REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA


Tuesday, February 10, 2026,
9:00 A.M.

 

BOARD HEARING ROOM, FIRST FLOOR

400 W. Civic Center Drive

Santa Ana, California

 

 

DOUG CHAFFEE

CHAIR

Fourth District

 

 

KATRINA FOLEY

VICE CHAIR

Fifth District

 

 


 

JANET NGUYEN

SUPERVISOR

First District

 

 

 

VICENTE SARMIENTO

SUPERVISOR

Second District

 

 

DONALD P. WAGNER

SUPERVISOR

Third District

 

ATTENDANCE:All Present

 

EXCUSED:None

 

PRESENT:

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Michelle Aguirre

 

COUNTY COUNSEL

 

Leon J. Page

 

CLERK OF THE BOARD

 

Valerie Sanchez, Chief Deputy

 

INVOCATION:Supervisor Wagner, Third District, gave the invocation

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:Supervisor Foley, Fifth District, led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance and

Danielle Roberts sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

 

I.PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS

 

Vice Chair Foley and Supervisor Sarmiento presented a resolution proclaiming February 2026 as "Black History Month"

 

Supervisor Nguyen presented a resolution recognizing February 17, 2026, as "Lunar New Year"

 

Vice Chair Foley presented a resolution recognizing January 30, 2026, through February 6, 2026, as "California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) Awareness Week"

 

II. CEO & BOARD COMMENTS

 

BOARD COMMENTS:

 

Supervisor Nguyen - Oral Re: Thanked the United Way, Good Hands and Abrazar for participating in Earned Income Tax Credit event; Congratulated OC Sheriff Don Barnes for recognition and receiving the 2025 Sandra S. Hutchins Sheriff of the Year Award; working with Veterans Affairs to help clear hurdles to speed up building veterans housing at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center providing housing for veterans in all of Southern California including Orange County; requested information from OC Waste and Recycling regarding project at Prima Deshecha Landfill

 

Vice Chair Foley - Oral Re: Thanked Congressional delegation for securing funding for public safety infrastructure improvements; recently toured Prado Dam and talked with OC Water District and UCI engineering students on feasibility of using sand and sediment from Prado Dam excavations for beach stabilization efforts

 

Doug Chaffee - Oral Re: Thanked all of the Point in Time Count volunteers; recently hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Event for Fourth District volunteers and appointees of the Fourth District who serve on various Boards, Commissions and Committees; announced Elder Fraud Prevention event to be held on February 26, 2026 from 12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. at the Anaheim Brookhurst Community Center in Anaheim

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMENTS:

None

 

III. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-4)

 

12345

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

1.

Auditor-Controller - Receive and file Fund/Budget Control Semi-Annual Report for FY 2025-26 - All Districts

 

OC PUBLIC WORKS

 

2.

Approve amendment 1 to contract MA-080-26010368 with US Metro Group, Inc. for janitorial services, term ending 8/31/26 ($52,037; cumulative total $252,002); authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - All Districts

 

SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

 

3.

Accept donation from The Sue J. Gross Charitable Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation for Orangewood Children and Family Center ($30,000) - District 2

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

4.

Supervisor Wagner - Approve allocation of $5,000 from Third District discretionary funds to Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization; make related findings under Government Code Section 26227; authorize County Executive Officer or designee to negotiate and enter into agreement as necessary; and authorize Auditor-Controller or designee to make related payments

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

 


IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items 5-S30F)

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

 

Sheriff-Coroner:

 

5.

Approve retroactive amendment 2 to renew contract MA-060-22011549 with Purple Communications, Inc. for video remote interpreting services for American Sign Language, 8/23/25 - 8/22/27 ($25,400; cumulative total $50,900); amend Compensation and Pricing Provisions, 8/23/26 - 8/22/27; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - Districts 2 and 5

25134

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

6.

Approve retroactive payment to Ondaro LLC for ServiceNow Source to Pay ($79,240) - All Districts

13254

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

7.

