Board of Supervisors — 2019-08-13

All right, good morning everybody. And welcome back from our little break. We will convene this meeting of what is today? August 13th for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk can we get a roll call please?

Mr. Adam? I am here. Mr. Williams?

Here. Mr

Hart? Here Ms. Hartman? Here. Mr Lavinino?

All right, very good. So before we take a vote on the minutes we did have an inquiry regarding the minutes so Madam Clerk can you please fill us in?

Chair Lavinino members of the board yes we did receive one request to speak on the approval of the minutes of the July 16th 2019 meeting and that's Anna Carrillo

all right Miss Carrillo you'll have three minutes

Thank you very much. I'm making a suggested correction to the minutes of July 16th, it has to do with the sixth motion. The motion was made by Supervisor Hartman seconded by Supervisor Hart about directing staff to engage the Planning Commission and to return to the board with recommendation strategies to mitigate the odor and other impacts of cannabis operations along the urban rural boundary and conflicts with existing Agricultural operations tools to implement such mitigation could include but are not limited to bands buffers higher level permitting grow operations. Tailored to the urban rural interface alternate drawing techniques revisions to article X and the buffer zones or other mechanisms to protect. Existing agricultural operations.

Supervisor Doss Williams' comments regarding targeted CUP requirement in the CARP overlay coastal zone, Ag 1 were not reflected in these minutes and it's important that whatever is decided in the inland also be stated to be included in the coastal zone. Supervisor Williams was clear in mentioning on three separate occasions while all were weighing in on what they wanted in the motion whose very specific language copied below. And then while you're at it, I would say that if we get that inland, I would like to have some targeted use of a targeted CUP in CARP Overlay Ag 1. This has been a struggle for me because I don't want to slow down odor enforcement but it's something that both the city and a lot of residents have asked for so again. I don't want a situation where everything requires a CUP but if there was a criteria based targeted use of a CUP And I think that it would maybe be valuable.

DOS again repeated, this includes discussion in AG-1 to look at criteria to expand CUP discussion because it is something that is such an important priority for so many people that I've wrestled with CUPs being good or bad in coastal zone can imagine criteria to expand CUP requirement on AG- 1 in coastal zone. Supervisor Williams' comments were clearly intended just as those of the other supervisors to be part of the motion that was voted on. If anything, they were most specific and he returned to it two or three times. Please amend the minutes to reflect this. Thank you for your consideration in this manner. Thank you.

Okay thank you very much. Supervisor Williams would you like to respond?

Absolutely I think miss Korea's comments do reflect. What I thought was happening at the I did return to that subject 3, 3 times. In looking at the tape, it's not quite as clear as my recollection. I definitely tried to get it in there. I thought it was in there but I believe that Chair Labadino tried to reiterate the motion and did not specifically enunciate that as part of the motion. I would love the opportunity to make sure The planning commission's purview.

Either by making it clear that it was our in intent to put it in or if if if it wasn't part of the intent of the motion to put it and make it clear that I hope they will take take it up and I can only I try to be as specific as I could I would have been more specific. It would take some mapping on the part of any individual or staff that really came up with a good criteria for this because everything is all sandwiched very close together in the Carpinteria Valley, but so I guess what I'm asking for is either that we amend the minutes to reflect that it was in the motion or if it is not thought that it was in the motion that we amend the minutes to reflect I'm going to ask for a motion and a second. That the board.

Intended to be part of the discussion.

Chair and supervisors, I had reviewed the tape and talked with clerk of the board on this also. And I think the minutes actually accurately reflect the wrap up motion at the end that I would caution against doing something through amendment of the minutes which might in the land use area be better handled through a noticed hearing. Think the planning director could certainly review the tape of this meeting and see supervisor Williams concern But my recommendation would be that the motion as reflected in the minutes actually reads accurately

Okay Any other input I know many people reviewed the tape and As I did as well. So Anybody else have any concerns?

Supervisor Hart. You know, I have full confidence that the Planning Commission will consider all of the issues they will have seen original tape will have heard this discussion and in the past have never felt at least a bit constrained by motions that this board makes directing them to take consideration of these issues. They did that last time when we brought direction it didn't include that. I fully expect them to do the full expansive review that we're looking for.

