus.

2551
04:37:41,500 --> 04:37:48,220
And then to develop in a way that other children are able to develop and reach their full potential.

2552
04:37:49,040 --> 04:37:51,420
And so it's up to us to continue to think about them.

2553
04:37:51,420 --> 04:37:59,560
So this is just my way of trying to make things right for our community, but also integrate

2554
04:37:59,560 --> 04:38:04,080
the conversation in the way that I think really makes sense because this is what we've

2555
04:38:04,080 --> 04:38:04,780
been talking about.

2556
04:38:05,020 --> 04:38:05,860
It's one in the same.

2557
04:38:05,920 --> 04:38:11,420
We are talking about the school of the prison pipeline and my ultimate goal is to disrupt

2558
04:38:11,420 --> 04:38:17,520
that especially for those who are more predominantly overrepresented in those pipelines,

2559
04:38:17,520 --> 04:38:24,680
which is a black and brown communities, and I know for many of our boys it begins with schools

2560
04:38:24,680 --> 04:38:32,020
and it begins with a receiving the right kind of support so that they can learn and be fruitful

2561
04:38:32,020 --> 04:38:39,500
and just reach the full potential. So I'll leave that alone, but it'll never be just a side

2562
04:38:39,500 --> 04:38:45,760
conversation or a conversation that we have as an afterthought. I want us to continue to always have

2563
04:38:45,760 --> 04:38:49,600
that at the center of the conversations that we have,

2564
04:38:49,820 --> 04:38:55,240
because it just impacts the different aspects of what we're

2565
04:38:55,240 --> 04:38:59,160
trying to do, of their lives and what we're trying

2566
04:38:59,160 --> 04:39:05,000
to do within our systems to create equity around that.

2567
04:39:05,420 --> 04:39:05,820
All right.

2568
04:39:07,180 --> 04:39:13,560
I have a couple of questions regarding some of the information.

2569
04:39:13,660 --> 04:39:15,000
And thank you so much for continuing

2570
04:39:15,000 --> 04:39:25,560
to bring in back this cross-interred departmental effort, which I think is the way that we should

2571
04:39:25,560 --> 04:39:32,480
deliver services and I know at one point the county had a whole framework around being

2572
04:39:32,480 --> 04:39:38,000
able to deliver services across the departments because I think that's when we get the most

2573
04:39:38,000 --> 04:39:44,760
from all of our safety net services and so thank you so much for leading in this effort and

2574
04:39:44,760 --> 04:39:51,680
continuing to do that, I know it takes additional time and conversations, and so I just want

2575
04:39:51,680 --> 04:39:54,680
to say thank you for doing that.

2576
04:39:56,240 --> 04:40:06,820
So I know that the federal cuts that we're all experiencing will impact most of our under-resourced

2577
04:40:06,820 --> 04:40:12,180
communities and those who have different documentation.

2578
04:40:13,800 --> 04:40:22,940
And so what I'm wondering about is, how are we going to prepare for some of those impacts

2579
04:40:22,940 --> 04:40:26,880
within the work that we're doing because as we're moving forward and trying to figure

2580
04:40:26,880 --> 04:40:35,940
in action plan, we can't think of just the data that we collected before all of the laws

2581
04:40:35,940 --> 04:40:42,580
The rules are in some of the social impacts that are being created right now because of the administration.

2582
04:40:43,760 --> 04:40:48,200
How are you taking that into account as we move forward?

2583
04:40:51,270 --> 04:40:52,070
Thank you for that question.

2584
04:40:52,310 --> 04:40:56,450
I'll start with an answer on behalf of public health and see if my colleagues have anything to add.

2585
04:40:56,690 --> 04:41:07,690
I think just the point needs to be reiterated that the data used in the Latino health assessment were almost all gathered before the latest federal administration changed.

2586
04:41:07,690 --> 04:41:12,790
which we know has dramatically changed the health and wellness landscape across the county,

2587
04:41:13,010 --> 04:41:15,870
but especially in disproportionately for Latino community members.

2588
04:41:16,550 --> 04:41:22,330
So I think that recognition doesn't get missed in any of the implementation planning that follows.

2589
04:41:22,870 --> 04:41:27,050
For the work that is following to the public health department, I see intersections for example,

2590
04:41:27,230 --> 04:41:35,910
as we plan for our community health worker or Prometauras working group that is currently working on an in-depth proposal to understand

2591
04:41:35,910 --> 04:41:41,850
what we would need to have a true comprehensive community health worker program for Latino residents

2592
04:41:41,850 --> 04:41:44,410
and which we expect to bring back in the spring.

2593
04:41:44,990 --> 04:41:54,350
We are already learning that both the agencies that provide that work and that work in a culturally appropriate way for Latino communities are being impacted.

2594
04:41:54,590 --> 04:42:00,670
Our ability to certainly expand but even sustain the current level of work is being impacted

2595
04:42:00,670 --> 04:42:06,550
And the places in which our Latino community members feel safe accessing services as being impacted.

2596
04:42:07,610 --> 04:42:14,930
So I think what we are finding is we are in real time incorporating the views of the community into building

2597
04:42:14,930 --> 04:42:19,870
the implementation, building the work that is coming out of Latino health assessment.

2598
04:42:20,510 --> 04:42:26,150
So even though the data themselves didn't incorporate the full extent of the current environment,

2599
04:42:26,150 --> 04:42:30,530
the planning for how it will respond to it does in every way in which we move forward.

2600
04:42:31,190 --> 04:42:35,570
And that's just one example, I don't know if my colleagues have additional examples as well.

2601
04:42:38,710 --> 04:42:40,610
I could just add something on this point.

2602
04:42:40,850 --> 04:42:45,170
We know that there's a whole multitude of federal-related impacts,

2603
04:42:46,210 --> 04:42:48,810
but one of the most significant of course is in the space of healthcare.

2604
04:42:49,930 --> 04:42:52,430
And it's being compounded by state-related impacts,

2605
04:42:52,430 --> 04:43:01,610
to, including to our state-only medical program, which provides access to care to about 74,000

2606
04:43:01,610 --> 04:43:10,190
individuals in our community, and the combination of those state and federal changes together

2607
04:43:10,190 --> 04:43:16,650
will undoubtedly significantly exacerbate the disparities that we have seen on the health

2608
04:43:18,630 --> 04:43:24,710
And there are, of course, a multitude of ways in which we're trying to respond as an organization,

2609
04:43:24,930 --> 04:43:32,810
one of which is to mitigate the access to care challenges that are posed by trying to ensure

2610
04:43:33,470 --> 04:43:37,210
that our doors, at least, are remaining open and welcome to all.

2611
04:43:37,810 --> 04:43:44,570
But a second piece of it is state-related advocacy around maintaining robust access to care.

2612
04:43:44,570 --> 04:43:50,130
And I know we have later on the agenda our monthly legislative report, but I just want to highlight

2613
04:43:50,130 --> 04:43:58,430
two facets of this that I find deeply concerning and troubling, which is that so far the response

2614
04:43:58,430 --> 04:44:08,410
at the state level on access to care has been to focus on cost cutting and not on the placement

2615
04:44:08,410 --> 04:44:10,750
of equity considerations at the forefront.

2616
04:44:12,310 --> 04:44:19,210
And in the state looking at the state-only program, as well as changes to medical, the focus

2617
04:44:19,210 --> 04:44:22,990
has really been on reducing scope and access to services.

2618
04:44:24,810 --> 04:44:27,390
This of course is major implications across California.

2619
04:44:27,610 --> 04:44:28,830
It's actually even worse.

2620
04:44:29,410 --> 04:44:34,290
Obviously our job is to focus on taking care of the residents here in Santa Clara County,

2621
04:44:34,290 --> 04:44:42,270
But just to put it in the context, far worse in those parts of the state that don't have a public delivery system,

2622
04:44:42,470 --> 04:44:46,750
like we do that will maintain open doors for everyone.

2623
04:44:47,570 --> 04:44:59,970
And where a loss of insurance coverage means a complete loss of access to primary, chronic care, et cetera, all together.

2624
04:45:00,530 --> 04:45:09,110
In ways that we know have devastating outcomes on individuals and their families.

2625
04:45:10,770 --> 04:45:18,350
There was conversation last year with respect to the state-only program about creating basically a narrow product.

2626
04:45:18,550 --> 04:45:24,130
They call a skinny product, right, where you cleave off elements of coverage.

2627
04:45:24,130 --> 04:45:51,090
And that's very concerning because in the long run, if you actually, if for folks who have chronic health conditions take, for example, you know, diabetes, for instance, if these are individuals don't actually have access to both primary care as well as medicine that they need right pharmaceuticals and ongoing healthcare.

2628
04:45:51,090 --> 04:46:01,190
Even if they get emergency care, when things are bad, the health outcomes even with that care are so much worse.

2629
04:46:01,850 --> 04:46:04,030
Not to mention far less cost-effective.

2630
04:46:05,690 --> 04:46:19,210
And the other really concerning piece when you think about this from a state level is that county's statutory obligations with respect to indigent care are only applicable.

2631
04:46:19,210 --> 04:46:29,370
if you read well for an institution's code 17,000, only apply to folks who have who are

2632
04:46:29,370 --> 04:46:38,230
either citizens or who have permanent residents and long-term status. And so there's a gap

2633
04:46:38,230 --> 04:46:42,630
that the state only program fills. That's very critical.

2634
04:46:44,690 --> 04:46:49,190
We will of course continue to do whatever we

2635
04:46:49,190 --> 04:46:57,010
can locally to maintain access, but I want to emphasize that point because we have residents

2636
04:46:57,010 --> 04:46:58,190
also who move.

2637
04:46:58,250 --> 04:47:02,510
When you're talking about, for example, our agriculture community.

2638
04:47:03,150 --> 04:47:11,590
They're not just located in only Santa Clara County, and the fact that today we have

2639
04:47:11,590 --> 04:47:17,110
families and individuals who are actually able to be on a medical product that has statewide

2640
04:47:17,110 --> 04:47:22,350
coverage means you have statewide access to care and continuity of care and pharmaceutical

2641
04:47:22,350 --> 04:47:33,170
care and chronic disease coverage and care and to that extent a solution that's just

2642
04:47:33,170 --> 04:47:41,010
Santa Clara County delivery specific is insufficient to ensure that those families actually maintain

2643
04:47:41,010 --> 04:47:48,070
access to care and coverage. So one of the pieces of advocacy that I believe is very important

2644
04:47:48,070 --> 04:47:54,890
and critical is that the state not only be doing whatever it can to maintain folks coverage

2645
04:47:54,890 --> 04:48:01,790
on medical itself, but that the scope of that coverage, the design of that coverage continue

2646
04:48:01,790 --> 04:48:09,250
to be one that has an appropriate full spectrum of services that addresses some of these most critical

2647
04:48:09,250 --> 04:48:10,870
health care needs in the community.

2648
04:48:12,090 --> 04:48:15,710
And I would add that we're in the early stages,

2649
04:48:15,730 --> 04:48:19,850
but we will be bringing back to the board recommendations

2650
04:48:19,850 --> 04:48:26,970
on how we, in a redesigned manner, expand access

2651
04:48:26,970 --> 04:48:31,730
to our county's own indigenous care programs that really

2652
04:48:31,730 --> 04:48:35,730
have shrunk significantly because we've been so successful

2653
04:48:36,590 --> 04:48:38,810
in reducing the number of uninsured

2654
04:48:38,810 --> 04:48:45,930
In Santa Clara County it's Paul Remind me it's like 2.0 something percent now and it used

2655
04:48:45,930 --> 04:48:51,850
to be 21 percent before the Affordable Care Act just to put that magnitude and perspective.

2656
04:48:53,590 --> 04:48:59,690
And of course we we fear that it'll return even with our best efforts it'll certainly

2657
04:48:59,690 --> 04:49:07,370
rise from the current 2 percent range and so we're going to have to redesign those programs

2658
04:49:07,370 --> 04:49:14,410
to try to maintain access to primary preventative, full service care.

2659
04:49:15,270 --> 04:49:21,250
But that's not a substitute for what's happening at the state level because, like I said,

2660
04:49:21,990 --> 04:49:28,350
by necessity, though, that's not a program that has statewide scope and cover.

2661
04:49:34,010 --> 04:49:41,190
We're going to see the impacts of that by further shortening the lives of the people that

2662
04:49:41,190 --> 04:49:47,790
we've already know live two years less than their counterparts in the end, I think that's

2663
04:49:47,790 --> 04:49:50,370
what we'll continue to see.

2664
04:49:52,930 --> 04:49:58,250
And so I know we don't have the answer to all the answers now, but I know that through some

2665
04:49:58,250 --> 04:50:02,970
of the advocacy I hope that we can have some level of impact and maybe some organization

2666
04:50:02,970 --> 04:50:13,230
and through out the counties to figure how do we respond to some of the cuts and maybe through

2667
04:50:13,230 --> 04:50:19,750
that level of unity there could be a greater voice that the state can hear and the governor

2668
04:50:19,750 --> 04:50:28,070
can hear. As we know, we have more power in numbers. So please count me in in that effort.

2669
04:50:28,070 --> 04:50:38,090
But we're going back to this piece that I'm asking about is because I want us to make sure

2670
04:50:38,990 --> 04:50:47,170
that we are bringing everyone together and that this work is being done so in such an integrated

2671
04:50:47,170 --> 04:50:53,690
way that is hard to separate, right, and that that's the way that we carry out the work

2672
04:50:53,690 --> 04:50:54,410
from here on.

2673
04:50:54,410 --> 04:50:59,530
And it's not just for health assessment, but it's also could be true also, let's say, for

2674
04:50:59,530 --> 04:51:06,350
the disability community that we bring them into each of the priorities that we have

2675
04:51:06,350 --> 04:51:10,550
as board members, and that we always keep them because they're integrated.

2676
04:51:11,190 --> 04:51:11,970
They're so integrated.

2677
04:51:11,970 --> 04:51:18,250
It is hard for us not to have a conversation about that community, as we take on further

2678
04:51:18,250 --> 04:51:18,890
priorities.

2679
04:51:18,890 --> 04:51:31,330
I just think that sometimes in bureaucracy we are meant to specialize in some task and because

2680
04:51:31,330 --> 04:51:39,970
the task requires efficiency, it is sometimes done in a vacuum, right, and is done without

2681
04:51:39,970 --> 04:51:41,670
any coordination from others.

2682
04:51:42,410 --> 04:51:47,450
But I think the world is reminding us that we all need to work with one another and so thank

2683
04:51:47,450 --> 04:51:48,270
you for doing that.

2684
04:51:48,270 --> 04:51:56,830
But I'm going to move on to something that I think has also been prevalent in this year in

2685
04:51:56,830 --> 04:52:04,530
terms of violence, and this is, you know, we have certain areas that we focused on in our

2686
04:52:04,530 --> 04:52:04,990
event.

2687
04:52:05,270 --> 04:52:16,610
And one of them was violence prevention, and of course through the leadership of supervisor

2688
04:52:16,610 --> 04:52:22,790
to help the assessment also feeds into and the cost of gun violence also feeds into and

2689
04:52:22,790 --> 04:52:30,830
and thank you to Supervisor Lee who had a gun by back event this weekend that had 300 plus

2690
04:52:30,830 --> 04:52:36,650
guns that were returned, which means those are 300 less guns that are out there.

2691
04:52:36,970 --> 04:52:42,970
The reason I bring guns up in the violence is because there has been some recent violence

2692
04:52:42,970 --> 04:52:54,030
public involved violence that I think could create a swing in the pendulum in terms of how

2693
04:52:54,030 --> 04:52:59,650
we are going to treat and deal with our youth and hold our youth accountable and later on

2694
04:52:59,650 --> 04:53:06,290
in this meeting will have a discussion about child welfare and some of the reform work that

2695
04:53:06,290 --> 04:53:10,930
is happening there, the corrective action plan that we're working on and there's a lot of really

2696
04:53:10,930 --> 04:53:20,130
great work within that there's also a study that takes a look at the children who have had

2697
04:53:20,130 --> 04:53:28,850
a child welfare case or a referral and then the kids who are in probation and the majority

2698
04:53:28,850 --> 04:53:37,210
of them from the two referrals to cases however you know I can't say that I know the exact

2699
04:53:37,210 --> 04:53:45,330
for that, but let's say a case is the majority of our kids, which is about 70% of our kids,

2700
04:53:45,510 --> 04:53:53,330
and I know it's not a very specific quote, but later on I'll get that number to you,

2701
04:53:53,330 --> 04:53:59,110
but I think this is a really good opportunity for us to continue to integrate the work that child welfare

2702
04:53:59,110 --> 04:54:06,770
and DFCS is doing in terms of finding that connection between violence that's produced either by

2703
04:54:06,770 --> 04:54:11,350
their youth or by our community and some of the systems that we're in charge of.

2704
04:54:11,530 --> 04:54:27,630
And so if we see that there's a higher number, at least six plus six cases, six referrals on a child on a youth by the time they hit our enter the juvenile justice system.

2705
04:54:27,870 --> 04:54:30,630
That means that's a lot of trauma that's a lot of abuse.

2706
04:54:31,770 --> 04:54:35,030
And that requires us to do something differently.

2707
04:54:36,090 --> 04:54:44,830
And by the time they're a little older, referrals may not be, they might not be calls for child abuse anymore.

2708
04:54:45,730 --> 04:54:53,850
As kids get a little older, there's less calls on our children or on our youth or teenagers.

2709
04:54:54,410 --> 04:55:03,950
And so that might also be the reason why there's less kids in the system because some of the most impactful programs are those that are duly involved.

2710
04:55:03,950 --> 04:55:09,690
use that's do we'll involve one that has a case from DFCS and then also a case

2711
04:55:09,690 --> 04:55:16,190
or involvement in probation and we have seen how wonderful that has been in

2712
04:55:16,190 --> 04:55:22,570
terms of response for our youth and so the reason I ask you to take a look at

2713
04:55:22,570 --> 04:55:27,250
this and to look at what the what the research has been or this study that has

2714
04:55:27,250 --> 04:55:33,930
been is because I think it'll really speak to what is how we can reroute or

2715
04:55:33,930 --> 04:55:41,350
disrupt that pipeline for our youth in a very meaningful way because we have access to those

2716
04:55:41,350 --> 04:55:49,390
children within the DSCS system. And so if we already have access to them, we know that the likelihood

2717
04:55:49,390 --> 04:55:57,350
that they're going to come back, return, maybe not under voluntary, but whatever scaffold or

2718
04:55:57,350 --> 04:56:03,530
a higher level of involvement that they will be in in our program,

2719
04:56:05,610 --> 04:56:07,510
we know that those two things

2720
04:56:07,510 --> 04:56:17,330
are connected. And I think that this group is also responsible for the kind of narrative

2721
04:56:17,330 --> 04:56:24,670
that we create around our youth and the systems that are producing them, right? Because I think

2722
04:56:24,670 --> 04:56:29,010
It's also our responsibility, I think it's our failure

2723
04:56:29,790 --> 04:56:32,450
to provide the services for those children.

2724
04:56:32,750 --> 04:56:35,870
Children shouldn't have up to six cases.

2725
04:56:37,350 --> 04:56:39,230
And then move on into probation

2726
04:56:39,230 --> 04:56:40,910
to the juvenile justice system.

2727
04:56:40,930 --> 04:56:43,170
That is also a red flag for us.

2728
04:56:43,430 --> 04:56:46,270
It's a red flag saying your systems are not working.

2729
04:56:46,570 --> 04:56:47,710
You need to shift something.

2730
04:56:48,630 --> 04:56:51,870
And so I also ask you to incorporate that.

2731
04:56:51,870 --> 04:57:02,870
And so I'll make a motion to approve the report and then also ask you to look at the study

2732
04:57:02,870 --> 04:57:04,930
that is in item,

2733
04:57:08,330 --> 04:57:12,970
the study from the DFCS volunteer, I think it's a voluntary services study

2734
04:57:12,970 --> 04:57:19,350
and I can tell you more, guys, I'm going to get off track if I try to look for it right

2735
04:57:20,330 --> 04:57:27,870
But I know Wendy is somewhere in the building, so she can also attach that item 15.

2736
04:57:28,870 --> 04:57:29,290
Thank you.

2737
04:57:29,830 --> 04:57:32,090
The following item.

2738
04:57:33,250 --> 04:57:35,230
How hard was that?

2739
04:57:37,050 --> 04:57:48,350
The other reason that I want us to continue to have these conversations is because we know that there are things that are happening to our children and to our families

2740
04:57:48,350 --> 04:57:54,950
that are within our systems that we can have some level of oversight or at least shift or be

2741
04:57:54,950 --> 04:57:56,750
responsive a little bit differently.

