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          WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 11TH, 2020 MERCER COUNTY BOARD MEETING IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 VIRUS. 
          THE COUNTY IS CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS AND CITY. 
          FOR THE PUBLIC LIMITED TO 25, WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED SOME OVERFLOW SPACE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO DO NOT WISH TO ATTEND IN PERSON. 
          WE HAVE BEEN ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA EMAIL AND VOICEMAIL. 
          WE WILL NOW START WITH INVOCATION BY SIA SEAN CENTRAL GRACE HMONG ALLIANCE CHURCH, WHO WILL BE JOINING US REMOTELY. 
          AND THEN THE BLOOD RELIGIONS WILL BE LED BY SUPERVISORS CROSSOVER, PLEASE. 
          UH, IF YOU CAN STAND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SIR. 
          HI, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. 
          HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL. 
          MY NAME IS ZITA ELDER FOR THE CITY OF GRACE CHURCH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND CURRENTLY SERVING THE PRESIDENT AS THE ALLIANCE, MAN. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING. 
          I PRAY THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING WELL. 
          MY MESSAGE TODAY IS BEING AN ENCOURAGER RELATIONSHIP. 
          WANT TO LISTEN TO HIM BY 11 SAID ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER. 
          AND BY EACH OTHER'S UP, WE LIVE IN A DEEPLY NEGATIVE CULTURE. 
          FAST PACED SOCIETY. 
          WE'RE PUT DOWN SEEMS TO BE FAVORITE FORMS THAT HUMOR AND MARGINALIZE OTHER PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY DEMANDED AND DEGRADE AT WORK BEING CRITICIZED AND TALK AT WHEN SOMEONE COMES ALONG AND GIVE YOU A SIMPLE PRAISE, LIKE GOOD JOB, IT MAKES A WORD DIFFERENCE. 
          THE FACT YOU MIXED, YOU'RE STILL GOOD. 
          THE DAY GOES QUICKLY OR MAKING YOU FEEL PROUD OF YOURSELF. 
          UNFORTUNATELY IN MOST WORKPLACES, THE MESSAGES COME THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR THAT PEOPLE REALLY DON'T MATTER. 
          AT THAT TIME. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY'S MATTERS. 
          THE ONLY THING THAT VALUE FOR THEIR WORK IS WHAT THEY PRODUCE. 
          IF YOU WANT TO STAND OUT ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE, NEITHER ENCOURAGE IT BY BUILDING INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE. 
          BUT YOU ARE KNOWN FOR BEING AN ENCOURAGER AT YOUR WORK WHERE EVERYWHERE YOU GO, YOU'LL BE TOP OF THE CLASS BECAUSE ENCOURAGEMENT IS SO DIFFICULT TO FIND THESE DAYS GOT CAUGHT US TO COMMUNICATE INTO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME LIKE THIS, WHERE FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING, TEMPERAMENT HAS BECOME A NEW NORMS IN BLAMING. 
          OTHER HAS BECOME A LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. 
          GOD DIDN'T CREATE THOSE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH. 
          HE DIED FOR THEM. 
          THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY MATTER. 
          WHEN YOU GIVE A LITTLE AFFIRMATION TO PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH, OR THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE, EVEN THE ONE YOU DISAGREE WITH, YOU ARE TELLING THEM, YOU MATTER TO GOD, YOU MATTER TO ME BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER AND LIFT EACH OTHER UP. 
          HERE ARE THE THREE BASIC WAYS WE COULD AFFIRM OTHERS AND BECOME A BETTER ENCOURAGING. 
          NUMBER ONE, ACTIVE LISTENING, GALATIANS SIX TWO SAYS SHARE EACH OTHER'S BURDEN. 
          AND IN THIS WAY, OBEY THE LAW OF CHRIST. 
          ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS YOU CAN GIVE PEOPLE IS ATTENTIVE EAR. 
          WHEN YOU LISTEN, YOU'RE SAYING YOU MATTER, I VALUE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, AND I VALUE WHO YOU ARE. 
          THEREFORE TAKE TIME TO LISTEN. 
          IT'S A SKILLS THAT NEED PRACTICE AND PRACTICE TO GET BETTER. 
          NUMBER TWO, LETTER PRAISE OR FORMATIONS GOES A LONG WAY EFFICIENT FOR 1929 SETS. 
          LET EVERYTHING YOU SAY, BE GOOD AND HELPFUL SO THAT YOUR WORDS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO OTHER WHO HEAR THEM. 
          GOD WANT US AS BELIEVER TO BE PEOPLE BUILDERS, NOT PEOPLE USER, MOST OF THE WAR IS FILLED WITH PEOPLE USER, BUT WHEN YOU GIVE LITTLE PRAISE TO OTHERS, YOU'RE ENCOURAGING OTHERS IN BUILDING THEM UP. 
          SO YOU SEE THE NEXT PERSON OFFER YOU ENCOURAGEMENT. 
          NUMBER THREE, PRAY FOR THEM. 
          SECOND CORINTHIAN, ONE 11 SETS. 
          YOU'RE HELPING US BY PRAYING FOR US. 
          MAKE TIME TO PRAY FOR PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH AND HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH. 
          PRAY FOR THEM REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY IN THIS TOUGH TIME. 
          EVEN UNBELIEVERS APPRECIATE PEOPLE, PRAYING FOR THEM. 
          BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT YOUR PRAYERS 
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INSTEAD OF SPECIFIC TIME OF THE DAY TO PRAY AND SEE WHAT GUYS CHANGED THEM OVER TIME. 
          PRAYING FOR OTHERS HAS TO BE INTENTIONAL. 
          AND FOR I CLOSED WITH THE CLOSING PRAYER, I WANTED TO THANK SUPERVISOR LORE FOR INVITING ME TO GET THIS NOTIFICATION THIS MORNING, HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL AND A BLESSING TO YOU ALL. 
          AND I DO HAVE A REQUEST, UM, THAT YOU PRAY IN YOUR OWN FAITH TRADITIONS AS I OFFERS A CLOSING PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING. 
          SO PLEASE JOIN ME. 
          PRAY IN YOUR FAITH TRADITIONS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES, AS I'M PRAYING FOR US THIS MORNING, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, OUR CREATOR, GOD, MOSES, THE GOD OF MANY NAMES TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR POWER, THE PLANS FOR THIS WORLD. 
          THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE, TO SERVE OTHERS AND TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF MANY. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND BLESSING THAT YOU YOU'RE GIVEN US. 
          WE HEARD HERE TODAY IN YOUR PRESENCE TO ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUATIONS TO WATCH OVER US, AS WE MAKE TOUGH DECISION DAILY, PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM TO SEEK SOLUTIONS, TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHTEOUS AND TO GIVE US THE TOOLS TO DO THE WORK AND TO GIVE YOU GLORY. 
          WE ASK THAT YOU TOUCHED OUR HEARTS AND MIND SO THAT WE CAN BECOME A BETTER ENCOURAGER AND PRACTICE THE THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO DO SO. 
          WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER US, INCLUDING ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIAL LOCAL STATE, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH EASE, CLARITY PLANS, SOLUTION, AND SAFETY. 
          DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE IN VULNERABLE. 
          THOSE WHO ARE IN PAINTS IN FRANCE, WE PRAY FOR YOUR POWER OF HEALER TO CONSOLE MANY FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES. 
          WE PRAY FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THEY ARE REOPENING AND PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN'S AND THE PARENTS. 
          WE PRAY FOR YOUR MERCIFUL AND INSIGHT. 
          PLEASE GUIDE US AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN MERSAD COUNTY AND JUST TODAY. 
          AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 
          HAVE A GREAT MORNING. 
          THANK YOU, ERICA. 
          AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU. 
           FOR A LAPTOP, STOPPED WORKING FOR THE VOICEMAILS TO GIVE US JUST A SECOND. 
          WE'RE JUST TRYING TO RECOVER THE VOICEMAILS. 
          WE'LL CHANGE THE LAPTOP. 
          UM, GOOD MORNING, THIS, UH, WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION MEETING, UH, THIS MORNING AND, UH, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE, FOUR NINE FIVE 7.1 APPROVAL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS GIVEN BY THE BOARD TO INITIATE AN ACTION. 
          THE PARTICULARS OF THE CASE WILL BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON I'VE INQUIRY. 
          ONCE THE ACTION HAS BEEN FORMALLY COMMENCED, 
          [PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK]
PUBLIC COMMENT, IT'S NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR THOSE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY SCHEDULED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS TESTIMONY LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NOW, FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A, UH, PUBLIC IN-PERSON, UH, COMMENTS. 
          UH, IF YOU CAN JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU COME IN DOWN, COME FORWARD AND LET US KNOW IF YOU SENT A VOICEMAIL, UH, CAUSE THAT WAY BY LAW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GIVE PEOPLE THAT SAME CHANCE TO, TO DO, UH, THE COLLINS WITH ALL THE COUNSELORS TOO. 
          SO IF YOU'VE MADE A BOSE CALL, UH, YOU KNOW, I W I WOULD ASK IF HE WANTED THE IN PERSON OR CHOOSE IF YOU DID THE VOICE CALL. 
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GIVE ME A SECOND, PLEASE. 
          SORRY ABOUT THAT. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          I HAD A QUESTION. 
          IS THE CARES ACT FUNDING OF PUBLIC HEARING OR, AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE MAKE COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENTS? WHAT'S THAT NOW I THINK THEIR PRESENTATIONS ARE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. 
          THEY ARE OKAY. 
          IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE, COPY THE PRESENTATION, IT'S THE TABLE. 
          THAT'S NOT A PUBLIC HERE, RIGHT? WE'RE JUST GOING TO RECEIVE, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL LITTLE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IT IS AN ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS A BOARD. 
          OKAY. 
          YOU HAVE, ANYBODY WOULD LIKE A COPY THEY'RE OUT IN FRONT, ON THE TABLE SO THAT WE CAN READ IT. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE WANT TO COMMENT, YOU CAN COME FORWARD. 
          AND SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          I'D ASK YOU WHEN I TELL YOU THIS STORY THAT YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE JUST DID WHEN WE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, WE SAID JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT, OBEYING THE LAW. 
          THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRUTH HAD ABUSE OF POWER. 
          LET ME START WITH, I RECEIVED A WAGES HOLDING NOTICE FROM MERSEYSIDE COUNTY EMPLOYEES. 
          THE FATHER THAT THE WAGE ASSIGNMENT WAS AGAIN. 
          YEAH, YOU JUST PROVIDED ME A COPY OF A CURRENT COURT ORDER STATING HE WAS THE PRIMARY CARETAKER WITH THE MAJORITY OF CUSTODY AND THAT HE OWED ZERO CHILD SUPPORT BOTH CURRENT AND PAST. 
          SO I WROTE TO MERSEYSIDE COUNTY CHILD NOTIFIED THEM OF WHAT I HAD AND ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD AN ORDER THAT SUPERSEDED THIS ORDER. 
          I GOT A THREATENING LETTER FROM HER SAD COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT DIVISION THAT IF I DIDN'T FOLLOW THEIR NOTICE, THEY WOULD TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ME. 
          AFTER CHECKING WITH MY ATTORNEY, I COULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR NOT PROVIDING THE COURT ORDER FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE COURT ORDER THAT I WAS ALSO PROVIDED. 
          SO I WROTE ANOTHER LETTER TO HIM OR SAID, COUNTY EXPLAINING WHAT I HAD AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOMETHING THAT SUPERSEDED THAT I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM HIM. 
          AGAIN, THE FATHER, THE MERSEYSIDE COUNTY IS GOING AFTER IS MY SON AND THE CHILD IN QUESTION IS MY GRANDSON. 
          THE NEXT THING MY SON TELLS ME IS MERSEYSIDE COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT HAS TOLD DMV TO SUSPEND HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PASS THROUGH CHILD SUPPORT AND CURRENT CHILD SUPPORT. 
          REMEMBER HE'S A PRIMARY CARETAKER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAILY DUTIES OF THIS CHILD. 
          MY GRANDSON, THE KNICKS, THE STORY CONTINUES. 
          WE SAID COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR MERCY AND COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT FILED DOCUMENTS HERE IN MERSAD COUNTY. 
          AND THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE UNTRUTHFUL MISLEADING AND ABSOLUTELY FALSE. 
          HOW DO I KNOW THAT THEIR FAULT? BECAUSE THE COURT ORDER IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ISSUED BY JUDGE AG BEYOND THE HONORABLE J JUG BEYOND IT'S ALL IN CONTRADICTION TO THAT. 
          AND MERCE SAID, COUNTY HAS A COPY OF THAT QUARTER. 
          THEY KNOW WHAT IT SAYS. 
          WHY DID THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO TOLERATE THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR AND ABUSE OF POWER FROM GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES? SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM SAID THE OTHER DAY, PEOPLE WHO LIED TO THE PFIZER COURT NEED TO GO TO JAIL. 
          THIS IS THE SAME LEGAL ISSUE. 
          IN THIS CASE, YOU CAN'T PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION TO THE COURT. 
          IT'S ILLEGAL. 
          THE ACTIONS OF MERSEYSIDE COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AS A TAXPAYER, A FATHER AND A GRANDFATHER. 
          AFTER I TALKED TO SUPERVISOR RODRIQUEZ, AFTER HIM MAKING A PHONE CALL TO SOMEBODY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE ATTORNEY FOR MERCY ED CHILD SUPPORT. 
          AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO TO COURT AND TELL THE TRUTH. 
          AND I SAID, CAN YOU PUT THIS IN WRITING? LIKE ALL THE FALSE INFORMATION THAT YOU PUT IN WRITING UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY? AND THEY SAID, WELL, NO, WE CAN'T. 
          YOU CAN'T DO THAT. 
          YOU CAN'T TELL THE TRUTH, BUT YET YOU CAN LIE, STOP, WHATEVER YOU'RE THINKING, SIR, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR PACKAGE FOR THE RECORD, HOW YOU WOULD FEEL IF YOU ARE ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONE FOR BEING TREATED THIS WAY. 
          MY SON IS A GOOD MAN AND A GOOD FATHER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS?  GOOD MORNING, 
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GLORIA. 
          SANDOVALL HERE WITH CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS AND THE COBIT MONIES THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DECIDE ON. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A MIAMI SAYING WITH YOU SO THAT YOU COULD KNOW THE APPROACH THAT I TAKE IN WITH US. 
          IT'S CALLED ENLARGE EDGE TO ERASE ME. 
          YOU ARE MY OTHER ME . 
          IF I DO HARM TO YOU, I DO HARM TO MYSELF. 
          SIT THERE, AMMO IRRESPECT THOUGH. 
          I, IF I LOVE AND RESPECT, YOU MAY AMMO. 
          IRRESPECTFUL YO I LOVE AND RESPECT MYSELF. 
          IT'S A SHORT MAYAN SAYING THAT I THINK RIGHT NOW, AS WE APPROACH YOUR DECISIONS, AND I KNOW THAT CEO BROWN HAS DONE THE BEST, YOU KNOW, ON THE STAFF TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PACKAGE OF HOW TO DIVVY UP THOSE 28, ALMOST $29 MILLION, BUT ALSO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE VIRUS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE. 
          THE VIRUS DOES NOT CARE IF YOU'RE POOR OR RICH. 
          OKAY. 
          I HAVE HIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 
          IT'S A, IT'S A CASE STUDY ON THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA VIRUS. 
          AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, THEY SAID THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE INCOME LEVELS HERE. 
          THEY HAVE AFFILIATIONS. 
          BUT SO THEY'RE TALK ABOUT, IT'S A SEE IF I CAN SEE, BECAUSE MY GLASSES ARE FOGGING UP HERE AS A 56 YEAR OLD MAN, WHO ON JUNE 14TH HAD COVID-19 AND ATTENDED A CHURCH SERVICE IN AN OHIO COUNTY. 
          WELL, ON JULY 4TH, THERE WERE 91 PEOPLE THAT, THAT ONE PERSON HAD INFECTED AND THEY HAVE, IT'S KIND OF A NICE LITTLE THING. 
          I INVITE YOU TO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE IT'S A CASE STUDY OF SOMEONE DOING THE CONTACT TRACING THAT SAYS, WHO GOT CAUGHT. 
          AND I THINK THIS THING SPREADS SO QUICKLY, THE REASON I'M USING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE IS IT'S, WE'RE IN A TIME WHERE WE GOT TO DO EMERGENCY VERY BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT INTO OUR MOST VULNERABLE. 
          IF WE WANT EVERYONE TO EQUALLY HAVE A FUTURE, YOU KNOW, AND TO BE ABLE TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, WE DON'T WANT SINGLE MOMS OR DADS. 
          WE DON'T WANT HOMELESS PEOPLE TO INCREASED. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL LISTEN TO THE OTHER COMMUNITY COMMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE AND DECIDE HOW THAT MONEY SHOULD GO. 
          IT'S NOT THE FIRST ONE, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LL STOP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'M GOING TO HOLD THE CARE PSYCHO COMMENTS, JUST TO ITEM NUMBER ONE FIRST. 
          I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE REGULAR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN ALL THE CARES, UH, FUNDING QUESTIONS FOR THE NUMBER ONE. 
          OKAY. 
          THEY'LL PROBABLY, PROBABLY BE A LOT EASIER. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD ON ANYTHING ELSE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE COMMENTS FOR KODAK SEPARATELY. 
          ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ANYBODY OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC? NO. 
          OKAY. 
          WE'LL CLOSE. 
          REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          ONE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE VOICEMAIL. 
          YOU GOT THAT READY? GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS  AND I'M FROM LIVINGSTON, CALIFORNIA TODAY. 
          IT'S MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, AND IT IS 4:48 PM. 
          AND THIS IS A RECOURSE TO A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          UH, MY, MY COMMENT AND MY CONCERN IS IN REGARDS TO, UM, LOOKING AT THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP, UM, JUST TELL US A LITTLE, UH, STORY BEHIND IT IN MARCH. 
          UH, OSI PARTICIPATED IN THE, UH, UH, UM, MARCH ELECTIONS. 
          UM, I WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT, UH, 20 SIGNATURES AND IN THE PROCESS I W I NEEDED IT. 
          I ENDED UP NEEDING TO, UH, OBTAIN 50 ELECTIONS IN ORDER, AND I WAS ONLY 
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ABLE TO HAVE 20 OR SO BEING VERIFIED. 
          AND AT THAT TIME, I, UH, WELL, MAYBE IT WAS, UH, THE ADDRESSES WERE NOT, UM, WRITTEN CORRECTLY. 
          THERE, THERE WERE NOT MATCHING THE SIGNATURE WHO ARE NOT MATCHING FROM THE PEOPLE THAT I THINK THOSE SIGNATURES FROM. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, AND JULY, I WAS LIKE REPAIR MYSELF OR AGAIN FOR, UH, ELECTIONS OR NOVEMBER, UH, AS I'M RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR MY LOCAL CITY LIVING, THEN I NEEDED IT IN THE PROCESS. 
          I NEEDED IT TO OBTAIN ANOTHER 20, UH, VERIFY SIGNATURES FROM REGISTER WATERS IN THE PROCESS, UM, TURNED IN 45 SIGNATURES TO HAVE 21 VERIFIED. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THEN AGAIN, A SECOND OPPORTUNITY HAVING ABOUT COFFEE UP OFF 45, 50%, UH, OF SIGNATURES BEING VERIFIED, UH, AND THE SIGNATURES FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE, UM, THINK CONFIRMED, UH, THE REGISTERED VOTERS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, VOTED IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. 
          UM, AND THEN I, I REALIZED, YOU KNOW, UH, IT WAS A COINCIDENCE MAYBE, UH, BUT THEN I ALSO FIND OUT, UH, FROM A LEAST ONE OR TWO OTHER, UH, CANDIDATES THAT WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS FOR THIS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. 
          AND IN ANOTHER CASE, UM, ANOTHER CANDIDATE TURNED IN 42 OR 43 SIGNATURES TO HAVE 22 VERIFIED. 
          UH, ONCE AGAIN, ROUGHLY ABOUT 45, 50% OF THOSE SIGNATURES, WHAT TO CONSIDER ABOUT THIS? MY POINT HERE IS THAT, UM, AN CONCERN IS THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS WHEN, UH, WITH THE PANDEMIC AND MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING, OR PROBABLY CONSIDERING TO DO A BALLOT, UM, TO THE BALLOT, UH, BE AT THE POST OFFICE. 
          UM, WE HAVE THE TRAINED PERSONNEL AT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE, OR WHAT ELSE, OR WHAT IS IT THAT WE NEED TO DO TO, TO HAVE, UM, BUT WE HAVE A, UH, A SAFETY IN PLACE TO PREVENT HIGH NUMBER OF SIGNATURES OR BALLOTS TO BE NOT CONSIDERED VALID OR THROWN AWAY, OR, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, BECAUSE THEIR SIGNATURES MIGHT NOT MATCH EXACTLY AS WE WISHED THERE WERE, OR AS THERE, MAYBE THEY'RE VERY CLOSE, BUT THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY OF THE ONES, UM, THAT WE HAVE ON RECORD OR THEIR ADDRESS. 
          UM, IT'S CHANGED SLIGHTLY. 
          SO WHAT CAN WE DO WITHIN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ELECTIONS OFFICE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SO WE HAVE 16 UNITS IN PLACE AND, UH, FOR THOSE VOTES, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WILL TAKE THE TANK TO THERE IS COUNTED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          IT SAYS YOUR NAME WAS MS. NINA IN SPANISH TRANSLATION. 
          IS THAT FOR THE CARE SECT? OKAY. 
          DO YOU KNOW? I IMAGINE IT'S FOR THE POSITIVE FOR THE CARE IS X, SO WE CAN BALI LEAVE THAT FOR BLUE CASH ACT. 
          YEAH. 
          SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE THAT FOR A CAUSE WE HAVE SEVEN VOICEMAILS ON SCHEDULED ITEM IN ENGLISH FOR THE CARE SAC. 
          THEN, THEN, UH, WE HEARD THE ONE GENERAL AND THEN NINE, WHAT SMELLS ME INTO SPANISH TRANSLATION. 
          SO, UH, YEAH. 
          UM, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM. 
          SO WE'LL JUST TAKE THEM DURING THE, UH, THE NEXT ITEM. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, 
          [COVID-19 UPDATE / CARES ACT FUNDING PLAN]
UM, THE CARE ZACK FUNDING PLAN. 
          NEXT IS COVID-19 UPDATE CARES, ACT FUNDING PLAN, 
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MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 
          UM, THIS ITEM IS, UH, THE CARES ACT FUNDING PLAN. 
          AND WE HAVE A TEAM APPROACH TO THIS AS FAR AS PRESENTING INFORMATION TO YOU, UH, FOR THIS MORNING, UH, TO START IT OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, UM, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE STATE AND EXPENDITURES SO FAR, UH, BY SEPTEMBER 1ST. 
          UM, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A KIND OF REQUIRED FORMAT FROM THE STATE FOR EXPENDITURES. 
          THERE'S NOT A FORMAT THAT'S BEEN PRESCRIBED, UH, BY THE STATE FOR THE PLAN. 
          SO WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE STATE, IT'S TAKEN A VARIETY OF FORMATS ALL THE WAY FROM A, WHAT I WOULD CALL A SINGLE SPREAD EXCEL SPREADSHEET TO, YOU KNOW, UH, MULTIPLE PAGES OF NARRATIVE. 
          UM, IN ADDITION, UH, THIS IS NOT A PLAN THAT IS REQUIRED, UH, YOU KNOW, SAY THERE ARE SOME COUNTIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THE SIMPLE PLAN, THEY'RE NOT EVEN TAKING THEM TO THEIR BOARDS. 
          WE KNOW THERE'S SOME MIX THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, ALSO $28 MILLION, WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT BRING KIND OF A, A GENERAL IDEA AND YOU KNOW, OF WHAT KIND OF APPROACH IT TO YEAR FOR YOU, YOUR INPUT AND CONSIDERATION, AND CANDIDLY, A STAFF, WE WANT YOUR INPUT AND WE WANT YOUR ACTION AS FAR AS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING IN A DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO. 
          UM, AND FROM A GENERAL IDEA, AGAIN, SINCE THERE'S NO PRESCRIBED STATE FORMAT, UM, WE HAVE TRIED TO APPROACH THIS TO ADDRESS MANY CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT ARE OUT THERE. 
          UH, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THROUGH THIS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE THING IS 28 MILLION DOES SOUND LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. 
          IT IS A LOT OF MONEY, UM, BUT THE STATE IS ONLY SENDING IT TO US IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS. 
          SO REALLY I CAUTION YOU AS FAR AS COMMITTING TO ROLL MONEY OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GETTING, YOU KNOW, 4.8 EVERY MONTH. 
          SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW AT THIS POINT, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO SEE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER FOR SURE. 
          UM, WHICH MAKES IT A CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REPORT BY OCTOBER 1ST, YOU KNOW, IF WE SPEND IT ALL AND YET WE'RE GOING TO GET HALF OF IT IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER. 
          SO THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH THAT. 
          AND THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF CHALLENGES RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES, UH, THAT YOU WILL SEE. 
          SO IN DEVELOPING THIS, WE'VE TRIED TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK THAT PROVIDES YOU THE ABILITY TO BE FLEXIBLE, TO ADAPT AS WE APPROACH THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 
          UM, YOU WILL SEE AS WE WALK THROUGH THE PLAN, THERE ARE NO, THERE'S ONLY REALLY ABOUT ONE CATEGORY THAT SET AS FAR AS A, A FIXED AMOUNT WHERE THE REST OF IT WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ABILITY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO MOVE AND ADAPT, UH, BECAUSE VERY CANDIDLY COVID IS NOT GOING TO BE DONE IN THE NEXT MONTH. 
          THIS COULD EVEN GO PASS WELL PAST THE DECEMBER END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR TIMEFRAME. 
          SO I JUST ASK, AS YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, AS YOU, AS YOU HEAR THIS AND CONSIDER, AND THE GUIDANCE YOU GIVE TO US, UM, WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE THIS, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE SIX MONTHS, BUT POSSIBLY LONGER, AS FAR AS THESE RESOURCES, UH, THERE ARE MANY COUNTIES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, UH, TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THEIR OWN COVERING. 
          THERE ARE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INTERNALLY, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE'VE TRIED TO TAKE A BLENDED APPROACH HERE, AS AN EXAMPLE, NOTHING IS SET FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, UM, EXCEPT FOR REALLY KIND OF, I WILL CALL THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. 
          UM, SO AGAIN, JUST SOME GENERAL COMMENTS ON AN OVERVIEW, UH, TO THINK ABOUT AS YOU'RE HEARING AND HEARING WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, WHAT THE PARAMETERS AND KIND OF THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE SET FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE. 
          UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR YOU IF YOU CAN, AT THE END OF THIS, TO KIND OF GIVE US SOME GENERAL GUIDANCE ON WHERE YOU'D LIKE US TO PRIORITIZE SOME OF THESE DOLLARS AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T NEED MEAN YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE FRAMEWORK TODAY. 
          WE CAN STILL SUBMIT THE FRAMEWORK TODAY AND YOU CAN PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO US, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TIME WITH THAT. 
          I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. PIERCE, TO BE ABLE TO, TO START THE PRESENTATION. 
          RIGHT? GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN ESPANOZA MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CAN CEO BROWN I'M ALEXANDRA PIERCE, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO PRESENT ON THE PROPOSED MERSEYSIDE COUNTY CARES ACT FUNDING PLAN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE, AS TO PROVIDE SOME UPDATES REGARDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS RELATED TO COVID-19. 
          IN ADDITION, MY COLLEAGUE DAVID MARIANI WILL BE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
          TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEF 
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HISTORY REGARDING THE CARES ACT ON MARCH 27TH, 2020, THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW. 
          THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZED MORE THAN $2 TRILLION TO COMBAT COVID-19 AND ITS ECONOMIC EFFECTS. 
          THE CARES ACT ESTABLISHED THE CRONE OF EILA CORONA VIRUS RELIEF FUND, AND APPROPRIATED 150 MILLION TO THAT FUND FUNDING INITIALLY WENT TO THE STATES AND CERTAIN COUNTIES AND CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER 500,000. 
          HOWEVER, WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET ACT THIS YEAR, MERSEYSIDE COUNTY WAS ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY $28.9 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021. 
          IN ADDITION, ON JUNE 30TH, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER SUBMITTED A CERTIFICATION FOR RECEIPT OF THOSE FUNDS, ALONG WITH THE, UM, AGREEMENT THAT WE WILL MEET THE ALLOWABLE USES FOR THOSE FUNDS. 
          OKAY. 
          REGARDING THE ALLOWABLE USES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARES ACT, THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS ARE TO ADDRESS ACTIONS NECESSARY TO DIRECTLY RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. 
          AND THE EXPENDITURES MUST BE ADDRESSING MEDICAL OR PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS AS WELL AS SECOND ORDER EFFECTS OF THE EMERGENCY, SUCH AS PROVIDING AN ECONOMIC SUPPORT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO COVID-19, THE FUNDS CANNOT BE USED TO COVER LOST REVENUE RESULTING FROM COVID-19. 
          HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSALS WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL TO EXPAND THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS UTILIZATION. 
          IN ADDITION, THE STATUTE ALSO SPECIFIES THAT THE EXPENDITURES MUST BE NECESSARY RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND ALLOWS FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DETERMINE, UM, THAT LEVEL OF, UH, NECESSITY BASED ON THE LOCAL NEED. 
          IN ADDITION, THE CARES ACT SPECIFIES THAT PAYMENTS CAN ONLY BE USED TO COVER COSTS THAT WERE NOT ALREADY BUDGETED AS OF MARCH 27TH WITHIN OUR LOCAL MERSEYSIDE COUNTY BUDGET. 
          AND THEN ALSO THE COSTS HAVE HAD TO OCCUR BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2020 AND DECEMBER 30TH, 2020. 
          AS I SAID EARLIER, THE COUNTY MUST GO THROUGH A CERTIFICATION PROCESS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS. 
          THE COUNTY MUST AGREE TO ADHERE TO THE FEDERAL AND THE STATE STAY AT HOME REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE ORDER AND 33 20 AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ALSO GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH USE OF THE FUNDS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET ACT CONTROL SECTION 11.90. 
          IN ADDITION, WE MUST BE ABLE TO REPORT ON ALL THOSE EXPENDITURES, AS WELL AS SUMMARIZE THE COLLABORATION AND NON DUPLICATION OF THE FUNDING IN A REPORT TO THE STATE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020, AND ALSO THAT WE WOULD RETURN ANY FUNDS THAT WERE UNSPENT BY OCTOBER 30TH, 2020, UNLESS PROVIDED AN EXTENSION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, BASED ON OUR EXPENDITURE AND PROJECTION FOR THE REMAINING FUNDS. 
          WE MUST ALSO RETAIN RECORDS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE, ANY EXPENDITURES WHERE COVID-19 ELIGIBLE. 
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          SO AS CEO BROWN MENTIONED, UM, THE PLAN THAT'S BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY, UM, DOES PROVIDE YOU FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE UNCERTAINTIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 AS EARLIER STATED THE ALLOCATION IS ON A TIMELINE THAT INCLUDES MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS, UH, WITH US RECEIVING THE FIRST ON JULY 31ST, UM, AT ONE SIXTH AND THEN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS THEREAFTER, BASED ON THE PLAN AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES. 
          IN ADDITION, UM, AS EARLIER MENTIONED, THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A CHANGE AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSALS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, UH, THAT COULD CHANGE THE GUIDANCE OR MANDATES FOR USE OF THIS FUNDING THAT COULD INCLUDE, UM, BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THE USE, UM, REGARDING THE TIMELINE. 
          IT COULD INCLUDE COVERAGE OF LOST REVENUE, AND THEN IT COULD ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
          IN ADDITION, DUE TO THE DYNAMIC SITUATION OF COVID-19, UM, THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN BEST PIVOT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE TRANSMISSION LEVELS OR ISSUES ARE ARISING WITHIN THE COUNTY. 
