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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 7TH, 2026 MEETING TO THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
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WE'LL BE MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION AS BOTH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD.YOUR CLOSED SESSIONS THIS MORNING ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EXISTING LITIGATION SHORT ATAL VERSUS MERCED COUNTY, ATAL STANISLAU SUPERIOR COURT, CASE NUMBER, CV DASH 24 DASH 0 0 2 7 9 4, AND NEIL VERSUS COUNTY, MERCED ATAL, MERCED SUPERIOR COURT CASE NUMBER 25 CV DASH 0 0 8 5 7.
PROPERTY NE, UH, CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, PROPERTY BUILDING 1324, LOCATED AT CASTLE COMMERCE CENTER AGENCY, NEGOTIATOR, DAVE AND MARIANI, ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER NEGOTIATING PARTIES TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER UNDER NEGOTIATION TO REQUEST AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND VALUE CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR.
PROPERTY IS 0.75 ACRES AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF JET LIFT DRIVE AND STRATO FORTRESS DRIVE AT CASTLE COMMERCE CENTER AGENCY NEGOTIATOR DAVID MARIONI, ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER NEGOTIATING PARTY SHEPHERD'S TREE, INC.
UNDER NEGOTIATION, TO REQUEST AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND VALUE, THE PUBLIC WILL BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED.
ENCLOSED SESSION PRIOR TO THE BOARD ADJOURNING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
TESTIMONY IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND 30 MINUTES TOTAL.
FOR THOSE ATTENDING IN PERSON, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
FOR OUR RE PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
FOR OUR REMOTE ATTENDEES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON ZOOM OR PRESS STAR NINE IF YOU'RE CALLING BY PHONE TO BETTER FACILITATE THE MEETING AND ENSURE FAIRNESS.
WE WILL START WITH FIVE SPEAKERS IN PERSON, FOLLOWED BY FIVE REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE TIME HAS EXPIRED.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE REMOTE? MR. CHAIR? WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
UH, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS CLOSED SESSION ITEM IS NOW CLOSED.
WE WILL MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[10:00 A.M. REGULAR MEETING]
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO THE JULY 7TH, 2026 MEETING FOR THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.THIS MORNING WE HAD CLOSED SESSION MEETING AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, PUBLIC AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION ON ALL CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. WE'LL NOW START WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY ONE AND, UH, THEN SUPERVISOR VERA WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND IF YOU EVER BOW YOUR HEADS, PLEASE.
OUR DEAR AND GRACIOUS AND HOLY FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE'RE THANKFUL, LORD, FOR FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER EACH AND EVERY DAY THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THIS LAST 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATING OUR 250 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES.
WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE AND GIVE WISDOM TO EACH, UH, OF THE MEMBERS HERE TODAY WHO WILL BE SPEAKING AND TAKING THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION THAT IT WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS HERE IN MERCED AND THE CITY OF MERCED AND THE COUNTY OF MERCED.
THANK YOU LORD FOR, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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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.
FOR THOSE ATTENDING IN PERSON, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
FOR OUR REMOTE ATTENDEES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON ZOOM OR PRESS STAR NINE IF YOU ARE CALLING BY PHONE TO BETTER FACILITATE THE MEETING AND ENSURE FAIRNESS.
WE WILL START WITH FIVE SPEAKERS IN PERSON, FOLLOWED BY FIVE REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE TIME HAS EXPIRED.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY, AS THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING UNDER SB 7 0 7 AND UTILIZING REMOTE PARTICIPATION EQUIPMENT.
IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTER ABLE TO REGISTER OR RAISE YOUR HAND, UH, IN TIME TO SPEAK DURING THE REGULAR AGENDA, I WILL CHECK BACK AT THE END OF THE MEETING TO
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SEE IF THE REMOTE PARTICIPATIONS WHO WILL STILL WISH TO GIVE COMMENT AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP.GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CEO, SHERIFF AND COUNTY STAFF.
MY NAME IS AGGIE FREEMAN AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE MERCED POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION TO INVITE THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF MERCED TO JOIN US FOR A VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT THAT CELEBRATES PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTHY LIVING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH AT 9:00 AM WE ARE HOSTING THE INAUGURAL MERCED PAW ON PATROL FUND RUN AT BEAUTIFUL LAKE YOSEMITE, ONE OF OUR COUNTY'S GREATEST COMMUNITY TREASURES.
THIS EVENT IS MUCH MORE THAN RUNNING OR WALKING.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS FROM EVERY COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT MERCED COUNTY TO COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF THE POLICE CANINE UNIT AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THESE TEAMS PERFORM EVERY DAY.
