Board of Supervisors — 2017-04-04

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Good morning. Good morning and welcome to this April 4th, 2017 meeting of the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors here in our County of Santa Barbara hearing room. Mr. Allen will you call the roll please?

Mr. Lavinino? Here. Mr. Williams? Here. Ms. Wolfe? Ms. Hartman?

And next we have the minutes. May I have a motion to approve the Tuesday, March 21st?

So moved!

Is that a motion and may I have a second? Can you top that Supervisor Lavinino? I'll

second

All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The minutes stand approved. CEO Miyasato, do we have a CEO's report today? Nothing to report this morning. Okay turning to our administrative agenda we have five honorary resolutions A24 through 28 may I have a motion to approve those please? So moved. Seconded. All in favor say aye. And Mr. Allen, would you read A24 into the record please?

Chair Hartman, members of the board, item A24 is sponsored by Supervisors Wolff and Hartman. This is a resolution proclaiming the week of April 2nd 2017 through April 8th 2017 as National Crime Victims Rights Week in Santa Barbara County and I think Joyce Dudley Is here and or Megan Reinschild Megan's here. OK, Megan is coming up and I'll go ahead and read the resolution into the record.

Whereas over 3,500 individuals are directly harmed by crime each year in Santa Barbara County. And each crime affects many more family members, friends, neighbors and co-workers. And whereas crime leaves a lasting physical, emotional and financial impact on people of all ages and abilities and all economic racial and social backgrounds. And whereas the Santa Barbara County District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance Program is the primary provider to help and

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Okay we are once again back up and this time without the reverberation so Mr. Allen would you start again please on A24? Chair

Harman, members of the board I will start again Megan and Joyce Dudley. We delayed it just so that you could get here.

Well thank you I am delighted to be here.

So I'll go ahead and read the resolution. Whereas over 3,500 individuals are directly harmed by crime each year in Santa Barbara County. And each crime affects many more family members, friends, neighbors and coworkers. And whereas crime leaves a lasting physical, emotional and financial impact on people of all ages and abilities in all economic racial and social backgrounds.

Whereas the Santa Barbara County District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance Program is the primary provider to help and support victims of violent crime. And provides such services as court support and advocacy, assistance in navigating the criminal justice system, and obtaining crime victim compensation in an attempt to mitigate the negative impacts of crime.

And whereas the National Crime Victims' Rights Week honors the extraordinary progress that's been made on behalf of millions of victims since the passage of the Victims of Crime Act in 1984. Whereas, the National Crime Victims Rights Week challenges our community and its victim service providers, criminal justice agencies and concerned citizens to promote victims rights initiatives and the need for effective and compassionate victim services as well as the financial and emotional support for all these affected by crime.

Now, therefore I hereby order and resolve that this Board of Supervisors declares the week of April 2 through 8 2017 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in our county thereby affirming the county's commitment to respect and enforce victims rights and express our appreciation to all the victims of crime survivors who have turned personal tragedy into action in order to build a more just community. Passed and adopted today

Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the board. All of us work for the people of Santa Barbara County. Your district attorney's office specifically works for those who look to us for public safety and justice. All too often, we work closely with crime victims because we failed them. We didn't keep them safe. Therefore it is incumbent upon us to bring them justice.

Every day your district attorney employees come into contact with people who've experienced possibly the worst or one of the worst moments of their lives. Everyone who works in our office, whether it's a victim advocate, investigator, prosecutor or support person are in the extraordinary position to help these members of our community move from victims to survivors.

From experiencing an injustice to knowing what justice feels like. We couldn't do this life-altering work without your unwavering support. On behalf of the members of your Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office, I want to offer you our deepest appreciation. Thank you.

Chair Hartman, members of the board. Item 825 is a resolution sponsored by Supervisor Wolf. This is recognizing the contributions of the Service League volunteers to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and is Sarah Harris here? Sarah is here so come on up and I will read the resolution into the record. Whereas the Santa Barbara General Hospital Service League was formed in 1965 by spirited individuals to better serve the patients of Santa Barbara General Hospital.

