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[1. Call to order]
UH LET'S UM, UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER, THE JANUARY MEETING OF THE MERSEYSIDE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS.UM, STACY, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? I THINK IT WAS EMILY.
EMILY, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? IS SHE ON MUTE? YES, I WILL.
AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT, UH, DIRECTOR AGUILAR, KALE DIRECTOR ESPANOZA.
DIRECTOR MARIA DIRECTOR HERE, DIRECTOR MCDANIEL, RESIDENT DIRECTOR, NAVY DIRECTOR, PEDROZA DIRECTOR SERATO, DIRECTOR SILVERA, AND SHARE PERERA.
DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
UH, NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, APRIL, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE THIS? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C AND VOCATION.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO THE INVOCATION? IF NOT, I WILL.
IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, PLEASE BUY YOUR HEAD WITH ME.
WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TODAY THAT WE WOULD MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOOD FOR THE COUNTY OF MERCY AND GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
UH, I ALSO WANT TO SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE, UM, UH, STRICKEN WITH COVID RIGHT NOW.
IT SEEMS LIKE, UH, THERE'S JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD COMFORT THEM AND THAT YOU WOULD HEAL THEM LORD, AND I PRAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS PANDEMIC GETS PAST US HERE PRETTY QUICK, UM, BECAUSE, UH, IT'S BEEN VERY HARD ON, ON YOUR PEOPLE AND WE'RE TIRED.
AND, UH, AND I, I FEAR THAT THE, UM, THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUR PEOPLE IS EVEN WORSE THAN THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH.
SO I ASK ALL OF THIS IN JESUS'S NAME.
[2. Approval of agenda]
ITEM TWO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE YES.
UH, NUMBER EIGHT, I MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY.
SO, UM, WE'LL DO WE COULD DO, UH, ITEM EIGHT, RIGHT AFTER CALTRANS REPORT WOULD THAT ARE ACTUALLY, UH, AFTER, UH, ITEM FIVE.
WOULD THAT BE FINE? OH, YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.
WAS THERE A SECOND, SECOND SECONDED BY MCDANIEL.
DIRECTOR, KALE DIRECTOR AS BONANZA DIRECTOR, KOREA DIRECTOR.
HOPE YES, DIRECTOR, BUT DANIEL DIRECTOR.
HERRERA MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, UH, DURING OUR MEETING, UH, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM THAT COMES BEFORE THIS, UH, OUR JURISDICTION, UH, WHETHER OR NOT IS ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY.
AND MR. MR. SHERIFF, I COULD JUST REPORT THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN ADVANCED.
ARE THERE ANY RAISED HANDS? THERE ARE NO RAISED HANDS.
THEN WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[4. Caltrans Report]
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CALTRANS REPORT.WHO DO WE HAVE WITH US TODAY? MR. CHAIR? THIS IS MARLA REGIS FORUM WITH CALTRANS DISTRICT 10.
I PROBABLY, IF I CAN START MY VIDEO AT THE MOMENT, BUT HOPEFULLY Y'ALL CAN HEAR ME.
MADAM DIRECTOR, I'LL GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE FOR CALTRANS.
I CANNOT BE THERE IN PERSON TODAY.
AGAIN, UH, WE'RE UNDERGOING THE STATE GUIDANCE FOR OVER CRON VARIANT.
SO I'M ATTENDING VIRTUALLY TODAY.
UM, HOWEVER, I DID WANT TO BRING UP SEVERAL THINGS FOR THE BOARD.
UM, ONE BEING, AND I'LL START WITH THE STATEWIDE, UM, ITEM.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, ARNAR NEWSOME RECENTLY UNVEILED HIS 2223 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
THAT INCLUDES NEARLY $15 BILLION OF INVESTMENT IN THE STATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS AND POSITION THE STATE TO PURSUE FEDERAL INVESTMENT THROUGH THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT.
UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF AT THE CALTRANS LEVEL AND, AND WHERE THAT MONEY WILL BE, WILL GO AND HOW WE CAN BEST COMPETE FOR THAT MONEY AND, AND SUPPORT MERSEYSIDE COUNTY PROJECTS.
UH, WE ALL STARTED TRACKING THE NEARLY $850 MILLION OF FUNDING THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED, UH, FROM THE STATE, UH, AND AT BASE WAA FOR BRIDGE REPAIR FUNDING AS PART OF THE FEDERAL BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
UM, WE'RE HOPING SOME OF THAT MONEY WILL COME TO OUR REGION AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW WE CAN, UM, MONEY FOR OUR BRIDGES IN THIS AREA.
I DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION SOME PERSONNEL CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE BOARD.
UM, ONE BEING OUR HOUSE, THE SECRETARY THAT'S OUR PARENT AGENCY, CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, OUR, OUR PREVIOUS SECRETARY, UH, DAVID KIM, HE HAD JUST RECENTLY STEPPED DOWN IN DECEMBER.
HE'S ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO THE EAST COAST.
HE HAS SOME FAMILY ISSUES, BUT, UM, IS A, UH, ACTING APPOINTMENT IN PLACE.
UM, YOU PROBABLY WILL HEAR HER MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD.
UM, G WILL BE THE ACTING OF THE SECRETARY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ALSO AT THE CALTRANS LEVEL.
UM, OUR CALTRANS CHIEF DEPUTY HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER AND HIS NAME IS MICHAEL KEEVER.
HE WAS FORMERLY OUR CHIEF OF PROJECT DELIVERY.
HE'S IN THE NUMBER TWO ROLE, UH, CHIEF DEPUTY, AND HE'S STEPPING IN FOR THE RECENTLY RETIRED, UM, JAMES DAVIS.
AND ALSO WE'VE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SUSTAINABILITY STATEWIDE.
UM, HE'S TAKING OVER FOR ELLEN GREENBERG WHO ALSO RECENTLY RETIRED.
UM, SO THOSE ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL.
I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD, BUT, UM, WE ALSO HAVE SOME NEWS REGARDING SOME DIRECTORS POLICIES.
UM, MOSTLY, UH, THE ONE THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION WAS DIRECTOR'S POLICY 37, WHICH WAS REGARDING COMPLETE STREETS.
IT WAS IN THE NEWS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK, BUT, UM, IT IS CALTRANS IS NOW REQUIRED TO INCLUDE COMPLETE STREET FEATURES, UM, BIKE AND PET FEATURES FOR, UM, ALL NEW TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.
AND THIS IS INTENDED TO HELP MEET THE STATE'S CLIMATE AND HEALTH EQUITY GOALS.
WE DO HAVE A COPY OF THIS, UH, DIRECTOR OF POLICY ON OUR WEBSITE, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD, IF YOU'D LIKE, UM, A COUPLE OF OTHER MINOR THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION.
