Board of Supervisors
Board Chambers, Room 1070 County Administration Center
Agenda — 67 items
- 1 Meeting Location(s): 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1070, Ukiah, CA. 95482 (Board Chambers) Zoom Link: https://mendocinocounty.zoom.us/j/84235497640 Zoom Phone Number (if joining via telephone): 1 669 900 9128 ; Zoom Webinar ID: 842 3549 7640 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 will no longer be played back during Open Session, but are immediately available to the full Board of Supervisors upon submittal.
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- 1. OPEN SESSION (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL 9:00 A.M.)
- 1a) Roll Call
- 1b) Pledge of Allegiance
- 2. PUBLIC EXPRESSION
- 3. CONSENT CALENDAR
- 4. REGULAR CALENDAR
- 4a) Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Informational Report(s) from the Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, District Attorney, Sheriff and Various County Department Heads or Designee(s) (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4b) Discussion and Possible Action Including Recognition of Mendocino County Employees Who Have Served in the Armed Forces; and Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing November 11, 2025, as Veterans Appreciation Day in Mendocino County to Honor All Veterans (Sponsors: Executive Office and Social Services)
- 4c) Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Presentation of 1st Quarter Budget Report on the Status of County Departmental Spending and Revenues for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Executive Office Recommendations; and Adoption of Resolution Amending the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4d) Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Presentation on Mendocino County’s Preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Budget; and Possible Direction to Staff (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4e) Discussion and Possible Action Including Introduction and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance Repealing Mendocino County Code Section 2.16.070, Adding Section 2.16.080, and Amending Chapter 2.36 and Section 2.16.041 for the Purpose of Separating the Office of Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector to the Separate Offices of Auditor-Controller and Treasurer-Tax Collector (Sponsors: Supervisor Haschak, Supervisor Norvell, and Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector)
- 4f) Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Temporary Loan/Advance of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for Hopland Fire Protection District from Their Fiscal Year 2025-26 Property Tax Revenues (Sponsor: Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector)
- 4g) Noticed Public Hearing - Discussion and Possible Action to Consider an Appeal of the Coastal Permit Administrator’s Approval of Coastal Development Permit Application CDP_2024-0040 for Caltrans to Implement the Gualala Downtown Streetscape Enhancement Project, Located Between State Route 1 Post Mile 0.6 and 1.0, Gualala (Sponsor: Planning and Building Services)
- 4h) Noticed Public Hearing - Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of Resolution Approving an Application for Funding and the Execution of a Grant Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto From the 2023 and/or 2024 Funding Year of the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to Utilize Program Income (PI) Award in the Amount of $479,931 for the County of Mendocino Business Loan Program and the Centro Negocio West Spanish Language Microenterprise Technical Assistance Project (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4i) Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to Staff Regarding a Future Lease with Toshiba Business Solutions (Toshiba) for the Acquisition of Multifunctional Copier Devices (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4j) Adoption of Resolution Reaffirming Support for the Co-Equal Goals of the Two-Basin Solution and the Water Diversion Agreement for the New Eel-Russian Facility (Sponsor: Supervisor Williams)
- 4k) Chief Executive Officer's Report (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4l) Discussion and Possible Action Including Review, Adoption, Amendment, Consideration or Ratification of Legislation Pursuant to the Adopted Legislative Platform (Sponsor: Executive Office)
- 4m) Supervisors’ Reports Regarding Board Special Assignments, Standing and Ad Hoc Committee Meetings, and Other Items of General Interest (Sponsor: Board of Supervisors)
- 5. MODIFICATIONS TO AGENDA
- 6. CLOSED SESSION
- 6a) Pursuant to Government Code section 54957 - Public Employee Appointment - Alternate Defender
- 6b) Pursuant to Government Code section 54957 - Public Employee Appointment - County Counsel
- 6d) Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: One Case - Chamise Cubbison v. County of Mendocino, et al., Mendocino County Superior Court, Case No. 23CV01231
- 3. CONSENT CALENDAR - CONTINUED
- 28 ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
- 29 MINUTES
- 3a) Approval of Minutes of October 21, 2025, Regular Meeting
- 31 APPOINTMENTS
- 3b) Approval of Appointments/Reappointments
- 33 EXECUTIVE OFFICE
- 3d) Adoption of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Mendocino Amending Sections of Mendocino County Code Chapter 2.32 - Purchasing Agent Relating to the Powers and Duties Delegated to the Purchasing Agent and Other Officials, Including an Increase in the Contract Signature Authority of the Purchasing Agent from Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) to Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000)
