. Recording in progress you So good morning, everyone. The Board of Supervisors regular meeting for December 17th, 2024 is now in session. Speaker is joining the meeting at the Atala conference. Please unmute your microphone. Will the clerk please call the roll? Supervisor Halbert. President. Supervisor Marquez. President. Supervisor Tam. President. Supervisor Carson. Excuse. President Meile. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance? The pledge of allegiance to the Pride of the United States of America, to the Republic of which is the one nation that has been visible and the leadership of the Justice of the Law. The Board of Supervisors welcomed you to its meetings. The Board allows in-person remote observation and participation by members of the public at its meetings. The county valley will be to recognize the important and valuable role of public participation in government. 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When called to speak, please unmute your microphone and state your name. If you are calling in, dial star 9 to raise your hand to speak. When you are called to speak, the host will enable you to speak. 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 webpage at acgov.org. When called, you will have two minutes to speak. Please limit your remarks to the time allocated. Public comment will generally alternate between in-person and online speakers as determined Thank you. So are there any board of supervisors remarks? Yes. Thank you, President Miley. Just wanted to thank the area agency on aging and the Advisory Commission on Aging for hosting their annual holiday basket drive this past Friday. Myself President Meile and I knew Supervisor Teams team was also there. It was extremely rewarding to meet seniors in their homes and provide them some holiday cheer so I just wanted to thank all the staff for making that possible. Also wanted to acknowledge Elimita County Fire Department. They hosted an amazing Sanat the Firehouse in Newark at Fire Station 28 this past Saturday. And my team was really excited to participate and provide the arts and crafts. So I just wanted to highlight those fun community endeavors. Thank you. Okay, so in addition, we'd like to adjourn today's board meeting when it comes time for adjournment in memory of two county employees, and I'll just read this information now. It's a great sadness that I want to inform you that Vincent Galegos Building Equipment Maintenance Worker passed away on December 2, 2024. Vincent began working for the county of Alameda on a tap assignment in 2020 before becoming permanently appointed in 2022. He performed maintenance work at Santa Rita Jail and will be remembered as a dedicated and committed employee in the counties, general services agency. Also, I'd like to adjourn when we adjourn today's meeting in memory of Deputy Sheriff to of mortos. It's a great sadness in heavy hearts that we inform of the passing of deputy mortos, who tragically suffered a medical emergency while asleep, despite the efforts of medical personnel to revive him. Deputy Marcos served with the Sheriff's Office since July of 2018. Throughout his time with the Sheriff's Office, he provided an outstanding service to the community demonstrating professionalism, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to our mission. Deputy Martos was not only an exceptional deputy, but also a cherished friend to all who had the privilege of working alongside of him. So we'll all adjourn once again today at the end of the board meeting, the memory of Deputy Sheriff to Angel Marcos, Martos and Vincent Gleos. Okay, so we will take public comment on items on the agenda, except items listed as one o'clock, two thirty, and three o'clock, 2 30 and 3 o'clock set matters. Public comments on items listed as 1 o'clock, 2 30 and 3 o'clock set matters will be taken after the item is called for presentation and discussion. So do we have any public speakers on any items listed other than the three set matters? Yes, there are speakers on these items. We will go to the first in person speaker and alternate between in person and online speakers as 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 the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city Thank you. Thank you. Good morning, supervisors and staff. On the December 12th board of supervisors meeting, supervisor Miley made the following comments, which I think are, oh, subject number 21.3, the housing element issue. At that meeting, supervisor Miley stated that we should be willing to take certain risks but not be reckless in our decisions. On the housing element, we're fully aware that the county is really stuck between a rock and a hard spot given the tardiness of the submission of the housing element. If you delay it, you risk possible loss of funding, possible sanctions from the state. So we are fully cognizant of the balance that you must weigh here. It's also important that at the same time, supervisor Miley pointed out that in his entire tenure as a supervisor, this was the first time he observed all of the max and the planning commission, unanimously agree on an opinion, in this case the rejection of the planning commission unanimously agree on an opinion in this case the rejection of the housing element as it's been proposed. We are requesting once again that a motion be raised to defer this matter on a referral basis for 45 days so that the planning commission can incorporate the changes that have been requested by all of the max and the planning commission. In your hands, you should have received was emailed yesterday, but also distributed a physical copy of the proposed letter that we will be sending to the housing agency of the housing community development at the state level. Should the board pass the housing element without incorporating any of the public comments or changes that were requested. We would like to work with the county. I think that should be clear to get a housing element that is viable and incorporates the local knowledge embedded in the max and in the planning commission. Please defer this for 45 days. Thank you. Collar, you have two minutes. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead, please. Barry, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Barry Carroll, you have two minutes to speak. the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead. Caller you have two minutes. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead, please Yes, I'm speaking on 21.3 on your agenda Brenda Clark Two points I'd like to make in the proposed additional changes to the overlay section 1731 050 The staff suggested that That Your board amend the draft ordinance prior to first reading to implement this change. That's a change to allow the overlay and for above-moder income category to allow community review and a maximum of two hearings at a Municipal Advisory Council, depending on location. My question is, for fair view, it would be the Fairview Mac, Castor Valley, the Castor Valley Mac, an Eden area, the Eden area Mac, a maximum of two hearings. Are those hearings to be scheduled as an informational or action item, or is it just a hearing? The other point I wanted to make on the staff's attachment is said, whereas, on December 12th, the board conducted a duly improperly noticed public hearing during which it adopted the sixth element. I disagree that it was a duly and properly noticed public meeting. We citizens circulated the notice throughout the neighborhoods. And more importantly throughout public comments, the staff shifted from in person to online speakers, in person to online speakers all the way through. Until the very end, three proponents of the housing element who are there together were allowed to submit their input for support consecutively. Six minutes is a group that going back and forth to online speaker several of whom had their hands up during the entire meeting. One was our representative and our neighborhood for our CSA private streets and had a report to make. Thank you. Diane Wydler. Good morning, supervisors. My name is Diane Weiler. My resident of San Lorenzo. I'm a former board president of the Holmes Association. I am currently the chair of the Eden Area Municipal Advisory Council. I'm speaking on 21.3, the housing element. Soon you are going to decide the fate of many individuals and communities when you vote whether or not to approve the housing element as proposed. If you vote to approve this, you are effectively tearing up the San Lorenzo Village-specific plan. If you rezone the entire area as is proposed to be high density, multi-unit housing, you are removing all available commercial retail mixed use, mixed use property reference in this specific plan. Slowly this has been whittled away by putting mercy housing on one of those properties and also by approving the damage, the damage village green apartments. You have received numerous emails and comments regarding the housing element. There is no need for me to reiterate all the reasons why it is not acceptable. You have all of that in front of you and you've heard that, I'm sure more than once. I'm appealing to you to put the needs and quality of life of the unincorporated area ahead of the money and desires of the state of California. The state has also asked the county to address environmental, climate and safety justice issues, which have been done or are still being done. Using every bit of open space to force housing units into these areas, negatively impacts those concerns. You, the Board of Supervisors, have appointed Max to advise you on the issues pertaining to the unincorporated area. Please listen. All of those Max have rejected this as it is written. Please listen to Supervisor Miley, who has represented much of the unincorporated area for decades. Please vote to reject the housing element as proposed and at least grant the 45-day extension so that can be revised. Thank you very much. Collar, you have two minutes. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Barry, you have two minutes to speak. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Caller, you have two minutes to speak. Please state the item you're speaking on. Yes. Hi. My name is Mindy Pachanuk. I'm here in Oakland. I'm currently a candidate for a mayor of Oakland. I'm calling on Oakland. I'm currently a candidate for a Mayor of Oakland. I'm calling on item number 38. I raised the question of Mr. DePouge who can give any more money and authority in this situation. He cannot be both IT and the head of the ROV. I think it's been well documented before this board very often. And I appreciate some of the comments that I've think has been well documented before this board very often. And I appreciate some of the comments that I've seen concerned with this matter. In fact, Mr. Dupuis should be fired from his job, and we need a new head because of the many incominencies we've given to Puy so much money to run this department. And he's made the elections worse with worse results as we saw in this election around recently for city council where we had an unusual high rate of overvotes. You have a situation where we saw him bungle the election with school boards. And I quite frankly and very concerned that that, you know, we have this VCA, which he supported, you know, for the county of VCA County, which has cost this county tons and tons of money that we can't afford. If we stayed with precincts, same-day voting, paper ballots, you know what, we wouldn't need everything that he's asking for the money for or given the responsibility. So I'm calling on all of you to, you know, take this into account that Dupuy has to be held accountable. You should be removed from his job, not given more money to make our elections worse. And as you know, I've often spoken on the question of observation. So this is a major breakthrough we could make for the sake of this county, which has many cities, including Oakland, which are completely bankrupt at this point. So I ask you the way these questions very seriously, as I know you will, and the public to weigh in on this situation. Thank you. Vanya Taylor. Good morning, Board of Supervisors. My name is Vanya Taylor and I'm speaking on item 21.3. I live in the fair view area. I'm here to represent the residents who cannot attend today's meeting due to it being in the middle of the day and the holiday season. Hundreds of residents have attended previous max meetings gathering two gatherings, rounds of 660 and 528 sign petitions and the planning commission meeting in opposition to the selected sites for rezoning that are now part of the proposed housing element. Due to inadequate infrastructure, health and safety and the current and any new residents during emergency situations, just to name a few concerns. All MAC boards have unanimously rejected the housing element as did the planning commission. We, the residents, attend those meetings with the full understanding that our voices concerns and requests were heard by all the elected and appointed officials that in our absence of meetings, such as this one, we have, it's such as this one, we have, it's such as this one, what we have communicated will still be honored and represented in our best interests. Each of you were elected and expected to represent and uphold your constituents best interests, and that is what we are asking for you to do today by requesting a 45 day referral period to review the site's location and inventory with Alameda Planning Department and partnership with the Macs and the residents on finding adequate housing locations. In closing, I hope that you will not use the fact that all the hard working residents who have shown up before that could not be here today and last week against them and vote to move the housing element forward with some of the site's locations we have strongly been opposing anything other than that would be incomprehensible. Thank you. Collar, you have two minutes. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Hi, Jackie Coda. I'm speaking on item number 38 and item about the health director of public employee recruitment appointments. I'm calling first of all, I want to talk about the public appointment and recruitment of the county health director. I see that you guys had this on a special meeting the other day. This is very important. This person needs to be brought before the board and the public needs to have the opportunity to do public comment and questions submitted for this health director, considering the fact that the last four years, we've had to help two health directors that have shut down this county and Destroyed businesses with their unreasonable edicts and only and also most recently being the only county in America That has reinstituted Ridiculous mass mandates for our medical community. I've been at the doctors often his last couple of days and guess what doctors nurses medical staff can't stand this edit because it goes against the science. The only people that actually agree to it are those that have a political agenda and love their masks. Masts are dangerous and they lower your immune response and make you sick. I don't want a health director that's ever going to do something like this again. It's ridiculous. We need someone who actually follows the science. Number two, calling about number 38. And I see here that he's requesting, Tim DeClease requesting money for more software licensing, having to do with archiving data. If that's the case, then why is it that my public records request number 36 and 39 for a copy of a summary report that was in front of us during the Logic and Accuracy test, I was denied a copy of that report when I put in a public records request because they said they boxed it up and sent it off to storage on the same day. I know that this has been scanned and archived. I want this to stop right now. Thank you. Ray Bobbitt. Hi, good morning and thank you so much for allowing me to speak. I am here to thank you again for the ongoing negotiations with respect to the Coliseum site to complement the board and the county on the progress that's been made. We're still kind of moving through a few items, two items in particular that we hope to make progress on through this. Equally as important, we just want to make sure that we're re-informing and constantly reinforcing with the public that this is a process that we know has a tremendous amount of interest. We know that there's a large contingent of people who've wanted to speak on this, and I've decided and they've allowed me to speak on their behalf. I do represent the ASEG and OAC. We're one and the same with respect to how we move through the process. And so just wanted to thank you for this process and for the opportunity to speak and to continue to move through this. The Coliseum Development is a massive, critical component of economic development for this community. It's something that has a tremendous amount of importance. So we don't want, we wanna make sure that we're constantly pushing to move this process forward. And but more importantly, we wanna thank you for the progress that's been made through County Council for the negotiation process. And we'll continue to push that until we can achieve that objective. I also wanted to just speak in support of SUDA and the ongoing negotiations that are happening with respect to that. It's another project that I think the community has a tremendous amount of interest in. So I'm here to just speak on support of that as well. So just wanted to thank you again for allowing me the time. Caller, you have two the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to and may word and also the vice chair of the Eden area municipal advisory council. Those two points are opposing one another at the moment because I am of course the vice chair lead Mac and that energy is I do respect that energy but today I have to speak on behalf of my disability and senior consumers. We do wanna support the housing element. We need it. Frankly, the state, and there's certainly a good argument to be made that the state would impose difficult choices upon the county that the county would have to work through. There would also be realities that MTC, as well as the state, would provide difficult choices around losing funds, which obviously nobody wants to do in these times. But I would make the case that we actually do need the housing element for the reality that seeers and people with disabilities are suffering out there. In our agency, we get many, many people coming in every day that are homeless that need affordable housing. There are very little resources out there. The unacorporated communities can provide that resource. We need to come together as a family with renters as well as homeowners, with people with disabilities as well as folks who are not able-bodied, folks who are able by. I mean, so we need to come together as communities and support one another. And therefore I urge the board of supervisors to move forward with the housing element as soon as possible. Thank you. John Jones, the third. Good morning. I'm speaking related to closed session items in support of both AISCG as well as SUDA. And I echo everything that Ray Bobbitt has shared. I just want to simply add two things. I'm on our first and foremost. Wish everyone that is operating under the sound of my voice. Happy holidays to you, your family members and your loved ones. And when I'm feeling this moment right now is an affirmation of humanity. What I mean by that, I'm looking at supervising, for example, I want to thank you for your service and your leadership. I will never forget the times and opportunities I had to speak with you. It's folks like you who affirmed me as a human being. That gave me the strength, that gave me the confidence to know that I do have a voice. Thank you for that. And I wish you will in everything that you do in all your endeavors. And as I'm looking at Supervisors Harbor, in Marquez, in Tampa, I cannot, I'm so moved. I'm grateful for your leadership and I'm also mindful of the folks who I've got pigtails seeds prior to you all. All three of them amazing human beings and rest in power is the supervisor, supervisors of Valle and supervisor Shan. They were amazing human beings just as I'm sure you all and I want to encourage you to walk boldly in their steps. Same thing for supervisor H Haggity. Scott was a good guy. It's interesting, when I first started this, there's this tendency to other people. Scott is mean. Scott doesn't care about Oakland. I refuse to believe that because if someone has formed a incarcerated, when I share that, I am offering an expletation of grace related to who I am. So I cannot operate what I'll also extended the same to you all in return. And I want to thank you, President Miley. We go back a long time. And I'm looking for it. Because now you are the oak well. I don't want to say you the OG, but my point is, I want the community to understand that we have to work in concerts with you all. Not just complaint, not just criticize, but be willing to support it because you have to make tough decisions and we respect that. So thank you all. Collar, you have two minutes. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead, please. Cindy, a Clature Item 21.3 housing element, Fairview Reservant. Housing mobility is about providing opportunities for lower income households to live in higher resourced areas. Studies have shown that when lower income families with children have the opportunity to live in areas with better schools and services, they do better overall. In the first draft element, Fairview was allotted 323 units. Three properties were listed for rezoning to higher densities. After-state comments requesting the element to include more units in higher resourced R1-zoned areas to provide for housing mobility, Fairview's allotment jumped to 544 units and the rezoning from 3 to 30 in the second draft. Planning staff have stated at several presentations that their response to the state's comments was to add sites in Northern Castravelli and Fairview. At the December 12 meeting when it was suggested to amend the housing element by removing all sites in Fairview, planning staff's response was that HCD would not allow that revision because sites in Fairview were needed to provide for housing mobility. The same response was given when it was suggested to reduce zoning densities. Fairview is not a higher resourced area. The California Tax Credit Education Committee, an adjoint map with HCD, yes, HCD, opportunity maps show that Fairview is a low resource area. These maps also show the majority of Castra Valley as high resource with Northern Castra Valley as the highest. This is not surprising. Quality of schools is a large determining factor. Castra Valley schools are ranked as nine out of ten fair views at three. We are being labeled as something we are not. As the element has serious flaws, please refer it back for 45 days. 45 days is enough to make a difference. Thank you. Dale Silva? Good morning. I'm Dale Silva. I live in Fairview. I'm speaking as an individual and not as a member of any group. I think we could do a better job in my opinion in stating that we don't oppose the housing element. We simply want to rework the site's inventory shuffle properties around. The housing element helps you on-house. That's great. It provides housing mobility. That's great. It has tenant protections. Super. It provides housing, obviously. That's great. It has tenant protections. Super. It provides housing obviously. That's obviously important. We're not working against all that. All we're asking for is the opportunity to find better properties. These properties exist. For example, there's a property in Castare Valley Boulevard, a former lumber yard that's been discussed as a car wash. What's up with that? It's not in the site's inventory, the place is a natural. We can do this in 45 days. We're all familiar with the properties. The learning curve has been established. We have an energized population and a motivated planning department. The conversation last time turned to do in a sequa in 45 days. have an energized population and a motivated planning department. The conversation last time turned to do in a sequa in 45 days. Well, of course, that can't happen, but we don't have to do a sequa. Shelfling properties define less impactful ones can be done in 45 days. Once again, we'll respectfully requesting a bit more time, not to oppose the housing element, but to correct the side cemetery. Thank you. Collar, you have two minutes. Please say the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead, please. Hi, can you hear me? Yes, we can. Go ahead, please. Hi, good morning. This is Leo from IEden Voice. For item 21.3, we support the adoption of that housing element. For two years, our members have been in conversation with county and state staff about our concerns of tenant protections and programs needed to be reflected in the plan. Keep over 60,000 renting families housed. Oftentimes, when we bring up tenant protections to this board, our members are asked to prioritize housing production in lieu of tenant protections. This plan seeks to start progress on both. While we know it's not perfect, regarding specific metrics for tenants, we look forward to working with the county staff and fulfilling the plan's requirement to affirmatively further fair housing. Specifically, the implementation of just cause, mobile home overlaid to protect affordable housing and the need for proactive rental inspections to protect our residents with unstable and unhealthy housing. Remember, a third of Eden Renders still suffer from a lack of major repairs and be through our programs can address it. We hope to abort the board's advisors adopted the element today. Thank you. Keith Barros. Good morning supervisors. I'm Keith Barros, a 48-year resident of Salarero, which is in district three. As Mr. Krishman stated earlier, I'm also and the people that I know are also in support of the housing element, use a word is reckless to some of the constituents that have spoken already and to the ones that aren't here. As Dale was talking, there are more properties that can be found. I found one that was on Bartlett Avenue An empty lot that somehow got overlooked it was across the street from what a site that was already developed I stumbled across it and that that turned into an amendment to the proposal in about four business days So there I will and my gut my gut in my mind I feel that there are more out there to be found as mr. Silva had mentioned and I'll be happy to help with that if I'm, if I'm so, if I'm so asked and even if I'm not. And others will be happy to step up also. The other thing I have to mention is the is the 105 units that are that are slated to be put in black angus is parking lot. Black angus easily takes up a third of that parking lot when it's busy, especially on Sunday mornings and Saturday evenings and Sunday nights and Friday nights easily. Resoning as mixed use would make much better sense than just strictly residential. As Diane said, it's going to kill our commercial. And not to mention the fact that Fairview lives, Fairview's lives are, there's some lives at stake up in Fairview. So we support Supervisor Miles Miole's motion to take a 45 day break. Collar, you have two minutes. Please say the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead. Yeah, this is Gerald. The other pet Chinook in Oakland, speaking on item number 38, Section B, delegate authority to chief information officer. And in this case, diverting his attentions, I will give you a few concrete examples of what just happened in this election. Okay. Beside the fact that the voters' guides got out real late. I mean, some people didn't get it till right before the election, which is an egregious failure. Reports are Alameda County was by far the slowest of the whole state of California in counting ballots that was reported in Oakland side. If you actually look inside the voters guide just the inside page, you wonder why people are confused and opposed to rank choice voting. In the register of