Approve amendment 2 to renew contract MA-060-23010522 with Lexipol, LLC for online subscription to policy manuals and training courses, 3/15/26 - 3/14/27 ($166,754; cumulative total $384,172); renewable for one additional one-year term; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - All Districts

35124
   N

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY

 

8.

Approve continuation of local health emergency by County's Health Officer issued on 9/20/24 for Trabuco Canyon Airport Fire and affected areas to facilitate debris and ash removal as well as mitigation efforts to protect water wells; and set review to determine need for continuing local health emergency for 3/10/26, 9:30 a.m. and every 30 days thereafter until terminated - All Districts (Continued from 9/24/24, Item S37H; 10/8/24, Item 8; 11/5/24, Item 10; 12/3/24, Item 19; 12/17/24, Item 21; 1/14/25, Item 22; 2/11/25, Item 18; 3/11/25, Item 12; 4/8/25, Item 11; 5/6/25, Item 11; 5/20/25, Item 28; 6/10/25, Item 1; 6/24/25, Item 54; Special Meeting 7/15/25, Item 1; 8/12/25, Item 34; 9/9/25, Item 18; 9/23/25, Item 18; 10/14/25, Item 13; 11/4/25, Item 3; 12/2/25, Item 22; 12/16/25, Item 16; 1/13/26, Item 9)

35124

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

9.

Approve contract MA-042-26010411 with Pulsar Advertising, Inc. for marketing and public relations services, 1/19/26 - 1/18/27 ($1,386,195); and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute contract - All Districts (Continued from 12/16/25, Item 15; 1/13/26, Item 10)

B.O.

DELETED

 

10.

Approve amendment 3 to renew contract MA-042-24011029 with Riverside Sanitarium, LLC for adult long term care institutions for mental disease services ($12,926,475; cumulative total $50,523,665); approve amendment 1 to renew master and individual contracts MA-042-25010173 with various providers of adult long term care institutions for mental disease services ($14,553,317; cumulative aggregate total $32,553,317); approve amendment 2 to renew master and individual contracts MA-042-24011223 with various providers of adult mental health skilled nursing facility with special treatment program ($13,260,450; cumulative aggregate total $36,343,780); approve amendment 1 to renew master and individual contracts MA 042-24011218 with various providers of intensive skilled nursing facility services with psychiatric services ($1,350,500; cumulative aggregate total $4,023,395); approve amendment 1 to renew contract MA 042-24011228 with Life Generations Healthcare LLC for adult mental health intensive residential services ($450,000; cumulative total $1,350,000); approve amendment 1 to renew contract MA 042-25011690 with ASC Treatment Group dba Anne Sippi Clinic Treatment Group for adult mental health intensive residential services ($675,000; cumulative total $1,800,000); 7/1/26 - 6/30/27; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendments - All Districts

52134

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

11.

Approve amendment 3 to renew contract MA-042-24010980 with College Community Services dba Clarvida for peer mentoring services for adults and older adults, 7/1/26 - 6/30/28 ($5,000,000; cumulative total $11,080,770); renewable for one additional one-year term; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - District 2

25134

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

12.

Approve amendment 16 to renew contract MA-042-23010693 with Project Kinship for Re-Entry Success Center services, 7/1/26 - 6/30/27 ($8,032,233; cumulative total $34,374,821); and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - District 2 (Continued from 1/13/26, Item 13; 1/27/26, Item 4)

B.O.

DELETED

 

13.

Approve amendment 1 to renew master and individual contracts MA-042-25010884 for adult peer support wellness and supported employment centers with College Community Services dba Clarvida, Central and South, and Orange County Association for Mental Health dba Mental Health Association of Orange County, West, 7/1/26 - 6/30/28 (aggregate total $8,200,000; cumulative aggregate total $12,300,000); renewable for one additional two-year term; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendments - Districts 1, 2 and 3

13254

CONTINUED TO 2/24/26, 9:30 A.M.

 

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

14.