UM, WE DO HAVE OUR STATE SPONSORED NON SHOP, UH, PROJECT, UM, INITIATION DOCUMENT, UM, WHICH WE'RE ADVERTISING TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN TERMS OF ANY NOMINATION FOR PROJECTS AT, UM, OUR PARTNERS WOULD LIKE US TO INITIATE THAT ALIGN WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL CLIMATE AND STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS.
SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, SUBMIT CONCEPTS TO CALTRANS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS, WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE DO CONTACT ME.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD AS WELL.
UM, MOVING FORWARD, WE DO HAVE OUR, AND THIS IS CALIFORNIA.
UH, WE DO HAVE OUR SERVICE ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE OR SAM PROGRAM NOW UP AND RUNNING, AND IT'S A $1 BILLION IN CALIFORNIA EFFORT, UM, TO HELP RE UH, PERFORM LITTER REMOVAL AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE.
SO OUR FIRST SAM CREW IS IN STOCKTON, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET SOME SAM WORKERS ALL ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
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THAT WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON AND WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO, UM, NEEDS IN MERCHANT COUNTY.I'LL MOVE ON TO OUR, UM, LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM WHEN YOU DO HAVE FEBRUARY 24TH DEADLINE FOR THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM.
SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD ONE MORE TIME.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY NEEDS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM, UM, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UH, PLEASE DO CONSIDER IT.
UM, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU'D LIKE REGARDING THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM.
UM, WE HAVE OUR COORDINATOR, SAM SHERMAN ON STANDBY IF THE BOARD OR ANY OF OUR PARTNERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
UH, LASTLY I DO WANT TO MENTION, UH, WE HAVE SOME, UM, PROJECTS IN THE AREA AND ONE OF THOSE BEING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION, WE JUST DID IN CITY OF LOS BANOS, UM, ON 1 52 AND 11TH STREET, UM, THIS WILL HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE NUMBER AND SEVERITY OF BROADSIDED AUTO PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS AND LOS BANJOS.
SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT PROJECT.
AND, UH, WE ALSO HEAR RECENTLY ABOUT SOME CONCERNS, UM, REGARDING OUR, OUR LANE, UH, OUR LANE ADJUSTMENT ON 99 AND CITY OF MERCE SAID, AND, UM, THE CITY DID REACH OUT TO US AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CITY OF MERCY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE UPCOMING RAMP CLOSURES ON NORTHBOUND 99, AS WELL AS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S, UM, ECONOMIC NEEDS AS WELL, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
SO, UM, THOSE ARE ALL THE UPDATES I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THOUGHTS, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR IT.
AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE TIME.
UM, I DO HAVE A REQUEST, UM, COULD WE COULD AT OUR NEXT MEETING OR IN BETWEEN IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL IT TO, UH, TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UH, BUT COULD I GET THE TRAFFIC COUNTS FOR ALL THE HIGHWAYS AND MERSEYSIDE COUNTY? I BELIEVE WE CAN PROVIDE, UH, SOMETHING OF THAT SORT TO YOU.
AND THEN, UM, JUST ONE OTHER COMMENT, I GUESS, AS I LISTENED TO YOUR REPORT AND THE FOCUS THAT WE'RE WHERE CALTRANS IS MOVING, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, SO, SO FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, WE'RE, WE'RE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER, UH, OR WELL MORE THAN CONSIDER NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, UM, IN, IN DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UH, YET THE STATE'S POLICIES, UM, HAVE MADE IT SO EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT WE WOULD CALL MOM AND POP BUSINESSES, RIGHT.
THAT LOCATE IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO DO BUSINESS.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THE, THE LOCAL LITTLE LOCAL STORES GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEN REGIONAL CHAINS COME IN AND TAKE OVER AND THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T PUT THEMSELVES IN NEIGHBORHOODS, RIGHT.
THEY PUT THEMSELVES ON HIGHWAYS OR HIGH USE INTERSECTIONS, WHICH, UM, KIND OF IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE GOAL OF REDUCED, UH, TRAVEL.
AND SO ANYWAYS, IF YOU COULD JUST PASS THAT ON UP UP YOUR CHAIN, I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, THOSE COMMENTS ARE WELL-KNOWN AND WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
I'LL DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO OUR HEADQUARTERS PARTNERS TO DISCUSS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE, UH, YES, UH, DIRECTOR PEDROZA.
UH, MARLIN, UM, JUST A QUICK, I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN.
I GET WAS, UM, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM, UH, THE CITY MANAGER FROM MURCIA TODAY.
UH, KIND OF TALKING ABOUT, UH, YOUR, YOUR GUYS' WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO, TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION ON 9 99 IS GOING TO HAVE.
AND, BUT I DO WANNA, UM, ASK, BECAUSE THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THAT IN NOVEMBER, WAS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS WERE STILL WORKING ON THE SIGNS, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE, THE LEE GRAND EXIT AND THE GRAND ROAD.
AND I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY UPDATE ON THAT OR ANYTHING ELSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WITH WHAT I HAD BROUGHT UP, UH, AT OUR LAST MEETING IN REGARDS TO 99 AT APPLEGATE AND ATWATER, UH, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
I, I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T, UH, FOLLOW IF YOU WERE REFERRING TO THE LEGRAND EXIT ISSUE OR THAT'S WHAT I WAS, THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO.
UM, YEAH, WE, WE ACTUALLY DID REACH OUT TO OUR DISTRICT SIX PARTNERS, UH, BECAUSE WE ARE AWARE THAT THE, THE SIGNAGE ISSUE IS PRIMARILY AND OUR DISTRICT SIX OFFICE.
UM, WE DID RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM PARTNERS DOWN THERE THAT THEY ARE APPLYING TO REPLACE THE SIGN AT SOME POINT.
HOWEVER, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS, BUT WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND GET SOME MORE SPECIFICS FOR
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YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.COULD WE LET IT SHOW THAT A DIRECTOR SERATO HAS JOINED THE MEETING? YES, YES.
THIS IS PAT NAGY FROM GUSTINE.
UH, JUST PUTTING THE BUG IN YOUR EAR AGAIN, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THAT ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.
UM, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, WE'RE READY TO GO, JUST WAITING ON TO GET THAT ENCROACHMENT PERMIT BACK FROM, FROM DISTRICT 10.
SO IF YOU COULD PUT A BUG IN THEIR EAR, UH, WE ARE NOW SPENDING OUR OWN MONEY ON THIS PROJECT INSTEAD OF GRANT MONEY, BECAUSE WE DON'T GET ANY MORE GRANT MONEY UNTIL WE START MOVING FORWARD.
SO IT'S A KIND OF HITTING HOME IN OUR COFFERS.
UNDERSTOOD DIRECTOR FOR BRINGING THAT UP TO OUR ATTENTION.
I DID REACH OUT AFTER OUR, YOUR COMMENTS LAST BOARD MEETING.
I REACHED OUT TO OUR PROJECT TEAM.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE I HEARD ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL BACK, BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM ON THIS ISSUE.
