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April 13th, 2021 Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting! IMPORTANT item #6 on how to Redistrict Supervisorial districts with 3 possible types of commissions to draw those line:more independent, more directed by Supervisor or a Hybrid version;Liquor license; letter requesting

surface water for Westside farmers;TRUTH Act which speaks on communications between Sheriff Office and ICE. #Fresno Watch beginning at 10 am fresnocounty.granicus.com/player/event/e…

Among the items On the Consent Calendar: 24.*Proclaim April 18 through April 24, 2021 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Fresno
County

*25.Adjourn in Memory of Brian "Keith" Davis, a retired Fresno County Probation Department
employee who served as a Supervising Group Counselor

25.1 *Adjourn in Memory of Julio Magana, a Fresno County Probation Department Senior Juvenile
Correctional Officer

25.2 *Adopt Proclamation Honoring Colonel Vang Fong

25.3 *Adjourn in Memory of Jack Coleman

25.4 *Adjourn in Memory of Salvador B. Mena

25.5 *Adjourn in Memory of Pamela Hinsberger

25.6 *Adjourn in Memory of Delores Merlo

35.Retroactive Agreement with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools - All 4 Youth
Wellness Centers
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the Fresno
County Superintendent of Schools, for the expansion of school-based mental health and
pre-

-vention and early intervention services, effective September 1, 2020 through August 31,
2024, total not to exceed $6,000,000.

Meeting beginning. I am hearing there is quite a crowd at the meeting (possibly for Redistricting and TRUTH Act items?).Brandau will take items #4 and 4.1 before item 3. Magsig pulls item 25.1 from consent Calendar.25.1 *Adjourn in Memory of Julio Magana, a Fresno County Pro-

-bation Department Senior Juvenile
Correctional Officer. Probation Director Haynes says Julio was a 19 year member of Probation. Magana's wife says he was passionate about his job. It has been a very hard 5 months as he fought to the end. Magisg:a tragedy when we lose any of our

County family.
3.Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Lori A. Liles - Department of the District Attorney - 20 Years DA Smittcamp sends her regards via Steven Wright.He says Liles will be missed for all the work she did. Next:Bob Whalen says DA office goal is to help people.

Liles spent time in Sexual Assault Unit which is hard to do. Us prosecutors need all the help they can get.She would work long and late and he often saw tears dripping down her face from the type of cases she dealt with. I will miss her as a friend and the laughter too.

Liles: I was always proud doing that work.

4. *Recognize Sheriff's Deputy Jonas Motter for his selection by the United States Marshals Service to
receive the Director's Award for his work as a Joint Task Force Officer
Sheriff Mims: proud to recognize a member who apprehends wanted people who absconds. Marshall says this

is the highest honor giving from Marshal’s Office. Given to those outside of Marshals Office. Mongolian Boyz Gang ordered a retaliation against a crip gang. Shooting killed dozen innocent Hmong family watching Super Bowl. Deputy Motter tracked gang leader to Minneapolis.

Captured wanted gang leader. Deputy Motter thanks his wife for making this job possible. Brandau thanks Deputy for the capture after the mass shooting. @LincolnSeward Law Enforcement is a family affair. Appreciates the dedication of the family. Mims: only two of these awards

given out nationwide a year. Typically given out in Washington DC but due to Covid.

4.1 *Delivery of Surface Water Supplies to Westside Fresno County Approval of the recommended action would authorize a letter (Exhibit A) to be sent to Mr. Ernest Conant,
Regional Director of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) requesting advance delivery of surface

water to westside farmers served by the Central valley Project. This item pertains to locations in Districts 1 and 4
@BuddySupervisor There is water sitting in San Luis Reservoir. State owes Feds water.Typically water is sent out in March but here were are in April but water is

still not advanced. I would like Governor Newsom to help move the water too. @SenatorBorgeas has a bill (or a letter?) in Legislature too. Pacheco:5% is pretty paltry amount. Approved 5-0

