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[Call to Order]
THIS MORNING WE DID HAVE A CLOSED SESSION AND STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION.WE'LL NOW START WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY MONSIGNOR HARVEY FONSECA FROM ST JUDE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH OF LIVINGSTON AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 30 YEARS.
YES. YEAH, I 35 YEARS AGO I WAS ON THE BOARD AND THEN FIVE YEARS LATER I WAS ORDAINED A PRIEST.
GOOD. SO WE BEGIN, HEAVENLY FATHER, ONE TRUE GOD, WE STAND BEFORE YOU ASKING YOUR BLESSING UPON THESE MEETING CHAMBERS, COME AND REMAIN HERE.
GUIDE THE DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE HERE, ENABLE US TO UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.
DO NOT LET ANYONE BE MISLED BY IGNORANCE OR CORRUPTED BY FAVOR OR FEAR.
MAY YOUR FAITHFUL SERVANTS WHO LEAD THIS COMMUNITY BE UNITED AS THEY WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
[PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK]
TESTIMONY LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON AND 20 MINUTES TOTAL.THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE NON AGENDA ITEMS. YES. NON AGENDA.
GOOD MORNING. I'M DARLENE INGERSOLL, SERVING AS THE MERCED COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
I WANTED TO COMMENT ON AN INFORMATION ONLY ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 37, WHICH IS INFORMATION ONLY, WHICH IS A STATEMENT OF VOTE WITH THE CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 7TH, 2022.
AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID CHAIR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, C.O.
MENDEZ COUNTY COUNCIL HANSON IS MY PLEASURE TO SPEAK ON THIS AND INTO AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, BLANCA TORRES, FOR CERTIFYING THE ELECTION AND LEADING A GREAT TEAM IN THE REGISTER OF VOTERS OFFICE. IT IS THE BEST TEAM, IN MY OPINION.
ALL THE CITIES IN MERCED COUNTY THAT HOSTED DROP BOXES AND INCLUDING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CEO'S OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, JANITORIAL, SHERIFF, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ASSESSOR, CLERK, RECORDER, COUNTY COUNCIL, CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION AND ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ALL WHO HELPED PUT ON A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION. I STAND HERE AS ONE PERSON AND I GIVE CREDIT TO BLANCA AND [INAUDIBLE] AND EVERYBODY IN MY OFFICE FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DID.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GREAT VENDORS ELECTION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE EXCUSE ME, NO INK AND [INAUDIBLE] THAT COME TO MIND. WITHOUT THOSE, WE CANNOT HAVE SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS.
SO I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT AND THANK EVERYBODY AND THE BOARD AND APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
ANYONE ELSE? OK SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
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NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.PLEASE NOTE ITEMS ONE AND TWO REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO WISH TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THEIR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? YES.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
I WANT TO TALK A BIT ABOUT PROBATION SERVICES WEEK, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.
FOR DECADES, PROBATION IN CALIFORNIA HAS LED, COLLABORATED AND DEFENDED EFFECTIVE POLICIES WITHIN CALIFORNIA'S JUSTICE SYSTEMS. PROBATION IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, WHILE HELPING JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS TRANSITION OUT OF THE SYSTEM PERMANENTLY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE AND EVIDENCE BASED REHABILITATION.
PROBATION DEPARTMENTS ARE A CONNECTOR IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, INTERLACING AND MAXIMIZING THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COURTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS AND THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY CAREFULLY BALANCING DIRECT HUMAN SERVICES AND RESEARCH BASED DETERRENCE AND INTERVENTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO PUBLICLY THANK MY OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BALANCE THE DIFFICULT TASK OF PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOPE THROUGH SECOND CHANCES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE.
AND ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO. BUT ANYWAY, SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I JUST WANT TO, OF COURSE, CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR REALLY DOING A TOUGH JOB.
THE CLIMATE HAS CHANGED, BUT YOU'RE STEPPING UP AND, YOU KNOW, GIVING PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE OR NOT GIVING IT TO THEM, BUT HELPING THEM CREATE A SECOND CHANCE FOR THEIR OWN LIVES IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
GIVING THE HAND UP IS DEFINITELY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AFFECT CHANGE.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, IS IT TRUE DISTRICT FOUR IS YOUR FAVORITE? UH OH. OK, ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? SEEING NONE. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.
OKAY. SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION HERE.
SUPERVISOR PEDROZO IS GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION.
HE CAN COME RIGHT UP FRONT IN THE MIDDLE.
YEP. WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
SHE'S FROM DISTRICT THREE. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I WAS APPROACHED BY ICF THROUGH VINCE PIRO, WHO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZED THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICF HERE IN MERCED.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SO.
I'M GOING TO READ THIS REAL QUICK AND THEN I'LL LET YOU SAY SOME WORDS.
BRANCH 39 MERCED, THE ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION WAS FOUNDED IN MERCED IN 1932 AND BRANCH 39.
ICF WORKS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MERCED COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE AND BRANCH 39 ICF PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I RECEIVED ONE OF THOSE WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, SO THANK YOU.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS SHOWN BY ITS ACTIONS AND GOOD WORKS FOR THE PAST 90 YEARS, THAT IS, THAT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTY OF MERCED WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRANCH 3039 OF THE ICF.
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SERVICE AND GOOD WORKS IN MERCED COUNTY.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
90 YEARS IS A LONG TIME AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS WORK AND THE SERVICES YOU GUYS PROVIDE.
BEING MYSELF A PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT ITALIAN CATHOLIC AUNTS ARE LIKE.
SO BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU, AND I'LL LET YOU STAY.
[APPLAUSE] THINGS HAVE CHANGED A BIT.
YOU DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ITALIAN.
SO I EXTEND AN INVITATION TO YOU TO COME JOIN US.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING.
ON OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY, WE ARE HAVING AN EVENT OUT AT YOSEMITE LAKE TOMORROW STARTING AT FIVE.
SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANY OF THE SUPERVISORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT.
