Board of Supervisors — January 27, 2026

All to order this meeting of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors January 27th, 2026. Welcome and I want to ask the Madam Clerk to call the roll.

you wouldn't mind? Well, good morning Supervisors. I actually mentioned to my City Manager that AM meetings are quite nice so maybe we can follow suit there. Chair Gorrell thank you number one for having us and just giving me the opportunity to say thank you for this partnership. Dive Grove Navigation Center is truly one of a kind This is the only facility in the county like this. What you guys are going to see in the short video, is that we are already changing lives and this has been operational less than a year which is what we all signed up for and that would not have been possible without our partnership with you guys. The partnership and help on the operations and the construction is one of the biggest factors of why this actually came to be so we are thankful for your partnership.

We're looking forward to future opportunities to work together And then are we watching the video now?

Yeah, before we do I want to also recognize it's a partnership with a lot of hard work but our county homelessness team is here. If you could stand up our homeless solution housing solution thank you both for everything you've done. It's this truly is a life-changing project if we could cue the video that'd be fantastic thank you

My worst fear is loneliness. Homelessness is sometimes pretty lonely. The feeling I got from just being able to close the door and sleep on not the floor was everything. For me on this journey, when I ended up coming to Thrive Grove. It's the best place I've ever been since I have been on the journey of homelessness. They actually listen, you know, to you and they help you get through the little things which end up being big things for other people.

Nobody will come through these doors on a winning streak. It takes humility. There's usually a degree of brokenness and trauma, and saying I can't do it on my own. I need help. And that's where we step in.

Living on the street was the most terrifying thing I've ever had to do. I'm 73. Never ever would have thought I'd be homeless. What I learned is anyone Could eventually be homeless in their lives. When I found out about Thrive Growth, I could put it in one phrase, hope for the hopeless. The stability and the compassion and the support gives you the opportunity to help yourself because it allows you to retain your dignity.

It allows you to take control of your life With all of this, I will be forever grateful to Thousand Oaks for having the vision to have Thrive Grove.

Thrive Grove represents our commitment to compassion, to dignity, That everyone deserves a path forward. What we are doing here today is caring and compassionate, yes, but it's also the responsible thing to do for that I am incredibly proud of everyone who's made this possible. Thank you.

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mr. City Manager for joining us. Thank you to all the partners that brought Thrive Grove alive. The County of Ventura has seen a reduction in homelessness and 18 percent over the last two years. And that's because of our extraordinary partnerships. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you for everything you're doing. Appreciate it. That's our moment of inspiration.

Now we pivot to agenda review. Before we ask the CEO, Dr. Savette Johnson, to walk us through today's agenda I want to start with Levine Act disclosures which were required to do and since I have one, I'm going to take the opportunity to start with my own Levine disclosure and that is on item number 14 on a consent agenda. I'm going to ask that that item be pulled and put into the regular calendar for today.

That item in one of its benefactors, I received a donation for $2,000 from Richard Atmore Jr., and I share that in support of Levine Act disclosure requirements. And so for that particular item, Item Number 14, I think it's appropriate to pull it from this consent calendar. And then at that point, I'll recuse myself From both deliberations and from voting on the matter.

I think that complies with the Levine Act requirements, okay? Thank you madam County Council and any other Levine Act disclosures from the members of the

board chair Yeah, I too have received a campaign contribution from fence factory for $750 so I will also be abstaining from the vote

public comment letter and a PowerPoint have been submitted. Items 35 through 36, Public Works Agency receive and file reports on emergency action taken by the Public Works Agency Director for the Fraser Street low water crossing in Old Telegraph Road Bridge Emergency Repair Projects. A PowerPoint presentation has been submitted. And finally item 37 Public Works Agency receive a file report on emergency action taken by the Public Works Agency Director for the Barlow-Berenka Emergency Repair Project, a revised board letter has been submitted. Thank you Mr. Chair that concludes agenda review.

Thank You Madam CEO so

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Correct the request for consent agenda is to approve items 9 through 13, 15 through 16 and 18 through 29 unless you'd like to a poll additional items.

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move that. Item number six motion to approve a consent agenda items nine to thirteen fifteen and sixteen and eighteen through twenty-nine has been moved by Supervisor Grouse second by Supervisor Lopez and that passes with four yes votes thank you

Thank you. Great thanks it's now minutes, I believe. The minutes of the meeting in the and special districts Board of Supervisors held January 13th.

And that passes with four yes votes. Thank you.

