Board of Supervisors
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Agenda — 73 items
- 1 Although the County strives to offer remote participation, be advised that remote Zoom participation is provided for convenience only. In the event of a technological malfunction, the only assurance of live comments being received by the Board is to attend in person. Except for a noticed teleconference meeting, the Board reserves the right to conduct the meeting without remote access if there is a malfunction. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: The Board of Supervisors meeting room will be open to the public. The meeting will continue to be live-streamed via Zoom and YouTube. Members of the public may address the Board in-person or via Zoom to make a public comment. The public should call into 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 880 7744 4327. Please note you will be able to join the live-stream 15 minutes prior to the posted meeting start time. To observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meeting go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88077444327. To observe the Board of Supervisors meetings via YouTube, click https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUMjDk3NUltZJrpw2CL7Zkg. If you are joining the meeting via zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the "raise a hand" button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being recorded. If you choose not to observe the Board of Supervisors meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment in writing. You are encouraged to submit your comment in writing by 4:00 PM on the Monday before the meeting to ensure the Board of Supervisors has adequate time to review. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at edc.cob@edcgov.us. Your comment will be placed into the record and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors.
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- 3 Vision Statement Exceptional quality of life with a strong sense of community, historical heritage, rural character, managed growth, and opportunity for all. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
- 4 Live Web Streaming and archiving of most Board of Supervisors meeting videos, all meeting agendas, supplemental materials and meeting minutes are available on the internet at: http://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx The County of El Dorado is committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities are provided the resources to participate in its public meetings. Please contact the office of the Clerk of the Board if you require accommodation at 530-621-5390 or via email, edc.cob@edcgov.us, preferably no less than 24 hours in advance of the meeting. The Board of Supervisors is concerned that written information submitted to the Board the day of the Board meeting may not receive the attention it deserves. The Board Clerk cannot guarantee that any FAX, email, or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Board prior to action on the subject matter.
- 5 The Board meets simultaneously as the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors of the Air Quality Management District, In-Home Supportive Services, Public Housing Authority, Redevelopment Agency and other Special Districts. For Purposes of the Brown Act § 54954.2 (a), the numbered items on this Agenda give a brief description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed. Recommendations of the staff, as shown, do not prevent the Board from taking other action. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Board of Supervisors after distribution of the agenda packet are available for inspection during normal business hours in the public viewing packet located in Building A, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville or in the Board Clerk's Office located at the same address. Such documents are also available on the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Agenda webpage subject to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting.
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- 7 PROTOCOLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
- 8 Public comment will be received at designated periods as called by the Board Chair. Public comment on items scheduled for Closed Session will be received before the Board recesses to Closed Session. Except with the consent of the Board, individuals shall be allowed to speak to an item only once. On December 5, 2017, the Board adopted the following protocol relative to public comment periods. The Board adopted minor revisions to the protocol on August 24, 2021, incorporated herein: The Board wants all members of the public to feel welcome to speak, especially regarding controversial items. Time for public input will be provided at every Board of Supervisors meeting. Individuals will have three minutes to address the Board. If the three minutes are exceeded the speaker's microphone will be muted. Applause or other outbursts are not allowed in the Board Chambers. During noticed public hearings only, individuals authorized by organizations to speak to organizational positions may request additional time, up to five minutes. Public comment on certain agenda items designated and approved by the Board may be treated differently within specific time limits per speaker or a limit on the total amount of time designated for public comment. It is the intent of the Board that quasi-judicial matters have additional flexibility depending on the nature of the issue.The Board Chair may limit public comment during Open Forum.
- 9 Individual Board members may ask clarifying questions but will not engage in substantive dialogue with persons providing input to the Board. If a person providing input to the Board creates a disruption by refusing to follow Board guidelines, the Board Chair may take the following actions: Step 1. Request the person adhere to Board guidelines. If the person refuses, the Board Chair may turn off the speaker’s microphone. Step 2. If the disruption continues, the Board Chair may order a recess of the Board meeting. Step 3. If the disruption continues, the Board Chair may order the removal of the person from the Board meeting.