UM, THAT'S A CONCERN TO US AS WELL.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SPEND YOUR OWN MONEY ON NECESSARILY, SO APPRECIATE THAT FOLLOW-UP MAGGIE MARLON, AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US.
THANKS FOR GETTING THAT 11TH STREET JUNCTION DONE.
THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING BEAUTIFULLY.
UM, WE TALKED WITH STAFF THE OTHER DAY.
WE HAD A PEDESTRIAN KILLED ON MERCY SPRINGS, UH, NORTH OF TOWN, UM, THERE SOME LIGHTING LIGHTING ISSUES, PERHAPS.
UH, AND, UH, SO I KNOW OUR STAFF, WE'LL BE TALKING, TALKING WITH EVERYBODY UP THERE, SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME SOLUTIONS TO THAT SITUATION.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THAT, UH, PET SITUATION IN LOS BANOS.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MARLON.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS.
APPRECIATE THE TIME I WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FIVE,
[5. Citizens Advisory Committee report]
WHICH IS THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT.AND WE HAVE RENEE KATERRA IS IN THE HOUSE ARE GOOD THEATERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR, DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
UH, SO HERE TO PRESENT, UH, MCG CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT.
UM, THIS LAST YEAR WE'VE HAD AT LEAST FOUR NEW MEMBERS.
SO PLEASE TAP ON US ON US AS A RESOURCE.
WE'RE VERY ACTIVE GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, WE'RE HOPING TO, YOU GUYS, UH, MIGHT GET AHOLD OF US AND WE'LL HELP YOU GUYS OUT ON WHAT YOU GUYS NEED.
UH, WE DID MEET ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 7TH, WE DID HAVE QUORUM, UH, STAFF PRESENTED THE MCG AND T UH, GPA ACTION INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEMS TO THE CAC MEMBERS.
ALL ACTION ITEMS WERE PASSED AS PRESENTED BY STAFF, OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE A MEETING IN LOS BANOS TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS INVOLVED, UH, WITH OUR CAC MEETINGS.
SO WE'LL BE EXPLORING THAT IN, IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER BASED ON, UM, THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT OPENS UP A BIT, UH, AND ALSO WE DO HAVE A VACANCY FOR A SMALL BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE.
UH, IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, UM, JUST FEEL FREE AND SEND THEM OVER TO MCG STAFF SO WE CAN GET THEM INVOLVED.
[8. Action items]
EIGHT, WHICH IS OUR ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM A APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 20, UH, 20 22, 20 23 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM PRIORITIES, STACEY GUZMAN.THIS ITEM IS OUR ANNUAL ITEM FOR JANUARY, UH, THAT IS ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE OUR PRIORITIES THAT WILL BE USED TO BUILD OUR WORK PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23.
IT ALSO SERVES AS A FA A FRAMEWORK THAT WE RELY ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN OR LEND SUPPORT TO PARTICULAR PROJECTS OR EFFORTS WITH LETTERS OR STAFF SUPPORT.
THIS REALLY IS OUR GUIDEBOOK TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AND DEVELOPING OUR STAFF TIME AND OUR PRODUCTS AROUND IN THE, IN THE COMING YEAR.
UM, I WILL POINT OUT THAT THIS SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR, UH, TO BOARD MEMBERS WHO, UM, HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR LONGER THAN A YEAR ITEMS. ONE THROUGH NINE HAVE HAVE BEEN FOR THE MOST PART.
UM, OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS LAST YEAR, WE DID ADD NINE E, WHICH IS, UM, SUPPORTING SPECIFICALLY THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE READINESS PLANNING.
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AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE PROPOSING ITEM 10, WHICH IS PLANNING FOR AND INVESTING IN NON-MOTORIZED MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION.THAT'S A FANCY WAY OF JUST, YOU KNOW, BIKE PAD.
THE HIGHWAY, UH, MAIN CORRIDORS ARE IN HERE.
UM, ALL OF THE BLUEPRINT, SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES ARE IN HERE.
IT'S A VERY BROAD, UM, UH, FRAMEWORK, BUT WE WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THAT NON-MOTORIZED PLANNING AS A PRIORITY.
SO WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TODAY, THIS WILL SERVE AS THE CORE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WORK PROGRAM FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
AND WE ARE REQUESTING BOARD ACTION.
ANY QUESTIONS OF STACY? ANY RAISED HANDS ONLINE FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS? THERE ARE NONE.
WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD MOVE TO APPROVE.
FORIA SECONDED BY DIRECTOR NAGY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL DIRECTOR.
YEAH, DIRECTOR MCDANIEL DIRECTOR, NAGY DIRECTOR.
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM B, WHICH IS A, EXCEPT THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2021.
HELLO, NOW, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR.
UM, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS APPROVAL OF THE FY 2021 AUDITED FINANCIALS, I WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF AS NOTHING HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED SINCE WE REPORTED THE, UH, URINE FINANCIAL REPORT EARLIER THIS FISCAL YEAR, UH, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, MCGS ASSETS GREW BY $8.3 MILLION.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD SOME RECEIVABLES OUTSTANDING.
AND, UH, THE CASH THAT CAME IN FROM MEASURE V REGIONAL FUNDS.
UM, ALSO OUR LIABILITIES INCREASED BY $3.1 MILLION, THE SAME TOKEN AS UNEARNED REVENUES.
SO IT WAS REVENUES THAT WE RECEIVED, BUT WE HAVEN'T APPLIED TO ANY PROJECTS.
AND ALSO WE HAVE SOME, UH, PAYABLES AS A 6 34 REGIONAL PROJECTS, UH, TO BE PAID.
UH, LIKE AS I SAID, MCGS REVENUES INCREASED BY $1.7 MILLION.
ALSO AT THE SAME TOKEN EXPENDITURES INCREASED BY $1.2 MILLION.
IN CONCLUSION, THERE IS NO MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ON THE MCD AUDIT FINANCIALS.
ANY QUESTIONS OF A NAV? I SEE NONE ONLINE.
WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD MOVE TO APPROVE? OKAY.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.
PEDROZA SECONDED BY, UH, DIRECTOR NAGY.
UH, EMILY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? YES.
UH, DIRECTOR KALE DIRECTOR ESPINOSA.
DIRECTOR FOR RHEA DIRECTOR HOGUE DIRECTOR, MCDANIEL DIRECTOR, NAGY DIRECTOR.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C, WHICH THE, UH, IS TO ACCEPT THE MEASURE V AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2021.
UM, SO BEFORE YOU AS APPROVAL OF THE 2021 FINANCIAL AUDITS FOR MEASURE V JUST ACTUALLY SOME GOOD STUFF, UM, IN FRONT OF YOU AS A SCHEDULE OF REVENUES EXPENDITURES AS A SIX 30, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE A MEASURE VIEW GENERATED $23.8 MILLION IN REVENUES.
UM, BUT IN THE SAME TOKENS EXPENDITURES WAS $13.2 MILLION.