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SO REGARDING THE PROPOSED PLAN, THE COUNTY'S CARES ACT PLAN ALLOCATES 28.9 MILLION TO THE PROPOSED CATEGORIES. 
          WE'RE PROPOSING THREE BUCKETS, UM, THE FIRST BEING CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
          AND I WILL GO INTO EACH ONE OF THESE SECTIONS A LITTLE BIT IN MORE DETAIL. 
          UM, BUT THAT FIRST IS ABOUT 65% OR ABOUT $18.6 MILLION. 
          THE NEXT IS FOR PROPOSED COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT ABOUT 25%, ABOUT $7.2 MILLION. 
          AND THEN ALSO INCLUDING A PROPOSED RESERVE CONTINGENCY AT ABOUT 10%, $3 MILLION. 
          IN ADDITION, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON JULY 28TH, THIS BOARD APPROVED A BUDGET TRANSFER FOR FISCAL YEAR 1920 IN THE AMOUNT OF $9.75 MILLION FOR COSTS INCURRED BY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS FROM MARCH 1ST, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC THAT ORIGINAL BUDGET TRANSFER INCLUDED, UM, JUST OVER 9.5 MILLION FOR COUNTY CONTINUITY. 
          AND THEN, UM, ABOUT 262,000 FOR A COMMUNITY SUPPORT EFFORTS. 
          SO A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITHIN THIS AREA. 
          THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SUB CATEGORIES THAT COULD FIT IN HERE. 
          THE FIRST IS FOR SALARY AND BENEFIT COSTS. 
          AND IN ORDER TO MEET THAT NEED, THE INDIVIDUAL MUST BE SUBSTANTIALLY DEDICATED TO RESPONDING OR MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19. 
          AND AS EARLIER STATED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED INTO THIS AREA WERE FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE MARCH THROUGH JUNE OF THIS YEAR, IN ADDITION FUNDS COULD GO TO RETROFITTING COUNTY FACILITIES, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE PHYSICAL CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING NEEDS BARRIERS FOR PUBLIC COUNTERS, UM, SANITATION SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT SIGNAGE IN ORDER TO ENSURE A SAFETY, NOT ONLY FOR EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC THAT COME TO OUR FACILITIES. 
          IN ADDITION, THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR, UM, TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES THAT MAY BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLATFORMS, AS WELL AS, UH, TELEWORKING ENHANCEMENTS, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO, TO PROVIDE SERVICES DURING COVID-19. 
          ANOTHER AREA INCLUDES, UH, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SANITATION SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO EXPAND OUR COUNTYWIDE TESTING AND CONTRACT TRACING. 
          CURRENTLY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TESTING FACILITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE STATE. 
          HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, AS, AS CURRENTLY WE HAVE AN END DATE FOR THOSE. 
          AND SO IF THOSE DO END IN THE STATE DOES NOT CONTINUE, WE WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY TESTING AT THAT LEVEL, BUT CONTINUE TO EXPAND. 
          ALSO THIS WOULD INCLUDE FOR, UM, POTENTIAL UPGRADES RELATED TO, UM, PARKS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 AND THEN ALSO ANY OTHER ELIGIBLE COUNTY-WIDE EXPENSES. 
          YES, THE NEXT MAJOR AREA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION WOULD BE THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT SECTION JUST OVER SEVEN, $2 MILLION, UM, A PORTION OF THAT, UM, THAT WILL BE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THAT, UM, MR. MARIONI WILL BE PRESENTING ON LATER IS ON THAT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
          AND THAT WOULD BE WITH A PROPOSED, UM, ALLOCATION OF ABOUT $3.1 MILLION, WHICH HE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. 
          IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS THAT WOULD FIT WITHIN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE HEALTHCARE SUPPORT, AND THAT WOULD BE FOR ASSISTANCE TO HEALTHCARE SERVICE PROVIDERS, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND CLINICS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, BE ABLE TO HELP WITH PATIENT SURGE CAPACITY TESTING AND ALTERNATIVE CARE SITES. 
          UH, IN ADDITION, UH, THERE COULD BE A CATEGORY INCLUDING FOOD ASSISTANCE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, ASSIST AND SUPPORT NOT ONLY, UM, THE COUNTY FOOD BANK, AS WELL AS, UM, FOOD PANTRIES AND ENSURE THAT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE, UM, HAVE FOOD ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE IMPACTS OF COVID IN ADDITION, UH, HOMELESS AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE SERVICES. 
          UM, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN UTILIZED WITHIN THIS IS OUR PROJECT ROOM KEY. 
          AND SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO, UM, CONTINUE WITH THAT, THAT WOULD FIT WITHIN THIS CATEGORY AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO, UM, OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, UH, THROUGH OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE SERVICES, AS WELL AS TO, UM, 
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UH, SHELTERS AND, AND OTHER, UM, TEMPORARY HOUSING SITUATIONS. 
          IN ADDITION, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, UM, INCLUDES BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION NOT ONLY THROUGH OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CAMPAIGNS, BUT ALSO THROUGH, UM, CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, SUCH AS THE ONE THAT CAME BEFORE THIS BOARD, UH, REGARDING A CENTRAL VALLEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER. 
          IN ADDITION, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR, UM, COMMUNITY AND VETERANS HALLS, AS WELL AS GIVING FLEXIBILITY FOR OTHER ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT EXTENT EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT LISTED OUT WITHIN ONE OF THESE SUB CATEGORIES. 
          FINALLY, THE THIRD, UH, LARGE, UH, CATEGORY WOULD BE FOR THAT RESERVE CONTINGENCY OF ABOUT $3 MILLION. 
          AND THIS REALLY IS DESIGNED TO SPEAK TO THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT CEO BROWN TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. 
          UM, IT COULD BE UTILIZED TO INCREASE ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ALLOCATIONS, UM, TO BE ABLE IF SOMETHING ELSE IS IDENTIFIED, UM, DOWN THE ROAD OR IN THE EVENT THAT, UM, THE CARES ACT FUNDING REQUIREMENTS CHANGE OR THE, THE STATE HAS REQUESTED THAT WE FOCUS ON A PARTICULAR AREA AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT CEO, CEO BROWN GO INTO, UH, SOME ESTIMATES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          SO AS WE SAID, WE TRIED TO, UH, TO THE PLAN WITH A FRAMEWORK THAT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY. 
          UM, SO THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE WOULD BE SUBMITTING TO THE STATE DOES NOT INCLUDE DOLLAR AMOUNTS RELATED TO THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, OR, I MEAN THE MAJOR CATEGORIES, BUT NOT THE SUB CATEGORIES OF EACH ONE. 
          HOWEVER, THE QUESTION ALWAYS BECOME, AND WE DO WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? AND VERY OPENLY, THESE ARE JUST SOME BEST ESTIMATES. 
          IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THESE ARE FIXED IN THIS OR THE PATH THAT WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOU REALLY FOLLOW. 
          WE WANT TO KIND OF CREATE SOME EXAMPLES FOR YOU OF HOW YOU COULD POSSIBLY SPREAD THIS OUT. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT HAS TO BE MADE TODAY RELATED TO THE PLAN BEING SUBMITTED TO THE STATE, BUT WE WANTED TO TRY TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, REALLY WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT 28 MILLION, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. 
          UM, BUT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT AFTER WORKING WITH ALL YOUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, WORKING WITH SOME OF THE I'LL CALL, THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SOME OF THE OTHERS RELATED TO THE PROVIDERS SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND HOMELESS, AND THOSE, THE ESTIMATED TO GET THROUGH DECEMBER WAS AT $53 MILLION WE HAD SUBMITTED. 
          SO IT'S JUST SHARING WITH YOU THAT, UH, JUST WORKING WITH YOUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND SOME OF YOUR PARTNERS THAT YOU ALREADY WORK WITH AND SERVING SOME OF THOSE POPULATIONS, WE QUICKLY GOT TO A NUMBER THAT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, NOT QUITE DOUBLE, BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANT. 
          SO THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO TRY TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK AND TRY TO IT'S FROM A GENERAL, GET SOME GENERAL GUIDANCE ON AREAS. 
          YOU MIGHT LIKE US TO FOCUS AS WE TRY TO MANAGE THIS, UM, JUST TO START OFF AS, UH, MS. PIERCE ACKNOWLEDGED, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE CONTINUITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WE'VE GOT $18 MILLION AS KIND OF A, THE FRAMEWORK. 
          UM, WE DID AS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, UH, IN THIS AREA ABOUT $9.3 MILLION IS, YOU KNOW, FOR REIMBURSING COUNTY COSTS AND, UH, WHETHER IT'S SALARY AND BENEFITS AND OR EXPENSES. 
          UM, AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND UNDER THE NEXT CATEGORY, BUT IT'S ABOUT NINE POINT, UH, YOU KNOW, $6 MILLION THAT SPAN FOR IT STILL. 
          WE'RE STILL TIGHTENING THAT UP. 
          UM, WE HAVE THROUGH THE ACCRUAL PERIOD THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE PLUS, OR MINUS 9.6 MILLION AS FAR AS THE RECOVER FOR COUNTY COSTS. 
          UM, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT 9.6 MILLION FOR A MARCH THROUGH JUNE, UH, BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH HSA, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THE PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR, UH, ASSISTING PUBLIC HEALTH RELATED TO QUARANTINES ENFORCEMENT THROUGH THOSE PERIODS, THOSE ADDED UP TO ABOUT SIX AND A HALF MILLION OF THE 9.6, JUST FROM THOSE THREE DEPARTMENTS. 
          SO THOSE WERE THE BIG BULK OF YOUR USERS GOING FORWARD. 
          YOU, AND THIS IS AGAIN, JUST PLAINLY FOR AN EXAMPLE PERSPECTIVE. 
          UH, WE SAID, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE DON'T EVEN REIMBURSE THE COUNTY ANYMORE FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS? UM, AND WE'VE TRIED TO SPREAD THAT OUT THROUGH THIS. 
          UM, I WILL TELL YOU IF YOU TAKE THAT $9.6 MILLION FOR THE THREE MONTHS FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE, JUNE, AND WE CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE WERE DOING, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER $19 MILLION. 
          WE COULD REIMBURSE OURSELVES THEORETICALLY, 
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JUST WITH A STRAIGHT LINE FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. 
          SO I, THERE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THERE'S WE COULD REIMBURSE OURSELVES MORE IF WE WANTED TO, UH, THROUGH THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU IN THE PUBLIC OF SCENARIO IS REALLY, IF YOU TRIED TO SPREAD THIS OUT, IT REALLY DOES NOT GO VERY FAR. 
          WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT ALL THE NEEDS FOR COVID RIGHT NOW, UM, RETROFITTING COUNTY FACILITIES, UH, WE'RE ESTIMATING. 
          NOW, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO LOOK AT THOSE. 
          WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GO THROUGH 3.7 MILLION. 
          THE ESTIMATE LAST WEEK WAS $8 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COUNTY STAFF THROUGH EVERYBODY TO RETROFIT COUNTY FACILITIES. 
          SOME OF THAT IS PROBABLY A STRETCH. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED TO NARROW IT DOWN RIGHT NOW TO JUST UNDER FOUR, BUT SOME OF IT REALISTICALLY, YOU KNOW, IS IF YOU WERE TO TRY TO LOOK AT AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOK AT SOME OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND WHERE THERE'S THE WAY THE STAFF ARE LOCATED IN ORDER TO TRY AND HELP. 
          YOU KNOW, THAT WAS JUST AN ESTIMATE. 
          WE GAVE TELEWORK TECHNOLOGY. 
          THIS ESTIMATE WAS ACTUALLY CLOSER TO $2 MILLION. 
          WE'VE WENT DOWN TO HALF A MILLION RIGHT NOW, JUST FROM A FRAMEWORK. 
          UM, AND THAT DEALS WITH OUR VPN ARE PURCHASING MORE LAPTOPS AND, YOU KNOW, CHROMEBOOKS AND DIFFERENT THINGS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY, UH, PP AND DISINFECTANTS. 
          UM, THAT IS A LAG. 
          I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE IT. 
          WE'VE SPENT ABOUT $200,000 SO FAR. 
          MAYBE THAT ONE'S A LITTLE HEAVY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS WE TRY TO PROCURE AND LOOK AT MAKING SURE OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE HAVE TRIED TO SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO THERE IS A, EVEN THOUGH IT'S UNDER THIS CATEGORY, WE DO KIND OF THAT 200, WE TRY TO SHARE A TESTING AND HEALTH SCREENING, UM, AS, UH, MS. PIERCE ALLUDED TO THE CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE FOR THE OPTUM SERVE HERE IN MARSET AND THE VERILY ON THE WEST SIDE, UM, THE AUSTIN SERVE IS ON A MONTH TO MONTH. 
          WE JUST LEARNED IN WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THAT THEY'VE EXTENDED IT THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER. 
          UH, WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL, THEY WILL EXTEND IT AGAIN, BUT WE CAN'T COMMIT THAT THEY WILL EXTEND THAT AGAIN. 
          WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT ESTIMATES. 
          THERE'S ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT AT THIS POINT IN TIME WITH A VARIETY OF STRUCTURES, UM, THAT COULD COST EASILY A HALF MILLION TO 750,000 A MONTH FOR TESTING ON JUST ONE OF THOSE. 
          SO THAT IS AN AREA WHERE TESTING COULD BECOME VERY EXPENSIVE VERY QUICKLY. 
          UH, IF WE HAVE TO COVER THE FULL COST, UM, EXPAND CONTACT TRACING, THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOTTEN A GRANT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE WE'VE REDIRECTED COUNTY EMPLOYEES. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'VE BEEN THE STATE'S UNIFIED SUPPORT TEAM, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, IS WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE VALLEY LAST WEEK. 
          AND THIS WEEK, THIS WEEK HAPPENS YESTERDAY AND TODAY HAPPENED TO BE THE DAYS THAT THEY'RE HERE FOR US. 
          THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION YESTERDAY ON CONTACT TRACING WITH THEM. 
          UH, VERY CANDIDLY, WHAT THEY EVEN SHARED WITH US IS FROM OTHER COUNTIES, MANY OTHER COUNTIES ARE SAYING WITH THE NUMBERS WHERE THEY'RE AT, THERE ARE OTHER COUNTIES I'LL SAY ARE QUIETLY REPRESENTING THAT THEY ARE HAVING CHALLENGES KEEPING UP WITH. 
          UH, AND THEY'RE WONDERING HOW EFFECTIVE IT REALLY IS. 
          WE DO THINK THERE IS THOSE THAT, I MEAN, THERE ARE THE WAYS IF YOU CAN DO IT, BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, YOU GOT TO START LOOKING AT WHERE RESOURCE WISE, BUT WE DO THINK A SCENARIO WE COULD CONTINUE, SO WE SHOULD CONTINUE AND WE HAVE BEEN. 
          AND, UH, SO WE HAVE JUST SET ASIDE SOME DOLLARS TO CONTINUE ON THAT PIECE, THEIR SUPERVISOR. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TAKE QUESTIONS DURING, OR THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, JIM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON, IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT WE WERE IN THAT DISCUSSION, UH, WITH, UH, CHAIRMAN OF MYSELF AND I, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS KEY IN THAT DISCUSSION WAS THE CONTACT TRACING WAS GOOD FOR CONTAINMENT AND THEY FELT MAYBE WE ARE BEYOND CONTAINMENT, BOTH DR. 
          SANDOVAL AND DR. 
          KEMP'S ACTUALLY HAD MENTIONED THAT AS WELL, AND THE STATE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. 
          SO I WANT TO KNOW, IS THAT HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT? THANK THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, THAT IS VERY TRUE. 
          THE CONVERSATION WAS CONTAINMENT VERSUS MITIGATION AND, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE STATE IN MOST COUNTIES, YOU'RE PAST THE CONTAINMENT COMPONENT. 
          AND, UH, I'M GOING TO JUMP HERE A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT TIES TO THE LAST THING, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ASK, YOU KNOW, WE HAD YESTERDAY AND I SAY WE PUBLIC HEALTH BEST BASICALLY DR. 
          SANDOVAL AND DR. 
          NANNETTE JO, UH, HAD FOR THE STATE IS TO HELP US WITH OUR TESTING. 
          AND BECAUSE, UH, WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY'RE ACROSS THE STATE. 
          IT'S NOT JUST HERE THAT SOMEONE CAN SCHEDULE A TEST IT'S A WEEK LATER, THEN THEY DON'T GET THE RESULTS FOR WHERE, AND BY THE TIME, HOW DO YOU CONTACT, TRACE 
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REALLY WHEN YOU'RE TWO TO THREE WEEKS AFTER THE DATE? AND SO THE BIGGEST ASS THAT, UH, THE TWO BIGGEST ASKS THAT PUBLIC HEALTH HAD OF THE STATE YESTERDAY WAS THAT, UM, HELP US WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TESTING AND HELP US GET FASTER RESULTS, AND THEN HELP US AUTOMATE THE INVESTIGATION AND CONTACT TRACING WE HAVE OVER THE LAST MONTH, LOOKED AT A FEW DIFFERENT AUTOMATION OPPORTUNITIES. 
          UH, BUT THE INTERESTING THING IS EVERY TIME YOU TALK WITH THE STATE, THEY'RE NOT, THEY HAVEN'T COME DOWN TO SAY, YES, THIS ONE'S ONE THAT WE THAT'LL WORK, AND WE SHOULD GO THIS WAY OR THIS WAY. 
          SO WE ACTUALLY ASKED THE STATE YESTERDAY LAND ON ONE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S CONSISTENT THAT MOST, MOST CAN USE AND THEN HELP US GET THERE. 
          UM, WE CAN TRY TO GET THERE, BUT THE CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY ON THE AUTOMATION EFFORTS. 
          IF FROM AN INVESTIGATION IS WE'VE WATCHED THROUGHOUT THIS, AND THERE'S ALWAYS A TENDENCY OF, UH, MOVING THE GOALPOST. 
          AND LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS INVEST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND TIME ON A PATH, AND THEN STATE GOING A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. 
          AND NOW YOU'VE JUST WASTED THAT TIME. 
          SO THE BIGGEST, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASKS WE HAD YESTERDAY WAS HELP US HELP THE STATE AND OTHER COUNTIES AND TELL THEM WHAT ONE OF THESE MAKES MORE SENSE THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOWARDS, UM, REHAB PARKS. 
          WE DON'T JUST FROM A PLACEHOLDER, WE PUT THIS IN AS A PLACEHOLDER, THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC PLANS YET TO GO THROUGH. 
          SO I COULDN'T REPRESENT TO YOU TODAY THAT WE'VE GOT X, Y, AND Z TO GO DO IN THE PARKS. 
          IT WAS JUST KIND OF A POTENTIAL PLACEHOLDER. 
          AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE MOVED AROUND AND OTHER ELIGIBLES KIND OF A CATCH ALL THAT AGAIN, CAN BE, BUT AS YOU COULD SEE, THAT'S A $9 MILLION OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS THAT POTENTIALLY, UM, AND THAT'S WITHOUT REIMBURSING FOR EXISTING STAFF TIME, UH, AT THIS POINT. 
          YEAH. 
          YES. 
          YEAH. 
          LET ME ADD ONTO THE ONES JUST STARTING ABOUT, UM, CAN WE DEVELOP AN APPLICATION FOR THE COUNTY, UM, COUNTY WIDE, IF SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT TO DISCLOSE IT. 
          SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE AFRAID, BUT IF, UH, THE, THAT THE COUNTY, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, SEND OUT AND THE PEOPLE CONTRACT THE VIRUS, THEY CAN, THAT SENDS A SIGNAL JUST TO, YOU KNOW, FEEDBACK, GIVE FEEDBACK ON WHAT TO DO. 
          AND AT LEAST THEY KNOW THEY CAN GIVE BACK TO, UH, THE FAMILY AND SAY, HE KNOWS THEY KEEP A SOCIAL DISTANCE AND ALL THE, THE, THE HEALTH ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, RELATE BACK AND FORTH TO THE PUBLIC, AT LEAST THEY KNOW, AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR FAMILY AND LEADS THAT WE GET A BETTER NUMBER. 
          SURE. 
          AND, UH, I SHOULD HAVE STARTED OFF THIS WHOLE THING. 
          SO I APOLOGIZE IS THE REASON PUBLIC HEALTH IS NOT HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE THAT UNIFIED SUPPORT TEAM THAT'S THERE. 
          SO THEY ARE WITH THE STATE TODAY. 
          UM, IT'S, I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY, THEY WOULD GIVE A BETTER ANSWER THAN I, BUT THAT IS WHAT'S IN THE WORKS. 
          AND WE TALKED WITH THE STATE ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY IS THERE IS CONVERSATIONS. 
          I MEAN, WE DO THAT ALREADY TO THE BEST POSSIBLE, BUT THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW DO WE, WHEN THEY GET A TASK, GIVE THEM THAT MATERIAL UP FRONT SO THEY CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT. 
          AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS BEING WORKED ON RIGHT NOW. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, TO THE KIND OF THE I'LL CALL IT THE COMMUNITY SPORT. 
          UM, AS WE SHARED, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT INTEREST, UH, IN TRYING TO ASSIST THE SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          UM, AND WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICS, BUT WE'VE KIND OF SET ASIDE ABOUT $3 MILLION FOR POTENTIAL GRANTS AND SOME DOLLARS TO, BECAUSE OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S RELATED TO BUSINESS, THERE ARE SOME VERY PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS WERE RELATED TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T WORK ON. 
          SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAN WITH THAT. 
          AND SO WE'VE SET ASIDE SOME POTENTIAL TO HELP, UH, UH, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT STAFF WILL BE ADMINISTERING THIS, UM, HEALTHCARE SUPPORT. 
          THIS IS AN AREA THAT THE BOARD MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT, UH, BECAUSE AS MS. PIERCE ACKNOWLEDGED THE HOSPITALS, THE, YOU KNOW, UH, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, ADULT CARE, UH, CLINICS AND ALL THOSE ARE AREAS WE ARE LOOKING AT, WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. 
          I DO THINK WE NEED TO BE IN A POSITION TO ASSIST. 
          UM, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR OWN FUNDING THROUGH THE CARES ACT. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE US. 
          I MEAN, I WON'T SAY $400,000 IS A LARGE AMOUNT, BUT IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT CAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED. 
          AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REQUESTS FROM THE HOSPITALS FOR HELPING FROM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEIR RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT CAREFULLY CAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED THEIR OWN CARES, ACT DOLLARS, UH, ALREADY AND AVAILABLE FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, THIS IS A NUMBER THAT, UH, PROBABLY COULD BE LARGER. 
          UM, BUT IN REALITY, WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE FOOD BANK TO KIND OF LOOK AT 
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POTENTIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM HOW CAN WE ASSIST. 
          AND THERE HAS BEEN INTEREST FROM SOME BOARD MEMBERS ON, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE HELP A COUPLE PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH PROVIDING MAYBE ASSISTANCE IN SOME DELIVERY METHODS? UH, SO WE TRIED TO PUT A LITTLE SOME IN THERE THAT WE THINK GETS US TO WHERE WE MIGHT, IF THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN ACCOMPLISHING THOSE THINGS, UH, FOR THAT STUDENT HOMELESS AND HOUSING, UM, AS, AS WAS MENTIONED, A PROJECT ROOM KEY HAS BEEN UP AND GOING. 
          UM, WE HAVE, UH, THROUGH THE END OF JUNE WERE ABLE TO USE, UH, SOME ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL STATE FUNDING SOURCES. 
          UM, WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE WE CAN STILL USE. 
          UM, WE MAY NEED TO USE SOME CARE ZACK THERE, BUT AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE NAVIGATION CENTER COMING UP, UH, THAT'S IN THE WORKS. 
          UM, WE DON'T WANT TO, AS OF JULY 1ST, THE PROJECT ROOM KEY PROGRAM WENT AWAY FROM THE STATE PERSPECTIVE. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, IN JULY SOMETIME WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST STOP THAT. 
          AND SO WE ARE USING OTHER STATE, FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES CURRENTLY, AND SOME CARES ACT TO TRY TO KEEP THAT GOING THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND TELL THE NAVIGATION'S UP SO WE CAN TRANSITION. 
          I THINK WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT WHEN COVID FIRST HIT IN MARCH IN WORKING WITH THE HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS, PROBABLY THE FIRST ASS, THE TWO FIRST ASS, THEY ASKED WHERE THE I'LL CALL THE SENIOR CARE FACILITIES. 
          AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WAS THE HOMELESS. 
          AND SO THEN ONE OF THEIR FIRST ASKS WAS HOW DO WE HELP PROTECT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE HOMELESS, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS IN THE EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND YOU KNOW, TYPE THING. 
          AND SO PROJECT ROOM KEY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT THAT. 
          UM, AND WE DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE. 
          UH, WE CAN TRY TO CONTINUE TO USE OTHER STATE, FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES. 
          THEY ARE GETTING SLIM, UH, BUT THEY'RE FROM A HOUSING ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, I WILL SHARE, UH, AND IF I'M INCORRECT, PLEASE CORRECT ME. 
          BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE CURRENT PROGRAM. 
          WE DO HAVE CURRENT PROGRAMS IN PLACE FROM A HOUSING ASSISTANCE THAT HELP FROM, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO ARE HAVING RENTAL ISSUES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AND IT'S PLUS OR MINUS $4 MILLION. 
          THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE THROUGH THE HOUSING, YOU KNOW, TYPE THINGS. 
          NOW THERE ARE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
          THERE ARE THOSE THAT GO THROUGH, BUT THOSE ARE ALREADY BEING IN WORKS THROUGH HSA. 
          WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE WITH THOSE EXISTING PROGRAMS VERSUS CREATING NEW PROGRAMS. AT THIS POINT, UM, OUTREACH EDUCATION, UH, A MILLION DOLLARS IS JUST, IT IS KIND OF A LAG AT THIS POINT. 
          IT MAY BE A LOT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, EVEN THOUGH THAT ONLY SHOWS ABOUT $6,000 FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE AND JULY IS WHEN WE REALLY KICKED OFF AND WE'VE ALREADY SPENT 300,000 PLUS OR MINUS $300,000, YOU KNOW, AND A VARIETY OF EFFORTS FROM THE 50,000 MASS THAT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND ACTUALLY IT'S MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH AND THROUGH US, UH, 10,000 GATORS FOR THE AG COMMUNITY, THE, THE OUTREACH WITH THE RADIO AND BILLBOARDS, AND JUST A VARIETY OF OTHER CAMPAIGNS WE'VE PROBABLY SPENT PLUS, OR MINUS 300,000 IN JULY ALONE ON RELATED TO THAT EFFORT, UM, COMMUNITY AND VETS HALLS, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC PLANNED RELATED TO STRUCTURE AT THIS POINT, UH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN OPERATING. 
          UH, AND IT'S HARD TO WORK WITH THEM AT THIS POINT ON WHAT, I MEAN, WE COULD TRY TO PUT UP SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, PLEXIGLASS BARRIERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THE REAL EFFORT HERE WOULD BE, SINCE THEY'RE NOT OPERATING, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GENERATE THEIR NORMAL ROUTINE, UH, YOU KNOW, INCOME THAT THEY GENERATE TO STAY ALIVE AND PAY THEIR UTILITY BILLS. 
          SO FOR US, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE TO, FOR YOUR VETERANS COMMUNITY, THOSE THAT HAVE THOSE, UH, OPERATE THOSE IS TO ASSIST THEM WITH SOME OF THEIR OPERATING EXPENSES THAT MAY NOT BE ENABLED TO COLLECTING. 
          AND EVEN THOUGH THE CARES ACT CURRENTLY DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR REVENUE LOSS THAT'S TO THE COUNTY, YOU CAN DO THINGS LIKE THIS RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S RELATED AS KIND OF THAT PIECE, BUT AT THIS POINT YOU CAN'T THROW MY COUNTY JUST BECAUSE OUR SALES TAX IS DOWN RE PLUGGED OUT HAUL. 
          YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, BECAUSE THERE ARE POSSIBILITY THAT THAT'S PART OF THE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS THAT ARE BEING FLOATED AROUND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. 
          UM, SO THERE'S A PLUS OR MINUS $7 MILLION LEFT. 
          UH, THEY'RE JUST SPREAD IT OUT. 
          AND THEN THE 3 MILLION IS PURELY JUST KIND OF A PLACEHOLDER, IF THE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO, IF TESTING DOES STOP IN OCTOBER AND IT BECOMES MORE, IF THE FEDERER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES DELAY AND EXTEND THROUGH MARCH ANOTHER 90 DAYS, THE ABILITY, UM, IT WAS JUST MORE OF A CAUTION, 
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UH, YOU KNOW, AND A PLACEHOLDER AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD PROBABLY BY THE MIDDLE END OF SEPTEMBER, HAVE TO START MAKING SOME DECISIONS BECAUSE AS, AS WAS POOR REPORTED BY OCTOBER, WE GOT HER BE REPORTING KIND OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING TO SPEND THIS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. 
          UM, IF, UH, UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES EXTEND THOSE TIMEFRAMES. 
          UM, SO AT THIS POINT, UH, WE'LL JUST, UH, AGAIN, STAFF IS LOOKING FROM THE BOARD IN GENERAL GENERALITIES, UH, KIND OF, UH, WHERE YOU LIKE TO SEE US FOCUS OUR TIME AND ENERGY RELATED TO THESE. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROTECTING OUR EMPLOYEES BY RETROFITTING FACILITIES, THE TELEWORK TECHNOLOGY, THE HOMELESS WITH PROJECT ROOM KEY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, WE DO THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO HELP WITH THAT. 
          SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO USE ALL THE CARES ACT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT NAILED DOWN TODAY. 
          UM, WE WOULD SAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESS GRANTS AND THE TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING ARE TWO AREAS WHERE WE THINK, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REQUIRE RESOURCES. 
          AND THOSE WERE WHERE WE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A NEED TO SET SOME DOLLARS ASIDE TO, FOR THE FUTURE. 
          UM, AND OF COURSE, I KNOW THIS MAY NOT PLAY WELL, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE VERY, AS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, WE ALWAYS HAVE A PREFERENCE TO TRY AND REIMBURSE OUR COSTS FROM A FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY STANDPOINT WHEN WE CAN. 
          UM, SO, UH, WITH THAT, AT THIS POINT, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO A LITTLE BIT SINCE, ESPECIALLY THAT OUT THAT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND JUST KIND OF THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON. 
          SO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SUMMARY ON THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          SO WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE OF THE CAMPAIGNS THAT HAVE, UM, BEEN GOING, UH, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JULY. 
          UM, THE FIRST IS RELATED TO OUR MASCOT MERCER COUNTY CAMPAIGN. 
          THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SIX CITIES AND DOES ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WEAR CLOTH FACE COVERINGS WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIR HOME. 
          UM, FOR, UH, THIS CAMPAIGN PARTICULARLY REALLY, UM, PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE PROVIDED A 39 OUTREACH EVENTS SINCE JULY 1ST AND HAVE REACHED A LITTLE OVER 4,100 INDIVIDUALS AT THOSE EVENTS THERE, DISTRIBUTING MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. 
          UM, IN ADDITION TO, UM, THE EVENTS THAT ARE NOTED, THERE ARE ALSO COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHERE PUBLIC HEALTH IS ABLE TO DROP OFF THOSE SUPPLIES AND EDGY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. 
          UM, ONE OF THOSE AVENUES IS THROUGH OUR FOOD BANK, UH, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION WHEN INDIVIDUALS COME IN FOR, UH, SERVICES. 
          UH, IN ADDITION, UH, WE HAVE OUR FARM WORKER OUTREACH THAT WE'LL BE STARTING THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER. 
          UH, CBOC HAS HIRED THEIR OUTREACH COORDINATOR AND ARE WORKING ON HIRING THEIR OUTREACH WORKERS AND THEY ANTICIPATE, UH, BEGINNING THAT, UH, OUTREACH, UM, IN THE FIELD ON AUGUST 24TH. 
          UM, IN ADDITION, UH, DOCTORS SANDOVAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE BEEN, UM, GOING OUT WEEKLY ON FRIDAYS TO PROVIDE, UM, IN THE FIELD, UM, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. 
