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[CALL TO ORDER]
I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.WELCOME TO THE AUGUST, 24TH, 2021 MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO DO NOT WISH TO ATTEND IN PERSON, WE HAD BEEN ACCEPTING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA EMAIL AND VOICEMAIL FOR NON-AGENDA AND AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL NOW START WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR STEVE TORRES.
HE IS FROM OUR FATHER'S HOUSE IN LOS BANOS FROM THE WEST SIDE AND AFTER THAT, I USUALLY GO TO THE MEMBER FROM THE WEST SIDE TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT I'LL LOOK TO LLOYD PEREIRA TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AS SOON AS PASTOR STEVE IS FINISHED.
>> [INAUDIBLE], AND TO COME OUT HERE AND PRAY FOR ALL THOSE AS WE GET THE MEETING STARTED TODAY.
SO, FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU, LORD.
WE COME BOLDLY BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE THIS MORNING.
WE PAY FOR ALL OUR GOVERNING OFFICIALS, FATHER, FROM STATE AND LOCAL, ALL AREAS LORD.
WE PRAY TODAY, LORD, FOR THOSE FROM OUR DISTRICT HERE, FATHER, GOD, IN MERCED COUNTY.
WE PRAY FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
WE PRAY FOR RODRIGO ESPINOZA, LORD, FOR JOSH PREDOZO, DARON MCDANIEL, LLOYD PEREIRA, AND SCOTT SILVEIRA, FATHER, SPEEDY RECOVERY.
FATHER, WE PRAY TODAY THAT YOU GRANT THEM GRACE FOR EVERY SITUATION THEY FACE TODAY, FATHER, GOD.
FROM COVID MEASUREMENTS TO COVID RESTRICTIONS, LORD, EVEN CIVIL UNREST.
FATHER, WE ASK YOU TODAY TO HELP THEM MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, FATHER, FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, FOR THEIR DISTRICTS, FATHER.
WE ASK YOU TODAY, LORD, THAT MEET EVERY NEED THAT NEEDS TO BE MET IN THIS COUNTY, FATHER.
FOR EVERY FINANCIAL SITUATION OR CRISIS, LORD, WE ASK YOU TODAY TO BLESS EVERY DISTRICT REPRESENTED HERE TODAY.
JUST BLESS THE LAND, BLESS THE COUNTY LORD, BLESS THE COMMUNITIES THAT RESIDE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE COUNTIES.
WE ASK YOU TODAY AS EVERY LEADER HERE MAKES A DECISION, FATHER, THAT IT'S JUST NOT MADE ON KNOWLEDGE LORD, BUT IT'S MADE FROM YOUR HEAVENLY WISDOM UP IN HEAVEN.
SO FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY MEMBER, BE WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
GIVE THEM PEACE, LORD, ABOUT EVERY DECISION THAT'S MADE, FATHER AND THAT EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER, LORD, SEE TRULY THE LEADERSHIP THAT THIS COUNTY HAS.
SO FATHER BLESS THEM, BLESS THEIR COMMUNITIES, BLESS THESE DISTRICT MEMBERS.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY. AMEN.
THANK YOU, LLOYD, FOR THE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE.
THERE WAS NOT A CLOSED SESSION TODAY, SO THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT OUT.
THEN MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT.
>> IT IS NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR THOSE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY SCHEDULED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS.
TESTIMONY LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT IT, COUNCIL?
>> WELL, JUST A SECOND. IT IS NOW TIME TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, BOTH NON-AGENDA AND AGENDA ITEMS AND THE REASON WE'RE REPEATING THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AT OUR LAST MEETING.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS. EMAILED PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE READ DURING THE MEETING.
ALL EMAILS BEING RECEIVED IN BY CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING WILL BE PLACED ON MEETING RECORD.
>> EMAILS WILL NOT BE READ DURING THE MEETING.
>> EMAILS WILL NOT BE READ DURING THE MEETING.
[PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK]
WE WILL NOW TAKE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP HERE.
YOU CAN LIFT THAT UP IF YOU NEED IT.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, THERE'S A LITTLE BUTTON THERE, LITTLE LIKE THAT.
NO, IT DOESN'T [LAUGHTER]. [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS TIM ROBERTS AND I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH VALLEY LABOR FEDERATION, REPRESENTING NEARLY 100,000 WORKING UNION MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MERCED COUNTY.
I ALSO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED WAY OF MERCED COUNTY AND ON THE COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
I COME HERE TODAY BECAUSE I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED
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ABOUT THE TRENDS IN HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MERCED COUNTY RESIDENTS TO THE ONGOING AND SEEMINGLY INEVITABLY INCREASING SURGE IN COVID CASES, HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND DEATHS.I HAVE SUBMITTED TO YOU, MOST OF YOU, SIMPLE TREND ANALYSIS, JUST BACK OF THE ENVELOPE STUFF OF HOSPITALIZATIONS, CASES, AND DEATHS IN MERCED COUNTY RIGHT NOW COMPARED TO THOSE IN THE FOUR WORST STATES IN OUR COUNTRY, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI.
THERE ARE ALARMING SIMILARITIES TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND WHERE THEY WERE ABOUT 25 DAYS AGO.
MOST ALARMINGLY MERCED COUNTY ACTUALLY HAS A LOWER VACCINATION RATE THAN ANY OF THOSE FOUR STATES AND IN FACT, LOWER THAN ANY STATE IN THE UNION.
FEARING THIS, A COALITION OF MERCED COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS JUST THIS WEEK INCLUDING THE NVLF, UNITED WAY OF MERCED COUNTY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND LIVINGSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH, PARTNERED WITH EDUCATION OFFICIALS AND LOCAL RADIO TO HOST A VACCINATION EVENT IN LE GRAND.
JUST OVER A WEEK, WE WERE ABLE TO VACCINATE ONE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF LE GRAND AND COMMITTED TO WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE ADDING LARGER AND SIMILAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
I'M HERE TODAY NOT JUST TO SHARE THIS SUCCESS, BUT TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WHILE MUCH HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE BY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, THE COUNTY, COUNTY STAFF AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
WE JUST HAVE TO DO MORE AND BE MORE CREATIVE AND BOLD AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT EVEN MORE STRATEGIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US ALL RE-DOUBLE OUR EFFORTS ON VACCINATIONS.
NOW THAT THE PFIZER VACCINE IS FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE FDA, WE CAN WORK TO A NEW STRATEGY WITH NEW BOLD, LARGELY PUBLICIZED VACCINATION EVENTS AND OTHER STRATEGIES SUCH AS RETURNING TO MASK-WEARING TO PREVENT THIS ONGOING SURGE.
WHILE MANY HAVE SOUGHT TO POLITICIZE THIS ISSUE, WE DO NOT.
WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER AND TRANSCEND DIVISIONS ON EDUCATION, ETHNICITY, POLITICAL BACKGROUND, NONE OF THESE MATTERS.
WHAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON IS THE THINGS THAT WE CAN SEE, LIKE THE PAUCITY OF ICU BEDS LEFT IN THIS COUNTY RIGHT NOW AND FEEL, LIKE THE DEATHS AND LOSS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO FAR, TO COVID, 499 PEOPLE AS OF YESTERDAY HAVE PERISHED, WHICH IS THESE NUMBERS KIND OF JUST ADD UP.
IT'S HARD TO CONTEXTUALIZE, BUT THAT'S OVER TWO TITANICS FULL.
WELL, NOW TAKE, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DIED ON THE TITANIC TIMES TWO IS NOT EVEN 499 PEOPLE.
THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS, OUR CO-WORKERS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING MORE.
WE ARE HIRING MORE CANVASES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY OPERATIONS AND COUNTY [INAUDIBLE] IN THE PUSH FORWARD AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.
WE ASK FOR PARTNERSHIP FROM THE COUNTY AND EACH OF YOU TO LEAD IN YOUR DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE AND THIS ONGOING IN THIS UPCOMING AND CONTINUING SURGE OF THE DELTA VARIANT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> JOHN SCHWALBACH MERCED OLD 99 REALTY.
HEY, IT'S OFF-TOPIC BUT WE MADE A MISTAKE CHANGING FOR THE CVOC PROGRAM TO THE HOUSING IS KEY PROGRAM.
I'D LIKE YOU TO CONTACT A FEW OF THE REALTORS IN TOWN AND GET SOME OF THEIR FEEDBACK.
THE PROGRAM YOU GUYS HAD BEFORE IN PLACE WHERE TENANTS WERE APPLYING FOR MONEY TO BE SUPPLEMENTED THAT THEY COULDN'T PAY WHILE THE CVOC PROGRAM WAS PAYING 100 PERCENT OF THE BACK RENT, THEY FINALLY GOT IT STREAMLINED.
WE FINALLY GOT IT DOWN AND IT'S GOING OKAY.
THE NEW HOUSING IS KEY PROGRAM, THEY'VE GOT TO GO LOG ONTO A WEBSITE, THEY GET A NUMBER, THEY WAIT IN LINE.
THERE'S NO PEOPLE TO TALK TO YOU LIKE WE HAD WITH THE CVOC PROGRAM.
THE HOUSING IS KEY PROGRAM, IT'S ONLY GOING TO PAY 80 PERCENT WHERE AS, LIKE I SAID, THE CVOC WAS PAYING 100 PERCENT.
IT'S HARD TO GET THROUGH ON THE HOUSING IS KEY PROGRAM WITH A HUMAN BODY.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT, IF A TENANT OWED A RENT FROM MARCH AND BEFORE THE LANDLORD COULD GO IN AND APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM.
ANYTHING AFTER MARCH, THE LANDLORDS ARE PROHIBITED FROM GOING IN, THE TENANT HAS TO DO IT, THEN WE MIGHT GET CONTACTED.
SO IF YOU GUYS COULD SEND OUT SOME FEELERS, CALL A FEW OF THE REALTORS IN TOWN, FIND OUT WHAT OUR PROBLEMS ARE.
BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, THE CVOC PROGRAM, BASICALLY FINALLY GOT IT DIALED IN.
WE WERE GETTING PAID AND LABOR STARTED TO BE GOOD, SO THAT WAS IT.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KATRINA REESE.
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AND YOU CAN LOWER IT OR STAND ON YOUR TIPTOES.>> [LAUGHTER] GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KATRINA REESE, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS FOUNDATION.
WE HAVE BEEN IN MERCED COUNTY SINCE FEBRUARY 2021.
OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF AND VACCINATION OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND HELPING MERCED COUNTY INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED.
SINCE WE BEGAN OUR WORK IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, WE'VE OUTREACHED TO OVER 6,000 RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY OF MERCED, AND THAT WAS WITH A TEAM OF TWO, THEN WITH A TEAM OF THREE, AND NOW WE ARE A TEAM OF FOUR.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS PARTNER WITH COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND ANY ORGANIZATION THAT IS WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US TO WANT TO INCREASE THE RATES OF VACCINATION.
SINCE THE END OF JULY, OUR INFORMATION AND DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAS ONLY BEEN A TWO PERCENT INCREASE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED IN MERCED COUNTY, AND WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF THIS IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS.
OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY IN MERCED COUNTY HAS OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO FOOD SECURITY AND VACCINATIONS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL AND PRESENT EITHER ON A FULL-SCALE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, THE WORK THAT WE HOPE TO DO, AND ALSO WE CAN DO IT INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE.
ONE THING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE KNOWN IS THAT THE UNITED FARM WORKERS FOUNDATION IS HERE IN MERCED COUNTY.
WE WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK AND LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ AND TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL DOING THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF GETTING EVERYBODY ACCESS TO DIGNITY AND HEALTH CARE.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? PLEASE FORM A SINGLE-FILE LINE TO THE RIGHT.
WE DO HAVE A VOICEMAIL. TWO VOICEMAILS.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ERISA [INAUDIBLE].
I AM A POLICY ADVOCATE WITH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF MERCED COUNTY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH YOU NAME YOUR AGENDA ITEM 30.
THE REQUEST TO EXPAND THE SILVER DAIRY FROM 2,953 COWS TO 7,300 COWS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE TO OUR REGION.
THIS PROJECT [NOISE] WHICH WE'RE IN, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO INCREASE AIR POLLUTION AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION.
PEOPLE IN MERCED COUNTY HAS THE RIGHT TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND SHOULD NOT BE THREATENED BY THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY [NOISE] IN MERCED COUNTY.
BY BRINGING IN AN ADDITIONAL 4,347 COWS INTO A CONCENTRATED AREA, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WILL BE LEFT TO DEAL WITH ODOR, PESTS, AND A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN METHANE EMISSIONS WHICH HAS CATASTROPHIC IMPACT NOT ONLY ON LOCAL AIR QUALITY AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF MERCED COUNTY RESIDENTS BUT ALSO IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS AT LARGE.
THE RECENT UNITED NATION'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE REINFORCES THE THREAT OF INCREASED METHANE EMISSIONS AND CONSIDERATION OF ITS FUNDING BY MERCED COUNTY WOULD BE SHORTSIGHTED, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND DISINGENUOUS.
ADDITIONALLY, AS COUNTRIES CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, OUR ACCESS TO WATER IS CONSTANTLY THREATENED.
THIS BOARD HAS MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR THE DAIRY EXPANSION FROM THE LAST SIX MONTHS, ALL OF WHICH ARE REQUESTING TO EXPAND THEIR NUMBER OF COWS BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT.
THIS CHANCE OF EXPANSION IN THE MERCED COUNTY IS FURTHER THREATENED BY ACCESS TO SAFE AND RELIABLE WATER AND CLEAN AIR TO BREATHE.
THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SAMUEL KING VALLEY WHERE A CONCENTRATED NUMBER OF DAIRIES AND RESIDENTS ARE LEFT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THESE EXPANSIONS.
THIS PROJECT IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF MERCED COUNTY RESIDENTS, IT BRINGS MANY REAL THREATS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
AS A RESULT, WE URGE MERCED COUNTY NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT AN INCH POSSIBLY AS WE HAVE SEEN HOW VARIOUS EXPANSIONS HAVE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN MERCED COUNTY AND BEYOND.
WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS NOT A PART OF THE AGENDA.
INSIDE MERCED COUNTY, THERE IS THE ATWATER FEDERAL PRISON, ADULT PRISONS, AND JUVENILE HALL ON ANY [INAUDIBLE], AND JAILS WITHIN THE CITY.
TODAY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL BUDGET OF MERCED COUNTY.
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INSTEAD OF INVESTING IN PRISONS AND MODERNIZING A HUMAN CAGE, I AM REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO INVEST THE MONEY IN CREATING A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM UNDER VHRS.PRISONS ARE MADE TO PUNISH PEOPLE AND DO NOT HAVE QUALITY WITH THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
PRISONS ARE OFTEN A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE THAT DOES NOT HELP PEOPLE HEAL OR BECOME BETTER TO FORM.
POSSIBLY, IT'S AN INDICATOR OF CRIME.
THERE ARE TOO MANY REASONS WHY PEOPLE GO TO PRISON.
TWO, THEY'RE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.
THE JUSTICE PROGRAMS WILL ALLOW MULTIPLE MEETINGS BETWEEN THE VICTIM, THE PERSON WHO CAUSED THE HARM, AND ANYONE INDIRECTLY IMPACTED.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE VICTIMS TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEIR ACTIONS [NOISE] HURT THEM AND HOW THEY FEEL.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE PERSON WHO CAUSED THE HARM TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT THEY DID, TO EXPLAIN THE EVENT THAT THEN CAUSED THE HARM, AND TO MAKE AMENDS AND TO BE BETTER.
THIS IMPROVES THE QUEST OF A PERSON TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, TO ENGAGE IN COUNSELING, TO GET THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, OR TO GET THEIR WORDS NOT CAUSE HARM TO ANYONE ELSE.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM ALLOWS PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE, TO HEAL, TO FORGIVE, AND FIND CULTURE.
IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS TO BECOME BETTER PEOPLE.
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORKS.
IF THERE'S A FAMILY LIVING IN POVERTY AND THEIR CHILD DECIDES TO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO WORK, TO MAKE AN INCOME TO FEED THEIR YOUNGER SIBLINGS, BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF AN INCOME, THE CHILD MEETS A GANG MEMBER WHO OFFERS A HIGHER PAYING JOB, SHOES, CLOTHES, AND A MENTOR.
THE CHILD JOIN THE GANG AND STEAL THE CAR AND GETS CAUGHT.
THE CAR OWNER DOES NOT WANT THE CHILD TO GO TO PRISON AND WANT THE CHILD TO GO ON THE RIGHT PATH.
THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THE CHILD TO EXPLAIN THE EVENTS THAT HE'S TRYING TO STEAL A CAR AND APOLOGIZE.
THE CAR OWNER CAN EXPRESS HOW THIS ENDS AND REQUEST THE YOUTH TO JOIN A LOCAL PROJECT ENGAGE IN PROJECT ACTIVITY AND FIND A GOOD MENTOR.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM ALLOWS PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE, TO UNDERSTAND, AND TO FORGIVE.
THE SECOND THING I WOULD LIKE YOU TO INVEST IN IS THE TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM.
WE START TO LOOK INTO THIS CASE AND ASK WHAT FACTORS IN THE SOCIETY WOULD LEAVE A FAMILY HUNGRY AND CHILD HAVE TO SUFFER CRITICAL HUNGER.
A COMMON SOLUTION CAN HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING FOR SUCH AS A FOOD PROGRAM, UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PER UNIT, AND PROGRAMS TO HELP PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY AND BUILDING MORE BUSINESS, OF COURSE, MOVING AROUND MERCED COUNTY.
THE THIRD, IN AFRICA, IS TO INVEST IN BUILDING A HOME TO SHOWCASE THAT THERE IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTEAD OF TAKING THEM TO PRISON AND JOIN THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY.
THE FOURTH THING I WANT YOU TO INVEST IN IS THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH ADDICTION INSTEAD OF SEEING THEM TO PRISON.
THESE PROGRAMS WILL CREATE JOBS.
I HOPE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSIDERS THESE PROGRAMS AND INVEST IN PEOPLE INSTEAD OF SIMPLY LOCKING THEM AWAY. THANK YOU.
>> THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD STILL LIKE TO COMMENT.
SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
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>> NEXT IS APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA CALENDAR ITEMS 1-12.
>> I'LL LOOK AROUND ON THE DAISES.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING? WE DO HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS AFTER WE PASS THIS.
SEEING NONE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL, I HAVE A LIVE MOTION BY JOSH PEDROZO, SECOND BY LLOYD PAREIRA.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NOW WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS.
IF I DON'T HAVE THIS SCRIPT, I'M COMPLETELY LOST.
IF I COULD, LET'S HAVE THE WHOLE BOARD JOIN US BECAUSE WE'LL END UP DOING PICTURES WITH EVERYBODY DOWN THERE AS WELL SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE WHOLE BOARD JOIN US.
IF YOU HAVE THE AGENDA THERE, IT'S HINDS HOSPICE, 40TH ANNIVERSARY, AND WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME HINDS HOSPICE HERE.
TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION IS NANCY HINES, ROB WALKER, JESS KELLER, ZANE FISHER, HINDS HOSPICE WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6TH.
HOWEVER, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, DUE TO COVID [INAUDIBLE] TO POSTPONE THEIR SHINE AND LIGHT ON HOPE IN HEALING GALA.
WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY IN PROVIDING ADULTS AND PEDIATRICS HOSPICE CARE SO IF YOU GUYS CAN JOIN US UP HERE IN FRONT.
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>> THANK YOU, ROD. OKAY. LET ME GET ORGANIZED HERE.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE MERCED BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THOSE TIMES ARE VERY HARD AND IT TAKES VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE.
I JUST WENT THROUGH IT WITH MY FAMILY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID FOR US.
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. THANK YOU.
IT WAS 26 YEARS AGO AND SO I THOUGHT HINDS HOSPICE HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT'LL ONLY BE IN [LAUGHTER] 40 YEARS, BUT ANYWAYS, IT TOUCHES A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES AND SO I TOO WANT TO THANK YOU.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE SAINT JOHN'S VESTA AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO DONATE TO EVERY FALL WHEN WE DO OUR DISTRIBUTIONS AND BECAUSE IT TOUCHES EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION THAT WE DID TODAY TO YOU AND SO THANK YOU.