THIS SCHEDULE SHOWS HOW MUCH MEASURE V WAS ALLOCATED TO EACH JURISDICTION, REGIONAL, REGIONAL FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION, SAME TOKEN.
IT'S ALSO DEMONSTRATES, UH, THE EXPENDITURES BY EACH REGION AND HOW MUCH FUNDS WERE EXPENDED BY EAST AND WEST SIDE.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ONLINE, IT'S PAGE 1 48 OF YOUR PACKET, ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? OKAY.
SO PAGE TWO, UM, THIS, THIS OUTLINES, THE REGIONAL PROJECTS HUM.
WHAT WAS BUDGETED AND HOW MUCH IT HAS BEEN SPENT TO DATE.
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UM, THE FIRST PAGE, UM, IS THE EAST SIDE PROJECTS.AND, UM, IT SHOWS THAT WHAT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ARE OPEN SO FAR, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY HAVING A CLOSE OUT PROCESS FOR THESE REGIONAL PROJECTS.
SO WE ARE ACTUALLY, UH, PREPARING PROCEDURES TO CLOSE OUT THESE PROJECTS.
THE NEXT PAGE IS ALL THE PROJECTS ON THE WEST SIDE, WHICH, UH, WHAT ARE THE BUDGETS? WHAT, HOW MUCH HAS EXPENDED TO DATE? UM, SO FAR ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS FOR THE EAST AND WEST SIDE PROJECTS.
AND THEN THE LAST PAGE IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEASURE THESE, UH, RIGHTS.
SO THIS DEMONSTRATES HOW MANY RIDES WERE PROVIDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ONLY $54,000, A 54,000 RIDES, BUT THAT'S MAKES UP ONLY FOUR MONTHS.
AND THAT'S, IF YOU TIMES THAT BY FOUR THAT'S ALMOST 200,000 RIDES WHEN WE SUCCEED THE 2020 NUMBERS, UM, THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION REPORT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR NAGY AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR MCDANIEL, UH, DIRECTOR KALE.
DIRECTOR HOKE, DIRECTOR, MCDANIEL DIRECTOR, NIKE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR SERRATA AND CHIPPER.
I VOTE AYE MOTION CARRIES UNIT.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D, WHICH IS AUTHORIZATION OF THE FORMATION OF THE SIXTH CYCLE, REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS, ASSESSMENT OR ARENAS.
WE CALL IT A STEERING COMMITTEE AND A 2022 RTP SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO, UH, WE ARE, UH, IN THE MIDDLE ARE KICKING OFF TWO CORE PLANNING PROCESSES AT MCG, THE RENA AND THE RTP SES, BOTH OF WHICH REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AND PUBLIC OUTREACH.
SO STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE FORMATION OF TWO COMMITTEES, ONE BEING THE SIXTH CYCLE, RENA STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE OTHER BEING THE 2022 RTP SES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND THE PURPOSE OF BOTH COMMITTEES WILL BE TO SERVE AS FORUMS TO SOLICIT A STAKEHOLDER INPUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO KEY, UH, PLANNING DOCUMENTS.
UM, THE REED, UH, REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, UM, IS A PLANNING PROCESS BY WHICH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DETERMINES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW HOMES THAT OUR REGION NEEDS TO PLAN FOR.
AND ALSO HOW AFFORDABLE THOSE HOMES SHOULD BE.
THERE'S A CATEGORIES BY INCOME, UM, IN ORDER TO MEET THE BROADER HOUSING NEEDS, UM, FOR PEOPLE IN THE REGION AT ALL INCOME LEVELS.
SO WHAT MCG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING AND WHAT WILL BE, UH, THE, THE WORK OF THE RENA STEERING COMMITTEE IS TO ASSIST AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY THAT TAKES THAT COUNTYWIDE REGIONAL NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO EACH OF THE JURISDICTIONS SO THAT EACH JURISDICTION TAKES THAT NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS UPDATES THEIR, UM, HOUSING ELEMENT.
AND THEN THEREFORE HAS COMPLETED THE PLANNING PROCESSES BY WHICH, UM, UH, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COULD BE FACILITATED IN THE FUTURE.
SO THIS COMMITTEE, UM, AS I LAID OUT IN THE STAFF REPORT, UH, NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL JURISDICTIONAL REPRESENTATION.
SO ALL SEVEN JURISDICTIONS WILL HAVE STAFF TO PARTICIPATE.
AND THEN SOME OF THE KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UH, VARIOUS HOUSING DEVELOPERS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LOCAL DEVELOPERS, NATIONAL DEVELOPERS, BIKE, PEDESTRIAN, UM, ADVOCACY, ADVOCACY, ORGANIZATION, SOCIAL EQUITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, FOR THE, UM, RTP SES, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT DEVELOPS THAT VISION AND INVESTMENT PLAN, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION IN MERSEYSIDE COUNTY.
UM, IT CONSIDERS ITEMS LIKE FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH, HOUSING NEEDS, UH, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS, AND THEN MAPS OUT HOW OUR REGION WILL INTEGRATE TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE, UM, WITH, UM, THE GOAL OF PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AS WE GROW INTO A LARGER REGION REGION AND DOING THAT IN A, IN A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS AND ECONOMICALLY CONSCIOUS WAY, ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WAY.
SO, UH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO BOTH OF THESE PROCESSES.
THE RTP SES IN PARTICULAR, UM, IS REQUIRED FOR NOT JUST MCG, BUT FOR THE JURISDICTIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN, UM, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAMS. SO IT IS ALSO CRITICAL THAT WE ENGAGE
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OUR BROADER COMMUNITY AND A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES.IT'S REALLY KIND OF A KITCHEN SINK APPROACH, UM, TO GET ALL OF THE PERSPECTIVES AND INPUT FROM OUR BROADER COMMUNITY IN MERCER COUNTY AND ALL THESE INDUSTRIES, UH, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMITTEE.
SO FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, IT ALSO WILL REQUIRE REPRESENTATION FROM THE JURISDICTIONS.
UM, IT IS NOT EX UH, OUTLINED IN THE ACTION, BUT I W I AM SEEKING A VOLUNTEER OF THIS BODY TO SERVE SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
UM, THE MEETINGS WILL, UH, REALLY TAKE, TAKE PLACE LARGELY BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL.
UM, MANY OF THEM WILL BE VIRTUAL, UH, BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS TO REALLY BE PART OF A, UH, OF, UH, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PLANNING FUNCTIONS THAT WE DO, UH, FOR THE REGION.
SO THAT'S MY SYNOPSIS FOR THE RTPS.
YES, IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE, UM, OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY, OUR TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD, ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, UM, ADA, SENIORS, AGRICULTURE GOODS MOVEMENT, UH, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON CALTRANS, BROAD BASED BUSINESSES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, LITERALLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO MR. CHAIR, AT THIS TIME, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE FORMATION OF THE RENA COMMITTEE AND THE RTP SES COMMITTEE, AND THEN, UH, POTENTIALLY A VOLUNTEER TO SERVE ON THE RTP SCS COMMITTEE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF US STACY? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTION.