2742
04:57:58,970 --> 04:58:03,510
And, you know, earlier in, earlier in the item we've talked

2743
04:58:03,510 --> 04:58:11,830
about the Valley Homeless Program and unfortunately, you know, you know, this you can tell

2744
04:58:11,830 --> 04:58:17,630
me about it, but I don't know how long this trend has been, but Latinos have been predominantly

2745
04:58:17,630 --> 04:58:26,870
overrepresented in the unhoused community, correct, and one of the concerns about that is that

2746
04:58:27,260 --> 04:58:34,330
being unhoused, and then having all of these other adverse childhood experiences, is adding

2747
04:58:34,330 --> 04:58:44,210
to the level of trauma and violence that those kiddos are then exposed to, and maybe the

2748
04:58:44,210 --> 04:59:03,410
And I don't know, but I think there could be another study that could tell us, and this is what I'm also going to ask in that next item is to look at the involvement or the number of referrals that have been produced in DFCS and the child welfare system and the kind of crimes that are youth are involved in, right?

2749
04:59:03,470 --> 04:59:09,350
And so this is something else that I really want you all to really keep an eye on because I will be asking for that.

2750
04:59:09,350 --> 04:59:15,510
But because I think there is ways that we can disrupt that, and there is interventions that

2751
04:59:15,510 --> 04:59:20,070
we can produce as a system, it's our responsibility to do that, especially if we haven't

2752
04:59:20,070 --> 04:59:25,450
connected those dots before, it's time for us to begin to connect those dots now.

2753
04:59:26,110 --> 04:59:33,930
The other dot that I wanted to connect is concerning the unhoused community because there's

2754
04:59:33,930 --> 04:59:39,330
a lot of families, especially I hear that quite a bit in South County, where there

2755
04:59:39,330 --> 04:59:48,910
and a lot of options for our children and our families to go to safely be in, except for maybe

2756
04:59:48,910 --> 04:59:50,290
in their cars, right?

2757
04:59:50,450 --> 04:59:58,090
And then, of course, we had Valley Water who did a sweep and removed quite a number of families

2758
04:59:58,090 --> 04:59:59,970
and could include children and...

2759
05:00:00,000 --> 05:00:14,640
You know, it's our responsibility also not to have children living outside in that way, especially when we are in the Silicon Valley, where we have so much richness.

2760
05:00:17,260 --> 05:00:23,320
And so one of the things that I was thinking about is around homelessness,

2761
05:00:25,440 --> 05:00:29,920
I wonder if we could figure out how to

2762
05:00:29,920 --> 05:00:37,880
continue to reimagine solutions for Latinos and we've had this bit of a conversation but I'm

2763
05:00:37,880 --> 05:00:45,580
hoping that we can apply it to this this body of work here and one of the things that we did

2764
05:00:45,580 --> 05:00:54,540
at the City of San Jose for Section 8 is that landlords were discriminating against Section 8 voucher.

2765
05:00:54,660 --> 05:00:59,360
Now I don't know if in the county we already have an ordinance that prohibits the the

2766
05:00:59,360 --> 05:01:05,400
discrimination, but that could be something that we could utilize to hold landlords more

2767
05:01:05,400 --> 05:01:08,400
responsible for that discrimination.

2768
05:01:10,560 --> 05:01:13,260
And figure out, maybe this is something that

2769
05:01:13,260 --> 05:01:17,880
that can continue to help families. You're looking at me, Tony, because I think you might

2770
05:01:17,880 --> 05:01:22,320
have a response, no? Are you going to answer that question whether we have that?

2771
05:01:22,600 --> 05:01:27,420
Yeah, it is a part of state law, and is something that's being considered as part of a

2772
05:01:27,420 --> 05:01:29,100
protection ordinance as well.

2773
05:01:29,120 --> 05:01:29,760
Wonderful.

2774
05:01:30,140 --> 05:01:30,700
Well, you know what?

2775
05:01:30,880 --> 05:01:33,460
You bring up a really great point.

2776
05:01:34,040 --> 05:01:35,600
And, you know, this is part of,

2777
05:01:35,600 --> 05:01:41,600
I think, having additional solutions within our toolbox.

2778
05:01:43,580 --> 05:01:46,740
And in our, you know, health assessment action plan,

2779
05:01:47,160 --> 05:01:51,060
we already have the housing and homelessness domain.

2780
05:01:51,260 --> 05:01:54,020
And so, I think for me,

2781
05:01:54,020 --> 05:02:06,600
I want us to continue to think about ways that we can mitigate or create more access to housing for all of our families.

2782
05:02:07,260 --> 05:02:14,460
We're talking about Latinos here, but children, no matter what their ethnicity should not be living outside,

2783
05:02:16,760 --> 05:02:19,740
and should be protected in the way that they deserve.

2784
05:02:19,740 --> 05:02:47,900
And so what I'm hoping is that we could also talk about, and part of my motion is to bring maybe a draft tenant protection ordinance that could directly address some of the issues that we know renters have been dealing with, and I know that that letting us are primarily renters in this valley, the working class that my parents grew up,

2785
05:02:47,900 --> 05:02:54,540
I was familiar with, we're able to purchase homes and create stability and generational wealth

2786
05:02:54,540 --> 05:02:59,900
that I took advantage of but not, you know, the work in class of today is just not

2787
05:02:59,900 --> 05:03:06,820
able to do that. And so what I'm hoping is that in the next quarterly update that we have

2788
05:03:06,820 --> 05:03:12,680
for the Latino Health Assessment that you could bring some options forward so that we can

2789
05:03:12,680 --> 05:03:17,220
so that the board can have and consider as part of the solutions?

2790
05:03:18,980 --> 05:03:19,380
Yes, absolutely.

2791
05:03:19,560 --> 05:03:24,880
And just to clarify, Supervisor Erinnis, do you want that draft ordinance come directly to the board?

2792
05:03:25,540 --> 05:03:26,860
Yes, I'm sorry.

2793
05:03:27,020 --> 05:03:27,680
That's what I said.

2794
05:03:27,780 --> 05:03:28,320
I apologize.

2795
05:03:28,820 --> 05:03:31,880
If I said it incorrectly, or if I said something different.

2796
05:03:32,340 --> 05:03:33,540
Yes, that's exactly what I said.

2797
05:03:34,620 --> 05:03:38,840
And so I'm hoping that that as part of this discussion.

2798
05:03:38,840 --> 05:03:45,100
And if there's something else that I'm not thinking about that, you know, that you all have,

2799
05:03:45,700 --> 05:03:48,320
you are the experts in your field.

2800
05:03:48,640 --> 05:03:57,300
And so if there's something else in addition to what I've asked for regarding housing,

2801
05:03:57,920 --> 05:03:59,680
please let me know now.

2802
05:04:00,500 --> 05:04:03,120
And I'm happy to explore it.

2803
05:04:03,620 --> 05:04:07,220
Do you have the solutions to homelessness is what I guess I'm asking you?

2804
05:04:08,680 --> 05:04:14,520
Thank you, Vice President, I mean, I think, you know, when we bring the new updated community

2805
05:04:14,520 --> 05:04:20,320
plant and homelessness, we will, you know, we're in the process of doing a lot of outreach

2806
05:04:20,320 --> 05:04:25,160
and we shared the housing brief with the working groups, our continuum of care partners,

2807
05:04:25,500 --> 05:04:33,120
our developer partners, we shared it widely and are also incorporating learnings from that,

2808
05:04:33,120 --> 05:04:39,200
federal context that we're in in that plan and I think that plan will have some, you know,

2809
05:04:39,320 --> 05:04:44,440
build on the success that we've had, but also bring some new opportunities as well.

2810
05:04:44,720 --> 05:04:49,480
And there has been a lot of success. I know it, I'm making it like, it's, it's very

2811
05:04:49,480 --> 05:04:55,220
dreary out there, right? But you have had a lot of success. There's a lot of success under Measure A,

2812
05:04:55,280 --> 05:05:00,940
you know, this board and those who've served before us have done a little, a lot of really great

2813
05:05:00,940 --> 05:05:05,700
work so I don't want to take away from all those efforts and the efforts that are taking place

2814
05:05:05,700 --> 05:05:06,460
right now.

2815
05:05:07,020 --> 05:05:13,740
I just want us to continue to take a look at what options there are and continue to connect

2816
05:05:13,740 --> 05:05:19,140
the dots with other work that is happening within the different departments or within, you

2817
05:05:19,140 --> 05:05:26,640
know, just the different municipalities and so anyways it's a lesson that I've learned to

2818
05:05:26,640 --> 05:05:33,220
I always emulate those who are doing work as you don't have to replicate it.

2819
05:05:33,460 --> 05:05:39,900
That really I think is it for me in terms of questions and comments and so that is my

2820
05:05:39,900 --> 05:05:42,400
motion hopefully I can get a second on that.

2821
05:05:42,500 --> 05:05:43,820
Very glad to second the motion.

2822
05:05:44,160 --> 05:05:44,560
Yes, my own.

2823
05:05:46,400 --> 05:05:46,920
Thank you.

2824
05:05:46,920 --> 05:05:47,360
Thank you.

2825
05:05:47,600 --> 05:05:52,340
Supervisor Ernest for your leadership on this and for your comments today.

2826
05:05:52,340 --> 05:05:59,440
I'll also extend appreciation to Dr. Redmond and the team for providing an update on the steps

2827
05:05:59,440 --> 05:06:05,440
that public health is taking to be sure that the LHA acknowledges and continues to be inclusive

2828
05:06:05,440 --> 05:06:08,800
of the Latino community members who have disabilities.

2829
05:06:09,400 --> 05:06:17,340
And I'm looking forward to future seeing and hearing substantive updates in future public

2830
05:06:17,340 --> 05:06:18,920
facing reports back.

2831
05:06:19,200 --> 05:06:23,020
When I also think the public speaker Sherry Burns and Maria Dane

2832
05:06:23,020 --> 05:06:28,220
for just continued fearless advocacy and guidance

2833
05:06:28,220 --> 05:06:33,300
and ongoing education, I know that I benefit from it.

2834
05:06:34,560 --> 05:06:39,960
And I think generally, one of the best effects of advocacy

2835
05:06:39,960 --> 05:06:44,840
is teaching us and making sure with all of the things

2836
05:06:44,840 --> 05:06:50,620
that are in front of us, that we don't unintentionally leave anybody behind.

2837
05:06:51,100 --> 05:06:54,040
So, very grateful for that inclusion as well.

2838
05:06:54,960 --> 05:07:01,420
Today's report was largely focused on strategies regarding the house system, which is absolutely critical.

2839
05:07:02,300 --> 05:07:10,840
I'm interested to know at what point in this process you envision the board seeing some kind of update on

2840
05:07:10,840 --> 05:07:18,120
place-based interventions for communities that are outlined in the assessment, and I'm thinking

2841
05:07:18,120 --> 05:07:22,120
in particular of the Cadillac Winchester district,

2842
05:07:24,340 --> 05:07:26,940
in my district, which like too many Latino

2843
05:07:26,940 --> 05:07:33,040
communities across the county is certainly a need of new and ongoing community-based resources

2844
05:07:33,040 --> 05:07:35,600
I'll continue to include them in the conversation.

2845
05:07:36,080 --> 05:07:39,920
I realize this is not a time that we are talking about,

2846
05:07:41,240 --> 05:07:45,480
necessarily talking about expansions and identifications of new funding,

2847
05:07:46,000 --> 05:07:50,880
but just give me a sense of where the place-based strategies fall in this work.

2848
05:07:52,860 --> 05:07:54,440
Supervisor, thank you for that question.

2849
05:07:54,840 --> 05:07:58,940
In terms of the report backs and the components being led by Public Health,

2850
05:07:59,260 --> 05:08:02,840
one thing that is happening right now is what we're pulling the

2851
05:08:02,840 --> 05:08:06,600
closing the loop conversations back into the communities that either

2852
05:08:06,600 --> 05:08:11,120
bubbled up through the data as to Cadillac Winchester, Parts of East

2853
05:08:11,120 --> 05:08:18,340
San Jose, South County, as having particular need, and with communities

2854
05:08:18,340 --> 05:08:21,680
individuals who gave data or input directly into the report.

2855
05:08:21,940 --> 05:08:26,300
And so we have sessions scheduled, one for North County, one for East

2856
05:08:26,300 --> 05:08:30,780
San Jose, and a particular effort to ensure that Cadillac Winchester

2857
05:08:30,780 --> 05:08:37,780
is included and invited to make sure they hear back direct presentation of the report and have an opportunity to say.

2858
05:08:38,620 --> 05:08:46,200
Here's what I think you got right. Here's what may have been missed. Here's where I see a role for a unique need here coming out of these recommendations.

2859
05:08:46,840 --> 05:08:50,060
And we did hold one of these meetings already in South County as well.

2860
05:08:50,060 --> 05:08:55,120
As for the specific action items already referred by the board,

2861
05:08:55,420 --> 05:08:59,520
we need to individual place-based investments.

2862
05:08:59,660 --> 05:09:03,040
Again, I think those falling to public health right now focus

2863
05:09:03,040 --> 05:09:05,200
on the community health worker investigation.

2864
05:09:05,460 --> 05:09:07,920
And so ensuring the kind of like Winchester is represented

2865
05:09:08,900 --> 05:09:12,360
as a beneficiary of whatever system we're able to propose

2866
05:09:12,360 --> 05:09:15,660
to that process is a particular focus in our case.

2867
05:09:15,960 --> 05:09:17,280
Great. Thank you so much.

2868
05:09:17,280 --> 05:09:23,960
just to note that this is a neighborhood like so many others that is very challenged by

2869
05:09:23,960 --> 05:09:32,160
transportation options. So expecting them to come to an East San Jose gathering, maybe a little

2870
05:09:32,160 --> 05:09:38,620
bit unrealistic, but certainly my team would be happy to work with you on doing something that

2871
05:09:38,620 --> 05:09:40,620
the community can actually access.

2872
05:09:40,620 --> 05:09:41,120
Thank you.

2873
05:09:42,020 --> 05:09:44,680
I think that could just add to Dr. Rodman's response.

2874
05:09:45,000 --> 05:09:48,880
In terms of a timeline, I believe that in our next update,

2875
05:09:49,120 --> 05:09:52,980
we'll be able to provide you with lessons from those conversations

2876
05:09:52,980 --> 05:09:55,200
as a bird we are going back to the communities.

2877
05:09:55,620 --> 05:09:57,400
And also in the next six months,

2878
05:09:57,580 --> 05:09:59,920
imagine an update as well in the community health worker.

2879
05:10:00,820 --> 05:10:01,480
That's really helpful.

2880
05:10:01,760 --> 05:10:02,000
Thank you.

2881
05:10:02,500 --> 05:10:04,060
So Vice President has a follow up with that question.

2882
05:10:04,060 --> 05:10:08,020
I was wondering if I could add to this because I think it would be wonderful

2883
05:10:08,020 --> 05:10:16,080
Well, if in the action plan we could find jurisdiction allow for us as policymakers and each

2884
05:10:16,080 --> 05:10:20,640
one, it's board member to recognize and nature of your cities and the schools, kind

2885
05:10:20,640 --> 05:10:26,400
of have a guide like an action plan recommendations that could provide opportunities for

2886
05:10:26,400 --> 05:10:31,600
partnership between the county and your respective areas and not forgetting that, of course,

2887
05:10:31,660 --> 05:10:33,140
you know, I'm focused on South County.

2888
05:10:33,140 --> 05:10:39,780
everybody's focus on their own perspective, that's why we're voted in, right. So I'm happy to include

2889
05:10:39,780 --> 05:10:45,360
that in the motion if you're okay with that. That's a wonderful suggestion. Thank you. Perfect.

2890
05:10:45,640 --> 05:10:50,060
And so then I'll add to direct the administration to prepare the Latino Health Assessment Action

2891
05:10:50,060 --> 05:10:56,400
Plan project list by jurisdiction to allow policymakers in each city and school district to have a

2892
05:10:56,400 --> 05:10:58,820
guide from the recommendations.

2893
05:11:01,120 --> 05:11:02,000
That's it.

2894
05:11:02,000 --> 05:11:02,220
Okay.

2895
05:11:02,440 --> 05:11:02,880
Just a second?

2896
05:11:03,100 --> 05:11:03,380
Of course?

2897
05:11:03,800 --> 05:11:04,160
Yes.

2898
05:11:04,680 --> 05:11:05,060
All right.

2899
05:11:05,380 --> 05:11:05,960
Thank you very much.

2900
05:11:06,180 --> 05:11:06,540
That's all I have.

2901
05:11:06,620 --> 05:11:08,080
It's really appreciated this report.

2902
05:11:08,860 --> 05:11:09,080
Great.

2903
05:11:09,280 --> 05:11:10,320
Thank you.

2904
05:11:10,540 --> 05:11:11,280
I'll see you in more light.

2905
05:11:11,800 --> 05:11:17,440
First, I want to thank staff for this huge body of work has been a lot of amazing inputs

2906
05:11:17,440 --> 05:11:19,160
working to where we are right now.

2907
05:11:19,660 --> 05:11:19,920
So it's only.

2908
05:11:20,140 --> 05:11:21,140
The work is not done.

2909
05:11:21,460 --> 05:11:24,060
We've only just begun in some ways.

2910
05:11:24,060 --> 05:11:26,160
by having the recommendation, we need to execute those.

2911
05:11:26,620 --> 05:11:31,020
So, someone say, thank you so much for the good work, looking forward to these improvement

2912
05:11:31,020 --> 05:11:35,660
to be implemented to really serve our community, especially during these challenging times, both

2913
05:11:35,660 --> 05:11:38,060
and budget and the immigration climate.

2914
05:11:38,540 --> 05:11:39,420
So, thank you.

2915
05:11:39,640 --> 05:11:41,520
All right, but for what you do, let's have a talk about.

2916
05:11:41,800 --> 05:11:43,140
Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. President.

2917
05:11:43,240 --> 05:11:50,160
I do have an additional item for direction, I apologize, the very last one, this is to direct

2918
05:11:50,160 --> 05:11:56,440
administration to make for the counties we have a neighborhood services and education and our

2919
05:11:56,440 --> 05:12:04,560
internal CSFC committee meeting so there's a presentation that's supposed to include the

2920
05:12:04,560 --> 05:12:10,360
cost of gun violence and so I'm hoping that they can actually do that presentation at the

2921
05:12:10,360 --> 05:12:18,320
NSC CSFC joint meeting with us with a focus on action plan implementation and so have that

2922
05:12:18,320 --> 05:12:23,000
be available and presented to the San Jose City Council and provide offers of comparable

2923
05:12:23,000 --> 05:12:27,980
presentation to other cities where the Santa Clara counties like the communities heavily

2924
05:12:27,980 --> 05:12:32,700
represented, including all the different areas that we already know.

2925
05:12:33,520 --> 05:12:34,380
That's it.

2926
05:12:34,440 --> 05:12:34,680
Okay.

2927
05:12:34,740 --> 05:12:35,060
The second.

2928
05:12:35,480 --> 05:12:35,980
All right.

2929
05:12:36,060 --> 05:12:37,280
Let's take the vote.

2930
05:12:38,000 --> 05:12:38,660
Thank you.

2931
05:12:38,780 --> 05:12:39,920
Supervisor Abiculga?

2932
05:12:39,940 --> 05:12:40,240
I.

2933
05:12:40,580 --> 05:12:41,500
Supervisor Young?

2934
05:12:41,740 --> 05:12:42,060
Yes.

2935
05:12:42,460 --> 05:12:43,480
Supervisor Ellenberg?

2936
05:12:43,540 --> 05:12:43,880
Yes.

2937
05:12:44,020 --> 05:12:45,320
Vice President Aranas?

2938
05:12:45,480 --> 05:12:45,720
Yes.

2939
05:12:45,720 --> 05:12:46,720
President Lee.

2940
05:12:46,880 --> 05:12:47,420
I as well.

2941
05:12:47,780 --> 05:12:48,300
Motion case.

2942
05:12:48,560 --> 05:12:49,200
Thank you.

2943
05:12:49,440 --> 05:12:55,440
Moving to item 15 report from DFCS on update regarding child welfare reform efforts.

2944
05:13:11,060 --> 05:13:13,040
The second place in the musical chair.

2945
05:13:22,900 --> 05:13:24,140
You have to amend the go ahead.

2946
05:13:25,120 --> 05:13:25,300
All right.

2947
05:13:25,420 --> 05:13:25,840
Good afternoon.

2948
05:13:26,040 --> 05:13:26,560
Supervisors.

2949
05:13:26,720 --> 05:13:26,860
Wendy.

2950
05:13:26,920 --> 05:13:29,660
Can air out share with department of family and children services.

2951
05:13:30,120 --> 05:13:31,960
I will be doing the presentation today.

2952
05:13:32,160 --> 05:13:34,880
But joining me will be Heidi Emberling.

2953
05:13:35,420 --> 05:13:35,980
Sarah Duffy.

2954
05:13:36,180 --> 05:13:37,780
And I also have a presentation partners here.

2955
05:13:37,780 --> 05:13:40,800
should let me be needed for the discussion and questions afterwards.