Thank you Now we're

Thank you, Chair Groh. We currently have four speakers signed up for this item and as a reminder to members of the public who wish to address the board today with public comment on any agenda item please visit VenturaCounty.gov forward slash BOS comment for participation information and instructions. For in-person public comment, please check in with the deputy clerk at the entrance of the boardroom. If you wish to make comments, you must be in the boardroom or if you're participating remotely, you must be connected to the meeting via Zoom or telephone before the close of the public comment period for the agenda item. Requests to make public comment on an agenda item will be accepted until the public comment period for each agenda item is complete.

For our remote participants, please accept the prompt to be promoted and unmute your mic when it's your turn to speak. For all public comments, the in-person speaker present in the boardroom will be called upon first followed by remote participants. At the discretion of the chair general public comment regarding county related matters that are not listed on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board may be moved to the end of the meeting.

Our first speaker today is going to be Erin Reddy followed by Blanca who are both here in person and then we'll transition to zoom and we'll hear from Bruce McVicker and Danielle Bloom. Erin Reddy please proceed to the podium

Good morning Board Supervisor LeVere and county supervisors. My name is Aaron Reddy, I'm a concerned resident of La Conchita here today because of a recent announcement of a year-round evacuation warning that has raised some serious concerns within the La Conchita community at the town hall this past week. The year round I'm going to go ahead and get started. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Residents are confused, concerned and worried about the inherent intent behind what feels like an increased pressure to leave their homes. They're also very serious. There's there are real downstream impacts people asking whether this affects their property values mortgage eligibility and access to homeowners insurance. These are not abstract fears that affect families financial stability and long term security Ironically, a year-round warning may increase risk not reduce it. When warnings are constant they lose urgency during the rainy season when attention and compliance matter most. It creates an out of mind out of sight condition that weakens rather than strengthens emergency response we deeply respect The work the county's hydrologists and geologists perform.

However, the data currently being relied on does not appear to fully incorporate critical factors including the larger state led studies or an ongoing mitigation effects in land stewardship improvements at the Vista Punta Gorda property. Improvements to drainage erosion control and ground cover have demonstrated reduced impacts during recent storm events. And those realities should be reflected in current models and assessments.

We understand the county's responsibility to manage risk and liability, but we do not believe a year-round evacuation warning advances public safety in La Conchita nor does it incentivize continued mitigation or improvement. With that in mind, we respectfully request the following. First, suspend the year-round evacuation warning and return to a seasonal warning pending further review analysis and clear public communication.

Second, conduct an updated and comprehensive review of all existing data and geological studies supporting the year round designation. Third, improve proactive transparent communication between the county and Lackadaishia residents. Bless you. And fourth, adopt a collaborative approach to addressing and mitigating the identified hazards. A year-round evacuation warning does not resolve the underlying risk much of what stems from historic land use practices that no longer exist. An informed and balanced decision must consider current conditions and ongoing mitigation efforts.

Thank you Mr. Reddy. You've used your three minutes Our next speaker is going to be Blanca who's joining us here in person. Blanca, please proceed to the podium you'll have three minutes to give your comment

Last week, I chaperoned my daughter's eighth grade class on a field trip to the Museum of Tolerance. If any of you've never been or if it's been years since your last visit, I urge you to go. One exhibit in particular stayed with me, the Holocaust Exhibit. It's a guided experience that traces how the Holocaust unfolded from its early roots in the 1920s through the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.

What struck me most were the similarities to our present moment. They are unsettling, they are eerie. There's a point in the exhibit where visitors hear people rationalizing what's happening sitting in cafes going about their lives saying things like this doesn't affect me or he's not that bad history shows us at this stage is not neutral it is dangerous At the end of the tour, the guide asked the students one question. Will you be a bystander or an upstander?

I'm here today because I believe too many of you have chosen to be bystanders. The last time I stood here, I alluded to this so since then another person has been killed. So today I'm going to be more direct. As a constituent of District 2 Chair Grell, I am profoundly troubled, alarmed by your continued silence on the murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretty.

I have had enough! You felt compelled enough to make a public statement when Charlie Kirk was killed for exercising his First Amendment rights. I agree with that principle, no one should ever be killed for expressing their beliefs but to date nothing has been said publicly about Renee Nicole Good who is also exercising her rights and now Alex Pretty again someone exercising their constitutional rights This inconsistency matters. And to be fair, I have not looked into Levere, Long or Parvin because I don't work or live in your districts but I assure you your constituents are paying attention too.