IF WE WANT TO GATHER UP HERE FOR AND I'LL HAND YOU THE MICROPHONE HERE IN JUST A SECOND [LAUGHTER].
LET'S ALL GET IN HERE. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> NANCY HAD CAR TROUBLE ON THE WAY DOWN HERE TODAY SHE SAID TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OH, WOW. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH THE PUBLIC?
FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE'RE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TRUSTING YOUR LOVED ONES TO US.
THE WORK THAT WE DO, IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT IT'S NECESSARY, AND WE'RE JUST HERE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE MORE PHOTO.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE HERE, WE CAN ALL STAY UP HERE.
SCOTT, HE'S MISSED OUT ON A GOOD DAY.
WE HAVE A SILVER OLYMPIC MEDALIST HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US TODAY, BUBBA NICKLES, BUBBA, I THINK I KNEW YOU AS MADDIE.
WE HAVE AN HONOR OF HAVING AN OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALISTS, BUBBA NICKLES WITH US TODAY.
THANK YOU, COME ON UP AND JOIN US.
BUBBA HAS RECEIVED MANY RECOGNITION HONORS OVER THE YEARS, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
IN HER SENIOR YEAR AS MERCED BEAR, SHE WAS NAMED GATORADE NATIONAL AND CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
IN 2015 AND '17, SHE WAS THE WBSC JUNIOR WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALIST.
DID YOU BRING THE GOLD MEDAL TOO?
>> IN 2018, SHE COMPETED AT THE USA SOFTBALL INTERNATIONAL CUP AND ALSO PLAYED IN JAPAN IN THE ALL-STAR SERIES.
THEN IN OCTOBER 2019, BUBBA WAS NAMED IN THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC SOFTBALL TEAM, WHERE SHE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED AND BROUGHT HOME THE SILVER MEDAL.
BUT WHAT WASN'T MENTIONED ON HERE, SHE ACTUALLY STARTED OUT AS A MUSTANG [LAUGHTER].
WELL, SHE ATTENDED THERE WHEN I WAS A BASKETBALL COACH THERE.
ANYWAY, BUBBA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO, BUT DON'T FORGET YOU ARE THE BRAIN TRUST OF MERCED COUNTY, SO DON'T EVER FORGET ABOUT US AND PLEASE COME BACK AND ADD TO US AT ANYTIME.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY?
>> SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
YES, I PRETTY SURE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILDREN TOO, [INAUDIBLE].
THIS IS REALLY JUST AMAZING THAT I'M STANDING HERE.
I'M GLAD THAT I COULD BRING HOME A SILVER TO MERCED AND TO SHOW YOUNGER GENERATIONS THAT THEY CAN DO IT TOO.
HOPEFULLY, ONE DAY I CAN COME BACK WITH A GOLD MEDAL AND SHOW EVERYONE THAT AS WELL [LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SUPERVISOR PEDROZO WAS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UP.
I HAD TO REMIND THEM THAT MADDIE DID LIVE IN MY DISTRICT [LAUGHTER], IN DISTRICT 3.
JOSH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
>> I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER DAD,
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TED, FOR 12.5 YEARS AT MERCED HIGH AND WE HAD LUNCH.SHE WAS PART OF OUR LUNCH GROUP EVERY DAY.
JUST HEARING ABOUT ALL THE SUCCESS THAT MADDIE OR BUBBA HAD HAD THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HOW MUCH FOCUS AND ATTENTION SHE PUT INTO HER SPORT AND IT'S TRULY AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY OF MERCED.
FOR THAT, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW THAT LAST WEEK WHEN THEY TALKED AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND GAVE YOU AWARD, THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO PLAY ON THEIR TEAM.
WELL, WE'RE BETTER, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP A SPOT FOR US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CONGRATULATIONS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANK YOU.
>> DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING?
>> ON BEHALF OF THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WE WILL LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AND WE NEED TO POSE FOR THE PHOTO [LAUGHTER].
>> SHE DOESN'T WANT THE BACK [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> CAN I JUST TOUCH THE MEDAL?
>> OH, WOW, IT IS HEAVY [LAUGHTER]
>> OH, WOW [LAUGHTER] THAT'S MORE THAN FIVE OUNCES.
>> IT WAS WEIRD [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] SO EMPTY.
>> IT WAS LIKE AAU BASKETBALL, NO FANS [INAUDIBLE]. WELL, THANK YOU. MADDIE.
>> CONGRATULATION [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].
>> GOODBYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, HINDS, THANK YOU BUBBA.
[BOARD ACTION]
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA.>> NEXT IS BOARD ACTION, PUBLIC WORKS, ITEMS 13 THROUGH 19.
PLEASE NOTE ITEMS 18 AND 19 REQUIRE A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE.
>> I LOOK AROUND, ERIC IS IN THE HOUSE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS.
I ALREADY HAVE A MOTION BY RODRIGO ESPINOZA WITH A SECOND BY JOSH PEDROZO.
LET'S CALL FOR THE VOTE. LET'S TALLY THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES.
>> NEXT IS HEALTH, ITEMS 20 AND 21.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS UP HERE? SEEING NONE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
>> NEXT IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES, ITEMS 22 THROUGH 26.
>> ALREADY HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION HERE AT THAT DAIS? IF NOT, WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
LET'S TALLY THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> NEXT IS HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, ITEMS 27 AND 28.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THE DAIS OR ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING US.[LAUGHTER] LET'S TALLY THE VOTE.
>> NEXT IS COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ITEMS 29 AND 30.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? MARCUS HERE, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES SUPERVISOR PEREIRA.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. JUST WANTED TO COMMENT AND SHARE SOMETHING.
THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND THAT IT'S A BAD PROJECT, THAT IT'S CAUSING PEOPLE HARM.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I USED TO BE A DAIRY MEN AND I'VE BEEN AROUND DAIRIES MY WHOLE LIFE.
THIS DAIRY ACTUALLY SITS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 140 AND IT IS OVER 15 MILES TO THE NEXT NEAREST RESIDENT DOWNWIND AND THERE'S REALLY ONLY TWO WITHIN 20 MILES.
IF THERE EVER WAS A SITE THAT'S PERFECT FOR NOT INCONVENIENCING OTHERS THIS IS IT.
ANYWAYS, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
I'VE KNOWN THE DAIRYMAN FOR SINCE I WAS IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
JUST AS A QUALITY OPERATION, HE'S TAKEN SOME FACILITIES THAT ARE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 AND MOVING THEM SOUTH, GETTING THEM FARTHER AWAY FROM RESIDENCES ON THE UPWIND SIDE.
ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT NOT EVERY PROJECT IS BAD.
THEN THE FINAL POINT, IS THAT WE HAVE LOST SO MANY DAIRY COWS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS IN MERCED COUNTY.
BUT EVEN WITH THIS INCREASE, WE'RE STILL AT A NET LOSS.
HE'S REALLY TAKEN COWS THAT COME FROM OTHER DAIRY MEN THAT ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND HE'S MOVING THEM TO A GREAT SPOT.
I THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN AND I'M THANKFUL THAT MR. SILVER IS DOING THIS PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR PEREIRA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WANT TO TALK AGAIN.
>> LET'S TALLY THE VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THERE IS A QUESTION FOR THE AUDITOR.
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. SORRY. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA SECONDED [LAUGHTER] BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
THAT'S JUST IN CASE SHE'S WATCHING AT HER COMPUTER.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND.
LET'S CALL FOR THE VOTE. LET'S TALLY THE VOTE.
>> NEXT IS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ITEMS 32 AND 33.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ERIC'S HERE, WE CAN ASK HIM THE QUESTION.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION AND I DIDN'T PREP YOU FOR THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE APPROVED CONTRACT WITH STANISLAUS COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REIMBURSEMENT.
IF YOU COULD JUST TOUCH ON THAT, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS NICE HOW SIMILAR WE ARE TO MERCED COUNTY OR HOW SIMILAR MERCED COUNTY IS TO STANISLAUS COUNTY.
MAYBE YOU COULD TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THE BOARD.
SURE, SO THE EIGHT WORKFORCE BOARDS THAT MAKE UP THE CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING UNIT, THEY'RE LED RIGHT NOW BY STANISLAUS COUNTY.
IT'S A ROTATING ROLE THAT DIFFERENT BOARDS TAKE ON.
IN FACT, UNDER MY PREDECESSOR, MERCED COUNTY HELD THAT PLACE.
THE REGIONAL PLANNING FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
OUR SHARE OF THAT IS $5,000 AND WE'LL USE THAT FOR OUR BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. LIKE I SAID, IT SEEMS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WHERE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING THAT WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT AND WE'RE STILL UNDER THE ASSUMPTION WE
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HAVE MORE JOBS AND WE HAVE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN MERCED COUNTY RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S ABOUT GETTING FOLKS BACK TO WORK.AM I CORRECT IN THAT ASSUMPTION?
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT ON THAT.
ONE THING TO NOTE IS MERCED COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, SO THERE'S SOME REALLY INTERESTING INPUTS AS TO WHY THAT IS THE CASE, BUT WE'D BEEN TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS EVERY DAY OF EVERY WEEK, AND THEY ALL HAVE WAY MORE POSITIONS AVAILABLE THAN THERE ARE APPLICANTS.
>> YEAH. WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THERE.
AS I SAID ON THE BOARD, WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE MOVING.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SUPERVISOR PAREIRA.
>> I WASN'T GOING TO ASK A QUESTION AND CALL YOU HERE, BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE.
[LAUGHTER] ITEM 33 IS A CONTRACT WITH MCOE TO DO SOME YOUTH SERVICES.
COULD YOU TOUCH ON THAT AND LET US KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING THAT YOUTH KNOW, THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, HELP SHARE THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR.
MCOE HAS PROVIDED WIOA WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT PROGRAMS FOR THE COUNTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB, AND WE OPENED UP OUR RE-PROCUREMENT AS WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO, AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF APPLICANTS AND THEY HAD THE HIGHEST SCORE, SO THAT'S HOW THEY WERE SELECTED.
WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO DO EVEN MORE THIS YEAR AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS IN THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER MY PREDECESSOR WAS PERFORMANCE-BASED OUTCOME FUNDING, WHICH MEANS THAT WE PUT A PREMIUM ON CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE THEM TO DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS PART OF THEIR CONTRACT THIS YEAR IS THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO ENROLL MORE STUDENTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ACTUALLY PLACE MORE STUDENTS WHERE THEY LIVE.
THAT WE THINK WILL ADD TO THE ECONOMY OF OUR SMALLER TOWNS AND POPULATIONS SO THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO FIND WORK CLOSER TO WHERE THEY LIVE.
WE'VE ALSO ASKED THEM TO ENROLL MORE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, A VAST MAJORITY OF THEIR ENROLLMENTS HAVE BEEN 18-24.
THEY NOW HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO YOUTH AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH THAT HAVE DROPPED OUT, SO WE THINK THAT THERE'LL BE SOME ADDED BENEFIT TO THAT WORK.
WE'VE ALSO ASKED THEM TO ENROLL MORE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN FOSTER CARE OR ARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED, AND THAT'S IN LINE WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MY FELLOW DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT JUST AS SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL SAID THAT WE'RE REALLY BEING EFFICIENT WITH THAT GOVERNMENT DOLLAR AND MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS.
ESSENTIALLY, WHEN SOMEONE ENROLLS IN THAT PROGRAM, THEY'RE GIVEN SOME JOB READINESS SUPPORT.
THEY'RE CONNECTED TO A TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP, AND THEN THEY'RE PLACED IN A JOB RELATED TO THAT TRAINING, SO THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM A CNA OR FORKLIFT DRIVING OR EVEN TRUCK DRIVING.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, I MET ROBERT HUBBARD LAST NIGHT.
I ATTENDED AN EVENT WITH WORDNET THAT COMBINED MERCED COLLEGE AND JOY DOVEY, AND THAT'S A WHOLE NEW TRAINING PARTNERSHIP THEN ROBERT TILL HAD BEEN WITH US FOR 30 DAYS AND HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
HE WAS CALLED UP TO THE FRONT TO DO A PRESENTATION AND HE NAILED IT, SO ANOTHER GOOD HIRER AND WE ARE STILL A MATTER OF FRESNO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ERIC WHILE HE'S UP HERE?
>> AS YOU CAN TELL, ERIC, EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE LIKE TO PULL SOMEBODY ON THE HOT SEAT.
>> YOU WERE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
>> NEXT IS EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEM 34.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA AND SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
RODRIGO, THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING US.
[LAUGHTER] LET'S TALLY THE VOTE.
>> NEXT IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS, ITEMS 35-37.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO, AND I SEE SOMEBODY MOVING TOWARDS THE PODIUM.
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>> ADVISORS, CEO BROWN COUNTY COUNCIL, IN FRONT OF YOU IS TWO APPOINTMENTS FOR ITEMS 35 AND 36 FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD.
THIRTY-FIVE IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ZACHARY RAMOS WHO IS THE CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD, AND 36 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MEMBER, MISS LINDA DOWEL, WHICH WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
SHE DID ATTEND TWO OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS.
SHE DID GO THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION PROCESS, WENT THROUGH A FULL APPLICATION INTERVIEW, AND SO FORTH.
WE ARE HERE FOR A FORMAL APPOINTMENT.
IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY QUESTION, SHE IS HERE.
OUR BOARD IS BRINGING IT FOR THE FINAL APPOINTMENT, BUT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HER RECOMMENDATION.