IT IS BY INVITATION OR MEMBERS AND IT WILL BE TRI TIP AND A FEW OTHER GOODIES.
SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME OF YOU COME OUT.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME ABOUT 5:00 AT ROTARY 2.
AND IF YOU MENTION IT, THE GATE THAT YOU'RE GOING THERE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE ENTRY FEE.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
IT SEEMS SOMETIMES INSIGNIFICANT WHEN IT'S A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER, BUT WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR DOING THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT IS BOARD ACTION PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS TEN THROUGH 15.
[BOARD ACTION]
PLEASE NOTE ITEMS 12, 13 AND 15 REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE.THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT IS HEALTH ITEMS 16 AND 17.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
I WILL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY ITEMS 18 AND 19.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS 20 THROUGH 23.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE FOUR ITEMS. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
OH, I'M SORRY. HOLD ON, I HAVE A REQUEST.
THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. WELL, IT WAS ON ITEM 20 AND 21.
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OKAY. COULD YOU CHANGE THAT, PLEASE, AT 20 AND 21 TOGETHER? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND A COMMENT ON 2021.YEAH. I'M SORRY, WHICH FIRST? 20 AND 21. 20 AND 21.
AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A NEW MOTION IF SOMEONE IS SO INCLINED.
WELL, ITEM 20 IS TO SELL A FEW ACRES OF PROPERTY ON CASTLE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE SELLING THE PROPERTY, BUT IT'S JUST NOT THE PRICE IS $83,000.
AND I KNOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO DO A LOT OF MITIGATION AND FIXING AND AND CLEANING UP.
SO THEY'RE ABLE TO USE NOTHING IS WORTH MORE THAN THAN WHAT THEY'RE PAYING ON ITEM NUMBER 21, WE'RE SELLING THE RAIL SPUR THAT GOES INTO CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE.
AND I JUST THINK THAT SELLING IT RIGHT NOW, B, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA SINCE, YOU KNOW, ONE COMPANY IS GOING TO BE CONTROLLING THAT RAIL SPUR AND FOR FUTURE PROPERTIES ON CASTLE, I THINK IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD HAVE A MONOPOLY ON WHO GOES IN AND WHO GOES OUT AND WHO THEY DECIDE TO LEASE OR KEEP OUT AT CASTLE.
SO I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR BUSINESS.
SO I THINK IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, A BETTER IDEA TO SELL IT.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
ANYTHING ALONG A RAIL SERVE HAS TO BE SERVED.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.
AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE NOT SELLING THE RAIL SPUR.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD MORNING.
PROBABLY WOULD OFFER A HANDFUL OF THINGS, THOUGH, TODAY.
ONE TODAY IS JUST YOUR INTENT TO SELL IT, WHICH IS BASICALLY TO SAY THAT YOU'RE JUST GIVING STAFF DIRECTION TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPER A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TEN DAYS SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CONSIDER THIS AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE CLARIFICATION.
TWO, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY START WITH THE SECOND ITEM FIRST AND I THINK SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL THROUGH THE CHAIR IS CORRECT, WHICH IS TO SAY THAT THE THE RAIL OPERATOR DOES HAVE WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS A COMMON CARRIER SERVICE OBLIGATION SO THAT THEY THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SERVE ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT COMES THROUGH.
THAT ALSO BEING SAID, WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL THE 6500 FEET OF EXISTING RAIL, THIS BOARD ALREADY HAS AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS ORGANIZATION OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WHETHER YOU LEASE OR WHETHER YOU SELL THE PROPERTY, SELL THE RAIL EXCUSE ME, THE RAIL LINE WITH REGARD TO THE THE EXISTING OUR FORMER MAINTENANCE OUR CURRENT MAINTENANCE YARD, I THINK THE SUPERVISOR RAISES A COUPLE OF GOOD POINTS THROUGH THE CHAIR, ONE THING I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, AND YOU DID HIGHLIGHT IT IN YOUR COMMENTS, YES, THERE IS A CASH COMPONENT TO THIS, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO JUST SHY OF ABOUT THREE FOURTHS OF $1,000,000 WORTH OF ESSENTIALLY DEMOLITION OR IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT SITE USABLE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AS WE THINK ABOUT TRYING TO GROW OUR RAIL AND LOGISTICS OPPORTUNITIES AT CASTLE, THE ONE THING THAT WE CAN DEFINITIVELY SAY IS WE NEED SITES LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPEN.
SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL YEAH, THANK YOU.
IF WE LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER BASES THAT WERE CLOSED DURING THE THE FULL CLOSURE, GETTING THEM INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS SHOWS THE SUCCESS. IT'S GOING TO CREATE MORE JOBS.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY WITH INTENTION WITH JOBS.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING OVER THERE.
AND SO ANYWAYS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S UNDERGROUND STUFF THAT HAS TO BE MITIGATED AS WELL.
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AND THEY THINK THEY FIGURED OUT THAT COST, BUT IT COULD BE HIGHER.YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND SUPERVISOR PAREIRA SAID, THIS IS REALLY AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND TAKING THAT RISK, THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE JOBS, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING TO KIND OF TAKE AWAY THIS AND SOMETHING THAT YOU AND DIRECTOR HENDRICKSON AND MR. MIMS HAVE WORKED ON FOR SO LONG IN FIXING CASTLE AND GETTING IT UP TO DATE, I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REALLY A GOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HUB.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
WITH THAT, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY QUICK FINGER MCDANIEL AND THE SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE TWO ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
KIND OF QUIET FOR A FULL HOUSE.
I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT IS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ITEM NUMBER 24.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT IS TREASURER ITEMS 25 THROUGH 26.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
AND I SEE OUR WONDERFUL TREASURER IS IN THE HOUSE AND SO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CEO.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY MANY OF US HAVE HOPED THAT THE FED'S RHETORIC THAT INFLATION WAS TRANSITORY HAD BEEN OUR REALITY THAT WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
AND OF COURSE, THE RAISING OF INTEREST RATES WILL CURB INFLATION.
