My Recent Activities
Tuesday was a Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting. Here are a few highlights from the agenda:
- Public Hearing – Hold a Public hearing and receive a presentation from the County Administrator’s Office on the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. (Watch the budget hearing here (starts at 42:00), view materials from the hearing here, view the FY 24/25 proposed budget highlights here
, and View the FY 24/25 proposed budget book here.) - Adopt a resolution authorizing a bi-county assessment of the services provided by Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health.
- Adopt a resolution authorizing the Animal Care Services (ACS) Division to accept funds as a beneficiary of the R and S Billotte Revocable Trust.
- Award contract for the Hammonton-Smartsville Road at Doolittle Drive Improvement Project.
- Adopt a resolution approving the continuation of the Yes to Startups program.
- Adopt resolution declaring APNs 020-160-036, 046, 056 and 057 as surplus land.
Additional items on my calendar include several meetings related to County workforce development and Yuba Community College District, a SACOG Policy and Innovation Committee; a meeting with Enterprise Rancheria, a visit to Kratos in Roseville to learn about collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs), a National Association of Counties (NACo) Rural Action Caucus meeting, Yuba Water Agency agenda review, a Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) board meeting, a housing-related information session hosted by SACOG called Unlocking Prosperity Series: Housing Solutions from the Ground Up.
This week, community-related events on my calendar include the dedication of the Cotton Rosser Bronze Monument, the Recovery Happens event, the Air Force Ball, Sodbusters, and the Marysville Stampede.
Looking ahead to this week
Tuesday is a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting. Here are a few highlights from the agenda:
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Receive an update on the progress of forming a non-profit organization for education and research in Yuba County and the three-year plan for that organization; approve the MOU and the initial budget allocation of $150,000 annually for three years for a total of up to $450,000, to fund the organization’s start-up.
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The signing of the Yuba Applied Research Center (YARC) MOU with Beale Air Force Base, University of California, Davis, Yuba Water Agency, and the City of Wheatland.
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Multiple items related to extending the Yuba Accord Long-Term Water Transfer Program
After the Yuba Water Agency meeting on Tuesday, I’ll head to Rohnert Park for the rest of the week to attend the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) annual conference and board meeting. The agenda from the RCRC board meeting can be viewed here, and the sessions at the conference include:
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Powering the Future: Accelerating the Pace and Scale of Clean Energy Generation and Storage
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What’s the Big Deal about Regenerative Agriculture?
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Featured Speaker: The Honorable Mike McGuire, Senate President Pro Tempore
- The Rural Perspective of California Legislative Leaders
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The Pathway to Sustainable Forest Management & Addressing California’s Energy Agenda
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Navigating the Challenges of Short-Term Rentals
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Building Rural Relationships Across the Ocean
Announcements & Events
- Wheatland Vendor Night Block Party, September 28th at 5pm on Front St (Facebook event)
- Plumas Lake Oktoberfest, October 5th at Eufay Wood Park (Facebook event)
- Yuba County Be Prepared Fair, 3:30pm-7:00pm on October 10th at 1000 Linhurst Ave in Linda
- Plumas Lake Halloween Parade, 7pm on October 19th (Facebook event)
- Volunteer to be a poll worker for the November 5th election (more info & application)
- Wheatland Turkey Trot, 8:30am on November 28th at Spruce Park
- Plumas Lake Walking Moai – Monday’s 6:30 am at Eufay Wood Park (north parking lot).
*Picture is a collage of various things from my week: dedication of the Cotton Rosser statue in Marysville, Air Force Ball, meeting with regional county supervisors and Yuba Community College District, recovery happens event, SACOG luncheon on infill development, meeting at the Kratos Unmanned Systems to learn about the company and its work with Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), and Sodbusters.
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