AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 13TH MEETING OF THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. [00:00:05] WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION THIS MORNING AND STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION. THAT WILL BE LED BY STACEY COOLEY. AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR AND PRIVILEGE. IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME. DEAR, GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU'VE GIVEN US. EVERYTHING FROM THE BREATH OF LIFE IN OUR LUNGS, TO YOUR DAILY PROVISION, YOUR FORGIVENESS OF SINS, AND THE MERCY AND GRACE YOU EXTEND TO US EVERY SINGLE DAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOUR MERCIES ARE NEW EVERY MORNING AND THAT WITH YOU ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING AND ASK THAT YOUR PRESENCE BE IN THIS ROOM TODAY AS OUR SUPERVISORS, CEO AND COUNTY COUNCIL CONSIDER EACH AND EVERY AGENDA ITEM. I ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, AND PEACE AS THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS, AND THAT YOU WOULD REWARD THEM FOR THEIR FAITHFULNESS TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND TO OUR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE ANOINT THEM TO DO YOUR GOOD WORK AS THEY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. I ASK THAT YOU PROTECT AND BLESS THEM AS THEY COME AND AS THEY GO, AND THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE AND DIRECT THEIR DAILY PURSUITS. PLEASE WATCH OVER THEIR FAMILIES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO SEEK YOU IN EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES. I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND THAT THEY WOULD DESIRE TO HONOR YOU ALL THE DAYS OF THEIR LIVES. MAY THEY ALWAYS BE THE MEN OF GOD THAT YOU'VE CALLED THEM TO BE AND TO SERVE YOU WITH STRENGTH, BOLDNESS, TENACITY AND COURAGE. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU WOULD TOUCH OUR COMMUNITY, OPEN DOORS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BOARD TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILIES IN WAYS THAT WE'VE NEVER YET IMAGINED THROUGH BLESSINGS AND PROVISION THAT ONLY COME FROM YOU. GIVE US THE FAITH TO BELIEVE YOU FOR THE MIRACULOUS AND TO TRUST YOU IN THE MOMENTS OF DIFFICULTY. MAY WE BE A COMMUNITY THAT COMES TOGETHER IN UNITY, THAT HONORS YOU WITH OUR FIRST FRUITS AND SEEKS TO FOLLOW YOUR WORD CONTINUALLY. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD GRANT US YOUR FAVOR AND TEACH US TO LOVE EACH OTHER AS YOU LOVE US. FINALLY, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD LEAD THIS BOARD TO WALK AS YOUR WORD ASKS OF US IN MICAH CHAPTER 6, VERSE 8, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE VERSES, AND IT SAYS, HE HAS SHOWN YOU, OH MAN, WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU BUT TO DO JUSTLY, TO LOVE MERCY AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD. WE GIVE YOU THE REST OF THIS DAY AND DEDICATE THIS BOARD MEETING TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING IN OUR LIVES AND FOR WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO HERE TODAY. PLEASE ANOINT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS HELPING TO OPERATE THIS MEETING THIS MORNING. GIVE THEM THE WISDOM AND GRACE TO FULFILL THEIR ROLE AND TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IS NEEDED. YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD GOD AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE AND ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US. USE OUR LIVES TO BLESS OTHERS TODAY. IN JESUS, PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. READY BEGIN. STACEY, THANK YOU FOR THOSE WONDERFUL WORDS. AND THANK YOU, DARON, FOR DOING THE PLEDGE. NEXT IS PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, EXCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA. [PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK] TESTIMONY LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON AND 20 MINUTES TOTAL. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY. GOOD MORNING, DARLENE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CEO MENDEZ, COUNTY COUNCIL HANSEN. I'M DARLENE INGERSOLL, SERVING AS YOUR MERCED COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS. I WANTED TO BRIEFLY GIVE SOME INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE COUNTY IN REGARDS TO THE NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION . WHERE VOTERS CAN'T EXPECT TO GET THEIR COUNTY VOTER INFORMATION GUIDES MAILED BEGINNING OCTOBER 3RD, THEIR BALLOTS MAILED BEGINNING OCTOBER 10TH THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE FROM THE STATE, STATE VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE. THERE ALSO WILL RECEIVE POSTCARDS FROM OUR OFFICE IN REGARDS TO INFORMATION, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNEW THAT WE HAVE THIS GENERAL ELECTION COMING UP. WE'LL HAVE 13 VOTING ASSISTANCE CENTERS THROUGHOUT MERCED COUNTY AN REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SINCE WE ARE VOTERS CHOICE ACT, COUNTY VOTERS CAN CHOOSE HOW, WHEN AND WHERE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. AND SO IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS, PLEASE, I WANT TO GIVE OUR PHONE NUMBER AND OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS AREA CODE 209-385-7541. AGAIN, THAT'S 385-7541. [00:05:07] WE DO HAVE A TOLL FREE NUMBER, WHICH IS 1-800-561-0619. 800-561-0619. OUR WEBSITE IS MERCEDELECTIONS.ORG. THAT IS PLURAL MERCEDELECTIONS.ORG. SO I WANTED TO JUST MENTION THAT TO THE PUBLIC AND THERE IS INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO WHERE OUR VOTING ASSISTANCE CENTERS ARE AND I'LL BE SPEAKING AT PUBLIC COMMENT AROUND THE COUNTY AND ALSO GIVING PRESENTATIONS TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. SO I WANTED TO TODAY GIVE THAT INFORMATION AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT WILL BE ELECTION SEASON. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE MERCED COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD FOR THEIR ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND [PRESENTATION: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD ANNUAL REPORT] 2022. AND THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY, SALLY RAGONUT. AND I'LL TELL YOU, SHE IS A VERY STRONG PROPONENT FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR CITIZENS THAT NEED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HELP. THANK YOU FOR THAT EFFORT, SALLY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SALLY RAGONUT, BUT I THINK I'VE SPOKEN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AT ONE TIME. AND I'M THE SECRETARY OF THE MERCED COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ANNUAL REPORT COMMITTEE. I'VE SERVED ON THIS BOARD FOR 18 YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU A SUMMARY OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2021. HMM. PRIVILEGE. I'M SORRY. THAT WAS MY FAULT. OK SHOULD BE LIVE. ARE WE BACK? YEAH. SORRY. IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO BE ADDRESSING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THE NEXT SLIDE. OUR PURPOSE AND VISION. THE BOARD SERVES IN AN ADVISORY ROLE TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AT BHRS AND SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY, WHICH MUST INCLUDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD IS TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND SPECIAL PROBLEMS. THIS INCLUDES THE USAGE OF A DATA NOTEBOOK, WHICH HELPS BOTH LOCAL AND STATE COUNCILS TO COMMUNICATE PERFORMANCE OUTCOME MEASURES. VISION STATEMENT, TO PRESENT AN ADVOCATE FOR ALL OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY EDUCATING ABOUT AVAILABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROMOTING A WELCOMING AND EQUITABLE ATMOSPHERE OF WELLNESS AND RECOVERY WHILE ACTING IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICE AND TO AID IN CONTINUING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. IN JULY OF 2021, THE BOARD UPDATED OUR VISION STATEMENT AND NOW CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COUNTY AND OUR DESIRE TO PROMOTE A WELCOMING AND EQUITABLE ATMOSPHERE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE. MEMBERSHIP OF 2021-2022. SORRY. OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPRESENTATIVE IS LLOYD PAREIRA, AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE SUPERVISOR PAREIRA AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE. IN DISTRICT ONE, WHICH REPRESENTS EL NIDO, LIVINGSTON, LE GRAND AND PLANADA. THE MEMBERS ARE IRIS MOJICA, D TATUM, LINDA DEOL AND MANVINDAR KAUR. IN DISTRICT TWO, WHICH REPRESENTS MERCED OUR MEMBERS ARE MARY ELLIS, VINCE RAMOS AND TED WERNER. IN DISTRICT THREE, WHICH REPRESENTS ATWATER AND THE BEACHWOOD FRANKLIN AREA. OUR MEMBERS ARE KENG GER CHA AND SALLY RAGONUT. IN DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH REPRESENTS DELHI, GUGUSTINE, HILMAR AND SNELLING. THE MEMBERS ARE BRUCE METCALF, VICKI HUMBLE AND ZACHERY RAMOS. DISTRICT FIVE, WHICH REPRESENTS DOS PALOS, LOS BANOS AND SANTA NELLA IS VACANT AT THIS TIME. AND FOR A BRIEF TIME THIS PAST YEAR, MICKI ARCHULETA WAS ON THIS BOARD AS A MEMBER AT LARGE. AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2021, 2022, WE HAD 12 MEMBERS. CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF ETHNICITIES AND AGES WE ARE REPRESENTING CONSUMERS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. [00:10:08] ALSO, ONE MEMBER FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE BHAB MEMBERS PARTICIPATING COMMITTEES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN REAL TIME INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES, PROTOCOLS, DATA AND PRACTICES OF BHRS. NEXT SLIDE. ANNUAL REPORT, AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOU GOT A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. I'M HOLDING IT UP. IT'S SOMEWHERE ON YOUR DESK. I HOPE. I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH IT AND READ IT. THIS IS JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY. THIS REPORT WILL PROVIDE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH A SUMMARY OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARDS FISCAL YEAR 21-22 TOP PRIORITIES AND GOALS. A REVIEW OF THE 2021 DATA NOTEBOOK, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD AND FUTURE PLANS . PRIORITY AND GOAL OF 2021 2022. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THROUGH THE EYES OF THE CLIENT, WHICH HAS BEEN CONTINUED FROM FISCAL YEAR 2020 2021. DUE TO COVID, WE CHOSE TO CONTINUE WITH THE LAST FISCAL YEAR PROJECT GOAL FOR GATHERING FEEDBACK DATA FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICE CLIENTS, SERVICE GROUPS. CHRIS CROUCHER, OUR PATIENTS RIGHTS ADVOCATE, VISITED LOS BANOS, MARIE GREEN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER AND CHILDREN'S SYSTEM OF CARE, PROVIDING US WITH DATA ABOUT HOW OUR CLIENTS ARE DOING IN THOSE DIVISIONS AND SERVICE AREAS. THE 2021 DATA NOTEBOOK. NEXT SLIDE. THE FOUR PRIMARY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR'S DATA NOTEBOOK WERE ADULT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES CALLED ARF, HOMELESSNESS, CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AND RACIAL ETHNIC INEQUITIES IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE DATA NOTEBOOK. FIRST OF ALL, WE LEARNED ABOUT ADULT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND THAT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO 114 CONSUMERS WHO ARE MERCED COUNTY RESIDENTS. THEY MAY NOT STAY IN MERCED COUNTY, BUT THEY ARE PART OF MERCED COUNTY. AND ALSO WE HAVE INSTITUTES OF MENTAL DISEASE. IMD'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO 34 CONSUMERS, THE HOMELESS PROGRAM AND WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THAT BRIEFLY. NEW PROBLEMS THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE NAVIGATION CENTER AND THE PROJECT ROOM KEY. NEXT SLIDE, ALSO FROM THE DATA NOTEBOOK, WE LEARNED ABOUT CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, FOSTER CHILDREN IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONGREGATE CARE. IN GROUP HOMES, WE HAVE 70 PRESUMPTIVE FOSTER CHILDREN TRANSFERS INTO MERCED COUNTY. CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES HAS AN ADDITIONAL 24 FOSTER CHILDREN. TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE OUR COUNTY WERE 24 FOSTER CHILDREN, BUT THIS IS DOWN FROM 43 THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FINALLY, FROM THE DATA NOTEBOOK, WE LEARNED ABOUT RACIAL ETHNIC INEQUALITIES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOW OUR COUNTY IS ADDRESSING THESE. WE ARE DEVELOPING AN EVEN MORE CULTURALLY DIVERSE WORKFORCE UTILIZING PIPELINE PROGRAMS THAT VALUE CULTURAL LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AMONG APPLICANTS. WE ARE PROVIDING ONGOING CULTURAL PROFICIENCY TRAINING AND STRIVING TO EXPAND AVAILABILITY OF TRANSLATED WRITTEN MATERIALS AND INTERPRETING SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE. PRESENTATIONS IN 2021 2022. WE RECEIVED FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICE AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR INFORMATION AND TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS ON EQUITY, CULTURAL HUMILITY, ACE'S, WHICH IS ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, CALAIM, REGIONAL HOMELESS PLANNING AND MORE, WHICH YOU'LL FIND IN THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT. ALTHOUGH FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE BEEN ON ZOOM OVER THE LAST YEAR WE'VE HAD MANY PRESENTATIONS FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICE STAFF AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS OR PARTNERS. THIS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE ON TO FOCUS ON LEARNING, ACCOMPLISH THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS. NEXT SLIDE. ACTIVITIES IN 2021 2022 FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD RECRUITMENT OF FOR NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. WE ALSO SAW THE OPENING OF THE VILLAGE OF HOPE CAMPUS. WE OVERSAW THE REOPENING OF THE CUBE AND THE OPENING OF NORTH COUNTY CAMPUS IN WINTON. [00:15:04] SEEKING NEW MEMBERS IS AN IMPORTANT FOCUS WHICH LED US TO REWRITE OUR VISION STATEMENT AND CREATE BETTER RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES AND MATERIALS FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE GOAL BEING TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY QUALIFIED AND PASSIONATE APPLICANTS FOR THIS BOARD. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON WAYS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR DISTRICT FIVE POTENTIAL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AND BOARD ACTIVITIES. AND THANK YOU. WE HAVE THREE NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WHO JOINED US IN THIS LAST YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO TURN THE MIC OVER NOW TO MY FRIEND BRUCE METCALF. JUST GET OUT OF YOUR WAY, PLEASE. WE PROBABLY HAVE TO PUSH IT UP. THERE'S THE BUTTON DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THE TRIANGLE GOING UP WILL HELP YOU. ISN'T THAT COOL. THAT'S OUR FAVORITE TOY IN THIS ROOM. THANK YOU LLOYD, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND IT'S REALLY A DELIGHT TO WORK TOGETHER WITH SALLY AND WITH LLOYD ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD. LOOKING FORWARD, OUR FUTURE PLANS OUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR THIS COMING YEAR ARE EDUCATION FOR THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO AWARENESS FOR CONSUMERS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY. AND OUR GOALS THIS YEAR ARE TO SEEK OUT AND RECEIVE CONTINUED EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN MERCED COUNTY AND COMMUNITIES. AND OUR PROJECT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES IS TO PARTNER WITH OUR ADVISORY BOARD ON IMPROVING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT SERVICES IN MERCED COUNTY. AND WE EXPECT TO DO THAT THROUGH CONTINUED REVIEW AND REPORTING ON PROGRAMS FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, UTILIZATION OF LIAISONS TO MESA, ONGOING PLANNING COUNCIL TO REPORT TO ALL THE BOARD ON OUTREACH EVENTS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICE COMMUNITY OUTREACH CALENDAR IN ORDER TO MAKE ATTENDANCE AND SUPPORT POSSIBLE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. AND EACH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER WILL ATTEND AT LEAST ONE EVENT IN THE COMING YEAR AND REPORT BACK AT AN APPROPRIATE MEETING. SO OUR SECRETARY, AMY, HAS BEEN BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB OF GETTING INFORMATION OUT TO ALL OF US AS BOARD MEMBERS SO WE CAN IDENTIFY EVENTS HAPPENING IN OUR LOCAL AREAS, COMMUNITIES, SO THAT WE CAN THEN GO OUT AND SHARE INFORMATION AND JUST LISTEN AND INTERACT WITH PEOPLE ON BEHALF NOT TO DO PRESENTATIONS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, JUST TO BE THERE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT WE HAVE A GREAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AS CHAIR OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD, I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE TOP PRIORITIES OF THE COMING YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BECOMING MORE INVOLVED WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES DIRECTLY OUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND BY ATTENDING OUTREACH EVENTS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS, WE HOPE TO FURTHER SPREAD AWARENESS AND PERSONALLY EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR BOARD AND ITS ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION. WELL, THANK YOU, BRUCE AND SALLY. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU, AND BOTH OF YOU DO SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT YOU'RE THE TWO HERE THAT ARE PRESENTING TO US TODAY. AND BUT DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES I SEE NO COMMENTS. BUT ANYWAYS, I KNOW THEY APPRECIATE IT. WE'VE SPOKE TOGETHER AND ANYWAYS, JUST CONGRATULATIONS. AND THEN TED WERNER, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A SECOND? TED'S ALSO ON THE BOARD. HE'S ONE OF THE NEWER MEMBERS, BUT VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE BOARD FITS RIGHT IN AND HASN'T CAUSED ANY TROUBLE YET. [LAUGHTER] BUT ANYWAYS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN. BUT WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA. [CONSENT CALENDAR] NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12. PLEASE NOTE ITEMS ONE, TWO, THREE AND 11 REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ANY OF THEIR ITEMS? SEEING NONE. I WILL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 12. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? [00:20:02] OH, I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS PUBLIC WORKS. [BOARD ACTION] ITEM 13 PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM REQUIRES A 4/5 VOTE. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS HEALTH ITEMS 14 THROUGH 16. MR. CHAIR. YES, I HAVE A QUESTION ON NUMBER 15. GO AHEAD. ON NUMBER 15. IT SAYS, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, THE DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED A VOLUNTARY NON BINDING APPLICATION, WHICH WAS DUE BY AUGUST 17, 2022. AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD GRANT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THE TIME CONSTRAINTS WERE. BECKY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SORRY. GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CEO. MENDEZ COUNTY COUNCIL HANSEN. THE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND I'M GUESSTIMATING HERE WAS LIKELY FOR WHEN WE WERE PROVIDED WITH THE TIME FRAME THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH AND HOW MUCH WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THE SCOPE OF WORK BY THE DEADLINE, BY THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. AND SO LATELY A LOT OF OUR GRANTS, THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVE HAD A VERY SHORT TURNAROUND TIME. AND NOW THAT WE'RE GOING BACK TO BUSINESS. SORRY, EXCUSE ME. I HAVEN'T BEEN FEELING ALL THAT WELL AND NOW THAT WE'RE GOING BACK TO BUSINESS AND SO I KNOW THERE'S NOT A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO DELAY ANYTHING, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO MY CONTRACTS INDIVIDUALS TO FIND OUT SPECIFICALLY. AND I CAN NOTIFY YOU. YEAH. NO. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. I JUST DON'T I MEAN, IF IT'S LIKE SIX WEEKS, EIGHT WEEKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. BUT IF IT WHEN YOU SAY TIME CONSTRAINTS, I'M THINKING LIKE, IS IT TWO DAYS, THREE DAYS, FOUR DAYS? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE WAITING FOR? I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES NOT NECESSARILY SOME LIKE ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, WE WERE GIVEN THE REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION OF OUR WORK PLAN IN AUGUST, AND YET THEY ASK FOR A SEPTEMBER 29TH TURNAROUND TIME. OTHERWISE WE START TO LOSE MONEY AND THEY MAY NOT REPLACE IT. I'VE HAD A DISCUSSION, SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CEO. AND SO THAT TURNAROUND TIME TO DEVELOP THAT MAKE SURE THAT THE POSITIONS ARE APPROVED FOR ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED ON THE ROSTER. THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE WE CAN GET ALL THAT'S REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE WORK PLAN IN AGREEMENT. AND SO THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF OUR GRANTS WILL OPERATE LIKE THAT AND LATELY HAVE BEEN. THE ONE THAT WILL COME BEFORE YOU SOON IS FOR $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THEY GAVE LESS THAN SIX WEEK TURNAROUND TIME. AND TO PUT EVERYTHING ADMINISTRATIVELY AND OPERATIONALLY, OUR GOALS OUR OBJECTIVES SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA. A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND [INAUDIBLE] THROUGH 20. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. [00:25:01] PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY ITEMS 21 THROUGH 24. OKAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS LIBRARY ITEM NUMBER 25. OKAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS PROBATION ITEMS 26 AND 27. OKAY AND DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON 26? SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. YEAH, I JUST I HAD ASKED CHIEF ROCHESTER TO COME UP TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PRESENTATION ON THIS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. I'M A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT SOMETIMES THAT WE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTY. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL ON, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR YOUTH AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. SO I HAD ASKED THE CHIEF TO PROVIDE US A LITTLE PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRPERSON PAREIRA COUNTY COUNCIL HANSEN AND CEO MENDEZ. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY. I PROMISE I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT SUPERVISOR PEDROZO GAVE ME THE MIC TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF JUVENILE PROBATION. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THOSE THINGS WITH YOU. SO FIRST OF ALL, THE JJCPA PLAN, WHICH ALL OF YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, IT IS GOVERNED BY OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL. WE DO RECEIVE ANNUAL GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM, AND WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AS AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE. SO SOME OF OUR PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES, ONCE A YOUTH IS ACTUALLY DETAINED IN OUR JUVENILE HALL, WE CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THAT YOUTH TO DETERMINE THEIR RISK AND NEEDS. AND THEN WE TAILOR A TARGETED TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR EACH YOUTH, AND WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE ALSO HOST A VARIETY OF EVENTS FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WHILE YOUTH ARE IN OUR CARE AT THE JUVENILE HALL. AND FINALLY, WE COORDINATE THE YOUTH'S RELEASE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE YOUTH BEING RELEASED TO THE COMMUNITY. SO JUST TO SHOW YOU SOME OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMING THAT WE PROVIDE, WE HAVE AN ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM, WE HAVE A GARDENING PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUTH. WE ALSO OFFER A COOKING. WE DO A LOT OF HOLIDAY EVENTS FOR OUR YOUTH. THEY'RE ALSO SHOWN BASIC LIVING SKILLS. YOU'LL SEE A YOUTH THERE IRONING. SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE OFFER INSIDE THE JUVENILE HALL FOR OUR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR JUVENILE HALL ALSO IS PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, ALSO KNOWN AS CREDIBLE MESSENGERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE, MOST OF WHICH HAVE TRANSFORMED THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND THEY PROVIDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY TO OUR YOUTH AFTER THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED. AND THEY ALSO SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR OUR YOUTH WHILE THEY'RE IN OUR JUVENILE HALL. SO AS I'VE DISCUSSED, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ASIDE FROM THE TWO HOUR MANDATED TITLE 15 VISITATION, THAT HAPPENS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. WE HAVE A LOT OF HOLIDAY PROGRAM EVENTS. WE COLLECT TOYS THAT ARE NOT USED FOR OUR YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN AND ALSO WITH YOUNGER SIBLINGS. WE HOST FAMILY PAINT NIGHTS. WE ALSO HAVE FAMILY BARBECUES. WE DO A MOVIE UNDER THE STARS. [00:30:02] WE HOST PARENT CAFES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO OUR PARENTS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF COURT AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR WHEN THEIR CHILD IS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. AND YOU CAN SEE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE HOSTED. SO JUST TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT OUR YOUTH RECEIVE WHILE THEY'RE IN OUR CARE, WE DO HAVE A CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AND ELIGIBLE YOUTH EXCUSE ME, ACTUALLY LEAVE JUVENILE HALL CAMPUS. AND THEY ARE RECEIVING TRAINING FROM AN ACTUAL INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS A RESTAURANT ENTREPRENEUR HERE IN MERCED LOCALLY. AND SO SHE IS PROVIDING THEM A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SKILLS. ALSO PROVIDED IS OUR LOGISTICS AND WAREHOUSING PROGRAM, THAT IS THROUGH MERCED COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. AND OUR YOUTH ARE AGAIN ELIGIBLE. YOUTH ARE LEAVING CAMPUS AND THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN AN EVENING COURSE THAT IS PROVIDED BY MERCED COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND OUR STAFF ARE TRANSPORTING YOUTH TO THESE PROGRAMS AND STAYING WITH THE YOUTH WHILE THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN THE TRAINING. ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY AT THE FACILITY IS OUR CONSTRUCTION AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. WE HAVE HIRED A FULL TIME INSTRUCTOR THROUGH MERCED COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY. YOUR PROBATION DEPARTMENT ALSO RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $154,000 TO PURCHASE SOLAR KITS. AND THE YOUTH WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOLAR CERTIFIED ONCE WE RECEIVE THOSE KITS. SO YOUTH ARE ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE THROUGH THE GUARDIAN SCHOLAR PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP THROUGH MERCED COLLEGE. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE YOUTH ARE POSING THERE FOR THEIR FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE. THEY ARE ALSO GIVEN ASSISTANCE BY A FULL TIME ACADEMIC TUTOR THAT THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT HAS HIRED TO WORK INSIDE THE FACILITY WITH YOUTH WHO ARE ATTENDING COLLEGE TO HELP THEM WITH BEING SUCCESSFUL. AND WE ALSO HAVE HIRED A FULL TIME JOB DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TECHNICIAN TO WORK WITH OUR YOUTH TO DETERMINE THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST. AND OUR LATEST PARTNERSHIP IS WITH BIT WISE INDUSTRY. WE'LL BE SPONSORING FOR YOUTH TO ATTEND BIT WISE INDUSTRY AND THEIR PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. AND SO YOU'LL SEE A PHOTO THERE. EACH YOUTH LEAVES WITH A CAREER PORTFOLIO THAT IS DEVELOPED WITH OUR JOB DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TECHNICIAN. SO FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUR OFFICERS, OUR DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICERS ARE TAKING OUR YOUTH TO THE DMV. THAT'S THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DMV. THEY ACTUALLY OPEN THE DMV DURING CLOSED HOURS SO THAT OUR YOUTH CAN GET THEIR PHOTO ID, WHICH IS A BARRIER THAT A LOT OF OUR YOUTH FACE WHEN THEY'RE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY, NOT HAVING A PHOTO ID. AND IN AN EFFORT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO OPERATE A GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF MERCED. AND SO IF ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HAS GRAFFITI ON THEIR PROPERTY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COVERED UP, YOU CAN ACCESS THAT LINK THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. AND YOU JUST PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS AND WE'LL SEND YOU A WAIVER AND THEN WE'LL GO OUT AND PAINT OVER THE GRAFFITI. THE YOUTH ALSO MADE SENSORY BOTTLES FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH. THEY HAVE MADE THOSE PAPER FLOWERS FOR A CHURCH, LOCAL CHURCH THAT ALWAYS PROVIDES THEM WITH CHRISTMAS GIFTS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOR THEM TO PLACE ON THEIR ALTAR. AND OUR YOUTH ARE ALSO VOTING INSIDE THE FACILITY, SO OUR STAFF ARE PREPARING AND EDUCATING THEM ON THE VOTING PROCESS. I'M SURE DARLENE WOULD BE PROUD, BUT YES, WE FOR THOSE YOUTH WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, THEY ARE VOTING. SO FOR YOUTH WHO ARE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY, WE FUND WHAT'S CALLED A RISE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR OUR YOUTH WHO ARE FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. AND YOU'LL SEE SEVERAL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE THERE. I DID CONTACT HOLLY NEWLIN YESTERDAY AND KIND OF DIDN'T GIVE HER A WHOLE LOT OF NOTICE. AND SO THERE ARE A LOT MORE. SO MY APOLOGIES TO ANY BUSINESS THAT WE DID NOT SHOWCASE HERE, BUT JUST WANT TO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US, AND IT'S A PAID WORK EXPERIENCE FOR OUR YOUTH. [00:35:03] SO COMING SOON BY WAY OF JJCPA FUNDS, WE WILL BE OPENING OUR RISE TO HIGHER GROUND'S MOBILE CART CAFE. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND ONCE WE GET GOING, THAT MOBILE TRAILER WILL BE TRAVELING TO VARIOUS COUNTY BUSINESSES AND WE'LL ALSO BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'LL BE YOUTH WHO ARE ELIGIBLE INSIDE OUR CAMP, PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE VETTED THAT WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE. THEY'LL ALSO BE SUPERVISED BY A DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER AND ALSO OUR THANKFUL TO TISHA, WHO IS OUR INSTRUCTOR THROUGH MERCED COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR THAT PROGRAM. THE OTHER PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE UPCOMING IS WITH THE CITY OF MERCED AND WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT THE STEPHEN LEONARD CENTER. WE'LL BE PROVIDING EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO YOUTH IN THAT AREA, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO USE THAT SPACE AS A TRANSITION FOR YOUTH WHO ARE COMING OUT OF OUR CAMP PROGRAM WHO NEED A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA ASSISTANCE IN THEIR TRANSITION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MY STAFF FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO, WORKING NONTRADITIONAL HOURS, TAKING OUR YOUTH TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY, REALLY DOING A LOT OF INNOVATIVE OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO OUR KIDS AND ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC AND LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND GETTING THE PUBLIC'S INVOLVEMENT. IT REALLY DOES TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER IN ORDER TO HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL AND FINALLY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED. ANY QUESTIONS? I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, SO. WELL, I HATE TO SEE YOU ON YOUR LONG DAY. NO. [LAUGHTER] SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. THANK YOU. YEAH, NO, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, LIKE I SAID, TO SHOW SOME OF THE SUCCESSES, BECAUSE AS A FORMER TEACHER AND DEALING WITH SOME OF THESE YOUTH, A LOT OF TIMES WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOUTH MAKE MISTAKES. BUT YOU SEE A LOT OF THESE AND JUST IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE, THAT THEY REALLY DO WANT TO GET BETTER. THEY WANT TO TRY AND CHANGE. THEY WANT TO BE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. AND I WANT TO YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE. THEY'RE YOUNG, THEY MAKE A MISTAKE, AND THEN THEY WANT TO LEARN AND THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK IT'S COOL TO SEE THEM PUTTING IN THE EFFORT. AND I APPRECIATE THE PROGRESSIVE APPROACH AND JUST THE OUTSIDE THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TYPE OF THINKING THAT THEY'RE DOING OVER THERE. AND I KNOW TALKING TO TISHA, SHE'S A FAMILY FRIEND. SHE SAYS THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST EMPLOYEES OR BEST PEOPLE SHE'S EVER WORKED WITH. AND SHE SAYS THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED. THEY'RE VERY KIND. THEY DO EXACTLY. YOU KNOW, THEIR BIGGEST CONCERN OF THE KIDS, WHAT SHE TELLS ME IS THAT OR THE YOUTH IS THAT HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COMMUNITY? AND I SAID, THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO DO THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THE STAFF OVER THERE IS DOING A GREAT JOB. I'VE REALLY APPRECIATED JUST KIND OF HEARING THIS AND BEING ABLE TO PUT THIS STUFF FORWARD BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO FIX THIS AND GET IT ALL GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, LISA, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IT'S GOOD TO SHOW THE PUBLIC EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND WE CAN SIT THERE AND BRAG ABOUT IT, BUT IT KIND OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING. SO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE BEEN DOING. AND I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. SO IS THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THIS COMMITTEE OR IS JOSHUA ARE YOU DOING THIS ON YOUR OWN? WELL, I HERE, HOLD ON. SO. SO CHIEF CALLED ME WHEN THEY GOT THIS BACK UP, I THINK LIKE RIGHT WHEN I FIRST GOT STARTED AND SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS HIGHLIGHTED HERE AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO THIS LEVEL. I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON IT. I THINK YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO BE DOING IT. [00:40:01] BEING A FORMER TEACHER, HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARD ON EVERYBODY. SO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM HIS FORMER STUDENTS. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND BRINGING THIS TO US AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS AND GOING OUT. I KNOW JOE HOFFER IS ANOTHER ONE WHO HAS REALLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS GOING AGAIN AND TRYING TO GET FOLKS ON. BUT THANKS, JOSH, THANKS FOR DOING THIS. SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPRECIATION OF TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. I THINK MOST KIDS OUT THERE, WHEN THEY SEE PROBATION, THAT'S A NEGATIVE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY KIDS GET IN TROUBLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THAT ARE HELPING THEM GET SUPPORT AND, YOU KNOW, PUT THEM THROUGH THE PROGRAMS OF TRAINING AND EVENTUALLY GET A JOB SOMEWHERE. AND I WANT TO THANK THE BUSINESSES AS WELL FOR SUPPORTING US, MERCED COUNTY AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S NOT A COMMITTEE, BUT LIKE I SAID, I THINK AS SUPERVISORS WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING AND AND SUPPORTING YOUR PROGRAM AND PROBABLY ATTENDING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO SEE THE KIDS. AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO SEE US TOO, YOU KNOW, THAT SUPERVISORS ARE SUPPORTING THEM AS WELL. SO THAT WAY WE CAN REACH OUT AND AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, ADD EXTRA SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A TOUR OF OUR JUVENILE HALL, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT AT ANY TIME. THE YOUTH DO LOVE VISITORS AND THEY LOVE THAT ADDED ATTENTION. SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU A TOUR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. A LOT OF THE ACCOLADES HAVE BEEN SAID, SO I WANT TO ECHO THOSE. AND AGAIN, THE BUSINESSES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY FOR THEM TO COME BACK AND TO FIND A JOB AND HAVING BUSINESSES THAT ARE WILLING TO DO IT. AND RIGHT NOW, QUITE HONESTLY, THEY'RE LOOKING THEY NEED A LOT OF HELP. IT'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES OUT THERE ARE SHORT OF EMPLOYEES. AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. IT'S A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY. AND IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS YOU AFTER WATCHING ALL THOSE SLIDES, THE APPROACHES FROM EVERY ANGLE, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IS IMPRESSIVE ABOUT IT. YOU LISTED OFF TOO MANY TO EVEN COUNT HOW MANY DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COLLEGE BUSINESSES. IT'S REALLY SHOWING THE EFFORT THAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO PUT INTO GIVING THEM A FAIR SHOT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CHIEF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. YES, MY COLLEAGUE LIKES TO REMIND ME OF THAT ONE, BUT WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. ONE IS THAT PERIODICALLY WE GET A CONSTITUENT WHO REALLY POUNDS ON US FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH RIGHT. AND I KNOW MY EXAMPLE, BEST EXAMPLE WAS A LADY WHO HAD KIND OF BEEN INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS IN THE PAST. RIGHT. AND FELT FRUSTRATED AND THIS WAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. AND SO WE JUST SAT DOWN WITH HER AND SHARED, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN REGARDS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. AND SHE WALKED OUT OF THERE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I THINK I'VE SAID IT UP HERE BEFORE, BUT SHE GAVE ME AND BOTH DIRECTOR VALENTINE AND MYSELF A HUG BECAUSE THIS HAD BEEN WEIGHING ON HER. AND SO I YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR PEDROZO FOR SUGGESTION, YOU COME AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL AND LET THEM ROT, YOU KNOW, IT'S PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL SO YOU HAVE THEIR ATTENTION AND THEN YOU CAN HELP THEM HELP THEMSELVES. AND I JUST THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. SO THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND JUST TO SAY IT AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT REINTEGRATION AND REHABILITATION FROM THE MOMENT A YOUTH IS DETAINED TO BETTER PREPARE THEM TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. HEY, AT THIS POINT, I WILL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS SHERIFF ITEM NUMBER 28. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SLOW FINGERED SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. [LAUGHTER] PLEASE RECORD THE VOTES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS FIRE, ITEM NUMBER 29. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. [00:45:01] I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OH. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 1. OH. WELL, THAT'S NOT HOW I VOTED. CAN I CHANGE IT. YOU CAN CORRECT IT. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO CORRECT THE VOTE. YEAH. WHO'S NOT GOING TO SUPPORT FIRE? YEAH. WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST THE KIDS? [LAUGHTER] OH, BOY. YOU GOT TO GO. YOU'RE NOT RED, BY THE WAY. I'M NOT. LIAR. HOPEFULLY THE KIDS ARE ALL IN SCHOOL AND NOT WATCHING. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. OH. HOW'D THE MOTIONS CHANGE? I PUSHED IT. WELL, YOU CAN REPRESS IT, RIGHT? IT'LL GO AWAY. OH, IT'S. SO SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA. AND THEN THERE WE GO. OK. I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A MULLIGAN OR A DO OVER, I GUESS MORE ADO OVER. ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR THE VOTE. IT'S A MULLIGAN. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AS IT SHOULD. [LAUGHTER] NEXT IS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ITEM NUMBER 30. OKAY. I'LL OPEN IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL. A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA. CALL FOR THE VOTE. STILL CALLING. OH, I'M SORRY, SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL. I JUST. I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT ME ON THIS, BECAUSE WHATEVER I'M ON THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, I HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM THESE THERE. AND I'M ALWAYS HOPING THAT FOLKS WILL CARRY IT HERE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO VOTE YES ON THIS NOW. AWESOME. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS DISTRICT ATTORNEY ITEM NUMBER 31. I'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. AND I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ELECTIONS ITEM NUMBER 32. OKAY, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. YOURS DIDN'T REGISTER, JOSH. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ITEM NUMBER 33. OKAY. I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. AND AND I HAD ASKED FOR THIS BEFORE. IF WHEN THESE ITEMS GO TO AUCTION IF YOU COULD PLEASE EMAIL THE SUPERVISORS AND LET US KNOW. PERIODICALLY I GET QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE. SO IF ANYBODY FROM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES HEARD THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. HUMAN RESOURCES ITEM NUMBER 34. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD. YOU'RE HAPPY? OH, TRIGGER HAPPY. [00:50:09] I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR [INAUDIBLE] PAREIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA. [LAUGHTER] THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS, ITEMS 36 AND 37. OH. I'M SORRY. EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEM 35. I GUESS WE'RE GIVEN DO OVERS TODAY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. NOW, NEXT IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS ITEMS 36 AND 37. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ARE THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA. PLEASE CALL. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FROM COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO CONSIDER THE GENERAL VACATION OF JET STREAM DRIVE AT CASTLE COMMERCE CENTER. [SCHEDULED ITEMS] PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS NOW IS ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON. WELL, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AGAIN, MARK HENDRICKSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING THIS MORNING IS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER VACATING A SMALL SECTION OF ROAD AT CASTLE APPROXIMATELY 306 FEET, WHICH INTERSECTS PROPERTIES TO BE CONSIDERED BY THIS BOARD FOR SALE TO NOLAN LANE PROPERTIES. MR. AND MRS. MATT MIGLIAZZO, WHICH WILL BE COMING UP TO THIS BOARD ON THE 27TH OF THIS MONTH. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THIS SECTION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC USE UPON THE SALE ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE. RELATED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED THIS BOARD MAY RECALL AT THE AUGUST 23RD MEETING, THIS BOARD APPROVED AN INTENT TO SELL RESOLUTION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTY. PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 8322 AND 8323, THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAY CODE. ALL PROPER NOTIFICATIONS ADVISING THE PUBLIC OF THIS VACATION HAVE BEEN MADE AND STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO COMMENTS TO DATE. SHOULD THE BOARD NOT ELECT TO SELL THAT PROPERTY ON SEPTEMBER 27TH COMING UP. THIS VACATION, OF COURSE, WILL NOT BE RECORDED AS IT WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SO AT THIS POINT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS ONE FOR THE BOARD TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ACCEPT ANY TESTIMONY FROM THE COMMUNITY. TWO, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THREE, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VACATION. OF COURSE, STAFF WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YOU'RE WELCOME. SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA. YEAH, THANK YOU, MARK. JUST, I GUESS VACATION, IT HAPPENS A LOT OF PROPERTIES AROUND THE COUNTY. USUALLY ROADS ARE NOT EVEN USED ANYMORE ON THE COUNTY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOTTEN CALLS ON PROPERTIES AROUND LIVINGSTON AND OTHER PARTS OF MY DISTRICT. SO VACATION, IF NOBODY WANTS TO BUY IT, THEN IT'S JUST THE PROPERTY THAT PUSHES THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TAKES OVER IT. RIGHT. DOES IT TAKE IT OVER? YEAH. SO, SO GOOD. GOOD. MR. SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA THROUGH THE CHAIR. GOOD QUESTION. SO BASICALLY, I WANT YOU TO THINK OF THIS PROPERTY, THIS THE SUBJECT SECTION OF ROAD INTERSECTS TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT WILL BE COMBINED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SALE THAT THE BOARD WILL BE ENTERTAINING ON THE 27TH OF SEPTEMBER. SO THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AS IT WOULD BE INCLUDED WITHIN WHAT WOULD BECOME THEIR NEW PARCEL. HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. THANK YOU. BUT ALSO TO CLARIFY, WITH OTHER PROPERTIES, USUALLY IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, ROADS HAVE BEEN DONE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO THE PUBLIC AGENCY TAKES OVER THE PROPERTY AND THEN WHEN IT EVER IS VACATED JUST REVERTS BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. RIGHT. SO YEAH, THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. THANK YOU. YEAH, I SEE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. SO AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE FORM A LINE TO THE RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? [00:55:02] IS THERE A SUPERVISOR THAT HAS THIS IN HIS DISTRICT? OH, SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL. LET ME FIND IT HERE. I HAVE. SORRY I'M ON THE WRONG PAGE LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE. I'D LIKE TO. YES, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. NOW THAT YOU'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL VACATION OF JETSTREAM DRIVE FROM D STREET TO C STREET, APPROXIMATELY 306 FEET IN LENGTH AT THE CASTLE COMMERCE CENTER. BEEN MOVED BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA. SEE NO FURTHER COMMENT AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THERE'S NO VOTE. OH, I'M SORRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND LAST IS BOARD REPORTS. [REPORTS/BOARD DIRECTION] I'LL START TO MY LEFT WITH SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA. OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE FIRST THING YOU KNOW, IT'S EVERY TIME WE GET OUR ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD. IT'S NOT LOST ON ME THAT DISTRICT 5 IS VACANT. THAT I HAVE NO, NO, NO MEMBERS ON THERE. I DO WANT TO RE HIGHLIGHT THE DISCUSSION THAT I KNOW I'VE HAD WITH COUNCIL BEFORE IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGE IT IS FOR SOME OF THE FOLKS OVER ON THE WEST SIDE IS COMING OVER TO THE EAST SIDE FOR MEETINGS. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET THERE WHERE THAT, YOU KNOW, NOBODY'S DOING THIS FOR THE MONEY. BUT IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF SMALL STIPEND IN ORDER FOR THEM JUST TO COVER THEIR GAS COSTS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW RECENTLY AND OBVIOUSLY I DRIVE A DIESEL PICKUP AND SO MY GAS COSTS ARE A LITTLE HIGHER. BUT WHEN IT HIT ITS HIGHEST, IT WAS COSTING ME ABOUT 40 BUCKS A DAY TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO MERCED. AND SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WITH A CAR THAT GETS A LOT BETTER FUEL MILEAGE THAN I AM, THAT'S STILL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE AS PART OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT TO HAVE THIS ADVISORY BOARD. WE WANT REPRESENTATION FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. SO I'D LIKE TO MAYBE KIND OF BRING THAT DISCUSSION BACK UP COUNTY COUNCIL AND SEE IF THERE'S IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE CAN GET THERE AND AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO APPLY A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON SENSE TO IT AND NOT MAKE IT SO OVER BURDENSOME. I KNOW THAT THERE'S WAYS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN READ, YOU CAN SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR MILEAGE, WHICH JUST CREATES A WHOLE BUNCH MORE PAPERWORK. I THINK THAT IF YOU SOMEHOW CAME UP WITH LIKE JUST A STIPEND PER MEETING WOULD MAKE IT A LOT SIMPLER VERSUS HAVING TO TURN IN MILEAGE REPORTS AND [INAUDIBLE] SO I WOULD LIKE TO HOPEFULLY WE COULD BRING THAT UP FOR DISCUSSION AND GET SOMETHING WORKED OUT THERE SO THAT DISTRICT FIVE CAN BE REPRESENTED ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD. SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA SINCE TODAY WAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DAY HERE, WELL AND PROBATION DAY, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. AND SO [INAUDIBLE], WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST KIND OF SHARE WITH US THAT. GOOD MORNING. I THINK IT'S STILL MORNING. YES, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT. LET ME LOWER THIS A LITTLE BIT. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. ANYWAY, THANK YOU, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT. AND CEO MENDEZ AND COUNTY COUNCIL. IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING CHALLENGE FOR US TO MEET WITH THE LOS BANOS AND TO KEEP THE DISTRICT REPRESENTED IN OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOARD THAT WE'VE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD MEETINGS IN LOS BANOS BEFORE WHERE WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO THE SITE THAT WE HAVE THERE IN LOS BANOS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WE COULD EVEN WEB THEM IN AT THIS POINT IN TIME. RIGHT NOW OUR MEETINGS ARE THROUGH ZOOM SO PEOPLE CAN ATTEND THAT WAY, BUT WE MOST DEFINITELY WILL ACCEPT TRAVEL REQUESTS BASED ON THE COUNTY'S RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT. I BELIEVE IT'S $0.56 A MILE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST. WE'VE BEEN MOST DEFINITELY CAN DO THAT. AGAIN, PERFECT. AND I KNOW THAT FROM WHEN THIS DISCUSSION ORIGINALLY HAPPENED, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD, WE'VE OBVIOUSLY GOTTEN A LOT BETTER AT ZOOM MEETINGS RIGHT AFTER COMING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. BUT AGAIN, IT GOES BACK FOR ME WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MAKEUP OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD AND, YOU KNOW, IT HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THAT CLIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS OF CLIENTS NEED TO BE A PART OF THAT BOARD. I SEE THAT THERE'S OTHER BARRIERS TO HAVING A PERSON PARTICIPATE ON THERE. AND TO ME, ONE OF THOSE BARRIERS IS, IS I GET IT. YOU CAN SUBMIT FOR FOR MILEAGE, BUT IT JUST BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING, I THINK. [01:00:01] AND THAT'S WHERE COUNSEL COMES IN. AND HE HAS TO FIND THE WAY TO LEGALLY GET US THERE IS JUST A FLAT STIPEND. IT JUST MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE SIMPLER. YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, IT'S 25 BUCKS, IT'S 20 BUCKS. WHATEVER THE NUMBER ENDS UP BEING, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET PAID TO GO TO THE MEETING. IT'S NOT TO MAKE MONEY, IT'S JUST TO COVER YOUR COSTS BECAUSE WE WANT THE PARTICIPATION. AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. AND I ALSO HEARD THEM MENTION IT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON THINGS. AND AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE LISTENING AND WATCHING THE MEETING, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING, I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY. AND IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY, PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY SO THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THERE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON IT. THANK YOU. AND TRAVEL AND TRAINING. WE DO REIMBURSE IF THEY HAVE ANY TRAINING NEEDS AS WELL. IT'S YEAH, A STIPEND IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT, BUT THANK YOU. I THINK WE GOT GOOD COUNSEL. HE COULD FIND A WAY TO HELP US GET THERE, SO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THEN REALLY, I'M JUST SUPER STOKED TODAY. I AM. YESTERDAY WE GOT THE PHONE CALL THAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY GRANT. SO THE THE STATE LIBRARIAN'S NAME IS GREG LUCAS. SO THANK YOU TO HIM AND HIS ORGANIZATION. AND SO I WANT TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY. AND SO WHERE IS THIS? SO WE ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AN IDEA AND WENT OUT FOR A PROP 68 GRANT FOR THE DEL HALE HALL IN DOS PALOS AND THE O'BANION PARK. AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE ALSO FIGURED, HEY, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, LET'S TRY TO KILL AS MANY BIRDS WITH ONE STONE AS POSSIBLE AND THE CURRENT LIBRARY LOCATION IN DOS PALOS, IT'S MEDIOCRE AT BEST. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT. I REALLY THINK THAT IT WAS THERE WAS A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT THERE AND IT WAS PROBABLY AT ONE POINT JUST GOING TO BE A STORAGE ROOM. AND THEN WE TURNED IT INTO A LIBRARY AND IT HAS CINDER BLOCK WALLS AND IT'S NOT REALLY CONDUCIVE TO A LOT OF THINGS. AND SO AS PART OF THAT, WE DESIGNED WITH A CDBG PLANNING GRANT, WE DESIGNED REALLY A REMODEL OF THE DEL HALE HALL, ADDING THE LIBRARY AS A COMPONENT OF THAT, AND THEN THE REMODEL OF O'BANION PARK. SO WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL ON A PROP 68 GRANT, BUT THAT DIDN'T DETER US AND WE KEPT MOVING FORWARD. AND I WANT TO THANK PATTI DOSSETTI AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT HELPED TO WORK ON THIS, BECAUSE THERE WAS IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES ARE LOBBYISTS. PAUL YODER AND KAREN LANG WERE A PART OF THIS. SO WE APPLIED FOR A CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY GRANT. YOU GUYS MAY HAVE RECALLED UP HERE ME SAYING THAT THEY CAME OUT WITH SOME NEW MATRIX ON WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE IMPOVERISHED LIBRARIES. AND THE THIRD MOST IMPOVERISHED LIBRARY BY THIS NEW MATRIX WAS THE LIBRARY THAT SITS AT SAN JOSE STATE, WHICH IS AN EIGHT STORY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY. AND WE REALLY PUSHED BACK ON THAT AND SAID THAT'S NOT REALLY A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT AN IMPOVERISHED AREA IS. SO WE APPLIED FOR THAT GRANT. AND THE MEANTIME, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR STATE SENATOR ANNA CABALLERO. WE HAD ALSO SHE SAW THAT WAS ONE OF OUR ASKS. AND WITH THAT WE HAD OUT THERE, SHE WAS ABLE TO SECURE US A $3 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE LIBRARY IN DOS PALOS. WELL, THAT CAME FIRST. AND THEN WE GOT A CALL FROM THE STATE LIBRARY GRANT FOLKS WANTING MORE REFINED INFORMATION ON OUR LIBRARY GRANT AND THIS IS WHERE STAFF REALLY I GIVE A LOT OF KUDOS TO THEM IS WE COULD HAVE SAID, WELL, NO, WE GOT THE 3 MILLION FROM THE STATE SENATOR AND WE'LL JUST BACK OUT OF THE STATE LIBRARY. GRANT. BUT WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO WAS SO IT WAS A WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THAT THE DIRECT BUDGET ALLOCATION THAT CAME FROM THE STATE SENATOR JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE SO THAT IF WE GOT THE STATE LIBRARY GRANT, WE COULD ALSO DO THE REMODEL OF THE DEL HALE HALL THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF NOW IT'S GOING TO BE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE ONE BIG BUILDING, JUST KIND OF JUST GOING TO HAVE TWO COMPONENTS TO IT. SO WITH THE WORK OF STAFF, WITH THE WORK OF OUR LOBBYISTS, WITH THE SENATOR'S STAFF, WE WERE ABLE THE SENATOR WAS ABLE TO GET A BUDGET TRAILER BILL WITH LANGUAGE CHANGE THAT ALLOWED US FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT $3 MILLION DOLLARS. AND THEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE WERE AWARDED $2.7 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LIBRARY IN DOS PALOS. SO A BIG WIN FOR MERCED COUNTY A BIG WIN FOR MY BOSSES IN THE DOS PALOS AREA. WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH THE NEWEST LIBRARY IN MERCED COUNTY BY A LONG SHOT, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE BUILT A NEW ONE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY NEW, I MEAN, I'M TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE ADA COMPLIANT, YOU KNOW, MODERN AIR CONDITIONING, LIGHTING, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH IT. [01:05:01] AND REALLY THE WHAT IS REALLY COOL ABOUT IT NOW IS, IS THESE PROJECTS ARE LITERALLY SHOVEL READY WHAT I MEAN THAT IS WE'VE DONE THE ENGINEERING AND THE ARCHITECT STUFF ON THEM. WE'RE READY TO GO. SO AS SOON AS WE GET THE MONEY AND THAT WILL BE MY DRIVE EVERY DAY. CEO MENDEZ I WILL REMIND ALL OF YOU THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KICK ANY GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH. I WANT TO I WANT TO UTILIZE THEM AND GET THEM BUILT AND SO THAT THE COMMUNITY OVER THERE IN DOS PALOS CAN START TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEM. BUT AGAIN, THE THANK YOU'S GO AROUND DAVID MIRRIONE, WHO'S NOT HERE ANYMORE UNDER HIS DEPARTMENT WAS ONE OF THE FOLKS VANESSA ANDERSON I KNOW MIKE NORTH WAS PART OF IT. AND OBVIOUSLY PATTY, WHO WAS JUST AS PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS I WAS JUST AGAIN, CEO'S OFFICE FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT WE GET TO SAY THAT WE'RE A PART OF DELIVERING NEARLY $6 MILLION DOLLARS TO A COMMUNITY IN OUR DISTRICT. AND WE'RE ABLE TO SAY THAT TODAY. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. AND THEN HOPEFULLY SHORTLY AFTER THAT, A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO SENATOR CABALLERO FOR BE WILLING TO WORK WITH US TO GET THAT BUDGET TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE CHANGED. IT'S NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS CHANGING IT. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT. HER STAFF AND ALL THE WORK THEY DID. EVERYBODY, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITIZENS IN DOS PALOS. THERE'S SOME PRETTY COOL STUFF GOING TO BE HAPPENING THERE, SO. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL. YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND LET'S DON'T BE REMISS IN SELLING OURSELVES SHORT COURSE STAFF DID A LOT OF THE WORK, BUT I GOT SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA DID A WHOLE LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND DID A WHOLE LOT OF WORK AND WORKING WITH EVERYBODY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO HE DOESN'T LIKE TO GIVE HIMSELF CREDIT, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DID ON THAT AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO REPORT OUT THAT I ATTENDED THE CITY OF ATWATER'S 21ST ANNUAL WE WILL NEVER FORGET 911 CEREMONY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADAMANT OF KEEPING THAT GOING. AND ANOTHER ONE, IT ACTUALLY RAINED ON US A LITTLE BIT IN THE MORNING, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY NICE. ALSO, I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION MEETING OF THE MINDS. I WAS HAPPY TO BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING OF THE MINDS, BUT I HAVE TO SAY, I FEEL VERY SECURE IN OUR HIRING OF ERICK SERRATO IN THAT POSITION, BECAUSE AMONGST THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION, HE IS CONSIDERED A ROCK STAR. IT'S AMAZING HOW THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PRESENTATION TO BE MADE THAT THE PERSON WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. THEY PULLED UP ERICK TO DO IT AND HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. HE WAS PHENOMENAL, NOT PREPARED, WHATEVER. AND HE HELD EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, EVERYBODY IN THAT ASSOCIATION ALL ACROSS THE STATE KNOWS WHO ERICK IS. SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF HIM AND KEEP HIM HERE IN MERCED COUNTY. IT'S BEEN THAT WAS DEFINITELY A GOOD HIRE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I'LL BE CANCELING MY ATWATER MOBILE DISTRICT OFFICE THIS MONTH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY POLICY COUNCIL VALLEY VOICE IN D.C. MY ASSIGNMENT THIS YEAR IS TO PRESENT A UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE WITH THE NEPA PROCESS. IT'S AFFECTING OUR ATWATER MERCED EXPRESSWAY AT THIS TIME THROUGH THE NEPA PROCESS EPA IS GETTING A LITTLE TOO STRINGENT ON HOW WE CAN QUALIFY IN BUILDING A NEW ROAD. IN FACT, THE WAY THE REGULATIONS ARE SET RIGHT NOW, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD A NEW ROAD ANYWHERE IN CALIFORNIA OR THE NATION IN GENERAL. AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT OUR LOBBYISTS HAVE JOINED ME WITH THIS. ALSO, AN OLD FRIEND OF OURS FROM HERE IS ACTUALLY FLYING OUT TO DC TO HELP REPRESENT US IN THIS, AND THAT'S FORMER CONGRESSMAN JEFF DENHAM. SO WE WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AS WELL AS MEETING WITH EPA DIRECTLY ALONG WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT REPRESENT OUR AREA. SO WE'LL BE HEADING THAT HEAD ON. ALSO, WE'LL BE ATTENDING RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING. WE'LL BE LEAVING THE RCRC RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE'S CALIFORNIA MEETING, ANNUAL MEETINGS IN NAPA. IT'S OUR ANNUAL MEETING. I THINK ALMOST EVERYBODY WILL BE ATTENDING THAT AS WELL. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION. OUR GOVERNOR HAS GOT A LOT OF STUFF COMING ACROSS THAT RURAL CALIFORNIA IS FIGHTING AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ALL ADDRESS THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S. I DID MENTION THE CANCELLATION OF MY OFFICE HOURS. [01:10:02] AND WITH THAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WELL, LAST WEEK ON THE 8TH, I ATTENDED THE MIDAC TOUR MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AS A FARMER, I'M ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD FOR MID, AND THEY GIVE US A TOUR OF LAKE MCCLURE, SHAKER DAM. I THINK IT WAS MY SECOND TIME THAT I GOT A TOUR OF THE ELECTRIC HYDRO PLANT THERE. IT'S JUST MINDBOGGLING. WE WENT DOWN DOWNSTAIRS WHERE THE ACTUAL TURBINE IS AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THE POWER THAT IT GENERATES AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN, I THINK THEY SAID 69. SO IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE THE POWER. SO WE GOT WE WERE ON TOP OF THE DAM AND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE OLD DAM THAT WAS BUILT IN THE TWENTIES AND TO FOR THIS ONE TO BE BUILT IN 69. IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT MAN CAN DO. SO MAN AND WOMAN CAN I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S JUST IT WAS NICE ALSO WE GOT TO DO WE GET TO SEE THE CROCKER HOFFMAN DIVERSION DAM WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST PUSHES WATER DOWN A DIFFERENT WAY TO THAT GOES TO THE LIVINGSTON AREA FOR ALL THE CANALS AND THAT AREA. SO I GUESS IT JUST FOR DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE SERVICE AREA FOR MID. SO IT JUST, YOU KNOW IT JUST IT WAS GOOD MOSTLY ALL DAY TOUR BY I WANT TO GIVE A THANKS TO BRYAN. BRYAN. I FORGOT HIS NAME RIGHT NOW. NO, NO NO BRYAN KELLY FROM MID AND HIS STAFF AND MIKE SILVA ALSO AS WELL AS I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE THE NEW WATER MANAGER THERE. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S BRYAN KELLY AND THEN BRYAN WILL BE MOVING UP. AND SO IT'S JUST A GREAT TEAM THAT MID HAS AND I WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL FOR THE TOUR. I ALSO ATTENDED WITH MOST OF THE SUPERVISORS AS WELL. LAST WEEK, THE CHILDREN'S SUMMIT, WHICH WAS REALLY WELL ATTENDED HERE IN PART OF THE FIRST FIVE OF MERCED COUNTY. SO IT WAS NICELY ATTENDED. AND ALSO ATTENDED THIS SUNDAY ON 9-11, THE LIVINGSTON 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AS WELL ATTENDED OLD MR. [INAUDIBLE], WHICH WAS MY HISTORY TEACHER AND ALSO PREVIOUS COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR OF LIVINGSTON AS WELL. SO IT WAS SPECIAL, YOU KNOW, ON 9-11, IT WAS A MEMORY OF THAT TOO, AS WELL. AND SO IT WAS VERY NICE. MERCED COLLEGE RIBBON CUTTING WILL BE, I THINK, THIS THURSDAY IF I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, WRONG. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND THE MERCED THE RAJ KAHLON DONATION AND UH, THE NEW BUILDING, THE AG BUILDING THAT WILL BE IN COLLEGE. SO, AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK LINDSEY AND, JOHNSON AND EDGAR GARCIA FOR ATTENDING MY MAC MEETING LAST NIGHT IN THE. THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOR MY MAC AND THE COMMUNITY'S QUESTIONS AS WELL. SO I KNOW THERE WILL BE ATTENDING MOST OF THE MACS AROUND OUR DISTRICT. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PRETTY BRIGHT AND SUPPORTIVE. SO THANK YOU. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR ME RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. THANK YOU. I, TOO, ATTENDED THE MERCED COUNTY CHILDREN'S SUMMIT, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET A REALLY GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE INTEREST OF THE YOUTH IN MERCED THEIR VISION AND THEIR FOCUS. AND THE FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS ON YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. AND SO I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT DISCUSSION TAKE PLACE. ALSO, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED TO AS THE NACO VICE CHAIR FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING LAST WEEK ON THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND HOW IT RELATES TO AGRICULTURE AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR AREA AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF CAPITALIZE ON SOME OF THAT STUFF, WHICH IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. I LIKE BEING A PART OF THESE DIFFERENT NACO GROUPS BECAUSE YOU GET A PERSPECTIVE FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT [01:15:03] AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. AND I'M THE ONLY PERSON FROM CALIFORNIA THAT'S ON THIS BOARD. AND SO JUST BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND HEARING WHAT SOMEBODY IN NEW YORK IS DOING AND HOW WE CAN KIND OF STEAL IT AND MAKE IT WORK FOR MERCED COUNTY I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO. BUT YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF. AND THEN ALSO, LIKE SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL SAID, I TOO WILL BE ATTENDING THE RCRC CONFERENCE LATER ON TODAY AND I'M EXCITED FOR THAT ALSO. SO THANK YOU. COUNSEL HANSEN. NOTHING. CO MENDEZ. YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST A FEW ITEMS. I WANTED TO JUST ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, I THINK, AT THE LAST MEETING REGARDING SOME OF OUR STAFF REPORTS. SO THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC HAS PROBABLY SEEN SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED IN OUR STAFF REPORTS TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY ISSUES OF RETROACTIVITY WITH CONTRACTS, REVIVAL REINSTATEMENT OF CONTRACTS, GOOD FEEDBACK THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE BOARD AND STAFF HAS TAKEN MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION. SO I DID WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR DEPARTMENTS, AS YOU PROBABLY SAW A LOT MORE INFORMATION IN THERE, BUT I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE AIRING ON THE CAUTION OF JUST BEING TRANSPARENT AND EXPLAINING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EACH ITEM THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO REALLY BETTER UNDERSTAND. SO AGAIN, JUST COMPLIMENT THE STAFF AND APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD. WILL BE JOINING A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AT THE RCRC ANNUAL CONFERENCE. ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING SOME TIME WITH OBVIOUSLY OUR BOARD AND OUR COUNTERPARTS FROM OTHER COUNTIES TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE TRENDING FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND RURAL COUNTIES. SO IT WILL BE MY FIRST TIME SO ANXIOUSLY AWAITING KIND OF THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE WEEK. WE CONTINUE TO KEEP TRACK OF THE LEGISLATION THAT IS IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNOR AT THE GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR SIGNATURE OR CONSIDERATION. AS I THINK I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, THE GOVERNOR HAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH TO TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING THAT'S ON HIS DESK. AND SO WORKING WITH OUR STATE LOBBYISTS, PAUL YODER AND KAREN LANG, WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR BILLS SUCH AS [INAUDIBLE] COURT BILLS THAT PERTAIN TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE OBVIOUSLY A FOCUS FOR US. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT INFORMATION AND REPORT BACK ACCORDINGLY. AND THEN LAST, I DID WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT OUR NEXT OR YOUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. WE WILL BE BRINGING OUR RECOMMENDED FINAL BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND SO THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE A FOCUS OF OUR SEPTEMBER 27TH MEETING. LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR SPENDING PLAN AND YOUR SPENDING PLAN FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, AND THAT'S ALL FOR THIS MORNING. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. I, TOO, ATTENDED THE CHILDREN'S SUMMIT, AND IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE THE FOCUS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN MERCED COUNTY HAVE, NOT ONLY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH, I HAD A TREAT. IT WAS OUT OF COUNTY APOLOGIZED FOR THAT. BUT I WENT TO JESSICA'S HOUSE, MY WIFE AND I DID FOR A TOUR. IT'S LOCATED IN TURLOCK. AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES IN MERCED COUNTY. IT'S A 12,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, LOOKS LIKE A HOUSE, BUT INSIDE ARE ROOMS THAT HEAL. AND IT WAS INTERESTING JUST YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A LOSS IN MY LIFE AND AND AS I WENT THROUGH THERE, I FELT THE HEALING. IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE. SO IF YOU'VE LOST A CHILD OR A PARENT AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH GRIEF, REACH OUT TO JESSICA'S HOUSE. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS. IT USED TO BE FOR YOUTH ONLY. AND NOW I BELIEVE I KNOW THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE PEOPLE UP TO 26 YEARS OF AGE. AND I BELIEVE EITHER SHORTLY OR THEY ARE NOW ABLE TO TAKE PEOPLE UNDER 40. AND IF THEY'RE YOUTH, WELL, THE PARENTS GET TO GO OR THE SURVIVING PARENT, IF THAT'S THE CASE. AND IT'S JUST A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE THAT I THINK CAN PROVIDE SOMETHING. WE ALL PREPARE FOR A LOT OF THINGS, BUT HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR GRIEF? AND ANYWAYS, IT'S JUST A SHOUT OUT TO TO ERIN AND COLLEEN THERE FOR GIVING ME SUCH AN EXPERIENCE. I HAD BREAKFAST WITH THE MERCED COUNTY RETIRED CHP OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF BLACKBEAR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND IT WAS KIND OF A TREAT. YOU KNOW, YOU INTERACT WITH CHP OFFICERS IN THIS JOB, BUT THE RETIREES, THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SAY IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. AND SO IT WAS FUN. [01:20:01] GLENN PETERS, WHO USED TO BE A CONSTITUENT OF MINE, NOW LIVES IN NEVADA, KIND OF PUT IT TOGETHER AND INVITED ME. AND ANYWAYS. AND THEN THANK YOU TO COMMANDER BECKY, FOR BUYING MY BREAKFAST. GUSTINE HAD A 9-11 WALK ON SUNDAY EVENING. I GOT CAUGHT UP WITH A COMMITMENT THAT MY WIFE PROVIDED US OUT AT THE FARM AND COULDN'T ATTEND. BUT I HAVE ATTENDED EVERY YEAR IN THE PAST, AND IT'S JUST A NEAT, SOMBER EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS SAY WE'LL NEVER FORGET, BUT WHAT ARE WE NOT FORGETTING? RIGHT. AND NOT ONLY DID THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS GET HIT, BUT IT WAS BY TERRORISTS WHO MEANT TO DO HARM TO AMERICA. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE MOSTLY MUSLIMS WHO HAD IT IN FOR US FOR THEIR OWN REASONS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT PART, TOO. I WAS AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY AS YOUR BOARD CHAIR TO ATTEND AN INFRASTRUCTURE ROUNDTABLE IN FRESNO. GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S OFFICE CONVENED IT. AND THEN ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, THE FORMER MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, HAS NOW BEEN TASKED BY THE GOVERNOR TO HEAD THIS $50 BILLION INFRASTRUCTURE MOVE. AND SO I FELT HONORED. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT MAYBE 15 OR 18 ELECTEDS THERE. IT WAS A SMALL CROWD. I ASSUMED EVERY BOARD CHAIR IN THE VALLEY WOULD BE INVITED, BUT IT WASN'T THE CASE. SUPERVISOR WITHROW FROM STANISLAUS COUNTY WAS THERE AND SUPERVISOR VALERA FROM TULARE COUNTY WAS THERE. AND THEN SOME CITY MAYORS. ANYWAYS, YOU KNOW, THE THE MESSAGE IS REGIONAL, YOU KNOW, GET TOGETHER. OUR INLAND PORT PROJECT AND OUR CASTLE RAIL FACILITY WAS ONE OF THEIR TOPICS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP AND KNOW SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL FOUGHT HARD FOR US TO STAY IN FIRST PLACE ON THAT. AND I THINK WE'RE IN FIRST PLACE AND I THINK THAT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE FOLKS IN FRESNO. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAID, BUT YOU NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A REGIONAL PLAN THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. AND THAT WAS GOOD ADVICE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. A SHOUT OUT TO SNELLING FORAGE CLUB. THEY INVITED ME TO DO THEIR OFFICER INSTALLATION, SO EVERYBODY IN MERCED COUNTY KIND OF KNOWS WHAT SEPTEMBER 1ST IS. THAT'S DOVE DAY. AND SO THEY HAD A MEETING ON DOVE DAY, WHICH SEEMED A LITTLE SILLY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOOD. AND JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THOSE NORMALLY THEY HAVE ABOUT 2025 YOUTH AND IT WAS THERE WAS 35 KIDS IN THE ROOM. AND, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS PREACH THAT 4H AND FFA ARE A GREAT PLACE TO PUT YOUR KIDS IF YOU WANT THEM TO GAIN A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCES. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT SHOWING A PIG AT THE FAIR. YOU KNOW, LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THEY LEARN. AND SO ANYWAYS, A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE FOLKS, A SHOUT OUT TO THE CARLOS VIEIRA FOUNDATION. I WAS INVITED TO ATTEND THEIR AUTISM FAMILY BARBECUE DAY IN LIVINGSTON THAT HAD KIND OF BEEN PUT ON HOLD DURING COVID AND VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THESE FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, EVERY FAMILY HAD TO RSVP AND THEY ALL HAVE A KID WITH AUTISM. AND ONE OF THE MOMS SHARED SOMETHING THAT JUST REALLY HIT ME IS WHEN A PARENT WITH A KID THAT'S AUTISTIC GOES OUT IN PUBLIC, THE THING THAT THEY HATE THE MOST IS BEING JUDGED. RIGHT? THAT THEY'RE NOT A GOOD PARENT. THEIR KID'S MISBEHAVING BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T WORKED WITH THEM AND TAUGHT THEM HOW TO ACT IN SOCIETY. AND SO ON THIS DAY. RIGHT. EVERYBODY THERE IS AUTISTIC AWARE AND SO THE PARENTS COULD FEEL COMFORTABLE AND DIDN'T WORRY IF THEIR KID WAS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A MELTDOWN. IRONICALLY, THERE WEREN'T VERY MANY OF THOSE. I THINK THE CARLOS VIEIRA FOUNDATION DID A GREAT JOB AT PROVIDING ACTIVITIES THAT WERE APPROPRIATE, A LOT OF SENSORY ACTIVITIES, NOT A LOT OF LOUD ACTIVITIES. AND ANYWAY, SO CARLOS AND HIS WIFE ASIA DID JUST PUT TOGETHER. I MEAN, THEY'VE GOT A WONDERFUL TEAM, BUT THEY DID A GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT WAS A BIG JUST NEAT THING FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE CAME FROM FRESNO COUNTY AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. SO IT WAS OPEN. IT WAS OPEN TO EVERYBODY. AND I TOO WILL BE ATTENDING RC [INAUDIBLE] THE LATTER END OF THIS WEEK AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER WITH OUR COLLEAGUES HERE AND THEN THOSE WITH OTHER COUNTIES JUST TALKING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND HOW WE CAN SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS BETTER. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE OUR BOARD MEETING, CALL IT ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.