3.1 Consideration of modifications to or repeal of Proclamation of a Local Emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Brandau:an ongoing emergency is bad for people. State is working by edict. Bad to continually go on by edict.Yesterday our CAO Rousseau circulated a letter

we will discuss in a bit. @LincolnSeward We often have longtime emergencies like tree mortality but we updated it every year. Local Covid-19 emergency said there were no vaccines but we do now. I don't see a direct benefit locally from us declaring local emergency like local

sourced etc. We do need to abide by State Emergency but i don't think local emergency still. @BuddySupervisor I think we need to delay this for a few weeks since our Recorder's Office doors will still be closed even if we declare this over. "Governor Showboat" says we will be

open June 15 but Cal OSHA hasn't changed anything even then. Brandau:this won't change anything as we will still have to abide by State. Public:Blanca Flores says she was delayed downstairs because she didn't want to have temperature taken. Sheriff eventually called. I finally

get up here and Supervisors are not wearing a mask and taking photos. We have to wear a mask but everyone takes it off when they come up to speak. Next:Eric Rollins:Government has a responsibility to protect my rights. Federal has rights over State but State tells me i can't go

to church. We quarantining the healthy. We have goe way too long abiding by King Newsom.Clovis has gone a long way helping businesses. Next:@LovesMercy Brandi: Would like Supervisors to listen to Dr. Vohra. Next:When I see what is happening to our citizens makes me emotional. We

just lost businesses like Sunnyside Deli. Only a medical professional can give advice on wearing a mask. Practicing medicine without a license is wrong. Thank you Steven and Nathan for bringing this up. You are on the right side of history. Brandau:Magsig did a good job illustra-

-ting why we need to end the local emergency orders. I would like to join other counties who have already done the same. CAO letter had 5 reasons why we should stay in local emergency. They don't address our local emergency. Those who won't follow our policies have already won't.

These five items are all emotional. Our County has been on the side of Newsom on most items but many people don't. I would like to repeal this local emergency and direct CAO Rousseau order all Departments to re-open. Magsig:can we only open the departments opened to public?

Brandau:we still abide by State mandates. Mendes: CAO can't order other officials to open their doors. Counsel Cedarborg: yes. Mendes: This is why I want to continue this for a few weeks. Brandau:The continuance game...Mendes:This is not a game!Brandau:I know. The ball is in our

court. Pacheco:We are going to encourage departments to open up? We are not going to get into a legal war if departments don't want to open? A:Yes. Pacheco:Magsig has a compelling argument. State emergency has been gone on for 1 year. I believe in personal freedom and believe in

our Public Health Department. Dr. Vohra sees death everyday and makes sense he skews that way bit. I do think this is one step lifting this local Emergency mandate. I advocate opening churches and businesses. They never should have done that. Quintero:Thanks the speakers and

staff who have put lots of thought into this. Mendes:I agree with Pacheco on the churches. I truly believe in personal freedom. But we won't get out of this if people don't get vaccines though. Quintero:lots of us have lost family during this crisis. Ag and businesses and schools

be effected by this item. Approved 4-1 with Quintero voting No.

5. *Adopt Resolution recognizing the County Wellness Program's receipt of the American Heart
Association's Bronze Award in Workplace Health Achievement

6.**Supervisorial Redistricting 2021 Provide direction to staff choosing one of the three proposed options to establish a Supervisorial
Redistricting Commission or to complete the redistricting process without a commission.

Introduced by phone is National Demographic’s Dr. Doug Johnson. October 30 will be final numbers with Supervisors being completed by December 15.

1. Advisory Redistricting Commission: This Commission would recommend boundaries to your Board.
Your Board may prescribe the manner in which members are appointed to the Commission, with the
caveat the County elected officials, family members, staff, or paid campaign staff of a

County elected
officials cannot be appointed to this Commission.
2. Hybrid Redistricting Commission: This Commission would be directed by the Board to recommend two
or more maps, one of which the Board agrees to adopt without modification. This Commission may not be appointed

but your Board may prescribe the manner in which members are
appointed provided the application process is open to all eligible residents. Should the County pursue
this option, a pre-defined appointment process would need to be established in order to select
Commission members.