You either stand for the Constitution and the protection of everyone's rights or you are selectively defending only those who share your beliefs. There is no moral middle ground here. This is a moment that demands upstanders Not silence, not careful avoidance, not political calculation. Because silence does not keep the peace. Your silence enables their violence. And I'm going to say that for 20 more seconds, your silence enables their violence.

Your silence enables their violence. Your silence enables their violence. Your silence enables their violence, your silence enables theirs violence. Thank you to Lopez who's the only one who said something

Thank you for your comment Blanca. We are going to transition over to Zoom where we are going to hear from Danielle Blum, Kinsey Flame and Bruce McVicker. Danielle Blum we're gonna need you to accept the prompt to be promoted and then unmute your mic so you can give your comment. Danielle Blum thank you so much and then our next speaker will be Kinsey Flame Hi Danielle I see that you've accepted the prompt to be promoted. Please proceed with your comment.

Thank you so much. I would like to echo the previous speaker and I really appreciate what she said our community is being targeted and we'd like the county supervisors to step up all of the supervisors this is an election year and we are paying attention We appreciate all the hard work that you do and we need you to stand up. And what the previous speaker said is true, your silence is allowing this violence please step up for all of us in the community thank you.

Thank you for your comment. Our next speaker is going to be Kenzie Flame. Kenzie, I see you've been promoted. Please unmute your mic and you'll be able to give your comment.

Um hello, good morning supervisors. I'm here to talk about e-bikes or as many of us call them now motorcycles with air pods. E-bikes are not inherently bad what is bad is pretending that middle schoolers going 25 to 30 miles per hour through school drop off zones without helmets without training and sometimes without any regard for traffic laws is normal or acceptable Right now the message we're unintentionally sending is this is dangerous but only in theory. We don't need another flyer, we don't need another Instagram graphic, we need visible enforcement. I'm asking for a significantly increased Sheriff's Department presence during school drop-off and pickup times not once not as a pilot but consistently enough that behavior actually changes and yes this means ticketing riders without helmets impounding illegal or modified e-bikes Ticketing parents who are not following traffic laws during school drop off and pick up times.

I promise a few well-placed tickets and some sirens can really make us parents get our act together, not quietly, not later in front of the school make a scene. Because here's the truth, when consequences are visible behavior changes. When enforcement is predictable safety improves and when parents see tickets being written suddenly the rules matter. We ticket people for rolling through stop signs in cars we ticket people for not wearing seatbelts. We don't call that mean we call that public safety right now our kids are learning that rules are optional speed is fun and adults will look the other way. That's not the lesson we want them learning on their way to algebra Please invest in real enforcement, real accountability and real presence especially during school hours with hundreds of children are converging on school campuses.

Let's not stop wait let's stop waiting for a serious injury to act let's be proactive visible and unapologetic about safety thank you and have a wonderful day.

Thank you for your comment our next speaker is going to be Bruce McVicker um Bruce Mcvicker I do not see on zoom Bruce McVicker, maybe he's in the boardroom. Okay so it looks like we do not have a Bruce McVicker on Zoom. Chair Gorrell that concludes a public comment for this item thank you.

All right thank you I'm gonna skip around a little bit if we can and indulge me to

Yes, thank you chair. Today I'm bringing forward a recommendation to appoint Doug Tauber to the Aviation Advisory Commission. Mr. Tauber brings over 31 years of experience as a professional pilot for American Airlines and as a flight instructor in LA County he has flown I'm very honored to bring this recommendation forward and will move the item unless there's any comments or any questions.

Thank you now we're gonna we're gonna go back record should reflect that Supervisor Long has joined us and we're gonna go back to item number 14 general services agency this was pulled from consent there's a an approval of an increase in the dollar amount for For the purchasing agent to enter into agreements in excess of $200,000. And can

I just announce that I have no living act. Just now for any of the

items because this is a regular agenda item and I recognize it will move quickly but supervisors carell and parvin need to leave the room

okay. Vice chair Lopez you are in charge.

Thank you. All right, so item number 14 do we have any comments or any questions from the remaining board members?

Supervisor Lopez we do not have any public comment for this item thank you

all right so with that welcome a motion.

All right item number 14 has been motion to approve by Supervisor Lavier seconded by Supervisor Long please vote and That passes with three in favor and two Supervisors Parvin and Guerrero abstaining. Thank you.

Back to you, Chair. Thank

you. How'd it go? Smoothest of the day. Let's see. I'm trying to find a good...I see some of our Public Works folks here. I see Ms. Towner here. Maybe this is a good opportunity to take up regular agenda item number 32. The approval of an authorization for the Healthcare Foundation of Ventura County Incorporated's 2026 We Give Employee Giving Program annual campaign. Ms. Towner, please come on up and kick us off for another year of good works.