THAT'S THE GOAL WITH THE SOFT LANDING IN MIND.
AND OF COURSE, OUR EMPHASIS IS MEETING CASH FLOWS.
AND THAT'S CRUCIAL IN MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE INTEREST RATE LOSSES.
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SO AS AN EXAMPLE, LAST WEEK I BOUGHT A THREE YEAR FEDERAL AGENCY, TRIPLE A, AT 4%.THE NEW REALITY, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT AND SINCE PRE WHAT 2004 TWO AND A ONE YEAR DOUBLE AA YANKEE CD AT A 3.45. SO THE FEDS WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE THEIR FED RATE.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE WORD ON THE STREET.
AND THEIR NEXT MEETING IS JULY 26 AND 27.
SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR DOING A GOOD JOB AND FOR KEEPING US INFORMED.
SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON FIRST I WANT TO START OFF ON THE ON ITEM 25.
AS YOU GO THROUGH IN EVERY YEAR, WE WE BASICALLY WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF THE TAXES.
WE'RE JUST KIND OF TAKING THEM OFF OF OUR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT WORD IS.
RIGHT. AND WE ARE SETTING THEM ASIDE, TAKING THEM OFF THE MEGABYTE SO THAT THE AUDITOR DOESN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, UNCOLLECTIBLES DISTORTING THE STATISTICS OF OUR TAXES, OUR OUTSTANDING OR UNCOLLECTED TAXES, SO THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE COLLECTED.
AND SO THESE WILL BE SET ASIDE.
THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE JUST TAKEN OFF OF OUR BOOKS, IF YOU WILL.
SO BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON EXHIBIT A IS I SEE THIS EVERY YEAR THIS COMES BEFORE US, AND WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF THE BIG DOLLAR ONES.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF THEM ON HERE THAT I THINK ARE JUST REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ONE FOR $28.45.
THOSE COULD BE JUST SOME DISCREPANCIES.
AND I QUESTION ON THOSE, YOU KNOW, IS IT WORTH THE EFFORT TO EVEN GO THROUGH? BUT NONETHELESS, THEY'RE OWED.
IT'S LIKE $10,000. IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS AN AERONAUTICAL COMPANY.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT THOSE.
THESE ARE THE UNSECURED PROPERTY TAXES, CORRECT? KAREN YES.
AND IT'S OUR HOPE THAT IN POSSESS RELEASE AGREEMENTS OR DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS WITH LEASERS OUT THERE, THAT THE TAX CLEARANCE PROCESS.
SO WE DO ISSUE TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES FOR SOME INDUSTRIES, MOBILE HOMES ESPECIALLY.
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY CRUCIAL FOR US TO INCORPORATE SOME LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE NOW BEING THE, YOU KNOW, THE GUARD. MAKING SURE THAT THEY ACTUALLY FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION IS ANOTHER TASK, BUT HAVING IT LEGITIMATELY IN THE AGREEMENT TO OPERATE WITHIN THE COUNTY IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAD WHEN I TOOK OVER THIS FROM REVENUE REIMBURSEMENT, WE IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT FAA, YOU KNOW, WILL DO THE HOLDS THAT'LL MAKE OUR LIFE EASY.
IT'LL BE A DONE DEAL AND IT'S JUST NOT REALITY.
SO WE FOUND THAT THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE TOOLS IN OUR BOX THAT'S RELIABLE.
SO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING AT MERCED COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE AIRPLANES AND THE AIR.
YEAH. THAT WE HAVE THOSE DOLLARS COLLECTED.
THAT TOTAL WELL OVER $10,000 SIERRA SKIES AVIATION LLC, $10,042.
AND IT'S EVERY YEAR THAT WE SEE THIS.
IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S, IT'S THESE AND A LOT OF LLCS.
AND SO CAN WE LOOK INTO IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN BETTER SO WE DON'T GET IN THIS POSITION? AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY PAY THEIR TAXES AND ARE DOING IT RIGHT.
I'M JUST SEEING THE ONES THAT ARE TEN YEARS OUT THAT THAT HAVEN'T PAID THEM.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ON THIS ISSUE.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, ITEM 27.
AND SO THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT AND I WANT TO THANK KAREN IN WHAT SHE'S DONE OUT THERE.
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THIS IS THIS IS PROPERTY OUT IN THE IN THE DEBUNKED FOX HILLS DEVELOPMENT THAT REALLY WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, I BROUGHT IT TO KAREN'S ATTENTION OF THESE IT WAS VALUATED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MARKET WHEN THEY ACTUALLY HAD INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE.THERE WAS THERE WAS A PLAN TO PUT A GOLF COURSE OUT THERE AND BUILD HOMES.
AND EVERYTHING'S BEEN DEBUNKED.
AND SO THIS IT'S ACCUMULATING PENALTIES AND INTEREST AND THE TAXES.
AND AND I KNOW IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, I KNOW WE PUT SOME UP FOR AUCTION AND THEY GOT BOUGHT IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE ON THIS ITEM, THE WATER DISTRICT OUT THERE, SAN LEWIS WATER DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY BUYING IT.
SO THEY WON'T BE PAYING PROPERTY TAXES.
BUT IF THEY EVER SELL IT, IT WILL.
BUT THE OTHER ONES THAT SOLD AT THE AT THE LAST AUCTION, NOW AT LEAST THEY'RE GENERATING SOMETHING.
AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS OUT OF WHACK.
SO IT'S NOT THOSE PROPERTIES AREN'T SITTING THERE.
WE'RE THEY'RE GETTING A TAX BILL.
AND IF WE'RE NOT COLLECTING THEM, THAT'S IT'S REALLY PUTTING US AT A DISADVANTAGE.
SO I LIKE THE WAY THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKING INTO IT.
AND I'M GLAD TO VOTE YES ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA ASKED THE QUESTION THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK, SO I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
YEAH, AND THAT WAS MY QUESTION WITH THE TEETER COUNTY.
SO WE'VE ALREADY PAID OUT TO THE ENTITIES THAT GET THEIR LITTLE PORTIONS, WHETHER IT'S EDUCATION..