OUR POLICE CANINE TEAMS HELP TRACK DANGEROUS SUSPECTS, LOCATE MISSING CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS TO DETECT NARCOTICS AND PROTECT OFFICERS DURING HIGH RISK SITUATIONS WHERE EVERY SECOND COUNTS THEIR WORK STRENGTHENS PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE COUNTY.
THE GOALS OF THIS EVENT ARE SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT.
FIRST, WE WANT TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO THE MERCED POLICE DEPARTMENT CANINE UNIT BY RAISING FUNDS FOR VETERINARY CARE AFTER THE DOGS RETIRE FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THESE REMARKABLE DOGS AND THEIR DEDICATED HANDLERS.
SECOND, WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
WHEN FAMILIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OFFICERS OUTSIDE OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, TRUST GROWS, CONVERSATIONS BEGIN, AND PARTNERSHIPS ARE BUILT.
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER AND STRONGER.
THIRD, WE WANNA PROMOTE HEALTH, FITNESS, AND FAMILY FUN.
WHETHER SOMEONE CHOOSES TO RUN, WALK, OR JOG, OR SIMPLY ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL OCTOBER MORNING AT LAKE YOSEMITE, EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN, AND YES, EVEN THEIR WELL-BEHAVED DOGS FOR A DAY OF COMMUNITY CELEBRATION.
FINALLY, THIS EVENT ALLOWS US TO RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE, AND UNWAVERING LOYALTY OF OUR CANINE HANDLERS AND THEIR CANINE PARTNERS.
THIS, THESE TEAMS WILLINGLY PLACE THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO PROTECT ALL OF US, AND THEY DESERVE OUR GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT.
LAKE YOSEMITE BELONGS TO EVERY RESIDENT OF MERCED COUNTY.
IT IS THE PERFECT SETTING FOR AN EVENT THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER WHILE CELEBRATING SERVICE, WELLNESS, AND CIVIC PRIDE.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK EACH MEMBER OF THIS BOARD TO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD BY SHARING THIS EVENT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, SCHOOLS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
YOUR SUPPORT CAN HELP MAKE THIS INAUGURAL EVENT A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
BEFORE I CLOSE OKAY? YEAH, WE NEED YOU TO, TO WRAP IT UP.
IF I CAN INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US AUGUST 4TH FOR THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? HONOR MR. CHAIR.
THAT IS JOHN
I RETIRED FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
WE MANAGED EASEMENTS, A HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES OF EASEMENTS TO PRESERVE THE REMAINING 10% OF WETLANDS IN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY.
SO WE'VE LOST 90% OF THE WETLANDS.
WE'VE LOST 99% OF THE GRASSLANDS.
SO I'M HERE TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SAY YES TO A MEETING WITH SOPHIA MARKOWSKI.
WE'VE GOT A DOZEN DIFFERENT AGENCIES, FRIENDS GROUPS, SUPPORT GROUPS THAT ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF SOLAR PANELS.
I'VE HAD A SOLAR PANEL SINCE 2003.
MY HOUSE HAS BEEN ON SOLAR SINCE 2009.
I'VE BEEN A TEACHER OF SUSTAINABILITY.
I'VE TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND ALSO AN AG TEACHER, SO I SUPPORT AG RIGHT NOW IN ELLA, THERE'S A PROPOSAL BY A PERSON THAT HAS,
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NOT A PERSON, BUT AN ENTITY THAT HAS A SHAM EASEMENT, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE EASEMENTS TO PRESERVE WETLANDS MEAN FOR PERPETUITY.WE'LL HAVE DUCK CLUBS, AGRICULTURE AND DUCK HUNTING ALL ON THE SAME PROPERTY.
THOSE EASEMENTS ARE MANAGED BY THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
THE EASEMENT IN SALMONELLA FOR THE SOLAR PROJECT SPIKES.
PEAK SOLAR PROJECT IS BEING MANAGED BY SPIKES PEAK SOLAR, THE SAME COMPANY THAT WANTS TO COVER THAT EASEMENT WITH SOLAR PANELS.
THAT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO I SUPPORT SOLAR, I SUPPORT EASEMENTS, BUT I DO NOT SUPPORT EASEMENTS MANAGED BY SOLAR.
SO PLEASE SAY YES TO THE MEETING WITH SOPHIA KOSKA.
ANY QUESTIONS? SO THANK YOU FOR THE TWO PARTICIPANTS THAT HAVE ALREADY MET WITH US.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE OTHER THREE TO, TO COME ON BOARD.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SHERIFF AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS KEELY, ESQUIRE, ISLA, AND I'M A NEW FIELD REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MERCED, GRADUATED FROM MERCED HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN UC, BERKELEY, WITH DEGREES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEGAL STUDIES.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE BACK HOME HELPING SERVING THE MERCED COUNTY AREA AND THE GREATER CENTRAL VALLEY.
