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ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WE DID NOT HAVE A CLOSED SESSION FIRST TIME IN THE WHOLE YEAR.
INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND THEN SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THANKS ON THIS DAY AS WE ENJOY THE CHANGING OF SEASONS.
AND IT'S IN A VARIETY OF WAYS IN WHICH YOU COME AND TOUCH US.
GOD, WE PRAY OVER OUR COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS TIME OF YEAR, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS SEASON OF HARVEST, AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE YOUR PROVISION, THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE US TO LOOK TO YOU AND TO REST IN WHAT YOU HAVE FOR US.
FATHER, I ALSO WANT TO LIFT UP THIS SEASON IN OUR CIVIC LIFE WITH THE ELECTION UPCOMING.
GOD THAT YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR HAND UPON EACH OF THEM.
SO FOR ALL THOSE EITHER IN THE ROOM OR ACROSS THIS COUNTY, GOD WHO ARE SEEKING PUBLIC OFFICE.
GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.
LORD, I WANT TO LIFT UP TODAY NOT ONLY OUR LEADERS FOR EACH OF OUR VARIOUS DISTRICTS, FOR SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA AND PEDROSO, FOR SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND PAREIRA AND SILVEIRA GOT EACH ONE IN THEIR ROLE SERVING THEIR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.
GOD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HAND ON THEM, AND I PRAY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR GUIDING OVER THEM FOR THE VARIOUS CHALLENGES THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY FACE TOGETHER, AND ESPECIALLY THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTY.
BE IT LE GRAND OR LIVINGSTON OR LOS BANOS OR HILMAR.
FATHER, I PRAY FOR ATWATER AND WINTON AND DOS PALOS AND LOS BANOS.
GOD. ALL THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS AND IN BETWEEN WITH CHALLENGES INDIVIDUAL TO THEM.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR YOUR HAND.
BE UPON EACH THAT YOU WOULD HELP AND GUIDE.
THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US TO A PLACE OF SEEKING THE BETTERMENT FOR ONE ANOTHER.
SO FOR ALL THE ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE DIVISION.
FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US TOGETHER.
SET A COURSE AND HELP US TO WALK THAT COURSE.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IN JESUS' NAME.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGING TO THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE.
OH, NON-AGENDA ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENT.
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IT IS 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 IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND 30 MINUTES TOTAL.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN.
THIS IS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
I'M AGGIE FREEMAN CLUB PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MERCED SUNRISE HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE MERCED FIELD OF HONOR WILL BE HELD DURING VETERAN'S WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 9TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 16TH AT MERCED COLLEGE.
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FREEDOMS. WHETHER YOU FLY A FLAG OR SIMPLY COME OUT TO ENJOY THE DISPLAY ON THE MERCED COLLEGE LAWN, EVERY CONTRIBUTION HELPS SHOW OUR VETERANS THAT THEY ARE APPRECIATED AND VALUED.THE MERCED FIELD OF HONOR IS MORE THAN JUST A DISPLAY OF FLAGS.
IT IS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF OUR COUNTRY, OUR COMMUNITY'S GRATITUDE AND RESPECT FOR OUR VETERANS.
WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN THIS MEANINGFUL TRIBUTE.
THE EVENT NOT ONLY PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, BUT ALSO SERVES AS A CELEBRATION OF OUR VETERANS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT MERCED.
IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MERCED SUNRISE TO OUR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LIKE THE 2024 FIELD OF HONOR.
GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
GO AHEAD. BEFORE YOU GO SO LAST YEAR I LEFT MY FLAG.
IS IT GOING TO BE THERE FOR ME TO PICK UP THIS YEAR, OR DO I NEED TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS? ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS SHERRILYN RAWLS, AND I HAVE SPOKEN HERE BEFORE.
TODAY I SPEAK BECAUSE AN EGREGIOUS HAPPENING OCCURRED A WEEK AND A HALF AGO ON THE LOCAL MORNING TALK. THE TALK SHOW PERSON WAS TALKING TO OUR SHERIFF.
AND DURING THAT CONVERSATION, THE SHERIFF SAID SOME TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT OUR CONGRESSMAN, AND I WAS STUNNED. THE LOCAL TALK SHOW GUY IS SUPPOSED TO BE A REPUBLICAN.
THE SHERIFF IS SUPPOSED TO BE A REPUBLICAN, BUT HE ENDED UP ENDORSING ADAM GRAY.
NOW, WE ALREADY KNOW ADAM GRAY'S HISTORY.
HE WAS OUR CONGRESSMAN FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND WHILE HE WAS HERE, HE DID OCCASIONALLY VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN ISSUE.
THAT WAS IF THERE WERE ENOUGH OTHER DEMOCRAT VOTES TO DROWN HIS VOTE OUT.
MOST OF THE TIME HE VOTED WITH THE OTHER DEMOCRATS.
NOW IT'S NOT ME THAT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DEMOCRAT.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU ABOUT ROSA CORDERO.
A DEMOCRAT ACTIVIST FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
AND HER BUSINESS WAS TO INVOLVE HERSELF IN REAL ESTATE.
AND WHILE SHE WAS RESEARCHING THE RECORDS, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF INSTANCES WHERE AGENDA 21 WAS BEING PUSHED AND SHE FOUND IT, AND SHE WAS HORRIFIED THAT HER PARTY WOULD DO THIS.
AND SHE CAME ON MANY TALK SHOWS.
AGENDA 21 I JUST THINK THEY CHANGED THE TITLE.
BUT FOR ADAM GRAY TO GET BACK IN WOULD BE EGREGIOUS.
NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT WAS SPOKEN OF WAS OUR TALK SHOW HOST WAS BRAGGING ABOUT HOW ADAM GRAY RETURNED HIS PHONE CALLS JUST QUICKLY.
ADAM GRAY JUST GOT BACK TO HIM QUICKLY.
NOW I'M STUNNED TO FIND THAT OUR SHERIFF RETURNS ANYBODY'S PHONE CALLS, BECAUSE HE CERTAINLY HASN'T RETURNED ANY OF MINE, EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR 4 OR 5 YEARS.
NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
HIS DEPUTIES DON'T SPEAK TO ME.
