[00:00:03] GOOD MORNING. I'M CALLING THE JULY 7TH, 2026 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, YOLO COUNTY TO ORDER WILL RISE FOR THE [ 9:00 A.M. CALL TO ORDER] PLEDGE. KEN, WILL ARNOLD PLEASE LEAD US? YOU'LL FIND OUT WHO HE IS IN A MOMENT. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SUPERVISOR BARAJAS? HERE. SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS? HERE. SUPERVISOR FRERICHS? SUPERVISOR SANDY? SUPERVISOR ALLEN? HERE PRESENT. THANK YOU. THAT WILL THEN MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. [4. Consider Approval of Agenda.] AND BEFORE WE APPROVE THE AGENDA, JUST AS A NOTE, TODAY'S MEETING IS BEING HELD IN PERSON WITH AN OPTION FOR PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE TELEPHONICALLY. WHAT A GREAT WORD. VIA ZOOM, AS REQUIRED BY THE RALPH M BROWN ACT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE FINAL PAGE OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TODAY'S AGENDA? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'LL NOW TURN TO OUR COUNTY COUNSEL TO READ THE MEETING GROUND RULES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIR ALLEN. SO AS WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING, I'D LIKE TO REVIEW A FEW GUIDELINES TO HELP US ENSURE THE MEETING RUNS SMOOTHLY AND RESPECTFULLY. FIRST, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE OR OTHER AUDIBLE EXPRESSIONS WHILE SOMEONE IS SPEAKING. EXCEPT FOR ITEMS SUCH AS HONORARY RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS THAT ARE CELEBRATED BY ALL PRESENT. SECOND, PLEASE DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VIEW OF THOSE AROUND YOU WITH SIGNS, PHONES, OR OTHER OBJECTS. THIRD, THIS MEETING IS RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY MAKE THEIR OWN RECORDINGS FROM THEIR SEATS, PROVIDED THEY DO NOT OBSTRUCT VIEWS OR INTENTIONALLY INTERFERE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OR COMFORT OF OTHERS. A DESIGNATED FILMING AREA IS AVAILABLE ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE ROOM FOR THOSE WHO NEED MORE SPACE. RECORDING MAY NOT BE USED TO HARASS, INTIMIDATE, FOLLOW OR TARGET ANY INDIVIDUAL. SUCH CONDUCT IS DISRUPTIVE AND MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. AND FINALLY, FOR THOSE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY, IF YOU'RE COMMENTING IN PERSON, SPEAKER CARDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND PLACED IN THE BASKET LOCATED AT THE END OF THE TABLE BEHIND THE BOARD CLERK. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE ROOM AND ON THE TABLES IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE. FOR THOSE COMMENTING ONLINE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM. IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING USING ZOOM, PRESS THE RAISE HAND BUTTON. IF YOU'RE JOINING BY PHONE, PRESS STAR THEN NINE TO INDICATE A DESIRE TO MAKE A COMMENT. PRESS STAR, THEN SIX ON YOUR PHONE'S KEYPAD TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. THE MODERATOR WILL CALL YOU BY NAME OR PHONE NUMBER WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO COMMENT. AND IN CASE YOU FORGET THAT, IT'S ALL AT THE END OF THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA. COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT ITEMS, HONORARY RESOLUTIONS AND CLOSED SESSION ITEMS MAY ONLY BE MADE DURING THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A MOMENT. FOR ALL OTHER AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN WHEN ANNOUNCED AND MUST BE LIMITED TO THAT ITEM. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER PER ITEM AND SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD, RATHER THAN THE AUDIENCE OR STAFF. THE TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT WILL BE ENFORCED. AND FINALLY, PLEASE NOTE THAT ATTENDEES JOINING BY PHONE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VIEW THE VISUAL PRESENTATIONS. ALL THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER MEETING MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE YOLO COUNTY MEETING AGENDAS WEB PAGE. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN HELPING US MAINTAIN A SAFE, ORDERLY AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. [5. Public Comment: To be afforded a brief period of time to speak before the Board of Supervisors, please refer to further instructions at the end of the agenda on how to electronically participate and submit your public comments. Note: per the Ralph M. Brown Act, Board members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed during the public comment period on items that are not on the agenda, but may not take action on such items. You may also share your thoughts with the Board of Supervisors by submitting a written statement via email to clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.gov. To ensure all interested parties have an opportunity to speak, each public comment is limited to two minutes.] WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE CHAMBERS FIRST. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, CHAIR, I HAVE SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS BARRY FERRUCCI. AND AS A REMINDER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND JUST BECAUSE WE'RE. THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME DOING THIS. WHEN YOU SAY SEVEN, IS THAT SEVEN IN THE ROOM, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO THE ONLINE? I HAVE SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS IN THE CHAT. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU. I'M HERE TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO A LETTER THAT WE READ IN THIS CHAMBER DURING THE LAST MEETING. IT WAS FROM ROBERT PAUL PRESTON, GOVERNOR PRO TEMPORE, NEW CALIFORNIA STATE. AND THIS LETTER WAS GIVEN TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN YOLO COUNTY, THE COUNTY REGISTER OF VOTERS AND THE COUNTY SHERIFF. AND THIS LETTER HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ALL 58 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT'S REGARDING THE NOTICE AND REQUEST TO BE HEARD, PETITIONED FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES. AND IT'S ADDRESSED TO ALL OF THOSE PARTIES MENTIONED ABOVE. AND IT SAYS, I INVITE YOUR ATTENTION TO CALIFORNIA ELECTION CODE 16100, SUBSECTION D, WHICH STATES IN PART ANY ELECTOR OF A COUNTY, CITY, OR OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF EITHER MAY CONTEST ANY ELECTION HELD THEREIN FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING [00:05:02] CAUSES. AND HERE IT REFERS TO SUBSECTION D IF LEGAL VOTES WERE CAST. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS READ A PORTION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE THAT YOU ALL SWORE TO, AND IT READS THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH. ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. AND WE MENTION AGAIN THE LETTER IT TALKS ABOUT POTENTIAL FELONIES FOR VOTES THAT ARE ILLEGALLY COUNTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. RICHARD OTTERSTAD. GOOD MORNING BOARD. THIS IS FOLLOWING UP ON OUR LETTER OF TWO WEEKS AGO CONTESTING THE JUNE 2ND ELECTION CERTIFICATION. AND THESE ARE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS NOW. WE JUST CELEBRATED THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR UNIQUE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, WHICH DECLARES OUR NATIONAL CREED THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, WHICH IN OTHER VERSIONS READS PROPERTY, AND THAT TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS, GOVERNMENTS ARE INSTITUTED AMONG MEN. THAT THE GOVERNMENTS DERIVE THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. THIS MEANS THAT WE THE PEOPLE, ELECT OUR OWN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. HENCE IT IS INDISPENSABLE THAT OUR ELECTIONS ARE TRANSPARENT SO THAT ALL LEGAL VOTERS KNOW THAT THEIR VOTE COUNTS. NOW GOD KNOWS, YOU KNOW. WE KNOW, AND AN EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF VOTERS KNOW THAT THIS RECENT JUNE 2ND PRIMARY ELECTION WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRANSPARENT. HOW COULD IT BE? WITH NO CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR HUGE NUMBERS OF MAIL IN VOTES, DROPBOXES, BALLOT HARVESTING, VOTE COUNTING MACHINES CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN REPEATEDLY TO USE ALGORITHMS TO CHANGE THE VOTE. AND OF COURSE, THE NEARLY TWO MONTHS FROM START TO FINISH COUNTING, WHILE ARGENTINA AND FRANCE, BOTH 40 MILLION PEOPLE LIKE US, FINISHED COUNTING THEIR VOTES BY THE END OF THE ELECTION DAY. NOT TO MENTION THE UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ILLEGAL NON-CITIZENS VOTING AND OVER. WE COVERED THAT LAST TIME, AND OVER 900,000 NAMES OF DECEASED AND NONRESIDENT VOTERS STILL ON THE VOTER ROLLS. IF YOU CERTIFY THIS ELECTION, WHICH NO REPUTABLE AUDITOR WOULD DO WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL FRAUD. WE ARE HERE TO WARN YOU AGAIN THAT YOU ARE COMMITTING A FEDERAL AND STATE FELONY BY DENYING YOUR ELECTORATE A TRANSPARENT COUNTING OF VOTES, WHICH STRIKES AT THE HEART OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC. AND DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU ARE PROSECUTED FOR SUCH A GRAVE CRIME. THANK YOU. I LEFT A COPY POCKET COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION WITH THE COUNTY. WE RECEIVED IT. THANK YOU. NEXT IS JACKIE LUNDY. GOOD MORNING. SO THE WELL MORATORIUM IS OBVIOUSLY MY TOPIC. CAN YOU TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? JUST MOVE THE MICROPHONE OR YOURSELF. EITHER ONE. PERFECT. IS THIS BETTER? YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO IT'S THE WELL MORATORIUM THAT I'M SPEAKING TO. I'VE GONE TO THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF MEETINGS OF THE WELL WORKING GROUP THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS IN AREAS THAT MANY OF US HAVE CONCERNS ON. WE'VE NOT BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE COUNTY COMING FORWARD AND YSGA COMING FORWARD SAYING, LET'S END THE MORATORIUM. A NUMBER OF US ARE VERY MUCH AGAINST THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT ARE NOT EVEN ADDRESSED YET THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT JUST WHAT, WHAT ISN'T GETTING TO YOU AS FAR AS INFORMATION. AND THERE'S ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT JOHN FAWCETT HAS PUT TOGETHER. IT'S A WHOLE PRESENTATION. I THINK IT TAKES ABOUT TEN, 15 MINUTES ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH AND THAT'S NOT COMING FORWARD TO THE BOARD. SO I'D REALLY ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET JOHN'S INFORMATION TO YOU, EITHER THROUGH HIM COMING IN AND SPEAKING MORE THAN TWO MINUTES, OR SENDING YOU THE PRESENTATION, OR SOMEHOW GETTING THAT INFORMATION BEFORE THE DECISION ON THE MORATORIUM IS MADE. I'D ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHEN THE COUNTY AND YSGA MAKE THEIR SUGGESTION. [00:10:08] YOU MIGHT ASK KRISTEN 60 AT THAT TIME IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED NOW THAT SHE WOULD EVER DECLINE A WELL PERMIT. SO FAR SHE HAS NEVER DECLINED A WELL PERMIT. AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT'S COME OUT OF ALL OF OUR LAST SIX MONTHS THAT WOULD MAKE HER WAY OF OPERATION CHANGE. SO YOU MIGHT ASK, UNDER WHAT TERMS WOULD YOU EVER DECLINE A WELL PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. SUSAN PELICAN. SUSAN PELICAN. YEAH, SHE'S COMING. AND THERE'S, AND THERE'S NO RUSH AT ALL. WE'RE HERE ALL MORNING. THANK YOU. AND THEN, PLEASE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF I CAN SEE ME. MY NAME IS SUSAN PELIKAN. I'M RESIDING CURRENTLY IN DAVIS. I HAVE A FARM IN WOODLAND, WEST OF WOODLAND. MY NAME IS SUSAN PELICAN. I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK OF KIND OF THE AIS WHICH I FEEL ARE BEING BUILT IN YOLO COUNTY. THEY ARE SUPER LARGE WAREHOUSES, SUPER LARGE PUMPS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES WHICH CREATE DEAD SPACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD. ONE THIS, I THINK IT'S CEMEX. THEY PRONOUNCE IT DECISION TO ALLOW THIS CORPORATION FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY TO MINE GRAVEL AND CACHE CREEK AT DEPTHS FAR GREATER THAN ORIGINAL DIGS IS ONE EXAMPLE. I WONDERED HOW THE COUNTY COULD UNANIMOUSLY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT FOR 20 OR 40 YEARS, LEAVING A DEAD AREA IN OUR LIVELY WATERWAY AND CALLING IT AGRICULTURAL, AND HOW THE COUNTY PAID THE PLANNER TO CHEERLEAD THIS DECISION. NUMBER TWO, THE LARGE WAREHOUSE IN ESPARTO WHICH BLEW UP AND KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE, WHICH WAS WHAT WAS THE LICENSING PROCESS USED HERE? AND IF ICE WANTS TO USE ANOTHER LARGE VACATED WAREHOUSE, WILL THE COUNTY ALLOW IT? AND WHAT WILL BE THE PROCESS? AND PERMITS FOR PESTICIDES ALLOWED BY OUR OWN DEPARTMENT OF AG. OR IS IT THE DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION? WE ARE HOME TO MONSANTO NOW, BAYER FROM GERMANY AND SYNGENTA FROM CHINA AND OTHERS. WE REGULARLY ARE SPRAYED WITH CHEMICALS WHICH NEVER GO AWAY. OUR SOIL IS CONTAMINATED. THE FARM BUREAU IS ORGANIZED TO CONTEST ANY REGULATION WHICH WILL PHASE OUT THESE CHEMICALS WHICH KILL BUGS AND BEES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MA'AM. YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE TWO MINUTES. I'M DONE. OKAY, GREAT. CAN I HAVE ONE MORE? WE. OUR WATER. YEAH. THAT'S THE DECISION, WHICH REMAINS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND KNOW THAT YOU CAN SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO US ALSO. WE CAN WE RECEIVE THE COMMENTS BY EMAIL ALSO SO YOU COULD SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO US. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. RICK JOHNSTON. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THIS LAST YEAR OF HAVING IN PLACE THE WELL MORATORIUM. I THINK IT'S BEEN A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE OUT THERE CONCERNING THE WHOLE WATER SITUATION. AND I'D LIKE, I KNOW YOU'RE COMING UP FOR A VOTE THIS NEXT MONTH, I BELIEVE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST OR HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDER EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM AND HERE'S WHY. I'VE ATTENDED A LOT OF THE YSGA MEETINGS AND OTHER LOCAL MEETINGS AND SOMETHING THAT I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IS I'M LIVE OUT IN THE HUNGRY HOLLOW AREA THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE RUNNING A DEFICIT OF ABOUT 6,800-ACRE FEET OF WATER PER YEAR. THAT EQUATES TO A LITTLE OVER 2.2 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER THAT'S BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND NOT BEING RECHARGED IN THE SYSTEM. THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE. I THINK EVERYONE CAN AGREE UPON THAT. AND SO I KNOW THE YSGA HAS BEEN WORKING ON POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND WAYS TO HELP MITIGATE THAT AND MAYBE REDUCE THAT DOWN TO, UM, FROM ABOUT 6,000 ACRE FEET, MAYBE COMING UP WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS OF DOING THAT. THE PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE THESE PROGRAMS OR THESE THINGS THEY'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT, BUT THAT TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. [00:15:06] AND WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS IF IT'S OPEN BACK UP TO A BUNCH OF NEW WELLS BEING DRILLED, WE'RE TAKING A PROBLEM OF ALREADY A DEFICIT OF 6,000, 06,800 ACRE FEET, AND NOW WE'RE MAKING IT EVEN A BIGGER PROBLEM. AND SO ALL I'M SUGGESTING IS IF YOU GUYS WOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER EXTENDING IT SO THAT SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO HELP SAVE THE WATER, BECAUSE CERTAINLY IT'S NOT GOOD FOR AG. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOOD FOR A HOMEOWNER IF ALL OF OUR WATER DISAPPEARS. THAT HURTS EVERYONE ALL THE WAY AROUND. SO JUST WHEN YOU COME UP FOR YOUR VOTE THIS THIS NEXT MONTH, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT AS LET'S DO SOMETHING FIRST BEFORE JUST OPENING IT UP FOR MORE DRILLING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. LAUREN AYERS. MY NAME IS LAUREN AYERS. I LIVE IN GUINDA. THERE WAS A CRIME SURGE IN THE US THAT STARTED IN THE 1960S AND PEAKED IN THE EARLY 90S. WAS THIS CRIME WAVE DUE TO LEAD IN CAR EXHAUST? AFTER WORLD WAR II LEAD WAS ADDED TO GASOLINE TO REDUCE KNOCKING. ON AVERAGE, CHILDREN WHO GREW UP IN THOSE YEARS WERE MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES AS ADULTS COMPARED TO PEOPLE WHO WERE CHILDREN BEFORE THE 1960S OR AFTER THE MID 70S, WHEN THE US BEGAN SWITCHING TO UNLEADED GASOLINE. NOW, AMERICANS NO LONGER BREATHE IN LEADED IT AUTO EXHAUST EVERY DAY. DOES THAT HELP EXPLAIN WHY THE RATE OF VIOLENT CRIME IS HALF THE PEAK THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 1965 AND 1975? LEAD IS CHEMICALLY SIMILAR TO CALCIUM IN CEREBRAL TISSUE IT PREVENTS CALCIUM IONS FROM DOING THEIR JOB, CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE DEVELOPING BRAIN. ALSO, LEAD EXPOSURE DURING CHILDHOOD IS LINKED TO A PERMANENT LOSS OF GRAY MATTER IN THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX, THE PART OF THE BRAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IMPULSE CONTROL. THIS HUGE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY SOME REGULATORY COMMON SENSE, BECAUSE 10% ALCOHOL AND GASOLINE IS ALSO AN EFFECTIVE ANTI-KNOCK SOLUTION. THE EPA NOW SAYS THERE IS, QUOTE, NO SAFE CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN THE BODY, UNQUOTE. YET AN ESTIMATED 2.5% OF CHILDREN NATIONWIDE HAVE LEAD LEVELS ABOVE 50 PARTS PER BILLION. TO CONCLUDE ON A POSITIVE NOTE, AS DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK FOOD AND BEHAVIOR THAT I GAVE YOU COPIES OF LAST MEETING PEOPLE ON PROHIBITION PROBATION IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, COULD CHOOSE A DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT TAUGHT THEM ABOUT GOOD NUTRITION AND DETOXED THEM FROM HEAVY METALS. YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE BOOK ONLINE AT MY SUBSTACK. JUST SEARCH FOR LAUREN AYERS. OVER 12 YEARS THE 6,000 PROBATIONERS WHO FOLLOWED THIS PROGRAM, MANY OF WHOM TESTED HIGH FOR LEAD, HAD A RECIDIVISM RATE OF ZERO. COMPARE THAT TO THE 85% RECIDIVISM RATE FOR THOSE WHO CHOSE JAIL INSTEAD. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THE LAST SPEAKER IS BETH BOURNE. HI, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BETH BOURNE. WELL, WE MADE IT THROUGH PRIDE MONTH. JULY 1ST HAS BECOME MY HAPPIEST DAY OF THE MONTH. I'M HERE THIS MORNING SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS A SUPERVISOR SHEILA ALLEN. SHEILA ALLEN WAS VERY ACTIVE DURING PRIDE MONTH. SHE WAS PAINTING RAINBOW CROSSWALKS IN DAVIS. SHE WAS MARCHING IN THE COMMUNICARE WOODLAND PRIDE PARADE. SHE WAS ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE ALL AGES DRAG SHOW AT THE DAVIS PRIDE FEST. BUT I'M HERE TODAY SPECIFICALLY TO SPEAK TO HER AS A RETIRED NURSE. I WANT TO KNOW, SHEILA ALLEN, IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE THALIDOMIDE MEDICAL SCANDAL THAT HAPPENED IN THE 50S. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BABIES WERE EITHER MISCARRIED OR THEY STILL BIRTHED, BUT THE ONES THAT MADE IT WERE BORN WITH DEFORMED LIMBS, MISSING LIMBS. THESE MOTHERS TOOK THIS ANTI-NAUSEA DRUG BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE. AND EVEN WHEN THE DOCTORS SAW THE SHARP SPIKE IN DEFORMED BABIES, THEY STILL WEREN'T ABLE TO ABLE TO STOP IT BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO ADMIT WHEN THEY'VE MADE A MISTAKE AND THE DRUG INDUSTRY IS STRONG. SO LAST WEEK I WAS TALKING IN FRONT OF THE DAVIS LIBRARY ABOUT THIS BOOK THAT SHOWS A YOUNG WOMAN WITH DOUBLE MASTECTOMY SCARS ON THE FRONT COVER. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I WAS ACTUALLY PRESCRIBED TESTOSTERONE IN AN EIGHT MINUTE APPOINTMENT AT KAISER PERMANENTE WHEN I TOLD MY DOCTOR I WAS NON-BINARY. WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS TESTOSTERONE IS DOING TO YOUNG WOMEN IN DAVIS AND WOODLAND. THESE YOUNG WOMEN ARE LOSING THEIR BEAUTIFUL SINGING VOICES. [00:20:02] PERMANENT HAIR LOSS BECAUSE TESTOSTERONE IS STRONG. THESE WOMEN ARE ALSO HAVING PERMANENT DEFORMITIES TO THEIR GENITALS, BECAUSE TESTOSTERONE IS STRONG. THESE YOUNG WOMEN ARE TAKING 5 TO 10 YEARS OFF OF THEIR LIFE BECAUSE TESTOSTERONE IS STRONG. SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU, SHEILA ALLEN, IS WHY DO YOU WANT TO SEE SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN, TEEN GIRLS HARMED BY THIS MEDICAL SCANDAL. AND WHEN WILL YOU SPEAK OUT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY MORE IN CHAMBERS? NO, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY ONLINE PARTICIPANTS? NO, CHAIR, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. WE WILL THEN MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [ CONSENT AGENDA] SUPERVISOR BARAJAS. YES. THANK YOU CHAIR. I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM 21. THIS COULD INVOLVE A CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT INVOLVING RISE INCORPORATED. AND MY WIFE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RISE INCORPORATED. SO I'M EXCUSING MYSELF ON THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT SUPERVISORS WISH TO PULL OR COMMENT ON? