Board of Supervisors
Fort Bragg Veterans Memorial Building, 360 N. Harrison Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Agenda — 76 items
- 1 Meeting Location(s): 360 N. Harrison Street, Fort Bragg, CA. 95437 (Fort Bragg Veterans Memorial Building) Zoom Link: https://mendocinocounty.zoom.us/j/86218808898 Zoom Phone Number (if joining via telephone): 1 669 900 9128 ; Zoom Webinar ID: 862 1880 8898 Listed below are some of the Board of Supervisors Public Engagement options. For streaming options and a complete list of ways to interact with agenda items (or more information on any of these listed) please visit: https://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/board-of-supervisors/public-engagement Written Comment - Submit online via the eComment platform at https://mendocino.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Verbal Comment - Speak in person at any physical meeting location when the Chair calls for Public Comment - Join the Zoom Webinar and use the "raise hand" feature when the Chair calls for Public Comment (if joining via telephone: press *9 to raise your hand, and *6 to unmute yourself when called) - Leave a voicemail message, up to 3 minutes in length, by calling 707-234-6333 *Note: Voicemail comments are not played back during Open Session, but are immediately available to the full Board of Supervisors upon submittal. Closed Captioning is available via Zoom and YouTube. Supervisor Bernie Norvell (Chair, D4), Supervisor Ted Williams (Vice-Chair, D5) Supervisor Madeline Cline (D1), Supervisor Mo Mulheren (D2), Supervisor John Haschak (D3) Sara Pierce, Int. Chief Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board | Katharine L. Elliott, Int. County Counsel
- 2 page break
- 3 OPEN SESSION (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL 9:00 A.M.)
- 4 Roll Call
- 5 Pledge of Allegiance
- 6 PUBLIC EXPRESSION
- 7 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 8 REGULAR CALENDAR
- R1 Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Informational Report(s) from the Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, Auditor-Controller, District Attorney, Sheriff, Treasurer-Tax Collector and Various County Department Heads or Designee(s) (Sponsor: Executive Office) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R2 Discussion and Possible Action, Including Acceptance of an Informational Report from Planning and Building Services Regarding California Assembly Bill 2533 (AB-2533), which Establishes a Statewide Amnesty Program to Support the Legalization of Non-Permitted Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and Junior ADUs Built or Converted Prior to January 1, 2020 (Sponsor: Planning and Building Services) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R3 Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Informational Report from the Department of Planning & Building Services Regarding the Sea Level Rise Resiliency Strategy Project and Local Coastal Program Update Project, Including Review of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 3.4 “Hazards Management” of the Coastal Element of the General Plan to Adopt Baseline Policies Addressing Sea Level Rise (Sponsor: Planning and Building Services) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R4 Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Presentation and Direction to Staff Regarding Updates to the Mendocino Town Plan (MTP) Inventory of Historic Structures (Appendix 1, Chapter 4.13) Including Authorization for Planning and Building Services to Solicit a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Architectural Historian Services (Sponsor: Planning and Building Services) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R5 Discussion and Possible Action Including Approval of License and Operations Agreement with City of Fort Bragg, for the City’s Operation and Maintenance of the Fort Bragg Veterans Memorial Hall Building and Grounds at 360 N. Harrison Street (APN 008-183-02), with a Three-Year Term, plus an Option for Three Additional One-Year Terms, and Finding, Pursuant to Government Code Section 25526.6 that the Proposed License is in the Public Interest, and the License Will Not Conflict or Interfere with the Use of the County Property as a Veterans Memorial Building (Sponsor: Executive Office) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R6 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Waterless Composting Toilet Options for Rural Mendocino County (Sponsor: Supervisor Williams) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R7 Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of a Resolution and Approval of Memorandum of Understanding Between the County of Mendocino and the Mendocino County Association of Confidential Employees (MCACE) for the Term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029 (Sponsor: Human Resources) Vote Requirement: Majority
- R8 Chief Executive Officer’s Report (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- R9 Discussion and Possible Action Including Review, Adoption, Amendment, Consideration or Ratification of Legislation Pursuant to the Adopted Legislative Platform (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- R10 Supervisors’ Reports Regarding Board Special Assignments, Standing and Ad Hoc Committee Meetings, and Other Items of General Interest (Sponsor: Board of Supervisors)
- 19 HEALTH SUMMIT
- 20 TOPIC: ELIGIBILITY
- HS1 Partnership Health Plan
- HS2 County Medical Services Program
- HS3 Social Services
- 24 TOPIC: IMPACTS
- HS4 Clinics (Mendocino Coast Clinics and Redwood Coast Medical Services)
- HS5 Consolidated Tribal Health
- HS6 Hospitals (Adventist Health)
- HS7 Mendonoma
- HS8 Coast Life Support District
- HS9 Emergency Medical Services
- 31 TOPIC: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
- HS10 Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC)
- 33 TOPIC: DEBRIEF
- HS11 Questions
- 35 MODIFICATIONS TO AGENDA
- 36 CLOSED SESSION
- 37 CONSENT CALENDAR - CONTINUED
- 38 ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
- 39 MINUTES
- C1 Approval of Minutes of September 1, 2026, Regular Meeting Vote Requirement: Majority
- C2 Approval of Minutes of September 2, 2026, Closed Session Meeting Vote Requirement: Majority
- 42 APPOINTMENTS
- C3 Approval of Appointments/Reappointments Vote Requirement: Majority
- 44 EXECUTIVE OFFICE
- C4 Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Owl Check in the Amount $496,616 to Provide Project Management Services for the Wildfire Community Resilience Project Phase I, Effective September 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027 Vote Requirement: Majority