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SO WHEN ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS BROKE INTO MY HOUSE AND A DEPUTY CAME OUT AFTER MY PHONE CALL, I WAS SURPRISED.IF YOU CAN FINISH YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE, MA'AM.
WHAT DID YOU SAY? IF YOU CAN FINISH YOUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN ESPINOSA AND THE BOARD.
CHRIS SANTOS HERE REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN DUARTE.
CONGRESSMAN DUARTE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT THE 2024 FOURTH ANNUAL MERCED COUNTY NUT FESTIVAL.
AS A FAMILY FARMER AND A NURSERYMAN, HIMSELF, CONGRESSMAN DUARTE WOULD LIKE TO THANK NICOLE ADAMS, THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR PUTTING ON THIS CELEBRATION OF MERCED COUNTY'S ALMOND, WALNUT AND PISTACHIO INDUSTRY AND JOINED BY CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
CONGRESSMAN DUARTE RECENTLY HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT UNITED HEALTH CENTERS IN HURON TO ANNOUNCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE VALLEY FEVER AWARENESS AND VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING ACT OF 2024, AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE URGENT NEED FOR A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT THIS FUNGAL DISEASE.
FROM 1998 TO 2023, VALLEY FEVER CASES ROSE 761%.
CALIFORNIA ALONE REPORTED 7000 NEW CASES OF VALLEY FEVER.
CONGRESSMAN DUARTE'S BIPARTISAN VALLEY FEVER BILL ALREADY HAS MORE CO-SPONSORS THAN ANY CONGRESSIONAL VALLEY FEVER BILL THIS YEAR, INCLUDING DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN STANTON AND REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN SCHWEIKERT OF ARIZONA AND DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN COSTA AND REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN VALADAO OF CALIFORNIA.
ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA VALLEY FEVER CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE DIRECTOR, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WHO RECOVER FROM VALLEY FEVER ARE IMMUNE FROM SECOND INFECTIONS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THIS MAKES THE POSSIBILITY OF A PREVENTATIVE VACCINE VERY LIKELY TO SUCCEED.
THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF HHS TO APPOINT A FEDERAL VACCINE COORDINATOR TO OVERSEE VACCINE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WITH NONFEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS. IT WOULD REQUIRE THIS COORDINATOR TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL STRATEGY WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING A HUMANE VALLEY FEVER VACCINE TO MARKET BY 2034.
IT WOULD AUTHORIZE $50 MILLION PER YEAR FROM FISCAL YEAR 25 TO FISCAL YEAR 30 FOR VACCINE RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURING GRANTS, ALONG WITH $1 MILLION FOR THE NATIONAL STRATEGY, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE THE HHS SECRETARY TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL VALLEY FEVER REGISTRY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF VALLEY FEVER AND PROVIDE A ONE STOP PORTAL FOR RESEARCHERS, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND OUTDOOR WORKERS, ESPECIALLY FROM HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THIS FUNGAL DISEASE.
VALLEY FEVER IS THE LARGEST ENDEMIC DISEASE WITH NO VACCINE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND CONGRESSMAN DUARTE IS PROUD TO LEAD A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO FIND A VIABLE VACCINE AND END THIS PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT TO FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND ACROSS AMERICA.
OKAY. WHILE I'M UP HERE, BECAUSE THE LADY WAS SAYING THINGS ABOUT THE SHERIFF AND ADAM GRAY AND JUST THE POLITICS AND I BELIEVE EVERYBODY.
I DON'T BELIEVE THE SHERIFFS HAS TO BE REPUBLICAN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYBODY HAS FREE CHOICE TO BE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT OR VOTE FOR WHOEVER THEY WANT TO, OR TO ALSO VOTE FOR WHOEVER HELPS THEM THE MOST.
AND SO WHEN HE RECEIVES CALLS THAT WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE, HE WILL GO.
AND, YOU KNOW, ADAM GRAY HAPPENED TO HELP THE SHERIFF OUT QUITE A BIT DURING THE FLOODS.
SO WHY WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST HELPING SOMEBODY WHO HELPED HIM.
SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, IT'S FREE CHOICE.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE NO ONE COMING FORWARD, SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WE MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 24.
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CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 24.PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS ONE, SEVEN, AND TEN REQUIRE A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE.
OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 24.
ANY COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED FOR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 24.
ANY COMMENTS BY THE BOARD OR MOTIONS? I SEE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH. WORKING.
DO YOU WANT A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OKAY. SUPERVISOR PAREIRA WAS SECOND.
SO CAN I PLEASE HAVE A CALL, A VOTE? NO, I STILL NOT WANTING TO DO IT.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
YEAH. LET'S GO. OKAY, WELL, NOW WE HAVE A.
IF WE CAN ADD THE BOARD, JOIN ME IN THE FRONT, PLEASE, FOR RECOGNITION.
RODRIGO. DO YOU WANT TO CALL THEM UP ON THE MIC? YEAH, THAT CALL IF YOU CAN.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. YEAH, WELL GOOD MORNING.
THE CITY OF MERCED AND MERCED COUNTY.
YEAH, WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I WOULD LIKE TO YOU KNOW.
YOU'VE BEEN A DOCTOR FOR MY FAMILY SINCE YOU CAME HERE.
YOU'VE HELPED NUMEROUS FAMILIES THROUGHOUT MERCED COUNTY.
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE FOR A WHILE.
I KNOW YOUR SON IS CARRYING IT ON, BUT I ASKED YOUR SON WHEN I READ ABOUT YOUR RETIREMENT, I SAID, IS HE REALLY GOING TO RETIRE? BECAUSE I KNOW DOCTOR LAKIREDDY AND IT'S HARD TO KEEP HIM DOWN, SO.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS, SIR, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR MERCED COUNTY.
YEAH. AND I HAVE NOTHING REALLY MORE TO ADD, BUT YOU'VE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL WITH MY FAMILY AS WELL, AND MY MOTHER AND ALL THE EFFORTS YOU'VE DONE, IT'S JUST RESONATED THROUGHOUT MERCED COUNTY AND REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE HERE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 50 YEARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
WELL, FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T HAD TO INTERACT WITH YOU OR MY FAMILY AS A DOCTOR, BUT.
BUT SO? SO I'LL TOUCH ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT THAT I KNOW ABOUT YOU.