- 3e) Adoption of Resolution Renewing a Declaration of a Local Emergency Related to Tree Mortality
- 3f) Adoption of Resolution Renewing a Declaration of a Local Emergency Related to Climate Change
- 3g) Retroactive Approval of Agreement (First Amendment to Lease Agreement LS 21-13) with CalNeva Broadband, LLC for the Use of Tower Space in Gualala for the Microwave Repeater Site Emergency Communication System, Extending the Term through July 31, 2029, with a Total Cost of $33,975
- 38 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES
- 3h) Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Auditor Controller/Treasurer Tax Collector or Designee to Process and Pay for Outstanding Invoices, Totaling the Amount of $190,223.90, From Various Psychiatric Hospitals, Clinics and Physician Offices for Mandated Services Provided to Qualified Mendocino County Mental Health Clients
- 3i) Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Auditor Controller/Treasurer Tax Collector or Designee to Process and Pay for Outstanding Invoices, Totaling the Amount of $160,321.00, From Various Psychiatric Hospitals, Clinics and Physician Offices for Mandated Services Provided to Qualified Mendocino County Mental Health Clients
- 41 COUNTY COUNSEL
- 3j) Adoption of an Uncodified Ordinance Adopting the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to AB 481 and Review of Military Equipment Annual Report
- 43 DISTRICT ATTORNEY
- 3k) Approval of Thomson Reuters CLEAR Software Three Year Subscription Renewal Agreement with a New Term Ending December 2028 and a Total Cost of Approximately $8,716
- 45 HUMAN RESOURCES
- 3l) Adoption of Resolution Amending the Position Allocation Table as Follows: Transfer from Budget Unit 1020 (Executive Office) to 1150 (Fiscal) Position No. 4453 (Senior Administrative Analyst) and Position No. 4743 and 4744 (Administrative Analyst II)
- 3m) Adoption of Resolution Amending the Position Allocation Table as Follows: Budget Unit 6110 (Library), Add 1.0 FTE, Bookmobile Driver II, $53,040.00 - $64,459.20/Annually; Add 1.0 FTE, Administrative Services Manager I, $82,284.80 - $100,027.20/Annually; Add 0.80 FTE Library Branch Manager - MLS, $74,214.00 - $90,209.60/Annually; Delete 1.0 FTE, (Position No. 4780) Senior Library Technician, $53,040.00 - $64,459.20/Annually Delete 0.75 FTE, (Position No. 4689) Senior Library Technician, $53,040.00 - $64,459.20/Annually Delete 0.50 FTE, (Position No. 3617) Library Technician, $49,316.80 - $59,966.40/Annually
- 3o) Adoption of Resolution Approving New Classification of Senior District Attorney Investigator, $101,150.40 - $122,960.00/Annually; and Amending the Position Allocation Table as Follows: Budget Unit 2070 (District Attorney), Add 1.0 FTE, Senior District Attorney Investigator; Delete 1.0 FTE District Attorney Investigator PN 3004
- 3p) Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Abolishment of Dormant County Job Classifications Per Attachment
- 50 LIBRARY
- 3q) Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Sonoma Clean Power Authority for Use of Water and Energy Saving DIY Toolkits by Mendocino County Library Patrons
- 3r) Approval of Publication of Mendocino County Library’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Report
- 3s) Approval of Retroactive Amended and Restated Agreement for Integrated Library System (ILS) Services for Sonoma County Library to Provide System and Support, Billed According to the Proportional Share of the County’s Population Served, Effective October 1, 2025, and Renewed Annually in the Approximate Amount of $70,170
- 54 PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
- 3t) Acceptance of Informational Report Regarding the Issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit EM_2025-0004 (Caltrans) to Replace a Failed 5-foot Diameter Culvert with an 8-foot Diameter Culvert at Post Mile Marker 0.6 (PM 0.6) on State Route 1 (SR 1)
- 3u) Acceptance of Informational Report Regarding the Issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit EM_2025-0005 (Weber) to Repair One Septic System Serving Cabin No. 1, Abandon Septic System Serving Cabin No. 2, Replace Septic System to Serve Cabins No. 2 and 3; Located at 46300 Fish Rock Road, Gualala (APN:143-152-16)
- 57 PROBATION
- 3v) Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Noble Software Group, LLC in the Amount of $66,228 to Provide Adult and Juvenile Probation Assessment Program Services, Effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027
- 59 PUBLIC HEALTH
- 3w) Approval/Acknowledgement of Revised Revenue Agreement No. BOS 22-236 A4 with the State of California, Department of Public Health, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Division, in the Amount of $3,518,452.00, to Provide Nutrition Education for WIC for Federal Fiscal Years 2022-25
- 61 SHERIFF-CORONER
- 3x) Acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25
- 63 SOCIAL SERVICES
- 3y) Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Armorous Private Security in the Amount of $68,640 to Provide Security Guard Services at Mendocino County Department of Social Services Office Locations in Willits and Fort Bragg, Effective October 4, 2025, through April 3, 2026
- 65 ADJOURNMENT
- 66 Additional Meeting Information for Interested Parties
- 67 Thank you for your interest in the proceedings of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.