THE COUNTY, THE SCHOOLS, WHOEVER HAS, YEAH. SO WE PAY THEM OUT BEFORE WE COLLECT IT.
YEAH. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO MAKE THAT SO THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT ONCE WE ASSESS THE TAX AND WE TRY TO COLLECT IT, WE STILL HAVE TO PAY IT OUT TO THE OTHER ENTITIES AHEAD OF TIME. SO WE'RE KIND OF THE BANK, RIGHT? AND THESE PROPERTIES, FOX HILLS, I MEAN, REGRETFULLY, THE DEVELOPMENT DIDN'T COME TO LIFE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BUT FROM 2006, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN A REPEAT PERFORMANCE ON THE TAX AUCTION AND WE'VE HAD NO BITES.
AND WHEN I DID THAT, I WAS ABLE TO SELL THREE OF THESE THREE OR FOUR PROPERTIES LAST YEAR.
DON'T QUOTE ME ON THE NUMBER APOLOGY, BUT THEN SAN LUIS CAME FORWARD AND SAID, HEY.
AND SO I WAS WILLING TO STRIP ALL THE INTEREST AND PENALTIES EXCEPT MY OFFICE FEES TO FEED MY BUDGET, WHICH WAS NOMINAL, AND WE PRESERVE THE TAXES. SO WHEN I NEGOTIATE, I DO NOT LIKE TO STRIP OUR TAXES OUT.
I WILL STRIP THE INTEREST AND THE PENALTIES.
AND IT'S LISA'S OFFICE WITH THE TEETER LOSS ACCOUNT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE DOES THE TAX APPORTIONMENT, ALL THAT INTEREST GOES AND FEEDS THAT FUND.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE'LL LOSE IN THIS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT.
PERFECT. YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
YEAH. AND THE OTHER POINT THAT PROBABLY WAS MADE WAS THAT WE'VE PAID ABOUT 540,000 ON THESE TWO PARCELS TO THE STATE, AND WE'VE PROBABLY PAID ANOTHER 160,000 OUT TO LIKE THE WATER DISTRICT THAT SERVICES THAT AREA AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND SO THE AMOUNT THAT THE COUNTY'S OUT IS PROBABLY $600,000 OF THE 800,000.
SO ANYWAYS, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT COMING TO THE COUNTY.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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NEXT IS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ITEM NUMBER 28.ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ERIC SEROTA, OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CEO.
WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A NEW PROGRAM.
THIS MONEY WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN TWO DIFFERENT TRANCHES BACK IN 2021.
THE 13 LARGEST CITIES IN THE STATE GOT AN AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION, AND THEN IN FEBRUARY THERE WAS A SECOND SORT OF TRANCHE OF FUNDS THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
THEY MAY HAVE GROWN UP IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
THEY MAY LIVE IN SOME OF OUR POORER COMMUNITIES.
THESE INTERNSHIPS ARE LONGER TERM.
THEY'RE 1000 TO 2000 HOURS, AND THEY'RE DIRECTED TO CBOS THAT ARE WORKING IN SPECIFIC AREAS LIKE HOMELESSNESS, CLIMATE ACTION, FOOD SCARCITY, COVID 19 AND OTHER WORK.
SO WE'LL START AT THE END OF THE SUMMER AND WE'LL GO THROUGH 2024.
THERE ARE TWO MAIN KIND OF CUSTOMERS OR BENEFICIARIES OF THIS WORK.
AND THE WAY THAT WE WROTE THIS GRANT I THINK IS REALLY INTERESTING.
SO THE INTERNS ARE KNOWN AS FELLOWS AND THEY'LL BE MERCED COUNTY FELLOWS.
THEY'LL RANGE IN AGE FROM 16 TO 30 AND THEY'LL BE EARNING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15 AND $20 AN HOUR.
SO THEY WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 18 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO ONE OR MORE MENTORS.
WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DIG DEEP AND CREATE A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE SO THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING REAL MENTORSHIP, REAL CAREER EXPLORATION, AND THAT NONPROFIT WILL EARN 1200 DOLLARS PER FELLOW.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IF THERE WAS A FOOD BANK THAT'S FOCUSING ON FOOD SCARCITY AND THEY TAKE ON TEN INTERNS, THAT ORGANIZATION WILL EARN $12,000 TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM.
NEXT SLIDE. SO BRIEFLY, NEXT STEPS.
SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BEGIN A PROCESS WHERE WE WILL INVITE ALL OF THE ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS, THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET WITH US, WILL HOST AN OPEN ACCESS ORIENTATION, A VIRTUAL ZOOM TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW THEY CAN BECOME PART OF THAT.
AND THEN WE'LL BE DOING TRAINING FOR BOTH THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ORGANIZATIONS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO SORT OF CREATE CAREER PATHWAYS, HOW TO STRENGTHEN THEIR WORK OR PIPELINE AS ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE, HOW TO REALLY PREPARE FOR A CAREER IN NONPROFITS.
I ENCOURAGE ANY ORGANIZATION THAT'S INTERESTED TO REACH OUT TO ME.
THEY'LL ALSO GET AN INVITATION SOMETIME NEXT WEEK TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? OH, THERE WE GO, SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
THANK YOU. SO I'M LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM HAS, YOU KNOW, MERCED SAID ON IT, BUT IT'S MERCED COUNTY, SO IT'S COUNTY WIDE. IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY OF MERCED.
SO IF SOMETHING'S IN GUSTINE OR LOS BANOS OR LIVINGSTON, THEY CAN APPLY, CORRECT? THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. SO TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL, WE HAD TO SUBMIT A LIST OF POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE A PART OF THAT.
AND SO WE CREATED THAT LIST, BUT IT'LL BE SORT OF AN OPEN CALL.
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ACTUALLY, WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN CONNECTING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ON ALL IN ALL FIVE DISTRICTS.NO. AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OVER THERE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU CHAIR, DIRECTOR CERRADO, FAITH-BASED NONPROFITS, ARE THEY ELIGIBLE? THEY ARE ELIGIBLE IF THEY'RE DOING WORK IN THOSE AREAS.