AND THAT'S YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN HAVE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS.
AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN YOU TAKE THAT AND TURN IT BACK AND GIVE TO OTHERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND LET YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.
WE HEAR ABOUT YOU OUT ON THE WEST SIDE TO THE LAKIREDDYS.
AND TO BE 50 YEARS IN YOUR LINE OF WORK IS EXTRAORDINARY.
SO I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? YOU WANT ME TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. I REALLY APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU.
ALL OF YOU. IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME.
AND I CAME FROM A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.
I WAS BORN DURING THE BRITISH TIME IN INDIA, AND I CAME JUST BECAUSE OF EDUCATION.
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STUDENTS. I REALLY ADMIRE I AM SO GLAD I CAME TO MERCED.I REALLY LIKED THE COMMUNITY AND I REALLY THANK EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS IN THE MERCED COMMUNITY, FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO WORK HERE.
THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, DOCTOR LAKIREDDY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND EVERY RESIDENT IN MERCED COUNTY, WE ALL THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND GIVING BACK AS WELL TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
OKAY. SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
LAKIREDDY FOR HIS DEVOTION TO MERCED COUNTY AND GIVING BACK AGAIN.
BOARD ACTION. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO BOARD ACTION, BEGINNING WITH PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS 25 AND 26.
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AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS 25 AND 26.I SEE NO ONE COMING FORWARD, SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS 25 AND 26.
WE STILL HAVE A COMMENT BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 26.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE AIR DISTRICT HAS A LOT OF GRANT MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE.
AND SOMETHING THAT CARB HAS BEEN GIVING US A LOT OF MONEY FOR LATELY IS CLEAN AIR.
AND PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO EITHER, YOU KNOW BUILDINGS THAT ARE OPEN, WHETHER THEY'RE LIKE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, LIKE COUNTY BUILDINGS OR THAT, OR IF THEY'RE EVEN BUSINESSES, IF THEY'RE OPEN DURING LIKE THE COOLING DAYS OR THE HEATING DAYS WHEN IT'S COLD IN THE WINTER, THEY GET PRIORITY.
SO JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED TO LET ME KNOW.
OR YOU CAN CALL THE AIR DISTRICT DIRECT.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THE COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
NEXT WE HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES.
OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 27.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY. I SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
NOW WE'LL GO FOR COMMENTS OR A MOTION.
I SEE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
NEXT, WE HAVE A HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS 28 THROUGH 30.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? I SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO PERIOD. COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED FOR ITEMS 28 THROUGH 30.
EMOTIONS. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA.
NEXT, WE HAVE PROVISION ITEM 31.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR ROSA SUPERVISORS, COUNTY COUNSEL HANSEN CEO MENDEZ.
YOU WANT TO RAISE THAT PODIUM SO THAT WE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE'S ERRORS.
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OKAY. PRETEND WE'RE RUNNING AWAY.I'M CHRIS HENN, YOUR PROBATION CHIEF.
I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2425 AB109 STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE 2425 AB109 STRATEGIC PLAN, APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP, SERVES AS A GUIDING FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. THE PLAN, WHICH IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD, ANNUALLY OUTLINES THE GOALS, PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES AIMED AT ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY, REDUCING RECIDIVISM, AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION AND REENTRY SUPPORT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THE PLAN FOCUSES ON AREAS SUCH AS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, COLLABORATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND SERVICES.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN EMPHASIZES CREATING A COORDINATED APPROACH THAT LEVERAGES THE STRENGTHS OF PROBATION SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE UNDER OUR SUPERVISION.
IT AIMS TO ENSURE THE STRATEGIES ARE DATA DRIVEN, SUPPORT THE USE OF ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO REDUCE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
THE 24-25 STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $14 MILLION BUDGETS THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT STAFF FROM PROBATION, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT.
THE PLAN ALSO DISCUSSES OUR SB 678 FUNDS.
THOSE FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT BREAKING BARRIERS AND LOS BANOS, AND PROVIDES A LOCATION FOR OUR CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY OF LOS BANOS TO ACCESS NEEDS, SERVICES AND RESOURCES AND THE SUPPORT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME, SINCE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO IT, TO PLUG OUR TRUNK OR TREAT THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN LOS BANOS AT THE BREAKING BARRIERS THAT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH FROM 1 TO 4, AND IT'S LOCATED AT 445 I STREET IN LOS BANOS.
AND AS OF THIS MORNING, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING.
SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD SHOW, A GOOD, GOOD TIMES FOR THE FAMILY, THE WHOLE FAMILY.
SO I LEFT SOME FLIERS THERE FOR YOUR REFERENCE AND THANK YOU.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
IF YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS BY THE BOARD.
I'LL SEE IF, THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANY FOR PROVISION.
ITEM NUMBER 31. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I SEE NO ONE. SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROVISION ITEM 31 IS NOW CLOSED.
SEE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA SECOND SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
CALL FOR THE VOTE. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEM 32.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR A CEO.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CEO ITEM 32 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL CALL FOR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS.
I SEE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
NEXT, WE HAVE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 33.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? I SEE NO COMMENT.
THE COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED FOR ITEM 33.
I SEE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
NEXT WE HAVE BOARD INFORMATION.
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POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 34 AND 35.AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, NATHAN BRAY, WILL BE PROVIDING COMMENTS REGARDING ITEM 34.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS, CEO AND COUNTY COUNCIL.
IT'S WITH MY PLEASURE TO INFORM THE BOARD TODAY THAT AND THE PUBLIC THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS CREATED AN ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY GROUP PARTICIPATION IN LITTER REMOVAL ON MERCED COUNTY ROADWAYS.
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REMOVAL AND BEAUTIFICATION OF ROADWAYS WITHIN MERCED COUNTY.ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT, STAFF BEGAN WORKING ON DEVELOPING AN ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK TO ALLOW SUCH GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE. THE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE CREATED IS SIMILAR TO CALTRANS ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAM, AND NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ROADS MAINTAINED BY MERCED COUNTY.
SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE COUNTY STAFF, AS WELL AS ALL THE PARTICIPANTS, AND ALL THE PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A SAFETY ORIENTATION PRIOR TO STARTING WORK OUT IN THE FIELD.