          ONE OF OUR OTHER CAMPAIGNS IS THE READY TO OPEN MARCET COUNTY CAMPAIGN. 
          THAT'S ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SIX CITIES, AND THAT IS A BUSINESS SELF-CERTIFICATION TO FOLLOW THE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING, UM, ENSURING THAT THE BUSINESS HAS, UH, COVID-19 SIGNAGE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING TRAINING TO THEIR EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING SCREENING OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, NOT ONLY BY THE BUSINESS, BUT ALSO BY THE EMPLOYEE THAT THE EMPLOYEE STAY HOME WHEN THEY'RE, UM, IN ADDITION HAS OF, UM, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL DISTANCING WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS, AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE, UH, DAILY ROUTINE SANITATION. 
          UM, TO DATE, WE HAVE 113 BUSINESSES THAT HAVE CURRENTLY, UH, CERTIFIED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 
          IN ADDITION, THERE'VE BEEN SEVERAL, UH, MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN APPROACHES, UH, FOR, UM, THE VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS. 
          AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, THAT ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. 
          UM, WE'VE DEVELOPED, UH, SEVEN DIFFERENT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DO HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND HMONG. 
          THREE OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WE'RE WORKING ON PRODUCING THE MON ONES TO GET THOSE OUT THERE AS WELL. 
          IN ADDITION, 15 DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED, AND THOSE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, HAVE BEEN POSTED ON FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          AND WE HAVE, UH, OVER A 112,000 
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VIEWS, UM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WATCHED FOR APPROXIMATELY 120,000 TOTAL MINUTES. 
          UM, IN ADDITION, WE HAVE OUR COVID WEBSITE AND, UH, THAT IS UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS AS WELL AS THOSE STATUS REPORTS. 
          AND AS FAR AS UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS FROM FEBRUARY, UM, TO, UM, LAST WEEK, WE'VE HAD, UH, A LITTLE OVER 489,000 VIEWS ON THAT PAGE. 
          AND THEN WE REACH A LITTLE MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE DAILY, UH, THROUGH THOSE DAILY STATUS REPORTS. 
          AND AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, MR. MARIONI, TO TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
          GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN ESPENOSA MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON THE BUSINESS ASSISTANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. 
          MY NAME IS DAVID MARIONI YOUR ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MERSEYSIDE COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. 
          SO, UM, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS, UH, PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE IT'S A TOTAL OF $3 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING WITH A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SED PROGRAM. 
          THE APPLICANTS SHALL BE WITH TWO CATEGORIES, BASICALLY FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES THAT ARE PHYSICALLY LOCATED, OPERATING AND HEADQUARTERED WITHIN THE COUNTY WITH A DEMONSTRATED ECONOMIC NEED AND NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COVID-19. 
          THE FOR-PROFIT APPLICANTS MUST ATTEST TO A LOSS OF NET REVENUE AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. 
          UM, AND CORPORATE FRANCHISEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, BUT NOT A CORPORATE STORE, UH, FOR THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THIS. 
          THEY WOULD NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED, OPERATING AND HEADQUARTERED IN MERSEYSIDE COUNTY WITH A DEMONSTRATED ECONOMIC NEED AND NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COVID-19. 
          WE ARE TARGETING THIS GRANT FOR, UH, FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE 25 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES OR LESS, AND SELF EMPLOYED BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ELIGIBLE. 
          THESE BUSINESSES WOULD NEED TO BE IN OPERATION FOUR TO FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM OUR GOVERNOR. 
          THAT'S MARCH 19TH. 
          WE NEED TO HAVE AN ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE IN THE COUNTY AND IN GOOD STANDING, DAVID, THIS, PLEASE USE ME IF I COULD ON THAT ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE IN MERCEDE COUNTY, I'M GOING BACK TO MY DAYS IN THE DAIRY BUSINESS. 
          I DIDN'T HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE, LIKE IF WE DIDN'T FILE FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE WITH THE COUNTY. 
          UM, SO HOW WOULD THAT WORK? DID YOU FILE WITHIN THE CITY YOU WERE OPERATING IN? WE ARE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY. 
          SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT AS A, AS A DAIRY, I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE, CAUSE I DON'T EVER RECALL HAVING TO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO CIRCLE BACK ON THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, CAUSE ESPECIALLY LIKE SOME OF OUR AG AG BUSINESSES, I DON'T THAT THEY NECESSARILY FILE, YOU KNOW, FARMING OPERATIONS THAT THEY FILE FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE IN THE COUNTY. 
          SO WE'D NEED TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          ACTUALLY, I HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT AND I HAVE A COUPLE OTHERS PROVIDERS THAT HAVE A COMMENT, BUT IT, MYSELF HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS TOO. 
          AND I WENT TO A APPLY FOR SOMETHING THAT MEANT FOR BUSINESSES THAT DIDN'T HAVE IT IN UNDERGRAD, VANESSA ORCHARDS. 
          AND, UH, SO I HAD TO GET ONE HERE IN THE COUNTY, SO INTO TWO, UH, SO THEY COULD VERIFY, SO A SUPERVISOR WOULD DARE MCDANIEL HAS A QUESTION. 
          SURE. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          AND YEAH, MY BUSINESS, I HAVE OPERATED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. 
          I DO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE TOO. 
          SO MR. SOLVERA, MAYBE YOU GUYS NEED A BUSINESS LICENSE TO SELL SOME OF THAT MILK, JUST GIVING YOU A HARD TIME. 
          HEY, UM, AND SO THERE'S A CUE THAT THERE'S A, UH, SOMETHING THAT REALLY REGISTERED FOR ME FOR MY, MY DISTRICT. 
          I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE JUST OPENED WITHIN THE LAST SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS WHO WERE DOING VERY WELL AND WERE IMPACTED VERY HEAVILY BY THIS. 
          SO I THINK THE ACT OF BUSINESS LICENSE FOR TWO YEARS IS, UM, A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE I KNOW THESE BUSINESSES WERE THRIVING VERY WELL UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND HAVE COMPLETELY HAD TO SHUT DOWN. 
          SO DO WE HAVE WIGGLE ROOM ON THE, ON THE TWO YEAR OR YES, THIS IS, UH, FOR LOCAL DETERMINATION. 
          SO, UM, YOU WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY THROUGHOUT THIS, THIS PRESENTATION TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS IF YOU, SO, OKAY. 
          SO IF THEY CAN LET YOU KNOW IT'S FOR A LOCAL DETERMINATION. 
          OKAY. 
          THANKS. 
          BUT I THINK AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A, YOU KNOW, YOUR INCOME TAX, IF YOU CAN BE IN AS PROVE THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ALL THESE YEARS, AT LEAST, UH, TO SHOW A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THEN I IMAGINE THAT WOULD PROBABLY QUALIFY. 
          SO IF YOU COULD, SUPERVISOR LAURA HAS A 
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COMMENT TOO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO WHEN WE SPOKE LAST, UM, ABOUT THE PROPOSED GUIDELINES, WE DID TALK ABOUT SOLE PROPRIETORS AND AS A SOLE PROPRIETOR, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE. 
          UM, AND THEN LOOKING TO LEGAL COUNSEL IN TERMS OF RECEIVING, UM, TAX, UM, TAX PAPERS. 
          UH, DO WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY WITH THAT? I ASSUME YOU, BUT I ASSUME YOU MEAN, CAN WE ASK FOR THEIR TAX DOCUMENTS TO VERIFY THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS? YES. 
          UM, THE COUNTY, UH, DOES ASK FOR DOCUMENTS, UH, IN OTHER INSTANCES, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH THAT ISSUE SINCE IT'S JUST BEING BROUGHT UP TODAY. 
          OKAY. 
          SUPERVISED, UH, YES. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          UM, I, UH, BACK TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE AND, UH, I KNOW I ALSO HAD A DAIRY, SO, UM, IF YOU ARE SELLING RETAIL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE, BUT IN THE CASE OF A DAIRY OR AN, AN ALMOND BUSINESS ALMOND FARM, YOU'RE CREATING A PRODUCT AND SELLING, SELLING IT WHOLESALE. 
          AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, UH, MERCER COUNTY REQUIRES A BUSINESS LICENSE IN THAT INSTANCE. 
          SO, UM, SAME AS PEACHES IS A WHOLESALE TOO, SO, OKAY, GO AHEAD. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO WE ALSO HAVE THAT, UM, APPLICANTS WILL BE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED PRIOR ASSISTANCE VERSUS NOT RECEIVING PRIOR ASSISTANCE. 
          UH, THERE WAS THE, UH, PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM THAT WAS ISSUED AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN AND OTHER COVID-19 RELATED GRANTS OR LOANS. 
          SO WE'D LIKE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE, TO GET HELP TO THOSE THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED HELP FIRST, UH, THERE WILL BE AN AGREEMENT IT'S, IT'S A CONTRACTUAL. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CONTRACT IN RELATED TO THE GRANT OF, OF WHAT THEY WILL NEED TO PROVIDE. 
          UM, ALL OF IT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION. 
          SO IT IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, NOT A DIRECT GRANT. 
          UM, SO ALL OF THE COSTS WOULD BE, UH, HAVE TO BE DOCUMENTED AND RECEIPTS PROVIDED. 
          SO THE ELIGIBLE USES OF THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE CERTAIN PAYROLL COSTS. 
          AND THIS IS ALL IN YOUR, IN YOUR DRAFT GUIDELINES THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR, IN YOUR BOARD PACKET TODAY. 
          CERTAIN PAYROLL COSTS, UM, THE REIMBURSEMENT TO EMPLOYERS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COSTS AND INCREASES TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION COSTS INCURRED BY THE EMPLOYER DURING OUR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, UM, GRANT FUNDING CAN ALSO BE USED TO REIMBURSE SMALL BUSINESSES FOR PAYROLL EXPENSES, REALIZE AS A LOSS, AS A RESULT OF THE BUSINESS CLOSURE, UH, REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RENT AND LEASE COSTS, UNFUNDED EXPENDITURES FOR THOSE RENT AND LEASE COSTS, UH, REALIZED THROUGH THE REQUIRED CLOSURE OF A SMALL BUSINESS OR ELIGIBLE USES OF THE GRANT FUNDS AS WELL AS INVENTORY OR SUPPLIES REQUIRED TO SAFELY REOPEN THE BUSINESS. 
          AND THAT CAN BE YOUR PPE, UM, THE CONFIGURING OF WORKSPACES, UH, FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, DISINFECTANTS, SANITIZERS, UM, AND THE EXPENDITURES TO ADAPT SPACES FOR OUTDOOR, UH, OPERATIONS HERE, OUTDOOR DINING, FOR EXAMPLE. 
          SO AS STATED EARLIER, IT WOULD BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. 
          UM, ALLOCATIONS WOULD BE UP TO $50,000 PER SMALL BUSINESS. 
          WHAT THE IDEA THERE IS, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A REIMBURSEMENT. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE CAPPED AT $2,000 PER EMPLOYEE UP TO 25 EMPLOYEES THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT'S A DIRECT, IF YOU HAVE 10 EMPLOYEES, THAT'S NOT A DIRECT $20,000, IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES THAT FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES UP TO AND NOT TO EXCEED THAT AMOUNT. 
          IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO ONE PER SMALL BUSINESS. 
          UH, WE WOULD BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AUGUST 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20TH, $3 MILLION WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY BETWEEN EACH OF THE SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS AT A TOTAL OF 600,000 PER DISTRICT. 
          AT THE TIME OF SEPTEMBER 20TH, WE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE BALANCES OF THE REQUESTS MADE AND REDISTRIBUTE THOSE EVENLY ACROSS DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A SURPLUS OF APPLICATIONS. 
          THEY WOULD BE AWARDED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. 
          AND ALL OF THE ELIGIBLE EXPENSES MUST BE REPORTED BACK TO THE COUNTY BY OCTOBER 4TH. 
          IT IS A FAST TURNAROUND TIME AS MS. PEARSON CEO BROWN MENTIONED EARLIER. 
          THE GRANT CURRENTLY IN ITS CURRENT FORM WITH THE CARERS 
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ACT IS THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH. 
          FINALLY, WE WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK MANY OF THE, UM, THE PLANS YOU'VE HEARD TODAY, THE ACTIONS THAT THIS PLAN WILL CARRY SET FORWARD A REALLY TIED BACK TO OUR STAY SAFE AND STAY OPEN INITIATIVE. 
          WE HAVE THE FIVE POINTS OF THAT, WHICH IS HAND-WASHING FREQUENTLY WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS, RIGHT? THE CLEANING AND DISINFECTING OF FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND LIMITED GATHERING, UH, MAINTAINING A DISTANCE OF SIX FEET FACE CLOTH FACE COVERINGS USING THE FACE COVER WHENEVER YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME AND TO SELF MONITOR, TO STAY HOME WHEN SICK EXCEPT TO GET MEDICAL CARE. 
          SO WE, WE, WE KEPT THAT IN MIND AS A REOCCURRING THEME THROUGHOUT THE PLAN TO HELP USE THESE DOLLARS TO REALLY ENHANCE THE STAY SAFE, TO STAY OPEN INITIATIVE. 
          AND FINALLY, BEFORE YOU ARE THE REQUESTED ACTIONS TODAY, SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUSINESS PLAN IF THERE ARE ANY AT THIS TIME. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY BOARD HAVE ANY COMMENT OR YOU WANT ME TO OPEN UP? OKAY. 
          THAT WAS A PLEASANT MADAME, THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND CEO BROWN AND ALEXANDRA. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I JUST ON THE BUSINESS END OF THIS, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 
          UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF THE SMALLER BUSINESSES AND SOME THAT MY COLLEAGUE, UM, SUPERVISOR LORE HAD MENTIONED, AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE SELF EMPLOYED, SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AT THE BANK AND GOING AFTER THE CARES ACT FUNDING THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTLY TO THEM AND THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THEM. 
          AND THESE ARE THE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO CAN'T AFFORD AN ACCOUNTANT OR ANY KIND OF GUIDANCE WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IT THEMSELVES. 
          AND THEY COMPLETELY BACKED AWAY FROM THAT TYPE OF FUNDING. 
          SO I THINK THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO HELP OUT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, SOME OF THE, AND THE BARBERS WHO ARE HERE WHO CANNOT ACTUALLY THEIR MONEY, ISN'T JUST MAKING, CUTTING THEIR HAIR. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY THE FULL SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE AND THEY'VE HAD TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO A LOT OF THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SINCE THE GOVERNOR ALLOWED THEM TO MOVE OUTSIDE. 
          SO I THINK THIS, UH, AND THAT'S JUST A SMALL LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I STILL THINK THIS IS VERY ESSENTIAL, UM, UH, FOR EACH OF OUR BUSINESSES AND EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I DO HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. 
          UM, AND I'M WORKING OFF OF TWO SHEETS BECAUSE WE GOT THE PRESENTATION TODAY. 
          SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. 
          UM, IN THE BAI, THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT AND IT'S THE, UM, FUNDING PLAN ON PAGE TWO OF SIX ITEM EIGHT, A THAT SAYS THAT THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO AGREE, TO ADHERE TO FEDERAL GUIDANCE AND STAY IN STATE, STAY AT HOME, UH, REQUIREMENTS. 
          NOW WE HAVE, THE COUNTY DOES NOT DO THAT. 
          UM, BECAUSE WE, IN A SENSE, UM, KEN, WE HAVE LIMITED AUTHORITY AND LET'S SAY BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTS FOLLOWING, UM, STAY AT HOME REQUIREMENTS. 
          UM, NOW LET'S SAY WE HAVE A LARGE POPULATION OF BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT ADHERE TO THE STATE HOME REQUIREMENTS. 
          UM, WOULD THAT THEN DISQUALIFY THE COUNTY FROM RECEIVING THE REMAINING ALLOCATIONS? UH, MR. CHAIR IN RESPONSE TO SUPERVISOR LAURA'S QUESTION. 
          UM, I THINK THE BEST ANSWER I COULD SAY IS PROBABLY POSSIBLY OR YES. 
          UM, THIS IS A PROCESS AS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, UH, WE HAD TO ATTEST THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING THE STATE HEALTH ORDER, UH, THE BEGINNING OF JULY. 
          UM, ACTUALLY THERE HAS BEEN CONFUSION ACROSS THE STATE ON WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT MONTHLY, UM, LAST FRIDAY, UH, WHILE I WAS ON A CALL THROUGH MY ASSOCIATION AND IT WAS KIND OF DETERMINED THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD. 
          SO WE ACTUALLY TOOK THEIR ORIGINAL A TESTAMENT AND CHANGED IT TO AUGUST AND SEND IT IN. 
          AND MULTIPLE COUNTIES DID THAT. 
          AND THE NEXT DAY THAT WE GOT BACK FROM DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE LATER THAT DAY, OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WE CHANGED HER. 
          THESE ARE MY WORDS, NOT THEIR WORDS. 
          WE CHANGED OUR MIND. 
          YOU DON'T NEED TO ATTEST MONTHLY. 
          SO AT THIS POINT WE DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO IT IN A MONTHLY ATTESTMENT, UH, BUT WE'RE STILL NOT SURE. 
          UM, BUT RELATED TO THE QUESTION, I DO THINK THE STATE IS REVIEWING THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS. 
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UH, AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED, WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC PROCESS THEY'RE GONNA USE. 
          I KNOW SEE SAC HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME CONCEPTUAL LANGUAGE TO POSSIBLY BE INCLUDED IN A TRAILER BILL AS THE STATE WORKS THROUGH ITS STATE BUDGET. 
          UM, BUT EVEN THAT CONCEPTUAL LANGUAGE WHERE WE THOUGHT WE HAD AGREEMENT WHERE C SAC HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, UH, OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATION IN THE VERY INITIAL ROUNDS, WHAT THEY DID WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. 
          SO I'M SORRY TO SAY DIRECT ANSWER IS YES, WE JUST DON'T KNOW ON A MONTHLY BASIS REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS. 
          AND THAT'S WHY OUR CAUTION AT THE BEGINNING WAS WE GOT TO SPEND IT BY DECEMBER, BUT WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU COMMIT TO, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IN OCTOBER, WHETHER WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DOLLARS. 
          AND IT JUST, YOU KNOW, SORRY TO SAY THAT, BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN SAME DOCUMENT, PAGE THREE OH SIX UNDER RETROFIT COUNTY FACILITIES. 
          AND THEN ALSO ON PAGE FIVE OF SIX COMMUNITY AND VETERANS HALLS. 
          NOW THE COUNTY OWNS THE COMMUNITY AND VETERAN'S HALLS, CORRECT? YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND SO WOULD THAT THEN FIT UNDER THE RETROFIT OF COUNTY FACILITIES? I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THE, UM, THE SHOUT OUT FOR COMMUNITY AND VETERANS HALLS, BUT I WOULD JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION, UM, WHETHER WHY THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY FROM THE RETROFIT OF COUNTY FACILITIES. 
          AND THEN WHERE DID THE LIBRARIES FALL INTO THAT? UM, I'M GOING TO ASK, I'M GOING TO ANSWER THE LAST PIECE. 
          FIRST LIBRARIES WE HAVE ROLLED UP UNDER THE I'LL CALL IT THE, THE RETROFIT UNDER COUNTY FACILITIES, UM, RELATED TO THE QUESTION ON COMMUNITY. 
          IT COULD GO IN EITHER CATEGORY. 
          IT REALLY IS THERE. 
          I WOULDN'T SAY THERE'S A HARD REASON ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. 
          I THINK PART OF THE REASON WE PUT IT THERE IS BECAUSE, UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE PRIMARY PIECE OF HOW DO WE ASSIST THE VETERANS AND THE COMMUNITIES WHO USUALLY USE THOSE TO GENERATE SOME INCOME AND THEY NOT GENERATING THAT INCOME. 
          SO THEY HAVE UTILITY BILLS AND OTHER OPERATION EXPENSES. 
          SO OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WAS ON THE OPERATING EXPENSE SIDE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T, WE AREN'T INVOLVED IN. 
          UM, AND YES, THE FACILITY PIECE WAS THERE, BUT I CAN'T HAVE MISS MR. HIRSCHFELD THERE. 
          AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT WE HAVEN'T GONE INTO ALL THOSE COMMUNITY HALLS YET. 
          CAUSE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHERS. 
          SO WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN OR ITEM OF THESE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          SO YOU COULD SEPARATE THAT, BUT THAT IS THE RATIONALE OF WHY WE PUT IT INTO THAT CATEGORY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN WITH PARKS, I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN YET, BUT WHAT'S, WHAT ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT MIGHT FIT UNDER THAT? WELL, IT'S VERY CANDIDLY, UM, THAT WAS PULLED FROM LOOKING AT SOME OTHER COUNTIES, UH, AS FAR AS THEIR CATEGORIES AND HOW THEY, HOW THEY PUT THEM. 
          UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT CAN TO BE, DO DOING PARKS, MOST OF IT IS OPEN SPACE. 
          AND MOST OF IT IS THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WHEN US, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SO REALLY FROM MANY OF THE PARKS, THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE LOT, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE IF WE ARE JUST TRYING TO PROTECT RIGHT NOW, ANY COSTS WE, UH, FOR PROTECTING RIGHT NOW AND MINIMIZING COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. 
          UM, AND IT MAY BE GEARED MORE TOWARDS THE REGIONAL PARKS WHERE YOU DO HAVE SOME FACILITIES THAT MIGHT HAVE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE FROM A BROADER COMMUNITY THAT RIGHT NOW, UH, WE HAVEN'T GONE OUT AND LOOKED AT THAT THERE MAY BE SOME RESOURCES, BUT THAT IS TRUE. 
          WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED, WE NEED TO DO X, Y, AND Z. 
          UM, AT THIS POINT WITH THE PARKS, BECAUSE AS I SAY TO PROVE, TO TRY AND DISCOURAGE GATHERINGS OF LARGE GROUPS, OUR REGIONAL PARKS AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE CLOSED ON THE WEEKENDS JUST BECAUSE THOSE TWO WEEKENDS, BEFORE WE CLOSED THEM ON WEEKENDS, THEY WERE A REAL CHALLENGE. 
          AND IT WAS EVEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WORKED. 
          WE WORKED WITH THAT SAID, THESE ARE CHALLENGED RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, ON THE WEEKENDS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THEN, THEN GOING TO PAGE NINE OF THE SLIDE, CATEGORICAL ESTIMATES FOR CONSIDERATION THE RETROFITTED COUNTY FACILITIES FOR PHASE ONE, IT SAYS 43. 
          AND THEN FOR PHASE TWO, IT'S 3.7. 
          WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS, WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COUNTY? SO I IMAGINE THAT AMOUNT WOULD NOT COVER A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE COSTS THAT THE COUNTY INCURRED OR WILL INCUR WITH THE RETROFIT. 
          THAT REALLY DEPENDS ON SOME OF THE GUIDANCE UNDER FROM THE BOARD, UM, AND, UH, THE EFFORT TO TRY TO UTILIZE ANY OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS FIRST. 
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UM, AS I SAID, THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FROM YOUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS WAS ALMOST $8 MILLION. 
          I DO THINK SOME OF IT WAS A WISHLIST. 
          UM, AND YOU KNOW, MOST OF IT IS VERY GENUINE AND VERY, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO, TRYING TO MODIFY FACILITIES FOR TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. 
          UM, SO REALLY WE HAVEN'T PRIORITIZED $3.7 MILLION YET FOR THESE FACILITIES. 
          I DO KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATIONS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME, UH, YOU KNOW, BUT REALLY IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE BOARD SAYS, YEAH, TRY TO MAXIMIZE EXISTING FEDERAL STATE RESOURCES, UH, YOU KNOW, VERSUS USING CARE. 
          ZACK DEPENDS BECAUSE SOME OF YOUR LARGER DEPARTMENTS ARE CEMENTED DEPARTMENTS. 
          AND SO DEPENDING ON HOW WE APPROACH THOSE, WHETHER WE USE OTHER SOURCES OR CARES ACT TO FREE UP THOSE OTHER SERVICES, THOSE OTHER SOURCES TO HELP THEM LONGER TERM IS, IS WHERE THERE WOULD BE. 
          THE ONLY REASON YOU WOULD CONSIDER CARES ACT IS THEY MAY BE HAVING CHALLENGES WITH SOME OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL SPENDING STREAMS. THEY MAY ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE UNDER THE EXISTING SOURCES LONGER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN A QUESTION FOR MR. MIR YONI, DO WE KNOW ON AVERAGE FOR THE BUSINESSES IN MERCER COUNTY, WHAT PERCENTAGE BUSINESSES ARE BEING REIMBURSED BACK FOR THEIR RETROFIT? UH, I CANNOT TELL WHAT I CAN DO IS YOU CAN LOOK AT, UM, FOR THE PPP, YOU ARE ABLE TO GO ONLINE AND SEARCH BUSINESSES THAT HAVE RECEIVED A LOAN OF 150,000 OR MORE. 
          SO, UM, THOSE THAT ARE BELOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE ONLINE. 
          HOWEVER, AS PART OF THE APPLICATION, THERE WOULD BE AN ATTESTATION AS WELL AS HOW THOSE DOLLARS WERE USED. 
          CAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO ENSURE THAT IF THEY WERE AWARDED THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING REIMBURSED FOR THE SAME EXPENSES, THEY'VE ALREADY BILLED TO THOSE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT ALL COMES FROM THE CARERS THAT SO THEY DO HAVE TO ATTEST TO AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AS PART OF THE, UH, OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN FOR TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING, I'D LIKE TO SEE US IMPLEMENT, UM, MOBILE TESTING SITES. 
          UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE SPEED IN WHICH WE GET RESULTS BACK. 
          UM, THEN REFERENCING PAGE 10 OF THE, UM, POWERPOINT UNDER HOMELESS AND HOUSING. 
          UM, MR. BROWN, YOU MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE 4 MILLION FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE SERVICES OR NEEDS. 
          HOW DO RESIDENTS ACCESS THAT IN RESPONSE TO THAT? IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GONNA LOOK TO, TO MAKE SURE, I MEAN, I'VE GOT A JEW I COULD GENERALLY RESPOND, BUT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC RESPONSE TO ASSIST THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO I'M LOOKING AT EITHER MICHELLE OR ALEXANDRA. 
          GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, IN REGARDS TO ACCESSING WE HAVE, UH, $4 BILLION AND THAT SUGGESTS FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND, UM, PREVENTION SERVICES, WE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT THROUGH NEW DIRECTIONS, AS WELL AS THROUGH VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE COC BOARD, UH, PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, BUT THE ACTUAL INTAKE PROCESSES THROUGH NEW DIRECTIONS, WHICH IS MANAGED BY TURNING POINT AS WELL AS THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY FOR OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE RUN THERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN RELATED, BUT, UM, FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, DO WE HAVE SUPPORT FOR LANDLORDS IN RE UM, CAN YOU DEFINE THAT A LITTLE FURTHER? SO, UM, RESOURCES OR FUNDING OR ANY TYPE OF SUPPORT FOR LANDLORDS TO, UM, TO HELP RECOVER SOME OF THEIR LOSSES IF WE, UM, WE OFFER LANDLORD INCENTIVES IN ORDER TO, UM, MAKE IT MORE ENTICING TO TAKE OUR CLIENTS, BUT IN TO HELPING LANDLORDS, UM, BACKFILL ON THEIR SIDE, NOT NECESSARILY NOT THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN JUST A COUPLE MORE, UM, IN RELATION TO THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, UM, WHEN WE LOOK AT HEALTH CARE SUPPORT, AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT COMMUNITY AND VETERANS, AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, CAN HEALTH CARE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY AND VETERANS HALLS RECEIVE BOTH FUNDING FROM THOSE SOURCES. 
          SO IF I WAS A SMALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER WITH 25 OR LESS FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, CAN I THEN QUALIFY FOR THE HEALTHCARE SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT THE RESP FOR HEALTHCARE SUPPORT, 
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OUR THOUGHTS RELATED TO THAT IN THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH, UH, EITHER THE HOSPITALS OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, ADULT CARE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS HAS BEEN MORE GEARED TOWARDS ASSISTANCE RELATED TO ALL CALL EQUIPMENT OR PPE OR THOSE TYPES OF PROTECTION THINGS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, MORE OF THAT TYPE OF THING. 
          SO I, I, WE ACTUALLY PROBABLY HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT SPECIFICALLY. 
          WE PROBABLY, WE WOULD NEED TO, IF THEY ACTUALLY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION UNDER THE BUSINESS PROGRAM, LIKE I'LL CALL A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. 
          IF THEY, YOU KNOW, SUBMITTED A, AN APPLICATION UNDER THE BUSINESS PROGRAM, ONE HAD THEY ALREADY RECEIVED A DIRECTLY THROUGH CARE ZACK BECAUSE THERE WERE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM THAT WHAT IS MR. MORONEY SAID, THAT WOULD RE IF THEY HADN'T, THEY COULD SUPPLY THROUGH THERE. 
          AND, BUT WE WOULDN'T DOUBLE IT UP. 
          IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE WOULD NOT, WE WOULD NOT WANT TO SIT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, PAY KIND OF SHARE TWICE FOR THE SAME THING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN A COMMENT ABOUT HEALTHCARE SUPPORT. 
          I KNOW THAT LARGER PROVIDERS LIKE HOSPITALS RECEIVE THEIR OWN FUNDING. 
          UM, I'D LIKE FOR US TO FOCUS MORE ON THOSE SMALLER, UM, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. 
          UM, AND THEN A QUESTION ABOUT THE ROOM KEY. 
          WHAT IS THE VACANCY RATE, THE AVERAGE VACANCY RATE? DID WE HAVE THAT? UM, CURRENTLY A PROJECT ROOM KEY. 
          WE HAVE 40 PARTICIPANTS PLACED IN PROJECT ROOM KEY. 
          WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOUSE OVER A HUNDRED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ONE LAST QUESTION. 
          UM, CITIES RECEIVED THEIR OWN CARES ACT FUNDING. 
          CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN UNDERSTAND MAYBE WHY OR, UM, THE AUTHORITY, UM, IN THE DIFFERENT, UM, FUNDING BUCKETS BUCKETS? SURE. 
          UM, IN RESPONSE TO SUPERVISORS LOWER THROUGH THE CHAIR, UH, THE ORIGINAL CARES ACT CAME TO WHERE THERE WAS A DIRECT ALLOCATION TO ALL COUNTIES AND CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF OVER 500,000. 
          ORIGINALLY BACK IN THE SPRING TIME, UH, COUNTIES, THERE WERE 40 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE THAT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY, ANY DIRECT ALLOCATION AS WE WERE ONE OF THEM. 
          UH, BUT THERE WERE, OF COURSE, I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF CITIES THAT DID NOT. 
          SO IN THE ORIGINAL CARE'S ZAC ALLOCATION, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD SET UP AN ALLOCATION FOR BOTH COUNTIES AND CITIES. 
          UM, SO WHEN IT CAME TIME TO THE STATE BUDGET, THIS, THIS PAST JUNE, UM, THE END OF JUNE, BEGINNING OF JULY, THE STATE TRIED TO FOLLOW THAT SOMEWHAT IS STILL BECAUSE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE FROM COUNTIES AND CITIES TO WHO DID NOT GET A SHARE OF THAT TO ALSO GET A SHERIFF. 
          SO YES, AND THEY GET THE CITIES, GET THEIR OWN ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE. 
          IT DOES NOT COME THROUGH THE COUNTY, UH, AND THEY HAVE TO ALSO ATTEST TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS THAT COUNTIES NEED TO ATTEST TO. 
          SO THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN ALLOCATION. 
          UM, AND THEN EACH CITY, AS FAR AS I COULDN'T REPRESENT TO YOU HOW EACH CITY IS USING THEIR ALLOCATIONS, I DO KNOW PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE LARGER CITY AND WE'RE SAID, AND, UH, WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH ALL CITIES WHERE WE CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO THROUGH THE MARKETING AND OUTREACH EVER TAKE THE LEAD, BUT I KNOW THE CITY OF MARCET HAS ALSO TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, UM, HOW DO I SAY, UH, TAKE A, BEEN PARTICIPATING IN SOME OF THE OUTREACH EXPENSES. 