Okay, so is that a motion to approve the minutes as they're it's all moved. Okay We've been seconded supervisor Williams

and I just I'm gonna vote no just to make a point And and in that I will very much be asking my planning commissioner To talk about it. I know normally we don't direct our planning commissioners But I will directly request that of mr. Cooney, you

know, there's probably a learning curve Time for all of us to on some of these motions get very complicated, especially when we're dealing with land use. And I know it's usually at the end of a long discussion and we've had a lot of input. It's probably best, and that's probably on me as chair is that we really hammer out exactly what our motion is and get it so that everybody is very aware of what we're voting on and what we're not voting on.

We have a motion in a second to Keep the minutes and approve the minutes as they are. Let's do a roll call vote, please

Mr. Adams, mr. Williams

No,

mr Hart miss Hartman aye chair Lavagnino

aye

motion passes 4 to 1

Okay, very good. We will then move on to our honorary resolutions But first before we do that Madam Clerk, do we have any changes amendments to the agenda?

Yes. Chair Lavinino and members of the board I do have one quick announcement to make today and that is to withdraw administrative item number 37 on today's agenda. This is an appointment brought to us by Supervisor Hart to approve the appointment of Alex Rodriguez to the Assessment Appeals Board Number 1 term ending August 31st 2021 in the second district. And if we could just And I'm going to add that to the motion of the approval of the administrative agenda at the end.

Thank

you.

All right, so that takes us to our honorary resolutions which are A1 through A6. Can I get a motion to move those items please? Moved and seconded. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Pass unanimously. Let's move to A1.

Chair Lavinino and members of the board, Administrative Item number one is sponsored by Supervisor Hart. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of August 18th 2019 through August 25th 2018 as LGBTQ plus Pride Week in Santa Barbara County. And if I can have Collette Shabram, Executive Director of the Pacific Pride Foundation and any representatives from the Pacific Pride Foundation to the podium please?

And I'll go ahead and read the resolution. Whereas Santa Barbara County is home to many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer LGBTQ plus people. And whereas communities across the world celebrate LGBTQ plus pride to honor the experiences of LGBTQ plus people and promote full equality for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. And whereas the movement for full LGBTQ plus equality focuses on ending discrimination in many areas Including housing, health care, employment and education. And whereas each year the Pacific Pride Foundation hosts the Pacific Pride Festival a community event that attracts a diverse crowd of nearly 4,000 LGBTQ plus people and their allies from the central coast and state of California. And whereas the theme of this years Pacific Pride Festival which takes place on August 24th is Stand with Stonewall honoring the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

A pivotal event in the movement for LGBTQ plus equality. And whereas throughout the week of August 18th through the 25th, there will be many local events focused on celebrating our local LGBTQ plus community and honoring the experiences of LGBTQ plus people worldwide. Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors proclaims August 18th through the 25th to be LGBTQ Plus Pride Week in Santa Barbara County passed and adopted today.

Can we say something quickly? Sure. All right, for more than 43 years Pacific Pride Foundation has supported the LGBTQ plus and HIV AIDS communities including years of annual pride celebrations honoring the start of our civil rights movement 50 years ago to our knowledge this is the very first county designated pride week for Santa Barbara County so on behalf of our counties many LGBTQ plus people and families and on behalf of our small But devoted and tireless staff, we thank you deeply.

Thank you very much.

All right, let's go to A2.

Chair Lavinino, members of the board. Administrative item number two is sponsored by Supervisor Lavinino and it's to adopt a resolution of accommodation honoring the Financial Accounting and Customer Support FACTS Division as the August 2018 Employees of the Month in Santa Barbara County. And if I can have Ed Price and the entire Financial Accounting and Customer Support Division of the Auditor-Controller's Office to the podium please?

I'll go ahead and read the resolution. Whereas Pam Avila, Joel Boyer, Shelly Hogan, Yoli Lemp, Jonathan Rodriguez, Susan Offelman, Sarah Wheal, Carly Geisinger, Diana Wong, Alexander Overby, Kat Winn and Andrew Yan are recognized for their exceptional dedication to the county as team members in the financial accounting And whereas this close knit team works tirelessly to ensure the timely and accurate treatment of various core accounting functions of the county such as processing a vendor payments various account reconciliations. Federal and state tax reporting, budget adjustments, credit card reviews, and monthly and fiscal year-end closing procedures among many others. And whereas FACS staff provide a portal into the county that works closely with all county departments, vendors, and the general public to assist with all inquiries, provides training on the county's financial accounting system, and acts as an overall resource that can assist customers in identifying either a solution or direction to the individuals that can provide additional assistance.

