HomeMy WebLinkAboutM02.25.251.CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
Observation of a Moment of Silence
2.INTRODUCTORY ITEMS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
2.1.
2.2.
Rules of Decorum
Corrections and/or Changes to the Agenda
Item 5.1 - Typo corrected in 2nd paragraph of attached resolution.
Announcement(s) of Recusal
3.CONSENT AGENDA
The following members of the public submitted Public Comment: John Stonebraker on item 3.5.c
(electronically).
Action: ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
Motion: Supervisor Durfee
Second: Supervisor Connelly
Motion passed unanimously with the exception of Item 3.1.b, which included adding additional language to the letter
requesting that self-help housing programs focus on building in low risk areas to maintain affordable insurance. (Item 3.1.b -
Ayes: Supervisors Connelly, Durfee, Ritter, and Chair Kimmelshue; Nays: Supervisor Teeter).
3.1. County Administration
3.1.a. Approval of Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes
3.1.b. Letter of Support for United States Department of Agriculture {USDA) Self-Help Housing Funding
3.2. Department of General Services
3.2.a. Contract with C-10 Fire, Inc. {C-10) for Countywide Fire Alarm Inspections, Testing, and
Maintenance
3.3. Department of Human Resources
3.3.a. Contract with Butte-Glenn Community College District to Provide Leadership Academy Training
3.3.b. Resolution to Amend the Salary Ordinance
3.4. Probation Department
3.4.a. Capital Asset Purchase and Budget Amendment for a Whole-Body Security Scanning System
{Scanner)
3.5. Department of Public Works
3.5.a. Resolution Authorizing Submission of Applications for the California Department of Resources
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Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Grants
3.5.b. Budget Amendment and Capital Asset Purchase for Paver Transport Trailer
3.5.c. Budget Amendment for County Service Area (CSA) 24 Chico-Mud Creek Drainage District
3.6. Sheriff-Coroner's Office
3.6.a. Budget Amendment and Capital Asset Purchase for Forensic Computers
3.6.b. Contract with Epic Productions of Phoenix, LLC (Epic) for Recruitment Services
4.REGULAR AGENDA
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
Board Member/Committee Reports and Board Member Comment
Supervisor Connelly - Attended Sutter Butte Flood Control meeting, Sierra Sacramento Valley EMS
meeting, and met with Senator Dahle.
Supervisor Durfee - None.
Supervisor Ritter - Attended Iverson Center Open House, Passages Area 3 Agency Advisory Board on Aging meeting, Butte County Behavioral Heath Advisory Board meeting, Agenda Review for Butte County Air
Quality District, Diversability Advocacy Network meeting, Continuum of Care meeting, met with Deputy
Administrative Officer Katie Simmons and Nichole Farley of Explore Butte County, and met with Director
Pack regarding flooding and CSAs.
Supervisor Kimmelshue -Met with Senator Dahle, Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency, Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Policy Committee, and Veterans group regarding usage of Veteran's
Hall in Gridley.
Supervisor Teeter -None.
Public Comment
Comments to the Board on issues and items not listed on the agenda. Pursuant to California State
law, the Board of Supervisors is prohibited from taking action on any item not listed on the agenda.
Please note that Public Comment is in two separate sections. One, at the beginning of the regular
agenda, which will last a maximum of 15 minutes, with another to follow as the last item on the
regular agenda with no time limits.
The following members of the public submitted Public Comment: Diana Dreiss (in-person and
electronically), Angie Bracco, and The Cameraman.
Appointments to the Butte County Water Commission (Commission)
Melissa Kitts, Assistant Clerk of the Board, presented this item to the Board.
No public comment was received for this item.
Action Requested -APPOINT GEORGE "ERNIE" WASHINGTON AS AT-LARGE LANDOWNER/PRIVATE WELL
USER AND PETER RYSTROM AS AT-LARGE LANDOWNER/DISTRICT WATER USER TO THE BUTTE COUNTY
WATER COMMISSION TO EACH SERVE A 4-YEAR TERM ENDING MARCH 1, 2029.
Motion: Supervisor Durfee
Second: Supervisor Teeter
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4.4.
4.5.
4.6.
4.7.
Motion passed unanimously.
Appointment to the Butte County Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB)
Melissa Kitts, Assistant Clerk of the Board, presented this item to the Board.
No public comment was received for this item.
Action Requested - APPOINT LORENA MONROE AS FAMILY CONSUMER MEMBER TO THE BUTTE COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEAL TH ADVISORY BOARD TO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM ENDING FEBRUARY 24, 2028.
Motion: Supervisor Ritter
Second: Supervisor Durfee
Motion passed unanimously.
Priority County Projects for Community Project Funding and other Funding Opportunities
Meegan Jessee, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, presented this item to the Board. Comment received
from Scott Kennelly, Director of Behavioral Health.
The following members of the public submitted Public Comment: John Stonebraker
Action Requested - PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO SEEK FUNDING FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AND SEND
LETTERS OF SUPPORT SIGNED BY THE CHAIR AS NEEDED FOR THE CPF PROCESS.
Motion: Supervisor Ritter
Second: Supervisor Connelly
Motion passed unanimously.
Presentation on Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) Development and Septic System Considerations
Nikolay Ostrovskiy, Senior Program Manager, and Elaine Mcspadden, Environmental Health Division
Director, presented this item to the Board.
Comments received from Paula Daneluk, Director of Development Services.
The following members of the public submitted Public Comment: John Stonebraker
Action Requested - PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF.
Direction given to Staff.
