AGENDA

SISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS

311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)

YREKA CA 96097

October 20, 2026

REGULAR MEETING

Ray A. Haupt, Chair

Supervisor, District 5

Jess Harris, Vice Chair

Supervisor, District 1

Ed Valenzuela

Supervisor, District 2

Michael N. Kobseff

Supervisor, District 3

Nancy Ogren

Supervisor, District 4

Cole L. Bray

County Administrator

842-8005

F. Dean Morgan

County Counsel

842-8100

Laura Bynum

Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board

842-8084

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siskiyou County offers teleconference participation in the meeting via Microsoft Teams 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 the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to discontinue Microsoft Teams access and to continue conducting business after sixty minutes if the service cannot be restored. In the event a participant engages in disruptive behavior, the participant's access will be discontinued.

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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 $500 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 $500 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. 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 *5 to ‘raise your hand’ to ask to speak during the MICROSOFT TEAMS/teleconference meeting.

A.            County Library

Approve acceptance of a stipend, in the amount of $500, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to be used for Library Programming.

B.            Fort Jones Cemetery District

Adopt Resolution directing the County Treasurer to temporarily loan funds, in the amount of $76,000 to the Fort Jones Cemetery District, which loan shall be repaid to the County on or before April 15, 2027.

C.           Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with Sutter Valley Hospitals dba Sutter Center for Psychiatry to provide certain acute psychiatric inpatient mental health crisis intervention services, amending/establishing Workers' Compensation, general liability and professional liability insurance and amending Exhibits A and A-1 as detailed in the addendum and extending the term through June 30, 2027.

D.           Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with James Coles dba Housing Tools, LLC to provide certain housing/community development services, amending/establishing Workers' Compensation, liability, general liability and professional liability insurance as detailed in the addendum, increasing compensation by $95,850 to a total not to exceed $405,980 and extending the term through June 30, 2031.

E.            Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve addendum to contract with BHC Alhambra Hospital, dba Reasons Eating Disorder Center to provide eating disorder treatment services, amending/establishing Workers' Compensation, liability, general liability and professional liability insurance as detailed in the addendum, deleting and replacing Exhibit B - Compensation and extending the term through June 30, 2029.

F.            Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Adopt Resolution authorizing encumbrance of the project pursuant to the applicant's application to and participation in the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) for the California Department of Health Care Services Proposition 1, Round 2: Unmet Needs.

G.           Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Division

Approve contract with CF Modesto, LLC dba Modesto Post Acute Center to provide 24-hour skilled nursing care for certain clients, at the rates specified in Exhibit A - Scope of Services for the term September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.

H.           Health and Human Services - Social Services Division

Approve addendum to contract with Christine Wright dba Wright Education Services to provide certain therapeutic counseling services, deleting and replacing Exhibit A - Compensation and extending the term through September 30, 2026.

I.              Office of Emergency Services

Approve request to ratify acceptance of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 2025 Homeland Security Grant funds, in the amount of $115,045 for the performance period September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

J.             Public Works - Road

Approve plans and specifications for the Jackson Ranch Road #4L08 Rehabilitation Construction Project, Contract No. 26-06 and approve request to advertise Request For Bids.

K.            Transfer of Funds

1.         Predatory Animal Control - $7,100. Requires 4/5 Vote.

2.         Public Defender - $158,738. Requires 4/5 Vote.

6.            Departmental Requests

A.            County Clerk/Registrar of Voters

Discussion, direction and possible action re appointments In-Lieu of Election to various Special Districts pursuant to Elections Code §10515, for persons who filed declarations of candidacy and other qualified appointees as detailed in the agenda packet.

B.            Office of Emergency Services

Review status of local emergency regarding illegal pesticides and illicit cannabis operations declared by Resolution 26-132, adopted on September 1, 2026; action to extend or terminate local emergency.

7.            Board of Supervisors’ Requests

A.            Board of Supervisors

Review status of local emergency due to the presence and impact of gray wolves in Siskiyou County as declared by Resolution 26-83, adopted on May 19, 2026; action to extend or terminate local emergency.

THE FOLLOWING MAY BE HEARD AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING

8.            Flood Control and Water Conservation District

A.            Public Comment

B.            Minute Approval - October 6, 2026.

C.           Adjournment

9.            In Home Supportive Services Public Authority

A.            Public Comment

B.            Minute Approval - October 6, 2026.

C.           Adjournment

10.         Appointments

A.            County Clerk

Appointment of one member to the unscheduled vacancy on the Siskiyou County Planning Commission, Supervisorial District 2 representative, for a term ending June 30, 2029.

B.            County Clerk

Appointment of one member to the unscheduled vacancy on the Siskiyou Resource Conservation District for a term ending November 30, 2028.

11.         Minute Approval

A.            October 6, 2026.

12.         Roll Call

13.         Public Hearings (Public hearing protocol)

1.           Opening of the hearing by the Chairman;

2.           Reading Order of Presentation into the record or identification of the Order of Presentation as being that which is set forth in the associated Agenda;

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.            Board of Supervisors and Siskiyou County Planning Commission

Joint public hearing to review and receive public comment on the Public Review Draft of the Siskiyou County General Plan and the Public Review Draft of Title 10 Zoning Code.

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

A.            Conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9, significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2), one case.

15.         Report on Closed Session

16.         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.