Good morning everybody I'd like to call to order the December 4th meeting of the Board of Supervisors if we could begin with a roll call Please supervisor Leopold here Coonerty cap it here McPherson here chair friend here If you'll join us in a brief moment of silence on the Pledge of Allegiance To the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all Good morning Mr. Palacios are there any revisions or corrections to today's agenda? Yes we have a couple of corrections number 16 on the consent agenda there's additional materials there's a revised memo packet page 50 And then on item 18 on the consent agenda agenda There's a correction the item should read adopting ordinance amending chapters 13.01, 13.10, 17.10 and 17.12 of the Santa Cruz County Code pertaining to general plan zoning amendments, affordable housing requirements, residential density bonus and affordable housing incentives Are combining district regulations and including CEQA findings approved in concept on November 20th 2018 adopt a resolution right making findings of the general plan LCP and Coastal Act consistency And approving CEQA notice of exemption and take related actions as recommended by the clerk of the board In addition on that item there's additional materials there's a revised memo packet page 89 which is resolution CEQA exemption attachment D That concludes the corrections agenda Thank you Mr. Palacios are there any board members that want to pull any items from the consent to regular agenda this morning? Okay see none we're going to open up public comment this is an opportunity for members of the community to address us on items either on the consent agenda items that are not on today's agenda But within the purview of the Board of Supervisors items on the regular agenda if you're unable to stay for the regular agenda you'll have three minutes Good morning and welcome Welcome back please Good morning my name is David Brody I'm the executive director of the first five Santa Cruz County Commission I'm here this morning in particular to thank you Board of Supervisors in particular Supervisor Coonerty your incoming chair for next year for issuing the proclamation declaring January 2019 positive parenting awareness month Okay, I have a pretty big voice This proclamation as well as the actions of this board Once again demonstrate that this board our county government understands the quality of parenting that a child receives is one of the most powerful predictors of their long-term health and well-being As noted in the proclamation positive parenting can prevent or mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences such as child abuse neglect Other traumatic events that are dangerous and create high levels of stress and impair lifelong health and well-being At first five we're of course proud to serve as the backbone organization of our county's implementation of the triple P positive parenting program As you all know this is an internationally recognized evidence-based program that was funding from first five as well substantial in kind and financial support from your health services agency Your human services department and more recently in partnership with the county jail and the Cal Works department has helped some 12,000 parents since its inception Improve parenting practices reduce stress and anxiety and build a positive and healthy relationship with their kids As I noted recently when I gave public comment in a recent article in the online publication education dive The article stated that if we're all briner were to make a movie about first five he might choose Santa Cruz County for the setting You knew I probably would say that again and again I bring it up not simply because we have led the implementation of triple P at first five but more importantly because we have had partners True community partners who have made substantial investments in the well-being of parents and their children Investing not just in a single program but a system of care that includes home visitation authentic parent leadership holistic pediatric care And parental supports that include but are not exclusive to triple P On behalf of the first five Santa Cruz County Commission. I want to thank you for this proclamation Again recognizing January 2019 as positive parenting awareness month and for your ongoing support of families in Santa Cruz County Thank you very much. Thank you for your leadership Good morning. Welcome. Good morning. My name is Michael Spadafora I am a business owner at the Gateway Plaza and I'm here to talk about the large homeless campment that is starting And has grown to probably about 50 to 60 tents now every morning. We have so I've been there for 20 years That area keeps getting worse and worse my landlords who I'm actually speaking kind of on their behalf and all the other tenants Our stores get broken into all the time we've just had to double up our fence along the back behind Ross because they kept cutting it Now they use it to hang all their stuff on I don't have a problem with homeless people I have a problem with the drugs and everything else that come with that I have a problem with my customers being yelled at I have a prior problems with you know our customers seeing things in the parking lot They shouldn't you know people that frequent that that homeless area park right up against the levy I have cop cars roll through there all the time We pay for security from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Every day that comes out of our the tenants triple nets It's a constant uphill battle Ross office max pet smart cost plus their shrinkage is tens of thousands of dollars a year I think office max lost like 11 grand a couple months ago and this was before the camp moved in there It's just it's not the place for that people can't walk from the tannery to and feel safe to walk from the tannery to the gateway Plaza from the other side of the freeway to the Plaza I understand that this is a city mostly a city issue but everybody I've talked to I talked to the mayor for about a half hour and I talked to the chief of police for about a half hour They all say they need help more help from the county it's just you know we're outrageous amounts of rent we pay our landlord spend so much money keeping that property nice I don't understand why they still have it I mean they're older they've they built that thing 25 years ago and if I was that might sell to a national company that would not care about that place like we that that they do I mean the improvements they do and everything else they do the landscaping it's just it's just a nightmare I mean I went to the city council meeting and they talked to for a half hour about airplane noise and who was going to go to the meeting for airplane noise And then you guys are working on shampoo bottles that's not stuff that keeps us awake at night what keeps us awake at night is am I going to get a call at three o'clock in the morning because somebody smashed in my door Like they do four times a year I mean a couple weeks a couple months ago everybody had their doors broken and all there's and they went through all our stores You know police response times bad I mean it's just it's just we need help and apparently the city needs help from the from the board of supervisors anything you guys can do would be greatly appreciated thank you Thank you Good morning welcome thank you for waiting Hola buenos dias yo hablo español Buenos dias mi nombre es Diana Balades soy una madre líder de la escuela de la evoc de cuna carrera Y quiero agradecer a la junta por reconocer el importante papel que desempeña Los padres y cuidadores en la crianza de niños sanos y felices ser padres un trabajo duro y gratificante el condado de santa cruz tiene la fortuna Detener muchos programas y recursos disponibles para las familias como el programa de paternidad positiva triple p ayuda mucho a que los padres se abran mucho con sus hijos y las familias La iniciativa de la evoc de cuna carrera y otros programas proven muchos servicios de triple p que son muy útiles para nosotros como familias hispanas gracias por su tiempo Gracias, thank you Good morning welcome Buenos dias mi nombre es Sandra Hernández soy una de las mamás de la escuela de la evoc Este Una de las de las cosas que que nos motiva a nosotros como padres son parte de ellos las Los talleres que nos dan de disciplina positiva como lidiar con el estrés Y otros otros recursos y talleres que nos ofrecen Estamos muy contentos en nombre de de de familias de la escuela de la evoc que nos ofrezca en este tipo de talleres porque nos ayudan mucho Aprender sobre la crianza de nuestros hijos positivamente para un mejor crecimiento y rendimiento para ellos al estar nosotros bien Y que nos enseñen a a cómo manejar todo el estrés de llevar a los niños de traerlos y todo lo que tenemos que que hacer uno como mamá como padre Nos ayuda mucho y este aprendemos aprendemos cosas nuevas y es muy bueno saber que existen este tipo de programas y que los llegan apoyando muchas gracias Muchas gracias She just wanted to thank the board for everything that they have at the Leibov school And also for the careers And they just want to continue having those type of courses at Leibov and thank you Thank you Hi, good morning. My name is Josie Roberto and first of all I just wanted to say thank you to the board We really appreciate the opportunity that you've given us to get legitimate and we're excited for this process And I just wanted to say thank you for that and thank you to the staff They've done an amazing job helping us make this transition and answering all of our questions So it's going really well I obviously am here because I just wanted to point out something that I think the board might want to pay