MERCED'S BIGGER AND I KNOW A LOT MORE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO BE HERE, BUT DEFINITELY THAT OUTREACH TO ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST KIND OF ONE SIDED THAT ALL OF THEM END UP HERE IN MERCED SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, LISTEN, IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE OR NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER FROM OTHER AREAS, I GET THAT.
DOES PART OF THE OUTREACH INCLUDE LIKE GOING TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SHARING THE INFORMATION OR AND THEN THE MAX IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS? WE ABSOLUTELY CAN.
AND I GOT TO SAY, TO THIS DAY, HE STILL SPEAKS HIGHLY AS WELL.
AND THE MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCES THAT HE EVER DID, HIS MENTORSHIP WAS PHENOMENAL.
I THINK IT PROBABLY CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF HIS LIFE, QUITE HONESTLY.
SO I ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS.
I DO SIT ON THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND I HAVE TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING BOARDS AS WELL, GETTING OUT THERE AND FINDING THESE JOBS AND THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SORTS OF FOLKS, NOT JUST TO GET A JOB, BUT GET A CAREER AND ACTUALLY ADVANCE THEMSELVES IN THEIR CAREERS THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN. THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT IS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ITEM NUMBER 29.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM REQUIRES A 4/5 VOTE.
OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS HUMAN RESOURCES ITEMS 30 THROUGH 32.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEMS 33 AND 34.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
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PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE.THESE TWO MOTIONS CARRY UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ITEM 35.
OK, I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT IS BOARD INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 36 AND 37.
[BOARD INFORMATION & POSSIBLE ACTION]
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA.ALL RIGHT. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, I KNOW A 37 IS THE STATEMENT OF VOTE WITH THE ELECTIONS.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO DARLENE AND ALL THE WORK THAT SHE HAD DONE.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT WAS KIND OF A LEARNING PROCESS AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING.
AND WHEN I TALKED TO DARLENE ABOUT IT, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STUFF I NEED TO LEARN.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SHE'S WILLING TO DO THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF.
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT HER MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTION AND EVERYTHING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DARLENE.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DO THE I'LL JUST FOR NEXT TIME.
ALL THE NON AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC SPEAKING IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND THEN ONCE THAT'S DONE, THEN WE ONLY OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH AGENDA ITEMS AS WE GO THROUGH .
OK, SO I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
I DON'T THINK SO. YEAH, I GET THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND MEETING, BOARD MEETING.
AND SO I'M GOING TO TAKE I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
WE'LL RECONVENE OUR MEETING CLERK NEXT AS BOARD REPORTS.
WHOA. DID YOU WANT TO DO BOARD REPORTS FIRST OR THE.
YEAH, I WAS GOING TO DEFER HIM TO THE END UNLESS SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO DO A BOARD REPORT NOW.
OKAY, I SEE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK, SO WE'LL DEFER THEM TO THE END.
SO NOW WE'RE ON OUR NEXT AGENDA.
[Public Facilities Corporation]
SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA.TESTIMONY LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON, BOARD ACTION, EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ITEM NUMBER ONE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE NOW CONVENED AS THE PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK? OK, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON ITEM ONE? SORRY IF I WASN'T CLEAR ON THAT.
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ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
NO REQUEST TO SPEAK. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE.
SO I'LL NOW ADJOURN THE PUBLIC FACILITIES CORP.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, AND NOW WE'LL GO ON TO BOARD REPORTS.
[REPORTS/BOARD DIRECTION]
I'LL START TO MY LEFT WITH SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST TO WANT TO THANK DARLENE AND THE STAFF AND THE REGISTER OF VOTERS OFFICE.
I DID AS A MEMBER AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON A C SACHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I WENT TO A MEETING IN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO NOW IT REALLY WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT WORKFORCE, THE WORKFORCE AND THE CHALLENGES.
THERE IS A SUPERVISOR FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY THERE AND JUST TALKED ABOUT IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE OAKLAND AREA, KIND OF THE BIGGEST CITY THERE JUST WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS, THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS, YOU KNOW.
AND DON'T QUOTE ME ON EXACT NUMBERS, BUT LIKE ONE DEPARTMENT HAS OVER 6000 EMPLOYEES.
AND OF THOSE 6000 EMPLOYEES THAT THEY FUNDED BUT UNFILLED POSITIONS LIKE 1800.
SO JUST KIND OF REALLY TALKED ABOUT IS AS THE AS THE BABY BOOMERS ARE EXITING THE WORKFORCE AND NOW THE GEN ZERS ARE COMING INTO THE WORKFORCE AND JUST HOW VERY DIFFERENT THEY SEE THE WORLD AND HOW VERY DIFFERENT THEY WHAT THEIR IDEA OF WORK IS AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AT WORK AND WHATNOT.
SO I THINK IT'S THINGS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE REALLY NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD AND IT'S NOT JUST IN GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, BUT I THINK EVEN IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE WORKFORCE IS CHANGING AND AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADAPT TO SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.
SO BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD INFORMATION THAT I GOT THERE.
OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'LL MOVE ON TO SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE REGISTER OF VOTERS OFFICE FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DID.
I KNOW THEY HAD SOME SOME COVID THAT WENT THROUGH THERE AS WHILE THEY WERE COUNTING THE VOTES.
SO THEY MANAGED TO GET IT OUT.
THEY GOT THE GOT THE FINAL COUNT DONE BEFORE THE DEADLINE, WHICH WAS VERY GOOD.
I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE CITY OF ATWATER HAD OLD TOWN ATWATER ASSOCIATION.
THEIR DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION DID THEIR ONE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DOWNTOWN ATWATER.
I THINK THEY DID THAT ON JULY, ON THE SATURDAY, AS WELL AS HOSTED AN OLD TIME BASEBALL GAME.
THEY'RE HEAVIER BATS, HEAVIER BALLS.
