you you Recording in progress. Thank you. Recording in progress. Morning. Board of Supervisor Regulium meeting. Fox October 1st, 2024 is now in session. Speakers joining the meeting via teleconference. Please unmute your microphone. With Clark, please call the roll. Supervisor Halbert, excused. Supervisor Marquez. Present. Supervisor Tam. Present. Supervisor Carson, excused. Present Miley. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. Okay, Board of Supervisors welcomes you to its meetings. The board allows in-person and remote observation and participation by members of the public and its meetings. County Val, I mean to recognize as the important and valuable role of public participation in government, be reminded that disruptive conduct and renders orderly conduct of the meeting and feasible and be tolerated. This includes disruptive conduct that may occur through public comment. 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If you decide not to speak, notify the clerk when your call is unmuted, or you may simply hang up and dial back into the meeting. As a reminder, you may always just observe the meeting without participating by clicking on the view now link on the county's web page at acgov.org. When called you will have two minutes to speak please limit your remarks to the time allocated. Public comments will generally alternate between in-person and online speakers as determined by the president of the board and subject to overall time limits. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any board or noirks? Thank you. President Miley just want to invite the public to participate this Saturday in a free family event at Cal State East Bay. This is Science in the Park. The theme is a greener future. And it's going to be this Saturday, October 5th, from 9 to 3pm. We have over 100 exhibitors confirmed. And it's going to be lots of fun, free activities for the entire family to engage and learn more about science and get exposure to a college campus. So it encouraged the entire community to come out. This Saturday, Science in the Park and learn more about science and get exposure to a college campus. So it encouraged the entire community to come out this Saturday Science in the Park October 5th from 9 to 3pm. Thank you. Thank you. Also, I would like to announce that it is with a pronounced sadness that I share of the passing of Christopher Seale's janitorial supervisor on September 29th. Christopher worked for the county for over 16 years. September 9th, 2007, he joined the General Services Agency as a temporary janitor through the TAP program. It was appointed to a janitor position on April 5, 2009. Christopher worked at various county facilities in the downtown Oakland area. After a short break in service, he rejoined the janitorial team at the Juvenile Justice Center on December 25th, 2011. As an acting Janitor supervisor, Christopher supervise the Janitorial team, night shift at the Sanery to jail in juvenile justice center since 2021. Christopher was promoted to Janitor Supervisor on September 17, 2023. We were a member of Christopher as a hardworking individual who took pride in his work and we send our condolences to his family and loved ones and colleagues and we will be a journey today's meeting and his memory. Any other important supervisor comments or remarks? Okay, we will now take public comment on items on the agenda except items listed as 11 o'clock and 2 o'clock set matters. Public comment on items listed as 11 o'clock and two o'clock. That matters will be taken after the item is called for presentation and or discussion. Do we have any speakers on items on our agenda other than 11 or two o'clock? Yes, there are speakers on these items. We will go to the first speaker and alternate between in-person and online speakers is necessary Please state your name the city you live in and which item you're speaking on you'll have two minutes to speak on the item This is just a reminder if you're calling in dial star 9 to raise your hand to speak We will go with the first in person speaker Our speaker is Judy Belcher. She's speaking on item 33. Hello. Good morning supervisors. Nice to see you. My name is Judy Belcher and I'm a commissioner with the County of Alameda Elections Commission. Today I speak on behalf of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the council of the elections in the county, conducted by the Alameda County Registrar voters. Our oversight role promotes the integrity, efficiency, accuracy, and voter trust related to voter registration and elections. The early release of CAS vote records during the Canvas allows for increased election data transparency and trust in free and fair elections a backbone of a healthy democracy. To this end, I urge the Board of Supervisors to approve agenda item number 33, directing the registrar voters to adopt a policy of releasing the text, cast vote record reports early in the Canvas. Thank you. Did you or on call during the Canvas allow us for increased election data transparency and trust in free and fair elections, a backbone of a healthy democracy. To this end, I urge the Board of Supervisors to approve agenda item number 33, directing the registrar voters to adopt a policy of releasing the text, cast vote record reports early in the canvas. Thank you. Online caller, you have two minutes. Please state your name and the the last three increased election data transparency and trust in three and they're Richard Spellman speaking on item 60 65 Good morning. Thank you for this opportunity to talk. I'm Richard Spiegelman. I chair the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails. I live in Oakland. And I want to address the question of Prop 36, which is raised in an urgent item 65. State Proposition 36 is a misguided response to problems of crime in California. ICJJ strongly urges a no vote on the costly, ineffective, and cruel suggestion that we return to incarceration as our primary response to low level crimes of theft, drug possession, and drug abuse. The Vera Institute on Prop 36 says that it proposes extending harsh, three strikes style sentencing to low-level non-violent drug and theft defenses. It would cost California taxpayers billions each year and strip funding from critical crime prevention programs. In Elimita County, in the last six years through Proposition 47, we received state grants, I believe, of $18 million due to prison population reductions. These kinds of grants would go away, and it wouldn't mean less money for community-based mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, diversion, housing support service for justice involved, adults, and so on. Prop 36 will not address the organized smash and grab retail crime that's made headlines. Those are handled by other elements of the criminal code and it will not address homelessness or drug use at all. Prop 36 will divert money away from rehab programs rather than funding them. It will not make us safer. So in conclusion, I encourage the Board of Supervisors to endorse a no vote on Prop 36, and I encourage individual members of the Board to take public statements against Prop 36. Thank you. Merle, you have two minutes. Please state your name. The city you live in and the item you're speaking on. Good afternoon or morning supervisors. Thank you for taking my my video call. My name is Merle Lestig. I am also a member of the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails and a member of Kihila Community synagogue, a resident of Berkeley, and a taxpayer in the county of Alameda. I am deeply concerned about Prop 36. It takes us backwards. It doesn't address the current crime situation, which is actually going down, but it creates, it fills our jail. We're going to have to find more money from the county budget. The fund is these new arrests. They are many of them are low level. Prop 36 doesn't address homelessness and it doesn't address the issue of what we're going to do with people with mental illness and substance abuse increase numbers in San Areida. It's going to cost Alameda County funds and we're going to lose our funding for the rehab services and mental health services that prop 47 currently funds. I strongly urge the board to reject prop 36 either as a board or as individuals. It is a dangerous way to deal with crime, a dangerous and ineffective way to deal with crime in Alameda County. And I appreciate the time to be able to give my opinion. Thank you. Next speaker is Ron O'Hoon. Good morning. This is a health care services issue. On April 14, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Havier Bissera said, quote, we know these vaccines are killing people of color. Black, Latino, indigenous people at about two times the rate of white Americans. That's a shocker. He's talking about the COVID-19 vaccines. He says, we know these vaccines are killing people of color. Black, Latino, indigenous people at about two times the rate of white Americans. I prize my management, I worked at the California Department of Public Health almost 15 years and I prize my management. What Secretary B. Sarah said and I forwarded them information from the vaccine, adverse event reporting system. Look, I'm this black guy. I'm telling my white superiors that we know that these vaccines that the seriset are killing people of color and they discipline me. Unfortunately, they made it about me and then about you and the people behind me in a 40 million other Californians So I took a 55% pay cut I retired so this information will not be Withheld from you all I Eards Alameda County Health Officer to discontinue promoting officer to discontinue promoting, administering and distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Thank you for your time. Trishala. Trishala, please state your name. This is you live in an item you're speaking on. You have two minutes. Yeah, I'm Treshaela Venencoda. I am a resident of Oakland. And the item that I'm speaking on is number 33. With regard to adopting a policy to release the text cast vote record. I am urging your support for this critical measure to ensure transparency and public trust in our electoral process, releasing the cast vote record each day of the vote count, whether it's released on election night or the days following it will help prevent issues like those we've encountered in 2022. And it will strengthen the integrity and accuracy of our election process. The public deserves full transparency. And this is a vital and long overdue step towards ensuring it. The elections commissioners, I have witnessed. And by following the most recent meetings have worked incredibly diligently to obtain clarity from the Secretary of State, who their office confirms that this process is permissible. I want to highlight some of the key points of work that they have done. The Elections Commission engaged with Deputy Secretary of State who confirmed that the Secretary of State's office submitted legislative language to clarify what constitutes a Casvot record. This clarification ensures that election officials will not face prosecution during the canvas as outlined in their communication with the committee. Furthermore, the election commission verified that Senate bill number one, three, two, eight currently awaiting the governor's signature. It does not prevent the early release of CVRs assured that more so the office is assured that nothing in the bill prohibits this early release. And lastly, the committee also brings you far as to communicate with the voting system dominion who confirm that their equipment can generate CVRs automatically. So urging you guys to vote yes thank you. Happy Park, speaking on item 4589 and 13. Good morning supervisors and everybody else. So glad to see people in person, in their bodies, in their healthy, strong bodies. I came here to speak and to comment about Ronald Owens' story. And in general, we're commenting about mental health in general, but there are a lot of items on the agenda that talk about health care services and contracts. Because Ronald's story isn't unique and in some ways, even his response to the situation isn't either. But the part of it that perturbs me is a response to the California Public Health Department. He was a public information officer. His job was to share and disseminate information so that we, the people, could make personal choices about how to treat our own bodies. That bureaucracy failed him and us. He also had the courage to respond in a selfless manner to continue to help the public, public officers, public supervisors, public workers to help the public. I acknowledge how hard do supervisors work and all the staff even more so, but what you work on and some of the choices you make and made were not in the public's best individual interest. Because you chose the system over American democratic choices. Our system needs to be dismantled. So stay tuned because your actions have ignited the power of the people and we won't allow it to happen again. Thank you for your time. Mindy, you're online. You have two minutes to speak. Please state your name in this city. You live in an item you're speaking on. Yes, my name is Mindy Pechenuk. I'm Candida for Oakland City Council at large. I'm talking on items 33 and 34 on 30. I do support the recommendation by the election commission. They did an excellent job on this cast boat record and I do urge this committee commission to board supervisors to absolutely pass this. This is a very necessary measure for election transparency and to give the voters of Oakland and Alameda County the security to be able to see at a moment's notice what is going on with the vote. I've been a big pusher of this with my group Utaka, Election Integrity Alameda County, and this is a great step forward by the Election Commission that you appointed. So I would fully support backing them up right now and passing this measure. On 34, I do want to say that I'm opposed to renaming the building, the County of Alameda Administration building, to the Susan S. Muranshi County of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of $5,000 the highest paid in the city, which is really quite unthinkable when you're given what's going on. So I would urge you not to make this change. I could say more on that, but I want to leave a few minutes to say that I also want to encourage you to vote in back what Proposition 47 did and it's very important. It's not the end of the final thing that we need to solve crime and homelessness, but it's a major important step. So I do encourage you all to put out a statement in support of Proposition 36. Thank you. Next speaker Buffalo speaking on item 14. Greetings one and all respect respect to words. As you know, I'm certified. I'm rude to, but today I get to break my norm or deviate from it and congratulate you all on item 14A. Yeah, I'm a Remnant and Survivor of the Healthy Babies Program. His cosmic slap on irony that Don Parana interrupted that. You see, diminished that so as to remove the most effective recovery program in the city of Oakland, which brings me to the subject of our honorable warrior relative. I want to say for the record, when you talk about infants, healthy, black babies, and programs thereof, you do need to remember Magida Ramon, who founded a program that took care of 50 women and their children who spoke the truth so correctly that CPS backed out of court and let her have them. When the child abuse police don't even recognize human rights, in defense of infants, in defense of women who had lived through the crack wars. Magida Ramon, who showed the Black Panther Party how to write grants instead of extorting Black liquor store owners for the funds for the free breakfast program. Yes, she began the Healthy Babies program here in Oakland, gotten mugged by what's his face Teflon down, Parana at any event. Congratulations to everyone concerned for having the nerve to continue a program of recovery for women and children in this county. Helen, go ahead, please state the go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and on today's agenda. We believe our communities are stronger when more people participate in making the decisions that affect all of us. We further believe that the government's responsibility is to protect our right to vote through regulations and procedures, but also those regulations and procedures should encourage and act even inform the electorate. Releasing the cast vote record reports are one step in increasing confidence in election administration in Alameda County. the Council. We have a Board of Trustees to inform the electorate. Releasing the cast vote record reports are one step in increasing confidence in election administration in Alameda County. It's about both transparency and confidence, public confidence in the election process. Thank you very much. next speaker is Simu Raimi he's speaking on item three and six. Good morning my name is Simu Raimi I'm with the California Open Union at the HOMES with the Mental Health Outreach Program for Independent Living Community Garden. I do a course for this. It's a full program. It's all a problem of America. It's a term America around. The American people have the chance to do this. But the politicians and the recruitment people of this system is destroying the people with these lives. If you want to be in a homeless, then you house them. You don't stop the program that's going to house them. You don't stop the system things that's going to get them situated where they can go for their life. So they help them. The system is stopping them. You threw them in this reason. Now you were criminalizing for what you did, bro. It's called taxation, that representation. This was planned in 1950. The general is right. Dr. Charles Grickland and UC Berkeley said this about 40 years ago, he went to Julianne to over there. The government is planning to kill off the population people. They don't need a more. We're AIDS and crack. It's a biological warfare on the population people don't need a more. So I've been very educated to do what I'm doing to solve this problem. The house, Mr. Miley, Mandela Village, that's my program. I let them do it. I was going back and forth. They started running with Amsterdam, home, the desktop program I did. The building between me and my fiancee. I just go with you know, I talk for that program. I actually just missed my, but when you was counseling, what we're going to do by man, you told me they'll go your mayor, huh? Other words, I'm serious about what I'm doing. I've been doing this for 35 years. I know it's outreach program. They tell mine. Uh-uh. On six, see, I can send to the agreement with the LA, planning, degalars, whatever it is, just for the jangling. And you come on, how old is the president? Suck your actri? Where are they going to go? Where is center to? Give them off the streets. Yoel, you have two minutes to speak. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Yoel, please unmute yourself. Yes. Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, I can. go ahead, please. Good morning. My name is you. I'm the director of the criminal justice program at the ACLU of Northern California. I'm also a resident of district three. Thank you all for putting Proposition 36 on the agenda item. I'm calling because the ACLU strongly opposes Proposition 36 for various reasons. I'll just talk about one of those opposes Proposition 36 for various reasons. I'll just talk about one of those reasons that has to do with the county financial outlook and burdens. Now, Proposition 36 will cut hundreds of millions of dollars from critical programs, including cuts to mental health and substance abuse treatment, cuts to diversion programs aimed at reducing recidivism, cuts to trauma recovery services for survivors and victims of crime, and it cuts programs that are designed to keep kids in school. Proposition 36 will cost the state billions of dollars in new prison spending. As you may have noticed, there is absolutely no mandated funding for the treatment that's outlined in Proposition 36. There's no mandated funding for any of the quote unquote treatment that's required by Proposition 36. And without allocated funding, these costs are likely going to fall to the counties. We've looked at a couple of estimates for what the financial burden to the county will be. And we're looking at a total annual cost related to Alameda County at about 52 million annually. The breakdown for that is that the state costs due to the incarceration of Alameda County residents in state prison is estimated to be around 8.8 million. The cost to Alameda County jails is going to be around 11 million dollars. And then the cost for the mandated drug treatment, which is currently not funded by Proposition 36, and which will likely be borne by Alameda County is estimated to be around 32 million. The actual demand in the Proposition 36 will be that there will be hundreds of people in County Jeos and State prisons as a result of the super punitive. You all your time is up. the community. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Last in person speaker is Karen Chan speaking on item 65. All the I just put a cough drop in. Hi, my name is Karen. I am a resident here in Oakland. I also work in Alameda County organizing as a coordinator for the Justice Reinvestment Coalition, made up of community-based organizations that focus on reentry and no justice reform. I'm here to urge y'all as the Board of Supervisors to endorse a no on prop 36, prop 36 is a ballot measure It extends a three-strike style tough on gram sentencing on low and Nonviolent drug and theft offenses. It also would cost us millions of dollars Extra funding from critical crime prevention programs that keep communities healthy and safe I also want to add that I have a background in public health and so. I also want to add that have a background in public health. And so prevention is key and I also want to urge all to invest in a public health approach when it comes to public self safety to ensure economic sustainability within Alameda County. Prop 36 does not fix the homelessness issue. Drug use or crime, it will actually make these issues worse exacerbating them and eliminating programs that are proven to help turn people's lives around. Instead of wasting millions of dollars on mass incarceration, which will further traumatize and cause generational harm within Alameda County. Our residents here in Alameda County deserve real solutions that prevent crime and improve people's qualities of life. Affordable housing, good jobs, and access to mental health and drug treatment. Again, urging you all to please endorse a NOAA on 36. I also want to highlight the programs that are threatened if Prop 36 moves forward, and that includes Alameda County health care services Specifically the AC Prop 46 cohort building opportunities for self-sufficiency the trauma recovery center Alameda County District or Tony's office trauma recovery center and Ruby's place trauma recovery center So I hope that I can urge all of no property sex to maintain funding for these programs. Frankie please state that I am you're speaking on you have two minutes. Go ahead please. Good morning. I'm speaking on item 16.5. My name is Dr. Frankie Freeramos. I work at Courage Community is kn United for Restortive Use Justice. We're also a member organization of the Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County. We are a staff that is primarily formally incarcerated or directly impacted by incarceration. We urge this Board of Supervisors to please stand on the right side of justice, stand on the side of data. Prop 47 passed change legislation that helped to alleviate mass incarceration and made dramatic investments in the type of prevention and rehabilitation programs that our people coming home need. If incarceration was a solution to drug addiction or to mental health issues, we would be the safest nation in the world. My brother is addicted to heavy drugs, has been in and out of prisons and jails for more than 30 years. I can tell you all from direct lived experience. Incarceration does not help. This is why we have been winning the battle against mass incarceration, though it appears that our communities are suffering more than ever before. That is due to a lot of really bad policies that have made the situation economically in our communities worse than ever before. But the investments that we have made from reducing the prison population into programs have really helped with the issue of recidivism. Please look at who's supporting Prop 36, look who's opposed. All of us who are directly impacted and have the lived experience and do the research are opposed to Prop 36. And it is big retailers who benefit from incarceration that support Prop 36. Join other cities and leaders in saying no to Prop 36 and be on the right side of justice. Thank you. Jackie, please say the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Thank you. This Jackie Kodada from Pleasant, and speaking on item 33 and 34, possibly 65. If I have time. First of all, item 34. We oppose the proposal to rename the county of Alameda administration building as the Susan as Marin Asher County of Alameda administration building this building already dedicated to Ralphie in 1919, becoming District Attorney and later a Superior Court judge. The dedication ceremony in 1964 honored Judge Hoit's contributions to public service, and his plaque still stands in the lobby today, renaming this building not only dishonors Judge Hoit's legacy, but also disrespects his family. Furthermore, Ms. Mironashi's directly impacted in an ongoing lawsuit with Acta versus County of Alameda County, excuse me, County of Alameda. Until this case is resolved in the decision to rename the building, would be premature, disrespectful to the public, we urge you table this proposal. Now regarding agenda item 33, we want to commend the creation of the Election Oversight Committee, which has worked tirelessly to bring transparency to our elections. For two years, the registrar voters, Mr. DuPui, misled this board about why he could not release the cast vote records, unlike neighboring counties. The Secretary of State has even struck down his excuses for withholding this data. Thanks to the diligence of commissioners' butter, Deeter, and Belcher, also former commissioner singer, participated in the beginning. This committee has now recommended the release of CVR's in readable format before the election certification and as each ballot mask is tabulated. Ensuring the public can oversee election processes. We commend this board for recognizing the need for greater election oversight and we urge continued support of this vital committee for sake of transparency and public trust and we urge that you please pass this agenda item. Thank you very much. Chris you have two minutes to speak please say the item that you're speaking on. Good morning my name is Chris Marion and my comment is in regards to agenda item 33. I support the election commission's recommendation to direct the registrar voters to promptly and regularly release Casput records, CVRs, as ballots are counted after every election. The public release of this information enables independent analyses of results, which strengthens confidence in the veracity of the elections in the county. San Francisco already uses a policy like this and it works to ensure transparency, accountability and accuracy of elections. Thank you for your time. Stephen Hill, please state the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes. go ahead and move. Please state the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes. Go ahead, please. I'm speaking on item 33. My name is Stephen Hill. I'm elections consultant with fair vote. I want to encourage the board of supervisors to pass item 33, which was recommended by your PAL committee, as well as recommended unanimously by your elections commission. This is an important vehicle for improving transparency, accountability and accuracy of elections in Alameda County. I want to recall how we got here. You might recall in November, 2022 election, the registrar's office announced the wrong winner in an Oakland the only race in which the outcome was changed by the mistake that was made by the registrar. This mistake was only discovered because my organization Fairvote was able to get a hold of the Castvote Record Report and then rerun the tallies to discover the mistake. If unfortunately we were not able to get the casual record report until after the 30-day certification. So what this measure will do that you're as before you today is simply implement a policy so that the public release will happen before the 30-day certification and avoid the type of scandal that happened in November 2022. This is something the registrar has already done in previous elections. He just did it after the 30-day instead of before the 30-day. So there's numerous ways to implement this, including making the castle record file available for download. That's how San Francisco does it. Also, the registrar in the past has emailed the cast thought record file. Either way, it would work. We I encourage you to move forward with this proposal and put Alameda County elections on a better footing. Thank you. Collar, please state your name, the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Hi, yes, this is Reese's Jeffie. I reside in Oakland. I got on to speak on item 33, but we'll take a moment to say that I agree with earlier commenters on their opposition to prop 36. Please let's not go backwards. Regarding item 33, I've been voting in Alameda County for 45 years. I had no concerns about how my vote was being counted until two years ago when a winner in that election had to sue to be seated. That problem could have been avoided if the cast vote record was made available to the public early as is done in San Francisco. Transparency is a good thing. I urge you to vote yes on item 33. Thank you. Greg, please state the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Good morning. My name is Greg Hodg. I'm with the Brotherhood of Elders Network, as well as speaking on behalf of the 40 by 40 council group organizations including East Oak, New Development Center, Roots Community, Health and Black Culture Zone. We're working over the next five years diligently to serve our community with mental health services with better schooling and a range of things around housing. I'm speaking in opposition to the effort to support our indoors Proposition 36 for many of the reasons that have already been stated. You know, almost everybody who got on from ACLU to courage to other organizations know that this takes us backwards. It reduces resources from prop 47 to the county around drug treatment, recidivism and school-based prevention. It essentially criminalizes poverty in a way that takes us, it puts us back a decade or two in terms of how we over incarcerated folks thinking that somehow that saw social problems. And so ultimately, the work that we're doing is undercut by the proposed Prop 36. Prop 36 to me is similar to what Republicans and Congress are doing to try to attach a voter suppression bill to a voter suppression issue to a bill in Congress to keep the government running because we don't need it. There's a multitude of other bills that are in front of the legislature right now that would handle some of the issues around retail, retail theft. And lastly, if you look at who supports the California Republican Party, the DA's Association, the Correctional Peace Police Officer Association, I don't know that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors want to be associated with and put them side on that side of history with regard to this issue. So please do not endorse Prop 36. It takes us back in a way that we won't don't want to go back. Thank you all very much for your time this morning. Amanda, please say the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Hi, I will be speaking on item 21. My name is Amanda Griffel-Royaloso, and I am an intake specialist at the Eviction Defense Center. First, I would like to thank the Board of Supervisors for the passport of the legal services we provide to low-income families in Alameda County. Because of your contract in the past year, our agency has been able to assist over 100 slow income families facing homelessness. Over 55% of the clients we served were African-American. 12% Asian, 18% Hispanics, which means over 85% of the low income families facing evasion for people of color. This is why the word we're providing under your contract is so critical to the fight of gentrification in our country. In our county, we wanted to take a moment to give brief example of a client user. Mr. C is an elderly disabled veteran who has lived in his home for 30 years. When the pandemic hit, he lost his side job that he used in order to supplement his social security and veterans pension. As a result, he received a notice to quit and an eviction lawsuit. The eviction defense center represented Mr. C in court. We were able to convince the landlord to let him stay and we were able to obtain rental assistance on his behalf. Mr. C was able to pay going forward and his housing was stabilized. We truly appreciate your funding these past few years and we are respectfully asking that you continue to fund these extremely important legal services in Alameda County. Thank you. Richard you have two minutes to speak please say the item that you am speaking on number item number 33. I'm sorry that my name is listed incorrectly there on the screen. I don't know how to change it. I serve on the elections commission and I speak in favor of releasing cas vote records early and often during the county process. The CBR policy before you today is the Commission's very first recommendation to you. I trust that you will give it thorough consideration. While the Commission's resolution and memo that you received are not attached as background material to this agenda item. It does explain in detail the rationale for releasing CASPOT record reports early and often, and the reasoning is compelling. But we do realize that this year's election is just around the corner. And so if the registrar is unable to implement the full prescribed CBR policy before you, any interim steps that include the early release of these reports in this election, definitely this election would be welcomed and necessary. The registrar will have a couple more years to implement the full best practices before you. I thank you for your consideration. Gerald, you have two minutes to speak. Please state an item that you're speaking on. Go ahead, please. Gerald, go ahead, please. You have two minutes to speak. Please say the item. Gerald Petchenek, this is the last opportunity to speak. You have two minutes. Please say the item you're speaking you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I work at Urban Peace Movement. We are also a member of the Justice Reinvestment Coalition. I am also calling it on item 65 and strongly urging you the supervisors to not support Prop 36. We know that there's serious implications to supporting this and it will take things backwards and further and further criminalize and make these issues much worse. Instead of fixing homelessness, drug use, and crime, Prop 36 will actually make these worse by eliminating the programs that we see every day that turn people's lives around and we're wasting millions and millions of dollars. My sister works in housing for a nonprofit as well and I have been watching her stress day in and day out about the potential to be losing their funding to help the people that are at risk in her communities. And it's heartbreaking to see that California is trying to move backwards instead of trying to solve these problems and give people basic needs like housing and food security. It's also not going to solve any addiction and overdose crisis. We want people healthy. We want people to have never been incarcerated in the first place. So Prop 36 has false promises. It's gonna strip a hundred million dollars a year from services for drug use and mental illness Homelessness and more making it even harder for people who need help to get help for their addiction. So please please do not report Prop 36. John please state which item you're speaking on you have two minutes go ahead please. I'm 33 and 65 B. Books seem actually on third and third. The casual records is everybody seems on the call seems to be in favor of it. It's a very good idea. What I wanna emphasize is that it's just the first step. It's a significant step. And it's a significant step in getting transparency and accountability, but there are others. That are just as important. You had a presentation by Mark Zuleman as team last meeting regarding the voter rolls. That really needs to be cleaned up. And that's just as important as the cast vote records and it really needs to be highlighted. The other, another step, which is actually very important as far as transparency, we need to be able to see the open up those processes at the ROV so that we can see the processes, especially the signatures on the ballot envelopes, which Mr. DePuy is fighting us in court, which the Florida Supervisors is funding the lawyer to fight us. All we're trying to do is get transparency in our elections and openness so that we can have accountability and demonstrate integrity in our elections and openness so that we can have accountability and demonstrate integrity in our elections. Catch what reference is very important. Now as far as 65B, now many people will say that the reason why we lump you out to the presence is because they're on the street and the streets are more dangerous. The first role of government at any level is to keep their citizens safe. Now I do support all these rehabilitation faiths that we should do that. But that keeps the citizens safe. Thank you. Hunter, please say the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Yes, thank you. This is Hunter Cobb. I'm I live in Alameda city of Alameda. I'm speaking to item number 33 on the early release of the Caspo records. Mainly, I'm speaking in support of release early releases. And mainly I'd like to commend the work of the election commission, which made the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. This body, this election commission, which has been an operation for less than a year, has in my view taken on their job with diligence and a sincere commitment to improve our elections. I know that you members of the board of supervisors have a lot of boards that report to you and you may not be in touch with all the details of each one of the commissions. But I would just like to let you know that in my humble opinion, this election commission is doing a very notable job. So that's all I have to say. Thank you. Jose, please state which item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Hi folks. This is Jose Bernal. I'm speaking on 65B. I'm speaking on behalf of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights based in Oakland, California. Just really, I think it's fitting for this board to take a position, no, on Prop 36, giving the county's long history of real investments in community, real investments in reentry services. I remember not too long ago, this board made commitments to make substantial investments in community-based organizations from realignment funds. And the county really stood out as a pioneer at that time in the state. And so Prop 36 really threatens a lot of that. It really threatens over the next 10 years to incarcerate an additional 1.5 million people. That's over the next decade. That's insane to think about that. It also threatens to take away 750 million from successful drug treatment and homeless prevention programs in the state. It also threatens over the next decade to take away 300 million from services for survivors of crime. It also threatens to take away 10 million for school-based violence prevention programs. Now I know that there are very serious issues with unhoused community members that need to be housed in California that there are very real issues with folks that are, falling into substance use and need treatment. But the solution isn't to incarcerate our way out of that. The solution to that is not Prop 36. The solution is very real policies that could be enacted, very real investments in community, and Prop 36 doesn't do that. Prop 36 will revert us back to the 90s tough on cry Mara, which was a catastrophe, which ruined many lives. So I encourage this board to take a position on No on 36. Thank you. Katrina, please state which item you're speaking on. You have two minutes to speak. Go Katrina, please state which item you're speaking on. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Hi, good morning, everybody. My name is Katrina Reesa and I am the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Initiate Justice and I'm speaking on item 65 on Prop 36 this morning. So as a community-based organization that works with folks that have been directly impacted by the systems. We understand that Prop 36 is harmful. It will reduce funding for school-based violence prevention programs and reduce access and two end resources for drug treatment programs. Prop 36 will result in longer-present sentences, increasing the prison population and the state's prison spending. The California legislative's annual office estimates that the criminal justice cost related to court workload and increased prison and jail populations would increase by tens of millions of dollars every year and minimum. We need more investments in our communities, not more investment in prison and policies at harm black, brown and poor communities. Prop 36 will not invest in people in will harm our communities. It would also in results in incarcerated 45,000 black and brown Californians. The vast majority of whom would be incarcerated for personal possession of drugs Pro 36 would reduce funding for mental health and drug treatment would increase school drop-out rates and reduce true and supervention programs and services for survivors of harm So we urge you to vote now on Pro 36 and Think of the community members that it will affect. Thank you. Collar, please state your name, the item that you're speaking on. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Item 34, the Murney Shee Proclamation, calling from San Leandro. This is a very important step in continuing our progressive agenda in the county, but I just don't think it's progressive enough. If you're going to name the Adved Building after Ms. Mournishie, then you must also consider renaming some other county buildings after other very highly effective and indispensable people. For one, you must rename the courthouse building after Taylor Swift. And you must name the parking garage after Travis Kelsey. No particular reason for either of these renaming efforts. But you don't have a compelling reason to rename the administration building after someone either. So what's the difference? Also, Travis Kelsey maybe doesn't have any connection to Alameda County, but that doesn't reason to rename the administration building after someone either. So what's the difference? Also, Travis Kelsey maybe doesn't have any connection to Alameda County, but that doesn't matter. He's Taylor Swift's boyfriend, and Taylor Swift wants us all to vote for Camila Harris and that matters. We are progressives and that's enough for us to say that we like this person. We really, really like this person. So let us spend thousands of dollars for a plaque and stuff to name something after them. Most of all, you must rename the Elimita County Law Library after Kamala Harris. She's a top-notch legal scholar. Yes, she dialed back her hundreds of cases she prosecuted to 50, but it doesn't matter. Thanks. Hello. My name is Allison Monroe. I'm calling about item 65 on the consent calendar, which is a proposal to the county to stay neutral on prop 36, I would like the supervisor to debate Proposition 36 and take a position against it. The reason one reason I'm interested in this issue was as some of you know, my daughter who had serious mental illness overdosed on Mass and Fattenham a year ago, while she was conserved by the county. And I actually do not think it would be productive to charge whatever fool gave her those drugs with murder or to send him or hurt a prison for three years. That will fix nothing. It's not our way in this county or it shouldn't be to look around for people to blame for things like serious mental illness or drug addiction. We have a lot of homeless people that have serious mental illness. They're taking meth and this meth is very often contaminated with fentanyl. The problem is not the people who give these drugs to each other. These drugs are very cheap. My daughter could get them for free or for a few bucks. They're easy to get. The problem is not the people selling those drugs. The problem is that as yet we haven't brought it together as a state, as a country, or as a county to take care of those people with serious mental illness on the street who are being picked off by mess and fentanyl. Pro 36 is not the way to go, not in our county's traditions and not progressive and not a good idea. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Gerald, you have two minutes to speak. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead, please. Okay. Thanks. I hope you can hear me now. I'm speaking on items 33 and 34. Can you hear me okay? Yes, we can. Go ahead, please. Okay. I'm going to go ahead and go ahead and go ahead. Can you hear me okay? Yes, we can't go ahead, please. Okay. All right. So on item 33, I think a person who really deserves recognition. In addition to the entire board. Is that can recall supervisor Carson took the lead. In getting the election commission set up. And I think he really deserves recognition because it was not a popular thing, but he stuck it out and fought for it. And I think it's very important because the election commission stuck its neck out on this cast vote records. And if you can get the fair vote, Etaqa, the League of Women voters, and the Election Commission all in agreement, I think that's a good thing. It shows we can't come together. And because of the Election Commission, I think the registrar voters needs to stop talking at it both sides of his mouth. Otherwise known as lying on another issue, which I learned about at the election commission meeting, which I will bring the evidence forward that he's continuing is duplicitous policies. And I will provide the evidence to the election commission and to the board on that. So on number 34, I think Carson also proposed this and I would recommend instead of more or not, actually if he does want to change it, I suggest if he named after Seth King, Seth Smith, Mr. Carson may remember the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student who was shot to death on Dwight Way in 2022. No, Seth Smith can't talk, but we can put his name on the building. Thank you. Our next in-person speaker is Mika Johnston speaking speak on 3B and 47. I am opposed to 47. The last four years, the utility company has imposed on us. Just a couple of weeks ago, I found a Claris app on our TV. It was for management of the Aclara meter. We haven't been told about it. And what are they doing on it? The Aquarius Smart Meter has brought their even in our health benefits. They've come into our homes through using via the TV initially and, well, guess the meter initially and our phones are TVs our cars our appliances have all been automated I haven't heard anyone speak on this Perhaps some people don't know perhaps because it's been happening to me for so long. We found a lot of controller boards, a lot of controller boards that don't have anything to do with anything that our devices are doing. This one I found in my pants that I just washed. This isn't washed so it must have got there recently. I'm speaking on the health care because they do need someone to supervise it because I'm going to be able to get you have done. Yeah, P Kelly. Thank you, Kelly. You can hide on 65. Yes. Good morning to everybody. I'm speaking on Prop 36 and I would just like to urge the committee to vote no on this measure. This is terrible legislation and this problem would not like fixed mass incarceration. Mod of folks really need services instead of incarceration when it comes to drug addiction. Folks are in desperate situations and they have no other way in really how to go about trying to change their situation. And so to vote for this measure is definitely going to put a lot of folks at disadvantages and where they would need a lot of serious medical help, a lot of treatment and Lock and Folk Sub has just never been the way to go about trying to face these problems. And so I will urge you out to vote no on 36. Thank you. President Malay, there are no more speakers. All right. Thank the speakers for their comments this morning. We have an 11 o'clock set matter. So I want to take that up before we go to closed session. But let's see. Let me see can we get a motion to approve the the minutes from the board's regular meeting of July 23rd August 6 6th, September 19th, and September 24th. And for the record, the meetings on September 19th and September 24th are special meetings. So, regular meetings. Mr. President, I'd be happy to move approval of regular meeting minutes for July 23rd and August 6th, and special meeting minutes for September 19th and September 24th. I'll second. Move by Halbert, second by. Tam. There's no board comments or questions on this. The clerk take the role. Supervisor Halber. Aye. Supervisor Merkins. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Hi. Supervisor Carsten. Yes. President Marley. Thank you. Right, so we'll take a five minute recess and then we'll take up the 11 o'clock. the recording in progress. All right. The board's back from recess of the court. Take the roll. Supervisor Halbert. Present. Supervisor Marquez. Excuse. Supervisor Tann. Present. Supervisor Carson. Present. Present. Present. Present. Present. Present. Okay. We'll take up 11 o'clock. Set items. President. President. President Meiley. President. Okay. We'll take up 11 o'clock, set items, items of 49, 50, 51, 52, and then we will recess in the closed session. So let's start with item 49. and I'm 49 is board supervisors, Commins, Sixer, Scipients, the 2024 Alabama Proclamation here. Let's see here. Let me initially read the Proclamation that proclaims October as National Arts and Humanities Month. National Arts and Humanities Month, October 2024. In 2024, Alameda County Arts Leadership Award recipients. Whereas the county strongly for the arts and humanities in the nation, recognized by the White House, Congress, States, counties, and cities throughout our country for three decades. Whereas where is our county celebrates the arts humanities as important parts of our lives that create connections promote well-being and make our society healthier health care and stronger. Whereas the arts and humanities tell our stories, encouraging freedom of expression that empowers everyone to think and speak creatively for collective good. And whereas a business focusing on the arts and humanities, that is the businesses focusing on the arts and humanities are among the most vital sectors of our local state and national economy, supporting thriving communities by creating opportunities and jobs. And whereas, important local efforts to support the arts and humanities are advanced by the Alameda County Arts Commission's programs and initiatives such as the Alameda County City Level Arts Partnership Network, which includes city arts commissions and councils throughout the county. And whereas during the month of October, Alameda County celebrates the 2024 Alameda County Arts Leadership Awards recipients and their essential leadership roles in arts and culture, in cultural organizations that enhance the quality of life for all community members in our county. Therefore, the board does hereby proclaim October as National Arts Humanities Month. In our county, it recognizes the 2024 Arts Leadership and Awards recipients. And I'd like to present this proclamation to Rachel Sanzima from our, who's the Director of Arts Commission. And I'll bring this down and we'll also get some pictures with the entire board now. How about I'll say a comment first and then we'll take a picture. Okay, I'm Rachel Losejima. I'm the Executive Director of the Alameda County Arts Commission. Thank you, President Miley and members of the board. We all very much appreciate the proclamation, and I'm so excited that you will be presenting commendations to each of the award recipients this morning. I'd like to express my appreciation to all of you for your ongoing support of the Alameda County Arts Commission. Additionally, I'd like to thank Auditor Controller Clerk Crick-Cortorder, Melissa Wilk, for her support and leadership. And thanks Susan Mournishi for her leadership and support also. One, acknowledge the arts commissioners. They're wonderful group of community members that support all that we do. Some are in person and some are on Zoom today. And I'll just quickly mention their names. District one, Margaret Thorneberry and Sasa Newalski. District two, Mina Mangawala and Teresa Navarro. District three, Andrea Guskin, Teresa Rudy, Judy Sahota, District four, Wendy Shemizo, Usha Shukla, Linda Willis, and District five, Megan Fister, and Tanaka Diane. We also have arts commissioners that are ex officio members. Kimberly Gasway, the director of the General Services Agency and her designate Jennifer Chan. Sandy Rivera, director of the community development agency and her designate Eileen Dalton. And Daniel Woldeson vet is also a designated ex officio member. So thank you to all of the commissioners. In terms of a group photo, I would love to take one now, or you could all wait and take a big group on with all of the Arts Leadership Award recipients after they receive their commentations. Okay, but with that, I'd like to invite Wenda to come up to say a few words. She's the chairperson of the Arts Commission. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. after they receive their commentations. Okay, but with that, I'd like to invite Wenda to come up to say a few words. She's the chairperson of the Arts Commission. Good morning. The air supervisor, Miley and board members. I'm very honored to be here today. My name is Wenda Shimiso. I'm a long time resident of Castro Valley. I'm involved and volunteer in many capacities in Castro Valley and Hayward, but I want to point out the Castro Valley Arts Foundation for the Arts, rather, and the Castro Valley Art Inc, which I'm the former board president. I'm also the executive director of Hewar Arts Council. On behalf of all the appointed members of the Arts Commission, I would like to thank you all for this proclamation and for supporting the belief that arts, culture, and creativity are essential to our successful and thriving community. We're happy to be here today to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month and the 2024 Arts Leadership Award recipients. Very well-deserved leaders in our communities. Thank you very much. All right, thank you. So since we have a lot to present and we have a lot on our agenda today, why don't we go ahead and recognize the art leadership awards and then we'll get one picture at the end. Okay. So let's see, the members of the Almond County Board supervisors are pleased to recognize the six recipients of this year's Arts Leadership Award. Each recipient is receiving a commendation which states, the Alameda County Board Supervisors presents this commendation to you and recognition of your dedication to the arts. And as a 2024 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award recipient. This award is given to each individual for their outstanding achievement in contribution and contributions impacting the arts community and the residents of County. Therefore, thereby promoting the belief that the arts are essential to every successful in thriving community. I will present the first combination and then the other supervisors will present the accommodations for their district and will just go in order of district numbers but also at the present the first one here. Okay they're in beautiful frames. Okay so the arts leadership will be recipient for district four this presented to Paul Kim. Time, okay. Paul is the founder and director of Small Town Society in Caservale. Paul is a dedicated songwriter and community organizer. In 2016, he founded Small Town Society, a nonprofit arts organization. In this role, Paul has curated over 500 events that provide vital opportunities for local artists, musicians, and filmmakers to connect and thrive. With a passion for justice and social change, It's cultivated in vibrant arts, community focus, equity, inclusion, and inspiration. Small tab society is a hub for creativity and community. Under Paul's leadership, Small Town has empowered individuals from diverse backgrounds, revitalized essential community spaces like Castro Valley's Chippewaal Theater. Let civic initiatives that connect artist, expression, with social change, and secured substantial funding to sustain these efforts. His commitment has made small town society a cornerstone of social and artistic life in Alameda counties, an incorporated area. Paul is the resident of Castro Valley. Paul, thank you for all you do to support the arts, culture, creativity in the great community in town of Castro Valley in the county of Alameda. So I'll present this to you if you'd like to make some remarks. Please do. I want to thank you all so much for this honor and I want to accept this award on behalf of the countless voices that have shaped small town society alongside me over the past eight years. It's no secret that we live in a world where our current systems often corrupt and divide us, but it is also no secret that individual and community innovation and creativity are the power that bring us together. In our, in particular, has this incredible ability to transcend social barriers. It carries narratives that challenge the status quo and make space for voices that aren't heard. As small-time society, we have had seen firsthand how powerful art can be when it's given room to breathe and flourish. Our goal has always been to build something bigger than ourselves. The community where artists and activists come together to sing a different song to create a better narrative for our communities. One that doesn't serve the interests of a wealthier, powerful, but validates every person outside the expectations dictated to us, and the algorithms artists are told to feed. Looking ahead, we will continue to dedicate our energy to empowering artists in rich and culture and anchoring community connections. We'll keep fostering our ecosystem, where creativity thrivesves and where our communities flourish. Thank you again for this recognition. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. Thank you, President Meile. The Arts Leadership Award recipient for District 1 is Judy Anglin. Judy is a long time board member and dedicated volunteer for the Olive Hyde Art Guild, which was founded in 1972. Judy has been a cornerstone of the art guild championing championing championing a need. It's mission to support the city of Freemont's Olive Hyde Art Gallery and promoting the visual arts within schools and throughout the Freemont community. For over 40 years, Judy has been an active volunteer and has held numerous positions on the board of directors, including three years as board president. Currently, Judy leads the Art Guild's annual holiday fundraiser and plays a vital role in fundraising. She works on programs for developmentally disabled adults and the by annual members jury show. A watercolor artist herself, Judy takes pride in the art guild's efforts to provide art supplies, awards, and books to underserved children, youth, and seniors. Judy's commitment to the art guild has ensured the successful continuation of this important Fremont organization. Judy, thank you for being a longtime Fremont community member who is truly making a difference in the city of Fremont and beyond. And I love the holiday art event. I always get something. Thank you, Vice President Hobbert, Honorable Members of the Board of Supervisors, the Alameda County Arts Commission. And congratulations to my fellow art leadership award recipients. On their amazing accomplishment. This is such an honor. My contributions in the art community have largely been through the city of Freemont's Olive Height Art Gallery, Art Center, and the All of Hyde Art Guild. Miss All of Hyde, her name is kind of well-known. A native San Francisco born in 1886, San Francisco's Hyde Street was named after her, after family. All of Hyde was a historian, a musician, environmentalist, antique dealer, and a generous philanthropist, philanthropist. She came to Mission San Jose in 1935. And when she left in 1962, she generously donated two buildings to the city of Fremont for cultural purposes. We remember all of Hodge for her legacy to the arts community in the city of Fremont and around the Bay area. Coming up, all of Hodge Art Guild will celebrate its 40th and fabulous holiday for the arts, Gala, show, and sale, our major fundraiser. Market calendars for October 18th, 19th and 20th. We'd love for you to join us at the All of Hyde Art Gallery in Fremont. Thank you. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. Okay. There are two arts leadership award recipients for District 2. The first award recipient is Demitri Grudzki. Demitri is a visual artist, art instructor and community volunteer who lives in the city of Newark. He works with many local groups and arts organizations throughout Elimit County. Demitri specializes in watercolor painting and mosaic art. He has created an extensive number of mosaic tile public artwork for public schools, organizations and community spaces in Hayward, Framont, Livermore, Berkeley, and more. In addition, his community public art projects Dimitri is also an art instructor who conducts classes, workshops, and demonstrations at many arts and education organizations throughout this region. Dimitri exhibits his paintings locally, nationally, and internationally. A resident of the Bay Area for over 30 years, Dimitri's local landscapes remind him of his native, who's Beskistan. He continues to develop new ways to share his art and to encourage others to be creative with the goal of making positive change in our community. Demetri, thank you so very much for all you do to bring arts and creativity to the community members throughout our county. Thank you so much to give Demitri a huge round of applause. I want to thank the county art commission. Thank you for incredible honor. In today's world, art is more important than ever. It's not just about the aesthetics. It's about giving voice for voiceless, reflecting the complexity of our times, and building bridges between cultures and ideas. This award not just a recognition of mind-the-visual efforts. It's a testament to the incredible community that surrounds me. Thank you to everyone here today. Let's continue to work together to make the world more creative, inclusive, and beautiful place. you you is extra special because we have two recipients. The second Arts Leadership Award recipient for District 2 is Lonnie Lemodel. Lonnie is a board member of the Hayward Arts Council, an advocate for the Hayward Literacy Plus Council, and lead coordinator for the Asian and Pacific Islander Community Initiative of the Hayward Unified School District. Lonnie's work with the Hayward Arts Council includes the founding and coordination of the organization's international online exhibition program. She also volunteers at exhibitions, any events and conducts fundraising initiatives with the focus on supporting family art classes and activities. Her decade long commitment to the Hayward Literacy Plus Council has been instrumental in creating impactful newsletters and launching the organization's website. She was instrumental in the creation of the Hayward Unified School District's Asian Pacific Islander Community Initiative and the Filipino American Students Coalition. As a certified human rights consultant, Lonnie advocates for underserved immigrant communities, empowering change through literacy, arts and education. Lonnie is a dedicated and passionate community leader and organizer. Lonnie, I truly appreciate you. You're such a gem and just love seeing you out and about it. So many events in the city of Heyward. Thank you for all you do. Congratulations on this award. Thank you very much. Supervisor McKess. Do the honorable members of the board, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning or good night. I begin by extending my heartfelt appreciation to Vini Thamson, whose confidence in my leadership abilities led to my nomination for this distinguished award. I am honored and grateful to accept this recognition from Alameda Conti Arts Commission. This award serves as a testament to the transformative power of art as an educational tool in the way of life. Art has positively impacted numerous lives, particularly among students and young individuals, especially during the pandemic. As the recipient of this leadership award for this trip to, I am committed to continuing our collective advocacy for local and international artists and emerging talents. To my fellow awardees, let us persist in promoting artistic expression within our community. Notably, Alameda Kant is the diverse diverse population on the scores, the importance of our efforts. With gratitude, I dedicate this award to Hayward Arts Council for unlocking my creative potential. Hayward Unified School District for the platform, my supported Filipino community and above all my loving family whose lives have been enriched, healed and empowered by the arts. Marami Marami Salamat, thank you very much and have a good one. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. for district three. For District 3, it's my pleasure to present the Arts Leadership Award to Laurie Murray. Laurie is founded and serves as the Executive Director of the Bay Area Music Project that's located in the city of Alameda, where she also lives and also my hometown. The Bay Area Music Project was founded in 2014 and is focused on enriching the lives of children and families in under-resourced communities through accessible and transformative music education. The organization began as a small choir class at a single site and has developed into an extensive program with a full orchestra and vocal and electronic music. The organization provides programs across five sites and over 250 children each year. Before founding the Bay Area Music Project, Laurie was a key member of the design team of Alameda's Maya Lynn School, which is recognized for its innovative arts integrated curriculum. Laurie's professional journey includes 25 years in the music industry. She is a dedicated advocate for arts education and committed to using music as a catalyst for social change. Laurie, thank you very much for your leadership and contributions to the city of Alameda and all the communities that you serve. Please, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you to the Alameda County Arts Commission and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. I'm honored to accept this award on behalf of my incredible Bay Area Music Project team. Who for the past 10 years have dedicated themselves to uplifting our Alameda and Oakland communities. With they do this through inspiring music education and social emotional learning. We provide the opportunities for children and youth who would otherwise lack access to the arts at a time when it's most needed. We're just really proud of the work that we do with these kids to make sure that their voices are heard, that they are able to know that they can do hard things and accomplish anything they set their minds to. Thank you so much. I'm going to put to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. The Arts Leadership Award recipient for District 5 is Gram Lustig. Gram Lustig is the artistic director of the Oakland Ballet Company was founded in 1965. Graham has led the organization since 2010 and believes it is essential that the diversity of Oakland and Alameda County is reflected in all of its activities. Graham has created groundbreaking programs for the Oakland Ballet Company, including dancing moons festival. America's first ballet showcase of Asian American Pacific Islander Artist, and Luna Mexicana, which is a celebration as well of the Hispanic community. Rainbow Dances, which is highlighting and showcasing LGBTQ individuals. These programs celebrate our diversity and challenge concepts of how a ballet-based dance organization and more authentically serve in its community. Graham has choreographed over 90 original ballets. That's quite a minute. And operas and commissioned over 100 new dance works. 90 original ballets, that's quite a minute. And operas and commissioned over 100 new dance works is coached an inspired generation of new dance artists throughout his career. Graham has redefined ballet as a dynamic and inclusive art form. We wanna thank you very much for your ingenuity and creativity and many years of service in the area of being the artistic person overseeing the Oakland Ballet Company. Congratulations. Much. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning, supervisors. And thank you so much for this honor. I really deeply appreciate it. And it's refreshing to be in this building for a different reason than paying my taxes. So the other awardees, hearty congratulations, I'm very proud to be included in this wonderful group. It's an absolute privilege to do what I do. I love it with every fibre of my being, to be the schools, to be working with dancers, and where are the dancers right now? They're in rehearsal, of course, for our upcoming Luna Mexicana. We go into the schools and you might be interested if you're from Haywood. We get wonderful artistic notes from students. One time I get a note from a young guy in Haywood and he says, before came to our school I didn't understand the day of the dead. I was frightened. I saw those skeletons but during your performance I felt the spirit of my grandpas turning next to me. If that can reside in our community and dance can create those moments then I'm all in and I'm absolutely thrilled. Thank you so much for this award and I'd like to recognize Karen Renetti, the Vice President of our Board here this morning, and all of the Board members who give me such incredible support. Thank you again. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. So if we get, if we get all the recipients and commissioners will come down and take one big photo, yes. Yes. you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. you you you you you you you you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. you you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. Let's see. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the group photo. And especially thank you, Supervisor Carson. This will be our last Arts Leadership Award event with you. So I really appreciate all of you and Supervisor for being in our group photo and Susan. So with that, thank you all very much. We appreciate you. All right, let's see here. Do we have any public speakers on item 49? Yes, President Marley, we have online speakers. We have speakers on item 49. Okay. Let's have the public speakers. Caller, please state your name. Go ahead. You have two minutes. Caller please unmute yourself. You have So let's now go to item 50. And that's national. Okay. National or two men and man at Eastman. I've already done that. So do we have any speakers on item 50? There are no speakers. Okay. Now're going to 51 on IFest, Supervisor Carson, present item 51. Thank you very much, Mr. President, for the opportunity to read the Cybersecurity Award and this Awareness Month 2024 Proclamation. Today marks the 21st Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, first established in the United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. This year's theme asks, are you cyber ready? A timely question as artificial intelligence reshapes our digital world. This October, we will focus on four key behaviors that county employees can adopt. Distrant and cyber security both at work and at home. With our virtual first approach increasing online access to services, vigilance is essential. Throughout October, the Information Technology Department will share cybersecurity tips and tricks, host live events with industry experts and launch a new training course titled, Internet Security and U. These initiatives will empower our employees to better recognize and defend against cyber threats, such as fishing, malware, and social engineering. Throughout the county of Alameda, today, therefore, the county of Alameda today. Therefore, the Alameda County, Alameda County, proclaims October 24th Cybersecurity Awareness Month, encouraging all employees to embrace the call for secure our world. And answer yes to the question, are you cyber ready? I'd like to give this on behalf of the board and the entire board to our Technology CEO, Tim Dupuis. you Thank you. Thank you supervisor Carson for the proclamation. As you mentioned, there's a number of events that we are going to be having throughout the month of October. As you are all aware with the rapid change in generative AI and the issues that that brings in terms of cybersecurity awareness is critical. And our employees are our first defense for cybersecurity for the county. So we have a wonderful number of events through the month of October, four events for people to get educated and we're rolling out a new education program as well. So we look forward to everything that we have going to make our employees aware of what they need to do at home and here at the office. So thank you for the proclamation. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Okay. Thank you. Do you have any speakers on item 51? There are no speakers. Okay. All right. So now we'll go to item 52. Thank you, President Miley, or declaring this week as President Jimmy Carter Week. James Earl or Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and he'll be celebrating his 100th birthday today, making him the longest-lived president in history, as well as the nation's longest retired president. And Jimmy Carter's commitment to public service has lasted close to 80 years beginning with his service in the United States Navy and as Georgia's state senator and then governor before winning the US presidency in 1977. And as president, he succeeded domestically in reforming the civil service system, championing mental health services. He created two cabinet level departments, the Department of Energy and Education, and develop a blueprint for the modern vice presidency. President Carter placed human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy by shifting the terms of debate away from the uses of power and towards the advancement of human rights globally. He continued his service to his country since leaving the presidency by founding with his wife of 77 years, Roslyn, the Carter Center in 1982. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development. Until entering hospice, care in 2022, Jimmy Carter remained actively involved in promoting peace and democracy abroad, supervising elections and fledgling democracies, advancing human rights, and promoting economic and social development. President Carter is considered as one of the most consequential former US presidents in history through his lifelong commitment to environmental protection, racial equity, and affordable housing. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors thus honor former President Jimmy Carter for his eight decades of service to this country and hereby proclaim this week to be Jimmy Carter Week in Alameda County. And receiving this proclamation is Barbara McVeigh. Would you like to say something first? Thank you so much for this incredible honor for our President Jimmy Carter. I represent a group, Agrastrutes Action Initiative, called the Jimmy Carter Jamboree. We began in 2017, a group of artist teachers, some political leaders, media makers, and those who feel that his voice needs to shine right now along with his values. We began in 2017 on his 93rd birthday. He can believe this on the same day as the last day of the 50th anniversary of the summer of love. Carter was known as the last president of the 60s era. So with these initiatives and other counties have come forward with proclamations. About seven along with a state resolution from state senator Mike McGuire, we really want to push these values. And also remember that Carter said in his farewell address in 1980 that he was about to embark on the greatest position in the United States and that is as a private citizen who has more power when the president of the United States. So we're going to remember that. He also said that musicians have far greater power than any head of state. We have a group of musicians who will be performing tonight with their videos, ABC Spencer Christian will be hosting a two hour live broadcast tonight through community media in Marin County and we are so happy to be able to share what you've done for all of us today. Thank you. If I can just for a second, especially since the day is President Carter's birthday, for a number of years our longtime lobbyist Jim Copeland served on the board that President Jimmy Carter had with respect to Habitat for Humanities. And a matter of fact, attended Roslyn Carter's Memorial funeral as a kind of a fact that he was that close to the Carter family. And President Carter did build a house here, a low-cost house here in Oakland, California, along with a team of other individuals. So we were very fortunate enough to have the president, Jimmy Carter not only come here, but continue his service here in Oakland. I'm sorry. you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. Yes, we have an online caller. Jackie, you have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Thank you. Jackie, code of Pleasanton. We the people strongly disagree with any praise for Jimmy Carly. We have a lot of questions. Thank you. Jackie, I have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Thank you. Jackie Codaplesington, we the people strongly disagree with any praise for Jimmy Carter's presidency in this proclamation. His administration was one of the worst in American history marked by economic disaster and weak leadership. Under Carter, inflation soared to over 13%, interest rates hit nearly 20%, and unemployment rose sharply leading to a period of stagnation that crippled the American economy. His policies including price controls and luxury tax, hurt industries and middle class workers while gas shortages left Americans and long lines at the pump. I'll never forget those. Carter's foreign policy was equally disastrous. The Iranian hostage crisis were 52 Americans were held for 444 days, showcased his failure to protect American interests and damaged our global standing. It took a Republican to get us out of that one. We, the public, find it interesting that this board chooses to proclaim this week as Jimmy Carter, we, however, understandable since the Biden Harris administration, is echoing many of these progressive failures, but on such a much larger scale for which many on this board support. Inflation has surged again illegal border crossings or record levels and dangerous criminals are entering the country. According to reports over 13,999 convicted murderers and more than 15,811 convicted sexual offenders have crossed the border under their watch with thousands of pending murder and sexual assault charges. The administration's overboarded policy and animated county sanctuary county policies are putting Americans at risk and the economic mismanagement has only deepened in the damage. While Carter may have contributed to the community's services post-presidency, his record in office was one of economics collapse and foreign policy failure. We should not ignore the parallels between his administration and the current Biden Harris administration, which is causing even greater harm to our country. How joyful President Carter's family must be that Carter is no longer considered the worst president in history. As the Biden Harris administration has taken over that distinction, it's a race to the bottom. Thank you. There are no more speakers. Okay, so the board now will recess in the closed session. And we'll see if we can come back. We've got a lot of items in the closed session. Recording stopped. Recording in progress. Okay. Just take the role. Supervisor Halberd. Present. Supervisor McKenzie. Present. Supervisor Tann. Present. Supervisor Carson. Present. the president president president president president the board has not concluded a closed session there's nothing to report out at this time so we're going to go to the two o'clock set item on our agenda for today which is item 53. Thank you, President Meile. Welcome, everyone, to the board chambers. We appreciate your patience. This is a very exciting day for all of us. I want to acknowledge Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, starting on September 15th through October 15th of 2024. I'm really delighted today that we have representatives from many of our departments that work tirelessly to ensure that the residents of Alameda County receive the services that they deserve and that they need to be healthy, safe, and thrive in our county. So I'm going to read the proclamation and then call everyone up. And we will take a group photo with the entire Board of Supervisors and executive team. So today, whereas Elimita County, California is enriched by a diverse community, made up of residents from many cultural and ethnic backgrounds whose unique traditions and experiences contribute to the strength and vibrancy of the county. The annual observance of Hispanic and Latinx heritage month from September 15 to October 15 allows us to reflect on and celebrate the remarkable influence of Hispanic and Latinx communities on the social, cultural, and economic life of Alameda County and the United States as a whole. Alameda County's Hispanic and Latinx residents including those with ancestral ties to nations such as Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador. A lot of many others bring a wealth of traditions, histories, and perspectives that are integral to our community's diversity. Hispanic and Latinx community members are deeply woven into the fabric of Alameda County, shaping its character and identity through significant impacts across sectors such as education, health, the arts, business, public service, and civic engagement, fostering a more inclusive and thriving community for all. Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month serves as a crucial moment to promote understanding and unity by embracing the cultural richness and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx residents. Furthering in an inclusive environment that welcomes and celebrates all backgrounds. Through ongoing education, cultural events, and community engagement, we have the opportunity to both celebrate the many rich heritages of Hispanic Latinx residents and cultivate strong relationships and deeper connections across Elimite County. In 2024, we proudly recognize and commend the achievements of Hispanic and Latinx employees in Elimite County whose dedication, leadership and service continue to uplift our workforce and strengthen our ability to provide equitable services to all residents. Now therefore, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors proclaims September 15 through October 15, 2024 as Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month. In recognition of the legacy and impact of Hispanic and Latinx communities, as well as to honor the commitment and positive impact the Hispanic and Latinx County employees create throughout the year. So let's give all of these employees who work so hard for the benefit of our residents, a huge round of applause. And I'm going to recognize many of those that are here today. If you can please stand up when I call your name and then come up front and we'll take a group photo. From Elimini County Health, we have Estela Cardenas. From the assessor's office Emilia Ordas. From the auditor's office Laura Rionis. From the County Administrators Office, Zian Bellestros, from CDA Laura Guzman-Prot, child support services Patricia Levy, Leva, Leva, sorry, Leva. From County Council, Ellen Duenias from Fire Antonio Lopez General Services Agency Areciali Esparsa Human Resource Services, Elinda Morales Chaco. From ITD Jorge Gallegos. From the library. I don't know if this is a typo. Is it, I believe it's Nancy. Sorry about that Nancy. Nancy Varón. From probation, Jeanette Woonia from the Public Defender's Office, Jorge Arroyo and from the Sheriff's Office, Deputy Olga Lacey and from Social Services, Anisa, Basko, Villarreal. So let's give them all a huge round of applause and I'll ask all of my colleagues to join me, but again, just want to commend and celebrate all of you for the amazing contributions and the work that you do to uplift all of our communities and being a welcoming and inclusive community. So thank you all for your wonderful contributions. you you you you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. you you I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. I'm going to do a little bit of the same thing. you you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. All right, all right, all right. So let's see if we have any speakers on item 53. There are no speakers. No speakers on item 53. All right. Well, thank you for that. These are questions for the Chief. Good seeing all of you. Some of the best in Howell, Meade County. All right. Okay, so I think now we're ready for the consent calendar. I believe. Mr. President, before you consider the consent calendar, there's been a request from the department to pull item 56. Okay, so 56 been pulled off consent. It's right. It's taken up. Consent. Off without 56. That's been pulled. I mean, been pulled by the department. So it's been pulled completely. Okay. All right. So I'm 56 been pulled off consent. So if we can have a motion on consent. Mr. President, I'll move the consent calendar, which is item 54 through 76 with the exclusion of item 56, which is pulled from the consent calendar and deleted from this motion. Senator second. House second. Paul Buys. So what was pulled from consent? Item 56. I know that's's only one. Yes, that's your act. And item 56 was pulled by the assessor? I want to pull out item 65b. So let's pull out separately also for discussion. And a separate vote is item 65. Okay, so for consent, it's all the items except item 56, but that's been pulled completely. And then item 65, which is full for discussion. Okay, is there? And it was moved by Halbert and Second by T.M. Yeah. Okay. Any other position? So we can call the roll. Supervisor Halbert? Aye. Supervisor Mark Hans. Aye. Supervisor T.M. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. Prison Myelie. Yes. I supervise your concerns. I supervise your ten. I supervise your car. Yes. Present my own. Yes. I think we're taking up item 65. Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate that, Mr. President. I want to, at the appropriate time, make a motion to oppose Proposition 36. And I wanted to make a couple of comments before I did it. I know that this is an item that has a lot of attention on it these days. And the attention is based on the fact that today we live in an environment that especially with respect to respect the personal property and also with respect to personal safety is is highly viewed on a microscopic way in terms of things that have changed in the area of public safety and also in the area of a property, protecting property. Especially that of business property. And as a result of that, what we see on a daily basis, which I'm not saying is not the factual case of the day, is an appearance with some who are keeping data and information that crime is going up in a number of different ways, including with respect to theft, as well as with respect to personal property, including break ins and all of those things. And so while that is heightened every single day and as a presence in our conscious and presence on the evening news, regardless as to whether we're here in Alameda County or whether we're here in the state of California across this country, it's a reinforced imagery that we have. And I'm not questioning the imagery. I am also saying that it's having other impacts to the whole area of public safety and the whole thing, the whole area of protecting property. I think that the actions that are being advanced under Prop 65 on the ballot this November, the imagery that we receive and the coverage that we receive every single day, again, not saying it's not warranted, not saying it's not justified. Really over takes the systemic historic impacts that have cost a lot of these things to take place there. And I'm not saying that to excuse them. I am saying that to elevate the fact that has been documented year in, year out, that in many cases have led to a lot of the imagery that we see every day in the reality that people experience. It's taking many years for society to say other than just locking individuals up in many cases historically up until probably the last eight to ten years in an environment that is identified as rehabilitation, but rehabilitation in many of those cases didn't have, they didn't have therapeutic or mental health clinicians and psychiatrists and others to try to work with the population. It lacked having programs that help people while being incarcerated to look at their behavior, to look at how to change their behavior, to look at their opportunities once that they were out and not to continue their behavior that got them there in the first place, that as society started to understand that just locking someone up was not necessarily the remedy to ongoing lowering of public safety and especially the destruction of property that we started to integrate very slowly, very slowly. These other measures that we wanted to see whether or not it would have a long-term impact on what had been a historic and systemic way in which we approach things as it relates to crime. And again, I want to keep underscoring the fact that I'm not minimizing the fact that the experiences that people have that I have had personally are not real experiences. But when we've gotten to a place where in order to deal with public safety and property protection, the only way is to take dollars away from the programs that have been proven to have a better outcome to take them from those areas, especially in the area of behavioral care, mental health, and health care. When we start to take away these programs that are preventative and rehabilitation, rehabilitation programs that obviously what you leave there is what got us to having Prop 36 placed on the ballot. And when we look at the sum total of this proposition, for me, I see no other position to take them to come out publicly and say that we oppose Prop 36. It shouldn't be either or, but this case it is either or it should be all inclusive. And especially when you look at the years in which we've enacted one particular way of approaching public safety and public and protection of public property has not necessarily resulted in the positive outcomes to resort back to those old methods. I think we'll start to see ourselves clearly back where we were 10, 15, 20 years ago. That's not even to take into consideration the other issues that have been articulated earlier today that have been debated at a number of community forums that don't necessarily find themselves to the editorial page or a lot of the coverage that you get nightly about what is taking place. When you have that disproportionate kind of approach to it. Then again, people will say yes, what we want is just to make sure that if a person has broken the law that they suffer the consequences of that. I do believe that that is something that needs to take place. That's about personal belief. If you're broken in law, you need to suffer the consequences of it. But you also got to look at systemically, organizationally, how do we approach this long term? I don't believe this is the way to do that. And so I'd like to take a proper time, make a motion that we oppose proposition 36. I do want to make that motion now. See if you get a second. Okay, it's been moved by. So it's a car, it's a thing by Mark. As you like to speak on it. Okay. Go ahead. Thank you supervisor Carson for your comments. I know this matter was discussed at the Pell Committee. I like to respectfully ask that we hear from out of all our department heads, I believe, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I only received a letter from Brendan Woods. So I just wanted to get comments from your perspective if you could please come to the podium. With regard to your association, have you guys weighed in on this proposition? And if you could just kind of share with the public, what would be the impacts if this proposition has passed? Sure, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. Yes, our association has weighed in the California Public Defenses Association of California, and we are opposed this legislation. I don't want to repeat a lot of the comments that were made earlier, but I do want to highlight something that we're not made. Probably one of the most salient is that the LAO's office, the independent nonpartisan legislative analyst office from the state of California said that in total, prop 36 would increase state criminal costs ranging from several tens of million dollars to low hundreds of millions dollars each year. Additionally, it would increase criminal justice costs, but counties tens of millions dollars annually. Governor Newsom just signed ten new laws to tackle retail theft. A lot of them I don't agree with, but he's already taking steps to address this problem Supervisor Carson you mentioned the imagery smash and grabs Those crimes you see over and over and over again in the media are not addressed by prop 36 What's this prop 36 address prop 36 talks about petty thefts. The second time someone gets charged with a petty theft per Prop 36 that purse can now serve time in county jail for the three years petty theft that they have a third conviction for petty theft they can go to prison for three years so I really want you to pull back and think about that. Someone who steals food once, diapers a second time, that's a felony, and they can go to jail for up to three years. There's no time limit either. You can get a misdemeanor conviction when you graduate college, say 1970, lose your job, be hard on your look, 30 years later, pick up another misdemeanor, that would be a felony now, another paid theft would be a felony. Looking at jail time for up to three years, another one three years tape prison. And what's people don't think about is that when someone gets charged with a felony conviction Prebede Tef they will go to jail They will end up taking a plea bargain for a felony to get out of jail That felony will keep them from getting a job. It'll keep them from getting housing. It will not solve the problem What this proposition also does is Look at drug possession So someone's third time for a possession no matter when it occurred The third time for a possession they could go to jail for three-year state prison for possession Another conviction three-year state prison for possession The props and talks about mandating treatment for drug possession. So as you can go to treatment or you can go to prison. The issue with that is 22 counties in California, 22 counties do not have any residential treatment breaths. Our felony drug treatment program right here and Alameda County is full. It's full. If there's no option for treatment or if the judge's team that person is not a minimal treatment, they can be sent to county jail for three years or prison for three years. This is not going to solve the problem. And I'm going to wrap up here. But one thing people don't know about this proposition is that it's being pushed and authored by a DA in Yolo County name Jeff Ryzik. He's one of the co-authors. After the murder of George Floyd, the public defender in in Yellow County held a rally between any groups. And the public defender said that in their county black people go to prison or crimes that white people don't. The public defender talked about how the jail was 25% black and the population of Yellow was 3% black. He pointed out obvious disparities in the system. That the same the a that author this proposition attacked her said that's not true that those disparities don't exist in our system. He called for a public hearing for her to deny that. He's not her boss. That's the same person who's authored this bill. This proposition is one of the scariest propositions for low income black and brown communities right now. I worked in this county in 1998, 1997. And I know it's easy for us to say that this will not happen in our county. We will not send people to prison for drug possession, but I was here practicing as a public event. And then when we were doing that and say by chance we don't do it here. It'll happen in Fresno. It'll happen in Riverside. It'll happen in San Bernardino. It'll happen in such a way where our system will continue to perpetrate racial injustice. So I ask the board to oppose Prop 36. I think if there is a vote to support this bill, it might just be one of the darkest days in the history of Alameda County. And I'm happy I have any questions. Do you have questions, ma'am? Were you in the same question? If I may, just quickly. So proposition 47 was passed 14 years ago and I think the voters are the petitioners because this is a voter initiative. It wasn't by the legislature. Are frustrated with some of the limits, like the $950 limit on property crimes and the frequency. So in the 14 years, particularly in Alameda County, and I know our office has worked very closely with probation to put in place a lot of prevention programs and we've worked very diligently with the cities to provide services to the unhoused. We provide navigation services. We spend over seven to $800 million, a mental health care and behavioral health care. How do we get here? Why is the public so frustrated with what we're seeing now and with this impetus for Prop 36? Sure. So when Prop 47 passed, there was actually a decline in theft, and it was an increase after their pandemic. I think you'll see people are frustrated, not just because of theft, which is what this really attacks. So for example, I was listening to KQED and they were debating Prop 36 year to day. A caller called in and said that I am upset because I went to Walgreens. I saw someone with four bags, four duffel bags and it's pushing, putting items in, and Prop 36 will fix that. Note it won't. Prop 36 doesn't address that. That's already a different crime. He's like, I'm upset because I saw someone steal a catalytic converter from my friend's neighbor's car. That doesn't come under Prop 36. That's a different crime that can be charged in the felony. He said, I'm upset because I saw someone committing a cardiac. Prop 36 doesn't address that. Those are all separate crimes. And the proponents of Prop 36 are using that imagery to push this bill, which is not going to address the causes the public is upset about. I appreciate your comment. If my colleagues don't have any questions, could I ask a sheriff for some comments and to help weigh in on some of these issues? Absolutely. And I think one thing that needs to be mentioned also, I think he was mentioned early in the public comment, is that Prop 47 currently funds some of the programs done in our county. So if Prop 36 passes, it will begin to unfund those programs. Thank you. I appreciate that's definitely part of the pros and cons arguments. So if I may ask a share of a question, we have a number of laws that are already on the books. The public defender talked about legislation that the governor has put forth. What tools will Proposition 36 provide law enforcement that isn't already there? Because even under Proposition 36, it provides discretion to the district attorney to mandate treatment if you are in possession of illegal drugs for the fourth time, including fentanyl. So what tools does it give law enforcement that isn't already there to help provide that sense of accountability that the public is seeking? Yeah, so you know, I'm gonna be biased and say that I do support Prop 36 and it's because you know, law enforcement is repeatedly going to the same businesses, the same locations and resting the same people. It seems to be like a revolving door when it comes to some of the minor offenses, property crimes most significantly. What Prop 36 does is it gives options to the judges as far as plea deals and sentencing and it mandates treatment for substance abuse. And if you complete that treatment, you can have that crime wiped away, that incident. So it does incentivize, it does go in the right direction as far as I'm concerned where sentencing needs to be thought about in a more creative way, where you incentivize, release, you incentivize people to complete programs, complete whether it's an educational component, whether it's a substance abuse component, whether it's a vocational component for job skills and then as you're working towards that and you're attaining these certifications, completions of treatment, now we've given you the tools to go forth and be successful. Right now, just like the public defender has mentioned, beds are full out in the community. We need more beds. Where do they go? And that's something that we talk about all the time. I would I don't want to see our jail grow in population, but we need to see facilities out in the community that will be able to provide treatment outside because there's no fill in the gap right now. None, there's no answer. And so I support what public defender has said, absolutely, but we are failing our people who are struggling and Still find themselves getting in trouble and committing crimes property crimes are otherwise because there's no answers in the community and We need to really start building that infrastructure in those treatment facilities and those beds in the community so we can direct them that way, but until then what is the answer? facilities and those beds in the community so we can direct them that way. But until then, what is the answer? And the answer we don't have yet. I mean, we have the answers. We know what to do, but they are not built. We're working towards that, I believe, in the county. County has that in their heart. But while that gap is still not filled, we have residents, we have people who are leaving our areas and who live in fear because they're small businesses who are being taken out because they cannot afford to still stay in our county and have a business. People who have had businesses for 30 plus years, they have to leave because it's the same people committing the same crimes over and over. And because there's no mandates on people to do and take advantage of the services that are out there. Thank you. I think on some level with all due respect that we're looking for a simple fix on a very complex issue. It's not that simple. I think for so long, we have found that simple fix to be, you break the law, you go to jail. We don't look at because there's no single profile. There's an imagery of who the people are that are breaking the law, but there's no real profile that you can say is everybody's not on drugs, everybody's not alcoholic, everybody's not abused, everybody doesn't have mental health issues. Some of it may be international, as well as national cartels that are helping to arrange a lot of this stuff. I'm not pointing the finger that we're looking at an easy way to address an issue that have come to where it is today by multiple reasons, not one single reason. And soon as we in Prop 47 attempted to say, we have to broaden the way in which we addressed this ongoing issue because we're piling people up and we're throwing away the key with them in jail and they're coming out and they're committing the same crime. They're committing the same crime because all they did was time in jail. They didn't learn a skill. They didn't learn how to cope with different things. They weren't re-assembulated into society. The laws that are on the book says, if you've done, if you've broken the law, then you want to go and be a barber or a beautician, you can't do it because of the fact you broke the law. We have to look at it from a holistic point as opposed to just the only way is to lock people up And throw away the key it has to be looked at it from a housing issue It has to be looked at from a family issue and family reunification is Issue it has to be looked at from a societal issue It has to be looked at from an educational issue when you have poor Educational facilities or no after-school facilities in certain communities where there's a single mom or a single dad. So for us to be able to regulate it down to just one or two ways in which you approach this, we've already shown for hundreds of years that the one way that we're going back to in terms of Prop 36 is not the way to resolve this issue. Yeah. I've really appreciated the commentary so far. I note that this item was afforded to us without recommendation. And so the PAL committee didn't recommend opposing this. Yet we've had compelling testimony on both sides, I think. We had a very compelling memo and letter from our public defender. I know President Carson feels very strongly about this. But the people that I've spoken to feel that Prop 36 allows for discretion, allows for enough of a distant incentive to recommit more crimes after crimes after crimes. So, but I completely agree also that we need diversion programs. We need to help people before they commit a crime or if they are in a cycle of crime that they need help. You don't get well in a jail cell. I get that. I've said that before. So at this point, I would support rather making a substitute motion that we would provide support for Prop 35 and continue with a neutral position on Prop 36 would be my position. So your motion is to support Prop 35 and neutral on Prop 36. Yeah, that would be a substitute motion that we could take up if there were support for that then we could take that up. Is there a second? I'll second it then. In the reason I'm second, the motion, because obviously the board, at least one member, maybe another member, are definitely in odds about the merit, the word of theness of Pro 36 and We've had a department head who feels we shouldn't support Pro 36 we have an elected sheriff that feels we should support Pro 36 I know my personal opinion is I'm voting for 36 and But I think the board shouldn't take a position and the reason I'm voting for 36 is I think people should be held accountable and that should be consequences for bad behavior. We're making too many excuses. Obviously we need to have intervention, prevention and enforcement. Any one of those three variables of the equation, if they aren't there, we have problems. Right now we're lacking accountability and consequences. I don't care if you're black, brown, male, female, young, old. You break the law. You break the law. There should be consequences and accountability. We have side-chose occurring. We have people on bikes riding and stealing. We've got retail theft. We've got also workers who are being the costed mailboxes that are being robbed. We've got bus drivers that are being assaulted. We've got homeless people and mentally old people walking the streets, hitting people in the head and beaches in other places, costing them. We've our society has turned upside down. And I know how some people feel about that, but I know where I come from, I was raised to obey the law. My family origin taught me to obey the law. My experiences taught me to obey the law. My experiences taught me if I have to dig ditches and clean toilets to get by, I'm going to dig ditches and clean toilets. I'm not going to go out and a cost and a soul and rob somebody else. We've got home invasions. We've got all sorts of stuff going on. So I for one in supporting part 36, but I will support this motion that the board remain neutral on this matter and let the voters decide how they want to play out with prop 36 because as far as I'm concerned things have gotten too far out of line. When we supported prop 47 of which I supported law enforcement OME, it was a big mistake and I said the law enforcement, well enforcement told me it was a big mistake. And I said, the law enforcement, well, let's see how this plays out. Well, I've seen how it's played out. How it's played out? Prop 47 doesn't need to be repealed. It needs to be reformed. The work that is on the ballot will help to reform that. I stand with the mayor of San Jose on this matter in terms of Prop 36. And I support it. So we have a substitute motion and the vote would be on the substitute motion not on the original motion. So once again the substitute motion and we'll see if anybody wants to speak to that, it's support Prop 35 remained neutral on Prop 36. So I second in the first motion, which was for taking a no position on Proposition 36, which is item B. So just for clarity, this item has three separate components to an A, B, and C. We started the conversation only talking about Proposition 36. I am a post Proposition 36 because I don't feel that it's aligned with all the work we've been doing with respect to re-imagine adult justice, cares first, jails last. We've been working the last few months on updating our 2036 goals and priorities. A lot of work has been spent with many department heads that are here today. I'm going to be doing a lot of work that has been spent with many department heads that are here today to provide