Acting as the Board of Supervisors - Approve Relocation Plan for Aspan Court Apartments, 22471 Aspan Street, Lake Forest; authorize Health Care Agency Director or designee to execute agreements and related documents under certain conditions for mental health supportive services at Aspan Court Apartments utilizing Mental Health Services Act funding; Acting as Orange County Housing Authority - Approve selection of Aspan Court Apartments for utilization of 15 Project-Based Vouchers; and authorize Executive Director of Orange County Housing Authority or designee to execute related agreements and documents under certain conditions - District 3

31254

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC PUBLIC WORKS

 

15.

Approve amendment 2 to contract MA-080-20010050 with ChargePoint, Inc. for network electric vehicle charging stations, service and maintenance, term ending 8/26/27 (cumulative total $1,368,522); and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - Districts 2 and 3 (Continued from 1/13/26, Item 17)

23154

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

16.

Award contract MA-080-25011224 to West Coast Air Conditioning Company, Inc. for pre-construction services, County Operations Center B Switchgear Replacement Project ($80,989); authorize Director or designee to execute contract; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 - District 2

23154

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

17.

Award contract MA-080-26010222 to West Coast Air Conditioning Company, Inc. for pre-construction services, Central Utility Facility - Steam Line Replacement - Leg 2 Project ($137,315); authorize Director or designee to execute contract; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - District 2

23154

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

18.

Approve amendment 1 to renew aggregate contracts MA-080-23010758 with Willdan Engineering and The Code Group, Inc dba VCA Code for code enforcement services, 3/15/26 - 3/14/28 (aggregate total $600,000; cumulative aggregate total $1,500,000); and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - All Districts

35124

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

19.

Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Orange County Flood Control District - Approve aggregate contracts MA-080-25011774 with Bitech Construction Company Inc. and Hardy & Harper, Inc. for Portland limestone/Portland cement concrete maintenance and repair services, 3/2/26 - 3/1/29 (aggregate total $6,000,000); renewable for two additional years; authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute contracts; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - All Districts

53124

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC WASTE & RECYCLING

 

20.

Approve release of Regional Recycling and Edible Food Recovery grant application, 3/2/26; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 - All Districts

53124

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

21.

Adopt County of Orange Climate Action Planning Document; direct staff to begin Implementation Phase and analysis; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 and Public Resources Code Sections 21083 and 21150 - All Districts (Continued from 1/27/26, Item 7)

54123

CONTINUED TO 2/24/26, 9:30 A.M.

 

SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

 

22.

Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) MA-063-26010765 with Olive Crest for commercially sexually exploited children support services, term ending 6/30/26; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute MOU - All Districts

53124

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

County Executive Office:

 

23.

Acting as the Orange County Flood Control District - Adopt resolution approving lease with FedEx Freight, Inc. for parking, storage, and vehicle maneuvering purposes on a portion of District's Miller Retarding Basin and making related findings, ten-year term (monthly rent $19,600); renewable for two additional two-year terms; authorize Chief Real Estate Officer or designee to execute lease and extensions under certain conditions; authorize Auditor Controller to accept security deposit and monthly rent to Flood Fund 400; authorize Director, OC Public Works to perform related activities; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 - District 4 (Continued from 1/13/26, Item 23; 1/27/26, Item 13)

43125
    N

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

RESO: 26-006

 

24.

Approve recommended positions on introduced or amended legislation and/or consider other legislative subject matters - All Districts

B.O.

DELETED

 

25.

Approve grant applications/awards submitted by Health Care Agency and Sheriff-Coroner and retroactive grant applications/awards submitted by Health Care Agency and OC Public Works in 2/10/26 grant report and other actions as recommended - All Districts

53124

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

26.

Approve amendment 3 to contract MA-017-22010907 with Network Television Time Inc. for Board Hearing Room hardware, software and professional services, term ending 3/8/31 ($1,793,655; cumulative total $4,676,762); and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute amendment - All Districts (Continued from 1/27/26, Item 10)

B.O.