And whereas FACS staff maintain positive attitudes and utmost integrity in delivering the best service possible, all the while being mindful of maintaining the public's trust and taking the role as custodians of public funds to heart. Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that the FACs division of the County Auditor Controller's Office are hereby recognized as invaluable assets to the county as a whole and as individual employees passed and adopted today.

Good morning, Chair Lavignino and fellow board members. On behalf of the Auditor-Controller it's my pleasure to join you today in honoring our FACTS Division as the August Employees of the Month. This team of talented and dedicated employees is the heart and soul of our core accounting operations. As you heard in the reading of the resolution, the work they do is vast and varied, the sum of which is crucial not only to the county but to many other customers that they also serve.

We are most proud knowing they approach their work with a customer-friendly manner and perform their duties in integrity and objectivity, always with a smile on a positive attitude. Thank you again for recognizing the FACTS Division's efforts and our contributions to the county success. And before I leave here, I'd have...I would be remiss if I didn't mention that one of our employees, Jolie will be retiring next week so I'm glad I got to say that and I'll be regretting it the rest of the day, I'm sure. Thank you very much.

Madam Clerk, day three.

Administrative item number three is sponsored by Supervisor Lavinino and it is to adopt a resolution proclaiming the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County and if I can have Joni Maiden to the podium please? And anyone else you would like to bring with you? Whereas every August is Child Support Awareness Month, a national initiative to inform all parents and the general public about the child support service programs available to help them. And whereas children are our most precious resource and need the support and nurturing of their families to improve their well-being. And whereas studies show that children whose parents are present in their life do better in school and have lower high school dropout and incarceration rates.

And whereas payments provide a measure Financial stability for families and create better outcomes for children. And whereas in the last year, Santa Barbara County Child Support collected $29 million in support. And whereas California and Santa Barbara County are committed to increasing efficiency of child support program by exploring and issued innovative techniques maximizing public awareness and responding accordingly to the needs of those we serve. And now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors proclaims August 2018 As Child Support Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County passed and adopted today.

Good morning, Chair Lavagnino and members of the board. I'm Joni Maiden, the Director of the Department of Child Support Services. Child Support Awareness Month has been celebrated in August since the proclamation from President Clinton in 1995. In California this year's campaign theme is you are there for them we'll be there for you and I asked all our department supervisors to be here to accept the resolution because for many years they've been the ones Devise, organize and implement the local activities for Child Support Awareness Month. And they work hard every day for the families in our community.

Some of our activities in this year's campaign are to open our offices on Saturday August 17th and Saturday August 24th. We're having staff appear at local programming for Telemundo We're conducting focused outreach to regain contact with parents who recently fell behind in their child support obligation and get them back on track. We're conducting focused outreach and education for employers, to have them utilize an electronic income withholding order system that's more efficient to exchange documents rather than the 14 page hard copy that we're currently sending them in the mail.

And we're also piloting what we're calling our traveling child support officer, having staff available to off-site locations for those who may not be able to go to our sites. And we kicked off that project starting in Guadalupe this month. And if they're stationed at the Family Resource Center and if it's successful, we're going to explore continuing that on at other sites throughout the county.

With these pursuits and our goals of consistently excellent service, we are upholding the theme of you'll be there for them, we'll be here for you And we're also carrying out the county's Renew22 mission to deliver exceptional services so that Santa Barbara communities can enjoy a safe and healthy and prosperous life. Thank you so much. I

just want to say that our Child Support Division is one of the most efficient Departments in our county always actually doing more with less. And a leader statewide in a lot of the metrics that are measured for child support collections, so congratulations to your entire team. All right, that takes us to, after I've spilled a bunch of water on my computer, sorry Ken Layman.

So if we hear sparks or anything, we know what it is. That finishes up our honorary resolutions. We have a few, let's see items that need to be pulled. I see the list is 13, 17, 19, 23 and then Supervisor Adam will recuse on item 30. Do we have any others from the public that haven't been mentioned? All right so lets go to item A13 first.

Chair Lavagnino, members of the board. Administrative item number 13 is from Community Services. It is to consider recommendations regarding community choice energy CCE updated feasibility study results.

Supervisor Adam? Yeah I just want a roll call. Okay. Supervisor Hartman? Okay. Do you want to make the motion to move item 13? Yes, I would. Okay. Moved. Seconded by Supervisor Williams. Roll call.

Mr. Adam?

No.

Mr Williams?

Aye.

Mr Hart? Aye. Ms Hartman? Aye Chair Lavinino?

