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YOU KNOW, THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN CLOSED SESSION THIS MORNING.
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WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION MEETING AND STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION.WE'LL START NOW WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR RICHARD MILLER FROM VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH.
AND THEN SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER AND ASK THE LORD TO BLESS NOT ONLY THIS MEETING, BUT ALSO TO BE PRAYING FOR OUR OUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND ALL THE DECISIONS THEY HAVE, AS WELL AS OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS NATION IN WHICH WE LIVE.
AND FATHER, I PRAY THAT IN THIS BUILDING TODAY IN SACRAMENTO, IN WASHINGTON, DC, FATHER, THAT ALL THOSE WHO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT THEY WOULD DO SO, THAT THEY WOULD EXALT RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THEIR DECISIONS.
FATHER THAT WE WOULD LEAN UPON YOU FOR WISDOM AND DIRECTION AND COUNSEL.
FATHER NOT TRUSTING OUR OWN KNOWLEDGE AND NOT TRUSTING OUR OWN ABILITIES.
FATHER, I PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE A HUMBLE PEOPLE THIS MORNING, NOT A PRIDEFUL PEOPLE, NOT A PEOPLE THAT ARE ARROGANT, BUT FATHER PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE NEED YOUR HAND OF BLESSING.
WE NEED YOUR DIRECTION IN ALL THAT WE SAY AND DO.
FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THESE THAT ARE REPRESENTING US HERE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THESE SUPERVISORS, FOR THEIR STAFF.
AND LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU'D ANOINT THEM TODAY WITH A SPECIAL BLESSING.
WE PRAY FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTY.
FATHER, SOME ARE HURTING THIS MORNING, FATHER.
WE JUST ASK THAT YOU'D HAVE YOUR HAND UPON THEM IN THEIR LIVES AS WELL.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE HAVE NON-AGENDA ITEMS.
[PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK]
IT'S NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, EXCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA.TESTIMONY LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND 30 MINUTES TOTAL.
ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN.
AND THIS IS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.
WANTED TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON A CURRENT STATUS IN OUR CORRECTIONAL BUREAU.
WE ARE 31 BODIES VACANT AND LOSING MORE TO OTHER AGENCIES.
AND YOU'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THAT.
BUT I WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT.
WE HAVE CURRENTLY AT LEAST A DOZEN OF OUR STAFF PATROL AND CORRECTIONS THAT ARE ON LONG TERM, I GUESS, LEAVES FOR EITHER MEDICAL OR WHATEVER, BUT IT'S STILL IMPACTING EVERYTHING WE GOT GOING ON.
SO AGAIN, WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW.
SO IT'S NICE AND WE'VE GOT THAT IMPROVEMENT COMING UP.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT THAT STARTED.
BUT IT'S THE OTHER ISSUES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
WE'LL BE DISCUSSING AT ANOTHER TIME.
WE'LL BRING ACTUAL FACTS AND FIGURES AND BRING IT DOWN TO YOU.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. MENDEZ, STAFF, FELLOW RESIDENTS.
I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE.
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ALSO LEAD TO THE LACK OF GOOD QUALITY SERVICE IS THE I FOUND THAT SOME OF THE OFFICE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. SO I DIRECTED THE THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO BE UPDATED AND NECESSARILY THESE.
THIS CAUSED A LITTLE BIT OF PUSHBACK.
SO THEREFORE, WE ARE AGAIN CONTINUING THE REVOLVING DOOR POLICY AT THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE.
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THE VETERANS STAND DOWN AND OTHER ISSUES THAT INITIATIVES THAT I WANTED TO CONTINUE OR TO IMPLEMENT WERE A5K TEN K RUN SPONSORED BY THE VETERANS OFFICE.OTHER ISSUES, SUCH AS EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION IN THESE EVENTS AND ALSO HAVING A BLACK TIE OR SOME KIND OF A FUNDRAISING EVENT DINNER SO THAT ALL THE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS COULD COME TOGETHER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME UNITY, SOME TEAM BUILDING AND SOME COHESION. SOME OF THESE OTHER INITIATIVES THAT STARTED AT THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE, I THINK HAVE HAD SOME TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS I NETWORKED WITH MONTEREY, MADERA, SANTA CLARA, FRESNO AND OTHER COUNTIES TO HAVE THEIR PERSONNEL COME TO OUR OFFICE AND PROVIDE IN-PERSON TRAINING TO UPDATE OUR PERSONNEL.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSONNEL WHO WAS QUALIFIED OR CERTIFIED TO SUBMIT CLAIMS WHO WAS ORGANIC TO THE OFFICE. IN MARCH, WE HAD FOUR WITH FOUR ON TRACK TO BECOMING FEDERALLY CERTIFIED.
SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF THAT LACK OF OVERSIGHT IS THE THE CLAIMS. NOW, I HAVE HERE THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS 2022 ANNUAL REPORT, NO VETERAN LEFT BEHIND.
IF WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE COUNTIES SUCH AS EL DORADO, LET ME HIGHLIGHT WHAT THIS IS.
WITH THE POPULATION OF VETERAN POPULATION OF 12,429, THE AVERAGE WAS 6000.
I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW MORE SECONDS JUST TO KIND OF FINISH UP YOUR LAST THOUGHT.
SAY THAT MERCED COUNTY HAD 986, SO THERE'S A LOT TO DO.
I HAVE A DETAILED REPORT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE THIS MORNING'S PRAYER.
I WISH IT ACTUALLY MEANT SOMETHING TO THIS BOARD.
TO SERVE GOD IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
AND YOU'RE FAILING AND GOD IS WATCHING YOU PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG MEANS NOTHING AS YOU FAIL.
THE BOARD OPERATES WITHOUT A MORAL COMPASS.
YOUR NEGLIGENCE HAS CAUSED GREAT HARM TO VETERANS.
THE VFW POST 4327, OFFICIALLY CLOSED ON FRIDAY.
YOU MUST BE PROUD OF THIS FIGHT THAT YOU WON.
YOU HAVE COMMITTED MORAL INJURY TO COMMUNITY.
STRATEGICALLY TAKING PAUSE IN HOPES THAT WE GROW SILENT TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO.
THIS IS A FINAL ACT OF BETRAYAL TO OUR SPIRIT.
WE DID ALL WE COULD TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS NEEDED, AND IT FELL ON DEAF EARS.
YOU WILL LET THIS PASS AND YOU WILL CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO.
YOU HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE LAW, THE FLAG, OR THE SACRIFICES MADE FOR YOU TO BE WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
TEN YEARS OF ABUSE HAVE SHOWN US THAT.
HOW DO YOU ALL HAVE THE GALL TO SIT THERE KNOWING THIS? YOU HAVE NO SHAME, NO RESPECT AND NO REGRET? YOU DO NOT NEED TO, I SUPPOSE, BECAUSE YOU ARE IN POSITIONS OF POWER.
THIS IS A CORRUPT SYSTEM AND YOU ARE ALL PLAYERS.
NO ONE IS SURPRISED BY WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME.
I WANT COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THIS COUNTY RECEIVED $1 BILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, MILLIONS FOR SCHOOLS, AND FOR PLANADA MAY BE P STREET CAN SOLVE THEIR WATER AND SEWER PROBLEMS AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF ASKING FOLLOW THE MONEY OR YOUR COMMUNITY WILL NOT GET WHAT IT DESERVES.
REMEMBER, THIS BOARD WORKS FOR YOU.
