YOLO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AGENDA & SUPPORTING MATERIALS
October 7, 2025
AGENDA & SUPPORTING MATERIALS
October 7, 2025
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CHAIR, MARY VIXIE SANDY, DISTRICT 3
VICE-CHAIR, SHEILA ALLEN, DISTRICT 4
ANGEL BARAJAS, DISTRICT 5
OSCAR VILLEGAS, DISTRICT 1
LUCAS FRERICHS, DISTRICT 2
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
625 COURT STREET, ROOM 206
WOODLAND, CA 95695
NOTE: All meetings of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will be held in person at the Board Chambers, located at 625 Court Street, Woodland, Room 206. Please note: Zoom participation will no longer be supported. While the Board chambers are open for public attendance, you are strongly encouraged to observe the live stream of the Board meeting at www.yolocounty.gov (Board Meetings > Live and Archived Video Streaming > click Live). In addition to live in-person public comment, members of the public are welcome to submit written comments by 4:00 p.m. the Monday prior to the meeting to provide Board Members and interested members of the public a reasonable opportunity to review comments in advance of the meeting. Any written comments received will be available as an attachment corresponding with the agenda item. (www.yolocounty.gov). Written comments should be emailed to clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.gov or send to 625 Court Street, Room 204 Woodland, CA 95695. If you are submitting written comments on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item number. All written comments are distributed to Board Members, filed in the record, and will not be read aloud. Written comments received after 4:00 p.m. on Monday will be distributed to Board members and made available to the public for review after the Clerk's office opens the following morning.
CHAIR, MARY VIXIE SANDY, DISTRICT 3
VICE-CHAIR, SHEILA ALLEN, DISTRICT 4
ANGEL BARAJAS, DISTRICT 5
OSCAR VILLEGAS, DISTRICT 1
LUCAS FRERICHS, DISTRICT 2
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
625 COURT STREET, ROOM 206
WOODLAND, CA 95695
NOTE: All meetings of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will be held in person at the Board Chambers, located at 625 Court Street, Woodland, Room 206. Please note: Zoom participation will no longer be supported. While the Board chambers are open for public attendance, you are strongly encouraged to observe the live stream of the Board meeting at www.yolocounty.gov (Board Meetings > Live and Archived Video Streaming > click Live). In addition to live in-person public comment, members of the public are welcome to submit written comments by 4:00 p.m. the Monday prior to the meeting to provide Board Members and interested members of the public a reasonable opportunity to review comments in advance of the meeting. Any written comments received will be available as an attachment corresponding with the agenda item. (www.yolocounty.gov). Written comments should be emailed to clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.gov or send to 625 Court Street, Room 204 Woodland, CA 95695. If you are submitting written comments on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item number. All written comments are distributed to Board Members, filed in the record, and will not be read aloud. Written comments received after 4:00 p.m. on Monday will be distributed to Board members and made available to the public for review after the Clerk's office opens the following morning.
| MICHAEL WEBB COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR |
PHILIP J. POGLEDICH COUNTY COUNSEL |
Please note:
- During Board meetings, Supervisors will not review e-mails or other electronic communications on agenda items.
| 9:00 A.M. CALL TO ORDER |
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Open Meeting
1.
Call to Order.
2.
Pledge of Allegiance.
3.
Roll Call.
4.
Consider Approval of Agenda.
5.
Public Comment: To be afforded a brief period of time to speak before the Board of Supervisors, please refer to further instructions at the end of the agenda on how to electronically participate and submit your public comments. Note: per the Ralph M. Brown Act, Board members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed during the public comment period on items that are not on the agenda, but may not take action on such items. You may also share your thoughts with the Board of Supervisors by submitting a written statement via email to
clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.gov.
| CONSENT AGENDA |
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Community Services
County Service Areas
6.
Approve payment of ongoing annual expenditures for regulatory compliance with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's Nitrate Control Program for the Wild Wings County Service Area Wastewater Treatment Plant. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Pavlova)
7.
Approve eleventh amendment to Agreement No. 7676-2017 with Ponticello Consulting Engineers, Inc. for engineering consulting services related to the North Davis Meadows County Service Area Water Consolidation Project to extend the term through February 28, 2026, and to increase the maximum compensation by $10,000. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Pavlova)
Public Works
8.