Good morning everyone good morning Board of Supervisors so that Johnson and everyone I love seeing this sea of red everywhere and it's just another year of we give kicking off. Thank you so much for having me, Amy Towner CEO and co-founder of Healthcare Foundation for Ventura County. And for those employees and community members that don't know what Healthcare Foundation is it is the foundation that supports our Ventura County Healthcare Agency. So we align with community members businesses strategic alliances in order to strengthen and enhance our public health and hospital system So it's so great to be here. Our Golden Football Challenge is our way of our employees and our community to be able to give back and strengthen our system.

We're very fortunate to be able to have this system out of all the counties in the state of California, very few have a robust system like the County of Ventura has architected A lot of people that live here don't realize that what a valuable asset it truly is. So Ventura County is also a very unique county in the fact that it allows our employees to be able to give back through payroll deduction, through your employee giving portal and a lot of times people don't realize too that through this payroll deduction You can give a very small amount but when we all give and we create a culture of giving together as County employees that we can be able to make a big impact and we're going to show you some of those things so with payroll deduction with $5 from every employee in the county.

That could amass to 1 point 4 million dollars that could go towards equipment programs, lots of different things. Here is the MALDI-TUF that was during COVID and that was something that our doctors had identified as a critical piece of equipment. Our county employees bought that So this is our impact of being able to strengthen ourselves and invest back into the system that delivers care to us all. So these are just really wonderful ways that we can directly give back locally and strengthen that system, which is run as an enterprise system. And an enterprise system means that it's self-sustaining through its own contributions.

So another pat on the back for County of Ventura is that County of Ventura is the only county in the state of California where every county employee can give through annual leave. Annual leave, you can donate up to 40 hours per year. So don't check your limits, don't let it cap out pay down get that tax deductible donation and you can give back through that annual leave no other county employee in the state of California has that ability County of Ventura is the leader in this, the visionary in this and this is something that we see over and over with the County of Ventura So you can see some of the highlights. This is a brand new fleet of Stryker bassinets and our proud employees standing by them, and they absolutely love them. They replaced some bassinets that look like they were really kind of from World War II stage so it's just been a real show of support for our county employees that work at the hospital and also a sense of pride for our county employees who are giving towards this.

Here's just a list of some of the things that have been purchased over the years through We Give, because there's been a lot of years at We Give and this Golden Football Challenge. But it's really important for our county employees to see you know the impact that they're making. So here's our golden football and the way it works is that we divided all the different departments, all of you out there that are working for the county. You're in a small medium or large division.

It will be a competition so ready set hike. We want everyone participating and the person, the division with the most contributors. So that's five dollars or more We'll win the golden football this year so we've had a lot of competition. I see you Supervisor Parvin, I know you're eyeing for it but there's lots of competition out there so be careful this golden football is going to go someplace we'll see and then again these are the three ways that you can give through credit card payroll deduction and annual leave but our big news of the day is that Ventura County Credit Union has pledged $75,000 to match every dollar that you give. So that means if you give 40 hours of annual leave and let's say it totals $500, that $500 would be a thousand dollars with that matching donation.

So this is a very generous offering of Ventura County Credit Union And the credit union is really a strategic alliance and so those are the things that we're going to see in times like this where counties are stressed because of the cutbacks. We have to start thinking about the strategic alliances that we are going to create The contract that's going to happen and we are going to be able to lean in with our county because we cannot do it all. Our county can't do alone. It has to come with the support of our community, our employees corporations foundations donor advised funds Healthcare Foundation is open and we are here to make sure that we help our healthcare agency stay healthy and ready for work, play and so much more. So it's vital for our community and we wanna thank Ventura County Credit Union for really this display of understanding the challenges that are here and their alliance with every county employee.

So here were our winners last year, Public Works. Usually we take the football and throw it maybe I'll wrap that up for next year and we'll get a football out here in the chambers. That was our large division so congratulations last year to Public Works. We'll see if you can hold on to your title. And our medium division was County Library. You talk about heart everyone in the library, you should see them they are so competitive And then the Board of Supervisors. Oh boy, you guys and your small division will see if you can hold on to your title so we'll see about that.