attention to And it's timing I see that and I'm hearing through planning there may be some bottlenecks with timing Part of it is the change of use time could be six months to a year before you can even get your change of use permit And thus your cannabis licensing permit as well And timing has always been an issue for us to get established in this industry especially for the small businesses Also recently I've heard that planning is not taking any applications for the month of December This could be a huge problem for many businesses here if they can't get in line and keep that process moving through the phase 2 licensing So I just wanted the board to be aware of that and I think the other thing is that I'm hearing is that planning is understaffed And that they need more help and I'm hearing that from inside planning I just thought these things since this is a partnership and the sooner we can get into business the sooner we can get the revenue for the county And beautiful programs that are helping the youth which I'm also thankful for because I'm raising kids here too And I think it could be beneficial for all but we just have to look out for these bottlenecks Thank you very much Thank you The next speaker please Good morning Welcome back Good morning I just wanted to make sure that the first speaker who spoke in Spanish also has the benefit of translation Ms. Murillo Thank you My name is Becky Steinbruner I am here to speak about item 18 on the consent agenda That is the massive change to our county zoning code that does not really reflect public Planning policy but rather the input of developers and bankers of Monterey Bay Economic Partnership I was very fortunate to be able to financially attend and pay the $150 ticket to go to the state of the region event And some of you I saw you there supervisor friend you were a speaker in the broadband roundtable And that's where I really saw that's where our public policy is coming from and that alarms me as a member of the public Monterey Bay Economic Partnership is a public private organization These changes that you are now reading for the second time to approve an adoptive policy came from that organization Directly Sibley Simon's white paper is what got presented to the housing advisory commission and what came to the planning commission and what you're adopting now This is not good public policy not transparent government at all And as a member of the public I am concerned and upset that my elected supervisors are glibly accepting policy changes made by private developers and bankers Not necessarily for the benefit of the public not necessarily serving the long-term needs including infrastructure which supervisor Leopold thank you You tried so hard to get included in this legislation supervisor Coonerty you would not allow it Regarding relation to public transit that's appalling and shocking to me as a member of the public that you would not allow that consideration for public future use Of public transportation I heard there from Miss Mia Kang a lobbyist and CEO of related California a very large real estate developer She pushed a lot of this legislation She pushed SB 35 that sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener that really ties your hands and eliminates virtually the California Environmental Quality Act public process As a member of a public that really alarms me and there is more legislation coming what I heard over and over We're going to make stake mandates so you as elected officials only have to say we have to do this because the state's telling us to And you don't have to be worried about recall from the angry people who are upset about this process This is not public policy this is not transparent government Thank you Thank you Good morning and welcome back Thank you My name is Nina Simon. I'm the executive director of the ma the Museum of Art and History at McPherson Center And I just wanted to come and say thank you to you personally as you may have heard in 2019 I will be stepping down as the director of the ma to focus on sharing some of our innovative approaches to community involvement with other institutions around the world And I just want to say thank you and this museum would not exist without the county but it would not be great the way it is today without all of your partnership Over the last seven and a half years we've gone from serving about 17,000 people a year to 148,000 people this past year And we've done it in partnership with foster youth with veterans with fire artists all kinds of people throughout our community and When I think about the revitalization of the museum and the transformation of Abbott Square the partnership with the county between the museum and the county has been part and parcel of that And I just wanted to especially appreciate Supervisor Leopold who's been so key to our community involvement processes at the museum Supervisors McPherson and Coonerty who really worked hard with the Abbott Square project in addition to staff members Andy Schifrin, Melody Serino, Christina Maori All of them were key to making that project a success and said yes let's figure it out when they could have said no we can't do that I also just really want to appreciate the partnership we've been able to have with Jeff Gaffney and with Ellen Timberlake Having Jeff here and having Parks Director who is energized about cultural participation has been incredible And working with Ellen and the Human Services Department around both the foster youth project and now the project we're doing around senior isolation Really helps us fulfill our goal to use art and history to build a stronger community So I just want to say thank you I will be here for a few more months in this role and I expect to be in Santa Cruz County for a very long time to come And I hope that I'll be able in a few months to come here and introduce you to the new director and I hope you'll be as great a partner to that person as you've been to me Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for your work Thank you You've energized I mean the 17,000 to 148 is phenomenal it's nothing that we could have ever imagined But so thank you very much for everything and having so much participation so many people get involved in the arts that never were even sensitive to it at all So thank you very much Appreciate it And we won't ever forget that you were also involved with a bus stop We're going to do more bus stops Good morning Good morning Melody Serino, Deputy County Administrative Officer I just wanted to take a moment this morning to introduce Sam Laforti Who is our new Cannabis Licensing Manager and introduce him to the board Sam, just stand up so they can recognize you Thanks Welcome Sam Good morning Good morning Thank you for waiting Thomas Willen representing Nellie Cardoso and we need your help to make sure there's access to a fantastic asset we have That's the harbor and we want to make sure we need your help to make sure that access is not diminished And she has prepared a statement for you Thank you, thank you for coming on that Welcome Carlos Good morning supervisors, Carlos Landaberri So Diana Valadez spoke before in Spanish, she showed me a little bit of the text And so with your permission I would like to translate or summarize what she spoke about So Diana Valadez, a mother and leader from the program Cradle to Career and from Live Oak School And she said I would like to thank the Board of Supervisors for recognizing the important role that parents and childcare providers play in raising strong and healthy and happy children Being a parent, it's hard work, but it's great work And the County of Santa Cruz is very fortunate to have many programs, many resources available for our families such as the Positive Parenting Program, Triple P And the Live Oak Initiative Cradle to Career and so many other programs Thank you And thank you for your leadership Diana, you've done an incredible job And the Cradle to Career effort is successful because parents are leading the way in that effort And I'm grateful for the partnerships we have with groups like First Five, the County Human Services Department, the school district But it's really the parents and people like you who make the difference Thank you And I will continue doing that as far as long as I can Anybody else? Alright, good morning Hello everybody Microwave radiation from wireless facilities is dangerous biologically And it's proven I'm going to give you a copy of Dr. Sharon Goldberg Testifying before Michigan's 5G small cell tower legislation It's a hearing from October 4th of this year The DVD also has Dr. Martin Paul speaking about the autism epidemic from electromagnetic frequencies These are scientists, this is proven to be harmful, it's not debatable And one of the things she states in here to roll out 5G, a new application of the technology Document known to be harmful is irresponsible and dangerous It's a 15 minute thing so I'm going to leave you with this At the same time that you expressed your opposition to a bill at the federal level to roll out 5G You in this county are issuing permits for 4G, which is the foundation for 5G And it's all harmful, almost as fast as it can go In the public right of way And she points out that the blood sugar level, the diabetes increases Is documented of people who live near these cell sites emitting radiation So to put these on utility poles every 10 homes all over it's just going to increase the damage One of the places in the county has applications for cell sites in the public right of way They use Zach Friend for the leadership role according to your age To have 13 in the Aptos area in one square mile, which I don't appreciate I do not feel represented by you for protecting our public