          UM, AND WE DID SHARE WITH THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CITIES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PROGRAM THAT WOULD TRY TO BE COUNTY-WIDE SUBJECT TO, WE'RE NOT SURE WHERE THE BOARD WOULD GO WITH THAT EVENTUALLY. 
          AND SO WE DID SHARE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO DEVELOP SOMETHING SO MANY OF THEM, I KNOW THROUGH CDBG FUNDING THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY AND OTHER SOURCES, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY I'VE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY UNDER THE CARE ZACK. 
          I DO KNOW SOME HAVE TRIED TO DEVELOP SOME PROGRAMS THAT THEY CAN TRY TO ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY WITH IN A BROADER SENSE. 
          UH, BUT THEY, I, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY, THEY, THEY WERE KIND OF LOOKING TO US FOR THE BROADER BUSINESS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          UM, FIRST I'D OF COURSE, LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR, FOR PUTTING SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY AND EFFORT INTO CREATING, UH, A FUNDING PLAN THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKES SENSE TAKES INTO ACCOUNT WHAT THE CARES ACT IS TELLING US TO DO. 
          I TRIED TO READ THROUGH THE CARES ACT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, GOD BLESS YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID CAUSE, UM, I GOT, UH, I COULDN'T GET THROUGH IT. 
          UM, BUT ANYWAYS, I LIKED THE FACT THAT WE ARE, UM, DISTRIBUTING THE, UM, THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MONEY THROUGH HSA CAUSE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ALREADY A SYSTEM ALREADY IN PLACE. 
          AND, UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION 
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I THINK WOULD BE FOR MICHELLE RO. 
          UM, WHEN, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE, THE $4 MILLION, UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT, UM, IT'S THROUGH NEW DIRECTIONS. 
          UM, UH, BUT WHEN WE THINK OF NEW DIRECTIONS, MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT THAT'S, IF YOU'RE HOMELESS, YOU GO THERE TO GET HELP, BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE. 
          IT DOES PREVENTION. 
          AND SO COULD YOU KIND OF EXPAND ON THAT? SO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT MIGHT BE A NEED, UH, CHAIRMAN THAT'S BRUNO THAT THROUGH, SORRY TO SUPERVISOR FOR, UM, THERE, THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION AVAILABLE AT SOME OF THAT IS THROUGH HSA AS WELL AS THROUGH NEW DIRECTIONS. 
          UM, IN ORDER TO GO THERE, YOU CAN GO THERE FOR ANY TYPES OF SERVICES AND REFERRALS OUT TO ALL COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE, UM, ELIGIBLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ANYONE WHO IS HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF SERVICES, PREVENTION SERVICES TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. 
          UM, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN AND GET CONNECTED TO A VARIETY OF, OF, UM, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING CHURCHES, UM, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES AS WELL. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, BUT, BUT HOW ABOUT A PERSON WHO, UM, ISN'T NECESSARILY ON THE VERGE OF BEING HOMELESS, BUT STILL WANTS TO APPLY FOR MY ASSISTANCE? HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT APPLYING? UM, THERE ARE RESOURCES THERE AS WELL. 
          THERE ARE PARTNERSHIPS THERE THAT, UM, ARE ABLE TO GO THERE AND, UM, REQUEST ASSISTANCE AND THEY ARE CONNECTED THROUGH, UM, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WORKING FROM THAT LOCATION AS WELL AND ARE ROUTED TO THE CONNECTING AGENCIES. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          THAT WAS, THAT WAS IT ON THAT TOPIC OF, AND THEN, UM, I, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THIS AND SUPERVISOR LAURA ASKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND VETERANS HALLS, I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMMUNITY AND VETERANS HALLS ARE OPERATED OTHER THAN BY COUNTY STAFF. 
          AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SEPARATE. 
          IS THAT THE CASE? AND ARE THERE OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE OWN THAT ARE NOT OPERATED BY THE COUNTY THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE IN THAT CATEGORY? WELL, I'M LOOKING TO MR. HURT FELDER FROM THAT GENERAL, BUT REALLY OUTSIDE OF IT, UH, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OFF THE TOP OF MY MIND RIGHT NOW THAT I THINK OF EXCEPT THE COMMUNITY AND VETERAN'S HALLS, WHICH ARE ONE OPERATED BY VETERANS GROUPS AND OR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT THEY BASICALLY, WE EITHER THROUGH SOME TYPE OF AN AGREEMENT OR MOU, SOME OF THEM WE DON'T HAVE, WE'RE TRYING TO, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT WE RELY ON THEM TO OPERATE AND FOR DIFFERENT RENTALS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY GENERATE THAT INCOME. 
          AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE OPERATING PIECE WHEN WE PUT IT INTO THAT CATEGORY MORE THAN THE I'LL CALL IT THE, THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE SPACE AT THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          AND THEN, UM, AND THIS WAS JUST KIND OF A SIDE QUESTION, BUT FOR THE, FOR THE, THE MASS THAT THE COUNTY ALLOCATES, UM, I'VE GOTTEN SOME REQUESTS FROM FARM WORKERS THAT WORK DURING THE DAY, CAN'T REALLY GET INTO, TO GET A MASK. 
          OFTENTIMES THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE EMPLOYER IS RUNNING SHORT AND BECAUSE OF THEIR PHYSICAL WORK, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR MASK MORE RAPIDLY. 
          SO, SO WHERE CAN THEY GO TO ACCESS A SUPPLY, A MASS? I'M GOING TO KIND OF TRY TO GIVE IT A, GIVE IT AN EFFORT, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW IF ALEXANDER YOU CAN ASSIST, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE AG COMMISSIONER THROUGH THE STATE, THERE HAS BEEN 150 TO 200,000. 
          THERE'S BEEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF MASK. 
          UM, THROUGH OUR EFFORT, THEY ARE STARTING, THE GATORS ARE JUST STARTING TO GET OUT THERE. 
          AND SO I THINK THE BEST THING IS IF WE COULD, IF YOU'VE GOT SPECIFICS THERE, HOW MAYBE TO GIVE THEM TO US, BUT OTHERWISE THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH AND CVRC, AND A COUPLE OF THE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS, WE'RE JUST GETTING SET UP IN ALL CANDOR, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO START TO GET OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DIRECT CONTACT AT THIS POINT THAT WOULD WORK BEST THROUGH THE CHAIR, SUPERVISOR PRAIRIE. 
          YES. 
          THOSE GATORS CURRENTLY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH AND CVO C A IN ADDITION, WE HAVE PROVIDED AN ALLOCATION TO EACH ONE OF OUR FIRE STATIONS, KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY THE, UM, UH, READY TO OPEN MERSEYSIDE COUNTY, UH, CAMPAIGN INFORMATION, BUT AS WELL AS THE MASK UP. 
          AND SO IF THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED, UH, WE CAN MAKE ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE THROUGH THOSE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, THE, YEAH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THAT'S GREAT. 
          CAUSE THEY'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITIES AND IT'S EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO AND, AND THEIR STAFFING, THEIR BEYOND FIVE O'CLOCK OR WHATEVER. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW IS ON THE BRIDGET COURT IN WINTON, AND IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED BEHIND THE POST OFFICE. 
          SO THAT'S ALSO A GREAT, UH, UH, RESOURCE AND FOR NOW THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          I DIDN'T WANT ONE QUICK QUESTION REGARDING THE MASS FEDERAL QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDE A MASKERS. 
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I KNOW SOME CITIES DO, AND IF IT GOES TO THE HALLS, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CLINICS, DO THEY PROVIDE A MASS FOR FREE? I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF THE CLINICS HAVE BEEN PROVIDING MASS, ESPECIALLY WHEN INDIVIDUALS COME INTO THE CLINIC AND DO NOT HAVE ONE. 
          UM, IN ADDITION, SEVERAL OF THE CLINICS HAVE BEEN ALSO PARTNERING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND DOING COMMUNITY EVENTS. 
          UM, AND AT THOSE TIMES THEY ALSO HAVE MASKS. 
          I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE, THE AMOUNT THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THIS TIME, BUT I KNOW, UM, WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE, THEY ARE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          SOME OF US ARE SOMEWHERE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          UH, AGAIN, I KNOW THAT STAFF PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THESE NUMBERS. 
          AND SO JUST A COUPLE OBSERVATIONS I HAD, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE $28.90, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR FISCAL YEAR, 19 TEEN 20, WE'VE ALREADY PROGRAMMED ROUGHLY NINE AND A HALF MILLION, 970 979,750,000 TO THAT. 
          SO THAT TO ME NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SMALLER POT OF MONEY. 
          NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY 19, A LITTLE OVER $19 MILLION THAT WE WOULD BE PROGRAMMING INTO THE 20, 21 FISCAL YEAR. 
          THOSE DOLLARS WE'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED. 
          UM, WE'VE FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, WE'VE SPENT THOSE DOLLARS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET. 
          UM, AND THEN WITH THE STATE'S PAYMENT PLAN, WE'RE GETTING $4.8 MILLION. 
          SO I MEAN OUR JULY PAYMENT AND OUR AUGUST PAYMENT BARELY GOES, IT TAKES CARE OF WHAT WE ALREADY SPENT LAST YEAR. 
          SO JUST TO KIND OF PUT IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE AND, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS ON A ZOOM CALL YESTERDAY WITH SOME, SOME OF, UH, THE FOLKS FROM MY DISTRICT AND DISCUSSING SOME OF THEIR ISSUES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I EXPRESSED TO THEM, AND WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS PLAN IS THAT IF IT'S NOT CLEAR TO EVERYBODY THAT IT'S, IT'S, EVERYTHING IS, UH, HAS PR YOU KNOW, BUT IT COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE. 
          YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT SPENT BY THIS DATE, BUT THAT POSSIBLY COULD CHANGE OR SO, SO I GUESS, AND THEN THE STATE WANTS US TO PRESENT A PLAN WITH THEM. 
          AND IF YOU FOLLOW THE LOGIC ON IT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN TO THEM ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE MONEY. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE OVER THE NEXT, THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. 
          SO IT MAKES IT HARD. 
          AND SO WHAT I DO APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS PLAN IS, IS THAT, AND MY THOUGHTS, AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE HERE. 
          AND THE FOLKS THAT, THAT TOOK THE TIME TO REACH OUT TO US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE ESTIMATIONS THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THE PLAN FLEXIBLE. 
          AND, AND TO ME, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S WHO'S TO SAY WHAT PROGRAM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NEXT PROGRAM. 
          MY THOUGHTS BEHIND THIS IS, IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE, WE ARE TASKED WITH, WITH TRYING TO RUN A GOVERNMENT. 
          AND, AND NONE OF US ASKED FOR THIS PANDEMIC TO BE PUT UPON US, BUT WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO IT AND REACT TO IT. 
          SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO, AS PART OF OUR PRIORITY LIST IS TO MAKE SURE THAT TAKING CARE OF THE EXPENSES THAT WE INCUR AS A COUNTY, BECAUSE OF OUR HAVING TO, UH, DEAL WITH COVID-19 THAT WE TRY TO GET AS MANY OF THOSE RESOURCES BACK. 
          I DO AGREE WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR UPGRADE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO, TO, TO COUNTY FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE OUR HSA AND YOU LOOK AT, WHEN YOU GO INTO THE, I CALL THEM THE BULLPENS THERE, THAT WHERE YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STAFF THAT IS IN RELATIVELY CLOSE QUARTERS. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE TO REEVALUATE THAT AND DO THINGS TO PUT HIGHER BARRIERS OR SOCIALLY DISTANCE, YOUR EMPLOYEES IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IT'S WHERE DO YOU GET THE MONEY FROM? IS IT, DO YOU USE CARE ZACK MONEY TO DO THAT? YEAH, THE PRIORITY IS TO TRY TO USE THE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FIRST, BUT EVERYTHING THAT I'M HEARING AND SEEING IS IS THAT THE STATE ALL THE WAY BY THE WAY, IS, IS HOLDING THAT MONEY HOSTAGE TO THEIR, THEIR THEY'RE RELEASING THAT MONEY ON A MONTH BY MONTH BASIS. 
          THAT MONEY IS, YOU KNOW, IS IT, SOME OF THESE REALIGNMENT DOLLARS ARE ATTACHED TO SALES TAX, THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE COMING DOWN. 
          SO WE'RE GETTING HAMMERED ON EVERY DIFFERENT SIDE OF THIS. 
          AND SO I GUESS IT GOES BACK TO MY, THE POINT IS, IS KEEPING THE NUMBERS FLEXIBLE. 
          I THINK TODAY WE LEAVE HERE, WE LISTENED TO WHAT A COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY. 
          WE LISTENED TO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SAY. 
          WE GIVE SOME BROAD PARAMETERS ON, YEAH, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US, BUT ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE MONEY THAT SAYS THAT, BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING. 
          THE ONE THING I KNOW IS IS THAT IF WE DON'T USE IT, WE HAVE TO SEND IT BACK. 
          AND I'M SORRY. 
          I SAID THIS YESTERDAY ON MY CALL. 
          I DON'T WANT TO KICK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH. 
          SO I WANT THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE EXPEND EVERY ONE OF THESE 29.2 $28.908 MILLION. 
          RIGHT. 
          I WANT TO EXPEND ALL OF THOSE DOLLARS. 
          THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP A CONTINGENCY 
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IN THERE. 
          AND IT'S, THESE ARE ESTIMATIONS, YOU KNOW, THE HOMELESS AND HOUSING PROGRAM. 
          I KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FOLKS TALKING ABOUT THAT. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, THAT YOU HEARD, UM, HSA JUST SPEAK ABOUT OR KIND OF PLUG IN A $2 MILLION NUMBER IN THERE IS 2 MILLION ENOUGH. 
          I DON'T KNOW, IS, IS, IS 2 MILLION ENOUGH. 
          AND DO WE WANT TO HAMSTRING OURSELVES THAT WE SAY, HEY, WE'RE GIVING PARAMETER, WE'RE GOING TO PLUG 2 MILLION AS A PLACEHOLDER, BUT MAYBE THE MILLION, THE NUMBERS, A MILLION AND A HALF, MAYBE THE NUMBER IS 3 MILLION. 
          I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE STAFF THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO PLUG IN AND MOVE NUMBERS  SO THAT WE MAXIMIZE IT FOLKS. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I, I DON'T, I, THIS, AND WE'RE ALL PAYING FOR THIS, THIS MONEY. 
          IT'S NOT FREE. 
          IT CAME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          UH, MY GREAT GRANDKIDS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE STILL PAYING THIS BACK BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S CRAZY THE MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING IN. 
          DON'T GET ME WRONG. 
          WE'RE IN A PANDEMIC AND, AND THIS IS A WAY TO HELP FOLKS, BUT THE MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES. 
          IT HAS. 
          SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET EVERY ONE OF OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS BACK INTO OUR DISTRICTS, INTO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT. 
          I KNOW THAT, UM, AS WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ON THE BUSINESS PLAN AND, AND, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE LAST A WEEK, TWO WEEKS, UM, I KNOW THAT STAFF HAS PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS. 
          SO THIS IS MY PRIORITIES IS I THINK THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY I COULD TAKE AWAY OUT OF THIS IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE AT THE END OF THIS, WHENEVER THE FINAL DEADLINE IS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE SPEND ALL 28 MILLION, $908,000 OF IT. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, SUPERVISOR MADAME. 
          ONE MORE CHANCE. 
          I'LL GET PIGGY CHAIR. 
          UM, ONE THING I HAVEN'T MENTIONED TO THIS AS THE PROJECT HOME FOR THE HARVEST, IS THAT THROUGH THE CARES ACT OR IS THAT ANOTHER FUNDING COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE? UH, MR. CHAIR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START THAT OFF. 
          AND IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN, UM, THAT IS THAT FUNDING AT THIS POINT, HE HAS A SEPARATE SOURCE. 
          IT IS THROUGH FEMA. 
          AND AS WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR PAST HISTORY, UH, RELATED TO EMERGENCIES, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, UM, WHICH THROUGH PROJECT ROOM KEY WAS, IS THROUGH FEMA AND THE PARAMETERS AND GUIDELINES THAT THEY PUT. 
          NEXT THING YOU KNOW, IS YOU'RE DOWN TO WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT, WHERE WE HAD A CURRENT POPULATION OF PLUS A MINUS 40 CURRENTLY IN THERE, AND MAYBE UP TO A CAPACITY UP TO A HUNDRED, WE WOULD ONLY GET REIMBURSED FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WALKS THROUGH AND CHECKS EVERY BOX MORE THAN LIKELY. 
          WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR MOST OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE FEMA PROCESS. 
          UM, UH, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY PARTICULAR. 
          SO WHEN WE WERE EVALUATING PROJECT, UH, HOME KEY, UH, WHICH HOME KEY IS THE ONE RELATED TO THE HOME FOR HARVEST, YOU SIT RIGHT ON FOR OUR HOME PRIOR TO SORRY, THERE'S MULTIPLE PROGRAMS OUT THERE HOME FOR HARVEST. 
          IT IS FEMA FUNDED, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE STILL ROLL THAT OUT? EVEN IF WE ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL THROUGH MOST COUNTIES ARE TRYING TO, BUT I'M HEARING HORROR STORIES ABOUT THOSE THAT ARE, AND THEY'RE USING, IF THEY DO IT, THEY'RE USING OTHER SOURCES OR THEY'RE NOT GOING PAYING INTO IT. 
          UM, REALLY WHAT WE'RE FINDING WITH THAT IS WHICH FOR THE PUBLIC HOME FOR HARVEST IS SIMILAR TO PROJECT ROOM KEY, WHERE IT SETS APART A CONGREGATE LIVING SPACE TO BE ABLE TO SOMEONE WHO TESTS POSITIVE IN THE AG COMMUNITY, TO BE ABLE TO FIND A LOCATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO QUARANTINE THEMSELVES. 
          AND THIS DAY, NOT, NOT TRAN, NOT TRANSMIT THE VIRUS THROUGH THE REST OF THEIR FAMILY. 
          UM, SO YOU TRY TO CONTAIN THAT, UH, WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT MANY IN THE AG COMMUNITY DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THOSE UNFAMILIAR PLACES. 
          WE EVEN LOOKED AT STAN SAAS COUNTY HAD A PROGRAM THAT THEY WERE USING THE MIGRANT HOUSING. 
          SO IT'S A, AN AREA THAT THE AG COMMUNITY WORKERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH. 
          THEY HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN BECAUSE THEY GOT NO INTEREST. 
          SO THE CHALLENGE BECOMES, I KNOW THIS IS MORE THAN YOU ASK FOR, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, THE CHALLENGE BECOMES IS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THE FARM WORKERS TO ACCESS THIS AVAILABLE. 
          WE HAVE SAID THAT THE A HUNDRED ROOMS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY 40, WE WOULD TRY TO USE THAT IF THAT'S THE CASE FOR US, IT WOULD PROBABLY COME UNDER THE CARES ACT FUNDING. 
          I KNOW I'VE GOT A LONG WAY OF GETTING THERE, BUT I WANTED DESCRIBE THE PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT AND THE CHALLENGES WE ARE HAVING. 
          AND SO THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS WITH CBOC COMING ON TO TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THEM AND WORK WITH THEM, TO TRY TO MAKE IT MORE KNOWN AS A POSSIBILITY OUT THERE AND OTHER GROUPS, UM, 
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YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE FOR JUST THE GENERATE THE INTEREST FROM THE FARM WORKERS TO WANT TO GO TO SOMEPLACE THAT IT'S UNFAMILIAR AND NOT COMFORTABLE TO THEM. 
          NO, I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THAT AND THAT YOU ACTUALLY DID IT IN A GREAT DETAIL. 
          I WANTED BECAUSE OF MY ZOOM CALL WITH MY CONSTITUENCY YESTERDAY, THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS. 
          AND I KNEW THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IT, AND I JUST DIDN'T HEAR IT MENTIONED IN THIS PROGRAM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IT. 
          I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF COUNTIES WHO HAVE TRIED TO IMPLEMENT IT, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK IN STANISLAUS COUNTY BEING THAT AND TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES UP THERE, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK FOR THEM. 
          BUT I KNEW THAT WE WERE, IT WAS STILL ON THE TABLE. 
          YES, IT IS. 
          WE HAVE NINE. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE, WE HAVE NOT HELPED ONE PERSON THROUGH IT YET AND JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SUPERVISOR PROGRAM, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          I, UM, UH, I I'VE HAD OVER PROBABLY THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE DAYS, UM, QUITE A FEW, UM, COMMENTS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS MONEY AND, UM, AND WHAT KIND OF BECAME APPARENT TO ME, UH, CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE QUESTIONED WHY WE WERE GOING TO GIVE MONEY TO BUSINESSES. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND, AND SO I JUST BEEN SITTING HERE AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT EARLIER AND I DIDN'T. 
          AND SO I'M GONNA GO BACK A LITTLE BIT JUST TO KIND OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF A CYCLE OF, OF UH, HOW MY THOUGHT PROCESS WORKS AND WHY, UM, YOU KNOW, I ADVOCATED FOR US GETTING MONEY TO SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          AND, UH, SO, SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, UM, AN INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP OF, UH, BUSINESS PARTNERS DECIDE TO START A SMALL BUSINESS, THOSE BUSINESSES HIRE EMPLOYEES, UM, THOSE BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES THEN SPEND IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY GENERATE TAXES. 
          AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY THEN UTILIZES THOSE TAXES TO PROVIDE SERVICES, UH, TO, TO, TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND, UH, AND A LOT OF THE MONEY THAT WE SPENT, IN FACT, THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY WE SPEND IS SPENT ON PEOPLE WHO AREN'T WORKING AND WHO AREN'T REALLY, UM, CONTRIBUTING, UH, ON THAT BASIS. 
          UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEN THE GOVERNMENT ALSO KIND OF PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON CONGRESS, RIGHT. 
          AND KIND OF SLOW IT DOWN AS A NATURE OF HOW WE, HOW WE ACT. 
          AND, AND SO I GUESS, UH, THEN THAT COMES BACK AROUND AND WE'RE BACK AT THE BUSINESS AGAIN. 
          AND SO, UM, IF YOU, IF YOU FOLLOW THAT EXAMPLE, THEN YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE PEOPLE THAT START BUSINESSES AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HIRE ARE GENERATING THE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE USING TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOVERNMENT DOES. 
          AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO, UM, HELP BUSINESSES SURVIVE THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. 
          AND, UH, AND I'LL SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE COUNTY, RIGHT. 
          AND, AND, AND OUR STAFF IS FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THE COUNTY COMES THROUGH THIS HOLE. 
          IF WE HAVE TO CHOOSE IF THIS PANDEMIC IS WORSE THAN, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT IT IS NOW, IF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IS WORSE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT OUR ECONOMIC WHEEL IS TURNING EVEN AT THE, KIND OF THE SACRIFICE OF THE COUNTY, RIGHT. 
          WE CONTROL THE PURSE STRINGS SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GET REIMBURSED FOR OUR STUFF, RIGHT. 
          BUT, UM, LONGTERM THAT MAY HURT US IF OUR BUSINESSES ARE GOING OUT AND PEOPLE CAN'T FIND JOBS, I JUST DON'T WANT US TO LOSE SIGHT OF HOW THE CIRCLE OF LIFE WORKS IN GOVERNMENT AND WHERE OUR MONEY COMES FROM. 
          MY, MY COLLEAGUE SUPERVISOR SOLVERA EARLIER, UM, YOU KNOW, TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT MONEY ISN'T FREE, RIGHT? AND, AND IT DOES IT, ISN'T FREE. 
          IT COMES FROM YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND ME, RIGHT, AS WE PAY TAXES. 
          AND THEN WITH THOSE TAX DOLLARS, THEN GOVERNMENT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE BACK SERVICES AND THAT, AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND BUSINESSES, STAYING CLOSER TO WHOLE THROUGH THIS, UM, I JUST WANT THAT. 
          AND, AND, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE BUSINESS, RIGHT? AND IT'S NOT SOMEBODY WHO HAS AN INVESTMENT, BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE, RIGHT. 
          UH, THEY CAN'T PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, IS THERE, ISN'T A PLACE TO WORK. 
          AND, UH, AND, AND ACTUALLY IF YOU TAKE THAT ON DOWN, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT THEN THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSE BUSINESSES WILL GENERATE THE MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND THE BUDGET AFTER. 
          AND IF THEY'RE NOT THERE, THEN ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, UM, CAN BE AT PERIL. 
          AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE FOR THAT HAPPEN. 
          SO ANYWAYS, I JUST, BEFORE WE VOTE ON, ON THIS PLAN, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME MR. CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I WANT TO SAY ONE COMMENT BEFORE WE, UH, OPEN UP TO PUBLIC, BUT BEFORE WE OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC, I WANT TO TAKE A, YOU KNOW, A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. 
          CAUSE I KNOW WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS. 
          AND, UH, SO 
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LET ME JUST, UH, SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO PLAN. 
          UM, THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT I HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          UM, I THINK THAT WE HAVE A RESERVE OF A CONTINGENCY OF $3 MILLION. 
          SO IF WE CAN TAKE THAT, UH, I WILL RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD, IF WE COULD TAKE A MILLION AND A HALF AND DIVIDE IT WITHIN THE FIVE DISTRICTS EQUALLY, THAT WAY WE CAN, UH, SUPPORT, UH, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, IT'S TO A CASH CAR FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, FOR GROCERIES, FOR RENT, UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, EARLY ON, THERE WAS NOT MANY PEOPLE. 
          IN FACT, THE, BUT NOW I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN AFFECTED, UH, WHATEVER IN WHATEVER WAY WE WANT TO HELP OUT SOMEBODY. 
          CAUSE RIGHT NOW EMPLOYEES HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE CONTRACT THE VIRUSES AND, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY TO THE STATE, UH, I WAS JUST ADVISING THEM THAT, THAT THEY'VE LOST A JOB OR THEY WAS SENT HOME OR DEPENDING ON IF YOU'RE UNDOCUMENTED AT CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, IN, UH, IN, UH, IN THE FIELDS HAVE BEEN JUST TOLD TO GO HOME AND YOU FORGET ABOUT IT, ACTUALLY, THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID. 
          PLUS THEY HAVE THE BIG QUARANTINE. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY LOSS OF INCOME AND PROBABLY BE, THEY MIGHT BE HOMELESS AND, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO INFECTING THE WHOLE FAMILY. 
          SO THAT'S PART OF THE CARE SIDE FUNDING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE EFFECTS OF COVID. 
          SO WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          I'M NOT SAYING MY WAY IS, IS THE BEST WAY OF DEALING WITH IT. 
          I THINK WE, IF WE CAN GET $1.5 MILLION OF THIS, WHAT SORT OF CONDITIONS AND HOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, UM, DIVIDED EQUALLY WITH ALL THE SWITCHES LIKE WE'RE DOING WITH THE BUSINESSES? I THINK THAT IN ALL THIS, THESE FONTS ARE JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO THE BUSINESS BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS JUST GONNA GO SPEND IT RIGHT AWAY, WHETHER IT'S GROCERIES OR RENT OR WHATEVER. 
          SO HAPPY NOW, THE BUSINESS AS WELL. 
          SO I WOULD JUST LIKE THAT MAKE TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. 
          UM, $3 MILLION IS A LOT FOR A CONTINGENCY. 
          AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, PUTTING IN $1.5 MILLION FOR IN WHATEVER WAY WE WANT TO HELP OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE MERCER COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL BE, UH, VERY IMPORTANT TO, UH, TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. 
          SO, UH, WITH THAT I, IN MY COMMENTS AND WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. 
          UH, WE'RE COMING BACK NOW, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CARE SEC FUNDING PLAN. 
          UH, AND NOW AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, UH, IN PERSON, AND THEN WE'LL LISTEN TO THE, TO THE REST OF THE VOICEMAILS. 
          AND IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE CARETRACK FUNDING, UH, JUST A REMINDER, IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THE CARE SECTOR AND YOU HAVE A VOICE CALL IN, UH, WE'RE GONNA USE YOUR VOICE CALLING OR IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE, OKAY, SO IT'S UP TO YOU, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ONLY SPEAK ONCE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI SUPERVISORS. 
          UM, SO MY NAME'S GIOVANNA FROM LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. 
          UM, UH, SO I'M JUST HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CARES ACT PLAN. 
          UM, UH, YOU ALL RECEIVED MY EMAIL LAST NIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, WE GAVE YOU ALL, SOME IDEAS ON WHAT TO INCORPORATE, HOW TO INCORPORATE THAT MONEY TO HELP COMMUNITIES. 
          AND YOU ALL TALK TO YOUR RESIDENTS, UM, THIS, THESE COUPLE OF DAYS. 
          SO YOU ALL KNOW LIKE, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST NEED, BUT I'M ALSO LIKE, KIND OF LIKE HEARING SOME DISCONNECTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S $4 MILLION IN HSA FOR RESIDENTS YET. 
          LIKE WE TALKED TO RESIDENTS AND THEY DON'T, I HAVE NO IDEA THAT THESE SERVICES ARE EVEN THERE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MASKS, BUT YET THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE. 
          SO I THINK THERE JUST HAS TO BE LIKE A WAY WHERE ESPECIALLY UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS HAVE THAT LIKE KNOWLEDGE AND THAT THERE ARE THESE RESOURCES HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST NOT GETTING THEM. 
          AND SO BESIDES, YOU KNOW, THE RENT AND MORTGAGE AND UTILITIES AND FOOD ASSISTANCE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO CREATE PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES BY PLACING AN ORDINANCE WHERE UPON CONFIRMATION OF A POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE AMONG AN EMPLOYEE OR CUSTOMER OF A BUSINESS, THE EMPLOYER SHALL NOTIFY ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE POSSIBLE EXPOSURE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT WITHIN A TIMEFRAME THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 24 HOURS, I THINK THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD ALSO ENSURE EMPLOYERS NOTIFY EMPLOYEES OF AVAILABLE COVID-19 BENEFITS, BECAUSE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE COVID-19 BENEFITS OUT THERE FOR THEM, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT EMPLOYERS PROVIDE ADEQUATE SOCIAL DISTANCING TO EMPLOYEES AND FORCE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE PPE. 
          AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF FARM 
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WORKERS THAT WE'VE TALKED TO THAT ARE NOT RECEIVING MASKS. 
          AND I KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE LIKE OTHER NONPROFITS THAT ARE GIVING THIS OUT TO RESIDENTS OR FARM WORKERS. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ALL DO HAVE THEM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EMPLOYERS GIVE THESE OUT TO EMPLOYEES ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PROPER VENTILATION TO EMPLOYEES ENFORCE ADDITIONAL TESTING SITES FOR FARM WORKERS AND MEAT PACKING COMPANIES DURING WORK HOURS, AND ALSO INCLUDE A REPORTING HOTLINE NUMBER WHERE A CUSTOMER OR EMPLOYEE MAY ANONYMOUSLY REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION THAT RESULT IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
          THE COUNTY MUST ENSURE THERE ARE PUNITIVE MEASURES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE, JUST BECAUSE THERE, AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF COVID CASES AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LARGE PORTION OF THEM ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO. 
          SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE AND AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AND HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY COVID AND PROVIDING FREE COVID-19 TESTING TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, JUST BECAUSE I THINK A FEW OF YOU'VE HEARD SOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THE COVID-19 TEST AND THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. 
          NO ONE SHOULD BE CHARGED FOR HAVING TAKEN THAT TEST. 
          SO DEFINITELY LOOKING INTO THAT, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN TAKE THAT TEST FOR FREE. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON BAR SUPERVISORS, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS SHANE JOHN WITH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. 
          UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD TODAY, I THINK THE COUNTY HAS LAID OUT IN A WAY THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL, UH, TO THIS COUNTY. 
          HOWEVER, I, WE MUST FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE. 
          IT'S SAD FOR ME TO HEAR THAT THERE, WE HAVE CAPACITY FOR A HUNDRED ROOMS FOR, UM, ROOM KEY AND THAT ONLY 40 ARE BEING USED UP. 
          I MEAN, LIKE WE NEED, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEED. 