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- 11 9:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER
- 12 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
- 13 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
- 14 The Board may make any necessary additions, deletions or corrections to the agenda.
- 15 APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
- 15 APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
- 16 A Board member may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion and separate Board action. At the appropriate time as called by the Board Chair, members of the public may make a comment on matters on the Consent Calendar prior to Board action.
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- 18 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 1. Clerk of the Board recommending the Board approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of the Board on November 18, 2025.
- 20 GENERAL GOVERNMENT - CONSENT ITEMS
- 2. Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board review, receive, and file the annual financial report required under the Mitigation Fee Act for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for the following Special Districts: Cameron Park Community Services District (Fire Protection), Cameron Park Community Services District (Parks and Recreation), Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District, El Dorado County Fire Protection District, El Dorado Hills Community Services District, El Dorado Hills County Water District (El Dorado Hills Fire), Garden Valley Fire Protection District, Georgetown Divide Recreation District, Georgetown Fire Protection District, Lake Valley Fire Protection District, Mosquito Fire Protection District, Pioneer Fire Protection District, Rescue Fire Protection District. FUNDING: N/A
- 3. Airports, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, on behalf of the Sheriff's Office, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to County of El Dorado Airport Ground Lease for Portable Hangars 2072 between the County and Lessee, Richard F. Moorhouse, for use of Space TP-25 for Lessee’s privately-owned hangar at the Placerville Airport, with a Sublease to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office for helicopter storage, extending the term and increasing the rental amount of the Sublease, with no change in term or rental fee for Lessee, with rental fees paid annually in accordance with fees established by the Board Resolution in effect at the time payment is due. (4/5 vote required) FUNDING: Placerville Airport Enterprise Fund - Fee Revenue; General Fund to Lessee.
- 4. Emergency Medical Services, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board receive and file special tax reports for County Service Area 3 and County Service Area 7, specific to the County of El Dorado ambulance services for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. FUNDING: Special Tax.
- 5. Emergency Medical Services, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board: 1) Make findings in accordance with County ordinance code 3.13.030 (B) that it is appropriate to engage an independent contractor to provide ambulance billing services, as these services require specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications; 2) Award Request for Proposal 24-0121 to Wittman Enterprises, LLC for ambulance billing services; 3) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Agreement 9842 with Wittman Enterprises, LLC, for the provision of ambulance billing services compensated at 3.49% of net collections for the term of five years, from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030; and 4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or their designee, to execute any necessary amendments, excluding term extensions and increases to the compensation, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management. FUNDING: Ambulance Service Fees.
- 6. Procurement and Contracts, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board declare a service weapon as surplus and approve the sale of the weapon to retiring Supervising Deputy Probation Officer Kelly Radke. FUNDING: Funding received from the sales will be deposited into the General Fund.
- 7. Clerk of the Board, based upon the recommendation of the El Dorado County Early Care and Education Planning Council, recommending the Board appoint Colleen Robinson as a Community-Agency Representative with a term expiration of December 2, 2029. FUNDING: N/A
- 8. Clerk of the Board recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to execute retroactive Agreement 9715 with California State Association of Counties - California Counties Foundation, in the amount of $12,000 for an effective term of July 28, 2025, to June 30, 2026. FUNDING: General Fund.
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- 29 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY - CONSENT ITEMS
- 9. Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Extended Letter of Agreement (LOA) 9907 with Mountain Valley Health Plan (MVHP), also known as the Health Plan of San Joaquin (HSPJ), which continues the terms and rates of Medi-Cal reimbursement for authorized medically necessary services to MVHP/HPSJ members, for the one-year period effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with the option to extend the term of the LOA for up to two additional one-year terms after the initial term through December 31, 2028, while a final master agreement is in development between HHSA and MVHP. FUNDING: 100% Federal Medi-Cal.
