Regular Meeting

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

9:00 AM

 

County Administration Center

1450 Court Street, Suite 263

Redding, California

 

Board Members:

District 1: Kevin W. Crye

District 2: Tim Garman

District 3: Mary Rickert

District 4: Patrick Jones

District 5: Chris Kelstrom

 

County Executive Officer:

David J. Rickert

 

County Counsel:

Gretchen Stuhr

 

Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board:

Stefany Blankenship

 

View full agenda packet and staff reports for items on today’s agenda:

 

 

www.ShastaCounty.gov

 

 

 

SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING AGENDA

 

About the agenda:

 

The agenda is divided into two sections:  CONSENT CALENDAR: These are routine items and are usually acted upon at one time without discussion. REGULAR CALENDAR: These items include significant financial, policy, and administrative actions, as well as scheduled public hearings. 

 

Each agenda item is accompanied by a staff report, which provides additional background information.  Staff reports are available online at ShastaCounty.gov or by scanning the QR code on the left.

 

To address the Board:

 

Please fill out a speaker request form and provide it to the Clerk before the meeting begins.  Speaker request forms are available at the back of the Board Chambers or online.  Each speaker is allocated up to three minutes of speaking time.

 

The Board provides the following opportunities for public comment:

  • Public Comment-Open Time period, where you may address the Board on any matter not listed on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.
  • Opportunity for comments on Consent Calendar items prior to approval of the Consent Calendar.
  • Opportunity for comments on any Regular Calendar item before or during the Board’s consideration of that item.

 

Participating in the meeting:

 

Your interest is encouraged and appreciated.  The Board wishes to ensure that business is conducted in an orderly fashion and that all have an equal opportunity to observe and participate in the proceedings. Each person who addresses the Board of Supervisors shall not use loud, threatening, profane, or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the Board meeting. Disorderly conduct which disrupts the orderly conduct of the Board meeting is prohibited.

 

If the meeting has not concluded by 12:00 p.m., the Board may recess for 30 minutes and reconvene at 12:30 p.m. 

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

Invocation: Pastor Todd Skinner, Pathway Church

 

Pledge of Allegiance: Supervisor Crye

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

Members of the public may comment on any item on the Regular Calendar before or during the Board's consideration of the item. Members of the public may also address matters scheduled for public hearings at the time such public hearings are opened for comment. Each speaker is allocated three minutes to speak.

 

Board Matters

 

R1

Adopt a resolution which recognizes Health and Human Services Agency Nutrition Assistant III Sara Reese as Shasta County’s Employee of the Month for January 2024.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

R2

Take the following actions: (1) Receive an update from the County Executive Officer on County issues and consider action on specific legislation related to Shasta County's legislative platform; (2) consider approving a letter of support for the Agreement to Support Healthy Rivers and Landscapes and the associated benefits for communities, farms, businesses, the environment, and the public; and (3) receive Supervisors' reports on countywide issues.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

R3

Receive a presentation and introduce and waive the reading of "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Amending Ordinance No. 665 of Shasta County Entitled, “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Adopting Public Facility Fees for all New Development within the County of Shasta” by Suspending the Collection of New Public Facility Impact Fees” (Sponsored by Supervisor Crye).

 

Future General Fund Impact

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - OPEN TIME

During the Public Comment Open Time period, the public may address the Board on any matter not listed on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. Each speaker is allocated three minutes to speak.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

The following Consent Calendar 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 or staff member may request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion and consideration. Members of the public may comment on any item on the Consent Calendar before the Board's consideration of the Consent Calendar. Each speaker is allocated three minutes to speak.

 

Auditor-Controller

 

C1

Deny the claim from Zayo Group, LLC, for refund of Fiscal Year 2019-20 property taxes in the amount of $13,738.34 plus interest.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

C2

Approve the County claims list, as submitted.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

Clerk of the Board

 

C3

Approve the minutes of the meeting held on December 19, 2023, as submitted.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

County Fire

 

C4

Approve and designate authority to sign a retroactive agreement with Dignity Heath, dba Mercy Medical Center Redding, for base hospital services.

