It’s getting to the time of year, with conferences and holiday travel, where it’s more difficult to do a Week in Review every week. So, you might see them look back more than one week and/or ahead more than one week until we get to the new year. I’ll update this post as things change.
My Recent Activities (Week of 10/19)
Tuesday was a Yuba Water Agency board meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- El Niño & Winter Flood Preparedness – Receive an update on El Niño conditions, potential impacts on water supply and agency operations, flood risk reduction activities, and preparations for the upcoming winter season.
- Colgate Penstock Recovery – Review ongoing emergency contracting actions related to the February Colgate Penstock incident and consider continuing emergency authority while repair work progresses.
- Board Governance Update – Consider a technical correction to the Board’s Rules for Proceedings policy, clarifying the number of times directors may participate remotely under the just-cause exemption, consistent with SB 707.
- The Board will also receive the General Manager’s report and the Director’s reports on current agency activities.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include lunch with Yuba County Community Development leadership and a goodbye dinner for a long-time RCRC employee.
I do not have any community events on my calendar this week as I’m unable to attend the Plumas Lake Halloween Parade.
My Recent Activities (Week of 10/26)
Tuesday was a Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- Yuba County Agriculture – Receive the 2025 Yuba County Crop Report from the Agricultural Commissioner, highlighting the importance of agriculture to our local economy.
- Economic Development & Small Businesses – Consider continuing Yuba County’s Yes to Startups program in partnership with California Capital Financial Development Corporation through June 2027.
- Public Safety & Criminal Justice – Consider accepting $800,000 in federal grant funding through the National Criminal History Improvement Program, renewing an agreement for juvenile detention services with Marin County, and partnering with the Yuba County Office of Education to provide educational programs for inmates at the County Jail.
- Community Development & County Operations – Receive a quarterly update from the Community Development and Services Agency, consider updating the County’s Conflict of Interest Code, and appoint representatives to several statewide and regional organizations.
- Honoring Our Veterans – Consider a resolution recognizing November 4–11 as Operation Green Light for Veterans Week, demonstrating support for those who have served our country.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) SGMA Ad Hoc Meeting
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include an update on the effort to create a Free Trade Zone in Yuba County, a FireDome Launch Demonstration, a coffee meeting with the Appeal Democrat, a meeting with a constituent, and the Yuba County employee Halloween costume contest.
There was a Wheatland City Council meeting on Tuesday evening (agenda) and an OPUD Special Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday afternoon (agenda), both of which I attended to speak in favor of the South County Wastewater Regionalization Project. Both the City Council and the OPUD board unanimously passed the items on their agendas related to the project; the next step will be a spring groundbreaking.
Community events I attended this week included the Wheatland Union High School District CTE Advisory Dinner and Meeting, the Linda Firemen’s Association Halloween Fun Run, and the SoYuCan/Enterprise Rancheria Community Fund Bingo Fundraiser.
Looking ahead to this week (Week of 11/2)
Tuesday will be a Yuba Water Agency board meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- Colgate Penstock Recovery – Review ongoing emergency contracting actions related to the February Colgate Penstock incident and consider continuing emergency authority while repair work progresses.
- Colgate Reconstruction Projects – Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a Community Workforce Agreement for the New Colgate Tunnel Project and Colgate Penstock Rebuild Project.
- Construction Contracting – Consider approving the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) project delivery method for the Colgate Penstock Rebuild and Tunnel Repair Project.
- New Bullards Bar Recreation – Consider accepting a floating restroom station from California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways for use at New Bullards Bar Reservoir.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- National Association of Counties (NACo) Transportation Policy Steering Committee
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a meeting to discuss the Yuba County General Plan and the Plumas Lake Specific Plan updates that are underway, multiple meetings to discuss my participation on a panel related to data centers at an upcoming conference in Sacramento, and a SACOG agenda review meeting,
Community events on my calendar this week include the Plumas Lake Walking Moai.
Looking ahead to the week after this (Week of 11/9)
Tuesday will be a Yuba County Board of Supervisors board meeting, and a link to the agenda is here.. Highlights include:
- South County Infrastructure Project – Consider approving a loan agreement of up to $10 million with the City of Wheatland to help fund the South County Infrastructure Project, a major wastewater infrastructure investment that will connect Wheatland to OPUD’s treatment system and support future growth in South Yuba County.
- Transportation & Infrastructure – Consider awarding a construction contract for the Olivehurst Roadway Climate Resiliency Project and approving additional engineering services for Phase II of the project.
- Housing & Homelessness – Receive an update from the Sutter-Yuba Homeless Consortium and consider accepting state funding for transitional housing and housing navigation programs.
- Community Investments & Youth Programs – Consider $5,000 in District 4 funding to help launch an affordable youth street hockey league in Plumas Lake and reimburse Oktoberfest event permit fees, along with other district-funded projects supporting emergency preparedness, community cleanup efforts, and access to fresh food.
- Health & Community Services – Receive a quarterly update from Health and Human Services, consider additional health program funding through Partnership HealthPlan, and hold a public hearing on proposed updates to the County’s regulations for factory-built and modular buildings.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) REI Working Group
- Live Well Yuba Sutter Board of Directors Meeting
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a development update meeting at Harc Rock and a regional office hours for ACWA regions 2-4. I’ll be serving on a panel at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) conference about data centers in rural communities. There will be a Wheatland City Council meeting on Tuesday evening (agenda).
Community events on my calendar this week included the Yuba Sutter Veterans Day Parade.
Announcements & Events in the 4th District
- None
*The picture is a collage of various things from my week: Board of Supervisos and Clerk of the Board’s office dressed in pink for breast cancer awareness, speaking in favor of the south county wastewater project at the Wheatland city council and after doing the same at an OPUD special meeting, Lindafiremen’s Association Halloween fun run, RCRC executive committee meeting, SoYuCan & Enterprise Community Fund bingo fundraiser, meeting with constituents at Hard Rock and Holiday Market, and a demo of FireDome being developed and tested here in Yuba County.
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