COUNTY OF NEVADA

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Supervisor Heidi Hall, District I

Supervisor Robb Tucker, District II

Chair Lisa Swarthout, District III

Vice Chair Susan Hoek, District IV

Supervisor Hardy Bullock, District V

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950 Maidu Avenue, Suite 200

Nevada City, CA 95959-8617

(530) 265-1480

Fax: (530) 265-9836

bdofsupervisors@nevadacountyca.gov

Tine Mathiasen, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board

Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer

Trevor Koski, County Counsel

AGENDA

Time

Date

Location

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

9:00 AM

Board Chamber, First Floor

Eric Rood Administrative Center

950 Maidu Avenue

Nevada City, California

The Board of Supervisors welcomes you to their regular meeting.

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The County of Nevada will hold its regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors from inside the Board

Chamber, located at the Eric Rood Administrative Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, First Floor, Nevada City, CA 95959.

This meeting is open to in-person attendance.

Members of the public who are unable to attend in person may watch this meeting live online at

www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and www.YouTube.com/c/CountyofNevadaCA. Please refer to page 9 for

information on how to participate in the meeting, as well as the various options being made available for members of the

public to provide comment in both western and eastern Nevada County.

The Board Chamber is accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation to

participate in the meeting should contact the Clerk of the Board’s office by calling (530) 265-1480 at least four days

prior to the meeting. TTY/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service. Closed Captioning

is available for hearing impaired viewers.

The agenda and all supporting documents are available for review during regular business hours at the Clerk of the

Board office, 950 Maidu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Nevada City, California. This agenda and certain supporting

documents may be obtained on the Clerk of the Board’s website at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings. To view

the supporting documents on this agenda for a particular item, click on the SR number to the left of the item. Please

note that the on-line agenda may not include all related or updated documents. Proposed actions and supporting

documents are considered draft until acted upon by the Board. All items listed on the agenda may be acted upon by the

Board of Supervisors.

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REGULAR MEETING: 9:00 AM

STANDING ORDERS:

Call the meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Corrections and/or deletions to agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. The Board of Supervisors will act upon them at

one time without discussion. Any Board member may request that an item be removed from the consent

calendar for discussion. Members of the public wishing to ask questions or hear discussion on items listed under

the consent agenda, may raise their concerns to the Board members prior to the consent agenda being

introduced. The Supervisors will take the concerns under consideration and decide if there is adequate reason

to remove the item from consent.

Behavioral Health Acting Director: Cari Yardley

Resolution approving execution of Renewal Agreement No. 26-60047, known as the

County Behavioral Health Services Performance Contract, with the California

Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for the provision of behavioral health

program services that adhere to all program principles, satisfies the conditions, and

requirements of various behavioral health program funding streams for the Agreement

term July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, and authorizing the Director of Behavioral

Health to execute the Agreement.

SR 26-0154

Social Services Director: Rachel Peña

Resolution proclaiming April 13-17, 2026, as "Eligibility and Employment Week" in

Nevada County.

SR 26-0204

Housing and Community Services Director: Tyler Barrington

Resolution of the governing body of the County of Nevada authorizing a joint

application to, and participation in, the Scattered Residential Sites Homekey+ Program,

and authorizing the Health and Human Services Agency Director to execute the

Application.

SR 26-0208

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson

Resolution approving the contract between the County of Nevada and Truckee Trails

Foundation to implement a project to enhance public river access along the Truckee

River, for a maximum contract amount of $95,000, for the period of April 14, 2026,

through September 30, 2026, authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to

execute the contract, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Recreation

budget for fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote required) (Recreation)

SR 26-0150

Chief Probation Officer: Jeff Goldman

Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the professional services contract between

the County of Nevada and Serrano Advisors, LLC., to increase the maximum amount of

the contract from $49,875 to $74,875, for fiscal year 2025/26, and authorizing the

Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.

SR 26-0206

Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator: Shannan Moon

Resolution renewing Ordinance No. 2508, Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy

Pursuant to AB 481 and Acknowledging the Annual Military Equipment Use Report.

