Week of 11/11/24

My Recent Activities

Tuesday was a Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting.  Here are a few highlights from the agenda:

  • Approved a grant agreement with the City of Marysville for $250,000 to demolish and abate the top floor of the Marysville Hotel.
  • Appointed Community Development and Services Director and County Administrator to negotiate real property at the north end of housing development in east Plumas Lake with Plumas Lake Little League and provided direction on terms of the negotiation.
  • Accepted a $3M grant award from the Department of Justice for Community Oriented Policing Technology and Equipment Program for the Yuba County Regional Interoperability and Encryption Communications Project.
  • Approved the release of an RFP for a remediation project at 4533 Feather the River Boulevard.
  • Received updates from the Yuba County Historical Resources Commission, Health and Human Services, and the Sutter-Yuba Homeless Consortium.

I had  several other board/committee meetings on my calendar this week, including:

  • Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Board Meeting. The agenda contains multiple items of interest, including approving the Engage, Empower, and Implement Awards and approving the Transportation Project List for the 2025 Blueprint (a 25-year regional transportation and land use plan).

Additional items on my calendar included a Yuba Water Agency agenda review, a National Association of Counties (NACo) Rural Action Caucus (RAC) meeting, a discussion with Hard Rock about sheriff’s services, and a NACo Transportation Policy Steering Committee meeting.

Tuesday was a Wheatland City Council meeting, and the agenda included several items of interest, including a budget status report, the Approval of the Amended Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget, and the Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Amendments to Engineering and Planning Service Agreements for the Wheatland Regional Sewer Pipeline Project.  I did not attend.

This week, community events on my calendar included the Marysville Veteran’s Day Parade and the YCOE Adult and Career Technical Education Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

 

Looking ahead to this week (and the two after that)

My week-in-review posts will be on hiatus until 12/8 due to attending the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) fall conference the week of 11/18, taking time off to spend with family during the week of 11/25 (Thanksgiving), and attending the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) fall conference the week of 12/2.

Here are a few items to highlight from these weeks:

  • Tuesday, 11/19, is a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting.  You can find the agenda and board packet here.  The agenda is light, so I won’t attend remotely, given my participation in the CSAC conference.
  • Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there is no Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, 11/26.
  • Due to the ACWA Conference, the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors will not meet on Tuesday, 12/3.
  • The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Transportation Committee meeting is on 12/5, and I plan to attend remotely. The agenda will be posted here 72 hours before the meeting.
While I haven’t nailed down all of the sessions I’ll attend at the conferences, a few highlights, along with general sessions, include:
  • CSAC Policy Committee -Housing, Land Use & Transportation (HLT)
  • CSAC Policy Committee – Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources (AENR)
  • CSAC Rural Caucus Meeting
  • CSAC Board of Directors Meeting
  • ACWA JPIA Board of Directors Meeting
  • ACWA Session: Thinking Outside the Box, Business Opportunities for Non-rate Utility Revenue
  • ACWA Session: Leveraging Atmospheric River Forecasts in Water Management
  • ACWA Session: A Startling Picture: Impacts of Non-Native Fish on Salmon Recovery
  • ACWA Session: Excellence in Communication Case Studies

There is an OPUD Board of Directors meeting scheduled for November 21st, and you’ll find the agenda here 72 hours before the meeting.

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Announcements & Events

  • Wheatland Turkey Trot, 8:30 am on November 28th at Spruce Park
  • Plumas Lake Christmas Tree Lighting, Sunday, December 1st
  • Plumas Lake Christmas Parade & Charity Drive on December 6th
  • Wheatland Christmas Street Fair:  December 7th from 5 pm to 9 pm
  • Plumas Lake Night of Lights:  December 13th
  • Breakfast with Santa & Friends:  December 14th from 10 to 12 at Rio Del Oro (FB Post)

*Picture is a collage of various things from my week:  Two pictures from Tuesday’s BOS meeting: Honoring Wheatland resident Patr Camarena for her 9 years of service on the Historic Resources Commission (she wasn’t feeling well, so Sue Cejner-Moyers accepted on her behalf) and approving a $3M grant agreement with the Department of Justice to upgrade our radio system and devices used by the sheriff’s department; Board of Supervisors at the Marysville Veteran’s Day Parade; Ribbon cutting for the new Yuba County Office of Education Adult & Career Technical Education center in Marysville; and monthly SACOG Board meeting.

Thank you for allowing me to serve you!