AGENDA

AGENDA

SISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS

311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)

YREKA CA 96097

June 18, 2024

REGULAR MEETING

Michael N. Kobseff, Chair

Supervisor, District 3

Brandon A. Criss

Supervisor, District 1

Ed Valenzuela

Supervisor, District 2

Nancy Ogren, Vice Chair

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 825 9967 4013

During the call you may press *9 on your phone to ‘raise your hand’ to ask to speak during the meeting.

Alternate directions: During the meeting, click on the “Participants” icon at bottom center

of your computer or phone screen, then click the “Raise Hand” button.

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 in the preceding twelve months. 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 in the preceding twelve months, 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 NOTE: This 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. Auditor Controller

Approve agreement between Avenu Insights & Analytics LLC to provide the County with Remote Database Administration Services for the term of July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027 in an amount not to exceed $79,800.00.

B. County Administration

Adopt Resolution establishing a policy for negotiation of Tax Sharing Agreements made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 99 for city annexations or detachments.

C. County Administration

Approve addendum to contract with North State Security deleting and replacing Exhibit A - Scope of Services and extending the term through June 30, 2027 with two one-year automatic renewals and authorize the County Administrator, or her designee to modify security coverage as needed.

D. County Administration

Approve request to ratify letter to Governor Newsom urging the rescission of Executive Order N-5-23 and all other Executive Orders associated with the Klamath River related to drought.

E. County Administration

Approve letter to Bureau of Land Management Medford District providing comments on the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.

F. County Counsel

Approve addendum to professional services agreement with Matheny, Sears, Linkert, Jaime, LLP (Chang litigation) increasing compensation by $35,000 to a total not to exceed $145,000.

G. County Counsel

Approve addendum to professional services agreement with Spinelli, Donald & Nott (Chang litigation) increasing compensation by $50,000 to a total not to exceed $260,000.

H. County Counsel

Approve addendum to contract with Nossaman LLP (Klamath Basin legislation, litigation and administrative proceedings), increasing the contract by $5,000 to a total not to exceed $719,750.

I. District Attorney

Approve addendum to contract with Karpel Solutions Inc. for case management software, increasing rates and compensation as identified in the addendum and extending the term to June 30, 2027.

J. General County Fire

Approve FY 24/25 Fire Protection Reimbursement Agreement with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for services outlined in the agreement at the Hornbrook Station and Yreka Interagency Command Center, in an amount not to exceed $751,929.

K. General Services - Communications

Approve Site License Agreement with Shasta Cascade Timberlands LLC for a repeater located on Soda Ridge, to provide increased radio coverage for the County at the annual payments detailed in the agreement, for an initial one-year term commencing July 1, 2024 and renewing for four additional automatic five-year terms.

L. General Services - Communications

Approve donation of one surplus radio to the Tulelake Police Department.

M. General Services - Sanitation

Approve addendum to contract with Yreka Transfer LLC for refuse hauling services from the Tulelake and Happy Camp Transfer Stations, deleting and replacing Exhibit A - Specific Services and extending the term through June 30, 2025.

N. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with The Sail House, Inc. for provision of certain room and board services, deleting and replacing Exhibit A - Scope of Services as detailed in the addendum.

O. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority for participation in the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program that supports counties in implementing the optional Medi-Cal Peer Support benefit in accordance with Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Information Notice 21-041, for a one-year term effective on the date of final signatures by both parties.

P. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve assignment of contract between Imagine Medical Group, PC and Innovatel Telepsychiatry, LLC, entered into as of May 7, 2024 and authorize the Chair to sign.

Q. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve Modification #4 to subcontract agreement with Advocates For Human Potential, Inc., revising Statement of Work and Payment Schedule as specified in the document and increasing the subcontract by $250,000 to a total not to exceed $1,610,266.

R. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with Michaele Brown, MSW, LCSW increasing FY 23/24 and FY 24/25 annual amount to $39,000 each fiscal year, for a total contract amount not to exceed $110,000.

S. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve Enforceable Funding Commitment letter to Danco Communities for the Danco Mount Shasta Project - Mountain Townhomes Affordable/Permanent Supportive Housing Development project.

T. Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve Participation Agreement Amendment #4 with California Mental Health Services Authority for Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program for modifications specified in the Amendment with regard to existing agreement's Exhibit B - V. Fiscal Provisions.

U. Health and Human Services - Public Health Division

Approve contract with Dr. William E. Lofthouse to provide psychiatric services as needed at the Siskiyou County Jail, at the rates specified in Exhibit A, for the term July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.

