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Home My WebLink About11.13.20 Board Correspondence -FW_ North State Leaders Conference Follow-up From:Schuman, Amy To:Paulsen, Shaina Cc:Snyder, Ashley Subject:Board Correspondence -FW: North State Leaders Conference Follow-up Date:Friday, November 13, 2020 2:49:21 PM Attachments:Butte County.pdf The Healthy Communities Resolution.docx Hi Shaina, FYI – Please save this as BOS Correspondence. Amy Schuman Associate Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 O: 530.552.3300 |D: 530.552.3308 | F: 530.538.7120 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest From: Snyder, Ashley Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:59 PM To: York, Danette <DYork@buttecounty.net> Cc: Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Kim, Sang <skim@buttecounty.net>; Schuman, Amy <ASchuman@buttecounty.net> Subject: FW: North State Leaders Conference Follow-up Afternoon, The following information was forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. As it relates to COVID-19, I thought I would forward it to you in case any of the Supervisors came to you with questions, you would have a reference point. Take care, Ashley N. Snyder Assistant Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3307 | F: 530.538.7120 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest > From: Cordi, Juleah <Juleah.Cordi@asm.ca.gov Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 11:55 AM To: Lambert, Steve <SLambert@buttecounty.net> Cc: Connelly, Bill <BConnelly@buttecounty.net>; Ritter, Tami <TRitter@buttecounty.net>; Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Lucero, Debra <DLucero@buttecounty.net>; Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Subject: North State Leaders Conference Follow-up ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. Chairman Lambert, On behalf of Assembly members Gallagher, Kiley, Dahle and Senators Nielsen and Dahle please see the attached follow-up letter to the October 29, 2020 North State Leaders Conference related to COVID-19. Thank you again for your participation in the North State Leaders Conference. Thanks, Juleah Juleah M. Cordi District Coordinator Office of Assemblyman James Gallagher 2060 Talbert Dr., Suite 110 Chico, CA 95928 Phone: 530-895-4217 Fax: 530-895-4219 “Courage, dear heart.” – C.S. Lewis November 9, 2020 Chairman Steve Lambert Butte County Board of Supervisors 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 Chairman Lambert: Red Bluff, California. In that forum we shared our respective data and localized information on how COVID-19 and the response to the virus have impacted our counties. A common thread in the discussion was the need to have local flexibility based on what is occurring in our respective communities, which have not been well- one-size-fits-all Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The Blueprint largely impacts small businesses and schools without any showing that those environments have anything to do with the cases observed in our counties. Meanwhile, we have documented increases drug abuse, delayed medical care, depression among our youth, and the overall need for mental health services. We are extremely concerned about the impacts to our children of any further delays to in-person education. These facts demonstrate a need for collective and unified action from our counties. Consistent with our discussion at the North State Leaders conference, we ask that your respective boards approve a Healthy Communities Resolution expressing agreement with the following principles: 1. That our county is best served by an ability to respond locally to the COVID-19 virus in accordance with our local data and circumstances, as specified, for instance, in the attestation filed with the California Department of Public Health. 2. That our county is geographically diverse and ill-suited for the county-wide restrictions imposed by the Blueprint, and the State should enable our COVID-19 response to be tailored to geographically separate areas, such as different zip codes, as circumstances and case levels warrant. 3. That school districts in our jurisdiction are urged to safely open all schools as soon as possible and provide in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible without further delay. 4. That our county requests an extension of time beyond December 31, 2020 to encumber and spend our federal CARES funds, to which we are entitled by law, consistent with our respective local plans and programs. Attached you will find draft resolution language. Thank you again for your partnership and participation in the North State Leaders conference. Sincerely, JIM NIELSEN JAMES GALLAGHER Senator, District 4 rd Assemblymember, 3 District BRIAN DAHLE KEVIN KILEY th Senator, District 1 Assemblymember, 6 District MEGAN DAHLE st Assemblymember, 1 District CC: Bill Connelly, County Supervisor Tami Ritter, County Supervisor Doug Teeter, County Supervisor Debra Lucero, County Supervisor Andy Pickett, County Administrative Officer Ashley Snyder, Board Clerk Healthy Communities Resolution WHEREAS,The paramount concern of policymakers at all levels is the health and well-being of our constituents, never more so than during what has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic;and WHEREAS,Decisions affecting the health and well-being of our constituents must be based on empirical evidence without regard to politics or the influence of special interest groups;and WHEREAS, California has struggled as much as any state during the COVID-19 pandemic,with the thirdhighest unemploymentrate in the country, the largest backlog of unpaid jobless claims, and the fifthworst excess death rate west of the Mississippi;and WHEREAS, California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economyprovides a one-size-fits-all approach to reopening communities that fails to allowthe flexibility to respond in a data-driven way to what is occurring in our county; and WHEREAS, The Blueprintlargely impacts the operation of businesses and schoolswithout any showing that those environments are responsible forCOVID-19cases observed in our county; and WHEREAS, Our county has seenincreases in drug abuse, delayed medical care, depression among our youth, and the overall need for mental health services; and WHEREAS, Our county is extremely concerned aboutthe impacts to our children ofany further delays to in-person education; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Board of Supervisors, That these facts demonstrate a need for collective and unified action from our county and surrounding communities; and it be further Resolved, That ______ County approve this Resolution with a commitment to the following principles: 1.That our county is best served by an ability to respond locally to theCOVID-19 virus in accordance with our localdata and circumstances, as specified, for instance, in the attestation filedwith the California Department of Public Health. 2.That our county is geographically diverse and ill-suited for the county-wide restrictions imposed by the Blueprint, and the State should enable our COVID-19 response to be tailored to geographically separate areas, such as different zip codes, as circumstances and case levels warrant. 3.That school districts in our jurisdiction are urged to safely openallschools as soon as possible and provide in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible without further delay. 4.That our county requests an extension of time beyond December 31, 2020 to encumber and spend our federal CARES funds, to which we are entitled by law, consistent with our respective local plans and programs.