2956
05:13:42,220 --> 05:13:46,640
So today we are bringing back an update on a variety of things from Department of

2957
05:13:46,640 --> 05:13:51,560
Family and Children Services. We will have an update on our corrective action plan with the

2958
05:13:51,560 --> 05:13:56,440
California State Department of Social Services. Next slide please. The child welfare community

2959
05:13:56,440 --> 05:14:02,660
roundtable, our community social worker pilot program, the board referral on evaluations of

2960
05:14:02,660 --> 05:14:07,420
our voluntary services and understanding of the referrals related to our duly involved

2961
05:14:07,420 --> 05:14:13,120
to youth, understanding resources for youth who qualify for acute services or programs and

2962
05:14:13,120 --> 05:14:17,720
how this links to youth in community who might not be involved in child welfare system

2963
05:14:17,720 --> 05:14:21,960
who may be homeless or run away, and then finally the child care needs for our current

2964
05:14:21,960 --> 05:14:23,420
and former foster youth.

2965
05:14:24,040 --> 05:14:24,640
Next slide.

2966
05:14:25,160 --> 05:14:28,060
So first and update on our progress on our corrective action plan.

2967
05:14:28,420 --> 05:14:33,700
As a reminder to the Board, California Department of Social Services provided DSCS with

2968
05:14:33,700 --> 05:14:39,840
recommendations requiring immediate action after an on-site review of policies and procedures

2969
05:14:39,840 --> 05:14:45,960
in cases that can February of 2024, and report detailing all of the areas of improvement.

2970
05:14:46,620 --> 05:14:51,160
In response, DFCS created a corrective action plan to address those eight recommendations,

2971
05:14:51,480 --> 05:14:55,020
and it has reported out progress and efforts monthly to the children and seniors,

2972
05:14:55,440 --> 05:14:59,980
children, seniors, and families committee. There are 75 action items.

2973
05:15:00,000 --> 05:15:15,760
And the following graph is an update as of November. You will see that we are more than half way there, with 55% or 41 of our items completed and signed off by Department of Social Services, and one under review since this date has been signed off.

2974
05:15:16,060 --> 05:15:23,980
Nearly all other items about 37% are in process, and there's a few that are left to start that build on others. Next slide.

2975
05:15:23,980 --> 05:15:28,660
The efforts that we share out are in three different pillars of understanding.

2976
05:15:29,180 --> 05:15:33,860
The first is our primary responsibility safeguarding children, supporting and developing

2977
05:15:33,860 --> 05:15:38,240
our workforce because we can't do this work without our workforce, and then finally our

2978
05:15:38,240 --> 05:15:40,840
key partnerships to support the work with children and families.

2979
05:15:41,540 --> 05:15:45,880
Highlights that we present, highlight since we last presented to all of you include the following.

2980
05:15:46,420 --> 05:15:50,940
Under safeguarding children, we've been both tracking our mandated compliance and evaluating

2981
05:15:50,940 --> 05:15:56,920
our quality work with families. We've continued to build out our CQI tools to ensure that we

2982
05:15:56,920 --> 05:16:02,380
have quality assessments. During this review period we've launched our tool for our child and family

2983
05:16:02,380 --> 05:16:07,620
team meetings. We have a coach observing the engagement of social workers with parents because

2984
05:16:07,620 --> 05:16:13,040
we know assessments are only as good as how you engage with parents. We also launched our

2985
05:16:13,040 --> 05:16:18,960
quality assessment tool on our risk assessments. I'm pleased to report as well that we also

2986
05:16:18,960 --> 05:16:25,520
continue to track our data. And for three consecutive months, DSES has exceeded the 90% required

2987
05:16:25,520 --> 05:16:31,060
rate for SDM completion and decision making. So at the hotline, our tool rate in completion

2988
05:16:31,060 --> 05:16:41,260
is 99.9% for SDM safety, 98.7% and for SDM risk, 97.4. So please respond that we are,

2989
05:16:41,260 --> 05:16:46,120
please report that we're in line with where we should be. In our work with staff, we've partnered

2990
05:16:46,120 --> 05:16:48,220
with the California Department of Social Services,

2991
05:16:48,480 --> 05:16:50,600
for our child, fatality, and nerve fatality

2992
05:16:50,600 --> 05:16:51,620
e-learning training.

2993
05:16:51,860 --> 05:16:53,400
This is going to be an off the shelf

2994
05:16:53,400 --> 05:16:55,340
so that we can continue to do refreshers

2995
05:16:55,340 --> 05:16:56,280
and training for staff.

2996
05:16:56,720 --> 05:16:59,060
We did that in partnership with the California Department

2997
05:16:59,060 --> 05:17:00,060
of Social Services.

2998
05:17:00,480 --> 05:17:03,700
We've also been working on our supervision improvement tool

2999
05:17:03,700 --> 05:17:05,600
and that has been tested by managers

3000
05:17:05,600 --> 05:17:07,700
and supervisors in October and November

3001
05:17:07,700 --> 05:17:10,100
to be of a consistent way to document the work

3002
05:17:10,100 --> 05:17:11,880
that's happening with our teams.

3003
05:17:11,880 --> 05:17:17,820
In addition, DSCS management and exact team have continued meetings with teams to deepen our

3004
05:17:17,820 --> 05:17:21,840
engagement to deepen the ways we are listening and hearing and improving our communication.

3005
05:17:22,560 --> 05:17:25,620
And we continue to acknowledge that the work must be done in partnership.

3006
05:17:26,260 --> 05:17:30,700
So during this time, we've stayed adhered and tethered to our partnerships with behavioral

3007
05:17:30,700 --> 05:17:36,100
health services on our build out of our highest level placements in short term residential

3008
05:17:36,100 --> 05:17:40,940
treatment programs, as well as we've partnered with CDSS around all of our policies and

3009
05:17:40,940 --> 05:17:45,460
procedures, especially around new referrals from hotline all the way through the system.

3010
05:17:45,900 --> 05:17:49,540
And then we've had regular meetings with labor to make sure we're mindful of any impacts

3011
05:17:49,540 --> 05:17:50,220
on staff.

3012
05:17:50,740 --> 05:17:55,020
And then our key partners that we've stated the table with are Spark, our Health and Hospital

3013
05:17:55,020 --> 05:18:01,000
Systems, the Child Advocacy Center, the Child Abuse Prevention Council, JJC, Law Enforcement

3014
05:18:01,000 --> 05:18:04,200
and Court, because we cannot do this work without them.

3015
05:18:04,740 --> 05:18:05,420
Next slide.

3016
05:18:06,240 --> 05:18:18,680
In November of 2024, at the request of Supervisor Uranus and former Supervisor Chavez, the board requested options to establish a child welfare roundtable that brings together stakeholders for improved partnerships.

3017
05:18:19,220 --> 05:18:23,600
These options were presented back in February 2025 to the children and seniors.

3018
05:18:23,600 --> 05:18:30,160
I'm pleased to report to date that actually 25, this slide is 22, but we're at 25 today.

3019
05:18:30,700 --> 05:18:39,240
Stay callers have accepted membership and have agreed to meetings, future agenda items, and to do this in partnership to improve relations and services.

3020
05:18:39,680 --> 05:18:43,180
I'm also happy to report that this membership includes our court partners.

3021
05:18:43,180 --> 05:18:49,880
Our placement partners, including the Katva, our CBOs, the Juvenile Justice Commission, the Child

3022
05:18:49,880 --> 05:18:53,580
Disease Prevention Council, both of which have some responsibilities within child welfare.

3023
05:18:54,000 --> 05:18:59,000
And most importantly, those who have lived experience, our parents, our youth, and our caregivers.

3024
05:18:59,460 --> 05:19:03,800
DFCS looks forward to this collaboration and feels like we're steadily on our way in the right direction.

3025
05:19:04,500 --> 05:19:05,200
Next slide.

3026
05:19:06,000 --> 05:19:11,420
Also in November of 2024, also at the request of Supervisor, Dynas, and former Supervisor Chavez,

3027
05:19:11,420 --> 05:19:16,020
So we were asked to report back on options for a pilot to station social workers in schools

3028
05:19:16,020 --> 05:19:19,160
and consider hospitals in areas of highest referrals.

3029
05:19:19,420 --> 05:19:24,800
This idea originally generated from a child abuse hotline social worker.

3030
05:19:25,340 --> 05:19:28,740
Since our last report out, I'm happy to say we've partnered with Labor.

3031
05:19:28,940 --> 05:19:34,560
We've stationed two experienced by-lingual hotline social workers in respective districts.

3032
05:19:34,940 --> 05:19:39,300
The first one launched in October with a social worker down in Giora unified school district.

3033
05:19:39,840 --> 05:19:44,220
Officially, that social worker started on site at Christopher High School on December 1st,

3034
05:19:44,520 --> 05:19:49,240
and then we had a social worker who began at Franklin McKinley School District, also launched in October

3035
05:19:49,240 --> 05:19:52,300
and on site as of last Friday, December 5th.

3036
05:19:53,120 --> 05:19:58,220
School districts can connect with the social worker for hotline referrals either in person or by phone.

3037
05:19:58,380 --> 05:20:03,620
Next step is a small committee in partnership with the schools and the hotline social workers and our data

3038
05:20:03,620 --> 05:20:09,500
to take at ways that we will evaluate this to determine what will constitute success and what are the next steps.

3039
05:20:10,520 --> 05:20:14,580
Next slide. Also included in the packet to the board,

3040
05:20:14,700 --> 05:20:19,120
at the request of Supervisor Lee, is the child welfare case flow process that we developed.

3041
05:20:19,560 --> 05:20:24,040
DFCS has added numbers of children and families served in program areas in 2025.

3042
05:20:24,860 --> 05:20:30,000
I'm happy to report this done in useful tools, so thank you, Supervisor Lee, for that in educating others.

3043
05:20:30,740 --> 05:20:35,560
All right. Now let's move to the evaluation of voluntary services. A review at the request

3044
05:20:35,560 --> 05:20:40,260
as supervisor Aranis and former supervisor Chavez to report back on families who've been

3045
05:20:40,260 --> 05:20:44,500
referred to voluntary services within child welfare and the effectiveness of engaging

3046
05:20:44,500 --> 05:20:50,500
with those families. This case review consisted of 109 families involving children births

3047
05:20:50,500 --> 05:20:57,020
to age 5 with a closed case between April of 2023 and April of 2024. There were interviews

3048
05:20:57,020 --> 05:21:03,320
with the social workers and supervisors in both emergency response and voluntary services and

3049
05:21:03,320 --> 05:21:08,520
then data for review for this families engage both their history and if they had any subsequent

3050
05:21:08,520 --> 05:21:15,400
referrals. It's worth noting that this data was worked for a family in 2023 and early 2024 and since

3051
05:21:15,400 --> 05:21:19,640
this state DSDS has taken several steps to improve both the effectiveness of our services,

3052
05:21:20,160 --> 05:21:24,540
our policies and procedures, and who best can benefit from voluntary services.

3053
05:21:25,400 --> 05:21:32,200
findings. Families who had high engagement rates reduced the likelihood of any future involvement

3054
05:21:32,200 --> 05:21:37,680
with child welfare. And the longer a family was engaged in services, so closer to six months,

3055
05:21:37,860 --> 05:21:42,640
the less likely to need court intervention. And then a family with low engagement typically

3056
05:21:42,640 --> 05:21:48,260
resulted in court intervention. Next steps for us. I'm happy to report that all of the next steps

3057
05:21:48,260 --> 05:21:53,760
we've noted we have moved forward on these strengthening feedback loops from data tracking from ER

3058
05:21:53,760 --> 05:21:58,360
prevention, voluntary and court services, making sure we're using data, and making sure

3059
05:21:58,360 --> 05:22:03,640
we're using coaching, expanding services availability, specifically there were items lifted

3060
05:22:03,640 --> 05:22:08,600
around Spanish speaking services, internet partner violence resources, and any families

3061
05:22:08,600 --> 05:22:11,940
with urgent needs, we've addressed and short-up some of those items.

3062
05:22:12,620 --> 05:22:18,060
Use of case staffings and coaching to support decision making, we've put that in place, and

3063
05:22:18,060 --> 05:22:22,040
enhanced structure and evaluation of engagements, so we are now ensuring and evaluation

3064
05:22:22,040 --> 05:22:27,240
of engagement when a contract is signed with a parent for voluntary services at 30 days and

3065
05:22:27,240 --> 05:22:28,860
at 3 months out of very minimum.

3066
05:22:29,700 --> 05:22:33,720
And the evaluation of safety and risk for those families benefiting from voluntary services

3067
05:22:33,720 --> 05:22:35,320
has also been put in place.

3068
05:22:36,360 --> 05:22:37,060
Next slide.

3069
05:22:38,320 --> 05:22:42,620
The next referral is to report back on the referrals related to our duly involved youth.

3070
05:22:42,700 --> 05:22:45,680
This also came from 2024 in February.

3071
05:22:45,680 --> 05:22:52,180
As a reminder, Arduly involved youth team is a team supporting youth and families for whom

3072
05:22:52,180 --> 05:22:57,580
youth has both active child welfare and active juvenile justice and concerns could be served

3073
05:22:57,580 --> 05:23:02,780
by either system, so there's an intentional decision for one lead agency and a judge

3074
05:23:02,780 --> 05:23:04,120
mate that final decision.

3075
05:23:04,820 --> 05:23:14,100
This request also came from Supervisor Reynis and Supervisor former Supervisor Chavez and the

3076
05:23:14,100 --> 05:23:18,700
welfare practice on juvenile justice youth and any practice or policy change needed.

3077
05:23:19,260 --> 05:23:24,440
This evaluation focused on youth ages 13 to 17 who touched both the juvenile justice

3078
05:23:24,440 --> 05:23:26,420
system and the child welfare systems.

3079
05:23:26,980 --> 05:23:32,140
The review included child welfare histories, youth and parent needs, risk factors experienced

3080
05:23:32,140 --> 05:23:35,080
by youth and youth with different system profiles.

3081
05:23:35,840 --> 05:23:38,140
Youth were categorized into four different categories.

3082
05:23:38,700 --> 05:23:43,640
Youth who were juvenile probation only, youth who were child welfare only, youth who

3083
05:23:43,640 --> 05:23:48,720
of foot-holded both child welfare and probation, and then those youth and families who were served by the

3084
05:23:48,720 --> 05:23:54,880
Julie involved team. A couple of things to note, for the child welfare only youth, those were assessed

3085
05:23:54,880 --> 05:23:59,480
with lower needs than other groups of youth, which makes sense because those are youth's needs.

3086
05:23:59,780 --> 05:24:04,640
For intellectual criminal background was a factor in this group, not in other groups, and in addition,

3087
05:24:04,800 --> 05:24:09,840
there was a lower level of child welfare referrals in cases for that group. For the families of the

3088
05:24:09,840 --> 05:24:14,940
why youth, these parents were assessed as needing some tailored parenting support, and these

3089
05:24:14,940 --> 05:24:19,100
youth had the highest needs, both for mental health and behavioral health, which makes sense

3090
05:24:19,100 --> 05:24:23,840
because those are parents dealing with some unprecedented challenges and those youth are highest

3091
05:24:23,840 --> 05:24:29,060
needs youth. And then youth in the probation only had the highest youth behavioral needs

3092
05:24:29,060 --> 05:24:39,820
and youth in all groups had both significant family problems, lack of parental sops, lack of

3093
05:24:39,820 --> 05:24:47,060
This study really illustrated the need for the right levels of intervention that support youth and families and that those needs will vary.

3094
05:24:47,440 --> 05:24:58,160
It confirmed that varying programs and meeting different needs is vital and that providing those interventions at different times in those tiered levels for the right level of support puts us in the right direction.

3095
05:24:58,800 --> 05:25:09,540
DFCS information have agreed that we will use this information in the coming months for discussion at a couple of our multi system collaborative meetings focused on adolescent well being and safety.

3096
05:25:10,160 --> 05:25:24,140
Specifically, we will bring these results to the interagency leadership team and to the schools collaborative as well as to JJC to support any tangible next steps for partnership for DFCS and JPD along with behavioral health and our other partner agencies.

3097
05:25:24,140 --> 05:25:25,820
Next slide.

3098
05:25:26,540 --> 05:25:29,140
At the February 2025 Board of Supervisors,

3099
05:25:29,440 --> 05:25:32,860
Meeting Supervisors Awareness requested information to better understand

3100
05:25:32,860 --> 05:25:38,160
these acute services and programs for youth involved in DIY and child welfare.

3101
05:25:38,780 --> 05:25:43,640
Compare to those that might be homeless or runaway status outside of the child welfare system.

3102
05:25:44,260 --> 05:25:47,160
So the following slide above illustrate some of those differences.

3103
05:25:47,800 --> 05:25:52,860
Those youth who are identified as dependency youth are youth who've been removed from their home

3104
05:25:52,860 --> 05:25:57,560
due to parental care or abuse or neglect under welfare and institutions code 300.

3105
05:25:58,260 --> 05:26:03,400
This will include our duely-wide DIY youth as well, as well as youth who qualify under

3106
05:26:03,400 --> 05:26:08,660
600 and are removed from their homes. Each of these youth will receive an assessment,

3107
05:26:09,400 --> 05:26:14,420
under child welfare and behavioral health. It's the Cannes, child SLF adolescent and needs assessment

3108
05:26:14,420 --> 05:26:19,160
and happy to report our ACLs are changing so that will change for a provision as well so we'll

3109
05:26:19,160 --> 05:26:22,960
of one common assessment across all of our teens soon to be coming.

3110
05:26:23,580 --> 05:26:26,800
And then each of these youth will be supported with the least restrictive setting.

3111
05:26:27,800 --> 05:26:31,380
So after their assessment for their behavior health needs, we need to make sure we're placing

3112
05:26:31,380 --> 05:26:33,280
that use in the least restrictive setting.

3113
05:26:33,680 --> 05:26:38,160
Family, non-relative family members, a resource family approved placement.

3114
05:26:38,640 --> 05:26:42,720
And if a youth needs higher needs, they're supported with immediate support.

3115
05:26:42,840 --> 05:26:48,060
And our county, those are referred to as immediate stabilization services or placement stabilization

3116
05:26:48,060 --> 05:26:54,140
services until we get wrap around services in place, and then if needed if that youth is under

3117
05:26:54,140 --> 05:26:59,120
regional center, they could be placed under regional center, and then if they need a higher level

3118
05:26:59,120 --> 05:27:03,700
of care, that's where we've talked about our qualified assessment and placement into our intensive

3119
05:27:03,700 --> 05:27:10,940
treatment, intensive treatment, foster care plus home, or now our STRTP placements. Now to answer

3120
05:27:10,940 --> 05:27:14,720
the question about what it looks like for supports for those youth who are not dependent,

3121
05:27:14,720 --> 05:27:16,760
who are not under that court jurisdiction,

3122
05:27:17,060 --> 05:27:18,940
who might be homeless, or on runaway,

3123
05:27:19,640 --> 05:27:21,400
these youth do not necessarily qualify

3124
05:27:21,400 --> 05:27:22,340
or for dependency,

3125
05:27:23,280 --> 05:27:25,200
because they may not have enough sufficient information

3126
05:27:25,200 --> 05:27:27,420
indicates abuse or neglect is going on,

3127
05:27:27,420 --> 05:27:28,960
but there are some family problems.

3128
05:27:29,560 --> 05:27:31,660
For youth who do not meet this level of intervention,

3129
05:27:32,100 --> 05:27:34,120
DFCS partners with behavioral health,

3130
05:27:34,220 --> 05:27:35,440
to ensure the youth is connected

3131
05:27:35,440 --> 05:27:37,600
with the necessary supports they qualify

3132
05:27:37,600 --> 05:27:39,400
and their family qualifies for.

3133
05:27:39,740 --> 05:27:42,540
And then we also partner with Bill Wilson Center

3134
05:27:42,540 --> 05:27:44,580
for their shelter support system program.

3135
05:27:44,580 --> 05:27:50,700
This is temporary care for youth who are ages 12 to 17 for youth who are unwilling to live with

3136
05:27:50,700 --> 05:27:55,940
our family, need a safe space and a break from their family, or just encountering some family problems.

3137
05:27:56,620 --> 05:28:02,280
The primary goal for these families is to stabilize and reunite and connect with resources, including emergency

3138
05:28:02,280 --> 05:28:04,300
net food or other supports.

3139
05:28:04,760 --> 05:28:07,460
There's also an evaluation for homeless exploitation.

3140
05:28:08,020 --> 05:28:12,340
Oftentimes we may see that some of our homeless youth, there's an intersection for sexual abuse.

3141
05:28:12,340 --> 05:28:20,420
And we connect that youth with our commercial sexual exploitation transformation team in partnership with DSCS and with behavioral health.

3142
05:28:20,560 --> 05:28:25,300
Those you do not need to be in the child welfare system to qualify for all of those services.

3143
05:28:26,420 --> 05:28:31,620
Any time there are concerns for these youth, we continue to reassess in partnership with the Wilson Center.

3144
05:28:32,200 --> 05:28:39,820
Should parental child abuse become an issue, then they would then be assessed by child welfare and could potentially have an intersection with the child welfare system.

3145
05:28:41,120 --> 05:28:53,240
And finally, from the May 2025 board meeting from Supervisor Ellen Berg, the board requested information on the successes and challenges for parenting and childcare needs for our current and former foster youth.

3146
05:28:53,560 --> 05:29:01,480
In partnership with Bill Wilson Center, two listening sessions were held in August and September of this year, yielding the following insights from our young parents.