voters guide to the election on the inside page, it shows a sample of how rank choice voting works. And the third person down is called B-author. And the example shows they voted in the first choice B-author. And in the fourth choice also B-author, which is what you're not supposed to do in rank choice Choice Voting. And that's why we had a record amount of overvotes in Ranked Choice Voting. So for these reasons, DuPui cannot serve both masters. And I think all you guys know that by now, I'm time to face the music. Alan Doan's. Thank you very much. I first want to start by congratulating Supervisor Carson and expressing our gratitude for your years of service. And I want to thank the board for once again hearing our matter. I know that it's on twice, it's on closed session, and I would urge that our biggest need is for this positive vote to acquire the property happened. And authorize staff to be able to close so that we can move this expeditiously and avoid this project falling into foreclosure. This is a chance for a real win and supervisors, Tam, Arches and Halbert, I don't know that you have a full appreciation for what this project represented 18 years ago when we were able to complete the construction of this building on time and under budget and deliver a tremendous asset to the county. And what this purchase would represent is for that county to have the benefit of this real estate that's going to appreciate and value. It's going to be a win in terms of getting those souls off the street and having other ways to use that property going forward. It's going to be a win. I promise you in terms of my ability as a developer, developing projects in association with the African-American Sports Entertainment Group and other projects like Mandela Station to move forward and Lift up our community by developing projects that allow them to attain self-sufficiency That project is called the North County Center for self-sufficiency and what this vote today is about is self-sufficiency And allowing people to avoid those lines by being able to participate in economic development going forward. So thank you very much and I pray for your positive consideration. Thank you. Collar, you have two minutes. Please state the item that you're speaking on. Go ahead. Yes, this is Bob Clark speaking on the housing element 21.3. I just want to first of all thank supervisor myling supervisor Halbert for supporting the need to try to get some things resolved and changed for the housing element 45 days could really help the situation. I want to ditto on what Dale Silva said that we were going to pose the housing element. We just see that there's a lot of problems with the actual choosing of sites, especially in fair view. I would urge the 45 days to review some of these sites. I would urge the planning department staff to get in their car and drive three miles from their office and look at these sites instead of looking at them on Google Earth and just see what the Challenges are and see what the community sees in regard to that Clover road site. We're all on septic tanks up here. How do you think we're going to build 153 units? There is no sewer system up here and the water supply is not adequate. You need to look at the sites if you want smoke and mirrors for the state That's what you got But the sites that you've got listed in Fairview are not Supported for for housing for people that need a type of environment and demographics where they would have some kind of Opportunity to get to commercial services like grocery stores and places like that. We don't have any of that up here We are farmland country horses walking down the streets in the evening and we cannot support This kind of development. I don't think any developers ever going to see it as viable as well. So let's find some real significant housing sites that can make a difference for people who need an affordable home, not up here in the middle of a very rural area. Thank you. Same will. I'm going to go to the morning. Good morning, I'm in California. My name is Samuel Rang. I'm with the California Open Union with mental health outreach program for independent living community guard. No, a court partner up here. We already been told that we can build two buildings and how we got here. I can do that. And these people of the street, the witness shelter. And on Army base, I started 30 years ago. They said, never stop. That base was good enough for the Army people to live on. How come the homeless can live on? A lot of people, this homeless is vast. You must stay in here. I got burned in my building. I was in a transist and how do you stay in there? He said he was in a navy. He said, what can you just don't be in front of the house for? I say, because they agree, it's about mine. They don't want low income. I can be a mate. I'm going across the country right now. We've been too easy. We need to right here in Oakland. So I started. You know, on how you heart, you know, you know, you're in the health. You got me a long way. You converted my life call before I came here 35 years old. I took life. The last 35 years I've been saving life. That's what I'm trying a scene if you like. They are veterans on the streets homeless. I have 10 people homeless for six of them in bed. How can you hear them on the base? They fall for it. It's the wrong. It's the wrong. I've been begging you out for 10 years. Let me do it. It's going to do it. They're gonna cost you a, I'll bet you real quick. You know what I want to do with poor people? That's your pain. They say sugar. They don't pay. We can't afford. We low income. It's a different between low income and affordable. Affordable, they can go up on rent. Low income to tank. Even though people on the streets cost a million won affordable. And you're raising up. I'm not going to go out like that. I need, I'll say that, cypher, c-sus, and cypher, no help. And I'm ready to do it. I'm not doing it. I'm really there. President Marley, there are no more speakers. I want to thank the speakers for their comments. So can I get the board to approve the regular meeting minutes for October 1st, special meeting minutes for October 3rd and December 12th, special meeting minutes? Some vote. Second. Move by Marquez, second by Halbert. No board comments or questions with a clerk, please call the roll. Supervisor Halbert. Aye. Supervisor Mark Kess. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meyally. Yes. Okay. So the board of analysis in the closed session we do have a one o'clock set item so we'll definitely be back so I want my apologies the items 22, 23 and 24 relate to closed session items those items require approval before you can address them in closed session. If you could take those items out there on page 16 of the agenda, real estate adders. We put repeat those numbers again. 22, 23 and 24. All right. I was 22 23 24. They know board comments or questions on those items. Can I get a motion? I'm sorry. I'm unclear. We asking for these to be voted on now and approved. Yes. The brown I requires that before you take action on real estate matters in a closed session, you must first, an initial item, take an open session item to identify you negotiate to you. I see. Okay, if that's the case, then President Miley, I'd be happy to move approval of items 22, 23 and 24. I'll second. Okay, move the Albert second by. Tam, it's pretty much a formality. So we can go in a closed session and discuss these three items. All right, the motions before us take the roll please. Supervisor Halbert. Aye. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meiley. Yes. All right. So as I said, we'll recess in a close session and we'll be back definitely before or by one o'clock. Okay. Bords and recess. you you you you I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. Okay, with the clerk clerk, please take the role. Supervisor Halbert. Present. Supervisor Marquez. Present. Supervisor Tam, present. Supervisor Kirsten. Present. Present Marley. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you. So board some back from closed session. I apologize. First, running behind we haven't concluded closed sessions. So we'll have to go back a little bit later. So I'm sorry we didn't get back up here one when we anticipated. So we're going to go directly to the one o'clock set item. And that's item 62. Yeah, item 62 is your one o'clock set item from the second item. 62. Item 62 is your one clock set item from the community development agency. This matter was continued from your meeting of December 10th. It includes holding a public hearing regarding incorporating by reference portions of the civil code section 1946.2 in the just cause for eviction ordinance and the second reading and adoption of an ordinance to approve just cause for evictions for the incorporated areas of the county. Excuse me, President Marley. We have Spanish interpreters that need to give directions. You can give directions, Luciana. We have Spanish interpreters that need to give directions. You can give directions, Luciana. We have Spanish interpreters that need to give directions, Luciana. Hello, everyone. I am Luciana from International Contact, your language host for today. We have Spanish interpreters for this meeting today and the interpretation channels have been created one moment while I provide instructions. For, for the people assisting the meeting presently, I'm sure it's to have the application of Zoom installed on your smart phone and connect it to the internet. 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So we need to open the public hearing. I moved the public hearing. It's removed in a second. Call the roll. Supervisor Halgbert. Hi. Supervisor Marquez. Hi. Supervisor Tam. Hi. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meiley. Yes. So, is there a staff report or anything on this item? President Meiley, did you want me to read the ordinance? Let's see if there's a staff report first. Good afternoon. Sandy Rivera Community Development Agency Director. to read the ordinance? Let's see if there's a staff report first. Good afternoon, Sandy Rivera, Community Development Agency Director. We don't have a formal staff report. I could go over quickly the board activity for this ordinance that we recently had since September. And to let you know that the amendments that were proposed at the first reading that staff has some language ready. Should your board wish to discuss it further? So, if you'd like me to go over just some of the activities that the board took. Since September, you know, we can go over that real quickly. And so September 17th, the board received the update from the ad hoc committee. You recall through Pfizer-Hobbert and through Pfizer-Marchez, we're part of that ad hoc committee. And based on your board's direction, after we gave that informational report from the ad hoc committee, staff had made those changes and brought it back for first reading. And that was brought back on October 22nd. You received public comment at that time, Numerous comments and time was limited. So then you had closed public comment and we continue the item. And you had continued the item to November 12th. And that's time your board approved the first reading. And then we are now at the second reading. So at that time, on the first reading, supervisor of Miley had proposed some additional amendments which were not approved at that time. The approved first reading were amendments that were made after the ad hoc committee on September 17. So staff has some language on the ready. Should your board wish to discuss those other proposal, proposed languages today? And we're available for questions. So I guess I'm still confused about that. When you say you have prepared proposed amendments, what is it? What amendments are those? At the time of the first reading, a supervisor, President Meile, had proposed some additional amendments at that time. Your board did not take up those amendments, but had approved the first reading as it was brought to your board on September 17th. So at that time, as I recall, as I recall, President Miley made proposed amendments. We discussed the breadth of those proposed amendments. County Council was clear in the dialogue that those proposed amendments would require another first reading. Correct. And so if those proposed amendments were to have been taken up, we would have a new first reading incorporating those proposed amendments. Now that we're at the second reading, are we saying that there's a way to include those in the second reading? Or would it result in another first reading? I see. Same as it would have on that date. Correct. Okay. Got it. Thank you. Anybody else? Thank you, President Miley. I was looking at the recording from the October 22nd meeting. That's the meeting that I had to miss because of an urgent family medical issue. And so I couldn't participate in that section so I watched the recording. And then supervisor Miley, our president Miley, you had made a number of changes at that meeting. So at the November 12 meeting, when it came before us on the first reading. I had assumed, but apparently incorrectly, that all the changes that you wanted were already included in the first reading. And I was made aware that that was not the case. And so what I would like to do is have an opportunity to consider the changes that you had proposed on at the November 12th meeting. And so, procedurally, perhaps you can advise us how we should best proceed to do that. Well, I would check with County Council that but I would suspect since we have a second reading of this ordinance, we have to take some type of action, but County Council can you have a sense of procedurally what we need to do? So procedurally you have opened the public hearing to take testimony regarding the incorporation by reference of state law into the local ordinance. So you can complete that task taking whatever testimony there might be, then close that public hearing that would address item A on your agenda. You then could move to item B which is the second reading of the ordinance itself. If there were to be any changes that would encourage you doing that before second reading because then you are having to bring it back as an amendment to an existing ordinance. And if those changes are material, not clerical or administrative, then a new first amendment would need to occur. And then we would return at a subsequent meeting with the required noticing. So it wouldn't be the first meeting back in January. It would likely be the second in order to accomplish the noticing requirements for second reading. Okay, thank you. So we should take testimony on the public hearing item at this point in time. Okay, and that's to incorporate by reference portions of the California Civil Code Section 1946.2 in the just cause of fiction ordinance. So the public hearing is opened. We have any public testimony on that item dealing with the public hearing. Yes, we do. Yes. Is that the speakers? We'll take the first in person and alternate between them and online. Dave Thompson. This is actually for item B, I guess. Yeah, I'm sorry. So item B. So we're just taking. Are you taking just one item B? I, I, I'm A now. I'd like to come back. Okay, yes. You can. So testimony on the own item A, the public hearing item. Elena Torres. Okay. Okay. Okay. Collar, this is for item A on 62. Go ahead, please. Gary P, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. I'm sorry I'm not speaking on this. He's not speaking on this. No. Okay. Any other speakers? And is I think she's speaking on item B Rosie Sela Item B Rosy Selah. Adam B. Chris Moore. Adam B. Tuan. David Stark. Rove Lynn. Amanda Chang. Leo Esclamand. B. Rovey Lynn. B. Amanda Chang. B. Leo Esclamado. B. Miguel, this is for item A of 62. You have two minutes. Collar, are you speaking on item A or B for 62? Per punto B. Or B. Thank you. There are no more speakers. OK, all right. So can I have a motion to close the public hearing? Move my second. I can't sit again by. Damn. Clerk called the roll. Supervisor Halber. Excuse. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. the item. So excuse supervisor our kids. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I'm not sure if you're sure. Yes to move the item. Okay. I move the second reading and adoption. We need to move. We need to move the item. A, right. So we already know no action has required. We've conducted the public hearing. You would need for B you would read the title and Just want to be clear so no other actions needed on a all right, that is correct. Okay, so now 62 B If we want to I think what I'll do is have the clerk Read the ordinance and then we'll discuss whatever we're going to do. In ordinance adding chapter 3.70 to the Element of County ordinance code regarding just cost revisions in the unincorporate areas of Element of County and incorporating by reference California civil code section 1946.2 excluding subdiv divisions G or K thereof as amended and establishing penalties for violations. Is there motion? It's our motion. No, the move the the move the ordinance then we'll take public comment and we'll have discussion. Okay, so I move the adoption, the second reading and adoption of an ordinance to approve, just cause for eviction for the unincorporated areas of Elimita County. Second, okay, move back. We're gonna second it by Carson. All right, now, any board comments or do you want to hear from the speakers first? Do you like to hear from the speakers first? Okay, let's call the speakers first? Do you like to hear from the speakers first? Okay, let's call the speakers on this item. Dave Thompson? Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Dave Thompson. I'm co-director of my invoice representing the renters in the Eden area. And we've been up here a bunch of times speaking, and so I thought I'd change it a little bit. I wrote a poem for today called Just Cause, or Just Cause. So Just Cause Landlord spent 115 million to defeat Just Cause. Doesn't make it right. Just cause landlords contributed to your campaigns doesn't make you be hold into them. Just cause we haven't done this before doesn't mean we can't do it now. So let's put the script, let's pass just cause. Just cause it's the right thing to do. Just cause my pregnant partner and I spent the entire month of January with no hot water, because our landlord was too cheap to fix the water. Or to replace it. Just because my friends employer messed up her paycheck, and the landlord threw her family out on the street. Just because capitalism has eaten our collective souls, but maybe they're still hope for us. Just because over 550 evictions in August, just because the majority of residents in Eden area are renters, just because the well-being of the many should trump the power and wealth of the few. Just because your vote is an expression of your values, just because people were wealth hoarding, just because people were profit, just because people overhear. Collar you have two minutes go ahead please. Miguel please unmute your phone you have two minutes. Thank you. For a long time, we have been working, my name is Miguel de Leon. Thank you supervisors for listening to me. I am from the unincorporated area of Ashland. And for a lot of years, we have seen positive changes, but regarding trying to help the community, there have been a lot of agencies, a lot of real estate that have been buying housing and trying to increase the cost of housing and to have more housing available, but instead of helping our community, we are leaving the door wide open to people that have no values or scuples, and just are thinking about business. I know that business is good, but it is also good to have just cause, and I'm referring because not everyone can earn a whole lot of money, but individuals who work and who have a minimum wage, very often are the ones who are the best at paying their rent, and they set aside their rent, and they only leave a little bit for groceries. We are in our world that we are not looking at the positive side of humanity. And we have to be just. I ask you supervisors really support just cause, because it's not a bad thing for humanity. It is a very good thing to make positive change in unincorporated areas and so that we have a better life and living. Thank you very much. So hopefully everybody has been having amazing and beautiful holidays and hopefully the best ones are coming are actually are also great for you guys So today I come to show you how two years of arraignment and a big show looks like in a folder in a paperwork and how the big show nor there without no cows looks like um And how the big son order without no cows looks like? It has been a total of two years. And still, I'm happy that I'm standing up here again. He's still looking for the best interest of our communities. But I wonder if you can imagine the pain where we are going through over the past two decades, because this fight is not after my eating boys or any other organization begins but it has forever there. Many of us have a voice at the repain and the tool of lack of protection, takes our community. According to my landlord, life is unfair, someone has to pay for release. It's a delay after delay by the reason. So then you have an opportunity to make a life, a little easy for us by passing this currumbation of use cows. We please offer us protection that will you like to have for your families. Given that in families that give us security, this holiday season. Thank you for your time and real service on behalf of our constitutes an or entire community. Sometimes words doesn't mean anything anymore. This is how a big chunk without no cows looks like. Not even the children that could do anything because there is no protections at all Caller you have two minutes go ahead, please Sandra please unmute your phone you have two minutes to speak Oh, can you hear me? Yes, we can. Go ahead, please. Yes, I am an incorporated area renter, I live in district four, and I am very much in favor of this. I really urge the supervisors to vote yes. It is not perfect. It is not, you know, what we as renters would have wanted, but it's pretty close. And I think that after all this year, all this time, all these negotiations, this is as close as we're gonna get. And we can see how these policies are gonna work, make them better, but at this point, you know, what are we waiting for? I really urge the Board of Supervisors to vote yes to give protections to us renters for over 50% of the population in the unincorporated area and we deserve to be protected. You know, the sky is not going to fall if this happens. We have seen these types of protections in Hayward and it has brought homelessness down. It's protecting our families and it is also a protection for our essential workers that we really need, you know, for teachers, for firefighters, grocery workers, you know, these are all folks that are moving out of our communities and it's having a huge impact on our quality of life. If we don't have these essential workers, it has a, you know, it's going to be really negative for our economy, for our community, for businesses. And so I really urge you to consider all the implications of having a good policy and how it's gonna benefit our community. I appreciate your time and I hope that you vote yes. Thank you. Sandra Hernandez. Good afternoon supervisors. Thank you for your time today. My name is Sandra Hernandez and I'm kept in with my voice. I'm here today to urge you to boil yes on just cause. This great call piece of police can provide 1000 more renters in the new window for a dead area with greater housing stability, more protection when advocating for repairs and safe living conditions, and more peace on mind knowing that their landlord cannot just come to evict them whenever they feel like it. I experienced it on just no fall eviction. I was in eviction situation in 2018, and because the owner of the house put it for sale, when the real estate agent came to request that she take some photos and I told her that I had to ask my husband and he said no. The next day the lady arrived with a letter to specifying that we have to vacate the unit on the last day of the month, which was 10 days away. When my husband came from work, he showed him the document and he told me that we had to look for another place because the gentleman had already given the rights to remix and they demanded that we live on that date. I so help and there was not only just case in Auckland, not in my city. Mentally, I was no well. I had many problems with my partner, I experienced domestic violence and to add to this, took me to the hospital with a hypertension, and I was referred to psychological therapy for more than one year. In my case, I don't have children. I can imagine how a single mother with children feel like about all the changes that come with being. Okay, this version of just cut, could have pre-bend more families from experience in this unnecessary part. Thank you for your time. Caller, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Hi, can you hear me? Yes. Go ahead, please. Okay. Good afternoon. My name is Samantha Beckett, and I'm the co-directing attorney of the Tenants Rights Practice at Central Ligual. I'm speaking in support of item 62B. As you know, state-just cause protections have many loopholes that leave tenants unprotected, and some remedies are simply inadequate in our current housing crisis. Central Lig Legal regular VCs tenants in the unincorporated areas who fall within these gaps. This ordinance is a necessary first step in providing stronger renter protections to unincorporated Alameda County tenants, including extending just cop protections to single family homes, when the rental housing provider owns five or more rental units, and requiring rental housing providers to provide two months of relocation when a victim attendant for a no-fault reason. These provisions, like the two months of relocation and the 90-day notice period for no-fault evictions for some households, can make all the difference in ensuring that a family is able to secure alternative housing and avoid homelessness if forced to leave their home through no falls of their own. Extending just cause protections to some single family homes means tenants in those households have more stability and can remain in their communities rather than be hiked out for no reason. This ordinance is the result of years of meetings and compromises. It is critical that if you pass in its current form with no further amendments. Thank you. Rosicela. I'm representing a chair and a community non incorporated. So I love us the much as family is that I'm in problem as a desalto. On me go and come to my house. I am not going to waste a man, people. I am not going to waste a man, people. They are the only ones who could help us. I am not going to waste a man, people. El juez está imposibilitado porque ellos no ven habitabilidad. Nosotros estamos viendo directamente las condiciones, que sí más que tiene cada uno. Tengo 30 tarjetas de 200. I have 30 people. OK. 30 tarjetas de 200. Que muchas familias les están enviando porque ahora en la vida de ellos quieren tener tranquilidad. No podemos estar con el sobresalto día a día de que nos van that. Sin ningún motivo. Solo porque el dueño de la casa se puso de malas y nos quiere inventar. Tenemos que tener esas protecciones. No sabemos ya de qué manera pedirselas. Pero este es el momento que ustedes nos pueden ayudar. Somos muchas familias. No podemos comprar casa. No estamos protegidos por ustedes. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. We can't afford to pay for our families. those who need interpretation four minutes. So you may want to tell them to pause to give you a chance to speak so we can hear it in the chambers. Absolutely, well done. Thank you. Let's round you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Hello, Board of Supervisors. This is LaTrell Powell of Public Advocates speaking both as representative of Public Advocates and as a resident of Castro Valley. I want to reiterate again that the board has been considering passing just cause for the past four plus years now. These are protections that are well known throughout the state that are well utilized throughout the Bay Area in neighboring cities in cities within Alameda County. And there are protections that residents have the privilege of taking advantageizing renters in the unincorporated areas. The majority of them live in single family homes. They currently do not have access to just cause protections. These renters are disproportionately renters of color. They're disproportionately low income renters, renters with disabilities, and not live in low resource segregated neighborhoods. And so these are the folks that are targeted by the lack of protections that don't have any other governing body to turn to for any kind of guidance assistance or just fair governance for allowing their families to stay house. Throughout throughout the board. It has been delayed. The number of protections have been diluted. And every single second that we spend not passing just cause is another second in vote in favor of landowners and property owners that are exploiting renters and vulnerable community members. So we ask that you do support this the just cause ordinance as written although it is not perfect. It is what we've been able to see. And it's all we expect. Thank you. Chris more. Thank you. Thank you. Happy holidays to everybody. Thanks for letting me speak today. Chris Moore, I actually own a rental property in Churriland, provided housing there. My current renters haven't had a rent increase in five years. So I've never raised rent. There's no like other landlords and other rental properties in Cherryland. There's not a lot of rats. There's no rats. There's no mold, and many rental housing providers provide strong maintenance and to their housing properties. I think with this we've heard a lot, I personally worked probably 130, 140 hours on this document and also worked with the housing provider community and we were working towards a moderate policy and we didn't get there. When the policy that came out it's actually a policy that is going to hurt housing and not encourage more housing in the community. And what primarily happens here, and we can see it in Berkeley, and we see it in Oakland, is that it forces out low cost housing providers. And that's housing providers that are typically black and brown in the community that are providing lower and more affordable housing in the community, but these honoris conditions cause them to lose their properties. They have to sell them, they're forced out, and that housing goes off the market, and it actually hurts the renters over the long term. So I think you should take into consideration some of the things that President Miley mentioned last time and take another look at this. Thank you. Caller, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Can anybody hear me? Yes, we can hear you. Go ahead, please. Okay. Well, my name is Paul Taylor. I am the idiot R-H-A. So I'm seeking amounts of things as we slide to make this legislation work. So one thing that came up, and I did my research on this, the unclorporated area of Alameda County should not be treated different in the other 14 cities in Alameda County. No other city in Alameda County requires housing providers to pay two months of relocation. As you guys well know, my membership of small housing providers would face extreme hardships if required to pay two months of relocation. The reality is they're not having a problem with a 90-day notice or other elements, but you will literally put them out of business because they don't have basically the means to pay two months of relocation. So what I always do when I'm talking with you guys, I check my members. And my membership is saying, no, do not vote for this as constituted. Let's go ahead and see what we can do. I think Chris Moore hit it on the head. We were looking for something I'm more more moderate because my members do not want to give up their dream of generational wealth, but they cannot afford to provide two months of relocation for to Juan David Stark, Roe Wielin. Thank you, Board of Supervisors. I represent many, many small housing providers, and we're not big, giant, evil corporate, outside corporate speculators in real estate. We are immigrants, we're minorities, we're seniors, and we live in the community where we provide housing. A lot of us share the same roof, living in a duplex with our renters, and we want to have harmonious relationships, but we also want to have something that works. Alameda County, California has, and the Bay Area has the most rigorous housing regulations and yet it doesn't solve our housing crisis. It actually works against us because it hurts housing providers and prevents us from providing more housing, more housing options, and lower cost housing. And we are much more efficient because during after the eviction moratorium, who raises rent and file the most evictions, it wasn't the small, mom and pops. It was non-profit housing that was taking over housing that is provided by mom and pops. Non-profit housing has high overhead costs, office staff, and are not accountable for the repairs, whereas mom and pops. Non-profit housing has high overhead costs, office staff, and are not accountable for the repairs, whereas mom and pops who get on the roof and do or roofing ourselves and paint ourselves and do whatever is needed, landscaping, work weekends, so we can provide much better and lower cost housing. The other thing is, this ordinance, a bunch of us got together to at least 10 people from different groups to provide hundreds of hours of input and none of our suggestions were really incorporated. So I suggest you go back and fix this, for example. It says, two months relocation costs using fair market rate. But what's the definition of fair market rate? We should have referred to the monthly rental rate in the lease in fair market rate because everybody would be suing each other to determine what fair market rate means. It's so ambiguous we need to fix next in person David Stark and Roeville in. Can you hear me? Hello. Yes online call to go ahead please. There we go. Hello everyone. This is Warren Kushman here. Community resources for independent living in Hayward. I am here to stand in support of the ordinance that is before you today, supervisors. It is so important that we pass this ordinance. It is a compromise. There were a lot of folks from the disability community and the Biden voice community that were hoping for much more. We compromised. We were somewhat disappointed in what was before you, but we realized that this is something that will go across the aisle, if you will. And what we hear from the landlords is that we want generational wealth. Well, I will tell you that a person with a disability, in my case, for example, and most of people with disabilities, that will never be. You know, I, my community just doesn't even, can't even conceive of generational wealth. So this, this ordinance does the job, please do not chisel at it. Please do not take items from it. Pass it as is and let's move on to the rest of the tenant protections that we all want to move forward with. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I'm David Stark. I represent the Bay East Association of Realtors. I'm also an Alameda County resident. Supervisor Miley, thank you for representing me. And speaking of thanks, unfortunately, a supervisor Carson has stepped away, but I wanted to thank him for his years of service. And speaking of thank you, supervisor Miley, I want to thank you for all the work that you've done on this. And a supervisor, Habert, Marquez, I want to thank you for the work that you did also. Suvvisor Mali passed the torch to you for your work with the subcommittee on this. And I know Suvvisor Tam has been wrapping your mind around this. There's been a lot of work done on this ordinance. Unfortunately, we're asking that you vote no on the ordinances proposed because not all of that work is included in the ordinance that you're seeing today. We ask you to take into consideration the efforts that Supervisor Miley's brought the table, the amendments that were presented at the November meeting that unfortunately didn't really get the full vetting that they deserve. Your staff has done an incredible job taking into account the perspectives of various stakeholders. That's a lot of work that you're not able to approve in this ordinance. As a former government employee, I sometimes am uncomfortable with all the process that goes along with government. However, in this case, the fact that you do have a second reading, that you have an opportunity to reject this version that doesn't reflect the best example of public policy that's a true balance and compromise. I would encourage you to vote no on this version. Take a look at all of the work that was done and get to something that we can all say yes on. Thank you. Collar, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Yes, can you hear me? Yes, we can. Go ahead, please. I'm going to ask you to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to down. You know, I think the community should listen to some of these landlords right now and see how they bold face literally lie. When I volunteer with Cherryland Elementary School and we used to walk around the local neighborhoods of Cherryland, we would literally find families living and shipping containers. Yet these landlords will have you believe the Cherryland is these fancy new town homes that are modernized and same for the landlords that live with the tenants. They usually kind of afford the upgrades, so they cheapen on all the upgrades. That's why you have these leaking toilets and sewage leaking because people that can't afford to be housing providers and don't have any regulations, they're the ones running it. And even worse, these are the descendants of people that got these homes from old racist Jim Crow laws, redlining laws. These are the descendants of that. Yet they're giving us these sob stories. If you own properties, you're a multi-millionaire. This is the Bay Area. Real estate is never not going to be a problem. People are always going to want to rent. People are always going to want to live here. For people to act like if you put rules in, suddenly housings is just going to go away. That's ridiculous. You know, these are talking points from landlords that have remained in power, stayed in power. And that's why Cherryland and Ashland are slums. That's why people are literally living and shipping containers with electrical cords running from the house to provide electricity in the back. Like, that's the slum words you guys are protecting and advocating for right now. Thank you so much, and I always appreciate Nate Miley, who's my king, who doesn't listen to his renders, the majority of the population, listens to his selected donors, and advocates for them like a champion. Thanks, Nate. You're so great. Good afternoon, I'm Supervisors, Roe V. Antonia with the California Parment Association. We are a trade association that represents all property owners and operators here in Alameda County. I'm here before you to talk about just cause but I'm not going to argue about the merits of just cause because we already have it. We have just cause here in Alameda County through April of 2023 was strengthened by SB 567 so that is the law of the land. However, I am is the law of the land. However, I am here to talk about the current version that's before you, and I'm going to refer back to my letter from September 17 that talks about the different flaws that we found in this current version, one of which is the right of return provision that does have a price control component for it. This is very dangerous, especially when you're trying to encourage some of these older buildings to be up to code and to be substantially renovated. If you put a price control part of that, you will definitely hinder or compromise the ability of some owners to perform the capital improvements, which will then improve the neighborhoods. The other issue is the requirements for providing notices for when terminating a tendency. There's a lot of issues and owner is requirements here. We'd like to have that looked at. And if there are any types of issues or notices about tendency vacations, we are requesting that it would be after an actual vacation. Third is the just cause fees. This is one of its kind. I've seen many types of just cause up and down the state and I've never seen a standalone just cause tax on rental property owners. We should never ever look at different types of taxes and fees to increase the cost of housing, especially here in Alameda County. We are encouraging you to please reject the current version. Let's take a look at different amendments that we could review to make sure that this is a little bit more down in the middle. And when we remind again that we do have just calls and we have, we would like to do more education on enforcing that. Thank you. I for Laura you have two minutes go ahead please. Please unmute your phone you have two minutes. Yes, well, the students to me. So yes, good afternoon. Are you able to hear me? Yes, my name is Laura. I have lived here for around 26 years in the area of Charlotte, an incorporated area. I am here to urge you to approve just cause. I feel very deeply a commitment to our community and to improve our quality of life. This commitment has allowed me to play many roles in my community. of parents united, my Eden voice, and many other groups. I volunteer at my church too. These community roles have allowed me to learn about equality, to see what our community is experiencing, and our lack of control regarding our housing. This is so important to ensure housing stability. I am here so that you will give us a positive response. Please allow those who live in the unincorporated area to have a good, peaceful and calm Christmas and we're hoping that you will have a Merry Christmas and please allow us that he's by just cause. I thank you very much for your time. Last four in-person speakers, Amanda Chang, Leo Esclamato, Derek Barnes, and Maria Miranda. Hello. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Amanda Chang. I'm a staff member with Urban Habitat. And I'm here today to speak in support of this ordinance. Supervisor Miley is in here, but he sits on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which actually passed a policy called the Transit-oriented communities policy that requires an appropriate Alameda County to pass at least two anti-displacement policies. This ordinance currently complies and would allow the counties to access millions of funding to promote maintaining roads, public transportation, sidewalks, bike lanes. With the amendments that Supervisor Miley is currently proposing, it would water down this policy to the extent that you would no longer be able, it would water down this policy to the extent that you would no longer be able to comply with the TOC policy. And as someone who does serve on that body, I think it's really important that you show that you in your district are pushing for the changes that the Regional Commission you're sitting on is doing it. And frankly, it doesn't matter whether the landlords here believe that this is fair to them or not, state law and regional policy required that change happens to affirmatively further fair housing, and this is a way to do it. And that is the reality. It doesn't matter if you do think that it's gonna hurt you in the long run. We have to comply with these things in order to access funding in all aspects of our lives. And that's going to hurt landlords too in the long run. So please have this policy without any amendments and thank you for your time. Julia, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Call or please on the e-phone. You have two minutes. Good afternoon to everyone. My name is Julia Baskis. I volunteer with my Indian voice. I am in various communities. I have realized that there are many individuals living unjustly because of the owners. We receive complaints individually, individuals individuals who have a need because landlords are abusing them because they because other communities have protections. We want as an unincorporated area to have protections. Why should we not have them? Other areas have it, why should unincorporate areas not have it? This ordinance, this is a product of a lot of effort as community. We want to help the community, We have done a lot of work. We have put a lot of effort, a lot of negotiations. We've come with the supervisors to negotiate. This ordinance, this policy is not perfect, but it is a good policy to help to deal with the problem of individuals that are unincorporated areas and what they are suffering. I urge you to approve it. Don't make more changes. I urge you to approve it now for everyone in the unincorporated area. Don't put it aside. Just like other cities have these type of protections, please have these type of protections for us. I urge you to approve it now, right now, in this very moment. I don't know how many more speakers do we have? Four more speakers. Okay, so if anyone else is going to speak on this, please sign up now because we're going to cut off up of a comment after these four speakers. Okay. Hi, good afternoon board of supervisors. Thank you, supervisor Carson for your long time leadership in this county. My name is Leah with my Dean voice. Happy holidays to you all. Unfortunately for our families, the holidays bring off an uptick of evictions in our make sure that we have a good time and we have a good time to make sure that we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and we have a good time and she'll be homeless as soon as next week because no action was done by your board. She's not helpless. Our members have participated, debated, and accepted all the compromises put forth by this board's leadership. We show up today to support this compromise version, even though it doesn't protect all our families. Reminder, it only covered housing providers who owns five units or more in the unincorporated county to provide them I initially supported that amendment This compromise also excludes a large portion of local RHA members and We also went back to 12 months of just cause eligibility which the landlords asked for in those meetings Last a vote without just cause puts even even more families at risk when they participate in the mediation program. Residents will have different rights and outcomes based on their housing situation when they try to make settlements without any assurance of just cause protections. We cannot accept any more changes. We ask your board protect our families today amid this holiday spirit. Last if no action is made today, we want to ask your board and our local unincorporated board of supervisors, emergency discretionary funds for unincorporated families experiencing evictions this month amidst any delays. Thank you. Paulina, you have two minutes. Go ahead, please. Good afternoon, supervisors. Good afternoon to everyone. My name is Paulina Hacrobel and I'm from the chairland area. And we continue here fighting for what we've been doing for such a long time. Each of you supervisors have seen what the steps have been, the fight in the unincorporated area. We are here so they you, so they you listen to those voices, those voices that have always come forward yelling perhaps that you have not listened to us. This is the moment. Why? The same reason because things continue to happen that shouldn't happen with renters, with our community. Have you listened to us? You are going to decide today. That moment will be decided today. What have you listened to? What have work have you done for our community? And this is the moment to listen to those words, right? So that we can have peace as renters. So that you give us an answer that you approve this law of just cause. We have asked for it. Why? Because we have seen with our eyes what our community has experienced. And we have shared that with each of you as supervisors. And at the moment that we consider you, where we have accepted you, or you to listen to what our immunity sees and experiences, please give us an answer so that the community can be in peace and enjoy peace this Christmas. Many families may define with the answer that you give that they're going to be in peace and happy. We hope that just pause is approved and that we hear your voice and thank you very much for that gift. Thank you to all of you. Good afternoon supervisors. I'm Derek Barnes with East Bay Rental Housing Association. Thank you for allowing me to speak on this matter. So I was listening to our renter friends and I want to make this statement to protect renters, particularly those from communities of color means that we have to do more to preserve our legacy owner operators who also are from those communities. There is a link between what we see happening in terms of loss of housing and people on the street when we lose our owners who are from the communities of color and I really want to make sure that that point is heard. our owners who are from the communities of color. And I really wanna make sure that that point is heard. Second, so many people have worked to provide the board with workable recommendations, including Ebra. And the goal is to get to a balanced set of solutions that does no harm. I often say that policy is hard when we enact policy that tries to do no harm to the stakeholders. And I think there's more things that we can do to perfect the ordinance that's in front of us. And that is supportive of the modifications that move us to balance and to consider the modifications that were mentioned earlier. I want to mention to that, I recently was in a Viction Court down in Hayward and I have to tell you that the experience both from the renter side and the owner side is demoralizing. There is something that needs to be fixed about that. There are too many people there both on the the owner's side and the rent's side. And I think that having the mediation ordinance that was passed earlier this year would do a lot to move things forward to resolution before people end up in court. And I would also like to mention that I think the opportunity to have a means or needs test is so Necessary because that will allow us to look at the accommodations necessary for households They really need that help and look at ways that we can qualify them so that they can get the assistance that they need for a means and needs test Thank you very much Maria Miranda. Hello. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Maria. I'm here with my eight and voice representing unincorporated residents. And I wanted to echo some of the sentiments that were shared by one of our members, Rosicilla, unfortunately, interpretation was not working properly at the time. But she wanted to share her experience being on the ground, particularly with families, who, whether they're paying $500 in rent or over $3,000, they are getting evicted. So at this point, it's less about the funds, it's about, and more so about the process that we are trying to protect and trying to have safeguards for people to prevent the lengthy process of eviction in the courts. We have also had calls at every hour of the day, people calling at 11 p.m. or after midnight saying my landlord's outside telling me he's evicting me, or police will show up, or any other harassment that is happening. And oftentimes we have said this leads to people to self-evict, and we want to prevent people from not reporting these issues, whether it's for reporting issues in their units for, you know, leaky drains, whatever it may be, or it's for just being communicating with any storage or questions about their lease. Anything can trigger that eviction threat. And so this would just ensure that people not only know their rights and can have something that we have plenty of views making our resistance in the community. We have a lot of things that we can't really release. Anything can trigger that eviction threat. And so this would just ensure that people not only know the rights and can have something to look back to in the county, but it gives the judges in the eviction courts something to actually something solid to review to make the decisions for these families in a much more ethical and really equitable way. We also wanna share that we have plenty of youth making art as resistance in the community. Betty Persey has been working really hard trying to maintain school and working with her mom to stay housed. And she's just trying to get through another holiday season. So we ask for you to please take that into consideration and not be a scourge. Can I ask you a quick question? You mentioned our community member that spoke and there was an issue with the translation what was her name? Rosy Selam. Rosy? Rosy. Rosy thank you. Thank you. There are no more speakers. Okay, thank all the speakers on this item. And there's a motion that was made by Supervisor Marketson, second by Carson on the ordinance. So we'll bring it back to the board, any comments questions Supervisor Howard Yes, thank you President Marley I also would like to thank the speakers. I point out that there is a lot that we do agree on I know there are things that we don't agree on and I Remember that we talked about this item before. There were a lot of amendments, Superintendent Meyler, that you proposed that I think we should revisit. I'll say that I opposed this before and I oppose it again today because one, we already have the strongest tenant rights and just cost protections in the country through the state of California. Second, I believe that these, this ordinance as presented unfairly punishes our housing providers with additional costs. These are housing providers who have been decimated by our country's longest ever eviction moratorium. They are struggling, can't afford it. We heard earlier today how it's going to lead to fewer homes being provided. And I lastly oppose, because I don't think this is really accomplishing what I think we really do need to concentrate on. And that is, and from the work study sessions that I attended, protection against slum-like conditions was by far and away the biggest complaint that I heard. I also believe that education of fundamental rights, rights that are on the books, rights that are provided by our state, again, the strictest in the country, need to be provided to tenants. I support education of those rights. I support affordable legal support for that. And then lastly, I support shallow temporary subsidies for tenants that do need temporary help. That we know that many are one paycheck away from eviction. And so finding more shallow temporary subsidies will go a long way. I would rather concentrate our efforts on those. This ordinance doesn't provide any of those. And so that's why I'm continuing to oppose today. Again, we agree on a lot. I think the things I just mentioned, we all agree on, but I'm just not there on this ordinance as presented. Thank you. Yeah. I'll start with the last comment we agree on a lot. We agree on a lot because the version that we have before us and the ordinance that we have here and voting on today is a compromised version. It's already a compromised version. Yes, we do agree on a lot because we've already compromised on both sides, not one side, both sides. Today, we've reduced the kind of tenants that are covered in the compromise. We've the amount of relocation assistance was a part of the compromise and we've made other changes to compromise. We've been compromising and discussing for years and years and years. We'll never get it right. There will always be some area that says on either side we can do this or we can do that. At some point in time we have to take an action and move forward. Okay. First I want to apologize to Rosie as you were speaking. I was thinking the translation wasn't occurring and I apologize for not speaking up. So we need to do better at that. But I really appreciate all the community members that have been engaged in the discussion since 2018, since 2018. So if there's anyone