And whereas, after the closure of the Santa Barbara General Hospital in 1979, the service league volunteers continued operating the gift shop which is located at the Cuyahoga Reale campus serving county patients, employees and visitors. And whereas the Service League, after more than 50 years of continuous service and thousands of volunteer hours has determined that they are no longer capable of supporting the operation of The Gift Shop and ceased operations in January 2017.

And whereas as their last donation to the county, the Service League donated a total of over $35,000 to the Public Health Department to be used to support medically necessary specialty care referrals for those patients who have an urgent medical need but no healthcare coverage. And whereas, Ann Aver, Lynn Bennett, Barbara Faulkner, Sarah Harris, Deanna Hunt, Roger Junk, Sheila Junk, Lynn Lowe, Evelyn Reinhart, Karen Taphorn and Sonia Todd were the Service League's active members serving the Cayo Real campus.

Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors commends and thanks all the volunteers of the Service League for their lifetime of dedication and contributions to Santa Barbara County passed and adopted today.

Thank you. On behalf of all of the volunteers that worked at the gift shop through these 50 years, I want to thank you for this honor. We regret having to close it but we all just wore out. Thank you.

Chair Hartman, members of the board. Item A-26. This resolution is sponsored by Supervisor Hartman. This is a resolution of accommodation honoring Shawna Jorgensen as the April 2017 Employee of the Month for Santa Barbara County and Shawna and our CEO Mona Miyasato and I will go ahead and read the resolution Whereas in February 2012, Shawna Jorgensen began her career with Santa Barbara County. This was in the Public Works Department and she was an accountant three for three years. She then transitioned to the county executive office in January 2016 as a budget analyst. And whereas Shawna was quickly promoted to business manager fiscal and policy analyst for the CEO's office where she provides oversight for financial analysis and balanced budget for the department and its divisions of the clerk of the board, the Office of Emergency Management and Risk Management.

She also fulfills human resource needs for the department including recruitment, onboarding and training. And whereas Shauna has been generous with her time, skills and expertise by assisting new staff during the transition of the first and third supervisory districts while simultaneously onboarding a revamped Office of Emergency Management. And whereas Shauna provides a solid foundation for her team is more than happy to share her knowledge And persistently seeking ways to encourage and grow those around her with the goal of providing a path for everyone to succeed. And whereas, Shawna embodies the qualities and characteristics of a mentor who inspires others to give their very best. And when that doesn't work she brings in Anderson's apple strudel.

Now therefore I be hereby resolved that this Board of Supervisors recognizes Shawna Jorgensen as our Santa Barbara County Employee of the Month for April 2017. Class dismissed.

Well I want to, I'm Mona Miyasato the County Executive Officer and it's my pleasure that I get to recognize Shauna today. So first of all there's two people I want to thank and that's actually Scott McGulpin believe it or not because like any good department in Santa Barbara County we've got our best employees from stealing from other departments Thank you Scott and I also want to thank Shauna's husband Wyeth for letting her work in our office in the long hours she puts in weekends and evenings so thank you Wyeth. And he also works at the auditor's office by the way. So just a few things about Shauna, she has a very complex job with the county. She is our business manager for our office and for the Board of Supervisors. She is also a policy analyst so she has a very difficult and complex job.

People have said she is a kinder, gentler more sentimental But as effective replacement for yet a Christianson many of you remember and know who retired from our office. But Shawn is much more than that, and we all know that she is the first to step up and offer help for anything big or small. She has an immense personal drive to always do the right thing for the county and her colleagues She has an insanely positive attitude and one of her statements, and I wrote it down was her favorite saying is to create your own sunshine every day.

And she's self-motivated to learn. She will figure something out on her own and she will try to learn it and understand it and then spread it to the rest of the office so it's my pleasure to recognize Shauna today. Thank you

Thank you. Mona at the Board of Supervisors, thank you from the bottom of my heart for this acknowledgement. I have had the honor of being a part of this team for the past 14 months and I am in awe of your commitment to this county, the individual employees and the community. It has been my privilege to observe your hard work, your sincerity, perseverance and diligence in action.