Appointment of Elisha Novell as Interim Director of Child Support Services Effective February 25,
2025
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer, presented this item to the Board.
No public comment was received for this item.
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Action Requested - APPOINT ELISHA NOVELL AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 25, 2025; 2) SET THE SALARY FOR THE INTERIM APPOINTMENT AT $147,486NEAR;
3) PROVIDE MILEAGE ALLOWANCE AT THE RATE OF $620/MONTH; AND 4) DOCUMENT BY MINUTE
ORDER NOVELL'S INTERIM APPOINTMENT, THE ANNUAL SALARY, MILEAGE ALLOWANCE, AND
RETENTION OF ALL OTHER RIGHTS TO AND BENEFITS OF MR. NOVELL'S CURRENT POSITION WHEN THE
INTERIM ASSIGNMENT IS COMPLETED.
Motion: Supervisor Durfee
Second: Supervisor Ritter
4.8.
4.9.
4.10.
4.11.
Motion passed unanimously.
Budget Amendment for Park and Thompson Fire Disaster Response Costs
Meegan Jessee, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and Andrea Navarro, Principal Management
Analyst, presented this item to the Board.
No public comment was received for this item.
Action Requested - APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR
CONTINGENCIES (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED).
Motion: Supervisor Teeter
Second: Supervisor Durfee
Motion passed unanimously.
Update of Budget, Legislative, and other Current Issues by the Chief Administrative Officer
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer, presented this item to the Board.
Comments received by Danielle Nuzum, Deputy Administrative Officer, regarding fire recovery.
Board of Supervisors Public Comment (Continuation as needed)
Items Removed from the Consent Agenda for Board Consideration and Action
5.PUBLIC HEARINGS AND TIMED ITEMS
5.1.
5.2.
10:00 am - Public Hearing - Resolution to Assign the Name of Flat Mine Road to a Pre-existing
Private Road in Forbestown
Paula Daneluk, Director of Development Services, presented this item to the Board.
No public comment was received for this item.
Action Requested - ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
Motion: Supervisor Ritter
Second: Supervisor Teeter
Motion passed unanimously.
10:15 am - Public Hearing - Resolution Renewing the Temporary Closure of County Portions of
5.3.
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Humboldt Road to Vehicular Traffic Between Chico City Limits and State Route 32
Joshua Pack, Director of Public Works, presented this item to the Board.
The following members of the public submitted Public Comment: Priya Tuvell, Mr. Monford, Charles Hughson,
emails from the following members of the public: Yunnel Aguilar, Gordon Masar, Brenda Rodriguez, Spencer
Keables, Mike Castaldo, Ken Doglio, Myles Villahermosa, Alex Piasecki, Susan Baldwin, Betsy Daniels, Bill
Mannel, Julian Mendoza, Ed Almeter, Mehdi Sattari, Rick McKay, Ivan Garcia, Paula Sunn, Craig Mathews, John
Zaine, Bob Hastings, Michael Crumm, Annelle Reed, Linda Zorn, Steve Twist, Tina Mickelson, Bonnie Chapman,
Felicity Brown, Regan Long, Cathe Bodie, Fawn Black, Bonnie Erickson, Heather Barber, Billie Kanter, Anna
Stewart, Elizabeth Johnson, Chelsea Dwyer, Maija Clarke, Janine Rood, Alyssa Caldwell, James Plummer, Robert
Jines, Jenny Brown, Kirsten Starmer, Rob Bartsch, Ian Harck, Rick Stewart, Mike Matiasek, Matthew Willi,
Mason Rafferty, Nick Wallace, Michelle O'Neill, Nancy Praizler, Mark Hooper, Stuart Mayer, Christopher Gibb,
Douglas Calbreath, Jack Rawlins, Whitney Garcia, Derek Vanderbom, Forrest Wells, Rik Pape, Ivan Oregel, Joe
Schlesinger, Pam Bejerano, Linda Calbreath, James Forte, Sierra Grossman, Heather Alexander, Karen Buell,
Daniel Mauldin, Tom Embree, and Jennifer Stuart.
Action Requested -ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
Motion: Supervisor Ritter
Second: Supervisor Durfee
Motion passed unanimously.
10:20 am - Timed Item - Presentation on Butte County Edible Food Recovery Program to Comply
with Senate Bill (SB) 1383
Joshua Pack, Director of Public Works, and Jennifer Arbuckle, Butte County Edible Food Recovery Program,
Tim Hawkins, CEO of Community Action Agency of Butte Country, Sheila McQuaid, Project Director,
presented this item to the Board.
The following members of the public submitted Public Comment: Patrizia Hironimus.
Action Requested -ACCEPT FOR INFORMATION.
Accepted for information.
6.BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLOSED SESSION
6.1.
6.2.
6.3.
6.4.
Public Employee Employment, Appointment, Recruitment, Performance Evaluations, Including
Goals, Discipline/Dismissal/Release, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(4) - One Potential Case.
Closed Session Public Comment
Report Out of Closed Session
Counsel reports out of Closed Session as follows:
ATTEST:
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In accordance with Government Code 54957.l(a)(2) the Board has given approval to legal counsel to initiate
an action. Once formally commenced, the parties and the particulars to the action will be disclosed to any
person upon inquiry.
There being no further business before the Board, the
meeting adjourned. The Butte County Board of Supervisors
will reconvene at the next regular meeting, scheduled for
March 11, 2025.
Tod Kimmelshue, Chair
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer and
Clerk of the Board
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Deputy
Assistant Clerk of the Board