Board of Supervisors  
Department  
330 Fair Lane, Building A  
Placerville, California  
530-621-5390  
County of El Dorado  
MEETING AGENDA  
Board of Supervisors  
Brooke Laine, Chair, District V  
Greg Ferrero, First Vice Chair, District I  
Brian Veerkamp, Second Vice Chair, District III  
George Turnboo, District II  
Lori Parlin, District IV  
Sue Phillips, Interim Chief Administrative Officer  
David Livingston, County Counsel  
Kim Dawson, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors  
Tuesday, January 13, 2026  
9:00 AM  
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VISION STATEMENT  
Exceptional quality of life with a strong sense of community, historical heritage,  
rural character, managed growth, and opportunity for all.  
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  
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9:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER  
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING THE AGENDA  
The Chief Administrative Officer will announce any revisions to the agenda.  
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR  
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR AND CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
A Board member may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate  
Board action. Public comment on all matters on the Consent Calendar, including items that  
were pulled for separate action, will be taken at this time. Public comment for Closed Session  
items will also be taken at this time. With one motion, the Board will approve all items on the  
Consent Calendar.  
ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR  
The Board will consider any items that were pulled from the Consent Calendar at this time.  
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS (EXCLUDING PUBLIC  
HEARINGS)  
Public comment on all remaining agenda items, excluding Public Hearings, will only be taken  
at this time. Each Public Hearing will have its own designated public comment period.  
CLOSED SESSION  
1. 26-0014  
2. 26-0025  
3. 26-0078  
4. 25-1896  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Title: Store SPE Tahoe-2022  
LLC v. County of El Dorado, et al., El Dorado County Superior Court  
Case Number 25CV3230. Number of potential cases: (1).  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Title: CNL Income Sierra LLC  
v. County of El Dorado, et al., El Dorado County Superior Court Case  
Number 25CV3229 Number of potential cases: (1).  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Title: Native Directions, Inc.,  
et al. v. El Dorado County, et al. (El Dorado County Superior Court Case  
No. 25CV2617) Number of potential cases: (1).  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957- Public Employee  
Performance Evaluation. Title: Registrar of Voters.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
5. 26-0093  
Clerk of the Board recommending the Board Approve the Minutes from  
the special meeting on January 5, 2026 and the regular meeting on  
January 6, 2026.  
GENERAL GOVERNMENT - CONSENT ITEMS  
6. 26-0024  
Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve  
modifications to Board Policy A-6 Grant Applications, to specify the  
authority and differences between grants, allocations, and donations  
and changing the name to A-6 Grants, Allocations, and Donations.  
FUNDING: N/A  
7. 26-0056  
Elections Department recommending the Board:  
1) Approve and authorize the Registrar of Voters to sign the Voting  
System Replacement Grant Agreement 25G30106 with the State of  
California, with a term of July 1, 2025, or upon approval by the California  
State Department of General Services, whichever is later, through  
August 31, 2026; in the amount of $143,724.10; and  
2) Authorize the Registrar of Voters, or Assistant Registrar of Voters,  
contingent upon approval by County Counsel to sign amendments to  
Voting System Replacement Agreement Number 25G30106 that would  
extend the grant funding period without increasing Net County Cost.  
FUNDING: 75% State Funding and 25% County Match.  
8. 26-0030  
Human Resources Department recommending the Board consider the  
following:  
1) Make findings that it is appropriate to engage an independent  
contractor to provide professional employment investigation legal  
services and other specialized personnel services, as Agreement 7017  
is necessary to protect against a conflict of interest or to ensure  
independent and unbiased findings where there is a need for an outside  
perspective and where work must be completed in limited timeframes in  
accordance with County ordinance code 3.13.030(F);  
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Section  
3.4(5) exempting the services from competitive bidding requirements to  
extend an existing contract and avoid the interruption of County  
business;  
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment I to  
Agreement 7017 with Kramer Workplace Investigations to increase the  
amount by $68,365 for a new amount of $150,000 and increase the  
term for an additional three months to June 30, 2026; and  
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any necessary  
amendments relating to Agreement 7017, excluding term extensions  
and increases to the amount, contingent upon approval by County  
Counsel and Risk Management.  
FUNDING: General Fund with partial recovery from the Countywide  
Cost Allocation Plan.  
9. 26-0061  
Human Resources Department recommending the Board:  
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 016-2026 to  
approve, due to an upward reclassification, the deletion of 1.0 FTE  
Administrative Technician allocation and the addition of 1.0 FTE Human  
Resources Analyst I/II allocation in the Human Resources Department;  
and  
2) Waive the requirement for filling the Human Resources Analyst I/II  
position through a competitive examination process, allowing the current  
incumbent, (position 1698), to be appointed to the position as provided  
for in Section 507.1.2 of the Personnel Rules.  