I want to thank my husband Wyeth, who is my rock. The FACS staff for mentoring me and Betsy Schaefer, Lynn Dybel and John Giason for their leadership. Most of all, I want to thank the executive team of the CEO office for your inspiration. Success can never be achieved unless leaders like you have the vision and desire to initiate it. Each of you motivate me to strive for more.

I have been asked what it is like working for the county executive office every day. I'm inspired and humbled by the passion and determination of our team. Thank you again with all my heart.

And A27.

Chair Hartman and members of the board, item A27 also sponsored by Supervisor Hartman. This is a resolution of commendation honoring Melinda Houser from the Probation Department upon her retirement after 31 years of service to the County of Santa Barbara and it's Melinda here. Melinda come on up. After a crazy drive from Ventura, right?

Alright. And Bev come on up and I'll read the resolution into the record.

Whereas Melinda was born in Pasadena, California having graduated from Pasadena High School and attended Pasadena City College. She subsequently attended and graduated from UCSB with a Bachelor in Developmental Psychology and Anthropology. And whereas Melinda was employed by the Santa Barbara County School District working as a teacher's assistant in various classrooms including the Autism Project and the Alternative School. She subsequently was employed as a rehabilitation assistant at the Santa Barbara Rehabilitation Hospital before working as a healthcare assistant for the Santa Barbara County Healthcare Services.

And whereas Melinda began her career with the Probation Department in March of 1986, has held many assignments throughout her career including juvenile placement officer, juvenile and adult investigations officer, a juvenile court hearing officer, a supervision officer for both juvenile and adult offenders In addition, Melinda has been a trailblazer for the department. She was a member of the first team to implement the Substance Abuse Treatment Court which is among the first drug courts in the nation.

She's also served as New Vista's collaborative project in Santa Barbara County and whereas Melinda is commended for her faithful and dedicated service to the people of Santa Barbara County and for having previously received the H Thomas Geary Award in 1993 and 1997 as well as having been named the Deputy Probation Officer of the Year in 1990. And whereas Melinda's looking forward to traveling, spending more time in her beautiful home in San Buenaventura. Enjoying time with her friends, family and creative pursuits and finding new ways to be of service to the community. Now therefore I'd be hereby order and resolve that this Board of Supervisors recognizes Melinda Jean Hauser for 31 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County, the Probation Department, and extend her best wishes for a fulfilling, enjoyable and rewarding retirement.

Passed and adopted today.

Thank you so much for this acknowledgement. And I am proud to say that I've had a wonderful career, the most fulfilling that I could have possibly imagined. Looking back there's nothing that I would rather have done, nothing that would have utilized my skills and interests better and I've worked with the most brilliant team of people, probation officers They are sometimes, they're law enforcement peace officers. They are sometimes counselors or sometimes parents.

They wear many hats and they're mostly compassionate, brilliant team working people and I am so proud to have had this career. Thank you so much.

Chair Hartman and members of the board, item A28. This is sponsored by Supervisor Wolff. This is a resolution proclaiming the month of April 2017 as DMV Donate Life Month in Santa Barbara County and is Blanca Cohen here? And any other friends you'd like to bring up? Thank you. I'll go ahead and read the resolution into the record. Whereas organ, tissue marrow and blood donation are life-giving acts recognized worldwide as expressions of compassion to those in need and the spirit of giving a decision to donate are not restricted by age or medical condition.

And whereas more than 118,000 individuals nationwide and more than 21,000 in California are currently on the national organ transplant waiting list and on average 22 people die each day while waiting due to the shortage of donated organs Thank you very much. And whereas a single individual's donation of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine can save up to eight lives. Donation of tissue can save and heal the lives of up to 50 others. And a single blood donation can help three people in need.