UM, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN ESMERALDA'S OFFICE AND I'M HERE TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND IN STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MERCED COUNTY BY SERVING MERCED CA COUNTY RESIDENTS.
TOGETHER OUR OFFICE WOULD LOVE TO HELP SUPPORT BY FACILITATING CASEWORK WITH STATE AGENCIES AND BY PROVIDING CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR OUR MERCED COUNTY RESIDENTS.
SO PLEASE, IF ANYONE IN THE MEETING NEEDS ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW.
SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT MERCED COUNTY FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK IN SERVING OUR RESIDENTS.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? IF NOT, WE WILL LOOK.
WE WILL CHECK FOR, UH, THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYBODY, MR. CHAIR? WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL CHECK AT THE END OF THE MEETING, UH, TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO HAD TROUBLE TRYING TO LOG IN THE REMOTE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS.
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WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 14.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEM TWO REQUIRES A FOUR FIST VOTE.
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND 30 MINUTES TOTAL.
FOR THOSE ATTENDING IN PERSON, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
FOR OUR REMOTE ATTENDEES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON ZOOM OR PRESS STAR NINE.
IF YOU ARE CALLING BY PHONE TO BETTER FACILITATE THE MEETING AND ENSURE FAIRNESS, WE WILL START WITH FIVE SPEAKERS IN PERSON, FOLLOWED BY FIVE REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE TIME IS EXPIRED IN ACCORDANCE TO SB 7 0 7.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, FOR CONSENT.
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 14, SEEING NOBODY PRESENT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE? MR. CHAIR? WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR SEAT ITEMS ONE THROUGH 14 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAAS.
IS THERE FURTHER COMMENTS HERE AT THE DAAS? SEEING NONE, I SEE WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA SECOND AND BY SUPERVISOR RA.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND RECORD THE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES AT THIS TIME, WE'LL NOW HAVE A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION OF CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.
AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN,
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UH, SUMMER, AND SO ALL ACROSS THE NATION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.UH, COUNTY STATES AND THE FEDS ARE CELEBRATING CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH TO TRY TO RAISE CHILD SUPPORT, UH, AWARENESS OF OUR PROGRAM AND HOW WE HELP OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU A VIDEO IN JUST A SHORT VIDEO IN JUST A SECOND.
NORMALLY, MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO OUR KIDS CONNECT EVENTS THAT WE DO IN THESE MONTHS IN AUGUST EVERY YEAR, UH, SEVEN IN A ROW.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT, UH, IN OUR PROGRAM BECAUSE NATIONWIDE CHILD SUPPORT, UH, CASES HAVE BEEN FALLING AND AWARENESS HAS BEEN DOWN.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE PROCLAMATION YOU ISSUED JUST NOW.
AND, UH, THIS SORT OF EXPOSURE HELPS HOPEFULLY OUR THE COMMUNITY BE MORE AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM.
WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IS ON AUGUST 1ST AND ON AUGUST 8TH, UH, WE WILL BE TAKING, UM, UH, BROCHURES IN THE FORM OF A DOOR HANGER THAT HAVE QR CODES ON THEM SO PEOPLE CAN CONTACT US AND EASILY ENROLL IN OUR PROGRAM.
AND WE'LL BE GOING TO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES FOR, OF COURSE, THE CITY OF MERCED.
AND ON THE EIGHTH, I BELIEVE IT'LL BE, UH, AT WATER AND LOS BANOS.
SO HOPEFULLY TO TRY TO DIRECTLY INCREASE ENROLLMENT.
HOWEVER, IT WASN'T AS THOUGH WE WERE GONNA DO NOTHING BIG THIS YEAR.
AND SO THIS YEAR WE DID IT, DID SOMETHING WE CALLED, UH, A PARENT'S DAY EVENT AT KITTY LAND, UH, PARK HERE IN MERCED.
AND, UH, IT TURNED OUT REALLY WELL.
AND IN FACT, IT WAS OUR MOST, OUR HIGHEST, MOST WELL ATTENDED EVENT, UH, TO DATE.
AND I'VE GOT SOME PICTURES, BUT IF WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND, UH, START THE VIDEO.
THERE'S OUR MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILY AND ENHANCING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
THAT'S OUR OUTREACH STAFF THERE.
AN ENDING FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE HAD 13,471 CASES, 64% CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTED DISTRIBUTED, AND 92% OF OUR CASES HAD ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT.
ESTABLISHED ALL OF THAT, BROUGHT IN $29.7 MILLION, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE.
87 AND A HALF OF THAT, UH, PER PER PERCENT, 26 MILLION, UH, WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FAMILIES.
