[00:00:03]
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 19TH MEETING OF THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
[Call to Order]
THIS MORNING WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION AND STAFF WERE GIVEN DIRECTION.WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO GIVE THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN INVOCATION? OH, I SEE. TAKE HER.
WE ASK THAT YOU PRAY FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT IS REPRESENTED HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR STRENGTH.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
AND MOST IMPORTANT, GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE THAT IS IN THIS PLACE AND IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU HONOR AND GLORY.
MR. HANSON, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? READY? BEGIN.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. IT IS NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER
[PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK]
OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, EXCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA, TESTIMONY LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON AND 20 MINUTES TOTAL.THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. DID YOU SAY STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION? YOU'RE SO FAMOUS. GOOD MORNING, RESPECTABLE SERFS.
I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MERCED COUNTY MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OVER 20 YEARS.
AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING OUR COUNTY WORKERS THAT ARE, WE FEEL ARE CURRENTLY UNDERPAID, OVER OVERWORKED, AND WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED. WE KNOW AT A FUTURE MEETING YOU WILL BE VOTING ON HOPEFULLY PAY RAISES FOR US WORKERS AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
I KNOW OUR UNION OFFERED A 6% RAISE, WHICH, IN ALL DUE RESPECT IS IS INSUFFICIENT, LAUGHABLE.
THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE AS HAS GONE UP.
I BELIEVE THE NEWS SAID SOMETHING CLOSE TO 12%.
AND THAT'S NOT YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SUFFICIENT.
WE ARE WORKING AS A SKELETON CREW IN SOME AREAS OF OUR OF OUR AGENCY.
I WORK AT THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY AND A LOT OF THE NEW WE CAN'T RETAIN WORKERS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO COUNTIES THAT ARE OFFERING BETTER PAY OR BETTER BENEFITS.
WE ARE NOT REPLACEABLE AS AS IT SEEMS, BECAUSE WE CAN'T KEEP THE WORKERS THAT WE HAVE NOW.
AND WE ARE DEFINITELY OVERWORKED AND WE WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE VOTING FOR FOR INCREASES IN OUR BENEFITS ARE IT'S IT'S NON LIVABLE WAGES WE REALLY NEED TO HOPEFULLY STEP UP TO THE GAME.
SO PLEASE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
RICK WENDLING SAID, SORRY TO HAVE TO SPEAK ON UNANNOUNCED ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT YOUR OBLIGATION IS NOT ONLY TO STAFF, BUT IT'S TO THE TAXPAYER OF THIS CITY AND COUNTY OF MERCED WHO PAY THESE BILLS.
AND NOBODY HERE IS MAKING MORE MONEY THIS YEAR TO PAY FOR THE INCREASED SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND PENSIONS OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
[00:05:03]
SO WHEN YOU START GIVING AWAY MONEY, GIVE IT AWAY AS SLOWLY AS YOU CAN TO PROTECT US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING RAISES AND YOU WANT TO PAY EVERYBODY MORE.WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD CUT BACK.
THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AGENCY SAYS THAT NO GOVERNMENT AGENCY CAUSE UNDUE DURESS OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, THAT NO PUBLIC LEADER ALLOW ANY PUBLIC AGENCY TO VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF ITS CITIZENS.
CPS HAD FROM AUGUST 21ST TO NOVEMBER TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR PLACEMENT CERTIFICATION FROM NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY TO SEND A COMPLETED REPORT TO A CASEWORKER.
THE HOME HAS PASSED SAFETY INSPECTIONS FROM THREE WORKERS, AND THEY STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A DENIAL OR OR PASS CERTIFICATE. THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED ANY LAWS OR POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT NATURAL FAMILY PRIORITIZE FOSTER PLACEMENT.
CPS HAS SYSTEMATICALLY TRIED TO TIME OUT MY GRANDSON IN PLACEMENT, GROOMING HIM FOR ADOPTION.
HE WANTS TO HOLD EVERYBODY'S HAND WHEN WE GO FOR HIS VISITS.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO LET ANYBODY GO.
HE KNOWS WHO HE LOVES AND HE KNOWS WHO LOVES HIM.
AND HE KNOWS WHERE HE BELONGS.