REMEMBER, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU.
THEY DO NOT WANT TO KNOW YOUR PROBLEMS. IT IS WHY YOU GET THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND MEETINGS ARE HELD DURING WORK HOURS.
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THEY ARE GIVING THEMSELVES RAISES WHILE COMMUNITY SUFFERS TO MEET TO MAKE ENDS MEET.OVER 65% OF MERCED COUNTY ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WE ARE NOT PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
DO NOT BE SATISFIED WITH CRUMBS.
WE ALL SHOULD BE DISGUSTED BY THIS BOARD'S FAILURE TO ACT.
IF NOTHING CHANGES, NOTHING CHANGES.
AND THANK YOU FOR CLOSING THE VFW THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CLOSURE, FOR YOUR FAILURE TO ACT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
MORNING. GIVE ME ONE SECOND HERE.
MEETS WITH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AS THE COUNTY WORKS ALONGSIDE ME TO COMPLETE THE HOUSING ELEMENTS.
RESIDENTS WE WORK WITH IN UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WOULD WANT TO SEE MORE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO GIVE INPUT ON THEIR CURRENT NEEDS. MERCED COUNTY IS CURRENTLY BEHIND ON THEIR RINA FOR LOW INCOME BRACKETS.
AS THE HOUSING ELEMENT PROCESS CONTINUES, IT IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROCESS CORRECTLY WITH STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LAWS SUCH AS AB 686 AND AB 1397.
WE EXPECT THE HOUSING ELEMENT TO BE MORE ROBUST, MEANINGFUL AND RESPONSIVE TO THE HOUSING CRISIS AS MERCED COUNTY WORKS THROUGH THE SIX CYCLE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE, EACH PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MUST MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF PROTECTED CLASSES UNDER CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES, RESIDENTS OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH DIRECTLY IMPACTED GROUPS OVER THE COURSE OF HOUSING.
THE SUBMISSION FOR THE INITIAL DRAFT IS APPROACHING THIS FALL, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THIS WORK HAS BEEN HAS STILL NOT BEGUN AND THE CURRENT PROPOSAL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS NOT MEANINGFUL ENOUGH TO ADHERE TO AF GUIDELINES.
WE SUBMITTED A COMMENT LETTER TO COUNTY STAFF AND MHCLG IN APRIL WITH MORE IN DEPTH FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM RESIDENTS ON HOW THE COUNTY COULD CONDUCT PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ENSURE IT FULFILLS DUTIES.
ITS DUTY WITH F TH GUIDELINES.
LASTLY, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE A HEADS UP.
WE URGE THE COUNTY TO REVIEW AND REEVALUATE THE PROJECT BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO TELL HIS RESIDENTS CONCERNS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSING IMPACTS THAT THE PROJECT PROPOSES.
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONCERNS PRESENT WITH THE PROJECT'S CURRENT STRUCTURE PROJECTS.
FAILURE TO INCORPORATE DEED RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
S EIR FAILURE TO ACCURATELY ANALYZE AIR QUALITY PUBLIC HEALTH, WATER USAGE, QUALITY GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACTS AND FAILS TO PROPOSE MITIGATION MEASURES. THE PROJECT'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FAIR HOUSING LAWS AND BEST PRACTICES GUIDANCE ON WAREHOUSING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
GOOD MORNING. I CAN TALK LOUD ENOUGH, I THINK.
GOOD MORNING. APPRECIATE ONCE AGAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN THE MEETING THIS MORNING WITH THE INVOCATION AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR COUNTRY CELEBRATING 247 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE.
I JUST WANT TO REFLECT REAL QUICKLY UPON OUR FOREFATHERS.
AND IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THEY STATED, WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THOSE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
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AND HE TALKING ABOUT HIS SON JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND HE SHALL GO BEFORE HIM IN THE SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIAS TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN AND THE DISOBEDIENT, TO THE WISDOM OF THE JUST TO MAKE READY A PEOPLE PREPARED FOR THE LORD IN THE WORD OF GOD.IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE LORD WANTS THERE TO BE A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND HIS CHILDREN, AND HE DESIRES THAT PARENTS HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RIGHTS THAT OUR FOREFATHERS MADE SURE THAT THEY, WHEN THEY WERE DECLARING THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND, THAT THEY STRESSED WAS THAT LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
PURSUING A PARENTAL RIGHT OR PURSUING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD.
IT GOES ON IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO SAY THAT TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS, GOVERNMENTS ARE INSTITUTED AMONG MEN, DERIVING THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. AND SADLY, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TODAY, OUR SENATE AND OUR ASSEMBLY, THEY ARE APPROVING OR IN THE ASSEMBLY THEY HAVE APPROVED AND IN THE SENATE IT WILL BE VOTED ON POSSIBLY EVEN THIS WEEK.
THREE BILLS AB 223, AB 665 AND AB 957, WHICH ALL ATTACK PARENTAL RIGHTS AND SO AS A PASTOR OF A SMALL CONGREGATION, AS A PARENT OF FIVE, AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I WANT TO IMPLORE THE RESIDENTS OF MERCED COUNTY TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR STATE, TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT IT, TO BE INVOLVED, AND TO LET OUR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW THAT WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES AND THAT IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE GOVERNMENT TO RAISE OUR KIDS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SIR.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN SILVEIRA.
BOARD AND STAFF KRISTIN SANTOS HERE REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN DUARTE.
CONGRESSMAN DUARTE WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE PART IN MANY OF THE WONDERFUL JULY 4TH WEEKEND AND JULY 4TH FESTIVITIES WE HAVE HERE IN MERCED COUNTY FROM GUSTINE TO ATWATER AND BEYOND.
THE CONGRESSMAN IS ALSO PROUD TO JOIN REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, SUCH AS CONGRESSMAN JIM COSTA, DAVID VALADAO AND JIMMY PANETTA OF CALIFORNIA, AND REINTRODUCING THE FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT, THE FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT, H.R.
IT PASSED WITH STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ON ITS INITIAL INTRODUCTION.
AMERICA RELIES ON THE HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELP PUT FOOD ON OUR TABLE.
THE FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT HELPS OUR VALLEY BY PROTECTING OUR WORKFORCE, ENSURING THE FUTURE OF OUR FARMS, AND BRINGING WORKING FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON VALLEY FARMS FOR FIVE, TEN, 15 YEARS OR MORE OUT OF THE SHADOWS.
IT ESTABLISHES A PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES TO CHOOSE TO EARN LEGAL STATUS THROUGH CONTINUED AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE US AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY.
AGRICULTURE IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF MERCED COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
FROM THE DIGNITY ACT TO THE AMERICAN DREAM AND PROMISE ACT AND NOW THE FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT, CONGRESSMAN DUARTE WILL ALWAYS PURSUE LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES PRACTICAL, DIGNIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR FARM WORKERS, FARM FAMILIES AND DREAMERS ALIKE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANYBODY ELSE.
UM, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. AND NEXT WE WILL HAVE PRESENTATION.
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WE'LL NOW HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REGARDING UNPERMITTED FOOD VENDORS.[00:20:10]
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MARK HENDRICKSON ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
HOWEVER, IN FACT, THIS IS AN ISSUE FACING MANY COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
NOT TO MENTION THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO CONDUCT THESE UNPERMITTED ACTIVITIES ENJOY AN UNFAIR BUSINESS ADVANTAGE OVER THOSE WHO TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO GET THEMSELVES PERMITTED APPROPRIATELY.