 

No General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

Health and Human Services Agency-Behavioral Health and Social Services

 

C5

Approve a retroactive amendment with Partnership HealthPlan of California for Enhanced Care Management Services (ECMS) which updates rates and adds indemnification language for using Collective Medical Technologies to provide ECMS to members.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

Health and Human Services Agency-Public Health

 

C6

Approve acceptance of a retroactive allocation with the Department of Health Care Services for the California Children’s Services Program and designate authority for processing amendments and other required documents to accept funding.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

C7

Approve an agreement with Education Development Center, Inc., for suicide prevention training for behavioral health professionals and designate authority for related documents.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

Information Technology

 

C8

Approve a renewal agreement with Microsoft, in an amount not to exceed $2,802,640.44, for software maintenance and support and designate authority to sign documents related to the agreement, including retroactive.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

Public Works

 

C9

Approve an agreement with Frontier Energy, Inc., for consulting services for a County Fleet infrastructure electrification plan.

 

General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

C10

Take the following actions regarding Tract No. 1989, Lassen Mountain Pines, in the Shingletown area: (1) Adopt a resolution which finds that: (a) an extension of time for completing the required subdivision improvements will not contribute to public health or safety problems or impede the orderly development of the surrounding area; (b) the parcels created in the subdivision remain under common ownership; and (c) the performance security is adequate to ensure completion of the remaining improvements; and (2) approve a retroactive amendment to the subdivision improvement agreement with the Developer extending the time of completion to December 14, 2024.

 

No General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

C11

Approve an agreement with Dokken Engineering, Inc., for engineering services for the “Fern Road East at Glendenning Creek Bridge Replacement Project,” Contract No. 705929.

 

No General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

C12

Approve a retroactive Memorandum of Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at no cost, for installation and operation of FAA navigation equipment at the Fall River Mills Airport.

 

No General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

C13

Appoint property owners to their respective Community Advisory Boards for the various County Service Areas for two-year terms.

 

No General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

Support Services

 

C14

Approve a classification specification for a new position of HHSA Chief Fiscal Officer and adopt a Salary Resolution, effective January 14, 2024, which adds the new class of HHSA Chief Fiscal Officer to the Shasta County Salary Schedule and adds 1.0 full time equivalent HHSA Chief Fiscal Officer allocation to the Health and Human Services Agency Budget (BU 502).

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR, CONTINUED

 

Clerk of the Board

 

R4

Take the following steps regarding the Assessment Appeals Board: (1) Consider applicants John Wildey and Diane L. Abair and choose one to appoint; and (2) appoint the selected applicant to serve the remainder of a three-year term to September 1, 2025.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

Support Services

 

R5

Adopt a resolution which approves a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Sheriff’s Administrative Association (SAA) and the County of Shasta covering the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025, and adopt a salary resolution effective January 14, 2024, which amends the Salary Schedule for positions in County Service pursuant to the SAA MOU.

 

General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

SCHEDULED HEARINGS

A court challenge to action taken by the Board of Supervisors on any project or decision may be limited to only those issues raised during the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors during, or prior to, the scheduled public hearing.

 

Support Services

 

