Week of 07/08/24 & 07/15/24

I was out of town at a conference from the 11th-16th so this update covers two weeks.

Tuesday the 9th was a Yuba County Board of Supervisors  meeting, and the agenda had one item of significant interest:

Tuesday the 16th was a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting.  I was out of town at a conference and unable to attend, but the agenda contained several items of likely public interest:

• Approve up to $5 million in expenditures to advance the remaining anticipated costs to bring the South County Infrastructure Project, Phase 1 (Wheatland to Olivehurst Public Utility District connection) to construction ready, including: 1) Up to $2,376,000 to the Olivehurst Public Utility District for additional design engineering and right of way appraisal and acquisition tasks; 2) Up to $1,397,000 to the City of Wheatland for design engineering and environmental permitting; and 3) Up to $1,227,000 for other direct consulting costs to Yuba Water Agency.
• Consider a request from Yuba County Office of Emergency Services for a Bill Shaw grant in the amount of $7,500 for a project to upgrade the PA system in the Main Exhibit Hall at the Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds.
• onsider a request from Yuba County Probation for a Bill Shaw grant in the amount of $18,500 for fifty Yuba County 1st Responders to attend a two-day conference to provide education mental health tools and resources for agencies, and first responders.
• Receive update on the progress to form a non-profit organization for the purposes of education and research in Yuba County and approve the submission of appropriate documentation for its registration.

There was a Wheatland City Council meeting on the 9th (the agenda is here) and an OPUD board meeting on the 18th (the agenda is here).

On Monday the 8th I was at Beale AFB all day with fellow SACOG board members for a tour to increase awareness about the importance of the base for our national security and regional economy.  There are multiple housing, transportation, and economic development projects on the table in south Yuba County that will support Beale’s mission, and we want to ensure SACOG representatives (as the regional land use and transportation planning agency) are aware of their importance to the base, our region, and our nation.

Additional meetings on my calendar these two weeks included a meeting to provide feedback on the work of Valley Vision, a tour of the Goldfields with 530 Recovery and Supervisor Messick to talk about a potential OHV park, a Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Board Meeting, a Yuba Water Agency agenda review meeting, a Yuba Sutter Economic Development Corporation (YSEDC) Executive Committee meeting, and a monthly chair/vice-chair meeting with the Yuba Water General manager.

From Thursday the 11th through Tuesday the 16th, I was in Tampa representing Yuba County at the  National Association of Counties (NACo) annual meeting.  Some of the sessions I attended included the transportation policy committee, the telecommunications and technology policy committee, the Rural Action Caucus, the California Caucus, several general sessions, a workshop on fostering civility in public disclosure, a session about current global trends across western democracies, a NACo business meeting, and several networkworking events.  NACo installed Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore as our president for the next year, and Supervisor Gore announced his leadership appointments.  I’m honored to receive a presidential appointment to chair the Transportation Policy Committee, Highway/Highway Safety Subcommittee.

I attended community-related meetings and events these weeks, including a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for City Cafe on Plumas St in Yuba City, the Peach Festival Pub Crawl, the Peach Festival 5k, and the Peach Festival itself.

Looking ahead to this week

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