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD AND PUBLIC WITH A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUE, THE CONCERNS ASSOCIATED THERE WITH AND THE PATH FOR HOW ONE CAN PROPERLY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS NECESSARY PRIOR TO TURNING OVER THE PRESENTATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MR. MAXEY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO THANK BOTH ARACELLI JAUREGUI AND LORENA CHILDRESS FOR THEIR WORK IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PRESENTATION THIS MORNING.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, MR. MAXEY. MORNING, MISTER CHAIR.
AND THEN JUST REITERATE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC SOME OF THE THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR AND THE INTEREST OR ABILITY THAT WE HAVE IN IN HELPING THESE TYPES OF USES GET PERMITTED APPROPRIATELY.
AND IF I CAN GET THE CLICKER TO WORK.
THE WAYS THAT UNPERMITTED FOOD VENDORS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY, THE TYPES OF PERMITS AND MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES THAT CAN BE PERMITTED.
AND THEN WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.
AGAIN, JUST A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW THAT WE CAN SPEND MORE TIME ON AS NEEDED.
SO COUNTY MERCED REALLY HAS BEEN SEEING AN UPTICK, AS MISTER HENDRICKSON MENTIONED, IN THE AMOUNT OF MOBILE OR TEMPORARY FOOD VENDORS THAT ARE SELLING WITHOUT PERMITS.
IT'S A REGULAR OCCURRENCE THAT WE'RE HEARING THESE TYPES OF COMPLAINTS FROM LOCAL CITIES AS WELL.
SO FAR THROUGH THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, OUR STAFF IS SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 30 HOURS A MONTH ON ON JUST THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS UP FROM ABOUT TEN HOURS A MONTH, AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT TEN HOURS A MONTH OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
SO IT'S REALLY BECOME A MORE PRESENT PROBLEM.
IT'S DISCUSSED IN KIND OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL AREAS.
IT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
WE SEE ISSUES IN PLANNING AND BUILDING AND FIRE, SOMETIMES COOKING WITH OPEN FLAME OR KNOW, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL FOR PREVALENCE OF OF HAZARDOUS OR MAYBE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
SO AGAIN, IT'S CERTAINLY A PROBLEM FOR FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ULTIMATELY, AS A DEPARTMENT AND AS A COUNTY, WE'RE WE'RE BUSINESS FRIENDLY, RIGHT? WE WANT TO SEE THESE TYPES OF USES GET PERMITTED BECAUSE THESE TYPES OF USES, THESE TEMPORARY OR MOBILE FOOD VENDORS, CAN BE THE FIRST STEP TO OPENING SOMETHING LIKE A RESTAURANT OR, YOU KNOW, GRADUATING FROM SOMETHING LIKE A CART TO A FOOD TRUCK THAT CAN THEN TURN INTO A RESTAURANT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE TYPES OF USES IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO FOSTER THAT, BUT WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE DO IT THE RIGHT WAY AND AND AVOID THE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY IMPACTS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HELP THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZE VENDORS THAT ARE PERMITTED. OTHERWISE, WE RUN INTO ISSUES WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HOW EQUIPMENT IS USED OR SANITIZED, HOW FOOD IS PREPARED BEFORE SALE, BECAUSE IF THOSE THINGS AREN'T HANDLED IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY OR AS PERMITTED OR AS REQUIRED BY PERMITS, WE CAN RUN INTO THE PREVALENCE OF FOODBORNE ILLNESSES, PEOPLE GETTING SICK IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S REALLY HOW THESE COMPLAINTS COME TO US.
IN A LOT OF CASES, WE SEE ISSUES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
AS WE TALKED TO SOME OF THESE UNPERMITTED VENDORS, INSTANCES WHERE THESE FOLKS ARE BEING BROUGHT IN FROM OUT OF THE REGION OR OUT OF TOWN, DROPPED OFF AND THEN BASICALLY WORKING OR BEING EXPLOITED FOR THEIR ABILITY TO OR THEY'RE EXPLOITED IN ORDER TO
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PROVIDE THESE UNPERMITTED USES AND THEN PICKED UP AT THE END OF THE DAY AND TAKEN BACK TO WHEREVER IT IS THAT THEY COME FROM.SO WE'VE RUN INTO THOSE ISSUES AS WELL.
AND THEN AS MR. HENDRICKSON MENTIONED, THERE'S THE INHERENT ISSUE OF UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES.
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE THE TIME AND EXPENSE THAT IT TAKES TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND GET THEIR USE PERMITTED, GET THEIR TEMPORARY MOBILE FOOD USE PERMITTED.
THAT'S THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR THEIR THEY ARE THEN AT AN INHERENT DISADVANTAGE TO SOMEBODY THAT JUST FLOUTS THE RULES AND STARTS DOING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO SO QUICKLY, GOING THROUGH HOW TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THESE UNPERMITTED VENDORS.
FIRST, WE WE JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE THESE ARE VERY SIMPLE.
I'LL SAY TELLS FOR HOW TO TELL IF THERE'S SOMEBODY SELLING IN AN UNPERMITTED WAY, BASICALLY IF THERE'S OPEN FOOD BEING HANDLED OR PREPPED, BUT THERE'S NO SINK NEARBY IF IT'S BEING SOLD IN A LOCATION OR PREPPED IN A LOCATION THAT IS MORE THAN 200FT FROM, I'LL SAY, A REGULAR RESTROOM, A STANDARD RESTROOM, SOMETHING THAT HAS A SINK AND PLUMBING, REALLY AN EASY TELL, SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY, REALLY TELLTALE WOULD BE IF YOU SEE A POP UP STYLE SET UP THAT'S OUTSIDE OF A FAIR OR FARMER'S MARKET OR SOME TYPE OF COMMUNITY EVENT, TYPICALLY THOSE POP UPS ARE ONLY OR I SHOULDN'T SAY TYPICALLY THOSE POP UP STYLE SETUPS ARE ONLY PERMITTED AT THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS. AND THEN THE EASIEST TELL OR I GUESS THE QUICKEST WAY TO TO FIND OUT FOR SURE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO ASK ANY ANY FOOD VENDOR FOR THEIR HEALTH PERMIT AND THE MOST RECENT COPY OF THEIR INSPECTION.
SO IF YOU'RE EVER IN DOUBT AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, JUST ASK.
QUICKLY COVERING MOBILE FOOD FACILITY PERMITS VERSUS TEMPORARY FOOD PERMITS.
THESE ARE THE TYPES OF MOBILE FOOD FACILITY PERMITS THAT THE PUBLIC MAY SEE OUT AND ABOUT.
BASICALLY MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT HERE, THAT GOES FROM THE LEAST AMOUNT OF FOOD HANDLING OR THE POTENTIAL FOR HOT SERVED FOOD ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST INTENSIVE FOOD HANDLING OR HANDLING OF HOT FOOD, HOLDING OF HOT FOOD.
SO THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE OUT THERE.
AGAIN, I WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT TELLTALE SIGN OF THE POP UP STYLE USES.
YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT SEE FOOD TRUCKS OR CARTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT THOSE TEMPORARY FOOD FACILITIES OR AT THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS OR AS PART OF THOSE TEMPORARY FOOD FACILITY VENDOR PERMITS. BUT THE ANNUAL MOBILE FOOD FACILITY PERMIT, THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE MORE OF YOUR YOUR TACO TRUCK STYLE OR FOOD FOOD TRUCK STYLE USES.