HOW COME EVERY TIME YOU SAID VOLUNTEER, YOU STARED AT ME.
WELL, YOU HAVE A BIG PROJECT GOING ON, SO YOU THINK YOU'D WANT TO GET INVOLVED.
ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING? YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE ELSE.
YOU, YOU HAD THE, YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS MAINTAINING EYE CONTACT.
EVERYONE ELSE WAS LOOKING AWAY.
OKAY, WELL, LET'S TAKE THESE, UH, THE FIRST TWO ITEMS WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED ACTION OF CREATING THE ARENA STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE R T P S C S ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND THEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR HOGAN, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR MCDANIEL.
UM, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL DIRECTOR.
WE WON'T HOLD IT AGAINST THE VOLUNTEER AT ALL.
WHATEVER COMES BACK TO THIS BODY, LOOKING AT ME THERE.
I WISH YOU COULD SEE UNDER MY MASK AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO VOLUNTEER, I WOULD DO SO.
HEY, YOU LOOK REALLY EXCITED, SORT OF MR. PETROSAL.
YEAH, TURN IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO STEP INTO SOMEONE ELSE.
UM, WERE THE MEETINGS, THE MEETINGS RIGHT NOW ARE GOING TO BE VIRTUAL.
UM, AND I CAN'T SAY EXACTLY WHEN ON THE TIME, BUT LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO TRY FOR A LATE AFTERNOON JUST TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, OUR NON ELECTED OFFICIAL, UM, PARTICIPANTS.
WELL, WE HAVE TWO VOLUNTEERS TO VOLUNTEER MCCANN.
SO WE'LL UH, THEN, UM, WE'LL APPROVE OR WE'LL, UH, DIRECTOR.
YES, NO, WE USED TO DO EVERYTHING THE PORTUGUESE WAY OR THE WRONG WAY.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM E UH, APPROVED, UH, 22 APPOINTMENTS FOR REGIONAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AGAIN, STACY.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, LET ME GET MOST OF MY TWO VOLUNTEERS THERE.
UH, THIS ALSO IS AN ANNUAL ITEM.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE LIGHT ROUTE, AND THEN YOU ALL CAN ASK IF THERE'S MORE, IF YOU WANT ME TO GO IN DEPTH, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE COMMITTEES BOARDS, COUNCILS.
WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT THIS BODY APPOINTS REPRESENTATIVES TO? AND IT'S FOR TWO THINGS, ONE TO CONFIRM THAT IF YOU ARE AN INCUMBENT SERVING ON ONE OF THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING, AND ALSO NUMBER TWO, TO ADDRESS ANY VACANCIES THAT EXIST, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY
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VACANCIES.AND THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY ARE CAL COG.
THE SAN JOAQUIN JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, REGIONAL POLICY COUNCIL, CAL VANS.
I ALSO INCLUDED THE REAP AND THE PARTNERSHIP IN THE STAFF REPORT, JUST FOR INFORMATION SO THAT WE SEE THE COMPLETE LIST, BUT NEITHER OF THOSE ARE ELIGIBLE AT THIS TIME TO BE RECONSIDERING.
SO THE WAY THAT I HAD STRUCTURED THE ACTION ITEM, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 1 73 OF YOUR PACKET, UM, THE ACTION HAS IT TEED UP THAT IF EVERYONE WHO'S SITTING ON THESE POSITIONS, WHICH I CAN REVIEW, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ARE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING OPTION A, HAS IT ALL LINED OUT FOR THOSE APPOINTMENTS? IF THERE ARE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE, THEN WE CAN JUST PLUG THEM IN AS WE GO.
SO TYPICALLY WE HAVE ASKED THE INCUMBENTS, IF THERE ARE ANY ANYONE SERVING ON ANY OF THESE COMMITTEES AT THIS POINT THAT ARE, THAT WOULD LIKE TO NO LONGER SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
AND THEN WE WOULD ADDRESS THOSE VACANCIES AND THEN MAKE A MOTION.
K I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IF SOMEBODY IS IN THEIR POSITION AND THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB THAT WE DON'T REPLACE THEM.
SO, UH, ARE THERE ANY INCUMBENTS THAT, UH, NO LONGER WISH TO SERVE? YES.
UH, ACTUALLY, YEAH, I ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE, VERY LITTLE SERVICE IN OUR REGION.
UH, ALMOST ALL OF THE, UH, THEY HAVE A LOT OF CALVIN SERVICE IN OTHER REGIONS, BUT I THINK THEY HAVE ONE, UH, ONE CARPOOL COMING OUT OF OUR REGION.
WELL, I THOUGHT THE GOAL WHEN YOU GOT ON WAS TO TRY TO INCREASE, UH, YOU HAVEN'T HAD THAT MANY.
TH WE HAVE VAN POOLING, WHICH THE VAN POOLING PROGRAM IN GENERAL IS SUCCESSFUL.
UH, BUT THERE ARE NOW, UM, IT'S AN ENTERPRISE, THE DIBS PROGRAM ON TOP OF CALVIN.
SO THIS IS SPECIFIC TO JUST THE CALVIN CALVIN'S PROVIDER.
SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY VANPOOLING IN GENERAL IS ACTUALLY ON THE RISE, BUT YOU'RE CORRECT.
VAN CAL VANS IN PARTICULAR, UM, IS NOT THE ONE IN OUR REGION.
AND, UH, THERE, THAT THAT DISCUSSION DID OCCUR AND THE MEETING THIS MORNING.
UM, DIRECTOR AND COULD ASK YOU A QUESTION.
UH, DID YOU WANT TO BE THE PRIMARY? SURE.
HAVE YOU BEEN ATTENDING THE MEETINGS? NO.
OH, WELL, CAUSE I I'LL I'LL I'LL DO A THIRD SUGGESTION OR SECOND SUGGESTION IS THAT MAYBE WE DON'T, UH, WE DON'T PUT PEOPLE IN THOSE POSITIONS AND LET IT SIT IDLE IF IT'S NOT VALUABLE TO YOUR TIME.
BUT IF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT FOR A WHILE AND SEE SURE.
PERIODICALLY BECAUSE OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS RETIRED.
SO THEN, UM, THE CHANGE WOULD BE, UM, UH, THAT, UH, PAT NAGGY WOULD BECOME THE BOARD MEMBER.
IS ANYBODY INTERESTED IN BEING THE ALTERNATE, TOM, WOULD YOU DO THAT JUST IN CASE SINCE YOU KIND OF HAVE A SENSE FOR IT? OKAY, SURE.
UH, WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD, UH, ITEM A I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE OR OPTION A, OKAY.
IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY, SO DIRECTOR MCDANIEL, UM, MOTION ITEM A WITH, UH, THE CHANGE OF, UH, OF TOM FRIA AND PAT NAGY SWITCHING ON THE CARAVANS.
