Jim Pacheco, District 1
Chair Josh Pedrozo, District 2
Vice Chair Daron McDaniel, District 3
Lloyd Pareira, Jr., District 4
Scott M. Silveira, District 5
Phone: (209) 385-7366 Fax: (209) 726-7977
Merced County Administration Building
2222 M Street
Board Room, Third Floor
Merced CA, 95340
The Board of Supervisors welcomes you to its meetings which are regularly held on a scheduled Tuesday and your interest is encouraged and appreciated.
AUDIO/VIDEO BROADCAST: All board meetings are normally broadcast live and replayed on local cable television. A list of cable channels and broadcast times are available at the following website: https://www.countyofmerced.com/1581/Comcast-Ch-96-Broadcast
Live stream of the Board of Supervisors meetings at https://www.facebook.com/MercedCounty/ or https://www.countyofmerced.com/2206/Board-of-Supervisors-Meetings.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Time allotted to each speaker is determined by the Board Chair. At his/her discretion, the Chair may modify public opportunity to speak by reducing individual speaking time limits and/or expanding the allocated total time limit(s) set forth below.
At the designated times, please raise your hand and you will be directed to the podium.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Public opportunity to speak on any matter to be considered in Closed Session will be taken prior to the Board adjourning into the Closed Session. In order that interested individuals have an opportunity to speak, any person addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
Public opportunity to speak on any matter of public interest within the Board’s jurisdiction will be taken at the beginning of the Board Meeting. In order that interested individuals have an opportunity to speak, any person addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes. The Non-Agenda Item Public Comment period will be limited to thirty (30) minutes total. The Board may not take action on any item that does not appear on the posted agenda.
AGENDA ITEMS
Public opportunity to speak on items on the Board’s Agenda will be heard following announcement of each section or subsection of the Agenda. In order that interested individuals have an opportunity to speak, any person addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes per section or subsection of the Agenda. Please note, the Consent Calendar is considered one section.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public opportunity to speak regarding public hearings will be heard following the reading, and if applicable, presentation of the public hearing. In order that interested individuals have an opportunity to speak, any person addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION
Speakers may not yield their time to another person.
Comments made on social media are not considered part of the official record and will not be shared with the Board.
The Public may provide email or telephonic comments to the Board of Supervisors at any time, however, these comments will not be made part of the official record.
CLOSED SESSION: This is the portion of the meeting conducted in private without the attendance of the public or press to discuss certain confidential matters specifically permitted by the Brown Act.
The REGULAR MEETING is divided into three sections:
• CONSENT CALENDAR: These matters include routine financial and administrative action and usually are
approved by a single vote.
• REGULAR CALENDAR: These items include significant policy and administrative actions and are divided into subsections by Department
• SCHEDULED ITEMS: These items are noticed hearings, work sessions and public hearings
BOARD AGENDA AND MINUTES: Board agendas, minutes, and copies of items to be considered by the Board of Supervisors are posted on the Internet at least 72 hours preceding a Tuesday meeting at the following website: www.countyofmerced.com. All written materials related to Board agenda items are also available to the public at the Clerk of the Board’s Office located at 2222 M Street, 3rd floor, Merced, CA 95340.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: Persons who require accommodation for any audio, visual or other disability or Spanish or Hmong interpretation in order to review an agenda, or to participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors per the American Disabilities Act (ADA), may obtain assistance by requesting such accommodation in writing. Please address your written request to the Clerk of the Board, 2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 or telephonically by calling (209) 385-7366. Any such request for accommodation should be made by 4:00 PM the Friday prior to the scheduled meeting for which assistance is requested.
Spanish and Hmong interpreters are available.
Interpretes de espanol y hmong estan disponibles.
Peb muaj tug paab txhais lug Mev hab Hmoob.
La Junta de Supervisores le da la bienvenida a sus reuniones las cuales regularmente son agendadas los Martes y su interés es alentado y apreciado.
Transmisión de Audio/Video: Todas las reuniones de la junta normalmente se trasmiten en vivo y se reproducen en la televisión por cable local. Una lista de canales de cable y horarios de transmisión están disponibles en el siguiente sitio web: https://www.countyofmerced.com/1581/Comcast-Ch-96-Broadcast
Transmisión en vivo de las Juntas de Supervisores en https://www.facebook.com/MercedCounty/ o https://www.countyofmerced.com/2206/Board-of-Supervisors-Meetings.
COMENTARIO PÚBLICO
El tiempo asignado a cada orador lo determina el Presidente de la Junta. A su discreción, el presidente puede modificar la oportunidad pública de hablar reduciendo los límites de tiempo de uso de la palabra individual y/o ampliando los límites de tiempo totales asignados que se establecen a continuación.