And whereas over 13 million Californians have signed up with the state authorized Donate Life California donor registry to ensure their wishes to be an organ, eye and tissue donors are honored by signing up on the Donate Life California donor registry when applying for or renewing their driver's licenses or ID cards at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Now, therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that in recognition of the National Donate Life Month, the month of April 2017 is hereby proclaimed DMV Donate Life California Month in the County of Santa Barbara and in doing so we encourage all Californians to check yes when applying for or renewing their driver's license or ID card or by signing up at the website at the DMV which is www.donatelifecalifornia.org or at www.vidacaliforniaca.org.

Passed and adopted today.

Good morning, Board of Supervisors. We'd like to thank you for taking the time to honor us today. A special thanks to Supervisor Wolff for moving forward with this proclamation. I work at One Legacy which is the local procurement organization for Southern California. And we'd like to ensure that we are advocates for the 117,000 folks who are waiting to receive a life changing organ. We'd also like to recognize the over 13 million Californians who have signed up to say yes to donation whether that's done at the DMV at the registry or online at www.donatelifecalifornia.org. But aside from me who is involved in the paperwork back At the office, I'd like to introduce a one legacy ambassador who is a recipient of a life saving organ.

Hello and thank you today for announcing Santa Barbara County as Donate Life Month for April. It is extremely important, I am a five year liver transplant recipient and without receiving that organ I would not be here today. And my goal in life is to be able to share my story and share How important it is to be an organ, tissue or eye cornea transplant donor.

Without this a lot of us wouldn't be here and it's so extremely important. I'm extremely proud to be an ambassador for Legacy and I'm doing everything I can now that I have a new life to spread the word and I thank you once again.

So turning to the remainder of our administrative agenda, are there any items a supervisor would like to pull? Supervisor Lavanino and then Supervisor Adams.

Madam Chair I'd like to pull items 2, 5 and 9. I'd like 1,

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and 9. And Supervisor Wolf. Thank you Madam Chair, I'd like to pull item 2.

And do we have any items from the public?

Chair Hartman and members of the board, we have requests to speak from the public on items A1 and item A17. And I have a quick correction to item A3 that I could read into the record if you'd like me to do that right now.

I would like to pull A3, so let's start first with A1 if we could. Would you read that into the record?

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, item A1 is from the Auditor-Controller. This is to consider recommendations regarding the property assessed clean energy special assessments for the City of Lompoc.

Supervisor Adams?

I just want to put into the record that my office talked to the mayor and city manager of Lompoc, and they have been informed that adopting PACE could make every loan in their zip code pay higher rates and even cause other problems like getting people with their existing loans foreclosed. And they each understand that and they still want to use PACE. And so the Lompoc City Council adopted PACE, and so the county has no ability to refuse to collect on behalf of the city of Lompoc And so I'm going to vote for this, but only because I have no choice and I still oppose PACE. And I think it's a bad idea for the citizens of Lompoc and others in Santa Barbara County.

Supervisor Wolf?

Sorry Madam Chair, I was just waiting for item A2. I have no comment on this.

Mr. Allen do we have any public speakers on this item?

One request from Rain Stapleman.

Good morning Chair Hartman and Supervisors. My name is Raina Stapleman, past president and government relations chair for the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors. SBAOR supports energy efficiency for our housing stock but we should not be putting homeowners at risk with a program that has not been fully vetted to date. We have multiple concerns, which we have described in our letter that you received late yesterday evening. And our concerns include inadequate disclosures, transactional difficulties, transferability and subordination of the loans, high interest rates. No proof of benefit or value to the homeowner, lack of regulation and oversight of these programs. Alleged predatory lending and fraud has manifested in many class action lawsuits filed against PACE providers and local government agencies has been named in these lawsuits such as Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino.

The county has already adopted a resolution to not accept PACE applications until FHFA's concerns have been resolved, which they have not been to date. And just recently investors in PACE bonds are rethinking their portfolio and are divesting from residential PACE investments, HERIN, which just occurred this past month. We realize the city of Lompoc has completed the legal actions to participate in the HERO program, but we request that you deny the recommended actions until further investigation of these programs can occur.

In speaking with other association of realtors throughout California and the nation, we have good authority to be concerned about these PACE programs at this time. Thank you for taking these concerns under advisement.

And Supervisor Adam and then Supervisor Williams.

