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, May 12, 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.

Acting Behavioral Health Director: Cari Yardley

Resolution approving the execution of a zero-cost agreement between the County of

Nevada and the Department of Health Care Services, for a contract term of July 1, 2025,

through June 30, 2031, for the county to continue to utilize vehicles purchased with

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) funds after the end of

the grant, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the

agreement and any necessary certifications.

SR 26-0221

Resolution approving the execution of an agreement between the Nevada County

Behavioral Health Department and Partnership Health Plan of California, for

Transitional Rent services which will be evergreen, remaining in effect until either party

terminates the agreement, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to

execute the agreement.

SR 26-0224

Resolution approving the Down Payment Assistance Program Guidelines in substantive

form, authorizing the Housing and Community Services Director to amend the Program

Guidelines as needed, and authorizing the Nevada County Loan Committee to approve

Down Payment Assistance Program loans for payment.

SR 26-0241

SR 26-0220

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the contract with Progress

House, Inc. for the provision of Perinatal and Non-Perinatal Comprehensive Residential

Treatment Program Services, increasing the maximum contract price from $632,000 to

$832,000 (an increase of $200,000), and amending Exhibit “B” Schedule of Charges

and Payments to reflect the change in maximum contract price for the term of April 21,

2025, through June 30, 2026, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to

execute the amendment.

Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of County of Nevada authorizing encumbrance

of the project pursuant to the applicant’s application to and participation in the

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program ("BHCIP").

SR 26-0245

Public Health Director: Kathy Cahill

Nevada County Public Health Department's "Local Health Jurisdiction Annual Report"

for fiscal year 2025/26.

SR 26-0254

Social Services Director: Rachel Peña

Resolution proclaiming May 2026 as "Older Americans Month" in Nevada County.

SR 26-0146

Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator: Shannan Moon

Resolution approving a multi-year Communications Site License Agreement between

the County of Nevada and the County of Placer, for public safety radio communication

vault and tower space at Placer County’s Gold Run communications site, with a term of

ten (10) years commencing on the date Nevada County equipment is installed at the

location or September 1, 2026, whichever date occurs first, in the monthly amount of

$2,250 with a three percent (3%) increase per annum after the first year, and authorizing

the Sheriff, or her designee, to execute the agreement.

Resolution approving a multi-year Communications Site License Agreement between

the County of Nevada and the County of Placer, for public safety radio communication

vault and tower space at Placer County’s Iron Mine communications site, with a term of

ten (10) years commencing on the date Nevada County equipment is installed at the

location or September 1, 2026, whichever date occurs first, in the monthly amount of

$2,250 with a three percent (3%) increase per annum after the first year, and authorizing

the Sheriff, or her designee, to execute the agreement.

Resolution approving a multi-year Communications Site License Agreement between

the County of Nevada and the County of Placer, for public safety radio communication

vault and tower space at Placer County’s Thermalands communications site, with a term

of ten (10) years commencing on the date Nevada County equipment is installed at the

location or September 1, 2026, whichever date occurs first, in the monthly amount of

$3,050 with a three percent (3%) increase per annum after the first year, and authorizing

the Sheriff, or her designee, to execute the agreement.

10.

11.

Resolution recognizing May 15, 2026, as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week

of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "Police Week" in Nevada County.

Acting Public Defender: Thomas Angell

Resolution approving the acceptance of funding in the amount of $80,000 for the Public

Defender to represent Respondents in CARE Court (SB1338, Welfare and Institutions

Code Sections 5970-5987, SB 35, AB 107) for the term of July 1, 2025, through

January 1, 2027, and authorizing the Public Defender to sign the agreement on behalf of

the County of Nevada.

12.

SR 26-0271

Public Works Director: David Garcia

Resolution awarding the contract for the 2026 Road Rehabilitation Project to American

Pavement Systems, Inc., for a total amount of $2,392,745.31, County Project Number

450014, authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract,

authorizing the Purchasing Agent to encumber the contract, and directing the

Auditor-Controller to amend the Road Engineering and PRD Darkhorse budgets for

fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote required) (Districts I & II)

13.

SR 26-0257

Resolution approving no inflationary adjustment for the fiscal year 2026/27 Local

Traffic Mitigation Fees and Regional Transportation Mitigation Fees. (All Districts)

14.

15.

SR 26-0270

SR 26-0278

Resolution approving Program Supplement No. F074 to Administering Agency-State

Agreement No. 03-5917F15, for a total amount of $350,000, for the Rock Creek Road

over Rock Creek Bridge Project, Federal Project Number BRLS-5917(125), and

authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the agreement. (District I)

Resolution awarding the contract for 2026 Vegetation Removal to The Davey Tree

Expert Company, for a total amount of $221,357.40, County Project Number 715005,

authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract, and

authorizing the Purchasing Agent to encumber the contract, and directing the

Auditor-Controller to amend the Road Engineering and Board Priority budgets for fiscal

year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote required) (Districts I, III and V)

16.

SR 26-0280

Resolution awarding the contract for the 2026 Eastern County Striping Project - Rebid

to Traffic Limited, for a total amount of $51,150.83, under County project number

426646, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to encumber the contract, and authorizing

the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract. (District V)

17.

18.

SR 26-0285

SR 26-0256

Resolution adopting a list of projects for fiscal year 2026/27, funded by SB 1: The

Road repair and Accountability Act of 2017. (All Districts)

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 May 12, 2026.

19.

SR 26-0290

Resolution amending Authorized Personnel Salary Resolution 25-327, as amended,

effective on the first day of the pay period following May 12, 2026.

20.

SR 26-0326

Information and General Services Agency Director: Craig Griesbach

Resolution declaring certain County Property as Surplus, and authorizing the Purchasing

Agent to sell or otherwise dispose of those certain items of Surplus Property listed on

Exhibit A as “Assets to be Sold or Recycled.” (4/5 affirmative vote required)

21.