En los tiempos designados, por favor levante la mano y será dirigido al pódium.
PUNTOS DE LA SESION CERRADA
La oportunidad pública de hablar sobre cualquier asunto a considerar en la Sesión Cerrada se tomara antes de que se suspenda la junta en la Sesión Cerrada. Para que todas las personas interesadas tengan la oportunidad de hablar, cualquier persona que se dirija a la junta será limitada a un máximo de (3) minutos.
PUNTOS FUERA DE LA AGENDA
La oportunidad pública de hablar sobre cualquier tema de interés público dentro de la jurisdicción de la Junta se llevara a cabo al inicio de la Junta. Para que todas las personas interesadas tengan la oportunidad de hablar, cualquier persona que se dirija a la junta será limitada a un máximo de (3) minutos. El período de comentarios públicos sobre puntos que no pertenecen a la agenda se limitará a treinta (30) minutos en total. La Junta podria no tomar acción sobre ningún tema que no aparezca en la agenda publicada.
PUNTOS AGENDADOS
La oportunidad pública de hablar sobre los temas agendados en la Junta se escuchará después del anuncio de cada sección o subsección de la Agenda. Para que todas las personas interesadas tengan la oportunidad de hablar, cualquier persona que se dirija a la junta será limitada a un máximo de (3) minutos por sección o apartado de la agenda. Tenga en cuenta que, el Calendario de Consentimiento se considera una sección.
AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
La oportunidad de hablar acerca de las audiencias públicas se llevara a cabo después de la lectura y de la presentación de la audiencia pública de ser aplicable. Para que todas las personas interesadas tengan la oportunidad de hablar, cualquier persona que se dirija a la junta será limitada a un máximo de (3) minutos.
INFORMACIÓN DE COMENTARIOS DEL PÚBLICO GENERAL
Los oradores no pueden ceder su turno a otra persona.
Los comentarios realizados en redes sociales no son considerados parte del record oficial y no serán compartidos en la Junta.
El público puede proporcionar comentarios por correo electrónico o por teléfono a la Junta de Supervisores en cualquier momento, sin embargo, estos comentarios no serán parte del record oficial.
SESIÓN CERRADA: Esta es la parte de la reunión que se lleva a cabo en privado sin la asistencia del público o la prensa para discutir ciertos asuntos confidenciales específicamente permitidos por la Ley de Reuniones Abiertas.
La REUNION ORDINARIA se divide en tres secciones:
• CALENDARIO DE CONSENTIMIENTO: Estos asuntos incluyen acciones financieras y administrativas de rutina y por lo general son aprobadas por un solo voto.
• CALENDARIO REGULAR: Esta sección incluye políticas significativas y acciones administrativas y están divididas en subsecciones por Departamento.
• ARTÍCULOS PROGRAMADOS: Esta sección incluye audiencias notificadas, sesiones de trabajo y audiencias públicas.
AGENDA Y ACTAS DE LA JUNTA: Las agendas de la junta, las actas y las copias de los elementos que la Junta de Supervisores considere se publicaran en Internet al menos 72 horas antes de la reunión del martes en el siguiente sitio web: www.countyofmerced.com. Todos los materiales escritos relacionados a los temas de la Junta Directiva del Condado también están disponibles para el público en la oficina del secretario ubicada en la oficina 2222 M Street, 3er piso, Merced, CA 95340.
ADAPTACIONES RAZONABLES: Personas que requieren adaptaciones por cualquier discapacidad auditiva, visual o de otro tipo o interpretación en Español o Hmong para revisar una agenda, o para participar en una reunión de la Junta de Supervisores según la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA), puede obtener asistencia solicitando dicha adaptación por escrito. Por favor dirija su solicitud por escrito al Secretario de la Junta, 2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 o vía Telefónica llamando al (209) 385-7366. Cualquier solicitud de adaptación debe hacerse antes de las 4:00 P. M. del viernes anterior a la reunión programada para la cual se solicita asistencia.
Spanish and Hmong interpreters are available.
Interpretes de Espanol y Hmong estan disponibles.
Peb muaj tug paab txhais lug Mev hab Hmoob.
CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION:
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 COMPLIANCE (LATE AGENDA ITEMS)
INVOCATION by Stacy Cooley/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION EXCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA (TESTIMONY LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND THIRTY MINUTES TOTAL).
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items No. 1-20)
1. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2000128 with Delhi Unified School District for the lease of APN 011-041-001, commonly known as Shattuck Park, to exclude the use and maintenance of the Community Recreation Building.