I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO STAND UP FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR THE OTHER FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY WHOSE RIGHTS CPS IS VIOLATING WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN FUNDED FOR THE SERVICES AND THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE THAT ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF MY FAMILY AND THE RIGHTS OF ALL CHILDREN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN CPS PLACEMENT.
THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE.
THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE POLICY THAT CPS VIOLATES AND THE RIGHTS THAT THEY VIOLATE.
THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF ANY MONEY OR ANY ANYTHING THAT CAN REPLACE THE TIME THAT'S BEEN TAKEN FROM MY FAMILY AND THE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON MY GRANDSON AND THE DAMAGE IN THE LONG TERM THAT IT'S GOING TO CAUSE HIM.
WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH EVERY EVERY LEGAL ASPECT OF KINSHIP PLACEMENT, AND YET CPS REFUSES TO PLACE HIM BACK WITH HIS FAMILY AND THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ANY WRITTEN NOTICE, ANY GUIDANCE FOR PLACEMENT CORRECTION.
I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR AN ATTORNEY AND MY FAMILY DESERVE TO BE PUT THROUGH THIS AND WE NEED SOMEBODY TO STAND UP FOR US. AND I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO DO THAT, TO STAND UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF MY FAMILY.
BEFORE YOU GO, I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME, BUT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR.
OH, I LEFT A NOTE FOR MR. PEDROSA. OKAY.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE? OK C NONE.
ALL CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
AGENDA NEXT IS CONSENT AGENDA CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN.PLEASE NOTE ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE.
THANK YOU. OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO WISH TO PROVIDE COMMENT OR INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THEIR ITEMS. YES.
GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY COUNCIL.
I'M WITH MERCED COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.
[00:10:03]
TODAY, I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR PROCLAMATION FOR AUGUST AS CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH.A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM IS IN 2021.
WE SERVED OVER 14,500 FAMILIES AND OVER 15,000 CHILDREN.
26 MILLION OF THAT WENT BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE 69 AMAZING STAFF WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD IT IN MERCED SAID 2020 WAS KIND OF A BUST BECAUSE OF COVID.
I HAVE A FEW FLIERS HERE THAT I WILL HAND OUT OR I'LL PUT IN THE BASKET FOR YOU GUYS.
THIS IS NOT JUST FOR ONE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS FOR MERCED COUNTY COMMUNITIES.
AND WE WILL BE SHARING SOME NEW SITES WITH OUR UPCOMING YEARS.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO OUR VAST COMMUNITY.
WE DO HAVE A TOLL FREE NUMBER THAT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US AT ANY TIME.
THAT IS 8669013212 AS WELL AS WE HAVE MERCED COUNTY EMAIL ADDRESS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THAT IS MERCED DCS AT COUNTY OF MERCED.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE A POSITIVE.
WE'VE HAD GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH CITY OF ATWATER AND WE'RE ALSO DOING A BACKPACK DRIVE AND WE WILL HAVE THREE LOCATIONS TO DROP OFF SUPPLIES, BACKPACKS FOR ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT WOULD BE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM.
ANY QUESTIONS? OH, SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. NO, I JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I KNOW THAT YOU SAID IT'S AN ATWATER.
SO IF PEOPLE AREN'T ABLE TO GET THERE, HAVE YOU COORDINATED WITH THE BUS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THERE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY, TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW THE BUS IS FREE RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO OUT THERE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THAT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, A SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE CAN ALSO SHARE THAT OUT THROUGH OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS AS WELL.
OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
MY MY MOM WORKED FOR CHILD SUPPORT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE OVER IN THAT DEPARTMENT CARE ABOUT THE SUPPORT AND MAKING SURE THAT CHILDREN ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND REALLY FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES OF THE CHILDREN AND STUFF.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR MAKING US MORE AWARE.
THANK YOU. AND FOR DOING THE GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? OKAY, IF NOT AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ONE, THREE, SEVEN.
OKAY. SEE? THEN I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING ABOUT THE DICE AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[00:15:04]
PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE.THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS BOARD ACTION PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH TEN.