- C5 Approval of Retroactive First Amendment to Agreement No. BOS-25-041 with Synergy Disaster Recovery, LLC., in the Amount of $60,000 for a New Total of $247,708, for Services Related to Updating County of Mendocino’s Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, Effective May 20, 2025, through a New End Date of December 20, 2026 (Original End Date: March 1, 2026) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C6 Approval of Agreement with ChargePoint Inc in the Amount of $17,627 for Parts and Labor Warranties for the 24 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Installed for CEC Grant ARV-22-003 for the Period of 5 Years from Purchase Date; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Prepay Services Vote Requirement: Majority
- C7 Ratification of County of Mendocino’s Electronic Sign-on to the Local Government Letter AB 1448 Coastal Resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: Tidelands and Submerged Lands: Oil and Gas Development (Hart) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C8 Ratification of Letter of Opposition for AB 1331 Workplace Surveillance (Elhawary) Vote Requirement: Majority
- 50 AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
- C9 Adoption of Resolution Approving Mendocino County’s 2026-27 Tax Rates Vote Requirement: Majority
- 52 COUNTY COUNSEL
- C10 Consideration of Application of Janine Ponciano to Present Late Claim Against the County Vote Requirement: Majority
- 54 HEALTH SERVICES
- C11 Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing September 20th through September 26th, 2026, as Child Passenger Safety Week in Mendocino County (Sponsors: Supervisor Cline and Health Services) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C12 Approval of Retroactive First Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 25-117 with Tapestry Family Services in the Amount of $450,000 for a New Agreement Total of $9,027,300 to Reconcile Projected Allocations with Actual Expenditures to Provide Specialty Mental Health, and Mental/Behavioral Health Services Act, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 Vote Requirement: Majority
- C13 Ratification of Submission of Allocation Documents to California Department of Health Care Services, and Approval of Retroactive Allocation in the Amount of $542,607 to Support Delivery of Services for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care, Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 Vote Requirement: Majority
- 58 HUMAN RESOURCES
- C14 Adoption of Resolution Correcting Resolution 26-122 Budget Unit Designation of 1.0 FTE, Assistant Superintendent from Budget Unit 2560 (Probation) to Budget Unit 2550 (Juvenile Hall) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C15 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Position Allocation Table as Follows: Transfer Position No. 4284 (Deputy County Counsel IV) 1.0 FTE from Budget Unit 5010 (Department of Social Services) to Budget Unit 1210 (County Counsel) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C16 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Position Allocation Table as Follows: Budget Unit 4050 (Mental Health), Add 1.0 FTE Substance Abuse Counselor II, $58,323.20 - $70,907.20/Annually; Add 1.0 FTE Mental Health Clinician II, $81,910.40 - $99,569.60/Annually; Add 2.0 FTE Senior Integrated Services Coordinator, $51,875.20 - $63,044.80/Annually; Add 2.0 FTE Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist, $62,108.80 - $75,504.00/Annually Vote Requirement: Majority
- C17 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Position Allocation Table as Follows: Budget Unit 1110 (Auditor-Controller), Add 1.0 FTE Administrative Assistant, $48,422.40- $58,884.80/Annually Vote Requirement: Majority
- C18 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Digitization and Destruction of Medical Leave Records of Inactive Personnel in the Custody of the Human Resources Department Vote Requirement: 4/5ths
- C19 Approval of Agreement with Personify Health, Inc., in the Amount of $273,000, to Provide Wellbeing Services to County Employees, Effective January 1, 2027, Through December 31, 2029 Vote Requirement: Majority
- 65 PROBATION
- C20 Approval of Second Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 24-003 (Sixth Amendment Overall) with Mendocino County Youth Project to Provide Community and Juvenile Hall Intervention, Prevention and Education and Treatment Services in the Amount of $23,000 for a New Agreement Total of $392,218 Vote Requirement: Majority
- C21 Approval of Agreement with Mendocino County Youth Project in the Amount of $553,827 to Provide Community and Juvenile Hall Intervention, Prevention, Education and Treatment Services for the Period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029 Vote Requirement: Majority
- 68 SOCIAL SERVICES
- C22 Approval of Grant Revenue Agreement No. CA2422L9T092500 with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Amount of $96,081, Effective January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027 Vote Requirement: Majority
- 70 TRANSPORTATION/SOLID WASTE
- C23 Adoption of Resolution Approving Agreement (Department of Transportation Agreement Number 260003) with GHD Inc. in the Amount of $460,000 for Professional Engineering Services, and Authorizing an Additional Contingency Amount of $46,000, for the Storm Drainage Vulnerability Analysis and Climate Adaptation Plan, Effective Upon Execution Through June 30, 2028 (Countywide) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C24 Adoption of Resolution Approving Agreement (Department of Transportation Agreement Number 260013) with Dokken Engineering in the Amount of $1,101,121 for Professional Engineering Design Services, and Authorizing an Additional Contingency Amount of $110,000, for the Covelo/Round Valley Safe Routes to School Project, Effective Upon Execution through May 31, 2029 (Round Valley) Vote Requirement: Majority
- C25 Adoption of Resolution Approving Agreement (Department of Transportation Agreement Number 260025) with Mead & Hunt, Inc., in the Amount of $3,730,468 for Aviation Engineering and Consulting Services for Various Assignments on Projects at Little River and Round Valley Airports, Effective Upon Execution Through June 30, 2029, and Authorizing the Director of Transportation to Sign Any and All Amendments to the Agreement Not to Exceed $30,000 (County Airports) Vote Requirement: Majority
- 74 ADJOURNMENT
- 75 Additional Meeting Information for Interested Parties
- 76 Thank you for your interest in the proceedings of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.
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