3. Independent Redistricting Commission: This Commission would be authorized by the Board to adopt
new boundaries without returning to the Board for approval. This Commission may not be appointed
directly by the Board, but your Board may prescribe the provide

application process is open to all eligible residents. Should the County pursue this option, a
pre-defined appointment process would need to be established in order to select Commission members

(Sorry I had a network issues )@BuddySupervisor This is a simple deal. It was done in public last time. There is lots of misunderstanding on this. Brandau: says their video feed was down Public: Venancio Says : citizen advisory commission wants public input on this item and

provides transparency. I was here ten years ago. District 5 has 15,000-20,000 over the amount to make these districts equal and so some changes are needed on boundaries.Next:Elizabeth Shields from League of Women Voters said league sent emails as to how goals needed.

Staff report was released just a week ago and you are asked to make a decision in haste. No discussion of pros and cons of the three options provided. 70,000 more people since last redistricting. Ten commissioners is needed. Census data in October and then volunteers completed by

2022 as well as paltry amount of funding too. Next : Paul Price. Demographics are changing and there may be worry by some supervisors due to that thus an independent commission is needed. These are getting more popular around the country.Committee needs to be diverse. Need to

know you are selecting your supervisor and not the other way around. Next: from Central Valley Progressive PAC Simone Rhodes says commission needs transparency like Tulare does. At State level redistricting has been shown to get community input. Please vote for a Citizen Advisor-

-y Commission. Next: @LovesMercy Brandi notes Chair Brandeau has stepped out. We need community to drive this and not an outside consultant. People don’t always know about this due to time of day or lack of internet. Next: Michael Evans: Redistricting is one of the most important

things a Supervisor will do. An advisory commission is the best way and with at least 11 members. There should be maximum outreach. Emerging from pandemic will need strong leadership. I am bothered by using this consultant which tends to keep out diverse demographics of a

Community. @LincolnSeward my district has grown a lot and some of those citizens will end up in another district. I want to keep my constituents and it covers a diverse communities. Regardless I love entire county though. Many of those that spoke today represented organizations.

Did those organizations invite other organizations that may have opposite views? We need those diverse views. Another public: Eric Payne says we stand in strong support of what he has heard today. Pacheco: surprised to hear about this consultant maybe biased. Who chose them? CAO

Rousseau says his office did. Douglas Johnson: consultants are often blamed when it doesn’t go people’s way. I have never had one of my maps overturned in court. We work with all types. Pacheco: law says we need to have at least 4 public meetings. That is inadequate. 11 Members

is a good number. Magsig : all citizens have had a chance to weigh in by voting for us. We could each pick two members and CAO the 11th one. Pacheco: I don’t see wholesale changes due to population. Brandau: Advisory Commission is the only for him. 11 members is fine with him.

Pacheco: lots of work needs to be done before the numbers come out. Public meetings need to have lots completed by October 30. Mendes makes motion to use #1 option with 11 members. “1. Advisory Redistricting Commission: This Commission would recommend boundaries to your Board”

Supervisors select their two appointees but rest of Supervisors approve those too. Brandau: advises public maps will shift slightly due to population. Approved 5-0

7. Consider and take action on request for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity on
application for Alcoholic Beverage License Type 21 filed by Yakoob Nagib S. Mohamed, to be used
at 6012 S. Elm Ave., Fresno, CA 93706

Will be an upgrade from Type 20 to type 21 which adds Liquor. 6 other type 20 in the census tract. No complaints from law enforcement. Approved 5-0

8.Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Sheriff Processing Fees:
o Electronic copies, including Excel or scanned electronic copies (e.g., PDFs);
o Paper-B&W; Paper-Color, Paper-Any size/color;
o Photos-B&W, Photos-Color, Photos-B&W or Color-Other Sizes or type; and
o Audio,

Video, Dispatch Audio Tapes, and other electronic records.
· Media Costs:
o 8GB Thumb Drive, 16GB Thumb Drive, 32GB Thumb Drive, Data CD/DVD, Media CD,
Labels.
· Delivery Costs:
o Postage to Mail, Mailing Container
Approved 4-0 with Mendes absent

9. Award Contract 20-18-SW American Avenue Disposal Site Phase III,
Modules 3-8 Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Improvements, Protest from apparent second low bidder, ETIC 2285 Morello Avenue, Pleasant Hill, CA
94523, regarding the proposed award of Contract 20-18-SW

to the apparent low bidder, BSE
General Engineering, Inc., (BSE) 26132 Old Highway 80, Descanso, CA 91916.
3. Award Contract 20-18-SW to the low bidder, BSE, in the total amount of $1,998,421. Staff:2nd bidder is not attending after all. Approved 5-0