If I could just get Mr. Guzzone to explain what our choices are in this regard, that'd be great.

Chair and Supervisors, Supervisor Adam described accurately that once the City of Lompoc passed this resolution the county essentially has a ministerial duty to put this onto the tax roll and collect. The package in front of you that we shaped in close cooperation with the Auditor's Office does provide indemnification for the county as we perform that duty.

And Supervisor Williams?

I want to address this in two forms. One is, I agree that we have the duty to collect the property taxes for any local jurisdiction. I also think that many of the things that are criticized for PACE are true of any program that alters homes, meaning there are always predatory people out there. You'll always need to have some help to check things out. I don't think that stops the mechanism from being valuable because most people cannot, don't have the disposable cash to buy energy efficiency or solar even though it may be in their financial interest to do so. Most people need to finance that in some way in order for them to see the material benefit. So it would be sad to not have programs of this type, because it would mean that only basically people with a lot of disposable income could pay for the capital expenses to save money in the long run.

And of course we want things like energy efficiency and solar to be accessible Homeowners and even, I would argue even more than just homeowners. But definitely all homeowners which I think is the, and commercial property owners which is the purpose of PACE. I do think that there are concerns and we hope to address those concerns in the long run but I think it addresses something that there's really no substitute for out there.

Thank you. Since it is a ministerial item, and thank you for asking about that Supervisor Adam, I won't call for a vote unless people would... Okay. Would you read A2 Mr. Allen?

Chair Hartman, members of the Board, Item A2 is from Behavioral Wellness. This is a recommendation regarding the Community Corrections Partnership Report on the Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Feasibility Study and an associated budget revision request. Four-fifths vote required on this.

A number of supervisors pulled this item but Supervisor Wolf would you like to go first?

Thank you Madam Chair. I appreciate that and I appreciate that I have two colleagues who also pulled this item, but I'd like to just give a little bit of context into this item. First of all, I had pulled this item because it's something that I'm very excited about and very hopeful. This has been in the making for a long time and I'll just give you a brief history on this facility that we have. That almost a decade ago as the Great Recession loomed, our then Chief Probation Officer Patty Stewart made a tough recommendation to close the South County Juvenile Hall on Hollister in the heart of the second district.

I and many community members were skeptical but Chief Stewart convinced us that the declining numbers of juveniles in detention combined with more modern facets of Santa Maria Juvenile Hall made it a wise decision. And it has proven to be so. Throughout that time many have joined me in brainstorming possible future uses of the old juvenile hall space, though we weren't quite ready to give up the certification with BSCC as a juvenile detention facility always just in case we needed it.

But last year conversations with and between the Probation Department, Behavioral Wellness, General Services and the CCP in the context of the evaluation of our CCP plan led to the decision to recommend exploration of the use of this site for a MHRC and possible other future uses. In doing so there was agreement that we no longer needed to keep the site as a juvenile detention facility.

The first step in what will be a thorough and deliberative process is the item that is before us today, it's a feasibility study to be managed by general services in consultation with behavioral wellness and probation. When the full CCP plan comes to the board sometime next month, we will have more information on this and other projects. But for now I want to take this opportunity to thank the staff at Behavioral Wellness, Alice Gleghorn in particular, our probation staff and certainly our general services folks for getting us started with this budget revision and for General Services to begin this very important study. Thank you Madam Chair.

And Supervisor Adam.

Yeah, my concern was that $50,000 is kind of light to do this kind of evaluation and I was wondering if I could get Ms. Pell to come up and tell us what she understands that she's going to be doing for $50k? Because while she's coming up, I just want to read one sentence out of this page three of the board letter. They designated the one time AB 109 funding amount of $50,000 to be transferred from probation to general services to cover the costs to perform the feasibility study. Are you prepared to say that you can do that study for $50 thousand at this time?

So I would like to clarify what the study actually entails. We have been involved conceptually to see if the juvenile hall can be used for a different program. And the $50,000 is to hire qualified consultant with expertise in detention facilities and state regulations. So once we bring that vendor on board they'll look at the existing condition of the facility which was built almost 70 years ago so It's an older building for sure.