a more holistic approach in terms of how we deal with these issues. And quite frankly, I don't want to see more people locked up. We need to invest in building people up, providing more care and services, Prop 36 is not the answer. So I don't want to create further confusion, but I don't think we're gonna have necessarily agreements. At this point, I think we should take each item up separately, ABN, see if we can, because I definitely support item A, which is supporting Proposition 35 to provide permanent funding for Medi-Cal and health care services, also Opposed C, which is Opposing Fiscal Year 2025 Labor Health and Human Services proposed cuts to social services and funding. So it sounds like we may have agreement on A and C, but we don't on B. So at this point, I think we should take them up separately. So. I'll amend my substitute motion then to just address 65 p. That's wise. And A and C exclude A and C so that we take them up separately. We'll just focus on the answer. How about it? Could you speak into the mic? We'll just address item B for now. We can exclude from my substitute motion item A and C and we can take those up afterwards. So here's that's what you're asking to do. Yes, so your substitute motion is on prop on item B. Correct. And what is it to remain neutral? Okay, so the substitute motion and I'll second it. After your testimony, President Miley, if you want to make another substitute motion to oppose it, no, no, no, no. So I'm just not saying that. I'm just trying to run the meeting and he wants to amend the substitute motion that we just take a neutral position on prop 36, which is item B. And as the seconder of that motion, I can accept that. Okay. So that's a matter before us. Okay. Correct. Okay. Okay. Is anybody else wants to speak on the substitute motion? Thank you, President Meile. On the substitute motion 65b, which is not to take a position on Proposition 36. I will support the substitute motion. I am personally opposed to Proposition 36 because I see it as a furtherance of an unfunded mandate because we just got through with Prop 1 that shift funding away from the mental health center to housing. We just got through Care Court, which we're having to delay because we don't have the funding and we don't have the staffing. And then for this to take away funding makes no sense. However, I did for this, actually Chair Carson, who was Chair of the PAL Committee and I, who served on the PAL Committee, asked that this be forwarded to the full board, because I think something this important should have unanimity on the board. And so that's why I brought it forward for discussion, and not just put it on consent as something that should go through automatically. Thank you for doing that because, yeah, if it's been on consent to support, what have I to oppose it? Once again, I speak to a lot of seniors, a lot of folks from the API community, and folks are very concerned with their safety and fear of crime and things of that nature and so they want to see action taken to address this lawlessness that's occurring in our society so we have a substitute motion before us so vice-carson yeah I want to be very clear about what we have before us. So is the substitute motion to take no position on item 65? Or is the substitute motion to take no position on item 65B only and what does that say about ANC? is on 65 B to take no position. Well. It's up to the board. If your board wants to hear from the public defender, then you can request to hear from the public defender. I don't respect. I'm going to allow you to speak longer, but you're taking a lot of privileges, quite frankly, but you know, you're taking a lot of privileges, quite frankly, but go ahead. Supervisor, I wanted to say that I understand the frustration I do. And I understand everything that the community is talking about with regards to crime and what they see. And I think the issue is you just now rattled off crime after crime after crime after crime after crime after crime None of them and not a single one are addressed by prop 36 It doesn't address that issue This is petty thefts and drug possession So all those crimes will still happen all those crimes actually right now are felonies that are punishable by state prison. The punishment exists already. The issue would prop 36 is that it's just focused on petty thefts and possession. That's it. So it does that. And it talks about treatment without providing any funding. It's called the drug addiction, homelessness, and housing act. It provides not a single dime for drug treatment. It doesn't provide a single dime for housing. So when we think about this proposition globally, it doesn't solve what people think it might be solving. It doesn't address the real issues that I think you are really concerned about, rightfully so. The caller who called on KQD, he's talking about all these crimes. That aren't addressed by Prop 36, but the way it is being marketed and sold and packaged, people believe that it will address that, but it won't. It's going to defund, it's going to take away money from programs that already exist and it talks about this Treatment programs that there's actually no funding for in places where there are no jail beds Judges will have no alternative but to I'm sorry no treatment beds They'll be sending people to prison and jail. So we're gonna trans we're gonna take people who should be going to treatment I mean place him in Carcilleration jails and prisons. And that's not gonna solve anything. So that's why I am so passionate about this one. And that's why I hope that I can have lead to correct the public narrative about this, because the reality is when people find out what Prop 36 does actually, they begin to vote the other way. So thank you. Thank you. Well I think public defender Woods you put a strong testimony on the records and the public can hear your position. I know my position. So but thank you and I will see whether and once again the boards voting to take no position as opposed to four or against no position and let the voters decide in Alameda County. I'll be one of play this particular matter out when it comes to prop 36. Okay, thank you. All right, there's nothing else we'll call the roll on the sub-sute motion. The roll on the substitute motion. The role on the substitute motion. Supervisor Halbert. Hi. Supervisor Marquez. No. Supervisor Tam. Hi. Supervisor Carson. I'm going to vote no and I want to make a comment about no. You know, we are increasingly in government improving our records, our ability to keep data and to try to analyze and understand that data. The imagery that I see on the nightly news here locally in other states, including our nation's capital. I don't think it's by coincidence that 90% of that imagery, 90% of the people who are allegedly breaking along doing these things happen to be black and brown, black and brown. And when I live behind that, I go like, yeah, I might have been fortunate enough to have both parents at home. I might have been fortunate enough to have a wrap around support system. I might have been fortunate enough at the appropriate time to go to the right school in the city of Berkeley that allegedly had a pretty good infrastructure. I might have been, but if I look at it from a historical perspective, has been black and brown people since we've been in this country that find ourselves in a situation where the family was consistently broken up as slaves continuously broken up as slaves. And not to have that homogeneous support system there, not only stayed at slavery, but it continued all the way through the civil rights movement. It continues to be embedded in the laws and policies that on the private sector, the public sector that prohibit people from trying to get a stable position in life. These are documented facts. You can go back and look at it, disproportionately black and brown. And so the imagery that is constantly thrown up there while it may be true that these are the individuals involved in doing both the property violations and breaking of the law. And the and breaking of the law and the criminal breaking of the law is that I'm not saying we forgive that, but the easy way out is to just say, hey, let's go out there and make sure we arrest them all and throw them away and figure it out at some other point in time. Well, we did that for 100 plus years. And we're talking about it today that it's still the individuals who need to be thrown away, put in in jail, or black and brown. And so I think the people need to look at that because that's not the imagery and that's not the history, matter of fact, they're trying to make sure that the history is not told in our schools about what has happened to black and brown people since we've been here. And nobody's saying nothing about that. To understand what may have led to where we are today. The people who might have written the laws, the people who might have written the policies, the people who might have written the policies, the people who may not give you opportunities for mobility, the people who may not hire you, the people who may not give you access to credit, the people who may not give you access to banking. We just want to dismiss all of that. We don't want to talk about that, but we want to get rid of the imagery which is true because it's impacting people today but it's been impacting people since we've been here. This I guarantee you will not end a situation and we'll find ourselves disproportionately saying that it's black and brown people who are being affected, thrown away in jail, forgotten, and have no opportunity to reassemble into society. I don't support it. President Miley? Yes. President Miley, if it's okay with you, I'll make a motion on item 65A and C, which is that we will support California Provisition 35 to provide permanent funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services and that we will oppose fiscal year 2025 labor health and human services proposed cuts to social services funding. I'll second the motion. Okay. How about second by 10? Any board comments on this? Yeah, I, you know, I'm gonna go a long way but I think is a waste of time because we only have so much money in the budget. And in order to make sure that we're able to overcome and say it overspend in the area of incarceration, we're able to overcompensate, overspend in the area of incarceration, we got to get that money from someplace, especially when the state of California is now starting to experience a budget deficit and it's projected to go off for the next couple of years. So this is a bunch of crap to say, well, we want to make sure that we add whatever the incentives are in order to incarcerate and maintain them in cages in jail with lack of programs because there's no money for the programs and there's no money for re-assimulation in the society. And there's no money for mental health. I mean, the governor's already taking money away from behavioral care, mental health, preventative programs to build housing, which we know is going to be a joke. It's going to take about 15, 20 years for that housing to be built while people are continuously experiencing mental and emotional challenges. So, you know, we can play this game because we do it every day. And yeah, I'll support A and C, but it's a game. It's a game. And you can verify that it's a game because you can look at how the spending is going to take place where it's going to be deducted and where it's going to be you to ask the question. Anybody else? All right. Call the roll. Supervisor Halbert. Aye. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tann. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meiley. Yes. All right. I think we've covered all items up till now the mass motion. I don't know, there's questions on various items. That'll be in the mass motion. So let's have the mass motion. Very good. I'll make the mass motion that we approve. Items two, three, four is a recusal, so not included in the mass motion. I have a question on four as well. Or yes, I have a question on four. We're going to take it up separately, but then we can answer the questions there. I'm just saying it to flag staff as well. Okay. To also include in the mass motion items five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and eleven, twelve is also a recused item, so not included in the mass motion. Also to be included in the mass motion items 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. I note that item 21 is being pulled, not part of the mass motion. Item 20 is an ordinance. We'll take not part of the mass motion. Item 20 is an ordinance. We'll take that up after the mass motion. Also included the mass motion items 22, 23. Question on 23. Questions on 23, very good. Also in the mass motion is items 24, 25, 26, 27, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-eight, point-one, thirty-two, thirty-three. Question on thirty. Questions on thirty-three. Thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty-fourty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight. I have a question for the mass motion. I have questions and I'm sorry but I couldn't keep up with the pace. So I believe our county administrator is tracking. So I'm going to add to the list we already flagged for. I have questions on five, seven, nine, 12, 13. And I believe 23 and 33 were already. Okay. And 43 is my last. Thank you. And I have a question on 38. 38. So the first item that we have questions on, which are not recused items is item five. So, President Marquez, four is recused. We're going to take that up after you. No worries. So, five then seven then nine then 12 and 13. We'll start with five. Thank you. Sorry for that confusion. I appreciate everyone else's tweening a better job at tracking today. Thank you, Director Challa. I just have a question about item number five. This is approved the following recommendations. This is service as needed to provide outpatient services to children and youth placed in county and out of county. These are children that need to reside in short-term residential therapeutic programs. So just wanted to know, do we have a sense on an annual basis? How many youth we actually, children are youth that we place? What is the typical duration of a stay? And, or is there any discussion about expanding locations? Colleen Chavla, Agency Director for Alameda County Health. Supervisor Marquez, I would need to get that data from you. For you, I don't have that information at my fingertips around the utilization or the length of stay, but I can get that and transmit it to your full board for their information. But we keep a pool. A wide pool, these are as you noted, services as needed contracts so that we have resources available when a youth needs a placement. So we don't really try to limit the placement opportunities that are within the pool. It's as wide as possible so that we can have as many options as possible. So we continue to expand the pool as we identify opportunity to do so. Okay, and then with that data analysis, can you also include in terms of the utilization rate? Are obviously the location is key, whether the majority of them are being served in or out of county just to have a better sense of whether not were able to meet the needs of these individuals. I'm sorry. Can you say that if the services are being provided out of county. I'm curious about that as well. Trying to see the variation of how many people are actually able to receive the care within the county or is something that we have to contract out of the county based off the number of facilities available to meet the needs? I will say I do know that sometimes out of county placements are preferred placements. So it's not always a situation where we cannot place a person in county and that is why we go outside, sometimes it is to be closer to family or to away from other influences so there are other reasons other than just not a county placement available. Okay thank you for that clarification. Those are mainly questions thank you. The next item is item seven. I have seven questions. We can, but he's going to walk in at any moment. So I'd rather just keep going. And we have a motion on the floor. And the motion's on the table already. And I think at this time, as you stated, you have a recusal. You can't. You're not supposed to affirmatively leave the room to avoid the recusal. And she stated the recusals that there will be them. That would not be a good practice. Questions on five, seven, then nine and 12. Just a point of order. Who seconded your mass motion? If nobody did, I all second it. Did we get a second? Okay, 10 seconds. Okay, sorry, everybody. This is. Funday. So yes, number seven is Alameda County Health to fully restore the funding for their California Works Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids. store the funding for their California Works opportunity and responsibility to the kids, CalWorks, Mental Health programs. It appears that staffing constraints are an issue with this program. Do we have any idea what the cause of those staffing constraints may be? Do we know whether it's just a lack of application pool or any issues with the hiring process? I am not aware of staffing issues with the program. The reason the funding is reinstated is that it was cut at the state level and then restored due to advocacy by Director Ford's Association as well as our association. So the restoration isn't related to staffing. Okay, it just has to do with funding being restored. Okay. Thank you for that clarification. is not related to staffing. Okay, it just has to do with funding being restored. Okay. Thank you for that clarification. The next item with questions is item nine. Yes, thank you. So just wanted to have a better understanding with respect Yes, thank you. So just wanted to have a better understanding with respect to how these sites were determined for the AEDs and is this data that we're tracking through our EMS Director in terms of the quantity and location for whether being placed. Several years ago, our EMS agency received a grant to place automated external defibrillators at various places in the county. They hired a consultant who assessed locations that we they could be placed and looking at distribution as well as other defibrillators. We have not added additional defibrillators from the county since then. Many of them are in county buildings and some of them are in other community locations, but law enforcement and other partners do add AEDs in various locations and they are required to report that information to the EMS agency. So our EMS agency does retain knowledge of where the AEDs are in our community. And in fact, they are oftentimes recommended on emergency response calls to bridge the gap between somebody who's there on site right at the moment and ambulance arrival. Are there instructions on the equipment on how to utilize it like any layperson can actually deploy it? Yes, that's correct. Okay. Do we do any outreach information just to let the public know where they're located? How we done any press releases or any kind of... I'm not aware of that, but we are having a campaign that's related to our redesigned DMS system that will be right, care, right place, I always get that wrong. But it's about making sure that people have knowledge around the resources that are available and we can make sure that it's included as part of that. Okay, great. If you could please share that with the full board of that information's ready so we can also share that out. Thank you so much. Next item, more questions. Supervisor Marquez item 12. I'm sorry it is recuse you right. I'm sorry. Yeah so then 13. Yep. This is probably hopefully easy response. This is in regard to sunflower hill. I know it's an enrichment programs for low income individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It seems like their priority area is the tri-valley. But I'm just wondering if it's open to residents throughout the county or do they have to live in those cities in order to utilize the service? I would defer to supervisor Halbert as this is an allocation from District 1's measure A fund. Do you know? I believe you're correct that primarily the clients that I know of are from the tri-balli. I can't say whether it's exclusive to that, but the ones I know are, so I don't know. They have a wait list. Okay. Okay. I appreciate that. Thank you. And the next item is, it's a surprise, a mile like question, 38 I believe. 