          WHY AREN'T WE FINDING THAT NEED ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE 4 MILLION THAT HSA ALREADY HAS YOU, UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS CAN APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDS. 
          THEY'RE ELIGIBLE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE PRETTY STRINGENT. 
          UM, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WE WORK WITH TO EVEN GET THOSE FUNDS. 
          AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING A FACILITATOR IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN, BUT KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THESE FUNDS THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE, THEY DON'T REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE. 
          THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR THESE FUNDS FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOCUMENTATION IS A REQUIREMENT. 
          UM, THE OTHER THING THAT WE WANTED TO SEE IS, UM, THE TESTING, LIKE, UH, LIKE GIOVANNA SAID, UM, FOLKS DON'T EVEN HAVE THE, UH, WE'VE HAD TO GIVE OUT MASS OURSELVES IF MASTER BEING GIVEN NOW, HOW COME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE, AND THEY KEEP ASKING FOR THEM, AND SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T GET THEM THEMSELVES. 
          THEIR EMPLOYER HAS TO GET THEM. 
          AND SO GETTING TESTED, WE NEED TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. 
          THERE ARE PEOPLE NOT GETTING TESTED BECAUSE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, BUT THE FACT THAT WE HAD 724 CASES FROM FRIDAY, I MEAN, LIKE WE ARE STILL, YOU KNOW, IN A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FINALIZE ANY NUMBERS TODAY, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT MAKING SURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE STAY HOUSED DURING THIS TIME. 
          I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT WE ARE REACHING THE FOLKS THAT WE, WE FEEL THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE. 
          FOR SOME REASON, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS. AND SO, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THAT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WE USED TO HAVE YEARS AGO, BUT WE'RE NOT, BUT IT WAS NEVER OFFERED TO UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS. 
          YOU KNOW, THEY CAN, WE'VE HER UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS HAVING TO PAY FOR THE COVID TEST. 
          NOW, IF THEY NEED A TREATMENT PLAN, THEY DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THAT. 
          SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF WAY OF PAYING FOR THEIR TREATMENT PLAN. 
          SO WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO HELP THAT. 
          UM, SO YOU KNOW THIS, UH, I HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING, BUT THAT YOU BE THINKING ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          HI EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME IS  AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF 99 ROOTS. 
          A YOUTH LED MOVEMENT GOING ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY. 
          WE FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, THE RIGHT TO A FREE EXISTENCE. 
          AND WE ARE EXPANDING OUR DEMOCRACY TO ENSURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD IN TIMES OF MONUMENTAL CRISIS. 
          PEOPLE RELY ON OUR GOVERNMENT TO 
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BE THERE FOR US AND TO PRIORITIZE OUR COLLECTIVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING. 
          WORKING PEOPLE ARE DOING THEIR PART TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER. 
          AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THIS COUNTY DOES THEIR PART TO GET US OFF THROUGH THIS CRISIS. 
          NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE CARING FOR THE SICK WORKERS, CONTINUE TO RISK THEIR LIVES DAILY, TO DELIVER VITAL SUPPLIES, PICK FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, STOCK OUR GROCERY STORES AND CLEAN OUR HOSPITAL AND BUILDINGS, MERCER COUNTY BOARD. 
          YOU NEED TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY COME OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC STRONGER AND HEALTHIER. 
          WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO PLACE THE PROFIT OF DAIRIES OR ADD OVER PEOPLE'S SAFETY AND LIVES WHILE THE VIRUS HAS IMPACTED EVERYONE. 
          IT IS FALLING MOST HEAVILY ON BLACK INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO ALREADY LIVE IN COMMUNITIES WITHOUT HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS OR CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND WORK, THE ESSENTIAL JOBS THAT ARE PUTTING THEM IN HARM'S WAY, MERCER COUNTY BOARD. 
          OUR GOAL IS THE SAME. 
          WE WANT TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT THE WAY THAT WE DIRECT CARE, ACT FUNDING AND ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO RECOVER. 
          NOT JUST BUSINESSES. 
          THIS MEANS CENTERING AND FUNDING THE NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE THROUGH DIRECT CARE HEALTH COVERAGE, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE. 
          ANY RENT MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE UNDOCUMENTED AMERICANS. 
          WE SHOULD NOT CREATE A HOUSING. 
          WE SHOULD CREATE A NEW HOUSING PROGRAM THAT ENSURES SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FARM WORKING FAMILIES GOING UP IN THIS COUNTY. 
          MY PARENTS NEVER APPLIED TO HSA FOR ANY TYPE OF UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS, THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
          YEAH. 
          AD AND DAIRIES WERE PROFITING BECAUSE MY MOM WORKED IN THE FIELDS. 
          MY DAD WORKED AT DAIRIES AT ONE POINT, RIGHT? THEY'RE PAYING TAXES. 
          YEAH. 
          THEY CAN'T GET ASSISTANCE WITH TWO. 
          IT IS UNACCEPTABLE OUR OFFICE. 
          I ALSO WANT TO LIFT THIS UP. 
          OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED IN ATWATER. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT NEXT TO THE VETERAN'S HALL. 
          THE VETERANS HALL IS NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR OR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR. 
          I ACTUALLY RENTED AND PAID OUT WATER VETERANS HALL TO HOST A YOUTH CONFERENCE 2018. 
          I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THIS. 
          THEY REFUSE TO TURN ON THE STOVE BECAUSE IT WAS ALL BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH. 
          WE HAD EVEN PAID EXTRA THAT CONTRACT TO HAVE THE STOVE TURNED ON. 
          UM, LET ME, LET ME TAKE 10 SECONDS. 
          PLEASE SAY THE FINISHER. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          SAY IT LIKE THE POSITIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK. 
          PRESENT THE MAJORITY OF THIS COUNTY. 
          THIS IS WORKING BLACK AND BROWN ESSENTIAL WORKERS. 
          IT INCLUDES IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, SUPERVISOR LLOYD, LLOYD PERRERA. 
          YOU NEED TO DEMONSTRATE RESPECT TO ALL MERCEDES COUNTY RESIDENTS AND NOT USE YOUR ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC WHEN MEETING WITH THANK YOU. 
          WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, WE'RE IN THIS COMMUNITY. 
          AND YOU WANT ME TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          YOUR TIME IS UP. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          COME ON. 
          MY NAME IS BLANCA HEDA AND, UM, I'M WITH FAITH AND VALLEY. 
          SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING RECENTLY IS, UH, COLLECTING RESIDENT STORIES, MEETING WITH THEM, LISTENING TO THEM AND YOU KNOW, MEETING WITH YOU FOLKS. 
          ALSO ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, I WANT TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU FROM ONE OF THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ISN'T ABLE TO BE HERE. 
          SHE IS A FARM WORKER HERSELF, UM, SAYS, HI, I LIVE IN MERSEYSIDE COUNTY. 
          I HAVE TWO BOYS, A FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL AND A 10 YEAR OLD BOY. 
          I'M A FARM WORKER. 
          AND MY WORK IS TEMPORARY. 
          I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF MY TESTIMONY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON. 
          MY PARTNER WAS WORKING IN A DAIRY, WHICH PROVIDED HOME FOR US. 
          WHEN THEY GIVE YOU A PLACE TO LIVE, THEY GIVE YOU A MINIMUM PAYMENT. 
          HE WAS GETTING PAID $900 A FORTNIGHT, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY RENT. 
          WHEN ALL THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN, SHE MEANS COVID. 
          HIS EMPLOYER DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO DEBT OR GO BANKRUPT. 
          SO WHAT HE DID, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE AND THEY HAD LOWERED THE PRICE OF MILK, THE MILK HE WAS SELLING. 
          SO HE TOLD US HE WAS GOING TO CLOSE THE DAIRY. 
          SO HE WAS AFFECTED THAT WAY. 
          WE WERE AFFECTED TOO, BECAUSE THE BOSS WAS RENTING THIS PLACE, THE DAIRY, ALONG WITH THE HOUSE. 
          SO HE CLOSED THE DAIRY AND HE LEFT. 
          IT ALL HAPPENED. 
          SO SUDDENLY HE DID GIVE US A NOTICE, BUT WE COULDN'T FIND ANY OTHER PLACE TO RENT THE NEW LANDLORD 
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WHO WAS GOING TO COME AND LET US RENT HERE CAME. 
          BUT UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH, SO WE PRACTICALLY HAD TO ADJUST HER THE RULES AND THEIR BUDGET, BUT SHE WAS GIVING US TO CONTINUE RENTING THIS PLACE. 
          NOW WE ARE IN A SITUATION THAT BECAUSE WE DID NOT PAY RENT FOR THE SAME REASON THAT MY PARTNERS WORKED, PROVIDED HIM WITH THE HOUSE AND THE ELECTRICITY. 
          WE DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE BILLS. 
          ALTHOUGH IT WAS AT MINIMUM WAGE, WE DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE RENT OR THE BILLS. 
          NOW HE FOUND ANOTHER JOB RIGHT NOW. 
          THE SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT. 
          THERE ARE ALMOST JOBS AND THANK GOD THAT HE WAS ABLE TO FIND ONE, BUT THEY WERE PAYING HIM FOR $10 AN HOUR. 
          NOW IT IS HOURLY BEFORE IN THE DAIRY, IT WAS A BROKEN SHIFT. 
          IT WENT FROM FOUR OR FIVE HOURS IN THE MORNING AND ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR THE COWS TO RELEASE THE MILK. 
          AND IT WAS THE SAME SALARY. 
          EVERY TIME NOW THEY ARE PAYING HIM FOR IT TO AN HOUR. 
          AND HIS CHECK IS GOING TO COME OUT BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 500 AND 600. 
          AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY RENT ALL THE BILLS AND ELECTRICITY. 
          WE'VE NEVER HAD TO DO THAT BEFORE, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT. 
          WE'RE STILL MAKING MINIMUM WAGE. 
          AND NOW WE HAVE TO TRY HARDER, WORK HARDER AND PAY OUR RENT THAT I BELIEVE, EVEN THOUGH WE LIVE FAR FROM THE CITY IS VERY HIGH. 
          ONE CHECK IS NOT ENOUGH TO PAY RENT. 
          YOU HAVE TO USE TWO CHECKS AND YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU WILL GET THE REST FOR FOOD AND ALL OF THE OTHER BILLS AND ALL THIS, BECAUSE THE RENTS ARE SO HIGH. 
          AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I'M A FARM WORKER. 
          AND I HAVE ALSO HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO RENT. 
          MY SEASON SEASONAL WORK USUALLY BEGINS IN MAY. 
          HOWEVER, THIS YEAR I COULD NOT FIND SOMETHING CHEAP TO RENT. 
          LAST YEAR, I PAID 380 FOR A ROOM THIS TIME THEY TELL ME, OKAY, THIS TIME THEY TELL ME THE RENT IS 500 FOR A ROOM. 
          I WILL STOP THERE, BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE FOR THOSE OF US THAT KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBERS, WHAT FARM WORKERS GET PAID AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY INTO HOUSING. 
          NOW, SOME FARM WORKERS HAVE TO MOVE OUT. 
          WE'RE WHEREVER THEIR JOB TAKES THEM. 
          AND THEY HAVE THE PAY ROOM ROOMS. NOW ARE $500 A MONTH. 
          I'LL LET YOU KNOW, 10 SECONDS AWAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, GOOD MORNING. 
          MY NAME IS ALEJANDRO. 
          I'M HERE WITH THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. 
          UM, SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US THE INFORMATION ON THE PLAN. 
          UH, BUT LIKE MANY HAVE MENTIONED IS HEAVILY FOCUSED ON BUSINESSES. 
          UH, AND I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE YOUR LOGICS. 
          WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT. 
          I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE BUSINESS OWNERS OR HAVE A LOT OF TIES TO BUSINESSES. 
          UM, BUT IT SEEMS TO THE PLAN SEEMS TO BE A RELIEF FOR BUSINESSES RATHER THAN FOR WORKERS. 
          UM, AND SO IN THAT SITUATION, YOU'RE FORCING WORKERS TO RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY. 
          AND YOU'RE PUTTING A LOT OF FOCUS ON LIKE SAVING BUSINESSES, RIGHT? SO THIS TELLS ME THAT YOU VALUE A BUSINESS MORE THAN A LIFE. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S THE DISCONNECT THAT Y'ALL HAVE BETWEEN THE WAY YOU LOOK AT COMMUNITY AND THE WAY WE LOOK AT COMMUNITY. 
          UM, SO WE'RE IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AS Y'ALL KNOW, AND THIS HAS AFFECTED YOUNG PEOPLE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          UM, ONE OF THE WAYS HAS BEEN THAT YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, HAVE BEEN, HAVE HAD TO TAKE UP JOBS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, TO PAY RENT AND BILLS. 
          UM, AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT LIKE BUSINESS RELIEF, LIKE THAT DOESN'T ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. 
          AND I KNOW Y'ALL MENTIONED THAT HSA HAS RESOURCES, ARE THERE OTHER RESOURCES, RIGHT? AND THERE'S SO MANY IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT. 
          UM, BUT THESE RESEARCHERS ARE NOT REACHING THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT OR NOT ACCESSIBLE. 
          SO THE WHOLE UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION OF YOUR CITY CANNOT ACCESS ANY OF THIS COMMUNITIES. 
          AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES GIVING US A TAXES AND GIVING US, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THE ECONOMY OUTFLOW, IT'S NOT BUSINESSES. 
          IT'S WORKER SAYS THE FARM WORKERS THAT ARE KEEPING THE ECONOMY AIRFLOW, IT'S OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES OF LOVE. 
          UM, AND SO I THINK YOU ALL NEED TO LIKE RE ENVISION WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE TO SUPPORT LIVES AND WORKERS RATHER THAN TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES. 
          UM, YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT'S ALL I GOT, BUT, UM, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          GOOD MORNING, MORNING. 
          UM, MY NAME IS GABRIELLE AND NICOLE MANY KNOW ME AND MANY MORE DON'T I LIVE IN MASADA. 
          I'M THE FOUNDER OF A GROUP HERE CALLED MERSEYSIDE PEOPLE OF COLOR. 
          WE'RE VERY NEW. 
          WE'RE ABOUT TWO MONTHS OLD AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 700 MEMBERS AND WE'VE CHALLENGED CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. 
          AND SOME THINGS THAT WERE PROPOSED. 
          UM, I HAD A WHOLE THING WRITTEN, BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST POINT I WANT TO GIVE YOU IS MY OWN PERSPECTIVE AS SOMEONE WHO WAS HOMELESS LAST YEAR, UM, IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT, CAUSE I HATE HAVING TO OUT MYSELF IN THAT WAY, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY SITUATIONS THAT IF YOU DON'T OUT YOURSELF, THERE'S NOBODY HERE ADVOCATING THROUGH THE VOICE OF SOMEONE WHO WAS, UM, WHEN I LEFT MY HOME, I DID NOT KNOW ONE SERVICE AVAILABLE IN MERSIN COUNTY, NOT ONE. 
          AND ON TOP 
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OF THAT, IT'S EXTREMELY INTIMIDATING AS A 20 YEAR OLD WOMAN TO HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION WHEN NO ONE'S EVER TOLD YOU HOW AND NO ONE'S EVER TOLD YOU, WE HAVE RESOURCES AND NO ONE'S EVER DIRECTED YOU TO ANY TYPE OF RESOURCE. 
          I WORKED FOR MERCY COLLEGE. 
          I, YOU KNOW, HAD A FEDERAL WORK STUDY. 
          I WAS BIKING 30 MINUTES TO GET TO SCHOOL. 
          YOU KNOW, I WASN'T SOMEONE WHO JUST OUT OF NOWHERE, YOU KNOW, BECAME HOMELESS AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP THEMSELVES, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT EITHER. 
          BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LACK OF VOCALIZATION THAT, AND I THINK THE THING THAT MAKES ME THE STATUSES HEARING WELL, HSA HAS 4 MILLION OPPORTUNITIES. 
          IF WE ARE STILL VOCALIZING, WE NEED MORE RENT RELIEF. 
          THEN THE QUESTION BACK SHOULD BE, WHY ARE PEOPLE VOCALIZING AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM? YOU KNOW, I THINK THE COUNTER ANSWER OF WELL HSA HAS RENT RELIEF. 
          OKAY, WELL THEN WHY ARE NONE OF US SEEING IT AND WHY ARE UNDOCUMENTED, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY NOT ABLE TO ACCESS IT. 
          AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE VOCALIZING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 
          AND ON TOP OF THAT, I JUST WANT TO REALLY PUT FOCUS THAT SO MANY YOUTH RIGHT NOW ARE HAVING TO GO OUT AND ENDANGER THEMSELVES FOR BLM, FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS, FOR EQUALITY. 
          AND THOSE OF US, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T DO IT. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS MINDSET THAT WE DO IT BECAUSE IT'S FUN. 
          YOU KNOW, I WORRY EVERY DAY ABOUT BRINGING HOME SOMETHING TO MY FAMILY. 
          YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO CATS. 
          I CARE ABOUT EVERY MEMBER OF MY HOUSEHOLD, BUT I GO OUT BECAUSE IF I DON'T GO OUT, YOU KNOW, WHO ELSE IS GOING TO AN ADVOCATE FOR THESE GROUPS THAT SOMETIMES I'M NOT EVEN A PART OF. 
          AND I THINK THAT THIS CARE ACT IS A CHANCE TO REALLY PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE PRIORITIZING PEOPLE WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE, WHEN SOMEONE IS THE MOST VULNERABLE, WHEN THEY'RE BEING RAVAGED THE MOST AND HURT THE MOST, YOU PRIORITIZE CARE. 
          ANY MEDIC WOULD TELL YOU THAT ANY DOCTOR YOU PRIORITIZE WHERE IT'S NEEDED. 
          AND THERE IS A NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR BLACK BROWN AND INDIGENOUS FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING, WHO ARE TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THE CYCLE OF LIFE WITH BUSINESS. 
          I NOT ONLY AM TRYING TO START A NONPROFIT OF MY OWN, BUT I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND YOU KNOW, REALLY LEARNING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TAKE THOSE STEPS. 
          BUT I CAN SAY EVEN IF I START ONE, IF I DON'T LOOK OUT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDER ME, WHO ARE DOING THE WORK FOR ME, I'M NO GOOD BUSINESS OWNER AND ANYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO WANTS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS NEEDS TO LOOK OUT FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES THROUGH PPS, THROUGH TESTING, THROUGH CARE FOR ALL HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. 
          AND YOU GUYS SHOULD TOO. 
          AND I DO THINK THERE'S A LACK OF DIVERSITY IN YOUR MEETING. 
          TIME, TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM IS RIDICULOUS. 
          PEOPLE ARE WORKING, THEY CAN'T COME. 
          SO I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD ADDRESS THAT AT SOME POINT, PLEASE. 
          IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT EVEN FAIR. 
          YOU KNOW, SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVELY NEEDED IN THIS CONVERSATION CANNOT COME HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING 10 SECONDS. 
          PLEASE, PLEASE ADDRESS THAT AT SOME POINT. 
          THAT'S SO UNFAIR IN SO MANY LEVELS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS DO. 
          AND UM, YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT DO THE RESEARCH. 
          I'M SURE IT GETS REALLY HARD FOR YOU GUYS. 
          SO, UM, I ALSO WANT, BEFORE I GO AND I, I ALSO WANT TO HONOR, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE AND, UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY GIVE OUR LIVES FOR EVERYBODY EVERY DAY, NO MATTER WHAT COLOR LIKE MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, IT'S NOT ABOUT BLACK OR BROWN IT'S OR WHITE. 
          WE ALL BLEED RED. 
          AND YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES TAKING CARE OF US. 
          THE, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOING INTO FIRES FOR US AND, AND ALSO, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          AND AS FAR AS JOBS GO, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S EVER FORCED TO TAKE A JOB. 
          EVERYBODY HAS FREE CHOICE. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT THE BIG THING ABOUT, UM, AMERICA IS. 
          IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LAND BECAUSE NOBODY'S FORCED TO TAKE A JOB. 
          EVERYBODY GETS TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, UM, WHAT AREA OF BUSINESS THAT THEY WANT TO GO IN, WHETHER IT'S FARMING. 
          AND I GREW UP A FARMER, I WAS, I WAS A FARMER. 
          AND EVEN THOUGH WE DID THE WORK ON THE FARM, YOU KNOW, MY DAD HIRED PEOPLE AND IT WAS JUST IT, BUT WE EMBRACE WHATEVER WE WERE DUMPING PROUD OF WHAT YOU DO. 
          AND, UM, IT WAS A GREAT, IT WAS A GREAT LIFE. 
          SO, UM, BUT IT WAS A CHOICE AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL CHOICE. 
          SO IT'S JUST, EVERYBODY'S GOT THAT CHOICE, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD GO INTO FARMING OR THEY COULD GO INTO SOMETHING ELSE. 
          AND I JUST, UM, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD SERVICE AND FOR HAVING TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY THAT HASN'T DONE THE RESEARCH YET. 
          SO JUST APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. 
          THANK YOU. 
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GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. 
          UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT RESEARCH. 
          UM, MY NAME IS ANA  AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UC MERSEYSIDE COMMUNITY AND LABOR CENTER. 
          UM, THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS HAS EXACERBATED THE LONG STANDING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LOW WAGE WORK AND LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA. 
          THE CRISIS HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE THAT NONESSENTIAL WORKERS, MANY OF WHOM DEPEND UPON THOUGH GAUGES AND EXPERIENCED BURDEN, NOT WORK FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS. 
          THE CRISIS HAS ALSO REQUIRED ESSENTIAL WORKERS, MANY WHO LACK HEALTH INSURANCE, OR DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SICK LEAVE TO STAY ON THE JOB. 
          A FEW WEEKS AGO, OUR CENTER RELEASED A STUDY THAT FOUND A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COUNTY LEVEL LOLITA WORK AND THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. 
          THE RISK IS EVEN HIGHER. 
          IF YOU ARE AN ESSENTIAL WORKER IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, ONE IN THREE WORKER HOUSEHOLDS HAS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER IN THEM IN MERCER COUNTY, MORE THAN HALF OF ALL WORKER HOUSEHOLDS HAS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER IN THEM. 
          MOST NON-CITIZEN WORKERS IN MERCER COUNTY IS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER. 
          37% OF WORKERS IN MERCER COUNTY IS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, MERCER COUNTY IS HOME TO MORE WORKER HOUSEHOLDS WITH ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN THEM THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE STATE AND RANKED SIX IN THE NATION. 
          THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT MERCER COUNTY HAS THE 11TH FLOW IS THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE STATE. 
          OUR RECOMMENDATIONS EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT JUST REGULATING BUSINESS OPENINGS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS BECAUSE ESSENTIAL OR PERSISTS EVEN DURING STAY AT HOME ORDERS THAT MINIMIZING COVID-19 SPREAD BY INNOVATING HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORMS FOCUSED ON WORKERS AND BY ALLOCATING CARROTS FUNDS AND THOUGHTFUL MEASURES THAT ADDRESSES GAPS AND NEEDS. 
          DO YOU SEE MERCY KIMMY LABOR CENTER URGES THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO LOOK AFTER THOSE, HER KEEPING THE COUNTY, STATE, AND COUNTRY RUNNING DURING THESE VERY CHALLENGING TIMES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ANYONE ELSE? HI. 
          Y'ALL GOOD MORNING. 
          MY NAME IS BRENDA. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME? OKAY. 
          UM, MY NAME IS BRENDA. 
          I AM AFFILIATED WITH 99 ROOTS. 
          UM, I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER FOR CENTRAL VALLEY MUTUAL AID NETWORK. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH CENTRAL VALLEY MUTUAL AID NETWORK. 
          UM, JUST AS COVID START, LIKE WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED AND AT MERCER COUNTY SHUT DOWN, UM, UH, LIKE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER FROM ALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY, A LARGE GROUP OF MERCY FROM MORISSETTE COUNTY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS THAT WERE RISING, UM, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCESS AND NO RESOURCES FOR SPECIFICALLY UNDOCUMENTED SPECIFICALLY, UH, REFUGEE, UH, FAMILIES. 
          UM, YEAH, SO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO REALLY LIKE FRAME THIS, UM, AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS RESIDENTS, AS PEOPLE THAT LIKE LIVE WORK AND LOVE MERCER COUNTY, RIGHT. 
          UM, WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR PART IN RAISING MONEY AND TAKING CARE OF LIKE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR FOLKS, UH, WITH THE BEST THAT WE CAN. 
          UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, SO, UH, CENTRAL VALLEY MUTUAL AID NETWORK HAS BEEN ABLE TO RAISE OVER RAISE AND TO REDISTRIBUTE OVER $900,000. 
          UM, AND JUST TO LIKE DIRECTLY TO FAMILIES, NO QUESTIONS ASKED LIKE, JUST YOU NEED MONEY. 
          LIKE WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          AND THEN, UM, FOLKS ARE AWARDED. 
          UM, SO NOW, LIKE WE'RE GETTING TO A BREAKING POINT WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL FUNDRAISING MONEY AND LIKE THE PANDEMIC IS STILL GOING, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC. 
          UH, WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A THREE MONTH THING, FOUR MONTH THING. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, AND NOW WE'VE HAD TO ADAPT OUR PROCESSES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR SPOUSES, WITH YOUR CHILDREN. 
          LIKE IF, IF I GET COVID AND I DIE, LIKE, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? AND WE'RE GETTING THOSE CALLS. 
          MY HUSBAND DIED. 
          I'VE BEEN EVICTED, I'M LIVING 
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IN A HOTEL. 
          I NEED MONEY TO LIKE, STAY HERE. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO FRAME THAT, RIGHT. 
          LIKE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS, UM, BECAUSE SOMETIMES, I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES IS UNDOCUMENTED OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS FROM FARM WORKERS. 
          UM, AND LIKE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY'S PEEP EMPLOYERS ARE, PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GET TESTED BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING KICKED OF THEIR HOUSES. 
          THEY'RE LOSING THEIR JOBS IF THEY TEST POSITIVE. 
          SO THERE'S A LOT MORE BARRIERS, RIGHT. 
          UM, THAT WE SHOULD BE CENTERING AND THINKING ABOUT, UM, PARTICULARLY FOR, UM, THE FOLKS WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES FOR US. 
          AND I KNOW THAT, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT LIKE, YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT THE VETERANS HALLS AND ALL OF THAT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR VETERANS, LIKE WE SHOULD. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT SAME RESPECT FOR OUR FOLKS WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES RIGHT NOW FOR US, UM, OUT IN THE FIELDS, DOING THESE THINGS AND IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S OKAY TO NOT KNOW, RIGHT. 
          LIKE, OH, I DON'T KNOW THAT, LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE UNDOCUMENTED THEN FIND OUT, RIGHT? LIKE, THAT'S, YOU ALL ARE IN THESE POSITIONS TO LISTEN AND, YOU KNOW, UM, DO THESE THINGS, I JUST REALLY, YOUR ECONOMY IS YOUR WORKFORCE BEEN A HEALTHY ECONOMY IS A HEALTHY WORKFORCE. 
          AND I, YEAH, Y'ALL, Y'ALL, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING YOU RIGHT WITH LIKE LETTERS. 
          WE'RE SENDING YOU LETTERS A LOT OF, UH, MADERA COUNTY, FRESNO COUNTY, KERN COUNTY. 
          UM, THEY'RE ALSO DOING A REALLY GREAT PROGRAMS. UM, AND I KNOW I BROUGHT IT UP WITH A COUPLE OF SUPERVISORS, UM, INCLUDING IT WAS 10 SECONDS. 
          DO I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR A SECOND? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO, UH, THE VOICEMAILS. 
          SO WE HAVE SEVEN VOICEMAILS AND THEN NINE IN SPANISH. 
          IF WE CAN GO AHEAD WHILE YOU WANT TO TRANSLATE THEM TO SPANISH FIRST. 
          NOT IN SPANISH. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          YEAH, GO AHEAD. 
           MISTAKE. 
          UM, SO YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR MIXPANEL             FROM THAT. 
          UM,  MY NAME IS AMANDA LEE REESE FROM LOS BANOS. 
          I'M A, UM, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE $28 MILLION THAT WAS RECEIVED BY MERCEDE COUNTY. 
          I COME FROM A VERY MIXED FAMILY AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE $1,200. 
          IT WAS, UH, UH, SENT OUT, UM, BECAUSE, UM, WE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT. 
          WE ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE THE $500 THAT'S AVAILABLE MONTHLY BECAUSE OF, UH, NO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. 
          WE DO HAVE, UM, PLENTY OF FOOD, BUT WE ARE HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH BEING ABLE TO PAY THE RENT AND PAY OUR UTILITIES WITH THE, WE NEED TO FALL. 
          YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON BEING ABLE TO HELP NOT ONLY THE BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE HELPING THE RESIDENTS AND, UH, UNDOCUMENTED, UM, THE CITIZENS OF YOUR COUNTY          
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 THAT COULD ASK YOU, HELLO. 
          MY NAME IS GLORIA ALEXANDER FROM LOS BANOS. 
          UM, I AM CALLING IN, UH, BECAUSE OF THE COVERT RELIEF FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. 
          WE HAVE A NO RESOURCES, UH, AT THIS TIME, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF OUR SITUATION FOR, UH, WORKERS, UH, IN THE FIELD. 
          AND FOR FOLKS WHO ARE, ARE NOT DOCUMENTED  FOR POWER. 
          HOW ARE YOU GOING TO     ECONOMIC       YES. 
          HELLO. 
          MY NAME IS TERRY FROM LAS ROSE. 
          UM, I, TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENT FIELD WORKERS, UM, THAT, UH, WORK OUT IN THE FIELDS THAT ARE HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY OR NOT HAVE ANY MONEY WHATSOEVER. 
          THIS IS INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION, HAVE NO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. 
          I NEED FOR YOU TO CONSIDER HELPING THESE FOLKS, NOT ONLY WITH FOOD, BUT WITH RENT AND ALSO THE UTILITIES, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE AND ARE NOT BEING HELPED. 
                              PLUS BOY,  HELLO. 
          MY NAME IS TERESITA. 
          I'M FROM LOS BANOS AND I'M CALLING REGARDING THE COVERT RELIEF. 
          PLEASE SEND FUNDS. 
          I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT OVER 85% OF FOLKS IN CALIFORNIA ARE BEHIND ON THEIR RENT PAYMENTS. 
          UM, I ALSO WANT TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS ALSO HELP OUT WITH FOOD WITH UTILITIES. 
          I WANT TO MENTION THAT, UH, AND BRING THE ATTENTION TO THE YOUTH. 
          THERE ARE MANY YOUTH THAT HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP AT HOME, AND I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE FUNDS SHOULD BE USED FOR MENTAL HEALTH. 
          THEY'VE BEEN IN ISOLATION FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          I HOPE THAT SOME OF THESE, THIS MONEY IS ALLOCATED TO HELP PAY THE BILLS. 
          AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT HOSPITAL HOSPITALS NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR PATIENTS. 
          AND, UM, SOMEHOW WE NEED TO GET MORE MACHINES TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE COVERT EXAMS AT THESE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. 
          UM, THEY'RE VERY BACKED UP AND IT'S HARD TO GET THEM DONE THAT A SEATBELT FROM LOS BANOS. 
          AND THAT'S MY CHRISTMAS      
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      YES. 
          UH, MY NAME IS . 
          UH, HELLO MANIA. 
          MY NAME IS MARIA . 
          I DON'T, I DIDN'T GET WHERE SHE WAS CALLING FROM. 
          UM, THE  IS CALLING ABOUT THE COVID RELIEF FUNDS. 
          ALSO, SHE WANTS FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED, TO HELP FOLKS WITH THE, WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS WHO HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION AND UNABLE TO PROVE DOCUMENTATION. 
          UM, I KNOW FOLKS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CARS. 
          I KNOW FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          AND AGAIN, THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND NOT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP IN THE PAST EITHER. 
          UM, MARIA, I MEAN, HE'S BEEN HERE ALMOST    NOPE. 
           WHAT'S OVER THERE. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE NAME THAT WAS MENTIONED ON THE CALL. 