This vendor is also going to meet with the staff from Behavioral Wellness and Probation to talk about the programming, and determine if that facility can be used for a different purpose and meet code. So that's what the vendor will do. If we get to yes, it can be used. Then what we'll do is a preliminary estimate to see if the $4 million is even in the ballpark. So that's what the $50,000 should get us to but then there will be more design and detailed design after that. So we're just trying to figure out if that facility will work or it won't and that's what $50 thousand is for.

And that's to be used 100% to go purchase that expertise to tell us that. It's not going to get done in your shop?

No,

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have the expertise.

Okay I just want to make sure everybody is clear on that.

Supervisor Lavanino.

Thank you Madam Chair. Well this is, I appreciate you bringing this because this is one of the top priorities in this county right now. I just had some questions about I'm glad it's there, but this is from 2011. When do we ever get updated or is that just through your committee that determines where that's spent and how it's spent?

Supervisor Wolf? Thank you, and I'll answer but perhaps probation may want to answer this too. So we have that balance of $9 million. And if you recall the CEO's office and recommendations from my office was to get a consultant to look at how we were doing in the CCP process. And that consultant came back with a number of recommendations. Because we felt that after all of these years that we were moving forward, that it was time to evaluate our programs and so This opportunity should be explored further. And with that recommendation, that's when we looked at the Juvenile Hall as a possible site. So the CCP workgroup and the CCP has approved the $4 million as an allocation that will go toward that site in the eventuality that this study comes back positive.

There is also I think there's $3 million left in the CCP budget That's a carryover but I think the recommendation will be from the CCP working group that we're going to keep that money. We're not going to spend the $3 million that's remaining, in fact we're not spending the $4 million but we have allocated it in case this study does come to fruition.

CEO Miyasato. Supervisor Lavanina through the chair, so to answer your first question the CCP plan comes to the board every year around May prior to budget. So the board does approve that plan that talks about the spending that's been recommended by the CCP workgroup through the full CCP two-year board. So that will be coming next month this action is preceding that because we wanted to get general services started as soon as they could.

Okay so I'm fine with it I think it's a great idea The question I have is if we determine that, you know that building can't be repurposed could we look at the other possibility is if that $4 million is okay to because I don't know what strings are attached to that $4 million but would that 4 million dollars be could we allocate it to a new building instead of revamping the existing. It could be more expensive to actually fix this 70 year old building?

So Supervisor Lavigny and I think all those options would be on the table. I guess I should add that part of the money that's been allocated, that $4 million is for that entire site. So not only would it potentially benefit behavioral wellness but also provide more services for probation. But yes you're right if it comes back that it is not feasible then we'll have to reevaluate what our options are because we do have that money set aside.

So last question then. So the strings on it, because it's through the public safety realignment, probation has to be tied in somehow? Or can you just spend it on mental health?

Ms. Heitman is coming but again- So mental health is on the CCP.

Right.

Chair, Supervisors, AB 109 money can be spent in a variety of ways that have to do with public safety. It can be for prevention type services as well as intervention So we can look at diversion type programs such as this mental health sector.

And do we have any public comment on this item Mr. Allen?

On A2, no.

Okay moving to Supervisor Williams.

Well I just wanted to note for folks out there that there are seats available and I know what some of you are here to watch or provide public comment on and it's going to be a little while so you might want to avail yourselves of some of the seats.

Thank you Supervisor Williams.

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, Item A3 is from Community Services. This is to consider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of the county loan documents to provide $300,000 in community development block grant funds to Isla Vista Youth Projects for building acquisition. This is in the 3rd district and I want Quickly reading a correction to Recommendation A, the word grant should be replaced with the word loan and so the recommendation would read approve a loan of $300,000 in CDBG funds to Iowa Vista Youth Projects Inc. for building acquisition and authorize the chair to execute the county's CDBG loan agreement A county CDBG loan promissory note, a county CDBG loan deed of trust and a county CDBG loan regulatory agreement.