[BOARD ACTION]
PLEASE NOTE A 4/5 VOTE IS REQUIRED FOR ITEMS NINE AND TEN.IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT? NOPE. THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS SIX OR EIGHT 310 CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
YEAH. SOMETIMES YOU DOUBLE HIT IT AND DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
DOES THE DEPARTMENT WISH TO MAKE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR INFORMATION? NOPE. SEEING NONE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A DO OVER OR A MULLIGAN IF YOU'RE A GOLFER.
I APOLOGIZE. GIVE US JUST ONE MOMENT.
DID ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE.
THIS MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY ITEMS 12 THROUGH 15.
THANK YOU. WOULD THE DEPARTMENT LIKE TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR GIVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION? NO. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE SUPERVISORS, THE BEND, YOUR RULE JUST A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM FIVE OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCIENCE.
AND I CAN BLAME OUR SECRETARY FOR NOT HELPING ME SPEAK AT THE PROPER TIME.
YOU DIDN'T ALLOW IT LAST TIME.
WELL, YOU COULD EMAIL US IF YOU HAVE TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL.
THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU FOR BEING UNDERSTANDING.
SORRY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BRING IT BACK TO THE SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ON NUMBER 13.
AND THE CONTRACT STARTS AUGUST 1ST, 2022, AND IT GOES THROUGH JULY 31ST, 2027.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S NO ASSOCIATED COST, BUT THAT'S A LONG CONTRACT.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THE INTERNS AND HAVE THE PEOPLE THERE.
[00:20:04]
BUT IF WE CAN GET KIND OF AN UPDATE TO SEE IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR IF IT HAS TO BE THAT FIVE YEARS.THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO TO THE CHAIR.
ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN COME BACK IN TWO YEARS.
SO ABSOLUTELY, I'LL BE BACK IN TWO YEARS.
IF NOT, MY DEPUTIES WILL BE HERE TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THE PROGRAM IS GOING.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT IS COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS 16 AND 17.
PLEASE NOTE THESE ITEMS REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT.
SEE NOW NO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
OH, I HAVE A MOTION BY MCDANIEL AND A SECOND BY SILVEIRA.
NEXT IS ITEM 18 FROM THE AUDITOR.
OKAY. BUT THE AUDITOR LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEN I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT IS FIRE ITEMS 19 THROUGH 21.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR NOT, CHIEF? WELL, THAT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE.
BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO IF YOU DO.
ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
OKAY. UM, I'LL OPEN THIS ITEM UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
DONE. I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEE. NOW, DON'T CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA ON THE SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
NEXT IS ITEM 24 FROM HUMAN RESOURCES.
[00:25:01]
I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEE? THEN I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
NEXT IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS ITEM 25.
THEY ALL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
SEE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT IS BOARD INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 26 THROUGH 29.
[BOARD INFORMATION & POSSIBLE ACTION]
OKAY. DO WE ACTUALLY NEED A MOTION? THIS IS JUST INFORMATION TO ACCEPT THE INFORMATION.TO ACCEPT THE INFORMATION I HAVE.
OH, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS 26 TO 29.
[SCHEDULED ITEMS]
PLAN. HELLO, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD MORNING AGAIN.MARK HENDRICKSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
JUST BY WAY OF BRIEF REMINDER, THESE PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO DETAIL HOW BASINS WILL BECOME SUSTAINABLE OVER A 20 YEAR TIME FRAME AND MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. AS THIS BOARD MAY ALSO BE WELL AWARE, W.R.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WITH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL DELTA MENDOTA GSP, THE 23 GSA'S HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THESE DEFICIENCIES WITHIN THE 180 DAY CONSULTATION PERIOD FOLLOWING ORR'S DETERMINATION.
NOW AGAIN, WE ARE JUST BUT ONE OF 23 GSA'S IN ALL.
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO UNDERTAKE THE EXACT SAME CONSIDERATION AS YOU ARE TODAY, WHICH IS TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE GSP, ULTIMATELY TO AVOID STATE INTERVENTION. AND AGAIN, WHILE NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, SOME OF THE PRIMARY AMENDMENTS INCLUDE REVISIONS TO THE WATER BUDGET.
COMPONENTS, WHICH WERE REVISED REFLECT COORDINATED DATA AND METHODOLOGIES WITHIN THE SUBBASIN.