          UM, I DID UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THERE ARE, UH, FUNDS THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED. 
          THE CALL IS IN QUESTION TO THE BOARD OF THE CITY. 
          SHE SAYS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. 
          I WANT TO MAKE, I WANT TO ASK HOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE ALLOCATING THESE FUNDS, KEEPING IN MIND THAT MANY OF YOUR RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION. 
          DON'T HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY. 
          MANY OF THE SAME RESIDENTS HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF HELP IN THE PAST. 
          SO KEEP IN MIND HOW THOSE PEOPLE CAN BE REACHED WHEN THEY'RE UNDOCUMENTED              AND   . 
          I CAN GIVE YOU HALF OF    . 
          MY NAME IS . 
          I AM CALLING REGARDING THE COVID-19 FUNDS AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. 
          I'M SPECIFICALLY WORRIED ABOUT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED, NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT, PAY THEIR INSURANCE, INCLUDING A MEDICAL INSURANCE, MANY OF WHO DO QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE NEED TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE AREA, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE HOSPITALS WITH SPECIALISTS HERE IN THIS AREA. 
          THEY NEED TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE TO A MODESTO TO FRESNO. 
          WE NEED TO COME INTO SAID. 
          UM, I ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE CHILDREN. 
          CHILDREN HAVE TO HAVE THEIR APPOINTMENTS, UH, FOLLOWED UP WITH, UH, REGARDING A DENTIST REGARDING DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIALISTS. 
          UM, WE'D NEED HOSPITALS. 
          AND THAT'S MY QUESTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
                CARE. 
            TWO PEOPLE 
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TAKE US AND      BEING, I DO THAT. 
             HE TOLD US THOSE              16 , BUT I SUPPOSE EXAMINER  CHEST AND , BUT AS HE ASKED ME, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS CARMEN I'M FROM THOSE PILLOWS. 
          MY COMMENT IS REGARDING THE CARE FUNDS. 
          UM, I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENT RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED. 
          UM, I WANT TO, UH, HAVE YOU COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF A PROGRAM WHERE THEY MAY RECEIVE AN AID FOR THE RENT, HOW TO PAY THE UTILITIES FOR SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY OWN, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT THEY OWN, UH, WE DO, OR WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FOOD, BUT THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN MET. 
          SO WE'RE OKAY IN THAT AREA, I'D LIKE TO ALSO MENTION MENTAL HEALTH. 
          I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO BE CONSIDERED AND NOT ONLY IN THE ADULT, BUT IN YOUTH AS WELL. 
          I THINK IT'S A BIG AREA OF NEED. 
          I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THE FARM WORKERS WHO ARE OUT THERE DOING THEIR JOB DAILY. 
          I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB. 
          I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THE PROTECTION THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS AS WELL, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERT TESTS AVAILABLE TO THEM AT NO PAY OR NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET. 
          SO, UH, PLEASE TAKE THESE RESIDENTS AND THESE WORKERS INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THE COVID FUNDS, UH, PLEASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT WAS THE LAST NAME. 
          CARBON O'HARA OR J E D. 
          I DIDN'T GET THE LAST NAME. 
          I'M SORRY. 
                  MATH A    HELLO. 
          MY NAME IS LORI ALEXANDER. 
          I'M FROM LOS BANOS. 
          AND MY COMMENT IS REGARDING THE CARE FUNDS. 
          I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO REALLY NEED HELP WITH THEIR RENT, WITH THE BEING ABLE TO PAY THE UTILITIES, BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR BUSINESSES. 
          BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LIKE TO MENTION MENTAL HEALTH, UM, MENTAL HEALTH IS A REAL BIG ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS COVID-19 WHO HIT, WHO HIT REALLY HIT THE HIT IS REALLY HARD. 
          UM, I BELIEVE THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THERE TO BE MORE MOBILE TESTS AVAILABLE FOR THE COVID-19. 
          AND I HOPE THAT THE RESULTS ARE BE ARE, WILL BE ABLE TO BE DIVULGED FASTER INSTEAD OF TAKING UP TO ONE MONTH TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE RESULTS FROM THE COVID TEST. 
          UM, PLEASE, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS USE GOOD JUDGMENT AND REGARDING THE COVID-19 FUNDS. 
          AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO MENTION ONE MORE TIME MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE NEED TO FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR ENTIRE COUNTY. 
          THAT IS GLORIA ALEXANDER FROM THOSE VENUES. 
          I BELIEVE THAT'S IT STARTED THEN MY INCLINE, A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE LANGUAGE CARE PROGRAM UNDER UNITED WAY. 
          IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE ONE THAT'S ALL THE WESTMINSTER NOW THAT'S TRANSLATED. 
          OKAY. 
          SO ARE WE GONNA, 
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PARDON? WE'RE GONNA PUT THEM ON THE RECORD OVER. 
          NOPE, GO AHEAD, MUM FORWARD. 
          AND THIS IS A COMMENT ON THE CARES ACT FUNDING PLAN. 
          UM, I WANT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT AND RFQ FOR INCREASED HELP WITH RENT ASSISTANCE UTILITIES AND THE OTHER NEEDS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT WORKING AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE OR UNABLE TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OR HAVE RECEIVED STIMULUS CHECKS, INCLUDING, AND WE MUST INCLUDE MIXED STATUS FAMILIES WITH CITIZENS AND UNDOCUMENTED ADULTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE STIMULUS FUNDS. 
          THERE'S TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON MONEY FOR BUSINESSES AND NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO NEED THE HELP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS DANIELLE . 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF MUCH SAID TO COUNTY, AND I WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CARES ACT BUDGET PLANS. 
          MY FIRST COMMENT IS, UH, REGARDING, UH, PART EIGHT OF THE PLAN, UM, AND THAT IS NUMBER EIGHT, BUT, UH, WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE STATE HOME REQUIREMENTS, UM, AS DIRECTED BY THE, UM, GOVERNOR. 
          UM, AND ONE OF MY COMMENTS IS I'D LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNTY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ENFORCING, UM, AND POSSIBLY CENTERING SHAREPOINT MICKEY, UH, WITH THE THOUGHTS OF THE, UH, CITY OF ATWATER'S, UM, BUSINESS, UH, SANCTUARY CITY. 
          I FEEL LIKE THAT PUTS US ALL AT RISK AS A COUNTY, NOT ONLY FOR OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH, BUT ALSO FOR OUR ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FUNDS THAT, UM, HAVE BEEN EARMARKED FOR OUR COUNTY. 
          UM, SO I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE PART OF THE PLAN, UM, OR HAVE SOMETHING EXPLAINED INTO, UH, HOW WE WILL ADDRESS THAT IF WE HAVE A SHERIFF THAT WILL NOT ENFORCE THOSE, UM, GUIDELINES. 
          MY OTHER IS, UH, READING, LOOKING AT THE WAY THAT THE MONEY IS EARMARKED WITH, UM, 3.1 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT, UH, 7.2 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT. 
          AND WE 0.1 MILLION AND THAT PERSON, SMALL BUSINESSES LEAVING A 4.1 MILLION FOR, UH, BEING LIST OF ITEMS TO ENCOMPASS, UM, TESTING, CONTACT TRACING, UM, HEALTHCARE. 
          SO SORRY, NO, UH, FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, HEALTHCARE SUPPORT, FOOD ASSISTANCE, HOMELESS HOUSING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMMUNITY, VETERANS HALLS, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. 
          UM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT THAT'S ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED IT. 
          THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE ABOUT HOW TO HELP, UM, LOW INCOME OR, UM, AT-RISK INCOME, UM, FAMILY, NOT JUST BUSINESSES. 
          I FEEL IF WE GIVE THE MONEY TO THE PEOPLE, THEN THEY CAN THEN ALSO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN. 
          BUT IF THE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THEIR RENT TO PAY FOR THEIR UTILITIES, THEY WILL BE HOMELESS AND THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT FOR THEM. 
          SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OUR COUNTY DO FOR THOSE PEOPLE. 
          UM, IF WE HELP THE PEOPLE, THEY WILL FEED THE BUSINESSES. 
          AND I, THAT IF WE THINK OF SUPPORT FROM THE GROUND UP, RATHER THAN FROM THE TOP DOWN, IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR US TO REALLY CARE FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THE OTHER THING IS LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF CRIME FOR THE EXAMINER PRESSING ON THE CONTRACT, RACING ON THE FUNDING, NEW GLASSING THROUGH BOOK NUMBER AT 2020. 
          AND THAT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS TO COVER THE REST OF FLU SEASON, BUT BEGIN IN DECEMBER FLU SEASON GOES FROM THE SUMMER TO FEBRUARY, WHAT WILL WE BE DOING? KNOWING THAT THIS WILL BE LONGER THAN NOW? HOW ARE WE PLANNING FOR THE LONG HAUL? UM, I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'RE BUDGETING FOR THAT. 
          WITH THESE FUNDS, HONESTLY, SPEND $3.1 MILLION TO BUILD OUT BUSINESSES. 
          HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING FOR THE, UH, UM, THE LEVEL OF INCLUSION IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY? 
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THANK YOU. 
           HELLO. 
          MY NAME IS NISHA PAGAN. 
          I'M FROM THE CITY OF MARSAK I'M CALLING IN REGARDS OF THE CARE FUND. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME HELP FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH RENT, MORTGAGE AND CHARITY FOR THE HOMELESS ON THE STREET, DURING THE PANDEMIC, WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN THIS DIFFICULT SITUATION AND FOR HEALTHCARE AND FREE COLI TESTING AND FOR THE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
           ILLICIT AFRAID IS I LIVE IN ATWATER, CALIFORNIA. 
          I'M A MEMBER OF JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE. 
          I AM ALSO A RETIRED SOCIAL WORKER WHO HAS WORKED WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND THE HOMELESS FOR OVER 35 YEARS IN WASHINGTON, DC, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, AND IN THE MERCY COUNTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I'M URGING THE BOARD TO SET ASIDE MONIES FROM THE HAIR'S APP FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND EVENT EVICTION PREVENTION. 
          THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SICK WITH COVID, WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS. 
          THEY HAVE NO WAY TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THEIR HOUSING. 
          IF WE DO NOT INTERVENE, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WILL BE HOMELESS AND ON THE STREETS AS A COUNTY FIELD WITH PEOPLE OF FAITH. 
          AND AS IT STATES IN JAMES TWO VERSES 14 TO 17, WHAT GOOD IS IT? IF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, IF SOME CLAIM TO HAVE FAITH, BUT HAVE NO DEEDS SUPPOSE A BROTHER OR SISTER IS WITHOUT CLOTHES AND DAILY FOOD. 
          IF ONE OF YOU SAYS, GO IN PEACE, KEEP WARM AND WELL FED, BUT DOES NOTHING ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS? WHAT GOOD IS IT IN THE SAME WAY, FAITH BY ITSELF, IF IT IS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY ACTION IS DEAD. 
          DON'T LET THE FAITH, IF OUR FAITH BASED COMMUNITIES AND THE FAITH THAT WE PUT IN THIS GOVERNMENT AND BODY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, AND JUST FOR THE VULNERABLE POPULATION BE DEAD. 
          I URGE YOU TO ALLOCATE MONIES FOR THE CARE ACT TO PAY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND EVICTION PREVENTION. 
          IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS, WE WILL BE UNABLE TO PROTECT OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FROM HOMELESSNESS. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF MY PLEA. 
           GOOD MORNING OF SUPERVISORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          I AM REVEREND AM LEARNING GUYS THAT PASTORED THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, OF COURSE, THAT AND OVERSIGHT FOR FREE PANTRIES. 
          SERVING MERSEYSIDE COUNTY. 
          MY COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED TO THE COBIT FUNDS CARES ACT FUNDING TODAY. 
          I'M GREAT WITH CONCERN FOR THE WELLBEING AND THRIVING OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          IT'S NO SECRET HAVING ONE BASIC NEEDS MET, INCLUDING THOSE OF SHELTER, SAFETY AND FEELING PART OF A COMMUNITY AT THE HEART OF HEALTHY AND THRIVING LIFE. 
          WHEN ANY ONE OF THOSE NEEDS ARE NOT MET ONE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OR AFFECT YOU'RE IN A MYRIAD OF DAMAGING WAYS, NOT ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO MY CONCERNS ARE FOR BOTH THE PERSONS AND THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE DECISIONS MADE HERE THIS DAY. 
          I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE INTENTIONS OF THE FUNDS OF THE CARES ACT ARE TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS WELL. 
          THE TASK BEFORE US IS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING HERE IN MERCER COUNTY, IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE IN CARING FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WE MUST BE CONCERNED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, THEREFORE HOUSING CRISES, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BEING ABLE TO WORK AND GET CARE OR STAY HOME FROM WORK ARE CONCERNED IN ILLNESS, REMAINING SHELTERED, ENSURING WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT. 
          YOUR WORK IS DISRUPTED BY ILLNESS, MAINTAINING TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION, EVEN BEING ABLE TO ACQUIRE A PAPER INTERNET NEEDS DURING ONLINE EDUCATION ARE ALL AREAS OF NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR THEIR VULNERABLE TO ENSURE THEIR LIVELIHOODS. 
          BUT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          LACKING THESE RESOURCES CAN LEAD US ALL INTO CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AT HOMELESSNESS, INCREASED COVID SPREADS, PROPENSITY OF WORKPLACE OUTBREAKS, FAILURES AND EDUCATIONS, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, EMPLOYMENT HAZARDS, AND LOSS OF WORKER BASE, AS WELL AS DEATHS AND A MULTITUDE OF OTHER AND DESIRABLE OUTCOME. 
          THIS REQUIRES OUR ATTENTION AS PASTOR OF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH MARCET. 
          I'VE SEEN GREAT INCREASED IN PERSON, BUT NEED LOOKING FOR FOOD, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, GAS, MONEY, DIAPERS, RENT, MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, WAGE REPLACEMENT, MEDICINE, CHILDCARE, 
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PPE, AND OTHER ITEMS THERE'S NEED TO HOLD ON TO INTERNET SERVICES AND TELEPHONES VEHICLES AND HOMES, ALL BASIC NEEDS FOR TODAY'S REQUIREMENTS OF LIFE, PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION. 
          OUR FOOD PANTRY WENT FROM SERVING 160 FAMILIES OR MONTH PRE COVID TO NOW SERVING OVER 600 WEEKLY. 
          AND IT'S STILL RISING. 
          I'VE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASED NEED FOR HOPE. 
          THE SPIRIT IS HEAVY FOR THE VULNERABLE TO NOTE BACKGROUND TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT EXPENDABLE, DISPOSABLE, OR FORGOTTEN OUR FAMILIES NEED ON KAREN SUPPORT YOUR CHATS WITH THE AWESOME AND TRANSFORMATIVE DUTIES OF CARE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, MIND, BODY, AND SPIRITS, TO THE THRIVING OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MIXED STATUS AND THE STIMULUS CHECK INELIGIBLE MY CHARGE AND MY PRAYER FOR YOU IS THAT YOU REMEMBER THE VULNERABLE AND ARE INTENTIONAL TO CARE FOR THEM TO HELP THEM OR SET COUNTY DEPENDS ON IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS JOSE MENDEZ. 
          I AM A RESIDENT OF MY BED AND I'M CALLING BECAUSE I WOULD SAY THAT I PREFER THAT CARE ACT FUNDS AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED OR HOUSING FOR ALL HEALTH, FOR ALL. 
          AND CAREFUL, I HOPE YOU ALL CONSIDER THAT I, ALL THESE ISSUES ARE MUCH NEEDED HERE IN NARSAD. 
          THANK YOU, MS. KWAN. 
          I AM A RESIDENT OF LIVINGSTON, CALIFORNIA, NUMBER 10 COUNTY RESIDENT. 
          I AM CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE $28 MILLION NUMBER SENT TONY IS GOING TO RECEIVE AS PART OF THE CARES ACT. 
          UM, I AM CALLING TO ASK THAT THE BOARD, UH, WAIT FOR ANOTHER BOAT, BOTH AS BID, UM, MONEY, UH, NEEDS TO GO TO THE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, FOR HOUSING SERVICES AND FOR OTHER, UM, CARE FOR ALL SERVICES, UM, THAT ARE GOING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN NUMBER 10 COUNTY, UM, AREA. 
          I, ONCE AGAIN, I AM ASKING THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, HOLD OFF, UM, AND, UH, ALLOWS ANOTHER BOAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO INPUT, UH, WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. 
          ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS  THREE, THREE, FOUR, AND I AM CALLING IN REGARDS TO PORT THAT CARES ACT A $28 MILLION CARES ACT. 
          I'M CALLING FOR ANOTHER BOAT SO THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD BE HEARD IN WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A FOUR EMAILS WERE RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE, AND THE COMMENTS WILL GO INTO THE RECORD. 
          NOW WE'LL BRING BACK CLOSE BY TO COMMENT COMEBACK FOR THE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, JIM SEAL, TONY COMMENTS ON SUPPORT AS A LEADER. 
          I HAD A QUESTION FIRST. 
          YES. 
          QUESTION FOR STAFF. 
          UM, AND I'M LOOKING AT MICHELLE ROW THERE FOR THE 4 MILLION. 
          WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CRITERIA THAT RESIDENTS MUST MEET TO ACCESS THE 4 MILLION OR SO QUALIFY THROUGH THE CHAIR TO SUPERVISOR LAURA? UH, THERE'S A VARIETY OF, UM, CRITERIA THAT WILL HAVE TO BE MET. 
          UM, EACH GRANT OR EACH FUNDING TYPE OF COURSE HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CRITERIA. 
          SO CALWORKS, UM, WILL REQUIRE TO MEET, UM, WHAT THE CHILD BEING IN THE HOME, CALWORKS ELIGIBILITY, UM, H STEP, WHICH IS OUR HOUSING DISABILITY PROGRAM. 
          SO THERE'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND GOING THROUGH THAT APPLICATION PROCESS, UM, YOUR COC TYPE FUNDING AND YOUR COLLABORATIVE APPLICANT TYPE FUNDING, THOSE WILL ALL HAVE, UM, VISA BIDET SCORES THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO COMPLETE A VISA. 
          THAT APPLICATION THEY'LL HAVE TO BE HOMELESS AND THEY GET RANKED BASED OFF OF THEIR YEARS OF HOMELESS OR MONTHS OF HOMELESS ON THE STREETS. 
          UM, ANY DISABILITIES THAT THEY HAVE, ANY TYPE OF INCOME RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE. 
          AND THEN THEY'LL GET RANKED FROM THAT AND GET PUT ON THE CES LISTING. 
          AND FROM THERE, THEN THEY GET PLACED INTO THEIR CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY TO THE PROGRAMS, AND THEN THEY GET, UM, WORKED WITH IN, IN REFERRED OUT TO PROVIDERS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          DO, UM, TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE THAT RESIDENTS BE DOCUMENTED. 
          NO. 
          SO, UM, MOST OF YOUR HSA PROGRAMS WILL REQUIRE THAT, UM, THEY, THEY ARE REQUIRED BY, UH, OUR CRITERIA FOR THAT YOUR COC PROGRAMS WILL 
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NOT, THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE, GET SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS. OKAY. 
          DO YOU KNOW OF THE 4 MILLION, WHICH, UM, HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE TO UNDOCUMENTED? THERE'S APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THESE TWO PIECES OF DOLLARS. 
          UM, APPROXIMATELY 460,000 FOR RENTAL, UH, SORRY FOR, FOR PREVENTION SERVICES AND ABOUT 605 RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. 
          UH, JIM, JIM BROWN, HOW FLEXIBLE IS OUR TIMELINE? I KNOW WE HAVE A DEADLINE TO REPORT TO THE STATE BEFORE OUR INTERNAL PURPOSES, HOW FLEXIBLE IS OUR TIMELINE? UM, WE DO HAVE TO REPORT BY, UH, SEPTEMBER 1ST, AS FAR AS THE PLAN IS CONCERNED. 
          UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE EXPENDITURE PIECE STAFF IS PUTTING THROUGH THE REPORTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE PAST EXPENDITURES ALREADY. 
          SO PRETTY MUCH THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, I THINK WE'VE ALREADY BEEN MOVING FORWARD ON, UH, BUT REALLY IT'S SEPTEMBER 1ST IS THE DEADLINE THAT WE HAVE TO SEND THE PLAN TO THE STATE. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEN CAN YOU GO OVER AGAIN, THE ALLOCATION IN TERMS OF CASHFLOW? SURE. 
          UM, AGAIN, THE F BECAUSE OF TIMING, UH, WE DID HAVE TO, UH, AS FAR AS THE MARCH THROUGH JUNE, UH, WE DID BRING A TRANSFER TO THE BOARD TO TRY AND BASICALLY REIMBURSE FOR THAT COUNTY COSTS OF THAT APPROXIMATELY 9.6 MILLION. 
          I KNOW THE BREADTH OF TRANSFER AT THE TIMES AT 9.75 MILLION AS OF TODAY, WE'RE STILL FINALIZING THAT, BUT IT'S ABOUT 9.6 IS THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, AMOUNT. 
          UM, YOUR CASHFLOW, AS FAR AS SIX MONTHS, UH, JULY, WE RECEIVED ABOUT 4.8 MILLION AUGUST. 
          WE'LL RECEIVE ABOUT ANOTHER 4.8 MILLION. 
          SO ESSENTIALLY THE JULY AND AUGUST DOLLAR AMOUNTS WILL COVER THAT REIMBURSEMENT FOR MARCH THROUGH JUNE. 
          SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHEN WE RECEIVE SEPTEMBER DOLLARS OF ANOTHER $4.8 MILLION, WHAT IS THE FIRST WE SPEND FROM THAT? UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, FROM A, DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS GOES, I MEAN, IF YOU COMMIT TO THE BUSINESS PROGRAM, THAT'S GOD, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ROLL THAT OUT, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER DOLLARS. 
          UM, AND THEN IF WE'RE GONNA RETROFIT, UH, IF THE MONEY'S GOTTA BE SPENT BY DECEMBER 31ST, UH, 30TH, THERE'S A DATE THERE. 
          IT'S INTERESTING. 
          UM, WE GOTTA GET THOSE IN PROCESS. 
          SO WE WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH COMMITTING IN ADVANCE TO MOVE ON THOSE. 
          AND WE'D PROBABLY BE BRINGING SOME, TRY TO BRING A BUDGET TRANSFER TO YOU, TO THE BOARD, EITHER AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR THE NEXT COUPLE BOARD MEETINGS TO RETROFIT COUNTY FACILITIES TO GET THOSE IN THE WORKS, BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY SHORT TIMEFRAME TO KIND OF MOVE ON SOME OF THOSE. 
          SO THOSE ARE REALLY THE FIRST TWO IN THE WAY THAT'S BEEN LAID OUT THAT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY ARE AT THE UPFRONT FOR THE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER DOLLARS. 
          THE RETROFITTING COULD BE LATER ON, AND IF WE DON'T GET THE DOLLARS, THAT'S JUST THE COUNTY COSTS. 
          UM, BUT WE DO NEED TO GET MOVING ON THOSE IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO USE THE CARES ACT DOLLARS. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN, UM, I AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR SILVER, UM, IN TERMS OF THE FLEXIBILITY IN OUR ALLOCATIONS. 
          SO WHEN WE LOOK AT, UM, PAGE 10 OF THE PRESENTATION AND UNDER PHASE TWO, AND WE LOOK AT, UM, THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF 7 MILLION OF APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION, THAT WE BE FLEXIBLE AND, UM, PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT WOULD FILL IN THE HOLES, UM, FROM 4 MILLION THAT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH HSA, YOU KNOW, CALWORKS COC, UM, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LARGE GROUP OF, UH, FOLKS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND WHO, WHO DON'T, WHO MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR, UM, THE 3 MILLION OF THE 4 MILLION. 
          UM, THEY ARE, UH, ESSENTIAL WORKERS, MAINLY, UH, FARM WORKERS. 
          UM, AND THEY ARE A PART OF THE ECONOMY. 
          THEY ARE A PART OF THE WELLBEING OF THE PUBLIC. 
          UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, UM, TO INCREASE THE ALLOCATION FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE. 
          AND THEN, UH, SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA PROPOSED, UM, THE, FROM THE CONTINGENCY, UH, 1.5 MILLION, UM, I'D LIKE US TO INCREASE THAT TO 2 MILLION TO, UM, TO PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. 
          AND THEN, UM, 
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I DO SUPPORT, UM, OR I DO AGREE WITH, UM, SUPERVISOR PROAIR'S COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT THE ABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO, UH, RECEIVE MORE REIMBURSEMENT THAN LOCAL BUSINESSES. 
          AND THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MORE OF JUST A COMMENT THAT AT THIS POINT IS, IS, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S OBVIOUSLY THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT ON SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND, AND HOW FOLKS ACCESS THOSE. 
          AND I THINK THAT WE CAN ALWAYS DO A BETTER JOB OF EDUCATING FOLKS ON WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM. 
          BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO IS CHALLENGE. 
          I KNOW YOU GUYS TOOK THE TIME TO ALL SIGN ON TO, UM, A LETTER THAT YOU'VE SENT TO ALL OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT JUST QUICKLY TO, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S, UM, THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ROOTS 99, FAITH IN THE VALLEY AND POWER CALIFORNIA ARE THE, ARE THE FOUR THAT ARE ON THE HEADER OF THE LETTERS THAT CHALLENGE YOU GUYS TO HELP US, HELP US, HELP THOSE FOLKS OUT THERE. 
          IF YOU GUYS ARE TELLING US THAT THESE FOLKS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SERVICES, DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THEM, I'M, I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO HELP US. 
          WE, WE, I KNOW THAT NO SYSTEM IS PERFECT AND YES, THERE ARE SOME HOOPS THAT HAVE TO BE JUMPED THROUGH TO GET, BUT I HELP US GET THE WORD OUT TO THOSE FOLKS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER. 
          I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY DOLLARS BEHIND IT. 
          THESE CAN GO TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONGST US HELP BE AN ADVOCATE HELPED TO EXPLAIN TO THE, TO THE GROUPS. 
          CAUSE IT'S, IT'S I GET IT IN, IN, IN, IN SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, I'M PORTUGUESE, AND TO AN EXTENT, AND THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY, YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH FOLKS, UM, THE LEADERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW, SO IS MAYBE THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE HEARING IT FROM YOU THAN IF THEY HEAR IT ME AS, AS, AS THE, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. 
          NOT THAT I'M NOT WILLING TO GO TALK TO ANYBODY. 
          THAT'LL LISTEN TO ME. 
          YOU GUYS ALL KNOW I LIKE TO TALK, BUT SO I CHALLENGED MY CHALLENGE TO YOU GUYS IS HELP US, HELP US TO THOSE FOLKS WERE SITTING HERE TELLING YOU THAT THERE'S PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THAT ALREADY EXIST WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LEGAL STATUS OR NOT. 
          THERE'S SOME PROGRAMS THAT ARE BLIND TO THAT. 
          W THEY WERE MENTIONED TO HEAR TODAY THAT IF SOMEBODY, I MEAN, LIKE AS A FELLOW HUMAN BEING, IF SOMEBODY'S IN A DESPERATE WAY, I DON'T WANT TO JUST WALK BY THEM AND NOT HELP THEM. 
          I DON'T THINK ANYBODY UP HERE DOES. 
          SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS IT'S EASY TO SIT UP HERE AND TELL US ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WRONG. 
          PLEASE BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION. 
          THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU, HELP TO EDUCATE THOSE FOLKS. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE PROGRAMS, UM, I, UH, GIOVANNA, I SENT YOU AN EMAIL AND I KNOW IT'S KIND OF SOMEWHAT VAGUE, BUT IT LISTS ON THAT EMAIL THAT I SENT YOU. 
          IF YOU COULD SEND THAT OUT TO ALL THE FOLKS, UM, THAT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT GIVES YOU KIND OF HIGH LEVEL WHAT THE PROGRAMS ARE OUT THERE THAT ALREADY EXIST. 
          AND, UH, SO, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY ALL LISTENED TO THE COMMENTS THAT ARE BEING SAID, AND I KNOW SOMEBODY, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY IT THE FRIDAY TEST RESULTS. 
          YES. 
          THERE WAS 700 AND SOMETHING NEW CASES. 
          PART OF THAT BIG JUMP IN CASES WASN'T ACTUALLY LIKE, BECAUSE THERE WAS 750 NEW ONES. 
          IT WAS, THERE WAS A REPORTING AIR AT THE STATE WHERE THEY ALL HIT ON YESTERDAY FROM THE OTHER, UH, BACKLOG ITEMS. I JUST WANT, YOU KNOW, LISTEN, OBVIOUSLY OUR NUMBERS. 
          AREN'T GREAT, BUT I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR BAD NUMBERS. 
          RIGHT? I MEAN, WE, WE, THERE, WE HAVE OUR CASES, BUT IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, THAT WAS MORE OF A STATE AIR. 
          SO I JUST WANTED TO CRACK THAT OUT THERE. 
          AND THEN GOING BACK ON SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS OF MY COLLEAGUES THOUGH, I DO APPRECIATE THEM. 
          I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE PART ABOUT BEING FLEXIBLE AND NOT KNOWING WHAT, WHAT THE RULES ARE GOING TO BE AND WHAT THE HIGHER POWERS, IF YOU WILL, THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE GONNA ALLOW US TO DO AND NOT ALLOW US TO DO TAKING AWAY FROM THAT CONTINGENCY AND DIVIDING IT BY DISTRICT. 
          HOWEVER, GREAT. 
          THAT SOUNDS, I JUST, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ADMINISTER THAT? IT BECOMES, NOW IT BECOMES, YOU KNOW, THAT'S 300,500, 300,000 PER DISTRICT THREE TIMES FIVE, NO, IT'S 600,000 OR EXCUSE ME, HE ASKED FOR 1.5. 
          SO THAT'S 300,000 PER DISTRICT. 
          WHAT'S THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ADMINISTER THAT? I, AGAIN, I'M ALL FOR NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL HERE AGAIN, LIKE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 2000 OR 2 MILLION THAT'S ALLOCATED FOR HOMELESS AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE, I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT BEING PUT INTO PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY EXIST. 
          THEY ALREADY HAVE A CRITERIA BECAUSE REMEMBER, AS PART OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ON THE ATTESTATION, ULTIMATELY THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE STATE. 
          WHO'S RESPONSIBLE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON ALL THE AUDITING ON THIS. 
          SO, SO IF WE HAVE SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE THAT ARE ALREADY USED TO AUDITING AND BEING, AND KEEPING TRACK OF ALL YOUR 
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RECORDS AND RECEIPTS, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY I FEEL LIKE OUR COUNTY IS GOING TO BE IN A POSITION AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HURTING FINANCIALLY AS IT IS THERE ANYBODY THAT TELLS YOU ANY DIFFERENT, I THINK, IS LYING TO YOU. 
          OUR ECONOMY IS GOING TO TAKE A HIT. 
          WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REALLY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD. 
          AND IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL WITH HOW WE ALLOCATE THESE DOLLARS IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BACK THEM UP AND SHOW RECEIPTS AND, AND, AND SATISFY THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH THEIR AUDITS THAT COMES RIGHT OUT OF OUR BOTTOM LINE, THAT WE, IT, IT SAYS WE ARE, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THOSE DOLLARS BACK. 
          SO IT'S JUST, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A, MORE OF A, THE MORE BROADER THAT YOU TRY TO MAKE THIS A BORA MAKE. 
          YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS LIKE ON THE BUSINESS SIDE, AND I'M NOT A PERSON THAT WANTS TO, I DON'T, I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT IF YOU'RE ALLOCATING MONEY FOR BUSINESS, THAT YOU'RE SAYING BUSINESSES MORE IMPORTANT THAN HUMAN LIVES OR PEOPLE'S LIVES. 
          I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T BUY THAT ARGUMENT. 
          I THINK THERE IT'S LIKE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE THAT PROGRAM. 
          WE'RE NOT REINVENTING A NEW PROGRAM. 
          WE HAVE A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD THAT THAT'S THEIR JOB. 