>> THE CHAIR DOES RECOGNIZE SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA FROM DISTRICT 1.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. WELL, I KNOW LINDA'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB ON THE BOARD AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT I HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT AND ALSO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT THAT'S EMPTY, SO IF ANYBODY FROM DISTRICT 1 WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOARD, CERTAINLY, I'M ACCEPTING THE APPLICATION, SO ONE MORE AND I KNOW YOU'LL LEARN A LOT AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
I DO HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND START TO MY RIGHT, SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA AT DISTRICT 1.
>> LET ME GO TO THE DISCUSSION.
>> LET ME GO THERE. AS IT WAS STATED EARLIER, COVID CASES ARE GETTING OUT OF HAND, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THAT WE MANDATE MASKS ESPECIALLY IN COUNTY BUILDINGS AND HERE IN MERCED COUNTY.
THAT'S THE REASON I'M WEARING IT AND MY COLLEAGUE, SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES IS DONE WITH COVID, SO I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT EVERYBODY TAKES CARE, AND I'M ALSO PRAYING.
LET'S PRAY FOR SCOTT AND EVERYONE THAT HAS COVID ACROSS OUR COUNTY.
THAT'S INCREASING, SO IT'S JUST A HEALTH HAZARD, AND CERTAINLY HOPE THAT EVERYBODY IN OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE GETTING OUT OF HAND AS WELL AND EVERY JOB.
I KNOW THAT MANY JOBS ARE REQUIRING MASKS AND VACCINATION.
I JUST REQUEST THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO HAVE MASKS MANDATORY.
WITH THAT, ALSO, I DROVE AROUND BOOLEAN PARK, WHICH WE DO A GROUNDBREAKING LAST WEEK.
I KNOW THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB IN THE CONTRACTS OUT THERE.
BUT I WANTED TO TALK TO [INAUDIBLE] TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THE TREES DIE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING ENOUGH WATER, SO IT TAKES A LOT OF YEARS FOR THE NICE TREES TO GROW.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE ANY MORE TREES IN THAT PARK, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THAT COMMUNITY, AND THE ONLY PARK.
AGAIN, I WANT TO SEND A PRAYER FOR EVERYBODY AND EVERYONE WITH COVID AND ANYBODY THAT'S SICK, HERE IN MERCED COUNTY AND AROUND THE WORLD, SO GOD HEAL ALL OF YOU AND MAY HE PROTECT US AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING FOR MADELEINE LORENZI.
E. J. LORENZI'S WIFE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
THE LORENZI FAMILY HAS VERY LONG TIES TO MERCED COUNTY AND MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY LAST SATURDAY TO GO TO
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THE CHILDREN'S CONNECT EVENT THAT WAS HELD AT THE COURTHOUSE PARK.I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS REALLY COOL.
THEY HANDED OUT BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES.
ONE OF THE THINGS AS A FORMER TEACHER THAT I REALLY FIND EXCITING IS, THEY GAVE THEM BOOKS.
IN EACH OF THE BACKPACKS THERE WAS A BOOK AND THEN THEY COULD COME UP TO THE LINE AND THEY COULD SAY, WHAT TYPE OF BOOKS? ARE YOU BILINGUAL OR DO YOU NEED A BOOK IN SPANISH OR A BOOK IN HMONG OR ENGLISH OR BOTH.
THEY WERE ABLE TO TAILOR THAT TO THEM.
THEN THEY ARE ALSO WERE GIVING AWAY FOOD BOXES AND STUFF.
I ALSO WENT TO THE CASA EVENT.
CASA IS THE THE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES THAT WORKS WITH FOSTER CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY GET OUT AND HAVE A FUNDRAISER AND RAISE SOME MONEY IN QUITE SOME TIME.
THE OTHER THING THAT I DID WANT TO MENTION, WE GOT THIS NUMBER ABOUT THE VACCINATIONS AND IT'S 34 PERCENT.
I DON'T EVER BELIEVE THAT IT'S THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MANDATE OR TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T DO WITH THEIR OWN BODY.
HOWEVER, I WAS LISTENING TO SOME INTERVIEWS THIS WEEKEND AND READING SOME STUFF AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY SAY IS, VACCINATION IS THE BEST WAY TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST THIS DISEASE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS.
I'VE HEARD ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAT, IF YOU GET IT, THE GOVERNMENT'S PUTTING A CHIP IN YOUR BODY AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW YOU.
WELL, IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, THAT'S THE SAME THING.
I MEAN, THEY THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE AT.
THE THING IS, WHAT I ASK PEOPLE TO DO IS, DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS BEST FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR FAMILY.
DON'T LISTEN TO THE POLITICAL IDEOLOGUES OR WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.
DO YOUR RESEARCH AND IF YOU'RE CONCERNED, TALK TO YOUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
IF YOU STILL DON'T WANT TO GET IT, THAT'S YOUR DECISION AND THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.
BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNVACCINATED, WHO CAN'T GET VACCINATIONS.
MY CHILDREN, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE TOO YOUNG TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VACCINATION, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS A COMMUNITY.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU TO DO IT OR NOT TO DO IT.
I'M JUST GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE INFORMATION TO REALLY MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS BEST FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY.
IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S YOUR DECISION, AND I RESPECT THAT DECISION.
BUT PLEASE JUST DO THE HOMEWORK AND GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR PARIERA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO IS CLOSING OUR MEETING IN MEMORY OF MADELEINE AND I WANT TO JUST SHARE ONE OTHER POINT THAT HE PROBABLY KNOWS BUT MAYBE FORGOT, BUT SHE WAS ALSO THE WIFE OF DUB DAVENPORT WHO SERVED AS A COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
ANYWAYS, I JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT LITTLE TIDBIT OF INFORMATION.
RICK KIRBY, A GOOD BUDDY OF MINE, ANYWAYS, JUST A WONDERFUL LADY, AND WE'LL ALL MISS HER.
THANK YOU FOR CLOSING THE MEETING IN HER MEMORY.
I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT I TOO AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR PEDROZO ON DOING THE RESEARCH AND THE DATA ON YOUR VACCINATIONS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GET MISINFORMATION AND IT IS HARD TO FIND THE TRUE DATA.
IT'S EASY TO FIND A NEWS ARTICLE OR AN OPINION, BUT IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND THE DATA.
I JUST IMPLORE PEOPLE TO DIG AND FIND IT.
I AGREE TOO THAT WE SHOULDN'T MANDATE VACCINATIONS.
I THINK, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE FROM OUR LEADERS THAT WE KNOW THE TRUTH.
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WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU SHOULD BE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR DOCTORS ABOUT? I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE WELL MISINFORMED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.HERE WE ARE A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND WE STILL AREN'T BEING GIVEN DATA THAT IS FETTERED OUT AND IS TRUSTWORTHY IN MY OPINION.
THAT'S IT, MR. CHAIR, THANKS FOR THE TIME.
FOR MY REPORT OUT, I DID ATTEND THE CHILDREN'S CONNECT EVENT AND I DID WANT TO PUT OUT A BIG THANK YOU TO MERCED COUNTY FOOD BANK FOR THAT EVENT.