SR 26-0181

Planning Director: Brian Foss

Resolution approving execution of a contract with Ascent Environmental Inc., to prepare

the County’s 7th Cycle Housing Element Update, covering the 2027-2035 Regional

Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), to achieve certification by the California

Department of Housing and Community Development, for an amount not to exceed

$319,370, directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Planning,

Sources, and Uses budgets, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to

execute the contract. (4/5 affirmative vote required)

SR 26-0209

Public Works Director: David Garcia

Resolution approving amendment No. 7 to the contract between the County of Nevada

and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for professional engineering services for the

Rough & Ready Hwy at Ridge Rd Roundabout Project, increasing the contract amount

by $10,116.68 for a new not to exceed amount of $685,872.62, extending the

completion date to June 30, 2027, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors

to execute the Amendment. (District III)

SR 26-0175

Facilities Management Director: Justin Drinkwater

Resolution ratifying and approving a First Amendment to a Land Lease Agreement

between Nevada County and Sacramento-Valley Limited Partnership, d/b/a Verizon

Wireless, for a Communications Tower Site (Site US-CA-5593) on County Airport

Property, updating the rent to $1,850 per month, with 2% annual increases, establishing

a five-year rent guarantee, adding two five-year renewal options, and authorizing the

Facilities Director to execute any related documents. (Airport)

SR 26-0050

Human Resources Director: Wendy Brodnick

Resolution amending Authorized Personnel Staffing Resolution 25-326, as amended,

effective on the first day of the pay period following April 14, 2026.

10.

SR 26-0214

Office of Emergency Services Director: Alex Keeble-Toll

Resolution authorizing the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services to submit a

grant application to the National Forest Foundation (NFF) Directed Grant Program, for

a total not to exceed $7,000,000, and authorizing the Director of Emergency Services

to execute all additional documents required to fulfill the requirements of the grant

application on behalf of the County of Nevada.

11.

SR 26-0213

County Librarian: Nick Wilczek

Resolution approving acceptance of a $150,000 donation from the Nevada County

Library Foundation, pursuant to the will of Evelyn Hughes Anderson, and authorizing the

County Librarian to accept the donation and execute the necessary acknowledgements.

12.

SR 26-0172

County Executive Officer: Alison Lehman

Resolution amending various Nevada County budgets through Consolidated Budget

Amendment No. 5 for the 2025/26 fiscal year. (4/5 affirmative vote required)

13.

SR 26-0087

Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding Master Crime Insurance

Program, Cyber Liability Program, and the Pollution Liability Insurance Program, and

granting authority to the Risk Manager to perform administrative tasks related thereto.

(Risk Management)

14.

SR 26-0182

Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board: Tine Mathiasen

Reappointment of Cindy Wilson as Private Sector Representative to the Adult and

Family Services Commission for a two-year term ending April 30, 2028.

15.

SR 26-0157

Appointment of Pamela Rasada as Adult & Family Services representative to the Area 4

Agency on Aging Advisory Council for an unexpired three-year term ending June 30,

2027.

16.

SR 26-0163

District IV Supervisor: Susan Hoek

Resolution proclaiming June 27, 2026, as "North San Juan Cherry Festival Day" in

Nevada County.

17.

SR 26-0164

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board of Supervisors on items

SR 26-0232

not appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are within the subject

matter jurisdiction of the Board. (Please refer to page 9 for information on the various

options available for members of the public to provide comment in both western and

eastern county.)

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Office of Emergency Services Director: Alex Keeble-Toll

Resolution approving the contract between HQE Systems and the Nevada County Office

of Emergency Services for Alert and Warning Systems in the amount of $23,930, for

use during the period April 14, 2026, through April 13, 2027, and authorizing the

Director of Emergency Services to execute the contract.

18.

SR 26-0212

SCHEDULED ITEM: 9:30 AM

Housing and Community Services Director: Tyler Barrington

A public hearing as required by Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

(the “Code”) will be held with respect to a proposed plan of financing providing for the

issuance by the California Municipal Finance Authority (the “Authority”) of exempt

facility bonds for a qualified residential rental project pursuant to Section 142(a)(7) of

the Code in one or more series issued from time to time, including bonds issued to

refund such exempt facility bonds in one or more series from time to time, in an

amount not to exceed $11,000,000 (the “Bonds”). The proceeds of the Bonds will be

used to: (1) finance or refinance the acquisition, construction, improvement and

equipping of Lone Oak Senior Apartments II, a senior multifamily rental housing project

located at 10528 Broken Oak Court, Penn Valley, California; and (2) pay certain

expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. The facilities are to be

owned by Penn Valley Pacific Associates II, a California Limited Partnership (the

“Borrower”) or a partnership of which Pacific West Communities, Inc. (the

“Developer”) or a related person to the Developer is the general partner.