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- 32 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT - CONSENT ITEMS
- 10. Department of Transportation recommending the Boad consider the following: 1) Authorize the Chair to sign an Easement Agreement conveying to the County an easement for public access over the trails commonly referred to as the Village K1/K2 trails; and 2) Authorize the Chair to sign Certificates of Acceptance to allow for recordation of the aforementioned Easement Agreement. FUNDING: N/A
- 11. Department of Transportation recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to competitively bid Agreement for Services 5799 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., to provide continued construction support services during the replacement of the Mosquito Road Bridge at South Fork American River Project, Capital Improvement Program number 77123/36105028, with the following: 1) Extend the performance period by 18 months to June 13, 2027; 2) Increase the not-to-exceed amount by $450,000 for a new agreement amount of $5,013,924.26; 3) Update the fee schedule; and 4) Update and add contract language per federal funding requirements. (Districts 3 & 4) FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program Funds (99.7%), Regional Surface Transportation Program Advance-Exchange Funds (0.2%), and Sacramento Municipal Utility District Funds (0.1%). (Federal, State, and Local Funds)
- 12. Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following: 1) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director to approve and sign Reimbursable Agreement DTFH68-15-E-00034, Modification 005, with the Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division to extend the performance period from December 15, 2025, to December 31, 2026, for the Ice House Road Pavement Rehabilitation, Phase 2 Project, Capital Improvement Program number 72191/36105023; and 2) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director, or designee, to amend Reimbursable Agreement DTFH68-15-E-00034, Modification 005, for all minor modifications as necessary throughout the term of the agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management. (District 4) FUNDING: Sacramento Municipal Utility District funds (16%) and Federal Highway Administration Federal Lands Access Program funds (84%). (Federal and Local Funds)
- 13. Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following: 1) Accept the subdivision improvements for Promontory Village 7 - Unit 3A, TM 16-1530, as complete; 2) Reduce Performance Bond PB11511003779 from $4,558,401.00 to $455,840.10, which is ten percent of the total cost of the subdivision improvements. This amount guarantees against any defective work, labor done, or defective materials furnished, which is to be released after one year if no claims are made; 3) Hold Laborers & Materialmens Bond PB11511003779 in the amount of $2,279,200.50 for six months to guarantee payments to persons furnishing labor, materials, or equipment; and 4) Authorize the Clerk of the Board to release the respective Bonds after the required time periods upon written request by Transportation. (District 1) FUNDING: Developer Funded.
- 14. Department of Transportation recommending the Board Approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5249 amending County Ordinance code Section 10.12.180, Parking, Snow Removal - Interference Prohibited and Section 10.12.184 Parking, Snow Removal - Interference Prohibited Lake Tahoe Basin Watershed Area. FUNDING: Road Fund. (100%)
- 15. Department of Transportation recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 173-2025 establishing a weight restriction on Lake Tahoe Boulevard and North Upper Truckee Road. (District 5) FUNDING: Road Fund. (100%)
- 16. Planning and Building Department, Economic Development and Administration Division, recommending the Board: 1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment VI to competitively bid Agreement 4555 with NEO Fiber, Inc., doing business as Neo Connect, for as-needed, ongoing staffing assistance and consulting services in support of broadband connectivity in the County, extending the term of the Agreement by three (3) years for a revised expiration date of January 29, 2029, with no changes to the not-to-exceed or scope of work; and 2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute any further documents determined necessary related to Agreement 4555, including amendments which do not increase the not-to-exceed amount or term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management. FUNDING: General Fund - 100%.