here from the media, please publish that. This is a complete embarrassment that we've already compromised on so many components of this ordinance and we're saying it's still not enough. So I would really ask my colleagues what's the purpose of serving on the element of county board of supervisors if you're not going to protect the most vulnerable people in the community. That is our charge. Our charge is to provide less harm, not more harm. Our tenants have spoken. Our landlords are not going to be hurt by this. They have access to capital. We've already did provisions to minimize if you own more than if you own at least five homes, this isn't going to pertain to you. That is a small landlord. Who this is going to hurt or if it's going to hurt anyone potentially. It's the commercial landlords that own who knows how many units. This isn't going to impact their bottom line but what it is going to impact is all the people that are here. This chamber should be packed. It's not packed. Why? Because these people have been coming for years to these meetings. They're taking time off from work. They're struggling just to make ends meet and we're still tying them. Nope, nope, nope, nope. We're gonna wait till it gets perfect. So this is a complete embarrassment. We even had our Alameda County Health Department tell us how important it is to view this policy through and health equity lens and we're dismissing that. So shame on you if you vote no on this it's never going to be perfect. We're here to represent everyone and to protect people and we're not doing that if you vote this down. So I am happy to make the motion when we get to that point. I appreciate the comments my colleagues and everyone that's come today. We at least in the two years I've been here obviously not since 2018 because a lot has happened. The community has been heard in terms of getting just cause definitely for the county because it happened at the state level. It got strengthened again last year. And I understand we're not trying to make perfect the enemy of the good here when it comes to this ordinance. But this ordinance is about customizing something for Alameda County and that will work for Alameda County. In listening to the tenants, we wanted tenant protections. So what we did was we provided significant multi-million dollar contracts to central legal to provide the assistance that you need. We also pass mandatory mediation, which requires tenant protections for single family homes, whether it's five or more or less. We also passed and funded a complaint driven inspection process which allows people like Mr. Thompson to get the kind of response they need from their landlord when it comes to having hot water. But in terms of customizing this for the unincorporated area, I want to accommodate those changes that supervisor, Miley, President Miley, had put forth. Because even though I don't always agree with him, he does have the bulk of the unincorporated area and as my partner in the unincorporated services committee, I want to respect what he has put forth in terms of what would be something that works for Alameda County. me to county. So in the second meeting I will abstain. All right. Do you want to say something? No, I'll go ahead and make the motion. But no, the motion is already on the floor. Yeah. I'll second the motion. Yeah, you second it already. Yeah. And you know, with all due respect to my colleague, a respecter position on this. But I mean, again, going back to what we've been saying since 2018, 2018, with having a number of times, not only has it come to the community development agency, it's come to the various community groups that's come before this board time and time again for us to not be able to pass this measure today sends it all the way back to the beginning. It honestly do, let's just be straight up about that. We know we're playing politics if we don't pass this today. The fact is if we don't pass it today, then we have to wait until the new year with a new supervisor. We have to get that new supervisor up to speed. We have to go through the whole. It's another delay tactic and the people who are impacted by this are the residents in the unincorporated area who find themselves as renters. They can't, maybe most of them cannot purchase a home and they are renters. And we're attempting to protect a class of individuals who at this point in time in the unincorporated area don't have that protection. Appreciate everybody's comments. I do think I tend to try to look at the balancing equities. And I think as Roe we pointed out, just cause does exist. It exists throughout the state. I've made some suggestions on how we can make this ordinance better. I've also stated, once we get through this ordinance, we can look at an anti-arrasement ordinance. We can look at proactive rental inspection in action in Triland. We can look at additional funding for rental assistance. And as a couple of speakers pointed out we passed mandatory mediation which I think will go a long way. So I've been changed my position I've been pretty consistent since we started this journey back in 2018 I haven't changed maybe others have and I'm talking about my colleagues talking about folks from who have spoken or the public, but I've been very consistent. And people know I've been very consistent on where I stood, so I'm not changing my position. So the clerk could call the role on the motion before us. Supervisor Halbert? No. Supervisor Marquez? Yes, and I'm sorry to all the tenants. You guys deserve better. Supervisor Tam? Epstein. Supervisor Carson? Yes. President Meiley? No. It doesn't pass. Okay. So the ordinance on the second reading doesn't pass. So we are back to square one. Yes. You are back to square one. Okay. President Miley, may I say something? Yes. At our last meeting, I remember that we all made comments on where we felt. I know that you presented a lot of amendments. I know that I spoke favorably about those. I know that supervisor Tam spoke favorably about those. It could have made a compromise at that point to agree on those. Instead, a motion was made to adopt this item. We didn't have... It was seconded and agreed upon. It was seconded and agreed upon. And passed with three votes. Someone flipped. That's right. It did. Supervisor Tam, I think, as explained that she saw a meeting that she missed and is now favoring the changes that you had represented brought before. At the time, we also talked about an item that's brought before us that doesn't pass. It dies, but it doesn't mean it can't come back. There's a process. We explained that process. That process was worked out before. For example, we had the eviction moratorium for a long time. I hadn't voted for it. I wasn't even on the board when we voted for it. And so I went through the process of bringing it up for reconsideration, not reconsideration, but putting it back on the agenda to change it. We put an item on to see if there were the support to change it. That item was continued a couple of times by a supervisor. It was continued a couple of times by another supervisor. It was continued a couple of times by another supervisor and finally we heard it and There wasn't support to bring it forward But that's one process another process is that somebody that votes in the majority can Decide to change their mind and bring it back and there's a process for that too so I believe that's the process we have Before us, but we do have the item on the agenda. We can't talk about it. I'm assuming that your amendments that we supported verbally last time are still perhaps on the table. There is a process to move forward on this, I believe. I'm sorry, I missed your point. What was the point you were making? We have a process. This while this motion died on the second reading, it doesn't mean that we can't move forward. With amended amendments, bringing it back into the future, bringing it back into the future, bringing it back through the committee, because again, it's been mentioned, Supervisor Miley has been made. He's been bringing it back since 2018. Well, you know, we also had three years of moratorium in there, and we also, I remember a time when this very item was delayed by bless his soul, supervisor, Valle, because he didn't have the votes to pass this. And so we make it sound like this has been stone-walled by either supervisor Miley or myself or Southerri Tam. This was actually delayed by Supervisor Valle a couple of times because he didn't sense that he had the vote. So it's not like it's been delayed by one side to since 2018. And we had three years of... So surprise, Albert, I think what we can do is bring the ordinance back with the modifications that I made. That way the public will be able to see the ordinance with the modifications. We can bring that back at our January meeting and take it up at that point in time. Because I even know when we brought it up last time, I propose bringing the red line version back so that the board and the public could see that. So if the board's comfortable we can bring the modified ordinance that I propose back to the board at our January 7th meeting. All the modifications have been to the all the modifications have been on the side of the renters. They've been making the change so that they could have something that was at least not even, I won't even say reasonable, but something that could be passed that give them some semblance of protection. So what do we want? We want every ounce of blood from the renters. Well, I'm not looking for blood or anything. And I'm not trying to embellish this or or put any more, um, let's the word emotions around this. As I said, I've been pretty consistent, um, like surprise at dams. I represent most of the other incorporated area and folks know where I've been on this matter prior to 2018 and had supervisor Dave Brown had been trying to push it further. Three votes would have passed this when he was on the board but he tried to push it further and it didn't get passed. So I'm suggesting we bring it back with the modifications. In January, and see if we have three votes on just cause, then we can move on to some of these other rental protection, tenant protection matters that I've tried to bring to the board. And the fact that you're standing here doesn't intimidate me. You know, I don't get intimidated easily. So can I do that county council? It's a question that the interesting aspect legally to this vote is that there is no prevailing party because the vote was two to two with one abstention. Typically, you know, a party who votes on the prevailing side can bring something back. So when you asked earlier, are we starting at square one to some extent you are? So the question is, normally when we start over, something comes up through the committee system, through one of your board's committees. However, your board has the ability to bring something directly to the board and not go through the committee process. So I think the long-winded answer to your question is I think you have the ability to bring an ordinance to the board in January if that is the desire of your board. Okay, so I would suggest I bring this back to the board. I have the board can occur so that with the modified ordinance to our January 7th meeting. Is there any opposition to that? So, President Miley, my office has been working as I actually met with County Council and CDA staff to try to make some of those modifications that I missed at the last go around. So I think they are ready to present something in January. Okay, right. So we'll be supportive. Okay, so I've got concurrence, I think, to bring back the modified ordinance to our January 7th meeting. Okay, so thank you. So now move to the next set item, which we're behind on. We're going to take up the set item for 230, then we'll go to the set item for 3 o'clock. So the set item for 230 is an item to direct staff to proceed with the negotiations with the Strategic Urban Development Alliance around the space that's located at San Pablo, both the acquisition of the retail space, as well as the parking and storage. So the system have any report on this before I call the speakers? No report? Okay. So let's call the speakers on the item 63. Tuan. James Lawson in Allen Donock. So can you repeat it again? Call the speakers an item 63. These are for item 63, Tuan. You're you're out of order and we're I'm proceeding with the meeting Call the speakers please Can you call the speakers please yes item 63 Tuan James Lawson then then Alan Donems. Thank you very much for the supervisors. And once again, thank you, supervisor Carson for your years of service Supervisor Miley for putting this back on the Agenda and thank you supervisors for hearing me out one more time on this really important matter What's really important to me is a definite What's really important to me is a definite positive decision to move forward. This is a project that involves real estate. There's a lot of equity and implications in terms of fairness and the implications of the people that the county is charged with taking care of, you've heard a lot of that. But I also know that this is about real estate and it's about a good investment for the county. It's about an investment that should the board not move forward, falls into the uncertainty of a foreclosure process, and all of the risk that that presents not only to me, but to the county itself, the uncertainty of the space. It's really time-sensitive. I won't go into depth about the time that this has been in the past considered elongated and at sometimes $20,000 a month just causing financial devastation. But I say this is a one project built by black people. It's a project that's a crowning achievement. There was a lot of courage, just county people as well as other investors and people in the community that made it happen. And this is a chance to really bring that project to a conclusion in an equitable manner. So thank you very much and I really impose big you to make a good prudent decision. Thank you. Next speaker is John Jones, the third and Deris Young. Good afternoon for the record John Jones, the third. I'll let me the county resident. I speak in support of this project. And I just want to say something in particular I think is so important in this moment. A lot of times when we think of a community or we think of home, it's not just a place, it's a space. Ascent supplied, we see a lot of abandoned buildings, but I also see potential. And I think when we talk about these really state deals, let us not look at it as a simple capitalistic transition or transaction, excuse me. It's more a matter of how can we enhance to make this county a viable place for all people, right? We hear a lot of talk about this county or this city and it's always negative. We just walked around, we're my colleagues and I, and we were looking at the beautiful jewel that is in Oakland, California. That's an alley me to county. You all have a tough job. You have a responsibility. Sometimes we may not agree. Sometimes we may agree. I want to be here to encourage you all on this daily particular police support because we got to do everything we can to enhance again. Not just the visibility but the viability of this county. And I'm gonna say my last name, because I'll be remiss if I didn't add that. I want to extend my warm words of respect and admiration for our wonderful county administrator, as well as county council. I want you all to know, I do appreciate the work that you all do as well. So thank you all, and thank you for your time and your attention to this matter. Greetings, Board of Supervisors. Keith Carson, we thank you for your service and all that you have done to advocate for those who can't really speak for themselves. My name is Deris Young, and I'm speaking on half of the Bay Area Regional Health and Equity Initiative, also known as Barhot, and also for the Black Housing Advisory Task Force, which is composed of 80 Black-led organizations. We're a statewide organization now coalition, and we're helping to move Black housing issues, which is commercial spaces to the benefit of people who are the most impacted by these policies within the state of California. So I'm here to support and to be in support of Alan Dones and Suddick and the project that they have gone on because it's really needed. If you just walk around this space today. What do we see? You walk around the districts in Oakland and you see abandoned buildings, you see them in decay, but you also see too many people sleeping on the street and unfortunately it's the people of color those who are most oppressed but we can do a great service and really, really trying to distinguish ourselves as a county and as people who respect and come out and try to do for the least of them. And there's too much lease going on and we need more from government to help us to reach our goals of what we call could be one of the greatest counties and societies on Earth if we put our minds to it. So many times we talk about the opposition and I'm not going to name the opposition, but so many times you see people that say they are for us but yet they're not biased and we're not doing the right thing amongst our people. There's too many people out there that don't have the means and we need to help people get the means and people like Alan Dones and these projects they help them. So I'd encourage you to hope yes thank you. President Mallee they're Don't Wear Speakers. Okay thank you. So once again I'm bringing this to the board so that the board can give direction, the recommendations in the board letter. I'll read those recommendations and I'll move that. That we direct staff to negotiate with the Strategic Urban Development Alliance. I'll see for the acquisition of 2018 SAM Pablolo in Oakland for their praise, value, contingent on clear title, termination, or assignment of all leases or other incommunters and other appropriate terms and conditions and to return to the board with the purchase and sales agreement for approval, and then be direct staff to negotiate with strategic urban development alliance LLC for the acquisition of 22 parking and four storage spaces at 630 Thomas Berkeley Square, Oakland for the appraised value contingent on clear title, termination or assignment of all leases or other incumbrances and other appropriate terms and conditions and to return to the board of supervisors with the purchase sale, excuse me, with the purchase and sale agreement for approval. So I'll move that, and if I get a second, I'll speak to the motion. Second. Okay, so it's been moved by my second, however, the reason I'm bringing this to the board is that some of the speakers have pointed out this represents the county moving forward with a clear business need. And I want to emphasize and underscore business need. We own most of the facility located on San Papo, 2000 San Papo. That's where our North County self-sufficiency facilities is located for social services to provide services to marginalize and indigenous populations in Oakland and thereabouts. We had a hard time finding a place for the self-sufficiency facility a long time ago before we went into agreement with Suda to get that facility. We didn't purchase the 5,000 square feet, which I felt we should have purchased that from the get go but we didn't so it's back before us now and the business need still exists so the county owns the the facility completely and we are not subject to any other second-party coming in and purchasing that five000 square feet so that we can use it for services to populations that need that service at the self-sufficiency facility. Right now, and on an ongoing basis, we have seen marginalized populations, homeless and others who have been queuing up outside of the self-sufficiency facility or adjacent to it or nearby it. And that 5,000 square feet could be utilized to offer services to those marginalized populations through those services. We could also use the facility for training purposes. We could also use the facility for training purposes. We could also use the facility for other purposes, but we would control that 5,000 square feet. So I do think there's a justifiable and public interest, business need, and having that property, and then also having the storage as well as the parking spaces that are located at the facility. So I've been very consistent on this and I really want to have us move this forward to make this a reality. I've known the strategic urban development alliance so that for many, many, many years, prior to coming on the border supervisors, and since being on the border supervisors, and as one of the prominent African-American developers in Oakland and in Northern California, and in this county, I think they've, so they did us a favor and providing us with that space initially for self-sufficiency and I think we're still getting a good deal with them. And I don't want to disclose what's being proposed because it hasn't been approved just yet by the board, but we're still getting a good deal by purchasing the 5,000 square feet. So I hope the board will affirm a fully vote to direct staff to bring back both the purchase and the agreement for the acquisition of the space as well as the parking spaces in storage facility. So that's my position and my strong argument in support of this. Any other supervisors? Have any comments? So that's Carson. Yeah. You know, I'm very supportive of the project and I'm very supportive of Alan Dones in particular and great appreciation for the construction of the building that's on San Pablo would like the deal to go forward. I do think that it's very important that this is not a symbolic vote today that we're just passing something on that when it comes back to us we run into some challenges. And I think to be able to minimize that, I'd like to hear from County Council and also from our General Service Administrator, what are they going to be looking forward to in order to make this happen so that we don't find ourselves in legal entanglement or coming back and finding out that what we're proposing today doesn't go forward. Supervisor O'Leary, defer to the agency director who's with the General Service Agency is conducting the due diligence. I do want to say that your action today is directing staff to negotiate and return to you for further action, which will be required to consummate a purchase of the sale of the property. Thank you, sir. Professor Kimberly Gasway, GSA Director. As you've directed me and previously authorized negotiation, we are in the middle of due diligence and communications with Mr. Dones. He has offered the property free and clear of all encumbrance and so we'll be working through that as well as the praised value validating a number of things to bring to your board. Have a sense of roughly how long the process may take? I'm a little bit challenged, but I would say it's going to be a couple months. A couple of months? So even though we're taking this action today, the possibility of it being finalized may still be a couple of months. At a minimum, sir, he is. finalized may still be a couple of months. At a minimum, sorry, yes. And I just think that, you know, we need to publicly put that out there. So people don't think action we take today by the end of the year, that we've closed the door on this issue. That's correct. We'll be drafting certain documents, finishing our due diligence. And then there's a time frame for bringing any action to the board. So yes. Thank you. Anybody else suppose it can? Thank you, President Miley. And I know we've had a number of conversations about this property in particular since we bought the solar panels. Even though the solar panels was only eventually be a county property at Danville's Useful Life. So I don't feel like I have enough information to direct you to negotiate to acquire the property because we just spent $14 million on the African American Wellness Center. And I think the funds could be better used or self-sufficiency at the African American Wellness Center that is literally across the street. So I'm gonna be abstaining from this motion, if there's a motion because I just don't have enough information. Thank you, President Meile for bringing the item forward. I appreciate the public's engagement on this item. I am going to be a novo and I'm not going to disclose why because I want to respect the sensitivity and the confidentiality that's been discussed in closed session. So at this time, I'm going to be a novo. Okay, if there's anybody else with a clerk, go the roll. Supervisor Halbert. Hi. Supervisor Marquez. No. Supervisor Tan. Epstein. Supervisor Carson. Yes, and I know that this will be coming back to the board before final action. So this allows the process to continue in terms of negotiations. Nobody knows what the conclusion of the negotiations will look like at this point in time. It would be prudent to kind of know what the final terms and conditions are before one would say yes no or stain or be in favor of it, but at least they give us something comprehensive to look at. President Meile? Yes. Motion passes. Once again, this is actually just direct staff to continue negotiations and bring back a purchase and sales agreement to the board with the terms that can be publicly disclosed at that time. All right. So that concludes our 230 set item. And our next item set item is at 3 o'clock, and it's both item 63.162.1. So before we go to those set items, we're going to take about a 5 minute recess. So the board will be in recess for about 5 minutes. the minute recess with the clerk police take the role supervisor Helbert excuse supervisor Marquez president supervisor Tam president supervisor Carson president Marley here okay so we're now going to take up our President, Supervisor Carson? President Merley. President. President, here. Okay, so we're now gonna take up our three o'clock set items and the first set item is 63.1 Employee Service Recognition Awards. President Meiley members of the board, this afternoon we're honoring decades of service among the board of supervisors, board members and your staff, including some service awards that actually date back to 2022. So we have service awards for board members to present to some of their staff, some of whom are present in person. President and person, there are a couple that are online and wanted to first call on District One. So, Vizier, how about, okay. So let's go on to District Two. Supervisor Marquez has two employees receiving service awards. Maria Long for five years and Chris Meiley who recently left her office but is working for the sheriff for his ten years so I don't know if either of them are here if they're presently have the service award gifts that they selected. Yep Maria just walked in okay Okay, good afternoon everyone. It really excited to acknowledge Maria Long. She's just a tremendous asset to District 2. She spearheads stroll and roll, science in the park are amazing monthly newsletter. Some of our social media content, but she is just very creative in all of her design works. I want to just thank you, Maria, publicly for all the amazing work you do. And she's also a lead policy advisor and all things related to sustainability in our environment. So just thank you for your tremendous work and making District 2 shine. I really appreciate you. Congratulations. I'm not sure what you selected but this is for your five-year anniversary. I also have some flowers for you. So vice-her-howver did you want to make any comments? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So, Vice-Hover, did you want to make any comments? You have your chief of staff is being honored for 20 years of service. I'll make a comment. I know that my chief of staff is an amazing man. He's not able to be with us today, but he's served the county well. I can't do my job without him. And if you do see Mr. Sean Wilson, please tell him congratulations on me. My president, yes, please go ahead. Yes, I also want to say something about Sean, because I've known Sean since I've been here on the board of supervisors You know he worked for supervisor Haggerty and work for I think I believe supervisor I like bickers well, so he's been around And Sean knows the county extremely well, and I was very pleased that you decided to keep him on as your chief of staff after supervisor Haggerty left and that you decided to keep them on as your chief of staff after supervised aggregate left. And I know if Sean's listening, he just needs to kind of watch himself on that podcast. Mr. President Miley, you have three staff members who are being honored today. Aaron Armstrong for five years of service. Darrell Stewart for 20 years of service. And Tony Henninger for 30 years of service. All right. So. So Aaron has been with me for five years and I don't know if Erin's on, but you know, she handles social services and homelessness and illegal dumping in some of her major policy areas. She's the president of Auckland. She's really provided very good advice to me and she'll be taking on additional responsibilities next year. So I'm just very appreciative Aaron and Aaron's wife Morgan and their little girl Tilly. So Aaron, if you're there, thank you so very much. And then Darrell Stewart sitting back there on the table. Another Oakland resident. In a Darrell, people know that sometimes folks get us mixed up. They think that Darrell's me and I'm Darrell. And it's okay because I always like for my staff to know more than I know. And Darrell knows more than I know. He lives in the law. He's worked for me when I was on the City Council. He's been my longest serving staff person at this point in time, both here at the county for 24 years. And then while I was at the city council, I worked for me for about five years at the city council during my 10 year term at the city. And you know, Daryl's, you know, he's opinionated, it doesn't meant his words. He'll tell you if it's BS or not. And you know, I don't muzzle my staff, they speak their minds, they've got their own perspective and I appreciate that and value that in them. So I'm just very thankful that Darrell's been with me on this journey of public service for so long and he's got a remarkable son, Tyler, who I've seen grow up over the years and is a fine young man and has a great job. So Darrell, thank you. And let's see, I think this is Darrell's 20 year and I'll take it out to him in a minute. And then my other person who's online is Tony Henninger. Tony 30 years, you know, Tony, some of you might not know, but Tony was chief of staff for Mary King when Mary King was the county supervisor here and United Mary's place when she decided not to seek re-election there are eight of us who ran for her seat and I was fortunate enough to win that election and replace her on the board of supervisors. And God rest her soul. You know, Mary King was a great, a great, great county supervisor. You know, we could use more from Mary King's these days here, not just in Alameda County, but definitely in the city of Oakland, because she was another resident of the city. Patona was Mary's chief of staff. And then when I got to be chief of staff, Tona went to the community development agency. We worked over there with Sandy and some of the other delightful people in that agency. I went to get them watched by language, but some of the delightful people in the community development agency that I love so very much. And Tona was on charge of code enforcement in that agency. And I tell you, Tona didn't play. And you know, I love my code enforcement officers. Because without them, our communities get to look like the pits. And we need our code enforcement officers out there making sure people comply with regulations have a sense of standards so that they don't bring down the quality of life for the rest of us in the communities and so on. Tony headed up the community development the code enforcement division in the community development agency agency for many, many years and did an excellent job at that, carried a badge, didn't carry a gun, but carried a badge, had a couple of dogs and did a lot of great things to ensure that the shared department, environmental health, county council, public works, all working in municison to ensure quality of life in the unincorporated area. And then when I went here retired from that job, I brought her out of retirement and she became my chief of staff when my former chief of staff, I think of Seth Kaplan or Hyling Yang left me to go work in other parts of the county. So Tona has been working against my chief of staff for many, many years and now it's 30 years of experience under her belt and knows the county and the administration and has a lot of relationships. So thank you, Tona, for your service. And do we have our 30-year award too? Okay, so I'm going to present this to Darrell, and we'll see if Darrell, or Tona, have any comments or remarks. I'm thinking I have to be very careful while I'm at this microphone. Thank you, Borg. outside of being a father, a family member, and a lot of other things in my life. This job really gives me a lot of satisfaction. I am able to help people in my community do things they need to do. I'm able to speak with the supervisor about deep intense issues that are going on in the neighborhood that might not necessarily be heard in other places. And one of the most valued thing I can think, I didn't know this was happening, so I'm talking off the top of my head. It might not make any sense. But the green light you have given me with my mouth. Literally. have given me with my mouth. Literally, some of you, if you're spoken with me, I have very strong opinions. I have very high expectations of folks. I have very, very high expectations of our community. And I was raised that way by my mother. So I'm very happy to be able to carry on that type of tradition. I'm fortunate enough that my mother was able to see me in this role before she passed a few years ago. So thank you for that. And Supervisor Miley mentioned my son. I've been with the Supervisor. I think Tyler had just turned five when I started and next month he will be 30. So it's been quite a trip. Supervisor Carson, I'm going to miss you. I am. You know, we have some good talks in the back. It's going to be very different, but all things must come to an end. As far as the board, you guys are great. You guys are all great. I truly enjoy observing you. I truly enjoy speaking with you when I can. Supervisor Tant, when you're making your tea in the morning. It's a great ride. I look forward to continuing, as long as the Good Lord sees me fit to do that. I'm very privileged in that I have been, in my opinion, with some of the greatest teams in Alameda County. And I'm thinking our dream team, when we first got here, And for those who don't remember, when Supervisor Miley first was elected, the board was considering building a 600 bed juvenile hall. Supervisor Miley came in immediately with his boy Joe to freeze, Andre Wix, Seth Kaplan, myself and others. And that was reduced to 300 beds. And today, chief, how many do we have in the hall today, chief? 57? 57. Can you imagine if we had 600 beds unused here in the county, just for juvenile justice? So we're down to 57. I think we're doing a pretty good job. We are very progressive. We're leading the way in the state on a lot of things. And I think we still have a number of deep issues that we need to tackle. Next year is going to be very challenging for y'all. Have fun. I'll be here. Thank you very much. Tony, Tony, do you want to make any comments? Supervisor, I just want to thank you for your kind comments and wish Supervisor Carson the best retirement ever. I've enjoyed the 30 years and Daryl said a lot with regard to being able to help and contribute to the communities within Elimina County and I've appreciated it and enjoyed that and look forward to continuing that and again thank you very much. Appreciate it. Okay. And I see Sean. I think that Sean Wilson has his hand up. Sean? He does. Are you coming to come on camera? All right. Go ahead. Sean, you want to do. Good afternoon, board members. Good afternoon, president Miley. Thank you so much for honoring me and my 20 years with the county. It's gone by faster than I ever could have imagined. It's been a fantastic job and position to fill. And I've been lucky to do it for three different county supervisors. And I feel not only blessed, but I feel that I'm fulfilled in the work that I do every day. And I know staff listening, you know, sometimes we don't always agree. But at the same time, I come to this job day in and day out with a work ethic that we can help our constituents and we will help our constituents. And I'm lucky to have a supervisor that backs that work ethic up. I'm very happy to know and I didn't know this before that there's a worth mouth. There's a worst mouth on the fifth floor than me. So Darrell, I'm glad you're taking that trophy home because I always thought that was me and I know Susan's like, oh, what's he gonna say next? But no, I really am humbled. I'm happy that I've been here for such a long period of time. The work is fantastic. I want to say one last thing. Supervisor Carson has been a privilege to working alongside of you in these years that we've been together. You've been a star worth in the community that you've served. And quite frankly, the board will miss your leadership and your experience and I'm happy to to call upon you as a friend but also as someone I'd like up to as a leader in the community and and I wish you well in your retirement and everything you do. Just one last thing I just wanted to mention, named mildly, mentioned a podcast that's out there and he was actually on that and unfortunately it was the lowest viewed podcast that was that was done So I don't know what happened. We have to bring you back on anyway. Thank you all. I appreciate it. Take care Is there a story behind that pink dinosaur you have behind you Sean? Is that a pink dinosaur? Thank you. Yeah, this pink dinosaur, my fiance told me that she's never received a stuffed animal at a fair. So I spent about $922 at the basketball who it's about 27 feet high. And I won this dinosaur that she never took home. So yeah, there is a story that's expensive dinosaur. Hey, Darryl, congratulations to you, my friend. And Tony's well. Thank you, Sean. Your anniversary gift is on its way back to the office. Sean, we'll see you tomorrow. All right. Thank you, sir. I think you have one more to go. Is that right? You thought we were done. Didn't you, President Miley? But no, we've got one more. And it's for you, my friend. It's a 20 plus year award for Nathan Miley. Nate, we go back that far. I remember the days and we talked about it earlier. Darryl mentioned that books not bars and stopping the super jail and look where we are today. I've really appreciated also working with you on your advisory cabinet, watching you, how you carry yourself, the decisions that you make, and I know we talk about it, you're a little more mellow today than you might have been 20 years ago. I know that for sure, but you've been an inspiration to me and to all of us. And I just want to say you've had a long run, but it's going to continue to go. You will be the wise elder of our board as self-proclaimed which Cassidy of our board. And I've just been honored to know you and to support you and to have your support as a colleague and as a friend. And so this is for you, 20-year anniversary. Maybe we should all give it to them. What do you think? We stand up and give them one and take a photo. What do you think? How about that? you Thank you for 20 years of recognition. 20 years here at the county. With me starting my next term, well I've done 24, starting my next term next year. And like everyone knows if you can play Oakland, you can play anywhere. And I had the privilege of being on the Oakland City Council and coming over here. And being on the county, I've learned a lot from supervisor Carson and supervisor Hagrid E and supervisor Chan, Gardner-Storslow and Gail Steele and I was a supervisor, I pick her. Even supervisor Dave Brown, the year that he was a supervisor. So I've appreciated the colleagues I've served with and my two new colleagues, Tam and Marquez. And as Al had pointed out, he was one of my advisors before he became an elected official on the Dublin School Board and then Dublin Council then Dublin Mayor and County Supervisor. So David and I go back quite a ways. And he was not one of the people with books that bars of Van Jones, you know the commentator Van Jones was heading up books like bars and The chamber was full people jumping over the the dies, you know, coming at us, David was opposed to the big jail too, the juvenile hall because it was near his home, he didn't want a big juvenile facility near his home like that, but Van Jones was the one leaving that effort. So David was not one of the people jumping over to come at us, so I appreciate this recognition. So I'll get another few more years under my belt and, um, and we'll see whether or not there's more years after that. But we'll wait and see on that. So who's up next, Susan? District five, uh, supervisor Carson, um, is honoring two members of his staff, uh, Shahid Al-Asi for of service, and Amy Shrego, 15 years of service. First, I want to thank Shaheeda for where are you, Shaheeda, stand up so people can see you. For her years of service, many people throughout the county know she had a, and especially in the public safety area, where she has been kind of focusing her energy and attention while on the board serving in our office. But she already came to our office with the kind of acknowledgement of her abilities in that area on her own. She has an attorney and now a recent mom and glad that after she gave birth to her incredible baby that she came back to staff. So I'm going to give you some flowers in addition to your five years of service in a minute, but I'm going to also, I'm been very fortunate on the, on the board to have individuals who have been with our office a long time, including Armenia's, who's been with our office since day one. with their own fan club I see, you know, and really appreciate everything that you've done in preparing our office and carrying our office over these years. And then for the last, I don't know how many years, Amy Shrego, you want to stand? Amy, so people see you if they don't know you. Amy Shrego is, I mean, it's honestly a very unique individual in terms of her gifts and talents that she's been blessed with. Both of the last two people I've just mentioned have been always available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and they normally are in contact that amount of time helping to think through and guide a lot of the actions that take place. I really appreciate your wisdom, your support, your energy that you brought not only to our office and the residents of Alameda County, but also to the entire state of California because on a lot of the issues and I see Chastity here from CSAC, from the State Association. On many of these issues over the last more than 15 years, because Amy's actually been on our staff more than 15 years. She's helped to craft the policy around it and helped us to think through the legislative agenda both on a federal and a state level. So I really, really appreciate you. Thank you for all you've done. And we'll continue to do for Alameda County. And so I'm gonna ask you if you have any comments and jeez, if you have any brief comments you wanna make. And then I'll give you your... Applause. Thank you, Keith, firstly, for giving me the opportunity to work. And I have to thank Laura for moving away and making the job available. And we have an amazing staff, and we've always had an amazing staff. Aisha, she's, she's what, she's been with the county for over 20 years too, and Mina and all of our team that's back here. It's a fun job to do, because we have a really great team. I just want to say thank you, Keith and Amy. you They are worried about Asha as well because of the fact that Asia being on staff for 15 years left like someone else and they came back which I was very appreciative of coming back but also individuals in their own right who are on our staff have their own constituency also have their own infrastructure that they brought that really has helped to leverage our service delivery to Alameda County. So really appreciate you. So thank you and the rest of staff. Thank you and we have one more recognition. We wanted to have our recognitions this afternoon. I apologize that we haven't gotten to the rest of the board agenda. I thought we'd have been through the board agenda by the time we cut up our recognitions, but we didn't. So we're still on item 63.1. We haven't gotten to 63.2. So this is still 63.1. What I'd like to do now is recognize for 30 years of service, the distinguished service to the citizens of Alameda County, as a county representative, someone I've known before I was a county supervisor, and also before I was on the Oblucid Council. Someone who worked for the Honorable Ron Delums, I think folks know what I'm talking about. This young man has 30 years of service and we're going to give him, his 30 years, his recognition for 30 years of service to the county of Alameda and all the citizens of this county. So at that, I want to present this to the honorable and my friend, Mr. Supervisor Keith Carson. you So, do you want to make any comments on 30 years? Supervisor Carson? Any words of wisdom you can provide for the president of the board for the acknowledgement on behalf of the board in the county, really appreciated. As he stated, we've known each other way before we were both elected and have maintained a relationship since then. We spent many an hour together, officially and unofficially navigating the terrains of wanting to do and improve the lives of people in Alameda County, but also generally across the United States. And I value the interactions that we've had. There have been many moments that we've been together, that have been pivotal moments in history. I think we were running the lake when 9-11 happened. You, Maria, myself, and a couple of other people. And we had to leave that and come here to declare a state of emergency with the unknown. So our relationship goes deep. I first want to say a big thank you to the residents of the Fifth district because of the fact that the fifth district for 32 years have entrusted in not only me but our staff of the ability to represent them and I don't take that lightly given the fact that from a national historical perspective, the fifth district is known around the world in terms of his activism. From a historical perspective, the free speech movement happened there. The anti-war movement was very prevalent there. Saisar Shahves in the movement to make sure that farm workers were taken care of was very pronounced there. A part-thide fighting against the regime in South Africa. Very prominent there. As a result of our district, we've had Martin Luther King come and speak in our district. We've had John F Kennedy come and speak in our district as a show of the diversity and the passion that the people have. And so the fact that individuals in a very diverse community that's always bringing up heated issues that are important. I don't take lightly that they would allow me to be a and not just the voters, but the residents of district five. Secondly, I want to say a big thank you to staff past and present. It has been the work of staff seven days a week, 365 days a year, focusing on a number of things that have affected not only this county, but the state of California and the world. Some of the things I referenced in terms of what comes out of our district, but we did not shy away from as a staff because nobody does anything alone. We did not shy away from the very controversial issues even before they became controversial issues of the day. A lot of the unfortunate things that we're still fighting for now and we'll continue to fight for. We've been fighting for those issues along with other key stakeholders in this community for over 30 some years. And we will continue to fight in some respect. So I want to say a deep appreciation for past and present staff. It goes without saying that I really have a great appreciation for administration and the department heads here in the county for the work that you do each and every day. Susan's working while I'm talking to her because she's on the phone. And you, your staff are very important to what happens here, even though we're elected to make some decisions on the board. You do the fundamental work. The employees of this county are the ones who are, the ones received the information first and foremost from the constituents who need the help. And when they come to the window, that's the first contact that they have with the county. The individuals who make sure that our places clean and each and every day, janitors and maintenance people that keep our motor vehicles running for the county really are important individuals here as well as everybody else in this county. And I want to acknowledge all of the workers, the 11,000 workers that we have in terms of the deep appreciation that I have and I know that the residents of Alameda County directly and indirectly have for the employees of this county. I've been here sometimes at 132 in the morning and I've seen other employees here. I've been here at five something in the morning. I've seen other employees here on the weekends work employees here, people who take the bus from Long distances some people who used to travel from Sacramento every day where is she she's out of the room right now every single day here as an employee I mean that's because of their dedication and commitment to public service No one person doesn't along and so I deeply I mean, that's because of the dedication and commitment to public service. No one person doesn't along and so I deeply appreciate each and every one of the workers for all that you do each and every day for Alameda County. We'll try to be real brief about this. I'm very blessed and let me stop for a second to say, especially everybody I appreciate you being here today, but I'm really heartfelt by Marty being here, Jerry and Sarah being here. And I say that because as I was making, thinking and contemplating even running for this office, which I didn't want to run for, those three individuals in particular were the first that I consulted with. They had been assigned and working with the county for a long time. Sarah worked for the predecessor John George for a long time and so to get some sense of what the work and tell those are the three individuals that I reached out to in order to get some basis of direction and so I really appreciate a long time friendship and a long time consulting that you've done with me and your presence here today. I was very blessed. My father and mother did not know their mother and father and moved here from the deep south Texas. And they didn't graduate from school, high school. Eventually, they went to a night school and a dole school, but neither one of them graduated. But they cared about us as a family. And it was a time when they moved here that Berkeley and Oakland wasn't what it is today. And I remember my father taking me to picket lines along with other church members in downtown Berkeley and in downtown Oakland to restaurants that really didn't admit even at that point in time blacks in the front door. You could be a dishwasher, but you weren't necessarily welcomed as a patron. And instilled in me the fact that we had to struggle not just for ourselves but for everybody else. And being blessed enough to learn from my parents first and foremost, and then the ecosystem that evolved outside of that has been a part of what has been driving me to this day. I mentioned Supervisor John George, has been a part of what has been driving me to this day. I mentioned Supervisor John George, who served this county in 1976, the first African-American elected to this Board of Supervisors in 1976. And I knew John George, and I knew John George before he even ran for the Board of Supervisors. And we have a plaque downstairs acknowledging and recognizing him. And I stand on his shoulders. Ron Delums who gave me an opportunity, an opportunity to be engaged in the body of politics. The affinity that I shared with Ron is that neither one of us really liked politics nor politicians. You know, it really was about public service because politics has a bad name and we continue to give it a bad name. But public service is what we're supposed to be about as elected officials. And so, you know, I've been impacted and I stand on those shoulders and I'm humbled by that. I'm humbled by the fact that I'm very blessed that at the end of the day I can go home to a wife who's here, Maria's here. Mm-hmm. APPLAUSE Who's actually been a partner for 50 years? 