THEY DONATED 360 BOX LUNCHES THAT WERE NON-PERISHABLE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT DAY.
IT WAS A WELL-ATTENDED EVENT AND I REALLY LIKED IT.
I'LL TOUCH BACK IN THE MERCY COLLEGE [INAUDIBLE] AND WORKING THAT EVENT THAT I WENT TO YESTERDAY.
IT'S A HOSPITALITY PROGRAM AND IT'S TO INFORM FOLKS OF THE VAST INDUSTRY OF HOSPITALITY.
I COME FROM THAT BACKGROUND, HOSPITALITY BACKGROUND.
RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, I WENT TO WORK FOR GALLO WINERY, THEY HAD A GREAT TRAINING PROGRAM.
I LEARNED MORE FROM GALLO IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THAN I EVER DID IN COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY HAD THE WINE TO WINE PROGRAM.
THEN I WENT TO WORK FOR ANHEUSER-BUSCH AFTER THAT.
FROM THEN I SAW A NICHE IN THE INDUSTRY AND STARTED MY OWN HOSPITALITY COMPANY THAT I RAN FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN SHUT DOWN NOW FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE REASON I SHARE THIS, AS A COOK IN THE BACK OF A RESTAURANT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WASHING DISHES, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE VAST OPPORTUNITY THERE IS THROUGHOUT THIS INDUSTRY.
THIS WILL OPEN UP THE MINDS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTENDING.
IT WAS A FULL EVENT YESTERDAY. IT WAS GREAT.
THEY WERE TALKING MORE ABOUT THE HOSPITALITY END RIGHT THERE.
BUT THEN AS I STARTED TO SPEAK TO THE PROFESSORS AND THE FOLKS WHO ARE PRESENTING IT, I STARTED ADDING TO THEM GOING ALL THESE OTHER CHANNELS THAT YOU HAVE FROM WHETHER IT'S THE WINE INDUSTRY OR IF IT'S THE MALT BEVERAGE INDUSTRY OR ANYTHING ELSE LEADING UP TO THAT.
IT OPENS UP A WHOLE LOT OF DOORS FOR FOLKS AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE MINDS, NOT JUST THINK IF YOU'RE A DISHWASHER, THAT'S ALL YOU CAN BE.
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT YOU LEARN FROM THERE AND EXPAND FROM IT.
WITH THAT, AND AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND BREAK AND THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AT 1:30 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION FROM THE SHERIFF, AS WELL AS HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND COMMENTING REGARDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IN 2020.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON AND BY VOICEMAIL.
VOICEMAILS DIRECTED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO, DURING AND FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE SHERIFF'S PRESENTATION.
THIS NUMBER IS AT 209-726-2755.
I WILL REPEAT THAT, 209-726-2755.
ALL COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
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OF UNJUST TRANSFERS AND CODES ACT FORUM PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7283-1.1D.DURING THIS MEETING, INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT REGARDING STATISTICS AND PROCESSES RELATED TO THE TRUTH ACT.
WE DO HAVE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE IN BOTH SPANISH AND HMONG.
IF YOU NEED THESE SERVICES, PLEASE LET US KNOW AS YOU COME TO THE PODIUM.
FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION TODAY BY THE SHERIFF, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN PERSON AND BY VOICEMAIL.
VOICEMAILS DIRECTED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO, DURING AND FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES, FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE SHERIFF'S PRESENTATION AT 209-726-2755.
ALL COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
YOU MAY NOT YIELD THE REMAINDER OF YOUR TIME TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
TODAY'S FORUM IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
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PRESENT INFORMATION AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT.AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER MARCI BARRERA, WHO WILL PROVIDE A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF THE ACT. [NOISE]
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MARCI BARRERA, ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE IN ATTENDANCE AND THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE.
AS THE CHAIRMAN MENTIONED, WE'LL WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TRUTH ACT.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNED INTO LAW ASSEMBLY BILL 2792 KNOWN AS THE TRANSPARENT REVIEW OF UNJUST TRANSFERS AND HOLDS ACT, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE TRUTH ACT.
AS ADOPTED AB 2792 REQUIRES IN ADVANCE OF ANY INTERVIEW BETWEEN ICE AND AN INDIVIDUAL IN A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CUSTODY REGARDING CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY, SHALL PROVIDE THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A WRITTEN CONSENT FORM THAT EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERVIEW, THAT THE INTERVIEW IS VOLUNTARY, THAT THE INTERVIEW, THEY MAY DECLINE TO BE INTERVIEWED, AND THEN THEY MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO BE INTERVIEWED ONLY WITH THEIR ATTORNEY PRESENT.
AB 2792 ALSO STATES THAT UPON RECEIVING ANY ICE HOLD NOTIFICATION OR TRANSFER REQUEST, THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE REQUEST TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND INFORM HIM OR HER WHETHER THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THEIR REQUEST.
IN ADDITION, ALL RECORDS RELATING TO ICE ACCESS PROVIDED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH ICE, SHALL BE PUBLIC RECORDS FOR PURPOSES OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, INCLUDING EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDED THAT THAT ACT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT.
PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION MAY BE REDACTED PRIOR TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
BEGINNING JANUARY 1 OF 2018, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY OF ANY COUNTY IN WHICH A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAS PROVIDED ICE ACCESS TO AN INDIVIDUAL DURING THE LAST YEAR, SHALL HOLD AT LEAST ONE COMMUNITY FORUM DURING THE FOLLOWING YEAR THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ICE'S ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS PART OF THIS FORUM, THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY PROVIDE THE GOVERNING BODY WITH DATA THAT IT MAINTAINS REGARDING THE NUMBER AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS OF WHOM THE AGENCY HAS PROVIDED ICE ACCESS, THE DATE ACCESS WAS PROVIDED, AND WHETHER THE ACCESS WAS PROVIDED THROUGH A HOLD, TRANSFER, OR NOTIFICATION REQUEST OR THROUGH OTHER MEANS.
AS A REMINDER, PER STATE LAW, THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S FORUM IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO ANY ACCESS HERE IN MERCED COUNTY AND ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON THAT INFORMATION.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE A BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC, THE BOARD, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AFTER REVIEWING INFORMATION FOR THE 2020 YEAR, THERE WAS NO ACCESS FROM THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION, AND THE SHERIFF IS HERE TO PROVIDE DATA AND INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR PROCESSES RELATED TO THE TRUTH ACT.
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE SHERIFF FOR HIS PRESENTATION.
>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, WE CALL IT A READ ALONG.
YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION UP ON THE BOARD AND ALSO IN THE PACKETS THAT WERE AVAILABLE.
YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS PAST YEAR WAS VERY MINIMAL ON ANYTHING GOING FROM OUR AGENCY TO ICE.
THE DISCLAIMER ON THE BOTTOM IT SAYS, MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY JOINT AGENCY OPERATIONS WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, AND MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT SUPPLY ANY EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.