38, so I don't think it's a sure of surprise. I'm asking this question. The fact we have this AC transit contract, which I think is a great contract to have with AC transit to have the sure of support and providing the service in Alameda County jurisdiction that easy transit services. But what I'm focused on is the fact that there's been a lot of lawlessness in the city of Oakland. And despite the fact that people say, crime is down, I mean, I got to trust my lion eyes. And the perception is that crime is not down. Maybe the reality is that it is down. I don't think it is, but I can say I trust my lion eyes. So I'm very interested in seeing if this contract would allow the flexibility for the Sheriff's Department to do more to assist OPD with law enforcement activities in the city of Oakland. I'm not concerned about other areas in Alameda County that AC Transit provide service. I'm focused on Oakland. So our contract with AC Transit is focused on making sure that we are responding to crimes that occur on the bus or along the bus lines. And I just want to point out to date, I have never been approached by Oakland Police Department to either supplement law enforcement services or provide any law enforcement services other than what we provide right now. And so you'll see Sheriff's Office staff, we work along the bus lines and if we see crime happen, we stop and we address it. And sometimes we'll take those reports, if OPD is not available. So we are providing the level of service in this city of Oakland just by our mere presence being there. We have an narcotics task force that is working in partnership with cities within the county, as well as state partners, federal partners, and Oakland City Police Department members. So, I mean, that is a pretty big lift because we are regularly in Oakland with some major drug and firearms operations. And that does give a quite a bit of assistance to the city with getting major dealers, major players identified and arrested for some pretty significant crimes that they're committing not only just in the city of Oakland, but across the county and into other counties and states. So we do have a presence. The contract is very specific where we are dedicated and focused on AC transit services and making sure that the drivers are safe as well as the passengers are safe. But that is definitely a conversation that needs to occur with the board or with AC transit, whether they would be even open to anything additional to what is captured in the contract right now. Okay, so what I hear is, fact that we have the contract that does help in terms of having more law enforcement bodies present and Oakland to help with situations, but in terms of the contract, I would need to talk to the AC Transit Directors, General Manager, potentially. And then you also said, OPD, they have not asked you for additional assistance. Correct. We have not engaged in any conversation with the police department directly. I think the elected staff, right? I'm sorry. The elected officials in Oakland. Oh, yes. I've had conversations with the city officials, not a number of them, not all of them, but those conversations really, I understand the request, but OPD needs to come to the table with those requests because only OPD knows the operation and what their needs are. Okay. Gotcha. All right, thanks. We could go back to in sequence here. There are two other earlier items that have questions. Supervisor Tam Apologize we went past items 23 and 33 We should go back to 23 I had a question on 21 So that item was pulled I'm sorry pulled by the department That's helpful right Okay Item 23 is the security contract for the alcohol parking lot next door. And so in January, the original contract amount was $4 million. Then at the end of the year, $145,000 was added with no change. Then two weeks later, $3.9 million was added with no change. Then two weeks later, $3.9 million was added with no change. And then in April, 523,000 was added with no change. And then obviously we've heard that there's been break ins at the Alco parking lot. And so I'm trying to understand why the contract essentially doubled without changing the terms and why wasn't it rebid. Thank you, Supervisor Kimberly Gasway, Director of General Services Agency. So most of the amendments to the contract and the increases were due to additional facilities being added. There were a number of sites that were new facilities, including the SSA Assessment Center coming online. And also the Sheriff's Department was no longer providing security services at a number of facilities. So that was turned over to Condor. And then now with Alcoa Park, we have now armed security due to armed robberies that have happened at the site. And we have a guard there, evenings and weekends when we are ranked out the facility and also in the lobby overnight. So at the term as far as the timeline, the contract will be rebid once the term expires. It will go back out to bid, but this was a bid contract and we just added additional facilities. Some of them had to happen really quickly when not allow us six months to bid the contract. Okay, thank you. Thank you for the explanation. That makes it a lot clearer. I appreciate it. Next item is. Thank you for the explanation. That makes it a lot clearer. I appreciate it. Next item is. I had a question on that item. I'm sorry, Kimberly. Apologize. Just wanted to ask clarification with respect to security. Are any of the security firms that we contract with or specifically this one, are they armed security? So this particular contract is for armed security services. Some we have two different contractors, some sites we are armed security and some are armed. Okay and I know we have like a work session kind of topic just overall safety. So is this one of the measures to provide additional support security? So these are sites that are typically do have armed security already. The assessment for looking at our safety overall of our facilities is right now up on the procurement website for BID. So that'll be coming forward where we'll have a full assessment of all the measures we should undertake. Okay. Thank you. So did we have armed security here at Alco before? Sorry, I didn't hear. Okay, thank you. So did we have armed security here at Alco before? Sorry, I didn't hear did we have armed security here at the Alco parking lot we did not so we added that why do we had we had we had security, but it was not armed security We did do a walk through of Alco Park With the Sheriff's Department to look at various measures we could take in advance of this procurement that's coming forward. This may have been a result of that, but some we are not able to do some we are, but we're waiting for the contractor who's going to assess and make recommendations. Which facilities does the Sheriff's Department no longer provide in services? You mentioned that. I'm going to say some off-top of my head. I know it's at social services facilities and also at the, specifically at the Jackson site. So the sheriff may have a beer and also Madison building for the auditor's office. I think there was three there might have been four. Is there a reason why? Staffing. Very good. Thank you. No other questions. Any other questions? Seeing none on item 23 will go to item 33. So, Dr. Tam. Thank you, Chair. Mr. Pfizer-Halbert. I would like to continue item 33, but I want to provide some explanation on the reasoning and the rationale. So we received several letters and we received a number of public comments about releasing the CAS vote record as soon as possible shortly after the day of the election. And we received a letter from Stephen Hill explaining the fact that we are going through a very difficult election, a very complex election with two recalls, youth voting and a number of issues and with the understanding of how to perhaps tweak that. But the reason I would like to continue it is because under SB 1328, which the governor signed last Wednesday. When I breathed through the sections under 17303, 301A and 17302, BE section 2, and this legislation by Senator Bradford and Atkins was intended to preserve the secrecy of the ballots and the privacy of the ballots. And the fact that it's specifically in those sections that I mentioned calls out the cast vote records suggest that there might be a concern, a conflict with the law in terms of releasing the cast vote records, whether it's early or later. So I would like to continue an item and or delay a vote on it. I think that's everybody's personal privilege. And so I want to score that. In this particular case, it's pretty interesting to me that this delay, which means that we don't have another board meeting until next Tuesday. You have a meeting on October 8th and then the regular meeting following that would be October 20th. Directly, shortens even the time period if there were to be a decision made regarding the CAS vote, in short, it's even the time period to act on that. And the registrar has already been talking about time as of essence and importance. So it basically kills the ability to do that. I think we should just know that that's what it happened. That's what will be the result of this is that we would have been able to kind of push this off of our plate by delaying action on it. And again, I in their ability to vote, especially the heightened attention that is taking place nationally around elections and votes that are being cast in light of the fact, then a recent election, which just took place, we found out that there is in question the voter registers outcome, how it impacted a particular vote for the Board of Education and in one case and another. And I just think that it is a grave disservice to not having the ability to argue it, to have the board take an action on it one way or another that we're taking away the opportunity for real transparency in this upcoming November election as a result of it. I also think that taking that kind of a drastic move that the public deserves and understanding of why such a drastic move is postponing the ability to take up this matter in a time that we could still act it on it if there's will of this board. I just, you know, I think. If I may. Oh, sure. Supervisor Carson. I supported this effort when Chair Carson through the PAL Committee have brought it up and actually wanted to make sure that we have this transparency, but I want to do it in a way that doesn't present a risk to the county. And I also want to make sure that it's not done in a way that could compromise the potential integrity of the data and the records that we release. And this is a deep concern about doing it right. And I understand this is not just for this election. It's for the long term. So taking the time to do it right, I think, is more important than doing it fast. Again, again I respect your ability to do that. Let me just say that my understanding of what just took place with respect to the Senate bill 1328 was to clarify that no one can be charged with a felony for implementing the cast vote record policy. And that was signed in the law on September the 25th. Also, again, I want to respect your ability to pull it as a former person who managed to ran a number of campaigns in this county and in this state of California. I can clearly remember a time that when I ran campaigns as the campaign manager, we had people at precincts all during the day taking a tally in real time on paper and pencil of how many people have voted in that district, how many people were left to be voting in that district, and in some cases, we mobilize people to go to specific homes to just say, come out and vote. They didn't ask you, how did you vote? Who did you vote for? And I don't believe that the cast vote really says, who did you vote for? It's a tally of how many people have come out to vote at that point in time. And if we've moved from paper and pencil in order to do that and now we're using technology which can even speed it up faster, you know, I respect your opinion on that and I respect the arguments that we have on it, but that's the purpose of having public debate. But again, pushing this off to another time, not to impact this upcoming election. Got it. If I may, can County Council clarify the language on SB 1328 and other provisions with respect to the penalties, the provision providing criminal penalties provides that it is a felony to interfere with the secrecy of voting and it provides between two and four years in prison. The statute or the election code also provides for civil enforcement and the penalties for interfering with the secrecy of voting on the civil side are $50,000 per act and potential in junked of relief. Fine, interfering with the secrecy of voting. Be very specific about that. So SB 1328 added language that said interfering with the secrecy of voting is providing unauthorized access to certified voting technology. It defines certified voting technology to include voting systems and the products they generate, including cast vote records and electronic data. And it specifically says cast vote records. Section election code section 17600 B. And but that's just after clarification. That's not that's not that's that's doing the interim period. That's not the conclusion of it, right? For giving me supervisor Carson. I think I understand the question. We already release our cast vote records just after clarification. So what's the difference? Well, we already do it. What's the difference? Well, the difference is that the law has changed now. The law changes in which way because as I read it, Well, the difference is that the law has changed now. The law changes in which way, because as I read it, it says to clarify that no one can be charged with a felony for implementing the cash vote record policy. That was what was signed into law on September the 25th. So, supervisor, I'm not sure which portion of this. Supervisor Carson, is there a particular section that you're reading from? Is there a section in that you said that you're reading? I'm reading the overview of Senator Steven Bradford in which he writes the chief legislative sponsor has written a letter about the final amendments to this bill that emphatically says many of the changes made are technical and were made to clarify the differences in language between SB 1328 and AB 2249 by assembly person apparel. There is no language in our bill prohibiting the release of CAS vote record report in early canvassing. So supervisor, I haven't seen that letter. I haven't seen the letter from the legislative aid to one of the senators in the state senate. There are 40 in total. That would be the aid to just one. And then when we're talking about a statute that has passed, it would be passed by a majority of the 40 senators, as well as a majority of the 79 or 80 assembly members. And so I haven't seen the letter from that one legislative aid, but I do know what the next of the statute says. So what he is, what Mr. Allen is reading from, he's reading from the text of the statute as it was passed. So I have a question along these lines, which is, releasing the cast vote records in and of itself, I don't believe discloses or interferes with the identity of how people voted. It's only, I believe, in the case where you have a precinct with one or two people or three people, and they all voted the same way and therefore you will know when the results come out or something like that, I don't know. So could it not be that we could release cas vote records for all precincts that have a sufficient number that doesn't interfere with those? Is that a way to compromise this? I say that, but then I also point out if supervisor TAM continues this to October 22nd, we still can take it up then. All of this is meant to be implemented after, or on the day of November 5th and beyond. So we still have time to implement, is that not true? Well, I mean that I believe it's a position of the register of voters he can't implement it on a dime. So if you can't if you don't tell him insufficient time before November 5th, he can't produce the material on November 5th. I'd like to hear if we could take this up on the 22nd and still implement it if we want, but I also want to hear the answer to how we can do this in a way that doesn't violate the spirit of the law, $50,000 fines, years in prison if you interfere with the identity of voters and how they vote. I totally agree with that. Is there a way to do both? Well, I guess the question is, is the supervisor continuing it? Are we hearing it? Yeah, all right. I do have a question for Tim, although it is as supervisor Carson pointed out maybe a moot question because we all agree with him that a supervisor can continue irrespective of my questions, but I would like to know whether we could still take this up on the 22nd and still have time. But it doesn't matter, you can still continue. Thank you, supervisor Halpert. I have the prerogative of continuing it to next week, too. It doesn't have to be October 22nd. So let's find out from the registrar on what is feasible given the overwhelming workload and understaffing he has. Thank you, supervisors. We're about 34 days away from the election and we have a small staff. So they are very pressed. We do as you're hearing, there's a number of legal issues with this. There's also procedures that we're going to have to work through. And it's an isolated staff that has to work on this. Actually, it's one person, our technical individual. So, implementing this for this election, we'll be hard pressed to do this, even if you were make, were to make the decision today. So we use Dominion voting machines. That's correct. San Francisco uses Dominion voting machines. That's also correct. They've implemented CAS voting with Dominion machines that just like the ones we have. Yes, they do. So is impossible for us to do it? Is it impossible for us to create the cast vote record? Absolutely not. It is possible for us to create the cast vote record. What you're, what you're, is before your board today is can we produce the cast vote record after every unofficial update of our tally? That, that is much different than producing the cast vote record after we've certified and staff is freed up to be able to think through and properly put together a cast vote record. Doing it during the canvas, you're asking for that one staff member who already has obligations to post the unofficial tally and to tally youth voting and to run ranked choice voting for four cities, which is all much different than what San Francisco is doing. You're asking us to put those procedures together 34 days before an election where he's got responsibilities to define this election. He's got responsibilities to test all the equipment, which you've heard, I think from some the ability to test all the equipment which you've heard. I think from some of the advocates that they want to be able to view. We have viewing procedures to put together. There's a number of things that we have to do in order to pull off this election smoothly. This the difference is San Francisco has had time to put together their procedures. You making the decision today to do this besides the legal issues amongst all the other responsibilities that we have. This is the most heated time of our work period for a presidential election. You're asking us to develop a new procedure that we haven't produced yet Understanding is that also Since there's been a lot of attention the majority of the attention from a diverse group of Special interests around elections that they're even willing to compromise on some level to release the first cast vote record report on Wednesday or Thursday after the Tuesday election. I guess we can't do that either. And again, I feel like I'm imposing on the right of my colleague to go ahead and hold it off or take it off whatever she won. I don't want to prolong that. She's already made a decision to postpone it, but it just seems I'm not going to get into it publicly. It is what it is. Sorry are you continuing this for a week or? I'd like to continue to next week. All right. Okay. So continue the site of until next week. All right. Okay. So continue this item until next Tuesday. So it's coming out of the October 8th. Coming out of the mass motion. So we'll exclude the mass motion as the maker. I agree with that. I think too much of a 10 second. Did you agree with that? I'm agree with that. Okay. The next item that we have questions on is item 38. You already asked questions on that. 43 and then 48. So if I was to request that questions of 43 and I think 10 questions on 48. Yes. I don't have questions on 43. Just want to make a comment. This item includes an expenditure for Wendy where it's $70,000. The purpose is to provide an update regarding the population at Santa Rita Jail, expand analysis to include behavioral health data merger and transfer knowledge and ability to replicate reports and county system with limited outside assistance. This is one of the recommendations from the Re-Imagine Adult Justice work that has been done that was initiated by my predecessor, Supervisor Richard Vias. I just wanted to thank the sheriff for bringing this contract forward. So I look forward to partnering with you and having this data so we could continue to make informed data driven decisions with respect to reducing the number of individuals in our jail. So thank you for that work. Thank you for the acknowledgement. I also, if you don't mind, would like to add to that we are doing additional evaluations as far as programs that are being offered in the jail so that we can actually get some, you know, we can continue on with programming, with individuals that are willing to provide services in the jail, but also now doing a measure to review what those deliverables are and those metrics, that way we can make sure that we have quality services that are offered and that we don't have any failures because that's one thing that we strive for, that people take advantage of programs in the jail and that we don't fail them in return. And then also to dedicate some funding to our apprenticeship program because that's something that we continue to look for funding for. We'd like to expand those offerings to be able to build people in job careers before they get out into our communities. So but thank you for the acknowledgement. Thank you for that last item with questions item 48 to resident. Thank you, surprise, or how. So item 48 is a change in the consultant or contractor for watershed awareness on San Leandro Creek. And I just would like a better understanding of how the organization plans to align the volunteer activities with the annual action plan that we have, and how do we ensure that they're going to meet those expectations with respect to outreach, and then what kind of outreach mechanisms do they have for limited English speakers? So friends of the San Lianro group are the group of people that have always done this work with the city of San Lianro. The city of San Lianro indicated that they can no longer manage this program because of staffing constraints. So, we are actually directly contracting with the friends of the creek. So, the friends of the creek will continue whatever they were doing in terms of educational outreach they use, doing creek walks, earth day activities and various activities that they've been doing under this scenario. They are responsible for the program, the $30,000 a year basically helps them out in terms of publications and administrative efforts. So I don't know if that helps you, but if you need a detailed programmatic focus of each of these things, we can ask them to provide that and we'll forward to you. Yeah, I