HERE'S OUR, UH, TALKING ABOUT OUR KITTY LAND EVENT, UM, BETWEEN MOTHER'S DAY AND FATHER'S DAY, AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
EVERYONE GOT IN FOR FREE FACE PAINTING OF BALLOON ANIMALS AND COTTON CANDY AND POPCORN.
280 FAMILIES SERVED ALMOST 5, 450 ADULTS, UH, 600 OR SO CHILDREN, 1,015 TOTAL ATTENDEES.
SO THAT BEAT OUR RECORD FROM A COUPLE YEARS AGO IN LOS BANOS BY ABOUT 200.
AND THERE'S MY STAFF AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM.
THEY WORKED IT, UH, TO ALL OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ALL OF THE CHILD SUPPORT, UH, COMMUNITY WHO HAVE CASES WITH US.
I JUST DO WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD.
I'M GONNA ASK THE BOARD TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.
WE DO HAVE THE PROCLAMATION WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU.
HEY, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU.
BUT THANK YOU, JEFF, ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE BOARD.
UM, ONLY READ THE LOT, THE LAST LINE OF THE PROCLAMATION.
BUT NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
WE, THE MERCED COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST, 2026 AS CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH IN MERCED COUNTY.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE.
YOU'VE TAKEN IT TO A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL.
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WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO BOARD ACTION ITEMS. BOARD ACTION ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND 30 MINUTES TOTAL.FOR THOSE ATTENDING IN PERSON, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
FOR OUR REMOTE ATTENDEES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON ZOOM OR PRESS STAR NINE IF YOU'RE CALLING BY PHONE TO BETTER FACILITATE THE MEETING AND ENSURE FAIRNESS, WE WILL START WITH FIVE SPEAKERS IN PERSON, FOLLOWED BY FIVE REMOTE SPEAKERS
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UNTIL THE TIME HAS EXPIRED.WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS 15 AND 16.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH RE BOTH ITEMS REQUIRE A FOUR FIST VOTE.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEMS 15 AND 16, SEEING NOBODY PRESENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK WITH THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEMS 15 AND 16 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAAS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IF NOT, I DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY SUPERVISOR RA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROSO.
WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT, WE HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES, ITEM 17 THROUGH 28.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES.
ITEM 17 THROUGH 28, SEEING NOBODY PRESENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICE.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DIOCESE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IS THERE, I SEE NOBODY IN THE QUEUE.
I HAVE THE MOTION SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR RA.
WHO, WHO MADE THE MOTION? I MADE IT.
DID YOU PUSH IT TWICE? MAYBE THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR SILVER.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE HEALTH ITEMS 29 AND 30.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR HEALTH ITEMS 29 AND 30.
SEEING NO COMMENTS PRESENT, WE WILL CHECK WITH REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR HEALTH ITEMS 29 AND 30 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
NOBODY IN THE QUEUE, I DO HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROSO.
NEXT, WE HAVE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS 31 AND 32.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS 31 AND 32.
SEEING NO COMMENTS PRESENT, I WILL CHECK FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ITEMS 31 AND 32 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DIAS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SEEING NOBODY IN THE QUEUE, I WILL.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR SRA.
WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE RECORD THE VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ITEM 33.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
SEEING NOBODY PRESENT WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR REMOTE UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY ITEM 33 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
UNLESS OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ON THIS ITEM.
IF NOT, I DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROSO WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE RECORD THE VOTE.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR LIBRARY ITEM NUMBER 34.
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SEEING NO COMMENTS PRESENT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR LIBRARY ITEM NUMBER 34 IS NOW CLOSED.
I SEE NOBODY IN THE QUEUE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR RA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA.
LET'S CALL FOR THE VOTE RECORD THE VOTE.
NEXT, WE HAVE TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR ITEMS 35 AND 36.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT? YES.
GOOD MORNING BOARD, UH, OF COURSE CEO AND COUNTY COUNSEL REGARDING THE APPLICATION FOR RELIEF OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
JUST TO CLARIFY, UM, ANY CONFUSION, ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR, ALL OF THIS DEBT IS DISCHARGED AND HELD IN A PENDING FILE IN MEGABYTES.
IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO, UH, CLOSE A ESCROW AND WE HAVE A DEMAND LETTER, ALL OF THAT OLD STALE DEBT IS REQUESTED FOR PAYMENT PENALTIES AND INTEREST FIRST.
SO I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT IT'S NOT A, OF COURSE, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON'T WANT ME TO SPEAK, BUT, UM, IT'S NOT A DISCHARGE OF THE DEBT.
UM, AUTOMATICALLY IT IS TO ASSIST THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER TO HAVE RECEIVABLES REPORTED IN THE ANNUAL FER CORRECTLY, NOT OVERSTATING THEM.