REVISIONS TO THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA WERE ALSO REVISED FOR EACH SUSTAINABILITY INDICATOR AT EACH REPRESENTATIVE MONITORING SITE USING COMMON DATA AND COORDINATED METHODS.
NOW SOMEWHAT, THE COUNTY DID RECEIVE A LETTER LAST NIGHT FROM THE SPORTS FISHING ASSOCIATION EXCUSE ME, THE CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE, AND TO TO ADDRESS SOME OF THEIR THEIR COMMENTS JUST VERY, VERY BRIEFLY, BECAUSE MUCH OF THEIR COMMENTS WERE RELATED TO TO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
YOU KNOW, THE 23 GSA'S HAVE MET NOT ONLY WITH MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD, BUT THEY ALSO HOSTED TEN SEPARATE COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE REVISIONS, ALL OF WHICH WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NOW, TO BE CLEAR, THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT, WHICH WHICH IS LENGTHY, WAS NOT ENTIRELY REVISED ONLY THE SECTIONS THAT WERE DEEMED DEFICIENT BY DWR, WHICH AGAIN REPRESENT THE AFOREMENTIONED AMENDMENTS.
ONE THING I WOULD PROBABLY HIGHLIGHT, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE THAT SOME OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE AREA ALSO HIGHLIGHTED AS A PART OF THEIR RESPONSE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT BODIES. THE ATTORNEYS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ASSOCIATION ACTUALLY ATTENDED MANY OF THOSE MEETINGS.
AND WHILE IN THAT REGARD, MANY OF THOSE DELIBERATIONS TOOK PLACE ACTUALLY IN A PUBLIC FORUM.
AND SO JUST TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY WERE ALSO PARTICIPATORY IN MANY OF THOSE PROCESSES, KIND OF FURTHER EACH OF THE GSA'S, AGAIN, JOINTLY PROVIDED THE SIGMA REQUIRED 90 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD OF THE INTENT TO ADOPT AN AMENDED GSP TO THE CITIES AND COUNTIES IN THE PLAN
[00:30:04]
AREA. AND AGAIN, AS REQUIRED UNDER LAW, A TEN DAY PUBLIC NOTICE WAS ALSO PUBLISHED FOR THIS AND THE THREE SIMILAR ITEMS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED BY THIS BOARD HERE SHORTLY IN THE NEWSPAPER AND DISTRIBUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTNER GSA'S.SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ACCEPT ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT TO STAFF RECOMMENDS, OF COURSE, YOU TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE JUST A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY.
BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ADMIRAL RAMIREZ, WHO IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB TRYING TO SHEPHERD THESE TYPES OF ITEMS UNDER UNDER A PRETTY TOUGH SITUATION WHERE HE'S TRYING TO UNDERTAKE HIS DAY JOB, BUT ALSO TRYING TO FILL IN FOR FOR MISS MCBRIDE, WHO IS AT HOME WITH WITH BABY.
ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY.
OH, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING WHAT ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL LET MR. HENDRICKSON MOVE TO THE SIDE SO YOU DON'T FEEL IMPEDED.
SEE, THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND. TWO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN MOVED BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO ESPINOSA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I ANY OPPOSE.
SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS THE COUNTY OF MERCED GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY FOR CHOWCHILLA.
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF BOARD AGAIN.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WITH THE CHOWCHILLA AND SUBBASIN GSP, THE FOUR GSA IS REPRESENTING THE CHOWCHILLA SUBBASIN, WHICH INCLUDE THE CHOWCHILLA WATER DISTRICT, COUNTY OF MADERA COUNTY OF MERCY AND CHOWCHILLA AND TRIANGLE WATER DISTRICTS ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIENCIES AGAIN.
POST THAT CONVERSATION WITH W.R..
AGAIN, THE GOAL HERE IS TO AVOID STATE INTERVENTION IN JUST ONE BRIEF REMINDER FOR THIS BOARD, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT THE BOARD MEMBER CALL THAT THE SIERRA VISTA MUTUAL WATER COMPANY ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY, SAID TO ASSIST OUR GSA WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF SYGMA, WHICH INCLUDE PAYING FOR THE ACTUAL NECESSARY COST TO IMPLEMENT THE GSP WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.