health and well-being Another site coming up in this very room, there's going to be a meeting this Friday About Wilson Tires at the corner of Porter and Soquel Drive right near many schools for 4G And people in the neighborhood are pretty upset about this You as leaders should be halting these applications and stopping this microwave onslaught And I will leave you with this And also a letter from former and superintendent of Santa Cruz Schools on this very topic Good morning Good morning supervisors I came to say the same thing Mary said and I want to give her acknowledgement She's here all the time telling you guys about the dangers of radiation And I do feel the radiation from my smartphone when I use it on my ear Anyways, the 5G network is very dangerous for our kids, for our families I'm a complete no on this Verizon 5G network And I'm a request that you guys actually really look into how this affects everybody Because how good is too good The millimeter wave bandwidth shoots like a laser beam to each cell phone And if you're in that direct line of sight, you'll be getting a lot of radiation and damage And so maybe we get great internet, we have those vehicles that drive by wire Complete computer controlled on the 5G network But there's a tremendous health impact And I know you guys were all here for the smart meters and for the smart meter opt out And there's tremendous health impacts from people that sleep next door to smart meters So you are the guys are the ones that can really make a difference To really look into these corporations, these big businesses that are in cahoots With the bigger governments pushing this 5G network saying it's good for us When it's really damaging And it's for our future generations and our kids Not to be messed up, not to have their tumors and radiation and all that stuff So I'm a complete no on this, I just ask you guys to really look into 5G I thank Mary for being here all the time She's an amazing asset, an amazing ally in letting you know the dangers So I wanted to say that And yeah, you know, keep looking into everything Because you are the guys that are elected officials When looking to you for your leadership And I'm here to support and represent you as a citizenry So I actually have more time and I'll yield Thanks guys Thank you Good morning Welcome I'm Dr. Scott Sawyer, I have a business at 700 River Street So it's at the corner of Highway 1 Just to echo that last gentleman's comments about cell phone radiation If you do the research There's more angioglioma tumors now than there's ever been And for the first time in history We're seeing them in children And an angioglioma is a tumor that shows up in the temporal lobe of the brain Which we've never seen before in children We're seeing more of them now And it's from the cell phone radiation Which doesn't necessarily cause cancer That's the argument that the telecommunication companies you're using against Or to tell us that it doesn't cause cancer Kind of like in the 50s when the tobacco industry told us that cigarettes don't cause cancer But they were the one that funded the studies So we're seeing a huge increase in angiogliomas That we should be really concerned about So that's on the topic that he was talking about But that wasn't what I got up here I'm at 700 River Street which is where the homeless tent city has appeared And I'm just asking for any support that you can provide To get that cleaned up I've cleaned up human feces off my doorstep Two weeks ago I had a woman come running in in tears Her child, they were coming in for an appointment A doctor's appointment And her child witnessed a man shooting up right on our front door Who lives in that homeless camp With blood running down his forearms And I ran out and I said, what are you doing? And he said, don't worry man I don't throw my needles away, I pick them all up So that was his rationale for being able to do his drugs right there In front of our office So anything that you can do to clean that up would be most appreciated And it's already having a huge effect on our sales for businesses For the holiday shopping Which is usually a big draw for all of us in the shopping center That's dropped off, people don't feel safe And it's right under our Welcome to Santa Cruz River Street sign Where that homeless camp is So when people come to Santa Cruz and you think, oh welcome to Santa Cruz They don't even notice the sign anymore They notice the tent city Thank you Thank you Anybody else during public comment? Okay, we'll close public comment and move on to the consent agenda Supervisor Caput, are there any comments you'd like to make on the consent agenda? No, thank you Thank you, good morning Good morning, Supervisor McPherson, nothing Good morning, Supervisor Coonerty That's a talkative group Good morning, Supervisor Leopold Not to disappoint, Chair I have a couple things Please On item 18, I'd like to record a no vote On item 24, which is the cannabis licensing office report I appreciate that we have a new leader there And I look forward to working with him The concern raised by the speaker about planning And not being able to get in there for a month Is that accurate? Do we know whether that's true? I do not know You want to probably come up to the microphone I don't know, I can't speak for them I know that they're in the process of hiring right now Some additional planners But I'd be happy to check into that And get back to you Looks like the Assistant Planning Director is coming Good morning, Ms. Williams Good morning, Chair Friend and Board Members At this time, there is no delay In processing of cannabis applications There is a pre-application process That all applicants must adhere to In going through the cannabis office As of this date, if someone were to come in And go through, go to the cannabis office And adhere to the pre-application requirements We would be able to meet with them in planning Very quickly, probably within five to ten days And begin to process their application Most applications, as you know Are processed at a level three And therefore, it's very likely that Within 30 to 45 days They would have a final determination On an application So there are no delays It is the pre-application process Which is intended to detect early on Any flaws or missing items So that once they come in And file the application It is a streamlined process Well, I'd appreciate if you met with the speaker Before everybody leaves here To make sure that that's not That that's communicated as clearly as possible I would be glad to do that We are also going back and looking at our website To try and identify if we can add Any additional clarification or information To allay any concerns or fears of cannabis applicants Thank you I appreciate the report And the useful information in there I would appreciate it in the future If we could also get some comparative information With the other jurisdictions in the county At least the information I've been shared Is that we're behind a lot of the other The two cities that have issued license And it seems to me with a five-person Cannabis licensing office and everything We should be able to process Our applications more effectively So I look forward to that in the future And I look forward to working with Mr. Laforte And that's all I have Thank you, Supervisor Leopold And is there a motion on the consent agenda? I move the consent agenda Second So there's a motion from Supervisor Leopold And second from Supervisor Coonerty Recognizing the registered no vote on that one item All those in favor? Aye Opposed? It passes unanimously We'll now move on to the regular agenda We'll begin with item seven Item seven is a public hearing Consider transparent review of unjust transfers And hold act regarding immigration And customs enforcement access to individuals And to receive and consider public comment Pursuant to government code section 7283 And 7283.1 is outlined in the memo of the sheriff Corner We have the board item and the 2017 ICE releases We have a presentation this morning Welcome back Morning Feel free to come through Thanks for being here Thank you Good morning And I'm Chief Deputy Jeremy Varinsky With the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office And I just wanted to draw your attention to exhibit A Which was attached in the board packet Which has our statistical data As required by the Truth Act This is our first time conducting this public hearing So I think it's going to be a little bit of a learning process For all of us But I'm here if there's any questions Or comments from the public Or if we have any concerns Thank you And my understanding is that we're required To hold some sort of public form We have this as a public hearing The Board of Supervisors Where this information has to be presented to the public Correct? Yes Okay Are there any questions from board members on this item Before we open up the public hearing for the community? All right We'll open up the public hearing Is there anybody from the community That would like to address us on item 7? Good morning Becky Steinbrenner I don't have internet access at home And it's difficult for me to research things And for the benefit of those Watching this live stream Can you please give a brief description Of these policies that we're having A public hearing about this morning I support transparent government And I support a good relationship With law enforcement while protecting the security And well-being of those in our community That are affected by this policy Thank you very much Is there anybody else during the public hearing? Okay We'll close the public hearing And bring it back Just as a brief introduction That might be useful As I mentioned earlier So in 2016 the legislature had