SO JUST KIND OF SUMMARIZING HERE.
IT IS REALLY IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE GETTING SICK IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU SEE THESE TYPES OF USES, YOU KNOW, REMIND THEM THAT THEY NEED TO GET PERMITTED OR DO FEEL FREE TO REPORT THEM BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE GETTING SICK IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE WE'RE WORKING HARD AS STAFF TO EDUCATE AND OUTREACH TO TO BOTH THE VENDORS THAT WE SEE OUT AND ABOUT AND FORCE WHERE WE NEED TO AND ALSO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HOW BEST TO GO AND HOW BEST TO GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THESE TYPES OF USES.
AND LASTLY, WE'RE WE AS STAFF AND AND BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND IN THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, WE'RE WE WANT TO HELP YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE TIME.
WE HAVE THE THE ABILITY TO HELP COACH FOLKS THROUGH GETTING THESE THINGS PERMITTED.
SO WITH THAT, THIS IS OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT HERE IS ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY.
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THANK YOU. PERFECT.ALL RIGHT. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
THANK YOU. JUST REALLY QUICKLY.
SO AN ICE CREAM TRUCK THAT DRIVES AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT'S THE SAME THING, RIGHT? THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT, CORRECT? SORRY. THERE YOU GO.
CORRECT? THEY DO. I MEAN, IF WE WERE TO GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE WHERE I SHOWED ALL THE DIFFERENT.
YEAH, YEAH. THEY DO STILL HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT.
THEY'RE KIND OF THE EASIEST, LOWEST BARRIER TO ENTRY.
THEY'RE HANDLING A PREPACKAGED PRE-LABELED FOOD THAT THEY'RE PICKING UP FROM A COMMISSARY SOMEWHERE AND THEN DISTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN THE WHERE IT SAYS ANNUAL MOBILE FOOD FACILITY PERMIT.
SO IS THAT LIKE SO WHEN YOU SAY TACO TRUCK THAT PARKS AND IT SAYS 59 MINUTES THEY HAVE AN ANNUAL PERMIT OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO IS IT AN ANNUAL PERMIT IN EVERY CASE? COULD YOU COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
IF AN ANNUALLY PERMITTED MOBILE FOOD FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A PLANNING APPROVAL FROM THE APPROPRIATE ENTITY BASED ON THE LOCATION WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE STOPPED AND PARKING, THEN IF THEY LACK THAT PLANNING APPROVAL, WHAT THE CODE BASICALLY TELLS US IS THEY HAVE TO KEEP ON A MOVING AROUND OR A ROUTE.
SO THAT'S THAT'S MORE OF THE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT THROUGH THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.
SO IF IT'S AN INCORPORATED CITY, IF YOU WILL.
SO LIKE A TACO TRUCK HERE IN MERCED HAS AN AGREEMENT TO BE SOMEPLACE WITH THAT ENTITY.
FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD A CALL FROM THE CITY OF MERCED JUST LAST WEEK ASKING IF A PARTICULAR TACO TRUCK THAT HAD BEEN SEEN AT A GAS STATION LOCATION WAS APPROVED THROUGH OUR OFFICE BECAUSE THEY LACKED PLANNING APPROVAL WITH THE CITY OF MERCED.
WHEN WE CHECKED OUR RECORDS, THEY HAD BEEN APPLYING FOR A DIFFERENT LOCATION ON A DIFFERENT ADDRESS AND HAD DECIDED TO MOVE LOCATIONS WITHOUT INFORMING ANYONE AS AN EXAMPLE. OKAY.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
THANK YOU. IS THERE JUST FOR INFORMATION FOR FOLKS BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS TO GET THEM PERMITTED AND TO BASICALLY BE SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION BECAUSE WHEN THEY'RE COOKING THOSE TACOS, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
AND I WANT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT I'M AFRAID TO.
SO IS THERE INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE WHERE IT'S IN HMONG AND SPANISH TO HELP THEM THROUGH THIS? SO EXCELLENT QUESTION.
WELCOME BACK, STEVE. YEAH, THANKS.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE THIS PRESENTATION WE GAVE TODAY AND KIND OF DISTILL THIS INTO SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK ON A WEBSITE THAT WILL HAVE A REAL CLEAR URL, SOMETHING LIKE MERCED COUNTY FOOD PERMITS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WILL MAKE IT REALLY EASY FOR SOMEBODY TO GO TO IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS DEFINITELY COMING.
WE KNOW IT'S ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE, IT'S PRESSING, SO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND I KNOW WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THIS RIGHT NOW, BUT I KNOW WHERE STANISLAUS COUNTY AND FRESNO COUNTY HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS TRAFFIC HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOME WAY, AND I THINK I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CEO, MR. MENDEZ, WHETHER WE CAN COORDINATE AND ACTUALLY OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
MR.. SERRATO TRYING TO COORDINATE SOMETHING WITH OUR SBDC SO WE CAN HELP THESE FOLKS GET ON THEIR FEET BECAUSE YEAH, I MEAN, WE'RE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL STATE NATION AND IT'D BE NICE IF WE CAN HELP THEM TO GET TO THAT RIGHT TO THE CORRECT LEVEL.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, THAT COORDINATION IS, IS KEY FOR US.
AND MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD, IF I HAVE ANOTHER ONE.
AND SO WE CURRENTLY HOW MANY COMMISSARIES DO WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS A SHORTAGE IS HAVING COMMISSARIES AVAILABLE.
BUT YEAH, WE, WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A THAT'S AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR THESE USERS AS WELL.
RIGHT. AND ARE THESE COMMISSARIES HELD TO THE SAME LEVEL? BECAUSE I KNOW BEING IN THE BUSINESS AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS ALL WORKS, I THINK SOME OF THESE COMMISSARIES, YOU GIVE THEM A
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LITTLE CASH, THEY SIGN OFF AND THEY MOVE ON.I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A IF WE HAVE TANGIBLE.
I'LL DEFER TO THE EXPERT HERE.
A LOT OF THE COMMISSARY LOCATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE ARE BUSINESSES THAT WERE SOMETHING ELSE FIRST AND THEN ADDED COMMISSARY TO THEIR PERMIT AFTER AN EVALUATION, WHICH IS WHY A LOT OF OUR PERMITTED COMMISSARY LOCATIONS HAVE A VERY LOW ALLOWED COUNT OF VENDORS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO USE THEM BECAUSE OF SPACE CONSTRAINTS.
SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE OF A DETERMINATION IS MADE.
WE HAVE A REAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL COMMISSARY FIRST LOCATIONS.
I KIND OF CALL THEM AT THE CURRENT TIME.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE EXACTLY ONE IN THE COUNTY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE HAVING SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, HOPEFULLY BEING ABLE TO HELP THEM INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY AS WELL TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL NEEDED SERVICE.
WE CURRENTLY DON'T REQUIRE EVERY LOCATION AS FAR AS THE MOBILE UNITS ARE CONCERNED, THEY CAN CROSS UTILIZE PROPERLY PERMITTED COMMISSARIES IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES BECAUSE THOSE NEIGHBORING COUNTIES ALSO HOLD ALL THOSE FACILITIES TO THE SAME CAL CODE STANDARDS THAT WE APPLY HERE IN MERCED COUNTY AS WELL.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN YOUR REFRIGERATION UNIT SHUTTING OFF AT NIGHT AND YOU SHOW UP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY DOWN AND YOU'RE ORDERING ANOTHER TRUCKLOAD TO GET THERE IN TIME SO YOU CAN HAVE THE EVENT OR BE ABLE TO SERVE THE FOOD SAFELY.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE VERY GOOD INFORMATION.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB THIS MORNING.