19.

SR 26-0219

Resolution approving, authorizing, and directing execution of a Joint Exercise of

Powers Agreement, relating to the California Municipal Finance Authority, and

approving the issuance of exempt facility bonds for a qualified residential rental project

by the authority for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition,

construction, and improvement of certain facilities for the benefit of Penn Valley

Pacific Associates II, a California Limited Partnership.

19a. SR 26-0142

*CLOSED SESSION:

Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1), County Counsel is requesting a

closed session as follows: Public Employment, Title of Position to be Filled, and Clerk

of the Board.

20.

SR 26-0227

Recess for lunch:

AFTERNOON SESSION 1:30 PM

SCHEDULED ITEM: 1:30 PM

Planning Director: Brian Foss

Public hearing to consider the Planning Commission’s February 26, 2026, 5-0 vote

recommending the Board of Supervisors approve an amendment to Section 12.03.080 -

Communication Towers and Facilities and Section 12.05.060 - Use Permits of the

Nevada County Code. The amendments are to clarify definitions in the Ordinance to

align with standard definitions used by the Federal Communications Commission;

clarify “shot clock” permit processing timeline requirements; add projects that are

exempt from County Planning review; add potential for emergency deployments of

Cells on Wheels and emergency generators; require additional supporting information

with project applications; increase setbacks for towers from 100% of tower height to

150% of tower height from property lines in all zoning districts, except industrial; add

radio frequency emission monitoring requirements; add communication facility

maintenance requirements; change the hearing body for communication facilities,

requiring a Use Permit from the Zoning Administrator to the Planning Commission;

increase the required range of public notice for new communication facilities; and other

minor changes.

21.

SR 26-0073

(Introduce/Waive further reading/Adopt) An Ordinance amending section

12.03.080-communication Towers and Facilities, and section 12.05.060- Use Permits,

of the Nevada County Code (ORD25-002).

21a. SR 26-0238

*ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.2, Board members and County Executive Officer may make a

brief announcement or brief report on their activities. Board members and County Executive Officer may also

provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the Board

at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or direct staff to place a matter of business on a future

agenda.

ADJOURNMENT:

*(The Board of Supervisors can discuss these items at any time during the meeting.)

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This agenda was posted on bulletin boards 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the following locations:

1. Eric Rood Administrative Center: outside Board office, outside Board Chambers, and outside main entrance.

2. Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161.

3. Outside the District V Board of Supervisors office, Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center.

4. Online at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and nevco.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Posted: April 9, 2026.

WAYS TO WATCH AND LISTEN DURING THE MEETING:

This Board of Supervisors meeting is open to the public. Staff and members of the public may observe the meeting

using the options listed below. Online streaming of Board of Supervisors meetings is provided to members of the public

as a courtesy. If an internet connection falters for any reason and there are no Board members attending the meeting

remotely, the Board of Supervisors will continue the public meeting in Chambers without online access.

1) Watch from inside the Board Chambers.

2) View at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and www.YouTube.com/c/CountyofNevadaCA.

PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE MEETING:

1) Leaving an eComment at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings.

2) Writing a letter to the Board of Supervisors at 950 Maidu Ave, Suite 200, Nevada City, CA 95959.

3) Emailing BOS.PublicComment@nevadacountyca.gov.

Written or emailed public comments received by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting will be provided to the Board

members electronically or in written format and will become part of the public record.

PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING:

1) In-Person:

Eric Rood Administrative Center: Members of the public can provide comment in-person inside the Board of

Supervisors’ Board Chambers at the Eric Rood Administrative Center.

2) Over the Phone:

Members of the public can call (530) 270-3474 and will be placed in a call-in queue until they are permitted into the

meeting for comment.

Please provide your name, City or District of residence, and the agenda item you wish to comment on.

PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD

CONTROL OF MEETING:

The Board Chair shall first caution any individual at the meeting that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that

failure to cease the disruptive behavior could result in removal. After warning, the Chair will request the individual to

leave if the individual does not stop their disruptive behavior. Additionally, the Chair reserves the right to recess the

meeting until the person leaves or is escorted out and order is restored.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Matters on the Agenda: The Board shall allow public comment on items appearing on the agenda when the agenda item

is considered by the Board. Comments by the public must be relevant to the item on the agenda being considered by

the Board. This includes: a. Consent Agenda; b. Community Presentations; c. Department Head Matters; d. Individual

Board Member Items; and e. Scheduled Items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only be allowed

on matters appearing on the agenda.