ALL GROUPS WILL BE GIVEN SAFETY VESTS, LITTER, PICK UP STICKS PORTABLE ROAD WORK AHEAD SIGNS AND TRASH BAGS FOR THEIR CLEANUPS, AND WILL COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AFTER THE TRASH BAGS HAVE BEEN FILLED.
HEAVY ITEMS, LARGE ITEMS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, THINGS OF THOSE NATURE.
INTERESTED GROUPS CAN CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS MAIN LINE AT (209) 385-7601, OR THEY CAN SWING ON BY OUR MAIN OFFICE OVER ON 345 WEST SEVENTH AT THE CORNER OF SEVENTH AND MARTIN LUTHER KING.
WELL, THERE IS NOT A MAXIMUM LENGTH THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY ANY ONE GROUP.
THE MINIMUM LENGTH IS A HALF A MILE.
SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS.
YES. WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS BY SUPERVISORS.
HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCCESSFUL.
BUT I THINK THIS WILL BRING AWARENESS TO FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN HELP KEEP IT CLEAN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THE TRASH THAT THEY PICK UP, THE COUNTY IS GOING TO PICK UP AND HOW IS THAT COORDINATED? SURE. SO AFTER THE WEEKEND OR AFTER THE PERIOD THAT THE GROUPS HAVE TRASHED AND BAGGED AND STAGED THE TRASH, THEY'LL CALL THE COUNTY, THE MAIN LINE WILL COORDINATE FOR OUR GUYS OUR STAFF TO GO OUT THERE AND PICK UP THE TRASH AND TAKE TO THE LANDFILL.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE LANDFILL ON HOW TO MINIMIZE THE COST TO THE COUNTY FOR ADDRESSING THIS.
YOU KNOW, TRASH PICKUP, ROADSIDE DUMPING, ILLEGAL DUMPING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MINIMIZE THAT COST AS WELL.
OKAY. WHAT HOW DO YOU PLAN TO ADVERTISE THE PROGRAM? DO YOU PLAN ON GOING TO MAC MEETINGS OR RADIO SHOW? WHAT ELSE? YES. SO WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE IT KNOWN THAT ALL OF OUR MAC MEETINGS, IT WILL BE ADVERTISED AT OUR WEBSITE.
I'LL WORK WITH MIKE NORTH ON KIND OF GETTING THE WORD OUT THROUGH THE RADIO PROGRAM.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA MR. CHAIR. NATHAN. THANK YOU.
WHAT IS THE COST FOR THE SIGNS? DO YOU GUYS HAVE YOU GUYS RESEARCHED THAT YET? I DON'T HAVE A DEFINED AMOUNT FOR YOU.
THEY'RE FAIRLY LARGE SIGNS, BUT THEY DON'T INVOLVE A LOT OF COLOR.
I WOULD SAY THE COST FOR A SIGN IS PROBABLY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 150 TO $300.
PERFECT. WELL, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WANT TO CONTINUE ON HOPEFULLY, TOO.
I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION, BUT IT JUST ESCAPED ME.
SUPERVISOR PEDROZO. THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
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IS IT LIKE A QUARTERLY THING? IS IT? IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SIGN UP, THEN YOU'LL SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AT THIS TIME.IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE GROUPS SIGN UP ALL AT ONE TIME, WE CAN FACILITATE ONE LARGER ONE, BUT WE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE GROUPS ARE, YOU KNOW, PROPERLY EDUCATED. AND THEN THERE'S, THERE'S GUIDELINES WITHIN THE PROGRAM THAT IS ON THE ONUS OF THE, THE LEADER OUT THERE TO KIND OF BRING UP TO SPEED ANY NEW VOLUNTEERS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, THE ONE THAT THE COUNTY PUT ON AND WITH.
BUT DO YOU FORESEE A CHANCE TO WHERE, LIKE IF THEY SEE IT, THEY WILL BE THEY CAN PUT THE BAGS THERE AND THEY CAN BE MARKED THAT WAY SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOUR CREWS CAN PICK UP AS WELL. YEAH, FOR SURE.
HERE'S THE LOCATION. THERE'S ALSO SOME MATTRESSES AND TIRES IN A REFRIGERATOR OUT THERE.
AND WE WOULD PICK IT ALL UP TOGETHER.
I HAVE SOME MORE COMMENTS WHEN IT COMES BACK AND MORE COMMENTS FROM SUPERVISOR PAREIRA.
DO YOU DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL COORDINATE LIKE COMMUNITIES ON THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP DAY OR IS IT, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO HELP GET THE STUFF THERE IF IT'S LIGHT AMOUNTS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ADOPT A ROAD THAT MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF TRASH, MAY HAVE 4 OR 5 BAGS.
YEAH, MAYBE EVEN EMAIL THE GROUPS IN THAT AREA, SAY, HEY, WE HAVE A CLEANUP DAY.
IF IT'S LIGHT AMOUNT, YOU CAN BRING IT.
YEAH. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL WORK WITH THE GROUPS, TOO, IF IT'S AN AREA THAT WE NOTICE A FREQUENT DUMPING ON, MAYBE THE TIMES THAT THE GROUP IS OUT THERE CLEANING UP THE ROADWAY IS A LITTLE BIT MORE FREQUENT THAN AREAS THAT WE DON'T EXPERIENCE A HIGH VOLUME OF LITTER ON.
RIGHT. AND THEN ONE LAST THING.
AND THIS IS KIND OF JUST MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND HOPEFULLY YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
BUT AS YOU GET YOUR ADOPT, A ROAD LEADER FOR THAT GROUP IS EMPOWER THEM TO SEND IN ILLEGAL DUMPING TO YOU REGARDLESS OF WHEN OR WHERE OR HOW, RIGHT? EVEN IF IT'S NOT AROUND ONE OF THEIR CLEANUPS.
YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S A WHOLE LOT EASIER FOR THE COUNTY TO ADDRESS ISSUES IF WE'RE MADE AWARE OF THEM RATHER THAN RELYING ON US TO SEE THEM WHEN WE'RE DRIVING AROUND. YEAH. AND THEN A LITTLE SEE-CLICK-FIX TUTORIAL.