I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT YOU DIDN'T TOUCH ON.
THERE IS THERE'S A GROCERY STORE THAT'S LOCATED ON OLIVE AVENUE, AND THEY'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE PARKING LIKE IN THE FIRST SPACE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR SELLING TAMALES. RIGHT.
AND THEY'RE DOING IT OUT OF THE BACK OF A VAN IN A COUPLE OF ICE CHESTS.
AND SO ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS HAPPENED TO BE GOING IN THERE TO BUY GROCERIES AND AND ASKED ABOUT THE THE THE THE PEOPLE THERE SELLING.
AND THEN ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER THEY'RE BACK.
AND SO IS THERE ANY ENFORCEMENT ABILITY UPON THE REPEAT OFFENDERS? I MEAN, WHAT DO WE DO IN THOSE CASES? SO CLASSIC EXAMPLE THAT YOU JUST GAVE.
I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF IS ABSOLUTELY RUNNING INTO FREQUENTLY.
SO OUR HANDS ARE ULTIMATELY TIED BY WHAT WE WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF ISSUING CITATIONS OR HOW LONG WE HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN CITATIONS.
THE AMOUNT OF THOSE CITATIONS IS RELATIVELY LOW.
I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS $50 AND THEN IT BUMPS UP TO 100 AND CHANGE.
AND A LOT OF THESE CASES TO REALLY DETER THE PRACTICE.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY YOU SEE, I MEAN, THAT THAT KIND OF OPENING FIGURE THAT I GAVE WHERE IT'S BECOME AN AVERAGE OF 30 HOURS A MONTH IS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME EVEN TRYING TO MAYBE BUFFER SOME STAFF TIME TO LATER IN THE EVENING WHEN YOU SEE THOSE TYPES OF USES SHOW UP.
TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR MAYBE MOVING SOME STAFF TIME TO WEEKEND TO TRY TO CATCH SOME OF THESE MORE PREVALENT ISSUES OR REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT MAYBE OPEN UP JUST ON WEEKENDS WHEN THEY KNOW THAT COUNTY STAFF TYPICALLY ISN'T AT WORK.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT SO WE HAVE MORE OF A PRESENCE OF STAFF, BUT WE'RE ULTIMATELY CONSTRAINED BY WHAT OUR THE CODE AND THE STATE REALLY FROM LEGISLATIVE STANDPOINT HAS ALLOWED US TO DO FROM A CITATION AND DETERRENCE STANDPOINT.
SO ARE YOU WRITING CITATIONS WHENEVER WE CAN? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING.
THIS IS STATE LAW BECAUSE FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY, WHENEVER I DO MY EVENTS, IT'S.
YEAH, IT'S IT'S VERY CONSISTENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.
I GOT I GOT A NUANCED QUESTION.
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IN FOR THAT EVENT. THEY CAN BE THERE FOR MORE THAN 59 MINUTES IF IT'S A PRIVATE EVENT.YEAH. AS LONG AS THEY'RE PERMITTED.
OKAY. IF THEY'RE IF THEY HAVE AN ANNUAL LICENSE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO TO OTHERWISE TRAVEL AROUND TO BE A MOBILE VENDOR, THEN THEN YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE JUST HANDLE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS THAT SOMEBODY GETS PERMITTED FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL EVENT.
I JUST KIND OF WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC.
IT WAS AVERAGE OF TEN HOURS A MONTH.
BUT I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SPARKED THIS CONVERSATION, WHAT SPARKED US EVEN, YOU KNOW, HAVING THIS PRESENTATION IS IS I KNOW THAT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S BEEN YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS AS TO, YOU KNOW, SOME FOLKS MIGHT THINK THAT WE'RE PICKING ON PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A THE PROPER PERMIT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE FOLKS THAT ARE NOT DOING IT.
AND IT REALLY IS AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.
THEY'RE JUST KIND OF SKIRTING THE LAW AND JUST KIND OF DOING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF A SLAP IN THE FACE TO THOSE FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND THAT LEADS ME TO MY QUESTION OF, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME A SPECIFIC NUMBER, BUT WHAT DOES IT COST SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, TO GET THIS ANNUAL PERMIT OR THEIR MOBILE FOOD VENDING PERMIT ON THE DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT YOU HAVE? APPROXIMATELY WHAT IS THE COST FOR SOMEBODY TO DO THAT? THE REAL ANSWER WOULD BE HONESTLY, IT DEPENDS.
BUT AS FAR AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERMIT PIECE OF IT, BECAUSE I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW LIKE THE COST FOR FILING FOR A PLANNING REVIEW IN EACH OF THE SIX INCORPORATED CITIES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
A BASIC HEART PERMIT IS AROUND JUST OVER $200 AND THE OPPOSITE.
AND THERE ARE STEPS IN BETWEEN BASIC, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, COOKED TO ORDER FULL FOOD PREP UNITS.
SO AND I GUESS, YOU KNOW, LISTEN, $200 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO SOMEBODY.
$800 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO SOMEBODY.
BUT IT'S I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S SUCH A BIG BARRIER TO ENTRY THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW AND REQUIRING YOU TO HAVE THESE PERMITS THAT YOU'RE SPENDING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO GET RIGHT TO TO BE ABLE TO BE PERMITTED.
RIGHT. IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT.
BUT SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK IS IS A BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR FOLKS.
SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT WE'RE JUST ASKING PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, IF SOMEBODY GETS SICK, THERE REALLY IS NO RECOURSE.
RIGHT. AND THAT'S TO ME IS IS WHERE THE ISSUE COMES IN.
AND I AND I SEE IT ESPECIALLY OUT THERE ON THE WEST SIDE.
WHAT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE TRYING TO CHANGE UP OUR ENFORCEMENT PIECE INTO WHERE WE'RE NOT JUST MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8 TO 5, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, IN THE CITY OF LOS BANOS, THEY KNOW RIGHT WHERE THE CITY COUNTY LINE IS.
AND THEY AND THEY GO PARK RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
I CAN GIVE YOU THE EXAMPLE OF CENTER AVENUE AND PIONEER.
IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIONEER, YOU'RE IN THE CITY.
BUT IF YOU'RE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIONEER, YOU'RE IN THE COUNTY.
AND THEY PARK RIGHT THERE ON ON THE COUNTY PIECE, AND THERE'S REALLY NO ENFORCEMENT OF IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND ENFORCEMENT, I REALLY THINK, IS WE'RE JUST TRYING TO EDUCATE FOLKS, RIGHT.
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, EDUCATE THE VENDORS.
IT'S NOT TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE TO GET.
RIGHT. DO THOSE THINGS BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE DON'T EVEN PUT BAD GUYS IN JAIL.
AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT, YOU KNOW, FOOD VENDORS IN JAIL.
RIGHT. THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT.
I'M SURE I SEE THE SHERIFF BACK THERE SHAKING HIS HEAD.
AND SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME AND ON THIS PRESENTATION, AND IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE DAIS, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANYBODY LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS PRESENTATION.
MARTHA KELLY, A COMMUNITY MEMBER AT LARGE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS BROUGHT THIS UP.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT WITHOUT YOUR, YOU KNOW, REASON TO BE CONCERNED.