AND OF COURSE, THERE IS HOPE THAT WE DO COLLECT ON THIS DEAL DATE.
THE LIENS ARE RERECORDED UP TO 30 YEARS EVERY 10 YEARS.
SO JUST, THAT'S JUST A CLARIFYING POINT.
SOMETIMES THESE NUMBERS ARE HUGE BECAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT WE HAD DISCHARGED, UM, IN THE PAST YEARS.
BUT I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, UH, TO CLARIFY THAT.
SO THERE'S NO MISCONCEPTION THAT THIS DEBT IS GONE FOREVER.
UM, AND UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR ANNUAL MANDATED TAX AUCTION, I'LL JUST DEFER TO ANY QUESTIONS OR THE PUBLIC.
NO QUESTIONS HERE AT THE DAYA.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TREASURE TAX COLLECTOR ITEMS 35 AND 36.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR ITEMS 35 AND 36 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DIOCESE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY SUPERVISOR S SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROSO.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEM 37.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
SEEING NOBODY HERE PRESENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEM 37 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DIOCESE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I DO HAVE A MOTION ON FLOOR BY SUPERVISOR RA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEDROSO.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE RECORD THE VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ITEMS 38 AND 39.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS O ITEMS 38 AND 39.
SEEING NO COMMENTS HERE LOCALLY, WE WILL CHECK FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ITEM 38 AND 39 IS NOW CLOSED.
UM, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SUPERVISOR PEDROSO.
UM, ITEM 38 IS, UM, IS A REQUEST TO USE DISTRICT PROJECT FUNDS FOR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT IN DISTRICT TWO.
THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE DONE BEFORE, UM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT YOU DO IN YOUR DISTRICT, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN
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WORKING REALLY WELL.AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE AND, UM, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS DIS UH, THIS VOTE.
I DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PEDROZA.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THIS? IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE BOARD APPOINTMENTS, ITEM 40.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
ITEM 40, SEEING NOBODY HERE LOCALLY.
UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE REMOTE PORTION.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DIOCESE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IF NOT, I DO HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR SRA.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE RECORD THE VOTE.
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NEXT WE HAVE BOARD INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM 41.AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR BOARD INFO ITEM NUMBER 41.
SEEING NO COMMENTS HERE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR REMOTE COMMENTS.
MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR BOARD INFO ITEM NUMBER 41 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DIOCESE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.
IF NOT, I DO HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR RA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PEREIRA.
UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, CALL FOR THE VOTE RECORD THE VOTE MOTION PASSES A LITTLE WONKY.
DO WE HAVE ANY PARTICIPANTS REMOTELY FOR THIS MEETING? FOR MR. CHAIR? WE HAVE PARTICIPANTS, BUT NOBODY IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK.
I'M GLAD THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
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UH, AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE BOARD REPORTS STARTING WITH SUPERVISOR SILVERA.UH, YEAH, JUST A FEW THINGS THAT HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS SINCE WE LAST MET.
UM, OUR SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA COUNTIES.
WE HAD OUR, UH, HYBRID MEETING.
I'M HERE AT THE COUNTY BUILDING.
I'M STILL WORKING ON ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY PERTAINING TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ALWAYS.
THERE'S ALWAYS A FEW NEW THINGS, UM, SUPPORTING SOME STUFF THAT OUR COLLEAGUES DOWN IN KERN COUNTY ARE DEALING WITH.
UM, ALSO, UM, TALKING WITH OUR FRIENDS UP IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, UH, POTENTIALLY, UM, IS THE STATE KEEPS GIVING COUNTIES UNFUNDED MANDATES.
I THINK THAT THERE'S, UM, MORE AND MORE GROWING PRESSURE TO PUSH BACK OUT ON THE STATE.
AND I KNOW THAT THE FOLKS IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT.
I THINK, UM, AS WELL AS MERCED COUNTY.
UM, REALLY COOL EVENT THAT THAT PG E HELICOPTER, BLACK COP HELICOPTER THAT'S NOW OUT AT CASTLE, THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH PG E AND THEY USE THAT, UH, IT'S AN ON-CALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR FIRES.
AND AS PART OF US HOSTING IT THERE, WE'RE ABLE TO, WE GET, UH, SO MANY HOURS A YEAR THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE IT ON LOCAL RESPONSES.
AND I THINK WE APPROVE THAT CONTRACT.
AND IT WASN'T SHORTLY, IT SHORTLY AFTER THAT THAT WE ACTUALLY UTILIZED IT.
SO I WANT TO THANK OUR FORENSIC CAL FIRE, UH, FOR HELPING SECURE THAT, UH, THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OUT THERE.