FUNDING: General Fund, with partial cost recovery in future years  
through the Countywide Cost Allocation Plan.  
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT - CONSENT ITEMS  
10. 26-0060  
Agriculture Department recommending the Board:  
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Cooperative Agreement  
24-0469-004-SF Amendment I for additional funding from the California  
Department of Food and Agriculture for Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter  
(GWSS) Surveillance for $2,000,000 for a new total of $4,125,649.67  
with no change to the expiration date of September 30, 2026;  
2) Authorize the Chair to sign a Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Transfer  
Request increasing revenue by $ 2,000.000 and appropriations for  
Professional Services by $1,994,000 and Service and Supplies by  
$6,000 for GWSS Delimitation Efforts (4/5 votes required);  
3) Waive formal bid requirements in accordance with Procurement  
Policy C-17, Section 3.4 (4), due to the fact that a competitively bid  
contract with another public agency is available;  
4) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado  
County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that specialty skills  
and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are  
involved in the performance of the work; and  
5) Authorize the Chair to sign Amendment III to Agreement for Services  
9438 with Neighborly Pest Management, Inc. to increase the total  
compensation by $1,994,000. for an updated amount of $4,522.000 with  
no change to the expiration date of June 30, 2027.  
(Districts 1, 2 & 4)  
FUNDING: 100% California Department of Food and Agriculture Glassy  
Winged Sharpshooter Program.  
11. 25-2064  
Department of Transportation recommending the Board approve and  
authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer that adjusts the FY 25/26  
budget to increase appropriations for Professional Services by  
$200,000, offset by an increase in Time and Materials Development  
Projects revenues for inspections of developer projects. (4/5 vote  
required)  
FUNDING: Developer Funded (100%).  
12. 26-0077  
Surveyor's Office recommending the Board:  
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign revenue-generating  
Cooperative Agreement 10016 with the El Dorado County Water  
Agency (Agency) for $5,000 for an Agency-specific ArcGIS Online  
account to manage and update the GIS Water Portal; and  
2) Delegate authority to the Surveyor or Assistant Surveyor to execute  
future amendments related to this agreement that do not increase the  
Net County Cost, contingent upon County Counsel approval.  
FUNDING: Fee-for-service revenue received from El Dorado County  
Water Agency.  
LAW AND JUSTICE - CONSENT ITEMS  
13. 26-0049  
District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board:  
1) Authorize the District Attorney to accept a non-competitive grant from  
the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for  
the Child Advocacy Center Program with a total project cost of $228,150  
for the period of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, based on the  
received Letter of Intent;  
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 015-2026  
designating the District Attorney, or his designee, as the Authorized  
Agent for the purposes of submitting, accepting, and executing  
applications and award documents via the CalOES Grants Central  
System;  
3) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or his designee, to  
electronically agree to and accept the associated grant Certification(s) of  
Assurance of Compliance; and  
4) Authorize the District Attorney, or his designee, to electronically  
submit the grant application and execute the Grant Award Agreement  
and required documents, including any extensions or amendments  
thereof which would not increase net county cost, contingent upon  
review and approval by County Counsel.  
FUNDING: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Victims  
of Crime Act (49%), State Victims of Crime General Funds (39%), and  
County General Fund (12%).  
14. 25-1974  
Probation Department recommending the Board approve and authorize  
the Chair to sign Lease Agreement 9985 with A&G Holdings, LLC, for  
monthly rent for transitional housing located at 3769 Pioneer Trail,  
South Lake Tahoe, for non-minor dependent youth under Less  
Restrictive Programming, in the monthly amount of $1,750, to  
commence February 1, 2026, and terminate on January 31, 2027.  
FUNDING: California Health and Human Services Agency, Office of  
Youth and Community Restoration, Secure Youth Treatment Facility  
placement to Less Restrictive Programs Grant; Juvenile Justice Crime  
Prevention Act; Department of Juvenile Justice Realignment  
Implementation (SB 823); any combination or up to 100% for any one  
funding source.  
15. 25-1895  
Probation Department and Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board:  
1) Make findings in accordance with County ordinance 3.13.030(E) that  
the provision of adult educational services may be provided by an  
independent contractor because the contractor is a governmental entity  
or agency;  
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign retroactive Agreement 9890  
with El Dorado County Office of Education, for the provision of adult  
educational services for the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30,  
2028, in the amount $684,409; and  
3) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute further documents  
relating to Agreement for Services 9890, including future amendments  
that do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the  
agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk  
Management.  
FUNDING: Public Safety Realignment (AB109).  