AND THEN WHO WAS THE SECOND, UH, DARK CARNEGIE? WELL, THERE YOU GO.
I HAD TO MIX IT UP THERE A LITTLE BIT.
SO SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA, ARE YOU GOOD? ARE YOU STAYING LONGER OR DIRECT DRESS? BAUZA ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO STAY ALIVE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.
UH, I'LL BE CHAIR OF THE JPA, UH, IN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
[6. Information items]
ITEM SIX, WHICH IS OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. UH, THEY'RE ALL LISTED HERE.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHTY.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM
[7. Consent calendar]
SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.WHAT IS THE, UH, ALL CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REMOVED OR SEPARATE FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, A MEMBER OF STAFF OR A MEMBER OF
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THE PUBLIC.DOES ANYBODY WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? OKAY.
UH, WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD I'LL MOVE.
CONSIDERING ALL ITEMS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR MCDANIEL, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR.
PEDROSO I SEE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
DIRECTOR PEDROZA DIRECTOR SERATO, DIRECTOR ESPINOSA.
[9. Discussion items]
ITEM NINE, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION ITEM, A ITEM A IS THE HIGHWAY 99 SUMMIT.AND THAT IS, UH, UM, UH, STACY GOON.
UH, THIS IS JUST TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, THE CULMINATION OF A FEW EFFORTS.
UM, I'VE SHARED WITH THE BOARD ON OCCASION AND, AND AS, AS DIRECTOR, UM, MCDANIEL'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE FINISH OF THE 99 CAMPAIGN.
UM, AND THE IDEA IS TO, TO MAKE SURE THE STATE IS MAINTAINING ITS COMMITMENT TO COMPLETING THE HIGHWAY 99, UM, CORRIDOR.
UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL, UH, COMPONENTS OF THE CORRIDOR THAT HAVE YET TO BE WIDENED TO THE SIX LANES.
AND THOSE ARE IN MADERA COUNTY, TILLERY COUNTY AND MERSEYSIDE COUNTY.
SO WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING ON THAT EFFORT, UM, THE DRAFT, I TIP THE INNER, UH, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WAS RELEASED BY CALTRANS.
UM, LATE LAST YEAR INCLUDED FUNDING FOR FOUR PROJECTS.
ONE OF WHICH IS OUR LIVINGSTON WIDENING PROJECT THAT, THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN 2018, BUT FOR THE MADERA PROJECT THAT WAS ELICITED FOR FUNDING AND THE, I TIP THERE WAS LANGUAGE, WHICH WAS REALLY UNUSUAL, UM, THAT MADE THEIR PROJECT FUNDING CONTINGENT UPON A SUMMIT THAT WOULD BE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALTRANS AND THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL AGENCIES.
AND, UM, IT WAS TO ESTABLISH A VISION FOR THE 99 CORRIDOR THAT ADDRESSES LOCAL NEEDS IN A MANNER ALIGNED WITH STATE GOALS AS OUTLINED IN CAP TIE BEFORE THE STIP ADOPTION OF MARCH 15TH, 2022.
SO IT REQUIRED THAT A SUMMIT TAKE PLACE TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, THE EIGHT COGS AND, UM, THE CALTRANS DISTRICT SIX AND 10 TO PUT A SUMMIT TOGETHER BEFORE THIS DATE TO ENSURE THAT IT DOES NOT BECOME A PROBLEM FOR MADERAS PROJECT FUNDING.
UM, THE DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR MARCH 3RD AND MARCH 4TH AT THE TALARI AG CENTER BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC IN IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION IS GOING TO BE LIMITED.
THEY'RE REQUESTING EACH COG TO ONLY BRING FOUR IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING IT BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TWO REGIONAL POLICY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND THE ALTERNATE OF COURSE, IF OUR, WHICH IN OUR CASE, OF COURSE, WOULD BE MYSELF, DIRECTOR, MCDANIEL, DIRECTOR, KALE, AND DIRECTOR SOLVERA.
THOSE ARE THE THREE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE EVENT.
ANY ONE OF THOSE THREE WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
WE COULD INVITE ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS IS INTERESTED, BUT THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL OPTION AS WELL TO PARTICIPATE.
SO, UM, THOSE DETAILS ARE STILL COMING ALONG.
UM, BUT THIS WAS JUST AN, I WANTED TO, THIS WAS KIND OF THE FIRST REAL ACTIONABLE, TANGIBLE PRODUCT THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE 99 EFFORT AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE.
AND I DID WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION, UH, IN THE FISCAL IMPACT OF MY, UM, STAFF REPORT ON PAGE 1 77.
IT INDICATES THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE AGENCY OUTSIDE OF MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT.
THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE, UM, ONE NIGHT OF, UM, HOTEL, BECAUSE IT WILL BE A TWO DAY CONFERENCE, A TWO DAY EVENT.
AND IT'S AN INFORMATION ITEM QUE ANY QUESTIONS OF US, STACY.
[10. Action items]
TO, UM, THE TRANSIT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY FROM MERCER COUNTY.UH, WE DO HAVE AN ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS, UH, AUTHORIZATION ARE AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXERCISE THE REMAINING TWO OPTION YEARS OF THE EXISTING CAD AVAL CONTRACT WITH SYNCHRO MADDIX IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $58,556 ANNUALLY.
NO, I SEE A BAD IS GOING TO PRESENT TODAY.
YEAH, SHE JUST TO ANSWER A QUESTION.
UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, UH, STAFF IS BRINGING AN ITEM TO THIS BOARD TO FOR ACTION.
I HAVE TO GIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AUTHORITY TO ENTER A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT, A ADDITIONAL YEAR AGREEMENT FOR $58,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $117,122
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FOR TWO YEARS.UH, JUST A REAL QUICK LITTLE BACKGROUND.
CAD STANDS FOR COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH AND ABL STANDS FOR AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION.
THE REASON WHY THIS SOFTWARE IS SO IMPORTANT, IT GIVES REAL TIME PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM TO US SECRET MITRE PROVIDES WRITERS WITH REAL-TIME BUS ARRIVAL INFORMATION FROM EACH STOP IN THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS INTEGRATED WITH OUR WEBSITE AND THE BUSES APP SUPERMODELS SYNCHRO ALSO PROVIDES OPERATIONAL DATA SUCH AS DETAILS ON THE ROUTE PERFORMANCE, STOP USAGE AND MISS OR DELAY SERVICE.
THE EQUIPMENT ALSO MAKES THE BUS COMPLIANT WITH ADA AND TITLE SIX WITH, UH, AUTOMATIC VEHICLE ANNOUNCING STATION FEATURE.
SO IF YOU EVER HEAR THE BUS STOP ANNOUNCES, IT SAYS STOP AND FOR WHATEVER IT IS.
UM, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THAT, WE GET FINED BY TITLE SIX.