AND SO AT THIS POINT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT, AGAIN, THE BOARD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING EXCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED THE HEARING APPROVE THAT AFOREMENTIONED MOU ESTABLISHING A DOMESTIC WELL MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR THE CHOWCHILLA SUBBASIN OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN.
AND THEN LASTLY AGAIN APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE AMENDED JSP.
AND OBVIOUSLY IN THAT REGARD GET IT OFF TO THE STATE THROUGH THE DWI.
AGAIN, STAFF WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
HEY, I SEE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK, SO I GUESS THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK SEEN? THEN I'LL CLOSE. THE PUBLIC HEARING HAD BEEN MOVED BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA AND SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
I ANY OPPOSE SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[00:35:11]
NEXT IS A PUBLIC HEARING FROM COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GRASSLAND GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.THIS IS THIS IS BECOMING A HABIT, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
GOOD MORNING. THIS THIS FIRST ONE, I BELIEVE, IS RELATED TO GRASSLANDS, CORRECT, STACY? OKAY. RELATED TO THE GRASSLANDS, GSP, AGAIN, AS JUST WAS THE CASE WITH EACH OF THE OTHERS.
AGAIN, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CAN OPEN THE HEARING EXCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED THE HEARING AND THEN JUST AGAIN APPROVE THE RESOLUTION REFLECTING THOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE GSP. STAFF WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS SAYING THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
I. ANY OPPOSE SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WATER AUTHORITY. GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AGAIN, GOOD MORNING.
I COULD SIMPLY SAY DITTO BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CASE HERE.
EXCUSE ME. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHY WE'RE HERE IS ONE, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS BOARD AND EACH OF ITS MEMBERS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THE SIGMA FRONT FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.
AND THEN ALSO OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZE MANY OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS, AGAIN, THOSE 23 OTHER GSA'S THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH AND HAVE TO AGAIN DO OUR PART TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIENCIES AS IDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED BY DWP.
SO AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGAIN THE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS GSP CLOSED THAT HEARING AND THEN WE CERTAINLY RECOMMEND AGAIN FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS, AS NOTED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YOU'RE WELCOME.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? SEE? NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
I ANY OPPOSE SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY NEXT AS BOARD REPORTS.
[ REPORTS/BOARD DIRECTION]
ALL RIGHT, I'LL START TO MY LEFT WITH SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I DID WANT TO REPORT OUT THAT YESTERDAY.
WE WERE AT THE ARTS MEETING IN MAMMOTH.
THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR SOME FOLKS, YOU KNOW, YARDS.
AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT IT QUITE OFTEN.
OUR COUNTY'S ONE OF FIVE COUNTIES IN THE JPA, THAT IS YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
IT'S REALLY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOLUTION TO A FEDERAL ISSUE.
WE WORK HARD AT TRYING TO ADVOCATE AND DO WANT TO THANK CONGRESSMAN COSTA FOR ONE OF HIS MEMBER DESIGNATED PROJECTS WHO WAS ABLE TO SECURE SOME FUNDING TO HELP US WITH NEW BUSSES.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING TO GO TO, UM, ELECTRIC BUSSES, BUT JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT YOSEMITE AND THE CHALLENGES AND THE LONG DISTANCES, WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. AND SO WE DID GET SOME VARIANCE FROM THE STATE THEY AGREED TO ALLOWING US TO AT THIS POINT BUY SOME CLEAN DIESEL BUSSES, COACHES, IF YOU WILL, TO KIND OF GET US THROUGH THAT TRANSITION PERIOD AS WE STUDY ELECTRIFICATION.
BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD WORK AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE OUR COLLEAGUES.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MONO COUNTY, TUOLUMNE, MADERA, MERCED AND FRESNO IS SOMEWHAT A PART OF IT.
THEN MARIPOSA, JUST VERY DIVERSE COUNTIES, BUT ALL COME TOGETHER FOR FOUR YARDS AND SO REALLY GREAT.
AND WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP.
OUR NEXT MEETING IN OCTOBER WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE PARK AND IT REALLY IT'S GOING TO BE A STUDY SESSION ON WHAT IS THE ARTS LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD AND AS AS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, WE'RE PUTTING MONEY INTO IT.