passed The Truth Act Regarding ICE deportation programs Specifically in regards to our local jail So this item provides Information about ICE holds And deportation associated with it However in May of 2017 The Sheriff's Office ceased working with ICE Absent a court order And so there haven't been any ICE-related incidents associated With our local jail since May of 2017 They outlined the few that were In the few months preceding Which is what the staff report shows Is there something else You'd like to add, Chief Frinsky? Sure I'll just give you a brief overview What came first was the Trust Act in 2013 California has been restricting And modifying our involvement with ICE For a number of years So in 2013 the Trust Act Was passed also known as AB4 Which limited those items Or those contacts that we could have With ICE It was further restricted By the Truth Act in 2016 Which is the genesis of this report today And then last year The California Values Act Also known as SB54 was passed I do want to point out Sheriff Hart was the first And only Sheriff statewide to endorse The California Values Act And you can see reflected in their statistics At that time that we ceased all contact With ICE And have had no further contact With them since then So we are no longer turning over Anybody to ICE Directly from our jail system Any other questions? Supervisor Leopold, please Not as much of a question It's just an appreciation For the Sheriff and the Department For its leadership on this issue People in Santa Cruz County Have felt very strongly for a long time About the need for us to disengage From working with immigration And I know that the Sheriff Went through a number of steps But his leadership in supporting SB54 I think was actually helpful In terms of getting the measure passed And I also appreciate the work That the Sheriff's Office is doing Through its advisory council To talk to the community And listen to what the community has to say And its efforts to diversify the workforce To reflect the diversity of the community I think those are all important parts Of making sure that the Sheriff And the Sheriff's Department Reflect what the people in Santa Cruz County want And I just want to express my appreciation Thank you for the report Thank you Thank you, is there a motion? I move the recommended actions Second We have a motion from Supervisor Leopold And a second from Supervisor Coonerty All those in favor? Aye Opposed? It passes unanimously Thank you, Chief Forenski For taking the time Thank you We'll now move on to item eight Which is to consider a report and presentation On the Drug Medical Organized Delivery System Pilot Program That provides funding For substance use disorder services To direct health services to return With an annual status reports Beginning in December of 2019 And take related actions As outlined in the memo The Director of Health Services With the agenda board item And the annual report from 2018 Morning, Ms. Hall Morning, Chair Friend I don't think it is It's at the base Okay, thank you Good morning, Chair Friend Honorable Board of Supervisors We're pleased to be here today To give the update on the Drug Medical Organized Delivery System I'd like to introduce Sheena Zura Who is our Chief of Substance Use Disorder And she'll be providing the presentation today Before she begins I just wanted to set the stage And remind the Board of the why Of why we decided to do this as a county On the heels of the Affordable Care Act And expanding access to medical coverage To primarily childless adults The state also entered into State waiver that allowed counties To choose to do this DMC-ODS system And the why behind it Is that we have an opportunity Now and into the future To dramatically expand access To our substance use disorder services Which we know is a need in our county Not only access to services But to also expand the variety In the types of treatment modalities That we can provide to our constituents And then the added gravy on top of that Is we get to draw down federal funds For this One of the things I'd like to remind you of Is those individuals Who are newly covered through Medi-Cal Through the Affordable Care Act When we provide services to them Through Medi-Cal We draw down 90% reimbursement As opposed to 50% reimbursement For those prior eligible to Medi-Cal So all of these things combined Set the perfect stage and opportunity For us as a county to again Dramatically shift access to services To substance use disorder treatment To our beneficiaries So with that I'm going to turn it over to Shayna Zura Good morning supervisors So as a refresher The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system Is a statewide waiver in partnership With the federal government To expand substance use disorder services And Santa Cruz County opted into that waiver With services commencing On January 1st of this year The system is driven by the Addiction Medicine criteria This assessment is utilized Both for the individual beneficiary To determine the medical necessity Of the intervention But also for all of our treatment providers To determine what services They can best provide And then we're able to match the beneficiary With the appropriate level of care With the appropriate provider And these services are available To all county residents with active Medi-Cal who meet that medical Substance use disorder interventions We operate a continuum of care We begin with prevention And early intervention services Moving into outpatient And intensive outpatient services The primary difference between these Two modalities is dosage For our adult residents in outpatient They're going to get less than Nine hours of service And if they scale up into that Intensive outpatient service It's going to be a minimum threshold And for our youth in outpatient It's a threshold of up to six In outpatient and then exceeding Six in intensive outpatient services For folks who need more Crisis management and acute services We can move them into our Low intensity and high intensity Residential services The medical system Utilizes residential As a crisis intervention Acute services to stabilize Folks that are in imminent danger As related to their substance use disorder And then on the high end Of our continuum we have withdrawal management These are detoxification services For folks that need that extra level Of supervision prior to Entering into a residential service modality So depending on the presentation Of the person they can scale Up or down in services In our system When I was here In December of 2017 We discussed that adoption Of a program executed an entitlement Program for our community We talked about a budget projection Where we were looking at the potential Deficit of $1 million in year two We discussed how Federal changes could Impact future funding And our service projection over time Was to increase by 100% So serving more folks And serving them with a wider Array of services Throughout the implementation year Of cultural shifts within our treatment communities That have been necessary to meet The needs of our community One of those is a variable treatment episode Length we are not offering For example a 30 day residential stay Or a 90 day stay in outpatient Services but instead utilizing That American society of addiction medicine Criteria we conduct ongoing Assessments for each beneficiary Either weekly Or bi-monthly To determine what level is most appropriate And then as their symptoms decrease And they achieve a higher level of wellness We can scale them down in programming And should their needs Become more acute we can scale them Up in a timely manner We have an emphasis on Progressing towards self identified goals So empowering our beneficiaries To identify what it is in their lives That they'd like to change And building that into treatment planning So they are driving their own service provision We're evolving our criminal justice Mandates Historically in this community Many residential treatment beds Were utilized as jail diversion So we had a large number of folks That were serving the end of their jail stays In a residential setting Regardless of any kind of medical assessment As to whether that level of care was appropriate For their substance use disorder needs So we've done a lot of partnership With our court systems With our judges with probation With the sheriff's department To look at how we intersect The criminal justice department And substance use disorder services Continuing to provide services For those who are criminally justice involved Who need services but making sure That they are medically driven For example we're seeing that judges Are mandating folks to Have an ASAM assessment And be compliant with the outcome Of that assessment And then I just want to highlight Universal implementation of harm reduction Creates a space for folks To get services whether they are Identified as someone who wants to Achieve abstinence rather quickly And that is their goal for folks That are in various stages of change Or unsure about what kind of changes They want to make to their substance use And even folks who are not sure That there's an issue with their substance use This allows us the opportunity To provide services for all In terms of budget status For 1718 we ended up This is in part because we were Commencing services for a half a year It wasn't a full funding year In 1819 we had projected That $1 million deficit We were able to utilize some additional funds To roll through. Balanced the budget in 1819 and we're projecting That at the end of this fiscal year Will have a deficit of a little over $44,000. For our 1920 projection We are showing you 700 to $1 million However, a couple of things I want to highlight about that That is a