I THINK IT'S LIKE $10,000 FOR EACH OCCURRENCE.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S EXPENSIVE.
SO OTHER THAN THAT, UH, THIS CONCLUDES THIS REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR NAGGY, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR KALE.
DIRECTOR PEDROZA DIRECTOR FOR MARIA.
A CHAIR FOR MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
IS THAT TRUE? WELL, SEVEN EYES, RIGHT EYES.
I'LL JUST I'LL NOTE THAT IT'S SEVEN EYES NETWORK D DIRECTOR MCDANIEL IN THE ROOM FOR A MOMENT.
[12. Action items]
SAID COUNTY REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, UH, ITEM 12, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.I ACCEPT THE MERCE SAID COUNTY REGIONAL WASTE, PLANT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, AUDITED FINANCIALS, NAF.
SO NOW I'M PRETTY SURE HE GOT TIRED OF SEEING ME, BUT LAST ONE, I PROMISE, UM, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A 2021 AUDITED FINANCIALS, LIKE I SAID, I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF, UH, FOR 2021 RWS ASSETS INCREASED BY $5.8 MILLION INCREASES DUE TO THE REVENUES, EXCEEDING THE EXPENDITURES.
UH, FOR 2021, THE LIABILITIES INCREASED BY $90,000.
UH, THE RWS LIABILITY, CURRENT LIABILITIES INCREASED BY $1.2 MILLION, BUT THE LONG-TERM LIABILITIES DECREASED BY $1.1 MILLION.
WHAT'S NET NET CHANGES THE INCREASE OF $90,000.
AS I MENTIONED, UH, THE RWA TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES IS $19.7 MILLION AND THE TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES $0.3 MILLION, UH, THE NON-OPERATING REVENUE EXPENDITURE NET CHANGES NEGATIVE, UH, $545,000.
THE TOTAL CHANGE IN NET POSITION IS AT $5.8 MILLION, WHICH, UH, DEMONSTRATES OUR INCREASE IN ASSETS.
UM, IN CONCLUSION, THERE IS NO, UH, MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN AUDITS.
UM, WE HAD A CLEAN AUDIT ON BOTH ALL THREE AUDITS THIS YEAR.
SO, SO FAR I'LL COME BACK INTO MY REPORT.
WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD POOP.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR KALE, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR FRIA.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL DIRECTOR.
WHO WAS THE MOTION? AND THE SECOND.
SO THE MOTION WAS KALE AND THE SECOND WAS DIRECTOR FRIA, AND WE ALREADY HAVE AN EYE FROM DIRECTOR NAGGY.
HE STEPPED OUT DIRECTOR KOREA.
[13. Discussion items]
WHICH IS A DISCUSSION ITEM.THIS IS A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENT CALENDAR FOR 2022.
UH, THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, UM, IN DECEMBER, UH, OUR RWA STAFF AND ALL OF THE JURISDICTIONAL STAFF AND HOLLERS AND AN A NUMBER OF VENDORS MEANT TO COORDINATE THE 2022
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CALENDAR REGARDING A HOLIDAY CLOSURES AND COMMUNITY CLEANUP DATES.UM, MANY OF THE ANNUAL EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST WILL CONTINUE AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
HOWEVER, WE DID LEARN FROM THE MATTRESS COUNCIL THAT THEY WILL NOT BE PROVIDING SERVICES TO ALL EVENTS AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.
SO, UM, THE STAFF FROM EACH JURISDICTION WILL BE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS WHICH EVENTS THOSE SERVICES WILL BE, UM, PROVIDED AT, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF.
UM, AS, AS THESE EVENTS, UM, ARE PLANNED, UM, THE CALENDAR DOES INCLUDE DATES FOR THE QUARTERLY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENTS AT THE HIGHWAY 59 LANDFILL, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT WE HOLD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOS BANDITS CLEANUP DATES.
UM, WE DID INCLUDE TWO MORE HW EVENTS IN LOS BANOS TO COINCIDE WITH THE CITY'S TWO ADDITIONAL CLEANUP DATES.
UM, THIS CALENDAR, AS YOU SEE, HAS BEEN SHARED WITH, UM, ALL OF OUR AGENCY MEMBERS STAFF, AND IS POSTED ON THE RWA WEBSITE, IT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
[14. Executive Director’s report]
TO ITEM 14, WHICH IS A GIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.THIS IS MY LAST ITEM, SO SORRY.
YOU HAD TO HEAR ME ALL AFTERNOON.
UH, BUT I DO WANT TO START BY THANKING, UH, COUNTY STAFF FOR STEPPING IN AND BEING AN EXTENSION OF OUR TEAM AND ADMINISTERING OUR ZOOM, UM, ESPECIALLY, UH, ON, ON SHORT NOTICE AND TO EMILY FOR SERVING AS OUR BOARD CLERK.
UM, IF YOU WILL, JUST WITH THOSE TWO, UM, INDICATORS AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT NAV IS THE ONLY ONE HERE ACCOMPANYING ME.
UM, IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND I'VE S I'VE SHARED IT IS, UM, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF, OF, OF OUR STAFF WHOSE FAMILIES ARE BEING IMPACTED.
SO, UM, I JUST CONTINUE TO, TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
UH, WE'RE TRYING WITH OUR STAFFING SHORTAGES AND THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC, UM, ARE TRYING TO KEEP ALL OF THE BALLS IN THE AIR, THE PLATE SPINNING, WHATEVER METAPHOR WE WANT TO USE.
UM, SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ALL OF THEM ALL AT ONCE, BUT, UM, WE ARE, UH, KEEPING ON KEEPING ON, SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US AS, AS WE ALL ADJUST TO WHAT'S, UH, SEEMS TO BE EVER-CHANGING.
UM, THANK YOU ALSO FOR OUR TWO VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE SERVING ON THE RTP SES COMMITTEE.
UM, WE WILL HAVE AN ITEM IN FEBRUARY AS A PART OF OUR OUTREACH TO THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMPONENT.
THAT WILL JUST KIND OF BE A RTP SES 1 0 1, YOU KNOW, JUST A REMINDER, WHAT IS IT, WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO IT? UM, ALL OF THAT, UM, IT WILL BE PROBABLY SOME REPLICATION FOR OUR TWO DIRECTORS THAT WILL SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT, UM, IF YOU'RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, THE MORE YOU HEAR IT, THE MORE IT SINKS IN.
SO WE'LL, I'LL TRY TO KEEP THAT, UH, PRESENTATION BRIEF, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THOSE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALSO IN FEBRUARY.
UM, I'LL BE BRINGING THE, UM, THE SCHEDULE FOR THE JPA RENEWAL.
UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU PUT INTO, UH, KICKING THAT OFF AT THE BOARD RETREAT IN NOVEMBER, WE HAVE A PROCESS AND SCHEDULE THAT WILL COME TO THE BOARD THAT WILL LAY OUT BASICALLY THE STEPS BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE.