AND BY THE RULES, IT HAS TO BE PRE 1947 TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.
SO FROM THEIR UNIFORMS TO THEIR SPIKES, THEIR SOCKS.
I MEAN, IT IS A THROWBACK IN TIME WHEN YOU WATCH THIS GAME.
AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE IN ATWATER IN OCTOBER.
SO THIS IS A LEAGUE THAT THEY DO IN THE BAY AREA.
THEY ALL THEY WEAR THE OLD SAN FRANCISCO UNIFORMS. THE I MEAN, IT'S IT'S A THROWBACK IN TIME.
AND THE WAY THEY TALK AND GIVE EACH OTHER THE BUSINESS IS IT'S JUST IT'S A THROWBACK IN TIME.
AND I RECOMMEND ANYBODY GOING OUT THERE TO SEE IT WHEN IT COMES BACK IN OCTOBER.
ALSO, THE CITY OF ATWATER DID THEIR WELL.
I GO BACK IT'S IT WAS IN THE CITY OF ATWATER BUT IT WAS THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE.
I DID IT AGAIN, DID A FANTASTIC JOB DOWNTOWN WITH THE PARADE.
A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE IN THE PARADE AS WELL.
IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE YOU GUYS IN DISTRICT THREE, THE HEART OF MERCIAN COUNTY.
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YOU CAN FEEL THE PULSE.I KNOW YOU COULD WHEN YOU WERE THERE.
I THINK WE HAD AT THE 40 MINUTES IN TO THE FESTIVAL, WE HAD ALREADY HAD 183 FOLKS WHO HAD COME THROUGH THE GATE. IT WENT ON THE WHOLE TIME.
THERE WAS A LOT OF JOBS THERE, NOT JOBS, THEIR CAREERS.
I KEEP WANTING TO MAKE SURE I INDICATE THAT.
WITH THE SIGNING BONUS ADVERTISED.
THEY TOOK THE SIGN DOWN PRETTY QUICK.
I THINK THEY FOUND THEIR PERSON.
BUT IT WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
THE, THE JOB SEEKERS WERE EXCITED.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ERIC AND HIS STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID ON THAT ONE.
AND I DO WANT TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF A VERY, VERY GOOD FRIEND'S FATHER.
JIM HELLER HAD PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK.
HE WAS THE LONGEST SITTING ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE STATE AT 50 YEARS FOR THE CITY OF ATWATER.
WE HEAR ABOUT THE BLOSSES AND WE HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER FOUNDING FAMILIES OF THE ATWATER.
BUT IF YOU DIVE DOWN IN THERE DEEPER AND FOLLOW THOSE GENERATIONAL, THE HELLERS WERE THERE AS WELL.
AND I JUST WANT TO MY CONDOLENCES, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BOARD TO JOIN IN WITH ME IN ADJOURNING IN JIM HELLER FOR THE SERVICES THAT HE DID FOR THIS CITY OF ATWATER, BUT FOR THE FULL COUNT.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, LIKE SUPERVISOR, THE DISTRICT THREE WAS SAYING, EXTREMELY ENJOYED THE PARADE IN ATWATER 4TH OF JULY PARADE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, BEAUTIFUL CITY.
IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND OTHER AREAS.
SUPERVISOR PEDROZO WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I DIDN'T KNOW.
I HADN'T SEEN SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL, BUT HE WAS IN THE FRONT.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT JUST AMAZES ME THIS YEAR.
I THINK IT WAS BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR.
JUST I DON'T KNOW WHICH PARADES BIGGER THIS ONE OR LOS BANOS ALWAYS HAS A GREAT PARADE AS WELL.
SO YEAH, NICE TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PARADE.
IT WAS A GREAT JOB BY THE CHAIR PAREIRA YOU KNOW, IT WENT WELL, WELL ATTENDED AS WELL TOO.
JUST AMAZES ME THE QUALITY OF THE OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT.
BEAUTIFUL WALKWAY AND THE SIDE YOU KNOW GOOD ROUNDABOUTS.
SO LOOKING FOR FOR THAT TOO AS WELL.
AND I HAD A I CALLED STACIE GUZMAN FROM MCAG AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A CHRISTINE, I THINK CHAVEZ, I THINK IS LAST NAME.
RIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A TOUR OF THE BUS TRANSPO ON ONE ON THE OTHER BUSSES ARE. SO IS THAT ONE WHAT NAME OF THE ROAD IS THAT ONE? THORNTON? BY THE AIRPORT. YEAH. WELL THE AIRPORT WARDROBE.
WARDROBE, YEAH. I ALWAYS FORGET THAT ONE.
SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR, FOR THE GIVING OF THE TOUR AND YOU KNOW, A FEW ISSUES THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING, BUT I THINK THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THOSE. SO I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT I ATTENDED THE NALEO ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AFTER THREE YEARS WE HADN'T ATTENDED.
I USUALLY THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS I'VE ATTENDED AND THEN IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED IN CHICAGO.
I WAS JUST AMAZED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
I DIDN'T I DON'T THINK I SAW ANY HOMELESS THERE IN THE AREA WHERE I WAS AT.
PRETTY CLEAN ALONG THE RIVER, BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANTS.
PEOPLE WALKING, ENJOYING, YOU KNOW, NICE AND CLEAN.
SO WOW, IT WAS IT WAS VERY, VERY NICE.
SO SOME OF THE SESSIONS THAT I ATTENDED WAS ON MENTAL HEALTH, YOU KNOW, THAT THE ISSUES WERE HAVING ALL WITH MENTAL TRANSFORM, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES.
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UNITED STATES. SO MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT OF JUST THE POLICIES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PASS ON, IMPROVED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. INSTEAD OF OPENING A CLINIC AND WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO ARRIVE, THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM NEEDS TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.
COMMUNITY AND HOME OUTREACH NEEDS TO BE DONE.
HOME VISITS CAN EFFECTIVELY TREAT MATERIAL DEPRESSION AND IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN.