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS. MOVED BY SUPERVISOR FRERICHS, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS WITH ITEM 21 BARAJAS RECUSAL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THAT MOVES US TO INTRODUCTIONS. [ Introductions & Honorary Resolutions] AND THERE IS ONE TODAY. GOOD MORNING, BOARD. IT'S MY PLEASURE TODAY TO INTRODUCE WILL ARNOLD AS OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CHIEF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. SO I'LL ASK WILL TO COME ON UP AND I'LL SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT WILL'S BACKGROUND. AND AS WE WELCOME HIM TO OUR TEAM. HE'S BEEN ON BOARD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW AND ALREADY MAKING HUGE STRIDES IN TERMS OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS. AND WE'VE HAD SOME THINGS TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT IN THOSE FIRST FEW WEEKS. SO I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF WILL ARNOLD AS OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CHIEF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. IN THIS ROLE WILL, HE WILL LEAD A COUNTY WIDE COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, MEDIA RELATIONS, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE COUNTY, HOUSED IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE BUT WORKING VERY CLOSELY COUNTY WIDE WITH ALL THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICES, WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. WILL IS A NATIVE OF YOLO COUNTY. HE WAS BORN IN WOODLAND AND RAISED IN DAVIS. HE'S LIVED IN YOLO COUNTY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE AND HAS EXTENDED FAMILY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO WILL IS VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOLO COUNTY AND OUR TERRITORY IN OUR VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AS A RESULT. MANY KNOW WILL FROM HIS HIS ELECTED SERVICE IN YOLO COUNTY, WHERE HE SERVED TWO TERMS ON THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING SERVICE AS MAYOR OF DAVIS IN 2023. I HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH WILL IN MY TENURE AT THE CITY OF DAVIS AS CITY MANAGER. AND CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO HIS HIS SKILLS AND HIS INTEGRITY, I WILL, I WILL SAY. DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS IN ELECTED OFFICE, HE HELPED GUIDE THE CITY THROUGH VERY COMPLEX ISSUES AND SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT COMMUNITY MOMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. TIMES THAT REQUIRED CLEAR, CALM AND TRUSTED PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. HIS PUBLIC SERVICE ALSO INCLUDED REGIONAL WORK WITH YOLO COUNTY AND PARTNER AGENCIES, INCLUDING SERVICE AS CHAIR OF THE YOLO COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY BOARD, AS WELL AS SERVICE ON THE YOLO LAFCO BOARD, AND VARIOUS CITY AND COUNTY TWO BY TWOS. SO HE COMES INTO THE ROLE HAVING HAD THE EXPERIENCE FROM THE ELECTED SORT OF SIDE OF OF THE DAIS, IF YOU WILL, WHICH BRINGS, I THINK, SOME VERY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO SOMEONE ON OUR STAFF TEAM AND DARE I SAY, EMPATHY FOR THE ROLES THAT YOU ALL HAVE AND THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU HAVE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. PROFESSIONALLY, AND I THINK FEWER PEOPLE PROBABLY REALLY KNOW WILL'S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND BECAUSE THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT HIS ELECTED BACKGROUND. BUT PROFESSIONALLY, WILL SERVED MOST RECENTLY AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH FOR UC DAVIS ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY, ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY INSTITUTE, LEADING THE UNIVERSITY A LEADING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION ADVANCING IMPACTFUL ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY SOLUTIONS. AND ONE OF THE PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTY ON OUR CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT LATER ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY. BEFORE JOINING UC DAVIS, HE SERVED AS THE HEADQUARTERS MEDIA AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, [00:25:08] OFTEN KNOWN AS CALTRANS, FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND A LARGE RESPONSIBILITY, TO SAY THE LEAST. I THINK THEY EMPLOY 22,000 ROUGHLY STAFF ACROSS THE STATE. IN THAT ROLE, HE ADVISED EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ON PUBLIC MESSAGING, MEDIA RESPONSE, HIGH PROFILE COMMUNICATIONS. HIS WORK INCLUDED CRISIS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING SERVICES. THE CALTRANS REPRESENTATIVE AT THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DURING EMERGENCIES SUCH AS WILDFIRE, WILD, WILDFLOWERS, WILDFIRES AND FLOODING EVENTS. WILDFLOWERS IS NOT SO MUCH AN EMERGENCY. I THINK THAT'S A PLEASANT EMERGENCY. EARLIER IN HIS CAREER, WILL SERVED AS THE YOLO COUNTY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE SENATOR LOIS WOLK, WHERE HE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH RESIDENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONAL LEADERS ON ISSUES AFFECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. HE IS ALSO A FORMER SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, SO HE HAS AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION AND DARE I SAY, ALSO EMPATHY FOR THE CHALLENGES OF RUNNING A BUSINESS AND RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS AND KEEPING IT, KEEPING IT GOING. EARLIER IN HIS CAREER THE, AS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE STATE, I WILL SAY, AND KIND OF GO BACK TO THAT FOR A MOMENT. HE DID ADVISE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE DIRECTLY ON COMMUNICATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS ROLE WITH US AS YOLO COUNTY IS A CRITICAL ONE TO STEPPING UP OUR COMMUNICATION BOTH INTERNALLY AS AN ORGANIZATION, BUT VERY IMPORTANTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE. CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL DURING THE DIFFICULT BUDGETARY CHALLENGES AND SERVICE IMPACTS THAT WE ARE FACING AND IS INVALUABLE DURING TIMES OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS. I'M VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME WILL TO OUR TEAM. AND WILL UNDERSTAND YOLO COUNTY. HE UNDERSTANDS PUBLIC SERVICE, AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAR, ACCURATE AND TIMELY COMMUNICATIONS. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO WELCOME WILL TO OUR TEAM AND JUST PROVIDE HIM ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE THAT WE ALL CAN. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIM PROVIDING ALL OF US AND OUR TEAMS AND ALL OF YOU THE SUPPORT THAT THAT IS NEEDED DURING HIS TENURE. SO WELCOME. YEAH. THANK YOU MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. THANKS. I'D BETTER IF I'M THE COMMUNICATION GUY. WELL THANK YOU MIKE. THAT WAS VERY KIND INTRODUCTION. AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE TO JOIN THE YOLO COUNTY TEAM AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, CHIEF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. BUT AS MIKE ALLUDED TO, I MAY BE NEW TO THE COUNTY, BUT I'M BY NO MEANS NEW TO THE COUNTY. I WAS BORN DOWN THE ROAD AT WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LIVED IN DAVIS MOST OF MY LIFE. I HAVE FAMILY IN WOODLAND, FAMILY IN ESPARTO. ONE OF MY NEPHEWS GRADUATED WINTERS HIGH. I'M CHECKING MOST OF THE BOXES. SORRY, SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. AND AS ALSO AS MIKE DESCRIBED, I HAVE A, A LONG AND VARIED CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, COUNTY OR CITY GOVERNMENT, UC DAVIS, AND A LOT OF THOSE ROLES HAVE PUT ME INTO A FRONT-LINE COMMUNICATION ROLES, EITHER DIRECTLY WITH STAKEHOLDERS, RESIDENTS, VOTERS OR WITH THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THROUGH THE MEDIA. I DO HEARKEN BACK TO MY DAYS AT CALTRANS, WHERE I WAS WORKING AT HEADQUARTERS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE, MANAGING STATEWIDE MEDIA AFFAIRS. AND, YOU KNOW, 22,000 FOLKS AT CALTRANS, 50,000 LANE MILES OF HIGHWAY, ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING CAN AND WILL HAPPEN ON THOSE HIGHWAYS. WE DEALT WITH FLOODS AND FIRES AND SNOW INS AND PART OF HIGHWAY ONE GETTING WASHED AWAY INTO THE SEA AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS WORK WITH UNHOUSED POPULATIONS THAT IMPACTED THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. AND, AND THAT'S JUST ONE SORT OF PIECE OF MY CAREER. THE, MY TIME ON THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL, OF COURSE, WAS ENLIGHTENING IN A LOT OF WAYS. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SITTING IN THOSE COMFORTABLE CHAIRS AT TIMES. [00:30:01] BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LEARNED A BIT ABOUT CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS WHILE AS A MEMBER OF THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. AND SOME OF OUR TOUGHEST TIMES, PARTICULARLY TIMES WHEN I WAS THE MAYOR AND WE HAD A LOT TO WORK WITH AT THE CITY. SO I COME HERE READY TO SERVE. I THINK I'VE MAYBE DESCRIBED HOW MUCH I KNOW ABOUT THE COUNTY, HOW MUCH OF COURSE I LOVE YOLO COUNTY. BUT ONE THING I DIDN'T KNOW COMING IN HERE WAS HOW FANTASTIC OF A TEAM WE HAVE HERE AT YOLO COUNTY. AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO YOU ALL. THAT'S A CREDIT TO MIKE. THAT'S A CREDIT TO THE FOLKS THAT CAME BEFORE FOR BUILDING THIS TEAM. AND THAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST JOY OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS, IS GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING HERE, SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF YOLO COUNTY AND GETTING TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE WORK AHEAD. AND I, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. AND DON'T STAY THERE FOR A MOMENT. I HAVE TO COME. I HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT TO YOU, AND I'M GOING TO BE CARRYING SOMETHING ELSE YOU DON'T GET. YOU DON'T GET AN AWARD YET. YOU HAVE TO EARN THAT ONE. OH. THAT'S RIGHT. JUST TO SAVE YOU FROM RUNNING BACK AND FORTH FOR THE NEXT ITEM. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THE BELOVED YOLO COUNTY TRACTOR PIN. THERE'S A RUMOR THAT IT'S THE LAST ONE, AND YOU HAVE TO ASK. SO IT GOES WAY BACK. I THINK DAVE ROSENBERG IS THE IS THE BACKGROUND OF THAT ONE. SO WELCOME VERY MUCH. AND WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. YEP. OKAY. [APPLAUSE]. SO AS WE SAY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S A COMING AND GOING PARTY. WE HAVE THOSE ALL THE TIME IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BACK WHO'S ALREADY LEFT. BUT I WELCOME HIM HERE BECAUSE HE LOVES PUBLIC ATTENTION SO VERY MUCH. ALEX. ALEX, PLEASE COME FORWARD. THERE HE IS. YAY! SO I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING A RESOLUTION. YOU'VE GOT THE FULL ONES HERE, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS WITH THE FRAME AND EVERYTHING. SO FIND A GOOD SPOT OVER IN SOLANO COUNTY TO HANG THAT RIGHT BEHIND YOU FOR YOUR ZOOM. I HOPE I'LL BE LOOKING FOR THAT. OKAY, GREAT. SO I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW THINGS THAT ARE LISTED HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I'LL READ THESE. AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. SO ALEX BEGAN HIS CAREER. DO YOU KNOW WHEN? I DO. WHEN? I THINK IT WAS NOVEMBER 4TH, 2013. PERFECT. NOVEMBER 4TH, 2013. SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE MANAGER KIND OF PERSON. IT IS A MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, AND HE WAS PROMOTED TO LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SPECIALIST AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. IN 2023, HE WAS PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS, AND THEN IN JUNE OF 2026, AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, HE CONCLUDED HIS SERVICE. SO YOU'VE BEEN GONE? NOT NOT THAT LONG, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A LONG TIME ALREADY. WE MISS YOU. SO I THEN THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT ARE LISTED HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY AS FIRST OF ALL, AS A YOLO COUNTY RESIDENT, YOU WERE I WAS LIKE, WHO'S THAT GUY OVER THERE? THERE'S SOME QUIET GUY THAT I NEVER QUITE FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WAS THAT YOU DID. WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS GREAT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY THE QUINTESSENTIAL BEHIND THE SCENES DUDE. YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE AND YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT YOLO COUNTY. ONCE I BECAME A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I WAS AMAZED AT THE HISTORY AND KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE, WHATEVER THE SUBJECT IS. VERY, VERY BROAD SUBJECT MATTER, KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THINGS YOLO COUNTY. YOU ESPECIALLY DO A LOT OF WORK WITH US ON HUMAN RELATIONS WORK, AND I, ESPECIALLY AS PART OF THE THE BYPASS SUBCOMMITTEE, HOW MUCH WORK AND KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE ON ALL THINGS TO DO WITH WATER. AND SO I IN PARTICULAR, LOOK FORWARD TO YOU CONTINUING TO DO THAT WORK, BECAUSE WE ARE PARTNERS WITH SOLANO COUNTY ON ALL THINGS IN THE DELTA. SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY OF OUR MY BOARD COLLEAGUES WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ALEX, AS HE'S BEEN IN. SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE A LOT LONGER THAN ME. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? I'D LIKE TO, BUT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T. TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE. NO, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ALEX. THE CHAIR IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. YOU GOT HIRED BY THE COUNTY A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I JOINED IN 2014. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, HE WAS SORT OF THAT PERSON BEHIND THE SCENES. YOU DIDN'T QUITE KNOW. HE SEEMED TO HAVE A NEW TITLE EVERY SIX MONTHS. AND THAT WAS SORT OF THE WAY IN WHICH THE COUNTY WAS SORT OF MANAGING ITS, ITS AFFAIRS. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT REPEATEDLY YOU WERE ASSIGNED SOME OF THE CRITICAL THINGS THAT THE COUNTY NEEDED TO GET DONE, NEEDED A DEEP CRITICAL THINKER. AND ALEX WAS SORT OF THAT, THAT SORT OF MASTERFUL UTILITY PLAYER THAT COULD PLAY SEVERAL POSITIONS ALL AT ONCE. [00:35:05] AND SO OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS, I THINK THE RESIDENTS OF YOLO COUNTY, CERTAINLY ALL OF US HAVE BEEN MADE TO LOOK A LOT BETTER BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE BEHIND THE SCENES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN SOLANO. WE'LL BE SEEING YOU. WE'LL BE SEEING YOU AS THE DAYS GO BY, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK THAT WE DO WITH SOLANO COUNTY. I'M INVITING MIKE TO SAY, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE UP THERE. BUT I WOULD LIKE MIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. MARY, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING. I= APPRECIATE THE QUIET AND EXTRAORDINARY COMPETENCE THAT YOU BRING TO THE WORK AND HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED, PARTICULARLY THIS YEAR THE, THE WAY IN WHICH YOU HAVE SUPPORTED THE WILD WINGS COMMUNITY AND THEIR WELL, AND WATER ISSUES. AND JUST A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE WAY IN WHICH YOU GET IN GSD, I DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY SAY WHAT THAT IS ON CAMERA, BUT IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED BOTH BY THAT COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY BY ME. AND I'M VERY SORRY TO LOSE YOU HERE IN YOLO COUNTY, BUT GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING THAT FAR AND THAT WE STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH YOU IN IMPORTANT WORK IN THE REGION. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD LUCK. OKAY. BARAJAS. YES. THANK YOU, SHEILA. ALEX, YOU'RE ALREADY MISSED. THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN TO YOU, RIGHT. DEALING WITH YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION, THE CITY OF WOODLAND, DIFFERENT AGENCIES, FLOOD PROJECTS, CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS FOR EARMARKS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. YOU RAN THE GAMUT AND OUR OFFICE WOULD JUST SIMPLY EMAIL YOU OR CALL YOU JUST FOR A BRIEF AND YOU WOULD BE ABLE ON YOUR FINGERTIPS, BE ABLE TO ROLL OUT ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED QUICKLY. AND THAT, IN ESSENCE, MADE MY JOB AND MY STAFF'S JOB A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO RELATE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WORKED AS A TEAM. AND ALSO IN YOUR 13 YEARS YOU WORKED WITH DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS, DIFFERENT SUPERVISORS. THAT'S HARD TO DO WITH DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, RIGHT? AND SO THAT JUST SHOWS THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP IS FLEXIBLE, STRONG, FIRM, AND YOU'RE MOVING ON UP. AND WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, SIR. SO GOOD LUCK OVER THERE. A ND JUST TO ADD INTO THE CHORUS OF VOICES HERE, JUST ALEX, SO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK FOR OVER THE GREATER PART OF OVER A DECADE, I THINK. I, YOU KNOW, I FIRST WAS ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2012. AND SO THERE WERE A FEW OCCASIONS, EVEN AS FAR BACK AS THE EARLY DAYS OF 2013, WHEN WE WERE FIRST HIRED FOR THE COUNTY, WE WORKED TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION, AND I CAN THINK OF A YOLO TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AND A FEW OTHER WAYS OVER THOSE MANY YEARS. I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS SINCE BEING ON THE BOARD, THE LEGISLATIVE WORK, ESPECIALLY IT REALLY, THERE'S A SKILL SET REQUIRED TO SORT OF DO THAT WORK AND JUST REALLY BEEN VERY IMPRESSED BY YOUR APPROACH AND HOW THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE ADVOCACY WORK. I THINK REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT. AND SO JUST WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR NEW POSITION. AND I KNOW SUPERVISOR VEGA SAID IT TOO, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WORK SO CLOSELY WITH SOLANO. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY BE OFFICIALLY LEAVING YOLO TO GO TO SOLANO, BUT IT'S STILL LIKE BEING IN ONE IN THE BIG COUNTY FAMILY. SO REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR, YOUR CONTINUED WORK FOR ON BEHALF OF THE FOLKS IN SOLANO COUNTY AS WELL. THANK YOU. MIKE. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR. I'M JUST ELONGATING IT. I CAN TELL. YEAH. JUST ON BEHALF OF STAFF, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THE TERM USED BY SUPERVISOR VEGAS OF UTILITY PLAYER. YOU'VE HEARD ME USE THAT TERM BEFORE AS WELL. SO I THINK IT'S VERY APROPOS. AND IT'S COMPLETELY TRUE, RIGHT. WHICH IS ALEX IS SORT OF THAT JACK OF ALL TRADES. AND, YOU KNOW, NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM AN ASSIGNMENT, NO MATTER HOW OBSCURE THAT ASSIGNMENT MAY HAVE BEEN. AND YOU KNOW, JUST A WORK ETHIC THAT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. AND REALLY UNMATCHED, I THINK BY, BY MANY OTHERS IN, IN, IN THAT I'VE WORKED WITH OVER MY, OVER MY CAREER. SO YOU'RE RIGHT UP THERE AT THE VERY, VERY TOP OF THE WORK ETHIC SCALE ALEX. AND I FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT, WE JUST, YOU KNOW. ALEX IS ONE OF THOSE STAFF MEMBERS WHO YOU DON'T, YOU CAN NEVER TRULY APPRECIATE JUST HOW MUCH HE KNOWS AND HOW MUCH HE DID UNTIL HE'S GONE, RIGHT? AND SO THESE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN NOT SO FUN FOR ME. ALEX, I GOT TO TELL YOU. NO, YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL. [00:40:06] AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, REARRANGING THINGS AND AND WORKING OUT THE PATH FORWARD, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR ABSENCE. BUT IT'S IT'S NOT AN EASY ROLE TO FILL. AND I THINK THAT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT YOU AND ALL THAT YOU DID FOR THE COUNTY. AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO US. WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE VERY BEST IN YOUR NEXT ADVENTURES AND NEXT DOOR IN SOLANO COUNTY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NOT IF BUT WHEN WE INTERACT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONALLY AND OTHERWISE. SO WE WISH AGAIN, WISH YOU THE VERY BEST, ALEX, AND THANK YOU. AND NOW YOU GET THE LAST WORD. WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE. I APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS AND THE WELL WISHES AND THE RECOGNITION TODAY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY HERE IN YOLO. AND AS I TOLD THE CAO TEAM PREVIOUSLY, NOT ONLY DO I FEEL LIKE I LEAVE HERE A BETTER PUBLIC SERVANT, A BETTER MANAGER, A BETTER LEADER, BUT I LEAVE HERE A BETTER PERSON. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY A REFLECTION ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE ORGANIZATION AND THE CULTURE WE HAVE HERE IN YOLO COUNTY. AND, BUT, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'LL FOREVER HAVE THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING RECEIVED THE VERY LAST TRACTOR PIN. SO WITH THAT, I'M WEARING IT TODAY. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE]. DO YOU WANT YOUR STAFF TO COME? COME UP AND GET A PICTURE WITH ALEX. [LAUGHTER]. CAN DO SOMETHING IN THE HALL. THEY ALL RUN AWAY. MADAM CHAIR, WHILE YOU'RE COMING BACK UP, IF I COULD TAKE THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING BACK TO WILLS APPOINTMENT AS OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE RECRUITMENT TO TO LAND WITH WILL BEING THE SELECTED CANDIDATE AND SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF WHAT IS TO COME FOR YOLO COUNTY, GIVEN ITS HISTORY AND THE WORK AND HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. AND VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS POSITION, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, IS THE WAY IN WHICH WE COMMUNICATE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD MOST SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DO. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT WITH ALEX. HAPPENS SORT OF INSIDE BASEBALL, RIGHT? FOLKS DON'T GENERALLY KNOW ALL THE MACHINATIONS OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, BUT THE ONE WAY IN WHICH THE CONDUIT DOES WORK, AND THAT IS THROUGH THE PIO SHARING WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD THE GREAT STORIES AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, SOMETIMES NOT SO WONDERFUL, BUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN YOLO COUNTY. SO IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT POSITION. ALL THAT TO SAY, I THINK WE'D BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE LAURA GALINDO, WHO STEPPED IN, WHO WAS PLACED INTO THE INTERIM POSITION FOR AT LEAST THE LAST YEAR AND DID AN AMAZING JOB DURING SOME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIMES BEFORE WE FOUND A PERMANENT POSITION. LAURA STEPPED RIGHT IN, DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB OF COMMUNICATING TO THE REST OF THE WORLD WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN YOLO COUNTY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I WANTED TO JUST TAKE THAT MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE LAURA FOR HER WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. [APPLAUSE]. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M REALLY I'M HAPPY THAT YOU REMINDED US OF THAT. AND THANK YOU, LAURA, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND CONTINUE TO DO BECAUSE YOU WERE STILL YOU CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM. ALL RIGHT, AND WITH THAT, THEN WE'LL MOVE TO OUR FIRST TIME SET AGENDA. [25. Hold a Proposition 218 public hearing regarding the proposed levy of an increased assessment for road and landscaping services within the El Macero County Service Area (CSA), tabulate ballots and, if no majority protest exists, adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Report, confirming the diagram and assessment forming the El Macero CSA Road Improvement and Landscaping Assessment District, and ordering the levy of the proposed assessment as set forth in the Engineer's Report and resolution, commencing in FY 2026-2027, subject to a maximum 3% annual inflationary adjustment in future years. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Nguyen)] ITEM NUMBER 25 WILL BE HOLDING A PROP 218 PUBLIC HEARING FOR EL MACERO CSA. THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS MORNING IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE BALLOT PROCEEDINGS THAT ALLOWED PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN EL MACERO COUNTY SERVICE AREA CSA NO. 01, TO DECIDE WHETHER TO, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE APPROVED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCED PAVEMENT AND PRESERVATION AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES. THIS PUBLIC HEARING PROVIDES PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS WITH ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES, AND TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD. AFTER THE CLOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING THE BALLOTING PERIOD WILL END. [00:45:03] THE PROCEDURES FOR TODAY'S HEARING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE, WE'LL FIRST HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM COUNTY STAFF REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT. NEXT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. THIRD, AFTER HEARING PUBLIC INPUT IS RECEIVED, STAFF, CONSULTANTS AND COUNCIL WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. NEXT, THERE WILL BE A FINAL CALL FOR BALLOTS AND THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE BALLOTS WILL BE TABULATED. THE TABULATION RESULTS WILL BE, RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF TODAY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING. LET'S SEE. DO I KEEP GOING HERE? LOOKS LIKE, YES. ALL BALLOTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. THE BALLOT BOX IS LOCATED BEHIND THE CLERK'S STATION. OVER THERE. PLEASE PUT YOUR BALLOT IN THIS BOX IF YOU WISH TO SUBMIT YOUR BALLOT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DO SO. IF YOU MISPLACED YOUR BALLOT OR NEED A NEW BALLOT, YOU CAN REQUEST AND RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT BALLOT HERE TODAY. YOU MUST PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION OF IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FOR THE PARCEL YOU CLAIM OWNERSHIP. PLEASE SEE JEN, WHO IS UP FRONT, WHO WILL BE DOING THE PRESENTATION TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT BALLOT. WE'LL BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION FROM BY COUNTY STAFF. GOOD MORNING CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MAKE SURE WE'RE THERE. WE ARE. WE ARE MUTED ONLINE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YEN NGUYEN, COUNTY SERVICE AREA MANAGER. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE PRESENTATION, I DO WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, ESPECIALLY TOD, FOR PROVIDING THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE AS WE COMPILE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE ENGINEER'S REPORT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ADAM RILEY OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTEERING HIS TIME TO THE AD HOC, AND PAUL AND JULIE FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, AND KIMBERLY HOOD OF COUNTY COUNSEL FOR ASSISTING WITH THE PROP 218. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE KYLE TANKARD, A SENIOR CONSULTANT WITH SCI CONSULTING GROUP. KYLE WILL PRESENT ON THE PROPOSED ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT FOR THE EL MACERO CSA. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. KYLE TANKARD, SENIOR CONSULTANT WITH SCI CONSULTING GROUP. SO THIS MORNING I'LL PRESENT THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROP 218 PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS FOR THE EL MACERO COUNTY SERVICE AREA ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. SO I'LL START WITH THE PROCEDURES FOR THE PROPOSITION 218 PUBLIC HEARING. SO FIRST, THE BOARD WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVE THE ENGINEER'S REPORT. SECOND, THE BOARD WILL TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AND ANY NOTES AND ANY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS OF, FILED UNDER AB 2257. SO I WILL NOTE THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ASSESSMENT BY THE JULY 2ND DEADLINE. AND THEN THIRD, ONCE THE PUBLIC INPUT PORTION IS CLOSED, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD IS DIRECTED TO TABULATE THE BALLOTS AND DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS. AND THEN FOURTH, IF THERE IS NO MAJORITY PROTEST, THE BOARD MAY ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT AND DIRECTING THE CLERK TO FORWARD THE CERTIFIED COPIES OF THE RESOLUTION. SO HERE'S WHERE WE ARE IN THE OVERALL PROCESS. TWO STEPS ARE ALREADY COMPLETE, SO BALLOTS WERE MAILED TO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN THE EL MACERO CSA ON MAY 18TH, AND THE AB 20257 WRITTEN OBJECTION PERIOD CLOSED ON JULY 2ND. SO TODAY IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE TABULATION. SO IF THE ASSESSMENT IS APPROVED, THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS IS PLACING IT ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 SECURED PROPERTY TAX ROLL NEXT MONTH. SO A FEW POINTS ON HOW THE BALLOTS ARE TABULATED SINCE PROP 218 BALLOTS DIFFERENT FROM A TYPICAL ELECTION. SO EACH PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD RECEIVED ONE BALLOT IN THE MAIL THAT LISTS ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT THEY OWN WITHIN THE EL MACERO CSA. SO BALLOTS ARE WEIGHTED IN PROPORTION TO EACH PARCELS PROPOSED ASSESSMENT. SO THIS ISN'T A 1 TO 1 VOTE PER PARCEL. A HIGHER ASSESSED PARCEL CARRIES PROPORTIONALLY GREATER WEIGHT IN [00:50:06] VOTE. ONLY BALLOTS THAT ARE RETURNED AND RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING ARE COUNTED. SO A BALLOT THAT IS NOT RETURNED DOES NOT COUNT AS EITHER A VOTE FOR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. AND THEN LASTLY, A MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS ONLY IF THE WEIGHTED VALUE OF THE BALLOTS IN OPPOSITION EXCEEDS THE WEIGHTED VALUE OF THE BALLOTS IN SUPPORT. SO IF IT DOES NOT, THE BOARD MAY APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT. SO TURNING TO THE ENGINEER'S REPORT ITSELF, THE EXISTING ASSESSMENT IS CURRENTLY $180 PER RESIDENTIAL PARCEL AND WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1994. SINCE THEN, THAT ASSESSMENT RATE HAS NOT INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, AND AS A RESULT, IT NO LONGER COVERS THE PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE CYCLE THAT THE EL MACERO COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY. WHICH IS A 5-TO-10-YEAR MAINTENANCE CYCLE COMPARED TO COMPARED WITH THE COUNTY'S STANDARD 15-YEAR CYCLE FOR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES. SO THE DISTRICT CONTAINS 449 ASSESSED PARCELS, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THE EL MACERO OAKS CONDOMINIUMS, THREE VACANT PARCELS AND THE EL MACERO COUNTRY CLUB. IT COVERS 23 ACRES OF PUBLIC ROADWAY ACROSS 18 STREETS THAT ARE ALL OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY. SO THE ASSESSMENT FUNDS TWO CATEGORIES OF WORK, BOTH SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE COUNTY'S BASELINE LEVEL OF SERVICE. SO CAPITAL PAVEMENT PRESERVATION ON A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE, WHICH INCLUDES CRACK SEAL TREATMENT, SLURRY SEAL TREATMENTS AND MICRO SURFACING TREATMENTS, AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHICH INCLUDES LANDSCAPING, STREET SWEEPING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SIGNAGE AND STRIPING ALONG THE ROADS. SO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT FOLLOW THE REOCCURRING FIVE YEAR CYCLE ARE SHOWN HERE IN YEAR EXPENDITURE DOLLARS, BASED ON A 2025 BID THAT THE COUNTY RECEIVED. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 2030 334 LINE IS THE ANTICIPATED WORK PERFORMED BY THE COUNTY AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT. IT'S SHOWN TO ILLUSTRATE THE FULL PRESERVATION CYCLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE ASSESSMENT FUNDED WORK SUPPLEMENTS AND DOES NOT DUPLICATE ANY WORK THAT THE COUNTY MAY DO. SO IN FISCAL YEAR 26-27, THE TOTAL COST OF IMPROVEMENTS IS ABOUT $333,500. AFTER A $100,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND PROJECTED IN INTEREST FROM THE BALANCE OF THE FUNDS, THE NET AMOUNT ASSESSED IS 210,000. SO SPREAD ACROSS THE 449 SINGLE-FAMILY EQUIVALENTS UNITS, THAT PRODUCES A RATE OF $467.62 PER SINGLE FAMILY EQUIVALENT. SO SPECIAL BENEFIT IS APPORTIONED USING A SINGLE-FAMILY EQUIVALENT METHODOLOGY THAT IS BASED ON THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS TRIP GENERATION. SO EVERY AVERAGE TRIP RATES TO EACH USE TYPE. SO A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IS ASSESSED ONE SFE. CONDO IS ASSESSED 0.61 SFE. THE COUNTRY CLUB IS ASSESSED JUST UNDER 18 SFES AND A COP, AND THAT FOR THE, THE COUNTRY CLUB THAT'S CALCULATED FROM NONRESIDENT ACTIVITY ONLY TO AVOID ANY DOUBLE COUNTING OF RESIDENCE TRIPS. IN ADDITION, THE ASSESSMENT ALSO INCLUDES A ANNUAL CPI ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS CAPPED AT 3% PER YEAR. SO THE RATE CAN KEEP PACE WITH COSTS WITHOUT THE NEED TO GO OUT WITH AN ADDITIONAL BALLOT IN THE FUTURE TO INCREASE THE ASSESSMENT. SO WITH THAT, THAT BRINGS US TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION BEFORE THE BOARD. [00:55:07] SO FIRST HOLD THE PROP 218 PUBLIC HEARING DIRECT STAFF AND THE CLERK TO TABULATE THE RETURN BALLOTS. AND THEN SECOND, IF NO MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE NEW ASSESSMENT FOR STREET SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE FOR FUTURE FISCAL YEARS. AND THEN THIRD, DIRECT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO FORWARD THE CERTIFIED COPIES OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. SO ITEMS B AND C PROCEED ONLY IF MAJORITY PROTEST, IF NO MAJORITY PROTEST IS DECLARED. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. SUPERVISOR BARAJAS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WHAT SLIDE IS THIS? IT'S ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET. SO THE NET AMOUNT TO BE ASSESSED IS 210,000. YOU DIVIDE THAT BY THE 449 UNITS. AND SO EACH UNIT PROPERTY OWNER PAYS 460, WOULD BE PAYING 467 MOVING FORWARD? YES. SO RESIDENTIAL HOMES PAID FOR $467. HOWEVER, THE RATE VARIES. IT'S A LITTLE LESS FOR CONDO OWNERS AND VACANT PARCELS. AND THEN THE EL MACERO COUNTRY CLUB THEY'RE ASSESSED AT 18 SFES. SO THEIR RATE IS 18 TIMES A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. SO IT'S NOT WEIGHTED. SO SO THOSE SINGLE PROPERTY HOMES ARE ARE NOT WEIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU HAVE A LARGER SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, YOU'RE NOT PAYING MORE THAN A UNIT THAT'S SMALLER. CORRECT. THAT'S INTERESTING. SO THE VOTE IS WEIGHTED BUT THE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT IS NOT WEIGHTED. SO WHEN WE. SO THE ASSESSMENT IS CALCULATED BY BY USE TYPE. SO IT'S WEIGHTED IN THAT SENSE. BUT YOU KNOW WE DIDN'T LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE HOME IN THE METHODOLOGY. SO IF YOU OWN A CONDO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE STATISTICS FOR AVERAGE TRIP GENERATIONS, THE TRIP TO A CONDO ON A DAILY BASIS IS LESS THAN A TRIP TO A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. THEREFORE, THE BENEFIT THAT THEY RECEIVE BY THE IMPROVED ROADS IS LESS. YEAH, NO, I UNDERSTAND. I WAS JUST MAKING A DISTINCTION BETWEEN A PERSON, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A LARGER PROPERTY. THEIR VOTE COUNTS A LITTLE HEAVIER BECAUSE IT'S WEIGHTED, BUT THAT INDIVIDUAL IS PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE ON A RESIDENTIAL HOME, BECAUSE IT'S NOT WEIGHTED. YEAH. AND I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. BUT BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE METHODOLOGY, WE, WE DIDN'T TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. OKAY. FOR OTHER FUTURE CSA 218 COULD THAT BE CONSIDERED? OR WHO MAKES THAT DECISION, IS IT THAT CSA GROUP THAT MAKES THAT DECISION OR. SO IN THIS CASE, THE METHODOLOGY WAS DERIVED BY OUR STAFF AND OUR ENGINEER. IT WAS REVIEWED BY COUNTY STAFF AND ALSO PRESENTED TO THE EL MACERO ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SO IT WAS A COLLABORATION EFFORT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YEP. ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, SEEING NONE. THEN WE'LL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. SO I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE EL MACERO ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, YOU CAN PROVIDE A CARD BEHIND THE CLERK. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? NO, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. I'LL NOW CHECK. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE? NO, CHAIR, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY, WAITING TO SEE IF ANYONE'S RUSHING TOWARDS. SHE'S CHECKED THE BACK. OKAY, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MATTER BEFORE US. I JUST WANTED TO. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT, IS IN DISTRICT FOUR AND WANTED TO THANK OUR CONSULTANT AND ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE CSA, THREE OF WHICH ARE HERE JOHN, CHRISTIAN AND KRISTEN AND DAVID. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET THIS INFORMATION CORRECT AND THEN TO GET IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO ASSURE THAT THEY REPRESENT THEIR COMMUNITY AS BEST THAT THEY CAN. SO MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME ON YOUR WORK ON THE CSA. OKAY, SEEING NO OTHER. THIS IS THE LAST CALL I'M ISSUING THE LAST CALL FOR BALLOT SUBMISSION FOR THE EL MACERO PROPOSED ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT. PLEASE TURN IN ANY BALLOTS THAT YOU WISH TO HAVE COUNTED. [01:00:03] BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER I CLOSE THE PUBLIC INPUT PORTION WILL NOT BE COUNTED. OKAY. AND THAT THIS PORTION IS NOW CLOSED. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK OUR SENIOR DEPUTY CLERK TO BEGIN TABULATION OF THE BALLOTS. IN THIS MANNER. THE TABULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE CAO CONFERENCE ROOM, WHICH IS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE CHAMBERS AND TO THE LEFT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE TABULATION PROCESS IF THEY WISH TO DO SO. IF THE TABULATION FINDS THAT NO MAJORITY PROTEST THE EXISTS, THAT MEANS THAT THERE ARE MORE WEIGHTED IN FAVOR. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A POSITIVE OUTCOME. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENT COMMENCING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27. WHILE THE TABULATION IS PROCEEDING, THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS REGULAR CALENDAR. SO WE WILL PAUSE THIS ITEM AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. JUST CHECKING. MAKE SURE I'M DOING ALL THIS RIGHT. OKAY, GREAT. I WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 26 WAS JUST TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL UPDATE PRESENTATION FROM [26. Receive annual update presentation from Visit Yolo. (No general fund impact) (Terry Selk) (Est. Presentation: 10 min)] VISIT YOLO. WE HAVE A PRESENTER. I UNDERSTAND. TWO PEOPLE COMING FORWARD. WELCOME. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BEND DOWN IN ORDER TO. IT'S PRETTY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEND OVER. IT'LL CATCH YOUR VOICE AS LONG AS YOU STAND IN FRONT OF IT. GOOD MORNING. I AM TERRY SELK. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR VISIT YOLO, WHICH IS THE DESIGNATED DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF YOLO COUNTY AS A TOURISM DESTINATION. BESIDE ME IS THE PRESIDENT OF OUR BOARD, GISELLE JETER, WHO IS THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE HOTEL WINTERS. AND ALSO IN THE ROOM WE HAVE KAREN MARTINEZ, WHO IS OUR TREASURER AND ALSO IS THE CEO OF BERRYESSA GAP VINEYARDS. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU THIS MORNING. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SHARE WHAT WE FEEL IS GREAT WORK BEING DONE BY VISIT YOLO AND MAKING A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT ECONOMICALLY TO THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE. OOPS, I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON. JUST DO THE ARROWS. JUST HIT THE SPACEBAR, THAT'S THE EASIEST. EVERY KEYBOARD IS DIFFERENT. YEAH. SO JUST TO KIND OF TAKE A STEP BACK AND KIND OF REMIND EVERYONE HOW OUR ORGANIZATION IS STRUCTURED AND HOW WE FUNCTION AND OPERATE. SO WE ARE A 501 C6 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. WE ARE FUNDED BY A 2% ASSESSMENT ON OCCUPIED HOTEL ROOMS WITHIN THE ELIGIBLE DISTRICTS OF YOLO COUNTY. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC FUNDING WHATSOEVER. NO COUNTY, NO CITY, NO SUBSIDIZATION. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON A SEVEN-YEAR TERM OF WHAT'S CALLED A TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS STRUCTURED, AS I'VE JUST SHARED WITH YOU, FUNDED BY LODGING ASSESSMENT, WHICH EXPIRES IN JUNE OF 2029. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE SECOND TERM OF THE TBID. THE FIRST WAS FROM 2018 TO 2022 AND WAS A FIVE-YEAR. TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE COLLECTION OF FUNDS IS, ARE CHANNELED THROUGH BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS. 40% OF ALL THE FUNDING THAT IS COLLECTED GOES DIRECTLY TO VISIT YOLO AND HELPS SUPPORT THE MARKETING, PROMOTION, ADVERTISING AND ALL OF THE OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE, OUR ORGANIZATION OPERATES UNDER. 40% ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTED BY THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTION. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF COOPERATION AND MARKETING THAT ARE HAPPENING, VISIT YOLO ON THE UMBRELLA SIDE TO CREATE A BRAND AWARENESS, AND THEN THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, BE IT WINTERS, DAVIS, ETC., THAT ARE PROMOTING THEIR PARTICULAR LOCATIONS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ELIGIBLE LODGING PROPERTIES IN THE JURISDICTIONS OF DAVIS WINTERS AND IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY. WOODLAND AND WEST SACRAMENTO ARE NON-HOTEL ASSESSED JURISDICTIONS, WHICH MEANS WE DO NOT HAVE LODGING PROPERTIES IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION. HOWEVER, WE DO OFFER A NON LODGING MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF OUR MARKETING ACTIVITIES, AND THEY PAY $150 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR MARKETING, OUR WEBSITE, ETC. AND WE DRIVE BUSINESS INTO THOSE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES. WE ARE GUIDED BY A 12 MEMBER BOARD, WHICH IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATION FROM EACH OF THE JURISDICTIONS, AND IT'S WEIGHTED BY VOLUME OF ASSESSMENT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, DAVIS HAS FOUR BOARD MEMBERS. WINTERS HAS THREE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY, HAS TWO, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO BOARD SEATS THAT ARE UNOCCUPIED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE A LEAN AND MEAN MACHINE. YOU SEE THAT NUMBER 1.5. WE ARE ONE FULL TIME ADMIN AND ADMINISTRATOR AND A PART TIME CEO. [01:05:09] I STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO ON A NINE MONTH CONTRACT FOR 25 HOURS A WEEK. IT'S NOW EIGHT YEARS LATER AND I'M STILL A 25 HOUR A WEEK CONTRACT. AND THE REALITY IS, BECAUSE I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOLO COUNTY, AS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SHARED, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PEOPLE, THE PLACE, AND I SAW HUGE POTENTIAL FOR THIS DESTINATION TO BECOME A WORLD RECOGNIZED LOCATION FOR TOURISM. ECONOMIC IMPACT. LATEST STATISTICAL DATA FOR 2025 BY DEAN RUNYON AND ASSOCIATES, WHICH IS A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED, VERY RESPECTABLE DATA COLLECTION AGENCY. BASICALLY, WE DROVE 16 HOUR SORRY, $516 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM TRAVEL RELATED EXPENDITURES, 46.8 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE. TOURISM IN YOLO COUNTY SUSTAINED 5,400 JOBS. TRAVEL SPENDING IN 2025 SURPASSED PRE-PANDEMIC SPENDING. OUR GERMANY MARKET REPRESENTATION THIS LAST YEAR DROVE OVER $100,000 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT AND SEVERAL ROOM NIGHTS. AND OUR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS THROUGH DATAFY, WHICH IS A THIRD-PARTY METRIC DATA COLLECTION AGENCY WHICH MANAGES AND MONITORS ALL OF OUR ACTIVITY, REGISTERED 19 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE DESTINATION, AND $2 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO LODGING. YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH AS A RESULT OF OUR PROGRAMS CAMPAIGNS, WE'VE EXPERIENCED A YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE IN KEY AREAS, DEMONSTRATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAMPAIGNS IN DRIVING REAL VISITATION. OUR LENGTH OF STAY IN 2024 WAS 1.9 DAYS. THE MOST RECENT MEASUREMENT IN 2025 SHOW THAT WE HAVE INCREASED STAY TO 2.3 DAYS. OUR TARGET MARKET PENETRATIONS HAVE GROWN AS WELL. SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND GREATER BAY AREA IS UP 9%. VISITATION FROM LA 8%. SAN DIEGO 23%. SEATTLE-TACOMA 76%. PORTLAND, OREGON 26%. AND RENO 21%. SOME OF THE ACTIVATIONS THAT WE INCORPORATE ON A BROAD SCALE ARE CONSUMER DIRECT ADVERTISING, INCLUDING PRINT, DIGITAL, BILLBOARD, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. OUR ORGANIC MARKETING EFFORTS, SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE PRESENCE. WE PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON TRAVEL, TRADE DEVELOPMENT. THOSE ARE TOUR OPERATORS, TRAVEL AGENTS AND PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE SELLING TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES OR WITHIN CALIFORNIA. WE DO SALES MISSIONS. WE ATTEND TRADE SHOWS. WE DO A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. WE INVITE CLIENTS TO COME INTO THE DESTINATION. IN FACT, THIS AFTERNOON I HAVE A LUXURY TOUR OPERATOR THAT'S BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO WHO CATERS TO THE INDIA MARKET, WHO IS COMING AND SPENDING TWO DAYS WITH US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HIS CLIENTELE. WE DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE HAVE A PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY, WHICH HELPS US WITH PRESS RELEASES, TARGETED STORY PITCHING TO JOURNALISTS AROUND THE UNITED STATES, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. WE HAVE MEMBERSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY PARTNERS LIKE VISIT CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL VALLEY TOURISM ASSOCIATION, VISIT SACRAMENTO, US TRAVEL. WE'RE A VERY ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP ELEVATE AND GIVE YOLO COUNTY GREATER VISIBILITY. FAMILIARIZATION TOURS IS WHAT I JUST MENTIONED, WHERE WE ACTUALLY INVITE CLIENTS TO COME IN THIS LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD A GROUP FROM IRELAND WHO ARE RETAIL TRAVEL AGENTS. WE'VE INVITED MEETING PLANNERS TO COME FROM THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TO UNDERSTAND OUR UNIQUE AND DISTINCTIVE MEETING FACILITIES THAT WE CAN CATER TO THEIR CLIENTELE. WE'VE HAD A JAPANESE SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP WHO HAD THREE INFLUENCERS IN NOT TOO LONG AGO. WE HAD A JOURNALIST FROM GEO FRANCE MAGAZINE, WHICH HAS A 500,000 PERSON DISTRIBUTION. IN FACT, LUCAS AND I ACTUALLY SAT NEXT TO EACH OTHER AT SAVORY CAFE AS SHE WAS ENJOYING JUAN BARAJAS PRESENTATION AND FOOD. WE HAD MEXICO FOOD JOURNALISTS THAT CAME IN AFTER THE TERRA MADRE EXHIBITION AND AN EVENT THAT WE DID, AND THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH VISIT SACRAMENTO. WE HAD TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING THAT ARTICLE TO COME OUT SOON. WE'VE INVITED SEVERAL MEETING PLANNERS TO COME IN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AND I MENTIONED THE LUXURY TOUR OPERATOR THAT'S COMING IN TODAY FROM INDIA. AND DESTINATION AMERICA IS A RECEPTIVE AGENCY BASED IN LOS ANGELES, AND THEY CATER TO GROUP TRAVEL FROM AROUND THE WORLD, [01:10:08] AND THEY ARE NOW BUILDING A PROGRAM AROUND WHAT YOLO COUNTY HAS TO OFFER. MERELY BECAUSE WE WERE AT A TRADE SHOW, WE HAD A MEETING TOGETHER. WE SHARED WHAT YOLO COUNTY HAS TO OFFER A. THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS A PART OF CALIFORNIA THEY HAD NOT YET REALIZED HAD EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES. AND AS WE WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOLO COUNTY DISTINCTIVELY UNIQUE, THEY BASICALLY. YOU ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE HAVE CLIENTS THAT WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THEY WANT SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MEMORABLE, PERSONABLE. AND SO WE FELT LIKE WE'RE DEFINITELY ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF ATTRACTING THAT GROUP. SOME OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE INVESTED IN A IMMERSIVE PODCAST AND EVERYONE'S HEARD OF A PODCAST, BUT WHAT'S, WHAT MADE THIS ONE PARTICULARLY DIFFERENT IS WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN THE CREW WHO WENT TO PHYSICAL LOCATIONS AND EVENTS, AND THEY CAPTURED THE ENGAGEMENT OF ACTIVITY REAL TIME. AND THEN THEY BASICALLY TURNED THAT INTO A PLATFORM OF WHICH TO ELEVATE, PROMOTE THE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES THAT YOLO COUNTY HAS TO OFFER. WE HAVE NOT MADE ANY RECENT PAID INVESTMENT. WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO. WE'RE GETTING 35 TO 40 DOWNLOADS PER MONTH WITHOUT PUTTING ANY MONEY BEHIND IT, AND IT'S NOW BEEN PICKED UP BY KEY GLOBAL AIRLINES LIKE CATHAY PACIFIC, WHO ARE IN FACT INCORPORATING IT INTO THEIR ON AIR ENTERTAINMENT CYCLE. IT'S PRODUCED BY AN AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST, AARON MILLER. OUR SECOND SUCCESS STORY WAS A DEDICATED FARM TO TABLE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN IN 2025, HIGHLIGHTING OUR FARM TO TABLE AND AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE. WE SHOWCASE THE JOURNEY FROM LOCAL FARMS TO RESTAURANTS AND EVENTS, ATTRACTING VISITORS WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING OVERNIGHT STAYS. THE CAMPAIGN RAN THROUGH META, GOOGLE, YOUTUBE AND SPOTIFY FROM JUNE TO AUGUST OF 2025. WE INVESTED $20,000 IN PAID CONSUMER ADS. THE DATAFY CAMPAIGN GENERATED 3,088 TRACKABLE TRIPS INTO THE DESTINATION, WITH AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $539,000. AND TO DATE, THE CAMPAIGN HAS GENERATED 635 CONSUMED ROOM NIGHTS WITH AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $114,000. OUR THIRD SUCCESS STORY TO SHARE IS THE RECENT TERRA MADRE EVENT, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN SACRAMENTO. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, TERRA MADRE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING EVENT IN ITALY FOR 50 YEARS, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CELEBRATION OF LOCAL FOOD AND VENDORS. VISIT SACRAMENTO NEGOTIATED A TEN-YEAR CONTRACT TO BRING THAT EVENT EVERY OTHER YEAR TO SACRAMENTO. LAST FALL WAS ITS DEBUT. WE PLAYED A PREDOMINANT ROLE IN OCCUPYING SPACE TO SHOW OFF SEVERAL OF OUR PARTNER VENDORS AND TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE YOLO COUNTY AREA TO TASTE, TALK AND EXPERIENCE AND HOPEFULLY MOTIVATE THEM TO THINK ABOUT YOLO COUNTY AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION. SOME OF OUR UPCOMING JURISDICTIONAL INITIATIVES. AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF MOSTLY BRAND AWARENESS AND CREATING AN IDENTITY FOR THIS PLACE CALLED YOLO COUNTY, AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHEN I STARTED MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TOURISM MARKETING AGENCIES OVER ACROSS THE RIVER, VISIT SACRAMENTO AND ALSO CALIFORNIA TOURISM, BOTH OF WHICH I USED TO WORK FOR, HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WAS A PLACE CALLED YOLO COUNTY. AS INTERESTING AS THAT SOUNDS, THEY WOULD LOOK OUT THEIR WINDOWS AND SEE THE RIVER AND THEY'D SEE WEST SACRAMENTO. BUT THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WAS A BOUNDARY AND AN OFFICIAL COUNTY CALLED YOLO. SO OVER EIGHT YEARS, WE'VE BEEN CREATING THAT EDUCATION, THAT AWARENESS, AND RAISING THE IDENTITY THAT THERE IS A PLACE THAT OF WHICH DAVIS AND WINTERS AND THE OTHER MORE ICONIC LOCATIONS ARE KNOWN. BUT IT'S PART OF A BOUNDARY CALLED YOLO COUNTY. SO WE'RE SHIFTING AWAY FROM THE BRAND AWARENESS, AND THE NEW INITIATIVES ARE NOW GOING TO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC ELEVATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS WITHIN YOLO COUNTY. THAT WILL BE DAVIS, WINTERS AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY. WE HAVE LAUNCHED BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS. WE DON'T HAVE TRADITIONAL MEETING SPACE. WE DO NOT HAVE A LARGE SCALE HOTEL ROOM, DIVERSIFIED MEETING SPACE. SO WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE MEETING, THE MEETING VENUES THAT MAKE US DISTINCTIVE. THEY ARE, THESE ARE THE WINERIES, THE BREWERIES. THESE ARE THE FACILITIES, THE FARMS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER, BE MOTIVATED, THEY CAN BE INSPIRED. [01:15:02] AND THEY'RE OUTSIDE A TRADITIONAL BRICK AND MORTAR SPACE, WHICH THE TREND IS THAT THERE ARE MORE AND MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE TYPES OF MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR PEOPLE. DESTINATION DAVIS HAS LAUNCHED THE SECOND SEASON OF ITS VIDEO SERIES. IT'S ON YOUTUBE, AND IT HIGHLIGHTS THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS THAT MAKE DAVIS A SPECIAL PLACE. BICYCLE HALL OF FAME FARMERS MARKET. UPPER CRUST BAKERY. THESE ARE PROFILES OF THESE LEGACY BUSINESSES THAT ARE REALLY PROFOUND IN MAKING DAVIS A WORTHWHILE PLACE TO VISIT. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT JUST LAST WEEK, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOMED AND EMBRACED AN OPPORTUNITY REGARDING THE GILMORE GIRLS TELEVISION SHOW. ARE ANY OF YOU FANS? I AM NOT. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT APPARENTLY IT HAS A HUGE CULT FOLLOWING AND THEY APPROACHED US BECAUSE THERE ARE THERE IS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THERE ARE REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN THE TELEVISION SHOW THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO PLACES IN WINTERS AND DAVIS. SO THEY'VE APPROACHED US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUT A WEEKEND FESTIVAL THAT WOULD BASICALLY ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE UNITED STATES IN A LOW OCCUPANCY PERIOD IN JANUARY TO FILL HOTEL ROOMS. AND BASED ON PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF THESE EVENTS, IT COULD DRIVE AS MANY AS 60,000 PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE ALL, BUT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A LOT. SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF WORKING WITH THAT ORGANIZER TO BUILD OUT AN EVENT. AND WINTERS HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED CONTINUING EFFORTS WITH THE BILLBOARD AND RADIO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. OUR MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE PROGRAM. AGAIN, WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING THESE DISTINCTIVELY UNIQUE VENUES A BRIDGE DINNER, GREAT BEAR WINERY WITH ITS OUTDOOR SPACE. YES, WE HAVE SOME TRADITIONAL INDOOR SPACE AS WELL, BUT THE GREATER EMPHASIS IS ON THESE DISTINCTIVELY UNIQUE VENUES. WE HAVE A DEDICATED LANDING PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE HAVE PAID CAMPAIGNS ON LINKEDIN, META AND SMART MEETINGS MAGAZINE. WE ARE MEMBERS NOW IN KEY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MEETING PLANNERS INTERNATIONAL TO HELP US ELEVATE THE IDENTITY. WE ARE A PARTNER WITH THE CALIFORNIA DMO ALLIANCE, WHICH IS LITERALLY DOZENS OF DESTINATIONS WHO ARE ALL IN THE BUSINESS OF RECRUITING, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES TO THEIR DESTINATIONS. AND WE'RE ATTENDING KEY MEETING, PLANNER FOCUSED TRADE SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS. WE ALSO HAVE AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE MEETING PLANNERS TO BRING THEIR BUSINESS TO YOLO COUNTY, AND WE'RE ALWAYS DOING SITE VISITS AND FAM TOURS INVITATIONS. SOME OF OUR DOMESTIC MEDIA COVERAGE THROUGH OUR THIRD PARTY AGENCY, WE'VE HAD COVERAGE IN HOMES AND GARDENS, SECRET LA, THE SACRAMENTO BEE, OBVIOUSLY, AND FORTUNE SORRY, FORBES MAGAZINE, WHICH HAS NATIONAL COVERAGE. SO WE'VE HAD TRAVEL WRITERS COME IN. WE'VE SHOWN THEM PARTICULAR EXPERIENCES THAT THEY CAN PICK UP STORY IDEAS ON, AND THEN BASICALLY HELP US PROMOTE IT THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS. ON A GLOBAL BASIS, BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS TO ELEVATE THE IDENTITY OF YOLO COUNTY AROUND THE WORLD, WE'VE HAD A COVERAGE FROM JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, UM, GERMANY. SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET RECOGNITION AS THIS NEW PLACE IN CALIFORNIA THAT IS NOT THE TRADITIONAL SONOMA COUNTY, NAPA VALLEY. AND JOURNALISTS AND WRITERS ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW. HERE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE COVERAGE THAT WE RECENTLY HAD WITH RAFAEL AT PARK WINTERS AND JOSH AT THE HIVE. LOOKING AHEAD, I MENTIONED WE HAVE THIS BIG PROJECT NOW FOCUSED AROUND THE STAR HOLLOW FESTIVAL AND THE GILMORE GIRLS TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT WILL BE IN JANUARY 2027. WE HAVE REGULAR AND ONGOING MEETING PLANNER VISITS. WE ARE DEVELOPMENT OF A, DEVELOPING AN INVENTORY OF VERY SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES THAT THESE MEETING PLANNERS CAN OFFER TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, WHICH COULD BE A PAELLA AND WINE PAIRING AT BERRYESSA GAP. IT COULD BE A BEHIND THE SCENES POLYNESIAN GARDEN TOUR WITH AMINA AT THE HIVE. THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC GROUP TYPES OF EXPERIENCES THAT WE'RE HELPING USE TO HELP EDUCATE AND INFORM OUR CLIENTS. AGAIN, I MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE A LUXURY TOUR OPERATOR COMING IN TODAY. THE JURISDICTIONAL SHIFT THROUGH ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT ADVERTISING. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH A CONFERENCE GROUP CALLED IMAGINING AMERICA NATIONAL, [01:20:09] WHICH IS BRINGING IN AN ARTISTIC APPROACH TO THE CITY OF DAVIS. AND THIS IS IN OCTOBER, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON BUILDING OUT A PROGRAM THAT CAN ENTICE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY HERE AND EXPERIENCE MORE OF WHAT YOLO COUNTY HAS TO OFFER. AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN APPROACHED BY VISIT CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAS GLOBAL MARKETING REPRESENTATION FOR A PODCAST ON SLOW FOOD, WHICH WILL WHICH WILL FEATURE JUAN BARAJAS AS THAT SLOW FOOD AMBASSADOR. AND IN THAT, JUST A CONCLUSION, I'LL JUST SAY YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM. BUT THE REASON THAT I'M HERE IS I AM A 40 YEAR VETERAN OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA. I SPENT 18 YEARS AT THE STATE OFFICE OF TOURISM MANAGING ITS GLOBAL TRAVEL TRADE DEVELOPMENT. I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AT SACRAMENTO FOR FIVE YEARS. I WAS THE CEO OF THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, MARIPOSA COUNTY TOURISM BUREAU FOR SIX YEARS. AND AS I MENTIONED, I STARTED OUT AT NINE MONTHS AND NOW IT'S BEEN EIGHT YEARS. BUT THIS IS A PLACE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS IS SPECIAL. AND IT'S WHY PEOPLE STAY. AND IT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE WANT TO ELEVATE THE BRAND. SO I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE'LL THEN MOVE TO BOARD QUESTIONS. ARE THERE BOARD QUESTIONS? LUCAS. JUST PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. WELL WE USUALLY DO QUESTIONS AND THEN PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. YEAH. YOU'RE OKAY. I WOULD HAPPILY DO THAT. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, CHAIR, I HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT CARD. THANK YOU. AND THAT WOULD BE BETH BOURNE. AS A REMINDER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. HI, MY NAME IS BETH BOURNE AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF YOLO COUNTY, DAVIS FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS JUST DONE BY VISIT YOLO. YOU KNOW, MANY OF YOU KNOW, I BECAME AN ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST, RIGHT? SPEAKING OUT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING TO KIDS IN OUR COUNTY. BUT I'VE ALSO BECOME AN ACCIDENTAL CONTENT CREATOR. SO TWO MONTHS AGO, MY SISTER SUGGESTED I USE INSTAGRAM, AND WITHIN THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS, I'VE GOTTEN 12,000 NEW FOLLOWERS. AND MOST OF MY VIDEOS, INCLUDING THE ONES I DO HERE IN THIS CHAMBER, GET BETWEEN 2 TO 5 MILLION VIEWS, RIGHT? PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOLO COUNTY. I THINK I WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE SLIDES, EVERYTHING I SAW WAS ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND ABOUT HEALTHY FOODS AND ABOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE. AND IN FACT, OUR CHAIR, SUPERVISOR ALLEN, I THINK SHE GAVE A PIN THAT WAS A TRACTOR TO A NEW EMPLOYEE HERE IN YOLO COUNTY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WERE KNOWN FOR, RIGHT? WE WERE KNOWN AS AN AGRICULTURAL COUNTY. WE WERE KNOWN AS A COUNTY WITH STRONG VALUES. UC DAVIS WAS KNOWN AS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS COULD GET A GOOD EDUCATION. BUT, BUT NOW YOU KNOW, I SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY LAST WEEK AND SHE SAID THEY MOVED THEIR FAMILY TO ARIZONA BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T LIVE IN THIS AREA ANYMORE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LYING TO CHILDREN, RIGHT? SHEILA ALLEN IS VERY INVOLVED IN PAINTING CROSSWALKS IN DOWNTOWN. DAVIS AND, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATING IN THESE PRIDE PARADES AND DRAG SHOWS. YESTERDAY I WENT TO DAVIS AND I SPOKE TO OUR INFORMATION OFFICER ABOUT THESE PRIDE MONTH BANNERS THAT WERE STILL THERE A WEEK AFTER JUNE 7TH. SO, SO WE WEREN'T CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR, OF OUR UNITED STATES AND THE 4TH OF JULY. WE'RE CELEBRATING PRIDE. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO DIXON. YOU KNOW, NASHVILLE'S A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE CHAMBERS? NO, MADAM CHAIR. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. CHAIR. THEN WE'LL RETURN BACK TO THE BOARD. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS NOW? YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE. YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH. THANKS, TERRY. AND JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. I THINK THE BOARD VACANCIES YOU MENTIONED. I MEAN, I THINK IF I JUST LOOKED ON THE WEBSITE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S MAYBE A DAVIS BOARD VACANCY AND THEN ALSO SORT OF A COUNTY OR UNINCORPORATED PART OF THE COUNTY BOARD VACANCY. IT ALSO, IT LOOKED LIKE IT SAID WEST SACRAMENTO. THERE WAS A VACANCY TO I'M NOT SURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S. SO ANYWAY, WE MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT, BUT JUST HOW DO PEOPLE JOIN THE BOARD OF YOLO? SO WE HAVE AN APPLICATION ONLINE AND WE PUT OUT A NOTICE OR A MESSAGE THAT THERE'S A VACANCY AVAILABLE AND THEN PEOPLE CAN APPLY. [01:25:10] WE DO HAVE A RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF HOTEL LODGING BUSINESSES THAT MAKE UP THE ENTIRE BOARD. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A 50% PRESENCE OF LODGING VERSUS THE ENTIRE BOARD SEAT. WEST SACRAMENTO IS NO LONGER PART OF OUR GROUP. SO THAT BOARD SEATS BEEN ELIMINATED, OR I SHOULD SAY IT'S VACANT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED HOW ELSE TO UTILIZE IT. THE DAVIS SEAT IS VACANT, AND WE'VE APPROACHED A COUPLE OF HOTELIERS TO ACTUALLY OCCUPY OR APPLY FOR THAT. AND THE SECOND PERSON, WHICH WAS WITH THE HYATT PLACE AS PART OF THE COUNTRYSIDE BOARD SEAT, SHE HAS VACATED THAT POSITION. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE HOTEL TO ASK IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE FILL THAT APPLICATION, AND WE HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE YET. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL. THE, IN THE, THE ANNUAL REPORT ITSELF, IT'S, I THINK IT'S ON PAGE SIX. IT SAYS THAT JUST TALKS ABOUT THE NON-LODGING MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS. AND YOU REFERENCED THAT A LITTLE BIT BOTH IN WOODLAND AND WEST SACRAMENTO. I MEAN I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE THERE'S JUST LIMITED DETAILS IN THE IN THE ACTUAL ANNUAL REPORT ABOUT IT. SO WHAT ARE THE, I GUESS WHY ARE THEY ONLY REFERENCED FOR WOODLAND AND WEST SACRAMENTO, NOT FOR THE REST OF THE AREA OF THE T-BID. LIKE WHY WOULD YOU NOT ALLOW NON LODGING BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE? BECAUSE THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ALLOWS US TO EMBRACE NON LODGING BUSINESSES WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONS OF WHICH WE HAVE LODGING PROPERTIES ASSESSED. SO THEY ARE SO NON LODGING MEMBERSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN THE AREAS OF THE. THERE ISN'T ACTUALLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPLY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY, YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDED. IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE A NON LODGING BUSINESS IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, WE INCORPORATE YOU INTO ALL OF OUR MARKETING PROGRAMS ON OUR WEBSITE, PROMOTE YOU, ETC. THERE'S NO COST. GOT IT. OKAY. BUT FROM A, JUST FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WE CANNOT PROMOTE A NON LODGING BUSINESS IN A JURISDICTION THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ASSESSED HOTEL PROPERTY. GOT IT. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE TO PARTICIPATE AND TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR PROGRAM. THAT MAKES SENSE, YEAH. THE, I ASSUME THAT THEN THE THOSE I MEAN THERE ARE SMALL AMOUNTS, $150. I THINK YOU SAID PER BUT THAT THERE PROBABLY THERE ARE THERE. AND YOU JUST REFERENCED THAT YOU CAN'T SPEND DOLLARS ASSESSED BY THE T-BID IN ON BUSINESSES IN THE NON SORT OF COVERED AREAS BASICALLY. SO I ASSUME THAT THOSE REVENUES ARE SORT OF SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER THEN. I MEAN SO IT'S NOT YOU KNOW COMMINGLED BASICALLY. WELL IT'S JUST A MEMBERSHIP FEE THAT WE INCORPORATE INTO THE OVERALL BUDGET, BUT IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT. SO BASICALLY WE SAVORY CAFE AND THE HIVE ARE GREAT EXAMPLES OF TWO NON LODGING BUSINESSES IN WOODLAND WHICH DO NOT HAVE A LODGING PRESENCE. AND BASICALLY THEY ARE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE BRING CLIENTS TO THEIR PARTICULAR FACILITIES. WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THOSE NON LODGING BUSINESSES BY MAKING SURE WE BRING CLIENTS INTO THEIR BUSINESSES AND, AND BASICALLY PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESS AND BYPRODUCT FROM THEM. OKAY. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. I THINK JUST, I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THIS. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION, BUT ALSO JUST THE, THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALL DOING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DEFINITELY YOU KNOW, KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW, VERY MUCH DEDICATED TO THE WORK OF VISIT YOLO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. I EVEN THOUGH, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WOODLAND HAS ITS OWN, YOU KNOW, SORT OF THE HOTELIERS HAVE THEIR OWN KIND OF SEPARATE, YOU KNOW, WOODLAND ONLY I DON'T KNOW IF WEST SACRAMENTO HAS ITS OWN SEPARATE AS WELL. OSCAR OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY GRATEFUL. YOU KNOW, I GET THAT IT'S KIND OF ATTEMPTING ANYWAY TO BE COUNTY WIDE ENTITY OF COURSE, AND INCLUSIVE THAT WAY. I THINK THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S CLEAR FROM THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS HOW MUCH YOU KNOW, IT'S CERTAINLY IN THE SLIDES, BUT ALSO JUST THE WORK IS REALLY PAYING OFF. I MEAN, I THINK IN TERMS OF MARKETING AND AROUND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND EVEN INTERNATIONALLY. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALL DOING. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS. I MEAN, IT'S CLEAR LIKE YOLO FEST EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS FANTASTIC. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO JUST REALLY JUST WANT TO GIVE CREDIT THERE. I THINK THE, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO DO WANT TO RAISE. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW AND I APPRECIATE YOUR BONAFIDES AROUND, YOU KNOW, YOUR BACKGROUND AND SUCH, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT WAS BROUGHT TO, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE BOARD, BUT CERTAINLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT SORT OF CHALLENGES. YOU, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST SAY YOU MAY HAVE WITH CALIFORNIA. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS, HOW IS IT CHALLENGING TO REPRESENT OR ADVOCATE FOR VISITORS TO YOLO COUNTY WHEN AND OR CALIFORNIA, WHICH WE ARE IN CALIFORNIA STILL WHEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CLEARLY MAYBE SOME OPINIONS THAT, [01:30:08] YOU KNOW, NOT VERY HAPPY WITH CALIFORNIA OR THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING HERE. SO I, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO ASK IT. I MEAN, I THINK THAT I MEAN, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS RAISE IT WITH ME. SO I WANT TO RAISE IT WITH YOU. AND SO SINCE I HEARD YOU SAY SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOLO COUNTY, 40 SOME YEARS OF WORKING IN TOURISM AND VISITATION, YOU KNOW, SORT OF SERVICES HERE IN YOLO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. I DEFINITELY JUST WANT TO RAISE THIS ISSUE. FAIR QUESTION. AND THERE'S A SEPARATION BETWEEN PROMOTING CALIFORNIA AS A PLACE TO VISIT AND LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. AND I WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST AMBASSADOR OF CALIFORNIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM AND YOLO COUNTY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE PRODUCT. AND IF I DIDN'T, I WOULDN'T BE DOING WHAT I DO. AND I'VE STAYED WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA TRAVEL INDUSTRY AND WITHIN YOLO COUNTY BECAUSE OF MY PASSION TO CONTINUE TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE STATE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. IF I COULD ADD TO THAT, I THINK I. MY NAME IS GUYSELL. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I OPENED HOTEL WINTERS AND CARBONI'S ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. AND SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. I THINK YOU'RE DOING A FINE JOB REPRESENTING YOLO COUNTY AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, ETC.. AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, IF YOU MUST SAY, WITH REGARDS TO HAVING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO HAD MADE SOME COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEOPLE WERE AWARE OF THAT, AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, AS THE PRESIDENT, AS THE CERTAINLY PART OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, THOSE COMMENTS WERE CERTAINLY ADDRESSED TO TERRY. AND WE UNDERSTAND WE UNDERSTAND HIS PASSION FOR VISITING YOLO COUNTY. AND THERE CERTAINLY WAS PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH HIM IN REGARDS TO HIS CONTINUANCE AND HOW THESE COMMENTS COULD AFFECT YOU KNOW, HIS REPRESENTATION OF VISIT YOLO. AND WE HAVE ADDRESSED THOSE AND HE HAS CERTAINLY SHOWN EFFORTS IN ENSURING THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SO I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT A RECORD. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU BOTH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK WE HAVEN'T MET BEFORE. I DON'T THINK SO. YEAH. HI. WELCOME TO YOLO COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT FIND MORE ENTHUSIASTIC YOLO COUNTY SUPPORTERS THAN THE FIVE OF US SITTING UP HERE. SO PERHAPS BE GOOD FOR YOLO PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO US. AND ESPECIALLY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT COVERED DAVIS AND THAT SAYING I'M A REPRESENTATIVE FOR DAVIS AND I LOVE DAVIS. I'M LIKE, I SEE PICTURES THERE. SO REALLY INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT THE WORLD AND ESPECIALLY REGIONALLY KNOWS HOW WONDERFUL YOLO COUNTY IS. AND SO JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO WHAT LUCAS WAS SAYING WHEN YOU SAID IT'S DIFFERENT TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND TALK ABOUT YOLO COUNTY. DO YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA? I HAVE A HOUSE IN OAK GROVE. YES, BUT I HAVE MOVED OUT OF STATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT. THANK YOU. WELL, MAYBE THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T RUN INTO YOU, BECAUSE I GO TO TONS OF EVENTS AND WINERIES AND ALL KINDS, AND I HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION TO GO TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE'S AREAS BECAUSE I LOVE YOLO COUNTY, AND I THINK THAT PROMOTING YOLO COUNTY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE OUT THERE. IT'S I UNDERSTAND IT'S A HALF TIME POSITION. I WAS A HALF TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUT THAT'S STILL REAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOLO COUNTY IN GENERAL, THE GOVERNMENT OF YOLO COUNTY IS HAVING SOME FISCAL CHALLENGES. AND ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS IT ARE WAYS TO BRING IN MORE MONEY. AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR WORK DOES. AND I LOVE HOTEL WINTERS AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING OUT THERE AND VARIOUS GAP GREAT, GREAT PLACES TO VISIT. SO THE MORE THAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT AND COME AND SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY IN YOLO COUNTY IS A BENEFIT TO NOT ONLY THE BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO TO YOLO COUNTY. SO I THINK THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY HALF TIME THAT'S REAL MONEY AND THAT'S REAL WORK. AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE FROM YOU. AND I WAS JUST, I WAS LIKE, DO, I LOOKED ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE I'M MORE FACEBOOK THAN INSTAGRAM, BUT I DO HAVE BOTH OF THEM AND I'VE LIKED BOTH. I FOLLOWED BOTH THE PAGES AND I WAS LIKE, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING FROM VISIT YOLO. AND I THINK IT'S THAT DARN ALGORITHM THING. SO I HAVE TO START LIKING IT. BUT I'M HOPING THAT THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ELEVATE VISITING YOLO BECAUSE IT'S A FABULOUS PLACE TO VISIT. WE ARE VERY PROACTIVE IN ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE'VE RECENTLY DONE TAKING A STEP BACK AND REEVALUATED STRATEGIC APPROACHES, FORMULAS, PHOTOS, [01:35:01] THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE ARE KIND OF TRANSITIONING INTO A NEW PHASE. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE NOT ON THE MEDIA. YEAH. BECAUSE I LIKE I LIKE YOLO IN A BIG WAY. NO, I MEAN, I'LL JUST SAY PERSONALLY, LIKE I SAID, EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES AND HAVING BEEN REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA AROUND THE WORLD, THERE WERE VERY FEW PEOPLE THEY KNEW DAVIS, THEY KNEW THE UNIVERSITY. THEY MIGHT HAVE KNOWN WOODLANDS AND WINTERS, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS AN OFFICIAL COUNTY. AND EVEN NOW, WHEN I GO OUT AND TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY'RE LIKE, IS THAT A REAL COUNTY OR IS THAT A MADE UP NAME? AND SO I HAVE TO EDUCATE THEM, OBVIOUSLY, AND I CREATE THE BOUNDARY OF THE TERRITORIES THAT IT EXISTS, INCLUDING CLARKSBURG. AND MANY PEOPLE THINK CLARKSBURG IS PART OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY. SO PART OF MY FUN AND MY PASSION IS BEING ABLE TO ELEVATE PEOPLE'S RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT COUNTY IS AS A DESTINATION. AND WHEN I TALK TO A CLIENT AND I TELL THEM ABOUT YOLO COUNTY AND WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM, SAY, A NAPA VALLEY, THEIR EYES LIGHT UP. THEY'RE LIKE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE, PERSONABLE, AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE. THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT OTHER, MORE ICONIC DESTINATIONS ARE NOT, AND THEY'RE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THERE IS STILL A PLACE IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAS A LOT OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. SO I'M DRIVEN BY PASSION FOR THE DESTINATION. TRUST ME, IT'S NOT WHAT THEY PAY ME BECAUSE I WORK FULL TIME. I GET A HALF TIME SALARY, BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE I LOVE THE PRODUCT, I LOVE THE PEOPLE, AND I SEE HUGE POTENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO ELEVATE THIS DESTINATION EVEN FURTHER AROUND THE WORLD. IF I COULD ADD TOO. YES, PLEASE, TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT. I THINK THAT YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT. THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOLO COUNTY TO SEE WHAT VISIT YOLO IS DOING AND THROUGH BEING AT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT EVENTS, ETC.. AND SO I THINK THERE'S SOME MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PRESENTATION IN WINTERS AS WELL. JUST REGARDS TO THE WORK, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS AND MOMENTUM IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, ETC., THAT PEOPLE HAVE PUT INTO MARKETING, AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. GREAT. AND WILL YOU BE, A PRESENTATION GO TO THE CITY OF DAVIS? OR MAYBE I DON'T GO TO ALL. YES, YES. WE'RE WORKING ON THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND THE PRESENTATIONS ARE MORE FORWARD. YES. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES PLEASE. SUPERVISOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE FANTASTIC WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT REALLY IT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION. IT'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND PEOPLE FEEL. AND YOU KNOW, I GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMMENTS. I LOOK AT SOME OF THE FEEDBACK FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO LOVE YOLO COUNTY AND SEE A LOT OF TOURISM COMING BACK INTO YOLO COUNTY. SO THAT'S ALL BEHIND THE SCENES KIND OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT A VERY GLOBAL LEVEL, RIGHT? IT'S NOT AT A VERY, VERY LOCAL LOCAL LEVEL, BUT IT IS THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, BRINGING, TRYING TO BRING TOURISM FROM OTHER FOLKS FROM EUROPE AND FROM SOUTH AMERICA OR CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, ALL JAPAN, ALL INTO YOLO COUNTY. THAT'S A DIFFERENT LINE OF WORK AND STRATEGY THAN SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE WANT LOCAL PEOPLE TO VISIT THESE AREAS. SO BUT YOU DO HAVE BOTH BECAUSE YOU HAVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT ARE REALLY CONNECTED TO THE LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT DYNAMIC LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORKING ITSELF OUT. AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH, THE CURRENT RESULTS THAT I SEE IN HERE. OBVIOUSLY EVERY ORGANIZATION COULD IMPROVE ITSELF. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ALL STRIVE FOR IS TO IMPROVE AND KEEP ON IMPROVING. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, VOLUNTEERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EVERYBODY INCLUDED. THANK YOU. I JUST ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING ALL OF OUR EXECUTIONS AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ACTUALLY REALIZED THAT A LOT OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WAS LOCAL PEOPLE. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF CHANGING OUR STRATEGIES, OUR FORMULAS, ETC.. SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING. WE HAVE THESE THIRD PARTY AGENCIES THAT HELP US TRACK AND MEASURE ECONOMIC IMPACT, SO THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN STAND BEHIND BECAUSE BEFORE THERE WAS NO MEASUREMENT, BUT NOW YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT CAN PUT REAL DOLLARS BEHIND THE EVENTS AND THE ACTIVITIES. SO ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE. ALWAYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. NEXT, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM ANOTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER. [27. Receive update from county fair leadership on new fair programs, facility upgrades, sustainability enhancements and its function as a community resource. (No general fund impact) (Sarah Pelle) (Est. Presentation: 10 min)] THIS WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE YOLO COUNTY FAIR LEADERSHIP ON NEW FAIR PROGRAMS, FACILITIES UPDATES, SUSTAINABILITY. LET'S HEAR FROM THE YOLO COUNTY FAIR. SOMEBODY GOT THEIR YELLOW BUCKET HAT ON. THAT'S SOMEBODY AFTER MY HEART. WELCOME. THANK YOU. I'M SARAH PELLY, THE CEO OF THE YOLO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. [01:40:04] AND WE HAVE SOME TCHOTCHKE FOR YOU GUYS WHO EACH GET A BUCKET HAT AND FOR THE FAIR THIS YEAR, AND SOME POSTERS AND SOME MARKETING MATERIAL JUST TO SHOW THE LOVE FROM THE YOLO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. SO WE'LL JUST GIVE AN UPDATE OF KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING ON A BROAD SENSE, AND THEN ALSO AN UPDATE ON OUR FAIR AS IT IS 31 DAYS AWAY FROM TODAY. SO THE YOLO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IS A STATE PROPERTY. THERE'S 55 ACRES. WE HAVE A BOARD OF NINE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. AND SO OUR THREE MAIN COMPONENTS IS OUR ANNUAL FAIR, OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THEN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WE'RE MANDATED TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. WE ACTUALLY MET WITH YOUR COUNTY OAS YESTERDAY TO KIND OF REKINDLE THAT. THAT DUNNIGAN FIRE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A PRACTICE TO REALIZE ALL THE THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE TOGETHER FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. BUT BESIDES EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL FAIR. LAST YEAR, WE CREATED WOODLAND WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS. AND THEN ON TOP OF THOSE TWO SELF-PRODUCED EVENTS, WE HAVE 75 EVENTS THAT WE CALL CRADLE TO GRAVE. SO BAPTISMS, BIRTHDAYS, QUINCEANERAS, WEDDING, CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE, ALL OF THOSE TAKE PLACE ON OUR FACILITY. WE HAVE 3 OR 4 MAIN HALLS THAT ARE RENTED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND A MULTI USE, SO WE HAVE ALL THREE HALLS RENTED AT THE SAME TIME. SO WE'RE SUPER FLUID IN THAT WE ARE 95% SELF-FUNDED. SO ALL OF THE MONEY GENERATED STAYS LOCALLY IS HELD LOCALLY AND WE'RE ON OUR OWN. BASICALLY, WE'RE A STATE PROPERTY THAT HAS TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. AND SO I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST THREE YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN STRIVING TO BETTER OURSELVES AS OUR YEAR LOGO AS IT GETS BETTER EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE'VE BEEN STRIVING TO DO THAT. AND SOME OF, JUST OF OUR DATA NUMBERS, WE GENERATE 10.5 MILLION SPENDING ACTIVITY AND 5.8 MILLION OF THAT IS DIRECT SPENDING. ONE OF OUR BIG FAIR SISTERS IN THE BAY AREA RAN PLASTER AI DATA FOR US TO GIVE US SOME OF THE DATA IMPRINTS AND SO FAIR ATTENDEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LEAVING PROPERTY AND STAYING IN TOWN HAVE SPENT 5. MILLION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND SINCE 2023 WHEN I STARTED, WE'VE HAD A 20% INCREASE IN VISITORS ACROSS THE PROPERTY. ABOUT 278,000 VISITORS TO THE PROPERTY, JUST SHY OF 100 IS OUR ANNUAL FAIR. SO OUR INTERIM AND OUR INTERIM RENTALS ARE OUR YEAR ROUND RENTALS HAVE REALLY SURPASSING ACTUAL FAIR TIME USE, WHICH MAKES SENSE. FAIR IS ONLY IT WAS FIVE, NOW IT'S EIGHT, BUT WE'LL GET TO THAT. AND SO THAT YEAR ROUND USE HAS REALLY AMPED UP AND BEEN USED THAT MUCH MORE. AND OF THOSE EVENTS, 17 OF THOSE ARE NONPROFITS THAT USE OUR FACILITY THAT RECEIVE A DISCOUNT AS WELL. AND THROUGH THEIR EVENTS, THEY GENERATE OVER A HALF $1 MILLION FOR THOSE NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE MAIN THING WE DO IS OUR YOLO COUNTY FAIR, WHICH THIS YEAR WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR DATES. SO WE ARE AUGUST 7TH THROUGH THE 9TH AND THE 12TH THROUGH THE 16TH. AND SO WHY DID WE EXPAND? AS THE YEARS HAVE CHANGED AND SCHOOL DATES HAVE CHANGED, SCHOOL IS NOW ON TOP OF FAIR. AND SO WITH THE SCHOOL DATES NOT CHANGING, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A WEEKEND BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. AND SO INSTEAD OF JUST CHANGING OUR HISTORICAL DATES, WE ADDED TO OUR DATES. AND SO WE ARE OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, WE'RE CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR CHANGEOVER. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR HISTORICAL DATES OF WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THIS YEAR ONLY THE EXHIBIT BUILDINGS WON'T BE OPEN THOSE FIRST THREE DAYS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE SET AND WILL BE THERE. IT ALSO GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE. THEY CAN PARTICIPATE THE FIRST THREE DAYS, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE, THE SECOND FIVE DAYS OR THE WHOLE EIGHT DAYS. SO WE REALLY HAVE GIVEN THEM THE OPTION WHICH WORKS BETTER FOR THEM. AND THAT'S WHY MONDAY, TUESDAY WE'RE CLOSED FOR CHANGEOVER, FOR DIFFERENT CHANGING OF VENDORS AND SO FORTH. SO HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT THE FAIR. SO WE'RE THE LONGEST FREE GATE FAIR. WE DON'T CHARGE ADMISSION TO COME TO FAIR. IT'S JUST A $10 PARKING FEE. THIS YEAR, WITH OUR EXPANDED DATES, WE HAVE ADDED COUNTRY NIGHTS AT THE YOLO COUNTY FAIR. SO WE HAVE TWO NIGHTS OF COUNTRY CONCERTS. THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF FAIR. WE'RE STARTING OUT MID-SIZE TO GET OUR FEET WET. WE'VE GOT HUNTER HAYES, MARYNN AND TAYLOR AND FILMORE ON THE FIRST NIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE CHRIS LANE, MATT STELL AND ANNIE BOSKO ON THE SECOND NIGHT. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO KIND OF GET INTO THE MUSIC. EVERYBODY'S EXCITED ABOUT THE CORGI RACES UP HERE. WE'RE LIKE, WHAT? SO YES, THE FIRST WEEKEND OUR PIG RACES WEREN'T AVAILABLE, SO WE WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING ELSE THOSE FIRST THREE DAYS. SO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH CORGI NATIONALS, WHICH THEY RUN CORGI RACES ACROSS THE NATION. AFTER THE SUPER BOWL, THEY WERE JUST DOWN AT SAN DIEGO STATE FAIR. SO THEY WILL BE COMING ON SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 8TH, AND WE'LL BE DOING CORGI RACING. AND THEN WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SOUL PUPPY, WHICH JUST OPENED DOWNTOWN. [01:45:05] THEY WILL BE HELPING US PUT ON CHIHUAHUA RACING ON AUGUST 9TH. AND SO HELPING THEM HELPING US PUT ON CHIHUAHUA RACING, BUT ALSO EXPOSING THEIR NEW BUSINESS. WE ALSO WILL HAVE OUR AUGUST 12TH, WHICH IS THE GALA. YOU ALL WILL GET A FULL FORMAL INVITATION THIS WEEK IN YOUR EMAILS TO ATTEND THAT WITH US. WE HAVE OVER 37 VENDORS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING ACROSS COUNTRY COUNTY THAT PRODUCED SOMETHING IN YOLO COUNTY AGRICULTURE, RESTAURANTS, ANYTHING THAT THEY PROVIDE A SAMPLE OF WHAT THEY PRODUCE AND THEY WILL BE THERE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE COLD STONE CREAMERY JOINING THIS YEAR. THEY'RE BRINGING THEIR FREEZER AND THEY'LL BE HANDING OUT 600 SAMPLES OF ICE CREAM. SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET THE REAL BOUNTY OF THE COUNTY FOR THAT EVENT. AUGUST 13TH IS OUR JUNIOR RODEO, MUTTON BUSTIN', BOOT RACING, SHEEP DRESSING. JUST A FUN FAMILY EVENT. AND THEN OUR FAMOUS DESTRUCTION DERBY. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAVE YOUR TICKETS ALREADY. THEY WENT ON SALE YESTERDAY. SATURDAY IS SOLD OUT. THERE ARE A FEW TICKETS LEFT FOR FRIDAY. THAT'S OUR FAMOUS FAMOUS DERBY THAT EVERYONE COMES TO. WE HAVE STARTED KIDS POWER WHEELS, WHICH IS KIDS IN POWER WHEELS WITH BALLOONS ON AND THEY RUN INTO EACH OTHER AND POP THE BALLOONS. IT'S REALLY JUST A FUN EVENT TO GET THE KIDS OUT. AND THEN SUNDAY NIGHT WE HAVE PURA LUMBRE FEST, WHICH IS A SPANISH CONCERT, WHICH WILL BE IN THE MAIN ARENA. WE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY LOST OUR HEADLINER DUE TO VISA ISSUES. SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE TALENT AGENCIES OUT THERE GOING TO BRING IN ANOTHER REALLY GOOD HEADLINER FOR THAT NIGHT. AND SO THAT SHOULD BE SECURED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AND THEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN VOTED THE NUMBER ONE EVENT IN YOLO COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE TAKEN THAT TITLE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND THAT IS IN OUR IMPACT OF THE FAIR. LAST YEAR WE HAD 98,000 ATTENDEES WITH THREE MORE DAYS. WE'RE EXPECTING PROBABLY 125,000 ON THE LOW RANGE FOR FAIR TIME. AND AT FAIR TIME, WE HAVE 15 NONPROFITS THAT PARTNER WITH US TO DO ALCOHOL, FOOD, PARKING. AND SO THEY GENERATE OVER A HALF $1 MILLION IN SALES FOR THOSE NONPROFITS AS WELL FOR THOSE DAYS. AND THAT WAS LAST YEAR. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT EIGHT DAYS TURNS INTO. AND OF THOSE FIVE DAYS LAST YEAR, WE GENERATED 1.5 MILLION IN DIRECT SPENDING OUTSIDE OF FAIR. SO THOSE THAT CAME TO FAIR SPENT 1.5 MILLION IN COUNTY DURING THE WEEK OF FAIR. AND OUR FAIR WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE HAVE A HUGE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT THE YOLO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. WE HAVE A TEAM THAT COMES AND HELPS PUT ON OUR DERBY FOR FREE. THE TRACTORS ARE DONATED BY PAPÉ, SO WE HAVE A HUGE SUPPORT THAT COMES OUT, ALLOWS US TO REMAIN A FREE GATE FAIR AND REALLY HELP BEAUTIFY THE FAIRGROUNDS AND REALLY DONATE THEIR TIME AND PASSION INTO THE FAIRGROUNDS. PREVIOUS TO MY POSITION HERE, I WAS AT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AG, AND WE OVERSAW THE NETWORK AFFAIRS. AND SO IT'S VERY RARE TO FIND A FAIR THAT IS SO INGRAINED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HAS THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT. AND WHEN FAIR'S LOST FUNDING ABOUT ALMOST A DECADE AND A HALF AGO, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY BEHIND YOLO COUNTY CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE FAIR, IT REALLY HAS THRIVED AND REALLY GROWN BECAUSE OF THAT SUPPORT. AND THAT IS US IN A NUTSHELL. ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT. WELL, GO TO BOARD QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. WELL OKAY. GO AHEAD. YEAH. THANK YOU, SARAH, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM. SOUNDS LIKE THINGS ARE GOING WELL ADDING NEW THINGS. SO YOU GOT TO CONSTANTLY REFRESH AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. SO WHAT A GREAT AMENITY. GROWING UP HERE AS A KID, I REMEMBER THE FONDEST MEMORIES OF GOING TO MY YOLO COUNTY FAIR. SO IN TERMS OF THE DATES, IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU'VE BROKEN IT UP THAT WAY WHERE YOU'RE HAVING MULTIPLE DATES? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE FAIR THAT IT'S LONGER THAN FIVE DAYS. YEAH. OKAY. VERY COOL. SO YOU'LL KNOW MORE AFTER THIS HAPPENS, HOW THAT TURNS OUT AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE. THAT'S EXCITING. YES. YEAH. WELL, DEFINITELY THE FAIR HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SECRET OF YOLO COUNTY. THEY'VE NEVER SPENT MONEY ON ADVERTISING. AND SO THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING CONCERTS AND WE'RE EXPANDING OUR DATES, WE'RE ACTUALLY INVESTING IN ADVERTISING. SO I DEFINITELY SEE A BIG PUSH PUSH ON THAT. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH VISIT WOODLAND FOR OUR CONCERT SERIES. AND SO THEY HAVE PUSHED IT OUT ON THEIR CHANNELS AS WELL. AND WE'RE MEMBERS OF ALL OF THE CHAMBERS IN COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE UTILIZING THAT AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAVE THIS MORNING I HEARD OUR COMMERCIAL ON KNCI 105.1 AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER HAD RADIO ADS. AND SO I THINK WE'LL REALLY HAVE A BIG DRAW THIS YEAR. AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE REAL NUMBERS TO SEE WHAT AN EIGHT DAY FAIR LOOKS LIKE. [01:50:03] THAT'S EXCITING. THANK YOU. GREAT. YES. GO AHEAD. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE IN YOLO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND BEYOND AS WELL. ARE WE HAVING A DERBY THIS YEAR? OF COURSE. YES. DESTRUCTION DERBY IS THE 14TH AND THE 15TH. OKAY. SATURDAY IS OUR TICKETS WENT ON SALE YESTERDAY. OH THEY DID. SATURDAY IS SOLD OUT. HOWEVER, OUR FRIDAY TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE. OKAY. TICKETS ALWAYS PUT IT IN YOUR CALENDAR. THE FIRST MONDAY AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY. EVERY YEAR AT 9 A.M.. IT'S WHEN TICKETS GO ON SALE. OKAY. AND THEN YOU'RE DOING WHEN IS THE CORGI RACE? I'M INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THAT. [LAUGHTER] CORGI RACE IS AUGUST. CORGI RACE IS AUGUST 8TH. YES. I KNOW I DON'T HAVE A CORGI DOG, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF CORGI OWNERS. YES. CORGI NATIONALS JUST POSTED ON THEIR SOCIALS THE LINK TO REGISTER, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO GET ADDED TO OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. RIGHT. AND I ATTENDED ALSO IN THIS PAST CHRISTMAS. YOU KNOW THAT DRIVE IN WITH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND ALL THAT FANTASTIC SHOW. I MEAN, THAT WAS GREAT. NOTHING BUT GOOD FEEDBACK. I KNOW IT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT PEOPLE LOVED IT. YES. NO, IT WAS EVERY YEAR MY BOARD CHALLENGES ME TO DO SOMETHING NEW AND INNOVATING. AND SO LAST YEAR WE CREATED THAT EVENT AND IT BECAME WAY MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED. I HAD BORROWED UP IN ORLAND GLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. THEY HAVE A SIMILAR EVENT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OUR FACILITY IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THEIR FACILITY WHEN I [INAUDIBLE] THIS. AND SO WE HAVE ABOUT 30 ACRES INTERIOR THAT WE HAD TO DECORATE. AND SO I HAVE TWO FULL TIME MAINTENANCE WORKERS WHO LOVE ALL MY NEW IDEAS. AND SO WE'VE HAD 19 COMMUNITY GROUPS PLUS THEM DECORATE THE FAIRGROUNDS. AND SO WE HAVE HAD FOUR MORE COMMUNITY GROUPS COME AND JOIN US. AND SO IT'S A FUN TIME FOR THEM TO ADVERTISE FOR THEIR BUSINESS. AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE HAD ABOUT $30,000 GIVEN OUT TO THE NONPROFITS THAT HELPED PUT ON THE EVENT. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. GREAT. MAYBE WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT THEN. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE ROOM? NO, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ONLINE. THANK YOU. OKAY, BACK TO THE BOARD THEN FOR ANY FOLLOW UP COMMENTS. YES, MARY. I LOVE THE FAIR AND I LOVE YOUR ENERGY. AS SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS SAID AROUND LOOKING FOR WHAT'S THE NEXT THING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS AS WONDERFUL AS IT CAN BE? AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE DOING TO MAKE THIS EXCITING EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LUCAS. YEAH. SARAH, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK, I MEAN, IT'S SO CLEAR TO SEE SORT OF SOME OF THE REALLY POSITIVE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF THAT IS DUE TO YOU AND SORT OF THE VISION THAT YOU'VE SET OUT. YES, THERE'S A BOARD AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT REALLY EVEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE IDEATOR OF A LOT OF THIS WORK. AND SO REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. ONE, JUST, YOU KNOW, SO YOU TOUCHED ON A LOT OF OBVIOUSLY THE SORT OF THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS, ESPECIALLY IN GOOD TIMES, WE'LL SAY, RIGHT, THE FAIR ITSELF, THE WINTER WONDERLAND ITEM, A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. YOU KNOW, THE FAIRGROUNDS CONSISTENTLY GET USED AS, YOU KNOW, LIKE SORT OF OPERATION, EMERGENCY EVACUATION CENTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, YOU KNOW, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED A LOT RECENTLY IN YOLO, THANKFULLY. BUT IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AT ALL, I WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. DEFINITELY. SO AS THE STATE FACILITY WERE REQUIRED TO RESPOND, THE LAST TIME THE FAIRGROUNDS WAS USED BY CAL FIRE WAS IN 2020. BUT SINCE THEN, ALMOST EVERY YEAR WE HAVE BEEN USED BY PG&E. WHEN THE HURRICANE HELENA CAME THROUGH GEORGIA, THEY CAME AND STAGED OVER 200 OF THEIR VEHICLES ON PROPERTY, MADE SURE THEY WERE ALL GOOD, CLEAN WORKING ORDER, SHIPPED THEM OFF TO GEORGIA. THEY ALL THEN CAME BACK AND WE WERE UTILIZED AGAIN FOR THEM TO CHECK ALL OF THEM AS WELL. AND LAST WINTER, WHEN THE SEVERE WINTER STORMS CAME THROUGH, THEY STAGED LIKE 600 GIANT TOW TRUCKS IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT. AND SO WE'RE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PG&E. SO BASICALLY THEY'LL CALL ME WITH LIKE LESS THAN 24 HOUR NOTICE AND SAY, HEY, YOU NEED TO BE USED, GET MOVING AND WE'LL USE YOU. COUNTY OAS WE ACTUALLY MET YESTERDAY. AS I STARTED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, DUNNIGAN WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A PRACTICE FOR US TO SEE WHAT FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE. I GAVE THEM A FULL, FULL TOUR OF OUR SHEEP BARNS, OUR PIG BARNS, ALSO THE HUMAN SIDE OF IT. IF WE NEED TO BE USED FOR EVACUATION, THE RV SIDE OF IT, WE HAVE 40 FULL HOOKUP RVS AS A YEAR ROUND RV PARK, AND THEN WE HAVE OVER 200 RV HOOKUPS ACROSS PROPERTY. AND SO WE TRULY ARE A MULTI-USE, VERSATILE 55 ACRES IN THE CENTER OF WOODLAND THAT COULD BE ACTIVATED AT ANY TIME. [01:55:07] WE HAVE A TON OF ASSETS THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN, AS WELL AS PORTABLE FENCING, ANIMAL FENCING. WHEN WE MET YESTERDAY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ONLY REAL ANIMAL WE CAN'T HOST AT THE MOMENT IS HORSE STALLS. HOWEVER, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY INVESTING THE COUNTY, MAYBE POTENTIALLY INVESTING IN SOME PORTABLE HORSE STALLS THAT WE WOULD KEEP ON SITE FOR THEM, POTENTIALLY HAVE A CONTAINER THAT WE COULD HOUSE THEIR KENNELS, SOME OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE STUFF THAT'S KEPT AT THE SHELTER CURRENTLY, CREATE A CONTAINER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND WE CAN STORE THOSE YEAR ROUND. GIVE THEM A KEY. WE HAVE A LOCK BOX ON THE OFFICE THAT CHP HAS ACCESS TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE COUNTY. SO IF WE ARE ACTIVATED, I ONLY LIVE A MILE AWAY. BUT IF I'M NOT THERE OR MY STAFF CAN'T GET TO IT, THEN WE CAN GIVE THEM THE CODE. THEY CAN GRAB A KEY AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO WITHIN MINUTES ACROSS THE PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AND SO A LOT OF THIS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE WE REALLY PUT TO THE TOP SO WE CAN BE USED FOR EMERGENCIES. WE WERE LOOKING INTO INVESTING IN AC IN OUR HALLS AND REALLY UPGRADING THE GROUNDS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT USE. THANK YOU. THAT'S REALLY I APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE OR ALL THE OVERVIEW THERE. A COUPLE OTHER QUICK THINGS. YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE ACRES AND ACRES OF FREE PARKING AND LIKE UNCOVERED SORT OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE NOW I THINK JUST DIRT, LOTS OR DUSTY LOTS THERE FOR PARKING. HAS THE FAIRGROUNDS HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOLAR PANELS LIKE THAT GOES RIGHT TO YOUR ISSUE, NOT JUST SOLAR PANELS, OTHER TYPES OF KIND OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES AND SUCH, BUT IT GOES RIGHT TO THE ISSUES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AROUND SORT OF MODERNIZATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUCH. SO JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. AND IT'S SUCH A PRIME LOCATION RIGHT IN THE HEART OF WOODLAND. SO JUST WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF YOU'VE ANY UPDATES THERE OR ANY. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH A SOLAR COMPANY TO DO A PPA ACROSS PROPERTY, PUT IN THE PARKING STRUCTURES THAT YOU PARK UNDERNEATH THAT HAVE SOLAR ON THE TOP OF THEM IN OUR FRONT PARKING LOT, THEM AND THEN ALSO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES HAS A SOLAR DIVISION THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND ASSESS OUR STATE PROPERTY AND THEN WORK WITH US TO FIND A SOLAR PROVIDER AND THEN CREATE. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE CHEAPEST KILOWATT, BUT WHAT WE WANT. SO LIKE OUR ARENA, IF WE HAD SHADE OVER OUR ARENA, BUT ALSO HAD SOLAR ON IT, SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE TO A PRIVATE PARTNER FOR SOLAR, BUT IN THE STATE, IN THE STATE SECTOR, I'M LIKE, INSTEAD OF $0.22 PER KILOWATT, WE'RE GOING TO PAY $0.28 PER KILOWATT, BUT WE HAVE SHADE OVER OUR ARENA. SO WE'VE DEFINITELY STARTED THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND GONE DOWN PRETTY GONE DOWN THAT RABBIT HOLE PRETTY GOOD. WE ARE PAUSED AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE WE'RE FOCUSING ON FAIR, BUT IN THE FALL I'M GOING TO GET BACK WITH DGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE OUR PG&E BILL IS OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. AND SO GREEN ENERGY PLUS THE COST OF ENERGY. WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT ADDING IN SOLAR PANELS FOR THAT. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, GREAT. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, LOVE THE FAIR. I WAS A 4H KID GROWING UP AND WAS IN WISCONSIN. SO THAT WAS LIKE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR. I WAS SEWING THINGS ON THE WAY TO THE FAIR. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. CORGI RACES. YES, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR A MOMENT AND JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER. I REMEMBER WHEN THE OROVILLE DAM WAS AT THREATENED TO BREAK AND THAT YOU PARTNERED WITH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PEOPLE. AND WE WERE ABLE TO TO GET PEOPLE THAT WERE IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES OVER THERE AND THE SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR WITH THE COUNTY ALSO. THE WINTER WONDERLAND I, WE WENT THROUGH LIKE WE DROVE THROUGH AND WE PAID AND WENT THROUGH AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE TWO GRANDSONS THAT ARE THREE AND ONE THAT WERE JUST LIKE THE WHOLE TIME. SO THAT WAS FABULOUS FOR COMING UP WITH THAT IDEA YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK WITH. I HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR EITHER SIDE OF YOU FROM TODAY'S AGENDA, SO YOU SHOULD REACH OUT TO VISIT YOLO AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAIR IN ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION ALSO. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'RE GOING TO YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM OUR CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE. AND YOU KNOW, THAT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING INTO SOLAR PANELS AND OTHER WAYS OF IMPROVING YOUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, THAT'S WONDERFUL. OH, AND I WAS GOING TO SAY I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR YOLO COUNTY ON THE RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, RCRC. AND OFTEN IT COMES UP ABOUT OTHER SMALL COUNTIES AND THE STRUGGLES OF THEIR BOTH THEIR FAIR AND THEIR FAIR GROUNDS AND HOW TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT GOING. AND I THINK THAT YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT MODEL OF WHAT CAN BE DONE CREATIVELY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THAT ITEM. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOU CAN GIVE ANY GOODIES TO THE CLERK. [02:00:03] OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT THEN TAKES US TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. [28. Receive update on progress implementing the Yolo County Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), including year one accomplishments, the 2025 Impact Report, and proposed 2026–27 CAAP Implementation Priorities. (No general fund impact.) (Webb/Wraithwall) (Est. Staff Presentation: 10 min)] WE STILL HAVE QUORUM UP HERE. SO THAT LEADS US TO THE ITEM 28, WHICH IS OUR UPDATE ON PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING THE YOLO COUNTY CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN. SPEAKING OF WHICH, WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR ALLEN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. KRISTIN WRAITHWALL, SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER. I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH JULIA OLSON TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS FOR THE CAAP. THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH FINANCIAL TIME ALL AROUND. IT'S BEEN A HARD FUNDING LANDSCAPE IN THE CLIMATE SPACE, AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE AMOUNT OF PROGRESS THAT COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE GREEN TEAM, OUR MANY, MANY PARTNERS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE IN IMPLEMENTING CAAP ACTIONS. AND I'M ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE JULIA OLSEN. SO JULIA HAS BEEN WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION SINCE ITS START. SHE STARTED ACTUALLY AS AN AMERICORPS MEMBER, A CIVIC SPARK FELLOW WITH THE DIVISION EVEN BEFORE I WAS HIRED FIVE YEARS AGO. AND SO SHE'S BEEN HERE AND SEEN EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF THIS PLAN COME TOGETHER, HAS DONE SO MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH, AND THEN ALL OF THE BRANDING, OUTWARD MESSAGING, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, OUR NEWSLETTER, SO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERACT WITH WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CLIMATE ACTION WORK, IT'S THE CREATION OF JULIA. AND SO WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR JULIA. SHE'S GOING TO BE GOING TO GRAD SCHOOL ON THE EAST COAST. AND THIS FRIDAY IS ACTUALLY HER LAST DAY WITH THE COUNTY AFTER FIVE YEARS. AND SO SHE'S GOING TO BE DOING THE PRESENTATION TODAY. AND I THINK IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY FOR HER TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A TEAM THE COUNTY HAS DONE, BUT THEN ALSO A GOOD WAY FOR YOU TO SEE THAT BEHIND THE SCENES OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT JULIA HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON DURING HER TIME HERE. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO JULIA. THIS IS ACTUALLY, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, SO MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN HER PRESENT AT COUNTLESS COMMISSION MEETINGS. THIS IS HER FIRST TIME DOING A BOARD PRESENTATION, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED. I KNOW, MIND BLOWN. I'M SO EXCITED FOR JULIA TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. I'LL PASS IT OFF TO HER. WELCOME, JULIA. THANK YOU. KRISTIN. AND CAN YOU PUT THE MIC? WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAN OVER, BUT JUST MOVE YOUR BODY SO YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU GOT THE DOWNLOAD. BUT I'M JULIE OLSON AND I'VE BEEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ANALYST ON THE SUSTAINABILITY TEAM AND HAVE BEEN WITH THIS TEAM FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE OUR PROGRESS FOR YEAR ONE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION ADAPTATION PLAN, WHICH I'LL BE REFERRING TO AS THE CAAP. AND THE CAAP WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2024 BY THE BOARD, AND THE PLAN HAS NOT SAT ON A SHELF. IT WAS PUT IMMEDIATELY INTO ACTION. SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE TODAY COVERS A SNAPSHOT OF THE FIRST YEAR OF CAAP IMPLEMENTATION, COORDINATED WORK ACROSS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS RESIDENTS. AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHERE OUR MOMENTUM IS POINTING US NEXT. AS A QUICK REMINDER OF WHERE WE STARTED. SO THE CAAP WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IN DECEMBER OF 2024. AND THEN IMPLEMENTATION OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF ON JANUARY 1ST, 2025 WITH PHASE ONE OF IMPLEMENTATION GOING THROUGH 2027. AND THE CAAP IS NOT JUST A SINGLE INITIATIVE, IT'S 103 ACTIONS STRUCTURED ACROSS TEN STRATEGIES AND 40 MEASURES. SO GETTING EVEN A FRACTION OF THIS WORK DONE MEANT COORDINATING ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS COUNTYWIDE. SO THIS SLIDE HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE BREADTH OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION. AND THE 105 OF THE 183 ACTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. THOSE 105 ACTIONS WERE INITIATED WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH MEANS THAT THE COUNTY IS ALREADY TOUCHING MORE THAN HALF OF THE PLAN IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF ITS FIVE YEAR RUNWAY TO 2030. AND THAT PACE MATTERS BECAUSE PHASE ONE WAS ONLY MEANT TO COVER 73 OF THOSE 183 ACTIONS. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY ALREADY GETTING A HEAD START ON PHASE TWO AND THREE ACTIONS IN YEAR ONE. A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS PAST YEAR. WE ENGAGED WITH OVER 1000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS COUNTYWIDE FROM DIFFERENT TABLING EVENTS, RESOURCE FAIRS AND MORE. AND THEN WE ALSO WE AWARDED 171 000 OF DEDICATED ARP [02:05:02] FUNDS TO EIGHT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OUR CLIMATE ACTION FUND GRANTEES TO ADVANCE CAAP IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND THEN WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 150 WEATHERIZATION KITS TO LOW INCOME RENTERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA THROUGH THE YOLO ENERGY PARTNERSHIP OR YEP. AND MUCH MORE. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET INTO ALL THE DETAILS THERE, BUT ON THE ATTACHED IMPACT REPORT IN YOUR PACKETS, THERE'S A LOT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS PAST YEAR. SO MEETING COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WASN'T JUST AT TABLING EVENTS. STAFF AND PARTNERS MET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ALREADY WERE FROM THE ALMOND FESTIVAL IN CAPE A VALLEY TO A SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR IN WEST SACRAMENTO. ONE EXAMPLE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS IN JUNE OF 2025, THE RESOURCE CENTER HOSTED A BINGO NIGHT IN KNIGHTS LANDING. THEY, THIS WAS A FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY, BILINGUAL EVENT THAT THEY USE TO CONNECT ABOUT 40 RESIDENTS WITH WEATHERIZATION KITS AS WELL AS ENERGY RESOURCES. AND THIS IS THE KIND OF CREATIVE TRUST BASED OUTREACH THAT'S MADE OUR PROGRAMS WORK FOR COMMUNITIES COUNTYWIDE. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE YOLO ENERGY PARTNERSHIP OR YEP. YEP HAS ALREADY DISTRIBUTED, AS I MENTIONED, 150 WEATHERIZATION KITS AND HAS CONNECTED 84, NOT 83 ON THE SLIDES, BUT 84 HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ELECTRIC ADVISORS HOTLINE. THREE HOME ENERGY SCORE ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED IN 2025. BUT IN 2026 WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED MORE THAN 47 HOME ENERGY SCORE ASSESSMENTS, WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE MOMENTUM OF THIS PROGRAM. AND I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE HELPING BUILD AWARENESS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE COUNTY'S PLANNED PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTHERN RURAL ENERGY NETWORK OR END RUN IN 2028. SO OUR COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION FUND IS A BIG HIGHLIGHT OF THE PAST YEAR. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE PROGRAM. BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. EIGHT TO BE SPECIFIC. TO ADVANCE OVER 20 CAAP PHASE ONE ACTIONS THAT WE CAN DO ON OUR OWN. A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE DAVIS BIKE CAMPAIGN. THEY HAD TRAINED OVER 1000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE WASHINGTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WINTERS JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S IN BIKE SAFETY, AND ALSO THEY ADMINISTERED 50 BALANCED BIKES TO KNIGHT'S LANDING AND WINTERS KINDERGARTEN CLASSES. AND THEN ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT TO CALL OUT IS DE COLORES RESOURCE CENTER. THEY DID NOT JUST DO OUTREACH. THEY CREATED A STANDING FARMWORKER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THEY CONDUCTED A TEN MEETING SERIES WITH WORKERS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS. AND THEY SURVEYED 111 HOUSEHOLDS AND 195 FARM WORKERS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, AND THAT DATA HAS BEEN USED TO DIRECTLY INFORM THE COUNTY'S ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE, OR ZEV ACTION PLAN. THE COUNTY DID NOT JUST FUND COMMUNITY FACING PROGRAMS. INTERNAL OPERATIONS MOVED TOO. SO OUR 25 MEMBER INTERDEPARTMENTAL GREEN TEAM, MADE UP OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AND PROGRAM LEADS ACROSS THE COUNTY, MET QUARTERLY THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR AND TRACKED REAL OPERATIONAL CHANGE. THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES INSTALLED 17 NEW EV CHARGERS, THREE OF WHICH WERE AT COUNTY FACILITIES, AND THEN 14 OF WHICH WERE AT PUBLIC CHARGING FACILITIES. AND THEN THE INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION COMPLETED 340 FLIP THE LID HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS. AND WE ALSO JUST COMPLETED A FULL INVENTORY AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF FOSSIL FUEL USE ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BACK IN 2025, AND AECOM HAD VISITED 28 FACILITIES AND CATALOGED NEARLY 400 INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT. EVERYTHING FROM HEATING TO LAUNDRY SYSTEMS AND STAFF ARE MOVING FORWARD TO WITH THE PLAN TO ELECTRIFY REMAINING GAS POWERED EQUIPMENT TO THE END OF USEFUL LIFE. AND THEN WE ALSO RECENTLY JUST COMPLETED THE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE, THE ZEV ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND MUNICIPAL FLEET ELECTRIFICATION PLAN. AND THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE BOARD IN AUGUST. [02:10:01] BEYOND OUR OWN OPERATIONS YOLO COUNTY COLLABORATED, COLLABORATED REGIONALLY THE YOLO COUNTY REGIONAL RESILIENCE COLLABORATIVE, I'LL REFER TO AS THE COLLABORATIVE FOR NOW, GREW TO 11 PARTNERS IN THE PAST YEAR. AND THOSE 11 PARTNERS, THEY NOMINATED 28 PROPOSED PROPOSED PROJECTS AND SELECTED NINE PRIORITY PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD AS REGIONAL PRIORITIES BACK IN NOVEMBER. AND OUR WORK HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY. SO IN MAY OF 2025 THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER WE RECEIVED THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WHICH IS A PEER RECOGNITION FROM THE PLANNING PROFESSION OF THE QUALITY OF THE CAAP AND THEN THE QUALITY OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT WENT INTO THE CAAP. ADDITIONALLY WE RECEIVED AN AWARD IN NOVEMBER OF 2025 FROM THE INSTITUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE BEACON PLATINUM AWARD. AND THIS RECOGNIZES OUR SUCCESS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS RESULTS. THESE AWARDS IN TOTAL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLAN IS BOTH WELL DESIGNED AND ACTUALLY PRODUCING RESULTS. SO EVERYTHING I'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY IS ALSO VISIBLE IN REAL TIME THROUGH THE CLIMATE ACTION DASHBOARD, WHICH YOU CAN ACCESS AT THE CLIMATE ACTION DASHBOARD LAUNCHED ON EARTH DAY THIS PAST APRIL. AND IT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO EXPLORE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TEN STRATEGIES, FIND LOCAL REBATES AND PROGRAMS, AND ALSO JUST TRACK ALL THE NUMBERS THAT I'VE BEEN SHARING WITH YOU TODAY. ALSO ON THE HOMEPAGE, THERE IS A FEATURED VIDEO OF CEO MIKE WEBB OF CHAIRS ALLEN. AND THEN AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS. COMMISSION MEMBER MARK ULLMAN. SO DEFINITELY RECOMMEND CHECKING THAT OUT. IT'S A GREAT VIDEO. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THE TAKE ACTION PLEDGE PAGE. THIS ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT TOWARDS OUR NET NEGATIVE GOAL BY TAKING A PLEDGE OF WHAT THEY WILL DO TO REDUCE THEIR OWN FOOTPRINT. SO THAT WAS YEAR ONE. SO I'M GOING TO PIVOT TO WHAT'S AHEAD. THE GREEN TEAM AND PARTNERS MET AND IDENTIFIED 66 PRIORITY ACTIONS TO ADVANCE ACROSS 29 MEASURES SPANNING ALL OF OUR TEN STRATEGIES. SOME OF THOSE FOCUS AREAS, I'M NOT GOING TO LIST THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT THEY'RE INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT C IN YOUR PACKET. BUT A FEW EXAMPLES INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION. ON THE TRANSPORTATION FRONT, THE E-BIKE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND LAUNCHED LAST MONTH IS FULL STEAM AHEAD. WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 800 APPLICATIONS SINCE IT LAUNCHED, AND THE APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSES ON JULY 27TH. AND THEN ON THE BUILDING SIDE, WE'RE ALSO CLOSELY WATCHING THE EXPANSION OF THE NORTHERN RURAL ENERGY NETWORK AND ITS SERVICE TERRITORY EXPANSION IN YOLO COUNTY, WHICH WOULD OPEN UP ADDITIONAL ELECTRIFICATION INCENTIVES AND OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE'RE ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUING GRANT FUNDING FOR EXTREME HEAT AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS. AND LASTLY, THE YOLO COUNTY CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION IS RELAUNCHING SOON HERE ON JULY 21ST. IT WILL RESUME MEETING BIMONTHLY AS OPPOSED TO ITS FORMER MONTHLY STRUCTURE. AND IT WILL BE FOCUSED AROUND CAAP IMPLEMENTATION. AND WENT THROUGH THAT PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT I WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE BOARD AND TO OUR GREEN TEAM THE COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION FUND AWARDEES, AS WELL AS OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND IN PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR OF CAAP IMPLEMENTATION AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING IT FROM AFAR. BUT I WILL STILL, I WILL STILL BE WATCHING. AND SO WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO TO BOARD QUESTIONS AND THEN PUBLIC INPUT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE I'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE CHAMBERS? NO, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE? YES, MADAM CHAIR, THERE IS ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. COMMENT. YOU MAY BEGIN. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. OUR FIRST COMMENTER IS CHRISTINE SHOEMAKER. SO THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE KIMBALL SHOEMAKER. [02:15:03] I'M FROM WOODLAND AND I'M A LONGTIME CLIMATE ACTIVIST. AND I'M PROUD THAT YOLO HAS BEEN A LEADER ON CLIMATE FOR A LONG TIME. EXAMPLES BEING OUR EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN 2020 AND THE NEW CAAP AT THE END OF 2024. THE EFFORTS LEADING TO ADOPTION OF BOTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND THE NEW CAAP, WE'RE VERY INCLUSIVE OF THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY WITH THE YCC A1 LEADING TO THE NEW CAAP. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE FIRST STEPS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION ARE BEING DISCUSSED PUBLICLY. WE KNOW, AS MENTIONED, THAT VARIOUS ACTIONS, PARTICULARLY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL OVER WHICH WE AT YOLO HAVE NO CONTROL, MAY OR WILL IMPACT HOW AND WHEN SOME OF THE WORK IS COMPLETED. I DO HOPE THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE OUTREACH AND INCLUSION IS CONTINUED, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT CAN BE EASIER TO MAKE A GOAL THAN TO ACTUALLY DO IT. BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMITMENT BY THE COUNTY TO THE LONG TERM ACTIONS IN LOWERING EMISSIONS AND BUILDING RESILIENCE. AS FAR AS PRIORITIES, INPUTS ON THAT. AS A SCIENTIST AND A DATA HAWK TYPE PERSON, PRIORITIES FOR ME THAT ARE TOP ARE ONES THAT CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON LOWERING EMISSIONS. AND ONE OF THESE IS THE ZEV PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION OVERALL. SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE MENTIONED BY SUPERVISOR FRERICHS ABOUT THE SOLAR PANELS AT THE FAIR, IN ADDITION TO WHICH IF YOU COULD HAVE A FEW CHARGERS THAT WERE CHARGED BY SOLAR PANELS, YOU COULD HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING INTO THE FAIR ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING IT THERE AND COMING TO THE FAIR WITH NO EMISSIONS AT ALL. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE ZEV PLAN IS COMING IN AUGUST. WE, WE ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE HEAT DOME IN EUROPE AND EASTERN EUROPE IN IN EASTERN US TO REALIZE THE URGENCY OF LOWERING EMISSIONS AND ADDRESSING BOTH EMISSIONS AND RESILIENCE. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE ZOOM UP SO FAST, BECAUSE ALSO ZOOM IS LOW OR NO EMISSIONS AND NO VMT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRISTINE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE? NO FURTHER COMMENT CHAIR. THANK YOU. THEN WE'LL RETURN TO THE BOARD FOR ANY COMMENTS. YES, LUCAS. YEAH. JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. ONE FIRST OF ALL, JUST THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK FOR SO MANY YEARS AND CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR NEW NEXT CHAPTER IN TERMS OF GRAD SCHOOL AND SUCH. A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. I MEAN, CLEARLY WE'RE DOING A LOT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE CONSTRAINTS AROUND JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT A TON OF STAFF RESOURCES, CERTAINLY, BUT SMALL BUT MIGHTY. SO THAT'S DEFINITELY THE AND EFFECTIVE, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME. SO I'M CURIOUS FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, ESPECIALLY YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR NOW, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, OVER FIVE YEARS. CERTAINLY JUST AS YOU HEAD OUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE TOP CHALLENGES? HOW DO YOU SORT OF SEE US, YOU KNOW, SORT OF APPROACHING, YOU KNOW, SORT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE AROUND IMPLEMENTATION AND, YOU KNOW, WITH SORT OF GIVEN SOME OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE. SO APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK I SEE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY NOW. I MEAN, STAFFING BEING THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF PERIODS OF TIMES WHERE THINGS GET, WE CALL THEM OUR SPIKY PERIODS WHEN WE HAVE A BUNCH OF OUTREACH OR A BUNCH OF PROGRAM INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE LAUNCHING. BUT I SEE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY NOW THAN I DID. WHEN OUR TEAM HAS FLUCTUATED IN SIZE, WE'VE BEEN ONE TO 2 TO 5 TEAM MEMBERS AND ARE GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO TO ESSENTIALLY TWO FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS HERE SOON. BUT I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE SO HAVE SUCH STRONG FOUNDATIONS AT THIS POINT. AND A HUGE PRIORITY OF MINE HAS BEEN REALLY SETTING UP A LOT OF TRANSITION MATERIALS AND GUIDES SO THAT SOMEONE CAN COME INTO THE SPACE EASILY AND PICK UP THAT WORK. AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR MONTHS ABOUT OUR TEAM TRANSITION AND HOW WE'RE SHIFTING AROUND THAT WORK. AND IT ACTUALLY IS A GOOD TIME, I GUESS, TO KIND OF BE FACING THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE WITH A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS HAVING BEEN LAUNCHED. AND SO I THINK STAFFING IS DEFINITELY THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE. BUT WE'RE ALSO GETTING TO SPECIFIC SPARK FELLOWS IN THE FALL AS WELL. SO WE LOVE OUR CIVIC SPARK FELLOWS. AND THAT WILL BE A HUGE HELP. BUT YEAH, I THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG FOUNDATION NOW I'M LESS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT OUR TEAM IS DOING AND WE HAVE A TEAM THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND IS, THEY'RE ALL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND DIFFERENT AREAS. AND SO I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT FOR THE TEAM THAT IS HERE TO CARRY ON THE WORK. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS OVER HERE? YES. THANK YOU, JULIA, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. [02:20:02] I DID NOTICE THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH THE WEBSITE SINCE, SINCE I CAN SCAN IT ON YOUR PRESENTATION. SO I'VE BEEN USING IT. AND I CAN SEE THAT THAT YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT OR THE PLAN IS TO IMPLEMENT A CARPOOL EMPLOYEE PROGRAM HERE AT THE COUNTY. THAT'S INTERESTING. MAYBE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. AND ALSO ALSO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FARM WORKER COMMUTE SHUTTLE AS WELL. THOSE TWO INITIATIVES KIND OF POP OUT TO ME. SO IS THERE ANY ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ON THOSE TWO PROGRAMS OR POTENTIAL PROGRAMS? RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE ACTION PLAN AND KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ACROSS THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. AND THEN IMPLEMENTING THAT FOR THE PUBLIC. BUT AS FAR AS THE COUNTY VAN POOL. IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE LOOKED INTO. AND THEN I'LL LET KRISTEN RESPOND TO YOU AS FAR AS WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE FARMWORKER COMMUTE. THANK YOU. YEAH. I'LL ACTUALLY MENTION FIRST ON THE EMPLOYEE COMMUTE. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN, WE HAD THE DIRECTIVE TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT MET NET NEGATIVE BY 2030, BOTH FOR MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND FOR THE PUBLIC. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THERE, IT'S EVERYTHING. AND SO IN THE YEAR AND A HALF NOW, SINCE THIS PLAN IMPLEMENTED, THE CARPOOL PROGRAM WAS IN THERE AS SOMETHING TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF WE YOLO COUNTY THROUGH YOLO TD, THERE'S THE YOLO COMMUTE PROGRAM. I SIT ON THE BOARD OF YOLO COMMUTE AS THE COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE. NOR CAL GO IS A NEW TOOL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED IN MAY'S BIKE MONTH ACTIVITIES, YOU MIGHT HAVE USED THE NORCAL GO APP. THEY NOW HAVE A TOOL THAT THEY HAVE LAUNCHED ACROSS THE ENTIRE SACRAMENTO REGION, THE SIX COUNTY REGION, INCLUDING A CARPOOL CONNECTION TOOL. WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOLKS IN OUR OFFICE WHO HAVE CONNECTED. I'VE SIGNED UP AND ACTUALLY BEEN CONNECTED TO FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CARPOOLING TO WORK TOGETHER. AND SO FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE HAVE THAT IS JUST STANDING UP AND WE'RE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THAT GROWS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK TO GET OUT. RATHER THAN RECREATING THE WHEEL ON THAT, GETTING THAT OUT TO EMPLOYEES. AND SO IT HAS JUST LAUNCHED IN SORT OF ITS TESTING MODE. AND THEN IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE'D LOVE TO WORK INTERNALLY AT THE COUNTY TO GET SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OUT TO EMPLOYEES. AND THEN ON THE FARM WORKER SIDE, ONE OF THE COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION FUND GRANTEES THAT WE MENTIONED, THE RESOURCE CENTER, THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH, AS JULIA MENTIONED, A TEN MEETING SERIES TO STAND UP, A FARM WORKER ADVISORY COUNCIL WITH HHS AND YOLO TD TO DISCUSS THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF FARM WORKERS IN THE COUNTY, WITH A FOCUS ON THE CAPAY VALLEY. AND SO THE RESULTS OF THAT PROCESS ARE JUST COMING OUT RIGHT NOW. AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEIR TEAM AND YOLO TD TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE MAJOR NEEDS ARE, THE ZEV ACTION PLAN, WHEN WE BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD. I THINK THAT WHEN FOLKS HERE, ZEV ACTION PLAN, IT'S, THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS HOW DO WE GET MORE PEOPLE IN EVS? REALLY, THE WAY WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT IS HOW DO WE GET MORE FOLKS OUT OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES INTO THE MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR GETTING FOLKS AROUND MORE SUSTAINABLY? AND DIFFERENT COMMUTING OPTIONS ARE PART OF THAT. SO WE'LL BE REPORTING BACK ON THE OUTCOMES OF THAT PROCESS WITH DE COLORES AND YOLO TD. AND REGARDING THAT, THE WEBSITE, IT SAYS WHAT WE ARE DOING INSTALL THE FIRST CHARGER IN 2026 AND YOUR GOAL IS 2027 INSTALL ENOUGH CHARGERS TO ACCOMMODATE THE COMPLETE TRANSITION OF COUNTY OWNED VEHICLES TO ZEV. RIGHT. SO ARE WE STILL KIND OF ON SCHEDULE OR ARE WE KIND OF SLOWED DOWN THERE? THERE WILL BE A THAT IS GOING TO BE A LARGE DISCUSSION IN AUGUST. OUR STAFF IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING AT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE INITIAL PLAN FINDINGS WITH STAFF, AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING THE PLAN TO THE BOARD. I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. THERE'S THE BASIC COMPLIANCE WITH ADVANCED CLEAN FLEET. SO THE STATE REGULATIONS THAT ARE COMING OUT THAT DICTATE THE FLEET TRANSITION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE. AND THEN THERE'S THE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT, THAT IS HOW DO WE ALSO CONSIDER SOME OPTIONS THAT DO MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS AND THEN LOOKING AT THE FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH IT? I WILL SAY IT IS NO SMALL NUMBER. THE ESTIMATE THAT WE GOT FROM OUR CONSULTANTS AND THIS IS, AS JULIA MENTIONED, THIS IS HOT OFF THE PRESS. WE GOT THE PLAN DELIVERED LAST WEEK. SO IT'S WE'RE STILL DIGESTING EVERYTHING. $13.3 MILLION IS THE COST ESTIMATE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE, JUST THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO ELECTRIFY OUR FLEET. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A A HILL TO CLIMB IN, FINDING OUT THE FUNDING AND FINANCING TO, TO MEET THAT FLEET NEED, AND SO WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO UPDATE AND TWEAK THOSE GOALS IN THE CLIMATE DASHBOARD AS WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE BOARD ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL REALITY. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. [02:25:03] AND I THINK OBVIOUSLY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'S AS WE RECEIVE AN OVERALL REPORT. BUT AS WE NAVIGATE INTO THE WEBSITE, THERE'S ALL THESE INTERESTING INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND GETTING THE BOARD UP TO SPEED, AND THEN HAVING THE BOARD MAYBE BUY IN ON SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS IF WE HAVE ENOUGH MONIES TO, TO PROVIDE SUCH SUPPORT. RIGHT. SO I'M EXCITED AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND JUST KEEP ON REPORTING BACK TO THE BOARD. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING OVER HERE? OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, JULIA, CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING ALMOST YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION AND YOUR LAST. BUT MAYBE YOU'LL COME BACK SOMEDAY. WHO KNOWS? AND TO THE SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I THINK SUPERVISOR BARAJAS JUST POINTED OUT IF YOU DIG INTO THE WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEE THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF ALL THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT WE'RE TAKING. AND REALLY, KUDOS TO YOLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR GREEN TEAM. LIKE WE ARE COMMITTED TO THESE ACTIONS AND GETTING THINGS DONE. SO IT REALLY TAKES A TEAM AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. I'M EXCITED THAT THE CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION IS GETTING READY TO RELAUNCH. WE'VE BEEN KIND OF WORKING ON THAT FOR A WHILE, I THINK A YEAR AND A HALF. YEAH, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE. YEAH. SO THAT WILL BE EXCITING TO SEE. THE BACK TO SOLAR ARRAYS FOR A SECOND. YOU PROBABLY SAW IN OUR BUDGET THAT THE GRASSLANDS SOLAR ARRAY WAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE BACK UP AND ON. SO THAT WILL REALLY HELP WITH OUR, OUR FOOTPRINT THAT WAY. THAT IS A VERY BIG NUMBER FOR EV CHARGERS TO ELECTRIFY OUR, NOW I FEEL EVEN WORSE THAT YOU CAME TO THE AIR DISTRICT AND WERE LIKE, NO, WE DON'T GET TO GIVE YOU THAT ONE FOR THAT, THAT LITTLE IT WAS ONLY JUST A LITTLE SMIDGE OF IT. BUT THERE'S, YOU ARE CREATIVE, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HELP NAVIGATE US TOWARDS, TOWARDS THAT GOAL. I DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT I THOUGHT OF, SO HOPEFULLY IT'S OKAY TO STILL ASK QUESTIONS. BEFORE SUPERVISOR PROVENZA LEFT, HE PROVIDED THE BALANCE OF ALL THE AARP FUNDS FROM DISTRICT FOUR TO A GRANT WRITER FOR YOUR EFFORTS. HOW'S THAT COMING ALONG? YEAH, WE SO WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY TRYING TO SORT THROUGH AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROP FOUR FUNDING THAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE. WE ARE, WE HAVE IN, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SEVERAL MAJOR GRANT APPLICATIONS RIGHT NOW. WE ARE LOOKING AT AN EXTREME HEAT APPLICATION THAT WOULD FUND A NUMBER OF THE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES. ALSO EXPLORING RESILIENCE CENTER PLANNING FUNDING TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE BUILD OUT A NETWORK ACROSS THE COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OAS THAT ADDRESSES THE MANY, MANY EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE IMPACTS. AND SO WE ARE MEETING WEEKLY RIGHT NOW. IT REALLY THIS SUMMER IS WHEN WE SAW THAT FIRST MAJOR WAVE OF FUNDING RELEASED. AND SO IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE WE'RE DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE. BUT HAVING THAT CONSULTING TEAM ON BOARD WHO'S ABLE TO VERY, VERY QUICKLY, THE THE FAIR LAWN STRATEGIES TEAM IS REVIEWING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SENDING THINGS ALONG, CONNECTING WITH US, WITH OUR PARTNERS. AND I THINK WE'RE ALSO SEEING THAT TRICKLE DOWN OF SUPPORT TO OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS AS WELL, BECAUSE WE DID SO MUCH OF A DEEP DIVE ON THE CAAP AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEND THINGS OFF TO OUR PARTNER AGENCIES AND WORK WITH THEM. AND SO IT'S TOO EARLY AT THIS POINT TO KNOW WHAT THE RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT WOULD BE, BECAUSE WE'VE WE'RE JUST DOING ALL THOSE APPLICATIONS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE FEELING REALLY CONFIDENT AND HOPEFUL AND CERTAINLY MORE PREPARED AND HAVE MORE CAPACITY THAN WE EVER WOULD HAVE WITHOUT IT TO TACKLE THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS FUNDING. IT'S JUST BEEN WONDERFUL TO HAVE. GREAT. AND THEN BECAUSE IT IS YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION, I UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE WHILE WE WERE HERE, I WAS DIGGING AROUND AND I FOUND THE ACTUAL LAST TRACTOR PILLS PIN. SO IT WASN'T, WE DIDN'T GIVE IT TO YOU. THIS IS THE LAST ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. YES. THANK YOU. AND I LOVE IT THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO GET THEIR TRACTOR PINS. THAT'S EXCITING. OKAY. WE I AM GOING TO NOW RETURN TO ITEM 25 AS THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE ARE NOW AVAILABLE. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK OUR SENIOR DEPUTY CLERK, THE REPRESENTATIVE, CLERK REPRESENTATIVE TO BEGIN. OH, WAIT, WE ALREADY DID THAT. THE BALLOT TABULATION FOR THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT IS NOW COMPLETE. THE TABULATOR WILL NOW ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. THE PERCENT OF BALLOTS APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT, WEIGHTED BY THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, IS 77.47%. THEREFORE, THE MEASURE PASSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. [02:30:04] WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THEN JUST FOR PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE THAT 440 BALLOTS WENT OUT AND WE HAD A 58% RETURN RATE, WHICH IS BETTER THAN A GENERAL ELECTION. SO. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. SO THANK YOU. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE BALLOT RESULTS, APPROVE THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRM THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND ORDER THE LEVY OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THAT. SO MOVED. OKAY. MOVED BY SUPERVISOR FRERICHS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BARAJAS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE CSA MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN WITH US ALL MORNING. YAY! THAT THAT PART IS COMPLETE. WE'LL NOW RETURN BACK TO OUR AGENDA. AND WE ARE NOW ON ITEM 29 ACTION ITEMS FROM MEMBERS ABOUT A MEETINGS ATTENDED. [29. Action items and reports from members of the Board of Supervisors, including announcements, questions to be referred to staff and reports on various 2x2s and meetings with other agencies. (Board of Supervisors)] ANY REPORTS? THE, WE HAD A TWO BY TWO WITH DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ISSUES WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SCHOOL CLOSURES. THE DISCUSSION CONTINUES AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVEL. AND THEN WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THE, THE ALWAYS HAPPY THING ABOUT THE WALNUT PARK LIBRARY OPENING. SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING. AND THEY WERE THEY'RE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT. AND WHAT I LOVE IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SPECIAL OPENING TIME FOR THE MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, THAT THEY'LL GET TO COME OVER AND HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE RIBBON CUTTING. I THINK THAT'S A FABULOUS IDEA. THAT'S GREAT. ANY OTHER REPORTS? YES. YES. SUPERVISOR FRERICHS AND I ATTENDED AND HOSTED A FORUM IN WINTERS, CALIFORNIA. WE HAD ABOUT 40 COMBINED STAFF AND ORGANIZATION OF STAKEHOLDERS LIKE FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS. JUST TOPICS DESCRIBED WERE THE FARM BUREAU'S PRIORITIES. BUT ALSO HUMBERTO [INAUDIBLE] FROM OUR COMMISSIONER TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE PESTICIDES AND ISSUES THAT HE'S DEALING HIS DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH. AND WE DID TALK ABOUT JUST THE LAND USE, NOT, NOT REALLY WENT INTO DEEP INTO THE LAND USE POLICY MEASURES REGARDING THE, THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM, BUT WE DID HEAR BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN, SO TO SPEAK. AND SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A ROBUST DISCUSSION. AND TWO WEEKS FROM NOW REGARDING THAT TOPIC THAT'S GOING TO COME TO THE BOARD. SO STAY TUNED. AND I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO RECEIVE A LOT OF EMAILS AND REQUESTS TO MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS. SO JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND. WE JUST WANT TO DELIVER THAT MESSAGE. SUPERVISOR. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. ANY OTHER REPORTS FROM MEETINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED? SEEING NONE WILL THEN MOVE TO THE LONG RANGE PLANNING CALENDAR. [30. Long Range Planning Calendar - recurring opportunity for Board members to discuss and as needed, direct staff regarding future Board agenda items. (Board of Supervisors)] ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OKAY, THEN I'LL MOVE TO OUR CAO. [31. Action items and reports from the County Administrator. (Webb) Presidential Executive Order Tracker    2026 Legislative Cycle Bill Position Summary] YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR. SUPERVISORS, JUST ONE REAL ANNOUNCEMENT. NOTHING NEW TO REPORT IN TERMS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER OR THE LEGISLATIVE TRACKING. YOU HAVE SOME UPDATES THERE IN YOUR PACKET THAT GO BACK TO MAY REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES RELEASED FROM LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT. BUT THE PRIMARY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I HAD WAS JUST TO NOTE THAT, YOU SEE, THERE'S A GROWING ATTENTION, IF YOU WILL, TO THE MIGRATION OF GOLDEN MUSSELS INTO OUR REGION AND SOME RECENT NEWS REPORTS ABOUT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, PORT OF STOCKTON NOW COMING UP FURTHER UPRIVER FROM THE DELTA, WHERE IT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE DELTA FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'RE NOW STARTING TO SEE NEWS AND ATTENTION TO THIS, THIS REGION. I DON'T THINK IT'S AT A, AT A POINT OF, OF CRISIS, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CAREFULLY TRACKING AND MONITORING AND WE ARE IN ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE CITY AND PORT OF WEST SACRAMENTO. VERY IMPORTANTLY, BUT ALSO THE RECLAMATION DISTRICTS WITH THE WOODLAND DAVIS CLEAN WATER AGENCY YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE A VERY VESTED INTEREST IN THE HEALTH OF OUR WATERWAYS. AND THE GOLDEN MUSSELS ARE AN INVASIVE SPECIES THAT'S STARTING TO STARTING TO MAKE THEIR WAY UP HERE. SO WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH SORT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF TEAM ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS. AS I MENTIONED REPRESENTATIVES FROM, YOU KNOW, COUNTY COUNSEL'S OFFICE, FROM OUR CEO'S OFFICE FROM OAS AND IN ACTIVE [02:35:08] CONVERSATIONS AROUND NEXT STEPS AND PLANNING. SO ALL THAT TO SAY, WE ARE ACTIVELY MONITORING AND IN DISCUSSIONS AND WE MAY WELL SEE SOMETHING COMING TO THE BOARD IN ONE OF YOUR UPCOMING MEETINGS VERY SHORTLY WITH MORE INFORMATION AND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL ACTION REQUEST OF THE BOARD AS WE, AS WE GET A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG. SO JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT AND HIGHLIGHT THAT AS SOMETHING THAT'S EMERGING. STARTING TO GET A LITTLE MORE MEDIA ATTENTION. THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. AND THEN CLOSED SESSION. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WILL BE REPORTED OUT? NO, NO. REPORT OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE WILL THEN MOVE TO AN ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF STEVE STREETER. [ ADJOURNMENT] AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF US WHO KNEW STEVE WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MARY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO, STEVEN ALAN STREETER DIED ON JUNE 9TH, 2026 AT THE AGE OF 75 AT THE ROSEVILLE JOINT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER IN ROSEVILLE FROM COMPLICATIONS OF ALS. STEVE WAS BORN ON MAY 15TH, 1951, IN PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, THE FIRST CHILD OF NOBLE AND BETTY STREETER, THE OLDEST OF SIX CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER. STEVE'S CHILDHOOD WAS SPENT LIVING WHERE HIS FATHER WAS CALLED TO PASTOR IN MILL CITY, PRINEVILLE, AND PORTLAND, OREGON. AND FINALLY IN REDDING IN 1968, WHEN STEVE'S FATHER WAS CALLED TO THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THERE. STEVE GRADUATED FROM SHASTA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1969. HE THEN ATTENDED SHASTA COLLEGE IN REDDING, EXCELLING ON THE TENNIS TEAM. IN 1974, HE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. IN 1982, HE EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING. STEVE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, NANCY JONES, WHILE BOTH WERE ON A MISSION TRIP. THE TWO MARRIED IN NANCY'S HOMETOWN OF MOSCOW, IDAHO ON MARCH 29TH, 1977. STEVE AND NANCY STARTED THEIR LIFE TOGETHER IN OROVILLE, WHERE STEVE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN CITY PLANNING AND SERVED ON THE OROVILLE CITY COUNCIL. THEY MOVED TO POWAY IN 1988, WHERE STEVE CONTINUED HIS CAREER IN CITY PLANNING. IN 1989, THEY ADOPTED THEIR SON, NATHAN. IN 2003, THE FAMILY MOVED TO DAVIS WITH STEVE WORKING AT THE CITY OF DICKSON. STEVE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT PLAYING TENNIS, A SPORT THAT HE PLAYED FOR 58 YEARS. HIS FAMILY PASSIONS WERE HIS WIFE, NANCY AND SON NATHAN. BOTH STEVE AND NANCY POURED THEIR LIVES INTO NATHAN. STEVE'S CHRISTIAN FAITH WAS CENTRAL TO HIS LIFE. HIS FAMILY ATTENDING UNIVERSITY COVENANT CHURCH FOR 23 YEARS. STEVE SERVED ON MANY COMMITTEES AT UCC. HE ALSO SERVED IN MANY CAPACITIES IN DAVIS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FOR TEN YEARS, STEVE SERVED ON THE DAVIS PLANNING COMMISSION. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF DAVIS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE DAVIS SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB AND OTHER AREAS OF SERVICE INCLUDED SERVICE AS THE THIRD DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A SEAT HE WAS APPOINTED TO WERE ORIGINALLY BY FORMER THIRD DISTRICT SUPERVISOR MATT REXROAD AND THEN RE-APPOINTED BY GARY SANDY AND SUSTAINED SUPPORT FROM ME, MARY SANDY. HE ALSO WAS INVOLVED WITH THE HEART OF DAVIS YOUNG LIFE COMMITTEE, LIFE INSTITUTE, YOLO TRANSPORTATION, MEALS ON WHEELS WHERE HE WAS A DRIVER AND MORE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, NANCY STREETER, HIS WIFE OF 49 YEARS. HIS SISTERS, SUE, CONNIE AND NANCY, HIS BROTHER TOM, HIS SISTER IN LAW KAREN, AND MANY NEPHEWS AND NIECES. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BROTHER, PHIL STREETER. HIS SON, NATHAN STREETER. AND BROTHER IN LAW, KENNY WARREN. THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL SERVICE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST AT 1:00 P M AT THE UNIVERSITY COVENANT CHURCH, 315 MAYS BOULEVARD IN DAVIS. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS DONATIONS BE MADE TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING. EITHER YOUNG LIFE OF DAVIS OR TREE DAVIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY OUTSIDE OF THE OBITUARY THAT THAT I'VE JUST SHARED WITH ALL OF YOU THAT WHAT A CITIZEN, WHAT A VOLUNTEER, WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT HE HAD TO BETTERING THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH HE LIVED AND SERVED. AND I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND IN MEMORY OF HIM, OUR ADJOURNMENT TODAY. THANK YOU. MARY LUCAS, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE ABILITY FOR US TO ADJOURN TODAY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ON BEHALF OF STEVE STREETER. [02:40:03] HE WAS A CONSTITUENT OF MINE, BUT ALSO A LONGTIME FRIEND, AS SUPERVISOR SANDY SAID, OBVIOUSLY DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY POURING HIS LOVE INTO CARE FOR BOTH HIS WIFE, NANCY, AND ALSO SON, NATHAN. STEVE AND I BOTH SERVED ON THE DAVIS PLANNING COMMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS TOGETHER. AND THEN ALSO WE'VE BEEN LONG TIME MEMBERS TOGETHER AS WELL OF THE DAVIS SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB. REAL GENUINE HUMAN BEING DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT IN TERMS OF SALT OF THE EARTH TYPE OF PERSON. SO JUST HE WILL BE SEVERELY MISSED AND REALLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS GRATITUDE, HIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO ALL THINGS PUBLIC SERVICE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO REAL LOSS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. MIKE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL, BUT I ALSO HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS STAFF AT THE TIME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION DURING MUCH OF STEVEN'S TENURE WHEN HE WAS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER IN DAVIS ESPECIALLY DURING HIS FIRST TERM WHEN I WAS THE KEY STAFF LEAD STAFF FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, JUST, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH RESPECT FOR HOW HE CONDUCTED BUSINESS AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. AS A COMMISSIONER. AS A RESIDENT, JUST, YOU KNOW, PROFOUND RESPECT FOR HOW HE APPROACHED THINGS WITH SUCH PROFESSIONALISM AND DECORUM AND JUST A GOOD HUMAN BEING IN HIS HEART OF HEARTS, ALWAYS HAD HIS HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND THINKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT HE SERVED AND THAT HE LIVED IN AND CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO. SO JUST, YOU KNOW, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE YOU KNOW, BOTH WITHIN THE COUNTY AND AND MORE BROADLY, YOU KNOW, IN THE WORLD JUST, HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED, JUST A GOOD HUMAN BEING. THANK YOU. AND IF I MAY, I TOO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STEVE ON THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WHAT AN AMAZING ADVOCATE FOR THAT POPULATION. HE AND HIS WIFE SERVED AS IHSS PROVIDERS FOR THEIR SON. AND REALLY HIS HEART WAS IN THAT. YOU MAY RECALL THAT JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO HE CAME FORWARD WITH KATE LADDISH TO DO THE PRESENT, THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION FOR IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. AND EVEN AS ALS TOOK HIS VOICE AWAY, HIS VOICE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THOSE KIND OF SERVICES CONTINUED ON. AND JUST EVEN AS THE CHALLENGES AROSE WITH HIS DISEASE PROGRESSION, HE WENT WITH KATE UP TO THE CAPITOL TO ONCE AGAIN SPEAK, SPEAK AS HE COULD ON BEHALF OF THAT POPULATION. SO WITH PROFOUND, PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR THE AMAZING LIFE THAT HE LIVED, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SOJOURN IN HIS HONOR TODAY. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.