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A BENEFIT TO US PUTTING MONEY INTO IT AND THAT IT GIVES OUR RESIDENTS, FOLKS THAT MAYBE DON'T HAVE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THEIR CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH FUEL PRICES TODAY INTO ASSEMBLY.
[00:40:03]
$5 MILLION OF THE FEDERAL, WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY TO ALL OF US.AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME HARD DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD AS WE ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT WITH A NEW SERVICE PROVIDER THAT'S ACTUALLY RUN IN THE BUSSES. SO GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
I WANTED TO JUST THANK STAFF AS WE WORK THROUGH WITH THE HELP OF OUR STATE SENATOR AND OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A $3 MILLION GRANT FOR THE LIBRARY AND DUST PALACE, AND YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME MENTION IT BEFORE.
I MEAN, PARK AND DUST PALACE IS IT'S IT'S A IT'S A PHASED APPROACH.
ORIGINALLY, WE WENT OUT FOR A PROP 68 GRANT, AND WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.
BUT ULTIMATELY THE GOAL IS, IS TO HAVE A NEW LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARY, THE CURRENT LIBRARY LOCATION IS IN DOWNTOWN DOS PALOS.
AND IT WAS REALLY I DON'T KNOW, I WASN'T THERE IN THE SIXTIES WHEN IT WAS BUILT, BUT I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY LIKE A STORAGE CLOSET, A STORAGE AREA THAT GOT TURNED INTO THE LIBRARY TO CINDERBLOCK BUILDING.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH IT.
SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOLKS IN DOS PALOS TO REALLY BE ABLE TO ACCESS A WHOLE LOT MORE RESOURCES, THINK FOLKS OVER AT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH PARTNERSHIP, THE LIBRARY, THEY'RE ABLE TO PUT COMPUTERS IN THERE THAT IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE AT THE LIBRARY USING THE COMPUTERS, BUT FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN COME IN AND USE THOSE AND HELP THEM WITH RESUMES AND FINDING, YOU KNOW, BETTER JOBS THAN WHAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE OR FINDING A JOB AT ALL.
PATTY GARCETTI DOES DOES A GREAT JOB.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S OUR GRANT WRITER AND SHE SHE LIVES AND BREATHES THESE THINGS.
AND I THINK SHE TAKES THEM ALL REALLY PERSONAL.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT PASSION BECAUSE SHE OBVIOUSLY GETS TO HEAR ME IN MY PASSION FOR THEM.
SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATED IT.
BUT AGAIN, THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAY.
BUT TO THE RESIDENTS OF DOS PALOS, IT'S IT'S AN IT'S A THIS IS A MULTI PHASE PROGRAM.
AND WE ARE GOING AFTER SOME ADDITIONAL GRANTS.
WE HAVE SOME SOME REQUESTS IN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH OUR US SENATORS FEINSTEIN AND PADILLA TO HOPEFULLY HELP, HOPEFULLY HELP SECURE SOME MORE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS PROJECT MOVING.
AND AND IT'S IT'S GOVERNMENT, RIGHT? IT'S IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
WE WERE ABLE TO AT LEAST GET THE THE PLANNING PART OF IT DONE.
AND SO IT TRULY IS A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.
THEY WANT STUFF THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE MONEY IS GOING TO GO TO WORK AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME REAL PROGRESS AT THE END IN GOVERNMENT TERMS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, I'LL CALL IT WHAT, 3 TO 5 YEARS IS.
THAT'S REALLY DOING IT FAST FOR THEM AND WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT.
SO AGAIN, THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON WITH IT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GO OUT AND AND DO A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY ON A NEW LIBRARY IN DOS PALOS AND THEN HOPEFULLY AS PART OF THAT NEW PARK FACILITIES AND THE REMODEL OF THE DALE HALL.
THANK YOU. CHAIR HEY, SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND I WOULD ECHO A LOT OF WHAT HE SAID ABOUT YARDS.
THE THING ABOUT YARDS, WHENEVER HE SAYS THAT WE WERE IN MAMMOTH AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE USE OF THE NATIONAL PARK, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GLORIFIED, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE OUT OF ALL THE COMMITTEES THAT WE'RE A PART OF, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST STRESSFUL BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE BUSSES RUNNING AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY DO OFFER OTHER FOLKS WHO NORMALLY CAN'T GET TO THE NATIONAL PARK.