BY IDENTIFYING UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AMONG FAMILIES AND INCREASING ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES, TELEHEALTH CAN BE ADDED BY SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENTS WITH OUTCOMES TO FOR SOME CONDITIONS IN CIRCUMSTANCES COMPARABLE TO RECEIVING IN-PERSON CARE.
THEIR ACCESS. ACCESSIBLE AND MOST EFFECTIVE, PARTICULARLY IN THE FOR RURAL POPULATIONS, IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION AND CAN REDUCE DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS. SO IT'S VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE.
ANOTHER SESSION THAT I ATTENDED WAS ON LITHIUM WITH THE CURRENT, YOU KNOW, ON UNEVEN VEHICLES, JUST THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH THAT LITHIUM IS, IS HAVING ON, UH, ON, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY DOWN IN IMPERIAL VALLEY.
I HAD MY NOTES HERE ON WHERE THE GOVERNOR STATED THAT, YOU KNOW, THE VALLEY WILL BE THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHITE GOLD OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PRETTY SOON.
AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTALLY, UH, BE MORE SENSIBLE TO THE LITHIUM, THE AREA OF THE IMPERIAL VALLEY CLOSE TO THE SALTON SEA, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO A BETTER JOB OF, OF PROVIDING A BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE ON THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BEING VERY ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREA.
SO THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL THESE ISSUES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LEVEL WAS VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE.
SO AND ALSO ONE OF THE STATEMENTS WERE THAT ELECTRIC SALES HAVE INCREASED 40% EACH YEAR.
SO I KNOW THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES INCREASED IN OVER $10,000 IN PRICE OVER THE LAST YEAR.
UM, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THAT I CHANGED A LITTLE LEGAL CHANGE ON MY LAST NAME, WHICH WAS FROM A Z TO AN S TO BE LEGALLY JUST LIKE MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE WHERE I WAS BORN IN MEXICO, IT WAS CAME WITH AN S, NOT WITH A Z.
AND ALSO RIOS, WHICH IS WHEN I BECAME A CITIZEN IN 89, THEY PUT THAT RIOS AS MY MIDDLE NAME.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING NAMEPLATES AND AND ALL THE ISSUES TOO AS WELL.
SO I WANT I ALSO WANT TO THANK CAL FIRE AND MARK PIMENTEL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PROVIDING THE THE FIRE TRUCK AT THE PARADE.
SO AND ALSO LASTLY, I WANT TO END THIS MEETING WITH, IN THE PASSING OF JAVIER TRUJILLO, AS YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEE, THEY USED TO WORK HERE IN OUR OFFICES.
MY WIFE JUST TOLD ME THAT, THAT JAVIER HAD PASSED AWAY.
I KNOW HE HAD GONE THROUGH SOME MEDICAL ISSUES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, MY BEST TO HIS FAMILY.
AND I GRADUATED FROM WITH HIM FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
SO I SEND MY BEST TO HIS FAMILY.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO GO TO THE CAMPUS PARKWAY AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT THE CAMPUS PARKWAY OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING.
AND I TEXTED MIKE NORTH AFTERWARDS AND WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE STAFF THAT WAS THERE AND WHAT THEY DID.
I MEAN, IT WAS IT WAS SEAMLESS AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN TELL THAT THEY HAD SET ANYTHING UP.
AND I WAS I HAD FOUR DIFFERENT COMMENTS THIS WEEKEND ABOUT HOW NICE IT WAS.
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AND PEOPLE KEPT COMING UP TO ME SAYING HOW NICE CAMPUS PARKWAY WAS.AND AS SOMEBODY THAT'S WORKED ON IT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEN AS A SUPERVISOR, I THINK IT'S MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN LOS BANOS.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHIEF PIMENTEL FOR THE TOUR OF THE FIRE ACADEMY.
I MEAN, ALL THE STUFF THAT GOES ON OVER THERE IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PORTION OF IT.
I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WENT UP THERE AND LOOKED AT IT.
YOUR COMMUNITY KNOWS HOW TO PUT ON A PARTY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
WE HAD AN AMERICAN LEGION MEETING LAST WEEK TO GO OVER SOME CONTRACT ISSUES, AND THEN I KNOW THAT I HAD SPOKE ABOUT THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING, BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SO MY SON WAS IN A PLAY THIS WEEKEND AND THEY WERE WORKING FOR SIX WEEKS.
THEY HAD TO STOP FOR COVID, BUT THEN THEY GOT BACK UP AND STARTED GOING.
THE SHOW WAS SOLD OUT EVERY TIME AND IT WAS ALL YOUTH.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT IS OUT THERE.
AND WE HAVE A VERY, VERY, VERY BIG SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR THAT.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
SO THANK YOU. OK COUNCIL HANSON, CEO MENDES.
YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK WITH YOU.
YOUR LAST MEETING AND THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2022-23.
JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE BOARD, OUR CEO STAFF, OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO BASICALLY BRING FORWARD AN INTERIM SPENDING PLAN THAT THE BOARD COULD COULD APPROVE.
A LOT OF WORK, OBVIOUSLY, THAT GOES INTO THAT PROCESS.
TYPICALLY, THAT'S KIND OF THE COMPANION ITEM THAT FOLLOWS A PROPOSED BUDGET TO BRING FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ONCE THE BOOKS CLOSED AND WE FULLY ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF THE STATE BUDGET.
I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT THAT SINCE MY LAST MEETING I HAVE BEEN OUT VISITING COUNTY OFFICES.
I APPRECIATE CHIEF ROCHESTER, UNDERSHERIFF GIBSON, CAPTAIN SULLIVAN, DIRECTORS HERTFELDER AND SCOTT STODDARD FOR OBVIOUSLY TAKING ME AROUND THEIR OFFICES, HAVING ME INTERACT WITH SOME OF THEIR STAFF.
AND THEN I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FACILITIES.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GET OUT AND KIND OF SEE FOR MYSELF THE CONDITION OR FACILITIES.
SO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY MAKING THEMSELVES AVAILABLE AND ALSO ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR STAFF AND THAT THAT HAS BEEN BEEN VERY, VERY APPRECIATED.