2. Find that substantial evidence demonstrates that an emergency continues to exist regarding the need to remove almond trees and the associated pests on the newly acquired property being used for Black Rascal Creek Flood Detention, located northwest of Yosemite Avenue and North Arboleda Drive in the Merced area (APN: 060-060-006 and a portion of APN: 060-060-007), such that the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and that the action to remove the almond trees is necessary to respond to the emergency. (4/5 Vote Required)
3. Approve a budget transfer in the amount of $12,543 to establish appropriation for the Spring Fair Light Pole Project, to replace a damaged light pole. (4/5 Vote Required)
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
4. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to rate-based Contract No. 2023215 with John M. Yarbrough, M.D., M.B.A. for psychiatric services, extending the term end date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and updating Exhibit E, entitled “HIPAA Business Associate Addendum”.
5. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2024030 (Participation Agreement No. 4934-PT-2023-MER-AM1) with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for the Inter-Member Transfer Program, adding additional information pertaining to AB 1051, a bill that modified the conditions and requirements for presumptive transfer to occur when a child or youth in foster care are placed in certain out-of-county residential settings, and extending the term end date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
6. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to rate-based Contract No. 2022108 with Andrade Inc. dba Mar-Ric Care Home, for Residential Care Services, extending the term end date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027, updating Exhibit B, entitled, “Budget/Rates”, and replacing Exhibit E, entitled “HIPAA Business Associate Addendum”.
7. Adopt a Proclamation declaring the month of May 2025 as “Drug Court Month” in Merced County.
8. Adopt a Proclamation declaring the month of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Merced County.
9. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2023009, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Merced and the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced-San Benito-Mariposa Managed Medical Care Commission, doing business as Central California Alliance for Health, to exchange certain Medi-Cal beneficiary information to assist with the processing of changes during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Unwinding Period, revising Section 1, entitled “Scope of Collaboration”, Subsection B, entitled “County Responsibilities”, Number 3, to modify the schedule of the Family Services Representative scheduled to provide services under this MOU at Alliance.
10. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. 2022192 with Merced Union High School District for a continued partnership with Deputy Probation Officers on high school campuses to provide consultation, prevention, early intervention, and diversionary strategies with at-risk youth and their families, extending the term end date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
11. Approve a budget transfer in the amount of $76,060.50 to increase revenue, overtime and professional service appropriations to be used for security shifts for the Row Crop LLC contract. The overtime and professional service appropriations are offset by revenue brought in by the contract. (4/5 Vote Required)
Community and Economic Development
12. Approve a budget transfer in the amount of $300,000 to establish appropriations for a CAL FIRE Regional Training Facility at Castle Commerce Center to fund an initial environmental review. The budget transfer will be funded through reimbursement from State of California - CAL FIRE with no net cost to the County General Fund. (4/5 Vote Required)
13. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Reinstatement of Contract No. 2019342 with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation, Certified Public Accountants, for professional audit services, extending the contract term end date from March 31, 2025 to April 30, 2026, and increasing the total contract amount from $539,850 to $657,150. In addition, should the Single Audit require the review of more than four (4) single audit programs, an additional charge of $6,000 per program will be assessed.
14. Approve the Out of State Travel request received from the Board of Supervisors, as recommended by the County Executive Office.
15. Approve the Summary Action Minutes - Final for the March 25, 2025 Board of Supervisors and March 25, 2025 Board of Supervisors as County of Merced Groundwater Sustainability Agency – Delta-Mendota meetings.
16. Ratify Certificates of Recognition, presented on April 13, 2025, at the Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony, recognizing Connor Hickman and Michael Butler for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
17. Ratify Certificates of Recognition, presented on April 17, 2025, to various individuals for being selected as Merced County Law Enforcement Dispatcher of the Year by their respective agencies.
18. Ratify Certificates of Recognition, presented on April 18, 2025, at the Merced County Drug Treatment Court Graduation Ceremony.
19. Ratify a Certificate of Recognition, presented on April 22, 2025, to the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in recognition of four years of service at the Castle Commerce Center in innovative research and contributions to autonomous vehicle technology, affirming its role as a leader in advancing mobility and transportation safety through cutting-edge research.
20. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing May 1, 2025 as National Day of Prayer in Merced County.
21. Adopt the plans and specifications for the proposed Olive Avenue and Santa Fe Drive Section 130 Project, to construct the at-grade crossing road improvements over Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad right-of-way.
22. Adopt a Resolution accepting the bid of Peggie Michelle Boone to purchase real property located at 401 E. 15th Street, Merced, CA 95341, consisting of a portion of APN: 035-010-056; approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Peggie Michelle Boone, and authorizing the Board Chair to sign the purchase and sale agreement and the quitclaim deed.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES
23. 1) Approve the termination of Contract No. 2022037 with Dr. Ruhel Boparai, M.D., effective June 30, 2025. 2) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign a new rate-based contract with Dr. Ruhel Boparai, M.D., for psychiatric services, for the term commencing on July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
24. 1) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign a contract with Chorus Innovations, Inc. for digital behavioral health platform that provides case management support outside of the electronic health record, effective April 22, 2025 through June 30,2027, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,324,539. 2) Approve the associated budget transfer in the amount of $1,449,499. (4/5 Vote Required)
25. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign an Agreement with the Merced Union High School District (MUHSD), on behalf of the Merced Adult School (MAS), for adult education and training services, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for a total contract amount not to exceed $261,250.