THEN MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT CONDUCT INVESTIGATION REGARDING A CITIZEN'S IMMIGRATION STATUS, WHETHER ON PATROL OR IN THE CORRECTIONS ENVIRONMENT.
TODAY'S TOPIC WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THESE IMMIGRATION FORMS AND SHERIFF PROCEDURES.
DETAINER REQUESTS, INMATE OR ATTORNEY NOTIFICATIONS, INTERVIEW CONSENT FORM, CONSULAR NOTIFICATIONS, AND THE 2020 IMMIGRATION STATUS, THEIR STATISTICS.
ONCE AN INMATE IS BOOKED INTO THE JAIL, THEY ARE LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTED.
THE FINGERPRINTS ARE SENT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE FBI FOR ANALYSIS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY USES THE FBI SUBMISSION TO LOOK INTO MATCHES FOR PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES ILLEGALLY.
IF THEY FIND A MATCH, A DETAINER REQUEST IS SENT TO THE CLASSIFICATION UNIT VIA EMAIL.
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THE ICE DETAINER IS SCANNED INTO THE INMATES ELECTRONIC FILE AND A NOTIFICATION IS PLACED IN THE JAIL BOOKING.THE JAIL DOES NOT PLACE A HOLD ON THE INMATE UNLESS A DETAINER IS RELATED TO A FEDERAL WARRANT.
RELEASE DATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC ON THE SHERIFF'S WEBSITE.
THE INMATE ATTORNEY NOTIFICATION.
ONCE A DETAINER REQUEST IS RECEIVED BY THE JAIL, THE SUPERVISOR COMPLETES AN INMATE ATTORNEY NOTIFICATION FORM THAT IS SIGNED BY THE SUPERVISOR AND THE INMATE.
THE FORM IS FAXED TO THE MERCED COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND SCANNED INTO THE INMATES ELECTRONIC FILE.
THE INMATE RETAINS A COPY AS WELL.
IN THE EVENT ICE AGENTS WISH TO INTERVIEW SOMEONE IN CUSTODY, THE INMATE IS GIVEN A CONSENT FORM TO SIGN WITH HIS OR HER CHOICE REGARDING THE ENCOUNTER.
EITHER AGREES TO AN INTERVIEW WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY PRESENT, AGREES TO AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ATTORNEY, DOES NOT AGREE TO AN INTERVIEW, AND THE ICE AGENT IS NOTIFIED OF THE INMATES WISHES AND THE FORM IS SCANNED INTO THE INMATES ELECTRONIC FILE.
ON THE CONSULAR NOTIFICATIONS, THE CORRECTIONS BUREAU HAS CONTACT NUMBERS FOR ALL FOREIGN CONSULATES AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
IN THE EVENT A FOREIGN NATIONAL IS ARRESTED AND THEIR CONSULATE REQUIRES MANDATORY NOTIFICATION, THE SHIFT SUPERVISOR MAKES THE PROPER NOTIFICATION.
THE TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FORMS REGARDING THE IMMIGRATION MATTERS.
CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THAT IMMIGRATION RELATED FORMS BE TRANSLATED INTO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL INMATE.
THE MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S CORRECTIONS BUREAU HAS FORMS TRANSLATED INTO THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SPANISH, CHINESE, HINDI, HMONG, KOREAN, PUNJABI, AND VIETNAMESE.
THE 2020 IMMIGRATION STATISTICS, AND THIS IS THE ACCESS PURSUANT TO THE CIVIL IMMIGRATION MATTERS.
THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRATION DETAINER REQUEST SENT TO JAIL BY ICE IN 2018, 2019, AND 2020 ARE LISTED ABOVE.
THE NUMBER OF INMATE ICE AGENTS ARRESTED AFTER RELEASE IN 2021, ONE.
THE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY ICE WITHIN THE JAILS, ZERO.
THE NUMBER OF TIMES ICE WAS NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC THAT AN INMATE WAS BEING RELEASED, ZERO.
THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROVIDED ICE INFORMATION REGARDING PROBATION AND PAROLE CHECK IN TIMES, ZERO.
2020 IMMIGRATION STATISTICS AND ACCESS PURSUANT TO THE CIVIL IMMIGRATION MATTERS.
IN 2020, THE PRIOR TWO YEARS THAT THEY'VE BEEN BEFORE 2020, HISPANIC/LATINO WAS 150, ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 10, EUROPEAN/CAUCASIAN ZERO, AFRICAN AMERICAN ZERO, OTHER ZERO.
OUT OF THE TOTAL, 160 IMMIGRATION STATS FOR 2020.
THE BREAKDOWN IS OF AGE 18-30 IS 50, 31-40, 67, 41-50, 39, 51-60, ONE, 61-70 THREE AND ABOVE 71, ZERO.
ON THE IMMIGRATION STATISTICS, ACCESS PURSUANT TO THE CIVIL IMMIGRATION MATTERS, THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS ARE RELATED TO BOOKING CHARGES PRESENT AT THE TIME OF ARREST FOR 138 PERSONS WE RECEIVE ICE DETAINER REQUESTS FOR IN 2020.
ALCOHOL RELATED, 28, AND NONVIOLENT 41.
THE MYTHS VERSUS REALITY, ICE DOES NOT HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE WITHIN THE MERCED COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
MERCED SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT SHARE OR GIVE ICE ACCESS TO OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE JAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
ICE AGENTS HAVE NOT CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS AT THE MERCED COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN 2020.
ICE AGENTS DO NOT HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
THEY WOULD REQUIRE A SHERIFF ESCORT TO WALK AROUND THE FACILITY.
THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS WELL.
ICE'S DETAINERS ARE RECEIVED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND BY ONE-WAY E-MAIL.
MERCED SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT COLLECT IMMIGRATION STATUS ON ANY INDIVIDUAL OTHER THAN TRACKING ICE DETAINERS ON THE CURRENT JAIL BOOKING.
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MERCED SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT TRANSFER INMATES TO ICE WITHOUT A FEDERAL WARRANT.INMATE'S RELEASED FROM THE MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ARE NOT DELAYED OR STOPPED DUE TO ICE DETAINER.
I'M HOPING THIS INFORMATION IS CLEAR.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ABOUT IT, THEY CAN.
BUT LIKE YOU SAID, THIS IS NOT A BACK-AND-FORTH DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW BE ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK, AND WE WILL ALLOW FOLKS FROM THE OUTSIDE TO BE ABLE TO E-MAIL OR VOICEMAIL.
WE WILL TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK.
WE WILL RETURN AT, WE'LL SAY, 1:35 GIVES A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AS WELL, SO WE'LL RETURN AT 1:35.
GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL LOOK TO SEE DID WE HAVE ANY.
>> WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY VOICEMAIL.
>> OKAY. FANTASTIC. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP ONE AT A TIME, COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO TALK? THEN THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS UP HERE? SEEING NONE, SO THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR MEETING. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.