YES. YOU KNOW, JUST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AND EVERYONE THAT'S WATCHING YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE ISSUES OUT IN THE ROADWAY, WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL DUMPING OR POTHOLE OR SIGNS THAT ARE MISSING PLEASE EITHER CALL IN OR BETTER YET, GO ON TO SEE-CLICK-FIX.
THERE'S AN APP YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND REPORT THESE ITEMS YOURSELF, AND BE UPDATED ON THE STATUS OF WHERE THEY ARE, WHERE THE COUNTY IS WITH ADDRESSING THOSE BUT IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO GO ON TO SEECLICKFIX, YOU CAN ALWAYS STILL GIVE OUR MAIN LINE A CALL.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. NATHAN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
I THINK THEY'VE ALREADY ADOPTED THEM.
IS THERE A WAY WE HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ADOPTION OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN CLEANING IT UP? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S.
YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN WORK WITH THE GROUPS.
I MEAN YOU KNOW, THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO, TO, TO GIVE RECOGNITION AND HELP BRING PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST AND PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR THEM.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S OPERATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY ONGOING AND THEY'RE PROVIDING A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO FIND A WAY TO SOMEHOW RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL. JUST, I JUST, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLEANING UP THE MESSES OUT THERE.
SO. AND IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED FOR THEM.
OKAY, I SEE NO OTHER COMMENTS FOR FOR ME.
I GUESS YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S SOME RESIDENTS OR FARMERS THAT WANT TO, YOU KNOW, IF THEY THINK THEY'RE WAITING TOO LONG FOR SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO WAIT. IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THE LANDFILL AND DUMP IT.
WILL THEY GET A CERTIFICATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ESTABLISHED JUST QUITE YET THAT SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH MCCAIG, WHO OPERATES THE LANDFILLS, IS, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THE COST OF ADDRESSING ILLEGAL DUMPING, HOW DOES THAT GET REDUCED OR MINIMIZED?
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SO WE DON'T HAVE A FRAMEWORK FOR ESTABLISHING IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SELF HAUL ILLEGAL DUMPING, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING.YEAH, BECAUSE WE GET AREAS THAT ARE VERY COMMON, AREAS THAT ARE DUMPED ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN MY AREA AND IN DELHI WHERE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES, THEY'RE ALWAYS DUMPING AND SOMETIMES THEY DUMP IT INSIDE.
AND SO, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE TO THE ROAD.
BUT YOU KNOW, BUT SOMETIMES THERE'S A LOT.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I HAVE A TRAILER THAT CAN ALWAYS TAKE IT TO THE LANDFILL.
AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW DO WE USE CAMERAS SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW LIGHT POLES.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES, LIKE I SAID, PEOPLE JUST KEEP DUMPING ALL THE TIME.
SO IF WE CAN CATCH SOMEBODY AND HELP OUT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, CATCH, CATCH THEM.
OKAY. HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE MINIMIZE THE FREQUENCY OF THE DUMPING? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THE BAD ACTORS OUT THERE? YEAH, BUT I WANT TO DO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY GROUPS AND THE FARMERS FOR, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP THEM AND MAINTAIN THE THE CLEAN AREA.
OKAY. SO WITH THAT I'LL OPEN UP THE THIS TO THE PUBLIC FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
I SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO THIS COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL CALL SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
THANK YOU. SO, NATHAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW THIS IS A PROJECT THAT I BROUGHT TO YOU QUITE SOME TIME AGO, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU COULD GET DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. AND I THINK THIS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY OR POTENTIAL TO REALLY BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT I THINK THAT BY THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS, THIS IS ANOTHER KIND OF TOOL IN OUR TOOL BELT THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND REALLY REALLY HELP CLEAN UP THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M VERY HAPPY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS WORKS OUT.
SO THANK YOU. WELL, MY LAST COMMENT BEFORE THIS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COMMON AREA IN IN PLANADA ON SOUTH SANTA FE, WHICH WHEN THE PREVIOUS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WAS HERE DIDN'T HERTFELDER IT WAS JUST COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, NEXT TO A RIVER.
AND THAT'S WHY WHEN THE FLOODS HAPPENED, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO CLEAN IT.
AND THEN PEOPLE KEEP DUMPING REFRIGERATORS, STOVES AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF THERE, YOU KNOW? SO AND I KNOW IT AFFECTS THE, YOU KNOW, THE AREA.
SO IT JUST THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT UP THE CAMERAS AS WELL.
SO I SAY MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
SECOND SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE BOARD REPORTS STARTING WITH SUPERVISOR PEDROZO.
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DISCUSSION. BOARD DISCUSSION.SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FIELD OF HONOR.
I'M GLAD THAT SHE CAME AND MENTIONED THAT.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD EVENT FOR MERCED COUNTY.
AND IF YOU EVER GO OUT AND SEE THOSE FLAGS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY COOL.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PATRIOTISM THAT THERE IS IN THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S THE SECOND ONE THAT I'VE BEEN TO.
THE FIRST ONE WAS AT THE FOR GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTER.
SO IT'S VERY ACCESSIBLE TO THE STUDENTS AND TO THE COMMUNITIES AND THE FAMILIES.
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE UC STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY THE NUT FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY.
IT WAS IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
THERE WAS A GOOD CROWD, AND IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE.
THE CASTLE AIR FEST AND FAMILY DAY.
I SAW SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND CEO MENDEZ OUT THERE.
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I KIND OF GAUGED IT BASED ON.I TOOK MY CHILDREN OUT THERE AND WE ONLY HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE HAD A SOCCER GAME, THEN WE HAD THE NUT FESTIVAL, AND THEY WANTED TO GO BACK OUT THERE AND BUT THAT AT THAT TIME I RULED AND SAID, IT'S TOO, TOO LATE. SO AND THEN ALSO THE MERCED COUNTY JAIL MINISTRY WAS LAST WEEK AND THAT WAS IT'S ALWAYS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY PUT THEIR STUFF TOGETHER.
LET ME SEE. YEAH, IT WAS A BUSY, BUSY WEEK THIS PAST WEEK.
I TOO DID ATTEND THE LIVINGSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH AT MERCED AT EAST CAMPUS.