- 17. Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning and Building Division, recommending the Board: 1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a non-financial Right of Entry Agreement between Lake Valley Fire Protection District, City of South Lake Tahoe, and the County of El Dorado for the provision of a community fire hazard reduction project on 71 County-owned parcels within the Lake Tahoe Basin, with a term to expire on November 30, 2027; and 2) Authorize the Planning and Building Department Director, or designee, to execute future, non-financial, Fuel Hazard Reduction Project Agreements with public agencies within the Tahoe Basin, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management. (District 5) FUNDING: N/A
- 18. Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 175-2025 for Abandonment of Easement 25-0009, to abandon a portion of the 50’ non-exclusive road and public utility easement encumbering Parcel A of the Parcel Map recorded in Book 35 of Parcel Maps at Page 73, identified as Assessor Parcel number 104-400-028, Located within the Community of Rescue, at 3001 Jasper Circle. (District 4) FUNDING: Application Fees. (General Fund)
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- 19. District Attorney's Office recommending the Board consider the following: 1) Approve the use of Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funds for the direct purchase of one vehicle in the estimated amount of $75,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26; 2) Make a finding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4.3, that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the County for the procurement and purchase of a department vehicle; 3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order in the estimated amount of $75,000 for a one-time vehicle purchase following Board approval, under the exemption to competitive bidding; 4) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign FY 2025-26 budget transfer increasing revenue and appropriations within the District Attorney’s budget by $75,000 (4/5 vote required); and 5) Add one Chevy Tahoe LS or comparable mid-sized sport utility vehicle to the District Attorney’s FY 2025-26 Fixed Asset List, with an estimated cost of $75,000. FUNDING: Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funds.
- 20. District Attorney's Office recommending the Board consider the following: 1) Make findings that it is appropriate to engage an independent contractor to provide advocacy services, as Agreement 7881 requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications in accordance with County ordinance code 3.13.030(b); 2) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment II to Agreement 7881 with The Center for Violence-Free Relationships for advocacy services, increasing the amount by $79,864 to $239,592 and extending the agreement term one year, through December 31, 2026; and 3) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any future amendments to Agreement 7881, which do not increase the amount or the term of the agreement, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval. FUNDING: Services Training Officers Prosecutors Violence Against Women Formula. (100%)
- 21. District Attorney's Office recommending the Board: 1) Make findings in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(b) that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not involved in County classifications involved in the performance of the work; 2) Make a finding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Sections 3.4.2, 3.4.3, and 3.4.5, in which competitive bidding would produce no benefit to the County for the requested Psychotherapy Services under Agreement 8197; 3) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment III to Agreement 8197 with H.O.P.E.: Healthy Outcomes for Personal Enrichment Counseling Center, increasing the amount by $160,440 to $481,320 and extending the agreement term one year, through December 31, 2026 for as-needed mental health clinical services provided to children who are victims of or witnesses to abuse, neglect and/or violence, as well as their non-offending family members and caregivers; and 4) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any future amendments to agreement 8197, which do not increase the amount or the term of the agreement, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval. FUNDING: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Victims of Crime Act (51%) and State Victims of Crime General Fund (49%).
- 22. District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board: 1) Approve and authorize District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Office staff to electronically submit, on behalf of the Chair, the revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification for Federal Asset Forfeiture with the United States Department of Justice and United States Department of the Treasury, contingent upon review and approval by County Counsel; and 2) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign FY 2025-26 budget transfer increasing transfers out within the District Attorney’s Equitable Sharing Special Revenue Fund and increasing transfers in within the Sheriff’s Office Equitable Sharing Special Revenue Fund by $77,122 (4/5 vote required). FUNDING: Equitable Sharing (Asset Forfeiture).
- 23. Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board: 1) Make findings that it is appropriate to engage an independent contractor to provide food services at both the Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Jails, as Agreement 9868 can be more economically and feasibly performed by independent contractors than County employees in accordance with County ordinance code 3.13.030(a); 2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign competitively procured Agreement 9868 with Summit Food Services, LLC for a term of three years beginning December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028, with two one-year options to extend, for a total possible term of five years through November 30, 2030, in the amount of $3,000,000 for the initial term, contingent upon Human Resources approval; and 3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments to Agreement 9868, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement. FUNDING: General Fund.