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BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW IS THE BEST PRACTICE FOR THE MASSES, RIGHT? TO MAINTAIN SECURITY, TO MAINTAIN SOME KIND OF ORDER IN HOW WE'RE CONDUCTING BUSINESS.AND YOU CAN HAVE PERMITS THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PERMITS.
THERE'S STREET VENDORS, YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT AREA OR NEED.
THEY'RE TRYING TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND THEY'RE NOT BREAKING LAWS.
BUT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE.
SO WE NEED TO FIND SYSTEMS SO THAT WE COULD HELP PEOPLE AFFORD TO TO TO DELINEATE WHICH PROGRAM THEY WOULD FALL IN AND MAYBE BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THAT MANNER SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME LEGAL AND NOT NOT HAVE THIS UNDUE DURESS THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN.
AND THAT HAS HAPPENED NOT JUST HERE BUT EVERYWHERE ELSE.
SO LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES, I AM WORKING IN ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, AND I WORK IN ALL SPACES, LAND ACQUISITION AND EVEN BUSINESS BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS AND HOW THE ENVIRONMENT WEIGHS ON IT.
SO TODAY, AGAIN, I TELL YOU AGAIN, I AM AN AUTHORITY IN THIS SUBJECT.
WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S GOOD THINGS HAPPENING.
AND WAYNE ASHWORTH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THIS MATTER.
AND THERE ARE VERY, UM, WHAT'S THAT WORD THERE? WAY ADVANCED AHEAD OF US.
SO I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE OUR COUNTY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES.
BUT I THINK THAT OFFERING INFORMATION FREE TO THE PUBLIC IN THEIR LANGUAGE SO THAT WAY THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO, HOW TO DO IT AND THE PROCESS.
BUT I'D LIKE TO REITERATE WITH MS..
MS.. KELLY JUST MENTIONED, IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS LIKE MYSELF AND THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT IS OUT DOING A LOT OF THE WORK THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE ARE DOING FOR OVERTIME.
THE THREE HOURS, 30 HOURS THAT THEY MENTIONED, WE DO IT FOR FREE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT THERE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND ENTREPRENEURS.
SO I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE THE COUNTY TO SEEK OUT PARTNERSHIPS IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS TASK AT HAND AND REDUCING THOSE HOURS THAT ARE BEING SPENT IN THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SPEAKING TO VENDORS ON A DAILY BASIS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
HI, MY NAME IS SHANE PARSON AND WE HAVE THE ONE COMMISSARY THEY TALKED ABOUT HERE IN THE COUNTY.
IS THIS ALL RIGHT? I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THIS PRESENTATION ITEM.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
AND NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH TEN.
PLEASE NOTE ITEM TWO AND NINE REQUIRE A 4/5 VOTE, AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS BEEN PULLED.
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ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH TEN MINUS.NOT SEEING ONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.
SUPERVISOR PEDROZO, YOU HAD A I DON'T KNOW, THIS THING IS ACTING WEIRD TODAY AGAIN.
CAN WE CHANGE THAT? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
NEXT UP, WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS 11 THROUGH 22.
[BOARD ACTION]
COPIES OF THE MAP FOR ITEM 11 ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOYER.OKAY. AND THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS 11 THROUGH 22.
I'M NOT SEEING ONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE REQUESTS TO TALKS.
SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE ON NUMBER 11.
AND IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS THROUGH THE EPA AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN START SEEING THIS PROJECT COME FORTH TO JOIN US WITH OUR CASTLE PROJECT THAT WE JUST GOT AWARDED A GREAT GRANT FOR.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PEDROZO THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE A VOTE OF YES IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 14.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COURTHOUSE MUSEUM.
IT WILL ADD TO THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT ASIDE, THE $2 MILLION THAT WE GOT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL $50,000 THAT THE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS COMMITTED.
THIS IS A $500,000 GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO I WANT TO THANK MR. SETTY FOR GETTING US THIS GRANT AND WORKING SO DILIGENTLY ON IT.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR FOR DIRECTOR HERTFELDER.
DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN CONSTRUCTION OR THE PROCESS MAY START AS FAR AS THE PHYSICAL ON SITE? IS THIS FOR THE COURTHOUSE PROJECT AT THIS TIME? NO. THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETE.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON FINAL NOTICE OF THE FEDERAL EARMARK FOR THE COURTHOUSE PROJECT.
IT'S JUST WE REALLY NEED TO GET GET THE EARMARK FROM HUD RESOLVED FIRST AND GET THAT TIMING DOWN.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS READY. WE'RE READY TO GO, THOUGH.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE AG COMMISSIONER ITEM 23.
THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON AG COMMISSIONER ITEM 23.
NOT SEEING ANYONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE HEALTH ITEM 24.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEM 24.
NOT SEEING ANYONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.
BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS WHERE WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE RECORD THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY ITEMS 25 AND 26.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON HSA ITEMS 25 AND 26.
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SUPERVISOR PAREIRA.THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
NEXT UP IS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 27 THROUGH 31.
NOPE. I JUMPED THE GUN ON THAT.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO REDO THAT ONE.
WELL, NOW. YEAH, I KNOW IT'S ACTING WEIRD TODAY.
SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. YOU GOTTA GET THEM OFF.
IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO TELL US WHAT YOUR VOTE WAS GOING TO BE.
SO THAT WAS GOING TO BE A 4 TO 0 VOTE.
SO ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE BACK ROOM? SO LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 32, WHICH IS SHERIFF ITEM.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON SHERIFF ITEM 32.
LET'S SEE ANYBODY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS WHERE WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
YEAH. THIS IS TO ALLOW ME TO MAKE THE MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEM 33.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE BOARD INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS, 34 THROUGH 37.
[BOARD INFORMATION & POSSIBLE ACTION]
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 34 THROUGH 37.NOT SEEING ANYONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0.
[SCHEDULED ITEMS]
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD FLOWS IN THE BLACK RASCAL CREEK WATERSHED, MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.ALL RIGHT. I WILL CALL WE HAVE A WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DANA HERTFELDER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
TODAY WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT BLACK RASCAL CREEK WATERSHED DRAFT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD FLOWS IN THE BLACK RASCAL CREEK WATERSHED.
THIS IS THE NATIONAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE'S VERSION OF NEPA.
THE COUNTY PREVIOUSLY BACK IN 2017, WENT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT REVIEW AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ULTIMATELY CERTIFIED THE EIR FOR THIS PROJECT AND ADOPTED THE PROJECT ON JANUARY 9TH OF 2018.
THE FINAL EIR WAS USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DOCUMENT.
IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENT COMMENTS TODAY MEETING, WE'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO ACCEPT ANY COMMENTS THAT CAN BE SENT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS LISTED IN THE DRAFT PLAN UNTIL JULY 27TH,
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2023. TODAY I HAVE MR. ROB TOLLE WITH JACOBS ENGINEERING HERE TODAY TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS PROJECT.IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP TO UPDATE THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC JUST ON THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT AND ALSO JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH WHAT THE PROJECT INVOLVES OVERALL.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL LET MR. TOLLE GET STARTED.
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR QUITE A WHILE, AS DANA NOTED, AND REALLY IT GOES BACK TO 1997 AND 2006, WHERE THERE WAS MAJOR FLOODING IN THE BLACK RASCAL WATERSHED.