IT REALLY, IT'S, IT'S FOR STATE FIRES, BUT WE ALSO GET ACCESS TO IT IF IT'S AVAILABLE LOCALLY.
UM, I ALSO PARTICIPATED, I'M ON THE, UM, CSAC CHILDCARE, UM, WORKING GROUP.
AND SO IT'S JUST A, A GROUP OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS FROM UP AND DOWN THE STATE THAT, UH, WE'RE HEARING FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ON CHILDCARE AND, AND WHAT IT'S DOING.
ONE OF THE, UH, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE TK TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM THAT THE STATE HAS REQUIRED NOW IS THAT THAT TAKES BODIES THAT USED TO FILL THESE CHILDCARE CENTERS AND PUTS THEM.
THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY DEALING WITH SOME OF THESE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE USED TO HAVING THAT, THAT REVENUE OF HAVING THOSE FOUR YEAR OLDS IN THEIR SYSTEMS. AND NOW THAT'S GONE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN A SCHOOL AND SO THEY'RE REALLY STRUGGLING.
UM, WITH THAT, THERE'S SOME CREATIVE THINGS THAT COUNTIES THAT ARE A LOT WEALTHIER THAN MERCED COUNTY ARE, ARE DOING TO TRY
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TO HELP OFFSET THAT.AND SO, UM, THE CONCLUSION OF THAT WORKING GROUP WILL HAPPEN.
WE WILL, WE'LL DO A PRESENTATION AT OUR STATE, UH, ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN DIEGO LATER THIS YEAR.
AND THEN JUST MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT, I, I KIND OF READ OVER SB 7 0 7, BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT IN INSTEAD OF, UM, HEATHER HAVING TO TELL US THAT THERE'S NO ONE IN THE QUEUE AFTER EVERY DEAL IS LIKE, CAN WE PUT LIKE A LITTLE LIGHT RIGHT THERE THAT WHERE ALL SHE'D, IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY, THEN SHE JUST LIKE FLIPS ON A LITTLE LIGHT VERSUS HAVING TO READ THAT EVERY TIME? I DON'T KNOW.
IS THAT, IS THAT POSSIBLE LIKE A DECODE OR FLASHLIGHT? WELL, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU CALL IT, BUT JUST A, A LITTLE LIGHT THAT WOULD JUST, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THEN, THEN THE CHAIR WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY ON THERE.
IF THERE'S NOT NO LIGHT ON, THEN WE PROCEED ON.
I DUNNO, THIS IS ALL KIND OF NEW FOR, FOR ALL OF US HAVING REMOTE PARTICIPATION, WHICH I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD THING.
IT'S JUST, IT, UM, IT'S A LITTLE WONKY, BUT I GUESS IT'S 'CAUSE WE'RE GETTING USED TO IT.
BUT MAYBE THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION FOR NEXT TIME.
MOVE ON TO, UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZED SUPERVISOR PEREIRA.
UM, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW, BUT, UH, THE JUNIOR GIANTS PROGRAM IN WINTON, A COUPLE OF, UH, THREE WEEKS AGO, UH, HAD A SHOOTING, UH, AT THE PARK WHILE THEIR PRACTICES WERE HAPPENING.
AND, AND SO, UH, THE, UM, THE COMMUNITY WAS PRETTY, PRETTY SCARED ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE PARK.
AND SO, UM, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH, UM, KELLY THOMAS AND SUSAN OCHOA, WHO ARE THE DIRECTORS OF, OF THAT PROGRAM, UH, HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING.
UH, UM, THE WINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOWED US TO USE THEIR GYM.
AND, UH, ANYWAYS, IT, IT WAS JUST, UH, I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, SO, AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR SHOWING UP TO THAT MEETING.
I THINK, UM, KIND OF ALLEVIATING A LOT OF FEARS THAT, UH, THE PARENTS HAD.
AND, UH, THE PROGRAM IS CONTINUING.
A LOT OF, A LOT OF PARENTS WEREN'T GONNA COME BACK.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER, WHENEVER WE HAVE A TRAGEDY LIKE THAT, IT'S HOW WE RESPOND DEFINES OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS FOR THAT.
UM, I TOO, UH, ATTENDED THE, UH, KIND OF THE OPEN HOUSE FOR THE BLACK HAWK, UH, FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER THAT WAS, UH, UM, BASICALLY LOANED TO, UH, TO MERCED COUNTY BY PACIFIC, UH, GASTON ELECTRIC AND, AND, UH, WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE THAT CAN RESPOND SO QUICKLY.
UM, ALSO WITH PG EI, UH, TOURED THEIR DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT.
IT'S THEIR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT THAT IS OVER, UH, NEAR ALA BEACH.