- 24. Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board: 1) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2.a.) exempting the competitive bidding process for Agreement 9823 because the procurement can only be sourced from a single vendor due to the technological, specialized, or unique character of the procurement; 2) Authorize the Chair to sign contract 9823 with Odin Systems, Inc. for the provision of on-call maintenance of license plate recognition equipment, for a term of January 10, 2026 through January 9, 2029, in the amount of $500,000; and 3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9823, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement. FUNDING: California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team Special Revenue Funds.
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- 52 DEPARTMENT MATTERS (Items in this category may be called at any time)
- 25. Agriculture, Weights & Measures Department recommending the Board: 1) Pursuant to Board Policy A-3, “Ordinances - New or Amended,” conceptually approve the establishment of a new ordinance - “Point-of-Sale” to identify, inspect, and register automated point-of -sale devices used for commercial purposes; and 2) Direct staff to return to the Board for approval of associated fees. FUNDING: Applicant Fees.
- 26. County Counsel recommending the Board: 1) Consider the various options for refunding development impact fees that were ordered by the court to be refunded in the Thomas Austin and Helen Austin v. County of El Dorado et al. litigation (Case Number PC20150633); 2) Direct staff to issue partial refunds by direct payment to the current record owners of eligible parcels as of the last equalized assessment roll, with payment amounts prorated based on the proportional relationship between the amount of fees actually paid on an eligible parcel and the amount of funds subject to refund pursuant to the Settlement Agreements; and 3) Direct staff to develop a claims process to facilitate the refunds, proceed with the refunds once the claims process is implemented, and to return to the Board in approximately six months with a status update on the refunds. FUNDING: TIM/TIF funds, El Dorado Hills Community Services District Park & Recreation Impact Fee Fund, El Dorado Hills County Water District Fire Impact Fee Fund.
- 27. Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board appoint Sean Coppola as the Treasurer/Tax Collector effective December 27, 2025, through the end of the term on January 2, 2027, with a salary totaling $16,061.07 per month, contingent upon the position being vacant due to Karen Coleman’s retirement. FUNDING: General Fund.
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- 57 10:00 A.M. - TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to the time stated)
- 28. HEARING - Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 174-2025, to implement an updated Behavioral Health Fee Schedule (Exhibit A) for Medi-Cal eligible services, effective on December 2, 2025, in accordance with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) updated fee schedule, thereby replacing Board adopted Resolution 192-2024. FUNDING: Combination of Federal Medi-Cal, State, and local realignment, including State Mental Health Services Act funds, reimbursed to HHSA from DHCS for claims for client services, with the funding percentages dependent upon the beneficiary.
- 29. HEARING - Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the County’s Assessment and Community Facilities District Screening Committee, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign “Resolution 176-2025 to Amend the Special Tax Formula, Authorize the Financing of Services and Increase the Indebtedness Limit for Community Facilities District No. 2023-1 (East Ridge).” FUNDING: Community Facilities District Special Taxes.
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- 61 1:00 P.M. - TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to the time stated)
- 62 OPEN FORUM
- 63 Open Forum is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board of Supervisors on subject matter that is not on their meeting agenda and within their jurisdiction. Public comments during Open Forum are limited to three minutes per person. The Board Chair may limit public comment during Open Forum.
- 63 OPEN FORUM (See Attachment)
- 64 BOARD MEMBER UPDATES: This is an opportunity for Board Members to provide short informational updates on matters of countywide concern and brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the County, in accordance with Government Code § 53232.3. No action will be taken. (May be called at any time during the meeting)
- 65 CAO UPDATE (May be called at any time during the meeting)
- 66 ADJOURNED AT 1:34 P.M. in memory of William "Bill" Schultz
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- 68 CLOSED SESSION
- 30. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Title: J.A., a Minor by and through her Guardian ad litem, Trevor Ammons v. County of El Dorado et al. El Dorado County Superior Court Consolidated Case No. 24CV0374. Number of potential cases: (1).
- 31. Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2). Title: Goodwill claim from Arens Brothers Environmental, connected to Diamond Springs Parkway, Phase 1B. Number of potential cases: (1).