Aye

Motion passes 4-1.

Okay let's go to Item 17 also Supervisor Adams

Chair Lavinino, members of the board. Administrative item number 17 is from Community Services. It is to consider recommendations regarding community development block grant CDBG sub-recipient agreements and human services commission grant agreements to implement projects approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 4th 2018

Supervisor Adam. Well, I just feel like we have a very robust social safety net and I'd reprogram the other county money through human services. I just want to vote against it. I realize it's already in the budget and everything. I just want to register

that. All right so is there a motion to move item A-17?

So

moved.

Moved and seconded. Roll call.

Mr. Adam?

No.

Mr. Williams? Aye. Mr. Hart? Aye. Ms. Hartman?

Aye

Chair Lavinino?

Aye

Motion passes 4-1 Okay, item

A19

Chair Lavinino, members of the board. Administrative item number 19 is from fire. It is to consider recommendations regarding grant agreement number 5GG18117 between the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CAL FIRE, and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Supervisor Hartin?

Thank you Mr. Chair, I pulled this item because I am very supportive of it the fire department held a forum in Burton Mesa over 100 people attended we tend to focus on fire here in South County but this is an opportunity to To do fuel management in a very complex area because of all the different state agencies involved. So I think the fire department deserves a lot of credit for being out there and hustling, and getting this very significant grant. I would urge my colleagues to support. I would like to ask Chief Hartwig to come up if he would.

And address two questions and one just a little bit more about this grant. And then secondly, how this fits in with the larger planning for vegetation management in the county?

Yes, Supervisor Hartman. Thank you and specifically this grant is a $2.4 million four year grant so a very large lift for us. We're here to accept the grant essentially but also to answer your question which is how is this going to impact this community specifically in the Lompoc or Burton Mesa area? And as it relates to the California or the integration of the California Vegetation Treatment Plan, which is currently being contemplated right now by the state.

I'd ask if perhaps our fire marshal Robbie Hazard who is managing the grant could give you a little bit of background on specifically that grant?

Supervisor Hartman through the chair. So, the Burton Mesa project is actually a critical component of our strategic fire plan. It will be integral to our draft vegetation treatment program which will be modeled off the state Cal VTP. CAL FIRE has released the Cal VTP in draft form, taking comment letters. They're anticipating certification sometime by early January 2020 and it's our intention to use that document as a template to create a Santa Barbara County specific version.

The advantage of that is that we'll be able to craft a plan specific to our region, specific to our field types and our community and also do much more detailed analysis of the treatable area. The Burt Mesa land management plan completed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2007 analyzed field treatments in the preserve. And that document did considerable analysis to maintain compliance with CEQA, and we're using that document as our CEQAs document for the project.

So that work was done for us previously. But again, it will be an integral component of a greater Santa Barbara County Vegetation Treatment Plan. We anticipate that plan coming to the board sometime towards the end of 2020.

Very good news. Awesome. All right so we don't need a separate vote on that. Okay

Chair Lavagnino, members of the board, administrative item number 23 is from planning and development it is to consider recommendations regarding public convenience or necessity determination for the taste of Santa Rita Hills Moretti case number 19 PCN 1 and this is in the third district and we have one request from the public on this item

We have Supervisor Hartman has her light on.

Sure, I would like to go first and urge my colleagues to support this. There have been many letters written in support and none opposing. And I think this is a really good example of various wineries coming together and opening the Santa Rita Hills featuring a whole AVA so I really like the idea. I would like to mention, however that in the third district with unincorporated communities we have a number of areas where there is oversaturation. And because we don't have a county ordinance it means that ABC, the state agency has a bigger role and makes it difficult for small businesses so as we go forward with the long range plan next year for P&D Considering an ordinance like Ventura has something to get on that list. So I'm just flagging it now so it's not a surprise later, but I very much support this.

Okay, very good. Supervisor Williams?

I was just going to also add, I thought everything was covered very

well by Supervisor Hartman, but the other addition being of course the previous use was also a tasting room, so I think that matters as well.

Very good. So that takes us to A30.

Chair Lavagnino, members of the board we did have one request to speak.

Public comment with Drew. A30? Do you want to read that one in please?

Chair Lavagnino and members of the board administrative item number 30 comes from Public Works Board of Directors Laguna Gana Laguna County Sanitation District and it is to consider recommendations regarding dedication and acceptance of off-site sewer easement serving tracks 14,000 822 and 14,003 district.

Supervisor Adam?