So here's just some more memories over the past years. It's been such a fun, this is such a great way for us to come together. All the county employees, a lot of times as individuals we think well what could I do? What does my little part do and what we're trying to do with Golden Football is say we see you. You can be a part of, and you can lean in because our health care system is the most important part of our health and wellness of our community. And that way people can make sure that they're doing the right thing and they're not getting in trouble or they're not sick and unwell so they can't work. This really is a vital part of our wellness So please be looking for our standings. We will be emailing them through from now until March 31st, and we put up the standing so we definitely want to get ready for this especially before Super Bowl.

This is kind of like our little fun thing to do together. And I want to ask if there's any questions. We're really excited about this year for Golden Football, we want to thank every WeGiver already that continues to give and January 1 it started so we already are off to a good start and we're looking forward to coming back to announce the winners in probably early April after we get the numbers. So any questions from anyone?

Well, we'll open it up for questions. But first of all, thank you for everything you do right now with the headwinds fiscal challenges with health care as we struggle through what is probably the most challenging time for Ventura County Health Care in its history. We're grateful for everything that the foundation does and for you and your team. Are there any comments or questions from any of the board members?

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just echo what you said. I mean, it's I think The headwinds we're facing that the work of the foundation is more important than ever now and more needed than ever And I know we're a very philanthropic County and so I hope this year we exceed You know your wildest dreams because I know how desperate our health care agency needs the funding right now

We are ready. We're ready and we are going to be creative, and we are gonna continue to welcome anyone with open arms to make sure that we are leveraging all public-private partnerships through all of this. Last year was a great year and we continue to look forward to having a banner year this year.

Yeah, thank

you. Ditto to what our supervisors are saying but I just really from my district for Santa Paula Hospital for VCMC being on the oversight committee it just it really is so warming to know that our employees give so much And it's from the, it's our community. And so I really appreciate that people are taking care of each other here in Ventura County. I think that's why we all live here at such a special place. So this is just one more way in which we can all give back and just want to appreciate the opportunity that we can all do that. So thank you.

Yeah, thank you Supervisor Long. My office we've already got Barbara Turi is my designated liaison for this campaign raise your hand Barbara see we are we are super bowl ready okay to win that golden football so sorry supervisor.

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just wanted to say how much fun it is um to be challenged like this in a positive way Because we're challenged on many ways that are not as fun. But I really appreciate the work that you're doing and your team, and all of our employees that participate in it. And I know almost everyone does so yeah, I really appreciate the work and looking forward to this challenge. And hopefully the Board of Supervisors will once again keep the football.

That's the hope. We'll see. Great.

Any other board comments. Madam Clerk, are there any comments public comments registered for this item?

Chair Garrell, there are no requests to speak for this item thank you.

Okay I think now is when we traditionally take a photograph how would we like to do that Ms. Towner?

Outside and I have your hearts ready let's go!

Okay we'll follow you.

Thank you.

We're going to move on to the 9 a.m. time certains I apologize for everyone waiting for other regular agenda items we'll get to those quickly item number 30 is a presentation by Supervisor Lopez proclaiming the week of January 30th through February 6 as California earned income tax credit awareness week in Ventura County

Thank you, Chair for reading off the title. So with that I want to invite...I'm not the expert on the earned income tax credit so I'd rather invite Mitchell Sloan who is the President and CEO of United Way of Ventura County and Leo Alvarado to share a little bit about what this Awareness Week is about and then we have a proclamation for you.

Good morning and thank you, Chair Gorel and Supervisors and Supervisor Lopez. Thank you for this really amazing honor and Dr. Johnson. Really it's a pleasure to be here with you today because and receive the special acknowledgement of Cal EITC week And because it really just amplifies the awareness for the California Earned Income Tax Credit that goes to our most vulnerables in our area and also raises awareness about the other tax credits including state and federal tax credits.

So anyways, these tax credits put vital dollars back into our local economy into the pockets of those that need it most and they help with areas like rent, child care, transportation, food on the table and other essential needs. Last year, the VITA program which is the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program prepared 1987 returns garnering over $2.1 million in refunds just for our county residents in Ventura County in 2025, and this included $822,000 in EITC and $127,000 in CalEITC.

We all know about tax prep fees. It saved an estimated $496,000 in tax prep fees for our community members and we're really proud of that so we're kicking off next week. Our army of volunteers as I like to say will be preparing tax returns at over eight sites in-person sites countywide and folks can make an appointment by going to myfreetaxes.org We continue to do taxes after those days, but that's pretty much the tax season and the bulk of the activity and the action.