AND SO IN TERMS OF PROTECTING PROPERTIES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTING A DETENTION BASIN ON THE SITE THERE AT THE ARBOLEDA AND YOSEMITE AVENUES PER SB FIVE, THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, WE WILL ACQUIRE 200 YEAR PROTECTION FOR THE CITY OF MERCED BECAUSE THE POPULATION IS GREATER THAN 10,000 POPULATION.
THE BLACK RASCAL WATERSHED IS THE ONLY UNCONTROLLED WATERSHED IN THE COUNTY.
ALL THE OTHER WATERSHEDS HAVE SOME TYPE OF FLOOD CONTROL.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECT LOCATION THERE IN THE RED BOX AND IT'S QUITE A LARGE WATERSHED.
THE UNCONTROLLED FLOW FROM THE WATERSHED IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 6000 CFS.
FOR THE 200 YEAR EVENT, THE FLOW CAPACITY OF THE BLACK RASCAL DIVERSION CHANNEL, WHICH IS A FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED CHANNEL THAT CONNECTS DOWN TO BEAR CREEK. THERE IS ONLY 3000 CFS, SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A MISMATCH IN TERMS OF THE PEAK FLOW THAT WE'LL SEE AND THEN THE CAPACITY OF THE CHANNEL.
AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FLOODING ALONG BEAR CREEK HERE BACK IN JANUARY ALSO.
AND SO THIS PROJECT WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE THAT FLOODING ALSO.
AND HISTORICALLY, THE 97 AND 2006, THE FLOODING HAD GONE THROUGH THE OLD CREEK CHANNEL AND THEN OVER INTO THE CITY OF MERCED AND THEN ON OVER INTO THE COMMUNITY OF FRANKLIN BEECHWOOD.
AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT 300 ACRES IS THE FOOTPRINT OF THE SITE.
IT'LL STORE LESS THAN 2500 ACRE FEET.
AND AGAIN, THE 200 YEAR DESIGN EVENT PER SB FIVE, THEY'LL BE CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENTS ALONG THE FAIRFIELD CANAL AND YOSEMITE AVENUE.
THERE'LL BE TWO SPILLWAYS AND BOTH PASSIVE NON GATED.
ONE WILL BE THE OUTLET OF THE EXISTING CREEK UNDER YOSEMITE AVENUE, THE BRIDGE THERE, THE OTHER A LARGER 350 FOOT LONG SPILLWAY THAT WILL HANDLE WHAT WE CALL THE PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD EVENT FOR A FACILITY OF THIS TYPE WERE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A THEORETICAL MAXIMUM OF EVENT THAT COULD PRODUCE ALMOST 13,000 CFS.
SO IT'S NOT UNCONTROLLED, OKAY? IT'S GOING TO REALIGN A PORTION OF THE EXISTING CREEK TO IMPROVE HYDRAULICS THERE.
STATE PLAN OF FLOOD CONTROL SIMPLY MEANS THAT IT'S BASICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE FLOOD BOARD ON THE STATE SIDE AND THEN ALSO BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON THE FEDERAL SIDE.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE SPILLWAYS, AS I NOTED.
SO IT'S WHAT WE CALL A MULTI BENEFIT PROJECT.
SO THIS IS THE PROJECT SITE LOCATION, THE ZOOMED IN VIEW HERE YOU CAN SEE BLACK RASCAL CREEK COMING IN FROM THE NORTHEAST, THE DIVERSION CHANNEL LEADING DOWN TO BEAR CREEK THERE.
THE NEW EMBANKMENTS ARE IN THE DARK RED THERE ALONG THE FAIRFIELD CANAL AND YOSEMITE AVENUE.
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TO HANDLE THE PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD EVENT.AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING LAND USE THERE IN THE AREA.
OKAY. HERE IS A PICTORIAL FROM A HYDRAULIC MODELING ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS THE.
200 YEAR DESIGN EVENT FLOW AND YOU CAN SEE EXTENSIVE INUNDATION COMING DOWN FROM BLACK RASCAL WATERSHED. WE'RE CONTAINING ALL THE 200 YEAR FLOWS WITH ON THE SITE.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ALSO THE RESTORATION AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN THE YELLOW AND THE PURPLE IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE TRIBUTARY RESTORATION THAT WILL ALSO OCCUR AS PART OF THE PROJECT, MAKING IT AGAIN A MULTI BENEFIT PROJECT.
WE'RE SHOWING THEM FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, BUT THOSE ARE NOT THAT'S NOT INUNDATION.
THE PROJECT IS CONTAINING THOSE FLOWS THAT ARE COMING IN FROM THE RASCAL WATERSHED.
OKAY. SO THE COMMENT PERIOD OPENED ON JUNE 28TH.
30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD AND THE EA HAS BEEN POSTED.
IT IS AN EXTENSIVE DOCUMENT AND WITH NRCS BEING THE FEDERAL LEAD FOR THE PROJECT, THEN COMMENTS ARE GOING TO CARLOS SOLIS AT THE NRCS IN DAVIS AND WE HAVE COORDINATED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT WITH NRCS.
THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEM GOING FORWARD AND WE WILL ADDRESS ALL THE COMMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDED ON THE EA, BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING A FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANCE ON THE PROJECT THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS? I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS SO FAR? NO COMMENT. NO COMMENT SO FAR.
ALL RIGHT, I OPENED IT. LET ME TAP MY GAVEL HERE.
I WILL CLOSE IT AT 1108 AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.
NOT. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS ONE.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR THAT BRIEF PRESENTATION.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND I WILL START WITH SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
[REPORTS/BOARD DIRECTION]
I'M SORRY. LET ME SWITCH TO DISCUSSION MODE.THERE WE GO. UM, SO ON LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE ATWATER 4TH OF JULY PARADE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
SUPERVISOR ESPINOZA AND SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL, WHO WAS SHOOTING WATER OFF THE FIRE TRUCK.
AND IT WASN'T REALLY THAT HOT OF A DAY, BUT IT WAS STILL A BIG HIT.
AND THEN ALSO FRIDAY, ALONG WITH SUPERVISORS ESPINOSA AND PAREIRA, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE CAMINOS EXHIBIT AT THE MAC AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO GO AND LOOK AT IT.
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ABOUT BASEBALL AND BASEBALL AND THE COUNTIES AND HISPANIC PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION.AND THERE WAS A HUGE CHAPTER ABOUT MERCED COUNTY.
AND SO IT WAS REALLY AND THEN IT WAS COOL BECAUSE A LOT OF THE THINGS IN THERE OR A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE MENTIONED ARE PIONEERS OF MERCED AND STARTED MERCEDES AND EVERYTHING, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO DOWN THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THERE UNTIL DECEMBER.
SO AFTER THANKSGIVING, I THINK IT'S LIKE RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS WHEN IT'S OVER.
ARE YOU TRYING TO CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT? I DID, YEAH. SPRAY A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE ATWATER 4TH OF JULY PARADE.
IN FACT, I THINK I GOT THE ANNOUNCERS THIS YEAR AS WELL AT THE AT THE ANNOUNCING PODIUM THERE.
AS ALWAYS, ATWATER THROWS A GREAT PRODUCTION FOR 4TH OF JULY AND THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT THIS YEAR.
WE WERE PRESENTED A CHECK FOR 49.
THAT'S CLOSER TO 50 MILLION THAN TO 49 MILLION.
BY MARK HENDRICKSON, MARK MIMS, RAUL MENDEZ, MY COLLEAGUE, SUPERVISOR PAREIRA AND MYSELF, AND ERIC SERRATO WAS THERE AS WELL TO ENGAGE IN THE FESTIVITIES.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY HARD.