Matters not on the Agenda: At regular meetings of the Board, members of the public shall be allowed to address the

Board of Supervisors on matters not appearing on the agenda which are of interest to the public, and which are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Board shall not take any action

or discuss any matter not appearing on the agenda although staff may be asked to briefly respond to or follow up on

such items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only be allowed on matters appearing on the agenda.

ORDER AND DECORUM:

Individuals or organizations desiring to address the Board shall:

1) Address the Board from the designated podium, virtual kiosk, or other designated location, including

teleconferencing system(s). Speakers are encouraged but not required to give their name and location of residence

before addressing the Board. This is to identify the speaker's supervisorial district.

2) Speakers shall direct their comments to the Board, through the Chair, and not to the audience or staff.

3) Speakers may comment on specific matters before the Board with reasons for the position taken.

4) The Chair may, at their discretion, increase the allotted time for any given speaker, but shall not be required to do so.

5) A speaker may not yield time to another speaker.

6) No individual may speak more than once during general public comment or on an item on the agenda unless

recognized by the Chair as having new information.

7) In the interest of civil discourse, the rules as specified in this Order and Decorum of Board Business and Robert’s

Rules of Order, to the extent such rules are not in conflict with the Brown Act, shall apply at all Board meetings. It shall

be the responsibility of the Chair to ensure that public comment is conducted in such a manner in order to avoid

disruptive activity, promote mutual respect, keep comments focused on the subject being discussed, avoid personal

attacks, prohibit hate speech and the threat of violence.

8) At the start of each meeting, the Chair shall remind the public of the rules and expectations of the public including

distinguishing the process for: a) public comment for items on the consent agenda; b) general public comment for items

not listed on the agenda; and c) public comment for items on the agenda.

9) Applicants, applicant representatives, and appellants desiring to speak shall be permitted to speak first during the

public comment portion of a public hearing for no more than ten (10) minutes (or fifteen (15) minutes at Appeal

Hearings) unless different rules for conducting the hearing are provided by County Code or other applicable law. Time

limits may be modified at the Chair of the Board’s discretion.

DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS (Gov. Code section 84308)

Members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts

over $50,000 (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land

use permits and other entitlements, if the Board member received more than $500.00 in campaign contributions from

the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively

supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item. The disqualification applies to contributions received

within 12 months before the final decision and continues for 12 months after the final decision. Members of the Board

of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made campaign contributions

totaling more than $500.00 to a Board member are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject

proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member

and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or verbally at

the time of the hearing.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

All members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board on any item which is noticed on the Board’s agenda as

a public hearing. The Chair of the Board may limit the total amount of time allocated for the public hearing and may limit

any individual desiring to address the Board to no more than three (3) minutes. Any person may provide the Board with

a written statement in lieu of or in supplement to any oral statement made during a public hearing. Written statements

shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Board.

Whenever a public hearing is conducted, the public hearing is closed and the matter is continued to a subsequent

meeting for Board deliberation and/or action, the Board shall not allow public comment and/or testimony on that item at

the subsequent hearing. However, at the initial public hearing, prior to taking action, the Board may, at its sole

discretion, elect to continue the matter and reopen the public hearing. At the subsequent hearing, all information will be

considered. The Board may also, at the initial public hearing, prior to taking action, announce that the public hearing is

being continued for specific information and the public testimony will only be heard on new information specific to the

Board’s direction. If, after the public hearing is closed and the Board later decides to reopen the public hearing for

public testimony, appropriate notices must be published.

ORDINANCES:

1) By statute, an ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction only after notice and a public hearing.

2) An urgency ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction with a 4/5 affirmative vote.

3) All other ordinances shall not be passed within five days of their introduction, nor at other than a regular meeting or

at an adjourned regular meeting unless authorized by statute as indicated above. The Board of Supervisors will address

ordinances at first readings and will make any amendments. The public is urged to address ordinances at first readings;

as passage of ordinances will be held at second readings, after waiving further reading of the ordinance.

INFORMATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE:

The Board may direct any item of informational correspondence to a department head for appropriate action.

REFERENCES:

Board of Supervisors Order and Decorum 2025

Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code Sec. 54950, et. seq. (Open meetings law)

Nevada County Code Section 12.05.120 (Appeals)