AGAIN, ECHOING MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENT, IT IS NICE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH GOING INTO THE PLACES WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE AREA TO GET THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS.
ALSO, I ATTENDED AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE NAKO KUDI COMMUNITY ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AS THE VICE CHAIR. AND WE WERE REALLY CARRYING A MESSAGE FOR OUR VETERANS.
AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNTY JUMPING ON THIS SO FAST, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO THE GREEN LIGHT FOR VETERANS, WHERE WE WILL BE RUNNING GREEN LIGHTS HERE AT THE COUNTY BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE OLD COURTHOUSE IN APPRECIATION OF VETERANS FOR VETERANS DAY.
AND I APPRECIATE I SENT THAT OVER TO MARK HENDRICKSON DURING THIS.
IT'S A IT'S A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
THEY'RE REALLY PUSHING IT HARD.
AND I JUST SENT OVER TO MARK HENDRICKSON AND HE GRABBED IT AND RAN WITH IT.
LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS ALL DONE WITHIN A WEEK TO GET IT BACK ON HERE.
JUST SHOWS THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR VETERANS HERE IN MERCED COUNTY.
I ALSO TOURED THE BAY VALLEY TECH CAMPUS HERE IN MERCED COUNTY.
IT WAS VERY INTERESTING MEETING WITH THE STUDENTS.
AND WE TALK ABOUT STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING CODING AND AI AND EVERYTHING HERE IN THIS LOCATION TO, TO JUST BRING TO AWARENESS OF FOLKS.
BUT WHAT I WAS MOST INTRIGUED ABOUT IS A LOT OF THE FOLKS WHO WERE IN THIS CLASS TAKING THESE CLASSES, THERE WERE FOUR TEACHERS WHO WERE CURRENT TEACHERS HERE IN OUR BOTH THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE'S ALSO IT WAS A LOT OF SECOND CAREER FOLKS LEARNING THIS NOT ONLY TO LEARN A NEW THING, BUT TO ADVANCE THEM IN WHAT THEY'RE TEACHING OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THEIR OWN JOBS.
SO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO BAY VALLEY TECH FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IT WAS A LARGE IT'S A GRAND VISION.
AND THEY EVEN HAVE BIGGER VISIONS.
I'M SURE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT MORE STUFF HERE AT THE DAIS, WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR PLANS.
I ALSO WANT TO PUT A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CASTLE AIRFARES.
GEORGE CLOVER, MARK MENZ, STEVE, MAXIE, THE WHOLE TEAM.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT WE DID OUT THERE.
IF YOU DIDN'T GO OUT THERE, YOU DEFINITELY MISSED A HUGE SHOW.
EASY. AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY SAW HOW MUCH WORK WAS DONE BY A SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THIS EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER.
IT WAS ABOUT A MILE WALK TO GET OUT THERE.
OF COURSE, ME WITH MY A.D.D., I CAN'T STAND THERE AND WAIT FOR THE SHUTTLE TO TAKE ME OUT THERE.
BUT LIONEL AND MYSELF, LIONEL WAS CARRYING EQUIPMENT.
I KEPT TRYING TO GET GET SOME TRYING TO HELP HIM OUT, BUT HE DID NOT WANT ANY HELP.
BUT AS WE KEPT WALKING, WE WERE LIKE, BOY, THIS IS A LONG WAY OUT HERE.
BUT ONCE YOU GOT OUT ON THE TARMAC, THE STATIC DISPLAY OF HELICOPTERS AND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING EVERYTHING THEY HAD CAL FIRE FOR DOING A DEMONSTRATION.
WE WERE ASKING THEM WHY THEY DIDN'T BRING DOUG BABOON.
THEY SAID HE WAS TOO HEAVY OF A LOAD TO GET OVER THERE.
BUT JUST ALL IN ALL FROM FROM ALL THE OTHER PLANES AND JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAD FOLKS WE WERE TALKING TO WHO FLEW FROM MERCED AIRPORT JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FLY IN.
SO THEY GRABBED THEIR PLANE, FLEW IN JUST TO BE A PART OF IT OUT AT CASTLE.
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM SAID THEY LOVE FLYING INTO CASTLE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND GET BIGGER AND BIGGER.
I GOT TO GIVE IT TO GEORGE CLOVER.
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EVERYBODY ELSE SEES THIS AS A GREAT EVENT AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL.AND THE BAND, THE BAND WAS AMAZING TO GET FIRED UP THE BAND.
AND I TELL YOU WHAT, IT WAS A MIC DROP.
IT WAS AMAZING HOW HE SANG THIS NATIONAL ANTHEM.
AND THEN WHEN HE GOT DONE, I WENT UP RIGHT UP TO HIM AND SAID, WOW, YOU KNOCKED IT OUT.
THANK YOU. HE GOES, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DONE IT.
THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING LIKE A RASPY ROCKER VOICE SINGING IN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
AND THEN I WANT TO THANK PASTOR MOTZ.
HE IS MY PASTOR FOR SAYING THE PRAYER TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALL KNOW THIS THAT IT IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO I DO APPRECIATE PASTOR MOTTS AND ALL THAT HE DOES.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I RECOGNIZE HIM FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA.
I HAVE I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THAT.
AND I KIND OF HAVE FOMO NOW BECAUSE I HEARD SO MANY GREAT THINGS ABOUT IT.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING THAT EVENT NEXT YEAR.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THIS.
SO THAT WAS IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT.
AND GETTING TO INTERACT WITH COLLEAGUES.
NOT EVERYBODY ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS THERE, BUT I DID A LITTLE STUDY MYSELF.
AND TO SHOW YOU THE DIVERSITY OF IT.
SANTA CLARA BEING $12.5 BILLION AND THEN MODOC COUNTY BEING $15 MILLION.
SO THAT IS SO YOU HAVE 58 COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA.
AND IT'S QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S, YOU KNOW, SO WHEN YOU SEE SOME OF THE URBAN COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT HOW THEY PUT 4 MILLION OR $5 MILLION INTO THIS PROGRAM OF DISCRETIONARY MONEY, AND IT'S LIKE, YEAH, WELL, WHEN YOU GOT 12.5 BILLION, YOU KNOW, 4 MILLION, 5 MILLION ISN'T THAT MUCH.