AND, UH, WE'LL GET THAT PROCESS, UH, WRAPPED UP, UM, HERE INTO THE 20, 22 YEAR.
ALSO NEXT MONTH, WE WILL BE BRINGING OUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR OUR NEXT DOOR BUILDING FOR OUR NEW TRANSIT OFFICE, LONG TIME COMING, BUT WE ARE EXCITED, UH, JUST TODAY THEY FINISHED THE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT.
SO, UM, WE ARE, UH, ROCKING AND ROLL IN THERE.
SO CONSTRUCTION HOPEFULLY WILL BE, UH, BEGAN FOLLOWING OUR FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING.
UM, WE'VE REPORTED IN THE PAST, AND THIS BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE EXPENDITURE OF, UM, NEW BUS SHELTERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
AND WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR JURISDICTIONS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE WOULD GO.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THOSE SHELTERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AFTER SOME LOGISTICAL DELAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
UM, AND WE, UM, I THINK ARE ON THE STREET RIGHT NOW FOR PROCURING A CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE.
SO THAT'LL BE A PRIORITY COMES SPRING, JUST A HEADS UP IN THE EVENT.
YOU WANT TO BOARD A BUS AT OUR, UH, OUR, OUR BUS OR ANY BUS OR AN AIRPLANE OR ANY KIND OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THE TSA HAS EXTENDED THE MASK MANDATE THROUGH MARCH 18TH.
THAT CONTINUES TO BE PUSHED BACK, UH, JUST ABOUT RIGHT WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO IT, IT GIVES, GOES OUT A LITTLE FURTHER.
UM, ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA PROGRAM THAT CALTRANS HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT, WE HAVE BEEN EXPLORING A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRANSIT AGENCY AND THE CITY OF MORISSET AND THE CITY ABOUT WATER.
IT'S AGAIN, WE'RE STILL EXPLORING IT, BUT LOOKING AT THAT PROGRAM AS A WAY TO BEAUTIFY OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR TRANSPO AREAS FOR THE BUS, UM, WE AREN'T SURE IF THAT WILL BE AN ELIGIBLE FRUITFUL PROCESS, BUT IT WE'RE TRYING TO GET CREATIVE TO SEE IF THAT'S A WAY WE CAN TAP INTO, UM, THOSE REVENUES.
AND THEN LASTLY, OUR NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUARY 17TH.
IT'LL BE HERE AGAIN, IF YOU FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN HERE A LOT, IT'S BECAUSE WE HAD
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TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AS DIFFERENT COUNCILS, HAVE DIFFERENT RULES ABOUT HAVING IN-PERSON MEETINGS.SO AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO MEET IN PERSON, UH, WHEN WE DO HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE SCHEDULE, THIS IS TYPICALLY THE EASIEST.
AND WE THANK THE COUNTY FOR CONTINUING TO HOST US.
THAT IS ALL, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STACY? IT LOOKS LIKE YOU COVERED IT.
[15. Directors’ reports]
ITEM 15.UM, MR. SERATO DIRECTOR, PETROSAL DIRECTOR, HOPE WE'VE HAD AN, UH, SUBJECT OF THE EMERGENCY CALL BOX FUNDING AND HOW MANY CALLS COME TO EACH SMALL CITY? UM, AND WE, AS OF, I THINK IN ONE MONTH WE HAD 700 OUTSIDE OUR CITY.
SO FROM OTHER PLACES, SO WE WERE, UM, INTERESTED IN WHERE THE FUNDING FOR THAT IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED, OR IF IT IS DISTRIBUTED, IF IT GETS DISTRIBUTED FROM SMALLER CITIES, UM, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO THAT CAME UP IN OUR MEETING, UM, ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK.
SO I'M SUPPOSED TO BE REPORTING BACK TO YOU TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO THERE I'VE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, DIRECTOR HOGUE.
UH, SO WE'RE REFERRING TO THE SAFE FUNDS.
WE DO HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF SAFE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, UM, GROWING BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN OUR CALL BOX PROGRAM.
THERE HAS BEEN A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THOSE FUNDS COULD BE REDIRECTED TO JURISDICTIONS WHO ARE PICKING UP, UM, CALLS THAT, UM, THE DISPATCH SERVICE DISPATCH SUPPORT.
I KNOW THAT THE, THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, BUT THE SHORT ANSWER IS IT'S ON OUR LIST OF THINGS TO, TO, TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH.
I WOULD PROBABLY NEED ABOUT ANOTHER TWO MONTHS JUST TO GET THROUGH THE START, BUT WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR MARCH TO JUST DO A REPORT, WHAT WE HAVE ELIGIBLE USES, AND WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT THOSE MIGHT BE.
IS THAT, DOES THAT WORK WITH YOUR TIMELINE? WELL, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A NEW CITY MANAGER SOON, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE PROJECT THAT HE'D BEEN THINKING ABOUT.
SO IF, AS LONG AS I CAN GIVE SOMETHING TO REPORT TO HIM, THEN I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
COULD I ASK A QUESTION? UH, DIRECTOR HOKE, UM, ARE YOU, SO YOU'RE GETTING THESE CALLS, ARE YOU ALSO PROVIDING SERVICES? YEAH.
UH, WELL, THANKS EVERYBODY FOR COMING TO THE CITY COUNTY DINNER AND WE TRUST NO ONE WENT AWAY HUNGRY.
IT WAS A LITTLE GROSS AND, UH, WE REALLY MUCH ENJOYED HAVING YOU AND HOPE YOU ENJOYED OUR PRESENTATION, MR. NELSON.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, I'M ALSO, UM, MY PRIMARY GIG IS MUSIC TEACHER.
UM, AND SO I HAVE A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING A COUNTY ON REQUIRE, UH, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 SOMETHING YEARS.
AND, UH, THERE'LL BE PERFORMING IN APRIL.
UM, AND, UH, ALSO IN THE ARTS, A COUPLE OF COOL THINGS, FRIDAY NIGHT, MERCEDES SYMPHONIES, THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, THEY'RE DOING THEIR, UH, IT'S, UH, FROM FILM TO FILM MUSIC TO THE STAGE.
AND THE CONCERT IS SEVEN 30 AT THE THEATER.
AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF MY GRADUATES FROM MY CHOIR PROGRAM HAS BEEN, UH, APPOINTED THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF PLAYHOUSE, MERCEDES GB BLACKMAN, AND GB IS A SUPER TALENT.
HE HAS BEEN SUPER TALENTED SINCE HIS CHILDHOOD.
I HAD THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF TEACHING HIM THROUGH HIS LIFE AND HE'S JUST GONE ON AND DONE A FANTASTIC THING.
AND, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING TIME.
STACY'S REACHED OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING AND, AND, UH, ANYWAYS, WE APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE EXTRA EFFORT THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN TO, TO MAKE THE WORLD TICK AND M KEG.
SO NAV AND, AND, AND THOSE OF YOU ONLINE, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.