AGENDA

SISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS

311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)

YREKA CA 96097

September 19, 2023

REGULAR MEETING

Ed Valenzuela, Chair

Supervisor, District 2

Michael N. Kobseff,

Vice Chair

Supervisor, District 3

Brandon A. Criss

Supervisor, District 1

Nancy Ogren

Supervisor, District 4

Ray A. Haupt

Supervisor District 5

Angela Davis

County Administrator

842-8005

Natalie E. Reed

County Counsel

842-8100

Laura Bynum

Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board

842-8084

Siskiyou County offers teleconference participation in the meeting via Zoom as a courtesy to the public, who have the option and right to attend in person. If no member of the Board of Supervisors is attending the meeting via teleconference and a technical error or outage occurs, or if a Zoom participant disrupts the meeting in a manner that cannot be specifically addressed, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to discontinue Zoom access and to continue conducting business.

Remote Listening and Public Comment via Teleconference:

Conference Call In Number: 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID 863 0158 3949

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The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors welcomes you to this meeting. This agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. If you wish to speak on an item on the agenda, please complete a Speaker’s Card identifying the item(s) and return it to the Board Clerk. If you wish to speak on a matter that does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period. Persons speaking during Public Comment will be limited to three minutes, or depending on the number of persons wishing to speak, it may be reduced to allow all members of the public the opportunity to address the Board. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action or discussion shall be taken/conducted on any item not appearing on the agenda. When addressing the Board, please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. Please address the Board as a whole through the Chair. Comments to individual Supervisors or staff are not permitted.

The Board may take action sitting as the Board of Supervisors and as the governing body of: Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board, Siskiyou Power Authority, County Service Area 3 Board, County Service Area 4 Board, County Service Area 5 Board, Airport Land Use Commission, and In Home Supportive Services Public Authority.

DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.

Availability of Public Records. All public records related to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka CA 96097 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the members of the legislative body. All supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, located in the Siskiyou County Clerk’s Office, 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka, CA 96097, during regular business hours, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations for this meeting should notify the Clerk of the Board’s Office 48 hours prior to the meeting at (530) 842.8084, or toll free at 1.888.854.2000, ext. 8084.

1.            9:00 A.M. - Flag Salute

2.            Invocation - Siskiyou County Sheriff Chaplain.

3.            Roll Call

4.            Presentations from the Public

PLEASE NOTEThis time slot is for information from the public.  No action or discussion will be conducted on matters presented at this time.  You will be allowed three (3) minutes for your presentation. The Chair can extend the time to five (5) minutes for appropriate circumstances. Written comments can be presented if so desired, by providing a minimum of 7 copies to the Clerk. When addressing the Board, please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. Please address the Board as a whole through the Chair. Comments should be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the Board.

5.            Consent Agenda - The following consent agenda items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They may be acted upon by the Board at one time without discussion. Any Board member, staff member, or interested person may request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and consideration.  Approval of a consent item means approval of the recommended motion as specified on the Agenda Worksheet. Public comment for consent agenda items: - Please press *9 to ‘raise your hand’ to ask to speak during the ZOOM/teleconference meeting.

A.            Agriculture

Approve request to approve, accept and ratify modification to US Fish and Wildlife Wolf Conservation Program Grant, increasing funding by $20,000 to a total not to exceed $70,000 for a term ending September 1, 2026.

B.            Agriculture

Approve FY23/24 agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for Nursery Inspections, in an amount not to exceed $104,781.

C.           County Administration - Personnel

Adopt Resolution establishing Employer-Employee Relations as outlined in attached Exhibit A, effective September 19, 2023.

D.           General Services - STAGE

Approve Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Combination Race-Neutral/Race-Conscious Implementation Agreement with the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation for Federal Transit Grant Administration Subrecipients for 2023-2026.

E.            Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with Rogue Valley Medical Transport, LLC, to provide certain transportation services, deleting and replacing Exhibit A, Scope of Services and extending the term through June 30, 2024.

F.            Health and Human Services - Public Health Division

Adopt Resolution authorizing the acceptance of the allocation award under the PATH Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative Capacity Building Round 3 Program for County of Siskiyou, in a total amount not to exceed $2,000,000 with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2026.

G.           Health and Human Services - Public Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with Dana Kent to provide certain Women Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition related services, increasing the contract by $37,440 to a total not to exceed $56,160 and extending the term through September 30, 2025.

H.           Health and Human Services - Social Services Division

Approve contract with Solutions West, Inc. to provide assistance related to re-determining eligibility for those on the Department's Medi-Cal rolls, in an amount not to exceed $443,120 for the term October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

I.              Office of Emergency Services

Authorize acceptance of the Hazard Mitigation Plan grant and CalPrepare grant from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, in the total amount of $156,850 with an estimated completion date of July 17, 2026.

J.             Sheriff

Approve and ratify 2023 Community Project Funding Grant application through the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Communications, in the amount of $959,560 and authorize the Sheriff to accept the award, in the amount of $899,000 and participate in the program.