projection that is based On current service capacity And we do not anticipate that is what 1920 will look like. We have some Additional expansion happening Part of the reason for this lag Is that the complexities of the services Have created slower ramp Up and implementation than some of Our providers initially projected So we're anticipating bringing Some new services online And then we're going to have We're going to have an opportunity on an Annual basis to do a deep dive into Actual costs and re-engage in Negotiations with the state about The amount that comes into our community So that will give us an opportunity to do That deep dive and also renegotiate Our funding. There are a couple of major funding Factors that I want to bring to your Attention. They are the federal Financial participation and the federal Medical assistance percentage Of those expenditures under Medi-Cal And feasibility of this system Really depends on that FFP And the types of services that are Eligible for this match. So we are Reliant on a projection of that Number. The way that we Calculate that is the FMAP And it is determined, as Mimi Mentioned, by the type of Medi-Cal beneficiary receives, it Can range from 50% to 90%. This is one of the places where we Talk about federal shifts can impact That. But also, what we do Is we project what we think Our community is going to receive In turn of benefits and use that To create really complex Grids of budgets that are Interrelated across our providers. Changes in this mix can Significantly increase or decrease That federal drawdown. So this is one of the reasons that It's a complex system to project. In terms of planned Expansion, we have Pajaro Valley Prevention And Student Assistance, an Organization that has submitted their Drug Medi-Cal certification. And so They are anticipating, in the near Future, offering 175 youth Slots, including youth-based Services for both prevention and Service provision. We have a Residential Provider new life Who is working on their Drug Medi-Cal certification. And that Offers a potential of up to 38 additional residential beds We need more withdrawal Management support through our Implementation. And so right now We're looking at out of county providers To support that need. The primary Reason we're looking out of county Is space. We have not been able to Identify space within our community To expand our existing withdrawal Management services with our existing Providers. So as we continue to Try to navigate that barrier, Utilizing out of county providers Will get our community into That need. And then in terms Of outpatient services, we're looking At implementation of county Behavioral health service billing Under Drug Medi-Cal. So another expanded Service modality. And right now We're projecting that we're going to Utilize services to target folks That are duly diagnosed. So folks That have significant mental health Issues and are also simultaneously Struggling with substance use Disorder to broaden a gap In our existing services. When we look at our modality match We found that of an audit of health Records between 97 and 98% Of beneficiaries that were Assessed using the ASAM criteria Were matched with that appropriate Level of care. So that's a great Success story for us. To walk you through some of the data We'll look at Q1 and Q2 Of 1718, which was prior To ODS services. 1718 Q4 and 1819 Q1 are three quarters Of live ODS services. And then we have some projections Which assume that services are provided At the level that we're currently contracted Out. So you can see significant Increases in outpatient services Intensive outpatient because It's a little bit of a difficult threshold Folks have to meet that minimum of Nine hours a week can be a little Difficult to engage. We're seeing significant increases In residential admissions as well As our withdrawal management services Total admissions. We have Seen a spike and we also anticipate Another spike with addition of service Provision. And we have Raised our number of unduplicated Beneficiaries significantly. Another way to look at data is Days of service, how much was provided Whether that's an outpatient Contact or residential bed. So outpatient services again You can see significant increases. We also have increased our withdrawal Management bed days And residential. This is actual data. There's no projections Here. This is what we have been able To demonstrate through the organized Delivery system implementation. So for 2018 our focus has been Equitable access for the community Regardless of their presentation And identified stage of change. We have more people accessing more Services than ever before. They are assessment driven services To meet beneficiary exactly where they Are. We are learning the system And we'll circle back with what we hope to Use more solid data on our 19-20 budget projections. And we're continuing to ramp up service provision. Thank you. That was an outstanding presentation. Thank you for walking us through the history of it too. Are there any questions from board members on this item? Supervisor McPherson. It's up in the air about the Projections of the cost factor. Of course that's it was 700,000 to a million dollars. When will we get a better sense of that? Will it be after the federal Government gets involved in this with its budget? Or if it ever should come to pass? Yeah, it's a great question. So we're not necessarily pending what's happening On the federal budget level. What we are doing is we are looking at how quickly We can ramp up services. We're looking at existing data To see what our actual service costs are. So we anticipate in the next couple of months That we'll have a better picture And that picture should be refined As we get closer to 19-20 fiscal year. And I just wanted to add and emphasize That those projections are based on The amount of services we're currently providing And we're currently adding A number of additional services And expanding access. So when that happens it'll also Give us the ability to draw down Additional funds. Thank you. Supervisor Caput. I want to thank you for all the work you're doing And thank you for the report. This is related to The Mental health facility Opening up in Watsonville. There's an overlap there, right? Of some sort. What we're talking about here Is related to the homeless issue. It's related to the mental health issue. It's related to the economy. What you're doing is really In The trenches of a lot of Problems that are going on. So the South County Facility will house all behavioral Services so there will be services For adults and children that are related To mental health and substance use disorder services And so it will be an opportunity to expand The footprint of as-said services In the Watsonville community. Absolutely. That'll be great. I think this is something we really need to Support. And I want to thank you again. Thank you. Supervisor Leopold. Thank you chair. Thank you for the presentation And thank you for the ongoing work. As you heard this morning We get a lot of requests for help Dealing with folks who are experiencing Substance use disorder. And the effort that the county Has made to do the Drug Medi-Cal waiver Program is one of those Stretches that we are making in order To expand treatment. So I was very Happy to see Some of these numbers where we Have seen Such great uptake. 30% Increases in The level of participation And hundreds of more people Being able to seek treatment. So I think that is That's beginning to help Meet the needs that's out there And I'm glad to hear that there are New additional services coming on board. I did want to Ask in terms of The Withdrawal management and the out of county Service provider How does that work? I mean the If it's an out of county provider Are we expecting people going over The hill? Is there another way to do that? So there seems to be a shortage Of withdrawal management service Opportunities across the state. So it's not unique to our community. What I have done in terms of thinking About out of county services is Essentially drawn concentric circles That have gotten larger and larger And look to the communities around us Of who has capacity. Right now Unfortunately the closest provider Is located in San Francisco. It's a significant transportation barrier For our folks. So I've been partnering With the central alliance To facilitate transportation As transportation to and from substance Use disorder services is part of The medical plan. And what we are projecting to do Is utilize probably ambulance Transportation because folks Are going to a withdrawal management Episode it means that they are either Under the influence or at acute Risk for withdrawal symptoms That potentially 90 minute period Of transportation. So it's important That they have appropriate medical oversight During that time. But we are Working towards a seamless transition Where they will be assessed by a local provider Be picked up with the appropriate Transportation from that provider Transported to San Francisco to that facility Engage in their withdrawal management Stay which averages about five days And then transported by the alliance From that withdrawal management facility Back directly into a local residential Provider. That is the plan. That's the projection. We have not given up Hope that we can identify space within Our community to expand withdrawal services And we have providers that are willing to do That. For example, one of the conversations I've been having on an ongoing basis With Watsonville hospital and whether There is potentially capacity there. So it's a two pronged approach. Great. I mean having someone have To go to San Francisco through ambulance Is a very expensive option And the more