CONTINUED TO 2/24/26, 9:30 A.M.

 

27.

Acting as the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Flood Control District - Adopt 2026 Contract Policy Manual, effective 2/10/26; authorize County Executive Officer or designee to make changes under certain conditions; and adopt amended resolution authorizing Director of OC Public Works, Sheriff-Coroner or designees to advertise bids in accordance with Public Contract Code Sections 22037, 22032(c) and 20128.5 - All Districts (Continued from 1/27/26, Item S14B)

15234

CONTINUED TO 2/24/26, 9:30 A.M.

 

28.

Supervisor Nguyen - Consider first reading of "An Ordinance of the County of Orange, California, Amending Sections 4-11-2, 4-11-7, and 4-11-16 of the Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange, Regarding Contracting by the Orange County Health Authority"; and set second reading and adoption for 2/24/26, 9:30 a.m. (Continued from 11/4/25, Item S9D; 12/2/25, Item 41; 12/16/25, Item 28; 1/13/26, Item 29; 1/27/26, Item 14)

B.O.

DELETED

 

 

Vice Chair Foley:

 

29.

Consider first reading of "An Ordinance of the County of Orange, California, Adding Division 22 to Title 3, Sections 3-22-1 through 3-22-4, Relating to the Unlawful Possession of Catalytic Converters, to the Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange"; and set second reading and adoption for 2/24/26, 9:30 a.m.

54123
   N

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

30.

Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Orange County Flood Control District - Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Capistrano Bay District, Juaneño Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation (84A) and City of San Clemente to establish South County Beach Coalition; approve related Bylaws; authorize Fifth District Supervisor or designee and Director of OC Parks or designee to execute MOU and authorize Director of OC Parks to select and appoint representative for OC Community Resources/OC Parks; authorize Director of OC Public Works to execute MOU and select and appoint representative for Orange County Flood Control District; and make related findings under Government Code Section 26227

52134
  NN

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

S30A.

Supervisor Nguyen - Audit Oversight Committee - Appoint Jason Schmitt, Huntington Beach, for term concurrent with 1st District Supervisor's term of office

15234
  X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

S30B.

Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Orange County Housing Authority - Consider proposed Regional Housing Needs Allocation Policy Options and select Option A, B or C; approve changes to policy and process for 2026 Supportive Housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); authorize Director or designee to issue 2026 Supportive Housing NOFA ($20,891,948); utilize 100 Housing Choice, Mainstream and/or Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Project-Based Vouchers; and return to the Board of Supervisors for funding commitments to individual projects; approve loan agreements for construction and permanent loan financing; and authorize Director or designee to make non-substantive changes under certain conditions - All Districts

35124
   X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED AND SELECTED OPTION C

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

S30C.

Sheriff-Coroner - Approve contract MA-060-25011505 with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Hazard Mitigation Consultant Firm services, one-year term ($300,000); renewable for one additional one-year term; and authorize County Procurement Officer or Deputized designee to execute contract - All Districts

53124
   X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

S30D.

Chair Chaffee - Approve sponsorship of nonprofit Orange County Labor Federation, AFL-CIO from Fourth District events funds; approve addition or revision of events to FY 2025-26 County Events Calendar; make related findings under Government Code Section 26227; and authorize Auditor-Controller to make related payments

45123
   X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

S30E.

Supervisor Sarmiento - Approve sponsorship of various nonprofit entities from Second District events funds; approve addition or revision of events to FY 2025-26 County Events Calendar; make related findings under Government Code Section 26227; and authorize Auditor-Controller to make related payments

45123
   X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

S30F.

Clerk of the Board - Approve 2026 Chair appointments of Board Members to various Boards, Commissions and Committees; adopt resolution appointing Supervisor Katrina Foley to Orange County Fire Authority; approve appointments of Standby Officers for the Board of Supervisors and County Executive Officer pursuant to County's Continuity of Government Plan and Resolution No. 24-062; and adopt Fair Political Practices Commission Form 806 - Agency Report of Public Official Appointments - All Districts

45123
   X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

RESO: 26-007

 

V. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Item 31)

 

OC PUBLIC WORKS

 

31.