Adopt resolution to designate the intersection of County Road 99D and Barry Road as a multi-way stop intersection; and authorize the Department of Community Services to install and maintain all necessary signs associated with the multi-way stop. (No general fund impact) (Fieseler/Riddiough)
9.
Approve agreement with Solano County for the Rehabilitation of the Stevenson Bridge. (No general fund impact) (Fieseler/Riddiough)
10.
Adopt budget resolution to increase the Public Works/Road Division Budget in the amount of $50,000 for fiscal year 2025-26 for Clarksburg Shed property improvements. (No general fund impact) (4/5 vote required) (Fieseler/Riddiough)
Sustainability
11.
Approve contract with Farallon Strategies to provide climate action grant writing services to the Sustainability Division with a term ending December 31, 2026, not to exceed $70,490. (No general fund impact) (Fieseler/Wraithwall)
General Government
Clerk of the Board
12.
Approve the minutes of the September 23, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting.
13.
Ratify the following:
- Resolution No. 25-122 recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
. - Resolution No. 25-123 proclaiming October 2025 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and acknowledging the local efforts of Thriving Pink.
14.
Accept resignations, consider appointments and reappointments.
15.
Correspondence.
16.
Conferences, meetings and events the Board of Supervisors attended.
County Administrator
17.
Receive and file annual performance reports from Fire Protection Districts that received permanent or one-time funding for Fire Sustainability. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Espitia)
18.
Approve Community Benefit Grant proposal for $1,000 to SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC) to help execute the Yolo Day event on November 22, 2025, and delegate authority to staff to complete the necessary agreement with SMUD MOSAC. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Espitia)
Financial Services
19.
Adopt a resolution establishing the County of Yolo appropriations limit for FY2025-26 in the amount of $5,432,001,858 and correcting the County of Yolo appropriations limit for FY2024-25 in the amount of $5,065,294,777. (No general fund impact) (Haynes/Liddicoet)
General Services
20.
Approve grant award documents for the California Energy Commission (CEC) Virtual Power Plant grant. (Potential general fund savings) (Pistochini)
Human Resources
21.
Adopt Authorized Position and Salary Resolution to implement changes approved by the Board at the adopted budget hearing in the County Administrator's Office, Department of Community Services, District Attorney's Office, General Services, Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Human Resources and Probation Department. (No general fund impact) (Pannu/Croswell)
Health & Human Services
Adult & Aging
22.
Approve sixth amendment to Agreement No. 23-200 with Psynergy Program, Inc. to add funding in the amount of $191,000 for FY 2024-25 for a new contract maximum of $2,730,030 for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026; and update residential rates effective July 1, 2025 for the provision of acute and/or sub-acute psychiatric inpatient services or specialty mental health services. (No general fund impact) (Morales)
23.
Approve second amendment to Agreement No. 25-56 with Environmental Alternatives dba EA Family Services to extend the term of the Agreement through June 30, 2026; reduce 2024-25 funding by $192,276; and add funding in the amount of $648,837 for 2025-26 for a new contract maximum of $841,113 for the period of November 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, for the provisions of transitional housing assistance for transitional aged youth. (No general fund impact) (Morales)
Child, Youth & Family
24.
Approve second amendment to Agreement No. 24-224 with Victor Community Support Services to reduce funding in the amount of $385,423 for 2025-26 for a new contract maximum of $3,517,858.67 for the period of August 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and update rates effective 2025-26 for the provision of Community Based Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) outpatient mental health service for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and youth. (No general fund impact) (Morales)
Service Centers
25.
Approve agreement with Yolo Wayfarer Center dba Fourth and Hope in the amount of $595,077.04 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 for the provision of CalWORKs Housing Program shelter. (No general fund impact) (Morales)
26.
Approve agreement with Rural Innovations in Social Economics (RISE) in the amount of $325,000 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for the provision of comprehensive employment and training services for youth under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in Region 1. (No general fund impact) (Morales)
27.
Approve agreement with Yolo County Children's Alliance (YCCA) in the amount of $325,000 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for the provision of comprehensive employment and training services for youth under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in Region 2. (No general fund impact) (Morales)
Law & Justice Services
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator
28.
Approve first amendment to Agreement No. 25-32 with the City of West Sacramento increasing the total compensation for supplemental law enforcement services to $175,000. (No general fund impact) (Lopez)
| INTRODUCTIONS & HONORARY RESOLUTIONS |
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Introductions & Honorary Resolutions
29.