we can work to Build that capacity here The better off everyone will be With that. You mentioned The increase of school Service slots. It sounded Like it was only in one school district. The pyro valley School district and They're not the only ones who have students Who might be facing Substance use disorder issues. Have there been conversations with other School districts in the county About also Working to create slots? Absolutely. There are ongoing dialogues About how we bring these services into Various schools within our county. So while I highlighted pvpsa As a new drug medic Health provider we have encompass Community services who is an existing Youth treatment provider and they have Been working on their youth ramp Up services that will have presence In schools as well. Throughout the county. Correct. I wonder If you could just Fill us in as to The recently touted opioid legislation At the federal level. How that affects Our own efforts With drug medicow. Or does it? Frankly not yet. We have not seen a significant shift With that legislation needs to come Dollars to support changes. We do through this program have that Federal support. We have not seen a grand expansion Of this point. It's very disappointing that they tout These fighting the opioid epidemic But they haven't provided the resources In order to effectively do it. Santa Cruz has a problem but there's A lot of other communities across the Country that are facing much bigger Problems with it. The loss of life and impact to Communities is extraordinary. As we look out at this 700,000 to a million Dollars that we might be facing And I understand that's a projection That's good change with increased capacity But have you Looked at any further than one year? And is there Does that level off? Does that Go down? What's your Thought? We have not yet Dove into that in part Because the waiver is through 2020 And there may be some systemic Changes that will impact that Part of the acknowledgement last Year as we talked about going into Waiver is it becomes an entitlement But there is a sort of finite period Of time and so we await some Statewide in federal direction On how that will progress. I hope Supervisor Leopold I just wanted to add that the Waiver is finite and we have some Changes coming down that we can't Predict including what the will Of the new governor is If there is success in these Demonstration projects across The state to make some federal changes And so those are all things that We're playing a wait and see attitude But we definitely think it was worthwhile To participate and we feel like at Least on Santa Cruz county's We have proven that this is Definitely a great way to increase Access to care. To have the extra slots And the different varieties makes Difference and when we hear the Statistics about 97, 98% Actually receive the treatment Is credit to the success Of matching people to the appropriate Services and I hope that Given the nature of this Epidemic across the country Where we've seen life expectancy In this country go down because of the Opioid epidemic that The federal government is actually Committed to providing resources to Really make a difference. Thank you For your ongoing work and I look Forward to continue updates About how this program is going. Thank you. First, thank you For your work from a Financial perspective and an operational Perspective. This was a major Major lift and it was An important thing to do in the community And I really appreciate that you Were seeing signs of success across The board because it was daunting From several different levels To launch this program and I'm Proud of this county for taking this Step. The critique Or that the question I have is Still about the end of the day This is about getting people the Treatment they need and improving Their lives and how much are we Attracting after they leave Treatment six months later a Year later are they Still sober or are they Using less or they less involved In our criminal justice system. Have they worked through Cal Works to find jobs and employment Are we making sure that we're Making sure that we're putting Measures in place to track Success. We know that when we Spend these funds. We're getting the outcomes for The individuals and for the Communities that we want and That we're aligning all of our Other programs. With them. So hopefully when you come Back next year with even More information about the Those types of statistics are Included. The second thing is And this is following up on Supervisor Leopold's comments Which is we hear an enormous Amount of frustration from this Community about the impacts Of drug use on quality of life And on people's families and From individuals and I don't Know that we've done a good Job. There's a lot of good Advocacy and there's a lot of Good information here that we Need to know from a policy Making point of view and a Fiduciaries point of view but I think we need to be out Telling the story of this. We're one of six counties in California. Who are out taking This major effort who took a Big risk who scaled up the Program who have Dramatically expanded treatment Services across the spectrum. So that people know that that it's not just some of the previous folks during our communication. We aren't just focused on these smaller issues. This was a major investment to address one of the biggest issues facing our community and we have to be able to go out with clear data and explain to people that you know we whatever it is a 60% increase in treatment beds are available in this community that weren't available last year because we're providing them and so working with our public information folks in order to go out and tell that story to get out to the media and to organizations and tell that story I think is incredibly important so building that in in addition to building the the plane after you jumped off the cliff or whatever the metaphor is I think is is is really important because I think we can if we can show six if we could show this community that one we recognize the problem to we're taking major steps to solve it and three we're having success it'll go a long way towards supporting more programs like this as we move forward thank you I agree with what was said there and I'd like to I know people been waiting to open it up to the community for an opportunity for people to address us on this exceptionally important item morning good morning I'm Becky Steinbrunner resident of Aptos thank you for your good report and thank you Supervisor Coonerty for bringing up the issue of tracking the success of this I think that's one of the questions I had too and it it harkens my memory back to the report that your board heard about women in jail how they go through the time and then they get out and there's no no support there to help them carry on with their life changes that they have experienced while in in jail while in treatment and they come right back so I would like also to have some information about tracking these the success of these in the ongoing and I realize it's an early program but I think that's key to really showing that this works and to continue to get further funding I think it's interesting that this program receives 90 percent reimbursement from Manical versus 60 percent and that's a real great thing to help fund these sorts of programs and I hope that the waiver gets extended I have some questions about I just want to make sure I've heard residents Mr. Crane was here at the last board meeting talking about the problems that non-transparency with these inpatient places being put in residential zones and I want to make sure that your board has heard that clearly and that your program has heard that clearly and that in the future when looking for future sites they do not get put in residential zones and I also want to make sure that we're not going to participate in the safe injection sites I'm really against that I want to also point out Supervisor Leopold you brought up the issue of transporting out of County I want to remind this board that you have approved a substantial contract with Salinas yellow cab to do just this and I hope that that service is being used that owner per purchase several new taxi cabs because of this contract and it is to allow services like this to and is incur includes paying a support person to monitor someone that is being transported so I hope that you know that and that this board remembers that because it was a very substantial contract with Salinas yellow cab I also would like some information about place of residence former place place of residence we hear a lot of talk from the public that we have such good programs it brings people in and so I would like some tracking of where these people lived or were before they came here I think that's responsible government to address the use of public funds and to address the public's concern here I'm concerned that the numbers are going up and I hope that's because thank you the services are available and people are being not notified about them thank you very much anybody else like to address us on this item I wrote down some of your comments supervisor Coonerty we're hearing impact of drug use and we need to recognize the problems and take steps to improve it one substance abuse and I think this is critical to take into consideration I'll give this to you is the neural psychiatric impacts of the exposure to the microwave radiation from all these wireless sources and I indications my tremors are related to this exposure as well this doctor Sharon Goldberg speaks of the cost like you're discussing here and the disorders people experience including the opioid epidemic the mental disorders and again this report anyone can see it on YouTube doctor Sharon