AND WE ALSO HAVE FREE RIDES IN COORDINATION WITH THE FREE PARKS OPENING.
THEY JUST NEED TO HELP US FUND THAT PROBLEM.
[00:45:01]
WEEK, I FLY OUT. TOMORROW I'LL BE REPRESENTING YOU AT MERCED COUNTY AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR CALIFORNIA TO HAVE REPRESENTATION BECAUSE CALIFORNIA IS A LOT DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY COUNTIES AND THE REST OF THE NATION WHERE WE'RE AN EXTENSION OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE ACTUALLY OFFICERS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA LOOK AT THIS CHAIR.
UM, JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY.
KNOW THAT WE HAD A SOUTH MERCED COMMUNITY MEETING ALONG WITH THE CITY MANAGER STEPHANIE DIETZ.
AND SO SOME SOME OF THEIR STAFF, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND PLANNERS AND ALSO DANA WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND THEY WANTED TO ADDRESS.
I MEAN, ALONG WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEY WANTED TO ADDRESS MANY ISSUES, CONCERN CONE ROAD AND SOUTH 59, THE STOP SIGN THERE ON GIRARD AND HIGHWAY 59, WHICH I KNOW CURRENTLY CALTRANS IS LOOKING INTO.
THEY HAD DISCUSSIONS, A PUBLIC FORUM REGARDING A A SIGNAL LIGHT, SIGNALIZATION OR A ROUNDABOUT.
A LOT MORE FUNDS AND THE POLITICS 510 YEARS TO BUILD.
SO I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
I'LL BE CONTACTING CALTRANS REGARDING THAT.
SO OUR SIGNAL SESSION THAT YOU IN 59 WILL PROBABLY MAKE MORE SENSE.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY ESTHETIC AND IT SLOWS DOWN TRAFFIC.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IN SOME I KNOW THAT NOT AN AREA, EVERY AREA IS GOING TO MAKE SENSE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT CONE AVENUE CLOSE BY THERE.
THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH FAST TRAFFIC AND WE ADDRESSED THOSE WITH WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THEY RAISED A LOT OF SIGNATURES IN THE AREA TO REGARDING THAT, THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SPEED BUMP IN THAT REGION.
AND THEY ALSO RAISED SIGNATURES FOR FOR BETTER SIDEWALKS DRAINAGE FROM THE RAIN ON STREET STREET.
AND I TRYING TO RECALL THE OTHER ROAD.
BUT DANA HAS HAS THOSE STREETS FOCUSED.
AND I KNOW THAT THE SOUTH CHILES IS CITY LIMITS.
AND SOUTH OF CHARLES, WHICH IS SPENCE IS A COUNTY, IT'S AN A COUNTY ISLAND.
SO I KNOW THAT SOME MEMBERS THERE, THE SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE BLOCKS AWAY.
SO THEY CURRENTLY WALK IN THE, YOU KNOW, THE HOT SUN OR, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WINTER WITH WALKING AROUND THE PUDDLES, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE A SIDEWALK. SO THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM AS WELL.
SO I ALREADY TALKED TO I KNOW DANA LEFT, BUT I ADDRESSED THAT.
NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING TO ADDRESS THOSE PRIORITIES IN SOUTH.
THEY HAD FOOD AND OTHER AMENITIES THERE ON UM ON SATURDAY.
SO THAT WAS THE WENT VERY WELL AND WE THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT ALL YEAR ROUND.
THEY'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN REQUESTING A COMMUNITY CENTER.
I KNOW THERE'S BUILDINGS THERE AVAILABLE.
AND I KNOW THE CITY CEO LOOKED AT THE ONE THAT WE WERE IN FRONT.
THERE'S MUCH NEED IN, IN SONOMA BESIDES A PARK.
[00:50:01]
AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO THANK YOU.I WANT TO COMMENT REALLY QUICKLY ON THE ARTS DISCUSSION.