SO IT'S WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
YOU HAVE A VERY DIVERSE GROUP OF OPINIONS ON THE WAY THAT EVERYBODY THINKS THINGS SHOULD BE RUN.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PALM AVENUE AND DOS PALOS.
IT'S GOING TO BE PAVED THIS YEAR.
AND JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW HOW, YOU KNOW, NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD ME PROBABLY SAY FROM THIS DAIS BEFORE.
SOMEBODY SAY SAY, YOU KNOW, MY ROADS, THE WORST ROAD IN MERCED COUNTY.
AND CHANCES ARE IT COULD OR MIGHT NOT BE.
BUT I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS A FEW MORE WORSE ONES OUT THERE.
BUT THEY GET THEIR ROAD REPAVED.
THEY'VE BEEN THEY'VE BEEN AT IT FOR YEARS TRYING TO CONVINCE US TO GET THEIR ROAD REPAVED.
AND THEN WE GET THEIR ROAD REPAVED.
AND THEN THE NEXT CALL WE GET IS IS NOW PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TOO FAST DOWN THE ROAD.
RIGHT. SO IN THAT IN THAT LIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE UNDERTAKING PALM AVENUE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE ON THE WEST SIDE AND YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT SEASONS THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK AROUND, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF COTTON HARVEST. AND SO THAT PRESENTS SOME CHALLENGES BECAUSE SOME OF THE THE PARCELS THAT ARE ON PALM AVENUE.
THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THEM IS OFF OF PALM AVENUE.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK NATHAN AND DAVE FROM HIS STAFF IS JUST KIND OF CONNECTING THEM WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL FARMERS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES. SO BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, ANOTHER SECTION OF ROAD AND MERCED COUNTY WILL GET REPAVED.
AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND SO WE HAVE A PLANNING MEETING IN OCTOBER IN YOSEMITE VALLEY.
AND SO WE WERE UP THERE YESTERDAY FOR A MEETING AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THE ARTS IS IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, SO UNIQUE THAT IT DOESN'T FIT IN ANY ONE ROLE, WHETHER IT BE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
AND SO WHAT WE LIKE TO SAY IS THAT IT IS IT'S A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOLUTION TO A FEDERAL PROBLEM.
AND BECAUSE WE DON'T GET ANY KIND OF PROGRAMED FORMULA FUNDING FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO COBBLE MONIES TOGETHER THROUGH GRANTS AND AND AND JUST TO KEEP IT AFLOAT.
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YOSEMITE ISN'T NECESSARILY A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.AND THE ARTS IS WHAT OFFERS THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP THERE.
AND SO I HOPE THAT AS WE PROCEED OVER THIS NEXT YEAR, THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, TO FIND A LANE WHERE WE CAN GET DESIGNATED, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM FUNDING TO HELP, BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, ANY WAY YOU CUT IT, THEY ARE SUBSIDIZED.
THEY'RE SUBSIDIZED BY THE TAXPAYERS.
AND THIS ONE JUST DOESN'T FIT IN ANY MOLD.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT.
AND WE WELCOME WELCOMED THE CITY OF FRESNO ON TO OUR JPA.
MAYOR DYER, IT WAS HIS FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY, SO I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR ATTENDING.
AND IN CASE YOU GUYS HAVEN'T NOTICED, THERE'S AN ELECTION GOING ON.
IF YOU TURN ON ANY TV, YOU WILL BE BOMBARDED BY ADS.
BUT I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE PIECE OF FRIENDLY ADVICE.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT WON'T TAKE AWAY THE TV ADS.
BUT IF YOU WANT THE MAIL TO STOP COMING TO YOUR HOUSE, VOTE.
AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY TRACK THAT, JUST LIKE YOU'RE ABLE TO TRACK YOUR BALLOT, THAT YOU ONCE YOU'VE TURNED IT IN THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OFFICE, YOU'LL GET A NOTIFICATION THAT IT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IT'LL TELL YOU WHEN IT WHEN IT'S BEEN COUNTED, ALL THOSE THINGS.
AND SO MOST OF THE CAMPAIGNS TRACK THAT STUFF.
AND SO I'M TELLING YOU, IT WORKED.
MY FAMILY, MY HOUSEHOLD ALL VOTED.
AND MAGICALLY THE MAILERS THEY THEY THEY STOP COMING.
SO JUST A PIECE OF ADVICE, YOU KNOW, SAVE A FEW TREES ALONG THE WAY.
THAT'S THE ENVIRONMENTALIST IN ME WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, SAVE A FEW TREES.
IT'S IT'S QUITE LENGTHY OF A BALLOT.
BUT ALL THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR. OH, I WANTED TO ADD YARTS BUSSES, SOMETHING THAT I DO.
I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT UP FOR IT, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FROM MY COLLEAGUE, WHO IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, IS IS TRYING TO FIND A WAY THAT MAYBE YARTS WOULD BE ABLE TO MAYBE GO AFTER SOME GRANTS FOR.
WE KNOW THAT ELECTRIFICATION OF BUSSES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, MAYBE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR, THEY WORK, BUT THEY DON'T WORK FOR YARTS BECAUSE OF OUR DISTANCES.
UNLESS WE TOOK A HELICOPTER AND PUT THE BUS IN THE PARK, WE COULD LET IT GET DOWN THE HILL.
WE JUST WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT UP THE HILL.
AND SO I THINK THAT WE'VE KIND OF DECIDED THAT THAT HYDROGEN IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE, THE ZERO EMISSION ROUTE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO. BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BUY AMERICA, BUILD AMERICA, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO COACH BUS THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE HYDROGEN MARKET. SO I THINK THAT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD.
THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. THANK YOU.
SUPERVISOR PAREIRA. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR.
SO FIRST THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRACTOR PARADE THIS COMING SATURDAY.
IT STARTS IN SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL DISTRICT, OUT IN THE MCSWAIN AREA, AND THEN WE'LL TRAVEL THROUGH ATWATER, HEAD OUT TOWARDS OAKDALE ROAD AND COME AROUND INTO HOPETON. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE HOPETON IS.
BACK IN THE 1800S, IT WAS A TOWN OF 400 PEOPLE.
TODAY IT'S A TOWN OF ABOUT 30.
THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE IN A IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH.
AND THEN THEY PLAN TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCHAEFER ROAD AND OAKDALE ROAD AT ABOUT 1015.
THERE'LL ALSO BE SOME OLD FARM TRUCKS IN THE PARADE AS WELL.
AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY COUSIN JUSTIN PAREIRA AND AUGIE SCOTTO FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
ACCUMULATES AT A BARBECUE OUT ON THE RIVER, WHICH IS KIND OF A NEAT DEAL.
ANYWAYS THE THE THE JUST THE ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM.
JUST ANOTHER SHOUT OUT FOR THAT.
IT IS SO DISHEARTENING FOR ME TO DRIVE AROUND MY DISTRICT WHEN YOUR DISTRICT IS PRETTY RURAL.
IT'S WHERE PEOPLE GO TO DUMP THEIR TRASH.
I'VE GOT A FARMER THAT LIVES BETWEEN WINTON AND LIVINGSTON, AND HE SAYS HE HE'S 99% ACCURATE.
OF WHICH COMMUNITY THE TRASH CAME OUT OF BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IF IT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE THEY CAME OUT OF WINTON.
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AND IF IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE THEY CAME OUT OF THEM ANYWAY.WELL, I GUESS SUPERVISOR PEDROZO ASK AND THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
HOPEFULLY OUR OUR ROADS WILL BE CLEANER.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT.
I'M WEARING A BOLO TIE THAT HAS A SANDSTONE AND A CAMEL ON IT.
ONE OF MY MY SON'S BEST FRIEND MADE IT FOR ME.
HE INHERITED A BUNCH OF LAPIDARY EQUIPMENT FROM HIS GRANDFATHER.
AND SO HE'S KIND OF TAKEN UP A LITTLE HOBBY.
AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO AUSTIN SMITH FOR.
AND SAY THANK YOU, AND THAT'S IT.
ONE MORE COMMENT. YEAH, JUST I THINK THE CEO IS GOING TO MENTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DISPLACED FROM THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
BUT ACTUALLY, THE NEXT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN LOS BANOS.
IT'LL BE HELD AT THE GERMINO BUILDING AT THE SPRING FAIRGROUNDS 403 F STREET AT 10 A.M..
OUR OUR BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE ON THE ROAD.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF A COOL DEAL THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY KIND OF GOING ON THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT, BUT PART OF IT IS OUT OF NECESSITY AS WE GO THROUGH THE HVAC RENOVATIONS OF THIS SIDE OF THE THIRD FLOOR.
GOOD. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL.
THANK YOU. I CANNOT LET MY COLLEAGUE OUT TALK ME TODAY.
SCOTTY. NO, I DID FORGET SOMETHING.
I WANT A SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY OF ATWATER FOR THE ECONOMIC SUMMIT THAT THEY DID LAST THURSDAY.
DEFINITELY A REGIONAL TYPE OF SUMMIT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INPUT AND WHAT I LIKED THE APPROACH WAS THEY WERE THE APPROACH FROM DEVELOPERS TELLING THEM WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO COME IN. AND SO IT WAS A BIG SHOUT OUT TO GREG THOMPSON FOR ORGANIZING IT.
AND THE COUNTY WAS WELL REPRESENTED BY OTHER CITIES AS WELL.
AND THEN I DID NOT WANT TO FORGET THAT.
I DO WANT TO WISH MY WIFE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
HER BIRTHDAY IS ON THURSDAY, SO I DID WANT TO FLOAT THAT OUT THERE.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR COLLEAGUE LLOYD PAREIRA, WHO TURNED A YOUNG AGE ON SUNDAY.
BUT I'M STILL YOUNGER THAN DIRT, SO I'M OKAY.
COUNTY COUNCIL FOR ASSESSING NOTHING.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD.
AND WE WILL BE HERE IN DOWNTOWN MERCED AT THE MCO MONDO BUILDING.
I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FINISHED YET, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY ALSO REQUESTED FROM DISTRICT ONE FUNDS DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR AROUND $2,000 FOR A NEW STOVE, YOU KNOW, TO GO WITH THAT WITHOUT RENOVATION.
THE OLD ONE IS PRETTY, PRETTY OLD.
I ALSO WAS TRYING TO SEE IF I CAN GET A COPY OF THE DESIGN OF THE CENTENNIAL PARK THERE IN THE GROUP HAS BEEN REQUESTING A COPY OF THE DESIGN SO THEY CAN HAVE THEIR INPUT ON IT.
AND ALSO, TO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I ATTENDED THE, AGAIN, THE DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH STANDS FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I APPLIED FOR A SCHOLARSHIP, AND I GOT IT.
SO THE COUNTY DIDN'T PAY FOR THAT.
SO YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT THERE, IT WAS THE LOCATION WAS 30 MINUTES AWAY.
SAVE. SAVE IN THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO PAY THE TRAVEL.
SO AND THE SAME THING FOR THE WAY BACK.
RIGHT. LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT WORKING IN DISASTER AREAS WITH THE FLOOD OR FIRES, WHICH MOSTLY IN TEXAS, THEY WENT THROUGH FLOODS AS WELL.
SO AND THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, HOW TO WORK BETTER WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES.
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YOU KNOW, HOW TO WORK TOGETHER, HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL THAT.AND ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE REPRESENTATIVE OF WALMART THERE, THAT WHICH SOME ARE SUPPORTED YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS AREA WITH A LOT OF SUPPORT AND FUNDING AND FOR FOOD AND EVERYTHING. SO NEXT TIME WE, HOPEFULLY NOT NEXT TIME.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT DONATED THE SUPPLIES, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL AND COMPANIES THAT DONATED FOR THE MCSWAIN AND PLANADA A COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE SUPPLIES.
SO AND THANK SUPERVISOR SILVEIRA BEAT ME ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETINGS, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 5TH, ELECTION DAY AND IN LOS BANOS, BUT ALSO I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE DECEMBER 10TH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING WILL BE A LATE ANOTHER THE SECOND LATE MEETING IN OF THE YEAR, WHICH WILL BE A 6 P.M. AT THE MUSKOGEE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES, 301 EAST 13TH STREET IN MERCED.
SO, WITH THAT WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING FOR THIS DATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.