R6

Take the following actions: (1) Introduce and waive the reading of “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Amending Chapter 2.40 of the Shasta County Code to Allow for Appointment of a Separate County Surveyor when the Appointed Public Works Director does not Possess the Appropriate Qualifications of County Surveyor” (Ordinance); (2) adopt a Salary Resolution, effective February 25, 2024, which adds Footnote 96 to the Shasta County Salary Schedule to allow a five percent (5%) stipend for the classification of Principal Engineer and Assistant Public Works Director when appointed as County Surveyor; (3) approve updates to the Public Works Director, Assistant Public Works Director and Principal Engineer Classification Specifications to conform with the Ordinance and Resolution; (4) open a public hearing on the qualifications of Carl Troy Bartolomei for the position of Road Commissioner; (5) close the public hearing; (6) adopt a resolution which appoints Carl Troy Bartolomei as the Shasta County Public Works Director which includes the duties of Road Commissioner, effective January 10, 2024, and establishes Mr. Bartolomei’s compensation at the E-step salary range ($99.82 per hour/$17,302 per month) for the position of Public Works Director; and (7) adopt a resolution which appoints Shawn Ankeny as County Surveyor effective February 25, 2024.

 

No Additional General Fund Impact

 

 

Simple Majority Vote

 

 

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will recess and reconvene as the Shasta County Water Agency.

 

 

SHASTA COUNTY WATER AGENCY

 

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors does not receive any additional compensation or stipend for acting as the Shasta County Water Agency.

 

The Shasta County Water Agency will adjourn and reconvene as the Shasta County Board of Supervisors.

 

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Board of Supervisors will recess to a Closed Session to discuss the following item (estimated 1.5 hours):

 

R7

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

(Government Code section 54957):

 

Title:  County Executive Officer

 

R8

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision (d), paragraph (1)):

 

Case Name:

Anderson/Millville Residents v. County of Shasta, et al., Patrick Jones, Real Parties in Interest

 

 

R9

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision (d), paragraph (1)):

 

Case Name:

Wagner v. Shasta County & Shasta County Sheriff, et al.

 

 

At the conclusion of the Closed Session, reportable action, if any, will be reported in Open Session.

  

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS

 

ADJOURN

 

 

 

ACCESSIBILITY: Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities in order to participate in the public meeting, with any doubt being resolved in favor of accessibility. If you would like to request an accommodation for accessibility, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (530) 225-5550. To better enable us to assist you, please contact us with your request at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

 

COMMUNICATIONS: Communications received by the Board of Supervisors are on file and available for review in the Clerk of the Board's Office. Public records which relate to any of the matters on this agenda (except Closed Session items), and which have been distributed to the members of the Board, are available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 1450 Court Street, Suite 308B, Redding, CA 96001-1673.

 

FIND MEETING INFORMATION ONLINE: The Board of Supervisors meetings are viewable via livestream and archived recording on Shasta County's website at https://www.shastacounty.gov/clerk-board/page/meeting-videos.

 

Agendas, minutes, and other Board of Supervisors documents are also available online.

 

LEVINE ACT NOTICE: DISCLOSURES REQUIRED ON SPECIFIED ITEMS (GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308) The Levine Act states that parties to any proceeding involving a license, permit or other entitlement for use pending before the Board must disclose on the record of the proceeding any campaign contributions of more than $250 (aggregated) made by the parties or their agents to Board Members within the preceding 12 months. Participants with financial interests, and agents of either parties or participants, are requested to disclose such contributions also. The disclosure must include the name of the party or participant and any other person making the contribution; the name of the recipient; the amount of the contribution; and the date the contribution was made. This disclosure can be made orally during the proceeding or in writing on a request to speak.

 

The County of Shasta does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its buildings, facilities, programs, services, or activities. The County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices. Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may be forwarded to the County's ADA Coordinator: Director of Support Services, County of Shasta, 1450 Court Street, Room 348, Redding, CA 960011676, Phone: (530) 225-5515, California Relay Service: (800) 735-2922, Fax: (530) 2255345, E-mail: [email protected]. Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and/or services for effective communication in the County's programs and services are invited to make their needs and preferences known to the affected department or the ADA Coordinator. For aids or services needed for effective communication during Board of Supervisors meetings, please call Clerk of the Board (530) 225-5550 at least 24 hours before the meeting. This notice is available in accessible alternate formats from the affected department or the ADA Coordinator. Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, interpreters, assistive listening devices, accessible seating, or documentation in an alternate format.