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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM03.09.23SpecANDY PICKETT, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CLERK OF THE BOARD BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Special Meeting Agenda BILL CONNELLY, DISTRICT March 9, 2023 DEBRA LUCERO, 2:00 PM DISTRICT 2 TAMI RITTER, MEETING LOCATION DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISOR CHAMBERS TOD KIMMELSHUE, 25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 205 DISTRICT OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965-3380 DOUG TEETER, DISTRICT 5 BRAD STEPHENS, INTERIM COUNTY COUNSEL PDF of Agenda How to Submit Public Comment Virtually 1. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Observation of a Moment of Silence 2.00 RRECTIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA Supervisor Ritter is absent from this meeting. 3. CONSENT AGENDA (NONE) 4. REGULAR AGENDA 4.01 Resolution Ratifying Local Disaster Proclamation and Reporting Gubernatorial Declaration Andy Pickett, the Chief Administrative Officer, proclaimed a local emergency on March 2nd, 2023 due to the extreme winter storms. A series of back to back low pressure systems struck the County of Butte beginning February 22nd, 2023, bringing high winds, substantial precipitation, record breaking low level snow fall and widespread power outages. In accordance with the California Emergency Services Act Section 8630(b) (California ESA) the governing body must ratify the proclaimed emergency within seven (7) days for it to remain in effect. Once the proclamation is ratified it must be renewed every 30 days per the California ESA. (County Administration) Action requested - ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN Staff Report Resolution 23-022 Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer, introduced this item to the Board. Josh Jimerfield, Deputy Administrative Officer - Emergency Management, and Scott Hightower, Assistant Director of Public Works, presented this item to the Board. The following member(s) of the public submitted Public Comment on this item: Diana Dreiss (electronically) Action: ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN. Motion: Supervisor Connelly Seconded: Supervisor Durfee Motion passed Ayes: Supervisor Connelly, Durfee, Teeter and Chair Kimmelshue Nays: None Absent: Supervisor Ritter 4.02 Board of Supervisors Public Comment The following member(s) of the public submitted Public Comment on this item: Diana Dreiss (electronically) Information and Procedures Concerning the Agenda and Conduct of the Board of Supervisors Meetings Meeting Meetings are generally held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are Information: held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Administration Building, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville. At the end of each year the Board adopts a meeting schedule for the upcoming year. Meeting dates can be changed as a result of holidays or other events so please check the meeting calendar to be certain. Copies of the adopted meeting calendar for the year are available in the County Administrative Office or at the Clerk of the Board website at www.buttecounty.net/cob. Agenda The agenda for every meeting of the Board is posted in front of the County Administration Building at least 72 Information: hours before each meeting, and is available by mail subscription, e-mail subscription, or at the Clerk of the Board website. A copy of the agenda and supporting materials provided to the Board of Supervisors members to explain each agenda item (excluding documents that are not a public record within the meaning of the Public Records Act) are available for your review at the County Administrative Office, the Chico, Oroville, and Paradise libraries (please do not remove items from these files), and at the Clerk of the Board website. Copies of supporting materials can be made for you at a charge to cover costs. The list of communications included with the agenda packages is not comprehensive. Additional communications to the Board of Supervisors may have been received but not included in the agenda supporting material. Copies of all communications received by the Board of Supervisors (excluding documents that are not a public record within the meaning of the Public Records Act) are available at the Administrative Office upon request. An (*) appearing before an agenda item signifies that material has been provided to the Board of Supervisors members to explain that item. Agenda The agenda is usually organized into the following areas and meetings generally proceed in the following order: Format and 1. Consent Agenda: these are items that are considered routine and are handled by one motion and vote Meeting of the Board. If you wish to discuss any item on the Consent Agenda you can either fill out a speaker Order: card (located in the back of the board room) and give it to the Clerk of the Board (sitting to the right of the Board) or, when the Chair asks if there is anything anyone would like to remove from the Consent Agenda, stand and approach the podium and request the item be removed. The removed items are discussed at the end of the Regular Agenda. 2. Regular Agenda: this is where presentations to the Board and items that require full discussion are heard. Items removed from the Consent Agenda are discussed under this section. 3. Public Hearing and Timed Items: this is where items that are required by law to be heard as a public hearing are set. This is the section where appeals before the Board are usually discussed. Hearings may start after the time listed, but will never start before the time listed. 4. Public Comment: this is the area of the agenda where members of the audience may address the Board on any matter not listed on the agenda. The Board, by law, cannot take action on any matter not listed on the agenda, but may respond to statements or questions and provide staff direction. 5. Closed Session: the Board is authorized, by law, to meet in a closed session in certain circumstances. This area of the agenda identifies those items that will be discussed during the closed session. Public It is the policy of the Board of Supervisors, and a requirement of the California Open Meetings Law, to allow Participation: members of the public the opportunity to comment on all matters before the Board. Public participation is limited to matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3. The Board has adopted policy and procedures to facilitate the meeting process and conduct. A complete listing of these policies and procedures can be found in the printed booklet agenda, obtained at the County Administrative Office, or viewed at the Clerk of the Board website. The Board of Supervisors is also committed to making its proceedings accessible to all citizens. Individuals with special needs should call the Clerk of the Board at 530.552.3300, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to request disability -related modifications/accommodations or to request materials in alternate formats. All requests for special accommodations and/or alternative format documents must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. For further information contact the: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County Administrative Office 25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 530.552.3300 www.buttecounty.net cob