Public Hearing to consider first reading of "An Ordinance of the County of Orange, State of California, Amending Sections 3-14-2 through 3-14-16, 5-1-31, 5-1-33 and 7-9-103 of the Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange" regarding Zoning Code Amendment CA 25-02 (County of Orange commercial cannabis activities and outdoor personal cultivation prohibition ordinance); set second reading and adoption for 2/24/26, 9:30 a.m.; and make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption findings under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 - All Districts

B.O.

CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING

 

31254
  X

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

VI. CLOSED SESSION (Items CS-1-SCS9)

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

County Executive Office:

 

CS-1.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiator:Jamie Newton, Chief Human Resources Officer
Employee Organizations:Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS), Orange County Employees Association (OCEA), Orange County Attorneys Association (OCAA) International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Association of County Law Enforcement Managers (ACLEM), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Orange County Managers Association (OCMA), Teamsters, and workers represented by United Domestic Workers of America (UDWA) and other non­represented employees
RE:Terms and Conditions of Employment

B.O.

HELD, NO REPORTABLE ACTION

 

CS-2.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b):
Title:Executive Director of the Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission

B.O.

CONTINUED TO 2/24/26, 9:30 A.M.

 

CS-3.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b):
Title: County Librarian
(Continued from 1/27/26, Item SCS1)

B.O.

HELD, COUNTY COUNSEL READ: ON A VOTE OF 3-2, WITH CHAIRMAN CHAFFEE, VICE CHAIR FOLEY, AND SUPERVISOR SARMIENTO VOTING YES, AND SUPERVISOR WAGNER AND SUPERVISOR NGUYEN VOTING NO, THE BOARD APPOINTED OC PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROGRAMS MANAGER SAMANTHA SMITH TO THE OFFICE OF COUNTY LIBRARIAN, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2026, UPON THE COMPLETION OF AN APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECK AND THE RETIREMENT OF COUNTY LIBRARIAN JULIE QUILLMAN.MS. SMITH IS A 17-YEAR VETERAN OF THE OC PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, AND HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FROM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY.

 

CS-4.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b):
Title: County Executive Officer
(Continued from 1/27/26, Item SCS2)

B.O.

HELD, NO REPORTABLE ACTION

 

 

County Counsel:

 

SCS5.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Name of Case: Orange County Power Authority v. County of Orange, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2026-01542269-CU-BC-WJC

B.O.

HELD, COUNTY COUNSEL READ: THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE HIRING OF THE FIRM STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAYTHEON LLP, AND FIRM PARTNER ALLISON BURNS, TO DEFEND THE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY V. COUNTY OF ORANGE.THE BOARD ALSO AUTHORIZED THE PAYMENT OF HOURLY RATES IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS:$600/HOUR FOR SHAREHOLDERS/PARTNERS, $380/HOUR FOR ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS AND $160/HOUR FOR PARALEGALS.

 

SCS6.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Name of Case: Susan Smith and David Whiting v. County of Orange, et al., United States District Court Case No. 8:23-cv-02426-DOC-KES

B.O.

HELD, COUNTY COUNSEL READ: IN THE MATTER OF SUSAN SMITH AND DAVID WHITING V. COUNTY OF ORANGE, ON A VOTE OF 4-1, WITH SUPERVISOR WAGNER VOTING NO, THE BOARD DELEGATED LIMITED SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO SETTLE AND RESOLVE THIS CASE.THIS MATTER INVOLVES AN INMATE SUICIDE IN THE ORANGE COUNTY JAIL.

 

SCS7.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Name of Case: Mitchell Carr v. County of Orange, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2018-00970749-CU-PO-CJC

B.O.