3147
05:29:01,480 --> 05:29:07,720
perspectives of these young parents show that they value quality child care and their choice

3148
05:29:07,720 --> 05:29:12,080
for the programs that they want for their children. They want things like cameras and background

3149
05:29:12,080 --> 05:29:17,320
checks for those caring for their children. They also value the foster care transitional housing

3150
05:29:17,320 --> 05:29:22,900
program, housing and child care subsidies, and voucher systems that approve supportive to them.

3151
05:29:23,160 --> 05:29:27,600
They wanted to improve the long wait list and the complex processes having more time

3152
05:29:27,600 --> 05:29:31,040
as well as having more time with their case workers to understanding their unique

3153
05:29:31,040 --> 05:29:35,060
parent needs. I would note that the DFCS has been increasing communication

3154
05:29:35,060 --> 05:29:39,440
for available child care and we've been in partnership with the SSA Children and

3155
05:29:39,440 --> 05:29:43,100
Families Chief Officers so that we can make sure we're partnering around resources

3156
05:29:43,100 --> 05:29:47,380
and that evaluation. And then I'm also happy to report that we have shifted resources

3157
05:29:47,380 --> 05:29:51,720
within Department of Family and Children Services, having specialized units that work

3158
05:29:51,720 --> 05:29:56,260
with our non-minor dependence, including parents' young parents. So that we'll

3159
05:29:56,260 --> 05:29:59,980
we have social workers that want to do that support with young parents and kids.

3160
05:30:02,260 --> 05:30:08,900
Next slide. The final two slides are just a couple reminders. The first is a gentle reminder on our 24-7

3161
05:30:08,900 --> 05:30:15,360
child abuse in neglect hotline and then next slide. The next one is our continued call to action to community

3162
05:30:15,360 --> 05:30:21,220
to increase those willing to step forward to help care for children. We as we work to ensure there are enough

3163
05:30:21,220 --> 05:30:26,920
caregivers for children who have been removed from their parents so that they can stay in community in their

3164
05:30:26,920 --> 05:30:31,920
schools close to their parents to actively be able to be unified and a call to action

3165
05:30:31,920 --> 05:30:34,280
to support that with our community.

3166
05:30:35,000 --> 05:30:38,980
And with that, I will invite some of my partners from probation and we're happy to support

3167
05:30:38,980 --> 05:30:40,300
any questions from the board.

3168
05:30:43,840 --> 05:30:44,660
Okay, thank you.

3169
05:30:45,160 --> 05:30:45,440
Let's see.

3170
05:30:45,580 --> 05:30:47,820
Do everybody public like to speak on this item?

3171
05:30:48,420 --> 05:30:48,540
Ronda?

3172
05:30:50,380 --> 05:30:54,940
I do have one speaker on Zoom and no speaker card.

3173
05:30:55,020 --> 05:30:55,500
Two minutes.

3174
05:30:56,700 --> 05:30:56,940
All right.

3175
05:30:56,940 --> 05:31:02,140
Our speaker on Zoom is parent, parent, we've asked you to mute.

3176
05:31:10,060 --> 05:31:10,680
Yes, hello.

3177
05:31:11,100 --> 05:31:12,980
Thank you so much for the presentation.

3178
05:31:14,800 --> 05:31:16,740
I mean, I don't see any improvements.

3179
05:31:17,440 --> 05:31:24,760
The corrective plan either is not being implemented or I'm not sure what's going on.

3180
05:31:25,120 --> 05:31:27,340
I mean, my kids are being sexually molested.

3181
05:31:27,580 --> 05:31:31,920
My son is already confirmed to me that my ex-wife was a lot of somebody

3182
05:31:31,920 --> 05:31:37,620
beginning at the age of 13 that was on the state, sexual bathing with the children

3183
05:31:37,620 --> 05:31:43,780
and sexual contact between two of the children and all the personalities have changed

3184
05:31:43,780 --> 05:31:52,660
because of this and I reported this directly to Wendy Kinear Roush. I reported it to the

3185
05:31:54,360 --> 05:32:00,000
Changsana and I can't even get a screening for my kids. They've never gone one and they need

3186
05:32:01,720 --> 05:32:10,000
And I mean, the first thing involved in the sex trafficking of my kids is now she's

3187
05:32:10,000 --> 05:32:11,900
starting to kill my kids.

3188
05:32:12,500 --> 05:32:20,060
If I don't be quiet about the sexual abuse and then she'll take their skins and make shoes

3189
05:32:20,060 --> 05:32:20,620
out of them.

3190
05:32:20,640 --> 05:32:21,260
I'm not kidding.

3191
05:32:21,440 --> 05:32:25,920
I mean, this was a social media post that I was directed to you.

3192
05:32:25,920 --> 05:32:55,900
I forwarded this social media post when they can air rouse, hoping that she could do something about it, but still nothing, and she's already, I know that she's seen the picture, but the injuries that this attorney has caused me, the great bodily harm, so she, I don't understand why she wouldn't take this seriously, that she's starting to kill my kids now, I mean, it's just, it's really a disgrace, it's a disgrace for the entire community, it's a disgrace for the,

3193
05:32:55,900 --> 05:33:08,080
The FCS that is in the garage would behave and such an egregious man and we need to replace it.

3194
05:33:08,220 --> 05:33:09,500
I thank you so much for your time.

3195
05:33:17,540 --> 05:33:18,800
And that concludes our speakers.

3196
05:33:20,020 --> 05:33:24,020
First, I just want to say, California does prohibit the disclosure information linked to investigation

3197
05:33:24,020 --> 05:33:29,220
suspected child abuse, and we're not authorized by a lot of speakers for the sake of these cases.

3198
05:33:29,720 --> 05:33:33,240
It requires a child welfare department to merely cross report to law enforcement.

3199
05:33:33,240 --> 05:33:37,500
and the public can be assured that it takes all the occasions of child abuse and neglect

3200
05:33:37,500 --> 05:33:41,500
seriously and certainly takes appropriate action. Thank you.

3201
05:33:42,060 --> 05:33:45,300
I believe, as far as Ellen Burke first, yes.

3202
05:33:46,560 --> 05:33:53,960
Thank you. The amount of work that has been done in this department over the last year is simply

3203
05:33:55,280 --> 05:34:02,300
tremendous. Thank you so much. Thank you for this report, for the transparency,

3204
05:34:03,240 --> 05:34:10,820
And for the real effort to just level up in every way,

3205
05:34:10,840 --> 05:34:13,040
what we are doing for our children,

3206
05:34:13,420 --> 05:34:17,680
I'm grateful for that and supervisor, Aranas,

3207
05:34:18,640 --> 05:34:22,920
very grateful to you for getting to a place

3208
05:34:22,920 --> 05:34:24,920
where we had no choice,

3209
05:34:28,160 --> 05:34:30,020
but to make big changes.

3210
05:34:30,580 --> 05:34:34,540
So much appreciation all around, of course,

3211
05:34:34,540 --> 05:34:39,960
I want to just make a quick comment on the child care report on the child care section.

3212
05:34:40,180 --> 05:34:46,460
I did have opportunities both with my own team and with Sarah and Wendy to go through

3213
05:34:46,460 --> 05:34:52,160
the whole report, you've answered a lot of my questions and thank you very much for that.

3214
05:34:52,700 --> 05:34:58,260
Specific to the child care section, I want to extend my appreciation to our partners at

3215
05:34:58,260 --> 05:35:03,920
the Bill Wilson Center and to the young parenting youth who shared their experiences and

3216
05:35:03,920 --> 05:35:07,440
perspectives with us around their child care needs.

3217
05:35:08,260 --> 05:35:13,960
I was pleased to read that along with foster care transition-age programs and housing programs

3218
05:35:13,960 --> 05:35:19,660
that subsidized child care is among the key government programs that young parents perceive

3219
05:35:19,660 --> 05:35:23,680
as being effective when that navigation is successful.

3220
05:35:24,580 --> 05:35:30,740
But I was struck by the list of obstacles that young parents are still facing when they are

3221
05:35:30,740 --> 05:35:38,060
attempting to access that subsidized care, including but not limited to very long wait lists,

3222
05:35:38,460 --> 05:35:44,380
the unavailability of vouchers for undocumented caregivers, and just the inequitable

3223
05:35:44,380 --> 05:35:51,040
subsidy allocations that don't account for travel time or work schedules.

3224
05:35:52,040 --> 05:35:58,500
Substitized care obviously is meant to meet the care needs of families with the fewest resources

3225
05:35:58,500 --> 05:36:11,320
and yet these gaps which we all understand could impact a child's safety as well as their ability to learn and a parent's peace of mind and their ability to work.

3226
05:36:12,020 --> 05:36:19,080
Should be big enough flags that we all agree on the urgency of breaking down these barriers.

3227
05:36:19,920 --> 05:36:24,580
It's my understanding that the, there you are, Heidi, I thought maybe you were at the

3228
05:36:24,580 --> 05:36:24,980
Brents, too.

3229
05:36:25,360 --> 05:36:25,400
Great.

3230
05:36:26,100 --> 05:36:31,520
It's my understanding that the county is working on a child care blueprint to determine

3231
05:36:31,520 --> 05:36:38,600
how to best use our limited resources to support the child care needs of our priority populations,

3232
05:36:38,840 --> 05:36:44,220
which I'm searching includes young parents from the foster care backgrounds.

3233
05:36:44,220 --> 05:36:53,560
happy for any of you Sarah Wendy, Heidi. Could one of you share an update on the status of that work and when we can expect to see the blueprint?

3234
05:36:55,040 --> 05:37:02,420
Yes, absolutely. Thank you for that question. Yes, the child care blueprint work is underway.

3235
05:37:02,980 --> 05:37:13,640
We are looking to interview families that are touched by county resources including the foster youths, the who are now parents

3236
05:37:13,640 --> 05:37:19,780
and also including children with disabilities, families who have children with disabilities,

3237
05:37:20,140 --> 05:37:27,420
families facing housing insecurity, low-income families, families of agricultural workers,

3238
05:37:28,320 --> 05:37:34,940
different families who are touched by county resources who might need specialty child care

3239
05:37:34,940 --> 05:37:43,280
options or different pathways to child care that meet their specific needs. And we are also

3240
05:37:43,280 --> 05:37:58,980
Putting together a childcare blueprint advisory group of early childhood experts who can come together and think together about meeting the needs of these particular populations that are touched by county services and that work will all get started in January.

3241
05:37:59,500 --> 05:38:09,260
Will the advisory committee include foster parents or parents who have lived experience as well as the policy and education experts?

3242
05:38:09,260 --> 05:38:16,280
Absolutely. And will we provide child care while people participate in the advisory meetings?

3243
05:38:17,040 --> 05:38:25,060
Absolutely. Yes. And I think the focus groups as well, we want to partner with community-based

3244
05:38:25,060 --> 05:38:32,180
organizations to help pull those focus groups together and utilize their expertise as partners as well.

3245
05:38:32,920 --> 05:38:37,500
Great. Thank you. I have so many thoughts swirling, but thinking about

3246
05:38:37,500 --> 05:38:46,160
But the grants that we were able to make with the $15 million in ARPA funding to providers

3247
05:38:46,160 --> 05:38:53,820
to open or reopen or expand, and the fact that the need was so much higher and we left

3248
05:38:54,370 --> 05:39:03,140
so many dozens if not more than 100, definitely more than 100 applicants disappointed because

3249
05:39:03,140 --> 05:39:10,760
the funding didn't go farther, but it does show us that there is a business model out there

3250
05:39:10,760 --> 05:39:18,520
that there are childcare providers who are standing by and are ready to and want to do

3251
05:39:18,520 --> 05:39:27,520
more work if we can help them make their facilities expand their facilities to be able to

3252
05:39:27,520 --> 05:39:35,380
welcome additional children. And while I love and God Bless New Mexico for creating

3253
05:39:35,380 --> 05:39:37,520
universal childcare,

3254
05:39:40,100 --> 05:39:43,860
I don't want to dim that light here, but I feel like before we're

3255
05:39:43,860 --> 05:39:51,700
ready to think about that, we need to get very clear and solid on making sure what I would

3256
05:39:51,700 --> 05:40:00,580
to see is all families, all eligible families with children zero to three have access to affordable

3257
05:40:00,580 --> 05:40:06,740
high quality child care that meets the needs of the parent schedules. And this is not to say

3258
05:40:06,740 --> 05:40:13,880
that fours and fives and even school children don't need that care too, but we know there's a

3259
05:40:13,880 --> 05:40:18,120
particular challenge around the zero to five providers

3260
05:40:18,120 --> 05:40:22,240
because as they lose, they're older charges

3261
05:40:22,240 --> 05:40:26,760
to universal TK and pre-K, the business model

3262
05:40:26,760 --> 05:40:29,640
for the younger children is suffering even more.

3263
05:40:29,940 --> 05:40:32,260
So we have to be moving on multiple fronts

3264
05:40:32,260 --> 05:40:36,100
to make sure that everyone who's eligible for a voucher

3265
05:40:36,100 --> 05:40:38,240
has one and isn't waiting

3266
05:40:38,240 --> 05:40:42,820
and that every family who has a voucher actually has a place

3267
05:40:43,880 --> 05:40:54,160
for their child to use it, and this, I know I've said it so many times, but if we can

3268
05:40:54,160 --> 05:41:00,840
get to a place where we are providing something close, something in the suburban neighborhood

3269
05:41:00,840 --> 05:41:07,040
of universal childcare, we will alleviate poverty, we will prevent homelessness, we will

3270
05:41:07,040 --> 05:41:12,920
economic security, we will reduce reliance on all of the deep and social services.

3271
05:41:14,840 --> 05:41:20,300
Again, I know the economic climate that we're in, but I'm absolutely not willing to say,

3272
05:41:20,820 --> 05:41:24,160
well, we wait on child care because we have bigger issues.

3273
05:41:24,300 --> 05:41:28,580
This is the big issue. Whatever we delay here will come pound.

3274
05:41:30,280 --> 05:41:33,100
So you have all heard that speech from me before.

3275
05:41:33,100 --> 05:41:40,900
that was maybe more for the public, but we can't stop talking about it because it will disappear

3276
05:41:40,900 --> 05:41:47,640
and we need to see results and that's what I'm seeing from this work. It will be important to me

3277
05:41:47,640 --> 05:41:54,220
as well with that blueprint for child care to see an action plan. I know we've created lots of

3278
05:41:54,220 --> 05:42:01,440
plans and the state has a master plan that nothing seems to happen with. Let's make sure that we

3279
05:42:01,440 --> 05:42:06,220
have actionable goals once the advisory committee has met and decides where to focus.

3280
05:42:13,230 --> 05:42:15,410
If I could add, is there a motion?

3281
05:42:15,930 --> 05:42:17,430
No, I'm the first person to speak.

3282
05:42:18,030 --> 05:42:25,310
I shall make a motion to receive the report and direct the Office of Children and Families Policy

3283
05:42:25,310 --> 05:42:30,890
and the Valley Health Foundation to the report to the full board in March.

3284
05:42:30,890 --> 05:42:35,450
And I'd like the presentation to include this is building on the ARPA grants.

3285
05:42:36,750 --> 05:42:43,330
What I'd like to know is the final status of the child care facility grants that we were able to issue.

3286
05:42:44,310 --> 05:42:46,690
Any lessons that were learned from those.

3287
05:42:47,330 --> 05:42:59,450
Any information we have related to the remaining need because it's possible that we can find external funders to help us once we have made the case that this is impactful and effective.

3288
05:42:59,450 --> 05:43:09,970
And to that end, I would like the presentation to include recommendations for strategic and cost-effective child care investments.

3289
05:43:11,270 --> 05:43:12,450
Second, thank you very much.

3290
05:43:13,510 --> 05:43:23,590
And if that's all clear, I will stop there again just with gratitude and really just pride, proud of all the view of the work that you are doing.

3291
05:43:23,830 --> 05:43:24,210
Thank you.

3292
05:43:28,010 --> 05:43:39,250
Thank you, thank you for such a comprehensive report, this was very very helpful and I

3293
05:43:39,250 --> 05:43:45,710
also want to thank President Lee and Supervisor Elimber for requesting the reports back

3294
05:43:45,710 --> 05:43:54,250
on the case flow and the child care piece that you obviously made a motion about to one

3295
05:43:54,250 --> 05:44:08,070
And the both reports just were needed in terms of resources and to the case flow documents

3296
05:44:08,070 --> 05:44:09,910
just would really helpful.

3297
05:44:10,030 --> 05:44:11,030
Really, really helpful.

3298
05:44:11,150 --> 05:44:14,110
It means such a complex system.

3299
05:44:15,310 --> 05:44:21,230
You know, this four pages of just graphics and showing us and connecting the dots in a way

3300
05:44:21,230 --> 05:44:23,710
that I think was really helpful.

3301
05:44:23,710 --> 05:44:28,470
So thank you so much for spending that time in doing those things and thank you, my colleagues

3302
05:44:28,470 --> 05:44:34,430
for asking for those, because sometimes, well, if we don't ask, we don't get right, but it

3303
05:44:34,430 --> 05:44:41,630
really clearly delineated the flow, there's so many really great things that I want to

3304
05:44:41,630 --> 05:44:53,490
thank you for because it is, there's just really good information, it's also heavy on the

3305
05:44:53,490 --> 05:44:59,970
for our youth and it shows us where our kiddos are.

3306
05:45:02,240 --> 05:45:16,080
In terms of need. And what they're putting up with, right, at such a really young age, there's the report on the voluntary services.

3307
05:45:16,400 --> 05:45:24,200
And I'm going to add to the motion, but before I add to the motion, because I want to talk a little bit about the report on the voluntary services.

3308
05:45:24,200 --> 05:45:29,260
and I just want to highlight some of what we found there.

3309
05:45:30,060 --> 05:45:35,600
Not only, because I just, I want to put this out there so that our community understands

3310
05:45:35,600 --> 05:45:37,280
what our children are going through.

3311
05:45:37,900 --> 05:45:43,060
And so when they ask for our children to be more accountable, someone is also asked the question

3312
05:45:43,060 --> 05:45:46,180
about how are we being accountable to them, right?

3313
05:45:46,300 --> 05:45:51,340
Because we are, we're failing our children by not changing our systems and this is what we're

3314
05:45:51,340 --> 05:45:55,540
is changing our systems so I'm really proud of the work that you were all doing.

3315
05:45:56,400 --> 05:46:01,200
And if there was a failure of there's a gap, you're rising to the occasion and you're addressing

3316
05:46:01,200 --> 05:46:07,420
those in a way that really makes me proud and makes our, you know, gives me hope that we're getting it.

3317
05:46:07,500 --> 05:46:12,460
We are getting it right. Are we getting everything? Absolutely not because the systems are really complex.

3318
05:46:13,660 --> 05:46:18,560
And those inequities have, you know, it takes time to dismantle some of those things.

3319
05:46:18,560 --> 05:46:28,760
But what it shows is that there were many parents who were on a voluntary basis for many

3320
05:46:28,760 --> 05:46:33,340
months going on without ever engaging in any voluntary program.

3321
05:46:35,240 --> 05:46:43,980
And there wasn't a process to escalate further for safety plans for those children.

3322
05:46:44,500 --> 05:46:50,540
You know, I have to also recognize that some of the kids were left in our homes, where they shouldn't have been left.

3323
05:46:51,320 --> 05:47:00,240
And the impact to those children always haunts me, because I think those are children that are going to continue to come back into our system.

3324
05:47:00,380 --> 05:47:03,060
And I'm going to talk about those in just a minute.

3325
05:47:05,180 --> 05:47:13,480
There's also the rapport on the duly involved youth, which shows that about half of our kiddos entering the provision,

3326
05:47:14,980 --> 05:47:18,180
not just one, but multiple previous child welfare referrals.

3327
05:47:18,960 --> 05:47:21,820
And this I want to highlight colleagues.

3328
05:47:21,820 --> 05:47:33,240
This is 88% of the duly involved youth program had six or more prior referrals with 41%

3329
05:47:33,240 --> 05:47:40,000
having six to 10 prior referrals and 47% having 11 or more referrals.

3330
05:47:41,180 --> 05:47:47,980
And so these are our children that are having 11 or more referrals throughout their lives

3331
05:47:47,980 --> 05:47:57,840
another in a probation system and it just it really breaks my heart to know that this is what

3332
05:47:57,840 --> 05:48:05,820
this is trauma on top of trauma and abuse and as we very well know severe abuse creates

3333
05:48:07,940 --> 05:48:15,060
the kind of tendencies in people to commit crimes that are greater and that are more severe

3334
05:48:15,060 --> 05:48:22,320
And so we have to also take into account what our systems are inadvertently producing or allowing.

3335
05:48:23,460 --> 05:48:28,880
And so for me, one of the questions will be about what do we do for our duality involved youth.

3336
05:48:30,720 --> 05:48:37,260
There's also really some great information about how you're fixing and have you fixed,

3337
05:48:37,380 --> 05:48:44,000
and addressed the safety plans and have you have measures now to really make sure that

3338
05:48:44,000 --> 05:48:47,940
folks, social workers are completing their safety plans, right?