AND, UM, ONE, ONE THING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU, YOU THINK, WELL, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE TO MERCED COUNTY? BUT UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE THAT IT HAS TO THE GRID IN CALIFORNIA BRINGS THAT VALUE RIGHT HERE TO US.
AND, UH, SO ANYWAYS, I JUST WANNA THANK THEM FOR THAT TOUR.
UH, AND I, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU, I LEARNED THIS ON THE TOUR AND I'LL SHARE IT, UH, WHEN THE, UM, THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UM, LEAKED AND EXPLODED AND, AND PUT, UM, UM, NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN THE AIR IN JAPAN AFTER THE TSUNAMI, UM, IT FAILED BECAUSE THE COOLING SYSTEM TO KEEP THE REACTOR COOL, FAILED.
AND SO THEN IT BASICALLY MELTED.
BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT WAS RELEASED IS ACTUALLY AT, AT THAT SITE, UM, WITHIN, WITHIN, ONCE YOU GOT ABOUT A MILE AWAY, WAS ACTUALLY LESS THAT NATURALLY OCCURS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, UM, AS BAD AS IT DID SOUND, THE IMPACT AND THE DAMAGE WAS QUITE LESS THAN KIND OF THE MEDIA MADE IT SOUND.
UM, DIABLO CANYON HAS FIVE SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN LINE TO COOL THAT PLANT.
SO IF, IF THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE A TSUNAMI, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THE, THEIR, THEIR PLANT IS 85 TO 140 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
SO CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENING ARE N BUT SAY SOMETHING WHERE A DISASTER WERE TO HAPPEN.
AND, UH, THE MAIN SYSTEM THAT COOLS THAT REACTOR DOWN FAILED.
THERE'S FOUR OTHER SYSTEMS, UH, AND, AND THE FINAL ONE IS, IS FIVE AND A HALF MILLION GALLONS OF WATER THAT ARE PERCHED IN A LAKE UP ABOVE THE SYSTEM THAT A VALVE MANUALLY COULD BE OPENED AND THAT WATER WOULD RUN THROUGH THE PLANT AND COOL IT DOWN.
SO ANYWAYS, I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING.
IT PRODUCES 10% OF THE POWER IN CALIFORNIA.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED, UH, IN 2025.
UH, GOVERNOR NEWSOM QUICKLY REALIZED THAT, UH, WE WERE GONNA HAVE NOT ONLY ROLLING BLACKOUTS, BUT COULD BE SOME PERMANENT BLACKOUTS IN CALIFORNIA.
AND, UH, HE PUT TOGETHER LEGISLATION THAT KEPT THE PLAN OPEN.
UM, THEY, THEY RE-LICENSED TO 2045 WITH THE FEDS.
HOWEVER, THE STATE, THEY ONLY HAVE A LICENSE TILL 2030 AND THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE
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STATE LEGISLATURE, UH, TO GIVE THEM TO 2025 AS AN EXTENSION.UM, UH, I ATTENDED, UH, A MEETING, UM, UH, DIRECTOR OR, UM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERATO WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH, PUT TOGETHER A MEETING WITH A NEW BUSINESS IN DELHI.
IT'S CALLED PLANT A BIOSCIENCE.
AND BASICALLY THEY'RE CREATING, UM, WHEAT KILLERS, UH, OUT OF KIND OF ORGANIC SOURCES.
THEY'RE TAKING LIKE WALNUT HUSK OR HOLES AND MOND HOLES AND EXTRACTING OUT, UM, SOME OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THEM, AND THEN YOU CAN SPRAY IT ON THE GROUND KILLS WEEDS.
UM, REALLY KIND OF NEAT, UH, FIRST NEW BUSINESS TO HAPPEN IN DELHI IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND I THINK REALLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME, UH, UM, UH, A BUSINESS THAT WOULD, WOULD, YOU KNOW, UH, WOULD CONTINUE TO GROW, REALLY PROVIDE, UH, UM, THE ABILITY FOR FARMERS, BOTH ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONALLY TO USE A NON, UH, HERBICIDE AS A WEED CONTROL.
I THINK IT HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL AND, UH, SOMEDAY MAYBE I, I WOULD THINK WILL BE KIND OF COMMON.
EVERYBODY IN THE AG INDUSTRY WILL KNOW THIS PROCESS AND PROBABLY UTILIZE IT AS WELL.
UH, I ATTENDED THE, UH, ATWATER AND GUSTINE, UH, INDEPENDENT STAY FESTIVITIES, UH, SATURDAY.
AND, UM, BOTH WERE WERE PHENOMENAL EVENTS.
UH, THE ATWATER PARADE I THINK HAD 89, UM, UH, ENTRIES AND, UH, GUSTINE HAD ABOUT 40.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, AFTERWARDS THERE WAS A FUND HAD BY ALL.