So we have 100 volunteers this year and the sites which as you can see, this is a big endeavor. It takes a lot of folks and we are really grateful for our partners that help with sites and locations namely human service agencies provide two sites at both their Ventura and East County centers Oxnard College Moorpark College And the Ventura College East Campus provides sites as well as Hillcrest Villas and Thousand Oaks.

And Kowloon's Oxnard campus provide in-person sites all throughout the tax season. We're have some special events this year that are really fun for those of you that have part visited before we have the Vida e-bus back at two locations on February 21st and 22nd. We're going to be in Santa Paula, excuse me in Fillmore this year and then at the swap meet justice at the Oxnard College on February 22nd. And then with Golden State Opportunity, Assemblymember Bennett as well as Senator Monique Lamone we're going to have the popular tacos and taxes so that'll be on the west side on March 7th at the West Housing Complex. So we really look forward to that invite all of you to come based on your schedule to visit as you can see, we're countywide and this is a really big endeavor.

I just wanted to take this time to recognize a few very important folks Susan England and Diane Pustateri from United Way of Ventura County really manage this and Delfina Becerra who is with Human Service Agencies is our strong partner to provide this IRS grant for us, as well as today I brought Mr. Leo Alvarado. He's not only a master tax preparer but he also has been volunteering preparing taxes for 25 years and he's been with us a few decades and so I just wanted Leo to come up and say a few words because with Leo and the other 90-plus volunteers, we could not do this good work for our community. So, Leo?

Hi again. My name is Leo Alvarado. I've been doing taxes pretty much all my life. I'm a retired banker. I've been doing it for 25 years as a volunteer. I also trained the new volunteers and I get them certified through the IRS. Doing taxes, I don't have to remind you is a very stressful process and we make it easy for the Ventura County residents. We help them, we guide them and without any costs out of their pockets.

And I believe that with the service that we provide and at the assistance through the county and We help them a lot, all these low income people. So I'd like to invite you again to, like Mitch said, to Texas and Tacos. If not at all just come for the tacos. You know? They're good! Thank you.

Thanks again on behalf of everyone we serve. We really appreciate your support and your continued partnership, and I know taxes aren't fun for a lot of people but we're looking forward to another successful year and really helping out the community and all of our constituents so thanks

Thank you, Mitch. Thank you, Leo for being with us this morning and for the work that you do throughout our community, especially getting volunteers to serve our community. And you shared the numbers of the impact locally but want to share one of the statistics or the data points that's in the proclamation That combined the Cal EITC, the YCTC which is a young child tax credit and the foster youth tax credit reach over 3.5 million families in California and deliver over $1.4 billion delivered last year alone to families earning less than $31,950 so that is significant work and appreciate all that you do. So with that chair I think there's a comment from Supervisor Long?

Thank you. I just want to really appreciate doing one of the sites in Fillmore and the tacos in Texas. I mean, it's not always fun to do your taxes and to be able to just build that comfort for a community and the trust. Just really appreciate it. And all the volunteers that are doing that because it's just great that the community comes together to help each other. So thank you very much.

Yeah, thank you very much for the presentation. Madam Clerk, are there any speakers on this item?

And Chair Guerrero, there are no requests to speak for this item. Thank you.

So we'd like to come down and take a photograph with you if you can. Thank you. It makes sense to me to pivot back to item number 17, which was originally pulled from consent. If I may that's Healthcare Agency Behavioral Health. This is a recommendation number 8 requires four-fifths vote.

Good morning Chair Gorel, Supervisors, CEO Dr. Johnson for the record Dr. Loretta Denning your County Behavioral Health Director I come to you this morning with our long awaited program funding agreement for our behavioral health continuum infrastructure We are here to talk about what these awards will do and I'm joined here by my colleague All right, so this first award is for our Mental Health Rehabilitation Center. Our 38-bed facility that will be on the Lewis Road campus which is a 54 acre of county owned land and unincorporated Camarillo.

A reminder that this is a secure facility that will be providing intensive psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation services to our MediCal eligible patients Currently, we send a fair number of our clients at a county for these services. So we're very happy that we will be able to bring a portion of them home to receive services in county and to be close to their family members and loved ones. We anticipate a significant number of these clients will be stepping down from inpatient psychiatric care and will be under the authority of the public guardian's office which is also within my purview in the department.

Treatment will be delivered by multidisciplinary team, 24-hour care and supervision and this is a locked facility so we have two different types of MHRCs that are locked and unlocked and this is a locked facility Expected length of time in these facilities is approximately 18 to 24 months. We also have a schematic here that I will ask my colleague to describe.