Together the county CDBD loan documents and these are all between the County and Islanders to Youth Projects Inc., that is the corrected action on recommendation A.

Thank you and I just wanted to commend the Isla Vista Youth Projects. They've raised almost a million dollars for this acquisition. I visited the facilities and it's an amazing place that empowers children and their families with a whole range of programming, and I'd particularly like to acknowledge Lou Anne Miller and Arthur Kennedy who have worked decades on the Isla Vista Youth Projects And turning next then to A5.

Chair Hartman, members of the board, item A5 is from County Council. This is to consider recommendations regarding an agreement for professional legal services with outside counsel, Nielsen, Merksimer, Perrinello, Gross and Leone for consultation on tribal relations.

Supervisor Lavanito?

Thank you Madam Chair. I just wanted to, in case anybody in the public is watching this and paying attention to this piece that buried in the statement of work which I found, is that we are not authorizing participation in any litigation. This is strictly consultation. Okay so I'm fine with it.

Thank you. Okay item A9.

Chair Hartman, members of the board. Item 89 is for planning and development. It's to consider recommendations regarding a proposed fee ordinance for the Planning Development Department and this is the adoption of the ordinance on the second reading.

Supervisor Adam?

Yeah I just wanted to make it clear that I'm going to be voting against this today but I would have voted for it had we gotten the process improvements installed ahead

And Supervisor Lavenino?

I'm just for a roll call. Roll call, yeah.

I'll move this item Madam Chair and may I have a second? And I just wanted to comment that I think it's a two-step process the fee analysis and determination is I think a distinct item from the process improvements but I share your interest and together we can follow up and make sure we get a report on that I have still three lights. Did anyone want to say anything more about this? I think we're ready

to vote.

Okay, would you call this vote Mr. Allen?

Mr. Adam? No. Mr. Lavinino? No Mr. Williams? Aye Ms. Wolfe?

Aye

Ms. Hartman?

Aye

Passes 3-2 And that brings us

to A14

Item 814 is for public health. This is to consider recommendations regarding a memorandum of understanding and license agreement between partner organizations and animal services in the second district.

Thank you, and I pulled this item and the reason I did it because I just wanted to commend the work that ASAP is doing. It's the first municipal shelter in the U.S. to stop the killing of adoptable cats And their adoption rate leapt from 10% to 100%. And I'm on the waiting list for a couple of feral cats. I looked it up and there's ratings, this is a five star rating and a quote from somebody. They take wonderful care of the cats. It's a lovely place to visit. We got one of ours there and she's an angel so all those who work there and put in their time are angels and I just wanted to thank you for that.

Thank you for pulling this item. Angela is in the audience and I wanted to commend her and her team's work and the cooperative spirit that you've worked with our public health folks to get into this memorandum of understanding And as Supervisor Hartman said, you are truly angels in our community. I've been out to your facility. It's wonderful. It's beautiful and I thank you for all the work that you and your team have done. Thank you.

Supervisor Williams?

And I'd just like to echo those comments and also say that there's a small army of volunteers behind her. And there's just an enormous amount of work that wouldn't get done, and this wouldn't be possible in the financial arrangement without that volunteer strength. So want to especially thank the volunteers for doing their work.

And that brings us I believe to A17.

Chair Hartman, members of the board, item A17 brought to the board is the Board of Directors of the Flood Control and Water Conservation District in Public Works and this is a considered recommendation regarding the Marie Ignacio Creek Main Branch and East Branch Debris Basin Modifications Project. This is in the second district and we have a speaker Maria Ignacio Cole.

Mr. Cole.

Good morning Madam Chair and Supervisors. I have yet another water design for the county, this one involves Maria Ignacio Creek so I thought I'd come in briefly tell you about it. Talking about gathering water at Atascadero Creek at the Patterson Overcross my calculations show we could easily get a thousand acre feet per year out of this creek while only touching twenty percent of its outfall This water could be used, sent back up the stream to recharge groundwater. It would help the county get ahead of the groundwater requirements coming up each year by putting that thousand acre feet into local parks and even San Marcos High School and Tucker's Grove.