IT WAS VERY COMPETITIVE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STATE.
AND WE'RE SITTING THERE AND I THINK I WE HEARD THE PORT OF THIS, THE PORT OF THAT.
EVERYBODY IS WINNING ALL THIS MONEY.
AND FOR MERCED COUNTY IT WAS JUST MERCED COUNTY.
DO NOT MISS A BEAT. HE SAID, NO, WE'RE THE PORT OF ALL PORTS.
BUT IT WAS A BIG DAY, BIG DAY FOR MERCED COUNTY.
I THINK IT'S THE BIGGEST GRANT THAT WE'VE EVER RECEIVED IN THE HISTORY HERE IN MERCED COUNTY.
AND ALL IT MEANS IS WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WORK NOW AND GET THIS DONE, SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, US AND THE PORT OF STOCKTON WERE THE ONLY TWO AWARDEES HERE IN THE VALLEY AND WE'RE ALREADY TALKING WITH THEIR CEO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND HOW CAN WE COLLABORATE AND MAKE IT EVEN A BETTER, BETTER ITEM.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PAREIRA.
SO FIRST, AS SUPERVISOR PEDROZA MENTIONED, I WENT TO THE CAMINOS GRAND OPENING FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND SO ANYWAYS, A VERY, VERY WELL DONE EXHIBIT, JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LOCAL INFORMATION.
AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A HISTORY BUFF, IT'S A PLACE TO GO TO, TO TO LOOK AT.
USUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE AN EXHIBIT THAT'S KIND OF SHAPED TOWARDS ONE NATIONALITY, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS ONE'S CAMINOS. IT'S THE HISPANICS KIND OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY OR TO THE ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY MORE THE MEXICANS.
BUT ANYWAYS, IT WAS JUST A WELL ROUNDED EXHIBIT.
I MEAN, IT WAS THERE'S HISTORY OF ALL MERCED COUNTY INTERWOVEN IN THROUGH IT.
AND SO IT WAS JUST I THOUGHT WAS SPECIAL.
BUT I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE BIG BOOKS.
AND AND SO ANGIE COMES FROM A GOOD PEDIGREE.
I WAS TOO WAS VERY BUSY ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
I WENT TO GUSTINE AND PARTICIPATED IN THEIR PARADE.
I KIND OF CREATED A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAFU FOR MYSELF.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PARADE AS AS I HAVE AN ELECTION NEXT YEAR.
BUT I WAS ASKED TO JUDGE AND I DID THAT AND IT WAS AMAZING.
THERE WAS ABOUT, OH, PROBABLY ABOUT 35 TO 40 EXHIBITORS IN THE PARADE AND SOME VERY CREATIVE AND REALLY GOOD FLOATS.
THE GUSTINE PENTACOST SOCIETY WON THE JUDGES CHOICE AWARD, NOT MINE, BUT THE THREE OF US JUDGES.
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AND SO IT WAS KIND OF FUN.THEY WERE PRETTY EXCITED TO RECEIVE THAT.
AND THEN ON MY WAY BACK TOWARDS SNELLING, I STOPPED IN AT THE ATWATER 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
OF COURSE, THE PARADE WAS OVER BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY KIND OF AT THE SAME TIME.
SO I'D IMAGINE THE IN THE MORNING IT WAS JUST PACKED.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE TODAY'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF VERNON WICKSTROM.
MANY OF YOU MIGHT KNOW VERN WICKSTROM.
AND SO ANYWAYS, HIS LEGACY LIVES ON.
BUT IT WASN'T AS HIS BUSINESS SAVVY AND ABILITIES THAT THAT MADE HIM FAMOUS.
REALLY. IT'S THE DEDICATION HE HAD TO THE COMMUNITY.
HIM AND HIS WIFE WERE NAMED CITIZENS OF THE YEAR.
SO JUST A NEAT FAMILY DID A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO HONOR HIM BY BY CLOSING TODAY'S MEETING IN HIS MEMORY.
THANK YOU. COUNCILOR HANSON, CEO MENDEZ.
YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
JUST A COUPLE ITEMS THIS MORNING.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, HE BEGAN HERE IN THE LAST WEEK.
FRANKLIN BEACHWOOD PARK, SANTA ANITA PARK, UH PLANADA COMMUNITY THERE'S FUNDS THAT ARE COMING TO MERCED COUNTY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE NEEDS THERE AND SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES.
AND THEN ALSO HERE, AS MENTIONED BY SOME OF OUR SUPERVISORS AND EXCITED THAT I PARTICIPATED AS WELL WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHECK THAT'S PROBABLY BEING DISPLAYED BEHIND THE BOARD THIS MORNING.
WE ARE PLANNING A KIND OF A MORE OF A LOCAL PRESS EVENT A WEEK FROM TODAY AFTER YOUR BOARD MEETING.
SO WE'LL GET MORE DETAILS OUT.
LAST WEEK WAS KIND OF A BLUR BECAUSE WE WERE BASICALLY ASKED TO TO REPORT TO THE PORT OF OAKLAND.
SO WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE WITH THAT.
AGAIN, GOOD START TO THE FISCAL YEAR CONTINUED HOPEFULLY LOOK FORWARD TO MORE POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING AS WE GEAR UP AND APPRECIATE EVERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT'S OBVIOUSLY HERE, CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORK FOR THEM FROM DAY 1ST JULY FIRST.
EXCITING TIME FOR US BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A THE START OF SOMETHING NEW KIND OF THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR WAS SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING, LOOKING FOR A LOT OF MORE POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING IN 23, 24.
AND THAT'S IT, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU.
IT'S A HUGE DEAL, $49.6 MILLION.
THAT'S THAT'S DEFINITELY NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT.
AND WHEN YOU INHERIT AN OLD AIR FORCE BASE AND WHAT AND REALLY TRYING TO TURN IT INTO SOMETHING GREAT AND SOMETHING THAT THAT IS IS THAT I THINK MERCED COUNTY WILL BE ON THE MAP FOR. AND SO YOU KNOW THANK OUR STATE PARTNERS FOR FOR THEIR COMMITMENT.
BUT ULTIMATELY WE'RE YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF SUPERVISOR PAREIRA MCDANIEL, THEY ARE ON THE STANDING STANDING COMMITTEE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR FOR CASTLE NOW.
SO JUST, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A LITTLE BIT OF MORE OF THE CELEBRATION OF OUR VICTORY HERE NEXT WEEK.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOLKS.
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PLANADA. YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME GROUPS THAT WANT THAT MONEY DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY, BUT JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT WE CAN'T DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY UNTIL WE GET IT.AND SO JUST KIND OF REALLY WANTING TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, BUT HAD A REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THE SENATOR, THANKED HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND AND REALLY KIND OF PUTTING THAT DEAL TOGETHER AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER QUICKLY.
BECAUSE WHEN THE ASK WAS MADE, THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS.
VERY, VERY FAR INTO IT AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO REALLY, REALLY FORTUNATE AND LUCKY ON HAVING SUCH A GREAT WORLD RENOWNED HOSPITAL SO CLOSE TO US.
SO AND WITH THAT CONCLUDES OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR JULY 11TH, 2023.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY, JULY 18TH.
SO REGULAR BOARD MEETING AT 10 A.M.
AND THEN OUR TRUTH ACT FORUM AT 1:30 P.M.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.