And that would be my property that that sewer easement is a passing through so I'm gonna have to recuse.

Okay why don't you step away and we'll deal with A30 Don't go too far. All right, do I have a motion to move 830? Or any comment on

it? Move approval of item 830. Second.

It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor? Aye. Anybody opposed? All right. We're not going to tell you what happened. That's the big secret. That takes us to

the end of the administrative agenda. So we need a motion to approve the balance with

The exception of 37, which has been withdrawn.

Members of the board that is correct.

Okay. Can I get a motion?

So

moved.

Second. Moved and seconded. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That wraps up our administrative agenda this morning. That takes us to public comment

Chair Lavinino and members of the board, we have seven requests to speak on our public comment today. And we are going to begin in Santa Maria with Janine Smarks and to be followed by Ed Colassi back here in Santa Barbara.

Good morning, Supervisors. I'm Jeanne Sparks representing Santa Barbara County Action Network and I'm here to say that SBCAN supports domestic violence, I mean sorry, United Domestic Workers, UDW in their negotiations with the county. The caregivers of this county are very important as they are everywhere And sometimes they don't, the pay that they get doesn't reflect their value.

They should be valued for all they do. They make it possible for the elderly to remain at home. They are responsible for keeping their clients healthy and safe. They even sometimes save their lives when emergencies come up. I had a personal experience with this. My mother had dementia and she required 24-7 care, and if it weren't for the caregivers she would not have had the quality of life that she did her last few years.

And it was incredible finding out what it takes to care for someone with dementia who also has insulin dependent diabetes congestive heart failure and several other problems but she was able to remain in home because she had really wonderful caregivers And it's not easy, my mother at first did not accept that she needed care. And I had more than one call when a caregiver would tell me that your mom has locked me out.

So it takes a really special person to be able to take care of the elderly, the infirm, especially people with dementia. And the ones, the caregivers that my mother had that were really special made her life super. She would just love them and hug on them. They sometimes would bring grandchildren and all of a sudden my mother likes grandchildren. She wasn't really into kids it seemed like before that.

I just want you to, on a personal note, I think we need to value our caregivers and give them decent pay, a livable wage. And UDW represents them. Please take into account what they're looking for and that's the position of SBCAN as well. So we hope that you'll give them the best pay that you can. Thank you.

Chair Lavinino, members of the board we are going to return to Santa Barbara with Ed Kalaski to be followed by Richard Flax.

Good morning. For the last five and a half years or so, I've been trying to remodel my house. Alex Pujo ruled that the second story is located solely over the garage. Clearly it's not solely over the garage. They wrote a 64-page report saying that it's solely over the garage and they didn't include The one picture that shows that it's not solely over the garage. So I'd like one of you, one of the supervisors to explain to me how that is solely over the garage when it's over the garage, the dining room, the kitchen, the laundry room and part of the living room?

Why is Alex allowed to do this? Is it all so he can collect some extortion money? One of you had suggested I've spent 5 years in dealing with this and I truly hate it. Next picture, Look at our house, our remodeled house. Instead they decided to go to Vegas. Next picture. So they went to Vegas instead and they put it off for a while because our little house in the remodel was not done.

This is what happened. She came down with brain disease and one month later she was dead. It's a rare disease and she's gone. Do you understand what Alex does downstairs? I mean, how can you sit there and tell me that we cannot remodel our house because the second story is located solely over the garage when it's clearly not solely over the garage? Why don't you have Alex explain it to you?

I mean, surely somebody after five years could think up some ridiculous thing to try and explain it. It's just another absurdity. And he rules down there. So why is he here? Why hasn't he been forced out? Forced to retire. At least Janet Wolfe has gone, thank goodness. And Ann Almey is gone. Two remarkable people. And I think all they did was collect extortion payments, the absurdities that came out and of course my supervisor Janet Wolfe at the time wouldn't see me.

This is democracy or is it just democracy? Is it a joke? Is it time for someone to do something? I have to look at that! I have to live with that! Thank you.

Our next speaker is Richard Flax, to be followed by Yesenia Dacasos.

Morning Chair Labanino and County Board I'm here to support at the request of the UDW representing the home care workers in their negotiation With the county, I was moved when I got the call. By the way, I'm co-chair of the Santa Barbara County Action Network, southern chair. And SBCAN is very interested in supporting particularly our low wage workers in this county.