HELD, COUNTY COUNSEL READ: IN THE MATTER OF MITCHELL CARR V. COUNTY OF ORANGE, ET AL., THE BOARD GAVE DIRECTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT TO SETTLE AND RESOLVE THIS CASE.THIS DISPUTE INVOLVES THE DISPOSITION OF THE KEN SAMSON GAZEBO IN THE CITY OF DANA POINT AND THE LIABILITY OF THE VARIOUS PARTIES, INCLUDING THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, RESULTING FROM PLAINTIFF MITCHELL CARR'S 2017 FALL FROM THE GAZEBO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BLUFF.

 

SCS8.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Name of Case: Maria Dolores Sebold v. County of Orange et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2023-01336257-CU-PA-CJC

B.O.

HELD, COUNTY COUNSEL READ: IN THE MATTER OF MARIA DOLORES SEBOLD ET AL., V. COUNTY OF ORANGE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A $149,711 GLOBAL SETTLEMENT WITH ALL PLAINTIFFS.THIS MATTER INVOLVES A 2022 TRAFFIC COLLISION IN WHICH AN OC PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK REAR-ENDED PLAINTIFFS' VEHICLE.

 

SCS9.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
Number of Cases: One Case

B.O.

HELD, COUNTY COUNSEL READ: IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM OF CLAIMANT SAM LAHOOTI, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DELEGATED LIMITED SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY TO CEO-RISK MANAGEMENT TO SETTLE AND RESOLVE THIS CLAIM.THE LAHOOTI CLAIM SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF A 2024 AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WITH AN ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT VEHICLE.

 

VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS & ADJOURNMENT

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

 

Elizabeth Recio- Oral Re: Requested investigation into her juvenile dependency case and reunification services under AB135 for her children who were removed from her care by Social Services Agency when she became homeless; she has since obtained housing but now risks losing housing because her social worker Emmanuel Rodriguez never sent the referral for her family reunification program voucher to the Housing Authority and County Counsel Attorney Amanda Caracci reported that sufficient reunification services had already been provided

 

Paul Hyek - Oral Re: Concerns with e-bikes and safety; alleges Mercy House traffics in illegals; and suggests inscribing catalytic converters with VIN numbers to prevent theft

 

Greg Arrowsmith - Oral Re: Reported to the Department of Justice that homeless population in the City of Orange has significantly increased and drug and alcohol use by homeless who suffer from untreated mental health issues; recently lost a friend who suffered mental illness and was homeless; California's homeless population ranks highest in the nation; solution for those who do not want to help themselves is Lord of the Flies style program on San Clemente Island under Supervision of the United States

 

Eileen McDermot - Oral Re: Social media frantic posts about election fraud and voter ID; 82% of Americans are in favor of Voter ID; election fraud around the country has been brought to light; fake President placed into office in 2020; Board ignored executive order to clean up voter rolls and allowed unconstitutional mail in ballots and drop boxes and certified fraudulent elections; people want one day voting, voter ID, paper ballots and precinct voting; Board has allowed the mutilation of children by doctors and practitioners who serve the devil

 

Nick Kolev - Oral Re: Civil Engineer and Civil Rights Activist, there should be an indexed list of all vendors and contractors including amounts, time frame, department involved and contact person; abuse by companies using artificial intelligence in law enforcement and in mental health; companies engaged in violation of privacy

 

Reader - Oral Re: Read scripture from Proverbs 10:1-17

 

ADJOURNED:4:32 P.M.

 

 

***KEY***

Left Margin Notes

 

 

 

1. = Supervisor Nguyen

A.=Abstained

2. = Supervisor Sarmiento

X.=Excused

3. = Supervisor Wagner

N.=No

4. = Supervisor Chaffee

BO=Board Order

5. = Supervisor Foley

 

 

 

ORD.= Ordinance

 

RESO. = Resolution

 

 

Above numbers refer to Supervisorial Districts (1st number = Moved by; 2nd number = Seconded by)

 

 

                                                                                        /s/                                                                                         

Doug Chaffee
Chair, Orange County Board of Supervisors

 

 

 

 

/s/                                                                                   

Robin Stieler
Orange County Clerk of the Board