SR 26-0247

Office of Emergency Services Director: Alex Keeble-Toll

Resolution approving a qualified list of Tree Removal And Vegetation Management

Services to work on specific Office of Emergency Services projects as they arise for

the period of May 12, 2026, through June 30, 2031, authorizing the Director of

Emergency Services to execute the service agreements, and authorizing the Purchasing

Agent to solicit bids from the list and encumber task orders up to a maximum amount of

$3,000,000 each, and a total aggregate annual amount of $10,000,000 annually.

22.

SR 26-0272

Facilities Management Director: Justin Drinkwater

Resolution approving a Capital Facilities Assignment release to fund essential lifecycle

maintenance replacements identified in the 2026-2031 Capital Facilities Master Plan

(CFMP), estimated at $231,004, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the

Sheriff’s Department budget for fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote required)

23.

SR 26-0295

County Executive Officer: Alison Lehman

Resolution approving a Certificate Regarding Real Property, authorizing the filing and

recordation of a UCC-3 Financing Statement Amendment related to the 2016 Clean

Renewable Energy Project, and authorizing the County Executive Officer to execute the

Certificate.

24.

SR 26-0166

Resolution approving the execution of a contract between the County of Nevada and The

Ferguson Group LLC (TFG), in the maximum contract amount of $52,912.50, for

federal negotiated indirect cost rate agreement services for the contract term of May

12, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute the

contract.

25.

SR 26-0243

Resolution approving a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the

County of Nevada and the Nevada Joint Union High School District, for the term of July

1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, up to a maximum reimbursable amount of $167,605,

contigent upon the adoption of the fiscal year 2026/27 County budget, for the purpose

of coordinating on career technical education/youth leadership development activities

in fiscal years 2026/27 and 2027/28, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of

Supervisors to execute the MOU.

26.

27.

SR 26-0269

SR 26-0228

Resolution adopting a revised Fund Balance Reserve Policy, and rescinding Resolution

15-244.

Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board: Tine Mathiasen

Reappointments to the Agricultural Advisory Commission of Deborah Bierwagen as

Agricultural Interests Representative, Alyssa Mayo as Equine Industry Representative,

Robert Graham as Cattle Industry Representative, and Aleta Barrett as Farming Industry

Representative, for four-year terms ending March 31, 2030.

28.

SR 26-0282

Reappointments to the Solid & Hazardous Waste Commission of Shirley Freriks as

Citizen at Large, and Thomas Jacobs as Citizen Knowledgeable of Hazardous Waste

Disposal Practices, for two-year terms ending January 31, 2028.

29.

30.

SR 26-0286

SR 26-0283

Appointment to the Adult & Family Services Commission of Deborah McDonald as

Private Sector Representative for a two-year term ending April 30, 2028, reappointment

of Louise Reed as Low-Income Sector Representative for a two-year term ending April

30, 2028, and accept the resignation of Kimberly Grant as Public Sector

Representative, effective April 14, 2026.

District 3 Supervisor: Lisa Swarthout

Resolution appointing Lauriana Cecchi as the Interim Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,

effective May 12, 2026.

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SR 26-0299

PUBLIC COMMENT:

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

SR 26-0242

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.)

Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1.

Call the meeting to order:

Sanitation District Consent:

Resolution approving a Software Support Agreement Contract with Insource Software

Solutions, Inc. for the SCADA System Operating Software, Intouch Supervisory

Control, for the Lake Wildwood and Lake of the Pines Wastewater Facilities, for a

three-year period of December 31, 2025, through December 30, 2028, authorizing the

Chair of the Board of Directors to execute the agreement, and directing the

Auditor-Controller to amend the Nevada County Sanitation District No.1 budget, and

release fund balance for fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote required) (Districts

II & IV)

32.

SR 26-0287

Sanitation District Public Comment:

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Sanitation District Board of

SR 26-0333

Directors on items not appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are

within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Directors. (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.)

Sanitation District Adjournment:

Adjourn the meeting of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 Board of Directors and reconvene as the

Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

*INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEM:

District 4 Supervisor: Susan Hoek

Resolution proclaiming May 16, 2026, as "Armed Forces Day" in Nevada County.

33.

SR 26-0211

SCHEDULED ITEM: 9:30 AM

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Planning Director: Brian Foss

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 9:30 AM, or as soon

thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, First

Floor, Eric Rood Administration Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA, the

Nevada County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider approval of

the Truckee Fire Protection District Capital Improvement Plan and Mitigation Fee

Annual Expenditure Plan for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.

34.

SR 26-0298

Resolution adopting the Truckee Fire Protection District Capital Improvement Plan and

Mitigation Fee Annual Expenditure Plan for fiscal year 2025/26, which outlines the

spending plan for those fees collected up to and including fiscal year ending June 30,

2025, pursuant to Nevada County Code Section 17.02.030.

34a. SR 26-0183

*INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEM:

District 4 Supervisor: Susan Hoek

Informational presentation from Craig Ferguson, Senior Vice President of the Rural

County Representatives of California (RCRC).

35.

SR 26-0130

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

County Executive Officer: Alison Lehman

Resolution approving the 2026 Pension Management Plan.

36.

37.

SR 26-0300

SR 26-0289

Board of Supervisors' response to the fiscal year 2025/26 Nevada County Grand Jury

Report, dated April 16, 2026, entitled "Planning for the future: The Board of

Supervisors' Approach to the Growing $220-Million Problem of Unfunded Pension

Liabilities."

*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: May 7, 2026.

These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. The Board of Directors 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 Directors will take the concerns under consideration and decide if there is adequate reason to remove the

item from consent.

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.