Goldberg testifies that Michigan's 5g small cell tower legislation hearing October 4th 2018 also dr. Martin Paul is talking about the autism epidemic from electromagnetic frequencies now it just happened today so what are some of the causal effects and definitely people are talking about addictions to cell phones getting one's brain blasted with microwave radiation that damages the neurons permanently has damaged firefighters you've been given evidence of that as well is not something that promotes health it's the opposite this is an addiction for sure so I'm going to give you this and just by chance today on the bus coming here I saw a friend of mine and she's a medical recipient and what happened to her brain tumor from using her cell phone age 30 she was headed to Dominican for an appointment with it to get chemotherapy she tells me that the chemotherapy treatment she had we're talking about drugs right cost to medicare cow they didn't work and she had to have four blood transfusions the last time I this this is causing huge you talked about the deficit he costs to you know health care services thank you miss Gary due to the radiation thank you anybody else like to address us on the drug Medi-Cal program morning welcome morning Tony Crane haptos resident I'm becoming kind of a regular here now got even quoted there I didn't plan on speaking today I did get here a little bit late but sounds like a great program once again and things that we need in this county my concern from personal experience is the integrity of data received I appreciate Mr. Coonerty saying you know tracking and all of that is very important to make sure that these are effective heard the increase in the bed count for actual people to get what they need is important but the validity of the data received when making assessments of going forward is really important and I found that transparency and the data is not necessarily the best that it could be so that would just be my one comment is that if these programs are going to be successful and you're gonna go get more money in the future that the integrity of data received after the treatment is really important and that the programs are implemented properly and bed increase sorry I have to buy everybody donuts it's just important that the follow-up is good and that bed increase and all of that is good but not at the expense of the integrity of the county and the rights of the people thank you thank you mr. Crane anybody else like to address us on this item okay seeing none we'll bring it back to the board for action I would move the recommended actions oh second I just wanted to make a comment also so motion from supervisor leopold and second supervisor community supervisor leopold please well I think the testimony highlights a big challenge that we have which is people want these services they want us to have these services they want us to treat people but they don't want them to be anywhere where they live and the state has passed a law that says that six bed facilities can go into neighborhoods and the county can't stop it I know in the first district we have a probably the highest per capita number of sober living environments they they don't cause a problem in the community and they provide an incredibly useful service and they allow people to return to the community at their homes so I think that this is a big challenge for us as policymakers and pop chant challenge for us as community but there has to be a place where people can receive treatment whatever that treatment is and and we'll continue to support good projects that that can really make a difference in the community all right we have a motion to second all those in favor I opposed passes unanimously the board's going to take a short 10 minute break we'll be back at 1030 to deal with item 9 we will move on to item 9 which is to consider an ordinance in acting Santa Cruz County code chapter 4.2 to imposing a transactions and use tax or a sales tax in an incorporated area to adopt resolutions accepting one million four hundred thirty seven thousand five hundred from the voter approved measure G sales tax and fifty five thousand eight hundred eleven from the Mental Health Services Act funding approve addition and funding of various positions to address counties critical on met needs and take related actions as outlined in the memo the CAO we have the memo the ordinance in acting that the chapter 4.2 to a resolution for the sales tax revenue a resolution for the Mental Health Services Act funding and the plant fund budget adjustments. Good morning Ms. Coburn welcome back. Good morning to your friend and members of the board I'm Nicole Coburn assistant county administrative officer so this past August as you'll recall our office provided your board with a report on revenue options and funding strategies to address the county's critical on met needs based on the recommendations that were in that report the board placed a measure on the November ballot to increase by ordinance the sales tax on retail transactions in the unincorporated area of the county by one half percent for 12 years on November 6 Santa Cruz County voters overwhelmingly approved the sales tax known as measure G given the measures passage the board must adopt an ordinance to establish the half-cent sales tax the ordinance before the board enacts chapter 4.2 to of the Santa Cruz County code imposing the transactions and use tax which will be administered by the California Department of Tax and fee administration a second reading of the ordinance will be scheduled on December 11th based on the recommendations today and upon board adoption the tax will become operative within 110 days on April 1st 2019 the sales tax increase in the unincorporated area will generate ongoing revenue of approximately five point seven five million dollars annually and as a result with approximately 25 percent of sales tax revenue being received in the current fiscal year will receive one million four hundred and thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars during the fourth quarter these revenues are going to be used to fund critical programs that may be air for approximately four hundred and thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars this includes funding for positions with the focus intervention team and parks maintenance and recreation the remaining balance of one million dollars will be used to augment funding for needed critical parks capital improvements it is therefore recommended that the board consider the ordinance enacting Santa Cruz County code chapter four point two to imposing the sales tax adopt resolutions accepting the unanticipated revenue from measure G and the Mental Health Services Act funding approve the addition and funding of various positions to address the county's critical needs and take related actions that are outlined in the memorandum of our office. Thank you Ms. Coburn. Other questions from supervisors on this issue good morning Supervisor Caput you have a question. No I I'll make a quick comment I'd like to hear I guess we'll hear from Jeff you'll be talking to or no okay anyway it's it's good to see somebody going into the parks part of this whole tax and that's a critical need I believe in the county especially something we're gonna have to address in the future we have housing going in but we need parks and it'd be nice to have parks that are actually walking distance to neighborhoods and that'll cut down a little bit on traffic and we'll have something for families and youth to go to and hopefully we can get this going so anyway I'm looking forward to thank you Supervisor Caput we'll open it up for the community or the members of the community that they would like to address us on this item item 9. Thank you Becky Steinbrunner resident of rural Aptos thank you Supervisor Caput for bringing up the issue of parks and I want to point out to you to the board that in the massive zoning changes that you approved there are no areas approved or designated for parks to address those dense developments I just want to again file my protest against this action had I have known that I could for free put an argument against it on the ballot I would have but I was under the impression that I would have to pay hundreds of dollars to do that and I don't have that money that was one of the comments I often heard in the community well there's no opposition but there there there is it just wasn't clear that the public could post it and take part in that process and get some facts out to the public I want to tell you and talk with you about the county fire budget many people have now thought that Measure G will fund the county fire budget when it will not zero money from the general fund where this sales tax money will go will go to county fire zero money to county fire budget when I spoke with your board shortly after you put it on the ballot I raised protest of a supervisor of a mr. Palacio he's like a supervisor delaying an action that county fire wanted to take to put an increase of county service area 48 which does fund the county fire budget on the ballot in November and he postponed that until the spring I think that's really shocking and I think the voters need to know about that what I got after that testimony was an email from miss Malbra from that office stating all the different things that the general fund does fund in county fire the county fire advisory commission looked at that and said that's not true county fire has not made use of the county radio repair services for years the other issues raised on that that is supportive of county fire from the general fund are services that county fire is billed for so it's not a free thing from general fund at all so your board