40 years ago when I used to run campaigns and be involved in that life. At five in the morning, a number of us, including her, would be out putting our door hangers and knocking on doors later on in the day as a part of public activism, something we kind of shared with Marty and Sarah and also Sherry all out at that point in time of the day. Because it was important, really important to maintain direct contact. And so I really want to say a big thank you to Maria for being on-going counsel to me as well as critic. And also having the clarity in many cases which I don't have around a number of things. She's so clear and direct in terms of what's going on that I don't have. And I'm appreciative that I have that kind of counsel that I get on a daily basis and then it's backed up when I get to work with the people I work with. I wanna say this has been a very pleasurable ride the last couple of months because I know it was almost over. It's been a roller coaster ride from day one but one that I hope that at the end of the day I can look back and say along with all the people who we worked with, it wasn't just one, it was a collective that has made a difference. Thank you very much for this recognition, I really appreciate it. Now that was just for 30 years of service to the county and I'm going to have speakers, but I'm going to take speakers on item 63.1 and 63.2 at the same time. So now I'd like to queue up 63.2. Thank you President Miley members of the board supervisor question you thought you got away easy supervisor Miley's correct that was just honoring your official 30 years of county service but we know you've had an incredible 32 years of service career. And as precise as you are, the retirement association can confirm that on January 6th, you will have exactly 32.03 years of service. So well time. And in addition, as I know, Supervisor Miley has often pointed out, we've confirmed that you are the longest serving supervisor in Alameda County. The first board was seated in 1855, almost 170 years ago. And to date, there have been 139 County Supervisors. And we now know that your number was 129. You were the 129 county supervisor and you're the longest serving county supervisor here in Alameda County having been elected in 92 and taking your seat in 93. So since we all know the supervisor Carson that you insisted on not having a retirement celebration or Gala. We insisted on honoring your 32 years of bold leadership as a county supervisor today among your county family, colleagues, and friends. And while it's impossible to capture the breadth or depth of your impact on our residents, communities, and employees for 32 years, this afternoon our goal is to capture the essence. There's some photos and short messages from many of your colleagues, community partners, and friends. There is short video produced by our creative county information technology multimedia team led by Michael Carrera and comments from many who are present and online to pay tribute to you, Supervisor Carson. So video messages that many have created will be part of a video library that you'll be presented with so that you can view it over and over and over again during your leisure and during your retirement and to keep you busy on Tuesdays starting in January. They will also be posted later on the county's website for others to view. So special thanks to everybody who contributed the photos and videos and help with the materials and production. So we want to introduce a short video and then turn it over to President Miley to call for speakers. We honor Supervisor Keith Carson, a remarkable leader, dedicated public servant and steadfast advocate for the people of Alameda County. After decades of service, Supervisor Carson leaves a legacy of commitment, compassion, and transformative change that will be felt for generations. First elected to represent District 5 in 1993, Supervisor Carson has been a champion for equity, justice and inclusion. His leadership reflects a deep understanding of the needs of diverse communities and a determination to bridge gaps in opportunity and access. Whether addressing affordable housing, health equity, criminal justice reform, or economic empowerment, supervisor Carson has consistently worked with integrity and purpose to uplift those in need. As a true collaborator, he has united stakeholders from all walks of life, community organizations, business leaders, faith groups, and policymakers, fostering partnerships that yield tangible results. Under his guidance, Alameda County has made significant strides in tackling homelessness, enhancing public health, and creating pathways to education and jobs. Supervisor Carson's visionary leadership has also driven Alameda County toward an ambitious innovation journey, embracing technological advancements to shape a forward thinking future. Beginning with Vision 2016 and continuing with Vision 2026 and Vision 2036, he has been instrumental in launching transformative initiatives. He played a key role in establishing the county's data sharing initiative, which provides the public with easy access to records and information, promoting transparent governance and civic engagement. Furthermore, Alameda County became one of the first in the nation to host public hackathons in 2012, fostering collaboration and innovation. His guidance also led to the creation of the county's AI policy, ensuring that the county and its employees use AI responsibly and securely. Supervisor Carson's leadership beyond the county include his service for NACO and CSAC that reflect his dedication to advancing county's roles in addressing key challenges. At NACO, he served on the Board of Directors, the Finance Committee, and the AI Exploratory Committee. At CSAC, he served on the Board of Directors, the Finance Committee, and the AI Exploratory Committee. At CSAC, he served on the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and as President, championed policies that strengthen California counties through collaboration, innovation, and equity. In addition, Supervisor Carson served as a global ambassador, further broadening his impact by fostering international collaboration and partnerships. He also demonstrated exceptional leadership in economic development alliance, making significant contributions locally, statewide and nationally. Through these roles, he advanced strategies that promoted economic growth, innovation and community resilience, solidifying his reputation as a forward thinking and inclusive leader. Supervisor Carson's impact extends far beyond policies and programs. He is known for his empathy, ability to listen, and unwavering belief in community power. His presence at local events, thoughtful conversations with constituents, and passion for justice have made him a leader and a beloved figure in the lives of those he serves. As we celebrate his retirement, we reflect on his numerous accomplishments and express gratitude for his enduring dedication. Supervisor Carson, your work has made Alameda County a better place and your vision will continue to inspire those who follow in your footsteps. Hi, Supervisor Carson. This is Nate Myley. I'm really, really, really sorry to have you leaving the Board of Supervisors. I've really appreciated your longevity here on the board. You provided a lot of vision, a lot of knowledge, a lot of inspiration. As I said, you're the goat, the greatest of all times. So you enjoy your retirement, you and Maria have fun, checking with us on occasion, and I'm so thankful that I had an opportunity to serve with you on the Board of Supervisors. I did appreciate our times prior to that, and while I was here when we'd go out and run around the lake and do our walks on holidays and things of that nature, but you enjoy your retirement, keep out of trouble, you know, give some good time to Maria and then check in with us every so often to see how we're doing. Take care and God bless. I'm Lena Tam. I serve with supervisor Carson on the PAL Committee, which is a personnel administration and legislation and also on the health committee. And I have admired so much in the last two years the work that he has done over his entire tenure preparing the county for change and making sure that we have the safety net programs that meets the needs of our community, particularly the communities of color in Alameda County. He has been very forward thinking and strategic in making sure that our funds are used appropriately and our technology is leveraged to the health. He's been our representative at both the national level and at the state level on counties. And he has put us at the cutting edge and we are trailblazing because of his leadership in the years that he's been on the Board of Supervisors. He will be sorely missioned. I personally will miss him very dearly. And I wish him the very best in his retirement. And I hope he won't stay a stranger to our community politics. Thank you. Hi, Supervisor Carson. I just wanted to give you my sincere congratulations and gratitude I just want to thank you for your decades of service and commitment to the residents of Alameda County. One thing that I will never forget is the metaphor that you consistently say and that is in respect to making sure that we have enough soup for everyone. They may not get the same amount but we want to make sure that we have enough soup for everyone. They may not get the same amount, but we wanna make sure that everyone is fed and that everyone's needs are being met. So I just wanna thank you for sharing that approach for being a leader and a champion for our BIPOC community, many other marginalized community members. You've really elevated the discussion in terms of racial disparities and I just want to thank you for your decades of service and commitment. Also, I want to thank the entire Carson family. I know it's not easy having a loved one be a public servant and you've dedicated so much time and energy and less meetings and hours to improve their entire county for all of the residents here in Alameda County. So I just want to thank you and wish you all the best and I look forward to seeing you soon. Thank you Supervisor Carson for everything you've done to make our community a better place. Supervisor Carson, Keith, congratulations on your retirement. Having served for so many years on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, you retire as one of the longest serving supervisors in the history of the state of California. You have left a profound impact on our county and in particular District 5. Now it's time to retire and you could a chance to enjoy life, drive around town and see and enjoy the fruits of your decades of leadership. The residents of Albany, Emoryville, Berkeley, Pete Mont, and much of Oakland have you to thank for all they have today. Keith, I wish you and Maria the very best in your next chapter of life. Congratulations. Hi Supervisor Carson. Congratulations and thank you for your 32 years of dedicated public service and bold leadership to our residents, communities and employees in your district and throughout the county. Your passion and deep commitment to improving lives and lifting up communities is evidenced by your steadfast advocacy to ensure that everyone from youth to seniors has access to health care and social services, to affordable housing and supportive services, to economic development and sustainable jobs, and to an equitable and just public safety network. At the same time, you have led the county's multi-billion dollar budget process for decades through an inclusive public process, adopting and maintaining balanced budgets each year, and leading efforts for the county to achieve and maintain the highest ratings from all three credit agencies. Your vision and commitment to innovation have led us on an extraordinary journey from the county's first strategic plan 20 years ago to vision 2026 and now vision 2036. A progressive blueprint for the county's future that reflects on our core values, bills on our principles of fiscal stewardship, sustainability and equity, and strives to meet our audacious 10X goals. Your legacy extends well beyond Alameda County through your leadership with the East Bay EDA, NACO, and CSAC and as a global ambassador through the Bay Area Council. Supervisor Carson, you have mentored, encouraged, challenged, and inspired us. You have shown us how to lead with integrity and with heart. As you transition to the next phase of your personal journey, we thank you for leading us on an incredible journey for over three decades, leaving us with a large footprint and a lasting legacy for generations to follow. Enjoy the next phase of your journey in good health. We know you will continue to forge new trails for others to follow and wish you our very best. We will miss you as a supervisor, a boss, a colleague, and a friend. Hello everyone. It is truly a privilege to join you all virtually to honor my dear friend and colleague, Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, who I always say I have known forever. Now for over three decades Keith has been a tireless advocate for our community. He is fought to improve the lives of Alameda County residents, ensuring that no one is left behind. Whether it's champion affordable housing, working to address racial justice, fighting for our minority and women-owned businesses, or fighting for better public health and education, Keith has always been a bold and visionary leader. But my connection with Keith, those even further back, as I said, we've known each other forever. Before it's time on the Board of Supervisors, we have the privilege of working side-by-side as staffers for our beloved Delague Congressman, Ron Delms. Those early days of public service shaped the leaders that we became and keeps passion for justice, equity and making a real difference was clear from the start and his focus on economic development and creating good paying jobs is a real testament to his leadership. What sets Keith apart is not just his remarkable accomplishments, but as hard. He's been a mentor, a partner, and a true friend to so many of us. And to his beautiful wife, Maria, thank you so much for your friendship and for your support over the years. You know, Keith's legacy of service will continue to shape the future of Alameda County for years to come. Keith, I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership, your unwavering integrity, and your deep commitment to the people you served. You've made such an impact that will never be forgotten. And I wish you all of the best as you embark upon this well-earned next chapter of your life. And again, Maria, thank you. Congratulations, my friend. Much love, Enjoy your retirement. You both have certainly earned. So before I call speakers, we just have a few other quick things to do. So the Board of Supervisors, along with the County Administrator, we have a gift we like to present to Keith and we'll come down there and present it and we'll get some photos and then I'll start opening up for speakers. Before we do that, can I say something special about, I don't know if it's special about my relationship with Susan? Because most people think that we get along pretty well, but we actually don't. We actually, we're actually battling all the time. Matter of fact, sometimes Maria goes like, that's no, who was she yelling? Why was she yelling at you is what she said? You know, why is she yelling at you? But I really want to say a special thank you to Susan all these years for educating me about the fundamentals of managing in and around government. Not something that I came here knowing. And as a list, I talked about making soup. It really is with the scarce resources, making sure that we're not just looking at present day, but we're looking into the future to make sure that we have a stronger institution to provide those much needed services. And I want to say publicly, even though we battle, I really, really value and appreciate all that you've taught me and our friendship. And I have something for you too. So what I'd like to do is I'd like to get the board down here, Susan down here, but from Maria could come up too. And we have a gift to present to supervisor Carson from the board and the county administrator. 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. So we presented with an iPad and keyboard. So I know this is taken a while, but I hope people will be patient because it's the county administrator pointed out. You know, everyone knows the goat, the greatest of all times. And as she pointed out, supervisor Carson has been the longest serving county supervisor in the history of Hallamita County. And he's also the longest serving county supervisor, President Lee, in the state of California. And we who are African American should be very, very, very proud of that, very proud of that. So that's why I call him the goat. And you have all those testimonies about him. And it's all, you know, sincere. I know Tony often tells me my significant other, I could learn a thing or two in terms of how to dress by just looking at supervisor Carson. And I think it's great that he's done the things he's done in terms of representing the county at the California Association of Counties at the National Association of Counties and at Susan Pointe-Downe doing all of the international travel on behalf of the county and just his wisdom when he comes to vision 2026 36 16 IT other budget things of that nature were truly gone amiss him and so I'm glad people were patient with us as we acknowledge him so now I want to give all of you a chance to say something as well. So if you'd like to make some remarks, if you signed up either in person or online, please let the clerk know so you can come up. I'm going to give you a minute to make your remarks. If you go over a minute, be generous, but I'm sure there's a lot of people who want to say a lot of things. So let's call the speakers. First in person, John Jones III, after that Brianna Decker, and then Kay Abdul. I started being quick and I agree with you president Miley not only it's supervisor Carson a sharp dresser but every time I come here I just expect Keith to break out seeking like the whispers I don't know why that just me y'all know about the whispers you know what I'm talking about I do want to say this in all seriousness there are many elements and aspects of leadership the one that I value the most is simply the ability to be human. I never forget when you reached out and you gave me a call. Not because you said, John, come down here. I need you to support this. Not because you say, John, I need you to calm down and tone down. You simply called just to see how I was doing. And your focus on health is so important because as an African American male, I'm 50 years old. I'm losing more friends to help related illnesses. I am to bullets. But I'm also here to share the IM now three months to back on free. It was a long journey. It took me 10 years, but it was you that put me on the path to value my health so I could be around for my children and one day when they have children. So I want to thank you for that because that a lot to me. So thank you for your service at the end of the day I'll say that I think the most amazing thing. I don't know if it's the fact that it's your third two years of leadership or the fact you still have a hairline. I don't know which one is more amazing. I don't know, but I'm jealous. But I love you, my too. Mine is gray. Andy, go ahead, you have one minute to speak. Thank you. Good afternoon. It's so good to be here today to congratulate you and thank you for your 32 years of service. Having had the honor to serve these past nine years as your planning commissioner, I've seen firsthand just how unwavering your support has been for alamed a county residents for affordable housing for addressing homelessness your encouragement and trust and young people and your mentorship of so many of us has been that which has brought many of us to public service. And you're steadfast at the goal leadership is something that's too rare in public service these days. Keith, you have been to such a tremendous servant to our community. You have fought for thousands of units of affordable housing. You have fought for tremendous solutions for our cities and mental health and homelessness. Your service has been an inspiration and we wish you all the best and then tremendously wonderful retirement. I know today next year in our last commissioners meeting is still taking furious notes, so we'll probably see you around. Have a good one. Good afternoon evening board. Team Carson. Hello. It's good to see you County administrators. I could finally say some things I couldn't say as fuel reps. I'm excited. You know, you've been an off as long as I've been alive. Jane were 92. I was born in November 92 supervisor Carson Keith Marvin I Had the honor of a lifetime It's been an honor of a lifetime to come of age and to know what service is to represent you represent my community It's truly been an honor of a lifetime. And I wish you just the best in retirement. You and Maria both, you've been a stable figure in my life. And I wouldn't be where I am today. And I remember at 19 when I first came to intern for you, you asked me, where do I see myself in 10 years? And I am where I see myself. Where I told you, I see myself in 10 years and I am where I see myself where I told you I see myself at the San Francisco Foundation so I'm thankful for your leadership thankful to be here and one last thing I'm hiring online caller 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 legacy of public service and his dedication to improving the lives of the citizens of Alameda County. Your work has made a profound difference in our community and also I appreciate the powerful work an advocacy on many issues such as the Alameda County reentry for the formerly incarcerated and the coalition work you were able to do with the Justice Reinvestment Coalition. And just as Brother John Jones said, you are always looking out for our health. You're you're always reminding me to take care of myself to look out for my health and I'm very grateful or you thank you so much. Good evening to the brother supervisors. I want to thank my man Keith that got seen for 32 years. If you want to know the true character of a man is the way that treats strangers. I've known Keith for 18 years. You know every time we'll be wanting the lake and you'll stop in wave and we'll walk down the street, wherever power launch. And this guy will compliment me. You got a nice pocket square. And I'll say you do too. So for 18 years I've known this man. I've seen how you navigate. I'm right across the street in Europe, where I've got friendly relationship, but I've also respected his politics. I will embrace difficult issues and try to find the right path and the right solution. So I want to thank you and I hope your leadership permeate to the rest of the brothers supervisors and see you look at you as a lesson to emulate. Niki for tuna bass, you got your walk out for you. But thank you, kid, for all your great work. Salud. Online caller, you have one minute. Go ahead, please. Keith, hi, it's Ralph Silver. I just want to extend my incredible appreciation for the many decades that we got to work together. You mentioned doing the door hangards. I took my five-year-old son for his very first little collectivity, was doing door hangers for you for one of your first elections. And welcome you into the Land of Retirement. It's pretty great and you deserve it. You're my hero. It's been a pleasure to work next to you all these and Jane Kramer. Good afternoon, board members. I try to be quick. Keith, you know, you've been a part of my life for many, many years. I like to tell people that I was a little kid and I knew Keith and his family. We grew up in the same church and it's almost like, you know, Keith didn't know it, but the influence that he had on my life, you know, I looked up to him as a teenager because when Keith walked in the room, he was like the older adult, you know, everybody straightened up and did what it's supposed to, but more realistically, you know, I thank you for your service, you know, I got involved in this work 13, 14 years ago, after being in prison for 17 years, prior to that, working for the Richmond Police Department. But I would say, you've been admirable. You've listened and your colleagues, it's them up here today. It's kind of like tough, because I haven't been in this room since 2020, but I do remember back in 2015, you know, we did get to 50% and some of my colleagues, they stormed over this thing and took you all seats if you remember that. But that was the start of it. But I would like to say thank you once again for all the work that you have done and best wishes to you and your family and the rest of the board members as well. Thank you. Good afternoon board members. It's a little intimidating being on this side. I usually used to sit over there. Keith, I would not even know where to start with my gratitude and appreciation for everything that you've done for me since I've been here. Two quick stories I'd like to tell, which, quick, I promise, that really talk about Keith's character, because I also know the stories I can't tell that I know about Keith Ballon's standard here. A few, a few. So for those of you that have not worked for an elected person, often on weekends you volunteer on a number of activities and community work and we're doing something and Keith is always big into hiring young people. He's like a one-on-higher young people. I want to make sure to get paid. So I was running point that day. It was my responsibility to make sure that everything went off the way you're supposed to happen. I messed up something. And at the end of the day, I'm driving home and I'm calling Keith. I'm like, Keith, I'm really sorry. Like this happened. I can't figure out what happened with the money. And this person, he was like, I don't want to hear it. Those people worked for us that day. You make sure how many times Keith has hung up the phone. Like, and not let me say anything else. But that was pretty clear. The second one was, I was very new on staff. And for those who have been a part of Team Carson, constituents can be difficult. And this person that called me a number of times, I want this, I want that, and I was kind of polite about what they weren't gonna get. And they said, well, I wanna talk to Keith specifically. And I was like, well, he hired me to work on this. And so I'm gonna be the person you're talking to about this. So she wasn't that happy about that. Fast forward a few weeks later. I'm driving somewhere with Keith. And if those of you who haven't ever driven anywhere with Keith, that's an experience too. Right? Make sure you have your seatbelt on, right? He's on his phone, like going through voice messages and stuff. Calls this woman who's been really pissed at me. And I can hear her talking on the phone. She's going and, ah, he said, well, someone on my staff working with you on this? She said, yes. And he said, well, who is it? She said, Rodney Brooks. And what did he say? He said that you would handle this personally Right, I'm like oh man. I'm in trouble, right? So he hangs up the phone on her Gives me the phone slip and says you deal with this so immediately I knew that he actually trusted me at that point He knew this person was lying to him right and? And that he was actually going to have my back. So those are just a few things, something those I'll never forget. Keith, you are a good politician, an excellent public servant, and a better person. I just can never say enough thanks. Thank you. And thank you, Maria, for sharing Keith with us all those years. Thank you. Thank you, Rodney. For people who don't know Rodney was our chief of step-former chief of staff for our office for a number of years. Jane Kramer. Keith Kerson. I'm an awe of you. Your humanistic ethics has contributed to the welfare of this community forever. It will Sherry Herota. Keith, I really owe you an apology. When we first met, you tell a story that I scared you. Leslie, you really took me. And I have to admit, thinking back that I was really kind of mean. And that's because the public officials that we needed in this county needed to be responsive to the community in order for us to improve our county. And if you look at the old pictures, I was here when Prop 13 passed and they were gonna cut all the community-based organizations. And we had a sit-in representative of all the different ethnic community organizations and you know from mental health to the labor to the Center for Independent Living and it was the kind of leadership that you represented on this board allowed that sense of integrity and respect for the community voice to be heard. And thank you all of you on the Board of Supervisors. I know you will continue this legacy. I can't believe you've been here for 32 years. I was considered you a newcomer because I was working at Asian Health Services for 49 years. And but I do apologize for having such a high standard for public officials that I scared you because I didn't think that anyone was going to be able to meet that and you've totally, totally exceeded that. So thank you very much. I'm humbled. Thank you. President Milay, before the next speaker, I just want to announce that everyone's invited to join us in the lobby for an informal reception. I want to acknowledge the East Bay EDA staff that I helped to plan and host it. And for those of you that want to take a quick break, they also have a photo booth out there to take some more photos and leave some memories for Supervisor Carson. Keith, I just want to let you know, Marty Lynch here. I just want to let you know that I'm afraid of Sherry too. So that's... Oh gosh. But otherwise, there's a couple of stories I wanted to mention. And I don't know if people here know. Keith and I, I think got our start working for Florence McDonald's on a project that she wanted to do. Florence was the mom of Country Joe and Berkeley Auditor at the time. Also we worked together on the Ashby Flea Market. So now that Keith is high-falutin supervisor, right? It's hard to believe. We were trying to run that flea market, make it a good community service, and not a bad thing. And we had a, I think we had a pretty good time doing that. And otherwise, just an amazing health advocate and partner over the years, health, mental health, and willing to work with nonprofit organizations that were in trouble half the time and make sure that we got the system here that I think is one of the best health systems in the country, basically, in Alameda County. So thank you, Keith. Thank you, Marty, love you. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Jackie Coda, you have one minute, go ahead, please. Thank you. I just would like to say on behalf of the Alameda County Republican Party and the election integrity team of Alameda County, Iitaka, I'd like to thank Supervisor Carson with leaving us with the wisdom of creating an elections commission for our county to ensure transparency in our elections. We appreciate your 32 years of service and the impact that you have made on the constituents and citizens of our wonderful county. Thank you again for your service and enjoy your retirement. Thank you. Thank you, Jackie. Stephen Wilkinson. I don't be kind. But it's a pleasure to have a chance to say a few words about my friend Keith Carson, who I got a chance to know about 34 or 35 years ago. Him and Nate and some more of our group used to run the lake, religious places at ridiculous hours getting up at, you know, 630 on a Saturday to run Berkeley Hills in the lake at 6. But I never met in a political world or anywhere, a sector such a dedicated patient and focused servant his Keith. He was always on his mind. He was trying to solve some kind of complex problem with picking our minds for insights and our thoughts about how this could be resolved. And I just don't know how he did that, but 32 years would be so focused. I know Maria is a key part. Well, she's the one that kept us all going. We were running. But basically, it's fantastic. And I can tell you that if all public officials were like, Keith, the quote, the government, other people, by the people and 40 people. That's what we would see and know for sure that that exists in our society. Thank you. We love you, Steve. Thanks, man. Desley Brooks, go ahead. Desley Brooks, please unmute your your mic you have a minute. Desley Brooks please unmute your mic. If um if Desley can't get on she did send a letter that she wanted me to read, acknowledging Supervisor Carson, says, Dear Keith, for 32 years you've been the heart and soul of the Alameda County leadership. Today is we honor your retirement, reflect on a career that has been nothing short of extraordinary. Keith, your dedication to service is never wavered. You've been a steadfast champion for equity, justice and opportunity. Your life's work, a testament to your deep commitment to the people of Alameda County, whether it was fighting for affordable housing, championing healthcare, access, or empowering our youth. You approach every challenge with integrity, compassion, and an unshakable belief in the power of community. Your leadership has been a guiding life for so many. You didn't just sit in meetings or pass policies. You showed up. You listened. You walked alongside the people you served, ensuring that every voice, especially the most marginalized, was heard and valued. As you step away from this chapter, the impact of your work will continue to ripple through our communities. The programs you launched, the coalitions you built, and the lives you touched, or a lasting legacy, prove that one person truly can make a difference. While we celebrate your well-deserved, excuse me, your well-earned retirement, we also know this isn't goodbye. Your passion for justice, in your heart, for service are simply part of who you are and we are confident that your influence will continue to inspire us for years to come. Keith, thank you for 24 years of unwavering service. You have made Alameda County stronger and we are better because of you. Congratulations and may made your next chapter. Yes, impactful and fulfilling as the one you leave behind. All my best. Desley Brooks, former Chief of Staff, now I'm in the county supervisor. Keith Carson, former Oakland City Council member, District 6. This is from Desley. Okay. Applause. Thanks, Desley. Desley wasn't just a former chief of staff. She was also a former Oakland City Council member and a former staffer to run the Elm's in the DC office that work with Sarah's mother and the DC office. President Malley, there are no more speakers. There are no more speakers on item 61, point one or 63, point two. All right, so we're gonna take a 15 minute recess. So if people wanna get pictures with Keith, get some refreshments, whatever, we'll do that. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. I think that's a good question. He drove from sacrament now to be with us today. As you said, we just do what Susan tells us to do. I just wanted to come here to celebrate you for the amazing human being that you are. You are a consummate public official, a distinguished gentleman, and someone who has mentored me throughout my tenure here at C.Sac. I do have a message from Graham. He wasn't able to be here, but he did want to say all the love and admiration and gratitude to Keith. He also said that he really didn't let you win the fund, but is it the fund run? I guess there's a thing He said you really did beat him. So on behalf of CSAC, the 58 county counties, I just want to say thank you. All of the supervisors really look up to you. I will say for me personally, you taught me how to lead unapologetically. It's exactly what you told me to do. And that's what I've been doing because you said as long as I'm focused on the good work, that's all that matters. So thank you, thank you for your service. Thank you for your commitment to California, thank you for your commitment to counties throughout the United States. We're gonna miss you, but congratulations, and I'll give you about six months before I text you and ask you a question. Thank you. Thanks, Jim. Of you. Thank you. So if we could get everybody and Keith down here, let's get a picture with supervisor Carson and then as I said We'll recess for about 15 minutes. So let's all get a nice good picture here because you know Longest serving county supervisor in the history of state of California. you want to be in this picture. you you you 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. you Recording stopped. Okay, yeah, we'll go and do we'll do consent. Recording in progress. All right, the boards back from recess with the clerk, please take the role. Supervisor Halbert. Present. Supervisor Marquez. Present. Supervisor Marquez. Excuse. Supervisor Tam. Present. Supervisor Carson. Excuse. Present Miley. Here we have a coral. Right. So we're going to go ahead and take a motion on consent. That's items 64 to 73. Move the consent calendar as presented. Second. Okay, if there's no board comments or questions on consent, would the clerk please take the roll? Supervisor. Let me check to confirm whether any for fist vote items on the consent calendar or so we'll have to continue those. No I have I have no for fifths. All right. Please take the roll. Supervisor Halbert. Supervisor Marquez. Supervisor Tan. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meyally. Yes. Okay. So we're going to take the items I need to recuse myself on because we're going to lose a supervisor. And we need a fourth fifth vote on these items. So I need to recuse myself on item 918 and 19.3. Item 9, I'm recusing myself because Jamie from BACS, I've made a contribution back in February of this year, $500. So I need to recuse myself. Then I'm recusing myself on item 18. See, item 18. Kelly, I know Kelly's made a contribution. I just can't recall how much you're winning. And so I'm just out of abundance of caution, recusing myself on item 18, Kelly Bowers. And then item 19.3, I'm recusing myself. The Jeff repeat has contributed to my campaign a total of $300 recently a campaign contribution this month of $150. So it brought up to $300. So I'm recusing myself on item 19.3. So that's 918 and 19.3. and I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to have to do that. I'm going to Any comments on those items? Seeing none, I'll ask for the roll call vote. Supervisor Halbert? Aye. Supervisor Marquez? Aye. Supervisor Tan? Aye. Supervisor Carson? Yes. President Miley has recused himself from discussing and voting on the island item and left the room. Very good the item has passed then with four fifth vote. Well now welcome back President Miley for the rest of the meeting. All right thank you so we are now ready for the mass motion. Mr. President, I wanna move items two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 19.1, 19.2, 19.4, 20.1, 21, 21.1. Oh, that's not in the mass motion. It's not in the mass motion. Number 23, excuse me, number 25, excuse me. Number 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.1, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61. And that's it. That concludes one announcement on item 11. The agency has requested that 11 E be pulled and that would be brought back at a future date. That's just the one sub item. Okay, so is there a second to that? I'll second. Okay, so move back to the second. Bye. I'll second. Okay, so move back to the car. Okay, because any questions, comments on any of the items in the mass motion. Okay, so the clerk could take the role. Supervisor Halbert, excused. Supervisor Marquez. I think the next item that wasn't in the mass motion. 19.5. Yes, 19.5. So 19.5. This staff want to make any comments or report. Because I know I have some concerns about this. Go ahead. Good afternoon. Supervisors Colleen Chavla, Agency Director for LMATI County Health. This is an item that is co-sponsored by Supervisor Carson and myself that relates to advanced measure W planning. And I would defer to Supervisor Carson if there's remarks that he would like to make, but we were also prepared to share a short summary of the information that we shared at the health committee. This item was brought to the health committee in advance of bringing it forward to your board. And does, as I mentioned, some pre-planning in anticipation of the release of measure W funds from current litigation holds. To further supervise a car son or we can. Comments. I'm going to ask you a question that unpacks the details of the word letter some more, but also happy to jump straight into questions if that's preferred. My questions, first of all, can we pick up a measure W prior to the litigation being resolved? So, Mr. Rouser, as you know, the validation and reverse validation actions regarding measure W and its legality taxing measure have been challenged sincerely in the time of the measure being passed. The matter has been successfully defended at the trial court level and is currently on appeal in the California Court of Appeals. There is an oral argument scheduled for June the 23rd of this coming year, 2025. The prohibitions on your obtaining access and use of the monies is tied to the agreement, the collection agreement between the county and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, CDTFA, and that agreement prohibits you from using or spending any of You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. expenditures of the monies and just as a reminder, MeasureW is a general tax and it's not a specific tax so it is not allocated to a particular use. The funds flow through the General Fund and can be used in any manner as your board game's fit. Thank you. My next question, so we cannot spend any money, but measure W has been being litigated for a number of years. So now we're taking action on it to kind of design a direction for measure W and it's for homeless services. Will that prejudice us at all? Because isn't that part of the litigation? So some of the claims and the litigation were in fact that the item should have been a special tax because the challengers contend that it was focused on certain things like homelessness and a narrow scope of actions such that that was an issue in the trial court level. The trial court and the other decisions have determined that that is not the case and that it is a general tax. We have always been advising you to be cautious and how you describe the the measure making sure that we all agree that it is a general tax and that was the its intent and that was how it played out. Homelessness is in fact one of the many items that are listed in the ballot label of the voter question amongst others and so it would be a permitted use as I said earlier as a general tax you can spend the money however you deem to be an appropriate public use. As I said earlier, as a general tax, you can spend the money however you deemed to be inappropriate public use. We have been again cautious while the litigation is going forward about how we characterize the measure and what statements are made. When do we anticipate the litigation to be resolved? Well, a number of the claims in the measure WKs were litigated in the measure C litigation. Success was litigated. So from a standpoint of tax caps and tax allocations, we believe those issues are resolved and should be favorably resolved. There are some that are unique to measure W that were not addressed in measure C, including the issue of special forces general. If in fact we receive a favorable decision we anticipate that the plaintiffs will file a petition to be heard for the California Supreme Court. We do not believe that it will be a successful petition. So there is some likelihood, I'm sorry, I think early I may have said the hearing was in June, but it is in fact in January. So we believe that there's some likelihood that we may have a final non-appealable decision in June or so of 2025. Okay, so I feel homeless is an important issue, but I also think it's premature to set aside what's a $300 million for homelessness at this point in time until the litigation has resolved. The poor letter says there's about $559 million, almost $560 million in escrow that we've collected through measure W. And it is a general tax and I don't believe any of the other county agencies or departments have had an opportunity to apprise the board of their needs. And I think it's premature to do this at this point in time because it might set a situation that might present us legally. That's not definitive. County Council said it probably won't, but I'm concerned about that. I'm also concerned with it being a general tax. We should look at all the county needs and make a determination whether or not we should set aside this portion of money for homelessness or greater amount or less or amount as well as look at the other needs that we have in the county from mental health to adult and protective services to pedestrian safety, whatever, you know, unincorporated area, whatever it might be as a general tax. I don't think we should prematurely set aside this amount of money at this point in time. So I'm thinking, I for one, I'm not comfortable supporting this at this juncture. And so that's what I wanted to pull this and raise this for the board's consideration. I think while this is a general tax that was approved by the voters. We kind of, at least on the board, know that the intent behind measure W and its particular focus in the area that is being outlined here, it was kind of, can't speak for WOMA, but kind of a part of, the focus of Measure W. And with that, we're kind of postponing our opportunity to start to really get our hands around the issue of the unhoused. And so as we're making a decision, respecting your position and your inquiry about this, as we make a decision, a decision about 19.5, then we do have to know that it is going to have an impact. It's going to delay our opportunity to start moving the direction of putting together a real comprehensive approach to homelessness. Thank you. Should this item be approved, what's the expectation to report back to health committee in terms of timeline and measurements and just being able to roll out this phased approach? What's the projected timeline for that? I mean, I think the timeline would be flexible as to the at the board's direction. The driver of the phased approach is to say just start the planning process, right? And to say we are in a unique situation. I guess again at the board's discretion, of course the language around the measure both in terms of the campaign. And also, you know, we have notes on the policy committees initial recommendations as we do believe that this advanced planning strategy is aligned with the policy committees recommendations and the broad outlines of the general revenue measure. But the phase approach is really to say a targeted approach to really prioritize a portion of revenue funds for some really timely use around unsheltered homeless and scaling our shelter needs, but also scaling the infrastructure to be able to plan for the potential dedication of larger revenue. But all of that could and would happen, of course, on the timeframe of the release to even be available, but also for a more detailed plan. I mean, we have obviously a comprehensive plan internally for potential uses, but that would be based around your desire for more detail. And what cadence? Thank you. So I am in support of this. We did declare an emergency a crisis on our unsheltered community members. I think, you know, me being still the newest person up here. That has been my very public critique of us, and I own that as well, is that it takes a long time for us to get stuff done. That is the challenge that we face here. So this proactive approach and having the framework already determined, I think makes sense. We are well aware of the issues. We know where the needs are, and this isn't the only money. This is just a portion of it. Should the litigation be successful and all indications are looking as if it will be. So I definitely am in support of us being more proactive rather than reactive and constantly playing catch up here. So I'm in support of this. Thank you. So I don't see anybody else in the queue. Yeah, once again, I'm not opposed to finding the set aside for homelessness. I just don't think it's appropriate that we dedicate measure W. I think it's premature before the court case is resolved. And furthermore, I'm not just looking at health care or homelessness. We've got mental health. We've got issues that need funding and social services. We've got other county agencies and departments that may want to weigh in on their needs since this is truly general fund money and it's not a money for a set aside for a special issue. And so I just think we're doing a disservice to the rest of the county, partners, and departments by letting health care, the homeless, housing and homeless, come forth with a request for measure W. If the board were to say we support this, but not tired to measure W, I'd be fine with that. But to tie to measure W, I think his problem is really, really problematic because what we're gonna do is, we're gonna have all county agencies and departments going to committees saying, this is what I need. And tied to measure W, before we've had any work session on this as a board to think about how we might want to allocate any of the funding that's in this escrow count and any ongoing funding that might be collected in the future. So I just think it sets up a problematic precedent in terms of the process. If the board is vote toward, I'm going gonna have to stay on it for those reasons, not because I don't think this is needed, but because of, I think it just sends a bad, bad message and signal to all the rest of the county, our family relative, not just in the health agency, but outside of that agency county wide. If I may, supervisor, I respect the look. We respect the look. Look at this a little bit differently. I look at this as us being proactive and trying to be responsive to your homeless and the state of emergency, as well as the guidance of the policy committee that worked on passage of measure W. as the guidance of the policy committee that worked on passage of measure W. In addition, we've been in many forums where people ask us, is measure W still unhold? Because we need more homelessness services and there is a connection, whether it be because of expectations versus advocacy. But there is an expectation in community that this is going to make a difference for our unsheltered population. And we took a measured approach. We looked at the amount that is in reserve. We are proposing to allocate a portion of that, not the full amount that's in reserve, and to come back to your board with a plan on the annual expenditures. So it doesn't presuppose all of the annual expenditures to be allocated to homelessness. It has us coming back to the health committee to present on those two. So we took this as a proactive yet balanced approach to getting a head start. I will also say that the first phase is to support the homelessness staffing within the agency. And we have taken on a lot of work in our agency. And I will say that the administration has not kept up with that. The administration of our administrative staff and infrastructure has not kept pace with that. So that helps us get caught up to where we need to be now and plan for the eventual release of measure W. So that is why that we have a two-phase approach and maybe even a three-phase approach if you think about it. One is getting staffed up. Two is upon release being able to deploy over $300 million in services to people who are unhoused, and then the final phase would be the annual planning and allocation. Yes, the ones again. I have no qualms with the fact that you need the funding. I'm just concerned about the process and the fact that it's tied to measure W. If the board wanted to say we will approve this, but tie to like our reserves, not measure W. And if measure W passes, then we'll pay back the reserves, the money that was allocated for this. That's my concern that we're tying it to measure W and we're not giving other county departments and agencies, etc. An opportunity to give us their thinking on how they like to see this money expended. That's my issue. My issue is not with anything you said. It's just tying it to measure W and going outside of any type of collaborative approach to this countywide in terms of how we might appropriate these resources as general fund resources. So if the board were to say we're accepting of this plan but not tying to measure W, tying it to our reserves, then yeah. But like I said, if three numbers vote for it, I'm not tied to measure W tying a tar reserves then yeah But like I said if three numbers vote for I'm not gonna vote against it. I'm gonna abstain just out of you know principal in process Okay, I'm going to show that I may have missed something during the health committee when Jonathan had presented this. Did you present the $390 million out of the $558 million allocation at the health committee. We presented the, the potential impacts in terms of the investments in interim and permanent housing and in Campman resolution focus services in light of that potential investment, invested amount or committed amount of their reserves, which would of course be rolled out over time, primarily in the form of a capital acquisition fund and partnership with HCD to sort of surge those resources, which again is responsive to the emergency and responsive to the present need within cities. And also, I will say, an intention to start where would be a robust planning process to scale the response system to be able to more intently and in a more coordinated way work with local jurisdictions to address unsheltered homelessness as a primary priority. But yeah, those were the general numbers talked about in the health community presentation. Remember you showing us the potential use of measures W for addressing our homeless issues. For some reason, I wasn't tracking the annual allocations and expenditures. Because right now the 4.5 million for Phase 1, does that come out of the 390 million that is being proposed for staffing which I totally agree that there's a dire need for your team especially to be augmented to address a lot of the issues coming at us from the various initiatives, whether it's the state or the cities. It's a portion of that, so the 4.5 is included in the aggregate number that is correct. And what we, if I could supplement what we were asking for is that we would identify one time funding to get a head start before measure W is released that could be paid back through measure W so that we can be advance planning. Where would that advance come from? It would we would work with the County Administrator's Office to find one time funding to help phase in staffing. Okay, because I think Supervisor Miley and I are probably sensitive to the fact we get a lot of affordable housing providers asking us to help with relief from people who didn't pay their rent or couldn't pay their rent during the eviction moratorium and frankly most of them are coming from Oakland with some of these funds help address some of those issues. I mean there's a potential use depending on the board's designation for future funding reserves or otherwise to go to those purposes. But the targeted uses here are really focused on scaling the critical infrastructure in the near term. But using that very rare accrued local resource to build primary focus on expanding an inventory of interim housing, which to clarify as our developers know well, there is no current state or federal resources that allow for funding, including the next round of home key for interim housing and types of shelter. That has to be a local investment resource. So that was the idea to sort of prioritize the lion's share of that to scale and bring on 750 plus additional shelter beds at different clients including safe parking potentially safe camping but also to be a potential capital match resource for permanent supportive housing projects so other permanent housing that's currently waiting in the wings and has some some of that gap financing or remaining funding to be finished will be a combination of interim and permanent housing So it was not designed combination of interim and permanent housing. So it was not designed with that specifically in mind. Well, the reason I asked, and I pointed out specifically, the affordable housing providers is because they drained their reserves in order to cover the fact that people weren't paying their rent. So like capital projects that they have, that they're leveraging and partnering with the city and the county, like on, for example, in 400 Broadway, they just don't have the ability to match because they've drained their reserves. They build affordable housing though. That's right. So I guess. I think that could potentially be a use of the portion of the acquisition fund that would be targeted toward permanent housing to sort of to provide a match for for capital gaps in certain but of course the priority from our perspective is to present that for housing resources for folks experiencing homelessness. So the subcategory of affordable housing that's permanent supportive would fall in that category in general. Okay, so if there are other questions or comments, could you call the roll? Supervisor Halbert excused. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tann. Aye. Supervisor Halbert excused. Supervisor Marquez. I. Supervisor Tan. I. Supervisor Carson. Yes, but was there a official motion? Yeah. I thought there was a motion. Oh, that's right. There was no, but there was no motion. Sorry. So can we have a motion? I'd like to make a motion. Okay. I like it. It wasn't part of the mass motion. It was for mass motion. It wasn't part of the mass motion. Oh, thank you. Yeah, I'd like to make a motion that we approve 19.5 A B C D E. It's been moved by Carson, taken by Marquez. the process of moving this forward without more deliberative consideration by the entire board with all the priorities and concerns we have in the case. We have a lot of work to do with the more deliberative consideration by the entire board with all the priorities and concerns we have in the county. Okay, so call the roll. Supervisor Halbert, excused. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meyally. So revise your 10 I So revise a person yes, President my only stand It passes Your next item is 21.2. Yes. So 21.2. Yes. Thank you, President Meile. I want to take some time to introduce this item. This is 22.2. This is a joint letter from my office and supervisor Carson's with the recommendation to approve, to A, direct the public safety partners to develop a funding and implementation plan for one time expansion of county pre-trial services program in partnership with the Superior Court to be incorporated in the fiscal year 2526, developing budget. And then there's also item B that discusses the framework. I want to take a couple minutes just to share a few comments. Thank you, President Meile for allowing me this opportunity as the chair of Public Protection's Committee. It is an honor to collaborate for a final time with our esteemed health budget committee chair, Supervisor Carson, to expand pre-trial services in Elimita County. Expanding pre-trial services is an evidence-based practice as recommended by the Re-Imagine Adult Justice Initiative, first established by past Public Protection Committee Chair, late Supervisor Richard Vya. It is also central for reducing the population of residents with mental illness, substance use, and co-occurring disorders in our jail. Per the care first jails last recommendations adopted by our board this past August. While item 21.2 directs county public safety partners to develop a one-time pre-trial service expansion request and partnership with the Superior Court, it is important to uplift that this is crucial work that has already begun. I want to thank our court partners for providing comprehensive updates to the Public Protection Committee on March 28th and July 25th of this year. Highlighting how pre-trial service expansion is intergoal to facilitating resource connections and personalized care plans, preventing unnecessary detentions and costs, reducing criminal justice impacts within the community, and most importantly, disrupting the revolving door of incarceration and racial inequality. I want to acknowledge Corey Jacobs, pre-child program manager who's been here with us I think since 130, so thank you so much for your patience. It is my understanding that the court has been in discussions with county public safety partners and will continue to answer any additional questions regarding their work, including here today, to ensure that a comprehensive and inclusive one-time pre-trial program expansion request is incorporated into the fiscal year 2526 developing budget. While there are more discussions to be held regarding coordination and implementation. I want to thank all county public safety partners for recognizing the value of pre-trial services expansion and supporting this board letters evaluation request. The opportunity is clear and the policy landscape demands it. From the Superior Court's grants past decision to the passage of Prop 36 to the incoming Federal Administration. Two things are quite clear. Number one, Elimitia County's criminal justice system will face increased pressure and two, safety net services will need to be strategically aligned and bolstered. I am pleased to share that as part of the courts collaboration with the counties, re-imagined justice initiative. Harvard University has already begun providing pro bono program evaluation services. This data will also be critical to the county's ability to successfully advocate for ongoing state funding for pre-trial services as prioritized in the county's updated legislative platform passed by our board last Tuesday. This is yet another testament to Supervisor Carson's foresight and legacy that I am incredibly grateful for you and your continued support and I apologize that we have to do this so late in the hour that we should have been celebrating at the end of the day and not still discussing policy but I am just so thankful that you're still here to join us in this important discussion. And if you would like to share any comments before we answer questions. No, I don't have any additional comments. Just my association with this shows my support. Does the staff have any any comments on this before I ask questions? And this is one time. So that the courts wouldn't continue to rely on going. Program evaluation provided by Harvard University. So the financing says one time public safety funds will be identified to support the one-time expansion of county pre-trial services. The identification of ongoing funding beyond the next fiscal year will be contingent upon program evaluation and future confirmation of savings There will be no increase in that county court county costs so the public defender and the probation department and the sheriff's department and even the DA have that a chance to evaluate and where they considered in and even the DA, and they had a chance to evaluate and were they considered in any aspect in bringing this board letter forward. Yes, there were multiple meetings with the public safety partners, there was also multiple presentations at our PPC committee. Okay, so let me ask a few questions. And from probation, this is probation cheese here. AB 109 funding. Is it an appropriate funding source given the counties would redirect it to the state court by funding would redirect it to the state court, the funding would redirect it to the courts. Yeah, Chief Prohibition Officer Brian, for thank you for the question. That's what we evaluate and we raised, well, let me say this first of all, all the public safety partners, there's been considerable discussion and we have all said very publicly that we support the expanded pre-trial and just need to work through the funding piece and we're actively doing that with the County Administrators Office. Okay. What's the potential impact on service capacity for existing AB 109 contracted providers? Do we know? Can I can barely hear a question supervisor? What would be the potential impact on service capacity for existing AP 109 providers? Yes, another thing we need to evaluate. It's our understanding that in the courts proposal they're supervising or responsible for the supervision of roughly 2,900 individuals who are on pretrial. And based on their presentation, their intention is to refer those individuals to the programs and services that we currently fund through AB 109. And so our intention is to have conversations with our service providers as well as look at our existing referral and service utilization numbers to see if there is capacity and if there's not what is the potential for increased capacity with our service providers. And do you have any sense on this is one time funding? What if there would be any long term sustainable funding for this? That I'm not sure about. It would that be evaluated? That will be evaluated. That's part of the discussion that the public safety partners is having with the county administrators office. Does this need to be a gen die's for the, either the cab or the CCP, CE to look at prior to the board taking up? Yeah, so one of the things that I'm planning to agenda is given that the board approves this is the expansion of the population that served the Community Corrections Partnership CCP took action in 2018 to define who could be served with these dollars and that definition Incluses individuals who are supervised and Currently the way the proposal reads right now, those individuals wouldn't necessarily be supervised. So we need to get that back in front of the CCP to expand the definition of those who could be served with those dollars. Okay. What about Alameda County Behavioral Health? You might not know that answer. Has behavioral health taken a look at this at all? Or would they be part of the discussion? The behavioral health director does represent the agency on the CCP, so we'll be part of the conversation. Okay, and then once again, did you say it would be evaluated from the court's perspective? Because we're not going to provide evaluated from the courts perspective? Because we're not going to provide funds to the courts, are we? Yes, that's what we're in conversations about, yes. To provide funding to the courts. Yes, so part of the board letter, the way that the language is read is that the public safety partners are supposed to come together, develop a plan, including funding strategy on what that may look like, and that is part of what the act of discussions are. But that is- And that's an appropriate use of AB 109 funding. To fund- Providing funding to the courts, that's an appropriate use of AB 109 funding. It has been you- AB 109 funding has been used in other jurisdictions to fund the court. And so I can answer that way. Okay. County administrator could weigh in on the financial component as well, I believe. I think the direction that's being sought from your board as I understand it is for the county departments, the public safety departments and behavioral health to work together to develop an expansion plan on a one-time basis using some of the realignment funding. There's not a proposal that recommends that the county fund the courts component. I think that they would be working in collaboration with the courts to develop the program. So is that the understanding of everybody? Yes. That is the understanding that we've had internally. The only addition I'd make to that is that the court has requested funding to be provided directly to the court. That's been the court. Because once again, that's going to open up Pandora's box. It's going to open up Pandora's Box. It's going to open up Pandora's Box. County began to find the courts. Potentially. So this is aligned with Karrie's first, Gell's last model, which we also adopted that initiative. It's part of the R&J work. We've been very consistent and clear. The purpose of it is to continuing the program with the courts. So this is to identify one time funding to continue this program to the pre-trial phase approach with the court system. It is going to directly fund the programming with the courts. That's the whole intent. If I may, I mean, I hear your questions and your sensitivity to kind of giving the courts a pass on having pick up some of the funding. I think that since this is one time, there is a great possibility that this way I'd have to come back to this board to continue past the one year or the one time. So if they don't work it out, then clearly it seems like they're taking advantage or relying upon the funding that we have then, you know? The evaluation will also provide metrics to prove that this is a successful model, so that way we could advocate with our legislative platform to bring in more state dollars. That's the purpose of this one time to continue the services to minimize the number of people that are in our jails. This is aligned with several of our initiatives. This is one element of R&J. It's also aligned with the CARES First Jail's last model. And I think we will continue to advocate for state funding for the court component. So at this point, it's mind-ers-ing. There's no firm commitment. The direction is for the departments to work with the courts and come back with a proposal, correct? We already have time funding as part of next year's budget development. Correct. And in terms of the specifics of the programming that's already been vetted and heard at public protection. Okay, well my issue, once again, is I just think we're getting ahead of ourselves. The board should take in this up, like at a work session, so we could better understand the implications, have all the public protection partners there to talk to us about this. And I think also the skidding ahead of the budget process as well. I'm gonna stand on this as well, not because I don't support pre-trial funding, but I just think it's sloppy. And I'm gonna say that, because I really do think it's sloppy. I'm going to say that because I really do think it's sloppy based on my time on the board of supervisors. And this is directed at you. It's directed at this request that's before us today. So I'm going to abstain. President Miley, I'm just trying to understand the source of the funding. Because I've had some conversations with Chief Ford and AB109 funding comes from the state because they push a lot of the responsibilities. With justice involved to the counties. And so similarly if you're seeking state funding, but the courts fund is funded by the state. So we're getting state funding, but it's not enough for us, and they were kind of giving it back to the state. Is that how you're looking at this? Theoretically, that is what would occur. Because the funding that we give for everyone in the United States funding right delivered down to the counties for the purpose that you described in terms of the realigned adult population and if approved then this funding would go back directly to the court as a one time ask. Would it make more sense for the courts. Can I ask you one question before I'm going to ask a representative from the court to come up. But in your experience being the chief appropriation, how many counties are funding pretrial? Do you know? I don't know that question. Is it more than five, more than ten? I think that's a question better answered by the courts. How many counties are funding pre-trial? Do you know? I don't know that question. Is it more than five more than ten? I can tell you this though. I don't know that question. It was it was brought to my attention that the county of Saracenaclera the county of Sacramento and Santa Cruz their counties were funding the courts pre-trial programs by $1.09. I reached out to those chiefs a matter of three, four days ago last week. Santa Clara confirmed that they were not funding the court with $1.09. Santa Cruz, I'm sorry. Santa Cruz and Sacramento said that they were not. Santa Clara said that they were, but they gave some context. Okay. Can I ask a representative from the Court, Cory Jacobs, to answer some of these questions just because I... And maybe as the representative from the courts came up, would just advise that this money does not go to the courts. This goes to the planning process, not to the courts themselves operate, which means that that will come back to this body. Maybe if that's not correct, it can be corrected here. It's actually for programming for positions with the courts, but I'll let Cory answer some of the questions I were asked earlier. That's correct. Our understanding is that we would be funded through the court. This would be a program through the court and these would be court positions. I can also answer the question that we about county's funding pre-chall services. There are at least 17 counties across the state who are funding pre-chall services. As far as funding through the court or not, I mean, Santa Clara, they allocate about $9.5 million, so it'd be one-on-one funding to pre-child services every year. And as you mentioned, Santa Cruz and Sacramento, their probation departments also fund pre-child. This is, I think, different because we're asking for it right through the court. And a lot of counties right now are funding pre-child services through probation departments. We tried to run pre-child services through probation. We operated a pilot program with Alameda County probation for two years. We have moved away from a model that focuses on supervision and monitoring and are moving towards a model that emphasizes supportive services and is sustainable community-based service connections. And we have been working very closely with probation to do that. I think right now we are using probation probably more appropriately for pre-child services than I think we ever have with really just giving them our highest risk individuals who really do require that higher level of supervision and monitoring. One of the many takeaways we had from operating a pilot program for two years with probation, and I think probation agreed with this. You can correct me if I'm wrong, but was that the majority of people who are released from their own reconnaissance pending trial do not need to be supervised by a probation officer. It was incredibly expensive. It was a huge staffing challenge for probation. And at the end of the day, we were oversupervising, we were overmonitoring, and we were yielding extremely high failure rates. We are trying to do something very different. And I think that the Elements Superior Court, we have stepped up as a leader in this field. There are many jurisdictions across the state who are trying to replicate our efforts around improving the use of pre-challarisk assessments, around expediting and increasing pre-arrainment releases, and around working with our community, our county partners and behavioral health services to increase supportive service connections for our pre-challrial population. So we continue to be leaders in this field as we continue with this expansion effort and this is something new funding this through the court. But we are trying to continue setting that bar for how pre-child services can be re-imagined and can be reformed to really meet people where they are and connect them to what they need to help them exit and stay out of the criminal justice system, which is what we are trying to do. Thank you. Can you please elaborate on the partnership with Harvard University and the benefits of that pro bono work? Absolutely. So we applied for a pro bono technical assistance award grant through the Harvard government performance lab. Almost two years ago, they awarded us one year. That was extended. We are now in our second year. They have helped us to implement a pre-chall service referral system. That was kind of our first phase of expansion. Bringing on these positions was the second phase. So they, we are in the process of executing a data sharing agreement with them so that they can spend the second year really focusing on supporting our research and evaluation efforts. So as was mentioned, this is a one time funding ask to allow us to give us a chance. Like I said, this is something new trying to do this through the courts, but this model has been developed based on evidence-based practices across a lot of different fields. And we're very confident that we can help get people out of custody and get people out of the criminal justice system. So the one-time funding will allow us to operate this for a year. And then Harvard will support our research and evaluation efforts. We can have reports available. They will be available to the public. They will, of course, be available to our public safety partners and Those reports will inform how we move forward Thank you appreciate your insight and work on this So I hope that my colleagues do consider supporting this. This is a very unique opportunity Especially with the relationship with Harvard. This could be something that can transform not just this county, the state and country quite frankly. So thank you, Corey, for your great work. Thank you, sir. Any other questions? Countments on this item? So once again, it's been made clear, this is the use of one time funding a well-fund positions in the court and we start down that road. Well, I thought I heard it. She said it would fund program positions in the court. Right? Supervisor for clarification, the way that the action before you, the way the letter is written is to direct the public safety partners to develop a funding and implementation plan. But while the proposal that's been presented at public protection committee included a request from the court for funding positions, that's not the action that's before you today. Okay, so we're not a pro, you know, allocating funding to this, to the courts today. They think, so if it was a car, they would have to come back to us. Correct. The direction is to staff to the public safety partners to develop a funding and implementation plan on the one time expansion of the program. For county pretrial services. Okay. Did they want to ask for a measure W money for this? Okay. All right. There are the questions comments. I want to call. Oh, do we get a motion? I don't think we got a motion on this. I'll move item 21.2 item A and B. Oh seconded and I'm very sensitive to the questions that the supervisor mildly has raised because allowing this to fund those positions or to fund the courts becomes a part of their base and they would expect that money every year. We'd have to fall behind it, but this doesn't do that. So, seconded. Thank you for that comment. So it's been moved by Mark Kis. Seconded by Carson. Can we call the roll? Supervisor Halbert, excused. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meile. Yes. I'm voting for the question. I'm voting for the question. I'm voting for the question. I'm voting for the question. I'm voting for the question. I heard today. All right. So I think we're now up to number of ordinances. Perfect. First ordinance is item 21.3 from the Community Development Agency. It's the second reading and adoption of an ordinance of many Title 17 of the General Ordnance Code. An ordinance of Mendingtile 17 of the Alameda County General Ordnance Code zoning to implement the 2023-2031 the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the adoption of the ordinance. I'm going to move back to our second by Mark. As I'm going to vote no on this as I did when it came before us at the board planning meeting. We heard a lot of testimony today from folks from that incorporated area. I think like for us to consider revisiting the site inventory. And I think that's one of the major concerns. And then you're I'm still concerned about the sequel, negative declaration. I don't think I'm going to see how it passed muster with a negative declaration. So I'll be voting no on this. Supervisor Halbert excused. Supervisor Marquez. Hi. Supervisor Tim. Hi. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meyally. No. Next item. 33 is the second reading of the General Salary Ordnance. In ordnance providing for the compensation and designating the number of officers, boards and commissions and of assistance, deputies, clerks, Etat Shays and other persons employed in the offices and institutions of the county and providing rules and regulations relative there too. I moved away with the full second reading and adopt the ordinance. I'll second it, okay. Any board comments or questions? Call the roll. Supervisor Halbert, excuse. Supervisor Marquez. Seconded okay any board comments or questions? Call the roll Supervisor Halbert excuse supervisor Marquez I Supervisor Tam I Supervisor Carson President Meyally yes Item 34 is also the second reading of an administrative code amendment. In ordinance amending certain provisions of the County of Alameda administrative code. I'm going to wave the full second reading and adopt the amendment to the administrative code. Second, any more comments or questions? Call the wrong. Supervisor Halbert excused. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meyally. Yes. Item 35 is the second reading in adoption of salary ordinance amendments. The first ordinance, an ordinance approving the June 23, 2024 through July 3, 2027, memorandum of understanding with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, for representation units S-06 and S-25, Professional Association of County Employees. Second ordinance and ordinance amending certain provisions of the 2024-2025 County of Alameda Salary Ordinance. I moved away the full second reading and adopt the ordinance under 35A and also moved away the full second reading and adopt the salary ordinance amendment as listed under 35B. I'm going to read the second by Mark Kess. If there are no more comments or questions call the roll. Supervisor Halbert excused. Supervisor R. Kess. Aye. Supervisor Tan. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. Present by any. Yes. Item 36 is also a second reading of the Salary Ordnance Amendment and as required I'm going to read into the record the the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is the report. The report is 6,2, and 40 cents. County Administrator 2380605, Librarian 887040 cents. Community Development Agency Director 1150968, Director of GSA 1166590. Department of Child Support Services 10,27840. Healthcare Director 1463280, Human Resource Services Director 1142320. resource services director 11, 423, 20, public works director 11, 7, 81, 41, and social services director 12, 6, 42 and 29 cents. The second reading. In ordinance amending certain provisions of the 2024, 2025, County of Alameda Salary Ordinance. I'll move to wave. The full second reading and adopt the Salary Ordnance Amendment. Second, will by Tam Second my my any questions or comments? All the wrong. Supervisor Halbert, excuse. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tan. Aye. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meiley. Yes. Item 41 is the first reading of an ordinance from the Treasure Tax Collector. It's an ordinance amendment to update the administrative code. It's your board's annual reauthorization of delegation of your investment authority to the county treasurer. The first reading. An ordinance reauthorizing section 2.58.100 in chapter 2.58 of title 2 of the administrative code of the county of Alameda relating to the delegation of investment authority to the county treasure tax collector. I'm able to waive the full first reading and introduce the ordinance amendment. Second, any more comments or questions? Roll. Supervisor Halberd, excused. Supervisor Marquez. Aye. Supervisor Tam. Aye. Supervisor Carson. President Meierli. Yes. Item 58 is your last ordinance as the first reading of an ordinance in many traffic regulations in the unincorporated area. In ordinance amending chapter one relating to traffic regulations, county highways, of Title VI relating to vehicles and traffic of the Alameda County Public Works, ACPW Traffic Code. Moved away with the full first reading and introduced the ordinance and menu chapter one related to traffic regulations. I'll second it. Any more comments or questions? Call the roll please. Supervisor Halbert excused. Supervisor Marquez. Hi. Supervisor Tan. Hi. Supervisor Carson. Yes. President Meyally. Yes. And your last item you have one informational item as time permits item 73.1. I think we will. I know we kept you for a while, Michelle, but I think we'll hold off on that and bring it back on January the seventh. Because with the board size to go back into closed session. Yeah, because this is item isn't very important. It is. But, okay. All right. So we'll continue that until January 7th. Is that our last item? That concludes your regular calendar. So before we go back to the closed session, I'd like to take public comment on non-agentized items. Do we have any public speakers on non agenda items today? Yes we have one speaker. Yolanda this is on non agenda items you will have have them. I had a long day. I listened to most of your afternoon and I appreciate your attention. One thing I wanted to make sure that the board is aware of is that the for-profit medical provider well-pass at Centerview Jail, which has a $45 million a year contract filed for bankruptcy in mid-December. It's a nationwide bankruptcy. What I've heard is that there are tens of thousands of lawsuits against well-passed nationwide for medical malpractice and that the medical malpractice is driving them to bankruptcy and that's very concerning if they're the medical provider for Alameda and I know that there are quite a number of lawsuits against well-path or injuries that they have caused to the negligence in Sanerville jail. In light of the huge number of medical malpractice claims against well-path I would urge the court to reconsider the contract and to also ask some questions of the audience that the share has been conducting, which I think costs the county a million dollars a year to do assessments and that there have been no penalties ever assessed against well-path for its failure to meet contract terms. The other issue that I'd like to quickly ask is the board would look into some issues that community members have had and not getting responses to public records act request for deaths in custody. And I know that there is a state statute that requires a sheriff to provide that information. But we've at least since March and we have not gotten that information and we don't know when that's going to be available. So thank you very much. President Mally, there are no more comments. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So, the portal recess of the closed session has been a long day. That's far, but it's our last meeting for the year. So, a practical session. Recording in progress. Great, the Board of Supervisors. We're back from the closed session. Clerk, take the role. Supervisor Howard, excuse. Supervisor Marquesne, excuse. Supervisor Tam, excuse. Supervisor Carson, excuse. Presumiling. Here. So, can the council, are there any items to report out from closed session? Survivor, your board took no report of election in closed session. Right. Then earlier I mentioned we would adjourn in the memory of two county employees. So, I think that's on the record. So, the board of supervisors meeting for December 17th, 2024. It's now adjourned. Happy holidays, everybody. Recording stopped.