Introductions.
30.
Acknowledge Honorary Resolutions.
- Resolution recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. (Supervisor Frerichs)
- Resolution proclaiming October 2025 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and acknowledging the local efforts of Thriving Pink. (Supervisor Allen)
| TIME SET AGENDA |
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9:00 a.m. Community Services
31.
Hold a public hearing to consider extending the temporary 45-Day Moratorium imposed by Urgency Ordinance No. 1576 on the approval of new agricultural water well permits in the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Management Agency's Focus Areas for a period not to exceed an additional 10 months and 15 days (may not be extended past August 25, 2026); if the Board opts to proceed with extending the moratorium, introduce by title only and waive further reading of an Interim Urgency Ordinance extending the temporary moratorium on the approval of new agricultural water well permits in the YSGA's Focus Areas, with specified exemptions, pending the County's study and consideration of well permit and crop conversion regulations through the extension period determined by the Board; determine adoption of the urgency ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15306 (Class 6); adopt the proposed urgency ordinance extending the moratorium; provide feedback to staff regarding the draft charter for the Agricultural Well Permitting Working Group; and provide direction to staff regarding modifications and extension of Urgency Ordinance No. 1569's well permit requirements for Non-Focus Area agricultural well permits to be brought forward on October 21, 2025, prior to the expiration of Urgency Ordinance No. 1569. (No general fund impact) (Fieseler/Meneghetti) (4/5 vote required) (Est. Staff Presentation: 15 min)
| REGULAR AGENDA (NOTE: Items below may be heard at any time during the meeting) |
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General Government
Board of Supervisors
32.
Action items and reports from members of the Board of Supervisors, including announcements, questions to be referred to staff and reports on various 2x2s and meetings with other agencies. (Board of Supervisors)
- Budget Ad-Hoc Subcommittee update. (Supervisors Vixie Sandy and Allen)
- Village Farms Ad-Hoc Subcommittee update. (Supervisors Frerichs and Vice Allen)
- Fire Sustainability Ad-Hoc Subcommittee update. (Supervisors Vixie Sandy and Barajas)
33.
Long Range Planning Calendar - recurring opportunity for Board members to discuss and as needed, direct staff regarding future Board agenda items. (Board of Supervisors)
County Administrator
34.
Action items and reports from the County Administrator. (Webb)
- Presidential Executive Order Tracker and Update on Federal Shutdown.
| CLOSED SESSION |
Closed Session
35.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Sierra Northern Railway v. California Department of Water Resources et al., Yolo County Superior Court Case No. CV-2022-479
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Sierra Northern Railway v. California Department of Water Resources et al., Yolo County Superior Court Case No. CV-2022-479
36.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (d)(4)
Significant exposure to litigation and/or initiation of litigation: 1 case(s)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (d)(4)
Significant exposure to litigation and/or initiation of litigation: 1 case(s)
37.
Public Employment, Employee Appointment or Evaluation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Position title: County Administrator
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Position title: County Administrator
38.
Conference with Labor Negotiator; Kamaljit Pannu, Human Resources Director; April Rocke, Deputy County Counsel, Monica Morales, Health & Human Services Agency Director
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Bargaining Units: G, U
Bargaining Units
G General
U Supervisors
M Management
A Attorneys
A2 Supervising Attorneys
O Correctional Officer
S Deputy Sheriff
P Sheriff Management
PR Probation
C Confidential
H Department Heads
H2 Assistant Department Heads
X Miscellaneous
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Bargaining Units: G, U
Bargaining Units
G General
U Supervisors
M Management
A Attorneys
A2 Supervising Attorneys
O Correctional Officer
S Deputy Sheriff
P Sheriff Management
PR Probation
C Confidential
H Department Heads
H2 Assistant Department Heads
X Miscellaneous
39.
Public Report of action taken in Closed Session.
| ADJOURNMENT |
In memory of:
- Patti Donlon (Supervisor Frerichs)
- Russell Lester (Supervisor Frerichs)
Next meeting scheduled for: October 21, 2025
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted by 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 2025 in the following places:
- On the bulletin board at the east entrance of the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California; and
- On the bulletin board outside the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 206 in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California.
- On the Yolo County website: www.yolocounty.gov.
By: ______________________________
Deputy Clerk
Deputy Clerk
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Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Yolo 625 Court Street, Room 204 Woodland, CA 95695
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