would appreciate understanding as part of their awareness, programming and their publications, what efforts they're making to reach out to limited English speakers, particularly in San Leando, which I know are fairly significant. Sure, I'll ask specifically. Thank you. Thank you. We've now asked and answered all questions on the mass motion. As it stands, we're ready to take a vote unless there are any other comments. Do you want to go back to the recusal item? Vote on this and then go to recuses. It can include that motion. And then we'll go to ordinances. Yes, so Vice Chair Halbert is just practicing or becoming president to make sure everybody knows what to do when to do it. So now we'll vote on the mass motion. Supervisor Halbert. Hi. Supervisor Merkins. Hi. Supervisor Tam. I supervise your Carson. Yes. President Marley. Yes. Now we will take off the two recusals. It's item 4 and 12. Would you like to hear that? I need to recuse myself on items 4 and 12 because Jamie with Bax is giving me campaign contributions above the $250 limit within the last year. Very good. Noting that President Miley has recused himself from items four and 12 and left the room, make a motion that we approve questions. Yes, item four. Sorry, everybody. Thank you for your patience. So the questions I have is this isn't a new mandate that is unfunded. So if you could just kind of help me understand the benchmarks to gauge the effectiveness of the program and it mentions released by CareCore,s will be referred to an appropriate system of care. If you can elaborate on that, does that include any type of support or assistance with job placement? So CareCorp connects people with struggling, untreated, psychotic disorders, and substance use challenges with court-ordered care plans for up to 24 months. Designed on the evidence that many people can stabilize, begin healing, and exit homelessness and less restrictive community-based settings. The population of focus for the Care Act legislation includes people with psychotic disorders, including psychosis due to substance use and who lack medical decision-making capacity. Care court advances in upstream diversion from more restrictive conservatorships, hospitalization or incarceration. A care plan can be ordered for up to 12 months with periodic review hearings and subsequent renewal for up to another 12 months. Participants who do not successfully complete care plans may under current law be hospitalized or referred to conservatorship. Care court builds on Governor Newsom's 14 billion investment to provide 55,000 new housing units as well as community behavioral health services. This relies on the existing continuum of community behavioral health services to provide full service partnership level care, which is an all hands on deck approach to whatever the recipient needs. There were state funds for housing that were released alongside, not for treatment, but for housing, released alongside, and our Housing and Homelessness Services division is managing those funds in close coordination with behavioral health so that people who are ordered treatment under care court can get the housing alongside the services that behavior health already provides. Okay, and are we on track to implement in December? We are, and I do wanna address some, I heard supervisor Tam mentioned earlier that we are delayed in implementation of care court. We aren't actually delayed. December one is the date that is required and we are on track to do that. We have been working with the County Administrator on agendizing an update for your board on care court implementation. I will also say it's been an extraordinary effort to coordinate all parties in the system. The entry point for care court is going to be through the courts, but all parties in the public protection system need to be educated on what the pathways are, who's eligible, what it is and what it isn't, and that's been done with behavioral health and the lead. Okay, and when we get that update, if we could please have a comprehensive list of the services I'm individuals would be referred to and what type of support especially for job placement. Yeah, thank you Not him is on 12th and the other questions supervisor appreciate the fact that the agency has been able to be prepared to implement Fair court What do you see if any maybe there's not? Are the honest challenges that you have given the fact that by the courts you may be mandated to provide some services. I think capacity of our systems has been a challenge overall and this is no no different as mentioned earlier in your discussion earlier that there was no additional treatment funding for care court for behavioral health systems. There is some for housing but not for the behavioral health system of care. So it takes from the existing pool of services and diverts them to people who are in higher need at the moment, which has been sort of the theme of Proposition 1 also to take current resources, not add new resources and allocate them for people who are in more urgent need now. I think one of the challenges in doing that is that it doesn't stem the flow of people into progressing into more urgent need. So it doesn't deal more upstream when we deal with the people in urgent need now. And I understand that there's, we have to do both things. And this really shifts the focus to one thing. Additionally, to the extent that we are not able to meet the need for resources, it's the behavioral health system that will be penalized for not making resources available. So again, we're working within our existing pool of resources. I think if I can just step out on a limb a little bit here, I think this coupled with the potential passage of Proposition 36 makes it a very, very difficult situation. One last question, although you're not over-housing, you know, placement into facilities and or having treatment beds. What's the reasonable ability to meet that request, if not demand over the next two to three years? I think it depends on the demand that we'll actually see. The numbers were estimated at being quite high and the hundreds of people who would be eligible for the program. We are not seeing that uptake in other counties. In fact, I was just reading something about Santa Clara County recently. I know the same is true in San Diego. One other element that our program and other programs includes is the ability to engage people in treatment before it's mandated by the court. And that is something that we will avail ourselves of here too, because mandating treatment is not always the best way to, not always the best pathway for people to better healing and well being. Any other questions? And seeing no other questions on item four, the next item we're taking up is item 12. I just wanted clarity. Thank you so much on Tennessee sustaining services. Can you elaborate on what that consists of? This is regarding Cal Ame housing and community supportive services? Yes, this is the array of supportive services needed to keep a person housed. So, MediCal newly covers this trio of services, tenancy sustaining, housing deposits, and housing navigation services in recognition that housing is healthcare. So, it is assistance with medication management. It is connecting with service providers, linkages to other types of services, behavioral health services, social services, maintaining their enrollment and benefits. Things like that that help people job placement, things like that that help people maintain the housing that they have. Thank you. Very good. Now that questions have been asked and answered on these items, I'll seek a motion to approve items 4 and 12. Anybody care to make a motion? Some out. Anybody care to second that motion? I'll second the motion. Noting that, again, President Miley has recused himself and left the room. Motion made by supervisor, Mark Kaz, seconded by Halbert. Would the clerk please call the roll? Supervisor, Mark Hiz? Aye. Supervisor Tan? Aye. Supervisor Carson? Yes. I. Supervisor Tam. I. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meiley has recused himself from voting and speaking on the item and is left the room. Supervisor Halbert. I. With that, we will welcome back President Miley and take up the ordinance items. The first ordinance item is item 20. Item 20. So your first ordinance is item 20. It's a second rating of an administrative code amendment aligning elections for the offices of the assessor audit to controller clerk recorder and treasure task collector with the presidential primary. It's the second reading. In ordinance amending title two chapters 2.12, 2.14, 2.18 and 2.58 of the County of Alameda Administrative Code to align elections for the officers, offices of assessor, other controller, county clerk recorder, and treasure tax collector with a presidential primary as authorized by California elections code section 1- 0 0. I'll move to wave the full second reading and adopt the ordinance as presented. I'll second. Move by the other second by 10. Any more questions comments? Take the wrong. Supervisor Halberd. Aye. Supervisor McKenzie. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meile. Yes. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. I'm a question. ordinance number zero, dash two, all to one, dash three, seven. An ordinance establishing and implementing a time bank, military absences of county employees during noble ego. Moved away the full second reading and adopt the ordinance as presented. Second move by Halbert. Second by damn. Report questions or comments. Take the roll. Supervisor Halberd. Aye. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meierley. Yes. Item 30 is also the second reading of the salary ordinance amendment affecting one classification in the social service agency. An ordinance amendment in certain provisions of the 2022 2023 County of Alameda salary ordinance. And move move to wave the full second reading and adopt the ordinance is presented. Second. Moved by however taken by Tam. Supervisor Halbert. Aye. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Marley. Yes. Your last ordinance is item 31. It's the first reading of salary ordinance amendments creating new classifications for the information technology department as well as providing salary increases for certain classifications represented by Teamsters, Acme Approbation, Deputy Sheriff's Association, Acme Assworn, and some unrepresented classifications related to those employee organizations. Move to wave the full first reading and introduce the salary ordinance for second reading. Second. Move by Albert Saganay-Tam. Call the wrong. Supervisor Halbert. Hi. Supervisor Merkins. Hi. Supervisor Tam. Hi. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Myley. Yes. I'm going to take public comment on non-agentized items at this time so that we have any public comment on non-agentized items that are within the purview of the county board of supervisors. We do have public comments we will go with in-person and alternate between that and online. I'm going to speak on an issue that came up last meeting on your working session. The Alameda Health System overview. You know better. You know better even if you don't go beyond scratching service. It's a Nirvana program that you've written. It's great. There's only one basic problem with it. It only services those who are willing to go to conventional medical provider. Or for those who don't know that there are alternatives that work far better than the ones that conventional provider can give them. These aren't words. These are realities. Everybody's body is different. The intervention sometimes is critical to whether that individual, that precious individual, ends up as garbage or ends up as a productive member of society. Some of those alternative medical interventions solve the problem immediately. It makes no sense to let a child grow up to be an ex-member of yours as an adult and not be able to take care of himself. Had the intervention been taken when it child was young, he would have been a happy member of society. Okay. Collar, you're online. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Good afternoon. My name is Michelle Taylor. I was the baking teacher at Santa Rita Jail from 2009 until 2022, where I became a victim of sexual harassment and domestic violence at the hands of deputy Nicole Allen. I filed complaints with the sheriff's office, the county, five key schools, and I applied to the California Victim Compensation Board. To date, the county and its agents are responsible for turning a private internal complaint into a public lawsuit. The county and its agents are responsible for my mental health decline as well as my being stripped of my livelihood just because I made a complaint. Your deputy was paid salary and benefits while victimizing me. Her salary and benefits continued while the county claimed to be investigating. My salary benefits and ability to return to my job of 14 years were terminated on June 13th, 2022, the day after I made a formal complaint. ACSO minimized my request for help by violating their public policies on the prison rape elimination act, sexual harassment, and procedure for their citizen complaint policies. I take issue with the county's contract with five keys to provide educational services for the blatant violation of Title IX. I take issue with the county's contract with the California Victim Compensation Board because the Sheriff's Office submitted a fraudulent report written by Deputy Allen. What is a fair resolution to my unresolved complaint when I have a solid reputation and your deputy has a verifiable track record for Miss Conduct throughout the county. Thank you. Caller, please state your name. You have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Is this for public comment? Yes, it is for non-agent eyes items. Go ahead, please. Oh, okay. Okay. Sure. Let me do it with this. Okay. My name is Dana Marie Breer. And I'm in California. I'm a California suffering from a grammatical state government which fails to fight a Republican form of governance. Enables and supports across his seven border, the invasion of the United States of America by illegal foreign nationals and protect vicious criminals who commit outrageous acts of violence upon the citizens of America. All caused by a government of all foreign party system, led by a tyrannical dictator who opens defies federal law. California's monoparty political machine is socialist governor and along with communist State Legislatures, Socialist, elected officials, agency, and unelected regional government boards are concluding to create a Communist California state in direct violation of both Article 4, Section 4, and Article 6 of the United States Constitution. Since the mid-1990s, California has been a monopodist system. Over the years, the news around the state's Republican form of government has been a monoparty system. Over the years, the news surround the state's Republican form of government has been tightened with bogus constitutional amendments that include restricting, congressional and state seats and resorting to a political party killing a amendment proposition 14 that allows the two top voting, getting candidates from the state's primaries to move into the general election, regardless of party affiliation. Worse yet since the passage of 2010, Proposition 14, criminal cartels have taken control of the poorest southern border of California and have established operation to traffic human slaves and to distribute massive amounts of fentanyl that kills thousands of American each year. This operation runs into the cartel network, works of conjunction with government financial non-governmental agencies and has taken control of California's political machine. In 2020, the California Attorney General's official proposed an amendment to the California State Constitution to replace the bicameral assembly and send it with an uncrambled non- Okay, she did okay to increase the number of members serving in the legislature that was considered for the member of ballot if the unit. Thank you so much. Jackie you're on you have two minutes to speak go Go ahead, please. Thank you. I'd like to address the alarming trend of California progressives enacting anti-election integrity laws, undermining the very core of our republic. Their actions show blatant disregard for the will of the people and the principles that uphold their democratic process. Let's start with Shasta County where the California Democrats blocked efforts to remove corrupt Dominion Voting Mach machines despite evidence of their unreliability. Transparency was sacrificed to maintain control. In Huntington Beach, local voters passed a requirement for voter ID to prevent fraud, but Democrats spotted. They disregarded the people's will opening the door to potential voter fraud. Furthermore, California Democrats recently outlawed voter ID altogether, while simultaneously pushing policies to allow non-citizens and even underage children to vote. This is consistency reveals their lack of commitment to election integrity and it is impoliting. They can still call themselves Americans while dismantling the electoral system. In Allemey the county, the registrar of voters refuses to implement election code 3-016-5 to expedite ballot counting. He misled the elections commission claiming that poll books don't refresh in real time yet as a voters choice that county real time updates are required. The public is again offended by the registrar Tim DePuille who hides behind SB 1328 to withhold cas vote records. Your own election commission confirmed with lawmakers and the secretary of state that released in this data is not illegal or would be affected by SB 1328. Why does Supervisor Tom Trustee like commission when they specifically caught Mr. DePuille telling a non-shoot to toward the will of the people in the name of transparency? Now the excuse of the process hoping you won't question the fact that the process after the certification would be the same as after certification. So why again delay? It seems nefarious after we the public have been telling you the same thing for two years. Your commission confirmed and recommended and again you allowed depleted delay. Finally, Kamala Harris is pushing equally dangerous policies like taxing unrealized capital gains and proposition 47 she's supported further destabilized communities by reclassifying crime. As she is crime. Collar, please state your name. You have two minutes to speak. Go ahead, please. Hi, this is Trashala Venikata, I'm calling in. I am a progressive Democrat that is asking for the Casphot record to be released. Alameda County in so many aspects is so far back when it comes to transparency. There are so many counties in the state of California that publish the Casphot record. She's that order. I mean, you hold on to that. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the Okay, well, I'll just direct this to election transparency then. I think the Board of Supervisors is really falling down when it comes to election transparency. And to have an elections commission that is doing the legwork and is seeking answers and to continue to to subvert the will of election transparency is deeply shameful and I will not forget that the Board of Supervisors Lena Tam pulled that and what I think will happen is you'll pull it from the next agenda, you'll pull it from the week after and you're going to continue to delay this and there's a lot of groups that are watching. Thank you. John, do you have two minutes to speak? This is on non-agentized items. Go ahead, please. Yeah. Yeah, um, spending on what, uh, Jackie was referring to the, uh, SB 1320, and that was researched heavily by the election commission. We found that Mr. McCleening is not correct in business searchings, even though he did it several times erroneously. And, uh, to Cabot come back again, I think it's just ingenious. Secondly, 3016.5 is where, a voter can take his vote by mail ballot that was mail to him. Fill it out, go over to a vote center, check in, and then just take that ballot that you filled out at home and just drop it in the ballot box. That's all it is. It's nothing special. There's nothing really different. Actually, it's more streamlined. Rather than, you know, go to the vote center, check in, have them print out a ballot for you. Then you go fill it out, then you go drop it in the ballot box. You just take it from your home. Check in, and then drop it in the ballot box. That's all it is. And yet, again, Mr. DePouy is mischaracterizing what it takes to implement it. I don't know what's going on here. In fact, it's more streamlined. Can you imagine people just walk in and just check in, drop the ballot, go off and then go home? I mean, it's like you can have a lot of people and go right through. No big deal. But he continues to mischaracterize things. Appreciate it. Thanks for that. There are no more callers. Okay. We're going to recess in the closed session. And when we adjourn today, once again, we'll be adjourning in memory of Christopher Seale's, who passed away. We'll recess in the closed session. Recording in progress you you you you I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. you you you you you you you you All right, we're back from closed session. Take the roll. Supervisor Howard, excuse, supervisor, or kiss. Present. Supervisor Tam. Present. Supervisor Carson, excuse. Present and Miley. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. the councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor councilor 2-2-CV-019-412. At a closed session on August 6, 2024, the board authorized settlement authority. And that case is now settled. And this settled for the payment of $225,000. And the vote in that matter was four in favor. One excused with Carson, Halbert, Pam, and Marquez voting in favor. Okay. All right. So the board is here, and we've already done public comment. We're adjourning in the memory of Christopher Seals. So we'll just have a moment of silence. The Board of Supervisors meeting, Rocktober 1st, 2024 is now adjourned.