3339
05:48:48,160 --> 05:48:59,960
And the completion rate is really proud, a really proud data point, and the only question I have about that is,

3340
05:48:59,960 --> 05:49:04,440
you know, every third or 30 days after the safety plan is completed,

3341
05:49:06,500 --> 05:49:10,080
who in the system triggers or does,

3342
05:49:10,080 --> 05:49:15,320
The system is there a little red fly that comes up. This is like, hey, it's 30 days because if you're a social worker

3343
05:49:15,320 --> 05:49:20,760
You have I don't multiple cases and life is hard and then you have life outside of that

3344
05:49:21,280 --> 05:49:25,060
How do how do we how do they keep tracked is it does the system?

3345
05:49:26,200 --> 05:49:33,750
Ding ding like it's 30 days or like a little alarm what happens? How does it so that's a great question?

3346
05:49:34,230 --> 05:49:38,790
And I want to make sure whatever we're putting in place. We have ways to sustain it because it's a system

3347
05:49:38,790 --> 05:49:45,290
It shouldn't be dependent upon persons, and so we are putting trackers, reminders, all of those things in place, so it's not a person driven.

3348
05:49:45,750 --> 05:49:48,990
Process, it is a process driven process with the necessary reminders.

3349
05:49:49,770 --> 05:50:08,770
Oh, you're talking my language, Wendy. I love it. Okay, thank you. Thank you so much for making sure that this really important work gets done in a way that doesn't rely on, on a, on somebody's good work.

3350
05:50:08,770 --> 05:50:19,370
ethic, right? But it's embedded in what we do. Okay, so I'm going to move into, lastly,

3351
05:50:20,150 --> 05:50:24,670
you know, there's something to be said about those children that didn't get removed and

3352
05:50:24,670 --> 05:50:36,570
that were kept in homes and I wonder if there's an opportunity for us to figure out who those

3353
05:50:36,570 --> 05:50:44,330
children are and maybe red flag them when they come into the system once again so that we

3354
05:50:44,330 --> 05:50:53,350
can very much prioritize them in a way that I think I would deem necessary. We missed you

3355
05:50:53,350 --> 05:50:58,710
last time we didn't take you out of a home that was deemed I should have been deemed at risk

3356
05:50:58,710 --> 05:51:05,850
or unsafe and so is there an opportunity for us to address them and correct that?

3357
05:51:07,320 --> 05:51:22,580
Good question and can understand and appreciate the worries around that I will tell you that any family that comes back to our attention from the hotline all the way through considering what that history looks like if and when they ever touched our system whether it was an evaluate out referral

3358
05:51:22,860 --> 05:51:28,480
but there were services provided what the outcome of that was is all taken in a consideration in the next

3359
05:51:29,120 --> 05:51:34,840
intervention or support with that family, so this was also we slowed down and really took

3360
05:51:34,840 --> 05:51:40,480
our time on the policies around history with families, as well as our policies around

3361
05:51:40,480 --> 05:51:45,200
should anything come up for a family, we're already involved in, so a new allegation regarding

3362
05:51:45,200 --> 05:51:49,600
either an open referral or an open case, and so we've really been very mindful and intentional

3363
05:51:49,600 --> 05:51:55,300
in working with CDSS around that, so I can assure you, any family that comes back to our attention,

3364
05:51:55,300 --> 05:51:59,140
And we absolutely have considered history whatever that history looks like.

3365
05:51:59,620 --> 05:52:00,140
Thank you.

3366
05:52:00,400 --> 05:52:06,940
Listen, I want all of our children prioritized, but I think that there is something to be said about the kids that we failed in past.

3367
05:52:07,860 --> 05:52:09,920
Because that is a failure on our part.

3368
05:52:10,020 --> 05:52:16,740
In the systems part, and I think it takes great courage to recognize when you have failed,

3369
05:52:17,020 --> 05:52:23,600
and so that you have to have some corrective measure like the one that we are taking right now under corrective action plan.

3370
05:52:23,600 --> 05:52:35,360
And so I'm hoping that we can do something more than just, not just, excuse me, then you've answered the way that you showed because we should prioritize everyone, right?

3371
05:52:35,500 --> 05:52:37,180
Everybody, everyone is a priority.

3372
05:52:38,080 --> 05:52:40,540
Except for those kids, we failed them.

3373
05:52:40,880 --> 05:52:47,860
And so I think that there is a different kind of response or our responsibility for those children.

3374
05:52:47,860 --> 05:52:52,140
And I'd love to hear what you have in terms of thoughts.

3375
05:52:52,360 --> 05:52:57,580
It doesn't have to be now, but something to somehow

3376
05:52:57,580 --> 05:52:59,700
correct the wrongs of the past.

3377
05:53:03,740 --> 05:53:09,280
OK, so I'm going to begin with my setting up my motion.

3378
05:53:09,740 --> 05:53:16,880
And so I think there's the voluntary services report,

3379
05:53:17,200 --> 05:53:19,020
and then the duality involved use report.

3380
05:53:19,020 --> 05:53:25,280
I don't know if you were here, but I talked about both of these reports during the Latino

3381
05:53:25,280 --> 05:53:26,020
Health Assessment.

3382
05:53:26,480 --> 05:53:33,200
I think that there needs to be a level of integration there because it's one in the same,

3383
05:53:33,420 --> 05:53:33,500
right?

3384
05:53:33,560 --> 05:53:35,320
This is one in the same community.

3385
05:53:35,840 --> 05:53:40,000
And so I'd like to make sure that both of the reports are being brought to the commissions

3386
05:53:40,000 --> 05:53:47,480
and the round tables that support our kids and that we get their feedback from those

3387
05:53:47,480 --> 05:53:50,500
from those from the round table and the commissions.

3388
05:53:51,640 --> 05:53:59,680
And then that feedback come back to CSFC so that we could listen to some of those recommendations

3389
05:54:00,400 --> 05:54:05,640
and hopefully bring them back to the board so that we can hear what they have to say about this.

3390
05:54:06,080 --> 05:54:09,620
On part six of the evaluation of voluntary services.

3391
05:54:09,860 --> 05:54:10,960
I'd like to see this item.

3392
05:54:11,200 --> 05:54:12,040
I'm sorry to interrupt.

3393
05:54:12,660 --> 05:54:14,500
I just wanted to note that there's a motion on the floor.

3394
05:54:14,500 --> 05:54:18,840
I should provide our alamburgs, so just to keep the records straight, maybe check with her on.

3395
05:54:18,900 --> 05:54:22,080
Yeah, I'm not finished, but how do you want me to do it?

3396
05:54:22,080 --> 05:54:23,720
Do you want me to do it after each point?

3397
05:54:23,900 --> 05:54:25,120
Do you want to hear the whole thing?

3398
05:54:25,400 --> 05:54:27,620
And then you tell me, yeah, you're an A.

3399
05:54:28,620 --> 05:54:29,740
Let's do each.

3400
05:54:29,820 --> 05:54:30,080
Okay.

3401
05:54:30,420 --> 05:54:32,380
Do you want me to repeat this last one?

3402
05:54:32,380 --> 05:54:32,860
Yes, last one.

3403
05:54:33,820 --> 05:54:37,260
So there were two reports for one of the voluntary services.

3404
05:54:37,920 --> 05:54:40,700
And then the duly involved youth report.

3405
05:54:40,700 --> 05:55:00,700
And so I want to make sure that those reports are heard by the commissions in the round table and the round table that they were creating that they created and they've had a couple of meetings so that we can hear their feedback bring it back to CSFC and then bring it back to the board when ever the next report is absolutely okay perfect.

3406
05:55:00,700 --> 05:55:12,860
All right. And then the next one is part six, the evaluation of voluntary services. I like to see this item referred to the child abuse prevention counsel and the child welfare community roundtable.

3407
05:55:13,160 --> 05:55:24,140
Also, like to have their feedback, include suggestions on how to continue studying these kids and these programs as well as feedback on the steps that DFCS is taking to improve the effectiveness of the program.

3408
05:55:24,140 --> 05:55:31,880
to do a thorough review of availability of appropriate bilingual speakers at every step of the child welfare process.

3409
05:55:33,000 --> 05:55:42,280
And then lastly, I'd like that report to go to the CSFC to include feedback from line staff through surveys and feedback from bargaining units.

3410
05:55:43,980 --> 05:55:54,780
I think that's fine, but I would just like to get feedback on what the expectations are from staff on this

3411
05:55:54,780 --> 05:56:02,980
advisory committee, how are we laying out expectations for the depth of their work, the time of their

3412
05:56:02,980 --> 05:56:03,420
commitment?

3413
05:56:04,820 --> 05:56:07,120
I don't want to just make sure we have a match.

3414
05:56:07,120 --> 05:56:14,040
So I'll hop in here just because I was looking at this prior to when Wendy started, especially

3415
05:56:14,040 --> 05:56:19,540
around the research and evaluation piece and for the voluntary family maintenance and probation,

3416
05:56:20,320 --> 05:56:25,360
those took some time to complete because we were looking at like a year's worth of data, for example.

3417
05:56:26,780 --> 05:56:34,260
So I think if we could have some flexibility on the design of it and the duration to make sure

3418
05:56:34,260 --> 05:56:37,560
that we're looking at data for a period of time.

3419
05:56:37,640 --> 05:56:40,540
That is really going to allow us to understand findings.

3420
05:56:41,040 --> 05:56:43,580
We can certainly do kind of mid-period reports,

3421
05:56:43,880 --> 05:56:45,800
but the reason for the length of time,

3422
05:56:45,880 --> 05:56:47,340
I think, was because we were looking at,

3423
05:56:47,340 --> 05:56:49,300
like, a year's worth of data.

3424
05:56:49,740 --> 05:56:49,940
Oh, then.

3425
05:56:50,200 --> 05:56:52,540
I'm talking about the reports you already produced.

3426
05:56:53,180 --> 05:56:53,660
Oh, oh.

3427
05:56:53,660 --> 05:56:53,900
Oh, oh.

3428
05:56:53,940 --> 05:56:53,960
Yes.

3429
05:56:54,740 --> 05:56:56,300
You've already done the work here.

3430
05:56:56,400 --> 05:56:58,700
Just that these go to the advisory committee.

3431
05:56:58,700 --> 05:57:00,080
I thought we were trying to talk about stations.

3432
05:57:00,340 --> 05:57:00,480
Yeah.

3433
05:57:01,240 --> 05:57:03,020
I just broke it down.

3434
05:57:03,740 --> 05:57:09,700
It's the same direction. I just broke it down so that we could get the suggestions. We can get the

3435
05:57:09,700 --> 05:57:14,060
review of the community. I think additional research requires more.

3436
05:57:14,180 --> 05:57:19,400
No, no additional. The reports that you already have, the evaluation of voluntary services,

3437
05:57:20,040 --> 05:57:24,320
and then the dueling involved youth report. Those are already done.

3438
05:57:24,800 --> 05:57:30,180
And so I had already mentioned I would like for these to go to the commissions and to the round table.

3439
05:57:30,180 --> 05:57:39,960
So I just expanded that by saying I want to know about the availability of a proper bilingual speakers at every stage of the child welfare process.

3440
05:57:40,940 --> 05:57:45,120
So that's that's the that's additional look there.

3441
05:57:45,660 --> 05:57:52,180
But I also would like feedback on suggestions on how to continue to study these kids and these programs.

3442
05:57:52,180 --> 05:58:00,200
from you all and feedback on steps that you all are taken to improve the effectiveness of

3443
05:58:00,200 --> 05:58:05,040
programs. So basically showing them what you're doing, give us your thoughts, give us some feedback,

3444
05:58:06,360 --> 05:58:11,640
and then share that feedback with us. That sounds appropriate and easy to accommodate. I think the

3445
05:58:11,640 --> 05:58:17,760
further research is the more time consuming piece. My understanding as well was that this was to

3446
05:58:17,760 --> 05:58:23,260
essentially creating some agendas for these groups. The only thing that you can do is just identify

3447
05:58:23,260 --> 05:58:26,940
if there is bilingual speakers through each of the steps.

3448
05:58:30,100 --> 05:58:31,960
And it really had a lot to do with

3449
05:58:31,960 --> 05:58:38,760
some of the voluntary programs or the families in the voluntary services. Some of them stayed

3450
05:58:38,760 --> 05:58:46,400
a little bit longer, right? The longer they stayed, I think the more commitment they achieved

3451
05:58:47,540 --> 05:58:59,820
And it could be for so many different reasons, but I want to know if it was language or through the child welfare system, did they get this Spanish speaker who was, you know, the emergency investigator?

3452
05:58:59,820 --> 05:59:03,940
I think that's what it is, correct me if I'm wrong.

3453
05:59:04,300 --> 05:59:10,900
But I just want to know, did they get someone who looks like them or who actually speaks their language?

3454
05:59:10,900 --> 05:59:16,380
And that usually, I think you started with this, I think it was here that started with this

3455
05:59:16,380 --> 05:59:18,960
windy, that it has to do with relationships.

3456
05:59:21,040 --> 05:59:27,360
And then the last piece of that was just to get feedback from LineScaf and from stakeholders.

3457
05:59:27,900 --> 05:59:31,220
You already heard this one, but I just just repeat it.

3458
05:59:31,720 --> 05:59:35,700
And then part 7 is the referrals related to dual involved deals.

3459
05:59:35,700 --> 05:59:44,990
I'd like to see that the report represented to the same two two groups, the juvenile justice commission that we both sit at,

3460
05:59:45,440 --> 05:59:55,600
Susan, and then report their feedback, get their feedback and have them come back to CSFC and return to board if there's any additional action.

3461
05:59:57,880 --> 05:59:59,980
And then I'd also like to see if

3462
06:00:00,000 --> 06:00:05,400
We can solicit thoughts from the three boards on steps to substantially increase.

3463
06:00:06,940 --> 06:00:11,340
The support for children who enter a probation system with multiple previous referrals to child

3464
06:00:11,340 --> 06:00:17,260
whervers, welfare, such as expanding, DIY or creating new programs to support these kids

3465
06:00:17,260 --> 06:00:20,780
in collaboration between probation, DFCS and behavioral health.

3466
06:00:21,640 --> 06:00:28,980
And really all that means is that the courts determine who can be involved in DIY, right?

3467
06:00:28,980 --> 06:00:33,780
wondering if there's an alternative to that. Can we create something that substitutes that?

3468
06:00:34,140 --> 06:00:39,240
Because I don't know that we need the courts to help us determine. We already know who these

3469
06:00:39,240 --> 06:00:45,960
kiddos are, who been in DFCS and who are now in probation. And we could help determine

3470
06:00:45,960 --> 06:00:53,580
or help offer a program that is a DIY. And then provide these kiddos with behavioral health

3471
06:00:53,580 --> 06:00:59,800
And child welfare contracted services that exceed the services that are currently available in

3472
06:00:59,800 --> 06:01:00,140
probation.

3473
06:01:00,400 --> 06:01:06,120
So basically, kind of do our own DIY program because currently in DIY is determined by the

3474
06:01:06,120 --> 06:01:09,620
courts since I'm sorry, I mean, supervisor.

3475
06:01:10,180 --> 06:01:17,060
So what I just wanted, I want to have a kind of a defecto DIY because it's program because

3476
06:01:17,060 --> 06:01:19,180
it is so successful.

3477
06:01:20,040 --> 06:01:22,540
And so right now, only the courts can determine that.

3478
06:01:22,540 --> 06:01:28,180
if they have an open case on child welfare and then a case in probation, that's how you qualify.

3479
06:01:29,680 --> 06:01:36,220
But a lot of our teens have previous referrals up to 11 referrals.

3480
06:01:36,800 --> 06:01:42,600
They may not have any currently active child welfare referrals, but yet they're in probation.

3481
06:01:42,820 --> 06:01:48,300
Then we know they have a long history up to more than 11 referrals from child welfare.

3482
06:01:48,300 --> 06:01:57,460
But because they don't currently have an active one, they're not actively being abused, it precludes them from participating in the DIY program.

3483
06:01:57,760 --> 06:02:13,240
So I'm wondering, can we do something? Can we explore an alternative so that we don't leave it to the courts to determine that and an active child abuse case that you're now eligible?

3484
06:02:13,240 --> 06:02:30,160
I don't want to commit us to creating more programs which may also create liability and may further bring children into the system.

3485
06:02:30,160 --> 06:02:54,420
There will be, I said that incorrectly, where we're increasing the touch beyond what may be recommended by subject matter experts, but I would be open to having a report back that explores options with regard to expanding the DUI.

3486
06:02:54,420 --> 06:02:59,520
would want to understand, how much does this cost, what does the liability, what does it mean

3487
06:02:59,520 --> 06:03:05,640
are there pros and cons for doing that? I assume you're talking about something entirely voluntary.

3488
06:03:06,720 --> 06:03:12,920
Well, it would be voluntary. If they're in probation, I'm sure potentially a probation officer could

3489
06:03:12,920 --> 06:03:19,800
make it a condition for probation to participate in certain programs, right? But I think we're kind of

3490
06:03:19,800 --> 06:03:29,140
a fact of rationing up their department, which could be positive, it could also be challenging.

3491
06:03:29,840 --> 06:03:32,560
I don't know the answer to that.

3492
06:03:32,720 --> 06:03:42,280
I only know that when we're in the JCC, that DIY is sold to us as such a successful program,

3493
06:03:42,540 --> 06:03:47,200
like the kids really have an opportunity to turn themselves around because they have all this programming

3494
06:03:47,200 --> 06:03:52,880
offered to them. And so in that spirit I was hoping that we could explore that and I could

3495
06:03:52,880 --> 06:04:00,480
leave it as an exploration with current resources that are within our system already. I don't know

3496
06:04:00,480 --> 06:04:08,280
that I'm not asking for additional budgetary investments or commitments. I'm asking with what we currently

3497
06:04:08,280 --> 06:04:16,500
have, could we offer something that substitutes somewhat the DIY progress supplements?

3498
06:04:17,660 --> 06:04:22,940
It does the same function in terms of supporting our youth and the

3499
06:04:22,940 --> 06:04:24,140
availability of doing that.

3500
06:04:24,240 --> 06:04:28,900
And all of that to the experts information and you all.

3501
06:04:29,700 --> 06:04:36,420
I would offer that when we come to the JGC with the information from this report,

3502
06:04:36,420 --> 06:04:38,900
we actually fold in some of the earlier findings

3503
06:04:38,900 --> 06:04:42,480
from the DIY evaluation around what was successful

3504
06:04:42,940 --> 06:04:45,380
and under what context and that would be provided

3505
06:04:45,380 --> 06:04:48,740
I think really good information for the discussion there.

3506
06:04:48,920 --> 06:04:49,900
And that's after that.

3507
06:04:50,620 --> 06:04:50,920
Yeah.

3508
06:04:51,120 --> 06:04:52,060
We won't.

3509
06:04:52,220 --> 06:04:55,340
We will explore the conversation.

3510
06:04:56,020 --> 06:04:57,840
You'll bring the presentation to TCC.

3511
06:04:58,800 --> 06:04:59,320
Love it.

3512
06:04:59,580 --> 06:04:59,800
OK.

3513
06:05:03,980 --> 06:05:04,560
Yes, thank you.

3514
06:05:04,940 --> 06:05:08,840
Hi, I just wanted to follow this line of conversation.

3515
06:05:08,840 --> 06:05:13,880
and I'm sorry Greta, turning to you. I didn't mean to put you on the spot, but in children,

3516
06:05:13,880 --> 06:05:17,360
seniors and families can you? We have these really real best conversations of course as

3517
06:05:17,360 --> 06:05:22,840
committees were supposed to you. And Greta has really kept the committee up to date in terms of how

3518
06:05:22,840 --> 06:05:29,780
to rethink, you know, the right amount of touches on a family for a child, right? How in times

3519
06:05:29,780 --> 06:05:35,440
does a youth and our system of care have to repeat their stories, how in terms of like resources,

3520
06:05:35,440 --> 06:05:40,020
is consolidating them so it's more holistic and wrapped around the way we originally intended.

3521
06:05:41,400 --> 06:05:47,560
So just because not everyone gets to be part of the CCC committee meeting, I'd really

3522
06:05:47,560 --> 06:05:54,540
would love for you to share kind of the strategic planning around how do we do more with,

3523
06:05:54,540 --> 06:05:59,160
I hate the term do more or less, but do more with better, right?

3524
06:05:59,680 --> 06:06:03,940
As we head to these budgetary times, I think just the way this conversation is going in terms

3525
06:06:03,940 --> 06:06:08,520
of how we really serve, and I'm excited and eager for

3526
06:06:08,520 --> 06:06:14,040
supplemental supports, wherever our staff and our partners

3527
06:06:14,040 --> 06:06:16,640
feel that there's needed some of our best policy items

3528
06:06:16,640 --> 06:06:18,200
has come out of those type of discussions.

3529
06:06:18,380 --> 06:06:23,400
So, I turn to you if you can share, just to help with our,

3530
06:06:23,960 --> 06:06:25,760
share some of the conversations that CCCC.

3531
06:06:26,120 --> 06:06:27,100
Thank you so much, Regent.