V. Health and Human Services - Social Services Division

Approve FY 24/25 contract with SolutionsWest, Inc. to complete a training assessment and development of training videos, in an amount not to exceed $62,236.

W. Health and Human Services - Social Services Division

Approve contract with J. Reid McKellar, Ph.D. to provide psychological services for Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Services, at the rates specified in Exhibit A, for the term July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.

X. Health and Human Services - Social Services Division

Approve FY 24/25 contract with Exemplar Human Services, LLC to provide certain reporting services in the Human Services arena, in an amount not to exceed $133,500.

Y. Health and Human Services - Social Services Division

Approve contract with Christine Wright dba Wright Education Services to provide counseling services to individuals and families associated with Juvenile Court dependency proceedings, at the rates specified in Exhibit A, for the term July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.

Z. Office of Emergency Services

Authorize acceptance of Fiscal Year 2023 Listos California CERT Support Grant (LC) Program grant award in the amount of $20,786 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, for the subaward performance period June 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.

AA. Probation

Approve FY 24/25 agreement for placement of juveniles with County of Tehama, at the rates identified in the agreement in an amount not to exceed $100,000.

BB. Sheriff

Approve request to ratify creation of a new discretionary account for the Sheriff's Office supporting Evidence and Property expenses funded by commission sales from the PropertyRoom.com agreement and authorize the Sheriff and Auditor to adjust original agreement signature page as needed.

CC. Treasurer - Tax Collector

Approve the Siskiyou County Treasury Investment Policy as presented.

DD. Dunsmuir Recreation and Parks District

Adopt Resolution directing the County Treasurer to temporarily loan funds to the Dunsmuir Recreation and Parks District in the amount of $90,000, which loan shall be repaid to the County on or before April 10, 2025.

EE. Weed Recreation and Parks District

Adopt Resolution directing the County Treasurer to temporarily loan funds to the Weed Recreation and Parks District in the amount of $100,000, which loan shall be repaid to the County on or before April 10, 2025.

FF. Transfer of Funds

1. Data Processing - $24,550. Requires 4/5 Vote.

2. Emergency Services - $15,532. Requires 4/5 Vote.

3. Fish & Game Commission - $8,000. Requires 4/5 Vote.

4. General Fund - Administration - $120,389. Requires 4/5 Vote.

5. Sheriff - $1,402.30. Requires 4/5 Vote.

6. Sheriff - $99,527.07. Requires 4/5 Vote.

7. Sheriff - $ 29,950. Requires 4/5 Vote.

6. Public Requests

A. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Discussion and possible direction re request for sale of real property from the Klamath Sprig and Honker Club, a private entity, to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as detailed in 'White Paper on Sale of Klamath Sprig and Honker Club', property located adjacent to the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge boundary west of the City of Tulelake CA.

7. Departmental Requests

A. County General Fire

Discussion, direction and possible action re request to donate one 1985 International Type 3, Model 5 fire engine, estimated value $0, Asset number 921142, to the Hilt Volunteer Fire Department.

B. County Clerk

Discussion, direction and possible action re clarification of timing for a Personnel hearing for an appeal of termination filed on behalf of a Sheriff’s Office employee scheduled for August 6 and 7, 2024.

THE FOLLOWING MAY BE HEARD AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING

8. County Service Area 4

A. Public Comment

B. Minute Approval - June 4, 2024.

C. Adjournment

9. Appointments

A. County Clerk

Appointment of one member and three alternate members to scheduled vacancies on the Siskiyou County Assessment Appeals Board, for terms ending September 6, 2027, September 1, 2025 and September 7, 2026.

10. Minute Approval

A. June 4, 2024.

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. County Administrator

Public hearing to consider adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Recommended Budget as presented, of which includes but not limited to; County Department budgets, Committed Accounts, Fixed Assets, Capital Improvements, Contribution to Others, Statement of Salaries and adoption of a Resolution amending the Siskiyou County Salary Schedule and Position Allocation List.

B. Community Development - Planning Division

Public hearing to consider two Resolutions, one approving an amendment to four existing Agricultural Preserves and one approving the rescission and reentry of existing Williamson Act Contracts under Application APA-23-05 for the Nielsen Agricultural Preserve Amendment and Williamson Act Rescission and Re-entry Project (APA-23-05), for property located in Gazelle CA. (Continued from May 21, 2024)

C. Community Development - Planning Division