has put fraudulent information out for voters and now they think they funded county fire budget when they have not mr. Beaton came to the last fire department advisory commission meeting with plans to put perhaps on a mail out ballot next spring a county service area 48 increase and that's that's terrible what I also want to say is that regarding the parks going back to the fire I'm I will fight that because your board needs to appropriate part of proposition 172 public service safety money 17 million dollars that rolls in this county can I have one more minute please no miss time I also just want to protest the parks thank you this project because the bridge will not fit there at the farm park thank you so much miss steinbrunner miss steinbrunner miss steinbrunner your time is up thank you morning hello putting out misleading information to voters and omitting significant facts some of which were just stated now by Becky Steinbrunner is really really a mockery of a voting system and I certainly didn't know that this required it's such you're getting about one and a half million for measure G and that this half cent sales tax for the unincorporated area where I live I think I already pay enough taxes yeah I did the voters know that this would be tacked on additionally I'm really against this and it's disturbing to me to see what our taxes are going for I really don't mind I feel it's good I'm a retired school teacher I taught 30 years public service working with little people trying to develop their potentialities I'm all for funding schools and parks and you know environmental and what do you call it conservation but the money I see that the county spans with the taxes collected it's extremely disturbing to me extremely and seems so exclusionary of defending protecting the public well-being like big developments like the one in Aptos is it about three million of our taxpayer money going to cents and developers and to move the bus stop what's going on here I'm totally I'm opposed to this also when you have public hearings by definitions the public needs to be there the public needs to be able to attend by having your meetings at 9 in the morning hardly any of us can come and I wouldn't be here if I would be if I were teaching I'd be with 20 or so children but Watsonville Santa Cruz Scots Valley Capitola they all have evening meetings you need to have evening meetings to have the public even be able to be present so those are my comments I think this is outrageous and questions of the legality when people vote on something and they're misled not informed correctly that's a problem thank you anybody else like to address us on measure G okay see none will bring back to the board Supervisor Leopold thank you chair this is an important day for the county of Santa Cruz because the board has worked for the last couple of years to strengthen the financial foundation of the county but we heard about a request for services that we didn't have the resources for and the county which is which is not only provides county services but municipal services for about half the population of the county has never really had the same funding resources as cities have had so with the passage of legislation the county was able to consider this sales tax measure we worked hard in this campaign to share information about this it wasn't just the Board of Supervisors it was our sheriff it was the National Alliance for the mentally ill it was park supporters it it was loads of organizations whether they be political organizations human care agencies labor unions business groups local press there was broad support for this measure so the idea that somehow we hoodwink people will you have to say that we'd hoodwink not only all those organizations but members of the of the state legislature city councils office of educations it's just not it's not realistic to think that that somehow we weren't straightforward in terms of what this measure was going to do this measure will help us deal with some of the critical issues that we heard here just today dealing with mental health or behavioral health issues dealing with homelessness supporting our parks in a big way supporting public safety these resources will be critical towards meeting the needs of the community and so this board heard from the community and we found a way to take care of them and we will continue to do that I'm proud of the work that this board did in the support from all five members of the board Shaw Raimi Wright who was the campaign manager for the campaign did an outstanding job as well as David Sonnenberg who was our treasurer and members of the committee I also want to thank the all the people who walked precincts to pass measure G I think it was critically important to get the word out and we and we did that through the campaign so I'm very excited to be here at this day and I wouldn't move all the recommended actions I'll second that I'd like to add just one thing that a motion from Leopold a second from McPherson police supervisor I'd like to give additional direction that we have a report back on six months about the fit program and how it's working the implementation of it it's a new team that's up and running that was a very important issue for the people who were considering this measure G last couple weeks ago or a month ago now almost so it's I think we need some more information just to get a sense of how it's going and how we're implementing it as we had promised we do have an oversight committee to see the oversee these the functions of what where this money is going and I think that's fitting and proper and I think the people appreciate that the motioner you're comfortable I have no problem with that and just for clarity's sake we are the oversight committee we don't have a separate oversight committee with this measure and given the timing of that it might make sense to just make that during budget hearings during when the sheriff would do that presentation anyway if you're acceptable to that because that's six months would be the same time we also plan to come to the board prior to budget hearings with some of the protocols regarding the fit team the focused intervention team as it as we roll that program out and then we'd happy be happy to report back as well during budget hearings thank you supervisor cap it I'll just comment the the comments that you made are correct we do have a responsibility to spend this money wisely and the responsibility is with the board of supervisors and there will be transparency on that we're going to show how the money is going to be distributed and something that's related to parks and also mental health and everything that it seems like no matter what project or program that we have there's a lot of support but then there's always the argument not in my neighborhood right and that's true with everything that we're doing and we are careful we're trying to preserve neighborhoods we're trying to make them better and if we don't address problems that we have before us like a lack of parks a lack of mental health facilities a lack of safe homes and all that if we have nowhere to put them then we have no program so this this is one it's a 12 year tax it's not a 30 year tax not a 40 year tax and it's it's one that I think that we can spend the money wisely and I agree with the amendment to or the recommendation dad to the approval thank you supervisor Kennedy yeah so I just want to take a moment and first of all thank the voters the confidence of the voters to pay a small amount an extra half cent in order to get these benefits is a tremendous honor and a testament to how much this community is willing to invest to improve the lives of others and then just to be clear because I think it's really important that we maintain honesty and transparency that this budget item if you read it what it does is it spends money on parks and parks maintenance just as we promise the voters and it hires three shared of deputies and three mental health workers to do the outreach and reduce the really significant impacts that we're seeing in our community as well as spending the money on on the other priorities that we talked about and so that's the action that we're taking today it's a it's a it's a promise that we made the voters and we're fulfilling that promise and then we'll be hearing ongoing reports and most importantly seeing great projects develop in this community and increase public safety in this community when when people need it need those services the most we have a motion and a second all those in favor I opposed it passes unanimously we'll move on to item 10 which is to consider final reappointments of Julia Hill and Al Smith to the library law library board of trustees for terms expire December 31st 2019 and move approval we have a motion from Supervisor Leopold and a second for Supervisor McPherson anybody in the community like to address us on the final reappointments of these two individuals to the law library okay all those in favor I opposed passes unanimously item 11 is to consider final appointment of Jorge Suarez to the what the workforce development board as a representative of a local business for term to expire June 30th of 2022 anybody in the community like to address us on this appointment I move approval second motion from Supervisor Leopold and a second from Supervisor Caput all those in favor I opposed it passes unanimously we have a closed session item is anything anticipated to be reportable at a closed session no would anybody from the community like to address us on the closed session item before we go into closed session all right the board will go into closed session we appreciate community TV and the Sentinel for covering and all those that attended today