          THAT'S WHAT THEY SPECIALIZE IN. 
          WE'RE TAKING CARES, ACT DOLLARS, ALLOCATING IT TO AN ALREADY EXISTING PROGRAMS. I GET IT. 
          IT'S DIFFERENT. 
          THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT RULES TO IT, BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING. 
          I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. 
          SO THIS IS KIND OF MY THOUGHTS ON IT FOR NOW. 
          AGAIN, I LISTENED TO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TO SAY. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, HAVE A, YOU KNOW, DISTRIBUTED IN THE SAME WAY AS, AS A BUSINESS, UH, SOMEHOW IN A WORKING TOGETHER WITH DAVID, DAVID CAN MANAGE THOSE, UH, BY DISTRICT THE SAME, UH, THIS CONTINGENCY MONEY. 
          SO, UM, THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT AND SOME OF US ARE POOR. 
          UM, YEAH, I GUESS THE, THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHEN I MADE COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT HOW THE CYCLE OF MONEY FLOWS, I WASN'T CHOOSING BUSINESSES OVER PEOPLE. 
          UM, JUST LIKE  STATED IN HERE EARLIER, UM, THAT SOME, SOME YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO GO OUT AND GET JOBS TO HELP SUPPORT THE FAMILY. 
          AND SO THE STRUCTURE IS, IS THAT SOMEBODY HAS TO CREATE A JOB SO SOMEBODY CAN WORK THERE. 
          IT'S NOT ONE OVER THE OTHER IT'S THAT THEY'RE SYMBIOTIC, THEY WORK TOGETHER. 
          AND SO, UM, I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE ROOM THINKING THAT I THINK BUSINESSES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN INDIVIDUALS CAUSE THAT IF YOU KNOW ME PERSONALLY, THAT IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH. 
          UM, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MY LIFE HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND, UH, ANYWAYS, UM, AND SO I DON'T WANT THAT TO GET LOST IN HERE. 
          UM, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS WHEN A BUSINESS HAS A JOB, SOMEBODY CAN WORK THERE AND THEN THOSE PEOPLE PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY. 
          NOT ALL OF US HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE A BUSINESS OWNER, OR EVEN A DESIRE TO BE A BUSINESS OWNER. 
          SOME OF US LIKE GOING IN AT EIGHT IN THE MORNING AND LEAVING AT FIVE AT NIGHT AND BEING DONE WITH IT OR GOING IN AT TWO IN THE MORNING AND BEING DONE AT, UH, AT 10 IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, W W WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT NOW. 
          UM, BUT, UH, ANYWAYS, UH, UH, SO THAT'S WHY I THINK HAVING AN ALLOCATION THAT HELPS, UH, THE BUSINESSES, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, HAVING IT BY DISTRICT, UM, YOU KNOW, I GUESS KIND OF ALLOWS THE, SOME OF THE OUTLYING AREAS IN MERCER COUNTY TO HAVE ACCESS, UM, UH, TO, UH, THESE FUNDS. 
          UM, YEAH, IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER THAT NOT EVERYBODY HAS AN HR DIRECTOR OR HAS A, UH, UH, COUNTED ON RETAINER. 
          A LOT OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S HUSBAND AND WIFE, OR, YOU KNOW, TWO, TWO LADIES OR TWO MEN THAT HAVE DECIDED TO GO, THEY HAVE A COMMON INTEREST AND DECIDE TO START A BUSINESS TOGETHER. 
          AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IN THE, IN THE CARES ACT FUNDING, YOU KNOW, UH, A LOT OF THE BIG COMPANIES HAD ACCESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT STAFF THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET, TO GET ACCESS TO SOME OF THE CURES MONEY THAT'S ALREADY COME DOWN. 
          AND SO I, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK THAT THE MOM AND POPS THAT, THAT ARE REALLY THE ECONOMY HERE IN MERCER COUNTY AND, YOU KNOW, WE GET LOTS OF DOLLARS FROM BIG COMPANIES AND TAXES, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IF IT WASN'T FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WE KNOW THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, DIDN'T HAVE BUSINESSES, IT WOULD BE A LOT LESS JOBS AND WE'D HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AS FAR AS THE HAS CHANGED IN THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT. 
          UM, YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. 
          UM, I THINK THAT, UM, AS, AS I'VE SERVED AS SUPERVISOR, UM, YOU KNOW, I FIRST WENT 10%, YOU KNOW, AS A CONTINGENCY ALWAYS SEEM HIGH TO ME, BUT AS, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED THAT THAT 10% IS A PRETTY NORMAL NUMBER. 
          AND, UM, AND, AND SO I HATE TO SEE US CHANGE THAT NUMBER. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, WE 
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HAVE OVER $4 MILLION, THAT'S AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS. 
          UH, WE HAVE A MILLION OF THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE TO UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS. 
          UM, AND, AND I DON'T THINK UNDOCUMENTED MAKE UP OVER 25% OF THE POPULATION IN OUR COUNTY. 
          SO I THINK, I THINK THE BREAKDOWN IS FAIR. 
          UM, AND IF IT'S NOT FAIR AND WE KNOW THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WHILE WE CAN ADJUST IT RIGHT, AND THAT'S, THAT'S US TO DO, UM, UH, AS TIME GOES ON, RIGHT? UH, THIS, THIS CARES ACT IT'S NEW TO EVERYBODY, RIGHT? COVID-19 DUDE, EVERYBODY. 
          I WAS LIKE, SOMEONE MENTIONED HERE EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT COLA WE'D BE OVER IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. 
          ONCE WE HIT THE HOT WEATHER THAT IT WENT DOWN. 
          UM, IT DIDN'T. 
          AND, UH, SO ANYWAYS, I, I BELIEVE THAT THE PLAN THAT YOU'VE PUT FOUR TOGETHER FOR US MAKES SENSE. 
          IT INCORPORATES EVERYBODY. 
          AND I LIKE IT THE WAY IT IS. 
          THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MADAME. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          UM, I TOO, LIKE THE PLAN WAS PUT FORWARD, BUT I SEE THAT THERE IS WAYS WE CAN TWEAK IT AND MOVE FORWARD. 
          BUT I THINK AT THIS TIME NOW IS A GOOD TIME. 
          I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I LOOK AT THE $3 MILLION CONTINGENCY. 
          I DO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, UM, SUPERVISOR PEREIRA ON THAT 3 MILLION. 
          SO THAT WILL BE SPENT. 
          IT'S JUST A LITTLE HOLDER THERE UNTIL WE CAN JUST IN CASE WE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN A HICCUP SOMEWHERE, OR IF WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE IT. 
          SO I THINK IN YOUR REGARDS, UH, CHAIRMAN THAT I THINK IT COULD BE USED IN A WAY THAT YOU MENTIONED FORWARD, BUT I THINK MOVING FORWARD, WE SHOULD GO RIGHT NOW AND I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO A STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND, AND TWEAK AS WE GO. 
          BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THAT 3 MILLION, WE CAN USE IT IN A BETTER WAY, BUT I THINK IT'S THERE FOR GOOD IDEAS THAT WE COME UP WITH AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          OH, YEAH. 
          JUST TO COMMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, UH, OBVIOUSLY WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T GOT THE MONEY YET, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD TWEAK IT AND, AND KNOW, BUT THERE'S NO INSURER SHORTY OF, OF, UM, UH, SUSAN, ANY PORTION OF THAT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THINGS COME UP AND, UH, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET ASIDE, UH, YOU KNOW, A GOOD PORTION, EVEN A MILLION DOLLARS SET ASIDE, IF WE CAN INCREASE THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I W I WOULD, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, GLADLY SUPPORT THIS, BUT AS IT IS, I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT CAUSE AT LEAST WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET SOMETHING ASIDE. 
          SO, BUT, UH, UH, I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, AND IT COULD TAKE IT THAT WAY. 
          SO, UM, THERE'S A, UH, YOU HAVE A COMMENT. 
          YEAH. 
          LET'S SAY THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          SO, UM, ALL IN FAVOR AND HE KNOWS NO. 
          SO IT'S 41 COMMENT. 
          IF I COULD CLARIFY FOR THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, IS THAT FOR ITEM ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, AND THREE STAFF RECOMMENDED SO THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE BUSINESS PLAN BEFORE WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT MEAN THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED? UH, WELL, THAT'S WHY I WAS TRYING TO JUMP IN BECAUSE I HEARD MULTIPLE QUESTIONS ON THE BUSINESS PLAN, SO, YEAH. 
          SORRY. 
          YEAH, I THINK  COMMENT  SO, AND I'M SORRY, I KIND OF DIDN'T VOTE ON THAT LAST ONE, BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED AS TO EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE VOTING ON. 
          UM, I'M, I'M GOOD WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THE, THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THE ONE THING THOUGH I DO IS WANT TO GET, JUST GET CLARIFICATION ON THE RECORD FOR TWO, WHICH IS THE REVIEW OF THE, OF THE BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAM. 
          SO IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR, AND SIR RELATED TO ITEM TWO, AND IF I CAN PLEASE, AND PLEASE, IF I MISS SOMETHING, PLEASE FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS, LET ME KNOW. 
          WE HEARD CONVERSATIONS ON BUSINESS LICENSE, UH, TIMEFRAMES, AS FAR AS IN BUSINESS, UH, I'M GOING TO CALL IT KIND OF THIS BUSINESS AND THEN, UH, TAX RETURNS. 
          I MEAN, THOSE ARE THINK ARE THE FOUR THINGS THAT, UH, WE HEARD A STAFF WELL THAT, YEAH, THAT TIME I SAID TIMEFRAME VERSUS TERM, AS FAR AS IN BUSINESS. 
          SO IF I MAY, UM, JUST TO ADDRESS MAYBE THE BUSINESS LICENSE COMPONENT, AND THEN WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, BECAUSE I KNOW THESE ARE PROGRAMS YOU MANAGE RELATED TO THE TAX RETURN, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IN LIKE THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND AND DAIRY LOAN FUND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TAX RETURNS DEALT WITH ELLS, BUT IF I CAN ASK MR. HENDRICKSON JUST A COMMENT RELATED TO BUSINESS LICENSERS, THE WAY IT WORKS NOW RIGHT NOW. 
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AND I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP HERE, BUT THAT MIGHT BE MORE VALID. 
          WELL FIRST THANK YOU, MR. BROWN, MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS NICE TO SEE EACH OF YOU THIS AFTERNOON AS IT RELATES TO THIS CONVERSATION RELATED TO BUSINESS LICENSES. 
          AND IN MY MIND IS REALLY ABOUT MAKING A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER AN APPLICANT IS IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT. 
          SO PER SUPERVISOR SILVERAS AND SUPERVISOR PEREIRA'S COMMENTS EARLIER THIS MEETING, THERE ARE IN FACT EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS IN OUR BUSINESS LICENSE PROGRAM, MOST NOTABLY WITHIN THE AG SECTOR. 
          SO IN THIS REGARD AS A PART OF THE APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS, I WOULD ENVISION THE, MY ORGANIZATION WILL WORK WITH MR. MARIANI'S AS A PART OF THAT REVIEW PROCESS TO AGAIN, ENSURE THAT EVERY APPLICANT HAS EITHER A VALID BUSINESS LICENSE OR A VALID EXCLUSION OR EXEMPTION ASSOCIATED THERE WITH, SO AS IT RELATES TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS, I WOULD SUGGEST AS A PART OF WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TODAY, THAT PERHAPS WE JUST SIMPLY AS STAFF CONSIDER HAVING, AGAIN, EITHER AN ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE, OR AGAIN, A VALID EXCLUSION OR EXEMPTION AS ALLOWED BY THE ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES. 
          SO I THINK AGAIN, TRY TO DO, TO ENSURE THAT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE IN GOOD STANDING, AS IT RELATES TO THE TAX QUESTION, MR. BROWN IS EXACTLY CORRECT. 
          AND THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AND TO INCLUDE OURSELVES, WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE PROGRAMS MOST NOTABLY AS MR. BROWN MENTIONED OUR REVOLVING LOAN FUND, AS WELL AS THE LOAN PROGRAM. 
          IN BOTH INSTANCES, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON OBVIOUSLY AS A PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT THEIR TAX RETURNS. 
          SO AS TO ENSURE THAT OBVIOUSLY AS A PART OF THAT, REALLY THAT UNDERWRITING PROCESS, THAT THEY ARE AGAIN IN GETTING GOOD KEEPING WITH THE APPLICATION THAT THEY'RE PUTTING FORTH TO THE GOVERNOR, TO, TO THE GOVERNING BODY. 
          AND SO, AGAIN, AS IT RELATES TO TAX RETURNS AS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY COMMON, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT EXPERIENCE WITH, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DO AS A COUNTY, UH, MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY AS IT RELATES TO THOSE, TO THOSE DOCUMENTS. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE SENSITIVE, UH, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NECESSARY. 
          AND IN MANY RESPECTS, AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING STREAM, BUT I KNOW, AND, AND, UH, AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE ADMINISTER, OBVIOUSLY OUR GRANT TOURS, MEANING EITHER THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENTS EXPECT US OBVIOUSLY TO HAVE A VERY HIGH THRESHOLD, UH, AS IT RELATES TO INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVE, UM, FOR PROCESSING MR. BROWN, WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANTED ME TO COVER? UH, NO, THAT WOULD BE IT. 
          I WOULD JUST, BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS ONE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH BOTH OF YOU AND THAT THE BOARD PERSPECTIVE IS IF THAT'S IT THE WAY THE LANGUAGE IS WRITTEN IN HERE, DO WE NEED TO TWEAK IT BECAUSE IT SAYS, MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE IN MERCER COUNTY. 
          I TAKE THAT IN MERCER COUNTY, SINCE THIS IS COUNTY WIDE. 
          THAT WOULD MEAN WHETHER IT'S WHAT THE COUNTY MERCER SAID OR WHAT THE CITY, UH, TYPE PIECE, UM, AND IT'S IN GOOD STANDING. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND COUNCILS AND THE BOARDS THAT'S MEANS THAT'S IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE EXEMPTIONS VERSUS WHETHER WE NEED TO, I THINK MR. MILLER MARIANNE IS GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS IN PARTICULAR, BUT I CAN SAY AS RELATES TO BUSINESSES IN UNINCORPORATED MERSEYSIDE COUNTY, OBVIOUSLY I'M IN MUCH BETTER POSITION FROM WHICH TO WORK WITH MR. MARIANO'S ORGANIZATION. 
          WE WILL MOST NOTABLY HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS. 
          SO AS TO, TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME GOAL. 
          THANK YOU, MR. HENDRICKSON, UH, ADDITIONALLY, UM, IN GOOD STANDING WOULD BE, UH, NOT CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A LITIGATION OR BREACH A CONTRACT WITH, WITH A COUNTY OR CITY WITHIN AND, UH, NO UNPAID OR DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES, UH, APPLICANTS WITH EXISTING PAYMENT PLANS THAT ARE NOT DELINQUENT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE. 
          SORRY, DOES IN GOOD STANDING FROM A LANGUAGE MEAN THAT IT WORKS WITH THE EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER. 
          SO FOR SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE, WE DON'T NEED TO TWEAK THAT LANGUAGE. 
          I THINK MR. BROWN IS RELATES TO IN GOOD STANDING. 
          I THINK, NO, I THINK THAT WE WILL BE, WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE, OBVIOUSLY AS NOTED THOSE BUSINESSES AS WERE NOTED EARLIER BY BOTH SUPERVISORS, PRAYER AND SOLVERA WOULD BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH OUR BUSINESS, UH, YOU KNOW, LICENSED PROGRAM, ANY AG BASED BUSINESS ESSENTIALLY WOULD BE EXCLUDED OR EXEMPT. 
          WE WOULD VIEW THOSE AS A PART OF THE DETERMINATION PROCESS, UM, UH, THAT, UH, THAT THERE WOULD BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE, WITH OBVIOUSLY THE, THE INTENT OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE PROGRAM. 
          OKAY. 
          SO YOU HAVE A COMMENT JUST EDIT AND THEN ONE OTHER THING IT, AND DAVID, I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST FOR, IS AGAIN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT MAYBE THEY ONLY HAVE THREE OR FOUR EMPLOYEES, THEY DON'T HAVE AN HR DEPARTMENT. 
          I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THINGS SO BURDENSOME THAT THEY'RE STUCK UNDER A MOUNTAIN OF PAPERWORK THAT THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO DO. 
          AND THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM AND JUST, SHE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME WEBINARS THAT SOME, SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS CAN GET FREQUENTLY. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          AND I'LL LET YOU EXPLAIN THAT. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          A SUPERVISOR SYLVIA THROUGH THE CHAIR. 
          UM, YES, WE WILL BE PUBLISHING FAA QUEUES BASED ON THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE HERE TODAY, UM, 
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WHICH WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE, FOR THE APPLICANTS. 
          WE'RE WELL AWARE FROM THE, THE GRANT THAT WE DID THROUGH THE WORKFORCE BOARD ORIGINALLY THAT, YOU KNOW, GRANTS ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY NORMALLY DOES. 
          SO WE'VE TRIED TO DO IT IN A, IN A SIMPLE FASHION THAT STILL CHECKS THE BOXES THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, IN THE MAKING MENTION OF THE, OF THE TAX RETURNS, TYPICALLY YOU'RE TAKING A TAX RETURN SCHEDULE C FOR YOUR SELF EMPLOYED AND, UH, LOOKING AT IT AGAINST A SAME PERIOD OF TIME FOR LOSS OF REVENUE. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A REGULATIONS THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING TO SHOW LOSS OF REVENUE TO SHOW THE IMPACT. 
          AND SO WE WOULD, UM, PROVIDE THAT AS SAMPLE GUIDANCE, OUR SAMPLE DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO, UM, ATTEST TO EACH OF THE FUNDING CATEGORIES. 
          SO, UM, WE WILL HAVE THAT AT THE TIME THAT WE LAUNCH IT, WE'LL DO, UH, PROBABLY A WEBINAR RIGHT UP FRONT AND THEN, UH, ADDITIONAL WEBINARS THROUGHOUT AS, UM, AS BUSINESSES BEGIN TO APPLY AND ASK QUESTIONS. 
          UM, WE, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE, YET COMPLIANT WITH THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE LAID OUT IN THE DECK. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MARONEY. 
          AND, AND SO, AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. 
          THIS IS JUST SO I'M, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALSO NONPROFITS THAT ARE, THAT ARE FACE OF OPERATIONS OR WITHIN MERCY COUNTY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING. 
          I WANT THAT OUT THERE. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS IS THAT THOUGH, IF YOU'VE APPLIED FOR THE PAYROLL PROJECT PROTECTION PROGRAM OR ANY OF THOSE OTHER KIND OF THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE YOU FROM BEING A PART OF THIS PROCESS, BUT IT'S, IT'S THIS FOR THE RECORD, THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR SOME KIND OF OTHER ASSISTANCE VERSUS THE ONES WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR NO ASSISTANCE TO THIS POINT WILL BE PRIORITIZED. 
          SO I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          SO IF YOU, IF YOU'VE NEVER APPLIED, YOU'RE KIND OF AT THE TOP OF THE LIST VERSUS, AND THEN THE FOE, THEN IT GOES TO THE FOLKS THAT HAVE APPLIED IT. 
          AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT? AND IF CLARIFICATION IT WOULD BE, UM, THAT HAVE RECEIVED SOMEHOW. 
          YES. 
          YEAH. 
          SO RECEIVED, I JUST WANT THAT AS WE'RE DISCUSSING ALL THIS, CAUSE I THINK THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALK THROUGH AS THIS PROGRAM WAS BEING DEVELOPED AND HOW WE WANT TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF LIKE THEY'RE SMALLER BUSINESSES AND MAYBE SOME OF THOSE FOLKS THAT DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDING FROM THOSE OTHER PROGRAMS. THEY KIND OF GET A LITTLE BIT OF A PRIORITY HERE, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO PROCLUDE FOLKS FROM GETTING IT EITHER. 
          AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          OKAY. 
          NO, I'M JUST GOING TO RESTATE THE VOTE IT A, UM, THE VOTE, UH, MOTION WAS DANIEL'S SECOND BY, I MEAN, I'M JUST GOING TO RESTATE AND IT WAS ALREADY VOTED ON. 
          I THINK IT WAS. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          SO YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT TO REDO IT OR YOU WANT TO, UH, IF, YOU'RE SORRY TO KEEP THIS, I KNOW THERE'S A QUESTION DOWN FROM SUPERVISOR LAURA, BUT THERE WERE TWO OTHER COMPONENTS OUT OF THE FOUR THAT WE HEARD QUESTIONS ON. 
          AND FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE INTENT OF THE BOARD OF THOSE ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE TERM OF HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS. 
          UH, CURRENTLY THE LANGUAGE WAS DRAFTED AS TWO YEARS. 
          IF THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN ANOTHER TIMEFRAME, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HEAR AS FAR AS THE MODIFIED THIS, BEFORE WE TRY TO GET THIS OUT. 
          AND THEN WE JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THE BOARD FOR THOSE REAL SMALL HOME BASED BUSINESSES AND HOW THEY FIT INTO THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HEARD A STAFF. 
          AND WE WERE JUST LOOKING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING OUT A PROGRAM THAT REFLECTS YOUR INTENTION. 
          SO, BUT AS OF NOW, WHAT ARE YOU'RE STILL COMING? YEAH, SO I WAS JUST, UM, AND FOR THE BUSINESS TERM I WAS LOOKING AT AT LEAST, I MEAN, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE IN THIS CURRENT YEAR. 
          SO NO TERM REALLY JUST AS LONG AS IT'S AN ACTIVE BUSINESS, THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS THIS YEAR, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL? UM, IT WOULD PER THE CARERS ACT NEED TO IT'S FOR EXPENSES THAT OCCUR FROM, UH, THE, THE POINT OF THE EMERGENCY WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN THE GOVERNOR DECLARED. 
          SO IT WOULD BE IN THAT SOMEWHERE IN THAT TIMEFRAME. 
          SO THE, THE, THE EXPENSES WOULD BE FROM THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION, THROUGH THE, UM, OR FROM THE POINT OF THE 19TH THROUGH THAT, UH, DATA THAT, THAT THEY APPLY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO RESERVOIR, THERE WE GO. 
          OKAY, GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO WONDERING IF IT'S WORKING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THE QUEUE EVEN BEFORE THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS MADE. 
          UM, SO I WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THE TERM, 
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UM, BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A, AN ACTIVE LICENSE AND THEN NOT HAVING AN ACTIVE LICENSE. 
          SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ACTIVE LICENSE BECAUSE SOLE PROPRIETORS COULD HAVE ESTABLISHED, UH, PRIOR TO THE TIMEFRAME BEEN IMPACTED BY THE, UM, THE PANDEMIC. 
          UM, SO I'D LIKE TO SCRATCH, UM, HAVING AN ACTIVE LICENSE, UM, AND THEN, UM, CAN STAFF PROVIDE US WITH, UM, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE NOW IT COULD BE LATER THE STATE OR FEDERAL GUIDELINES AROUND, UM, SERVING OR, OR NOT SERVING UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS. 
          AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE, SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK. 
          UM, IN TERMS OF OUR PLANS FOR THAT CARES ACT FUNDING GOING FORWARD. 
          AND I DID NOT VOTE, UM, IN THE ORIGINAL, UM, MOTION. 
          UM, I WANTED TO SPEAK CAUSE I WAS IN QUEUE FOR A BIT. 
          UM, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT I WILL SUPPORT STAFF'S PROPOSED PLANS WITH THE FLEXIBILITY OF ADJUSTING SUPPORT FOR UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES. 
          AND I KNOW THAT, UM, A LOT OF FOLKS ARE AGAINST, UM, SUPPORTING UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES, BUT IN THE PANDEMIC, THE PANDEMIC IS NOT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST, UH, FOLKS WHO ARE DOCUMENTED OR UNDOCUMENTED. 
          AND WHEN THE SPREAD HAPPENS THERE, A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN PREVENT OR CAN SPREAD. 
          SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED. 
          THANK YOU A SUPERVISOR. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          SO, UM, BACK TO THE, TO THE TERM OF THE, FOR THE BUSINESSES, UM, I THINK, UM, THAT US AS POLICY MAKERS NEED TO DECIDE ON, ON SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAN LOOK AT AND UTILIZE TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE IN BUSINESS. 
          UM, PRIOR TO MARCH 19TH OF 2020, THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF, OF, UM, EVALUATION, RIGHT? CAUSE OTHERWISE SOMEBODY COULD COME AND SAY, YEAH, I WAS IN BUSINESS, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A REGULATION, I MEAN A, AN ITEM TO VERIFY IT AGAINST, THEN WE, WE DON'T KNOW. 
          AND SO I, I'M NOT INTO FRAUD AND I DON'T, I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL. 
          UM, SO I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE FROM MR. HENDRICKSON OR MR. MARIANI, YOU COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WE COULD USE OR THAT YOU CAN USE THAT WE COULD APPROVE THROUGH THE CHAIR PROVIDES A PER THROUGH THE CHAIR. 
          UH, JUST MAYBE OFF FOR ONE JUST QUICK THOUGHT YOU, I THINK AGAIN, OUR BUSINESS LICENSE PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO ESSENTIALLY DO WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING, WHICH IS AGAIN, TO PINPOINT A DATE AND TIME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT BUSINESS WAS IN FACT, OPERATING LEGALLY AS A BUSINESS IN MERCER COUNTY, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A, A BONAFIDE EXCLUSION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY AN ACTIVE BUSINESS, WHICH DOES INCLUDE HOMEBASED BUSINESSES. 
          HOMEBASED BUSINESSES ARE SUBJECT TO A BUSINESS LICENSE IN MERCER COUNTY. 
          SO WE WILL KNOW, AGAIN, DATES CERTAIN UPON YOU GUYS PICKING AND CHOOSING A DATE TODAY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT BUSINESS WAS IN FACT IN GOOD STANDING AT THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          SUPERVISOR MY VAN. 
          NO, NO. 
          I WENT AHEAD AND PULLED IT. 
          OH, I WAS, I WASN'T QUITE DONE. 
          I HAD. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT, UM, AND THEN, AND THEN, UM, JUST, AND KIND OF IN, I GUESS IN REFERENCE TO SUPERVISORS, LAURA'S COMMENT ABOUT PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTS. 
          UM, I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE'S NOT THINKING I'M IN THAT GROUP BECAUSE WE'VE GOT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR, FOR UNDOCUMENTED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THAT STUFF. 
          AND SO I JUST WANT THAT TO BE ON THE RECORD THAT I'M NOT IN THAT GROUP. 
          SHE WAS REFERRING TO, SOMEBODY HAS TO MAKE THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          THAT'S WHY I PUSHED MINE TOO. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE'S REFERRING TO IF IT WAS SOMEBODY UP HERE ON THE DIOCESE OR IF THERE'S FOLKS SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE I HAD NO INTENTION THAT EITHER, AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE HAD THAT INTENTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND FOR THE RECORD, NO, I'M NOT REFERRING TO, TO US. 
          UM, I'M REFERRING TO IN THE PAST, WE'VE RECEIVED, UH, COMMENTS. 
          I HAVE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL, UM, FROM RESIDENCY, EITHER THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR EMAIL OR IN PERSON THAT, UH, RESIDENTS DON'T THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS. 
          SO I'M NOT, UM, CALLING YOU OUT OR I'M NOT REFERRING TO YOU, UH, TO ANY OF THE COLLEAGUES UP ON, ON THE DIAS HERE. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE. 
          THAT'S THE FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. 
          SO APOLOGIES IF ANY OFFENSE WAS TAKEN. 
          UM, NONE WAS INTENDED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          MOTIONS. 
          OH, CONTINUING, GO AHEAD, SIR. 
          I JUST WANT TO THROW THIS OUT THERE. 
          HOW ABOUT WE JUST LOOK AT A DATE OF JANUARY 1ST, IF YOU WERE IN BUSINESS JANUARY 1ST, 2020, IT DOES THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU THAN DID TRYING TO FIGURE SOMETHING? I THINK THAT'S FALLS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT THE EXPENSES HAD TO OCCUR FROM THE DATE OF THE, THE, THE EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED 
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UNTIL THE END OF THE PROGRAM. 
          IF WE SAY, I THINK WE COVER AS MANY BASES AS POSSIBLE. 
          IF WE SAY THE BUSINESS HAD TO BE IN BUSINESS JANUARY 1ST, 20, 20, MR. MARIANI THROUGH THE CHAIRS, THAT OKAY. 
          AS THAT WOULD BE CLEAR WHEN BUSINESSES ARE APPLYING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IF THEY DIDN'T MEET THAT QUALIFICATION OR NOT. 
          AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, TO CHECK THROUGH THE, UH, THROUGH THE CHANNELS THAT MR. HENDRICKSON DISCUSSED EARLIER. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I HOPE THAT CLEARS THAT ONE UP, WHEREAS A PARA. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, THE ONLY, THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE JANUARY 1ST DEADLINE IS IF SOMEBODY WENT INTO BUSINESS IN JANUARY, NOT KNOWING THAT COVID WAS COMING, UM, THEY, THEY WERE JUST AS IMPACTED BY, BY THIS EVENT AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN BUSINESS, UH, TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF THEM OR THREE WEEKS. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAYBE USE THE MARCH 19TH DATE BECAUSE THAT'S THE DAY THAT THE PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED OR SOME DATE CLOSER TO WHEN IT HAPPENED, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S ONLY SIX WEEKS, BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE THAT BUSINESS THAT STARTED UP, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR YOU'RE OUT. 
          AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S OUR INTENTION, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A, IF IT WAS A PERSON WE WERE GOING TO DO RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 'EM AND THEY RENTED A PLACE IN JANUARY, BUT NOPE, IT HAD TO BE RENTED, YOU KNOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY WOULD BE OUT. 
          AND I, I THINK ANYWAY, SO I WOULD PREFER IF IT, IF IT WILL WORK THAT WE USE THAT DATE. 
          OKAY. 
          WHICH IS PERSONALLY, I WANT TO SUPPORT ANY, ANY, UH, RECOMMENDATION OF, DOES IT INCLUDE AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CONTINGENCY FOR, FOR SUPPORT OF, UH, UH, MERCER COUNTY RESIDENTS THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, CON THERE'S PLENTY OF FAMILIES THAT HAVE GONE, UM, THE VIRUS AND, YOU KNOW, POLY A FULL TWO, THREE, FOUR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT WORKING. 
          SO WHEN YOU QUARANTINE IN YOUR WHOLE HOUSE, EVERYBODY IS OFF OF WORK. 
          SO EVERYBODY'S SUFFERING. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN PRIORITIZE, UH, PEOPLE THAT, THAT HAVE GOTTEN A COVERT IN, IN, IN A PER HOUSE OR PER, UH, PER INDIVIDUAL, HOWEVER, HOWEVER, IS DECIDED, CAUSE THOSE ARE THE PRIORITY RIGHT NOW. 
          THOSE ARE THE MOST PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE SUFFERING BECAUSE IT COULD BE A WHOLE FAMILY OR TWO FAMILIES. 
          SO THAT'S WHERE I'M GETTING AN ANSWER. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          WERE YOU GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION MOTION, STILL TALKING, OKAY, THIS IS IMPORTANT. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US FETTERED IT OUT. 
          SO, UM, IF, UH, IF A PERSON GETS, UM, COVID AND THEY'RE ISOLATED TO THEIR HOUSE, UM, THAT THEY DO, THEY GET, UM, CAUSE I KNOW THAT THE BUSINESSES I'VE TALKED TO THEY'RE, THEY'RE PAYING THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THEY'RE OFF ON QUARANTINE. 
          SO IS THAT, DOES ANYBODY IN THE HOUSE KNOW, IS THAT A NECESSITY AND ARE, OR IS IT THAT SOME BUSINESSES ARE DOING THAT AND OTHERS AREN'T. 
          I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IF YOUR EMPLOYEE GOES OUT ON COVID, THAT IS AN EMPLOYER, YOU HAVE TO PAY HIM FOR TWO WEEKS. 