3532
06:06:27,240 --> 06:06:30,940
Yeah, we've been, as we've had to, in this area,

3533
06:06:30,940 --> 06:06:34,220
and so many others, start to review.

3534
06:06:35,000 --> 06:06:37,060
We were expanding our resources

3535
06:06:37,660 --> 06:06:40,820
in anticipation of really challenging budget reductions.

3536
06:06:41,060 --> 06:06:44,860
We tried to take a look across all the contracted services

3537
06:06:44,860 --> 06:06:50,780
and programs and ways that we are serving youth to say,

3538
06:06:50,780 --> 06:06:55,220
let's make sure we aren't asking a child or a family

3539
06:06:55,220 --> 06:06:58,720
to participate in about 15 different programs

3540
06:06:58,720 --> 06:07:05,740
where we're having, you know, 1% of about 20 different folks' time spent on that family,

3541
06:07:06,020 --> 06:07:12,300
but no one's time really focused on holistically understanding and meeting the needs of that individual child.

3542
06:07:12,540 --> 06:07:22,140
And so we've been trying to take a look at maybe fewer but deeper service interventions and really trying to take that lens,

3543
06:07:22,140 --> 06:07:39,060
Including making sure that we don't have functionally duplicative services being funded for the same population where we then realize we don't have the resources necessary to provide a deeper level of service to a particular child.

3544
06:07:39,320 --> 06:07:50,060
So that's included for DFCS going through every single one of their contracts and really thinking about opportunities to consolidate and focus folks efforts in a more coordinated way.

3545
06:07:50,060 --> 06:07:56,900
same for other programs across the social services agency and then where we have a lot of

3546
06:07:56,900 --> 06:08:01,600
deep interdepartmental work serving our highest need youth particularly that would be true for

3547
06:08:01,600 --> 06:08:08,520
probation behavioral health and DFCS really trying to look at those programs and interventions

3548
06:08:08,520 --> 06:08:17,040
that are serving youth to make sure that we really are putting together a smaller but higher quality

3549
06:08:17,040 --> 06:08:24,420
set of services through the upcoming service reductions as an opportunity to actually really

3550
06:08:24,420 --> 06:08:30,600
orient the way we serve not around anything other than the specific child in the specific family

3551
06:08:30,600 --> 06:08:35,740
really centering them and their experience to the maximum extent possible as we're thinking about

3552
06:08:35,740 --> 06:08:37,840
how our services and programs are structured.

3553
06:08:41,030 --> 06:08:43,150
Thank you so much for that great end. That's the type of

3554
06:08:43,150 --> 06:08:47,970
I'm framing that I think would be beneficial not just for the work that we do in this very critical area

3555
06:08:47,970 --> 06:08:50,910
but just other streams of services as well.

3556
06:08:52,010 --> 06:09:01,410
Having the privilege of being able to receive this presentation on a monthly basis, I also want to echo their appreciation, my appreciation for the work that y'all have done.

3557
06:09:01,550 --> 06:09:12,330
Our staff has really undertaken and just really taken with great, in a very thoughtful approach and a very community-centered manner.

3558
06:09:12,330 --> 06:09:15,170
So I've also heard feedback from our community stakeholders

3559
06:09:15,170 --> 06:09:18,530
of how this relationship continues to blossom in flourish.

3560
06:09:18,930 --> 06:09:21,250
When do I know that you took on this role,

3561
06:09:21,470 --> 06:09:23,370
your current position fairly recently,

3562
06:09:23,450 --> 06:09:25,870
but you've been with our agency for a very long time.

3563
06:09:25,890 --> 06:09:28,510
So I just want to acknowledge and appreciate your efforts

3564
06:09:28,510 --> 06:09:29,470
in this area.

3565
06:09:30,810 --> 06:09:31,270
Let's see.

3566
06:09:32,070 --> 06:09:33,830
I just want to highlight also a T.I.C.

3567
06:09:33,950 --> 06:09:34,770
Medial here.

3568
06:09:34,850 --> 06:09:36,190
I want to give you your Q-dos.

3569
06:09:37,050 --> 06:09:38,750
So at the last year to see meeting in November,

3570
06:09:39,270 --> 06:09:41,510
supervisor Anis and I, we see a report from our probation

3571
06:09:41,510 --> 06:09:43,430
department about the juvenile justice data book.

3572
06:09:43,630 --> 06:09:45,870
I highly encourage my colleagues to take a look at it.

3573
06:09:45,890 --> 06:09:48,230
It's a very, very data rich, right?

3574
06:09:49,070 --> 06:09:52,590
And just like all things at the county, we continue to be a work in progress.

3575
06:09:52,710 --> 06:09:53,850
And I really look forward to.

3576
06:09:53,890 --> 06:09:59,450
There was a lengthy discussion about the stories that the data can be telling us, right?

3577
06:09:59,450 --> 06:10:01,230
And how to make those connections and analysis.

3578
06:10:02,050 --> 06:10:06,230
And I'm happy to hear during the discussion then in subsequent conversations.

3579
06:10:06,410 --> 06:10:10,670
So that's a direction that we're progressing into better understand what we have before us.

3580
06:10:10,670 --> 06:10:12,890
So I just want to acknowledge that.

3581
06:10:13,210 --> 06:10:16,570
And also just give you some examples of what I mean by that

3582
06:10:16,570 --> 06:10:19,730
is that much to what the conversation day has alluded to

3583
06:10:19,730 --> 06:10:25,010
is that our data shows that diversion programs are working

3584
06:10:25,010 --> 06:10:28,690
yet at the same time we have youth with multiple referrals

3585
06:10:28,690 --> 06:10:30,010
and juvenile hall.

3586
06:10:30,250 --> 06:10:31,670
The two things are not mutually exclusive,

3587
06:10:31,890 --> 06:10:33,150
but really trying to understand what the relationship

3588
06:10:33,150 --> 06:10:33,970
between those are.

3589
06:10:34,030 --> 06:10:37,950
So that's one of the stories that I'm trying to refer

3590
06:10:37,950 --> 06:10:43,210
reference with my comments coming out of the data books I look forward to seeing for their

3591
06:10:43,210 --> 06:10:48,730
analysis from there. And what that just want to say I appreciate the leadership of this

3592
06:10:48,730 --> 06:10:53,230
board. Greta, thank you for that recap of this strategy that we're trying to approach. I think

3593
06:10:53,230 --> 06:10:59,790
the less touches, less system, but more deeper engagement, more profound outcomes as what we're

3594
06:10:59,790 --> 06:11:02,910
I'm hoping for. Thank you.

3595
06:11:02,950 --> 06:11:04,050
The last point of vice president?

3596
06:11:05,370 --> 06:11:06,370
Yes, thank you.

3597
06:11:07,350 --> 06:11:10,750
So I mentioned I think in the last item,

3598
06:11:11,330 --> 06:11:13,430
I don't know that I mentioned it in this item,

3599
06:11:13,710 --> 06:11:16,670
but it's been having on my mind

3600
06:11:18,030 --> 06:11:24,930
that we have kids who have committed some pretty severe crimes

3601
06:11:24,930 --> 06:11:27,410
publicly and so that typically

3602
06:11:28,170 --> 06:11:34,090
creates a response from the mayor, from the Chief of Police, from folks in the community

3603
06:11:34,090 --> 06:11:38,430
for accountability, I've heard that over and over again accountability and I know what

3604
06:11:38,430 --> 06:11:46,450
that means. That means they want more children, more of our youth incarcerated, that's what

3605
06:11:46,450 --> 06:11:56,270
it means, right? They're not being let go rather easily and so now it's time to really tighten

3606
06:11:56,270 --> 06:12:05,250
that up. And so the reason I'm pushing a lot of these things is not only to disrupt the school

3607
06:12:05,250 --> 06:12:12,370
to prison pipeline, but it's also so that we can proactively think about how our systems

3608
06:12:12,370 --> 06:12:19,690
one, if they're failing, if there's gaps in the services, if it takes a big person to say,

3609
06:12:19,890 --> 06:12:24,430
hey, we're not getting it quite right and we're going to get it right and we're going to shift.

3610
06:12:24,430 --> 06:12:28,630
And so that's part of the work that we're doing under child welfare system.

3611
06:12:28,990 --> 06:12:37,490
And so for me, the other motivator here and what, actually, I think I did mention it,

3612
06:12:37,850 --> 06:12:46,230
the fear that the pendulum is going to swing once again around youth and incarceration, right?

3613
06:12:46,230 --> 06:12:53,750
especially with the administration in terms of how they speak about specifically about next

3614
06:12:53,750 --> 06:13:00,390
again, the Mexican community and as we know it's mostly Mexican or Latinos that are predominantly

3615
06:13:00,390 --> 06:13:06,490
overrepresented in the child welfare system and probation and our jails, adult probation

3616
06:13:06,490 --> 06:13:08,810
we're all there.

3617
06:13:09,590 --> 06:13:16,210
And so for me I want to proactively look at what our systems can do now, how can we

3618
06:13:16,210 --> 06:13:22,590
shift so that we can also create partnerships with those folks who may create a narrative

3619
06:13:22,590 --> 06:13:29,770
because their voice is in the news almost every day that we are actually proactively looking

3620
06:13:29,770 --> 06:13:38,890
at these solutions that we have something alternative to what was offered before or because the

3621
06:13:38,890 --> 06:13:45,010
duly involved use program to me has been laid out as successful I think I want to replicate it

3622
06:13:45,010 --> 06:13:48,230
So that we can say, we have something to offer.

3623
06:13:48,850 --> 06:13:51,870
This is a, if you will, a consequence,

3624
06:13:52,290 --> 06:13:55,750
but also a rehabilitative opportunity for our youth

3625
06:13:55,750 --> 06:13:57,750
to be involved in these programs.

3626
06:13:58,970 --> 06:14:03,990
How can we say, you have had 11 child abuse referrals,

3627
06:14:06,050 --> 06:14:08,310
but you need to be accountable, right?

3628
06:14:08,390 --> 06:14:10,650
You need to be accountable and you need to be incarcerated.

3629
06:14:11,370 --> 06:14:22,150
And so for me, there is a desperate need to find alternatives, and if we don't find them in our systems now, people are going to create them for us.

3630
06:14:22,410 --> 06:14:28,730
And they're going to go to their intergovernmental relations, folks, and their legislative advocates.

3631
06:14:29,570 --> 06:14:36,870
And they're going to come down harder as we have seen with the last in our last election.

3632
06:14:36,870 --> 06:14:42,590
Oh, gosh, I can't remember. Is it Prop 36? Yeah, I was going to say 35. No, it's 36, right?

3633
06:14:43,090 --> 06:14:52,770
And that already has impact in our community. And in aggregate, we are trying to undo so much that has been done before.

3634
06:14:53,490 --> 06:14:59,650
And also fend off those folks who who continue to have this very, you know,

3635
06:15:00,960 --> 06:15:26,560
And I'll be all and find a scapegoat. And unfortunately, our brown and black children are going to be that scapegoat. So, if I insist on some of these programs, it's because this, this is the pendulum is going to swing. And if we have to offer services and I really doubt that these kids have been offered services 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 times.

3636
06:15:26,560 --> 06:15:34,540
because from the voluntary study that you showed us, most of them were involved.

3637
06:15:35,120 --> 06:15:38,880
The parents were involved, and if the parents were involved, that means the kids were involved,

3638
06:15:39,140 --> 06:15:41,480
and nobody was benefiting from those opportunities.

3639
06:15:42,320 --> 06:15:48,400
And so if we have to repeatedly go to whatever it is that we have to do,

3640
06:15:48,760 --> 06:15:55,160
to make some of the things that we have created in terms of gaps, then that's what we have to do.

3641
06:15:55,820 --> 06:16:00,680
because it is on us. We create a part of this problem.

3642
06:16:01,900 --> 06:16:05,900
And so anyways, I am not the expert in terms of juvenile justice

3643
06:16:05,900 --> 06:16:08,080
and what the solutions are.

3644
06:16:08,120 --> 06:16:12,120
We need, I did talk to Chief Pritchard and tomato Caballero

3645
06:16:12,120 --> 06:16:15,580
and they talked to me about some of the best practices

3646
06:16:15,580 --> 06:16:17,440
and some of the studies that they have.

3647
06:16:17,680 --> 06:16:20,000
I'm looking forward to learning more about this.

3648
06:16:20,000 --> 06:16:30,400
But my ask here is that we take what we're doing right now and also apply it to what we are going to see on the horizon soon.

3649
06:16:30,760 --> 06:16:35,380
There's going to be an election coming in June. And when there's election coming,

3650
06:16:35,500 --> 06:16:40,840
when there's on an election coming, those folks who are involved in the law enforcement side of it,

3651
06:16:41,520 --> 06:16:48,460
these are their speaking points. So whatever it is that we have to do, we have to do it.

3652
06:16:48,460 --> 06:16:50,160
We have to figure out that piece out.

3653
06:16:50,340 --> 06:16:52,860
I'm not asking for us to reinvent the wheel.

3654
06:16:52,920 --> 06:16:58,420
I'm just asking for us to read just what we are doing so that it is effective and efficient

3655
06:16:58,420 --> 06:17:00,320
and it serves our children.

3656
06:17:01,580 --> 06:17:02,160
That's all anyways.

3657
06:17:02,580 --> 06:17:05,180
It just needed to make sure I said that.

3658
06:17:07,690 --> 06:17:08,210
Thank you.

3659
06:17:09,230 --> 06:17:12,830
First of all, I just wanted to say thank you for your team.

3660
06:17:13,570 --> 06:17:18,590
As I can figure out the various boxes, some other places are just the reason why I asked.

3661
06:17:18,590 --> 06:17:24,570
based on the dumb question like hey can we put this on float charts and I'm so glad that you did put that together and then that

3662
06:17:25,290 --> 06:17:33,650
Not only you put the float chart together to illustrate also put on them of cases each and that also really shows the impact of which one has the most impact

3663
06:17:33,650 --> 06:17:37,010
Which one is less and how far you've gone and which one works?

3664
06:17:37,170 --> 06:17:41,150
I think that that to me was very helpful and I hope it was also helpful for your team

3665
06:17:41,150 --> 06:17:46,630
That's really music to my ears and hopefully we'll continue to help this chart with the numbers and whatnot

3666
06:17:47,750 --> 06:17:54,490
And as we've been talking about, there are so many different programs, and oftentimes some

3667
06:17:54,490 --> 06:17:59,410
of these are overlapping, like, you know, incredible saying, certainly, we don't want to have

3668
06:17:59,410 --> 06:18:03,150
different, too many different agencies doing things that are too overlapping, and then, oh,

3669
06:18:03,150 --> 06:18:08,010
it's not my job, it's theirs, there's a lot of finger pointing, from the kiss perspective, they

3670
06:18:08,010 --> 06:18:14,810
just want somebody to go to, right, that single point of contact in many ways, so I think that

3671
06:18:14,810 --> 06:18:16,290
to me is really the most important.

3672
06:18:16,550 --> 06:18:19,750
That's make it real easy for the kids when they were abused

3673
06:18:19,750 --> 06:18:22,810
when they're hurt, that they know where to go to,

3674
06:18:22,810 --> 06:18:27,690
to get that trusted safe space or safe person to.

3675
06:18:27,810 --> 06:18:29,010
So I think these are the programs.

3676
06:18:29,190 --> 06:18:33,330
I think we really need to make sure that that connection is there.

3677
06:18:38,010 --> 06:18:40,390
In some ways, being a parent, I felt like we're doing

3678
06:18:40,390 --> 06:18:41,210
some of these classes.

3679
06:18:42,670 --> 06:18:43,610
Look, that's all we are, right?

3680
06:18:44,010 --> 06:18:46,490
We are the single point of contact for all of these

3681
06:18:46,490 --> 06:18:51,650
different things that kids go through. But with these kids, they don't have that parent that

3682
06:18:51,650 --> 06:18:58,110
they could rely on. And we're trying to solve that need. I think in some ways, we should not

3683
06:18:58,110 --> 06:19:02,290
make it more difficult than in itself. No, you go to this person. No, you go to that program

3684
06:19:02,290 --> 06:19:10,890
and I think that's in some ways also kind of, we lose sight of these kids from time to time.

3685
06:19:10,890 --> 06:19:15,350
and I think that's where those gaps that Vice President so let's keep talking about.

3686
06:19:16,030 --> 06:19:20,570
So I just want to say thank you for the amazing work you guys are doing,

3687
06:19:20,950 --> 06:19:27,090
but certainly it has a lot more that we need to continue doing to improve the work and outcome.

3688
06:19:27,590 --> 06:19:30,650
And you know programs that work, let's duplicate it, let's do more.

3689
06:19:31,030 --> 06:19:35,330
And think that it's not seem to work that well, let's find out why maybe we need to shift the whole program

3690
06:19:35,330 --> 06:19:40,430
together. So we've offered it to you, let's go ahead and take the vote. Thank you very much again.

3691
06:19:45,120 --> 06:19:54,100
Thank you, on motion of supervisor Ellen Burke, seconded by supervisor Aranas, supervisor Abacoda.

3692
06:19:54,100 --> 06:19:56,500
I supervisor Young? Yes.

3693
06:19:56,980 --> 06:19:58,380
Supervisor Ellen Burke? Yes.

3694
06:19:58,700 --> 06:20:00,400
Vice President Aranas? Yes.

3695
06:20:00,740 --> 06:20:01,080
Presidentally.

3696
06:20:01,440 --> 06:20:02,100
I as well.

3697
06:20:02,360 --> 06:20:03,080
Motion carries.

3698
06:20:04,040 --> 06:20:05,040
Thank you very much.

3699
06:20:07,130 --> 06:20:14,670
Okay, moving on to item 16, which is the monthly legislative report from the Office of Mechanic Executive.

3700
06:20:30,330 --> 06:20:34,810
Thank you for your patience, I saw you waiting for a while.

3701
06:20:35,350 --> 06:20:40,570
Thank you, good afternoon, President Lee, Vice President Arinas, Honorable Members of the Board

3702
06:20:40,570 --> 06:20:46,650
of Supervisors, David Compos, Deputy County Executive, and I actually have a couple of folks

3703
06:20:46,650 --> 06:20:51,990
that are here with me, and I want to give them an opportunity to introduce themselves.

3704
06:20:51,990 --> 06:21:11,430
And what we are about to do today is to begin the first monthly report on legislative affairs and matters for the county at the state and federal level, which we hope to do on a monthly basis.

3705
06:21:11,830 --> 06:21:16,350
And so let me turn it over to other folks that are here.

3706
06:21:25,090 --> 06:21:31,750
And I would note that we have a couple of folks in the audience in case some questions come up.

3707
06:21:32,130 --> 06:21:39,710
But let me begin by saying that what we're about to do is simply do a presentation on the work of the ITR team.

3708
06:21:39,710 --> 06:21:47,730
And we have previously done this presentation at the FCOC committee and are now happy to do that before the entire board.

3709
06:21:48,730 --> 06:21:57,890
And I want to begin to, by simply noting that what we're about to talk about really engages the entirety of the county operation.

3710
06:21:58,350 --> 06:22:06,690
And we once again want to thank all of the department heads, all of the folks that have been involved in the process of getting us to this point.

3711
06:22:06,690 --> 06:22:16,990
But as you know, this work is ongoing and the role that IGR plays is to make sure that

3712
06:22:16,990 --> 06:22:21,470
the interests of the county, at both the state and federal level are represented.

3713
06:22:22,290 --> 06:22:27,310
And the mandate that we have received not only from this board for from our county administration,

3714
06:22:27,570 --> 06:22:34,430
from our county executive, is to make sure that we are, as engaged and as proactive as we can be,

3715
06:22:34,430 --> 06:22:41,710
as the largest county in Northern California and the six largest county in the state, and our

3716
06:22:41,710 --> 06:22:48,010
advocacy at both the state and federal level has reflected that. And IGR is the conduit for

3717
06:22:48,010 --> 06:22:57,210
ensuring that that happens. And as we say, when we engage the county personnel that our ability

3718
06:22:57,210 --> 06:23:02,670
to be involved and engaged is really dependent on the ability of all parts of the county operation

3719
06:23:02,670 --> 06:23:09,030
to be engaged and that's not only departments, but also this Board of Supervisors and we welcome the

3720
06:23:09,030 --> 06:23:17,370
enhancing engagement from the Board. What you're about to hear today is a first of all a brief

3721
06:23:18,090 --> 06:23:25,230
update on where we are at the state level as well as a brief update on what's happening at the federal

3722
06:23:25,230 --> 06:23:32,590
level and then to give you a recap of where we are in terms of our processes based on the actions

3723
06:23:32,590 --> 06:23:37,890
that have been taken by this board of supervisors and again, we are grateful that the board

3724
06:23:37,890 --> 06:23:44,590
has not only engaged, but also has engaged in a very timely way it has moved quickly to

3725
06:23:44,590 --> 06:23:50,370
give us the guidance we need to be effective in this role. So with that framework, let me now

3726
06:23:50,370 --> 06:23:57,170
turn it over to Monica so that she can give you a brief overview on where we are with this state

3727
06:23:57,170 --> 06:24:05,390
legislature, and I don't need to tell you that it is a time of change in Sacramento, and

3728
06:24:05,390 --> 06:24:08,450
that reflects the strategy that we're pursuing.