AND, UH, BOTH, BOTH, UH, TOWNS HAD FIREWORKS AND WERE WELL ATTENDED.
CHAIR RECOGNIZES SUPERVISOR PEDROZA.
UM, I HAVE QUITE A LOT HERE, UM, SINCE WE MET A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I'D BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AS A SUPERVISOR IS ATTEND A SWEARING IN FOR A DOG, UH, PARKER, THE DOG, THE DA'S VICTIM, A DOG.
UM, IT WAS A REALLY COOL EVENT.
UM, AND SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THAT ON BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO HER.
UM, I ATTENDED THE RURAL ACTION NACO WAS RURAL ACTION CAUCUS MEETING, AS WELL AS THE NACO AG AND RURAL AFFAIRS MEETING.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO GO TO, UM, THE MERCY MEDICAL FOUNDATION DOES A WELCOMING RECEPTION FOR NEW DOCTORS THAT ARE COMING IN TO KIND OF HELP THEM STAY IN THE AREA AND SHOW LIKE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE ATWATER FEED GROUNDBREAKING, UM, SOMETHING THAT IS THREE YEARS WITHIN, UH, DO.
UM, AND THEN ANOTHER REALLY COOL THING THAT I GOT TO ATTEND, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, THE MERCED COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, UM, HAS A PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL TRANSITIONAL ADULTS, UH, SPECIAL ED, UH, STUDENTS FROM 18 TO 22.
AND THEY GO THROUGH THE EL CAPITAN HOTEL IN THE MAZER MAINZER, AND THEY TREAT, TEACH THEM VOCATIONAL HOUSEKEEPING PROGRAM.
SO I WAS ABLE TO GO AND RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS, UM, THE, THE, THE AMOUNT OF JUST JOY THAT THEY HAD JUST BY COMPLETING THAT PROGRAM WAS, IT WAS AMAZING.
UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE CONTOUR AIRLINES INAUGURAL FLIGHT AT MERCED AIRPORT.
I TOO ATTENDED THE OUT WATER PARADE.
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK, UM, THE CITY OF MERCED, AND ESPECIALLY THE MAYOR AND SUNRISE ROTARY FOR THEIR, UH, WHAT THEY DID BY PUTTING THE FLAGS UP AROUND MERCED.
I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL, UM, TO HAVE THE THEM LOCATED THERE IN TOWN.
AND THEN AT THE BEAR, WHAT'S THAT INCLUDING AT THE BEAR, INCLUDING AT THE BEAR? UH, THE MAYOR SAID THEY MADE IT VERY LOOK VERY PRESIDENTIAL, SO IT WAS REALLY COOL.
AND SPEAKING OF THE BEAR, SO WE'VE BEEN ASKED QUITE A BIT LATELY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NAME OF THE BEAR IS GOING TO BE AND, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO, UM, THE NAMING COMMITTEE CAME UP OR MET YESTERDAY WITH A LIST OF OVER 600 NAMES THAT WERE SUBMITTED.
UM, AND IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA BE AS, UH, IT WASN'T HEATED, BUT IT WAS BACK AND FORTH.
UM, AND I THINK, UH, I THINK WE PICKED A REALLY GOOD NAME, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL EXPLAIN HERE IN JUST A MINUTE.
WE WENT WITH THE NAME OF HENRY, UM, HENRY BECAUSE IT BRIDGES TWO GAPS, OR IT BRIDGES TO THE EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE.
CHARLES HENRY HUFFMAN IS A WELL KNOWN PIONEER IN THE CITY OF MERCED, BUT HE WENT BY THE NAME OF HENRY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE HENRY MILLER, WHO'S THE PIONEER IN LOS BANIS.
AND SO IT KIND OF RECOGNIZES OUR HERITAGE.
AND SO, UH, IT'S HENRY THE BEAR AND WE'LL, UH, HAVE A CEREMONY OUT THERE AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
BUT, UM, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DID.
UH, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THE NAMES SUBMITTED.
I MEAN, SOME OF THEM WERE, IT WAS REALLY HARD BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD ONES.
UM, AND THEN THERE WERE SOME REALLY LIKE BAD ONES.
BUT, UH, I, I'M, I KIND OF HAVE A, A DIFFERENT SENSE OF HUMOR AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE NAMES WAS MATT FROM ACCOUNTING.
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THOUGHT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN KIND OF COOL, BUT THAT WE DIDN'T GO THAT DIRECTION.SO, UM, HENRY THE BEAR IS THE NAME AND, UM, YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT.
[POSSIBLE DIRECTION FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
VERY GOOD.THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING FOR THE SUPERVISORS WILL BE HELD AT 10:00 AM ON TUESDAY, JULY 14TH.
THAT CONCLUDES THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR JULY 7TH.