          WELL, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY UNDOCUMENTED FIELDWORKERS THAT, THAT LIKE, LIKE A STATED, THEY JUST TOLD OR DISCOURAGED FROM, YOU KNOW, JUST FIRED OR, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GO AWAY OR, YOU KNOW, THEY CALL SOMEBODY ELSE BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE TEMPORARIES. 
          AND I JUST NOTICED, BUT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, REGULAR JOBS, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TWO THIRDS OF THAT. 
          THAT'S IF THE EMPLOYERS YESTERDAY, I GOT TWO CALLS AND EMPLOYERS ARE NOT PAYING, THEY'VE BEEN DELAYING FOR, FOR WEEKS. 
          THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN CALLING THE EMPLOYER, UH, AND THEY HAVEN'T GONE RECEIVED THE CHECK. 
          SO THOSE PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING AND THAT COULD BE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE SAME FAMILY, ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. 
          THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO. 
          SO AS I WANTED TO SEE YOUR STUFF WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT BEFORE I CLARIFIED, UM, ON LOOKING AND SORRY, FROM AN HR PERSPECTIVE IN THE COVERT IN THE TWO WEEKS, NOT, UH, MISS BARRICK, CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEAVE ACT, THE LEAVE REQUIREMENTS. 
          HI, MARCY BREWER, ASSISTANT COUNTY, EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 
          UM, SO I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERY PRIVATE EMPLOYER BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO BE EMPLOYED BY AN ORGANIZATION FOR THEM TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY. 
          BUT THE, THE EXTENDED FAMILY LEAVE ACT, THERE ARE, IT DOES ALLOW FOR EMPLOYEES TO BE OFF FOR SICKNESS OR TO CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER UNDER COVID RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR CHILDCARE AS WELL. 
          THERE'S MULTIPLE AVENUES THAT THEY CAN TAKE TIME OFF, WHICH WOULD BE PAID. 
          NOW. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME OF THE FARM LABOR WORKERS, BECAUSE I DON'T, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T, I HAVEN'T REALLY LOOKED AT THE LAW UNDER THOSE GUIDELINES BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT IT AS A 
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ORGANIZATION AND ADVISING OTHER EMPLOYERS. 
          SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT PIECE OF IT, BUT THERE ARE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE BENEFITS IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TIME OFF WITH PAY FOR COVID, BUT A TURNER'S RIGHT. 
          I THINK THE FRCA, UH, THE FEMINIST FIRST, IT SAYS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING 66%. 
          LIKE IT'S LIKE BEING ON WORKER'S COMP, SO THEY'RE NOT GETTING FULL PAY, BUT IF YOU HAVE A WHOLE FAMILY THAT'S OUT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU, SOMEBODY GETS IT, YOU KNOW, MOST LIKELY GOING TO GET THE WHOLE FAMILY INFECTED. 
          SO EVERYBODY SUFFERS. 
          SO IF YOU GOT A TWO, ONE, TWO, FOUR PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY, THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THE HOUSEHOLD AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE FOR AWHILE. 
          AND IF SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE WORKING WITH BUSINESSES THAT, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY BUSINESS IS PROPERLY AND FOLLOWING ALONG. 
          AND THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE CALLS THAT I'M GETTING. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE NOT GETTING CALLS, BUT I'M GETTING CALLS ABOUT BUSINESSES, NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW AND, AND PAIN. 
          YEAH. 
          I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT OTHER BUSINESSES ARE DOING, WHETHER THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW, BUT THERE, IT DOES PAY A PORTION OF YOUR SALARY AND WHAT HAPPENS AND THAT'S WITH ANY SORT OF LEAVE, INCLUDING FMLA, UM, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF COVID. 
          SO WHAT HAPPENS IS IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SORT OF LEAVE ON THE BOOKS, VACATION, SICK TIME, OR OTHER BALANCES, IT WILL SUPPLEMENT TO ALLOW YOU TO GET A FULL PAYCHECK AGAIN, IN CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THEY MIGHT NOT OFFER SICK TIME, OR THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THOSE TYPES OF BENEFITS. 
          I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, BUT THERE ARE PROVISIONS WHERE THEY WILL GET A PORTION OF THEIR SALARY THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, UNDER THE, THE LEAVE. 
          ONE MORE COMMENT. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          UM, SO THEN MAYBE THIS IS FOR MICHELLE ROW. 
          UM, SO IF, IF THAT HAPPENS, IS CAN THEY COME TO HSA AND GET MADE WHOLE, IS THERE A FUNDING STREAM THAT IF YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE, YOU GET COVID AND YOU'RE ONLY GETTING A PORTION OF YOUR SALARY OR, OR NOT, RIGHT? CAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING YOUR SALARY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GO TO THE LABOR BOARD AND GET IT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THAT COULD BE SIX MONTHS. 
          AND SO, I MEAN, I KIND OF WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN PROTECT THOSE PEOPLE THROUGH WHAT ALREADY EXISTS OR DO WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT OTHERWISE THROUGH THE CHAIR TO SUPERVISOR PRAYER? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. 
          SO THERE ARE PROGRAMS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO FILL GAPS SUCH AS WITH MAY POSSIBLY FOOD STAMPS OR CASH AID BASED OFF, UM, DEPENDING ON THEIR HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND HOW MUCH INCOME MAY HAVE. 
          THEY MAY BE GETTING A SUPPLEMENT TO THAT BASED OFF OF, LET'S SAY THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR $500 AND THEN THEY'RE ONLY GETTING A SMALLER PORTION IN CASH FROM THE EMPLOYER. 
          AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE A, A DIFFERENCE THAT WE COULD PAY THAT WAY, BUT THAT WOULD BE, IT, IT STILL WOULD NOT MAKE THEM WHOLE, UM, WHERE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY GET SOME SERVICES I WOULD ASSUME IS THROUGH EDD. 
          UM, AS EDD, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE IF THEY ARE LAID OFF OR THEY HAVE A SHORTAGE OF INCOME THAT WAY THERE MAY BE A PROGRAM THROUGH THEM, BUT NOT THROUGH US. 
          UM, SO THEN I GUESS, AND I'M JUST KINDA THINKING ON THE FLY HERE, CAUSE IT, YOU KNOW, CAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S REAL, RIGHT. 
          I MEAN, I, CAUSE I, I GET CALLS TO PARTLY MAYBE NOT AS MANY AS YOU, BUT I KNOW IT'S REAL. 
          AND SO I, BUT I DON'T, I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT OR LET STAFF THINK ABOUT HOW WE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO. 
          UM, SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE STAFF COME BACK WITH AT THE NEXT MEETING. 
          IS THAT FAIR, MR. BROWN? UM, WE'D LIKE A, IF FROM A STAFF SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT THE BOARD'S EXPECTATIONS ARE. 
          I WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT THE BOARD IS LOOKING FOR, NOT TO, I'M JUST, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU FILL THOSE GAPS? I, I'M NOT SURE HOW OUTSIDE OR JUST BASIC EXISTING PROGRAMS RELATED TO FOOD STAMPS AND OTHER EBT AND OTHER BENEFITS. 
          UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE WOULD COME BACK WITH AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BY THE NEXT MEETING. 
          THAT WOULD PROBABLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION OF HOW TO FILL IF IT'S TWO THIRDS, YOU KNOW, IF THAT, IN THAT SITUATION OR, AND IF YOU'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE, AND WE'RE NOT SAYING IT, BUT IF THERE'S AN EMPLOYER WHO IS NOT PLAYING BY THE RULES, YOU KNOW, THAT IS REALLY NOT, UH, AND NOT REPETITIVE. 
          THAT IS MORE OF A, I'LL CALL A CAL OSHA, UH, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, YOU KNOW, AND THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES, AS FAR AS HOW, HOW YOU WOULD, UH, ADDRESS THOSE WITH THE EMPLOYER TYPE PERSPECTIVE. 
          WELL, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF EMPLOYERS STILL NOT PLAYING BY, BY THE LAW AND THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THAT, BUT IN THE MEANTIME MONTHS PATHS AND THOSE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE, UH, THEIR, THEIR PAYCHECK, THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR THE PAYCHECK, WHETHER THEY COLLECT THE SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, UH, YOU KNOW, IN A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, THAT WAS ONLY $200,000 PER DISTRICT AND PEOPLE WITH COVID YOU GOTTA, UH, YOU KNOW, 
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YOU HAVE YOUR POSITIVE TESTS. 
          HERE YOU GO, YOU GET, YOU KNOW, TWO, $300, WHATEVER IT IS. 
          I'M NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM, BUT THE $200 IS NOTHING. 
          WHEN YOU ALREADY LOST ONE OR TWO MONTHS OF YOUR JOB OR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY WAS AFFECTED. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, BUT STILL, UH, THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SET ASIDE A MILLION DOLLARS, JUST TO RECOUP A LITTLE BIT OF, OF A, OF THOSE FUNDS FOR ANYWHERE IN YOUR DISTRICT, $200,000 PER DISTRICT IS NOT A LOT IN THIS STILL LEAVES $2 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY AND THE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S STILL A LOT, SO THAT'S JUST MY WORDS, ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATION? SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO READ THE MOTION, GO AHEAD. 
          JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE, UM, PHYSICAL OR THE, THE HOME BASED BUSINESSES. 
          UM, THE WAY THAT IT, OUR FAQ IS, ARE WRITTEN, THAT IT IS A, UM, PHYSICAL BUSINESS LOCATED AND HEADQUARTERED IN MERSEYSIDE COUNTY. 
          AND, UM, THAT WOULD BE BUSINESSES AS MR. HENDRICKSON, UH, TALKED ABOUT UNDER, UM, UH, THE BUSINESS LICENSE OR PROPER, UM, ORDINANCES, RIGHT? SO OPERATING PROPERLY IN GOOD STANDING. 
          SO FOR A HOME BASED BUSINESS, UM, YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT BUSINESSES. 
          UM, FOR EXAMPLE, A, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS A HOME BASED BUSINESS, BUT THEY'VE GOT CREWS WORKING PHYSICALLY IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THERE IS NOT A PHYSICAL WORK GOING ON. 
          IT GOES OUT AND JOB SITES CHANGE, UH, FURTHERMORE, UM, SITUATIONS LIKE A LICENSED, UH, DAYCARE CENTER, A FAMILY DAYCARE CENTER, UM, CONVERSELY, UM, THAT WOULD NOT INCLUDE, UM, A SIMPLE HOME BASED BUSINESS THAT DOES NOT, IS NOT PERMITTED FOR, UH, FACE-TO-FACE CUSTOMER INTERACTION. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO SEEK CLARITY ON THAT AS WE PUBLISH FAQ. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I THINK THAT THAT FOLLOWS KIND OF JUST THE WAY YOU EXPLAINED IT AND WHAT IT WOULD PRECLUDE. 
          I GUESS IF I HAD A LITTLE NON PUBLIC FACING HOME BUSINESS, NOT SAYING THAT ONE ISN'T MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, I MEAN, THAT'S STILL THEIR HOME AND I'M THINKING THAT AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE, RIGHT. 
          AND SO YOUR DEFINITION OF, YOU KNOW, A GENERAL CONTRACTOR WHO'S BASED OUT OF HIS HOUSE, BUT GOES OUT AND DOES WORK IS COVERED. 
          BUT IF I MAKE A FEW PIES AND SELL THEM OUT OF MY HOUSE, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARILY WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GO AFTER HERE. 
          DOES THAT HELP YOU? THAT'S MY OPINION. 
          UH, YEAH, JUST SEEKING CLARITY AS WE, AS WE PREPARE THE FAQ. 
          SO THERE'S MY BAM. 
          YEAH. 
          WE'RE REALLY GETTING INTO THE WEEDS HERE AND I CAN SEE WHERE THE CONFUSION LIES. 
          UH, LIKE MY OWN PERSONAL BUSINESS IS RUN OUT OF MY HOUSE, BUT MY WAREHOUSE IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND MY EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND I NEVER HAVE MY EMPLOYEES OR ANYBODY WHO, OR MY CONTRACTORS AT MY PHYSICAL LOCATION OF MY, MY BUSINESS. 
          IT'S ALWAYS ELSEWHERE WHEREVER WE'RE CONTRACTING AND DOING WORK IN OTHER PLACES. 
          UM, I MEAN, TUPPERWARE IS A HOME BASED BUSINESS OR AMWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF, UM, HOW FAR IN THE WEEDS WE'RE GOING TO GET ON THIS. 
          UM, THIS IS, WELL, YEAH, SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT THAT'S REALLY WHY WE HAVE STAFF AND I'M, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE OF WHAT THE BOARD OF THIS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW THIS ROLLS OUT AND THOSE QUESTIONS WILL COME UP. 
          AND, UH, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, I KNOW THIS IS GOING ON. 
          WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ROLLING OUT WHAT YOUR INTENT WAS. 
          AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THIS, BUT WE KNOW THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT TO A BROAD GROUP AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE BUSINESS LICENSE PERMITTING COMES. 
          BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU FILL OUT YOUR PAPERWORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE, YOU'RE VERY DETAILED ON WHAT YOUR BUSINESS IS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. 
          AND THEY, I MEAN THAT, AND THAT'S BASICALLY YOUR PERMIT TO WORK. 
          SO THANKS MUCH, LAURA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I THINK AS LONG AS THEY CAN PROVE THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS PRIOR TO MARCH 16TH, THAT'D BE FINE BECAUSE IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS ANYWAYS. 
          SO IF, IF I'M A SMALL BUSINESS, LET'S SAY I'M A TUPPERWARE. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND I STARTED IN JANUARY AND MY, UM, REVENUE LOSS, OR MY LOSS IS LIKE $500. 
          AM I GOING TO SPEND THE TIME TO REALLY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET, YOU KNOW, $500 WORTH? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. 
          RIGHT. 
          BUT I THINK THE PROCESS 
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FILTERS, RIGHT. 
          SO 200, 100. 
          SO I THINK THE PROCESS FILTERS FOLKS OUT FOLKS ARE, UM, I MEAN THEY KNOW THEIR SITUATION. 
          THEY KNOW HOW MUCH TIME AND RESOURCES THEY WANT TO SPEND, UM, TO GO THROUGH A GOVERNMENT PROCESS TO GET, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS. 
          I MEAN, I THINK THAT PEOPLE WILL SELF ELIMINATE SOMEBODY PRAYER. 
          UM, YEAH, THAT'S, UH, WE'RE GETTING, WE'RE GETTING DOWN INTO THE WEEDS, BUT I THINK IF, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE OR AN EXEMPTION, RIGHT. 
          SO IF IT'S A HOME BASED BUSINESS, BUT THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS, RIGHT. 
          AND THEY'RE, AND THEY'RE, UM, UH, EITHER HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE OR AN EXEMPTION, THEN THEY QUALIFY AND IT COULD BE, UH, IT COULD, YOU KNOW, CAUSE I, I KNOW ONE LADY WHO DOES, UM, PAMPERED CHEF AND I BELIEVE SHE HAS A BUSINESS LICENSE, SO SHE WOULD QUALIFY. 
          BUT IF SOMEBODY IS MAKING A FEW PIES AND SELLING THEM TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO QUALIFY. 
          SO I THINK WE LEAVE IT AT THE, YEAH, I KNOW. 
          UM, I THINK WE HAVE TO DRAW A LINE SOMEWHERE FOR STAFF. 
          OTHERWISE THIS WILL GO ON FOREVER. 
          UM, AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, COULD IT, I DON'T KNOW, I'M AT A LOSS, I GUESS, ANY FARTHER THAN BUSINESS LICENSE OR EXEMPTION. 
          LAST COMMENT TO ME, SOME OF US ARE NOT, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT LAST COMMENT, BUT I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR LAURA. 
          THAT'S JUST THE SIMPLEST WAY. 
          IF THEY'D BEEN IN BUSINESS, THEY CAN PROVE THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE JANUARY, 2020, THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF 25 OR LESS. 
          UM, YEAH, THAT'S I THINK THE, IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR YOU TO BE, IT GIVES YOU THE FLEXIBILITY TO SAY, OKAY, I HAVE AN EXEMPT BUSINESS. 
          I DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE BUSINESS LICENSE, BUT IF I GOT TWO EMPLOYEES WORKING OUT OF MY HOUSE, BECAUSE I SELL PAMPERED SHIFT, I HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE. 
          THEREFORE YOU MAKE THE QUALIFICATION, WALMART, THE OTHER, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT ANY MORE DIFFICULT THAN THAT. 
          IS THAT GOOD? I HOPE THAT'S GOOD WITH EVERYBODY. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT WORKS FOR US. 
          I'M HEARING FROM THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT AND REVIEWING IT MAKES SENSE TO ME TOO. 
          UM, AND SORRY, I JUST SAID FROM, I HEARD THE, THE GOAL IS THAT THEY WERE IN BUSINESS, BUT I'VE HEARD JANUARY AND MARCH. 
          OKAY. 
          IF THAT'S, I DON'T WANT TO SAY, OKAY. 
          BUT THAT'S FROM A COLLECTIVELY FROM A BOARD PERSPECTIVE FOR ME. 
          AND THEN I JUST WANT TO THROW ONE MORE WRINKLE INTO IT BECAUSE IT'S IS IT NO, IT'S, IT'S IT'S I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE IS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE 25 EMPLOYEES, IS IT WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SEASONAL EMPLOYEES THROUGH MARCH THROUGH LET'S CALL IT JULY. 
          THEY, THEY HAVE 20 EMPLOYEES, BUT THEN THEIR SEASON STARTS AND NOW THEY'RE AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AND THEY HAVE 125 EMPLOYEES. 
          SO JUST THE CLARIFICATION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IS IT AT WHEN IT STARTED OR IS AT ANY POINT IN TIME BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, AUGUST THE 11TH AND IF THEY ARE SEASONED STARTED AUGUST 1ST, WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR IT, THEY'D BE AT 125. 
          BUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED OR WAS THE EMERGENCY ORDER WAS DECLARED, THEY ONLY HAD 25. 
          CAUSE W THE WAY THAT WE HAVE IT WRITTEN IS AT THE TIME OF THE START, WHICH IS MARCH 19TH. 
          AND, UM, IT WOULD BE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE WOULD BE A EMPLOYEE THAT WORKS AN AVERAGE OF 30 HOURS. 
          SO WE WOULD LOOK AT PAYROLL RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT. 
          AND, UM, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS GETTING ME NOW, BECAUSE THEN IT'S IN A SENSE, SILVER PRIDER, IF I'M A SINGLE PERSON CONTRACTOR, IF I MAY SUPERVISOR, CHAIR, I THINK WHAT MR. MARONEY WAS MINT REALLY ALLUDING TO IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WOULD NOT BE COUNTED AS ONE OF THE BUSINESS'S EMPLOYEES AT AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WOULD BE A QUALIFIED BUSINESS BASED ON THE DISCUSSION THAT'S TAKEN PLACE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THEN I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, STAFF'S PROPOSED PLAN WITH THE REVISION IN THE TIMEFRAME OF BEING IN BUSINESS BEFORE MARCH 19TH. 
          UM, WHAT ELSE AM I FORGETTING? I KNOW THERE WAS A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          I THINK YOU PULLED YOUR MOTION, RIGHT? OR, NO, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE REVISION, BUT OH, OKAY. 
          BUT THEN GO FOR IT. 
          CAUSE I'M RIGHT ON TRACK WITH WHAT YOU'RE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, WELL, I'LL LET YOU STATE IT THEN. 
          SORRY. 
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THAT'S OKAY. 
          UH, SO I'D LIKE TO RESTATE MY MOTION, UH, THAT I PRODUCE. 
          HE SAID, EXCEPT FOR THE BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE ADDITIONS THAT WE HAVE JUST DISCUSSED INPUT IN WHERE YOU ARE IN BUSINESS, UH, THAT YOU ARE AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS WHEN THE, UM, THE DATE OF THE EMERGENCY OR THAT THE, WHEN COVERT HIT AND THE OTHER REVISIONS THAT WE'VE PUT IN, THERE'S A PERSON. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? WELL, WE NEED A REASON. 
          I MEAN, I'LL SECOND IT, BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY RESTATE THE REVISIONS. 
          MR. BROWN, IF I UNDERSTAND RELATED TO THE BUSINESS PLAN, IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD TO MODIFY THE TERM RELATED TO, UH, BASICALLY SOME TYPE OF PROOF THAT YOU FIT UNDER THE BUSINESS LICENSE PROGRAM OR AN EXEMPTION RELATED TO THAT. 
          UM, AS OF I'LL CALL THE DATE OF THE EMERGENCY FOR COVID. 
          SO MARCH 19TH OR WHATEVER, UM, RELATED TO THAT, AND THEN THAT WE WOULD USE THE BUSINESS LICENSE PROGRAM OR A CITY'S BUSINESS LICENSE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, THOSE PARTICULAR BUSINESSES THAT WOULD FIT UNDERNEATH THAT FIRST AND SECOND. 
          UH, CAN I ASK FOR A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? PUT IT IN DISCUSSION. 
          YEAH. 
          SUPERVISOR LEE. 
          SORRY. 
          I SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL, SUPERVISOR PERERA, SUPERVISOR SILVERA, SUPERVISOR ESPINOSA. 
          NO, IF IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE A MILLION DOLLARS, THEN I DON'T. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IT'S FOR ONE WITH, UH, MY VOTE. 
          UH, NO, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO A CONSENT COUNTER. 
          [CONSENT CALENDAR]
THIS MEETING. 
          OH, WE'LL FINISH FAST. 
          OKAY. 
          NEXT IS APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA, CALENDAR ITEMS, ONE THROUGH 11, PLEASE. 
          ITEM ONE AND TWO ARE PULLED WHEN TO A POOL. 
          SO, UM, MOTION  WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ALREADY. 
          UH, MR. CHAIR, SORRY, GO AHEAD. 
          QUICK QUESTION ON ITEM, NUMBER FOUR, THE FEES. 
          HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT, UM, CLIENTS WILL THEY HAVE TO, SO I KNOW WE'RE SETTING UP PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I JUST WANT TO, UM, BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS SO THAT WE CAN, UM, PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT SOME DISCUSSION. 
          IS THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE IDENTIFY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ALSO RESPOND BACK TO ALL OF YOU? UM, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ANNUAL, YOU KNOW, ADJUSTMENT THAT THEY MAKE, BUT I, I WOULD NEED TO, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE OR THE CHANGES BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN IT WAS TAKEN PLACE. 
          OKAY. 
          BECAUSE THE AMOUNT DOUBLED. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. 
          AND I, I WAS, I WAS GOING TO PULL THAT ITEM FOR THOSE VERY SAME QUESTIONS, AND I KNOW THAT THE DIRECTOR HAD ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE TASK FORCE. 
          AND I HAD TOLD HER THAT AT, UM, I WOULD, WE WOULD DISCUSS IT WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          UM, BUT SHE HAS SOME VERY DETAILED INFORMATION AS TO THAT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO HEAR IS HOW THAT, WHY THE RATES DOUBLED, HOW IT SET AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE COUNTY OUT AFFECTS OUR RATE PAIRS. 
          SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S PROPER, BUT, UM, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY HER, BUT SHE WILL BE SPEAKING ON IT AT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD MEETING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UM, CAN YOU PLEASE GO AND VOTE, RECORD THE VOTE PLEASE? MOTION CARRIES. 
          FIVE-O. 
          NEXT 
          [BOARD ACTION]
IS BOARD ACTION. 
          PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS 12 THROUGH 16. 
          PLEASE. 
          NOTE ITEMS 15 AND 16 REQUIRE FOR FIFTH VOTE EMPLOYED THROUGH 16. 
          WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR MOTIONS. 
           LORD. 
          SECOND VISOR VERSUS RIVERA. 
          WE HAD PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. 
          SO, UM, COMMENTS OR, UH, WE'LL GO VOTE. 
          [04:00:08]
RECORD THE VOTE, PLEASE WATCH. 
          I'M CURIOUS WHY BRO. 
          NEXT IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ITEM 17 THROUGH 1917, 17 THROUGH 19 COMMENTS OR MOTIONS MOTION. 
            GO AHEAD AND VOTE. 
          RECORD THE VOTE I'M CARRIES. 
          FIBRO. 
          NEXT IS HUMAN SERVICES, AGENCY ITEM NUMBER 20 AND 21 TOGETHER RIGHT, 20 AND 2120 AND 21 COMMENTS ARE MOTIONS MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LAURA'S SECOND BUS OF ASH MCDANIEL COMMENTS WERE GIVEN. 
          UM, GO AHEAD AND VOTE. 
          RECORDABLE PLEASE. 
          MOTION CARRIES FIVE. 
          NEXT IS FIRE ITEM, 22 AND 23 COMMENTS EMOTION ON 22 AND 23 SUPERVISOR BY, UH, LAURA, A MOTION AND SECOND BY THE WESTBOROUGH COMMENTS. 
          GIVEN GRANT VOTE RECORD THE VOTE FIVE ON 2010, 23, RIGHT 22 AND 23. 
          IT'S NOT LETTING ME CLICK. 
          WELL, YOU JUST PUT THE SAME THING AGAIN. 
          TWENTIES, LOWER HIM AND DANIEL, RIGHT? OH, I'M SORRY. 
          ITEM 23. 
          LAUREN PARA. 
          THAT WAS SECOND BY PREMIERE. 
          IT DOESN'T MATTER. 
          NO. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM. 
          YOU WANT TO DO THE MOTION AGAIN? OKAY. 
          MOTION BY SUPERVISOR. 
          LOWER. 
          SECOND BASE WAS SUPERVISOR PARRAL. 
          UM, PUBLIC HAS GIVEN. 
          SO, UH, GO AHEAD AND VOTE. 
          RECORD THE VOTE MOTION CARRIES FIVE THOUGH. 
          NEXT IS SHERIFF ITEM NUMBER 24. 
          COMMENTS OR MOTIONS ON 24. 
          SO THAT MOTION BY THE REST OF LORE  COMMENTS GIVEN, GO AHEAD AND VOTE. 
          RECORD THE VOTE PLEASE. 
          MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS. 
          SORRY. 
          THIS IS BOARD OF APPOINTMENTS. 
          NUMBER 25. 
          NUMBER 25 COMMENTS PROMOTIONS, SUPERVISOR PEREZ. 
          SECOND BUS VERSUS THE LORE BRAND VOTE RECORD THE VOTE. 
          NEXT 
          [BOARD INFORMATION & POSSIBLE ACTION]
IS BOARD INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. 26 THROUGH 29 ITEMS, 26 THROUGH 29. 
          MOTION, BUZZWORDS AND LORE. 
          SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL MCDANIEL 26 AND 26. 
          I WAS JUST ONE BY MONDAY. 
          OH, SORRY. 
          THERE WE GO. 
          ADAMS, 26, 29. 
          AGAIN, MOTION WAS ARRESTED. 
          LAURA. 
           UH, GO AHEAD AND VOTE. 
          [04:05:02]
RECORD THE VOTE MOTION CARRIES FAREWELL. 
          LAST 
          [REPORTS/BOARD DIRECTION]
IS BOARD REPORTS. 
          WE'LL START ON MY LEFT SUPERVISOR SERVER, MS. CHERRY. 
          I THINK I'VE DONE ENOUGH TALKING FOR TODAY. 
          I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PERU. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          IT'S BEEN A LONG, NO, NO. 
          I'M ON A SESSION. 
          YEAH, I JUST DON'T WANT TO MISS SOMETHING IF, UM, IF I WASN'T PREPARED. 
          UM, BUT ANYWAYS, SO I GUESS I LIKE SUPERVISOR SILVER. 
          I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. 
          OKAY. 
          SUPERVISOR MIGUEL CHAIR. 
          YEAH, I THINK WE'VE ALL DONE A LOT OF TALKING TODAY AND UM, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THIS WAS A GOOD MOVE THAT WE DID WITH THE CARES ACT. 
          I THINK THIS WAS, AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE PLAN THAT WAS FORTH WITH THIS GROUP. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO GET INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT. 
          I THINK WE DEMONSTRATED THAT TODAY, BUT IT'S JUST SHOWING HOW MUCH WE CARE FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          AND WE DID DO IT FOR THE BUSINESS, BUT LIKE I'VE SAID OUT HERE, THE DIOCESE, A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S NOT SO MUCH JUST FOR THE BUSINESS OR THE BUSINESS OWNER. 
          IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE BUSINESS, THAT, THAT I'M MORE FOCUSED ON. 
          UM, JUST LIKE ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER WORKED WITH ME WILL KNOW THAT ANYTIME THEY SAY THEY WORK FOR ME, I RE CLARIFY AND SAY, NO, YOU DON'T WORK FOR ME. 
          YOU WORK WITH ME. 
          AND THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. 
          AND, UH, THE BIG THING IS TO IF GOING THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC, IF THOSE BUSINESSES AREN'T THERE, AREN'T THERE, THE JOBS AREN'T THERE AND LET'S UNDERSTAND THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ONE WHO SUPPORT THE BIGGEST PART OF THE POPULATION HERE IN MERCER COUNTY ARE THE SMALL BUSINESSES EMPLOY THESE FOLKS. 
          I'M SPEAKING WITH A BUSINESS. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN A MEMORY OF BOW BEAR SING. 
          UM, HE WAS 80 YEARS OLD. 
          HE DID PASS OF COVID IN THE CITY OF ATWATER OWNER OF MANY BUSINESSES, UH, ACTIVE, VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, OF ATWATER. 
          AND EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS IT AS BOBBY'S ANYTIME YOU SEE A STORE, UH, ON ANY OF THE MAJOR CORNERS, IT'S, BOBBY'S SOMETHING. 
          AND THAT WAS VAL BEAR STORE. 
          SO GREATLY GOING TO BE MISSED. 
          UM, HE WAS QUITE THE LEADER AND HIS FAMILY LIKES TO REMARK THAT YOU COULD NEVER GIVE HIM SOMETHING THAT HE COULDN'T GET OVER. 
          ANYTIME A ANKLE CAME, HE WOULD FIGURE OUT THE ANGLE AND STILL MAKE IT WORK. 
          AND SO, UH, OUT TO THE SAME FAMILY, YOU'RE A GREATLY MISS BOBBY AND, UH, LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HIS ORDINARY HONOR TODAY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I JUST, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. 
          I KNOW WE HASH IT OUT A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH, BUT THAT DOESN'T DISCOUNT THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE. 
          JUST KNOW THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS THAT WE CAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          UM, AND ALSO THIS WEEK IS THE START OF SCHOOL. 
          SO CERTAINLY FEELING FOR THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE A LITTLE ONES IN, IN SCHOOL, AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON HOPE, HOPING THAT STUDENTS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK IN THE CLASSROOM THIS SCHOOL YEAR. 
          UM, SO TAKE CARE OF FOLKS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY FOR ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU MAY NEED. 
          IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO FIND ASSISTANCE FOR YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          WELL, UM, I JUST FEEL A LITTLE BIT DISCOURAGED THAT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T GET SUPPORTIVE OF MY COLLEAGUES REGARDING THE SUPPORT FOR A COVID VICTIMS. UM, YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK THAT, UH, WAS TO HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO, UH, SET ASIDE SOME, UH, UH, FUNDING IN THE FUTURE, HOPEFULLY FROM THIS CONTINGENCY FUNDS. 
          SO, UM, UH, SO FOR THE HOPE AND, UH, THE I'LL GET THAT SUPPORT. 
          UM, ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO END THIS MEETING WITH A MEMORY OF, UH, A FRIEND OF MINE, RUBEN MENDOZA, WHO WORKED FOR THE CITY OF LEWISTON FOR 25 PLUS YEARS. 
          UH, HE'S BEEN SICK FOR A FEW YEARS AND, UH, FINALLY PASSED AWAY, UH, ABOUT A WEEK AGO. 
          AND, UH, ALSO, UH, ANOTHER FRIEND CO-SALE ORNELLA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THE CITY OF SAN JOAQUIN WHO PASSED AWAY FROM CONTRACT IN COVID AND PASSED AWAY IN MEXICO. 
          UH, SO HIS, UH, HE WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND, UH, SO, UM, JUST TO OUR BEST TO, TO BOTH FAMILIES. 
          SO WITH THAT, I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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