And this is a good opportunity for the county to reach an agreement that, as I understand it, will cost the county nothing to add to certain medical benefits for the represented workers. I was moved by this request realizing My mother-in-law and her mother, both in New York were home care workers through much of their working lives. And realizing that we have a kind of family bond with that kind of service.

And then realizing that there's a very strange situation in this country where people on whom the lives of many others are very dependent, whose motivation and commitment is extremely important in the care of people, are paid so little. And the county needs, I think to end what seems to me a kind of strange stalemated negotiation and reach an understanding with the UDW and the hundreds of workers that they represent. And who are treating, I think 3 or 4 thousand people in this county who need their service. So it's an opportunity to do good, and the reason I'm puzzled is because as I understand it this is not about the cost to the county but some other principle which is hard to discern. So thank you.

Our next speaker is Yesenia Dacasos to be followed by Jeremy Goldberg.

Good morning, Mr. Chair and all the members of the board. Most of you know me some of you don't I am the union representative of the IHSS workers here in Santa Barbara County almost 3,000 of them. And since you will be hearing about our wage and benefit proposal again today I am here to speak about it. The proposal you will be presented with today includes a very reasonable wage increase and an opportunity to give a much needed benefit of dental and vision health insurance to almost 2,000 of your constituents at no cost at all to them. And that is by taking advantage of the state on federal funds already allocated for this program.

To take advantage of the funds that are there fully it is important to understand the state rules for participation in this program. And that is where we might have some disagreement. So please allow me to clarify something. Santa Barbara County was one of the few counties back in 2017, which reached the cap of $12 and 10 cents that the state would participate in.

Two years later, that continues to be the wage of IHSS caregivers in this county. $12 and ten cents only ten cents above minimum wage. So since 2017, new state rules allow counties to continue to get full state participation for up to 10% of the old 1210 cap. For a period of three years for counties that were already at the cap which is us in Santa Barbara and I'm not very good at math so I had to take out my calculator and 10% of 1210 is $1.21.

Just wanna clarify that, so we're on the same page. Our proposal is to take advantage of the state and federal participation that mostly pays for this program and reimburses the county for its investments of $0.16 to the dollar. I had a meeting recently with the Tri-Counties Independent Living Resource Center. They serve some of the most vulnerable in our community, disabled individuals who often need assistance to live independently in their own home.

Some of them can afford to pay someone out of pocket but most of them rely on IHSS. And they told me what they came and told you a few months ago. It's becoming a big problem to get a caregiver in this county, particularly in South County where the cost of living is very high. And the county must start looking at what is it that's gonna attract people to this very valuable and important profession? 10 cents minimum wage we know in California And we need to prepare and attract people to this profession that is going to serve, as it was mentioned before, many of your constituents in Santa Barbara County that need a caregiver at home to live independently. And rely on a very important program that the county's mandated to administer and make sure that everybody's getting its services that they need.

So thank you for hearing me today, and I hope this clarifies some of the questions that you might have when you hear from us later.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Jeremy Goldberg to be followed by Miss Susie Boxley

Good morning members of the Board of Supervisors. My name is Jeremy Goldberg I am the Executive Director of the Central Coast Labor Council and we represent about a hundred over 100,000 workers and their families living and working here on the central coast but you've got a ton of actual in-home support service workers here today. You heard from Yesenia Some of the economics and the matching funds, so you don't need to hear any of that from me. But my message is super simple. It's that I've heard all of you in some capacity either here in this room or out while your campaigning talk about finding opportunities to lift up the people that need it most in this county. And so these workers are part of that. This is their moment where they need you to recognize this opportunity to lift them up, and two it's not just about the workers.

It's about the people that they take care of every single day. An opportunity to make sure that if a home healthcare worker is well paid and has the necessary economic security that they need to be able to live and work in this community then They're going to have happier people that they're taking care of as well, because they'll be happier. And so there's a big opportunity here for us to lift up not just these workers but everyone whose lives they touch. So thank you very much.

Our next speaker is Ms. Susie Boxley to be followed by Denise Justice.

Good morning. My name is Susie Boxley, I am an IHSS provider in Santa Maria and member of my union UDW. I care for my mother, Grace. Being a caregiver is difficult demanding work but I love it. We perform personal care tasks in the most intimate settings. And I know that I can provide my client, my mother with the highest level of care possible because of the work that caregivers do our clients can live at home in comfort and dignity they don't have to go into an institution which can be expensive to say the least ask anyone you know If you became disabled, would you want to live at home or in an institution? Almost everyone says at home. Right?