3729
06:24:08,710 --> 06:24:09,010
So Monica.

3730
06:24:11,030 --> 06:24:11,770
Thank you, David.

3731
06:24:12,450 --> 06:24:16,030
The State Legislature is currently in their interim recess, and they are scheduled

3732
06:24:16,030 --> 06:24:20,010
to return to Sacramento on January 5th.

3733
06:24:20,070 --> 06:24:25,650
In November, the State Senate did experience a leadership change as David alluded to, Senator

3734
06:24:25,650 --> 06:24:32,570
Monique Limone now serves as the President Pro Tem of the State Senate, and she represents Santa Barbara County.

3735
06:24:33,330 --> 06:24:41,790
And if you upcoming deadlines that we'd like to put on your radar now, in the second year of a two-year cycle, January is typically a very busy time of year,

3736
06:24:42,150 --> 06:24:50,610
where two-year bills must pass their house of origin, and that deadline will be January 31st, related to budget.

3737
06:24:50,610 --> 06:24:58,050
something we're all eagerly awaiting the governor must release his January budget and while we

3738
06:24:58,050 --> 06:25:06,990
think that this is a good benchmark we are concerned that the LAO has already said that we're

3739
06:25:06,990 --> 06:25:14,230
looking at an $18 billion budget deficit at the state and we'll see what happens since the

3740
06:25:15,050 --> 06:25:20,230
all of the administrative guidelines for the healthcare changes have not been fully released by

3741
06:25:20,230 --> 06:25:24,790
the federal government. Related to bills really quickly, this year's bill introduction,

3742
06:25:25,230 --> 06:25:29,590
deadline is February 20, so we do have a little bit of time there. I'll turn it back to David.

3743
06:25:31,130 --> 06:25:39,450
If we go to the next slide, and this really provides a very broad summary of some of the actions

3744
06:25:39,450 --> 06:25:44,670
that have been taken by the county so far, and specifically with the leadership of the Board of

3745
06:25:44,670 --> 06:25:52,370
providers, which in November, November 4th to be exact, approved the legislative platform

3746
06:25:53,390 --> 06:25:59,630
for ITR and for the County of Santa Clara, going back to this February 20th deadline

3747
06:25:59,630 --> 06:26:05,470
by which bills have to be introduced, that in many respects guides, a lot of the work that

3748
06:26:05,470 --> 06:26:12,570
we are doing and just to provide to some brief highlights of all that's up there, all the

3749
06:26:12,570 --> 06:26:20,130
from pieces of the platform, it's clear that the number one priority for the county must be

3750
06:26:20,130 --> 06:26:27,470
and will be budget given the amount of the cuts that we have faced at the federal level.

3751
06:26:28,170 --> 06:26:36,530
As you can see in the attachment A of what was presented to the board, we are really guiding

3752
06:26:36,530 --> 06:26:42,550
a lot of the work that we do around trying to find additional sources of funding for the

3753
06:26:42,550 --> 06:26:48,790
county, you know from prior conversations with our county executive as we're thinking about

3754
06:26:48,790 --> 06:26:56,330
our strategy for dealing what is up to more than a billion dollars eventually in annual cuts

3755
06:26:56,330 --> 06:27:04,630
that a big part of this strategy for addressing that gap is the state stepping in and taking action.

3756
06:27:04,630 --> 06:27:09,690
So, our budget goals will really drive a lot of what we do.

3757
06:27:10,370 --> 06:27:19,470
We note that last week, as you know, we hosted C-SAC here in Santa Clara County, and proud

3758
06:27:19,470 --> 06:27:29,090
to have the new President of C-SAC, a very supervisor, Allenburg, and one of the things

3759
06:27:29,090 --> 06:27:36,390
that we are grateful besides the fact that C-SAC highlighted the very important role

3760
06:27:36,390 --> 06:27:41,090
that we play is that it gave us an opportunity to check in with our county partners throughout

3761
06:27:41,090 --> 06:27:47,350
the state on what their priorities are. And for many counties like Santa Clara, the impacts

3762
06:27:47,350 --> 06:27:54,230
of HR1 is a top priority, but there are other priorities as well. And so we understand that to

3763
06:27:54,230 --> 06:28:01,070
to move our agenda forward that we need to collaborate with other counties and we are committed

3764
06:28:01,070 --> 06:28:06,610
in doing that precisely. A couple of other items that we would note as part of the platform

3765
06:28:06,610 --> 06:28:11,930
that was approved by the Board. We know that housing issues and specifically the housing element,

3766
06:28:13,030 --> 06:28:19,990
Rina, those are issues of priority for the Board of Supervisors and as we have noted in committee

3767
06:28:19,990 --> 06:28:27,410
when we have discussed this item, we are taking a strategy that looks not only at the short

3768
06:28:27,410 --> 06:28:32,350
term, but also mid-term and long-term with the understanding that with the current administration

3769
06:28:32,350 --> 06:28:38,270
it is unlikely that we're going to see some of the changes that we want to see on the

3770
06:28:38,270 --> 06:28:39,210
housing front.

3771
06:28:39,830 --> 06:28:44,890
In our strategy looks at what we can do regionally, working with A-Bag and some of the other

3772
06:28:44,890 --> 06:28:50,730
regional partners, and also what we can do at the statewide level through legislation.

3773
06:28:51,270 --> 06:28:56,910
But we understand that the complexity of the issue is such that it really requires more

3774
06:28:56,910 --> 06:29:03,250
of a long-term strategy, and so we're working with that, and we are happy to continue to

3775
06:29:03,250 --> 06:29:09,690
keep the board of price of that strategy, including doing whatever we need to do in terms

3776
06:29:09,690 --> 06:29:14,590
giving updates individually to supervastuals, but also in committee.

3777
06:29:15,350 --> 06:29:21,450
Another item that has been highlighted as a priority from our departments is the medical

3778
06:29:21,450 --> 06:29:22,450
examiner.

3779
06:29:23,350 --> 06:29:30,830
We have been meeting with Dr. Jordan with County Council and talking about the need to

3780
06:29:30,830 --> 06:29:35,690
make changes that allow them to access medical records and we're working with that and trying

3781
06:29:35,690 --> 06:29:37,590
to see what options are.

3782
06:29:37,590 --> 06:29:56,330
And one of the things that we have to decide between now and February 20th is, what makes sense to pursue as a piece of legislation, what should be pursued as a regulatory change or what requires a different strategy to make the change that is needed as out one in the platform.

3783
06:29:56,330 --> 06:29:59,970
We also note on guaranteed in-

3784
06:30:00,000 --> 06:30:12,880
Income that there is an effort that the effort continues, supporters of SB 33 by Supervisor Senator Cortesi continue to be interested in that piece of legislation.

3785
06:30:13,080 --> 06:30:18,940
And we are monitoring what the next steps are, steps are with respect to that issue.

3786
06:30:19,720 --> 06:30:26,020
We also know that there is an interesting continuing to try to limit premiums that bill

3787
06:30:26,020 --> 06:30:33,300
bond companies are allowed to keep and it appears that Senator Ashby has a bill related

3788
06:30:33,300 --> 06:30:39,000
to this matter and is going to try to move the bill in 2026.

3789
06:30:40,000 --> 06:30:42,720
So we are continuing to monitor that piece of legislation.

3790
06:30:43,560 --> 06:30:48,680
And we have a number of other items that are listed in the file that was submitted to

3791
06:30:48,680 --> 06:30:56,800
board and we, as we're having conversations with members of our delegation, as we're having conversations in Sacramento,

3792
06:30:57,500 --> 06:31:05,780
we will continue to keep the board a price of where we are with respect to the strategy and each of those items.

3793
06:31:06,400 --> 06:31:14,840
So that's where we are with the state and before we take questions, we want to just finalize the

3794
06:31:14,840 --> 06:31:19,500
the federal piece and then come back to questions if that's okay that's okay with the chair

3795
06:31:19,500 --> 06:31:23,160
so I'll turn it back to Monica on the federal piece.

3796
06:31:23,620 --> 06:31:28,940
Thanks David really quickly the Congress ended its longest federal shutdown when a continuing

3797
06:31:28,940 --> 06:31:35,460
resolution was passed on November 12th extending funding for nine of the 12 appropriations

3798
06:31:35,460 --> 06:31:42,940
bills through January 30th, 2026 this did include the delay of the disproportionate share

3799
06:31:42,940 --> 06:31:47,000
hospital funding cuts, and the extension of the Medicare Telehealth

3800
06:31:47,000 --> 06:31:47,700
Flexibilities.

3801
06:31:48,720 --> 06:31:52,020
Three appropriations bills were signed, which includes funding for

3802
06:31:52,020 --> 06:31:55,380
SNAP and WIC through September 30th, 2026.

3803
06:31:55,700 --> 06:32:01,020
So even if a federal shutdown happens after January 30th,

3804
06:32:01,020 --> 06:32:02,460
those programs are still funded.

3805
06:32:03,380 --> 06:32:08,020
Congress must pass the remaining appropriations bills or a

3806
06:32:08,020 --> 06:32:11,060
CR to a burden of other federal

3807
06:32:11,060 --> 06:32:17,120
or partial federal to shut down when this ER expires on January 30th.

3808
06:32:17,300 --> 06:32:23,840
RGR still tracking several community project funding and congressional district spending requests,

3809
06:32:23,960 --> 06:32:29,800
also known as earmarks that were submitted to our congressional delegation and included in the

3810
06:32:29,800 --> 06:32:38,020
mark-up of spending bills such as the Commerce Justice and Science included $150,000 by representative

3811
06:32:38,020 --> 06:32:44,740
of Rob Conna to support safe program in the transportation housing and urban development bill.

3812
06:32:45,120 --> 06:32:51,120
There's a little over $3 million requested by representative Conna for 10.

3813
06:32:51,880 --> 06:32:59,160
Kirk, $850,000 requested by law of grain for the development of the agricultural resource

3814
06:32:59,160 --> 06:33:04,780
center and $250,000 by Repneta for improvement to Marshall Colbhark.

3815
06:33:04,780 --> 06:33:12,920
these bills must pass, it is important to note that last year there were also inclusions

3816
06:33:12,920 --> 06:33:18,860
of our earmarks in the bills, but none of the bills passed last year, so that's why they

3817
06:33:18,860 --> 06:33:26,140
weren't funded. They chose to do a continuing resolution instead. So in order for these to be funded,

3818
06:33:26,500 --> 06:33:30,900
those spending bills must be signed by the President. With that, I'll turn it back to David.

3819
06:33:31,480 --> 06:33:38,000
So, that concludes our just brief overview of where we are legislatively at the state and federal levels,

3820
06:33:38,320 --> 06:33:43,880
where we are relative to the approvals and guidance that we have received from this Board of Supervisors.

3821
06:33:44,500 --> 06:33:53,760
And as I noted, you know, we are right now in the process of trying to figure out how we effectuate the directive from the Board by way of legislation,

3822
06:33:54,420 --> 06:34:00,260
changes through regulations or any other action in Sacramento and in Washington DC, with of course

3823
06:34:00,260 --> 06:34:05,800
the budget be the primary and most important focus of our work. So with that we're happy to

3824
06:34:05,800 --> 06:34:09,780
take questions. And again, thank you for the opportunity to present to you today.

3825
06:34:10,160 --> 06:34:16,240
Thank you. Do we need to take public commons on this? Yeah, Ron, anybody like to speak?

3826
06:34:18,410 --> 06:34:23,390
I currently have no public comment. Okay, then we don't have to.

3827
06:34:23,390 --> 06:34:26,850
And then the portion, let's see, a bunch of lights here.

3828
06:34:27,330 --> 06:34:30,110
I saw, I think, as far as I remember, so you came first.

3829
06:34:30,710 --> 06:34:38,370
Okay, thank you very much for the report and for the leadership that Santa Clara County is taking.

3830
06:34:39,950 --> 06:34:52,830
On the, something that James said during your county executive report about the thoroughly uncreative way in which folks are trying to deal with the health care cuts.

3831
06:34:52,830 --> 06:35:01,670
by simply cutting programs, that will be the default unless we provide and I literally mean

3832
06:35:01,670 --> 06:35:09,510
we this county provides an alternate, an alternate map. None of the counties with whom I'm engaging

3833
06:35:09,510 --> 06:35:17,250
are thinking about this in an organized or strategic way. Certainly there's panicking and there's

3834
06:35:17,250 --> 06:35:26,990
and there's concerns, but I think the lane is wide open for us to pitch a pretty detailed

3835
06:35:26,990 --> 06:35:34,590
and clear road map, and in order to do that, I'm sure we have no shortage of excellent

3836
06:35:34,590 --> 06:35:44,330
ideas, but as with everything, communication is going to be so key, and your team David

3837
06:35:44,330 --> 06:35:48,990
has stepped up so dramatically in the last year or so

3838
06:35:48,990 --> 06:35:51,830
around starting to own the narrative,

3839
06:35:52,230 --> 06:35:58,910
certainly in Sacramento, if not fully here,

3840
06:35:59,050 --> 06:36:03,890
as much as we would like, and part of that

3841
06:36:03,890 --> 06:36:08,390
was due to our great improvement in things that seem really

3842
06:36:08,390 --> 06:36:11,170
simple, like one page's of information.

3843
06:36:12,190 --> 06:36:13,570
We did it all year in Sacramento.

3844
06:36:13,570 --> 06:36:23,110
we did it for HR1 and those are winning strategies. So I really strongly encourage us to

3845
06:36:23,110 --> 06:36:30,910
think visually as well as strategically and come up with proposals that will be easy for legislators

3846
06:36:30,910 --> 06:36:39,810
to understand easy for folks in the governor's administration to understand and whether or not

3847
06:36:39,810 --> 06:36:46,370
they acknowledge gratitude, I think there will be much appreciation for clear paths forward

3848
06:36:46,370 --> 06:36:47,370
that might be adopted.

3849
06:36:49,370 --> 06:36:51,850
I know the county executive wanted to jump in first.

3850
06:36:52,490 --> 06:36:53,870
We wholeheartedly agree.

3851
06:36:55,690 --> 06:37:00,230
We are pivoting a lot of our communication infrastructure to really emphasize and focus on

3852
06:37:00,230 --> 06:37:05,510
this as the second prong of the three prong strategy that the county's pursuing related to

3853
06:37:05,510 --> 06:37:11,810
HR1 impacts, and there's actually three specific subcomponents to the state strategy, which

3854
06:37:11,810 --> 06:37:19,430
we have already begun laying out, including when Assembly Member Bonta held special hearing

3855
06:37:19,430 --> 06:37:24,550
related to HR1 impacts here at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center just a few weeks ago.

3856
06:37:25,410 --> 06:37:31,310
But we are working to prepare one major materials, and as I said earlier in the meeting,

3857
06:37:31,310 --> 06:37:35,710
will be working with each board office on strategies regarding engagement.

3858
06:37:36,030 --> 06:37:45,190
But those three categories, one includes strategies related to addressing the new work

3859
06:37:45,190 --> 06:37:51,550
rule requirements and helping to help maintain medical coverage for affected families and

3860
06:37:51,550 --> 06:37:52,110
individuals.

3861
06:37:53,270 --> 06:38:00,610
These are strategies that some of which are direct support that the initiatives that the

3862
06:38:00,610 --> 06:38:06,550
state itself needs to undertake, given its control of the relevant data systems and investments

3863
06:38:06,550 --> 06:38:10,830
that we urge the legislature to make early on in the session to support that.

3864
06:38:11,190 --> 06:38:16,190
A second subcomponent is support for county social service agencies who have the responsibility

3865
06:38:16,190 --> 06:38:18,510
to actually administer the enrollment functions.

3866
06:38:19,870 --> 06:38:26,030
Those are strategies that we're very confident should get the support of all 58 counties in

3867
06:38:26,030 --> 06:38:26,410
California.

3868
06:38:26,410 --> 06:38:31,810
A second set of strategies involves public hospital health care delivery specifically.

3869
06:38:32,590 --> 06:38:35,550
Here we're working in close partnership with the California Association of Public

3870
06:38:35,550 --> 06:38:41,310
Hospitals and we have some components that include both regulatory pieces, related to

3871
06:38:41,310 --> 06:38:46,490
the administration of the medical program itself, including base rate and other

3872
06:38:46,490 --> 06:38:51,290
adjustments that would help support public hospital systems and indeed in certain

3873
06:38:51,290 --> 06:38:57,710
areas help bring parity in support for public hospitals to that that's already being received

3874
06:38:57,710 --> 06:39:03,030
by private hospitals in California and a second sub component being a more legislative

3875
06:39:03,030 --> 06:39:09,050
focus strategy associated with direct fiscal support for the six percent of hospital

3876
06:39:09,050 --> 06:39:10,930
systems in California that are public.

3877
06:39:11,630 --> 06:39:17,990
And then a third category of legislative strategies here involves revisiting some of the state

3878
06:39:17,990 --> 06:39:23,090
County fiscal relationships associated with Indigent Care, piggybacking off of comments

3879
06:39:23,090 --> 06:39:29,670
I shared earlier on the, you know, health assessment item, the reality that the percentage

3880
06:39:29,670 --> 06:39:35,970
of folks who are uninsured is going to rise as a direct consequence of these federal and

3881
06:39:35,970 --> 06:39:43,890
related actions, and that some unwinding candidly of some of the shift in state funding for

3882
06:39:43,890 --> 06:39:48,270
counties associated with indigent care is going to be a necessary component of that.

3883
06:39:48,550 --> 06:39:52,890
And that's also a strategy that in some way shape or form should have support from across

3884
06:39:52,890 --> 06:39:53,870
California's counties.

3885
06:39:54,470 --> 06:40:02,170
So we have a three-part legislative strategy, some of which are specifically capital-all legislative

3886
06:40:02,170 --> 06:40:07,770
in the sense that they're targeted to the legislature and some of which are more focused

3887
06:40:07,770 --> 06:40:14,930
on state administrative agencies we are working on written materials associated with all three

3888
06:40:14,930 --> 06:40:22,370
of those components and we will of course be working with each board office but also coalitions

3889
06:40:22,370 --> 06:40:29,370
and identified some promising partnerships but we'll need to really build out those coalitions

3890
06:40:29,370 --> 06:40:34,710
further in order to get the broadband support that we need but I could not agree more supervisor

3891
06:40:34,710 --> 06:40:40,730
that this is yet another example of where our county is going to have to lean forward,

3892
06:40:41,310 --> 06:40:50,750
lead the way, and in doing so not only will we have direct benefit for this Santa Clara county

3893
06:40:50,750 --> 06:40:58,290
residents that depend on our systems, but hopefully we'll be able to help carry many others

3894
06:40:58,290 --> 06:41:03,210
with us to the direct benefit of many millions of Californians.

3895
06:41:07,490 --> 06:41:16,610
So James, just follow up on that is if more people loses insurance as we are expected, our patient load is not going to go down.

3896
06:41:17,190 --> 06:41:25,530
If anything, you probably would even go up, if they could not go to the other hospitals and clinics, losing insurance.

3897
06:41:26,070 --> 06:41:29,030
And as being the safety net, we take everybody.

3898
06:41:29,650 --> 06:41:36,190
So, what that means is that I'll reimbursement for go down for that patient, go up, is that a fear assessment?

3899
06:41:37,150 --> 06:41:38,550
Yeah, there's a multitude of impacts.

3900
06:41:39,370 --> 06:41:48,210
So, one is reimbursement goes down, patients continue to show up, but they show up in much more problematic ways.

3901
06:41:49,130 --> 06:41:54,930
Much more expensive, much more serious, with far worse health outcomes.

3902
06:41:55,670 --> 06:42:02,170
And so part of the message is, the state should not be penny-wise and pound foolish.

3903
06:42:03,710 --> 06:42:09,350
And doing everything that we can collectively as a state of California to help maintain coverage

3904
06:42:09,850 --> 06:42:13,410
is actually very cost effective for the health and well-being of Californians.

3905
06:42:13,950 --> 06:42:19,190
It's more cost-effective for the health and well-being of California's healthcare system, both public and private.

3906
06:42:19,870 --> 06:42:24,730
It literally saves lives, which is of course the most important feature, most important thing.

3907
06:42:24,730 --> 06:42:30,550
But it also is cost effective in the long run.

3908
06:42:31,250 --> 06:42:39,010
And one of the things that concerns me about the state's administration's current perspective

3909
06:42:39,750 --> 06:42:45,710
on the state-only medical program in particular is you have a population that did not previously

3910
06:42:45,710 --> 06:42:48,030
have access to comprehensive healthcare.

3911
06:42:49,150 --> 06:42:56,110
And you're going to see initial year costs in the first few years of an expansion that

3912
06:42:56,110 --> 06:43:01,470
greater than the long-term costs as people actually get chronic conditions evaluated, assessed

3913
06:43:01,470 --> 06:43:02,090
and treated.