END CONSENT CALENDAR  
DEPARTMENT MATTERS (Items in this category may be called at any time)  
16. 25-1861  
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) in conjunction with the  
Chief Administrative Office (CAO) are recommending the Board:  
1) Receive and file a presentation from the HHSA Director on the status  
and intended direction of the Behavioral Health Division’s Support,  
Outreach, Accessibility, and Resilience (SOAR) Project and the  
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Bond Behavioral  
Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (Bond BHCIP) Round 1:  
Launch Ready grant;  
2) Find that the proposed Bond BHCIP project is categorically and  
statutorily exempt from a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR)§ 15301 (a),  
14 CCR 15268 (a), and Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 5960.3(b);  
3) Direct the HHSA Director to execute the Program Funding  
Agreement, similar in form, terms/conditions, and scope to the sample  
agreement attached (attachment A), which has been County Counsel  
approved, for the DHCS Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready grant, in  
the award amount of $24,000,000 for a term of execution through June  
30, 2030, and to sign amendments which do not increase Net County  
Cost, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk  
Management;  
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, based on RFQ 23-918-072, to sign  
Agreement for Services 9701 with Lionakis, in the amount of  
$2,333,904, for a five-year term, which shall become effective upon final  
execution of the official Notice to Proceed with the Work, to provide  
architectural and engineering services for the tenant improvement  
project for County’s Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) at 299 Fair Lane  
(upper level) and the HHSA offices at 295 Fair Lane (lower level) in  
Placerville, including amendments thereto that do not increase the  
maximum obligation or term of the Agreement; and  
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, once the Program Funding Agreement  
is fully executed, to assign all of the Bond BHCIP Program Round 1  
funding to the CAO for oversight and administration because the entirety  
of the funding is to be used towards the capital improvement project,  
and authorize the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer to sign related  
documents, requests for reimbursements, and all other associated  
documents pertaining to the grant.  
FUNDING: 98% State Bond BHCIP Round 1 Grant Funds, 2% County  
Medical Services, with BHCIP matching funds provided through the  
County Medical Services Program Healthcare Infrastructure  
Development (CMSP HID) matching grant and in-kind equity.  
17. 26-0007  
Chief Administrative Office, in coordination with the Chief Probation  
Officer Memorandum of Understanding Ad Hoc Committee,  
recommending the Board:  
1) Approve the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5250 to  
specify that the Chief Probation Officer shall be appointed by the Board  
of Supervisors;  
2) Waive full reading of the Ordinance, read by title only, and continue  
this matter to January 27, 2026, for Final Passage (Second Reading);  
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Memorandum of  
Understanding (MOU) with the Superior Court of California, County of El  
Dorado, establishing the appointment and employment structure for the  
County of El Dorado Chief Probation Officer;  
4) Approve and adopt the updated classification specification for Chief  
Probation Officer; and  
5) Disband the Chief Probation Officer MOU Ad Hoc Committee that  
consisted of Supervisor Ferrero and Supervisor Laine that was formed  
to allow for Board input in the development of the MOU.  
FUNDING: N/A  
10:00 A.M. - TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to time stated.)  
18. 26-0079  
Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:  
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Calendar Year 2025 El  
Dorado County Fair Association Budget in the amount of $2,071,893, as  
approved by the El Dorado County Fair Association (Association) Board  
of Directors at its December 10, 2025, meeting;  
2) Receive a presentation on and file the following documents, as  
outlined in Agreement 6269 between the County and the Association:  
an independent financial review of the Association for calendar year  
2024, a five-year Strategic Plan for the period of 2025-30 from the  
Association’s Chief Executive Officer, and an Estimated Economic and  
Fiscal Impacts Report;  
3) Disband the Fair Ad Hoc Committee; and  
4) Provide direction to staff and the Fair Association on the presentation,  
documents, and budget, if necessary.  
FUNDING: 97.9% Fair Association-Raised Funds and 2.1% State  
Funds.  
10:30 A.M. - TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to time stated.)  
19. 25-1617  
Planning and Building Department, Commercial Cannabis Division,  
recommending the Board:  
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution of Intention  
014-2026 to amend Title 130 of the County Zoning Ordinance,  
specifically for amendments to Chapter 130.41 - Commercial Cannabis  
related to setback reduction allowances; and  
2) Provide direction to which setback reduction allowances are to be  
removed, amended, or should stay in effect.  
FUNDING: General Fund.  
1:00 P.M. - TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to the time stated)  
OPEN FORUM  
Open Forum is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board of Supervisors  
on subject matter that is not on their meeting agenda and within their jurisdiction. Public  
comments during Open Forum are limited to three minutes per person. The Board Chair may  
limit public comment during Open Forum.  
BOARD MEMBER UPDATES: This is an opportunity for Board Members to provide  
short informational updates on matters of countywide concern and brief reports on  
meetings attended at the expense of the County, in accordance with Government Code  
§ 53232.3. No action will be taken. (May be called at any time during the meeting)  
CAO UPDATE (May be called at any time during the meeting)  
ADJOURNMENT