K.            Transfer of Funds

1.         Community Development Department - Code Enforcement - $6,923. Requires 4/5 Vote.

2.         Emergency Services - $97,828. Requires 4/5 Vote.

3.         Emergency Services - $4,000. Requires 4/5 Vote.

6.            Departmental Requests

A.            Community Development

Presentation re pre-approved building plans that can be used for development in the County and incorporated cities free of charge.

THE FOLLOWING MAY BE HEARD AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING

7.            FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

A.            Public Comment

B.            Minute Approval - September 5, 2023.

C.           Adjournment

8.            In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

A.            Public Comment

B.            Consent Agenda

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority - Approve contract with Refined Technologies, Inc. to provide IHSS consumer and provider data collection and reporting software, in an amount not to exceed $12,000, for the term July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.

C.           Adjournment

9.            Board of Supervisors' Requests

A.            Board of Supervisors

Review status of local emergency related to the Head Fire, persistent drought, extreme heat and Red Flag Warnings declared by the Director of Emergency Services on August 23, 2023; action to extend or terminate local emergency.

B.            Board of Supervisors

Review status of local emergency related to tropical storm Hilary and localized flooding in the 2023 active burn scar and McKinney Fire burn scar declared by the Director of Emergency Services on August 23, 2023; action to extend or terminate local emergency.

10.         Minute Approval

A.            August 29, 2023 (Emergency/disaster Proclamations)

B.            August 29, 2023 (BOS/Planning Commission Joint meeting)

C.           September 5, 2023

11.         Public Hearings (Public hearing protocol)

1.           Opening of the hearing by the Chairman;

2.           Reading Order of Presentation into the record;

3.           Presentation of staff report, if any;

4.           Presentation of correspondence, which correspondence may be read, circulated or acknowledged and made part of the record;

5.           Presentation of reports, arguments, or evidence by staff of other county departments or public agencies;

6.           Proponents arguments and/or evidence;

7.           Opponents arguments and/or evidence;

8.           Public comments (The Board reserves the right to reasonably limit the length of time of individual comments and/or the total amount of time allotted to public comments.)

9.           Rebuttal by proponents;

10.        Rebuttal by opponents;

11.        Close of hearing;

12.        Discussion by members of the Board, if any;

13.        Entertainment of motion and second;

14.        Discussion of the question;

15.        Decision.

A.            Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Public hearing to consider adopting the Mental Health Services Act Annual Plan FY 2024-2026.

B.            Community Development

Public hearing to consider two Resolutions approving an amendment to two existing Agricultural Preserves and approving the rescission and re-entry of existing Williamson Act contracts under Application APA-23-12, for the Outpost M-R LLC Project, located west of the community of Edgewood CA.

C.           Budget Hearing - (For budget purposes only the Board of Supervisors will be conducting business as: the Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board, Siskiyou Power Authority, County Service Area 3 Board, County Service Area 4 Board, County Service Area 5 Board, Airport Land Use Commission, and In Home Supportive Services Public Authority).

County Administration - Public hearing to consider adoption of the Fiscal Year 23/24 Adopted Budget, including the following:

1.         Adopt Resolution specifying the amount of appropriation approved in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Adopted Budget and approving all additions and deletions to the Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, of which includes financing uses by unit, intrafund transfers by unit, transfers out by fund, appropriations for contingencies by fund, provisions for restricted and committed accounts by fund and purpose, and financing sources, in the amount of $421,898,867; and

2.         Adopt Resolution amending the Siskiyou County Salary Schedule and Position Allocation list, and approve new class specifications; and

3.         Adopt the County Statement of Allocated Positions and Salary Schedules.

12.         Departmental Requests

A.            County Administration - Personnel

Discussion, direction and possible action re side letter agreements with the Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3, Organized Employees of Siskiyou County - Management, Miscellaneous and Professional Units, Siskiyou County Probation and Juvenile Peace Officers Association, Sheriffs Management Unit, Siskiyou County Correctional Peace Officer Association and Resolutions regarding certain terms and conditions of employment for Appointed Department Heads, Assistant Department Head employees, Confidential Employees and Elected Department Heads pertaining to Salary Survey Equity Adjustments.

B.            County Administration -  Personnel

Discussion, direction and possible action re first reading of an ordinance amending Section 2-6.10(a) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of the Siskiyou County Code regarding salary and benefits for the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors.

13.         Closed Session - It is the intent of the Board to meet in closed session to discuss the following items:

A.            Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), name of case: John Doe 1, et al., v. Humboldt County, et al., Humboldt County Superior Court, Case No. 22-cv-01700.

B.            Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), name of case: Lee Hawj, et al., v. County of Siskiyou, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, Case No. 2:22-cv-01978.

14.         Report on Closed Session

15.         Board and Staff Reports

*******Note:  Correspondence received by the Board of Supervisors is on file and available for review in the County Clerk's Office.  This document and other Board documents are available on-line at www.co.siskiyou.ca.us.