3914
06:43:03,190 --> 06:43:07,890
And so it would be very penny-wise and pot-full-ish to fail to continue those investments,

3915
06:43:08,730 --> 06:43:14,070
but also to make the appropriate investments in the data systems and a smoothing of eligibility

3916
06:43:14,070 --> 06:43:21,750
processes that would help ensure people can retain coverage and ensure that we can maximize

3917
06:43:21,750 --> 06:43:27,850
as the dry down of federal resources into California collectively for the delivery of that

3918
06:43:27,850 --> 06:43:28,270
care.

3919
06:43:28,910 --> 06:43:29,050
Yeah.

3920
06:43:29,530 --> 06:43:30,330
I've got three lights.

3921
06:43:30,550 --> 06:43:31,210
Who was first?

3922
06:43:31,490 --> 06:43:32,330
Anybody recognize?

3923
06:43:34,340 --> 06:43:35,120
Take a quick question.

3924
06:43:36,100 --> 06:43:37,440
I'm sorry if you don't want to go ahead.

3925
06:43:37,900 --> 06:43:38,560
Thank you.

3926
06:43:39,200 --> 06:43:43,980
Thank you Mr. Compass for the presentation on the legislative priorities.

3927
06:43:44,240 --> 06:43:46,400
And I appreciate that this will be a monthly report.

3928
06:43:46,500 --> 06:43:51,480
I think we all have a lot of interest in what's happening at our levels of government.

3929
06:43:51,480 --> 06:43:59,320
As you know, I've had a lot of conversations about the county's housing element in our ability to meet the rena numbers.

3930
06:43:59,840 --> 06:44:04,320
I appreciate that that's on your matrix given the importance of the housing element.

3931
06:44:04,880 --> 06:44:10,580
And frankly, it's relationship to our ability to build affordable housing.

3932
06:44:11,560 --> 06:44:19,660
I would like to request that a report on the status of the housing element and all related legislative proposals come back to

3933
06:44:19,660 --> 06:44:26,540
that, on a quarterly basis, as we're getting close to the midpoint of this cycle, I think

3934
06:44:26,540 --> 06:44:33,260
it's important for us to see where we are and also to continue to work on the legislative

3935
06:44:33,260 --> 06:44:46,360
fixes that we need to make it, frankly, easier for counties to meet our numbers and recognizing

3936
06:44:46,360 --> 06:44:50,880
the differences between counties and cities in some areas.

3937
06:44:51,900 --> 06:44:54,440
I understand that the planning department,

3938
06:44:54,960 --> 06:44:58,400
IGR and Ledger Affairs team are going to be working

3939
06:44:58,400 --> 06:44:59,980
with A-Bag, which I think on the...

3940
06:45:00,000 --> 06:45:10,160
Methodology, which is great. I would like to assist in any way I can with the strategy, which may include

3941
06:45:10,160 --> 06:45:19,800
longer-term legislative fixes. In particular, I was just reading an op-ed by Senator Becker from

3942
06:45:19,800 --> 06:45:27,400
September, where he talks about the need for rena reform. And so, I hope that perhaps we could, if

3943
06:45:27,400 --> 06:45:43,120
we haven't already here. We could maybe just I just saw the other day, but maybe try and see if we can have a conversation with the Senator about what he's thinking and then also share what our challenges as a county are.

3944
06:45:43,440 --> 06:45:44,260
Thank you.

3945
06:45:44,740 --> 06:45:47,240
If I made through the chair,

3946
06:45:47,240 --> 06:45:53,000
Supervisor, we're happy to do that. We're happy to go to Hullit on a quarterly basis.

3947
06:45:53,080 --> 06:46:00,180
We're working closely with our planning department with Sylvia Gallegos and her team on this issue.

3948
06:46:01,280 --> 06:46:08,100
And quite frankly, I think that it's fair to say that right now we're trying to gather as much information as we can

3949
06:46:08,100 --> 06:46:12,900
in terms of where other jurisdictions are on this issue.

3950
06:46:14,060 --> 06:46:28,160
The complexity of this issue is such that I think it's fair to say that, as much as we have a lot to say, we're not going to be able to do anything on our own.

3951
06:46:28,440 --> 06:46:39,180
And so we're trying to understand not only statewide and Sacramento and Los Angeles and other parts of the state, but also regionally where some of the other players are.

3952
06:46:39,180 --> 06:46:45,780
And of course, you know, as you know, because of the history that you have of your regional

3953
06:46:45,780 --> 06:46:50,580
work, counties are important players, but you also have cities, sitting time that you

3954
06:46:50,580 --> 06:46:56,260
have something that involves counties, it necessarily has implications for cities.

3955
06:46:56,260 --> 06:46:58,480
So we have to be very careful in the approach.

3956
06:46:59,840 --> 06:47:05,740
And we want to include all members of our delegation, but Senator Becker in particular is

3957
06:47:05,740 --> 06:47:13,580
key player, not only is he a member of our delegation, but also leads the Bay Area Caucus, which

3958
06:47:14,260 --> 06:47:21,560
has at least 27 members, so whatever we do on something like this, the chair of that caucus

3959
06:47:21,560 --> 06:47:26,820
will have a lot to say. And the one thing that I would note, and we're reading conversations

3960
06:47:26,820 --> 06:47:33,920
with each office, is that we will need the help of those offices like yourself, Supervisor

3961
06:47:33,920 --> 06:47:39,940
to run us in others, that are members of regional bodies because you have say in what happens

3962
06:47:39,940 --> 06:47:45,500
in those regional bodies and have some insight in terms of how those bodies work.

3963
06:47:45,640 --> 06:47:50,300
So we look forward to working closely with you, happy to come back to committee on a poorly

3964
06:47:50,300 --> 06:47:50,820
basis.

3965
06:47:50,940 --> 06:47:57,300
But I think you will be hearing from us more often because of the roles that each of you play.

3966
06:47:57,300 --> 06:48:05,320
Thank you. And I know there's also a timing issue with the two-year cycle. And 2027 is our next year.

3967
06:48:05,420 --> 06:48:14,100
We'll be the second year. So again, I'm thinking long-term strategies. So looking at the next, you know, 27 is the next session.

3968
06:48:14,560 --> 06:48:20,340
And if not next year, we keep at it. I agree with you. We need to work in coordination with the cities.

3969
06:48:21,360 --> 06:48:24,920
because there's implications on one to the other.

3970
06:48:25,080 --> 06:48:28,660
I look at CSAC and very appreciative that we have

3971
06:48:28,660 --> 06:48:30,360
an insight track to the president,

3972
06:48:31,240 --> 06:48:33,480
but I think there's a lot of commonality

3973
06:48:33,480 --> 06:48:34,780
with other counties.

3974
06:48:35,140 --> 06:48:38,080
I'm sure they share similar concerns on these issues,

3975
06:48:38,760 --> 06:48:43,260
but I would just like to make sure that we are active

3976
06:48:43,260 --> 06:48:46,440
and taking a sort of role in this area.

3977
06:48:46,840 --> 06:48:47,700
Thank you.

3978
06:48:49,950 --> 06:48:50,090
Great.

3979
06:48:50,730 --> 06:48:52,270
Thank you so much for your work.

3980
06:48:53,930 --> 06:49:01,410
Monica, I mean, Elaine, sorry, it's been a long day.

3981
06:49:03,230 --> 06:49:10,310
Right, Helen, David, and I really appreciate that the IGR presentations will not be

3982
06:49:10,310 --> 06:49:13,970
going to the full war because so much of what we're going to be discussing is our search

3983
06:49:13,970 --> 06:49:17,810
strategies and advocacy around budget, and that's going to be something that's going to

3984
06:49:17,810 --> 06:49:23,870
In fact, everybody in the county and so it really does deserve the full board audience for

3985
06:49:23,870 --> 06:49:24,170
that.

3986
06:49:24,550 --> 06:49:25,850
So thank you for being here.

3987
06:49:25,990 --> 06:49:28,810
I guess season, this will transition out of FGOC now.

3988
06:49:29,710 --> 06:49:30,550
Here, I know.

3989
06:49:30,870 --> 06:49:31,390
I'll say that.

3990
06:49:31,450 --> 06:49:32,590
But we get to be here.

3991
06:49:33,670 --> 06:49:40,930
And then I wanted to thank the team at our last, I think, one of our CSF meetings.

3992
06:49:40,930 --> 06:49:48,190
I asked about a letter of applicant support for AB 1261, it has since been signed to law, and so

3993
06:49:48,190 --> 06:49:54,270
that is providing legal representation for minors, both unaccompanied and unaccompanied and

3994
06:49:54,270 --> 06:50:01,970
immigration legal percentage proceedings. So the reading, the fact sheet about AB 1261,

3995
06:50:02,030 --> 06:50:05,930
it says that the responsibility of providing that representation will fall on county public

3996
06:50:05,930 --> 06:50:10,350
defender's office. So I just want to put that on your radar in terms of finding out is this

3997
06:50:10,350 --> 06:50:16,790
another funded mandate where there be investments in resources and what do we need to do to make sure

3998
06:50:16,790 --> 06:50:23,490
that this really good law is going to be able to be fully implemented. And also if there's

3999
06:50:23,490 --> 06:50:28,330
any room for advocacy to expand the law for universal legal representation for not just minors,

4000
06:50:28,890 --> 06:50:36,230
but also adults and immigration legal proceedings. I know that LA County thinks the David's invitation

4001
06:50:36,230 --> 06:50:38,630
and relationships with our LA County partners,

4002
06:50:39,190 --> 06:50:43,790
they did come to the convening hosted by Supervisor Arana

4003
06:50:43,790 --> 06:50:45,270
and myself to say that that was something

4004
06:50:45,270 --> 06:50:47,230
they were able to figure out for their county.

4005
06:50:47,350 --> 06:50:50,170
So really interesting knowing what that to look like here

4006
06:50:50,170 --> 06:50:51,830
in partnership with the state.

4007
06:50:53,010 --> 06:50:54,150
I also want to give a shout out.

4008
06:50:55,670 --> 06:50:57,890
Had with through their Notho yesterday,

4009
06:50:58,930 --> 06:51:01,670
and I want to give a shout out to IGR for the advocacy

4010
06:51:01,670 --> 06:51:04,010
that you all were doing, the press conferences,

4011
06:51:04,010 --> 06:51:09,870
the releases, the advocacy at the state and federal level, and then also to Tony for just

4012
06:51:09,870 --> 06:51:16,190
slam dunking in with that lawsuit. I know this is not the end that DOJ indicated that

4013
06:51:16,190 --> 06:51:25,950
they'll be back, and that the judge did describe the proceedings as just intentional chaos, something

4014
06:51:25,950 --> 06:51:30,310
like that, that you're getting me the play by play Tony, and I just really want to appreciate that

4015
06:51:30,310 --> 06:51:34,630
So much of this has been hand in hand, IGR, County Council, the policy of this board.

4016
06:51:35,190 --> 06:51:40,570
So, when it end with that, just my appreciation in that this fight continues on, and then

4017
06:51:40,570 --> 06:51:44,290
to end with a yay season as our new C-SAC president.

4018
06:51:44,930 --> 06:51:46,550
Thank you for taking, yes.

4019
06:51:46,710 --> 06:51:52,390
Thank you for taking on this role, Ben, such a timely, just so timely, too, when we really

4020
06:51:52,390 --> 06:51:57,570
need this leadership, and county of Santa Clara is leading the pack in a lot of ways, and

4021
06:51:57,570 --> 06:52:01,530
to have our very own be the C-Sec present to help drive this advocacy.

4022
06:52:02,050 --> 06:52:02,730
Thank you.

4023
06:52:13,190 --> 06:52:13,730
Thank you.

4024
06:52:13,770 --> 06:52:13,990
That yeah.

4025
06:52:14,050 --> 06:52:15,090
I thought that was for me.

4026
06:52:16,910 --> 06:52:17,410
Thank you.

4027
06:52:17,850 --> 06:52:18,150
All right.

4028
06:52:18,370 --> 06:52:18,730
Vice President.

4029
06:52:19,470 --> 06:52:19,850
Okay.

4030
06:52:21,470 --> 06:52:24,310
I'll begin with with Cudos as well.

4031
06:52:25,790 --> 06:52:27,510
Supervisor Ellen Burke.

4032
06:52:28,110 --> 06:52:34,670
For representing our county and for thinking about how our county can lead.

4033
06:52:34,670 --> 06:52:45,030
Not only in our area of bed across the state, you've already started your leadership with us.

4034
06:52:45,850 --> 06:52:59,730
Okay, so this report is super helpful, and I know that there's a lot of work that happens behind the scenes.

4035
06:52:59,730 --> 06:53:04,490
Because we don't get to know about it, sometimes the bills, the two-year bills, like we have

4036
06:53:04,490 --> 06:53:14,030
seen and all we have to do is just kind of wait, and then hopefully, hopefully, advocate

4037
06:53:14,030 --> 06:53:19,770
in some way and please let me know if there's anything, I know that the caregiver bill, if

4038
06:53:19,770 --> 06:53:24,910
there's anything that we can do to help move it along, I think that's continues to be really

4039
06:53:24,910 --> 06:53:31,150
important and thank you so much for for your your leadership and your creativity and

4040
06:53:31,150 --> 06:53:38,050
solving for some of the issues that we see. I'm also very interested in the regional housing

4041
06:53:38,050 --> 06:53:46,870
needs allocation and it is something that I'm really concerned about because my district will

4042
06:53:46,870 --> 06:53:50,710
has the greatest capacity for development,

4043
06:53:53,010 --> 06:53:57,830
and if we, we will not get based on the formula

4044
06:53:57,830 --> 06:54:05,170
that was already been used, and we were very much undervalued in terms of what was given

4045
06:54:05,170 --> 06:54:12,130
to us as credits, and in previous development, and if we apply the same formula, we know

4046
06:54:12,130 --> 06:54:13,970
we're not going to get much.

4047
06:54:14,810 --> 06:54:18,370
And this is going to bring, for my community,

4048
06:54:18,570 --> 06:54:21,910
in my own backyard, everybody has to do their part.

4049
06:54:22,030 --> 06:54:24,790
Certainly, it doesn't exclude my district.

4050
06:54:25,230 --> 06:54:26,650
We've got to do our part in bringing,

4051
06:54:26,730 --> 06:54:29,790
housing that there's nothing I'm out of posing that piece,

4052
06:54:30,250 --> 06:54:34,610
but to not get any significant credit to me

4053
06:54:34,610 --> 06:54:36,170
is just devastating.

4054
06:54:37,550 --> 06:54:41,070
And what is going to happen is that my district

4055
06:54:41,070 --> 06:54:49,230
is going to continue to be targeted and the rule areas for potentially making up what we

4056
06:54:49,230 --> 06:54:53,110
we can't make up in Pleasant Hills golf course.

4057
06:54:53,550 --> 06:55:01,130
And so in the end, I think my district is going to continue to see that impact in development.

4058
06:55:01,490 --> 06:55:05,550
We see a lot of builder's remedies primarily in my district.

4059
06:55:07,350 --> 06:55:21,370
And I'm just really concerned, and so, you know, I don't want to be repetitive, but I do want to stress that when there's these kinds of issues that we know are impacting one district primarily over maybe the others.

4060
06:55:23,050 --> 06:55:34,510
That when those directors come up with some of the policy that could become legislation that we work together.

4061
06:55:34,510 --> 06:55:48,210
And I'm still, I know that you have a report back to us to figure that piece out, because I think this is where we marry the policy makers, Mary, the experts in the field, and maybe Mary is not the right word.

4062
06:55:48,510 --> 06:55:49,770
This is what we're showing.

4063
06:55:50,730 --> 06:56:03,990
Force is between the directors who are the experts in their fields and then assess policy makers, so that we can really develop a,

4064
06:56:03,990 --> 06:56:13,430
a legislative recommendation that not only the experts in the field can conceptually develop,

4065
06:56:14,090 --> 06:56:21,430
but that we as policymakers and also representatives of our community can tell you that maybe

4066
06:56:21,430 --> 06:56:27,950
you'll inadvertently create some issues because we know our community or because simply

4067
06:56:27,950 --> 06:56:36,070
because we've been working in certain areas and, you know, some of the board members are there experts in their respective areas.

4068
06:56:37,310 --> 06:56:46,230
So I ask you once again for that part and, and then also to continue to keep me involved, I did,

4069
06:56:46,390 --> 06:56:52,330
to get advantage of, again, of CSAC to talk to Velia about this issue she's ready to go.

4070
06:56:52,330 --> 06:57:01,570
And so I'd love to see what the next steps could be and we can talk offline because I know this meeting has been going on for quite some time and we can do that offline.

4071
06:57:03,670 --> 06:57:16,350
The other piece I wanted to talk about is trying to figure out what we can do for to streamline the process.

4072
06:57:16,350 --> 06:57:25,810
The streamlining the process for a one-plan health care model, I'm hoping that I can also be part of that conversation.

4073
06:57:26,430 --> 06:57:31,590
I'm really interested in that area.

4074
06:57:31,790 --> 06:57:37,630
I know that there may be other supervisors that are interested as well,

4075
06:57:37,630 --> 06:57:55,310
But I don't want to paint myself into a corner in terms of only youth or child welfare or I mean these are all areas that are really important to all of us and so I think that this is something that I'm really interested in and so hopefully we can just have these conversations offline.

4076
06:57:55,310 --> 06:58:05,070
I think that's it for my comments, I think that there's already 20, I've said before in

4077
06:58:05,070 --> 06:58:10,910
a level of admiration for you and your team, I saw everybody at CSAC, where you should

4078
06:58:10,910 --> 06:58:14,830
be interacting with everybody throughout the state and developing those relationships

4079
06:58:14,830 --> 06:58:20,950
because as we've said, and I think this is a theme from some of the previous items, sometimes

4080
06:58:20,950 --> 06:58:24,390
It's always, sometimes it's about the relationship, right?

4081
06:58:24,770 --> 06:58:27,510
And then you try to figure out what can actually happen.

4082
06:58:27,750 --> 06:58:29,070
And we're not always going to agree.

4083
06:58:29,090 --> 06:58:30,850
We're not always going to be on the same side.

4084
06:58:30,950 --> 06:58:34,390
But we certainly can figure out how close we can get.

4085
06:58:34,970 --> 06:58:37,690
And so we count on you for those relationships

4086
06:58:37,690 --> 06:58:42,250
that you hold and you hold space for at the state level.

4087
06:58:42,450 --> 06:58:46,850
And so if there's anything you may ever need in terms of support,

4088
06:58:47,150 --> 06:58:50,470
please let me know, because it's, as I have a load,

4089
06:58:50,470 --> 06:58:57,730
to carry, and I know politics sometimes can make those loads a little even heavier.

4090
06:58:59,270 --> 06:59:06,590
So, congratulations on where you are right now, and let's continue to figure out how do we move forward together.

4091
06:59:07,990 --> 06:59:08,790
Thank you.

4092
06:59:11,680 --> 06:59:17,620
We'll just say this would be the last comment for the last meeting of the last.

4093
06:59:17,620 --> 06:59:17,860
Great.

4094
06:59:18,600 --> 06:59:19,040
Oh, what?

4095
06:59:20,040 --> 06:59:20,800
No, you're done.

4096
06:59:21,200 --> 06:59:21,760
We're done.

4097
06:59:24,000 --> 06:59:25,220
So I'll keep it very short.

4098
06:59:25,340 --> 06:59:29,260
Well, I just want to say thank you so much for the great work for your amazing team David

4099
06:59:29,260 --> 06:59:29,760
this year.

4100
06:59:29,980 --> 06:59:35,260
We certainly see a lot more engagement from this office since you come on board and we've done

4101
06:59:35,260 --> 06:59:39,960
an amazing work, especially with the fact that we're about CSAC present here as well.

4102
06:59:40,340 --> 06:59:46,920
We certainly would be a very influential county to do so much of a hard work ahead.

4103
06:59:46,920 --> 06:59:50,160
As we know, we see a lot of hard work ahead, and I'm looking at Tony,

4104
06:59:50,560 --> 06:59:55,180
and she knows what I'm talking about, but we'll keep up the fight,

4105
06:59:56,060 --> 06:59:59,280
and to say deeply appreciative of how to get work.

4106
06:59:59,360 --> 06:59:59,600
Thank you.

4107
07:00:00,000 --> 07:00:24,080
Thank you. All right. There's no vote on this one, right? The board does not need to vote now. Okay. All right. We don't see report anything like that. So next is moving to the most exciting part, this we are going to adjourn today's meeting. As I mentioned, this will be a last board meeting for our county that you see all five of us here.

4108
07:00:24,080 --> 07:00:30,060
On the next point meeting we'll be scheduled in a new year on Tuesday, January 13th at 9.30,

4109
07:00:30,240 --> 07:00:34,320
same place. However, of course, we still have many committee meetings that we still

4110
07:00:34,320 --> 07:00:38,160
be meeting before we can y'all are going. But as I was, I think as a clerk,

4111
07:00:38,480 --> 07:00:42,800
secure staff and administration for your hard work. And for those who don't see us in the

4112
07:00:42,800 --> 07:00:45,180
board meeting, you'll be next year. See you next year. Thank you.