IS IT FIVE, SIX, FIVE COUNTIES THAT ARE A PART OF THAT? YOU DON'T SEE THAT TYPE OF COLLABORATION VERY OFTEN.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL THAT WE HAVE THAT GOING ON.
AND AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY INVESTED AND AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND REPRESENTING MERCED COUNTY. AND I THINK THAT REALLY COULD BE AN EXAMPLE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING WITH THAT.
COMMENT REALLY QUICKLY ON WHAT SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA HAD TO SAY.
TRUST ME, EVERYBODY HEARS YOUR PASSION ABOUT THE WEST SIDE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TO HIGHLIGHT STAFF.
ALSO, I WANTED TO MAKE MENTION JUST REALLY QUICKLY, LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED THE MERCED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL WE BROUGHT BACK THE YOUTH COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF MERCY AND THERE WERE FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL THAT WERE HAD TO STEP OFF.
THREE OUT OF THE FIVE WERE FORMER STUDENTS OF MINE.
THE PRESIDENT OF IT WAS KAYLIE ESCOBAR ISLAH.
SHE'S GOING TO UC BERKELEY IN THE FALL.
HILDA BARRAGAN REYES, WHO COULDN'T ATTEND TO LAST NIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S PREPARING FOR THE FALL TO GO ON A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO YALE, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
SACHA ORTEGA, DIOGO DIEGO LUNA, WHO COULDN'T BE THERE LAST NIGHT BECAUSE HE IS DOING AN INTERNSHIP IN A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM IN TEXAS.
AND THEN ANA QUINTANA CEJA, WHO'S GOING TO UC MERCED IN THE FALL.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT BECAUSE IT JUST IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE YOUNGER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO REALLY GO ABOVE AND REALLY TAKE INTEREST IN CIVIC GOVERNMENT AND IN GOVERNMENT AND WANT TO TAKE PART IN THIS STUFF.
AND I'LL TELL YOU A REALLY FUNNY STORY ABOUT CAYLEE.
WHEN SHE WAS IN MY CLASS, SHE WAS SHE WAS AN AP STUDENT IN A JUNIOR CLASS AS A 10TH GRADER.
AND SHE SAID, MR. PEDROZA, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER? I SAID, ARE YOU RUNNING AGAINST ME? BECAUSE IF YOU ARE, THEN THERE'S THERE'S A DIFFERENCE I'M GOING TO GET.
SHE SAID, NO, I JUST WANT TO KNOW.
BUT SHE'S VERY SHE'S BEEN VERY MUCH INVOLVED AND VERY, VERY, VERY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND JUST GETTING THE YOUTH INVOLVED, NOT JUST IN MERCED CITY, BUT I REALLY THINK IT SHOWS AN EXAMPLE FOR MERCED COUNTY YOUTH MOVING FORWARD.
SO AT LEAST THEY KNOW THAT, HEY, YOU DO HAVE A VOICE AND THAT THEY ARE HEARD BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES SOME OF THESE HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE, BUT THEY REALLY DO.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.
MR. MENDEZ. YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST ONE ITEM TODAY.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND REMIND THE THE BOARD AND THE MEMBERS OF THE OF THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE ESSENTIALLY IN PROBATION SERVICES WEEK.
THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROCLAMATION AT YOUR LAST MEETING JULY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD.
THIS WAS TO REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROBATION SERVICES AND RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN THAT PROVIDE SUPERVISION, TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN ALL FACETS OF JUVENILE AND ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
SO ON BEHALF OF OUR CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER, CHIEF ROCHESTER, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY I KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS A SERIES OF DIFFERENT THINGS PLANNED FOR THIS WEEK.
[00:55:02]
YOU'RE WELCOME. I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE TODAY'S MEETING IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF WILLIAM BILL AMOS, WHO WAS A MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF.AND HE WAS THE SHERIFF BACK WHEN I WAS A KID.
I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH WITH HIS CHILDREN, NONE IN MY CLASS, BUT BUT SOME A LITTLE OLDER.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM WHILE HE'S GONE.
I KNOW MORE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, HIS HIS PASSION WAS WAS, OF COURSE, FAMILY, BUT ALSO HOT RODS.
CAR SHOWS AND HAD AND HAD SOMETHING COOL TO DRIVE.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.