10.General Plan Amendment Application No. 511, Amendment Application No. 3751,
Amendment to Text Application No. 363, Environmental Impact Report (SCH No.
2007101016) - Bigelow Silkwood Friant Ranch LP.Staff: if board fails to approve it will fail writ of court. Magsig:some

legal issues with this especially air quality impacts. Courts want this to "repaired" until it could go forward. Counsel Cedarborg: work has begun on that repair.Dennis P. representing the developers says it was to be Master Plan Senior Community. We were told to "show us the

water" by the then supervisors. Court says we failed to show enough regarding damage to environment.Unable to reach an agreement. Need to come back with EIR by end of this year. Approved 5-0

Brandau is asking how many are waiting in lobby. "we are having our longest meeting of the year " (It is 12:15 adnd meeting started at 10 am).

Will jumped to item 12 as Sheriff Mims needs to get to Eureka. Pacheco and Brandau says it was a contentious issue two years ago. Public : thank you Sheriff for working with ICE.

11.Vacation of Sunset Ave Alley Public Road Right-of-Way. The Applicant has requested the vacation in order to complete a housing development in order to meet the
requirements of the County of Fresno Site Plan Review 8052. If the vacation is approved, it will result in this

of Sunset Avenue being owned by Potluck Investments LLC and they will assume all maintenance
and responsibility. Approved with no discussion 5-0

Brandau: I thought that the ICE item would be long one . A complimentary letter from Fossil Fuel group and would like us to sign. They had seen our support letter a meeting ago and have asked us to sign this too. Mendes:Fits our goals so no problem.

Among the items on CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code, Section 54957(a); UMC Campus
located at the corner of South Cedar Avenue and East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA; County
Negotiator: Jean M. Rousseau or designee. Negotiating Parties:

CMG, Inc. Under negotiations:
Instructions to County's negotiator may concern sale, lease and escrow terms and conditions

Unscheduled Public:@LovesMercy Brandi reading on behalf of someone who were not able to make item 12 on Truth. order Mims to be more transparent with ICE. Over 40 have been transferred during a pandemic. Brandi: Thought Dr Vohra comments about being emotional thoughts of covid

was wrong. Next:Re-naming of Squaw Valley in District 5. Squaw is offensive word and intersectionality of gender and race of Native American women. Names are powerful. Next:supports the change of S-Valley. They were used , raped and discarded and forced to assimilate.

Next:Marla Jenkins of Clovis says Supervisors swore to uphold Constitution (she reads oath they took). Oath of Office has lost its meaning to many politicians. Has it to you?? Our voting system is corrupt. We want to be on May 11 agenda to show how that our voting system is not

broken. (Time is up)Why do i only have 2 minutes? Brandau:my perogative . Tells Jenkins he wants to meet with her before anything put on agenda. Jenkins:says Pacheco has requested James Kus do an audit of Voting Rolls. But Kus can't do it as he is part of the lawsuit. Next :lots

of voters want audit of voting polls. Billy: People around the world can run our elections by the voting machines Supervisors selected. Why can people from other countries come here to vote with no questions asked?I can't go to other countries and vote. Next: impressed by Super-

knowledge today especially Chair Brandau but our voting has been undermined. An independent audit is needed. Brandau:thank you Shaun. I agree with you. Magisg:Squaw Valley citizens need to decide on name change. Dunlap Native American group hasn't shown an interest yet. The

petition Mr. Raintree passed around had very few names from Squaw Valley. The name Squaw has some debate. All settlers were not bad and examples where they worked with Native American. Counsel Cedarborg says this is not on the agenda. Blanca Flores: When you vote for a democrat

you vote for killing 9 month old babies, closing churches, etc. The Republicans Supervisors voted for a Democrat for Registrar of Voters. Why? We had the worse voting in a while. Brandau:Asks to speak to speaker Shaun who made some great points today. Now going to Closed Session

Next Meetings:April 27, 2021 - 10:00 AM
May 11, 2021 - 10:00 AM

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