26. 1) Authorize the District Attorney to submit a grant application to the California State Department of Insurance (CDI) for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program in the amount of $60,665, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. 2) Authorize the District Attorney to submit a grant application to the California State Department of Insurance (CDI) for the Automobile Insurance Fraud (AIF) Program in the amount of $60,665, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. 3) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto with the CDI for the WCIF Program, upon review and approval of the County Executive Office and County Counsel. 4) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto with the CDI for the AIF Program, upon review and approval of the County Executive Office and County Counsel. 5) Direct the District Attorney to return to the Board of Supervisors with informational item(s) of the executed agreement, and any amendments thereto with the CDI for these programs, if awarded.
27. 1) Appoint Chris Trindade as the Merced County Fire Chief and the Director/Office of Emergency Services (OES) under Merced County Code Chapter 2.72. 2) Continue Mark Pimentel as the Merced County Division Chief and the Deputy Director – Operations/Office of Emergency Services. 3) Continue Adam Amaral as the Office of Emergency Services Manager. 4) Adopt the resolution to designate Authorized Agents for the Merced County Office of Emergency Services.
28. 1) Appoint the Director/Office of Emergency Services, the Deputy Director – Operations/ Office of Emergency Services and the OES Manager as Authorized Agents for the County of Merced in matters related to the application and filing for federal and/or state disaster assistance. 2) Approve the Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for non-state agencies (Cal OES 130).
29. 1) Accept award from the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Grant in the amount of $315,459. 2) Approve the associated budget transfer. (4/5 Vote Required)
30. Adopt the Resolution confirming the existence of a local emergency caused by the recent localized migration of the beet leafhopper, a vector for the curly top virus in tomato plants in Merced County.
31. Approve and authorize the County Librarian to sign Funding Agreement Nos. G-234868-A1, G-234870-A1, G-234871-A1, G-234876-A1, G-234880-A1, G-234882-A1, G-234883-A1, G-234884-A1, G-234885-A1, G-234886-A1, and G-234887-A1 with the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District for the Clean Air Centers Pilot Program, for portable air filtration units to create temporary clean air shelters at County Libraries.
32. 1) Adopt the resolution to call for an All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election on August 26, 2025, for the City of Los Banos. 2) Authorize the Elections Division of the Registrar of Voters Department to procure and furnish those election services requested by the City of Los Banos as more fully set forth in their Resolution, and to submit a cost bill to the City of Los Banos for reimbursement of the election services provided to them.
33. Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign a contract with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for Labor Relations/Legal Services, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for a total contract amount not to exceed $180,300.
34. Authorize an amount not to exceed $3,215 of District Two’s District Project Funds to be utilized for the contribution to the Historical Society towards the cost of replacing the Dedication Plaque at the Merced County Courthouse Museum.
35. Reappoint William Hass and Danny Rocha to continue to serve as members of the Hilmar Municipal Advisory Council, until May 3, 2029.
36. Appoint Kim Freitas, Associate Director of Business and Fiscal Services, Merced College District and Rosa Casillas, Internal Finance Director, Merced County Office of Education to serve as alternate members of the Treasury Oversight Committee.
BOARD INFORMATION & POSSIBLE ACTION
37. Public Health re: The California Department of Health Care Services has informed that the California Children’s Services Admin allocation increased from $1,391,678 to $1,487,095 from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
38. Find that substantial evidence demonstrates that an emergency exists regarding the water damage caused by a mechanical water loop system failure inside the Old Courthouse Museum basement located on the corner of 21st and N Streets, in Merced, such that the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and that the action to repair the damage from the water leak is necessary to respond to the emergency. (4/5 Vote Required)
Board of Supervisors Members, County Counsel, County Executive Officer
POSSIBLE DIRECTION FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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May 6, 2025 |
Board Meeting – 10:00 AM Merced County Administration Building 2222 M Street, Merced |
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May 27, 2025 |
Board Meeting – 10:00 AM Merced County Administration Building 2222 M Street, Merced |
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June 10, 2025 |
Board Meeting – 10:00 AM Merced County Administration Building 2222 M Street, Merced |
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June 17, 2025 |
Board Meeting – 10:00 AM Merced County Administration Building 2222 M Street, Merced |