I APPRECIATE THE WARM RECEPTION.
I KNOW I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER COUNTY OFFICES THAT I WILL BE VISITING IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE GOING OUT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, I THINK NEXT MONTH MAYBE.
SO I'M ALMOST COMPLETE WITH MY TOUR.
BUT CERTAINLY IT'S, BEEN GOOD FOR ME AND STILL GETTING THROUGH THE ACCLIMATION PROCESS.
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WITH YOU IN MY STEAD.HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, AS I EXPECTED.
SO GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR DAVID.
SO AGAIN, DAVID, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN.
AND THAT'S ALL FOR FOR TODAY, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF GUSTIN FOR HOSTING BASICALLY FOUR DAYS OF INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS, WHICH KIND OF ACCUMULATED WITH ACCUMULATED CULMINATED.
YEAH. THANK YOU. CULMINATED WITH A PARADE AND A KIND OF A VENDOR FAIR DOWN AT HENRY MILLER PARK.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE OUT.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, OR IN FEAR.
RIGHT. EVERYBODY'S OUT HAVING A GREAT TIME.
AND SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT THAT PEOPLE ARE FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH WITH CROWDS AGAIN.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL, OF COURSE, IS ASKED TO CLOSE THE MEETING IN MEMORY OF JIM HELLER. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE KIDS THAT ARE IN THEIR TWENTIES AND I'M STARTING TO REALIZE THAT I'M GAINING SATISFACTION IN PARENTING OR MY PARENTING ABILITIES BY THEIR SUCCESSES. RIGHT.
AND AND, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT, BUT JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, AND AND SO AS I THINK ABOUT MR. HELLER, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIS SON, RANDY, WHO'S THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND RANDY IS ONE OF THE I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS, MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT.
YEAH. OKAY. NOW I KNOW WHEN HE SAYS HE WISHED HE COULD MOVE, I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANS.
BUT ANYWAYS, SO ANYWAYS, JUST RANDY IS ONE FINE CITIZEN, RIGHT? HE'S THOUGHTFUL, HE'S HELPFUL.
HAS THE MOST COMPASSION FOR FOR HIS STUDENTS AND.
YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF JOKE AROUND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS A MAYOR, HE'D BE THE MAYOR OF WINTON.
AND ANYWAY, SO JUST, YOU KNOW WHAT A WHAT A GOOD ON MR. HELLER THAT HE RAISED AND HIS OTHER KIDS.
WELL BUT ANYWAYS I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUES TODAY CERTIFIED YOUR NEXT FOUR YEARS ON THE BOARD AND YOU KNOW WE WE YOU KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE WE REALLY DO.
YOU KNOW, WE WE WORK WELL TOGETHER.
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL OF MAKING MERCED COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND DO BUSINESS.
CONGRATULATIONS. I TOO, ATTENDED THE JOBS ON THE MOVE JOB FAIR.
AND I ASKED THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD JOBS AND HOW MANY WERE LOOKING FOR JOBS.
AND IT WAS ABOUT 40, 60, YOU KNOW, AND SO 40% OF THE PEOPLE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A BETTER JOB.
AND THEN 60% OF THE PEOPLE WERE UNEMPLOYED AT THIS POINT AND LOOKING FOR A JOB.
AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BEING GENERATIONAL IN YOUR THINKING.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF GARY COMER.
HE WORKED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER.
AND I DIDN'T GET REALLY A CHANCE TO EVER WORK WITH HIM OR TO KNOW HIM, BUT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD DID, AND THEY ASKED THAT THAT I DO SO AND SO ANYWAYS, IT'S IT'S AN HONOR TO DO THAT IN HIS MEMORY.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA HAD MENTIONED ABOUT A CONFERENCE HE WENT TO AND TALKING ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND AND HE MADE THE COMMENT ABOUT GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR DIRECTOR, GENEVIEVE VALENTINE, AND HER TEAM HAS WORKED REALLY HARD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO IMPLEMENT THAT HERE, EMBEDDED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AT THE HOSPITALS.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME, BUT THAT'S ALL COMING ALONG AND SO GOOD ON THEM.
THANK CHIEF PIMENTEL FOR TAKING ME TO IONE TO THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY FACILITY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE VISION AND WHAT'S HAPPENING I GUESS.
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SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.ONE IS KELLY THOMAS AND THE OTHER IS SUSAN OCHOA.
THOSE TWO LADIES WORK TIRELESSLY FOR THAT COMMUNITY AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH.
THEY HAD 252 YOUTHS SHOW UP FOR TO PLAY BALL UNDER THE JUNIOR GIANTS PROGRAM.
KELLY WORKS HARD DOING FUNDRAISERS IN WINTON TO PUT TOGETHER MONEY.
THE GIANTS GIVE A SHIRT AND THEY GIVE A GLOVE, BUT AND THEY GIVE THE BASEBALLS AND SOME EQUIPMENT.
BUT THE REST OF IT IS ALL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.
AND KELLY TAKES TWO OR THREE BUSSES OF CHILDREN TO WATCH A GIANTS GAME AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
AND AND I LEARNED THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT MONEY SHE CAN'T RAISE, SHE PAYS OUT OF HER OWN POCKET.
AND SO ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT TO WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND I HAD HAD A MEETING WITH THE SAN JOAQUIN OR THE LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT LAST WEEK, AND YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE IN A DROUGHT.
AND ONE OF THE LEVEES IS FIVE FOOT BELOW OR FIVE AND ONE HALF FEET BELOW WHERE IT WOULD HAVE FLOODED IN 1998. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE THERE.
AND I APPRECIATE THEM COMING AND MAKING ME MORE AWARE.
I THINK SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA WAS FAIRLY AWARE ALREADY.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WOULD I GUESS I'D LIKE TO WISH GENEVIEVE VALENTINE A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
SHE HAD A SURGERY AND AND SO ANYWAYS, WE JUST MISS HER HERE.
AND WITH THAT I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.